This Card Is Full Of Love

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's Color Week and we are hosted by Bobby who has chosen a  gorgeous combination of peach, lavender and gray for our inspiration.  We welcome Jenny Martin of My Paper Epiphany as our Guest Designer for the Month of May. Jenny is a very talented cardmaker with a wonderfully ecclectic style. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog where you are sure to be inspired.

I decided that the challenge colors would be lovely for butterflies. The Pinkfresh Small Butterflies collection has a lovely variety of butterflies that you can foil, stencil and die cut all images at once. I used the colors on my foiled and diecut butterflies. I used a PTI impression plate to create a base layer for my design. I added an embossed strip on this layer to adhere my beautiful butterflies to, popped them up with foam squares and added some silver dots. The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed with clear embossing powder.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jenny  and the rest of the Design Team. Get crafty with your stash and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see how our players are inspired to play.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils/ Hot Foil Plates	Pinkfresh Studio Small Butterflies Stamps, Dies,Layering     Stencils, and Hot Foil Plate Papertrey Ink Impression Plate (unknown name) Simon Says Stamp So Talkative Stamps
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Basic Gray
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black VersaMark Distress Oxide Inks Cathering Pooler Inks
Embellishments	Pinkfresh Studio Silver Metallic Pearls
Other	Studio Katia Embellishment Wand WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Cuttlebug Regal Braid Embossing Folder 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 Simon Says Stamp 3D Foam Squares

I'm also playing at:

Festive Friday - ff0158 - World Collage Day

Gray, Metallic elements, Foiling

The Daring Cardmakers - Something Old, Something New

New - Pinkfresh Small Butterflies Stencil

Old - All other uplliies

Allsorts Challenge Week 778 - Use a Stencil

The butterflies are colored with layering stencils

Stencil Fun April Challenge - AG with a Stencil - Spring/Flowers optional

So Glad You Were Born

It's Color Week at Just Us Girls. We are hosted by Ina and as we begin a new month of challenges, we welcome Colleen Begley as our Guest Designer for the month of April. Colleen is such a wonderful and talented crafter. Do treat yourself to a stroll through her blog where you are sure to be inspired.  

For my card, I found a panel that I had foiled quite some time ago with the Pinkfresh Geo Blocks hot foil plate. Our challenge colors prompted me to open the never before used coordinating stencils and create a card with the foiled panel. I applied a light and darker shade of each of the colors with Distress Oxide Inks working through each layer of the stencil set. I so love how it turned out. I foiled and die cut "happy birthday" also from Pinkfresh, and added a stamped and heat embossed sentiment strip from SSS to go with it. The foiled panel and sentiments are popped up with foam.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Colleen and the rest of the Design Team. Get crafty with your stencils and join us in the gallery!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils/ Hot Foil Plates	Simon Says Stamp Simple Sentiments 02 Pinkfresh Studio Fancy Script Words Hot Foil Plates & Dies Pinkfresh Studio Geo Blocks Hot Foil Plate & Stencils
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Hammermill Premium Color Copy Cover
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks - Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Scattered Straw & Mustard Seed VersaFine Clair Nocturne
Embellishments
Other	WOW Clear Embossing Powder WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool Spellbinders Glimmer Silver Hot Foil Roll Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tool Waffle Flower Grip Mat My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press 3M foam tape Black adhesive-backed fun foam

I'm also playing at:

Seize The Birthday- Anything Goes #280 - No Topping

NBUS #61

Pinkfresh Geo Blocks Stencils

Addicted To Stamps & More #465 - Diecut &/or Stencil

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Happy Birthday

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

Let Your Heart Sparkle

This card was born when I saw the latest Color Hues Challenge, AND when I saw THIS card and the gorgeous holographic cardstock it was made with. I had to have the cardstock, and I had to CASE SusanB's card. Instead of a snowflake background, I used Sizzix Christmas Tree Pattern 3D Embossing Folder. I applied Silver ink to the flat side of the Embossing folder before running it through my die cutting/embossing machine to add some silver to the paper. It is hard to see because the paper is very shimmery and did not take a lot of the ink, but I still love the way it looks. I (Glimmer) foiled many sentiments yesterday with silver foil, and now I have a bunch to use! I thought this one was perfect for this card. I know I will be making many versions of it. I bought 20 sheets of this White Lava Holographic Cardstock from Your Paper Insider. Check out their story and their wonderful products. Best Customer Service EVER!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	SSS Bliss Snowflake Die CZ Design Merry & Bright Die Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest SSS Matte Silver Cardstock American Crafts Glitter 6x6 Paper Pad  SU Regal Rose
Ink	Delicata Silvery Shimmer Pigment Ink
Embellishments	Pinkfresh Silver Metallic Pearl
Other	Glimmer Hot Foil System & Silver Hot Foil Sizzix 3D Textured Impressions 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 Score Tape 1"

I'm also playing at:

Make My Monday Challenge - Oh! Christmas Tree! Or Forrest Trees.

The Paper Players #669 - Christmas

Inkspirational #304 - Add Glitter

Krafty Chicks #692 - Anything Goes

Christmas Cardinal

It's time for a new Challenge at The Four Seasons. We have moved on to Winter. As always, we have a mood board for inspiration but you can create anything as long as it has a WINTER theme.

I was inspired by that plump cardinal sitting on the mailbox backed with all those lovely pines. To create my card, I used a newly acquired Cardinal die paired with an embossed background and hot foiled sentiment that had been sitting in my snippet box. 

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

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Momenta Cardinal Bird Dies Spellbinders Mini Christmas Sentiment Strips Glimmer Hot Foil & Die Set
Cardstock	Papertrey Ink Pine Feather Cardstock SU Real Red Colored Cardstock Snippets 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Bundled Sage Distress Ink
Embellishments	Tiny black & gold enamel dots (source unknown)
Other	Spellbinders Forevergreen Embossing Folder 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 SU Dimensionals

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

Gather

 

The Four Seasons Challenge

Fall Season - November 2023

I am so thrilled to be here today as a new Design Team Member at The Four Seasons Challenge. As always, there is a mood board to get your creative juices flowing. but you can create anything you wish as long as it has a FALL theme. This is the third and last Fall Challenge of the year.

I wanted to use my new Curio Autumn Findings Dies from The Greetery. I decided to make a lovely Autumn wreath. Also the beautiful table setting on the mood board put me in mind of the "gather" hot foil plate & dir from Reverse Confetti, which had also not been used.

Head on over to the Challenge Blog and see the gorgeous inspiration the Design Team has come up with. Then get out your FALL supplies and join us! We can't wait to see what you create! 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts Branch Wreath Fancy Die The Greetery Curio Autumn Findings Dies Reverse Confetti Gather Hot Foil Combo plate & die
Cardstock	80lb. Neenah Desert Storm SU Confetti Cream, Chocolate Chip, Soft Suede Snippets from scrap box
Ink
Embellishments
Other	Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M foam tape Glimmer Hot Foil System

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

Merry Warm & Cozy Christmas

 

Today I kept going back and forth between decorating (in a minimalist way) and card making. I was fishing in my Christmas stash and spending way too much time looking at things and putting things away, when I found this awesome snippet - the heat embossed, inked and die cut "merry" above, and the juices started flowing. The simplest card took me forever, but that's OK. I really like the way it turned out. The current Alphabet Challenge is "Q is for Quilt", and that inspired me to take out my NBUS Sparkling Diamonds Cutting Die which is so reminiscent of a quilt pattern. Topped it with my wonderful snippet, foiled a sentiment and popped that up, added some bling and my card was complete.

The Alphabet Challenge - Q is for Quilt

Supplies Used:

Ink - None

Paper - Gina K Pure Luxury Red Velvet Heavy Base Weight card stock;  Hammermill 100# Premium Copy Cover card stock

Other - PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Stand Alone Cuts; Concord & 9th Merry Die; Kaiser adhesive backed Rhinestones; Spellbinders Glimmer Hot Foil System; Spellbinders Glitter Wishes Hot Foil Plates and cutting die; Glimmer Red hot foil; foam tape.

I'm also playing at:

Tic Tac Toe #189

Top row across - December Holiday, Use a Die, Embellishment

Krafty Chicks Challenge #639 - All Occasions

Sunday Stamps #297 - Holiday Greetings

NBUS #44 - November

My NBUS is the PinkFresh Studio Sparkling Diamonds Cover Plate

Joyous Wishes

 

I just got this beautiful Altenew Mistletoe Wreath stamp, die, and stencil sets and the matching embossing folder. I made this card using the colors for Just Add Ink Challenge #628

and lo and behold, I missed the deadline! Oh well...

I really love the way it turned out using 2 shades of pink, 2 shades of turquoise and a dark purple. I foiled a greeting from Spellbinders in rose gold, and I also used the Detail Ringlet Plate from SSS to give the background a little texture.

 I'm playing at:

Die Cut Divas - November - Anything Goes

Little Red Wagon #679 - Winter

NBUS #44 - November

Wreath stamp, stencils and die are all NBUS

Thank You So Much

 

A new challenge starts today at Can You Handle The Pressure? where the theme is always Anything Goes with an Embossing Folder and an optional twist. Heat embossing is welcome, but not required. An Embossing Folder must be used. For this challenge, the twist is "sentiment as the focus". The challenge is open from August 27th to September 7th.

For my card, I used Simon Says Stamp Exotic Vines Embossing folder, applied Catherine Pooler Sea Glass ink directly to the valleys of the folder and ran it through my Platinum Plus. The sentiment was done with PinkFresh Studio's Thank You So Much hot foil plate and Spellbinders Rose Gold Glimmer Foil, then die cut with the matching die.

Please head over to the Can You Handle The Pressure Challenge? Blog to check out the Design Team inspiration projects. You are sure to be impressed! Then dive into your embossing folder collection and join us with or without the twist! Just be sure to use an embossing folder on your creation!

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #626 - All Occasions

NBUS #41

Simon Says Stamp Exotic Vines Embossing Folder