Fuchsia Happy Birthday

 I dug out this Hero Arts stamp set to make a birthday card for a dear friend and found myself making many, many of these flowers today. I stink at getting layering stamps right in less than 100 tries, especially older ones. It took me a long time to get them right. I used a regular and Mini MISTI and made a little assembly line to make multiple images of these flowers in 4 stampings to die cut and tuck away in the storage envelope for future use. I love this plant, and it has special meaning for my birthday friend and me.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts Fuchsia
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Melon Mambo LCI Cotton Paper for BetterPress
Ink	BetterPress Black DO Dried Marigold, Abandoned Coral PTI Raspberry Fizz, New Leaf, Pine Feather
Embellishments
Other	BetterPress System and A Little Message Sentiments Press Plates & Dies Sizzix Honeycomb 3D EF  Spellbinders Platinum Plus Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer MISTI Stamping Tools My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Scor-Pal Score Tape-3/4" Waffle Flower Foam Strips

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Just Us Girls #788 - Word Week

Color Throwdown # 838

Double Stenciled Fern Hello

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. I am the host for Stencil week where anything goes, as long as you use a stencil on your project. 

We are once again joined by Bonnie Klass as our August Designer. This is Bonnie's last project for August with us. She has been a wonderful guest, and we are go grateful for her artful contributions. Thank you, Bonnie.

For my project, I used 2 stencils to create the subtle effect of the two green shades on the leaves. Die cut that panel with a stitched rectangle die, inlaid a stacked die cut sentiment, added some twine and a mat, adhered it to a white card base, and my card was complete.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Bonnie and the rest of the Design Team. The canvas and the palette are unlimited, You just need to use a stencil! So check your stencil stash, see what colors strike your fancy, and create a project to share in our gallery! I can't wait to see how our players are inspired. 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Lil' Inkers Stitched Mats: Rectangles Paper Smooches Quote Tag Dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Early Espresso
Ink	Various Altenew inks in shades of green and brown
Embellishments	Sequins - unknown brand SU twine
Other	Designs by Ryn Maidenhair Fern Stencil Simon Says Stamp Floating Leaves Stencil Stencil brushes 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" Adhesive backed fun foam

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Stencil Fun - August

Coffee. Craft. Repeat.

 It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. I am hosting Challenge #734 - Color Week. I have chosen the warm and summery colors of Coral & Yellow - neutrals of black, brown, white, ivory, kraft or gray can be used in your design.  The lovely and talented Cat Craig is our Guest Designer for the month of July. Please extend a warm welcome to Cat, and leave her some love on her blog. 

I chose to use a 2 layer stencil in the challenge colors with a hat tip to coffee and crafting. Perfect together!

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Cat 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.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Altenew Coffee Ring Stamps A Colorful Life Designs Layered Cups 1 Stencil Lawnfawn Scalloped Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Cameo Coral & Daffodil Delight
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black DO Inks - Abandoned Coral, Squeezed Lemonade
Embellishments	A Colorful Life Designs Card Bling
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

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Challenge #319 w/o option of paste

You Are Spark Tacular

 It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Sue is our host for Challenge #733 - Stencil Week. Anything goes, as long as your project includes a stencil. Super talented Jane Taylor of continues with us as our Guest Designer for the Month of June.

Since the 4th of July Holiday is right around the corner, I went with my new Waffle Flower 4th of July Postage Collage supplies. They are so fun to use. I used some metallic embossing paste for some of the stars and white for others, It was so much fun to do. 

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jane 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.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Postage College Die and Stamp Set Postage Collage 4th of July Stamp Set Postage Collage Coloring Stencil Postage Collage 4th of July Stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Gina K Pure Luxury Heavy Base Weight Red Velvet
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black DO Inks - Prize Ribbon, Lumberjack Plaid, Lost Shadow
Embellishments	Dreamweaver Metallic Silver Embossing Paste
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 Waffle Flower 1/16" Foam Strips

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Krafty Chicks #722 - All Occasions

By Your Side

Carol Mayne is our once again host for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge where it is Moodboard Week. Carol has chosen a wonderful and summery moodboard with wonderful colors and inspiration photos. Jane Taylor continues with us as our wonderful Guest Designer for June.

I went with the colors and the coral motif. I used A Colorful Life Designs Stencils to create my underwater scene.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jane and 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 by the colors.

Please note: we have created a longer timeframe for our challenges! Wednesdays at 6:00 pm EST will be our new ending time in order to give you another day to get your cards in the gallery! The Winner of the Week will be announced now on Thursdays, an hour before the new challenges open.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Srencils	A colorful Life Design Sea Foam, Matisse Elements and     Matisse Splash Stencils. Simon Says Stamp Nested Dome Arches Dies Catherine Pooler Ocean Chums Stamps
Cardstock	Strathmore Ready Cut Watercolor Paper - Cold Press
Ink	Versafine Onyx Black Distress Oxide Inks-Ripe Persimmon, Worn Lipstick, Uncharted     Mariner, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina
Embellishments	A Colorful Life Designs Card Bling
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" Waffle Flower Foam Strips

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Stencil Fun June Challenge

Celebrate YOU

Carol Mayne is our host for this week's Just Us Girls Challenge where it is Word Week. Carol has chosen a fun word which can be interpreted in a myriad of ways - Celebrate. Think birthdays, graduations, babies, holidays... and the list goes on. We are joined once again by CAS Queen, Jane Taylor, as our super talented Guest Designer for June.

I decided to use the word itself and embellish it with color an shine. I love the Honey Bee card that I used for the word, and I pulled out my Lunar Paste To showcase the stars with silvery shine. Very simple, but it can be used for many occasions.

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jane and 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 by the colors.

Please note: we have created a longer timeframe for our challenges! Wednesdays at 6:00 pm EST will be our new ending time in order to give you another day to get your cards in the gallery! The Winner of the Week will be announced now on Thursdays, an hour before the new challenges open.

 

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Altenew Fancy Celebrate Die Winnie & Walter Big Bang Classic Star Stencil SSS Reverse Sentiment Strips
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest Essentials By Ellen Ebony Black
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments
Other	Silver Lining Lunar Paste Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press Waffle Flower Foam Strips

Seagull With A Fry

Carol McFarland is our host for this weeks Just Us Girls Challenge where it is Color Week. Carol has chosen a wonderful summery color combination of pink and aqua. This is a great palette to work with!   As this is our firts challenge of a new month, we welcome CAS Queen, Jane Taylor, as our super talented Guest Designer for June.

I just received my Waffle Flower haul that was loaded with summer fun including lots of seagulls. These birds can be a menace, especially if people nearby are feeding them (they love to drop presents from the sky). That said, I love to watch them as they are really very funny creatures. They are brazen enough to swipe a sandwich right out of your hand, or stick their beaks into a temporarily abandoned beach bag in search of some snacks... so I went with Waffle Flower Beach Tote stamp & die combo,  Inquisitive Seagulls dies and lots of lots of shades of the challenge colors to create my card. 

Please head over to the Just Us Girls Challenge Blog and check out the wonderful creations by Jane and 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 by the colors.

Please note: we have created a longer timeframe for our challenges! Wednesdays at 6:00 pm EST will be our new ending time in order to give you another day to get your cards in the gallery! The Winner of the Week will be announced now on Thursdays, an hour before the new challenges open.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Waffle Flower Beach Tote stamp & die combo, Inquisitive Seagulls dies, Beach Umbrella die & stencil and     Wave Texture Die My Favorite Things Drift & Hills and Perfect Pool Water     stencils Spellbinders Nestabilities Circle dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest My Mind's Eye Darling Dots 6x6 paper Sizzix Iridescent Opulent Cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black Distress Oxide Antique linen & Salty Ocean PTI Aqua Mist, Hawaiin Shores, Raspberry Fizz, Berry Sorbet
Embellishments
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-1/2" SU Dimensionals

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Little Red Wagon #759 - So Cute!

Triple B June Challenge

Bird

Krafty Chicks #719 - Stamps

Die Cut Divas June Challenge

Your Favorite Die Cut Shapes

Make My Monday #227 - B is for...

Beach Bag!

Cut It Up #305 - Anything Goes

Thinking of You

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Vicky is our host for CASE a DT Week #729. The team loves this challenge. The idea I for you to choose one of our Design Team Members' Cards to CASE ("Copy and Share Everytihng" or "Copy and Selectively Edit"... ) Just use it as your inspiration, and then let us know how you were inspired to create based on the card you choose for you inspiration.

My card is a bold background and an equally bold Sentiment. Easy inspiration to CASE. I blended some Distress Oxide Inks with water on watercolor paper, die cut the panel and glued it on an A2 panel. I then added a large sentiment cut from mirrir card backed for adhesive backed foam and my card was complete.

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

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Waffle Flower Flourish Panel Die Altenew Thinking Of You Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Tonic Studios Glossy Black Mirror Card Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Cardstock
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks
Embellishments
Other	Adhesive backed fun foam Spellbinders Platinum Plus Die Cutting & Embossing     Machine Scor-Pal Score Board Fiskars 12" SureCut Deluxe Craft Paper Trimmer My Sweet Petunia Precision Glue Press

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Krafty Chicks Challenge #718 - AG

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - AG

Relaxing By The Sea

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Carol Mc is our host for Moodboard Week #727 and she has chosen a fabulous board for our inspiration. Super talented Jenny Martin of My Paper Epiphany continues with us as our Guest Designer for the Month of May.

It's easy to see the elements that I took from the board as my inspiration - the ocean, the sailboat, the colored sky...  Instead of the beach bag and hat, I put a beach chair in my design. This is going to a dear friend who is a beach lover just like me. We have spent many a beach day together in the many years of our friendship. I love the sentiment! Inside, it says "Happy Birthday" in the same sandy font as the sentiment on the front.

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.

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Hero Arts My Monthly Hero Kit June 2018 Gina K. Designs Ocean Minded Waffle Flower A2 Layers Dies
Cardstock	Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Papertrey Ink - various Distress Oxide Inks - various VersaFine Onyx Black Versafine Vintage Sepia 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 Simon Says Stamp Foam Squares Assorted Stencil Brushes

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

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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

Sending Sunshine

 

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

I went with a stenciled background using Distress Oxide Inks to  "set the stage" then I made a little scene with Bear Ware from Ellen Hutson, added a sentiment from CZ Designs Beachy Kean and my card was complete. 

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/ Stencils	Ellen Hutson Pinkfresh Kaleidoscope Layered Stencils Simon Says Stamp Beachy Kean Avery Elle Scalloped Pierced Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Solar Crest SU Daffodil Delight
Ink	Distress Oxide Inks Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
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-1/8" 3M foam tape

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Color Hues #85 - Yellow & Pink

Krafty Chicks #713 - All Occasions

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Anything Goes

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

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Krafty Chicks #712 - CAS