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Saturday, 23 September 2023

It's CAS Week at Just Us Girls

Welcome to my Saturday post for Just Us Girls 
Sue is Host for our CAS Challenge choosing
SPORT.


I don't have anything I thought suitable in my stash so
I cheated here and downloaded a 
cute precoloured image (Sorry)
Inked some colour for the young golfer to stand on.
Die cut with a MFT oval and
again with the bigger one with some DP.
Embossed an old CB folder, attached to
white card base and added sentiment
from Tim's Small Talk. 
The Team and Guest Stephanie
have gone all out with this theme
so pop over and check them out.
We bid farewll to our Talented Guest Stephanie.
A big Thank You Stephanie for sharing your talents with us this month. 

Thanks for visiting


Saturday, 16 September 2023

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 - 





Wednesday, 13 September 2023

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

We have something exciting happening over at
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

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 
$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










Saturday, 9 September 2023

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



Thursday, 7 September 2023

HLS September Stencil Challenge

Today's post os for the Stencil Challenge over at
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



Saturday, 2 September 2023

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



Friday, 1 September 2023

My Monthly Mixed Media Make

 Welcome to my Mixed Media make for



 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.







Saturday, 26 August 2023

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.



Wednesday, 23 August 2023

A Silhouette Sunset

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



Saturday, 19 August 2023

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



Saturday, 12 August 2023

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







Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Keeping it Simple!

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


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
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.




Monday, 7 August 2023

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