Celebrating Challenge #400 at Just Us Girls

WOW! It's our #400th Challenge

and we are celebrating with PRIZES

from 2 Generous Sponsors

The Chic of this Week will win a $15 gift certificate AND 

1 random winner has their choice of a 4x6 stamp set or 2 (in-stock) 3x5 stamp sets.

and

 Your choice of any stamp set, and 1 ink pad!

How COOL is that!

And what a Fantabulous feat to be Celebrating 

such a milestone!

Since I got back from my Craft Show I have had  my

fingers playing with lots of new goodies from STAMPlorations.

As you will have seen in a previous post  Here

I have been in Celebration Mode.

Hence my card is made using some of their amazing products.

My card base (Hello Honey)

 and DP (Going Places) are from SU 

I die cut the 3 balloons CUTplorations Shaker Balloons

from the DP above.

My sentiment and squiggle are from 

STAMPlorations Balloons & Banners

inked along the border with

Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers

SU Hello Honey and Memento Tuxedo Black.

Celebrate is cut from black card stock from 

CUTplorations Celebrate Word Die

Added a scrap piece of DP to the bottom 

strip of gold glitter some coloured cotton

and a few inked stars to finish.

Here is a quickie I made up while playing with the balloon die.

I saw something similar on Pinterest so thought I would

have a bit of fun with it.

I just cut out a heap of balloons in white card stock

added a few touches of Brusho's to a few

popped them on to the card base, inked the sentiment

in various bright colours and finished with some sequins.

Again using products from STAMPlorations.

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Now pop over to Our Blog to see how

Our July Guest - super talented Aileen Ryan and the Team

 have 'Celebrated' this huge milestone.

I feel so honoured to be part of this Amazing Team.

Welcome Aileen. So so glad to have you join us this month.

With such wonderful prizes being offered I can 

look forward to seeing great Celebration Creations

and by linking up you could be the lucky Chic of the Week

winning Big! and could be chosen as our Guest for September.

I will pop over to the

Here with my top card.

Thanks for dropping in. 

Love ready your thoughts!

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's STAMPlorations 4th Birthday!

It's STAMPlorations 4th Birthday 
and we are Celebrating!

Just look at all those Prizes to be won!

I hope you have been over checking out the Amazing Artwork

on display from the Designers during the week. 

You really NEED to and there is also

so much info on how you can win those amazing goodies.

Here is my first card as part of the Team - 

Cupcakes are part of any Party aren't they?

Here are the products I used - 

A Snarky Birthday to You  - the Cupcake

STAMPlorations Balloons & Banners - 

the inked party background bits

STAMPlorations Happy Birthday - Sentiment

ARTplorations Retro Circles - added dimension

with Texture Paste and Glitter

CUTplorations Birthday Word Die sponged with

Inks - TH Peacock Feathers

CTMH - Thistle

WOS - shimmer on Birthday Sentiment.

Own Ribbon

Tom Bow pens and Glossy Accents for candle flame.

What's a celebration without Balloons!
This was an easy card thanks to the fabulous
balloon die which cuts beautifully -
CUTplorations Shaker Balloons 3 Oval
I got out my glitter paper and cut away.
Card stock is metallic grey topped with mottled paper.
Attached another sheet of grey card stock for my balloons
popping them with different sized dimension squares.
Added the bow from CUTplorations Gift Builder 2
Punched a few stars added a pearl and
 heat embossed the sentiment
STAMPlorations Party Time in Metallic Silver.



I will pop this second card over to the

Here

Hope you have enjoyed looking at what I created.
Thanks so much for dropping by today.

PS There is another Celebration happening a little later
so come back soon to see what it is!
Till then Cherrio from

Early Celebrations at STAMPlorations

STAMPlorations are celebrating their 4th Birthday

with Major Give Aways. I am getting in a little early here...

While I was at a recent Craft Show I got Happy Mail.

I thought it only right that I tried them out!

I bought some Nuvo Mousse and used that 

on my ARTplorations Bloom Factory

then inked up a few stamps from 

STAMPlorations Bloom Factory 

inking them where there was no colour from the stencil.

I fussy cut the big flower from 

STAMPlorations Big Bloom Factory

which was heat embossed and I again used the

mousse on the inside.

You can see the shimmer above from the Nuvo Mousse.

The sentiment is from STAMPlorations Party Time

Perfect eh! 

Check out all the details for the Wish List Linky Party

and Birthday Hop.

We are being asked to add our wish list so here is mine - 

It is a fair size but there are still more that I NEED!

A few were our of stock.

http://stamplorations.auctivacommerce.com/ViewWishlist.aspx?WishlistId=1136677

Popping this one over to the

Here

There are a few Celebrations coming up later in the week

so keep checking to see what I have been up to.

Thanks for dropping in

Till then - Cherrio from