Never Hide your Wings!

Time for our monthly challenge over at

Creative Artiste Mixed Media

 It took several goes to finally create something this month.

Nothing seemed to work out but this came together in the end.

I started my background with some light stencilling,

adding torn dp. I love working with corrugated board so 

that was next then some scrunched thick brown paper.

A tiny white frame was cut to encase my dragonfly.

The top part of the dragonfly was cut ever so carefully with

purple tissue paper, adding a tiny gem. Behind the brown paper

is a strip of dp for added effect.

My go to posca splatters were flicked then some matt wax

Added a cardboard circle and button

with some purple thread.

To finish - an appropriate sentiment.

Attached to thick corrugated cardboard that was also

coloured with wax.

Just a couple of photos...

Head over and check how the Team got creative

and pop yours in the gallery for us to check out.

Thanks for popping in.

Thanks!

It's a Grateful/Thankful Challenge over at Cut it Up Blog 

I went for a simple Thanks.

I was looking for something simple so went searching

in my bits box and found this colourful piece

I knew would work with Tim's Artsy Stems 

cut in white as a contrast to the busy background.

I cut three CUTplorations thanks dies for dimention then

the fourth was shadowed with the same dp I used for a frame.

Added some white splatters to help with the white dies.

Adhered to white card base to complete.

Head over to our blog and check out

what the talented designers created

and join in with yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting.

Case a DT at Just Us Girls

It's our Case a Designer from the Team this week at Just Us Girls 

and my turn to be your Host.

While I was rummaging through my bits box

I came across this piece that I had heat embossed

in three different colours - bronze, gold and silver

long long ago. An easy card -  picked out a sentiment

die cut it three times in silver for depth,

attached and framed it in silver on to black card base.

Shame the photo doesn't show it's true shine.

Your turn to check out what the Team created

and pick which one you chose to case

and don't forget to mention whose caught your eye

and add to our gallery.

See you there.

Just Us Girls Stencil Challenge

It's our stencil challenge this week at Just Us Girls

and Bobby is Hosting.

I started with the background using some

scrunched up cling wrap onto watercolour paper

using Tim's ox inks.

Picked a few AALL&Create stencils

being careful not to stencil where my

AALL&Create thistle image would be.

Inked with Versafine Clair Nocturne.

Added some purple posca splatters,

framed in black onto purple card base.

It's our Guest Kerry's last week with us

 Thank You for sharing your talents

with us this month.

Head over to our website and check out

all things stencil from Kerry and the Team

and hope you are inspired to get yours out

and add to the Gallery.

Thanks for visitng

 

A Simple Hello!

It's time for our New Challenge over at  Cut It Up

and we are looking for you to 

add embellishments on your creation.

Are you one that when you get a new 'something'

you just have to use it straight away?

This is how my card came about.

Tim's Abstract Florals had just landed in my mailbox

and I saw a card by a fellow teamie (Gerda)

that inspired me to get it inky. Now you have two cards

using the same set to be inspired by.

Here's how this card was created - 

I started by inking the flower in 

VersaFine Nocturne and heat embossed clear.

Die cut another inked flower for a mask which was used

so I could stencil the background from AALL&Create

 with Tim's oxide inks.

Die cut the bottom corner with Seth Apter's Splosh dies.

Added another die cut and inked.

 Popped the circle with the 'Hello' from the set.

The background for that is smooched in

same colours as the stencilled one.

Inked up the flower with bright colours,

some stamping in the corners and finished with

lots of white posca splatters.

Attached to white card base.

This was 'so fun' 

Head over and see how my talented teamies 

added embellishments to their makes and

come join in with yours to our gallery.

Hope to see you there.

Thanks for visiting - 

Forever Grateful

Vicki is Hosting our Mood Board at Just Us Girls

 

I'm not a fan of pumpkin so 

I reach out for my favourite stamp/die set

Oh So Grateful from STAMPlorations

at this time of year.

A pretty simple card - colouring my

die cut pumpkin with ox inks,

adding some splatters and a strip of

coloured dp to add the sentiment.

It was inked with Versafine Clair Pinecone

(as was the pumpkin) which is very dark

 and heat embossed clear.

Adhered the pumpkin to some sissel

which you can't see

as a bed for it to sit on.

That's it!

Our Guest Kerry and the Team

have gone all out creative with this challenge

so head over and check them out.

Then I am sure you will want to  add yours to the Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Happy Fall...

Welcome to today's post for Just Us Girls

It's our Word Week and Stephanie as Host chose

LEAVES.

As I already had Tim's leaves out on my desk

and it's that time of the year that trees show off their

beautiful colours as they shed their leaves.

I cheated again here using DP for my die cut leaves.

I inked my background with colours to match. 

Sentiment is from an old Gina K stamp, die cut from MFT

and popped. Leaves are also popped.

Attached to white card base.

Head over and check out what our Guest Kerry 

and the Team created - lots of inspiration there

to check out then you will want to join in

with yours to the Gallery.

See you there!

Live your ART!

It's time for our Monthly Anything Goes

Creative Artiste Mixed Media Challenge

Unfortunately photos don't always do a project justice as is the case here.

I managed to have some time to play here

after hubby was hospitalized then came home with covid.

I picked that up and now just getting back to normal.

Time was running out and I was lucky this piece

 came together easily.

The leaves are 'real' picked up from an excursion and

 die cut with Tim's leaf dies.

Added some clear crackle glaze but didn't turn out (shame)

Background are DP's to help create quickly.

Added some stenciling and stamping.

 Inked the edges and curled one.

Splatters are from my poska pen.

Attached to white card and brown base.

I did manage a few photos.

Head over and check out what our Guest Vicki (fellow D Teamie) 

and the Team created for your pleasure 

and hope you get time to add your Mixed Media 

to our Gallery using multiple mediums.

Thanks for visiting

Inspired by - What Song?

Hello and Welcome to today's post.

We have a super fun challenge over at Cut It Up! 

Do you have a favourite song that you could incorporate into a card?

This is what the Design Team have been playing with

(and perhaps the song is still running around in our heads)

Mine is a simple one to pick!

I am a huge Paul McCartney - Beatles fan so I picked one he sang - 

PS I Love You  (the 1963 version of course)

I die cut a bunch of hearts in bronze, rose pink and metallic cream,

two parts of a big die cut heart and a huge Love die.

Remembered I had some old CB embossing strips

so included one for interest to the back.

After I  finally placed the hearts it was time for the part that

incorporated the song that inspired this card.

I die cut more old CB dies but didn't have

enough room for the PS (lol) to go with 

I Love You. Added a shadow to the words,

including the big Love die.

Added a few smaller hearts to the centre.

Card base and topper is metallic paper.

Didn't want to frame it so added small leftover strips

to both sides to complete.

It will be fun to check out the gallery to see

What song the DT were inspired by to create their card.

We'd love to see yours.

A Simple 'Hello'

It's our Colour Week at Just Us Girls and

our Lovely Lisa is Host and chose such gorgeous colours.

As it is a New Month we have a New Guest Designer.

A Big Welcome to Kerry Parkinson

So glad to have you with us for October.

Here's a close up shimmer!

I had fun inking my Kaisercraft butterfly in the required colours

and attached to die cut background. This was popped onto

the middle of a peek a boo die.

Some framing on the side with leftovers. 

Simple STAMPlorations sentiment and a bit of splatter to finish.

Bling completes my pretty butterfly.

Check out how our Talented Guest Kerry

and the Team enjoyed creating with these fun colours

then - your turn to add yours to our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting!

Oh HAPPY Day!

 

It's our Stencil Week at Just Us Girls and Elizabeth is Hosting!

It was relaxing creating my simple inked stencil card

as I have done here. Just used three distress inks

with ARTplorations Ethnic Organic 1

Die cut a vellum circle from MFT,

inked and heat embossed the sentiment

adding a few pearls, attached to white card base

and I'm done.

Head over and see how our Guest Nancy

and the Team used their stencils and

then hope to see yours in the Gallery.

We bid farewell to our Talented Guest Nancy

and loved having her share her talents with us this month.

Thank you Nancy.

 I know we will see you in our Gallery again soon

The Seasons of Change!

Welcome to  our New Challenge over at Cut It Up

All over the world the Seasons are changing.

Spring has sprung in my surrounds but

we are looking for colours of Fall/Autumn.

Here's close up of the colours.

I got out my set of  Lindy's Magical's Autumn Leaves,

sprinkled and sprayed them on a sheet of water colour paper

and cut the backgrounds in various colours,

cut the heads in white and glued them off to the side.

Background is a texture die cut from Kaisercraft.

Arranged my leaves and popped.

I thought the sentiment fitted the theme nicely.

Adhered to whte card base.

The Team have created some fun and fabulous array of

all things Fall/Autumn related for your pleasure.

Now it's your turn to share with take in our Gallery.

Thanks for visiting

Spring has Sprung!

Welcome to today's post for  Just Us Girls

I am Host for this week's challenge

and as Spring has arrived in my neck of the woods

I chose these beautiful bunches of FLOWERS!

I am sure we have all had a card that was nothing like

what we planned and this one is just that.

I had intended to ink up a floral stamp and colour it

but couldn't decide which one. In the end 

I went with Tim's Wildflower Stems 1

and again changed my layout umteen times.

The colours turned out nicely but not exactly what I wanted.

Background is Tim's Splatters

and a bit of grungy stamping.

Scrunched up and inked a bit of word tissue paper

and arranged my floral bouquet on top.

Added a bit of shine to the centre of the flowers.

Spring sentiment is from CUTplorations.

Head over and check out how our Guest Nancy

and the Team showered our blog with all things floral.

See you there

It's WORD Week at Just Us Girls

Hello and Welcome to todays's post.

Hosting this weeks Word Challenge at

Just Us Girls is Sue with the very powerful word

HOPE! which can be used in many ways.

My background is a mix of Magical's,

distress inks and script stamping from Darkroom Door.

Gold leaf was sitting on my desktop.

Sentiment is STAMPlorations, heat embossed in gold 

and die cut from MFT. Inked the edges.

Adhered to brown card base.

Check out what our Guest Nancy and the Team created.

Hope to see yours in our Gallery.

 

This IS in My Garden...

 We are looking for What's In Your Garden at

Cut It Up

As you know I recently moved house and the villa

we moved in didn't have much of a garden so - 

I am in the process of changing that as I do love a garden.

It is only very small so I have been busy potting

as well as adding some colourful flowers and shrubs.

I chose to try and replicate one shrub that has a

beautiful pink flower. It is in a pot sitting on

pebble stones like I embossed here and behind it

is the brick wall. Added lots of greenery

 from a few dies.

I decided to ground the pot with bauxite stones

and cover the pot with art stones.

Sentiment fitted perfectly.

The Talented Team have amazing takes on

'What's in their Garden'

Now it's your turn to show us by

addng to our Gallery.

Thanks for visitng.

See it 'GROW'

 

It's been a long time coming but 

 I am back getting inky for our September AG

Mixed Media at Creative Artiste Mxed Media

I haven't quite finished sorting out my MM supplies

so have gone with some more 'easy to find items' here.

The piece I used for my die  cut tag is one 

made quite some time ago.Tim's die cut flower

is also from a scrap I had sitting around.

Got out some favourite AALL&Create stamps 

for the background stamping, adding some stencilling.

The pot is popped and I added some 

sisal and art stones.

Inked the edges and fnished with 

some wrapping ribbon.

Sorry there are no progress photos

as craft time is still limited.

Head over to our blog and check out

what creativity is in store for you there by the Team.

Be inspired and join in with your Mixed Media

to our Gallery. 

Thanks for visiting

Case a DT Week!

It's our Case a DT Week at Just Us Girls 

and our week to make whatever we fancy

for you to choose one of the DT makes and case it.

Just be sure to say who's card you chose.

I got out my favourite Visible Image Stamp Set

Creative Chaos. I love that big flower as it is

an easy one to add a popped head as I have done here.

The background and flower head are from 

a shaving cream session some time ago. 

Inked the flower with VersaFine Clair Nocturne

 then popped the cut out head highlighting

with another piece with more colour.

Inked the edges and added strips of black

with a credit card -

(thanks to Karen Dunbrook who showed us this trick)

Added a little bling to the flower with Lindy's Marvel-ous EP.

Finished with sentiment inked and torn from the set.

Head over to our Gallery to see what the Team created

and choose the one you want to case.

Looking forward to seeing yours there also.

Thanks for visiting.