New images at Digistamps4Joy

Happy Sunday everyone,
I hope it is as beautiful a day by you as it is here. Gorgeous late summer/autumn days. I love this time of year.

Today we have some new images for you at Digistamps4Joy. The one I have used is Arum Lilly Border and you can find it HERE The good news is that it is on a special for April and even better news it is the freebie for the progressive challenge over on the FB group

If you have joined the progressive challenge you will receive this image, if you would like to join, just go the the FB group and request the image, when you have made your card post it there and next month you will get the new image......very easy and a way of getting some images.




The paper I used is from a new paper pad by Prima ...Time traveller's memories. I bought it last year, but only opened it now.

I coloured the image with Distress inkpads and added Pontura gold pearl maker. I cut it out with an X-cut MFD.

The sentiment I printed. It comes from a blogging friend Hanlie and she has several very nice sentiments on her BLOG

Added 3 Pearls to finish.

I will enter it in the following challenges:
A Gem of a challenge #166 ...Don't be square
Crafty Calendar ...Anything goes
Little Claire Designs #67...Anything goes
Crafty Friends #28...Anything goes
Ellibelle's Creative Moments...Let's colour ...Linky Party #6
Glitter N Sparkle #182...Use a punch or die
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #31...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #17...Anything goes
Cre8tive Hands Friends #3...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday and have a good week. I will be back again in a day or two till then, take care.

Love Ursula

The Outlawz April Progresseve challenge

Good morning everyone and a happy 1st April to you all. I hope you watch out for those April Fool pranksters and don't get caught.

Well this is no joke, but a new Progressive challenge
at The Outlawz starts today. We have an image from a brand new designer Andrea Norris of Sheepski Designs. She is also on one of the Outlawz Design Teams.
Andrea has given us two versions of her image. One like the one I used and the other has the word "MUM".

The DT have made beautiful creations and if you have played along this month your image will be in your inbox sometime today. If not, you need to join us and let us have your email and you can also play along.







I used my Aquarelle pencils for this. Haven't used them in ages.

The paper is from a Joycarft paper pad ...With love.

Added gems to the flower centres.
Pearls and ribbon with a bow.











Will enter this in some challenges:

4 Crafty Chicks #292Crazy egg...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #17...Anything goes
Cre8tive HandsFriends #3...Anything goes
Crafting by Designs ...Anything goes
The House that Stamps Built...Anything goes
The Crafty Addicts #12...Anything goes/Springtime
Inspiration Destination #79...Anything goes
Simon Says Wed. challenge ...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesdays ...Anything goes
Classic Design Team #1...Anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #65...Anything goes
Digi Chooseday #13...Spring colours
Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes
Fairytale challenge #140...Spring
Scrap Creations ...Go green
Lemon Shortbread #12...Anything goes
Retarte #73...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door ...Anything goes
Your Scrapbook Place...Anything goes

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and may this month be a fantastic one. Take care and see you soon. Thanks for visiting my blog, I love having you.

Love Ursula

Inspired by a scene

Good morning friends.

I hope you all enjoyed a peaceful and happy Easter. After all the holidays we have had the last few weeks, I wasn't sure just what day it is today, but I realised it is Tuesday, so that means another colour challenge at The Outlawz.

This week we have a lovely inspirational photo for you, and I am sure there is so much that you can use as inspiration for your card. Just let us know when entering the challenge what it was that inspired you...the colours, the scenery, season, or whatever...have fun.

For the last time this month we have  Digistamps4Joy  as our sponsor, and we thank them for that.




For my card this week I was inspired by the scene with hills and flowers, so decided to create my card using this theme.

I made a fold out pop-up card (not sure just what it is called).

For the front I used a printed  sheet from an old Papermania paper pad Country Companions...Lots of love and hugs.

I matted it onto a floral printed piece and then coloured the edges of the second piece with Distress inkpads..

Stamped a Hero Arts sentiment on the front.

For the inside which has the pop up part, I also used paper from this pack. The floral sheet and then part of another preprinted piece, where I used the pathway and the fence only.

The Image is called Bunny knocks and you can find it HERE I coloured it with Distress inkpads and added small punched out flowers with little pearl dots for the centres

I also added a tree cut from a Marianne Design die.

The sentiment is also from the Hero arts set, cut out with a die and attached with flower brads.

Added a punched border to finish off the top.

I do hope you will come and join in this fun challenge this week...lovely digis from DS4J to be won.

I will enter it in the following challenges:




Crafting from the Heart #105...Anything goes
Artistic Inspiration challenges #153...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #305...Anything goes
Colouring in Scrapland #9...Anything goes
Crafty Boots  Spring is in the air
Ellibelle's Creative Moments...Let's Colour linky party #6
Eureka Stamps #186...Spring is in the air
Our Crafty Corner #7...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends...Throw on the flowers
Love to Scrap #74...Anything goes
613 Avenue Create  #169...Anything goes
Come and Get it ...In the garden
Eclectic Ellapu ...Fauna and flora
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #30...
Corrosive Challenge #3...Anything goes
Challenge up your Life #37...Bunnies
Crafty Friends challenge #28...Anything goes
Crazy 4 challenges #329...Purple
Simply Papercrafts #26...Anything goes
Crafting with Friends #17...Anything goes
Jo's Scrap Shack #131...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #116...Anything gopes

Have a wonderful week and hope to see you soon. Take care

Love Ursula 

It's Easter time

Happy Tuesday to you all.
I hope the week is going well..we had a holiday yesterday, so this is a short week for us, as the Easter weekend is coming up with more holidays. The weekend was quite busy, but in a relaxing sort of way as I had a birthday on Saturday. Lovely to have phone calls, skype call, messages and visits from family and friends.

Today there is a new colour challenge at The Outlawz and this week it is the turn of my teamie Ina to choose the colour palette and twist. This is what she asked us to do. Use the 3 colours and make an Easter card.  So easy with a lovely inspirational photo.

The DT have made some lovely cards so do hop on over and join in the fun.



We still have Digistamps4Joy as our sponsor and the image I have used...Bunny's egg.. can be found HERE




This is my card and the details.

I used the sketch from Cheerful Sketches for my card. See the sketch below.

The paper is all from my stash and was all digitally printed. It came from Mad About Cards,The bunny paper can now be downloaded free HERE

The image is coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with a Nellie Snellen MFD, matted onto a oval diecut and then mounted with foam pads onto the card.

The happy Easter sentiment paper is matted onto the blue strip, but is very light and not easily seen.
 Finished it off with 2 bunny brads, that I have had for years and always forget to use.

Will enter some challenges:

Cheerful Sketches
Dragonfly Journeys #49...Hippity, Hoppity
A Gem of a challenge #165...Easter
Great Impressions...Bunny hop
Allsorts challenge #355...Easter
Challenge up your Life #37...Bunny projects
Crafting with Dragonflies #53...Easter cards
Digi Designs ...Lots of layers
Elliebelles"s Creative Moments #2...Critters and creatures
Sweet Stampin challenges ...Easter
Artistic Inspirations #152...Anything goes/Easter
Crafty Boots...Easter
Crafty Cardmakers ...Easter
Elliebelle's Creative Moments ...Critters and Creatures
Melonheadz Friends...Layer it up
Not Just Cards #30...Anything goes
Where the heart is #7...Anything goes/Easter
Eureka Stamps #185...Easter cards
The Crafter's Cafe #145...Easter
Card Mania #78...Polka Dots/and or stripes
Crafty Enjoyments #5...Easter/spring
Animal Friends #36...Must have an animal
The Sisters of Craft
Crazy Hazelnut's Patterned Paper ...Anything goes
Just Keep on Creating ...Anything goes
2 Creative Chicks Showcase #8...Anything goes
Kreativeinkauf challenge #37...Anything goes

I wish you all a wonderful week and if you are doing any travelling over this holiday time, please travel safely. Take care and I will be back soon.

Love Ursula

Creative Craft Cottage ...Anything goes

Good morning friends,
Today is a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies. It is officially the first day of autumn here in South Africa as in all the Southern hemisphere and with days like this I know why I love this season.

It is also a public holiday here...Human Rights day. I could say a lot about this day, but my wish is that all peoples human rights could be respecteded...I do think the world would be a better place.

Now on to the business of today. Over at Creative Craft Cottage there is a new challenge starting today, with the popular theme of Anything goes. We do again have 2 sponsors and the DT have made amazing projects for your inspiration. Please go and visit and leave them some love.




I am using an image from Lemon Shorthbread and you can find it HERE










I sponged the base card around the edges with Distress inkpads.

The paper is from a new paper pad of Marianne Designs - Flower garden.

The image called Fairy Flower Scent is coloured with Distress Inkpads and glitter added. I cut it out and mounted it over a frame which was made with a Marianne Design die. I also sponged this in the same colours as the card edges.

I added a ribbon, a selection of handmade flowers with some leaf diecuts.

To finish it off,..pearls, a bow, hat pin with a butterfly charm.

Will enter the following challenges:
Dragonfly Dreams ...Use a diecut
Colour your world ...Anything goes
Ecclectic Ellapu Flora and Fauna
Glitter N Sparkle #180...Anything goes
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #30...Anything goes
Robyn's Fetish #308...Square or rectangle cards
Corrosive challenge  #3...Anything goes
The Ribbon Girls ...Any image
Crafty Calendar ,,,Mum's day/special female
Digi Designs ...Lots of layers
Ellibelle's Creative Moments ...Let's colour
Little Claire's Designs ...Anything goes
Tiets' Creative Wereld...Bingo challenge
Lemon Shortbread challenge #11...Anything goes
Colouring in Scrapland #9...Anything goes
Craft-Dee Bowz ...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Crafting from the Heart #104...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #304...Anything goes
Love to Scrap #74...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends...Layer it up
Our Crafty Corner #7...Anything goes
Paper Nest Dolls #3...Anything goes
The Crazy challenge #218...Flowers
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards #105...Use ribbon
Crafting with Friends #16...Anything goes
Creative Fingers #105...Anything goes
Digitally Sweet challenge #148...Spring is in the air
Fussy and Fancy #159...Things with wings
PDE Linky Party #115...Anything goes
QKR Stampede #183...Add a sentiment
Wags and Whiskers #174...Wings
Simply Papercraft #25...Anything goes

Have a wonderful day and week ahead. Take care and see you soon. 

Love Ursula

A new progressive challenge

Good morning friends from a rainy Johannesburg.

It is such a lovely cool rainy day, I guess much like the Irish weather, so let me start by wishing all my friends a Happy St. Patrick's day. I hope the sun is shining for you.

There is a new progressive challenge on the Digistamps4Joy FB  group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/636935063114458/  You need to join the group and then you will be able to download this image 'Art Deco Beauty'.  Post your completed card in the album and at the end of the month you will receive another image....so easy.

I made this Z fold card

Paper is from a floral paper bloc of Janneke Brinkman.

Coloured the image with Distress inkpads, cut it out and mounted on the card, only attaching the body. Added some gems on the wings.

The sentiment is computer generated from my stash of quotes. Cut out with a CB die, and attached with a bow.


Will enter the following challenges:
Creative Moments #89...Anything goes/Spring has sprung
Freshly Brewed challenge #201910...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #77...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #222/223...Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs ...Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread #11...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door   Anything goes
Retarte #72...Anything goes
Try it onTuesday ...Nature
Crafting from the Heart #103...Anything goes
Craft Dee Bows ...Anything goes
Colouring in Scrapland #9...Anything goes
Ellibelle's Creative Moments #2...Critters and creatures
Craft Your Passion #303...Anything goes
Ellibelles's Creative Moments #5...Let's colour
Eureka Stamps #184 ...Anything goes
Melonheadz Friends ...Layer it up
Our Crafty Corner #7...Anything goes

Wishing you all a wonderful day,  take care and  see you again soon. Thanks for visiting.

Love Ursula

Digistamps4Joy challenge #122

Hello friends,
Here I am the second time today with another DT card. Over at Digistamps4Joy this month's challenge is hosted by my teamie Jackie, and for the optional twist she has asked us to use an animal. As I hadn't entered any Christmas challenges so far this year I thought I had better get going with that, so here is my card using the image "it's time"and you can find it  HERE

You still have till end March to enter and remember, it is Anything goes, with the option of a twist.


I used some very old paper...still trying to use up old Christmas paper.

Coloured the image with my usual Distress inkpads and added glitter here and there.

Stamped the sentiments and then added the words with letters cut out with a Joycraft alphabet die.

Will enter it in some challenges:

Crafting from the Heart #103...Anything goes
Craft your Passion #303...Anything goes
Colouring in
Scrapland #9...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps #184...Anything goes
Not Just Cards #30...Anything goes
Our Crafty Corner #7...Anything goes
12 Months of Christmas link-up...Anything goes
Inspiration Destination #76...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday...Anything goes
The Sisterhood of Crafters...Use dies/punches
Christmas Card challenges #15...Anything goes
Dragonfly Dreams ...Use a diecut
The Corrosive challenge ...Anything goes
Clear it Out ...Patterned paper older than 1 year
Crafty Sentiments Designs ...Anything goes
Lemon Shortbread #11...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Retarte...#72...Anything goes
Simply Papercraft...#25...Anything goes
PDE Linky Party #114...Anything goes
Crafty Girls Creations #16...Anything goes
DL.ART Linky challenge ...Anything goes
Hanna and Friends

Wishing you a wonderful day. We have had some lovely cooler weather with quite a lot of rain, so hopefully I can spend some time in my garden today.

Take care and see you soon. 

Love Ursula