'Love' Always

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and hosting is Vicki

choosing these colours

They 'scream' Halloween to me but I chose a different path
as I am not a Halloween sort of person.

I think this flower from SU Bloom with Hope

makes for a lovely card. I remembered I had some

Twinkling H2 O's in my stash so I decided to

heat emboss the flower and go from there.

I fussy cut that out and then went on to 

create the background.

This was achieved using SU Timeless Textures

with TH Black Soot & Mowed Lawn.

The green leaves are from Marianne Designs

and a MS punch.

I finished my flower with some Diamond Dust

in the centre.

and cut my sentiment from STAMPlorations Pocket Blooms

with a MFT Stitched die.

Pop over to Our Blog to see what our

October Guest Karola

and the Team created using these fabulous colours.

You are never disappointed!

Hope to see you there. 

Thanks for dropping by

Simply a 'Thistle'

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and choosing

those 3 Colours as Host is Maria.

(Neutrals are welcome)

I had recently added a few more colours to my

Brusho stash and they came in extremely handy

for this weeks card. 

I used Yellow and Orange for my background

and since I only needed a small piece I

experimented with 2 different inks.

For my first card I used SU Rich Razzleberry

for my Lavinia Thistle. Everyone knows that is
my Favourite Flower (not a weed to me)

I inked up a script stamp and added it to the

background for effect. Finished with some

scoring and variegated cotton with a bow.

 I heat embossed the image above and found it

wasn't as dark as the stamped one. 

I made this while I had a friend visiting and she said

it would make a nice bookmark so that is just what I did.

I picked out the sentiment especially for her

which is from STAMPlorations and was heat embossed also.

Did a bit of distressing on the edges and 

added some yellow cotton to the top.

Aren't they just a gorgeous combination!

I loved playing with this one and hope you will

pop over to Our Blog to see what 

our September Guest Linda and the Team created

to inspire you to enter this week's Challenge.

You could be chosen as our Chic of the Week!

# Popping this over to the 

Details for their reminder  Here

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It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

It's Saturday and time for a new challenge over at
Just Us Girls and Sue has chosen these
 fabulous bright colours as our Host.

I recently bought a variety of dies and thought the one I chose
would be perfect for my cas card.

I cut the 3 colours above and glued them
(with great difficulty and will use JAC paper next time)
to white card stock. This was then attached to a
popped stitched die cut and onto the card base.
I then found the Berry Vine die cut from Kaisercraft on my desk
and was a perfect topping. Added a few coloured punched dots
and sentiment from Happy Little Stampers to finish.

Now pop over and see how our Guest Darnell and the Team
chose to use these 3 colours and come play.

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Wishing You Happiness

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls and our Host is Nancy

choosing Dark Pink Pink & Blue.

I'm afraid my photograph hasn't shown the true colours

of my stenciled flower. The darker pink looks quite red here

but in fact is a really nice pink. 

I made this a fairly cas card by stenciling the

ARTplorations Rose Duet  in Altenew Frosty Pink & Coral Berry

I then sponged Sparkle Medium over the flowers 

for a little shimmer.

The border dies are from 

CUTplorations Crazy Double Running Rectangle Nesting Dies

and the top one is popped to show a frame.

I splattered some blue acrylic paint to add a bit of interest

after I had stamped my sentiment from

STAMPlorations Fond Expressions 2

I inked it with SU Brilliant Blue but was a little dark so

inked it again with Hero Arts White Pigment Ink to lighten it.

This card was not my idea. I saw This One

 from Wei Wei Wang and cased it. 

Don't forget to pop over to our blog Here

and see what our Guest Aileen Ryan

and the Team created. Hope you come join us this week.

You could be our Chic of the Week 

and then be in the running for Guest Designer in September.

Thanks for stopping by.

'Hello' It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

Colour Week at Just Us Girls has come around again and Bobby

as Hostess chose Yellow Aqua & Brown

I usually don't have a problem with colour challenges

but this time Mo & Jo were in hiding.

After much searching they finally found their way back.

Thanks goodness as I wanted to get a bit ahead of challenges

because as you know I have a friend staying after

we went to our Annual Craft Show and didn't want to

be posting challenges while we could be

  'playing' creating.

Here are the products I used - 

Designer Paper - Victoria Gardens

Trendy Spring Blooms -  CUTplorations

Hello - CUTplorations

Eclectic Florals - STAMPlorations

Flower from SU Flower Shop

SU Adorning Accents

SU Beyond Basics

SU Yo Yo Yellow ink

Versacolor Bark ink

TH Peacock Feathers

Spritzing

Dew Drops and Pearls

Thanks for dropping in - 

now pop over and see how our June Guest Estelle

and the Team were inspired by these colours.

Hope you find time to join us.

You could be chosen as our Chic if the Week

and be in the running to be our 

Guest in August.

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

This card was made with a heavy heart as a very dear
and old friend passed away recently.
She was a second Mother to my hubby as she spent
every week end watching her son and my hubby play soccer.
She was also a big part in our lives when we all lived in Darwin.
There are so many beautiful memories of our time together.
She was also the one that warned us
of the force that Cyclone Tracy was about to leash on us.
***
I started with Metallic Linen card stock.
With the same paper I then inked up my background images
which are from SU Bloom With Hope. These were coloured
with metallic paints. The focal flower was heat embossed
in navy, fussy cut and popped.
Behind that I added a few sprigs from a MS punch.
For the TH Splatters I used Mowed Lawn Stormy Sky
and Peacock Feathers. I'm afraid the Lime Green
is a little hard to see.
I cut out a tiny circle and added a punched heart
to which I added WOS. I thought this perfect
to put under the sentiment which is also from
that same stamp set.
Finished off with some pearls (of course) and
some cotton and bow.

Hope you pop over  and see what our May Guest
Kathie Durgan and my Team Mates have made.
Join us and you could be our Chic of the Week
and be in the running for Guest in July.

Thanks for dropping in today.

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

Time for our Colour Challenge at

Just Us Girls and Hostess for this week is

Our Lovely Lisa.

choosing the colours below.

Now as most of you know purple is my

favourite (and Judy's) colour so this pleased me no end.

***

This is a fairly simple card in which I used metallic paper.

I cut out a corner with a SB die to lay my flowers into.

I inked up some water colour paper

with TH Victorian Velvet/Seedless Preserves

and Spun Sugar adding a small amount 

of Iridescent Medium for a bit of shimmer.

I then  punched the flowers with 

my MS poinsettia punches

(something I haven't used in ages) 

randomly putting them in their place.

Added some grey leaves and fern.

I found this tiny piece of silver corrugated cardboard

in my bits box and cut my XOXO 

from the CUTplorations XOXO die

and cutting a second one in grey cs for backing.

I finished off with added gems and sequins

in colours to match.

***

Hope you will pop over to 

Our Blog to see how these fabulous colours

inspired our March Guest Nance and

my Team Mates then join us. In doing so

you could be chosen as Chic of the Week.

***

Thanks for dropping in today.

Till next time - Cherrio from

It's our 'Colour Week' at Just Us Girls

Judy is our Host for this week's Colour Challenge at Just Us Girls
This is a favourite of mine and also the great colours chosen.

I love kraft card stock as a base and red and black
always makes a great combination.
I topped my card base with matching cs with a stitched die
 heat embossing it with VersaMark ink
stamped with SU Beyond Basics
and a tiny flower from STAMPlorations Groovy Shoes.
My main flower is cut from a Marianne Die with DP from Bella.
Centre pearl is a brad - yes a brad - those little things we
all have a stack off and now out of vogue.
I backed that with ribbon making sure I had some black.
I then added some little punched out flowers adding
tiny pearls to the centre and
  randomly adding more pearls.
My sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.


Be inspired by checking out Our Blog
to see what our February Guest Michele Greenwood
and the 'Team' created.
Hope to see you there. You could be chosen as our
Chic of the Week and go on the be our
Guest in April.

Thanks for dropping in today.

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

 

It's our last Challenge for the Year at Just Us Girls

and Hosting is the Lovely Lisa for our

Colour Challenge with yet another

Gorgeous Combination. 

  

 

I thought it time I got out my

Tim Holtz Thinlits dies again as they are

fabulous and you can do so much with them.

***

Starting off my card with White Gold Metallic Paper.

I have fairly stained fingers after inking up

my background by spritzing Tim Holtz

Seedless Preserves & Stormy Sky dropping

a small amount of PearlX Aztec gold

 then smooching onto card stock.

I framed that then added the

cut Thinlits die, deciding not to pop it.

Corner rounded those and added my sentiment

from Altenew - Beautiful Day.

My butterfly is cut from a Kaisercraft Die

which I played around with ink wise. I had

already made 2 others but found they were too dark.

Used the same inks as above but then painted it

with Twinkling H2O's for a nice sheen.

Added gold pearls to complete my card.

Pop over and check out what our
December Guest Teresa and my
Amazingly Talented Team Mates have created Here.
Join us and you could be our
Chic of the Week going on to be our
Guest in February.
***

In case you don't get back again -

I would like to wish you  a

Very 'MERRY CHRISTMAS'

*** 

I am sure I will be blogging again

before the 'Big C Day' so

Cherrio for now

 

 

It's Judy's Turn to HOST!

Hello to you - Crafty Ones.

It's Colour Week over at Just Us Girls and hosting

this week is Judy choosing

Olive Gold & Rust

Here is how I used those 3 colours.

 

 

 

Here are the products I used -

Card base - GKD

Designer Paper - Bo Bunny/Kaisercraft

Leaves - Kaisercraft

Flower - Nina's Things

Hello cut several times - Lawn Fawn

Inka Gold on flower

Button from my stash

Dimension squares

Pearls

Inking on the edges

 

Pop over to Our Blog and check out

what's in store for your inspiration.

Hope you can join us. In doing so

you could be our Chic of the Week

and be in the running for Guest Designer in December.

 

Thanks for dropping in

Till next time - Cherrio from

 



Time to Colour at Just Us Girls

It's that time of the month for our Colour challenge at

Just Us Girls and Hosting this is Nancy choosing

these lively colours below.

 

 

I love inking up my stencils and thought

I would do just that to add colour to blend

in with my brightly inked flower.

Using basic card stock I inked up a

TCW and Tim Holtz stencil with TH Festive Berries

adding a banner from Sizzix embossed with CB Swizz Dots.

My tag is by Kaisercraft inked with a sentiment from Gina K.

I attached leaves also from Kaisercraft.

 and my flower by SU Creative Elements

embossing it with clear powder to give it a lovely shine

finishing  with Liquid Pearls a Pearl centre and ribbon.

Thought I would add a few rhinestones to match up

with the silver thread on the tied cotton.

 

Don't forget to pop over and see all the brightly coloured

creations by our September Guest Kathy and the Team.

Hope we inspired you and I hope to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in.

 

 

 

 

 

 



It's 'Colour Week' at Just Us Girls

It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and Lisa is 'Hostess' choosing the colours
Aqua Kraft & White

 

I did have another card made but

had a touch of brown with it (naughty me)

so I went back to my craft room to make another one.

 

I have tried so many times to try and get the lovely

touch of glitter I added to different embossing powders

on my flowers but alas it just didn't happen.

 

Starting off with my kraft card base

I then cut out a white frame from MFT

stitched rectangles. I also did the same

to another piece of kraft card stock.

I cut it out before I realized I didn't need to

so attached it to my white frame before

popping the whole frame.

As I said earlier I mixed a few different

embossing powders together to get a

variegated effect.

My floral stamp is an old one from

GKD - Springtime Silhouettes

which was stamped several times.

Sentiment is also from that set.

Finished off with a few rhinestones

and some aqua cotton.

Now pop over to Our Blog
and check out what our August Guest Colleen
has created with fellow Team Mates
- always fabulous!
Join us and you could be our
Chic of the Week and be in the running
for our Guest Designer in October.
Hope to see you there.

Thanks for dropping in and
I love reading your comments.

 

 

 

 

 

 



A Simple 'Thinking of You'

  

Once again it is our

Colour Week at Just Us Girls and Bobby has chosen

these amazing colours below.

I have a friend who needed a little cheering up
so decided to make a cas pick me up card.
I have used Woodgrain card stock
and topped that with an image from
SU - Inspired by Nature which I
heat embossed and sponged the background with
SU Melon Mambo/Calypso Coral
and Tim Holtz Squeezed Lemonade.
This was popped with the black frame.
Added a few drops of water to add to the effect.
My sentiment is from GKD and I
finished with 3 different sized pearls close to
the colours above.

Don't forget to pop over to Our Blog to see what
Our Guest Carol Mayne has created and
of course the very talented Designers.
Hope you can join us and maybe you could be
our next Chic of the Week.

Thanks for dropping in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What's the COLOUR choice at Just Us Girls?

It is my turn to host over at Just Us Girls

and since Winter has arrived where I live

I thought bright colours were in order -

and for those over the pond - you should be basking in
sunshine & hot weather.
 

I had all intentions NOT to have

flowers on my card BUT since I just

got a new die set from Nina' Things I had to try it out.

I couldn't seem to get  true colours for my card
when I photographed it so

 after some thought I decided to make another card

using one of the other coloured flowers and

again using the same die for the leaves.

 

 

 I cut 2 circles from Spellbinders
and backed it with pink inking with SU stamps and popped.
Added a bit of spritzing and gems.
Sentiment is from Inspired by Stamping.
 

 

I chose to use the pink die cuts here for the flower

continuing with a scrap piece of dp for the side,

pink cording, a small bit of embossing

from Couture Creations, some ribbon and

a MS punch.

I then cut out my leaves from a Kaisercraft die

attached my popped flower which was cut several times

adding a pearl to the centre.

Sentiment is from Paper Smooches -

 I just loved that font when I saw it

and had to have it.

I corner rounded one side.

 

Hope you pop over to our blog and see what

Cornelia (Our June Guest) and my Team Mates

have created. They all have that WOW! factor.

I am sure you will love playing with these

 bright colours. You could be chosen as our

Chic of the Week.

 

Thanks for dropping in

 



It's Colour Week at Just Us Girls

 

It's our Colour Week over at

Just Us Girls and Hosting is Sue

choosing the colours.

 

which are

Here are the products I used on my card -

Mother of Pearl Iridescent card stock

SU Creative elements for my flowers

Inked with SU Rich Razzleberry.

I fussy cut 5 of them and layered 3

for the main flower.

Inked the background using

SU Rich Razzleberry & Gumball Green pens.

Cut a corner with an EK Success punch

and added a small piece of plum paper behind it.

Added some plum pearls and a few sprigs

from Martha Stewart punch

As you can see I have added foam

squares to pop my focal image.

 

***

 

Don't forget to pop over and see what our  Guest Aileen

 has created and how the Team used

the 3 colours above.

Hope to see yours there. You may just be our

Chic of the Week and be in the running for

our July Guest.   

 

Thanks for dropping in