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!

Poppystamps

Hi there! It's my turn to post over at Poppystamps. I hope you have a minute to stop by to see how I turned this into an Easter card!

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!

Poppystamps

 

It's my turn to share a post on the Poppystamps blog today. There are some sweet Nordic Mice hanging out among the birthday gifts on my card. Pop over to check it out!

A big thank you to those who offered prayers for my mom and to those that have checked in. She's doing well and healing is going as expected. We're on the go with many doctor appointments and home health care has started for her PT. I tease that I'm their meals on wheels and love it when she asks "What's for dinner?" or when my dad says "This is good!".

 ♥ Taking care of them is pretty special ♥