Believe!

 Today's post is for the New Challenge at 

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

This is a short one this month as we are

in the process of selling our small farm and

moving to a retirement village.

With so much to do my craft time is very limited.

I did get a bit of time to create this small piece

giving me the chance to unwind from decluttering etc.

Had brother in law help over Easter and has

done a good job of helping take some 

farm supplies back to his place.

I did take a few photos and made a list of products used.

I cased this card Here and you can click on her blog

showing how she made it.

I used gesso, texture paste, Lindy's Magical's,

torn paper, washi tape, chipboard, art stones,

gold mica powder, butterfly die from stash, 

cabachon and sentiment. 

Attached to purple base.

Head over and check out what my Team Mates created

and hope you can add your mixed media piece to our Gallery.

This will be my last piece for now as I pack up

my craft room for the big move north.

Thanks for visiting

Just 'Hi'

It is my turn to Host at Just Us Girls

for our Colour Week and I chose 

Purple Orange and Mustard.

With a new month we have a New Guest - 

Colleen Begley is joining us. Welcome!

Once again I saw a CAS card from 

former Jugs Designer Cecile Ribon

which was perfect using the above colours.

Added a Spellbinder square die, floral die,

 purple ribbon, thread and gem.

Finished with a simple sentiment.

Popped in front of DP (the same as the floral die)

Check out what Colleen and the Team created

and hope they inspired you to

add yours to our Gallery.

Simply For You!

Sue is Hosting our Stencil Challenge at Just Us Girls

A CAS card here for today's post.

My stencil is from Tim textured onto kraft paper.

Added a few die cut daisies with liquid pearls to the centre,

some black thread to the back and

 tied tagged sentiment to complete.

Attached to white card base.

Head over and see what our Guest Tracey

and the Team stencilled for your inspiration

and come join in with yours to our Gallery.

As it is the last challenge for the month we bid farewell to

Tracey and a Big Thank You for sharing her talents with us.

Happy Birthday & Challenge #300 for Cut It Up.

It's our BIRTHDAY and

Our #300th Challenge at 

Cut It Up Challenge 

How cool is that!

I seem to be in a Daisy Mood lately

as I did for my last CIU card but this time - 

 using different dies and colours.

I stencilled the background and added a

 combination of Lindy's Magicals and Nuvo Shimmer,

die cutting and inking my daisy and leaves.

Added some scripting to the background,

a tiny frame and finished with a

Happy Birthday Sentiment.

Attached to white card base.

Head over and see what wonderful

Birthday cards the Team created.

Hope to see yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting 

A Jugs/Time Out Reminder

 Today's post is a Reminder that you still have time to 

enter your Bird/Birds of a Feather cards for our Collaboration with

us at Just Us Girls and Time Out

A really CAS card here using the lovely bird stamp

from That's Crafty with an appropriate blue background

from my Magical's for the sky.

Die cut the frame and backed it in black

onto blue card base.

Hope you have entered our JUGS Challenge

and Time Out Challenge. If not you still have a

wee bit of time to do so.

It's all about The Birds!

We have a special treat for you this time round at

Just Us Girls 

We are collaborating with Time Out Challenge

for their Birds of a Feather

It is our Word Week and Bobby is Hosting with

BIRDS 

For all the details check our Blog Post.

I have several birds flying around the flowers and bird cage.

Kraft paper is so hard to photograph and 

a shame it doesn't show it's true colours here.

I have used an old Spellbinder die for the frame,

Kaisercraft bird cage, different dies for the birds,

big fourish and MS punch for the flowers.

Centres have Liquid Pearls.

Background is an old retired SU stamp

and sentiment is STAMPlorations.

Added a few pearls to the cage.

Head over and check out how our Guest Tracy

and the Team chose to showcase their BIRDS,

join in our Bird Challenge

and your card will be automatically entered through our link

to Time Out Birds of a Feather Challenge

(which runs for two weeks)

See you there

There's Tartan Trees for Christmas Craft Creations

 Hello and Welcome!

Here is this month's Theme for

Christmas Craft Creations

I have once again gone CAS using some of my

precious Tartan Designer Paper - like how scraps

come in handy like they did here.

Die cut my trees, adding a silver snowflake

and adding small strips of that paper to the side.

Attached to shimmery card stock and white card base.

Have you checked out the gallery to see 

what my Team Mates created?

It's always fun to see how they inspire you with their creations.

Hope to see yours there! I know how we all have

so much designer paper eh! No excuse!

Thanks for visiting

Spring Wishes!

It's Spring Time at Cut It Up Challenge

and we are looking for Spring Time Colours!

I have been checking out suitable items in my Bits Box 

lately instead of creating new ones

and again I found the beautiful bright embossed background

to place my white daisies. Tim's Wildflowers are

my go too's when I need some nice florals.

I die cut the heads again for depth and added some

splatter stamping for interest.

Sentiment dies are from CUTplorations -

perfect for our Spring Challenge.

Head over and see what the Team created

for your pleasure and come join in

with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

For a Friend...

Hi and Welcome to a New Month 0f 
Challenges at Just Us Girls  where we start off with our

Colour Week  and a New Guest - 

Welcome toTracy McNeely 

Stephanie is Hosting and chose some really cool ones.

I knew I had a few different green tones in my Brusho pots

for the backs of my funky shaped leaf dies. My other colour

is a red tone. The background is a Kaisercraft leaf EF.

Sentiment and Die - SU.

Our Guest Tracy and the Team have been going green

so head over to our gallery and check them out.

Love to see how you choose to use these fun colours

with your additional colour.

Thanks for visiting

Pretty in Pink...

It's that Time of the Month for my Mixed Media Make for the

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

I decided to go with soft pinks for my 5/7 canvas.

Managed to take a few photos as I went along.

Starting with the colour elements then adding

stencilling and stamping from AALL&Create.

A few coloured chipboard pieces and art stones for interest.

Added some pretty dp to back my Little Birdie flowers to.

Needing a little something I adhered a resin bottle 

with a touch of pink wax to the top of the chipboard 

Finishing with some cabachons

and to find an encouraging sentiment to complete.

My Team Mates have all made fabulous mixed media makes

for you so hop over and see how their finished pieces .

Be encouraged and enter yours to our Gallery.

See you there!

 

Hello Friend!

Time for our Case a DT Week at Just Us Girls

This happens when we have five Thursday's in the month.

The DT like this one as it is our Anything Goes 

but you have to Case One of Our Cards from this challenge.

There is always so many amazing creative makes so

check them out, make your choice and add to our Gallery.

Here's Mine!

This bunny has been all over blogland 

(and multiplied like gremlins)

 so thought I would give one a home.

An easy card with stencilling from Little Birdie

inked with Tim's Ox Frayed Burlap

Die cut my bunny and pretty coloured flower

adding a STAMPlorations sentiment

attaching to kraft card base to complete.

Head over and check out what the Team created

for you to case and go for it and add to our Gallery.

 Thanks for visiting

Going 'Dotty'

We have a fun theme over at Cut It Up Challenge .

We want to see Dots and/or Stripes

this time round - just be sure to

Use your Dies!

I had a lot of fun just playing around and tearing up

little bits of washi tape with dots and stripes

in various colours as part of my background.

Also adhered a piece of striped DP

coloured leaf dies, a hello sentiment to the tiny tag

and a fun strip down the side.

Adhered to white card base. 

Head over and see what the Design Team created 

using our Theme and

come join in the fun and add yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Fly High!

It's Just Us Girls Stencil Week.

Another CAS easy peasy card from me.

The stencil is a favourite one from AALL&Create

 inked with Tim's distress inks.

The dragonfly is an Animal Spirit stamp

inked, heat embossed clear

and sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Added some splatters.

Adhered to SU Mossy Meadow card base.

Head over and see what our Guest Denise

and the Team chose to stencil

and join in with yours to the Gallery.

As this is the last week Denise is our Guest

I would like to thank her for sharing such 

lovely creations with us this month.

Thanks for visiting

Happy Birthday!

It's our Mood Board Week at  Just Us Girls

It's my turn to host and chose the colourful one below

with of course featuring some of my favourite colours

as well as other aspects.

Here's a larger view of choices.

This wasn't what I had planned to make but with

very little play time atm I reverted back to my bits box

and came up with that gorgeous background

 which matched my mood board. Gotta love that!

It was already inked with Hero Arts Leafy Vine,

all I had to do was cut the big HB die

several times for depth adding a white shadow.

Finished with some lovely smoke pearls by Uniquely Creative

corner rounding and adhered to coloured card base.

You will love how creative the Team were 

with this Mood Board so head over and check them out.

Love to see yours in the Gallery/

Thanks for visitng.

'tis a Merry Christmas

 It's time for our New Challenge over at

Christmas Craft Creations

Our Theme for the Month is 

Stencils or Embossing Folder.

Unfortunately purple never comes out true in a photo.

Craft time of late has been very limited with

caring for hubs failing heath so CAS it is for my

card for this month's challenge.

I used kraft paper, purple card stock,

an old CB embossing folder, purple ribbon,

and big Christmas die to complete.

Head over to our Blog and check out

what my team mates created for you

and come join in with yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in