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Thursday 10 October 2024

Happy Fall...

Welcome to today's post for Just Us Girls
It's our Word Week and Stephanie as Host chose
LEAVES.


As I already had Tim's leaves out on my desk
and it's that time of the year that trees show off their
beautiful colours as they shed their leaves.
I cheated again here using DP for my die cut leaves.
I inked my background with colours to match. 
Sentiment is from an old Gina K stamp, die cut from MFT
and popped. Leaves are also popped.
Attached to white card base.
Head over and check out what our Guest Kerry 
and the Team created - lots of inspiration there
to check out then you will want to join in
with yours to the Gallery.
See you there!




Friday 4 October 2024

Live your ART!

It's time for our Monthly Anything Goes
Unfortunately photos don't always do a project justice as is the case here.


I managed to have some time to play here
after hubby was hospitalized then came home with covid.
I picked that up and now just getting back to normal.
Time was running out and I was lucky this piece
 came together easily.
The leaves are 'real' picked up from an excursion and
 die cut with Tim's leaf dies.
Added some clear crackle glaze but didn't turn out (shame)
Background are DP's to help create quickly.
Added some stenciling and stamping.
 Inked the edges and curled one.
Splatters are from my poska pen.
Attached to white card and brown base.


I did manage a few photos.
Head over and check out what our Guest Vicki (fellow D Teamie) 
and the Team created for your pleasure 
and hope you get time to add your Mixed Media 
to our Gallery using multiple mediums.
Thanks for visiting






Inspired by - What Song?

Hello and Welcome to today's post.
We have a super fun challenge over at Cut It Up! 
Do you have a favourite song that you could incorporate into a card?
This is what the Design Team have been playing with
(and perhaps the song is still running around in our heads)
Mine is a simple one to pick!
I am a huge Paul McCartney - Beatles fan so I picked one he sang - 
PS I Love You  (the 1963 version of course)


I die cut a bunch of hearts in bronze, rose pink and metallic cream,
two parts of a big die cut heart and a huge Love die.
Remembered I had some old CB embossing strips
so included one for interest to the back.
After I  finally placed the hearts it was time for the part that
incorporated the song that inspired this card.
I die cut more old CB dies but didn't have
enough room for the PS (lol) to go with 
I Love You. Added a shadow to the words,
including the big Love die.
Added a few smaller hearts to the centre.
Card base and topper is metallic paper.
Didn't want to frame it so added small leftover strips
to both sides to complete.
It will be fun to check out the gallery to see
What song the DT were inspired by to create their card.
We'd love to see yours.


Thursday 3 October 2024

A Simple 'Hello'

It's our Colour Week at Just Us Girls and
our Lovely Lisa is Host and chose such gorgeous colours.
As it is a New Month we have a New Guest Designer.
A Big Welcome to Kerry Parkinson
So glad to have you with us for October.



Here's a close up shimmer!



I had fun inking my Kaisercraft butterfly in the required colours
and attached to die cut background. This was popped onto
the middle of a peek a boo die.
Some framing on the side with leftovers. 
Simple STAMPlorations sentiment and a bit of splatter to finish.
Bling completes my pretty butterfly.
Check out how our Talented Guest Kerry
and the Team enjoyed creating with these fun colours
then - your turn to add yours to our Gallery.
Thanks for visiting!



Thursday 26 September 2024

Oh HAPPY Day!

 
It's our Stencil Week at Just Us Girls and Elizabeth is Hosting!


It was relaxing creating my simple inked stencil card
as I have done here. Just used three distress inks
with ARTplorations Ethnic Organic 1
Die cut a vellum circle from MFT,
inked and heat embossed the sentiment
adding a few pearls, attached to white card base
and I'm done.
Head over and see how our Guest Nancy
and the Team used their stencils and
then hope to see yours in the Gallery.
We bid farewell to our Talented Guest Nancy
and loved having her share her talents with us this month.
Thank you Nancy.
 I know we will see you in our Gallery again soon



Friday 20 September 2024

The Seasons of Change!

Welcome to  our New Challenge over at Cut It Up
All over the world the Seasons are changing.
Spring has sprung in my surrounds but
we are looking for colours of Fall/Autumn.



Here's close up of the colours.

I got out my set of  Lindy's Magical's Autumn Leaves,
sprinkled and sprayed them on a sheet of water colour paper
and cut the backgrounds in various colours,
cut the heads in white and glued them off to the side.
Background is a texture die cut from Kaisercraft.
Arranged my leaves and popped.
I thought the sentiment fitted the theme nicely.
Adhered to whte card base.
The Team have created some fun and fabulous array of
all things Fall/Autumn related for your pleasure.
Now it's your turn to share with take in our Gallery.
Thanks for visiting






Thursday 19 September 2024

Spring has Sprung!

Welcome to today's post for  Just Us Girls
I am Host for this week's challenge
and as Spring has arrived in my neck of the woods
I chose these beautiful bunches of FLOWERS!




I am sure we have all had a card that was nothing like
what we planned and this one is just that.
I had intended to ink up a floral stamp and colour it
but couldn't decide which one. In the end 
I went with Tim's Wildflower Stems 1
and again changed my layout umteen times.
The colours turned out nicely but not exactly what I wanted.
Background is Tim's Splatters
and a bit of grungy stamping.
Scrunched up and inked a bit of word tissue paper
and arranged my floral bouquet on top.
Added a bit of shine to the centre of the flowers.
Spring sentiment is from CUTplorations.
Head over and check out how our Guest Nancy
and the Team showered our blog with all things floral.
See you there







Thursday 12 September 2024

It's WORD Week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to todays's post.
Hosting this weeks Word Challenge at
Just Us Girls is Sue with the very powerful word
HOPE! which can be used in many ways.


My background is a mix of Magical's,
distress inks and script stamping from Darkroom Door.
Gold leaf was sitting on my desktop.
Sentiment is STAMPlorations, heat embossed in gold 
and die cut from MFT. Inked the edges.
Adhered to brown card base.
Check out what our Guest Nancy and the Team created.
Hope to see yours in our Gallery.