Just Us Girls #834 -- CASE A DT Week

Join us! It is CASE A DT week at Just Us Girls.  Carol is challenging us to choose one of the DT members' cards and CASE it.   CASE a Design Team [DT] member means you may CASE any DT member'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 a wide 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 that helps you solidify your own style.

For my card, I returned to my favorite technique... inlay dies.  I used a gorgeous peacock background and selected deep, cool colors. The small bright blue piece in the center of each "feather" is actually layered, not inlaid, giving the card a bit of dimension. The sentiment is die-cut from a new alphabet set and lined up using an alignment tool from the Greetery.  The final touch was a few gold glitter dots.  I love this type of inlay card because there is no waste. I used four colored A2 panels, yielding 4 duplicate cards in alternating colors. The final panels were trimmed to gain clean edges and mounted on a black card base.

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/Stencils/Other	Concord & 9th Patterned Peacock dies A Pocketful of Happiness The Perfect Fit Alpha
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Various Bazzill solid color cardstocks, and black Stardream gold cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Pinkfresh glitter gold dots
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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 #833 -- Anything Goes STENCIL Week

Join us! It is STENCIL week at Just Us Girls.  Sue is challenging us to use a stencil in our card creations.  This week, I used a Pinkfresh stencil and die combination.  This is one of Pinkfresh's "triangle" stencils, which makes lining up the image for every color and die-cutting easier.  I layered the die-cut image three times with white cardstock.  A mistake. I would have loved to back the layered image with colored cardstock, maybe another shade of green, but the white edges of the die-cut layers were distracting.  So I embossed the card front with an impression plate, mounted the layered image and a simple die-cut sentiment. The final touch was a few glitter dots.  This card was fairly intensive to make, so I only made four duplicates for donation.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for July, the amazing Bonnie Klass. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stamping with Klass! 

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/Stencils/Other	Concord & 9th Script Thanks (part of C&9 Spring Print die set) Pinkfresh Floral Field stencil and die Pinkfresh Stitched Octagons Impression Plate
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp dye inks
Embellishments	Taylored Expressions glitter dots
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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 #832 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Bobby is challenging us to take inspiration from the picture above.   This week, I am incorporating shells into my card. I decided to play with my Glimmer (a Christmas present) and use a new Hero Arts plate. This plate is gorgeous all by itself.  I used silver foil on Stardream navy cardstock.  Stardream is a metallic cardstock which I have used for years but tend to hoard a bit. To finish, I added a layered sentiment on vellum and a few clear drops. I made a dozen for donation.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for July, the amazing Bonnie Klass. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stamping with Klass! 

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/Stencils/Other	Hero Arts Scattered Shells Press and Foil Plate Concord & 9th Just Saying dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Vellum Stardream navy metallic cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Papertrey Ink clear dots Spellbinders Glimmer silver foil
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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 #831 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  The Paper Players.  Vicki is challenging us to be inspired by the word PLAY.   The card above was triggered by the card below.  

I make so many cards for different organizations that I try to use every "fun" item I come across. The front of the card below is from a used US stamp sheet featuring Elvis.  The back was slick in order to hold stamps, but covering it with Scortape made it easy to apply to a card base. I added a white embossed sentiment and a few glittery stars. Fun, right? 

It occurred to me that Elvis was "playing" a guitar. This thought led me to playing records! I used to have 100s of albums and loved to play records. The turntable dies are from the now-gone My Favorite Things (as are the other elements of the card). I used glossy black cardstock for the record, and a scrap of fun DSP for the album label. A simple stamped sentiment and a few more glittery stars finish the card.  I made 6 duplicates for donation.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for July, the amazing Bonnie Klass. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stamping with Klass! 

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/Stencils/Other	My Favorite Things Turntable My Favorite Things For the Record My Favorite Things Happy Birthday Background
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Scrap flamingo DSP Glossy black cardstock Silver Matte cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments	The Stamp Market glitter stars
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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 #830 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Ina is challenging us to use a FORGOTTEN FAVORITE.   This week, I used a wonderful die set from Concord & 9th. These dies were intended for Christmas, but I found they work for anything with the right sentiment. This set is excellent for scraps! Every once in a while, I just need to clean out the scrap basket. I keep every scrap larger than 1x1 inch. The sentiment is simply stamped and fussy cut (remember fussy cutting?). The final gem was a trio of miscellaneous gems. I made a dozen for donation (so easy!).

Check out our fabulous guest designer for July, the amazing Bonnie Klass. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Stamping with Klass! 

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/Stencils/Other	Concord & 9th Poinsettia Quilt die Waffle Flower Quilted Hug Sentiments stamp
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Numerous Bazzill solid color cardstock scraps and black
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black
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 #829 -- Anything Goes STENCIL Week

Join us! It is STENCIL week at Just Us Girls.  Lisa is challenging us to create anything with a stencil.  This week, I am using a Simon Hurley layering stencil featuring yummy strawberries.  I couldn't resist when I first saw this stencil.  Easy stencil, but it has one flaw.  The leaves over the top of the berries have to be stenciled several times to ensure the "green" shows through the red berries.  So easy that I made a dozen for donation.  To finish, embossed the edges of the card, added a layered, vellum-backed sentiment, and several pearls.

Meet our featured guest designer for June, Kellianne. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at In My Stamp Room! 

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/Stencils/Other	Waffle Flower Sweet Friend die Simon Hurley Very Berry layering stencil Pinkfresh Blanket Stitched Rectangle dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid yellow cardstock Vellum
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp dye inks
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards pearls
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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 #828 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Denise, our newest teammate, is challenging us to take inspiration from this wonderful array of flowers.   This week, incorporate the colors, the variety, the flowers(!) into your cards.  

With all the colors, I didn't know what colors to choose. So I turned to my very handy Color Cube, and selected a few cards which included the colors above.  I settled on card 242 below, and used the colors listed.

The cover die is new from A Pocketful of Happiness... and perfect for inlay!  I chose papers that match the first five colors and used black for the background.  I die cut the cover plate 10 times, once for each primary color (using dry sheets behind each die cut to keep the pieces in place), and five times for the background (discarding the black flowers).  I lined each background with Scortape sheets (double-sided tape) and adhered the backgrounds to the card bases.  Then I just started mixing and matching the flower die-cuts from the primary colors.  With five primary colors, I was able to make five cards quickly.  Each week, all duplicates are donated to "card" causes. To finish, I used gold paint to create dotted circles around the gold center dots.  The sentiment is layered and mounted on vellum.

Meet our featured guest designer for June, Kellianne. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at In My Stamp Room! 

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/Stencils/Other	A Pocketful of Happiness Field of Flowers A2 Cover Panel Hello die is from Amazon (no other information available)
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Various Bazzill solid color cardstock Vellum
Ink	Pilot Gold Fine Tip Pointer
Embellishments	Memory Box gold dots
Desk Staples	Dahle 550 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