What's the Word at Just Us Girls?

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and

our Host Carol has chosen

I  went outside the box with my card 

going with the colours of Halloween

with an orange grungy background

on white card stock.

 Adhered die cut black and orange branches

 and pretty multi coloured purple flowers.

Added some pleated SU ribbon and black pearl.

Finishing with black card base.

The Gallery is going to be 'so fun' with this Challenge. 

You had better head off and check out

what our October Guest Nora Noll

(Welcome Nora)

and the Team created and add yours.

See you there

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Make

Time to show off my latest Mixed Media Make for

Creative Artiste Mixed Media 

I seem to spend a lot of time trying to get

my background just right and often go too far.

Lucky this turned out fine in the end.

Here are some photos of the making.

Started with Gesso, adding AA Red Wine Metallic Paint

a white wash and some gold speckles,

Lindy's Autumn Maple Crimson, Jolly Roger Red, 

Ken Oliver Copper, Stenciling, Script Stamping,

gold embossing, dry wall tape, bark, skewers,

art stones flowers, AA wax,

 gold thread, glitter and some inked rings.

This was then attached to black background.

Pop over and see what's in store 

from the Designers this month and

we would love to see you join us

with your Mixed Media Project.

There are so many different styles to

be creative and just have fun with.

Thanks for visiting.

The STAMPlorations Girls are Back!

We're Back at STAMPlorations  and ready to

inspire you after our little hiatus.

My  post as part of the Team is for our Stencil Challenge

I saw a card similar to this on Pinterest and knew the

ARTplorations Stencil -  Ethnic Flutter 1 was perfect.

Check out all the stencils Here

Unfortunately the one I used is retired.

I only did the one half of the butterfly with

Distress Grit Paste and once dry cut it out

and attached to  white card base.

The frame was cut with

 CUTplorations Basic A2 Nesting Dies 

inked the same as the

fussy cut STAMPlorations Beautiful You flower

 with Tim's Salvaged Patina and clear embossed.

Sentiment is from the set.

Finished with scattered pearls.

Pop over and see what 

'all the girls' - not just the Stencil Challenge

created for your pleasure and you will be

wanting to add your project to our Gallery.

There are a few changes regarding the challenges

 so check it out  Here

Here are the available products I used - 

Thanks for dropping in and leaving a comment.

Try Stampin' on Tuesday

 There is a sketch over at Try Stampin' on Tuesday

that I have wanted to make a card with and today

is that day. Even better the optional theme is

to use Plaid/Checks/Gingham - right up my alley

Check it out Here

Because I have used tartan paper from Boofle

(this was a gift from my bff some time ago

all the way from England)

it is a Christmas card.

The beautiful collage sheet makes for a

lovely background. I was very careful to add

my embossed angle so as to show off that

tartan to it's advantage.

A simple heat embossed poinsettia

with pearls were added after I die cut my gold leaves

from Tim's Holiday Greens.

Sentiment is die cut from Elizabeth Craft.

Heading over with this card for my second entry at

Sweet Stampin' - Christmas in September

Thanks for dropping in and appreciate

your kind comments.

It's Merry & Bright

 Time for our New Challenge over at

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge

I have used the same lovely dp that was

in my card for August Here

but this time I embossed it with an old 

Cuttlebug Christmas  Folder

I got out my big Cuttlebug snowflake die

and cut with white card stock adding melted

Stampendous Chunky White Embossing Enamel.

Sentiment is fron STAMPlorations

and the big & is heat embossed with

Ranger Red Cinnabar.

(I know you saw one similar recently but I just love that set)

I found some Christmas washi tape and

adhered it behind my snowflake which has

a lovely sparklet added to the centre.

Finished with a backing of red cardstock

onto white card base.

Hope you like what you see and head over 

to see what my Team mates created

and add your to Our Gallery.

Popping this over to

Sweet Stampin' Challenge for their

Christmas in September

Scraps of Life Rudolph Days

Merry Little Christmas Challenge

September AG Challenge

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge for

Challenge #561 without the optional Joy Word

and at My Time to Craft theirs is #366 Embossing

Thanks for dropping in - 

love reading your kind comments.

Color Hues Challenge #26

I had a little bit of  time up my sleeve and wanted to play at

The Colour Hues Challenge especially as one of the colours

is my favourite.

Challenge #26

I got out a very old favourite SU stamp 

and embossing folder to play with

an old favourite technique -

adding water to water colour paper

after heat embossing the Fifth Avenue Floral Rose,

dropping different colours and

letting them do their magic.

Hopefully the purple/pink combination

did it's 'thing'. Fussy cut it,

popping it in front of the embossed Manhatten Flower

Added some leaves,splatters, inked edges, tiny beads and 

 sentiment  from Avant Garden with

Watering Can Archival Ink.

Thanks for dropping in -