Just Us Girls #783 ~ Thank You for Being There

 

Hello and welcome! It's time for our Word Week challenge at Just Us Girls. Vicki wants to see what you create with the word WATER in mind. Here's what I came up with.

My sweet friend Michele was my enabler forcing me to purchase this MFT set! I always enjoy the darling cards she creates with it, so it had to come to live with me too! I cut waves using an old PTI scalloped border die, cardstock and vellum. The beach was freehanded from kraft cardstock then dots added with Copics to make it a bit more sandy-like. My sweet bunny is napping in his boat and just floating about among the waves. A cluster of PPP clouds were added to the soft inked sky along with a sentiment from the set. Looking at it now, I wish I had colored the boat in a different color... or the bunny! Oh well, next time!

Okay, you know the drill, it's your turn now! 

What does WATER say to you?

Poppystamps

Hello, friends! I'm up on the Poppystamps blog today. Here's a peak at where my card began. Pop over to the blog to see how I kept it CAS!

Just Us Girls #782 ~ Happy Summer

 

Ready for a new Just Us Girls challenge? It's 'DIE' week and Carol is looking for summer things. A new month of challenges also brings with it a new guest designer. We're so happy to have Donna Mikasa joining us this month! Welcome, Donna!

I opted to use dies to put my summer things on. Some cutie little stick stamps from Stamps by Judith provided me with those summer things. Look at that little skeeter... isn't he fun! They went onto some layered scalloped squares, then I popped them onto a PTI scalloped panel. The paper I used on that panel is an oldie from my stash. Lasting Impressions, I think. 

And now it's your turn!

What summer goodies do you have in your stash? 

Happy Birthday!

Holy smokes has it been HOT! Too hot too fast for the beginning of summer, in my opinion. So, while the hubs took a well earned nap, I put together this little number for the Seize the Birthday challenge. Cathy has added silhouettes as the optional topping and I knew just what I wanted to use. Take a look...

This enchanting little boat by Lavinia (Liberty) has Bibi floating away as he plays his flute. They were stamped on an ink blended panel, colored with Copics then accented with the flowers and stars. The MB sentiment was not cooperating with being photographed. It does say happy birthday, in case you can't make it out!

Simple, sweet and perfect for one of our many family summer birthdays! Thanks so much for spending a little time with me today. I sure do appreciate it when you stop by!

Just Us Girls #781~ Hi

Hey there! It's stencil week at Just Us Girls ~ a popular challenge for us! You'll be playing along with us, right? Sure hope so. Here's my inspiration card for you!

I picked a sweet stencil by Waffle Flower and inked it up using PTI's Aqua Mist Ink then cut it with an old Wonky Frame (MFT). It's topped with a fun sentiment die cut (TSM) made from PP. A cute little daisy by Poppystamps was all it needed. Isn't the black card base fun? It really makes that patterned paper pop! Say that three times fast!

Your turn now. Any stencil you choose will work for us!

While you're at it, why not add it to the Inkspirational

 challenge too, I am... its stencils!