Happy Birthday, James!

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's Anythig Goes Stencil week. I CASEd myself with this one. I recently made an A2 card for an 8 year old which you can see HERE. I loved it so much, that I made it again, changing it to a slimline design and using a different sentiment that I heat embossed with silver EP. This one was made for my 13 year old nephew who is such a wonderful kid. I will put some cash inside and he will be thrilled because he is learning about investing, and that is what he will do with his gift. That just makes me smile. Me? I would spend it immediately on craft supplies!

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what our fabulous Guest Designer, Stef Perry, and the rest of the Design Team have made to spark your creativity. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps, Dies, Stencils, Embossing Folders	Winnie & Walter Avery Elle Neat & Tangled Pinkfresh Studio
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Night of Navy Mirror Cardstock
Ink	Memento Lindon Fog VersaMark Various Blue Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	SU Silver 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 My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

I'm also playing at:

Stencil Fun January Challenge

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Winter Blues

Snow Beautiful

 

It's time for a new challenge at Time Out, and this time around, it is an Inspired By Words challenge. Our inspiration is a haiku poem by Matsuo Basho, one of the most famous Zen poets of Japan, who alerts us to the neglected beauty and interest of everyday life. The poem is entitled Winter Solitude.

Winter solitude -

In a world of one colour

the sound of the wind.

Matsuo Basho

We are generously sponsored by Stamp Simply. The Stamp Simply Store is one stop shop for beautiful papers, ribbon, stamps, embellishments and supplies enabling you to simply create cards, altered items and scrapbook pages. Challenge winner as chosen by our Design Team will win a $25.00 store credit and an offer to Guest Design with us for a future challenge.

For my card, I used Stamp Simply Snowflake Blessings Border Strip clear stamp set. I embossed the border with silver embossing powder on navy cardstock. I popped the border strip on to White Lava Holographic Cardstock that had been dry embossed with Simon Says Stamp Snowflake Visions embossing folder. I die cut the smallest of Pinkfresh Folk Edge Circles from Soft Sky cardstock, stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set, popped it up on the card front, and my card was complete.

Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog and see what Fran and the Design Team have come up with to inspire you. I am excited to see how the poem is interpreted. Please remember that in order to be considered for the win, linking to other challenges is limited to 5 including ours. Our challenge rules are listed on the sidebar of the challenge blog. I hope to see you in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Stamp Simply Snowflake Blessings Border Strip Pinkfresh Studio Folk Edge Circles
Cardstock	110# Neenah Solar Crest SU Night Of Navy and Soft Sky Your Paper Insider White Lava Holographic Cardstock
Ink	VersaMark VersaFine Majestic Blue
Embellishments
Other	Ranger Silver 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 Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape SU Dimensionals

I'm also playing at:

Sparkle And/Or Shine

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Sparkle & Shine

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Icy Cold

Care To Join Me?

Lisa is our host for the new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's moodboard week, and this one is so fabulous. I love all of the neutrals and the overall cozy feel.

I zeroed in on the place setting in the upper left corner. I was inspired by the napkin, flatware, placemat and serving piece, etc. This was one of those happy times when what was in my head worked on paper without much change to what I had in mind. I hope you'll come play with us. I love this moodboard and am anxious to see how it is interpreted. Our Guest Designer,  Stef Perry and the Design Team have really done a magnificent job with their creations and you are sure to be inspired by them!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/ Embossing Folders/ Stencils	Paper Smooches Flatware 2 Wise Dies Altenew Ornamental EF Spellbinders Hemstitch Rectangles Altenew Dotted Swirls Cover Die
Cardstock	110 & 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Sahara Sand SU Brushed Silver
Ink	SU Sahara Sand
Embellishments	Kaiser Self Adhesive Pearls SSS Sentiment Strip
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Fun Foam

Happy 8th Birthday

The Paper Players #671 - Birthday

I made this card for an 8 year old boy using every shade of blue distress Oxide Ink I own.  The "8" balloon is die cut from blue mirror cardstock. I really love the way it came out.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Neat & Tangled Balloon Duo Stencils Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies Avery Elle Numbered Balloons Stamps & Dies
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Tempting Turquoise
Ink	Various Distress Oxide Inks VersaFine Onyx Blacl Memento London Fog
Embellishments	Blue & White twine
Other	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 3M foam tape

I'm also Playing at:

Seize The Birthday #275 - Anything Goes Option

Double D - Eighth Birthday Challenge!

Try It On Tuesday - Winter Blues

I 💖 New York

The first Time Out Challenge of 2024 started last Thursday, January 4th. Normally our schedule is alternating new challenge and announcement of winners from the prior challenge on Thursdays, but the winners of the final challenge of 2023 were already announced. In Time Out #254 HERE, we are challenged to be NEW. You can take this in many directions like new year, new baby, new craft supplies, etc. This is a reminder that there's still about a week to go and we'd love you to come play with us.

I went with NEW York as I remembered I have a New York themed stamp set. I thought that would be a fun and clever direction in which to go.  I found a picture of a map of Manhattan HERE. I printed it out in color, added a cityscape image behind it, stamped Lady Liberty on it, added a sentiment, and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Time Out Challenge Blog for some inspiration, and join us in the gallery. We'd love to see what you create! Challenge winner will receive a $25.00 girt card from Gina K. Designs. Come play for a chance to win! Please remember that in order to qualify for the win, you can only link your card to a total of 5 challenge including ours.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Artemio New York MFT Fishtail Flags Stax
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Memento Love Letter
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Scor-Pal Score Tape-1" 3M foam tape

I'm also playing at:

We Love Stamping - Something New

New York

Incy Wincy Designs - New &/or Let's Celebrate January 2024

Sparkly Joy

Word Week starts today at Just Us Girls. Sue is our host and she has chosen the word "sparkle". I built my very sparkly card around this wonderful fun foam backed "joy" die cut that I ran across as I was straightening up the craft space. Bravo Burgundy cardstock was a perfect match, so that became my card base. I opened my (new) package of Sizzix Opulent Cardstock Pack of papers and chose Glitter Ombre to use with my (new) Christmas Tree Pattern EF  I just love the way it turned out. I added a hot foiled sentiment, and my card was complete.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Winnie & Walter Joy Cutaway Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die
Cardstock	80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Bravo Burgundy Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses Sizzix Glitter Ombre
Ink
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Glitter Wishes Hot Foil & Die Set Sizzix Christmas Tree Pattern EF Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips Fun Foam

Stef Perry is our fabulous Guest Designer for the month of January. Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what Stef and the Design Team have come up with to inspire you. Grab a cuppa, make something sparkly, and join us in the gallery!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #698 - Christmas

Die Cut Divas - Never Before Used Stuff

Christmas Craft Creations - January - Glitter & Sparkle

Never Before Used Schtuff #58

Sizzix Opulent Cardstock

Sizix Christmas Tree Pattern EF

Happy New Year, Next Year!!!

 It's time for our first challenge of 2024 at Time Out! We have planned a great year ahead with super fun and creative bi-weekly challenges, our 10th birthday celebration and many wonderful sponsors. For our first challenge of the new year, we challenge you to be... NEW. 

You can take this in many different directions, but I went with "New Year". And I do know that this is 2024 and not 2025! I was not ready with nearly enough Christmas cards this year, so I decided to make New Year cards. When that did not happen, I decided to make this New Year card for next year. If I am going to be honest, I will tell you that my champagne bottle was stamped, cut and colored for 2022, and it never got to the post office, so I re-did the label for this bottle for next year and made this card. I vowed to do a Christmas challenge every week this year so I am ready in December. We will see how that goes. LOL.

We are generously sponsored by Gina K. Designs. Challenge Winner will get a $25.00 store credit and an offer to join the Time Out Design Team as a Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by Cynthia Olheiser of Stampin' In Alaska as Guest Designer. Please head on over to the Time Out Challenge Blog to check out Cynthia's wonderful, then take some Time Out to play with us. 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Pretty Pink Posh Happy New Year Mama Elephant Lunar Sayings Just Rite Alpha Numeric stamps
Cardstock	80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest Recollections 110 lb. Black Cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black VersaMark Copic markers
Embellishments	Cosmic Shimmer Gold Treasure Metallic Gilding Polish
Other	Ranger Superfine White Embossing Powder Pretty Pink Posh Fireworks Stencil Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" 3M foam tape

I'm also playing at:

Little Red Wagon #737 - What's New

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - New

Make My Monday #216 - New Year

The Alphabet Challenge - T is for Texture

Hello!

 

Hello! Hello! Hello! from the newest Design Team Member at Just Us Girls Challenge - ME! I am so excited to join this group of incredibly talented crafters in designing projects to inspire our wonderful players.

Please note that there are a few changes with the challenge logistics including the start and end day. You can read all about it HERE.

We begin our 2024 challenges with Color Week where the colors are teal, navy and green. We are joined by the lovely and talented Stef Perry of Perry Papercrafts as our January Guest Designer. You are probably already acquainted with Stef's work, but if you are not, you are in for a real treat! Well, you are in for a real treat, no matter what!

When I saw the colors for this challenge, I immediately thought of Stampin' Up's Urban Garden Designer Series Paper Pack I have had in my stash for years. I cut strips from these papers and from Taken With Teal solid cardstock in various widths and used Stick It to adhere the strips to a piece of white cardstock. I adhered the strip panel to a white card base. added the Waffle Flower sentiment die cut and my card was complete.

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see the wonderful creations Stef and the Design Team has come up with to inspire you. Please join us in using this wonderful color combination for your project and join us in the gallery. I can't wait to see what you create!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Waffle Flower Outlined Hello Dies
Cardstock	110 lb. Neenah Solar Crest Stampin' Up Urban Garden Designer Series Paper (retired)
Ink
Embellishments
Other	Stick It Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-1"

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