Tags for Christmas!

Christmas is a comin' and with that in mind 

Carol Mc our Host for Wild Card Week at

Just Us Girls chose Holiday Gift Tags 

to get us moving.

I'll keep this as short as I can - 

Tag 1 - CUTplorations Tags

SU Rich Razzleberry paper/ink,

SB snowflake dies, washi tape, seam binding

sentiment dies and stamping.

Tag 2 -  Sizzix Frames, Tim's Holiday Greens

C/B Embossing, Marianne Dies

Bazzill cs, punch, sentiment

Nuvo drops and shimmer.

Tag 3 - shaving cream background,

die cut tree, snow hills and sentiment,

piercing, nuvo drops, punched stars, glitter,

ribbon, silver cord.

It's our Guest Designer Lynne's last challenge with us.

Loved having you share your talents with us this month.

Thanks so much.

Don't forget to head over and see the

abundance and variety of tags made by Lynne

 and Team for your pleasure.

We look forward to seeing our Gallery full

of inspiration and beautiful Christmas Tags.

Thanks for visiting.

'Casing' a Favourite Designer/Designers

July is a long month and we have 

Five Saturday's so you know it is our

Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls 

I am Host this week and thought it would be fun to

 pick a favourite designer/designers and

 case one of their creations.

It can be a Card/Tag Maker, Scrapbooker, 

Mixed Media Artist - Journal Page Creator 

even a Quilt Maker like Carol Mc

I so love the dedication and how long it takes

to create something so special.

We need to say who we are 'casing' and

show their make and ours.

This is a longish post so grab some refreshments.

I chose two designers - 

Cecile Ribon -a fellow designer here

who inspires me with her talents and creativity weekly

and

Loll Thompson who I have admired and loved her

CAS creations for a long time.

Cecile's Card

My 'Case'

I changed the colour of the background,

added gold circles, floral die inked 

Lindy's Milky Way White for some shimmer,

a snippet of ribbon, sentiment and a few splatters.

Popped onto white card base.

Loll's Card

I saw this card and knew I had THAT stamp

also gifted from a Dear Friend.

Here's my 'case'

Die cut my Spellbinder Die then coloured the background with 

Tim's Oxide Saltwater Taffy and Speckled Egg

going for lighter coloures but now think

the darkers colours show up the

wet baby wiped stencilling better.

My stencil is from ARTplorations Fairy Tale Forest

(the technique Loll used)

Heat embossed the Uniko Stamp in black

adding the same sentiment as Loll

from the same stamp set.

Added a few punched pink hearts splatters and

distressed the edges before popping 

onto white card base.

I didn't know whether I would post this 

as I am not overly happy with the result

even second time around. 

Head over to our Gallery and check out 

fabulous case creations from our Guest Fran

and my talented Team Mates.

Thank you so much Fran for sharing your

beautiful card with us this month.

Sure hope we get to see your favourite designer's casing.

Thanks for visitng

We are going 'Wild' at Just Us Girls

 

It's Saturday and Time for our New Challenge over at

Just Us Girls

Lisa is our Host for our Wild Card Week.

This comes around when we have five Saturdays in a month.

My tri-fold card is a Twisted Gatefold.

I did a dummy run (just the fold part) first

 to make sure I got it right.

Card base and DP are retired SU as is

the inks and floral dies (Botanical Blooms)

Inside sentiment is Inspired by Stamping.

Head over and see what tri fold our

Talented Guest Mac Mable and 

Team Mates created and we would love to see

how we inspired you and add to our Gallery.

It has been an amazing month with 

our Guest Mac sharing her vast array of talent with us.

We have so loved having you. 

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

A Simple 'Hello'

It's Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls

and Hosting is Carol and chose Plaid. 

I'm thinking you all expected me to get out

my tartan paper!  Surprise! Surprise!

I decided to try and find some 'plaid paper'

After much searching I found some. 

I started by cutting a peek a boo die for my

plaid background. DP is from Rosie's,

embossed with geometric folder.

Added a die cut from my stash and

others from the same dp pack,

with some white thread to the back of the dies.

Sentiment is cut from an old CB die

and a cotton bow attached.

Of course I had to add splatters to finish.

Pop over and see what our Guests Chrissie and Stef created

and my Talented Team Mates of course.

AND haven't we had an amazing month

with Chrissie and Stef sharing their talents with us!

A HUGE Thank You to you both. 

Loved having you join us this month.

 Looking forward to seeing our Gallery this week!

Adding to the Daring Card Makers for their

In the Frame Challenge

Till next time - 

'Relax' for Wild Card Week at JUGS

Bobby is Hosting this week at Just Us Girls

and it is our Wild Card Challenge.

It's that time of year that you see

 the most beautiful leaves change colours -

just not where I live though. Spring has sprung

and we are getting 'new life'.

I decided  I would use some orange retired SU Designer Paper

to go with the leaves in the photo covering fully

 to my white card base.

The white backing for my die cut leaves

was split on an angle letting them peak out

in all directions. I love orange and black together

and think my arrangement blends in nicely.

Finished with some black pearls and sentiment.

Which road will you take when you 

add your card to our Gallery? 

Autumn tones or something completely different like mine.

Don't forget to check out what our Guest Nora

and the Team created for your pleasure.

On a sad note we bid farewell to Angie

as this is her last post as part of the Team - 

but we know we will still see her 

amazing talent on Blogland.

Thank You so much Angie for all the inspiration

and encouragement you have given us.

We were blessed to have you on our Team. 

Also a big Thank You to Nora for being a

fabulous Guest with us this month.

We loved having you and sharing your

talent with us. 

There's 'No Card' Today

 The heading says it all!

However there is something else.

I am hosting our Wild Card Week

over at Just Us Girls 

and looking for Anything But a Card

With five Saturday's in the month we have our

Wild Card where the Host has free range to choose!

There are so many ways you can use your creativity

as you can see below. 

I thought I would share a little 4x4 Mixed Media Canvas

in a fairly simple way. 

The canvas has gesso added which makes everything

you add after that 'stick'.

I textured/coloured up my canvas and 

some paddle pop stick for the fence

 then started adding bits and bobs.

These include bits of bark from the yard,

dried flowers and seeds from a bouquet I was given,

The centre of the blue flower (from my stash)

is actually the centre from the seeds.

Added some cheese cloth, 

a few leaf dies and  art stones.

So you see Mixed Media can be

fairly easy by adding things you may have

around the house. It's fun just to experiment.

My kind of relaxation while others

love to dabble in colouring images.

Pop over and see how everyone

chose to play this week.

We also say good bye to our lovely Guest Chrissie

who inspired us greatly with her talents. 

Thank You for joining us this month.

Thanks for dropping in today

'Wild' about Spots or Dots at Just Us Girls

We are going for Spots or Dots this week at Just Us Girls

for our Wild Card Week, chosen by our Host Angie.

Our eyes will never be the same!

I was planning to do a Bokeh card but somehow

I changed my mind after finding a few

interesting dotty stamps tucked away.

Inked up my dots with Distress Oxide colours

then decided to add a bit of texture

with stenciling with white crackle paste.

After searching through my stamps I couldn't find one

that suited so got out Tim's Small Talk Words

adding ones that I thought suited.

Attached to SU card base.

Pop over and see how Jacinda and the Team

went dotty and come play with this weeks

fun challenge.

You could be our Chic of the Week

and be a future Guest with us.

Thanks for visiting. 

Live in the Moment

Hi there and Welcome to my Saturday post for 

Just Us Girls

As we have 5 Saturday's this month it's our

Wild Card Week and the Lovely Lisa 

wants us to do some Masking.

Here's my simple masking - and

it's my first make for 2021.

All the others you have seen were made before

I had knee surgery back in early December.

My favourite Visible Image Creative Chaos stamp

is an easy one to mask. All I had to do was stamp

the main image and cut out the head flower,

adhere it lightly and create a background then remove it.

I have used a few stamp sets here -

two I received from my dear talented crafty friend Mac Mable

(Big Thank You here)

who knows how much I love VI and AALL&Create stamps.

I inked AALL&Create #383 and 

Visible Image Somewhere in Time for my background

with Tim's Black Soot and Hickory Smoke

and smooching Lindy's Sprays and Magicals.

The flower was inked with Dusty Concord Archival Ink.

Sentiment is from Visible Image Live in the Moment.

Gave it a light spray also with Perfect Pearls.

Adhered to purple card stock.

PS I so enjoyed making this card especially inking up 

those new stamps - getting me back into my craft room.

Here a close up!

Pop over and see how our Guests 

Carol and Melanie and the Team

played with masking their cards.

A Big Thank You to our Guests Carol and Melanie

for sharing their talents with us this month.

Hope to see you in the Gallery this week.

Thanks for dropping in.

It's 'WILD Card Week' at Just Us Girls

We are going wild this week at Just Us Girls 

'cause we have five Saturday's this month

and Lisa as Host chose WORD DIE CUTS!

Now don't we all have a generous stash?

I had every intention of using a big

Merry Christmas die but as you can see I went

in a different direction.

An easy card using Altenew Frosted Garden

for the floral images inked with

VersaFine Clair Warm Breeze.

(Love those ink pads as they stamp up so well)

with a lightly inked stenciled background.

My die cut is from CUTplorations cut several times

for dimension with Nuvo Gloss Glitter

brushed on for shimmer.

Inked sentiment is from SU.

Here's a close up!

Finished with a few gems and attached to

coloured card base.

Pop over and see how our Guest Karen - 

Thanks for being a Fabulous Guest this month

and the Team chose to use

their Word Die Cuts.

I look forward to checking out our

Gallery - will yours be there?

If so you could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running for a Guest Spot in the New Year.

Thanks for dropping in.

Love reading your comments.

Butterfly Flutters

Hi there and Welcome to today's post for

Just Us Girls. It's Wild Card Week because there are

Five Saturday's this month!

Hosting is Carol and chose

Now I know we will have a gazillion beautiful butterflies

flying all over our Gallery this week. 

 Here's a few of mine!

Most of you know my love of stencils and texture paste

especially when I can add crackle.

That is what I have done here.

Stencils are from TCW and Tim Holtz in Fossilized Amber Oxide

and Memento London Fog.

the black strips are inked with a credit card with 

Ranger  Watering Can Archival Ink.

The Dreamweaver Crackle stenciling is from ScrapFX.

Butterflies are SU and Spellbinders.

The large one has been smooched with Lindy's 

Black Orchid Silver Spray. It just shimmers!

Sentiment from Inspired by Stamping

finished with Kaisercraft pearls.

Attached a strip of yellow cs to the side

and attached to white card base.

Pop over and see what Lisa and the Gang created 

and don't forget to play with us this week.

In closing I would like to give Lisa a Huge Thank You

for being a wonderful Guest with us this month.

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's 'Wild Card Week' at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday post for

Just Us Girls

Since we have 5 Saturday's this month it's time to

Play the 'Wild Card' and choosing how is

Our Host Sue!

and we ALL have a plentiful supply in our stashes don't we?

No excuses for not getting just a smidgen out to play with us this week.

I was happily crafting along with my favourite
Visible Image Creative Chaos stamp set
when I realized that one I had made
moons ago for another challenge goes live in a few days
so if you pop back then
you will see a double take on this great stamp set.
***
The gorgeous grungy papers I used here are from Paper Rose.
I inked up the flowers on one of the papers
and fussy cut the heads in another, adding stamping
here and there for interest. Coloured a few circles with
a white gel pen and stenciled some splatters.
Glitter was sprinkled on to the main floral centre.
Sponged TH black soot around the edges before
adhering to white card base.
A simple stamped sentiment finished it off
Thanks Annie for again adding a cool grungy frame to my photo.

Pop over and see what Deborah and the Team
created using different patterned papers.
Come join us in the Gallery!

Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to Wild Card Week at
Just Us Girls - and it is that because
there are five Saturday's this month.
Why! 'cause it's a Leap Year!

Nancy is Hosting and chose

The possibilities here are endless.
I found a small smooched piece of paper
in my bit box and cut out my
Couture Creations Lily Bouquet
and again for the inlay in brown.
Inserted the two lily flower bits the same as
my smooched background
(which doesn't show up in the photo)
and popped onto crazed card stock.
Sentiment is from STAMPlorations.

Pop over and see how our Guest Betty
and the Team showcased their inlaid dies.
Join us this week and you could be chosen as our
Chic of the Week and in the running to be
Guest is April.
A BIG Thank You to Betty for showcasing
her Amazing Talents. We were honoured to
have you as our Guest this month.


Thanks for dropping in

Anything Goes at Just Us Girls Wild Card Week

Hello and Welcome to our
Last Challenge for 2019 for Just Us Girls

Vicki as Host has chosen an easy peasy one for us.

and 'cause we I don't use my Christmas Stash enough
I thought I should get in and do just that.

After seeing This Card on Pinterest
I really liked it so have cased it here.
I started my background using Tim's Distress Inks
in various colours then flicking water which turned out
looking like snowflakes.
The stamp set is Tim's Great Outdoors.
Inked the trees with Memento Luxe Northern Pine
several times to get a ghosting effect,
my deer with Gina K Amalgam Ink
and the stars with Hero Arts Unicorn Pigment Ink.
I felt I needed to add something to ground the deer
so used a mix of texture paste,
brown powders and tiny art stones.
Finished with the sentiment from the stamp set,
some matching cotton, frame and onto black card base.

 Because we are having the month off
Vicki has given you the chance to add  your card
to our Gallery for all of December and will
Randomly choose one Winner to be our 
Guest in February. So go for it!

Thank You all for your kind comments left here
and for supporting Just Us Girls challenges.
We will be back on January 4th 2020 to start over again
when Vicki will announce who our Guest will be.

Splish 'Splashing' Bold Colours

Hello and Welcome to Saturday's Post for

Just Us Girls with Sue as our Host this Wild Card Week.
This comes about when we have five Saturday's in the Month.

I took the word literally and went Wild with my Splashes!

Tim's Splatters stencil was the first thing I thought of
when I saw the prompt. Of course they have to be bright too -
 Fossilized Amber, Abandoned Coral and
Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Inks.
Flicked a few water droplets and blotted for effect.
I recently purchased the Visible Image Bold Colour sentiment
which worked perfectly and embossed with
Lindy's Pumpkin Fiesta powder.
Cut this with a postage stamp die,
matted with bright yellow paper and
adhered to bright orange card base.

Pop over and see what Tristan and the Team
splashed on their cards and come join our Gallery this week.
Should be a fun one!
As this is the end of the month I want to thank Tristan
for being an amazing Guest.
We have all loved seeing your talents.

Thanks for dropping in

It's 'Fancy' at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to my Saturday Post for
Just Us Girls and I am this week's  Hostess.
Since there are 5 Saturday's this month we have our

I chose something a 'little different' than
just the normal every day style card and
in doing so it really threw me out of my comfort zone.

This was not my first or second or maybe even third
attempt with different folds - hence this card has been
sitting unfinished in my craft room for quite some time
till time was running out and I knew I had to finish it quick.

It's a Joy Fold card and really quite easy to put together.
I used SU card stock, including the Designer Papers
that go with the SU Botanical Blooms stamp/die set
which you would know I love.
The sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.

Pop over and see what folds our Guest Marlena
 and the Team created  and I hope you will
take the plunge and play with us this week.
Love to see you in our Gallery.

Before I close I would like to thank Marlena
for Guesting with us this month and showing us all
your creativity. It has been a pleasure having you with us.

Thanks for dropping by here today