They're So Sweet

Hello and Welcome to my
Saturday Post for Just Us Girls
It's our Word Week and Hosting is Carol
choosing a scrumptious word
CITRUS

It's a New Month and our Guest for July is
the Talented Julia Aston from
https://createwithjulia.blogspot.com/
A big Welcome Julia - so happy to enjoy your talents
with us this month.

It certainly isn't icy pole weather here
but more like winter fruits of oranges and mandarins.
Don't have any stamps like that so icy poles it is!

I cut them with the CUTplorations Sweet Cravings die
 from white card stock then
and filled the empty space with some squiggles from
STAMPlorations  Balloons & Banners in matching colours
and inking the edges.
I then had fun with the background with Tim's Oxide Inks.
I added some glossy accents and Nuvo Drops to the icy poles
and bows from Waffle Flower.
My Sweet Sentiment is from CUTplorations also.
Finished by attaching to matching orange card stock.

Thanks for dropping in
Love reading your comments.
Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog
to see Julia and the Team's
Citrus Creations.
Come join us in the Gallery.
You could be our next Chic of the Week
by doing so.

A 'Wild One'

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Crafting with Dragonflies

I'm Guesting this time round for our New Challenge

and we are looking for Animals.

I went 'WILD' here inking up this Lion

from the Happy Little Stampers 'Born to be Wild'

stamp set. 

I started the background using 

Tim's Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber

and Spiced Marmalade onto photo paper

smooching and drying as I went along.

I sealed that with Tim's Distress Glaze

which bring the colours back to life.

I then cut a peek a boo frame from MFT
and a stitched die

from watercolour paper and smooched

the same colours as above only in Distress this time.

Add a few splatters of Black Soot.

This was then popped onto black card stock.

Sentiment is from the same stamp set.

Pop over and see what the Dragonfly Designers

created HERE and hope you get time to

join in the Gallery.

I am going to pop this over to the

Happy Little Stampers Gallery

for the Watercolour Challenge

Anything Goes with an

Optional Twist of Birthday
and the CAS Challenge with Animal
as the Optional Twist.
Got both covered here.

And something a little different for
The Paper Players
Celebration Theme. It's their 400th Challenge

celebrating  with a Lion's Birthday Message.

Thanks for stopping by.

Birthday Celebrations for Someone 'Special'

Hello and Welcome to a Very Special Post.

Over the last month we have had

5th Birthday Celebrations with Designer's from

STAMPlorations showcasing

a few of their favourite cards with a few new ones

thrown in - Well it just happens that our

Amazingly Beautiful Generous and Caring Leader

Shery Russ 

is having a Birthday of her own and to

celebrate her day we have a

Surprise Birthday Post in her honour.

Pop over HERE  to check out all the

beautiful Birthday Projects created just for her.

Here is mine.

Wishing Shery the Happiest of Birthday's

and so privileged to be part of her Craft Family.

For my card I chose Shery's

 In Bloom Precious Plumerias

Before I heat embossed it in white I made my background

from Lindy's Magicals in Sweet Violet Purple Teal

(Shery's favourite colour is purple)

and Lucky Shamrock Green with a bit of smooching

and drying as I added colour.

I had some left on a brush so added  tiny splatters.

I then cut several 

CUTplorations Celebrate Words to finish

and added several pearls.

This was then taped to a white background and on to

pearlized card stock.

Here are the products used above.

#UPDATE I see The Paper Players are celebrating their

400th CHALLENGE!

What a fabulous milestone.

Congratulations!

Adding my card to the Gallery!

Thanks for the Reminder.

Thanks for checking out this post.

Love reading your comments.

Cherish - Dream - Live

Hello and Welcome to my Post for today.

It's for the July CAS Mix Up Challenge

and this month's Mix is to

Colour Your Die Cuts, Stamping and

Your Choice.

My Choice was to colour my leaf die cuts

using Magicals in 3 slightly different colours,

PearlEx Powder and Artisan Powder

Stamping my Sentiment from Kaisercraft

and scoring using my score buddy.

Sentiment and card stock are from SU in

Calypso Coral and Groovy Guava.

That's it for today but I'll be playing with this challenge

again before the end of the month. I missed last month

as time slipped by me too quickly. 

Thanks for dropping in.

See you again real soon....

A Magical 'Happy Birthday'

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Happy Little Stampers

It's a New Month and a New Challenge for our

I have been having so much fun with new products lately

and my Birthday Card is doing just that.

I recently purchased a couple of  Lindy's Magical Packs

and just like Brusho's - they are addictive.

The beautiful stamp I used is hot out of my mail box

and from STAMPlorations In Bloom - Precious Plumerials

simply heat embossed in white

then the Magic Began.

I spritzed water on my craft mat and added 

Hydrangea Blue

smooching and drying as I went along.

Added more colour selectively on some of the flowers.

I then did the same only lightly with

 Lucky Shamrock Green

and coloured the leaves the same.

Here's a close up of the shimmer.

My Birthday Stamp is from Happy Little Stampers

inked with Memento Teal Zeal.

This was cut with a stitched die and adhered to

white card base.

Finished with a few gems.

Don't forget - 

Our winner for this challenge will receive a $20 coupon to spend at the shop!
Check out all the details HERE

IF YOU USE STAMPS BY HAPPY LITTLE STAMPERS

 AND YOU ARE OUR RANDOM WINNER,
YOUR PRIZE WILL BE DOUBLED!

Pop over and see how my Team Mates

are celebrating with Watercolour

(and our optional Birthday Twist) this month.  

Will I see yours in our Gallery?