Fall is in the Air

 It's time for the final fall themed challenge of 2024 at The Four Seasons Challenge. This gorgeous mood board is there for your inspiration, but anything Fall goes.

 I took my inspiration from the leaf & acorn in the photo on the bottom right above. I love this stencil from A Colorful Life Designs and it immediately came to mind when I laid eyes on these photos.

Take a look at the mood board, and see what inspires you. The Design Team members have created wonderful projects to get your creative juices flowing. Check them out on the challenge blog HERE. Make yourself a cuppa, get your craft on, and join us in the gallery. I can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Reverse Confetti Autumn Sentiments The Greetery Nordic Frames Die A Colorful Life Designs Layered Oak Sprig Stencil
Cardstock	SU Cajun Craze Gina K. Designs Pure Ivory Heavy Base Weight CS
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks VersaFine Vintage Sepia
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"

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The Sisterhood Of Crafters Fall/Leaves

Kraft Chicks Challenge #740 - Anything Goes

Birthday Coffee

There's a new Challenge up at Just Us Girls where it is the 5th Thursday of the month, which means it is CASE (Copy And Selectively Edit, or Copy And Share Everything) a Design Team Member Week. Ina is our lovely host. Choose one of our Design Team cards and make it your own based on whatever you choose: the colors, elements, theme, style, etc. In your post, be sure to explain whose card you are CASEing and what you did to create your own version. We love to see what you come up with during CASE a DT week. The Design Team has created some fabulous inspiration with lots of theme, color and other varied elements for you to choose from.

I made a birthday card for my coffee loving son with a CAS design, monochromatic color scheme, smooshing, stamping, Copic coloring, die cutting, a touch of heat embossing and a BetterPress sentiment.

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful inspiration the Design Team came up with. Choose a card that inspires you and craft with us! I can't wait to check out the gallery to see who you've CASE'd and what you've created!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Altenew Coffee Love Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Paper Smooches Shadows Spellbinders A Little Message Sentiments
Cardstock	Ranger Distress Watercolor Cardstock Gina K Black Onyx Heavy Weight Cardstock Neenah Classic Crest 80# Cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Clair Pinecone & Nocturne Distress Oxide Walnut Stain
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders BetterPress System WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4" Spellbinders Foam Squares

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Krafty Chicks Challenge #740 - Anything Goes

Let Your Heart Sparkle

 

There's a new challenge up on the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog where it is Anything Goes Stencil Week and Bobby is our host.

Kerry Parkinson completes her month long Guest Designer gig here at Just Us Girls with this challenge. We thank her for her wonderful contributions to our October challenges with her fabulous designs. You can check out her wonderful card on the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog.

For my card I used the Folk Snowflake layering stencils from Pinkfresh Studio along with the matching stamps and dies and a star filled cover plate. I chose non-traditional Christmas colors and a foiled sentiment from Spellbinders. 

 

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see the awesome cards that Kerry and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Grab a cuppa, some stencils and inks and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Pinkfresh Studio Folk Snowflake stamps, dies & stencils Pinkfresh Studio Stitched Christmas Star Cover plate Spellbinders Glitter Wishes hot foil plate & die Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah SU Pale Plum
Ink	VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	Ranger Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Rose Gold Glimmer Hot Foil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Spellbinders Foam Squares Waffle Flower Foam Strips

Trick or Treat

It's Moodboard Week at Just Us Girls Challenge, and Vicki is our host with this wonderful array of photos from which to take our inspiration. We are joined once again by Kerry Parkinson as our Guest Designer for the month of October. You can check out her wonderful card on the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog.

For my card, I went with the general theme of Halloween using some supplies from deep down into my Halloween stash. My design was inspired by Freshly Made Sketches #657, though I did not make the deadline to enter there.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see the awesome cards that Kerry and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Grab a cuppa, some stencils and inks and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Reverse Confetti Hello Bootiful Simon Says Stamp Postage Stamp Edge Frames Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies Martha Stewart Spider Web Border Punch
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Black Onyx SU Orchid Opulence SU Cute Halloween 6x6 DSP
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black VersaMark
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4" Spellbinders White Foam Squares Mix

AAA Cards #276 Guest Designer

I am thrilled to be here today as Guest Designer at AAA Cards. This challenge was my very first Design Team gig back in 2015, and the start of a wonderful run of design teams for me over the course of time. It was here that I really developed an understanding of CAS which was not easy to grasp at the time because I started my "stamping career" with lots of layers. I grew to love the genre and to design for other CAS challenges including Less Is More.

For my card, I stamped this gorgeous leaf directly on the card base and added 3 sequins as a small embellishment in keeping with the sketch. I embossed the stamped image with clear embossing powder then colored it with DO Inks. I then used the mask that comes with the stamp and sprayed the aperture with clear shimmer spray to bring out the colors and shine. I love the way it turned out.

Thanks to the AAA team for having me as Guest Designer for this challenge. It was fun to be able to design for this challenge once again.

Please head over to the AAA Cards Challenge and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration, then join us in the gallery. I can't wait to see how the sketch inspires you. Happy crafting!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Stampendous Cling Penpattern Leaves Spellbinders Fall Thoughtfulness
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards - Fallen Leaves
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape

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Day of the Month Card Club #68 - National Tic Tac Day

Top left to bottom right diagonal - die, fall colors, leaf

Just Us Girls #748 - Word Week - Leaves

It's my turn to host Just Us Girls where Challenge #748 is Word Week, and I have chosen the word "leaves". I am thinking leaves on/from a tree or plant, but someone who goes away leaves too. Leaves may be turning and falling where I live, but if one lives in Australia, for instance, leaves are budding because it is spring. Use your imagination and see what you come up with. I can't wait to see you create!

We are joined once again by Kerry Parkinson as our October Guest Designer. Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the fabulous designs Kerry and the Design Team have created for your inspiration.

For my card, I used stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti and Spellbinders to create an Autumn themed card with lots of colorful leaves colored with alcohol markers. Where will our word take you??

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see the awesome cards that Kerry and the Design Team have created for your inspiration. Grab a cuppa, some stencils and inks and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see what you create! 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Reverse Confetti Fall Foliage Spellbinders Fall Thoughtfulness
Cardstock	Gina K Pure Luxury Pure Ivory Heavyweight CS DCWV Textured Cardstock BasicGrey Indian Summer 6x6 Paper Pad
Ink	Memento Rich Cocoa VersaFine Vintage Sepia Copic markers
Embellishments	SU Twine
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4" SU Dimensionals

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Inspiration Station #66 - Photo Inspiration

 

Day of the Month Card Club #68 - Diagonal Top Left to Bottom Right

Java Great Day

There's a new challenge up at Time Out. This is a really fun one - a photo inspiration/theme challenge. The photo was taken by our Blog Owner, Nonni Niskanen, when she visited New York City in 2023. The sign was outside a coffee shop and we thought it was really funny, and the second thought was that it would be a great photo inspiration challenge at Time Out. So here we are.

We are sponsored by Newton's Nook with a $25.00 store credit for our challenge winner who will also be invited to guest design with us for a future challenge.

We welcome Heidi Kunkel of Heidi´s kreative Seite Check out her blog for some fabulous inspiration.

The blackboard easel in the photo inspired me to frame out my coffee cups in rectangles, and to use black in my coffee cups. The buildings off to the top left in the photo are brick and I gave my brick embossing a touch of red as I also did with my coffee panels. I added the die cut sentiment of "java good day". The day this photo was taken was a wonderful day!

 Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog where you can see what Heidi and the rest of the Design Team has created for your inspiration. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Stamplorations Coffee Cup Silhouette & Java Nice Day Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Recollections Black
Ink	Fired Brick Distress Oxide Ink Memento London Fog VersaFine Vintage Sepia
Embellishments
Other	Creative Expressions Brick Wall EF Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4"