It's Photo/Mood Board Week at JUGS

Carol M is our Host at Just Us Girls for our

Photo/Mood Board Challenge and it is

full of wonderful colours and earthly elements.

It's always interesting to see what is taken 

and created from it.

 

I love creating with corrugated cardboard and works perfectly

with my golden gilding flake leaf. I don't know who made it

as it was purchased at a craft show some years ago.

Cardboard has texture pastefor dimension.

Background stencil from AALL&Create.

Sentiment is Tim's Small Talk.

Inked the edges and adhered to white card base.

There is so much to choose from Carol's Mood Board.

Our Guest Stephanie and the Talented Team have

created an amazing array of lovely makes

so head over and check them out.

I am sure you will want to play with us this week.

In doing so you could be chosen as our Chic of the Week.

Thanks for dropping by - 

We're in Collaboration with ALTENEW at the Sisterhood of Crafters

We have something exciting happening over at

 The Sisterhood of Crafters

We have been invited to be part of 

Altenew's September Inspiration Challenge.

Check it out At Altenew Here

We have our usual Challenge and Theme is Die Cuts with

Anything Goes and is

In Collaboration with ALTENEW

Here is my creation for our Sisterhood Challenge

For our Die Cuts Challenge

I have gone CAS with my DP background from Paper Rose.

Dies are Tim's Wildflowers/Mixed Media Die

and my wee bow from Waffle Flower

cut in black (bow shadowed in yellow)

Sentiment is Woodware Going to Seed

adhered to black card base.

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Now to showcase my make as part of the

Altenew Collaboration

I saw this fabulous card over on Pinterest Here

 The background and the variegated colours used

are just my style so this is a case of Sharon White's card.

Also perfect as the stamp/die set used are from 

Altenew-  Beautiful Day Found Here

I heat embossed my florals with 

Lindy's Prairie Wildflowers Magical Set.

The background is a little hard to see and is 

Seth Apter's stamp SBS-020 inked

with heavy gesso onto white card stock and

 lightly sponged with Tim's Frayed Burlap.

Sentiment is from the Beautiful Day Set

 heat embossed in Gold onto vellum.

Added a pearl to the popped die cut flower,

some scattered coloured pearls and splatters.

Adhered to gold card base.

 There will be a $50 gift certificate PRIZE offered by Altenew to our winner 

so be sure to enter our Die Cuts/Anything Goes Challenge

for a chance to win that fabulous gift cetificate and

be sure to use Altenew Products.

If you don't have any there are Free Colouring Pages

 you can download to play along Here

You will want to add it to the Altenew 

Altenew Inspiration Challenge as there are

$30 Gift Certificates to be won by Four Entries

with the chance to be a Future Guest  Designer.

Altenew Winners will be announced on October 10th.

Our Challenge closes Sunday 24th.

You can't lose with so much going for you with 

Altenew and the Sisterhood of Crafters

prizes to be won. 

Simply MERRY CHRISTMAS

Have you started your Christmas cards yet?

If not how about joining in at

Christmas Craft Creations with the Theme of  Metallics

I have had this big Merry Christmas die from

Elizabeth Craft Designs for several years now

and makes for a CAS Christmas card don't you think?

Die cut from gold paper as is the 

Tim Holtz Holiday Greens leaves.

Added pearls, framed and backed with

an old CB stencil onto white card base.

A perfect CAS card for when you need to make many.

Pop over and see what the  Design Team created

and come join in this month.

Thanks for visiting

Imagine the Impossible

 It's Saturday and Just Us Girls Day

Bobby is Hosting our Word Challenge and it is a

Super Fun One. There's sure to be

all sorts of Moons in our Gallery this week.

Don't mess with Magical's if you don't want colourful fingers.

In my case they are tones of very rich shimmery blue/silver. 

However I did have fun smooching/spraying lots for the 

background universe and my MOON!

My silver posca pen had a workout with the

 'twinkle twinkle' not so little stars.

The sentiment is from STAMPlorations

and thought it quite appropriate.

Attached to coloured card base

Head over and see what our Guest Stephanie

and the Team created. 

Join in and you could be our Chic of the Week.

Thanks for visiting

HLS September Stencil Challenge

Today's post os for the Stencil Challenge over at

Happy Little Stampers 

It's Anything Goes and here is what I created.

Background is AALL&Create Lotza Trianglz

inked with Tim's Distress inks

and moved several times

Image is Stamp It inked with

VersaFine Clair Pine Cone and clear embossed.

Sentiment - Altenew.

Die cut and framed, adhered to white card base.

Head over and see more inspiration from the

Stencil Design Team and join in with

yours in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Be Strong!

It's Saturday and post day for Just Us Girls

We have the start of a New Month with

Lisa E as Host for our Colour Challange choosing

such beautiful soft delicate ones - Aqua and Apricot.

It also means we have our New Guest Designer for September.

A Big Welcome to the Talented Stephanie Lanzalotto

I couldn't find inks light enough so got out my 

trusty Lindy's Magical's and did a bit of smooching.

I then inked the AALL&Create Elegant Stems 

with VersaFine Clair Nocturne and heat embossed clear.

Sentiment is from AALL&Create Power of the Word

and popped.

I did a 'Cecile' to the side as I didn't want to

add a frame to distract from the floral stamping

but just needed a little colour to finish it off.

Adhered to coloured card base.

Our Guest Stephanie and the Talented Team

have created beautiful inspiration for you to

join in with yours to our Gallery.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for visiting

My Monthly Mixed Media Make

 Welcome to my Mixed Media make for

Creative Artiste

 August has come and gone in a blink. Yikes!

Lots happened on the home front as well as a

trip away to celebrate my great grandson's 1st Birthday.

It was when I got home I realized I hadn't made my MM for September.

It's a quickie this time (sorry)

I found an itty bitty 4x4 canvas I had started so went from there.

I recently bought the dies in front of the canvas and cut

from woodgrain dp. Added colour to the canvas  with Lindy's Magical's.

The leaf is one I picked up in our driveway 

Added stencilling with texture paste and

touched up with wax.

Continued to put it together adding

crackle glaze (wish I hadn't now)

Finished with popping my leaf and 

adding colours and waxes to the edges.

Head over and check out the Mixed Media makes from our

 Design Team and give a Huge Welcome to our

New Team Member - Anita.

Exciting to have her join us sharing her talents with us.

Thanks for visiting. See you next month.

Two turn 1

It's CAS Week at Just Us Girls

and Host Sue has chosen

BABY as the theme.

My cards aren't quite 'Baby' ones

more the nearing toddlers style.

It is now just over 12 months since I became a

Great Grandmother to Jaxson.

As his Dad owns a small aircraft

this is where my theme evolved.

It isn't quite CAS but I tried.

The clouds are hand cut, adding

texture paste to make them fluffy and inked for a touch of colour.

Die cut sun and circle for dimention

adding extra colour with Lindy's Magical's

Circle embossing folder is an old CB.

Plane is Sizzix Baby set inked and cut in

brown dp to resemble the Spitfire.

Sentiment - STAMPlorations and the

1 is penciled and hand cut from a TH number.

(Number dies ordered but not sure if they will

get here on time) 

Adhered to white card base.

In November along came the sweetest little girl bundle

Harper - you may recall my baby card I made for her.

I had fun with this one after seeing a card on Pinterest

but now can't find the creater.

I cut the DieVersions Pretty Wings

from DP and added Cool Diamonds glitter

(a little girl needs sparkle!)

Die cut a bunch of SP circles for the body.

Embossed background is the same as above.

Die cut a circle to add the sparkly 1

Finished by adding a frame from the dp

and adhering to pink card base.

Our Talented Team and Guest Greta

have been busy with all sorts of

'baby' themed cards so pop over and see

for yourself then hope you have a baby card

in mind to make and add to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting and hanging in there

with this longer than normal post.

A Silhouette Sunset

Time is just flying by and we have a New Challenge at

 The Sisterhood of Crafters and it is

MAKE A SCENE!

It has been a little while since I got out my 

Lindy's Magical's and thought the vibrance

of the colours would suit this challenge.

I added the colours by swiping with a paint brush

and a bit of dabbling with a sponge.

My tree is an OLDIE from Repeat Impressions

inked with Versafine Clair Pinecone

and heat embossed clear.

It has a lovely soft purple tinge to it .

Sentiment is also an old stamp from SU

 inked and embossed.

Die cut and framed in brown.

Attached to cream card base.

Pop over and see what my Sistah's created

and hope to see yours in our Gallery.

Happy Birthday!

 Welcome to my Saturday post for Just Us Girls

It's our Photo/Mood Board Week and Host Bobby

has a fabulous array of possabilities there.

Here's a closer look!

All those beautiful blues got my attention 

and went with a bit of a grungy make

using products from STAMPlorations

Inks are from Tim Holtz in the blue/grey tones

with a touch of tan.

Added some splatters and attached to navy card base.

Head on over and see what our Guest  Greta and the Team

took from this super board and maybe you can

find a little time to play and add yours to the Gallery.

Hope so!

Thanks for dropping in and commenting

Spread your Wings!

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls

and Hosting is Lisa K choosing 'BEE'

I have used several items from AALL&Create here.

The stencilling in the background are

Broken Circle and Cracked Walls 1

with Tim's Oxide Inks.

My Bee is from Sizzix Thinlits

# 663423 Jennifer Ogborn.

Inked and finished with Lindy's Magical's.

Stamping is Scripted Hexagons

and Sentiment from an old

Gina K stamp set - Springtime Silhouettes.

Finished with splatters and

adhered to SU card base.

Check out what our Guest Greta and the Team

showcased their bee themed cards and

come over and add yours to the gallery.

We would love to see you there.

Thanks for visiting

Keeping it Simple!

We are looking to Keep it Simple for our New Challenge at

 The Sisterhood of Crafters

I love when a CAS card comes together quickly.

Sometimes they just don't but this one did.

My two step stamp is Rubbernecker Poppies 719

inked with Memento London Fog and

VersaFine Clair Nocturne.

Light stamping in the background is

Darkroom Door French Script.

Sentiment is from Woodware Going to Seed.

Die cut frame and inserted grey card stock

and adhered to black card base.

My Sistahs have made such lovely 'simple' cards

for your inspiration. Check them out and

join in by adding yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

Welcome CHRISTMAS!

What's the Theme for this month at

Christmas Craft Creations 

It's another easy one (for some)

Clean and Simple!

You will notice that my trees are the same shape as last month - 

that's because I made both cards at the same time using

the same die set. Can't get it easier than that.

Die cut my two trees and attached to kraft card stock.

Added a wee star and a white embossed snowflake.

Sentiment is a very old SU one I forgot I had

till just recently.

Attached to kraft card base and my CAS card is done!

Head over to see what the Team created and

come join in. You are never toooo early

to get some CAS Christmas card rolling out.

Thanks for the visit.

Hello!

Hello and Welcome to my post for

 Happy Little Stampers Stencil Challenge.

For this months make I got out a favourite stencil

from ARTplorations - Happy Flowers.

It's big and bold and makes an easy CAS card.

DP background is Paper Rose.

Flower is stencilled with texture paste.

Hello die from Pink Fresh Studio die cut black 

and shadowed from same DP.

Corner rounded  onto white base.

Head over and see what the rest of the 

Stencil Team created for your inspiration

and head in to create yours for the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

You ROCK!

Vicki is our Host for our Colour Week at Just Us Girls

and it's a super combination with so many possabilities!

Greta Hess from GG Creations

My card is pretty basic. I had the dies already on my desk

 so went with them in the colours above.

They are from MFT and background embossed brick is Kaisercraft.

Sentiments are from Paper Smooches inked with

Versafine Clair 

(I loooove those inks)

Decided to add something a little different

to finish it off  - buttons. haven't used them in an age

and don't we all have a stash!

That's pretty much it!

OH! and this is the last of my three-fers after all

there are three colours in our challenge.

Love it when a card comes together as quick as this one.

Should be a fun gallery this week with these great colours.

Check out what our New Guest Greta and the Team created and

Hope to see yours there.