Flock On - Collaboration with Time Out

 

Time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Challenge #718 is a a special collaboration challenge with Time Out Challenges! How cool is that?? Our common theme is "birds". We are birds of a feather flocking together!

By entering the linky tool at Just Us Girls, you will automatically also join Time Out Challenge, woot woot! Entries to the Time Out Challenge Linky will automatically also join Just Us Girls #718.

Your project will gain twice the visibility... You will double your chances to be chosen as a Design Team favorite and your project may be showcased in one or both of the challenge blogs. Whether you join from Time Out or from Just Us Girls, you also have a chance to win $25.00 store credit to Waffle Flower Crafts. 

For my card, I went with a flamingo from Ellen Hutson's Flock Star. I perched my bird on an Altenew cover plate background which was mounted on a tropical background stamped with Uniko Paradise images in PTI inks.

Please head on over to the Just Us Girls Blog to check out what the our Guest Tracy McNeeley and the  Design Team has come up with to inspire our creations. Then head over to Time Out to see what they came up with to inspire you! How fun is this?? I can't wait to see your creations in the galleries!

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Altenew Dotted Starburst Essentials By Ellen Flock Star Uniko Paradise and Paradise Leaves Photoplay A2 Round rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock
Ink	VersaFine Onyx Black PTI Melon Berry, Ripe Avocado, Harvest Gold, Hawaiian Shores
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards
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 Fun foam

I am also playing at:

Lost Coast Designs #183 - Let's Fly

My background is completely stamped with tropical leaf images from Uniko Stamps.

Birds-Blooms-Butterflies March 2024

Cut It Up Challenge #299 - Colors Of Spring

Stamping Sensations March Challenge - Spring

Die Cut Divas March Challenge

Anything Goes - 4/3

Have a Joyous Easter

I am here as Guest Designer with my reminder card for the March/April Uniko Challenge #64 - Signs of Spring with an optional twist of Easter. It has been such an honor and a joy to design among these lovely people who are some of my favorite crafting rock stars. I am grateful to have had the opportunity.

For my card, I chose to use the Uniko Mid Century Modern Florals Clear Stamp Set. I just love the images in the set. I binge-watched the entire Mad Men series while on lockdown and I can't tell you how many times I thought of these stamps as I studied the furniture and fashion on the sets of the show. Rather than go with spring pastel colors, I went with some bolder colors in rainbow order. I popped an Easter sentiment from Paper smooched in as it fit perfectly between two of the flowers. I just love the way it turned out.

Please head over to the Uniko Challenge to be inspired and to play along. Thank you Bev and the Uniko Brand Ambassadors for having me.

 I'm also playing at:

Krafty Chicks #553 - Stamp Act

The Card Concept #152 - Celebrate Easter

My Clean & Graphic card is inspired by the theme of Easter.

Shopping Our Stash #442 - Celebrating All Things Spring

Retro Rubber #155 - Rainbow Connection

I purchased Uniko's Mid Century Modern Florals when it was released in May of 2019.

Always Fun #207 - Rainbows

Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Easter/Spring

Make My Monday #145 - Easter/Spring

The Sisterhood Of Crafters - Easter/Spring

Happy Easter

I am thrilled to be here as Guest Designer for Uniko Challenge #64 - Signs of Spring. Uniko is celebrating nine years of business. Owner Bev Brown is a very talented crafter, designer and business woman. She wears many hats and wears them well. Congratulations Bev, and thanks for having me as Guest Designer for this challenge.

 Last week temps hit 75 here in New Jersey in the US, and it was such a joy to have a taste of Spring. Today we are expecting a little snow, but there is hope! A hopeful heart is so welcome. I have been reflecting a lot about the past year, and though it was full of difficulty, there were also many pearls. Signs of Spring help me to focus on those.

To create my card, I used Uniko's Originally Organic stamps and dies. I heat embossed the images with white EP on heavy weight vellum and die cut them. I randomly inked a script background stamp with VersaMark and white heat embossed it on Kraft card stock. I then applied splatters of  Copic Opaque White Pigment with a paint brush. Once that was dry, I glued the floral and sentiment die cuts to the Kraft panel and adhered it to a white card base. Happy Birthday, Uniko, and Happy Spring!

I'm also playing at:

Daring Cardmakers - Spring Things

As You See It #246 - Easter

Mod Squad - Spring

Always Fun Challenges - Challenge #205

Warm Holiday Greetings

There's a new challenge out there that I have really been wanting to play. I finally had the time today. 

On October 10th, Jo of Just a Dotty Pudding and Gail of Crafty Nomad started their new and aptly named challenge: Let's Squash It!. It's all about using embossing folders. That is GENIUS! I am excited to enter Challenge #3 today - Use Any Embossing Folder And Dies/Fussy Cutting.

I must say, I am very pleased with this card. Before I completed it, I thought it might be too busy, but I don't think that is the case. I die cut a panel of Linen card stock with Hero Arts Snowflake Confetti Fancy Die and backed it with a piece of white glitter paper. I then die cut Uniko's Sparkling Snowflake Designer Die from Gina K's  Ocean Mist Pure Luxury Card Stock. Before lifting the snowflake out of the cut, I placed it in a Cuttlebug embossing folder with a quilt/snowflake design from the deep, dark recesses of my Christmas stash, and ran it through my Cuttlebug (it's still chugging along). I sprayed it with shimmer spray, popped it up and mounted it on the die cut snowflake panel. The sentiment is from SSS Tiny Words Christmas. It's heat embossed in silver on black card stock, and die cut with a Pink & Main Sentiment Strip Die.

Wishing Jo and Gail  good luck and LOTS of fun with this challenge. I hope to play as often as I can. I hope you are encouraged to dig into your stash, pull out some embossing folders and do some squashing!

I'm also paying at:

Uniko Challenge #62 - Tis The Season + Optional Twist Sparkle

Watercooler Wednesday #301 - All About Occasions

Inkspirational #228 - Snow

Little Red Wagon #579 - Snow Day

Thanks

Time for a new challenge at Less Is More.

http://www.uniko.co.uk/shop/

We are generously sponsored by Uniko.

This is Sharon's gorgeous card to CASe.

For my card, I used the largest image from Uniko's Originally Organic Stamps and Dies, colored it with Copics and die cut it. I die cut a second time in solid black, and used it to back the colored image to make it stand out against the white. I popped it up with foam tape and adhered it to the card. The two half circles are cut with My Favorite Things Cutting Die-namics Stitched Basic Edges (retired). The tiny flower trio stamp is from Uniko's Paradise Stamp Set and stamped in various colors of Papertrey Ink Dye Ink. The sentiment is from Uniko's Paradise Hummingbird stamp set.

My second card is a different version of the same design, but on this one I stamped the leaves and sentiment from Uniko's Originally Organic Stamps and Dies and little tiny flower trio from Uniko's Paradise Stamp Set in Papertrey Ink New Leaf Dye ink.

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 am also playing at:

Uniko #61 - Anything Goes + Optional Twist Of Thanks.

Watercooler Wednesday #292 - Anything Goes With A Feminine Twist

Arty Divas #30 - Anything Goes

My Time To Craft #442 - Autumnal Colors

Aloha

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is SOLID AND OUTLINE.

Please use BOTH solid AND outline stamps on your card.

Use BOTH a solid and an outline e.g.images/sentiments/die-cuts

We are generously sponsored by Uniko this month.

http://www.uniko.co.uk/shop/

To create my card, I stamped the hibiscus flower from Uniko's Paradise Clear Stamp Set with 6 different shades of reds and pinks of Altenew ink - first the lined image, then the solid image. I added the sentiment and a few sequins, rounded top right corner, and my card was complete. 

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:

Krafty Chicks #512 - Clean and Simple

Day of the Month Card Club Challenge - Repeat

Thank You

A new challenge is up at Less Is More where the challenge is BORDERS. 

We are generously sponsored by Uniko this month.

To create my card, I used Anna Griffin's Regal Braid 1" x 7" Embossing Folder. Prior to embossing, I swiped 5 colors of distress ink on raised side of the folder. When I ran it though my die cut machine, this awesome design appeared. I stamped a sentiment from Uniko's All Occasion Sentiments #3, and my card was complete.

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:

Krafty Chicks Challenge #510 - Stamp Act

Use any stamp you have on your project.

Mid Century Modern Happy Birthday

You still have time to play with Time Out Challenge #155, which is inspired by words:

"It's your birthday, so party and throw acts of kindness around like confetti". 

We are celebrating the 8th birthday of Uniko, our wonderful and generous sponsor.

 We wish owner Bev Brown, continued success and many more celebrations of her awesome business. Check out Uniko birthday fun going on HERE. Our challenge winner will receive a clear stamp set of their choice.

In addition to celebrating Uniko's birthday, our inspiration words are also in recognition of Random Acts Of Kindness Day, which is celebrated yearly on February 17th. 

Our Guest Designer is Sue of Sentimentally Sue. Sue a very talented paper crafter. Her work is such an inspiration and a joy to behold. Please go visit her BLOG. You are sure to be inspired.

To create my card, I stamped different elements of  Uniko's Mid Century Modern Florals creating a row of flowers in varying heights. I added a "happy" die cut from Winnie and Walter's The Big The Bold And The Happy dies, and stamped and heat embossed "birthday" from Winnie And Walter's The Big The Bold And The Happy stamps on a small banner die from Concord and 9th's Happy Card Frame Dies.

Please hop on over to the Time Out Blog to see the wonderful creations that Sue and our Design Team came up wit for your inspiration. Come play with us!

I'm also playing at:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Add A Sentiment

Die Cut Divas - Hearts or Flowers