Just Us Girls #343 - Trend Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Trend Week.  Judy is our hostess and she has chosen the trend of Vellum.

I just watched a wonderful video by Jennifer McGuire on Vellum Overlay Cards.  If you have a chance, take a look.  Her cards are beautiful!  This is my third attempt at this, and I'm very happy with it.  I think, though, I need to look for a heavier weight Vellum to lessen the warping a bit. I used my Altenew set Peony Bouquet.  I am loving this set.....such a gorgeous flower!

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

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:

Altenew Peony Bouquet

Hero Arts Year Round Sentiments

Vellum

Rangers Liquid Platinum EP

GKD Fine Detail White EP

Seize the Birthday - Vellum or Acetate

This time at Seize the Birthday the challenge is to use Vellum or Acetate on your card.  Of course, it's always "Anything Goes" if you don't want to play along with the topping, as long as it's for a birthday.  I chose to use Vellum.  Here's how I was inspired.

The quilted background is a stamp from W Plus 9 called Quilt Print.  I stamped it using GKD Sweet Corn, Bubblegum & Wild Wisteria inks.  I then added a rectangle of Vellum that I stitched on three sides, filled with some sequins in pink, gold & silver and then stitched it closed.  I added the sentiment and a fun little cupcake with sparkly icing.

Please visit the Seize the Birthday blog to see the wonderful cards the rest of the team have made.  I hope you will be inspired and come play along.

The Recipe:

W Plus 9 Quilt Print

GKD Sweet Tweets - Cupcake

PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday

Lil Inkers Stitched Circles & Stitched Scallop Border (inside)

GKD Sweet Corn, Bubble gum & Wild Wisteria ink

GKD Fine Detail Black EP

Stickles Thistle

Just Us Girls #305 - Trend Week

This time at Just Us Girls it's Trend Week.  Sue is our hostess and she has chosen the trend of Vellum.

Here's my card

Vellum is such a fun addition to a card.  Usually, I make a tag and add the sentiment on Vellum, but this time I stamped my focal image with Versa Mark and embossed it in black on a piece of Vellum.  I colored the backside of the Vellum with Distress Markers.

Please visit the Just Us Girls blog to see the beautiful cards the rest of the team and our GD, Karen, 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 August challenges, you will be in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of October.  Good luck!

The Recipe:

Power Poppy Countryside Bouquet Deluxe

GKD Dogwood & Butterfly (sentiment)

GKD Casual Friday patterned paper

Cuttlebug Dandelion EF

Vellum

Distress Markers

Spellbinders Tags & Flags 

GKD Gold Cord