It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls

Hosting this weeks Trend Challenge is Sue

choosing Multi Step Stamping.

With so many of this type of stamp on the market today

it is no surprise just how popular this trend is.

I have a few multi step stamps  but chose to use an old favourite

from Stampin' Up called Lotus Blossom.

They have made this stamp the easiest one to do this technique with

Maybe that is another reason why I chose it.

To go with a favourite stamp I went with a 

favourite colour - yes it is purple again sigh!

I've had a sneek peek at what the other Jugheads

made and you are in for a surprise - can't say any more.

On to how I put my card together - 

Basic coloured card stock throughout.

My flower was coloured with 

Memento Lulu Lavender Sweet Plum

and New Sprout and

Eldenberry (sentiment)

This was cut from the stitched circle die from MFT

I backed this by stenciling lightly with the

ARTplorations Nestles Circles

Sentiment is from

 STAMPlorations Vignette Celebrate Artsy

and finishing with some purple gems.

Check out what our April Guest Laurie Unger
and the Team made for your Inspiration and
come join us. You could be our Chic of the Week
and go on the be our Guest in June.

Thanks for dropping in

Imagine that....

STAMPlorations are having a

Things with Wings Spring Blog Hop

and Linky Party. 

All the details can be found on our Blog above.

How about that! A whole month of Spring Sensations.
The card above is the first of mine and you will see
one each week - yes I have been busy having loads of fun
and hope you will be so inspired that you too will join in.
 Look what you can win -

And the Prizes are:

- (3) randomly drawn winners from all comments left on the STAMP blog and participating designers blog will each receive a $10 gift certificate to the store

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive Trendy Butterflies 2

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive the Spring Blooms Plate die

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive her choice of any 2 of the new phrase dies (Sweet Spring Wishes, Bloom & Grow, Hello Sunshine, Be Kind)

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive her choice of die set (Flutter Zen 1 layering dies, Flutter Zen 2 layering dies, Dragonfly layering dies)

- (1) randomly drawn participant in the Things with Wings Spring linky party will receive a $15 gift certificate to the store.

*Winners announced on May 10 in the April Challenges & Hops winners post

Now that I have your Attention - here is how I made my card.

I started with ARTplorations Shower of Flutters 

and did a lot of smooching

with Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers/Crushed Olive

Abandoned Coral/Squeezed Lemonade

and adding some Inka Gold. 

Then for added interest inked up

STAMPlorations Scribbly Splattery Grunge

My bold black butterflies are 

STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies

and inked with Tim Holtz Black Soot

I fussy cut a second one and heat embossed it with 

Zing Aqua and popped it.

Sentiment are from STAMPlorations Trendy Butterflies 2

and STAMPlorations Vignette Artful Flutters




You will want to go over to STAMPlorations
and check out what all the fuss is about and
be inspired by the amazingly talented Team
then rush to your craft space and create create create.
After all you did see ALL THE PRIZES you could win by doing so.
What ARE you waiting for?

Popping this over to the
Anything Goes Challenge


oh! Thanks for dropping in here too
See you there........

Hiding In My Craft Room - Challenge #295 Monochromatic

This is my first posting as a Designer for 

Hiding In My Craft Room

and just so happens this week's Sponsor.

and the Giveaway is the Space Party Cricut Cartridge 

Thanks to Laurie.

Our challenge this week is to go Monochromatic

Here is how I chose to play

Using my favourite colour combination I

inked up the retired SU Stippled Blossom stamp

with TH Milled Lavender/Seedless Preserves

and cut and framed from a Spellbinder Die.

The background piece of cs was embossed

with an old CB folder.

 Added stamped leaves and gems.

I finished off with my sentiment from Gina K Designs

and a ribbon.

Pop over and see what the Team chose to make 

while they were Hiding in their Craft Room.

Hope you get time to play also and join in this weeks challenge.

Thanks for dropping in