Thursday, March 14, 2024

Just Us Girls #718 -- WORD Week


Bobby is hosting this week at Just Us Girls and she has something special planned for us.  We are collaborating with the Time Out Challenge for the next two weeks!   It's our usual Word Week and the word is "BIRDS".     


By entering through the linky tool on the Just Us Girls site, 
you will automatically be entered at Time Out as well

Your project will gain twice the visibility. You will double your chances to be chosen as a design team favorite and your project may be showcased in one of the challenge blogs. Whether you join from Time Out or from Just Us Girls,  you also have a chance to win $25.00 store credit to Waffle Flower Crafts

The word is BIRDS, and Birds of a Feather at Time Out.  I used Poppystamps' matching Nordic Doves which are layered die cuts.  I used four colors, die cutting the birds once for each color... thus making it easy to make four cards in total (keeping up with my New Year's resolution to make multiples). I set the doves on vellum leaves on a dark purple background with a simple, white embossed sentiment.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for March, Tracy McNeely. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at In My Opinion

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.  Make sure to head on over to Time Out to check out their Design Team inspiration too.  And add a comment saying you are coming from Just Us Girls!  

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/DiesPoppystamps Nordic Doves
Papertrey Ink Prominent Petals (sentiment)
Simon Says Stamp Clustered Leaves
Pinkfresh Blanket Stitched Rectangles
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Bazzill solid purple cardstock
Misc scrap cardstock for doves
Vellum
Ink Versamark
Hero Arts white embossing powder
EmbellishmentsPurple rhinestones (stash)
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


Thursday, March 7, 2024

Just Us Girls #717 -- COLOR Week


                                   

Stephanie, our newest DT member, is hosting COLOR week at Just Us Girls.  This week, just use GREEN, LIME GREEN and one other color of your choice on your card creations.  

Given the closeness to St. Paddy's, I thought I would make a shamrock card.  Using a SSS stencil, I colored in the clover wreath with Distress Mowed Lawn (green) and Distress Twisted Citron (lime green).  My added color is GOLD.  I used matte gold cardstock for the die cut sentiment, and embellished with gold glitter dots.  A simple but fun card for the holiday.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for March, Tracy McNeely. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at In My Opinion

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/DiesSimon Says Stamp Clover Wreath
Simon Says Stamp Lucky to Know You
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock
InkDistress Mowed Lawn (green)
Distress Twisted Citron (lime green)
Embellishments Pinkfresh gold 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

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Just Us Girls #716 -- CASE A DT Week

 



Carol Mc is hosting CASE A DT week at Just Us Girls. 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.

Today I wanted to make an elegant but very easy card. Using a floral set from Pinkfresh, the image is gold embossed then simply colored.  The colored image is die cut and mounted on a 2D embossed card base.  A pre-foiled die cut sentiment and glitter dots were the final touches.  I made three multiples easily.


Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Denise Morgans. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at The Crafty Den

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/DiesPinkfresh Humbled and Grateful
stamp, stencil and die set
We R Memory Keepers embossing folder
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink Versamark
Hero Arts gold embossing powder
Copic markers
Embellishments The Stamp Market foil die cuts
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

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Just Us Girls #715 -- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL Week

 


Bobby is hosting Anything Goes Stencil week at Just Us Girls.  This week, just use a stencil on your project. I used a layered stencil to create the background of my card above. In my first attempt at this card, I made it much harder than it needed to be (in my opinion). I loved the idea of a domed card given the arched sentiment but decided that all the layers were not necessary. I also simplified the crocuses to a single color rather than distressed petals.  The changes made it much easier to make multiples.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Denise Morgans. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at The Crafty Den

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/DiesThe Stamp Market Arched Hellos
Pinkfresh Kaleidoscope
Waffle Flower Nested Domes
The Stamp Market Cutest Crocus
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Bazzill solid pink and green cardstock
InkVersafine Tuxedo Black
Hero Arts clear embossing powder
Posca white paint pen
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

Thursday, February 15, 2024

Just Us Girls #714 -- MOODBOARD Week


Ina is hosting MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  This week, draw your inspiration from the photo above.  I focused on the colors and sea theme.  My initial attempt was a distressed background heat embossed with a sealife background stamp from Colorado Craft Company.  The AHOY sentiment was the final touch.  The card did not feel quite right to me.  My next attempt (with multiples) was made from stripes of washi and pre-made die cuts from ALLL and Create.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Denise Morgans. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at The Crafty Den 

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/DiesHoney Bee Sea Breeze
Alll and Create Fish Drops diecuts
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Bazzill solid green cardstock
Ink Versamark
Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments Alll and Create Fish Drops washi
Papertrey Ink glass Water Drops
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

Thursday, February 8, 2024

Just Us Girls #713 -- WORD Week

I am hosting WORD week at Just Us Girls.  This week, incorporate the word LOVE into your card.  I used a cover stamp, coloring in all the hearts, so easy for making multiples.  The sentiment is die cut from red Mirracard, and a small love sub-sentiment was stamped and inserted in an "O". Easy peasy.  One of the duplicates I made featured a different sentiment and a small mailbox from the 2023 Spellbinder's Advent Calendar.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for February, Denise Morgans. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at The Crafty Den

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/DiesMama Elephant Mini Messages Everyday
Avery Elle XOXO
Neat & Tangled Love Envelopes
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Red Mirracard
Ink Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic markers (red hearts)
EmbellishmentsPapertrey Ink Water Drops
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

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

Sisterhood of Crafters Winter 'Blues' and Retro Rubber Challenge 223 | Winter Blue Ombre!





This is my first time entering a challenge at the Sisterhood of Crafters. Looks like a lot of fun and I hope to be back often. The Sisterhood of Crafters is challenging us to incorporate BLUE into our cards. Retro Rubber is also asking we incorporate blue, specifically a series of the blues (midnight blue, violet blue, sky blue and white).   I used a very old Pure Innocence stamp, Warmest Wishes (pre-2000).  My blues are subtle in this photo, I used lines of Brusho watercolor powders, wet them and let the colors run into each other. After the watercolor panel dried, I stenciled snow on the card with embossing paste.

Enjoy!  

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/DiesMy Favorite Things Pure Innocence Warmest Wishes
My Favorite Things Deer Friends
The Greetery Drifting die
My Favorite Things Snowfall
Cardstock 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Strathmore watercolor paper
Ink Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic markers
Versamark
Hero Arts white embossing powder
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