It's TREND WEEK at Just us Girls

Hosting the TREND WEEK CHALLENGE is SUE

and I loved what she chose 'STENCIL' as I have been

buying and playing around with them for a wee while now.

 

I had already made a few cards with different stencils

 and couldn't decide which one to use for our challenge...

so since my sister (a quilter) was visiting

 I asked her which one she liked.

 

This is the one she chose.

 

 

I like to arrange items off centre or on an angle

and thought this needed just that look.

 

I used the following items on my card -

White card stock

Stencil - Crafters Workshop Mini Texture

SU Petite Petals/Punch

SU Pocket Silhouettes/Just Because for Sentiments

Kaisercraft Leaf/Pearls

Karl Punch - tiny flowers

Memento ink - Sweet Plum/Elderberry

Variegated cotton.

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So there you have my card for this weeks challenge

so be sure to go and check out Our JUGS site to see

what my talented Jugheads have to show off to you

and of course my very talented crafty friend Judy Woodland

who is our GUEST for January.

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Hope you get the chance to play with this fabulous challenge

and you will be in the running for 'Chic of the Week'

and our Guest in March if you do.

 

I have also placed this at the  Design Team Showcase Blog

 

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Thanks for popping in and hope to see you

over at Just us Girls

 

 

 



WIW Colour Challenge at The House that Stamps Built

There are some fabulous new challenges this year over at

The House that Stamps Built - one of my favourite sites

and this week it is the

WIW Colour Challenge - Blue Silver & White

so I got my fingers busy and came up with this card.

 

 

I just love some of their beautiful flower stamps

and love to just ink or heat emboss them instead of colouring.

For this one - RI Tulip Bouquet I did that using Candy Blue

Embossing Powder onto my white card stock.

My base is white and matted with blue.

I also added a strip of floral silver vellum to the side.

Finished off with some silver mesh topped with a popped

sentiment from SU a few gems and sequins with a

touch of paper piercing in the corner.

Simple but striking I thought.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 



Top Tip Tuesday - Keep it Simple Challenge

 

It's a New Year with New Challenges at

Top Tip Tuesday and to start their year off

they have a
 KEEP IT SIMPLE CHALLENGE.

 

 

Well I think I really did that with my card.

 

It is a one layer (unusual for me) card

using basic white card stock.

I cut out a die from Spellbinders Labels 1

to use as my mask then sponged my card using  Memento

Lulu Lavendar Dandelion and Pistacchio.

I then inked 3 stamps from

the SU Pocket Silhouette stamp set with

Memento Tuxedo Black.

My sentiment is from SU Heard from the Heart.

Finished off by punching 3 little hearts on the side

and added yellow paper on the inside to highlight them.

MY HINT IS -

 

Stamp your sentiment off centre so you can add

a little something special to the side like I did

with the 3 little hearts. Just added interest and your eyes

are attracted to it.

 

Thanks for stopping by

Till next time ...

Cherrio from

 



An 'As You Like It' Challenge

 

Over at As You Like It Challenge Blog their new challenge is to

Make a card with your favourite shape/fold and tell why.

 

With so many dies/folders to use with our die cutting machines

I love it when I can get them out and create something

a little out of the ordinary or a bit special.

 Just don't do it often enough.

With this challenge it has given me

the chance to do just that. 

This is a fairly simple card but with the gorgeous colours

I think packs a punch.

All products used here are from Stampin' Up

 apart from the tiny yellow flowers on the frame.

 



 

I took this photo to show you that it is just scored

and folded at the back.

 

It is so nice to see the New Year and move on from

all those Christmas Cards we needed to make.

 

Hope you like my 'Shaped Card'

 

Thanks for stopping by...