Just Us Girls #763 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls. I am your host and I am challenging you to draw inspiration from the moodboard above this week.   

I think when I chose this inspiration image I was drawn to the primary bright colors, but also appreciated the birthday reference.  I can always use birthday cards for my stash and for donation.  I basically followed the color scheme above.  Green card base with an orange-backed shaker filled with paper confetti.  The orange panel was covered with die cut streamers.

The shaker confetti was a bit time consuming.  I pulled scrap cardstock in all the colors of the inspiration photo.  Using an 1/8" punch, I punched a lot of confetti.  Enough for the four cards; duplicates to be donated.

Over time I have fallen in love with the edge-to-edge shaker technique.  You can see the edge-to-edge shaker technique demonstrated by Nina Marie on the Simon Says blog.  Super easy technique. 

The back edges of the orange panel are lined with Scortape.  The panel is 1/2" narrower than an A2 to allow the green margin to show.  A piece of clear packaging is cut about 1/2" larger than the panel on all sides.  The panel is laid face down on the packaging, and one-by-one three sides of Scortape are pulled off.  With each pull, the clear packaging is adhered tightly to the back of the orange panel.  I added confetti via the remaining open side, and tightly sealed.  Final step...adhere the shaker panel to the green A2 card base... and SHAKE!

The final addition was a bright white sentiment.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Stephanie Severin (also known as "SmilynStef"). Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Ingenious Inkling! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

4.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to three.  You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	The Stamp Market Birthday Tag The Greetery Curly Q Streamers
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid green, orange, red, blue, and yellow cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	1/8" hole punch (for confetti) Packaging acetate
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP725 - A Clean and Simple Challenge from Jan

Join us! It is CLEAN and SIMPLE week at The Paper Players.  Think lots of white space, minimal layers and embellishments. Jan is challenging us to create a CAS card that is MASCULINE.   

I love having simple cards like this one in my stash...just to drop a line to someone. Everyone, men included, love a shaker.  This is a small shaker filled with beads and polymer clay fish.  The bowl-like feel comes from layering a die cut piece of vellum between the top layer and the acetate.

Check out our fabulous design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Mama Elephant Fish Tank Rosie Roadshow Whatchadoin?
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Stardream aqua metallic cardstock (coral) Bazzill vellum
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Distress Ink Mermaid Lagoon
Embellishments	Buttons Galore Fish Tank fish! Various colors of glass beads
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #762 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Ina is challenging us to use the word FRIEND in our card creations this week.  

Although I layered this image on an embossed card base, usually I would stamp and color the image on the card base creating a one layer card.  I love this girlfriends image from Art Impressions.  The "girls" are Copic colored, and the sentiment simply stamped.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Stephanie Severin (also known as "SmilynStef"). Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Ingenious Inkling! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no backdating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

4.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to three. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Art Impression Girlfriends  Neat & Tangled Typed Sentiments  Pinkfresh Blanket Stitched Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid pink cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP724 - A Color Challenge from LeAnne

Join us! It is COLOR week at The Paper Players.  LeAnne is challenging you to use the colors Summer Splash, Daffodil Delight, Flirty Flamingo, and White in your card creations.  Of course, neutrals are allowed; white, black, gray and kraft. I used an Altenew daylily set gifted by a friend. I am not a big Altenew fan because I have not had luck with their products.  

For this card, I embossed the flowers, stenciled, die cut, and embossed once more for a crisp image. I made four of the above cards, not one lined up correctly in the stencil.  And why can't we have one stencil for each color, and not rotate. I tend to use a Sharpie and fill in the break lines on the stencil with the hope that I won't stencil something I shouldn't.  I think the biggest frustration is with the stamen. The plastic was thin and broke on the first card.  I should have colored the stamen with a marker, and not trusted the stencil, for cleaner lines.  To add more texture to the flowers, I "dotted" the lily centers with like Copic colors and a white paint pen.  The image was mounted on an embossed background panel; a layered sentiment on vellum and gems were added to finish the card.

Check out our design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies/Stencils	Altenew Dreamy Daylilies (stamp, die and stencil)  Gina K Designs Tapestry embossing folder Simon Says Stamp Just A Note
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill vellum Stardream Aqua metallic cardstock
Ink	Simon Says Stamp High Dive Simon Says Stamp Duckling Simon Says Stamp Hollycock Momento Rich Cocoa Copic markers Posca white paint pen
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gems
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #761 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Lisa is challenging us to use HEART dies in our card creations this week.

This is a two-layer die set which is great fun. Each die could be used alone but together they make the lovely combination above. The first die pierces the hearts, the second die cuts the hearts.  This is the perfect set of dies to create multiples given you can use both the negative and positive pieces.  I made four of this card for donation.

The negative was covered in scortape and adhered to the card base, then all the pieces were inlaid.  To have a simple map for the inlays, die cut the hearts using a dryer sheet behind your cardstock.  The pieces will adhere to the dryer sheet allowing the easy transfer to your negative.  The final touches included a layered, vellum backed sentiment, a small stamped sub sentiment, and glitter dots.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Stephanie Severin (also known as "SmilynStef"). Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Ingenious Inkling! 

Also check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

4.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to three. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Honey Bee Fluttering Hearts Pierced Coverplate Honey Bee Fluttering Hearts Coverplate Honey Bee Crafty (enclosed) The Stamp Market Paper Hug die and shadow
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid pink and pale pink cardstock Bazzill vellum
Ink	Simon Says Stamp Hollycock
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards sequins
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

The Paper Players PP723 - A Theme Challenge from Ann

Join us! It is THEME week at The Paper Players.  Anne is challenging you to use the theme LOVE IS IN THE AIR (any type of romantic card) in your card creations.  

I made a subtle "love" card since most of the organizations I donate to do not need romantic cards.  I love this sentiment.  The inlay die of clustered hearts is an old one from MFT.  I made (four) simple shakers using a simple color combination of pinks.

Check out our design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Jaydee

LeAnne Pugliese

Claire Broadwater

Joanne James

Anne Marie Hile

Ann Schach

Jan Clothier

Stef Perry

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

 
1.  Create a new paper project

2.  Upload your creation to your blog with a link back to us and provide a direct link to the post featuring your challenge submission.

3.  Please link your card to no more than four challenges in total.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Simon Says Stamp You're On My Heart Simon Says Stamp Frames My Favorite Things Hearts Entwined
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid pink and pale pink cardstock Amuse Artstamps pink gingham cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Various Little Things by Lucy's Cards sequins
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape

Just Us Girls #760 -- CASE A DESIGN TEAM MEMBER Week

Join us! It is CASE A DT week at Just Us Girls.  Carol Mc is challenging us to draw inspiration from one of the DT members' cards and copy and share everything.  CASE a Design Team [DT] member means it is your choice to CASE any DT's card in the JUGS post. [CASE = copy & share everything].  In a nutshell, use what inspires you from the card you choose, and create your own. There is such a selection from what the Team has created using anything goes for their creations. 

If you need help in learning how to CASE a card, please check out Ardyth's post on her LIMES method.  CASEing others' work is a powerful learning tool enabling you to solidify your own style.

Initially I decided to play with some of the Poppystamps nordic dies.  I love this little gnome... though he does look a lot like Santa.  I layered a couple of the nordic borders on a Stardream metallic card base, then simply mounted the gnome and a layered sentiment.  The arms and legs of this little gnome are loose, I think a rainbow row of these gnomes would be cute.

The more I thought about the card, I realized that it is not very unique, and more a Christmas card than anything else.  I decided to try again to extend a Christmas die.  The second time around I chose C&9's Tree Inlay die.  Rather than use Christmas colors I die cut scraps of greens, and inlaid the trees into the negative.  I should note that this inlay process was not as easy as usual.  Usually I would line the negative piece with Scortape, and easily insert the pieces.  If you note, these trees have small trunks, and one tree has "dots". To avoid the frustration of trying to inlay these pieces, I traced the tree trunks on the card base, and copic colored.  After inlaying the trees, I filled the dots in with a green glitter paint.  With the forest feeling like a forest, I also foam mounted a couple of small gnomes that look like gnomes (rather than Santa) and a neutral sentiment.

This was a productive cardmaking session.  I made four of the "blue" card and eight of forest cards...all for donation.

Check out the design team.  These ladies work hard to inspire you each week.  Drop by their blogs and leave them a little love.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

4.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to three. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

Enjoy!  I am looking forward to your inspired creations in the gallery. 

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Featured card Concord & 9th Tree Inlay Simply Graphic Gnomes Studio Calico Circle Words Hello *Second card Poppystamps Nordic Forest Gnome Poppy stamps Wintertide Border Simon Says Stamp Cozy Wishes
Cardstock	Featured Card 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill solid black cardstock Various scrap green cardstocks *Second Card 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid blue and aqua cardstocks Pinkfresh white glitter cardstock Stardream navy metallic cardstock
Ink	*Copic markers for shoes and mittens
Embellishments
Desk Staples	Dahle Personal Rotary Cutter Scor Pal Mini Score Board Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Ranger Stamp Platform Bearly Art Precision Glue 3M ATG 714 Tape Adhesive 3M foam tape