Stenciled Happy Birthday

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Thanks to all who played in our fun Collaboration Challenge with Time Out. The gallery was "bird-sting" with fabulous creativity!

This week at Just Us Girls, we are hosted by Sue for Stencil Week. Tracey McNeely returns as our fabulous Guest Designer for the month of March. Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Tracey and the Design Team. Get crafty with your stencils and join us in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	CZ Design Happy Birthday Wafer Dies Pretty Pink Posh Layered Leaves & Flowers Stencil My Favorite things Blueprint Sketch Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80 lb Neenah Solar Crest SU Elegant Eggplant
Ink	Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments	Recollections adhesive rhinestone stickers
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Waffle Flower Grip Mat My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Assorted stencil brushes

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday #280 - Spring Floral

Have A Sparkling Christmas

It's time for a new Challenge at The Four Seasons. As always, we have a mood board for inspiration, but you can create anything as long as it has a seasonal theme, and today that season is Winter.

I was inspired by the beautiful snowflakes in the vases on the top right of the mood board. I recently bought this gorgeous White Lava Holographic Cardstock from Your Paper Insider. To me, it looks like swirling snow, and I just had to use it here. I de-bossed it with with Simon Says Stamp's Glistening Snowflake  embossing folder and I just loved the result.

Please head on over to the Four Seasons Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Then grab a cuppa, maybe put on some music, and start creating! See you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Simon Says Stamp Glistening Snowflakes dies CZ Design Merry & Bright die set Pink & Main Sentiment Strip dies Spellbinders Glitter Wishes Glimmer Hot Foil & Die Set
Cardstock	Your Paper Insider White Lava Holographic Cardstock SU Soft Sky American Crafts Glitter Cardstock DCWV Foil Cardstock 110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink
Embellishments	Pinkfresh Studios Silver Metallic Pearls
Other	Spellbiders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Blue Glimmer Foil Simon Says Stamp Glistening Snowflakes embossing folder Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue SU Dimensionals

I'm also playing at:

Christmas Crafts All Yesr Round - Snowflakes

The Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture

Allsorts Challenge #760 - Cold As Ice

Can You Handle The Pressure - AG Embossing with a twist of Winter

Hello, Sunshine

 

I had to scream in at the last minute to post my lemon-y card for Just Us Girls #671 with this fabulous Citrus Stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and CZ Designs Hello Sunshine Die. This mood board made me happy!

HB2U

                             

Hello! Seize The Birthday Challenge #254 starts today.  It is all birthday all the time, with an optional twist. This time, the twist is candles.

I am so happy to be back as Surprise Party Guest for another great challenge!

For this one, I chose to make a mini slimline card featuring the Spellbinders Birthday Candle Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate and Glimmer Rainbow Confetti Hot Foil. I LOVE the way it came out, but I do not love how difficult it is to photograph this awesome effect and get it right. No matter what I did with the card standing up, I could not get the color to come through. So I took some pictures of the card as I turned it in the light, and you can at least see the colorful foiled effect in the closeup photos. It really looks fabulous IRL.

Please head over to the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Come play with us and have fun building up your birthday card stash!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	CZ Design Simple Sentiments 2 Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies Pinkfresh Studio Essentials-Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle Die Set Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Neenah Desert Storm 80 lb. Cover Ink VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Birthday Candle Background Glimmer Hot Foil Plate Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil Roll-Rainbow Confetti Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Scor-Pal Measuring & Scoring Board 12"X12 Scor-Pal Score tape 1" Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue White Sticky Foam Sheets

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #648 - All Occasions

AAA Birthday #45 - Anything Birthday Goes

So Glad You Were Born

 

I am super excited to be here today and also for the next three challenges as the Surprise Party Guest at Seize the Birthday! I am so pleased and honored to have been invited!!! Today's Challenge #253 is Anything Goes Birthday as usual with the optional topping of "Winged Things". You can choose to incorporate the topping or not, your card just has to have a birthday theme. I chose to use the topping for my card.

I so love the Hero Arts Dragonfly Fancy Die. I love the size of it and the detail in it, so I made it the  winged star of my creation. I created a panel of strips in shades of purple, including a couple cut from purple glitter card stock. I added a white heat embossed sentiment strip and my card was complete.

Please head on over to the Seize The Birthday Challenge Blog and see what the Design Team and Surprise Party Guest Elizabeth Stewart of Paper Sweetness (Overall winner to Challenge #252) have created for your inspiration. Come play with us and build up the birthday card stash!

I'm also playing at:

CAS On Friday #248 - Insects

AAA Birthday - Anything Goes

Double D Happy Birthday Challenge 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts Dragonfly Fancy Die SSS CZ Design Simple Sentiments 02
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Various strips of solid purple card stock
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Paper Trimmer ScorPal Score Board Spellbinders Platinum Die Cutting and  Embossing Machine MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M foam tape Altenew Double Sided Adhesive Sheets Brutus Monroe Alabaster White EP WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

Christmas Peace

 

The other day I played with embossing folders and made many beautiful backgrounds. Today I began to make cards with them. I love the way this one came out. I know several people who are really suffering physically and emotionally during this time, and I wanted to find a way to send holiday greetings that would soothe the soul. It is not a very merry and jolly time for everyone. I though this was such a perfect way to convey a loving message of comfort.

The glitter paper is copper colored, and the enamel dots are red. It is hard to see the true colors in this picture. It is a very gray day where I am and photos are not easy.

Supplies:

Stamps~None

Ink~SU Almost Artichoke

Paper~Gina K. Designs

Other~SSS Forest Border Embossing Folder;  - SSS CZ Design Peace Wafer Die; 

Im playing at:

Christmas Kickstart Challenge #69

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #29 - Anything Christmas

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

NBUS December Challenge #45

CZ Design Peace Die Cut

Allsorts Challenge - Christmas

Simon Says IG Challenge: Die Cutting

Merry & Bright

 

Time Out Challenge #228 begins today. This time we have a theme - Winter Holiday. 

Our sponsor for this challenge is Newton's Nook Designs. Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 voucher to use at the Newton's Nook Store.

We welcome Sue Symens of Sentimentally Sue as our Guest Designer. Sue is a very talented card maker with a (most often) CAS style. Her blog and Instagram are chock full of wonderful inspiration. Treat yourself to a look and your creativity is sure to be sparked!

To create my card, I used the Holly Botanical Background Layering Stencil Set from Pinkfresh Studio and various SU inks for my border. I added the CZ Designs Merry & Bright die cut in red foil card stock backed with vellum and three SSS snowflakes cut from glitter card stock. This was an easy, quick and very festive card.

SSS Bliss Snowflake Die, SSS CZD Merry & Bright, Pinkfresh Studio Holiday Botanical Background

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Just Us Girls #660 - Photo

Focus on the garland on the mantle

Sunday Stamps #297 - Holiday Greetings

Red, Green & White

52 Christmas Card Throwdown - 52CCT22-44

Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #28

Dreams Come True

Time Out #203 begins today, We are challenged to create a project with the theme of "Inspiration" and an optional twist of layers. So much room for interpretation there.

 The challenge runs from Thursday, December 16th to Wednesday, December 29th.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook. 

Challenge winner will receive a $25 gift voucher to the Newton's Nook store. In addition to the prize from Newton's Nook, our Challenge winner as chosen by the design team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

 Joining us for this challenge we have the very talented Cindy Beach of Stamps, Paper and Ink. Cindy was our Honors Winner of Challenge #200. Treat yourself to a stroll through Cindy's blog and you will be sure to get your creative juices flowing!

My card was inspired by one of my twin sons who is graduating from College in January. His aspiration is to be a High School Social Studies teacher and a Lacrosse Coach. I had the pure joy of reading a journal and a personal note and a letter of recommendation that his mentor teacher and his students put together for him as a parting gift from student teaching. I was in awe as I peered through a window into his life that I never would have experienced, had they not done this for him. It was beautiful, and wonderful and I had to grab a mop to soak up my tears of pride and wonderment. Inspiring?? You bet. The inside of my card reads "You have never been more ready to succeed". The kid is on fire, and I could not be more joyful, pleased and proud. Congratulations, Jon. Go light the world on fire. It certainly needs your gifts. 

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #331 - Anything Goes

Hello

 

Time Out #194 begins today, We are challenged to create a card with a colored card base. The challenge runs from Thursday, August 26, 2021 to September 8, 2021.

We are generously sponsored by Newton's Nook.

One of our "twisters" will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift voucher. The overall winner of the challenge, chosen by our Design Team will be eligible for a guest designer spot in a future challenge.

Our guest designer for this challenge is Toni Maddox of Frankie Helps Craft. Toni is a wonderful paper crafter with an eclectic style and a great eye for color and design. Toni was the winner of Tme Out Challenge #192.

For my card, I swiped the raised side of the Stampin Up Seashells 3D embossing folder with aqua ink and ran it through my Big Shot. I die cut the panel with a Lawn fawn scalloped rectangle die and popped it up on an aqua card base. The hello die cut was made from a CZ Designs Hello Wafer Dies. My embellishment is 3 clear dew drops.

 

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that Toni and the Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

The Color Hues Challenge #24

Never Before Used Schtuff #29

Watercooler Wednesday Challenge #323

A Kazillion Thanks

Time Out Challenge 190 begins today, It is a photo challenge with the inspiration being the very cool photo below.

Here's a closeup:

I love those bright stripes and the juxtaposition of the plants in the picture. I feel like I have seen this place in Jamaica or Mexico. I'm imagining beyond this little building is blue Caribbean water. Maybe some cerveza inside??

Our uber-talented and incredibly witty Guest Designer for this challenge is Cornelia Wenokor of Stempel Spas. Cornelia's work is always fabulous and often makes me crack up right out loud. Please treat yourself to a visit to her blog for some awesome inspiration and a few giggles. You will be so glad you did.

The challenge runs from Thursday, June 17th to Wednesday, June 30th. Our wonderful sponsor is Uniko Stamps. Challenge winner will receive one in-stock stamp set of their choice.

To create my card, I used the Water Color Stripes stencil from A Colorful Life Designs with a variety of inks to mimic the stripes. The flower pot is from Altenew's Be Strong stamps and dies. It was stamped, colored with Copics and die cut, the greenery is from Pinkfresh Studio Curvy Leaves standalone die set. I adhered the pot and leaves to a Spellbinders Hemstitched Circle die, backed it with a circle cut from terracotta colored card stock, popped it up and placed it on the card front. To complete my card, I die cut one of the sentiments from CZ Design Gratitude Reverse Sentiment Strips with Pink and Main Sentiment Strips, and popped it up with foam tape.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations that Cornelia and the Time Out Design Team came up with to inspire you. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Watercooler Wednesday #318 - All about Occasions