Just Us Girls #355 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  I am your hostess and I have chosen the word Water as our inspiration.  It has been so incredibly hot in the Midwest for the last couple of weeks.  Hope you all have fun playing in the water with this challenge.  Can't wait to see what you come up with.

I would like to welcome, Colleen Foelker, as our Guest Designer for the month of August. Welcome, Colleen!  Please visit her blog and leave some love.

Water, water everywhere!  The background is one I actually made for a Make It Monday at PTI but got extremely busy and never made the card.  I thought it would make a great water background.  The technique is called  Reverse Stenciling.  I picked a stencil from Jim Holtz called Flourish Layering Stencil.  I applied ink to the stencil with a brayer and misted it with water.  Then I placed my card stock on top of the stencil and pressed until the ink transferred.  I added some waves called "What the Doodle" and my sweet little boy paper doll all dressed up to play.  I sprayed shimmer spray on the water and waves for some sparkle.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Colleen, have made this week.  I hope you will be inspired and play along.

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.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

PTI Dress Up Doll Basics, Summer Fun, What the Doodle

MFT Radient Sun

Jim Holtz Flourish Layering Stencil

Tsukineko Shimmer Spray

Seize the Birthday - Water

This time at Seize the Birthday our topping is Water.  Of course, it's always "Anything Goes" if you don't want to do the topping as long as it's for a birthday.

We have two new designers joining the Seize the Birthday team this week.  I would like to welcome Barbara Campbell and Vicki Dutcher.  They have both been around blogland for awhile, so I'm sure you will recognize their work.  Please visit their blogs and leave some love.

We will be saying goodbye to our Surprise Party Guest, Jacquie, with the completion of this challenge.  Thanks so much, Jacquie, for sharing your wonderful talent with us!

I decided to make a water scene for this challenge.  Isn't this fun!  I stamped the sand using a stamp from Impression Obsession.  I masked it off and then sponged the water using Distress Inks in Salty Ocean and Peacock Feathers.  The submarine, which just had to be yellow, is from Reverse Confetti. The other cute little elements are from Lawn Fawn.  I used some PTI Rainstones as the bubbles for the fish.  The birthday greeting on the inside says Make a Wish, Blow Out the Candles, Eat Cake & Celebrate.

Please visit the Seize the Birthday blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our Surprise Party Guest, Jacquie,  have made.  I hope you will be inspired and come play along.

The Recipe:

Lawn Fawn Fintastic Friends

RC Here We Go (submarine), In a Big Way (inside sentiment)

PTI Rainstones

Lil' Inkers Stitched Rectangles

Impression Obsession Sand

MFT Calm & Cozy Chevrons patterned paper

Distress Inks Salty Ocean & Peacock Feathers