Just Us Girls #487 - Trend Week

Happy Saturday!  This week at Just Us Girls, Nancy chose Bold Letters as our Trend Week challenge.

 

Loved this challenge, as it gave me a chance to use a die set that I had never used yet!  I started with looking for a sketch (I believe the challenge is over for this sketch).  I then chose this pattern paper.  I think I bought this pack from JoAnn's.  I thought it would be a fun one to use for a birthday card.  Then I die cut the word three times from black cardstock and stacked it.  It also has some shimmer on it.  I stamped the sentiment underneath it and lastly added some colorful crystals.

 

You can see more from our JUGs design team and our May guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  All About You (MFT)

Paper:  Recollections white, black, Ms. Sparkle (Rainbow)

Ink:  Versafine onyx black

Accessories:  Big U die (SSS), stitched rectangle die (MFT), crystal, spectrum noir shimmer, craft foam 



Time Out #135 - Inspired by Words Challenge

Hi friends!  The new challenge over at Time Out is the Inspired by Words challenge.  This is the quote this week:

"Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground."

-Theodore Roosevelt

 

Stars!  That's my take on the quote.  I needed a college graduation card, so the stars made it an easy card to make.  I started by searching my stash for stars, and pulled out this Shifter stencil from Tim Holtz.  I sponged Twisted Citron and Salty Ocean inks on the cardstock, then die cut it with a wonky stitched die.  The sentiment was die cut three times and stacked with some shimmer on top.  I stamped the other sentiment was stamped in Versamark and embossed in white on the black cardstock.  Perfect grad card!  And I made this in my new craft room!  It's not finished completely yet, but I was able to bring up the essentials to create this card.  Can't wait to get it completely finished!

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Michele, on the Time Out blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Celebrate You (SSS)

Paper:  Recollections white, pacific point, black

Ink:  Twisted citron, salty ocean, Versamark

Accessories:  Wonky stitches (Avery Elle), Hooray die (Concord & 9th), shifter stars layering stencil (T. Holtz), white embossing powser, craft foam, spectrum noir shimmer 



Just Us Girls #486 - Word Week

Happy Saturday!  We have a new challenge on the Just Us Girls blog.  It our word week and Carol chose "movement".  What a fun word and so on trend too!

When this magic picture changer die from Lawn Fawn came out, I IMMEDIATELY bought it!  And when I got it, I IMMEDIATELY made two cards with it!  I think this was the first one which was made a while ago.  I also made this one.  I also made another similar to the other one that my niece requested, but I guess I never took a photo of it!  It was so cute...another dog themed card!  Anyway, on this one, I stamped and colored the butterfly with copic markers on one piece, then stamped the sentiment on another.   I used this pretty rainbow paper from Lawn Fawn as well.  The sequins finished it off.

When you pull up the tab, you get this new picture!  I was so amazed by this die, and it is super easy to use!

Here they are side-by-side.  So cute!

 

You can see more from our JUGs design team and our April guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Recipe
Stamps:  Beautiful Day (MFT), Kindness Matters (Verve)
Paper:  Recollections white, Really Rainbow (Lawn Fawn)
Ink:  Versafine onyx black, memento tuxedo black, copic markers
Accessories:  Magic picture changer and add-on dies (LF), sequins, craft foam



Time Out #134 - Playful

Hi friends!  This week over at the Time Out blog, we are challenging you to be playful!

 

We are sponsored by Winnie & Walter for this challenge, and they gifted me this very Dog-Gone Cute stamp set.  I'm not a great scene creator, but I channeled Nichol Spohr as inspiration.  I commented on one of her videos that she is the queen of scenes.  I started by sponging some clouds in the background with some blue ink (hard to see in the photo).  I stamped, colored and die cut all the images.  I added the grass on the bottom and continued to add the elements.  The thought bubble and butterflies are on dimensionals.  I added shimmer to the clouds and butterflies.  The sentiment is part of one from another stamp set.  I think this looks playful!

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Nancy, on the Time Out blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Dog-Gone Cute (Winnie & Walter), Funny Food (SSS)

Paper:  Recollections white, Neenah solar white, garden green

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, GinaK amalgam, berrylicious (MFT), copic markers

Accessories:  Dog-Gone Cute dies, stitched rectangle die (MFT), cloud trio dies (PTI), fresh cut grass die (MFT), spectrum noir shimmer, dimensionals 



Just Us Girls #483 - Trend Week

Hi everyone!  The Trend Week challenge over at Just Us Girls is Off the Edge!  Carol has chosen this trend and it's so fun!

 

My mother-in-law's 85th birthday is the day after Easter, and we are having a surprise party for her today.  I made this card for her.  I stamped, die cut and colored this floral bouquet with copic markers twice.  I place it on the card in opposite corners off the edge and cut off the excess.  Then I added the die cut numbers and sentiment along with some Nuvo drops.  There is also shimmer on the flower centers.

 

You can see more from our JUGs design team and April guest on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Cottage Corsage (C. Pooler), Birthday Greetings (GinaK)

Paper:  Recollections white, daffodil delight

Ink:  Versafine onyx black, GinaK amalgam ink, copic markers

Accessories:  Cottage Corsage die, Nuvo drops, spectrum noir shimmer, dimensionals, craft foam 



Time Out #133 - Theme Challenge

Hey friends!  It's time for a new Time Out challenge.  This week is our theme challenge, and the theme is embellishments.  We want you to use two or more embellishments on your card.  Not a difficult challenge, huh?

 

We are sponsored by Birch Press Designs, and they sent me this beautiful stitched maple circle frame die to use.  I love it because there are so many parts that you can use together or separately (you'll see that from the design team who used this same die!).  I started by playing with some alcohol inks that I've had forever.  I have added to my collection and recently purchased the alcohol pearls too (haven't used those yet)!  I went with some fall-ish colors because of the maple leaf design.  I created the alcohol design on alcohol ink cardstock, let it dry completely and then die cut the design from it and also from white cardstock.  Then I inlaid all the pieces.  I did this because the circles are so delicate.  This way, they stayed nice and circular, if you know what I mean!  I added the sentiment on white cardstock also and it looked too bland, so I sponged some ink on it to make it stand out.  Since the challenge is to use two or more embellishments, I added the jewels and a double twine bow to the stem of the leaf.  Now I'm not gonna lie...I was so concerned about using the sponsor die that I didn't pay attention to the challenge!  At first I only added the jewels, then at the end realized I needed another embellishment!  The twine bow seemed the most natural choice and I do like it!

 

You can see more from the Time Out design team and our guest for this challenge, Andrea, on the Time Out blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  Birthday Greetings (GinaK)

Paper:  Recollections white, alcohol ink cardstock, really rust

Ink:  Rusty hinge (distress oxide), alcohol inks: dandelion, butterscotch, terra cotta, lettuce, blending solution

Accessories:  Stitched maple circle frame (Memory Box), stitched rectangle (MFT), sentiment labels (MFT), twine, jewels, dimensionals



Just Us Girls #482 - Word Week

Hello!  This week Nancy chose the word "houses" for the Just Us Girls Word Week challenge.  I loved it!

 

I went looking through my stamps and found this NBU stamp.  I stamped it onto Neenah cardstock with GinaK amalgam ink and colored it with copics.  I added some shimmer to many parts of the image.  This was a very simple card to create.  I didn't have room for a sentiment on the front, so I can use this for any occasion and stamp something appropriate on the inside. 

 

You can see more from the JUGs design team and our new guest for April, Christine, on the JUGs blog.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Recipe

Stamps:  The Artful Stamper

Paper:  Recollections white, Neenah solar white, daffodil delight

Ink:  GinaK amalgam, copic markers

Accessories:  Spectrum noir shimmer, craft foam