Celebrate 'YOU'

Carol Mc is 

Our Host for Word Week at Just Us Girls 

Maybe you can guess what it is!

While I was searching for a YOU stamp/die

I came across a pack of quick card fronts from

STAMPlorations (spring floral)

I knew would be perfect after I chose the

sentiment - also from STAMPlorations 

(see the good) picking one that

the sentiment fitted nicely.

Stumbled across the flower die 

a neighbour gave me and

cut out three from smooching on w/c paper

with Tim's faded jeans and stormy sky.

Die cut two sprays of leaves in a 

very pale green and vellum for backing.

Added diamond dust to the centre of the flower,

corner rounded one side and adhered to white base.

Head over and check out how our Guest Wanda

and the talented team used the YOU word

for your inspiration and

come join in with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

My Mixed Media Make for Creative Artiste

It's the first Friday of the month and that means it is

My Mixed Media Post for Creative Artiste Mixed Media

I seem to be stuck on butterflies (from Kaisercraft) at the moment

 as I die cut the two dies for another project recently,

I have used Canson cold press w/c paper

The background stencil is from Tim's Stone

coloured using Ranger Transparent Texture Paste

and Lindy's Canna Lily Burnt Orange

Die cut my dies for backing the butterfly

I decided I didn't like the top black butterfly so cut

another using the same coloured card stock, covered with

the glossy texture paste.

Random stamping from AALL&Create and Kaisercraft

and swipes with a credit card for interest.

Added some splatters to the butterfly and droplets

Inked the edges and attached to same card stock as the dies.

Head over and check out what inspiration is in store for you 

by our Guest Elle and Creative Team,

then get your thinking caps on and come join in

with your Mixed Media Make.

We look forward to seeing where your thoughts took you.

It's 'Anything but a CARD'

 The heading says it all - 

We are creating Anything but a CARD

for our latest challenge over at 

Cut It Up

I found this 4in/4in canvas I though would be

a nice choice for this challenge.

It has splatters of bright coloured acrylic paints

 touches of liquid pearls and a hint of glitter.

Adhered some cheesecloth, cut out some

bold bright flowers to match the background,

and beautiful butterfly inked with

Tim's Crackling Campfire

and a hint of Lindy's Magical's.

Inked the edges

Liquid Pearls were dotted to the centre.

Sentiment is from Tim's Small Talk.

I do love messing around with paints etc

so this was a fun challenge away from

our usual card making challenge.

Hope you like the idea and join in

with what gets you trying something different.

Don't forget to check out our Team's choices

for your inspiration.

Just a 'tree'

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

Just Us Girls 

Host for our Die Week is Sue

challenging us to use any dies 

BUT NO FLOWERS! 

This is going to be one interesting gallery

with so many other fun choices. 

I die cut some wonky strips from

a sheet from a gel plate pull.

Behind them  (a little hard to see)

is a cover plate from CUTplorations.

Sentiment - STAMPlorations.

My tree is from Ultimate Crafts.

We have a New Guest Designer for April

and we Welcome Wanda Cullen

Head over and see how Wanda and the Team

played with their other than flower dies

and come join in the fun with yours.

Shine Brightly!

It's Stencil Time over at  Just Us Girls

and Vicki is our Host.

I started my background with

some Lindy's Magical's as I often do, adding some very fine gold shimmer.

Applying my  Peeking Dahlia's Stencil from ARTplorations

loading it up with Distress Grit Paste which gave it that rough look

then added  Art Alchemy Rust Brown Matte Wax

with my finger adding extra to the centre of the flower.

Tore around the edges and corner rounded.

Sentiment is from Tim's Small Talk.

Popped onto white card base to complete.

It's a little different look with the grit paste -

one I was happy with the result. What are your thoughts?

Head over and check out the stencil work from 

our Guest Jeanne and the Team.

Look forward to seeing yours in our Gallery.

The Colours of 'Spring'

Today's post is for the Cut It Up Challenge 

and we are thinking of "Spring"

I die cut three floral images from Tim's Wildflowers

in colours I thought represented Spring.

Added some stencilling and stamping 

behind each one.

The background framing is from the same

card stock as the flowers.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations

inked and hand torn. 

Attached to white card base.

Head over and see how my Team Mates

chose to showcase "Spring"

and come join in with yours to our Gallery.

For a 'Dear Friend'

Lisa is Hosting our Mood Boad Challenge at Just Us Girls 

with an array of fabulous inspiration for us to share.

As play time is sparse at the moment I went with

something similar I had on my desk from last weeks Challenge.

As you can see there is so much to choose from.

Again I took inspiration from a card I saw on Pinterest Here

I had die cut these flowers along with last weeks, not knowing

which ones I would choose. Inked the torn background and flowers

 with Brusho's Leaf Green as the colour would stay a nice mix.

Tore a strip of vellum for the front of the green strip

and the flower heads

Added a MFT die cut STAMPlorations sentiment

and random pearls with tiny ones to the flower heads.

Our Guest Jeanne and the Team have been busy

creating a variety of amazing cards from Lisa's

Spring Mood Board.

Check them out and add yours to our Gallery.

It's all GREEN!

 

Today's post is for our Word Week at Just Us Girls

and our Host is Bobby choosing GREEN.

 

It's a pretty CAS card using 

SU Mossy Meadow DP and ink.

Inked some dry wall tape, added some splatters.

Die cut flowers are from the dp and inked slightly.

Sentiment is Kaisercraft.

Card base is MM DP.

Check out how our Guest Jeanne

and the Team chose to showcase their 'GREEN'

and join in with yours to our Gallery.

Another Mixed Media Tag for Creative Artiste

It's time for our March Challenge at

   Creative Artiste Mixed Media

Once again I went with a tag theme.

I managed to take a few photos along the way - 

starting with my die cut tags

adding dp to both tags, adding some stencilling

to both tags also

sponged around the floral stencil to add more colour

then added some transparent texture paste

and inking the raised texture

Die cut the circle for the front of the tag

adding some random stamping and inking around the edges

Attached the dp to the kraft base after I die cut a

smaller circle then the same for the

inside floral tag and glued the pull out tag

Finally tucking the pull out tag in

and that's a wrap for this month's Mixed Media Make.

Head over to Our Blog to check out what

Mixed Media creations have been created

by our Guests Ella and Majda and of course

 the Talented Team for your pleasure.

Come join in with yours to our Gallery.

A Happy Birthday!

It's Cut It Up! time and our Challenge this time round is

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Easy Peasy eh!

A pretty CAS card here delving into my

bits box for my colourful

shaving cream background.

Die cut my Heidi Swapp 'happy die' twice

using the white as a shadow.

The shaped card base and sentiment are from

Uniquely Creative Cross Stitch Arches Die Set. 

Birthday stamp is STAMPlorations.

Adding a star to complete.

Head over and check out what the Team created

and join in with yours to our Gallery.

Happy Birthday!

It's  Just Us Girls Die Week Challenge and 

Our Host Carol M is asking for us to 

use our dies and create a Birthday Card.

Here is my CAS make.

The Happy Birthday dies are Tim's

with the unbranded boat placed on an angle for the A.

I have seen a few cards like this on Pinterest

and that is where the idea came from.

The Birthday stamping is from STAMPlorations.

Adding some sequins, framed in navy blue

on to white card base.

We welcome our March Guest - Jeannie Jachna

Check out what she and the Team chose for their

Die Cut Birthday Card and 

come join in with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

For You!

It's our Fun Stencil Week at Just Us Girls 

hosted by Sue.

Here is how I played

I used AALL&Create Cracked Wall stencil

with Ranger texture paste and Lindy's Black Orchid Silver

The paste was rather soft and 

went behind the stencil so I continued to

cover it completely using my finger

which gave it a nice effect.

The flower die is fromTim's Wildflowers

Sentiment was inked with the same

Lindy's Magical's .

Added a strip of shimmery washi tape

to ground the flower.

Adhered to white card base.

Head over and see how Stephanie

created her stencil card. As it is the last challenge

of the month. A big Thank You to Stephanie as our Guest

for sharing her talents with us.

The Team have also been very creative

so head over and check them all out.

Hope to see yours in the Gallery.

You are 'Special'

Time for our New Challenge over at Cut It Up

and we need it to be

Tied Up with - string, twine, ribbon

(you get the drift)

Here is mine using just a little cream crochet cotton.

Shame I didn't have white but it added another touch of colour.

An easy card using Tim's Wildflower Stems 1

all in white with greenery to the back. 

Added some tiny green splatters

that you will see below.

Attached to leathergrain card stock.

Sentiment is from STAMPlorations

with the corner torn, adding a pearl to match

the crochet cotton.

Adhered to white card base.

***

 the close up of the crochet cotton twirled around the flower head

and sentiment.

Pop in to Our Blog and check out what

the Design Team created - hope

you will join in with your creation.

In the MOOD!

It's time for our Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls 

and our Host Elizabeth has chosen a 'pearler'

with so many fun ideas you won't know which one to go with.

and the larger view - 

My first thought was washi tape but didn't have any

enough bold bright colours so I dipped into 

my 'supply' of dp's, tearing the edges

and die cutting several circles and dots.

Die cut the sentiment shape to match the dp

and framed it. 

Sentiment from STAMPlorations fitted nicely.

Added a striped scrap to the side for a bit of extra colour

(a Cecile thing) to complete my card.

There are a lot of 'BRIGHT' ideas over on our Blog 

from our Guest Stephanie and my Creative Co Crafters

so head over and check them out.

I'm sure you will want to play with this fun Mood Board

so I will see yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting!