Just Us Girls #845 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol is challenging us to take inspiration from the moodbaord above.   I just couldn't decide what to do, so I made two cards (with duplicates for donation). The first card pulled in the knit background with the central "critter", and I thought it was a great way to use Birch Press' wise old fox. The second card pulled in the ghost theme.  Both are fun in their own ways.

Check out our fabulous October guest designer, Carrie Sheridan. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Carrie's Custom Cards! 

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	Birch Press Designs Block Print Wise Fox Spellbinders Sweater Weather Embossing Folder Simon Says Stamp Warm Thoughts Amazon Narrow Pine Trees ---- Scrapbook.com Ghosts Pinkfresh Diagonal Stitched Coverplate Simonn Says Stamp Spooky
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb Neenah Desert Storm  Bazzill solid color cardstock Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock Vellum Stardream copper metalic cardstock ---- Glossy purple Cardstock Concord & 9th silver glitter cardstock
Ink	Hero Arts Soft Brown dye ink (embossing folder accent)
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gemstones
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 #844 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol is challenging us to use the word "MOVE" in our cards. Interestingly, I took this literally and made the card below.  I can always use a new home card in my stash, but as I thought more about MOVE, I realized Carol probably meant for the card to move. I decided to make a Christmas shaker with Cathy Zielsky's tree coverplate. I made sixteen cards with 4 letter-sized sheets. I love dies with no waste! Eight shakers and eight of the cards above with repeating trees.  The shakers were easy and filled with large sequins. The small tree die-cuts were sprayed with metallic paint (in a box!) and added to white A2 card bases. So easy.

Check out our fabulous October guest designer, Carrie Sheridan. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Carrie's Custom Cards! 

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 Tidings of Cheer Concord & 9th Holiday Sayings Simon Says Stamp CZ Design Tree Coverplate ---- Spellbinders City Holiday Mama Elephant Home Sweet Home
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock Vellum Memory Box 6x6 DSP (house card) Glossy black cardstock (house card)
Ink	Dyslusions metallic spray (tree card #2) Memento tuxedo black dye ink
Embellishments	Stash large sequins Pretty Pink Posh gold stars Reflections clear rhinestones Amazon gold micro 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

Just Us Girls #843 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Carol is challenging us to use a Halloween-themed die in our cards.  Easy peasy.  I used three fun dies assembled atop Halloween DSP with text from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.  The bat encloses a small chocolate nugget! I made a dozen to give out to friends at Halloween.

I also made a half dozen of this cute ghost parade... a fairly new die from Simon Says Stamp. The background DSP is the same as above, embossed with spider webs. I added a single-layer sentiment, a cute spider from another set, and gold stars.

Check out our fabulous October guest designer, Carrie Sheridan. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Carrie's Custom Cards! 

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 Halloween Stack The Stamp Market Webbed Essentials by Ellen Bat Hugs ---- Simon Says Stamp Ghost Parade Simon Says Stamp Too Cute to Spook Poppystamps Stitched Spider Webs Trinity Stamps Boo Brew (spider)
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Simon Says Stamp silver glitter cardstock Stash Halloween background DSP
Ink
Embellishments	Misc. ribbon Gold stars
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 #842 -- 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 card comes from an Altenew Craft kit and was inspired by my friend, Jaydee, an incredibly inspired cardmaker.  I made two dozen copies to use as my Christmas card, given with gifts. I think one of my cards always makes gifts more personal, and if not a card, a tag. This card was easy to produce on a stencil assembly line.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for September, Julia Aston. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Create with Julia! 

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	Altenew Craft Your Life Illuminated Scenes Hero Arts Infinity Rectangles Pinkfresh Blanket Stitched Rectangles Frames
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid pink cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Various Simon Says Stamp dye inks
Embellishments	Stash gold buttons
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 #841 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  Vicki is challenging us to take inspiration from this moodboard.   Really, look, there is so much to see.  I could have made a dozen designs from this board. Instead, I made half a dozen of the two cards pictured.  I just loved the picture of shoes in the middle of the board.  I had the new Alex Syberia press plate of dress shoes and decided to create a birthday card in gold. Very simple but says a lot... perfect for my BFF.

I also loved the dachshund at the bottom.  I have had this dachshund die from Scrapbook.com for ages, and thought I would make a card for my great-nephew-to-be. The baby is due at Thanksgiving, and I plan to give him a book a month for the first couple of years of his life, like I did for his father. Do you remember a young one in your life to whom you would say, "I love you thissss much," and spread your arms?  I wanted to use this idea with the dachshund, but I couldn't pull the sentiment together.  This card is good, but be mindful that the little bits were tedious to make six (the others are for donation).

Check out our fabulous guest designer for September, Julia Aston. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Create with Julia! 

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	Alex Syberia Bow Shoes (press plate and stencil) My Favorite Things Celebratory Greetings Spellbinders Sentiments of Wonder press plate and dies Hero Arts Infinity Rectangles ----- Scrapbook.com Mini Hello Dog Concord & 9th Just Saying dies Hero Arts Infinity Rectangles
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock ----- 110lb Neenah Solar Crest 80lb Neenah Desert Storm  Bazzill solid color cardstock Vellum
Ink
Embellishments	Amber rhinestones Glimmer gold hot foil Reflections pink heart gemstones
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 #840 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Ina is challenging us to be inspired by the word BOLD. Although I think my card is bold, I actually used Spellbinders BE BOLD florals. I die-cut the greenery from various scrap greens, and the florals from any warm scraps in my bin.  I assembled 10 floral arrangements on black card bases with the sentiment embossed in white. The final touch was a trio of clear drops. Duplicates are for donation. 

Check out our fabulous guest designer for September, Julia Aston. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Create with Julia! 

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	Spellbinders Be Bold Florals Papertrey Ink Keep It Simple: Thinking of You stamps
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Various Bazzill solid color cardstock scraps, and black
Ink	Versamark Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments	Papertrey Ink clear drops
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 #839 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls. Sue is challenging us to use the word die THANKS.   Again, another Pinkfresh product. I love this embellished Thanks die.  I used the negative space from the die cuts to line up the letters. I also layered each letter 3x. I made 14 duplicates for donation.  These cards were all about using "leftovers".  I had bunches of Pinkfresh washi ephemera die cuts from previous projects, as well as embossed leaf backgrounds and diamond Greetery trellises. Using all these pieces, I mixed and matched them to assemble a variety of cards; no two were alike.  For me, THANKS was a very motivating word. 

Check out our fabulous guest designer for September, Julia Aston. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Create with Julia! 

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 Bloom of Thanks die Memory Box Pinpoint Leaf Plate The Greetery Diamond Foliage Die Pinkfresh Fuschias Washi and Die Pinkfresh Chrysanthemums Washi and Die Pinkfresh Hydrangea and Roses Washi and Die
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid color cardstock Stardream dark pink metallic Concord & 9th gold matte cardstock
Ink
Embellishments
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