It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

Time for our Colour Challenge at

Just Us Girls and Hostess for this week is

Our Lovely Lisa.

choosing the colours below.

Now as most of you know purple is my

favourite (and Judy's) colour so this pleased me no end.

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This is a fairly simple card in which I used metallic paper.

I cut out a corner with a SB die to lay my flowers into.

I inked up some water colour paper

with TH Victorian Velvet/Seedless Preserves

and Spun Sugar adding a small amount 

of Iridescent Medium for a bit of shimmer.

I then  punched the flowers with 

my MS poinsettia punches

(something I haven't used in ages) 

randomly putting them in their place.

Added some grey leaves and fern.

I found this tiny piece of silver corrugated cardboard

in my bits box and cut my XOXO 

from the CUTplorations XOXO die

and cutting a second one in grey cs for backing.

I finished off with added gems and sequins

in colours to match.

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Hope you will pop over to 

Our Blog to see how these fabulous colours

inspired our March Guest Nance and

my Team Mates then join us. In doing so

you could be chosen as Chic of the Week.

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Thanks for dropping in today.

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's your 'Mid Month Reminder' for STAMPlorations

Time flies when you are having fun and sadly

my time as a Guest Designer for the 

CAS Card Challenge at STAMPlorations

is coming to an end.

So here is your reminder that you still have a little time

to get your CAS card in for this months challenge.
(Don't forget there are prizes to be won)

I wanted to feature the new stamp set
STAMPlorations/CUTplorations Pocket Blooms
Starting with my white card base I then
cut my backing with a sizzix die
inking it up using ARTploration Plaid Maker
with Memento Spun Sugar.
I added Memento Victorian Velvet onto my craft sheet
spritzing and smooched it onto white card then
 heat embossed the daisies in white onto that.
My denim pocket was inked and cut from blue paper
adding the XOXO using Memento London Fog.
I then attached some blue ribbon, popping my flowers
and denim pocket.
Added the sentiment also from the same stamp set
and a few hearts to finish.

While I had the Pocket Blooms stamp set out
I thought I would try and make this card
a little different.
The background is stenciled with ARTplorations Zen Hearts
with Tim Holtz Distress inks
and after colouring in my daisies I popped it
onto the front. Now my something different
is that I cut out the denim pocket with blue paper
and then again with denim material to which I
tried distressing it by cutting the material and
adding ink to give it a worn look.
I added stitches with a white gel pen.
Sentiment is also from the above stamp set.


I am popping the top card Here for the


Hope you have enjoyed checking out my
CAS cards for STAMPlorations over the
last 3 months. I so appreciated all your kind comments.
I would  like to sincerely thank Shery Russ for giving me
the opportunity to be part of this wonderful group.
Also to all the STAMPlorations gals - a big Thank You
for your warm welcome and friendship.
I will however be back for a little surprise 'Something'
coming up in the near future.
So keep checking but for now it's Cherrio from

It's 'Merry'

It's time for Challenge #3 over at Season's Greetings

Our Challenge this fortnight is - 

Always Anything Goes with the Twist

Wet & or Dry Embossing.

Here is how I made my card

using the Optional Twist - 

Card base is a metallic paper

to which I added  purple for my first frame

cut with a stitched die

then I embossed silver paper from an old

Cuttlebug Christmas set adding it to the frame.

I then die cut another shade of purple cs

with Spellbinders Labels 18 inking it

randomly with one of the stamps

from SU Snowburst in Memento Sweet Plum.

I showcased my Ornate Baubles from Kaisercraft

again cutting them in purple and heat embossed

them with Polysparkle Powder (which is a little hard to see)

I then got my die and penciled around the edges of the baubles

on grey shimmery paper and hand cut to add as backing.

I rounded the backs, added dimensional squares

making them pop then  added some gems.

My Merry die is cut from Lawn Fawn

which was only partially cut to fit.  

I would also like to give a BIG WELCOME

to my dear friend Cheryl Wright who is

now part of 

Thanks so much for dropping in.

Hope you will find time to play with this fun Challenge.

Pop over to see what all the Kangaroos (sorry had to say it)

have made Here and I look forward to seeing you there.