Just Us Girls #363 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  I am your hostess and I have chosen the word Leaves as our inspiration.

I would like to welcome,  Jaydee, as our Guest Designer for the month of October.  Please visit her blog and leave some love.

My favorite thing about living in the Midwest is the changing of the seasons.  Fall is such a special and beautiful time.  The air takes on a crisp quality and the leaves turn into gorgeous color.  It really is a sight to see. 

I started by applying watercolors to my background and then adding some splatters.  The leaves are from MFT and are called Layered Leaves. I used various Fall colors in card stock for them.  I, also, added some fun sequins.

This will be my last post as a member of the design team.  Life is getting in the way and I need to step back and focus my attentions in other areas.  I still plan on puttering around in my craft room as often as I can.  Many thanks to all of the wonderful ladies on this team.  I will miss all of you!

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Jaydee, have made this week.  I hope you will playing along with us.

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our October challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of December.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

MFT Layered Leaves, Thanks (sentiment)

MFT Fun & Frolic patterned paper (inside)

Pretty Pink Posh sequins

Gina K. Designs Sweet Mango, Red Hot, Jelly Bean Green, Sweet Corn, Tomato Soup, Harvest Gold, Grass Green, Warm Cocoa card stock.

I'm also entering this card at the Mod Squad Challenge.

Just Us Girls #359 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Ina is our hostess and she has chosen the word Travel for our inspiration.

I would like to welcome the very talented Kathy Schweinfurth as our Guest Designer for the month of September.  Welcome, Kathy!  Please stop by Kathy's blog and leave some love.

This is my little traveling bunny.  His mode of travel is by boat.  This cute little big eared guy is from The Cat's Pajamas and is called Aye, Aye Captain.  I used an embossing folder from Darice and a cover up die from MFT.  The MFT die is called Snow Drifts but I am using it for waves.

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

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!

The Recipe:

TCP Aye, Aye Captain

MFT Snow Drifts Cover Up

Darice Beach Waves EF

MFT Snowy Skies

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

Just Us Girls #350 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Maria is our hostess and she has chosen the word Summer.  Lots of possibilities with this one!

We are also welcoming Carol Mayne as our Guest Designer for the month of July.  Welcome, Carol! We are so happy to have you with us.  Please visit Carol's blog and leave her some love.

Happy Summer Time!  I am using two adorable sets from PTI called Pedal Pusher and Dress Up Doll Basics.  The paper dolls were a no brainer for me as I am a paper doll girl from way back.  The bike set took a while to get because if the stamp set was in stock the dies weren't.  lol  Anyway, I finally was able to buy them.  The background is a PTI stencil called Sun & Surf.

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

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!

The Recipe:

PTI Pedal Pusher, Dress Up Doll Basics, Dress Up Dolls Summer Fun

PTI Sun & Surf Stencil

MFT Farm Fresh Gingham

The Cat's Pajamas Grass die

Just Us Girls #346 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Bobby is our hostess and she has chosen the word Birds as our inspiration.

We are welcoming a new Guest Designer, Cornelia Wenokor, for the month of June. Welcome, Cornelia!  Please visit her blog and leave some love.

We have many different birds around our feeder in the backyard, but these little hummingbirds are the most fascinating to watch.  I am always amazed by their speed.  The hummingbird is from a GKD set called Stamper's Favorites and the sentiment is from Stately Flowers 7.  I pulled out a watercolor background that I made some time ago and cut it with a Spellbinders die called Pearl Effects.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Cornelia, have created this week.

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August.

The Recipe:

GKD Stamper's Favorites, Stately Flowers 7

Spellbinders Pearl Effects, Standard Circles, Scalloped Circles

MME Enamel Dots

Just Us Girls #342 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week!  I am your hostess this week, and I have chosen the word Butterfly as our inspiration.  Finally the weather is beginning to warm in my area, and the flowers are starting to bloom.  The butterflies won't be far behind.  Have fun with the challenge....can't wait to see what you come up with.

We are welcoming our new Guest Designer, Aileen Ryan, for the month of May. Welcome, Aileen! We are so happy to have you with us.  Please visit her blog and leave some love!

I picked the wonderful Enclosed Butterfly set from PTI and used my Minc Mini to apply foil to the butterfly edges and my "birthday" sentiment.  I don't know why in photos the foil always seems to show a shadow, but it is gorgeous in person.  For the inside of the butterfly, I applied a sticky embossing powder and some Martha Stewart glitter...love the sparkle!  On the white panel I stamped a flourish of flowers for the butterfly to hover over.  The fun patterned paper is from Doodlebug.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our May challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of July.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

PTI Fall Florals, Wonderful Words: Birthday, Enclosed Butterfly

RC Fancy Words - Birthday

Doodlebug Sunkissed patterned paper

Heidi Swapp Teal & Rose Gold foil

MS Blueberry Slush glitter

Just Us Girls #337 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Lisa is our hostess and she has chosen the word Raindrops.

We are welcoming Angie Cimbala as our Guest Designer for the month of April. Welcome, Angie!
Please stop by her blog and leave some love.

I love the big eared bunny stamps from The Cat's Pajamas, and this one is adorable with her little pink boots and colorful umbrella.  I was excited about the word "raindrops" because I had a fun sentiment with that word in it and, I had some Rainstones from PTI that are perfect for raindrops or bubbles.  I paired it with some pretty patterned paper from Doodlebug.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our April challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of June.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

The Cat's Pajamas Rise & Shine

Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles, Stitched Scallop Border

PTI Rainstones

Doodlebug Springtime patterned paper

Just Us Girls #333 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Maria is our hostess and she has chosen the word Flowers as our inspiration.

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

I just got this beautiful flower set from MFT.  It's called Large Desert Bouquet.  I decided to use a variety of pretty colors for the flowers.  The background strip is from Mama Elephant and is called Boutique Borders.  The sentiment is from Hero Arts and I, also, added a few Rainstones from PTI.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our March challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of May.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

MFT Large Desert Bouquet

Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments

Mama Elephant Boutique Borders

PTI Rainstones

Just Us Girls #329 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Vicki is our hostess and she has chosen the word Valentine as our inspiration.

We are, also, welcoming Pamellia Johnson as our Guest Designer for the month of February. Welcome, Pamellia!  Be sure to drop by her blog and leave some love.

I feel like I have been playing catch up for a month now.  My mom has been in and out of the hospital twice in the month of January with renal failure.  They are still trying to figure out what is going on with her.  I've had to turn my attention elsewhere and haven't gotten in much crafting time. I usually work several challenges ahead and now I am barely making the cut.  I hope things improve soon.

I started with an embossing folder from Darice called Hearts Diagonal and made my background using Kraft card stock.  Then I went crazy with some fun dies from Reverse Confetti.   The heart paper is one of their new All Heart Quick Card Panels.  The "love" die I cut three times in black and one time in black glitter paper and layered them.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our February challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of April.  Good luck!

The Recipe:
Darice Hearts Diagonal EF
Reverse Confetti Tag Me Too, Love Note, Diagonal Stripe Pretty Panels, Hang Ups, Lovey Words
RC Lovey Word Coordinates (sentiment)
RC All Heart Quick Card Panels

Just Us Girls #324 - Word Week

Welcome back!  I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.  This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Nancy is our hostess and she has chosen the words Thank You.  Very appropriate for all of the thank you cards you will be needing after the holidays.

We have two Guest Designers with us this month.  I'd like to welcome Deepti Malik and Vicki Parsons.  Please visit their blogs and leave them some love.

I played around with a fun technique called the Marble Technique for my background.  I used the clear plastic case from one of my Gina K. Designs Stamp TV kits.  This works great because you can see through it and it has a lid.  I attached a piece of white card stock with some re-positional tape to the bottom and dropped different colors of reinker around the paper.  Now the technique calls for marbles, but you can use other things.  In my case, I didn't have any marbles, but my husband has a gumball machine.  I have raided his gumball machine before for this technique and it works quite well.  So, I put my gumballs in the container, closed the lid and began to shake it until I was satisfied with the look.  I used some dies from Reverse Confetti to finish it off and added some Doodlebug Sprinkles.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of March.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

Reverse Confetti Triple Chevies & Fancy Words

GKD Reinkers Turquoise Sea, Innocent Pink, Sweet Mango, Red Hot

Doodlebug Sprinkles Bon Bon Assortment

Just Us Girls - #322 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Ina is our hostess and she has chosen the word Merry. Here is how I was inspired.

This is a little country Christmas card.  I used a cute set from PTI called Polka Dot Parade #9 and some of their pretty plaid patterned paper.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team have made this time. I hope you will be inspired to play along.

We have no guest designer for the month of December.  The team will be taking a two week break to celebrate the Christmas season with our families.  If you were a Chic of the Week in any of our October or November challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as one of two Guest Designers for the month of January.  

The Recipe:

PTI Polks Dot Parade #9

PTI Holiday Plaid patterned paper

MFT Cross Stitch Circles & Basic Stitch Lines

PTI Enclosed Bell - Holly

PTI New Leaf & Pure Poppy ink

Delicata Golden Glitz ink

Just Us Girls #318 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Sue is our hostess and she has chosen Stripes as our inspiration.  Here is how I was inspired.

I would like to welcome Louise Hodge as our Guest Designer for the month of November.  Welcome, Louise!

I just bought a wonderful background stamp from MFT called Candy Stripes.  I am a background girl, and I love this stamp!  Lots of possibilities!  I paired it with two fun sets from PTI called Spruce & Sprigs and Holiday Button Bits.  Isn't the gingerbread cookie the cutest thing!

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our October or November challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as one of our two Guest Designers for the month of January.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

MFT Candy Stripes Background

PTI Spruce & Sprigs & Holiday Button Bits

MFT Cross Stitch Circles

Lil' Inkers Stitched Sentiment

Teresa Collins enamel dots

Just Us Girls #313 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Sue is our hostess and she has chosen Sympathy as our inspiration word.

Guess what?  This is, also, World Card Making Day!  So, come celebrate with us by making a card and linking to our challenge!

I would like to welcome Julie Gearinger as our Guest Designer for the month of October! Welcome, Julie!

Here's my card

So many times when I reach for a sympathy card, I am looking for flowers.  This time I thought I would be a little different and use this beautiful quilted leaf in Fall colors.  The background is my favorite gingham stamp that I have covered with a Crisscross die out of Vellum that I have sponged with ink.  I also added a fun scripted sentiment on Vellum.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our October or November challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as one of our two Guest Designers for the month of January.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

PTI Quilted: Autumn

PTI Super Gingham

Spellbinders Crisscross die

SSS With Sympathy

Lil' Inkers Stitched Scalloped border

Just Us Girls #309 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Lisa is our hostess and she has chosen Apple as our inspiration word.  I was very excited about this and knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I would also like to welcome,  Melissa Lane, as our Guest Designer for the month of September. Welcome, Melissa!

Here's my card

I picked two beautiful sets from Flourishes.  I love the apple image and this fun seed package.  They work very well together.

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

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!

The Recipe:

Flourishes Apple of My Eye & Seeds of Friendship

Gina K. Designs Pure Luxury White & Red Hot

MME Remarkable patterned paper & enamel dots

Just Us Girls #304 - Word Week

This week at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Maria is our hostess and the word she has chosen is Autumn.  So, bring out all of those pretty Autumn colors and create something beautiful!

I would like to welcome, Karen Bourke, as our Guest Designer for the month of August.  Welcome, Karen!

Here's my card

I love Autumn!  It's my favorite time of the year.  The colors are so alive and beautiful.  I chose stamp sets from Flourishes.  Unfortunately, these stamps are no longer available. The background is a set called So Distressed and the flower is from a set called Chrysanthemums.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Karen, have created this week.

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:

Flourishes So Distressed, Chrysanthemums

GKD Dogwood and Butterfly sentiment

BoBunny Camp-a-lot patterned paper

GKD Pure Luxury Ivory CS

Just Us Girls #300 - Word Week

This week at Just Us Girls is a very special week for us.  We are celebrating our 300th challenge! Can you believe it?  Vicki is our hostess and for Word Week she has chosen Congratulations as our inspiration.

Our Guest Designer for the month of July is Linda Beeson.  Welcome, Linda!  Please visit her blog and leave her some love.

I made this card in honor of my wonderful teammates and to celebrate our 300th Challenge!  It is so much fun to work with such a talented group of ladies, and I love the wide variety of challenges each week.  I hope you will play along this week and help us celebrate!

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The Recipe:
MFT Level Up
Reverse Confetti So Many Stars
GKD Simple Numbers
PTI By the Numbers dies
MFT Striped background stamp
Reverse Confetti Arrow die
Cheery Lynn Circle Scallops & Circle Inverted Scallops dies
Spellbinders Standard Circles

I used a fun frame stamp from Gina K. Designs and made the flowers by using a faux dry embossing technique I saw on a video by Melanie Muenchinger.  I stamped the flowers with turquoise sea ink and then stamped again offsetting just a little with white pigment ink.  I added a couple of leaves and stamped a button center.  I used an embossing folder called Oxford and added a vellum strip with a white embossed sentiment.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Linda Beeson, have created this week.  I hope you will come join us and play along!

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!

The Recipe:

GKD Triple Play Frame

MFT Level Up sentiment

Cuttlebug Oxford EF

Lil' Inkers On the Diagonal & Stitched Scalloped Border (inside)

Recollections enamel dots

Just Us Girls #296 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Nancy is our hostess and the word she has chosen is Summer.  There are lots of fun ways to go with this one.  My first choice was ice cream!

I would like to welcome Ros Crawford as our Guest Designer for the month of June.  Welcome, Ros!

Here's my card

I love ice cream and as you can see from my card, chocolate is front and center because it is my flavor of choice.  I just received this fun set from Reverse Confetti...love the ice cream cones. I used a Cuttlebug embossing folder to give the cones some texture.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

Reverse Confetti Love & Ice Cream

RC Circles & Scallops and Double Edge Scallop Border dies

Doodlebug Sweetheart patterned paper

Cuttlebug Love Triangle EF

Pretty Pink Posh Sweetheart sequins

Just Us Girls #291 - Word Week

This week at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Cheryl is our hostess and the word she has chosen is Twine.  I would, also, like to welcome Tenia Nelson as our Guest Designer for the month of May. Welcome, Tenia!  Be sure to stop by her blog and leave her some love.

I chose this pretty peach image from Flourishes and decided to make a thank you card. The patterned paper is from Basic Grey.  This particular pack has some really beautiful papers in it.  I used some fun dies and added twine in two colors.

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

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our May challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of July.  Good luck!

Recipe:

Flourishes Cherries & Peaches (sadly this company is no longer in business)

Basic Grey Picadilly patterned paper

MFT Notched Border

Lil' Inkers Stitched Circles

GKD Grass Green & Powder Blue twine

Just Us Girls #287 - Word Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  

Sharyn here and I'm your hostess this week. 

The word I have chosen is Spring.  

I would like to welcome, Kathy Schweinfurth, as our Guest Designer for the month of April!  Welcome, Kathy!  

Please visit Kathy's blog and leave her some love.

These little totes turned out so cute!  This was a Reverse Confetti and Doodlebug day, as most of the products I used are from these two companies.  The dies and sentiments are from Reverse Confetti. The patterned paper, animals and twine are from Doodlebug.  I thought these would make a cute little Easter treat.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Kathy Schweinfurth, have made this week.  Can't wait to see how you were inspired by our word "Spring."

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our April challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of June.  Good luck!

The Recipe

RC Sugary Sweet Sentiments

RC Tag Me, Tagged Tote

Doodlebug Friendly Forest & Happy Camper patterned paper

Mini Doodle-pops Fishies & Forest Friends

Doodlebug Twine

GKD Pure Luxury Kraft, Grass Green & Sweet Mango CS

Just Us Girls #283 - Word Week

This week at Just Us Girls it's Word Week.  Ina is our hostess and she has chosen "Masculine" as our word.  Our Guest Designer for the month of March is Jen Mitchell!  Welcome, Jen!  Please stop by her blog and leave some love.

Here's my card

Masculine cards are always hard for me.  I am on the lookout for ideas all of the time.  I saw this stamp set and die over at My Favorite Things and thought it would be perfect for my grandsons. They love to play X-Box. 

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the wonderful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Jen, have made this week.  I can't wait to see how you are inspired by the word "Masculine."

If you win Chic of the Week in any of our March challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of May.  Good luck!

Recipe:

MFT Level Up & Game Controller

Cuttlebug Happy Birthday EF

Simple Stories 24/7 patterned paper

GKD Pure Luxury White, Kraft, Charcoal Brown, Sweet Mango, Grass Green, Powder Blue, Red Velvet CS