A Red Red Rose!

Which picture caught your eye on this Mood Board

our Host Vicki at Just Us Girls chose for this weeks Challenge?

Scroll down for the big picture!

The roses got mine and I went deep into 

my stamp stash and found a very old one

from I don't know where but -  the rose is stunning

and the wording Belle Jardin is French for Beautiful Garden.

Here's a closer look!

Heat embossed then coloured the rose and leaves with 

Nuvo Shimmer Powders in Catherine Wheel and Green Parade

spreading the colours behind the rose image.

After looking at it I decided that what went over the edges

would make a perfect background,

adding a small black frame and

on to white card base. Needing something else

I slipped a small piece of inked paper to the side.

Head over to Our Blog and check out what

our Guest Karen and the Team picked out

from the Mood Board. You will be delighted as always.

Hope to see you in our Gallery this week.

Leave a little 'Sparkle'

It's Saturday and that's Just Us Girls Challenge Day

I had a fun and messy afternoon after seeing a 

'new to me' technique on YouTube.

It's Hot Glue Embossing and thought it would be 

something different for our Word Week

hosted by Carol Mc choosing 'Sparkle'

and a closer look at the 'sparkle'

It does look just like a big mess that went wrong but - 

I made quite a few. Some turned out,

others hmm! Just had to pick which one I liked

and go from there.

This was soooooooooo hard to photograph

to show the 'sparkle' (I tried)

I think the sparkly embossing powder 

may have been a little too fine.

Background is smooched Magical's.

Dribbled hot glue and thought I would try and add foil

 which worked out nicely then I smothered it with

very fine sparkly embossing powder.

Added a small frame behind it with the same paper

as my metallic base only a lighter weight.

After much searching I finally found a sentiment

that fitted the challenge perfectly - 

Tim's Small Talk.

 Decided to show another since I had several

sitting on my desk.

This is a little different - not sparkly as such

It was heat embossed in copper and added

Stampendous embossing enamel which highlighted

the sheen from the Magical's background.

Distressed the edges, added a sentiment,

framed in metallic paper and finished with

the bright card base.

What a fabulous challenge. Hope to see

 lots of sparkle in all forms in the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Love U

 Welcome to our February Challenges at

The Sisterhood of Crafters

Valentine's Day will be in vogue so we have

HEARTS! as our Theme for this one.

Had lots of fun mixing things up here

moving away from the traditional  'heart' type card.

Added heart and love die cuts, dp's,

u die from an old CB  set, cheesecloth.

Background has a patterned cover plate

which is a little hard to see, attached to white card base.

Head over to  Our Blog as

my Sistahs have gone all out creating

an amazing variety of Heart Themed cards

you really are going to love!

Our Gallery will be a flutter of  'hearts'

and I look forward to checking them all out.

Will yours be there?

Thanks for taking time out to visit.

In the 'Pink' at Christmas Craft Creations

It's time for our New Challenge at Christmas Craft Creations

and this month we are going pink.

I love using kraft paper as it goes so nicely with pink.

I saw this card over on Pinterest quite a long time ago

 took my inspiration from that.

Used Spellbinders dies for my snowflake,

inked background in Versafine from retired SU Snow Burst, 

sentiment backed with pink strips, misted with perfect pearls

 and sequins to complete.

Pop over and see what my Team Mates created using pink

and come join in by adding yours to our Gallery.

Love to see you there.

Thanks for visiting

A Pretty Pink 'Hello'

February already! That means a 

New Guest Designer at Just Us Girls

We have Karen Walker sharing her talents

with us all month. Welcome!

Hosting this weeks Colour Challenge is Lisa E  

choosing a popular one Kraft - Pink - White

Went fairly simple here using several dies, 

punched flowers with liquid pearl centres

pretty ribbon, simple sentiment, embossed background

on to kraft card base.

Head over and check what our Guest Karen and 

Talented Designers created with these soft colours.

I am sure there will be plenty of pretties in our Gallery this week.

Thanks for taking time to visit.

Vintage Paris!

 We at Creative Artiste Mixed Media

are back for a New Year of Mixed Media Fun.

I had a lot of fun creating my project for this month.

Quite a few of the embellishment I used here are

from a Challenge Win some time ago. Thanks Tracey for

your generousity.

I started with inking the patterned paper, corrugated cardboard

 and the pretty floral flourish with Magical's

Adding embellishments -

lace pearls and washi tape.

 floral spray from my stash, the classy French Lady,

Paris washy tape, gems, a few tiny pearls, leaf flourishes,

 coloured cheesecloth finishing with 

some AA waxes and gel pen touch ups.

Head over and see what my Talented Team Mates

created while on our hiatus. 

Hope you can join in with your Mixed Media

to our Gallery. 

Use Your Stuff are looking for Mixed Media

for their latest Challenge so this is heading over

to add to their Gallery.

Mixed Media Lovers are looking for Washi Tape.

 I have it hiding at the bottom but you can see it clearer in a photo above 

and the Paris word is Washi Tape.

PS Update! We have Happy New Year News

Our talented teamie Tracey is back created with us.

Thanks so much for visiting

It's CASimply Happy Birthday.

Welcome to today's post.

 We made a couple of changes to our themes this year at

Just Us Girls  and this is one

 I am sure will be very popular. 

It's CAS - Clean and Simple.

Check our guidelines below.

The Host has the choice of what she is looking for

 and our Host Carol has chosen BIRTHDAY!

As the theme states - CAS.

Background is a simple die cut from Kaisercraft.

Die cut several florals in purple tones

Attached a piece of ribbon from my stash

and Happy Birthday Sentiment is from SU.

Pop over and see how our Guest Jules

and the Team went CAS.

Hope you like our New Challenge and

join in with your CAS card in the Gallery.

As it is the last challenge of the month

we bid farewell to our Talented Guest Jules.

Loved having you share your creations with us this month.

Thank you so much.

My CAS card fits in with Challenge #648 All Occasions

at Krafty Chicks Challenge Blog

Till next time

Let it Snow!

The Theme for our current challenge over at 

The Sisterhood of Crafters is

Brr! IT'S COLD OUTSIDE -

just not here where I live. 

Gives me a chance to get a Christmas card made 'early'

Used a peek a boo die and smooched a

snowy background with Lindy's Magical's

and Irridescent Medium.

Die cut trees and punched stars.

Added a mound to ground the trees.

Lots of splatters and heat embossed sentiment

finished my card.  Adhered to white card base.

Head over and see what my Sistahs created.

Hope to see yours on our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Be Strong!

Welcome to todays post.

Had some time to participate in 

a few challenges with just one card.

This doesn't happen too often for me.

My card is for

Krafty Chicks -  Their Week 3 Challenge 

 is (Clean and Simple) CAS #747 

for

Tic Toc Toe

My choice was Top Row

White cardstock - flowers - pearls

Retired SU Stippled Blossoms (nice to get an oldie out)

and Kaisercraft Lavender Pearls

and Time Out are looking for

words that inspire!

I chose Be Strong 

using a few of the sponsors products - 

AALL&Create #37 Cracked Walls stencil 

and #754 Power of the Word Stamp Set

Inks - Memento Lulu Lavender, Sweet Plum

Elizabeth Crafts Cool Diamonds Glitter.

Thanks for taking time to drop in.

From Me to You

It's Saturday and Photo Week at Just Us Girls

Carol Mc's Mood Board has lots to choose from.

It's obvious what took my eye!

 

Here's a closer look!

My flower is a Black Eyed Susan from Elizabeth Craft Designs

 cut multiple times with flower soft in the middle.

Added embossed background, die cuts

and white ribbon tied with white cotton.

Finished with a simple sentiment and framed,

adhered to white base. 

Head over and see what our Talented Guest Jules

and Team Mates created for inspiration

and come join in by adding yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for taking time out to visit.

Let it Snow!

 Don't you love it when you find a challenge by accident

and something already in your bits box fits?

That is exactly what happened when I went to 

comment on a fellow DT card. 

Leanne DT member of Krafty Chicks Challenge

blew me away with her beautiful purple Christmas Card

for Challenge 646 Week 2 Christmas

I just had to finish it off  and

 enter into their Gallery - then add to my 2023 Christmas cards.

Background is smooched with Lindy's Magical's

Trees stars and deer are Tim's Great Outdoors.

with a bit of heat embossed glitter.

Snow is roughed up texture paste and glitter.

Distressed the edges, matted on brown and

white card base.

Sentiment is from Happy Little Stampers.

Allsorts Challenge Blog

is looking for  AG with option of Winter Blues

so popping this over to their Gallery.

Thanks for taking time out to visit.

With Love!

Sue is Hosting this week at Just Us Girls 

and is looking for Hearts!

You can never send too much Love can you?

I hadn't intended my heart to be so "redish' but 

the Lindy's Bougainvillea Fuchsia

 has a mix of red/pink and purple.

I die cut an old Cuttlebug heart, flowers

and heart heads from the mix.

There is also a white cut out heart in the background

and scored behind that for extra interest.

Die cut a few extra heart stems in white

and a flourish from Fancy That.

Sentiment from STAMPlorations,

a few splatters and tiny pearls to finish.

Head over and see how our Guest Jules

and the Team used their 'Hearts' - 

 perfect for those that create cards for

Valentine's Day coming up -

so come join in with yours to our Gallery.

We would love to see you there.

Sending this over to the  Romantic Challenge #229

at Time Out Blogspot

and Tic Tac Toe Challenge for

Challenge #192

Going with Middle Row Down

Hearts - Free - Shades of Red

Thanks for visiting.

Be True to You!

It's our first challenge for the New Year at

The Sisterhood of Crafters and

we are starting off with

  Something New!

With so many new craft items either bought

or gifted the fun of choosing could be hard.

My Something New is 

The stamp I used here bought 

late last year after seeing a card

made by our Sistah Annie.

It's Timeless Tulips from Dark Room Door.

Background is inked up with

Tim's Ox inks, stenciling (new) and stamping from

AALL&Create.

Fussy cut the tulips inked, heat embossed

and slightly popped.

Framed and adhered to white card base.

Showing off the whole stamp here - 

first time inking with Versafine Clair Nocturne 

and heat embossed onto a background

from my bits box. 

Added some splatters and a simple sentiment.

Framed and onto black card base.

Head over and see what my sistahs created.

We would love to see your

'Something New' in our Gallery.

Thanks for dropping in

Christmas Snippets

It's our first Challenge for 2023 at Christmas Craft Creations 

and one I am sure we all have lots of after 

our Christmas card making for last year.

'Snippets'

Here's mine!

All dp used here are leftover bits (snippets).

Die cut five trees, adhered to white cardstock,

framed in red and corner rounded as is the 

one background piece. Both adhered to

white and red card base.

Merry die/sentiment is from Her Arts

and finished with a red bird.

After our recent DT call out we have 

New Talented Designers joining the fun.

Head over to Our Blog and check out

how creative the Team were with their snippets

and don't forget to leave some kind 

welcoming comments for our Newbies.

Looking to see lots of lovely creations.

Will yours be there?

Thanks for popping in