Just Us Girls #837 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Lisa is challenging us to be inspired by the modboard above this week.  Sunflowers and butterflies! I actually used a new Hero Arts Daisy cover plate. I die-cut the plate four times from forest green (discarding the daisy bits), and four times from yellow cardstock (saving everything). When die-cutting the forest green cardstock, I put waxed paper between the plate and the paper; this allows the pieces to drop out easily. When die-cutting the yellow cardstock, I place a dryer sheet behind the paper to keep the pieces together in the background for easy inlaying. I covered the forest-green backs with scortape, mounted them on a card base, and inlaid all the yellow petals (four times yielded four duplicates for donation).  

After the inlay, the only open spaces were the flower centers, which were covered in scortape. I rubbed bronze glitter into each "hole", brushing any excess from the card front. To seal the glitter, I added a BIG drop of Glossy Accents.  The dried drops look like glitter dots (e.g., Pinkfresh, Simon Says, etc) on overdrive sparkle.

Following the inspiration, I added a vellum butterfly and a layered sentiment to finalize the card.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for August, Betty Keefe. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at created by bjk! 

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	Simon Says Stamp Small Hello die The Stamp Market Basic Butterfly die Hero Arts Daisy Cover Plate die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid dark green and yellow cardstock Vellum
Ink	Copic markers (antennae)
Embellishments	Bronze glitter (stash) Glossy Accents
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 #836 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls. Bobby is challenging us to be inspired by the word "WATER" on our cards this week.   I used this gorgeous set from Pinkfresh, Tranquil Water Lilies. This card is highly layered and will require a padded envelope and extra postage. All of the elements are stenciled.  The water is stenciled on blue for ease. The dies for this set are Pinkfresh's new no-border dies, which I love.  I did line all the piece edges with a colored marker for a seamless look. The flowers were finished with crystal Stickles and gold dots. The die-cut sentiment is white-embossed on teal, matching the embossed background. I made six duplicates for donation; the card appears involved but is really quite easy given the layered stencils.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for August, Betty Keefe. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at created by bjk! 

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	Pinkfresh On My Mind sentiment stamp Pinkfresh Tranquil Water Lilies stencil and dies Waffle Flower postage frame dies Pinkfresh Blanket Stitched Rectangle dies
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color blue and teal cardstock
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp dye inks Versamark Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards dots Crystal Stickles
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 #835 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Vicki is challenging us with ANYTHING GOES dies this week! Sometimes anything goes is the best way to use something new.  I pulled out this new "faces" press plate from Spellbinders. I was just drawn to it, and it foiled beautifully in gold on Stardream metallic pink cardstock.  So much shimmer! I added red lips with a Sharpie pen (a Copic will not adhere to the metallic cardstock).  The final touches were a vellum-backed sentiment, new from Cathy Z at Simon Says, and red pearls.  Isn't that sentiment just perfect for these profiles of women?  I made six duplicates for donation.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for August, Betty Keefe. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at created by bjk! 

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	Simon Says Stamp Just Sayin' Spellbinders Perceptual Profiles Press & Foil Plate
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid red cardstock Stardream pink metallic cardstock Vellum
Ink	Sharpie red marker
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gems Spellbinders gold 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 #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