Aloha

 

It's Moodboard Week at Just Us Girls. We are hosted by Vicki and joined by Colleen Begley, our Guest Designer for the month of April. 

The photo in the center of the moodboard called to me as did the Trinity Stamps Island Oasis die which I have owned for quite some time and never used (NBUS). I ink blended the sky, placed the die cut panel atop of it then stamped a couple of seagull silhouettes in flight. I white heat embossed the sentiment and placed that panel on to a rainbow themed piece of Honey bee patterned paper. I attached that panel to a white card base.

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 stash and join us in the gallery! I can't wait to see how our players are inspired to play.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Trinity Stamps Island Oasis Die SugarPea Designs Pineapple Paradise Hero Arts MMH Kit June 2018
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Essentials By Ellen Ebony Black 100# Cover Cardstock Honey Bee Stamps Team Tie Die Cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Distress Oxide - Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral, Saltwater Taffy, Tumbled Glass VersaMark
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 Scor-Pal Score Tape-1/4" White Fun Foam

I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #712 - CAS

Take Me To The Ocean

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

A new challenge begins today at Just Us Girls. Ina is our lovely host, and we have a fabulous moodboard for your inspiration. The deadline to be considered for the "Winner of the Week" is Tuesday, 9:00 PM EST on 21st February.

This one is so up my alley. I have had this Seashell Card Die set from Honey Bee for an embarrassingly long period of time without it being opened., This was the perfect opportunity to make it shine! All of the colors of the moodboard, and particularly the photo on the top right sang to me. Another thing that has been unused from my stash is Hero Arts Contour Ink. It is an extremely light ink for no-line coloring, which terrifies me. I have never opened it. When contemplating the backdrop for my beautiful shell, I tried many things, but settled on a shell filled cling background stamp, stamped with the contour ink. It was the perfect setting for my beautiful shell.

This month we are joined by Denise Morgans of The Crafty Den as Guest Designer. Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog to see what Denise and the rest of the Design Team have made to spark your creativity. Come play with us!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Simon Says Stamp Tumbling Shells Cling Background Stamp Chocolate Baroque Seaside Dreams Stamp Set Honey Bee Seashell Card Dies Avery Elle Wonky Stitches Dies
Cardstock	110 lb. & 80 lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Orchid Opulence
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Versamark Hero Arts Contour Ink Various Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	Ranger Queen's Gold Royal Satin Embossing Powder 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 Adhesive backed Fun Foam Various Stencil Brushes WOW Dual Speed Heat Tool

Happy Christmas

 

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 "Christmas".

I just love my mini slimline Christmas card. All supplies listed below.

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 (pun intended)! 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!

Supplies used:

Paper: Neenah Solar white 80# and 110# card stock, SU Real Red, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Card Stock.

Ink: Lumberjack Plaid, Candied Apple and Fired Brick Distress Oxides

Stamps: None

Other: Glimmer Hot Foil System; Spellbinders Glitter Wishes hot foil plates; Pinkfresh Studio Mini Slimline Essentials Bundle; Spellbinders Scenic Poinsettias 3D Embossing Folder; Waffleflower Layered Poinsettia Die, Honeybee  Stamps Warm Pearl Stickers.

Im also playing at:

The Flower Challenge #75 - Christmas

CAS On Friday #256 - Embossing (heat or dry)

Most Magical Time Of The Year #3 - Florals

Krafty Chicks #641 - Christmas 

The Sea

Happy New Year! Happy New Decade! Happy new challenge at Less Is More!! 

 

(We're ringing out the old and ringing in the new - 

2019 Pantone colour was Living Coral, 2020 Pantone colour is True Blue)

Our January sponsor is Skull And Cross Buns

Our Guest Designer for this challenge is our Cotober 2019 winner: 

Conil of Which Craft.

For my card, I used the Ocean Scene Builder stencil from Honey Bee Stamps to create a row of coral in the challenge colors. I added a sentiment banner with a sentiment from a Crafty Secrets stamp set that I have had forever. I popped it up and placed it across the row of coral. Very simple!

Please head over to the Less Is More Blog and see what the Design Team has created for your inspiration. I hope you'll play along with us to share your creations and for a chance to win. Remember to keep your design Clean And Simple.

To be eligible for showCASe and PRIZE WINNER choices you will need to carefully follow the guidance on our GLOSSARY OF TERMS and our HOW TO PLAY pages. Your design should feature lots of clean / white / blank / non patterned / non textured space. All challenge details are on the Less Is More blog. Good Luck!

I'm also playing at:

AAA Cards - Along The Edge

Watercooler Wednesday #252 - Anything Goes