Just Us Girls #413 - Wild Card!!!!

Dear Ones~
This week it's WILD CARD WEEK over at Just Us Girls! That means it's the fifth Saturday of the month, and anything goes. Our gal Nancy has asked us to do WORD DIE CUTS on our card.

Here's what I came up with:

I wish you could see this card in real life. I have put glitter all over that dream catcher and all the flourishes and things in the background. Try as I might, I could NOT get that glitter to photograph. Boo!!!! It's just beautiful. The word has been die cut from some Hunky Dory Mirri Ombre card stock. I could NOT get it to show up, but it's kind of a wine color. It just looks dark in the photo. I stamped and white heat embossed the dream catcher from GKD onto the HOTP patterned paper. I love all the flourishes and ethereal feel of this background paper.

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Tranquil Tides and Fresh Fig Card Stock

Hunky Dory Mirri Ombre Foil Card Stock

HOTP Twilight Jewels Patterned Paper 

GKD Dream Catcher Stamp

Little Yellow Bicycle Dream Die

GKD White Embossing Powder

Stash Gems

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

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Just Us Girls #412 - Photo Week

Dear Ones~
This week it's PHOTO WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Ina has chosen this wonderful photo for our inspiration.

WOW!!!! Lots of inspiration here!!!!

This is what I came up with:

I decided to pick up on the succulents in the pots on the table in the middle of the photo. Also liked all the tropical greenery. This is an image from the GKD Sentimental Summer Stamp TV kit. I have been practicing the no line watercoloring technique, so I stamped the succulents with a very light Distress Ink and then colored the image with my Zigs.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Ocean Mist and Jellybean Green Card Stock

GKD White Card Stock

SU Botanical Gardens Patterned Paper

SU Botanical Builders Framelits

GKD Sentimental Summer Stamp TV Kit

Spellbinders Fancy Frame 2 Die

Spellbinders Large Classic Ovals Die

Antique Linen Distress Ink

Zig Clean Color Brush Markers

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

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Double D - Sentiment/Quote

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D Team Darlene has challenged us to use a Sentiment or Quote on your card.

Here is the Mood Board provided for your inspiration:

 

 And here is my card:

The background for this card was so much fun to do. I saw a video over at Splitcoast Stampers showcasing the technique. You can watch it HERE. I used my Oxides and a stencil. The quote is one of my favorites. It's an old wood block rubber stamp by Inkadinkado, I have had it forever. The dragonflies are a die from Stampin' Up and I die cut it twice, once in black and once in purple glitter paper. Then I inlaid the wings with the glitter paper. I love doing inlay, it's like putting together a puzzle.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Wild Orchid and Black Card Stock

Recollections 110# White Card Stock

Canson XL Watercolor Paper

Distress Oxide Inks in Seedless Preserves & Wilted Violet

Inkadinkado Stamp

SU Dragonfly Dreams Die

Paper Studio Glittered Paper Pack

Hero Arts Glorious Petals Stencil

GKD Black Embossing Powder 

Nuvo Jewel Drops

Please come on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created. And if you play you could win this great prize, Crafty Secrets 'Words from the Heart' booklet:
 

 

Oh, and thanks for stopping by, 

your comments always make me smile.

Hugs,

~judy~   

Just Us Girls # 411 - Color Week

Dear Ones~
This time it's COLOR WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Maria has chosen burgundy, orange and yellow. Great fall colors!!! As always with color challenges, you are to use ONLY the three chosen colors as well as any neutrals that you need.  Neutrals are white, ivory, kraft, black, brown or gray.

Here's my card:

I decided I would try my hand at stamping a wreath with lots of little images. Here I have used the Fabulous Flowers stamp set by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K Designs. I started by tracing an oval onto my card front and then just started stamping. This card measures 4 1/4 square. it was really fun, you should try it!!

Here are the Ingredients:

PTI Rustic Cream Card Stock

SU Cherry Cobbler and So Saffron Card Stock 

GKD Sweet Mango Card Stock

GKD Cranberry Tart Ink

SU Inks In:

*Peekaboo Peach

*So Saffron

*Crumb Cake

*Soft Suede

GKd Triple Play Frame for Greeting

GKD Fabulous Flowers Stamp Set

Nuvo Crystal Drops

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

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Just Us Girls #410 - Trend Week

Dear Ones~
This time over at Just Us Girls it's TREND WEEK, and our gal Bobby has chosen Block Watercolor Stamping. Put down some color on an acrylic block and then stamp it on the paper. Gorgeous!!!!

Here's my card:

I recently watched Jennifer McGuire do this technique in a video, and she really inspired me. You can watch it HERE. She made some amazing cards. Here I have used 3 colors of Oxides and used the technique Jennifer showed us. The focal is from the GKD Sentimental Summer kit and I chose to do some no line watercoloring with my Zigs. I love this little image.

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Dusty Rose and Black Onyx Card Stock

Strathmore Watercolor Paper

GKD Sentimental Summer Stamps

Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

Oxide Inks in:

*Picked Raspberry

*Fossilized Amber

*Salty Ocean

Pop Up Balloon Thinlits Die for Little Bow

Stash Pearls

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

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~

Mod Squad Challenge - Lose the Lines

Dear Ones~
This week it's my turn to host the Mod Squad Challenge, and I have chosen to do some no line watercoloring. HERE is a video by Melanie Muenchinger showing this technique. Basically the image is stamped in a very light color and then colored in so that the line become invisible.

Our sponsor this week is Gina K Designs and Stamp TV

 

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THE PRIZE

A $20 gift certificate to the Gina K Designs store!!

 

Here is my card:

I chose to use the GKD stamp set by Melanie Muenchinger called A Year of Flowers 1 for this card. I stamped the images 3 times on watercolor paper with Old Paper Distress Ink and then did some watercoloring with my Mission Gold Watercolors. Then I fussy cut everything out and adhered the images to my card. The background die cut is from a Mixed Media die set by Tim Holtz. The greeting is from Theresa Momber's set called The Wetlands. I finished everything off with some Nuvo Jewel Drops.

 

Here are the Ingredients:

GKD Dusty Rose and White Card Stock

Strathmore 140# Watercolor Paper

Tim Holtz Mixed Media Die

GKD A Year of Flowers 1 Stamp Set

GKD The Wetlands Stamp Set

Old Paper Distress Ink

Mission Gold Watercolors

Nuvo Jewel Drops

 

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

Hugs~

~judy~

Double D - Glitter!!

Dear Ones~
This time over at Double D it's Team Diane's turn, and the challenge is GLITTER!!! WOW, let's see some glitz and glam on your card.

Here is the amazing Mood Board provided for your inspiration:

 

 And here is my example:

I have been learning to use my Cricut Explore, and this image is from the Art Nouveau cartridge. I love all the images on this cartridge. I have used several colors of glitter paper here, and decided to use just a very simple background patterned paper.

Here are the Ingredients:

SU Garden Green Card Stock

Paper Studios Glittered Card Stock

DCWV Pocket Blossoms Patterned Paper

Cricut Art Nouveau Cartridge

GKD Cottage Garden Stamp for Greeting

McGill Vintage Label Punch

Please come on over to the Double D Blog to see what the other designers have created.

 And if you play you could win this great prize:

Thanks for stopping by, I love all your wonderful comments. They always make me smile!

Hugs~

~judy~   

Just Us Girls #409 - Word Week

Dear Ones~

This week it's WORD WEEK over at Just Us Girls, and our gal Lisa has chosen the word SHOES. 

Here's my card:

I was scratching my head because I didn't think I had any images of shoes, and then I remembered I had this old stamp set from Gina K called Springtime Silhouettes. It's one of the first sets I ever got from GKD. Then I found a beautiful lacy card in my Cricut library. I adore that lacy edge by Anna Griffith, all cut on my Cricut. LOVE that machine!!! I recently got some beautiful rose gold embossing powder from The Ton. I thought it went so well with the powder pink.

Here are the Ingredients:

Recollections 110# White Card Stock

SU Powder Pink Card Stock

Stash Gold Foil Card Stock

Anna Griffith Lacy Edge Card for Cricut

SU Fresh Florals Designer Paper

GKD Springtime Silhouettes Stamp Set

The Ton Rose Gold Embossing Powder

SU Layered Circles Framelits

Cuttlebug Swiss Dot Embossing Folder

I would like to introduce our September Guest Designer, Linda Snodgrass. Linda is over the top creative!!! Just go visit her BLOG and see what I mean.

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

Thanks for stopping by, I adore your comments!
They always make me smile!!

Hugs~

~judy~