Just Us Girls 'Word Week'

Hello and Welcome to our May Challenges for

Just Us Girls

As we begin our month we start with a

New Guest Designer. Welcome to

Deborah Frings from

https://debsgems.blogspot.com/

Our Host this week is Nancy and chose a 

most appropriate word which at this trying time -

we all have them.

I know the Gallery will be full of wonderful

creations supporting all those incredible 

essential service people in a variety of ways.

I made my card really simple by using
this free image from https://florafaunaclear.com/
 adding dp embossed with Geometric
 by We R Memory Keepers for the background
and die cut a MFT stitched circle.
  Cut and punched lots of pretty flowers and leaves
then finished with some bling in the centres.
Pop over and see how Deborah and the Team
chose to say Thank You to a Hero.
Come join us in our Gallery.
Thanks for coming by -

Mixed Up Masking

Time for the new Challenge over at

Mix It Up and this month our

Anything Goes Option is - Masking

So many ways to go about this technique

but I decided to mask either side and go with

showcasing my Mix of Flowers.

Those that frequent my blog know how much I love

to play with my Lindy's Magical's and they do make

amazing backgrounds.

See what I mean!

On to my layers of flowers.

First up I stenciled Tim Holtz Wild Flower 

with Distress Crackle Paint in Clear Rock Candy 

which didn't impress me much so

inked up one of the flowers with VersaClair Fallen Leaves

and heat embossed clear slightly to the side.

I then smooched more flowers and die cut adding on top.

All three layers are from Tim's Wild Flowers -
stencil, stamps and dies.

Threw on some splatters left over on my mat.

Inked my sentiment from Woodware Gone to Seed

with the Fallen Leaves then ran a pen down both sides 

of my masking. 

Attached to purple card stock.

(How hard it is to get a good colour photo wise)

After I made this card I had second thoughts about
the masking technique
and made another in the more traditional style.

Again I used Magical's with Twinkling H2O
and Nuvo Drops on my masked flowers which are
STAMPlorations Bloom Doodles
Sentiment is from Bloomful inked in
SU Calypso Coral and Tim Holtz Mowed Lawn.
Lightly smooched background.
I thought the sentiment perfect for this trying time.

That's my Designer's Makes for this month at

Pop over and see how the rest of the Team

chose to inspire you and come join in the fun.

Love to see you in our Gallery this month.

Thanks for dropping by.

A Simple Mixed Media Piece for Creative Artiste

I don't know where the time went this month and
I have been been caught out with making a project for
Creative Artiste

so what I had planned didn't happen.

Hello and Welcome!

I had this piece started some time ago

and has been sitting around waiting for me to finish

so this was a golden opportunity to do so.

Sorry there is no 'how I made this' 

just products I used.

Lindy's Magicals 

Nuvo Powders/Drops

Dream Weaver Crackle Paste

Which Craft Do You Do Stencil
(Australian Company)

Numerous stamps from
STAMPlorations and That's Crafty
VersaFine Clair Inks
Check out what my Team Mates made and
join in The Gallery this month.

Thanks for dropping in.
Will be more organized for next month's make.
Till then Cherrio from

Who's waiting for SPRING?

Today's post is for the May Stencil Challenge at

STAMPlorations.

Hello and Welcome.

This was a simple process. I used the

shaving cream technique through the

ARTplorations Bloomdalascopic #1 stencil

with SU re-inkers in Mossy Meadow and Calypso Coral,

Once dry I sprayed with a mix of Perfect Pearls.

Attached this to a cardboard back for stability

which by the way is the same size as the stencil.

Scored and inked around the edges

Added Nuvo Crystal Drops to the circles

and finished with one of the

April-Showers-Clear-Stickers

and tied with some lace from my stash.

Pop over and see all the makes from

The STAMPloration Family.

Hope you get a chance to make something

for our Stencil Challenge and add to the Gallery

and the Never Ending Anything Goes Challenge.

Just make sure you link back to the challenge and

add the graphic above to be eligible for the prizes.

Thanks for dropping in.

I will be back midway with a reminder post for you.

Till then Stay Safe.

Live - Laugh - Love

Time just seems to be flying by and it is already May!

Our Watercolor Challenge for Happy Little Stampers

is now Live!

I took the easy way out here after finding the above piece

already made up in my bit box and simply attached it to 

my optional embossed background gently inked in grey.

Unfortunately I didn't think to add any details to the back

for the future (which is now) so will try and do that

from now on.

Pop over and see what's in store from the 

Talented Designers and come join in the fun this month.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Thanks for dropping in. Love reading your thoughts!

Flowers Abound at Just Us Girls

What a happy colourful photo Maria has chosen

as this weeks Host at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome.

I wanted to add a big sunflower like the photo above but

that just didn't happen and my card is nothing like the 

lovely photo Maria gave us. Sometimes things don't work out

like you want them too. So after several attempts - 

 I stamped a bunch of flowers in the colours above

and added a big die cut flower instead.

Added a sentiment and a pretty butterfly.

Framed in pink and onto white card base.

Just not really happy with this one!

Head over and see what sunny creations our 

Guest Cornelia and the Team made.

Come join us this week. 

Thanks for dropping in

Anything Goes at Addicted to Stamps and More

Hello and Welcome to today's post for

 Addicted to Stamps and More

It's everyone's favourite and I chose something simple.

Inked up some grungy stamps from STAMPlorations,

punched out some tiny flowers, die cut my butterfly

and added some sparkle dust to the centre.

Finished with scattered gems.

This was popped onto white card base

Now it is your turn.

Pop over and see what my team mates created

and join in our Gallery.

Thanks for stopping by.

A 'Rusty' Happy Birthday

It's our Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and our Host Bobby has chosen one that

screamed Mixed Media to me.

See what I mean!

I knew cogs had to have a place here and there are plenty.

The background was inked up umteen times with

the colours above. The cogs were also but with so many

different products giving them a very effective result.

Apart from the cogs I added some plaster's tape

to the bottom..

My Happy Birthday is from Happy Little Stampers.

Attached to navy card stock and onto brown base.

I really enjoyed making this and finished with

extremely colourful fingers. 

Check out what our Guest Cornelia and the Team created.

I'm looking forward to seeing how you 

choose to use these super colours in our Gallery.

You could be our Chic of the Week and in the running for

Guest Designer with us in June.

Will pop this over to the Watercooler Challenge
for their AG with a masculine twist.


Thanks for  dropping in

Playing with Mixed Media Mediums at STAMPlorations

Hello there! I have a quick post this morning to let you know

I am up on the STAMPlorations Blog

sharing with you a tutorial on how I made this card.

There's lots of lovely layered bits and bobs.

Why not pop over Here to read how it all came together.

Love to read your thoughts.

PS I will have another Mixed Media Tutorial

again next month for STAMPlorations.

Till next time

HELLO - it's Reminder Time

Hello and Welcome to today's Reminder for 

STAMPlorations 
Check out  the Stencil Challenge Post Here

I have made a pretty floral card as the seasons change

from Winter in some parts and here where I live

Summer is over and the cooler temps of Autumn

are so welcoming. 

I started with a smooched background

with Tim's Oxide Inks then again randomly

through my ARTplorations Barley Stencil

and ARTplorations Weaving Stencil

with Distress Grit Paste which give a nice

rough surface.

While I waited for that to dry I

inked up the frame and sentiment from 

STAMPlorations Frames-and-Flowers

then added  some colourful flowers from

STAMPlorations Beautiful-You (Out of Stock)

Here are the STAMPlorations products I used

Thanks for dropping in and hope you get a chance
to join in the Gallery this month.
Till next time

'Be Brave' for Bleeding Art

Today is the day I get to show you the rest of my

'First Mixed Media Project' as part of the 

New Extended Design Team at Bleeding Art

I decided to try something a little different. We all have loads of
unused cd/dvd's don't we? Why not dolly one up then.
I made this a little while ago and in the meantime my notes
on how I made this have gone missing. Lucky some of the photos
have the products I used which will help.
#Note to self - use a notebook to keep all my DT makes
together till they are blogged.
Here goes!
After covering my dvd with black gesso I stenciled 
with texture paste roughing the surface slightly.

then painting with Art Alchemy Metallic Paints in

Golden Moss and Lime Peel.

Adding some some Apple of my Eye heat embossing

and Art Alchemy Waxes in Mint Sparkle and Rich Copper

to  my dvd and torn corrugated cardboard.

Added  some wire, glitter, beads and die cuts

Then to my chipboard dragonfly

After the dragonfly cracked (lol) I started adding

Art Alchemy Waxes in Fire Ruby and Mint Sparkle.

Here's a close up. Isn't it gorgeous!

There is lots of waxing over the dvd and the background die cuts.

Added my appropriate sentiment from STAMPlorations

blended to match and finishing with some ink backed pebbles.

There is sooooooooo much more 

Magnificent Mixed Media Makes from 

my Junkie Mates so please go over to our  Bleeding Art Blog

and see for yourself. 

Off course we would all love to see

your project in our Gallery where

we're not only Mixed Media all of the time

but Anything Goes all of the time.

but wait there's more

There's even something special happening 

with this month's Challenge! 

With all this self isolation happening this will be

a fun way to get those kiddo's getting

 messy and arty! You never know what talent

they inherited from you. 

I know this was a long post and I thank you

for hanging around to the end.

Hope you enjoyed my Mixed Media Make.

Till next time -

I'm 'Squarely' Thinking of You

Hello and Welcome to this weeks Challenge at

Just Us Girls where we are all fine

to be 'SQUARE' as that is what our Host Cecile

wants for Trend Week.

I knew I had inked up a square stamp ages ago

and just put it in my Bits Box for 'whenever'

Guess you could say it's that time now.
The floral image is from Imagination Crafts
and heat embossed onto my background.
I liked the way it came out not perfectly covered.
I had the hard part of trying to match the background
with the flourishes as I can't remember what I used.
(Note to self - write on the back what you use 
especially if it is leftovers)
After many attempts I think it is close enough.
Sentiment is from the same smooching as the flourishes.
I framed the flower and popped for dimension.
Attached to cream Bazzill card base.

Pop over and see what our Guest Cornelia
and my Team Mates created
and join us in the Gallery this week.
Thanks for dropping in