You're a STAR!

Our Host Lisa E wants us to head 

Back to School for our Word Week at

Just Us Girls

Yikes! that was like forever ago...

Lucky it's not for real - it's our cards that need to be

Back to School related or

just be inspired by any of the features on

the super photo. There really are lots to choose from!

After procrastinating over this photo for

like forever I came up with a simple bookmark

that turned out so easy in the end.

I used a Kaisercraft paper pad for everything

except the plain paper. 

Die cut the circles and punched a bigger star.

Head over and see where our Guest Cathy

and the Team went with Lisa's fun photo.

It's Cathy's last week with us and it has been

lovely to have her share her talents with us.

Thanks so much Cathy.

Till next time!

I Picked These for You.

 

Sistah Diane has chosen the Theme for our

New Challenge over at The Sisterhood of Crafters

FRAME IT!

I saw a card I liked on Pinterest Here

and have 'cased it' using Tim's Wildflowers also.

I found a lovely soft coloured dp for my background

and added lots of white shimmery die cuts. I also like to

add an extra head to the main flower and 

in the same paper as the background. 

Sentiments are from STAMPlorations.

Finished with a clear gem.

Head over and see what gorgeous creations

from the Sistahs and we would love to see yu

add yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting and always special

when I read your kind comments.

Big Hugs!

 Lisa K is our Host for Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and picked an awesome combination for us to work with.

Teal - Yellow - Tan

You all know me and my love of Lindy's Magical's!

These gorgeous colours 'screamed' Magical's and

I think I got a bit heavy handed with the

Tibetan Poppy Teal when I wet my w/c paper

and dropped it on with a brush.

ooooooooooh! I love the result though.

So bold, bright and shimmery.

I also added Yellow Rose of Texas

and included it on my background die

behind the SU Four Feathers.

I used retired SU Tip Top Taupe

(papers and ink)

Stencilling is from AALL&Create

and Whichcraft Do You Do.

Sentiment is ARTplorations.

Added a tiny bit of yellow ribbon to finish.

Head over and check out how our 

August Guest - Cathy and the Team 

used the colours.

I am sure you will want to join in

and add your to our Gallery. Hope so!

Thanks for visiting

What's Trending at Just Us Girls!

I do love playing with Stencils and 

Bobby chose them as Host for Trend Week at

Just Us Girls

Inked background with Tim's Ox Inks,

stencilling heavily ARTplorations Bloom Reticulate

with Crackle Texture Paste.

Sentiments are from STAMPlorations 

Chevrons and Arrows.

Inked the edges, corner rounded

and on to white card base. 

Head over to Our Blog and

check out the fabulous makes from

Our Guest Cathy and the Team.

Hope to see yours there.

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

Winter Activities!

Time for our New Challenge over at

Christmas Craft Creations 

and our Theme is Winter Activities

I die cut my Cottage Cuts Scottie Dog on a Sled

twice - once for my black Scottie and red

for the sleigh.

Background is a mix of oxide inks and

Lindy's Milky Way White.

Die cut a circle for my scottie to ski on

heat embossing Stampendous Chunky White Enamel and

. Elizabeth Crafts Cool Diamonds for the snow.

Added some long neglected snowflake stickers

and the Merry Christmas sentiment.

Attached to white card base.

Head over and see what the rest of the

Talented Designers chose for their Winter Activities

and come join in with yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Thinking of You 'Sister'

Today's post for The Sisterhood of Crafters

is a pretty special one for me. 

The theme chosen by Sistah Darlene is

SUNFLOWERS!

This card was made while thinking of my sister who loved sunflowers.

My background is randomly stencilled with grit paste,

die cuts in black and kraft.

Sunflower from STAMPlorations was inked in black

 and heat embossed, coloured with Lindy's Magical's

 and Nuvo Shimmer Powders and fussy cut.

 Dotted the centre with gel pen.

Sentiment is from Krafts4U

Corner rounded, matted in black and on to kraft card base.

***

The painting below was made for my Sister so she could see them

every time she looked out her kitchen window.

These sunflowers were from a field close by where she lived.

I also now have one dried and framed in my kitchen.

Head over and see what beautiful sunflowers 

my Sistahs created for your pleasure

 and I am sure our Gallery will be full of colour and blooms.

Thanks for visiting and always love reading your comments.

Happy Little Stampers Stencil Time

 Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Happy Little Stampers

Happy to be back with the Design Team creating for

 The Stencil Challenge.

I went rummaging through my bits box

to see what I could find and came across

the piece I used above.

Products used are - 

Lindy's Magical's,Tim Holtz Distress Grit Paste,

Clear Scraps Chevron Stencil,

AALL&Create Stamp, TH Wildflower Die,

unbranded dies, Cheesecloth, 

Sentiment from STAMPlorations

MFT die, SU card stock.

Head over and check out what the Design Team

created and join in with your Stencil Project.

Thanks for the visit.

Don't forget to FLY!

Vicki is Hosting our Word Challenge at

Just Us Girls  and our Gallery is going to be 

'Full of wonderful butterfly creations'

It's our first for August and that means we have a 

New Guest Designer. 

So happy to have an 'Aussie' and it is

Cathy Roffey. Check out her blog Here 

Welcome Cathy.

We all love making butterfly cards don't we???

With so many choices of what to use and how

I decided to stencil (AALL&Create) my background

with Tim's oxides then put it back 

and stencil again with Opaque Crackle Texture Paste
Adding a bit of background stamping for interest.

I die cut my Kaisercraft butterfly then

covered it with Black Brusho's

which has given it  subtle blue tones.

I then added Transparent Gloss

which gave it a nice sheen.

Slightly popped it after adding the sentiment from

Tim's Small Talk.

'Fly' over and see what our Guest Cathy

and our Amazing Designers created

and I am sure you will want to add yours

to our Gallery this week. 

You could be our Chic of the Week and

and chosen as our Guest in October.

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

Mixed Media Time at Creative Artiste

It's time for our new Anything Goes Challenge at

 Creative Artiste Mixed Media

This is a Mixed Media piece that just came together

as I went along with nothing specific in mind.

 It began by inking the background with

a variety of Lindy's Magical's, lots of

Nuvo Shuimmer Powders and stencilling

from AALL&Create

with AA Metallic Gold Rush paint.

The butterfly is from Kaisercraft and

was sitting on my workbench.

Lots of additions that I forgot to photograph -

some of these items are chipboard, cheescloth,

more stencilling, art stones.

Painted the edges with the Gold Rush Paint.

I did add some clear crackle but lost it's way.

On the butterfly there are gilding flakes,

 Magical's and a sparkly gem.

Flower is from my stash, adding a pearl spray to the back

and coloured thread to the stem.

It is so easy to get carried away and keep on adding

products for colour or dimension.

Next month I am hoping to created something

very different. I have had it in my mind for

a few months now - just hasn't eventuated yet.

Will see what happens for next months MMprofect.

Pop over and see what the Creative Artists

(the Design Team that is) had fun with.

We would love to see you add yours

Our theme is always

"Anything Mixed Media Goes"

with multiple mediums on your project.

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

Till next time - 

 

'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

Merry! Merry!

 Today's post is for our New Challenge over at

The Sisterhood of Crafters and Lia chose our Theme

Fairy or Gnomes.

I don't have fairies flying around my craft room

so my little gnome came to the rescue for

my Christmas card.

He is from Stamping Bella and coloured with

watercolour pencils and inks. Added a bit of sparkle to his hat.

Die cuts for the angle and Merry sentiment.

Adhered to red card base.

Head over and see what my Sistah's chose to feature.

Hope to see you in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

Sending Happy Thoughts

 I'm playing again this week over at the

Tic Tac Toe Challenge choosing from the board below

to go from

top right -  flowers

centre - yellow

botton left - ink blending

for Challenge #171

Those that know me would know that I would pick

 ink blending - it's in my DNA!

I went for a bright yellow with Nuvo 

Solar Flare Shimmer Powder for my blended background

Flowers? I chose a favourite retired SU set

Botanical Blooms
Foliage die cut from various coloured paper.

I added Lindy's Milky Way White to the flowers

for a nice shimmer and

Yellow Rose of Texas for the centre of the main flower

then a clear gemstone.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations Bloom Happy.

Tiny flowers have Daffodil Liquid Pearls in the centre.

Finished with adhering to coloured card base.

Also sending this over to 

Moving Along with the Times

Challenge #144

and another one for

Happy Little Stampers

Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for visiting and love reading your comments.

Simply 'Make a Wish'

Wet, cold, windy weather makes for 

Great Craft Time.

Here I have made another card for

Happy Little Stampers 

I used Lindy's Magical's for the background,

stencilling randomly the numbers from

Which Craft Do You Do (Aussie Store)

with Distress Grit Paste. Once dry

I sponged a little here and there

with Tim's Black Soot then added

Opaque Crackle Texture Paste.

Inked and heat embossed the

Happy Little Stampers Dandelion Wishes in black. 

Adhered to coloured card base.

Thanks for visiting and commenting.

It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls

It's our Photo Week at Just Us Girls 

and our Host Sue has chosen

This photo really stumped me at first till

I remembered I had a stamp that would suffice 

as I wanted to feature the falling greenery.

This was inked in green and clear embossed.

I recently bought a die that I thought would be 

an interesting feature.

This is where I went way outside the box.

Before I attached my die I did some stencilling

and sponging in the same green, 

cutting a circle to use as a moon

enhancing it with a gold gel pen.

Finished with attaching to black card base.

Something a little different from the photo

but that is the thing - everyone chooses

what they see that takes their eye and go from there.

Head over and see what's in the Gallery for your inspiration.

from our  Guest Fran and my Talented Team Mates 

What stood out for you?

Hope to see yours there.

Thanks for visiting.

Oh Happy Day!

 I have been in a pinky/peachy kind of mood lately and

thought it time I brightened things up with a

few favourite deep coloured oxide inks.

This is for Happy Little Stampers

and using dies/inks from Tim - 

Wildflowers from three different sets

and his Mixed Media Die Set.

My background colours are

Crackling Campfire and Spiced Marmalade.

I then placed AALL&Create Geometric Grid #81

on top and sponged with a wet baby wipe

to lift the ink and create a pattern.

Die cut the corner from the Mixed Media Set.

To add a little extra interest I inked the other side with

AALL&Create Scripts #292 in black.

Die cut several wildflowers also in black

holding in place with a tiny piece of orange cotton.

Sentiment is retired SU Build a Bouquet.

Adhered to black card base.

# Popping this over to the HLS Anything Goes with Dies

Thanks for visiting and commenting.