Together

 

It's time for a new and very special challenge at Time Out. October is typically Breast Cancer awareness month, at least here in the US, where there are pink ribbons everywhere... and pink everything else from socks to pasta to blenders and dishes... you name it. While as a breast cancer survivor myself I am very grateful for the fundraising for research, there are so many other cancers and illnesses that need attention, awareness and research as well. Our challenge is to create cards of encouragement, friendship and support for those we know and love who are dealing with any illness.

We are sponsored by Jane Beljo of Jane's Doodles who created a digital image for our Design Team and our challenge participants to use for their projects if they so wish. This is not mandatory by any means. 

To use Jane's digi, all you have to do is click, save and resize as you wish for your creation. It would be wonderful to see how our players use Jane's wonderful image. Please feel free to share your story as it relates to our challenge as well.

Challenge winner will have a choice of 3 digital images from Jane's website.

We are so pleased to welcome Jaydee of Stampin! with Jaydee as our Guest Designer. Like most of us, Jaydee has several loved ones who have been affected by cancer, and her card for this challenge reflects them. Please stop by Jaydee's blog and see the wonderful card she created with Jane's digi for this challenge. Her story is so beautifully expressed as well.

My card is in honor and memory of my mother, father, two sisters, a niece three aunts and several close friends, and in support of another sister and friends who are still here. Together, we have endured breast, ovarian, lung, pancreatic, colon, brain cancer and lymphoma in addition to fibromyalgia, epilepsy and mental illness.  There are not enough colors in the rainbow for all the health issues that people struggle with. For me and for those I have walked beside, cards of friendship, encouragement, love and support are welcome - not words of advice, or assurances like "everything will be OK" because it isn't always. Less is more when it comes to that.

I hope you will consider playing with Jane's digi, and if not, that you will take Time Out to play with us and help to fill our gallery with love.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Jane's Beljo's Custom Digi Image for Time Out Essentials By Ellen You Should Know stamp set Simon Says Stamp Chunky A2 Scalloped Rectangles
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Ocean Mist base weight card stock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Mowed Lawn and Salty Ocean DO Inks Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A  Colorful Life Design Cloud Edger Stencil My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills Stencil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Adhesive-backed Fun Foam

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #683 - All Occasions

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Stencil Fun Challenge - Optional Theme of Fall

MIUCB #67 - AG + Optional Make Your Own Background

Have a PAR-fect Day

Today is the start of CAS Week at Just Us Girls. It is also my last week to be with The JUGs Design Team as Guest Designer. What a wonderful group of crafters to work with! They have been so warm and welcoming and I have really enjoyed my time with them. Thank you all from the bottom of my art for having me!!

With regard to my card, though my stash seems as deep as the deep blue sea, it does not contain anything sports-oriented... well, that is not entirely true. There's that fabulous swimmer/diver die. Hmmmm - I forgot about her. Anyway, one of my sons has recently fallen in love with golf and his birthday is coming, so I decided to make my sports-themed card for him. Since I now know how to use them, I went in search of a golf-themed digital stamp. I found this little Golf Gnomie on Etsy at PinkGemDesigns, printed him out, colored him with Copics, then set him in a CAS design with a strip of Tartan Plaid paper. I made my  sentiment strip on my computer and popped up on the right side... and it's a wrap! Thanks so much for coming by today!

Now please head over the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what the DT has created for your inspiration. Get sportive and creative and play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #682

Inkspirational #299

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Golf Gnome Digital stamp by PinkGemDesigns
Cardstock	110# and 80# Neenah Solar Crest Night of Navy BasicGrey june bug 6x6 patterned paper
Ink	Mowed Lawn and Tumbled Glass DO Inks Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Cloud Edger Stencil My Favorite Things Drifts & Hills Stencil My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Circle Stax Die Various Blending Brushes Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Waffle Flower Double Sided 1/16" Foam Strips Black adhesive backed fun foam

Friends Are The Family That We Choose

Hello, and welcome to my blog. I am so happy to be here once again as September Guest Designer at Just Us Girls. I am loving this gig! This week's challenge #697 is a Mood Board, which I love. 

Here's a close up of the Mood Board so you can see all the wonderful details.

For my card, I zeroed in on the hand holding the leaf (check the merlot nails), and then lots of beautiful Autumn color that is present in each of the photos on the board... and then, there's the pie! I combined some things old and new from my stash. It was one of those projects that looks simple, but took forever to get right. In the end, I am pleased with the way it turned out.

Please hop on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what the lovely and talented Design Team has created to inspire you. Light a cinnamon, apple or pumpkin scented candle, and let your imagination take you to warm, cozy and creative places. Hope to see you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	The Greetery Holding Hands stamps & Dies Papertrey Ink Leaf Prints stamps & dies Spellbinders Fluted Classics Circles dies Reverse Confetti Autumn Sentiments
Cardstock	SU Cajun Craze & More Mustard 80# Neenah Solar white Authentique 6x6 Thankful Collection
Ink	Catherine Pooler Merlot Tattered Rose, Antique Linen, Bundled Sage,   Rusted Wilderness Distress Inks
Embellishments	Twine, Hero Arts Adhesive Crystal
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Sizzix Side Kick Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" Scrapbook.com Foam Squares

I Believe I'll Go Fishing

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This time, we have an inspiration photo to spark our imagination and creativity. Scroll down below the challenge badge to see an enlargement of the Inspiration Photo to see all the detail. It's a camping scene, but there are so many details that you pull from the photo for your creation as well. There's a banjo and drum, canoe, do you see that wonderful striped rug? There are green hills, a lake, leaves of gold, Autumn colors... so much from which to choose.

We are generously sponsored by Lawn Fawn.

Challenge winner as chosen by the Time Out Design Team will receive a $25.00 gift voucher from Lawn Fawn and an invitation to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

We welcome Trina Pham of Phamtastic Design as our Guest Designer. Trina is an incredibly talented  paper crafting artist. Her coloring is swoon-worthy and her designs are so inspiring. Please take a stroll through her blog and take in the sights!

I was stumped on this one as I was trying to find something camping themed in my stash and I had nothing. Sometimes though, I take things too literally with inspiration photos. There is so much to be had in this scene like musical instruments - the banjo and drum, that wonderful striped rug and its colors, the fall colors, the canoe, lake, hills...

I found this digital stamp by Dina Kowal on Etsy that looked perfect for my project, but I am not adept at layering digis, and I was dubious. I decided to challenge myself to learn how to do this. After many attempts, I was successful - even without my 20-something sons around. I layered, added color with DO inks, added a tree line and clouds with stencils from A Colorful Life Designs, and I was good to go. Kinda makes me want to go fishin'.

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

I'm also playing at:

NBUS#54

Digi Stamp Set and Tree Edger Stencil

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Fishing Scene Digital Stamp Set byDina Kowal (Etsy)
Cardstock	80# Neenah Solar Crest 100# Neenah Solar Crest Papertrey Ink Pinefeather Stripe Patterned Paper
Ink	Various Distress Oxide Inks Copic Marker Y26
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Tree Edger #3 and Cloud Edger Stencils Inkadinkado Stamping Mask Paper Wink Of Stella Brush - Clear Sponge Daubers Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Post It Removable 2" Masking Tape

To The Moon And Back

 

Hello and welcome to my blog. I am here with my second appearance as Guest Designer for Just Us Girls. I am thrilled to be here. Challenge #696 starts today. It's word week and the word is "moon". You can go in a million wonderful directions with that word. I chose to use Papertrey Ink's Sun & Moon stamps & dies that I have had for so many years and never used. I am cataloging my supplies and am amazed at what I am finding! 

I ink blended the background with DO inks, gold embossed and die cut rays, then silver embossed and die cut moon. I stamped and embossed the sentiment to the right of the moon, added some gold splatters and bling from A Colorful Life Designs and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see the awesome creations the DT have made to inspire you. Come play!  

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Papertrey Ink Sun & Moon stamps & dies
Cardstock	110# & 80# Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Various Distress Oxide inks Versa Fine Clair Nocturne
Embellishments	Bling gifted from A Colorful Life Designs
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares Heidi Swapp Gold Color Shine

I'm also playing at:

NBUS #54

PTI Sun & Moon stamps & dies

Krafty Chicks #680

High Tides Good Vibes

Hello and welcome to my blog! I am so pleased to be here today and throughout the month of September as Guest Designer for Just Us Girls Challenges. I am grateful to have this wonderful opportunity to design with this lovely and talented group of crafters whose work I enjoy and admire so much.

Now on to my card... This is a departure from my current style. This is a lot of layers for me, though it just seemed to work with what I had in mind. The challenge colors of aqua and apricot made me think of sea and sun which led me to this gorgeous stencil and sentiment from A Colorful Life Designs. I die cut the circle, popped it up and mounted it on a square card base to  which I adhered patterned papers in the challenge colors. I tried out some embellishments, but in the end, less was more. My card was complete.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and see what the Designers have created for your inspiration. Come play with us! We can't wait to see what you come up with.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	A Colorful Life Designs Chasing The Sun Stamps Spellbinders Fluted Classics Circles Dies Spellbinders Nested Squares Dies
Cardstock	80# & 110# Neenah Solar Crest Sunny Studios Dots & Stripes 6x6 Paper Pack
Ink	Versa Clair Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	A Colorful Life Designs Sun & Surf Stencil Various Blending Brushes WOW Heat Tool Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Bearly Art Precision Glue Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" Fun Foam