Just Us Girls #816

Hey there! I'm hosting STENCIL WEEK at Just Us Girls. Anything goes, my friends, you just pick a stencil and get crafty! 

I picked up a fun Dotted Lines stencil set from PTI not long ago. You know me and polka dots! I used Harvest Gold, Pale Peony and Ocean Tides inks to create my stenciled background. I die cut the panel with a MFT Wonky Rectangles die, then popped it onto the card base. My fave little birthday bunny was added along with a sentiment; both from Colorado Craft Company.

The team has loads of inspiration for you and we do hope you'll join us this week!

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!

Warm and Fuzzy Winter Wishes!

Brrrrrrr..... I just went to the mailbox and dang is it COLD!!! We were gifted 12" or more of snow from the storm. Our mailman in his little mail truck was chugging along though, God bless him. I think the cold has also affected my mojo. But I did manage to put this little number together for the Inspired By challenge.

I used my Poppystamps Nordic Large Mitten with a couple of their retired snowflakes and a cutie little bird from the Nordic Bird Bunch set. When I saw the inspiration photo, I thought, hey I have that ribbon and that heart button! All of those goodies went onto an embossed polka dot panel (PTI paper). Or should I say debossed. I had my paper in the folder the wrong way! Still works for me!  A PTI banner with inked edges holds the MFT sentiment.

Off this goes to the gallery. Hope everyone stays safe and warm. Thanks so much for spending a bit of your day with me!

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!

Guest Designing With Color Hues!

Hello and Happy New Year! I'm tickled pink to be starting the new year off as a guest designer with the team at The Color Hues Challenge! Take a look at this terrific color combo.

I pulled out a new set I treated myself to during all of those Black Friday sales and paired with a cutie little Simply Graphic image. I think they worked great together. Take a look...

Aren't the flowers from the PTI Wild Blooms stencil set a perfect match for this SG Say Cheese image? The sentiment from the stamp set was stamped several times onto gray cardstock to create the background. My focal image was colored with Copics. I used a glittery gelly roll pen on the camera lens and buttons. Everything went onto the stenciled card base and was topped off with a little sparkling clear confetti from PPP.

I'm on my way over to The Color Hues blog to see what the team has created. Why don't you join me and then you can create something to play along!

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!

Christmas Wishes!

Hello friends! I hope those who celebrated enjoyed a lovely Thanksgiving. We had a nice cozy dinner with our son, daughter-in-law, Sweet P and my parents. Then the bad news... Joe came down with Covid the following day! So far everyone else is good, but our boy is feeling rough.  Taking it one day at a time and keeping everyone in our prayers. 

Since we stayed put this weekend, I do have a cute little card to share. This one fits in over at Time Out Challenges. I picked embossing and movie. I would say this represents two; The Santa Claus or Santa Claus is Coming to Town!

I used another of those cute Santas from Lasting Impressions along with some of their gray gingham paper cut with an old SB label die. I popped them onto a polka dot embossed panel and dressed it up with glittery gold holly leaves (PTI) adorned with rhinestones. I added a simple Memory Box Tab sentiment and it was good to go!

Stay healthy, my friends... tis the season.

Just Us Girls #802

When I saw Carol's Mood Board for Just Us Girls, I had so many ideas pop into my head! Then I remembered a card I had seen on Pinterest. I'm sorry I don't know who created it, but this is my take on it!

Do you remember the PTI Love Lives Here: Holiday set? It's an oldie but a goodie! I thought the hearts and stars elements in the set were a good match for Carol's photo. I stamped the greenery twice to created the garland. Next came the ornaments. I decorated the garland with hearts and teeny tiny stars. It all went together very quickly. My trusty ME mat set was the perfect way to frame it!

I can't wait to see our gallery this week, it's sure to be a dandy one! How will Carol's Mood Board inspire you? Better get busy!

Happy Holidays

Hey there! I have a cute bright and happy holiday card to share today. This one is headed to the Inkspirational challenge. They're looking for Knit/Knitted items. 

I think sweet little Birch's (POD) hat qualifies. But just in case, I stenciled a TE knit background too! I cut Birch out using a MFT Stitched Circle die then popped him onto an old PTI Mat Stack die. I thought topping it with this big glitzy bow made it look like an ornament! A sprinkling of PPP tiny stars and a gold embossed sentiment from one of their older sets adds more holiday pizazz. Everything went onto a base made from Poppystamps Pool Party cardstock. 

Speaking of Poppystamps cardstock, have you checked it out? Not only does it work beautifully for your die cuts, but the weight is perfect for a nice sturdy card base!

Okay, back to the couch for me. I've got a cold with a no fun cough attached. The hubs has taken charge and ordered me to go rest!

Just Us Girls #797 ~ Fall reminds me

Carol has a cute autumn Mood Board for us at Just Us Girls.

There are so many options to choose from! 

Here's a close up for you.

I picked a couple of items and created this CAS card for your inspiration.

Truth be told, I already had this panel stamped with the wheat that I hadn't used last year. I was determined to use it up! The wheat (Magenta, I think!) was colored with Copic makers. A lovely sentiment from a mini PTI set and a couple of PPP die cut leaves was all it needed. Easy peasy!

I can't wait to see how this Mood Board inspires you. 

It's sure to be a warm and cozy gallery!

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? 

FMS #704 ~ Deck the Halls!

When I saw Michele's sketch for Freshly Made Sketches with all of those polka dots, I knew I had to play along! Of course my first instinct was to recreate the polka dots, but then I went in a different direction. 

I used a trio of fussy cut ornaments by Lasting Impressions. Some die cut winter berry sprigs from Simply Graphic were tucked under them. Next, I stamped a few tiny ornaments from the PTI Love Lives Here set and little dots from Stamps by Judith. The sentiment is also PTI. It's from the Bells and Boughs set.

Now that I look at it, I suppose my ornaments look like big and small dots. Then I did manage to get the little polka dot trios in there too. Those berries kinda look like polka dots too, don't they? Okay... I couldn't help myself! Off we go to the gallery!

Just Us Girls #793 ~ Thankful for You

Hey there, are you ready for a new mood board from Just Us Girls? Bobby picked this pretty autumn scene for us. Here's my take on it!

I used an older PTI set to create a cluster of fall sprigs. They were attached to a die cut square (PPP) of 'wood ' paper and popped onto the embossed panel. A DeNami Design sentiment was stamped onto a PPP tag. I used a pumpkin colored brad to attach the tag. It was my nod to those Jack Be Littles! I coated the cotton with Wink of Stella, but it refused to be photographed!

Okay, friends you know the drill. Pick what inspires you from the photo and come play long with us!

FMS ~ Happy Birthday!

I couldn't let the big celebration at Freshly Made Sketches slip by without playing along. Sending a big congrats on 700 sketches to all of their design team members past and present! This is what I put together for them this week.

I die cut 4 stitched squares then snugged them all together in my Misti. I stamped this pretty PFS wreath using PTI's Simply Chartreuse ink. After adding them to my square card base, I put together a yummy little cupcake (PTI). A sweet striped wrapper and shimmery pink frosting were topped with a couple of bright pink blooms. After playing around with sentiment ideas, this tab from Memory Box seemed a good fit!

Here's my first time playing along at FMS back in Feb. 2012!

Thanks for stopping by to visit, it's greatly appreciated!

Wishing you all a blessed weekend!

Just Us Girls #789 ~ love you

Hey there! I'm hosting this week's challenge at Just Us Girls. School started this week in our neck of the woods, so I picked that as my Mood Board theme for you. But you can make anything you like, whatever inspires you from the photo! 

Our Sweet P is moving up to the Intermediate school; 5th grade. Holy smokes, how can that be??!! I made this card with our sweet girl in mind.

I used an arch die and woodgrain paper to mimic the chair. An apple (PTI) and a few Copic colored sprigs were tucked in. I embossed my background paper with an alphabet EF and backed it with the same red used for the apple. A simple tiny tag was tied to the apple to send a little love.

Alrighty, it's your turn now. 

I sure hope you'll join us this week! 

Just Us Girls #787 ~ Thank You

We've had such a busy summer and it's flown by. I can't believe it's August already! That does bring with it a new round of challenges at Just Us Girls. Elizabeth is kicking things off with Die Cut week. She's made it easy... FLORALS! A new month also means a new guest designer. We're tickled pink to have Julie Beech joining us!

After seeing so many of my blogging friends use this pretty Amazing Things set from Pinkfresh Studios, I had to go shopping. Stamps, stencils and dies cuts... oh my! I framed (PTI) this little beauty with shimmery plum and lavender gingham papers. Doing it this way let me create a second card using the opposites of the frame die cuts. 

I don't use purple very often, but this sweet gingham paper nudged me in that direction!

Time for you to pick a posey or two and join us this week!

Just Us Girls #785 ~ Happy Day

Hello, friends! We have a new challenge up on the Just Us Girls blog today. It's STENCIL WEEK and I had such a good time creating my card. Take a look... 

I started with a PPP bokeh stencil set. After my stenciling was complete, I die cut it with a PTI postage die. The outer frame portion was cut twice again so the inner panel could sink in. I adore this Anita Jeram bunny from Colorado Craft. Isn't he just the sweetest little fella! There's just a touch of gray shading added to him along with a little blush pink in his ear and on his nose. 

It's your turn now, what stencil will you pick? Come on, you know you have a few to choose from and I can't wait to see what you create for our gallery!

Just Us Girls #784 ~ Enjoy Your Special Day

 

Hi there! It's time for a new challenge at Just Us Girls. Carol has picked out a delightful mood board with lots of summer sweetness on it. There are so many possibilities here that you could enter more than once! 

I picked a few posies from my Poppystamps dies and plunked them onto a sweet PPP tag. A few little ferns (PTI) and dots (SBJ) were added first. When I was trimming the orange stem from the bottom of the tag, I cut into the tag. Drat! So I covered it up with a little scalloped shelf! 

Okay, you know the drill. Pick what inspires you from the mood board, get crafty and then add it to our gallery!

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?

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?