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 #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 #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 #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!

Thanks!

My crafty nook has been cleaned up and the Christmas decorations have been taken down and tucked away. Time to relax! I did just that by making a cute little thank you card for Sweet P.  The colors and fun photo over at Inspire By were just what I needed to get those creative juices flowing again!

Using the colors from the photo, I cut my Poppystamps Nordic Chilly Snowman and dressed her in some PTI papers. My PPP stitched square was stamped with an old Hero Arts snowflake and heat embossed. These went onto the embossed (SSS) card base with a couple of cute trees that were a free gift from The Stamp Market. 

Without realizing it during the process, I used the offered sketch from Inspired By too! 

That's it from me today, my friends. 

I'll be back tomorrow with a new Poppystamps post for you! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Peace, Love & Joy

It's me again! Popping in for a quick minute tonight with a card I made for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge and for The Flower Challenge.

You know, I had every intention of using an ornament as my focal. But when I went to my Christmas dies, I found this gorgeous Altenew poinsettia that I completely forgot I had! It's a Christmas floral, so it was meant to be! She's cut from a shimmery pink cardstock, popped onto and embossed panel (SSS) and topped with sparkly rhinestones. The little banner is PPP with a PTI sentiment. Phew, lots of companies, but they all play well together!

Thanks so much for stopping by again. Have a blessed week, friends!

Just Us Girls #803

It's our final challenge of the year at Just Us Girls! The team will be taking the month of December off. New challenges will begin again on Thursday January 1st. I would like to send out a big thank you to Leslie Miller for being our guest designer this past month. It's been a real treat having you with us, Leslie! 

 Okay, it's stencil week... anything goes, have fun!

My card base was stenciled with pink snowflakes... wouldn't that be a delightful sight! Next came a strip of MB plaid paper topped with some vellum scallops and a little strip of silver metallic paper. I topped it off with an arched sentiment from The Greetery. Before adhering the Merry Christmas portion of the sentiment, I stenciled on a couple more snowflakes using the same ink, just going a tad darker this time.

It's your turn now, my friends. You don't have to make a Christmas card, unless you need more like I do! Just pick a stencil and come play along!

Just Us Girls #801 ~ Sleigh Rides

 

Before getting to today's card, I would like to announce the winner of my prize for our 800th challenge at Just Us Girls! A BIG thank you to everyone who played along with us. And a BIG thank you to those that stopped by my blog! 

My random winner is  #23... MAMAWCINDY!! Congratulations, please contact me via email with your mailing information.

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And now for our next challenge!

What a perfect WORD Carol has chosen for this week's Just Us Girls challenge! We've already had a taste of winter with a snowy start to our week. Thankfully, it didn't stick around! I did put some of that snow on today's card though! Take a look...

I popped a snowy embossed panel (SSS) onto a gray gingham covered card base. Next came this cutie patootie Santa from Lasting Impressions. GAH... I love his polka dot beard to bits! I tucked a few BPD pine sprigs behind him and finished things off with a MB sentiment tab. Something tells me the price of sleigh rides has gone up a tad though!

How does the word WINTER inspire you? I look forward to seeing your creations in our gallery!

STAMPtember with Memory Box

I'm back today sharing the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember 2025 collaboration with Memory Box! The Poppystamps design team was generously gifted the GOOD CHEER stamp and die set. Did you know that Memory Box is the parent company of both Poppystamps and Birchpress Design? Yep, they sure are! You can purchase this cute exclusive set today!

Isn't this the sweetest little penguin? I stamped and clear embossed her to give her that glossy penguin look! After stamping and die cutting all of the little gifts, I Copic colored them, then added a few punched dots to a couple of them. After all, we all know polka dot wrapping paper and bows are the sweetest! A few snowflakes were stamped on the diagonal. I would welcome a holiday hug from this little cutie, how about you.

Thanks for you visit today. Enjoy you weekend!

Just Us Girls #791 ~ Happiness Blooms From Within

Hey there, are you ready for a new challenge at Just Us Girls? It's an easy one... die week where it's anything goes! A new month means a new guest designer is joining us. Please pop over and say hello to Jaydee.

Once again it seemed that sunflowers were a good choice for the time of year. I just love this sweet SSS die. I added a trio of them to a couple of panels cut with PPP dies. More little banner dies for my sentiment (Carta Bella) and a trio of punched Martha Stewart butterflies to top it of.

Okey dokey, it's your turn now. Pick out a die or two and come join us!

Merry Christmas

I had a couple of Christmas cards that I had photographed but not shared last year. After seeing Claire's sketch over at The Paper Players, I remembered this one and thought it would work. Let's see what you think!

As you can see, the sketch has been flipped on it's ear! I topped a knit embossed panel with a strip of my favorite polka dot paper with a border added. Both cut with PPP border dies. The fun focal is a big sugar cookie by Birch Press Design. A couple of pine sprigs and... ta-da! 

Celebrating You

It's been a minute since I've been able to sit down and create. My dad went in for a heart valve replacement mid January, had a complication, spent a few days in the hospital, then a skilled nursing rehab facility and is now back in the hospital. My mom has vision problems and can no longer drive so we have been the official chauffeurs and caretakers. I don't mind, I wouldn't have it any other way! 

I needed some down time last night, so I got crafty. My sweet friend Michele is guesting at a new to me challenge ~ As You See It, so I jumped in with this card!

A sweet piece of patterned paper was my starting point. I popped it onto an ivory card base along with a panel cut with a SSS cover plate. An Altenew Fantasy Floral die cut was adhered to a pierced circle along with my Pinkfresh gold embossed sentiment. A trio of gold confetti bits and some knotted ribbon finished things off. I think I ticked all of the boxes for the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by, I sure do appreciate it!

Just Us Girls #757 ~ Consider Yourself Hugged

 

It's WORD WEEK at Just Us Girls and our hostess, Sue is looking for masculine cards. I went the cute-masculine route...wait is that a thing??!!

I inked up this cute little fox and gave him a manly wood frame. It looks like it's made from sticks... masculine ones! He's popped onto a background embossed with SSS polka dotted sun rays and topped off with a PTI tiny tag holding my sentiment. 

This one will go to my big brother who has a birthday coming up. He lives in another state, so I'm sending him this paper birthday hug!

It's your turn now and we look forward to seeing your masculine cards in our gallery this week!

Just Us Girls #755 ~ Final Challenge of 2024!

Hello and a Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends! We have a new challenge for you at Just Us Girls today and I'm hosting. This is our final challenge of the year. The team is taking the month of December off. We'll be back in January... 2025!

This is also the final challenge for our guest designer, Jenn Borjeson. Thanks so much for joining us this past month, Jenn, it's been a pleasure having you design with us!

Okay, it's stencil week and this is my card!

I started with the pretty Pinkfresh Winter Berry stamps, stencils and dies set. Then I just had to decide what to do with some of those sprigs! I've had this pretty little jingle bell in my stash for a long time. It came from a friend... but I can't remember who. Sorry about that, friend! It did turn out to be the perfect vehicle for those berries and a little pine to boot. I popped everything onto a sweet PTI layered tag set. One cut from gingham and one stenciled. An embossed (SSS) panel added to the layers and it was good to go!

We do hope you'll join us for our finale challenge of the year. Pick out a stencil or two and come play along!

Just Us Girls #753 ~ Joy

Hey there! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Sue is our hostess this week and she's looking for JOY on your cards. I used a die cut from my sweet friend Marcia as a jumping off point. Take a look...

Marcia was kind enough to send me a few PTI JOY dies cuts in various colors last year. I thought it was a good fit for the Poppystamps Arched Gothic Cathedral Window... sadly retired, but ever so pretty! I tucked a cranberry version of the word into the corner of the window then proceeded to decorate with MFT images. Vellum was added to the window for softness and everything was popped onto an embossed (SSS) panel.

What does the word JOY say to you? We look forward to finding out when you add your card to our gallery!

Just Us Girls #744 ~ Hope

 

It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls! Sue is our hostess this week and she's looking for your take on the word HOPE. Be sure to stop by the blog to see the wonderful inspiration from my teammies and Nance, our guest designer!

I've had this Hero Arts woodblock sentiment stamp in my collection for years. Today I've framed the word HOPE using a fun flower die cut by Simply Graphic. A couple more of those whimsical blooms were added along with a sweet trio of Poppystamps butterflies. An embossed panel (SSS) for the background and a raspberry card base finished it off.

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I do HOPE you like it!

 I also HOPE to see your card in our gallery!

Just a Note

Hey there! I'm popping in for a quick minute tonight with a card I made for The Paper Players. Dots were involved in the current challenge... you know me, I can't pass up a good polka dot!

Actually dots or stripes are the current challenge. What the heck, I used them both! I went waaaay back to an oldie but a goodie from PTI for my dots. I used the Mat Stack 5 set to create a landing spot for my pretty little SSS sunflower. A simple sentiment by Pinkfresh and an embossed base (Lifestyle Crafts, I think) completed my CAS card.

Off she goes to the gallery. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Just Us Girls #732 ~ Happy Birthday

It's that time again, a new challenge at Just Us Girls! Carol has picked a fabulous Mood Board for us to work with. I had lots of ideas, but finally settled in on that bottom right photo and this is what I ended up with.

After cutting a small piece of golden yellow paper, I stamped PTI's Truning a New Leaf images using white ink. This was topped with a trio of Poppystamps Nordic blooms and a couple of vellum leaves. I used a pretty debossed SSS cover plate as my background. It reminded me of those little black dots from the other pink and yellow photo. Two happy birthdays by Memory Box and she was good to go.

 

It's sure to be a beautiful gallery this week!

Your card will be in there, right?

 

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We had a beautiful vacation in St. Croix but the journey home was a bit of a mess. Bad weather and flooding in Miami delayed (several times!) our flight to the following day. Can you believe the airport in St. Croix made an announcement that everyone had to leave, they were closing! NO heads up, just get out! Who the heck closes their airport! 8:30 at night and we had to scramble to find hotel rooms. Made it to Miami Thursday with more delays and had to spend another unexpected night there. Flew into Raleigh, NC and made our connection to DC with about 30 seconds to spare thanks to an INCREDIBLE flight attendant (thanks, Jeremy) who moved us to the front of the plane for faster exiting. Finally landed in Cleveland at 12:20am Sat. and sat on the runway for over an hour because gates weren't working and planes had to be moved. Made it home Sat. at 4am. All this after we were supposed to have a straight flight home from Miami. As the saying goes, there's no place like home!

Just Us Girls #723 ~ Just Because

Check out the fun Mood Board Vicki has for us this week at Just Us Girls!

Here's a close up for you.

I picked a few things to put on my card and I hope you can see my inspiration! The colors, flowers and waves are obvious. My trio of tags? Well, they came from the gray and striped swimsuits and the sky behind them! Do you see it? Let me just add that this wavy stencil is a booger to use ~ OY!!

Alrighty, it's your turn now. How will Vicki's Mood Board inspire you? There are so many possibilities. Maybe you can make more that one card to enter!