Just Us Girls #754 -- MOOD BOARD Week

Carol Mc is challenging us to draw inspiration from the mood board above this week at Just Us Girls.  I love picture and mood board challenges.  For today's challenge, I focused on the red mittens in the center and the cup of cocoa in the upper left.  Although I changed the cup to a "to go", rather than cocoa (the whipped cream was too much).  I created a background of glossy white snowflakes. then layered on my red mittens and coffee cup, and finally added a layered, silver sentiment and a few sequins.

Continuing with my New Year's resolution, I made an additional card for my Christmas stash.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Jenn Borjeson. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stampin Angel Jenn! 

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.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Photoplay Winter Latte Essentials by Ellen Snowflakes Simon Says Stamp Cozy Wishes
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Glossy white cardstock (snowflakes) 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill solid red cardstock My Favorite Things matte silver cardstock Coffee cup DSP from stash
Ink	Copic markers (to darken mitten stripes and cuffs)
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 PP716 - A CAS Challenge from Jaydee

Join us! It is CAS week at The Paper Players.  Jaydee is challenging us to make clean & simple cards incorporating "It's Beginning to Look alot Like Christmas".  I incorporated santa into my card! I embossed the card base with "snow". Then added layered, Copic-colored, images, mounted with foam tape.  For a clean bottom edge on the images, I added Nuvo glitter snow. Final step was a simple stamped sentiment.

My 2024 New Year resolution is to make at least one multiple of every challenge entry.  In keeping with my resolution, I made four of this card.  I plan to use these cards as Christmas Thank Yous.

Check out our fabulous guest designers as well as the rest of the 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

Cynthia Stevenson

Jolanda Johnstone

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	My Favorite Things Stuffed Santa Simon Says Stamp Tabbed Sentiments Holidays Alexandra Renke Snowfall embossing folder
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers
Embellishments	Nuvo Glitter Accents Fresh Snow
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 #753 -- WORD Week

Sue is challenging us to use the word JOY this week at Just Us Girls.  I used a number of Pinkfresh products to create a Christmas card in pink and pale green.  The "joy" sentiment is gold embossed. I should mention that although I love these Pinkfresh Christmas sentiments, they are not easy to use.  All the sentiments come on one continuous sheet.  Unless you want to perform stamp surgery (which I don't mind), you have to plan for a larger embossing area.  Inevitably, the Versamark will cross over.  

Continuing with my New Year's resolution, I made five additional cards for my Christmas stash.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Jenn Borjeson. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stampin Angel Jenn! 

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.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Pinkfresh Flower Bauble (stamp, stencil and die) Waffle Flower Nested Domes Pinkfresh Christmas sentiments Pinkfresh Snowflakes coverplate
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Stardream light gold cardstock Stardream pink cardstock
Ink	Versamark Hero Arts gold embossing powder Distress Oxides (spun sugar, kitsch flamingo, picked raspberry, peeled paint, shabby shutters)
Embellishments	Pinkfresh glitter dots
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 PP715 - A Color Challenge from Claire

Join us! It is COLOR week at The Paper Players.  Claire is challenging us to use the colors Magenta, Purple, Turquoise and Orange in our cards.   WOW...what a color combination.  I struggle with color challenges but I think I nailed this one!  I used Taylored Expressions Four Seasons stamp and stencil.  Above, the stem background is stamped in black on Neenah Classic Creast Cream.  I used distress inks to stencil the leaves, Peacock Feathers, Carved Orange, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet. Final touch was a layered sentiment backed with vellum.

Continuing with my New Year's resolution, I made 4 additional cards for donation to Friends After Diagnosis, an organization supporting cancer patients.  In addition to their many patient programs, therapy and service, staff members often send messages of support to local patients.  In making these duplicates, I varied the paper to see the effects.  Although not clear in the photo, I tried Neenah Solar Crest, Hammermill, Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock.

Check out our fabulous guest designers as well as the rest of the 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

Cynthia Stevenson

Jolanda Johnstone

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	Taylored Expressions Four Seasons Simon Says Stamp Here for You
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb. Neenah Classic Crest Cream 100lb. Hammermill Color Copy Cover White Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock Vellum Bazzill solid black cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Distress inks (listed above)
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

Just Us Girls #752 -- COLOR Week

Carol M is challenging us to use the colors Gold, White and Blue this week at Just Us Girls.  I used the colors with a layered die from Birch Press Designs. I chose speciality cardstock for shine and glimmer like glitter cardstock, matte gold and Stardream metallic. The final touch was a vellum backed sentiment.

Continuing with my New Year's resolution, I made one additional card for my Christmas stash, reversing the colors.                                    

Check out our fabulous guest designer for November, Jenn Borjeson. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stampin Angel Jenn! 

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.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Birch Press Designs Viola Plate Layers A, B, C Simon Says Stamp Rejoice
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Stardream blue metallic cardstock Taylored Expressions white glitter cardstock Concord & 9th gold matte cardstock Vellum
Ink
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 PP714 - A Theme Challenge from Elizabeth

Join us! It is theme week at The Paper Players.  I am your host and am challenging everyone to illustrate GIVING THANKS in your cards.  Thanksgiving is around the corner, your card can celebrate the holiday, or you could make a thank you card for your stash. This week, incorporate GIVING THANKS.

I made two of the above Thanksgiving cards for family members.  This card uses a new set from Honey Bee.  Putting this card together is not for the faint of heart.  I loved the pumpkin maze when it came out, however I never looked at the detail of how it would be put together.  I began by spraying a full sheet of Neenah Solar Crest and Desert Storm with orange and green sprays respectively.  I used distress and mica sprays in several variations of orange and green. Then I began die cutting... and die cutting.  This card is heavily layered... one of the pumpkins has six layers!  So prepare for "gluey" fingers.  I must say I love the end result. To finish the card, I foam mounted a layered sentiment in matte gold with a vellum background.

Check out our fabulous guest designers as well as the rest of the 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

Jolanda Johnstone

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	Honey Bee Pumpkin Patch background Waffle Flower Give Thanks
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock Vellum
Ink	Distress and Mica sprays
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

Just Us Girls #751 -- CASE A DT Week

          

Ina is hosting CASE A DT week at Just Us Girls.  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.

I had another card planned for this week. I had planned to CASE a participant who had cased me in the past... but I will do that CASE on the next round. Yesterday one of my dearest friends lost their mother so I am in need of a sympathy card.  I turned to one of my favorite "quick" techniques... Pinkfresh die cut washi. I love the washi floral images... soft and gold foiled.  I simply embossed an A2 panel, layered several washi die cuts, added a stamped and layered sentiment.

No duplicates this week. First time this year...        

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.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Pinkfresh English Garden washi and die Pinkfresh Stitched Octagons coverplate Waffle Flower Oversized Prayers stamp and die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Concord & 9th gold matte cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	Pinkfresh gold dots
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