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.

Poppystamps

I'm sharing a mini slimline card on the Poppystamps blog today. Pop over to see what I added to this Scalloped Pinpoint tag cut from Raspberry Sorbet cardstock!

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!

Poppystamps Challenge Reminder

Our February challenge at Poppystamps is MONOCHROMATIC. Pop over to the blog for details and product info on my card. While you're there, check out our challenge page. I have invited my good friend Celeste Goff of Crafting Junky as our guest designer this month. You'll love her card and a visit to her blog! 

Here's a snippet of my inspiration card for you!

Yep, I used blue! Not a go to for me, but it seemed wintery!