Last colour challenge for 2014

Hello my friends,
Tuesday morning.. colour challenge at The Outlawz and only one more day of 2014 left. So not much time to do the things that need to be done this year...but I am sure much of it can be carried over for the next year.

I say goodbye to this year with mixed feelings...there were some highs..our lovely holiday in NZ, our Netherlands family visiting and spending time with the family,  moving to our lovely new home after 49 years, and then some really big lows..the sudden death of my BIL while in NZ, the packing up of our home, and various other issues.... but life is about moving on and we welcome this brand spanking new year and look forward to filling the pages with lots of interesting events.

Onto this week's challenge at The Outlawz. This is my card.





I decided on no image to colour this week, but to play with my new Marianne design teddy die.
I also used a MD die for the frame, which I cut with textured cardstock and then sanded the embossing slightly to reveal the second colour.

A ribbon bow

Sentiment is computer generated, cut with a label die and attached to the ribbon with brads.

I used the diagonal row, top right to bottom left and the twist is to use diecuts.
            





I almost forgot to tell you what the challenge is:                       Play tic-tac-toe. Use any of the rows and if a word falls in that row, then use that for your twist.

I do hope you will come and join in the fun for this last challenge of the year.
The DT have made some gorgeous cards for inspiration.


I am entering some challenges:
Card Mania challenge #63...Anything goes
Craft-Dee Bowz...Anything goes
Eureka Stamps challenge #121...Something old..something new (old is the textured cardstock..new my teddie die)
My Creative Moments #2...New somethings...my new teddiebear dies.
Robyn's Fetish challenge #244...Anything goes
That Craft Place...Anything goes

That's it from me for this year. I wish you all the best for a wonderful 2015. May it be filled with everything that is good.

Take care, have fun and see you next year.

Love Ursula



Some quilling today

Happy Sunday friends,
Well the last Sunday of the year has dawned with cloudy, misty weather...not the sunny weekend we all wish for. I don't really mind as I do enjoy this weather as well.

I haven't done any quilling for a bout 2 years now, but got out my tools and papers after attending a refresher class a couple of weeks ago. I have always enjoyed the various ways of working with paper. I decided to make some tags to go onto gifts this year. One of my nieces has always loved penguins and when I saw a quilled penguin, I just new this had her name on it. I made the snowflakes with the papers that I had and just love the way they came out.

 

I will see if there are any challenges to enter these.

 

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge #209...Anything goes

C.R.A.F.T challenge #291...Anything goes

The Crafter's Café challenge #96...CAS gift tag

Scrapper's Delight challenge #37...Anything goes

Crafting for all Seasons #92...Anything Christmas but a card

Creative Moments challenge #58...Anything goes..non traditional Christmas colours

Inspiration Destination #13...Anything goes

Moo-Mania challenge ...Merry Christmas

Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #208...Anything goes

The Paper Shelter...Anything goes

Deep Ocean challenge #93...Christmas is all around

Just Inspirational challenge...Christmas

 Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes

All Crafts challenge...Anything goes, but no cards

Top Tip Tuesday...Make your own

Not Just Cards #9...Anything goes

The Paper Girls challenge #70...Ornaments

 

 I wish you a lovely Sunday and a great week. If there is still something you wanted to do this year, then best you get on with it...not much time left now.

Take care and see you soon.

 

Love Ursula

Add glitter challenge #107 at DS4J

Edited. I have just seen that this post wasn't published on 24th. I scheduled it and forgot to hit the publish icon...so sorry. Hope you all had a Joyous Christmas.

Hello to you all on this Christmas eve morning,
I do hope that you all get to enjoy the Peace and Love of this special time. If you are with family and friends have a wonderful time, if you are alone, please remember that you are not really alone. There is always someone who thinks of you.

Now onto the challenge for this week...in fact 3 weeks. We here at Digistamps4Joy will be taking a break and will only be back with our next challenge on 14 January 2015. When all the hustle and bustle is over you might find some quiet time to do some crafting, so there is enough time to enter.

This week my teamie Karin is hosting challenge #107, with the theme...Add glitter. That certainly gives you a lot of options and I hope you will come and join in the fun. If you use a DS4J image on your project, you will stand a chance for the main prize. If not, that is OK you could still win a digi or two.....look forward to seeing lots of entries for this last challenge of the year.


This is my card:

 

Paper -  from the Primevera range by Micelle R Designs and you can find it here. I used a Happy Stitches die from Nellie Snellen to cut out shapes         

 Image is Pondering fairy and you can find it HERE. Coloured with Distress inkpads and added lots of glitter, but it doesn't show up too well. Added tiny pearls on the flowers and some Pontura pearl dots in places.                            

 Sentiment - Just Right Stamps Finished with flowers, leaves and pearls.

 

As I have run out of time I will be back after Christmas to enter some challenges.
Inspiration Destination #13...Anything goes
The Paper Shelter ...Anything goes
Simon Says challenge ...Anything goes
Whimsey Stamps challenge...#78...Anything goes
Simon Says stamps challenge...Anything goes
Wonderful Wednesday challenge...Anything goes
Word Art Wednesday #163...Anything goes
 Stempelsonne challenge #131...Anything goes
Crafty Sentiments Designs...Anything goes
Creative Card Crew #77...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
 Fairytale Stampers #49 ...Everything goes
Scribble and Scrap challenge #34...Anything goes
That Craft Place ...Anyhing goes
One Stitch at a Time #226...Anything goes with glitter
Eureka Stamps challenge #120...Use some glitter
The Crazy challenge #187...Everything goes
The Paper Nest Dolls challenge #25...Anything goes
 

Have a wonderful time and if travelling be safe. Thanks for popping in here and take care.

Love Ursula

Colour challenge at The Outlawz

Good morning all,
Well here we are, 2 days to go till Christmas and I hope you are all on track with your preparations. If you have some spare time this week, we have a lovely colour challenge at The Outlawz and would just love you to join us.

Lindsay chose this weeks theme and inspirational photo. Use the colour shown, plus 2 more colours taken from the photo. You also get to choose the twist and tell us the colours and twist you are using.

These are such festive colours and the DT have made beautiful cards for inspiration, so why not hop on over and see what they have to show.


This is my take on the challenge:

I have used colours, midnight blue, lavender and gold, and for my twist I have added glitter.

The lavender frame was cut with a Marianne Design die.

Image is 'Masked Lady' from DS4J and you can find it HERE. I coloured it with Twinkling H20's and added glitter.

Going to a ball is enough reason to celebrate, hence the sentiment.

Finished off with glitter ribbon and pearls


I will enter it in some challenges:
Eureka Stamps #120...use glitter
Imagination Crafts...Anything goes
The Crazy challenge #187...Everything goes

I would like to wish you all a Blessed Christmas. Take some time to enjoy it with family and friends.

Will be back tomorrow, until then take care.

 

Love Ursula

Going crackers so no card this week

Hello friends,
Yes the title says it all. I have made some crackers this week, for some small gifts that some of my family will be getting.

DS4J is sponsoring the challenge at Not Just Cards this week and I have been asked to be GD, with the theme...anything but a card, so this is the cracker that I made for this challenge.

 

The paper I used is from a year or two ago and unfortunately the name has been cut off.

 

The image is called Christmas wreath with bow and you can get it HERE

I coloured it with Twinkling H20's, made the berries with Pontura pearl makers. Printed the bow a second time and used silicone to make it 3D. Added a pearl.
 

I used a fancy die of Noor Design, cut with green and sponged with gold Pan Pastel

Finished off with brown and gold ribbon.

 

The template I used for the cracker is a freebie from Netty's Cards. She has a lot of other freebies, so pay a visit to her blog.

I will enter some challenges:
Come and get it challenge ...Merry Christmas
Fairytale Stampers #49...Anything goes
Jellypark Friends...Ribbons and bows
Pile it on challenge #49...Anything goes..Christmas
That Craft Place...Anything goes
The Glory of Christmas challenge #49...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned paper challenge...Anything goes

Score-pal challenge #11...More than one score
The Sisters of Craft challenge ...Anything goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas challenge extra...Anything goes
A Gem of a Challenge #134...Anything Christmas
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas challenge #208...Whatever is still urgently needed for Christmas
Blogger's challenge...Gift packaging
Brown Sugar challenge #125...Christmas
Chocolate, Coffee, Cards #80...Christmas

As we head into the last few days before Christmas, I wish you a wonderful week. I do hope that between all the activities and preparations you can get some time to relax and just enjoy the event of Christmas.

I will be back tomorrow, so see you then. Take care and have fun.

 

Love Ursula

Lovely bells and other images at DS4J

Happy Sunday morning friends.

I do hope everyone is having a relaxing day before the rush of last minute details for Christmas. It is such a gorgeous summer's day here that I am enjoying the beautiful weather, sitting on my patio and relaxing......doing some colouring and cutting and......., but still relaxing.

Today there are a number of gorgeous images at Digistamps4Joy and the one I have used is called 'Bells are ringing'

If you need inspiration have a look at the cards made by our talented DT. You will find them HERE I was too late to put mine there, so am just showing it here.



I decided to make a tag for an anniversary, as I will be needing a few of these shortly.
I cut my tag with a Marianne Design Creatable LR0335, then cut a backing in a darker shade.
The image I coloured with Pan Pastels for a change, adding 3D dots with Pontura and some bling for the flower centres.
A pearl brad to finish it off.


I will enter it into some challenges:
A little bit Crafty...Anything goes, but not Christmas
CCC Digi Creations #15...Digi/Rhinestones or ribbon
The Sisters of Craft...Anything goes
Chalk N Stock ...Anything goes with chalk
Stempelsonne challenge #130...Anything goes
Crafty Creations challenge #278...Something to Die for
Inspiration Destination #12...Anything goes
Penny's Paper Crafty challenge #208...Anything goes

Have a wonderful day, a great week...not too stressful and rushed, I hope.

Take care and see your soon.
 

 Love Ursula

Celebrate something new...challenge at DS4J

Happy Wednesday everyone,
In a week it will be Christmas eve. I just love that evening, spending time with family, but it seems to have arrived so quickly.

Well today is a reminder of  challenge #106 at Digistamps4Joy. Riette is hosting this challenge and she has chosen to 'Celebrate Something New' It can be anything..from a new baby, car, home, job...whatever.

My card is for a new calendar. I intend making a calendar to stand on my desk, and this is the first page. I already have a few ideas for the other pages, but I just thought this was perfect for January. Here in South Africa it is high summer and the gardens are looking so pretty with all the flowers, even our newly started garden is looking lovely. So in the coming months I will show off the other pages.

 

Paper - Marianne Design paper pad..Belle Fleur

Image - coloured with Distress inkpads and cut out with an X-cut die

Pearls to finish and eyelets for mounting the page.

 

 

The DT have made amazing cards for your inspiration, so would love you to take a look. You do not have to use a DS4J image, but you will have an entry for the main prize if you do use one. Time is running out this year for challenges, so end the year off with a entry into the this challenge.

I will enter the following challenges:
Clear it out challenge...Use stash...Anything goes
Creative Card Crew #77...Anything goes
Through the Craftroom Door...Anything goes
Craft my Life...Anything but a card
Artistic Inspirations #122...Anything goes
Not just cards #8...Anything goes
Simon Says challenge...Anything goes
Use your Stuff #166...Anything goes
Scribble and Scrap challenge #33...Anything goes
Corrosive challenge #214...Anything goes
Sister Act Card challenge #87...Anything goes
Stempelsonne challenge #130...Anything goes
The Stamping Boutique...Anything but a card
Little Miss Muffet challenge #100...Anything goes

Take care, enjoy the week, keep warm and travel safely if going anywhere.

See you soon. Love Ursula