Just Us Girls Challenge #358 - Photo Week

 

Dear Ones:

It's PHOTO WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and I'm the host. I have chosen this beautiful photo as the inspiration. Okay, so it's a photo of a painting. I found it on Pinterest, and I wish I could give the artist credit, but sadly I have no idea who it is. But I thought it was just beautiful.

Here is my Example:

There are a lot of elements in the photo that could be used for inspiration, but my eye kept going to that one white feather in her hair. I also liked all the birds here and there. I sponged the background with various inks and then spritzed with water for the mottled look. I love the effect. Then I splattered with gold.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD White and Prickly Pear Card Stock

SU Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie and Calypso Coral Ink

PTI Friends of a Feather Stamp Set

Martha Stewart Bird Punch

GKD Fanciful Tags Stamp for Greeting

Fine Tec Metallic Watercolor

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

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Just Us Girls #357 - Color Week

 

Dear Ones~
It's COLOR WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our host Lisa has chosen KRAFT, AQUA and WHITE. You may use other neutrals, but the designated colors must be your primary choice.

Here's my Example:

I love this color combination, they go so well together. The design for this card was inspired by a beautiful card I saw on Pinterest by Heather Van Looy. You can see her blog post HERE.

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Crumb Cake and Pool Party Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

SU Petite Petals Stamp Set and Punch

SU Touches of Texture Stamp Set

SU Crumb Cake and Pool Party Ink

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

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

Double D Challenge - Neutrals

Dear Ones~
Still hot outside.....still feeling inelegant!!!

Today's offering was made for the Double "D" Challenge. This time we are invited to use neutrals. Look at this beautiful set of tiles for inspiration.

Here's My Card:

I recently got this stamp from Lavinia Stamps and I love it. It's called Fairy Thistles.  I heat embossed it with copper powder. I also used a die by Spellbinders from their Cut, Fold and Tuck collection for that corner border.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Dark Chocolate Card Stock

GKD Sandy Beach Card Stock

PTI Rustic Cream Card Stock

DCWV The Natural Patterned Paper

Spellbinders Cut, Fold & Tuck Diamond Strip and Accents

Lavinia Fairy Thistle Stamp

Ranger Copper Embossing Powder

MS Pine Bough Punch

Stash Button and Twine
Copper Stickles

I will also be entering this in:
 Lavinia August Creative Challenge - NO BLACK
 Penny Black - ANYTHING GOES
Simon Says Wednesday - MAKE FOR THE BORDER 
Scrapy Land - USE AN IMAGE

I had so much fun creating this card. Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

Power Poppy Power & Spark August Challenge

Dear Ones~
It has been quite some time since I have had a chance to enter a challenge, and I couldn't let this one go. It's the monthly Power and Spark Challenge over at Power Poppy. This month its CSI - Copy - Steal - Inspire.

 

I searched Pinterest, and found this beautiful card by  

Christine Creations

And Here's My Card:

 I had so much fun coloring this with my Prismas. And then I took my white Signo Gel Pen and did a bunch of outlining on the rose. I dunno why, I guess I just wanted to see how it would look. The jury is still out on whether or not I like it. What do you think???

Here are the Ingredients:

*GKD White Card Stock

*Recollections Spring Decorations Stack PP

*EK Success Martha Stewart Essentials PP
*Power Poppy Rose and Camomille Digi Stamp

*Mama Elephant Sunday Sentiments

*Ranger Platinum Embossing Powder

*MS Border Punch

*Prismacolor Pencils

*Signo Gel Pen 

So that's it for me today. I had so much fun entering a challenge again. Hopefully I will have more time again soon, but the Princes will be with us again starting on Sunday and they will be here for a week. 

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments.

 

Mod Squad Challenge - The Die's the Thing

Dear Ones~ 
This week Vicki Dutcher and I are hosting the Mod Squad Challenge. Our challenge is to use a die cut 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 love this multi-step rose stamp from Kitchen Sink. 

It almost looks like a photo.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx Card Stock

SU Tip Top Taupe Card Stock

Kitchen Sink Stamps 3-Step Hearts and Roses Stamp Set

Kitchen Sink Stamps Never a Loss for Words Stamp Set

SU Flourishes Thinlits

SU Detailed Floral Thinlits

  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.

Just Us Girls #356 - Trend Week

 Dear Ones~

It's TREND week over at Just Us Girls, and our host Ina has picked the trend WATER COLORING. This is probably my favorite medium.

Here's my example:

I found this beautiful patterned paper by Stampin' Up in my stash. It's retired, and I'm sorry but I don't know the name. I thought the Beautiful Day Stamp Set by Altenew matched the patterned paper perfectly, so I went with it. The striped piece is a Stampin' Up background stamp. LOVE that I can do the stripes in any color!! I watercolored the flower with my Zigs.....I adore my Zigs!!!

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Fresh Asparagus and White Card Stock

SU Patterned Paper

SU Diagonal Stripe Stamp 

Altenew Beautiful Day Stamps

SU Wild Wasabi, Real Red & Dapper Denim Ink

Darice Basket Weave Embossing Folder

Zig Clean Color Markers

 

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

 

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!

 

Just Us Girls # 355 - WATER

 

Dear Ones~
It's WORD week over at Just Us Girls, and our host Sharyn has picked the word WATER.

Here's my Sample:

I have had this beautiful Heartfelt Creations stamp set called Under the Sea for awhile and have wanted to ink it up, so this challenge was perfect. I wish you could see all the sparkle,  I pulled out an old glitter paper pack and did some die cutting and punching with different colors. The background is done with Distress Ink sponged on watercolor paper and then stamped with a few different images in black. I really like the effect. The fish are colored with Zigs and die cut.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Black Onyx Card Stock

Various Glitter Papers

Distress Inks

Heartfelt Creations Under the Sea Stamps

SSS Ring Frame Die

GKD Petals and Wings Stamp

GKD Flowers Bloom Stamp

GKD By the Sea 2 Stamp

Zig Clean Color Markers

Martha Stewart Pine Branch Punch

Nuvo Clear Crystal Drops

I would like to welcome our Guest Designer for the month of August, Colleen Foelker. Colleen is over-the-top talented and I can't wait to see what she creates for us this month. 

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

 

Good luck, and thanks for stopping by!!