Just Us Girls #796 ~ Trick or Treat!

Hey there! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Sue has chosen HALLOWEEN as her Word Week challenge. I put together a little something for Sweet P!

I used some Lasting Impressions polka dot paper to cut a PTI pillow box. It's decorated with layered circles stamped with DeNami Design images. A few snippets of ribbon, twine and a button for decoration and it's good to go.

You know, I don't know if Sweet P likes candy corn, but I do know she'll like the Reese's Pumpkin that's tucked into this box!

Okay friends, it's your turn now. 

How does the word Halloween inspire you? 

Poppystamps

As many of you already know, Typepad is no longer. That's where Poppystamps had their blog. Rotten timing too since there is a really cute new release in the shop. It's called Nordic Winter Magic and you can find all of the products HERE! While a new blog is being worked on, I'll share my first October post here with you today! I have a fun little Halloween card for you. Lets see how it began.

I started with the largest of the new Scalloped Pinpoint Frames. I cut two of the outer layer and doubled it up. A pretty little Nordic Delicate Border was added next.

I always see stacks of pumpkins in pots on Pinterest or at garden centers. So I set out to create me own! I used the Nordic Flower Pot and Perky Pumpkins dies. Aren't they sweet! To add to the fun, I made aqua and teal pumpkins. 

A stamped sentiment from the Bugs & Hisses Clear Stamp Set finished things off. I'm so pleased with the way this turned out! I hope you like it too. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by today!

Just Us Girls #795 ~ A Harvest of Blessings

Hello and welcome! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. It's also a new month and that brings with is a new Guest Designer. I'm very happy to have a dear blogging friend of mine joining us for the month of October. Please give a big warm welcome to the talented Greta Hess! 

When Bobby picked the word LEAVES for us, I knew just the leaves I would use. This Pinkfresh set became a favorite the first time I used it last year. Cutting them from polka dot paper makes them even better! I popped two sprays onto a layered pair of SB label dies. I've had those dies for an eternity. Isn't the embossed edge nifty? My sentiment (MFT) was heat embossed on vellum. A couple of glue dots was all it needed and they're hidden with gold confetti pieces from PPP. Easy peasy!

Your turn now. 

What kind of leaves will you let fall into our gallery?

Joyful Wishes

Don't you like it when you've created a card and then a challenge pops up that it fits right into? That was the case for me when I saw Stef's sketch at The Paper Players. Hot dog!

I had created two cards using the gifted Memory Box Good Cheer set that was released for the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember event. This second one worked out perfectly for the sketch. MB patterned paper was cut into a rectangle then die cut with a Poppystamps Scallop Pinpoint Circle in the center. A few circles were cut and layered for snowy hills. Poppystamps has a new Nordic Winter Magic release and this sweet Scalloped Pinpoint Frame is among the items in the shop. The outer frame was just the right size for the rectangle I had cut. Doesn't my penguin look cute decorating his tiny tree!

Thanks for giving me a place to show off this little cutie, Stef!

FMS ~ Hello

I was doing a little desk clean up and came across a few snippets that I put together for this week's Freshly Made Sketches challenge. Take a look...

I don't even know where the polka dot paper came from. It was something I had as a backing in a frame from years ago. The little bird is actually a sticker. I purchased a nifty little tin containing birds, nests and eggs at a specialty shop a long time ago. The pretty floral square is an old MME item from Archivers. I cut down the square and trimmed out around the flowers. They were colored with Copic markers. I saw a pair of chickadees much like this one on our bird feeder yesterday. They reminded me that we need to get more seed for the winter months ahead!

Off this flys to the gallery. I hope you're enjoying your weekend. We have some gorgeous weather happening right now. Our evening walks have been the perfect temps and so enjoyable! Take care, friends.