Just Us Girls #828 ~ Wishing you the best day

 

If you're a flower lover, this week's challenge at Just Us Girls is for you! Denise has given us a pretty Mood Board with a great mix of blooms and colors. I picked a few of the colors and whipped up this little number for you. 

I used the pretty Be Fearless press plate, stencil and die set by Pinkfresh Studio. I created a wreath of sorts with a PPP Scallop circle die to arrange the blooms on. A PPP label die holds my sentiment. Everything was popped onto a floral embossed panel sent to me by my sweet friend, Greta.

This gallery is sure to be a pretty one, hope your card is in it!

**EDIT**

Just saw this works for the new Tic Tac Toe Challenge.

Floral, Pink, Birthday or Floral, Dry Embossing, Summer.

Off she goes to the gallery!

Just Us Girls #827 ~ You're Sweet

Hello, my friends! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Vicki is hosting word week and she's looking for SUMMER on your cards!

This sweet little girl in her polka dot bathing suit makes an appearance on my blog just about every summer. She's too cute not to share! This time she went onto a PTI tag set. The pink lemonade paper seemed a perfect fit. Homemade lemonade is a must for those hot summer days! Everything went onto a white card base and was topped off with a polka dot bow (TSM) and a few little rhinestones. 

What kind of summer goodies do you have in your stash? I can't wait to see what you make. You are playing along, aren't you?

Just Us Girls #826 ~ Wishing you...

 

Hi there! We're happy to have a new guest designer joining us for the month of June at Just Us Girls. Welcome Kellianne! Carol is looking for BUTTERFLY DIES this week. I had several to choose from but finally decided on this little cutie from The Stamp Market.

After pulling some patterned paper from my stash, I cut two strips with a PPP border die. They went onto the horizontal card base followed by a sentiment from The Rubber Cottage. The sweet polka dot butterfly was adhered next and I gave her a little pearl head. Cute, huh!

Okay, what butterfly will you pick out to use? 

When you decide, be sure it flutters into our gallery!

Just Us Girls #825 ~ Hi

It's STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls and our new DT member Denise is hosting for us!

I used the Simply Petals stencil from The Stamp Market along with the coordinating Simply Modern Petals dies for my card today. Salmon (TSM) was my ink choice for the stenciling with PTI's Smokey Shadow for the stamping. The polka dot paper for my die cuts was not a true black, so the smokey dark gray worked well here. Kind of funky fun isn't it!

Your turn now, my friends. 

Pick out a stencil and get busy! 

Just Us Girls #824 ~ Happy Birthday

 

Check out this fun vibrant Mood Board Carol Mc has for us at Just Us Girls this week! See that sailboat, the arch shapes and the orange stripes? Well, I turned them into this...

The little boat if from a MFT set, the scalloped arch is SSS and the sentiment an oldie by DeNami Design. Simple and cute. Just what I needed after taking a fall onto the concrete patio. Missed the last step and down I went. Sprained my ankle and wrist, hit my head, bruised my shoulder, scraped my knuckles... OY! Things are healing. Colorful, but healing!

I look forward to seeing your cards in our gallery. 

It's sure to be a bright and happy one this week!

Just Us Girls #823 ~ To Brighten Your Day

 

It's WORD WEEK at Just Us Girls and I am hosting! 

I picked an easy one for you... FLOWERS! 

When it comes to May and flowers here in Ohio, my first thought is always Lilacs! They're in full bloom right now and just so happen to be my favorite flower on the planet! This pretty stamp from Impression Obsession sums it up perfectly. It was stamped, Copic colored the cut with an Altenew plate. A simple sentiment tab from Memory Box was all it needed. 

I hope you find time to play along with us this week. I think our gallery will be blooming with prettiness!

Just Us Girls #822 ~ Oh Happy Day

  

Hello friends! We have a new Design Team Member joining us at Just Us Girls! Please stop by to hello to Denise Morgans. Welcome to the team, Denise! We also have our guest designer for the month of May joining us today. Welcome to you as well, Kerry! 

Okay, it's DIE week and Vicki has picked SENTIMENT. That should be an easy one for you. Lets get to it!

I decided on my 'Oh Happy Day' sentiment by The Stamp Market. It was stamped with Pure Poppy ink and then die cut. I kept things simple using some patterned paper cut with a PPP border die. I popped it onto a card base embossed with my newest SSS Leaf Spin folder.

Easy peasy! Okay, it's your turn. We look forward to seeing your card in our JUGs gallery!

Just Us Girls #821 ~ Love you

 

It's CASE a design team member at Just Us Girls this week!
I have a cute card with a sweet bunny for you.

Take a look...

Polka dots, a sweet bunny and a darling scalloped frame all layered up for you today. When I saw this scalloped frame set at SSS, I knew it had to come home to my house! I filled one with an IO sock bunny. I fussy cut the flower crown and added Stickles to the flower centers. The little hearts and sentiment are from the same set. The words were masked for stamping so I could put one under the other to fit in the frame. I think this polka dot embossed paper was in a 12 Kits of Occasions mailing. I love this particular shade of pink with the kraft card base!

Okay, you know the drill. Just pick a DT card that inspires you, get crafty, then add it to our gallery! Be sure to tell us in your post who inspired you. Have fun!

Just Us Girls #820 ~ Love you a bunch!

It's STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls ~ ANYTHING GOES! 

That's an easy one. 

Here's what I put together for your inspiration this week.

This cutie little bee was hanging around from a previous project that I took apart a long time ago. She has lots of glittery accents on her wings and hands (feet??!!) and glossy accents on her eyes. I couldn't even tell you who makes the bee. She's not in my collection any longer. It might be something I borrowed from my late sister-in-law. Anyway, I stenciled some flowers for my background and used a postage die to cut it out. Both of those items are by The Stamp Market. The focal image is popped up.

It's your turn now, friends. You can use any stencil of your liking. Can't wait to see what you pick out! Need some more inspiration? Pop over to the blog to see what our guest Rosemary and the DT have to share.

Just Us Girls #819

Hi, friends! Bobby has a fun spring Mood Board for you at Just Us Girls today. Pretty appropriate for my neck of the woods where we are having crazy warm temps and rain! I have a cute CAS card for you today, lets take a look.

I recently bought this sweet Anita Jeram bunny on sale CCC. He's Copic colored, die cut and popped onto a raindrop embossed background (TE). A simple little hello sentiment and a few rhinestones finished things off. 

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Still trying to find our normal around here. We got mom and dad moved into their new digs and they're very happy. My brother took them out for the morning/early afternoon while the hubs and I dealt with the movers and unpacking. We had everything unpacked and set up before they arrived. My mom walked in and was beaming! She kept saying "Oh, I like it, I really like it!!"  They had been their twice before, but it was just an empty apartment setting. Seeing their own things there made a huge difference. 

We listed their house on Friday and it sold on Monday! Holy smokes! We're seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, though. Thank you for all of your sweet comments, prayers and to those who sent cards or emails. You're all the best!

I look forward to seeing your cards in our JUGs gallery and hopefully getting back to visiting your blogs soon! 

Just Us Girls #818

Hello friends! We have a new challenge up on the Just Us Girls blog. Ina is hosting and she has picked the SPOTLIGHT TECHNIQUE for you. The team has some amazing inspiration on the blog!

I'm taking this week off. We've been so very busy purging, packing and selling items from my parent's house for a few weeks now. Tomorrow, they make the move to Assisted Living. It's a big adjustment for them and an emotional time for all of us as we go through their things and all of the memories they bring. Thankfully they can take their own furniture and special things with them to make their new space feel like home. Mom has macular degeneration, so she's depending on me to get it decorated the way she likes it. I look forward to helping her!

Please excuse me as I take a break from commenting as well. All of this work has taken a toll on my hands & wrists.

Thanks for stopping by. Don't forget to check out what the team and our guest designer, Rosemary Dennis have to share. They'll knock your socks off!

Just Us Girls #817 ~ Easter Blessings

 

Hey there, it's time for another Just Us Girls challenge. This is DIE WEEK and Sue has picked Easter/Spring for you. We also have a new guest designer for the month of April. Welcome to the super sweet Rosemary Dennis! 

Busy busy is my name lately, so I went with a CAS card today. I used two dies. Lets take a look...

I know I use this IO egg every year, but it's just too cute not too. I mean just look at those sweet blooms and that polka dot ribbon! My pretty little PPP tag die frames it perfectly. I popped it onto a gingham panel cut with a Spellbinders Hemstitch die. A simple sentiment and it was good to go!

I think I'll link this up over at Inkspirational. They're looking for CAS cards with the optional twist of E as in Easter, Egg and hey... how about Elton!!

Wishing you all a blessed Easter!

Just Us Girls #816

Hey there! I'm hosting STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls. Anything goes, my friends, you just pick a stencil and get crafty! 

I picked up a fun Dotted Lines stencil set from PTI not long ago. You know me and polka dots! I used Harvest Gold, Pale Peony and Ocean Tides inks to create my stenciled background. I die cut the panel with a MFT Wonky Rectangles die, then popped it onto the card base. My fave little birthday bunny was added along with a sentiment; both from Colorado Craft Company.

The team has loads of inspiration for you and we do hope you'll join us this week!

Just Us Girls #815

 

Hi, friends! Are you ready for a new challenge at Just Us Girls? Carol has a fun vibrant photo for us this week. I had so many ideas, but had to go with a more simple card since my time is quite limited just now. I'm still on the fence about it, but the hubs really liked it! Take a look...

I knew my cute Nordic Pretty Petal Flower by Poppystamps would work perfectly. Two aqua cardstocks were used and I popped it onto a shimmery gray panel cut with a SSS cover plate. My favorite hugs sentiment from Impression Obsession provided me with a sentiment. A trio of tiny blooms from the same Poppystamps die set were added to pull the pinks together. 

Okay, my friends, it's your turn now. How does Carol's fun photo inspire you? Need more inspiration? Head over to the JUGs blog to see the marvelous makes the team has to share!

I think I'll link this one up at The Paper Players for the CAS Floral challenge!

Just Us Girls #814 ~ Hi, Sweet Friend!

 

It's WORD week at Just Us Girls and Bobby has chosen EMBOSS. Embossing folders, embossing powders... what to do, what to do! I went with embossing folders. Take a look...

When reaching for an old favorite doily embossing folder, I found I already had a piece of embossed white cardstock left in the folder from a previous project. So, I set out to frame it. This sweet frame (Fab Framed Die) by The Stamp Market was just the ticket. I added some of the cute little flowers included in the die set and one of their sentiments (Stamp N Cut Love Notes) too. The background embossing folder (Allover Stitches) is by Penny Black. 

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This is the first card I've made in a few weeks. All of my DT projects where done while we snuggled in surrounded by deep snow. My mom was in the hospital again for a few days and then a couple of weeks in a rehab facility for physical and occupational therapy. She's coming home today! We've been taking my dad each day to visit and taking care of his meals. Lots of doctor appointments for both of them has kept us busy too. 

It felt good to get crafty. Visiting your blogs in the evening brings me inspiration too! Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Just Us Girls #813 ~ Good Luck!

 

Hey there! I'm back today with a card for our Just Us Girls challenge. Sue is kicking off the month of March as our hostess for DIE WEEK and we have Milla joining us as our guest designer! I made a fun shaker card. I think we'll give this one to Sweet P to wish her luck on the chess tournament she has coming up next week!

I used a pretty Rounded Rectangle Frame by The Stamp Market to create the shaker. All of the pieces where cut from green cardstock and kept intact. It's backed with PP and filled with sequins and confetti from Pretty Pink Posh. My shamrock was made from Poppystamps hearts and a swirl for the stem. A DeNami sentiment was stamped on a PPP tag and everything popped onto a sweet embossed panel. 

There you go! We hope you'll join us for our challenge this week. There's more inspiration waiting for you on the Just Us Girls blog!

*EDIT* it just dawned on me that this works for the Color Hues challenge! I'll be adding this to their gallery.

Just Us Girls #812 ~ Warm Wishes

 

Hey there sweet peeps! It time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Stencil week is always fun! We're also saying farewell to our guest designer Denise Morgan. It's been a pleasure having you with us this month, Denise!

I used a SSS argyle stencil to make my background then popped it onto a scalloped panel. I topped it with a stamped tag. The cutie little mugs are by IO. They're Copic colored to match the stenciling. I topped the tag with a sweet bow by TSM and popped everything onto a white card base. 

Your turn now! Come on, you know you have a stencil or two in you stash!

Just Us Girls #811

 

Hello and welcome! I'm hosting our Photo/Mood Board challenge at Just Us Girls this week. I found this pretty photo on Pinterest. I tell ya, that cup of hot chocolate is calling my name! No marshmallows for me though. But I do like to spray on the Reddi-Whip and stir it in! See that pretty branch of blooms? We have two of those flowering cherry trees in our backyard. I just love the delicate pink blooms! 

I think you can see where I was going here with the cup and the blooms. My sweet mug of hot chocolate is by Poppystamps ~ Nordic Cozy Cocoa. It was cut from patterned paper in my stash. The whipped cream was made with a glittered cardstock. My polka dot mug is a nod the the bokeh you see in the window! 

Speaking of windows, I used a retired Gothic window by Poppystamps. I cut the window from woodgrain paper to pick up the table in the photo and backed it with vellum. It's decorated with retired blooms. I layered them up to resemble the cherry blossoms. This embossed background was a panel my sweet friend Greta sent me. I thought it grounded my scene perfectly!

I hope to find your card in our gallery this week. Just pick from the photo what inspire you and get crafty!

Just Us Girls #810

Hey there, it's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls! Carol has picked VALENTINE for our word week challenge. I'm sharing the card I made for our little Valentine!

I've had this scalloped card base in my stash for years. It's topped with a favorite October Afternoon paper. I popped a sweet panda from The Stamp Market into a PPP photo frame then added the sentiments (also TSM). Sweet, just like our girl!

It's been a rough start to our year. My mom had a fall on Feb. 2nd, broke her right wrist in two places and has a compression fracture of the L3/L4 vertebrae. They admitted her to the hospital after spending 23 hours in the ER waiting for a bed. They admitted her to be sure her spine was ok, and it is. While there she went into A-Fib, something she's dealt with for years. This time her heart wouldn't go back in rhythm so they did a cardioversion ~ shocked it back in rhythm. She went home on the 10th and was back in the ER on the morning of the 11th in A-Fib again. Admitted her once again. 

On top of that, the hospital had a water-main break inside and outside! It flooded their basement and the elevators. Visitation was shut down for 5 days. Thankfully it's open and we can get in to see her today. 

Prayers would be greatly appreciated, my friends. Thanks for popping in. Visiting your blogs has been a nice diversion for me.

Just Us Girls #809

Hey there, it's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls! A new month also means we have a new guest designer joining us. Denise Morgans will be with us all month and we're so happy to have her! Sue is our hostess for die week and she's chosen HEART. Here's my take on it!

When I pulled out my PTI Limit less Layers Hearts I had this heart already cut. No clue where the paper came from... 12 Kits maybe? I cut the PTI pinked edge heart from a white panel and then stamped a IO Fairy Rose three times. These went onto the blue card base and an IO die cut sentiment topped it off. 

BTW... Sweet P wanted me to thank those of you who congratulated her on her straight A's! That made her happy!

Okay, dig through those heart dies and lets see what you can come up with for our gallery. I just know it will be spectacular!