Christmas flower

Hi everyone,
I am back with my second card. It almost feels like Christmas is here as I have made 3 Christmas cards in the last 2 days, but lucky for me it is still almost 8 months away.

This time I have used one of the many 3D printed papers that I have been hoarding and also some of the patterned papers from my scraps box. Maybe by the time Christmas arrives I will have made a dent in those, as I am trying to use them up for my 12 months of Christmas link up cards.

 

I will enter the following challenges:

12 Month's of Christmas #4

 Sister Act Card challenge #103...Anything goes

Crafting from the Heart #57...Anything goes

The Pink Elephant challenge #296...Anything goes

Crafty Cardmakers and more #137...Dots

Christmas Card challenge #21...Anything goes

Scribble and Scrap #43...Anything goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #8...Anything goes

Hiding in my Craftroom #197...Any holiday

 

I will be back in the morning with another card. It is a DT, and again a Christmas one after that I will give Christmas a break for a few weeks.

 

Enjoy the rest of the week, and take care.

Love Ursula

 

 

Christmas baubles

Hello friends,
I am rushing to get some cards in before the deadline tonight. This is the first of 2 Christmas cards for the challenge at 12 Months of Christmas Linkup


I really don't want to miss out as Lisa gives us a lovely digi paper when you complete the challenge.

For this card I used an embossing folder with ornaments and just coloured them with Pan Pastels. Added some details with a metallic pen, glitter to the stars and christal glitter to the snowflakes.

The large bauble is cut with a Marianne die and attached it with a string..

I need to get the second card photographed and then I will be back.

 A quick easy card.

I will enter this into some challenges later:


12 Month's of Christmas Linkup #4
Crafting by Designs...Anything goes
Penny's Paper-Crafty challenge 225...Anything but square
The House that Stamps Built...Anything goes
Simon Says Stamp challenge...Anything goes
Winter Wonderland...Twinkle, Twinkle
Chocolate, Coffee and Cards #89...Use a diecut

Take care and see you soon.

 

Love Ursula

Colour challenge with wings

Good morning friends on this last Tuesday of April.
We are in holiday mode here in South Africa, having had Freedom day yesterday and then on Friday another holiday, so many have taken off the days in between to have a mini holiday. The worst of these holidays is, one tends to forget what day it is.

It is definitely Tuesday and that means another colour challenge at The Outlawz.

Ina chose the beautiful photo for inspiration with the colours and the twist...something with wings.

Our sponsor for the last time this month is Enchanted Design Studio

The DT have made such gorgeous cards, you really need to pop over and see them. Hope you will come and join in this fun challenge.

I got the inspiration from hereFlowers, Ribbons and Pearls and this is my card with all the details below.

 

I started with purple card and then matted aqua card that I coloured with Distress inkpads. I then took watercolour paper and with the inkpads and water spritzed on it, used the 3 colours for the challenge.

 

The butterfly I stamped twice, on patterned paper, Embossed with gold. The aqua colour is from the paper and just added some purple to the butterfly, cut them out  and layered the one with 3D silicone The feelers I drew in with a metallic pen. Added glitter.

 

The sentiment was a free stamp in a magazine.

Finished off with pearls and a bow.

 

I will enter the following challenges:

 

Crafty Boots challenge...Things with wings

Get Creative challenge...use pink, green and purple

Melonheadz Friends...Add sparkle

Love to Scrap challenge #52...Anything goes

The Pink Elephant #296...Anything goes 

Stamp and Create challenge...Anything goes

Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow

Simon Says Monday challenge ...Anything goes

Moo-Mania...Butterflies

Inspiration Destination #29...Anything goes

Word Art Wednesday #180...Anything goes

Whimsey Stamps #82...Colour an image

Challenge up your life #13...Watercolour

Brown Sugar challenge #34...Anything goes

Sister Act Card challenge #103...Anything goes

Stempelsonne challenge #139...Anything goes

Crafty Catz challenge #276...Things with wings

Aud Sentiments  #130...Things with wings plus sentiment

Crafts Galore Encore...Make a card

Creatalicious challenge #74...Embossing

Ladybug Crafts...Anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

 

Wishing you all a wonderful week, take care and have fun.

 

Love Ursula

Blooming Blessings progressive challenge

Happy Monday friends,

Do you ever find that somehow you loose days or they just disappear. Well I was so sure I still had a day to enter this challenge, but when I checked there was like 3 hours to get my card in. Thankfully it was just about done, but I still had to photograph it and it was not yet light here....so a little bit of panic, but as soon as the sun came out (thankfully blue skies today and no clouds) I took a photo....not perfect light, but.......

This is the set of images for the April progressive challenge at Deedee's Digis






This is the card I made using the blooms image.


The card I made is a multifold card
Paper - I used mostly paper from Michel R Designs...perfect petals and butterflies & hummingbirds.

I printed the image twice and coloured it. Then I cut out the flowers from the second image and layered them with silicone on the first image. I attached this to a Marianne Design diecut. Used some Pontura pearl makers for dots in the centre of the flowers.

The sentiment I stamped on the inside front.

Finished it off with ribbon, pearls and a metal corner.

 

I need to get this in before the deadline.

Will be back later to enter challenges.
Card Mania #67...Flowers
Crafting from the Heart #57...Anything goes
The Pink Elephant challenge #296...Anything goes
Craft your Passion 259...Anything goes
 Whoopsie Daisy challenge ...Throw on the flowers
Craft Dee Bowz...Anything goes with a handmade bow
Simon Says Monday challenge...Anything goes
Stamp and Create ...Anything goes
Come and Get it challenge ...Spring is in the air
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Die Cut Diva's challenge...In the garden
Digi Design challenge ...Fun/Fancy folds
My time to Craft #289...Spring flowers
Crafty Girls challenge #1...Anything goes
Brown Sugar challenge #143...Anything goes
Chocolate, Coffee, and Cards #89...Use a diecut
Crafts 4 Eternity #223...Anything goes
Fussy and Fancy challenge #137...Springtime flowers
Digitally Sweet challenges #137...Anything goes
Simply Paper Crafts #3...Anything goes
Wags n Whiskers #152...Flowers
Scor-pal challenge #14...More than one fold..spring/flowers

Wishing you a wonderful day. We are celebrating Freedom day in South Africa today, so it is a public holiday and we are having a get together of some old friends. A few we haven't seen for some time, so it should be a great day.

Have a lovely week, as this is the last one in April. Take care and see you soon.

Love Ursula

The end of the Party

Good afternoon friends,
Well all good things must come to an end and so our Party Time is over. Thank you to all my friends who joined in, sorry for those who missed out on the fun.

If you played with us then please head over to  Digistamps4Joy where all the winners are posted. Congratulation to you all and enjoy your prizes.

Wishing you a happy weekend. We are lucky to have a holiday on Monday, so some extra down time for us all.

Take care and I will be back soon.

 

Love Ursula

Digistamps4Joy celebration on FB

Today is Party Day

TAKE 3 MINUTES TO READ THIS - YOU'LL BE HAPPY YOU DID!

It's time to CELEBRATE the 1,000 LIKES milestone on the Digistamps4Joy Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/DS4Joy).

To thank you, Margy is giving away OODLES of prizes from Monday 20th April to Friday 24th April. Come back each morning to see our fun challenges/games and the prizes you can put yourself in line to win.

Here's a taste of what's to come:

 

Free digistamps, Gift Certificates to the DS4J store,

Guest Designer spots in our challenges,

the latest batch of new releases,

 sponsored digistamps from

TheEastWind
Nana Vic's Digistamps

 and MORE digistamps.

So, don't pass "GO" and don't go HOME until you have joined Margy and her Digistamps4Joy Team in this fabulous celebration week.

See you there!

Margy and the DS4J DT

This is my party invitation and if you go over and like the FB page, this image will be yours.

I would love to have your comments, and you might be in luck later in the week.
Enjoy the party and have fun.

 

Ursula

Something Yummy to eat or drink

Good morning friends.
Yes this is my second posting this morning, and after talking about our cloudy cool weather...today has turned out to be the most gorgeous day. Lovely blue skies with some cloud and a warm day.
Now on to the challenge. At The Creative Craft Cottage we are looking for something yummy to eat or drink for challenge #38.

The Cutting Café are the sponsors for this challenge and the DT have used cutting files provided by them. They have made stunning cards and would love you to come and join in.



For my card I have used a teapot.

 

I hand cut the shape and covered it with paper from Funky Hand's 'tea's up'range.

I cut an extra piece for the lid and raised it with foam dots and edged it with a peel-off strip.

 

The tags are also from the same range of paper, attached it to a tag with some raffia and a teacup charm.

 

 

  For the inside I also covered it with one of the Tea's up papers and made a small diecut envelope with a Marianne Design die. In this I put a teabag.

The label is computer printed and cut with a Nellie Snellen die.

 

Will enter the following challenges:

 

Crafting from the Heart #56...Anything goes

Craft your Passion #258...Anything goes

Not Just Cards #17...Anything goes

Use your Stuff #180...Anything goes

Mema's Crafts...Use a die or punch
Scribble and Scrap challenge #42...Anything goes
Crafty Calendar challenge ...Add a sentiment
Hiding in my Craftroom #196...Freestyle
Simply Create Too #83... no digis or stamped images
Sister Act Card challenge #102...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper...Anything goes
Ladybug Crafts...Anything goes
The Sisters of Craft ...Anything goes
Creative Card Crew #85...Add a sentiment
Deep Ocean challenge #102...A shaped card
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes



 

I hope you will leave me some comments and come along and play in this fun challenge.

Have a great day, see you soon

 

Love Ursula