Just Us Girls #354 - WILD CARD

Dear Ones~

Today is the fifth Saturday of the month, so it is WILD CARD WEEK over at Just Us Girls. Our host Nancy has asked us to make a Girly Card or Project.

Here's my Example:

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

Recollections Decorate It Patterned Paper

SU Petite Petals Stamp Set and Punch

SU Mixed Bunch Stamp Set

SU Pansy Punch

Jar of Love Stamp for Greeting

Top Dog Dies Corset Die

HOTP Oval Doilies Die

HOTP Ten Tiny Things Die

Martha Stewart Leafh Punch

Nuvo Crystal Drops

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our July Guest Designer, Carol, and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our July challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of September!!   I hope to see you there. 

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Just Us Girls #353 - PHOTO WEEK

Dear Ones~
This week is PHOTO WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our host Sue has provided us with this inspirational photo.

And here's my Example:

Now I am NOT a golf person, but I had this cute little Golfing Diva stamp set from Gina K Designs, so I was in luck. If you aren't a golfing person either, there's lots of other inspiration in this photo, including the colors. I paper pieced her skirt to give her a stylish look.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White, Red Hot & Sweet Corn Card Stock

GKD Golfing Diva Stamp Set

Die-Namics Stitched Circle Die

Colorbok Beach House Patterned Paper

Stash Red Glitter Card Stock

White Nuvo Crystal Drops

Copic Markers

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our July Guest Designer, Carol, and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our July challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of September!!   I hope to see you there.

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

DOUBLE "D" - Shade of Purple

Dear Ones~
Jane Austen said, "What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance." How well said.....I totally agree with dear 'ole Jane!!

Today's card was made for the Double "D" Challenge. This time we are invited to use shades of purple. Just look at this wonderful set of tiles they have provided us for inspiration.

 

These colors are so luscious they just make my mouth water. Did I mention that purple is my favorite color?? And it's my friend Ina's favorite too. Hope you can play, Ina!!

HERE'S MY CARD

 I had so much fun making this. I used Altenew's beautiful set called Peony Scrolls. I stamped the images on watercolor paper and pulled out my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers. I haven't used them in ages, I don't know why. The colors are just beautiful, and so vibrant. The purple background piece was watercolored with Brushos.

I liberally used Wink of Stella on the flowers, hope you can see the glitter here.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Lovely Lavender and Black Onyx Card Stock

Patterned Paper from my Stash

Altenew Peony Scrolls Stamps and Dies

Cheery Lynn Designs Burlap Die Cut (thanks, Kathy!)

Crafty Secrets Stamp for Greeting

Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers

Brushos Crystal Colors

Clear Wink of Stella

So that's it for me tonight. I'm sitting in front of the fan. We don't have AC, Northern Michigan isn't supposed to get this hot....lol. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!!

Mod Squad Challenge - Get Krafty

Dear Ones~
This week Vicki Dutcher and I are hosting the Mod Squad Challenge. Our challenge is to use kraft on your project.

One of our sponsors is the wonderful stamp company  

Kitchen Sink Stamps

 

Kitchen Sink Stamps offers us a discount CODE: ModSquad15.

  These stamps are amazing. Most have a multi-stamp feature that lets you get great detail in your images using several colors. There is real dimension with a 3-D effect! And one of the best features of this stamp company is that there are color recipes for most of the multi-step stamps, so you don't have to guess what colors to use. There are even alternative colors if you don't have the inks that are suggested. Maria from Kitchen Sink Stamps is a member of our Mod Squad Challenge Facebook Group so feel free to say Hi or ask any questions.

 

THE PRIZE

A $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to the store. 

You can pick your own goodies and there are lots of choices!

Here is a sample for you: 

I used several Kitchen Sink stamp sets for this card. I began by using Versamark to stamp some stars from the Playful Stars Stamp Set onto a piece of kraft card stock for a watermark look. That's my background panel. I also heat embossed the stars with white and red embossing powder on another piece of card stock for another panel. The little bear is from the Multi-Step Teddy Bear Wishes set, and the hat is from Multi-Step Love 4 Ducky & Teddy. Then I finished off the greeting with the Make a Big Statement set. I also used a die cut from the Tim Holtz Scribbles and Splat die set.

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Cherry Red, Kraft and White Card Stock

DCWV Red Glitter Paper

KSS Multi-Step Teddy Bear Wishes Stamps

KSS Multi-Step Love 4 Ducky & Teddy Stamps

KSS Playful Stars Stamps

KSS Make a Big Statement Stamp

Red and White Embossing Powder

Various Memento & GKD Inks

Tim Holtz Scribbles and Splat Die

Quick Kutz Nesting Stars Die

Nuvo Crystal Drops in Autumn Red 

 

  Thanks for stopping by, and don't forget to head on over to The Mod Squad Blog Challenge and play along. I can't wait to see your wonderful creations, and I adore your comments.

Make It Monday - Spritz Stamps

Dear Ones~

I have another offering for you today. It seems that I have had some time to play, and it's been a joy to make a couple of cards.

This one is for Papertrey Ink's Make It Monday. This week we are invited to do a technique where you ink up your stamp, spritz it with water, then stamp on watercolor paper. Or maybe some other paper......try anything and see what works.

Here's my card:

I used a Papertrey Ink stamp set called Flower Favorites. love this Lupine image. I inked it up with two colors of ink, spritzed and stamped, then inked with a darker color of ink and spritzed and stamped again. It's so much fun to see what artsy look you can get with this technique.

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Rich Razzleberry Card Stock

GKD Jellybean Green Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

SU Inks in-

*Sweet Sugarplum

*Perfect Plum

*Flirty Flamingo

*Pear Pizzazz

*Wild Wasabi

GKD Black Onyx Ink

Craftsmith Flower Market Patterned Paper

Thanks for stopping by again, I always adore your comments. We are almost halfway through the week, and halfway through the month.  My summer is going by far too fast. We will be going North at the end of August for several weeks, no card making for me then. Whatever will I DO???  

Power Poppy - Time to "B" Happy

Dear Ones~
Today's offering has been made for the July Power Poppy Power and Spark Challenge. The title of the challenge is Time to "B" Happy, and we are to make a card with an image, or the like, that begins with the letter "B".

I chose Power Poppy's Spring Meadow Bouquet. It's a digital stamp, so I can crop it to just a portion of the image. As you can see on my card, I cropped it to include the "B"ee and "B"utterfly, and just some of the flowers.

http://powerpoppy.com/products/spring-meadow-bouquet

 Here's my card:

This is just a 4-Bar. I thought it would make a sweet little thank you card. I colored it with my Prismas and added Stickles (which, of course, you can't see in the photo)  and Crystal Drops for embellishment.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx and White Card Stock

SU Pacific Point Card Stock

Power Poppy Spring Meadow Bouquet Digi Stamp

Power Poppy Short Stacks Stamp Set for Greeting

Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Nuvo Crystal Drops in White

Stickles

That's it for this one. I have another card to share, so stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments~~~

Just Us Girls #352 - Color Week

Dear Ones~
This week it's COLOR WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and Bobby has chosen coral, pink and yellow for our gorgeous colors. Please use only these colors. Neutrals are welcome, but these colors MUST be the only other ones you use.

Here's my Example:

I made this card pretty simply, just stamping one of the flower images from W Plus 9's stamp set called Summer Blooms. Then I used some Nuvo Crystal Drops in black to add some embellishments, along with the Stampin' Up Papillion Potpouri butterfly stamp and matching punch. Easy peasy.

Here are the Ingredients:

All Stamps from W Plus 9 Summer Blooms

GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

Recollections Home Basics Patterned Paper

SU Inks in Flirty Flamingo, So Saffron, Garden Green

GKD Bubblegum Pink Ink

Black Nuvo Crystal Drops

SU Papillion Potpouri Stamp for Butterfly

SU Elegant Butterfly Punch

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our July Guest Designer Carol, and the rest of the team have made this week.  I hope to see you there. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our July challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of September!!  

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Double "D" Challenges - Simply Gingham

Dear Ones~
Whew - its H.O.T!!! Been in the high 80's and low 90's for a few days. I know it's summer, but c'mon. Northern Michigan ain't supposed to be this hot and we don't have AC. Good thing it's pretty cool in my craft room.

Today I made this cute little card for the Double D Challenge for this month. We are challenged to use gingham. How FUN!! Look at all the wonderful inspiration in this photo.

Here's my card:

I am so in love with this adorable stamp set from Verve Stamps. It's called Hip Hop Bunny. I paper pieced him, along with his bow tie. Isn't he funny??? The white lacy borders are from a Martha Stewart Punch, and the doily behind him is a PTI die called Doily Details. 

Here are the Ingredients:

Verve Stamps Hip Hop Bunny Stamp

Recollections Home Basics Patterned Paper

GKD White and Black Onyx Card Stock

PTI Doily Details Die

Spellbinders Scalloped Circles Die

Copic Markers 

White Nuvo Crystal Drops

Martha Stewart Lace Border Punch

I will also be entering this card in the Simon Says Monday Challenge - Flora and Fauna

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. Stay cool my friends. And for those of you "Down Under", stay warm!!!

Make It Monday - String Art

Dear Ones~
Seems like it's really difficult this summer to squeeze in any craft time. Between grandsons and other commitments the days just seem to fly by.
Today's offering was made for the Papertrey Ink Make It Monday Challenge. This week we get to play with string. Remember the string art you used to do as a kid? Well that's what we are doing, and it's sooooo much fun!

Here's my card:

 I found some variegated tatting thread that worked perfectly for this technique, and the little doily die cut from Papertrey Ink worked really well to do my stitching. I also poked some holes in the bottom corner of my background and stitched a design there too. It's addictive, I tell ya!!! The background splatters were done with a stamp from Stampin' Up and I chose colors to match the thread. They match better in real life.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White and Blue Denim Card stock

PTI Doily Details Die

PTI Botanical Silhouettes Stamp for Greeting

SU Awesomely Artistic Splatter Stamp

SU Inks In:

*Dapper Denim

*Flirty Flamingo

*Pool Party

*Peekaboo Peach

Stash Tatting Thread

This is another one I made. Here I used GKD gold cord to do the stitching, and then splattered watered down glue on the black card stock and sprinkled it with glitter. It's really sparkly IRL.

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments. I hope you all have a fantastic week and are enjoying these beautiful summer days. And for those of you who are in the dead of winter, stay warm!!!

Just Us Girls #351 - Trend Week

 Dear Ones~

It's TREND WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our host, Vicki, has chosen SPONGING as our trend.

Here is my Sample:

I used some Distress Inks, masked off the bottom half of the card base and sponged the top half. Then I stamped the Designs by Ryn Water Droplets stamp over the sponging. I painted the droplets with clean water and then blotted with a paper towel. It lifts some of the ink off so that the drops look more transparent. Pretty cool, huh?? This is a tip that Ryn shared in this VIDEO. A little touch of white with a gel pen on each drop gives them the appearance of shine. Then I scored some lines below the sponging to finish the look.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White Heavy Base Weight Card Stock

Distress Inks in-

*Candied Apple

*Abandoned Coral

*Wilted Violet

*Fossilized Amber

Designs by Ryn Water Droplets Stamp

Great Impressions Stamp for Greeting

Stampin' Up and Martha Stewart Butterfly Punches

Signo White Gel Pen 

I will be entering this in the Designs by Ryn July Challenge.

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our July Guest Designer, Carol, and the rest of the team have made this week. And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our July challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of September (wow, September already???)!!   I hope to see you there.

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Just Us Girls #350 - Word Week

Dear Ones~

This week is WORD WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our host Maria has chosen the word SUMMER. Pretty appropriate, right?? I would like to welcome our Guest Designer for the month of July - Carol Mayne. She is over-the-top talented. Please visit her blog and check out her amazing work HERE. Carol likes white backgrounds, very rarely if ever using patterned paper. That's difficult for me.

This is my Sample for our word SUMMER:

I took an image from an older GKD StampTV Kit called Sunkissed Autumn. I thought it would be fun to make this sweet little gal look like she was holding the sun by a string like a balloon. I paper pieced her dress and I think it looks really cool with this particular patterned paper.

Here are the Ingredients:

PTI Hawaiian Shores Card Stock

GKD Red Hot and White Card Stock

GKD Sunkissed Autumn Stamp Set

GKD Triple Play Stamp Set

Colorbok Beach House Patterned Paper

GKD Hello Sunshine Stamp Set for Greeting

Martha Stewart Flower Punch

Please visit the JUST US GIRLS blog to see the wonderful cards that our July Guest Designer, Carol, and the rest of the team have made this week. 

And remember, if you win Chic of the Week in any of our July challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of September (wow, September already???)!!   I hope to see you there.

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!