Just Us Girls #771 -- MOODBOARD Week

Join us! It is MOODBOARD week at Just Us Girls.  I am your host and challenging you to incorporate inspiration from the moodboard above in your cards this week. There is so much to choose from! Birthdays, Easter eggs, Babies!, Rainbows...and more.  As I stared at the pictures, I remembered that I had DSP that featured rows of Easter eggs.  I didn't have much... enough to make three, half A2 panels. The silhouette die cut was shadowed with a matching green layer, and foam mounted to the cardbase in order to make the scene stand out a bit better against the DSP.  A simple stamped sentiment was added. The final touch was a bit of gold splatter with gouache.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for April, Wanda Cullen. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Cullen-ary Creations! 

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.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Alexandra Renke Panoramic Easter Painting die Mama Elephant Honey Bunny (sentiment)
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid green cardstock American Crafts Spring Parade DSP
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Liquitex gold acrylic gouache (splatter)
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 PP733 - A Color Challenge from Stef

Join us! It is COLOR week at The Paper Players.  Stef is challenging you to use the colors PURPLE, YELLOW,  AQUA, and GREEN in your card creations.  Of course, neutrals are allowed; white, black, gray and kraft.  I used a simple layering stencil from a new EU company that I am loving... A Pocketful of Happiness. To finish, I added a layered sentiment mounted on vellum, and purple pearls.  

As always, I made multiples for donation.  I made six additional background panels and will add sentiments as needed.

Check out our 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

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/Stencils	A Pocket Full of Happiness Dainty Leaves stencil Simon Says Stamp Just Because
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill vellum
Ink	MFT Sour Apple (green), MFT Lemon Drop (yellow), SSS Hot Mama (purple), SSS High Dive (aqua)
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards pearls
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 #770 -- WORD Week

Join us! It is WORD week at Just Us Girls.  Carol Mc is challenging us to incorporate the word YOU into our cards this week.  

Isn't this a great word prompt!  I thought "you are"... immediately.  I decided to create nine 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.

This is a very simple card comprised of a Pinkfresh stenciled background and several layered sentiments. The sentiments from a Taylored Expressions set that not only features "you are" but also nine words that can be mixed and matched.  It would not be easy to stamp only one word and not die cut it.  The nine words are listed in a column on a red rubber stamp; the die is one piece, and die cuts all nine words at one time.  The words included are: Brave, Loved, Enough, Strong, Amazing, Inspiring, Not Alone, Incredible, and A Warrior.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for April, Wanda Cullen. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Cullen-ary Creations! 

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.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Taylored Expressions You Are Pinkfresh Kaleidoscope stencil
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp inks
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 PP732 - A Theme Challenge from Jan

Join us! It is THEME week at The Paper Players.  Jan is challenging you to use the theme TRAVEL (think ways to travel and places to travel) in your card creations.  Of course, neutrals are allowed; white, black, gray and kraft.

The sentiment is from a new set by KWerner for Concord & 9th.  All of the sentiments in the "checking in" set are fresh and new.  I decided I wanted to build my travel card around "long distance hug".  I am from the land of snow birds so many of my friends arrive in Florida in October and head back to their primary homes by Easter. The background is just a page from an old travel atlas.  In addition, to the sentiment, I added a few die cut landmarks and mode of transport icons from a Sizzix set.  The card was finished with a couple silver dots.  I made multiples of this card for personal correspondence with friends.

The card above was not my first attempt at a travel card.  Initially, I had the idea of creating a background of travel stamps.  The stamps were a find by a friend of mine at St. Vincent de Paul. I white embossed the sentiment on black cardstock.  After putting four cards together, I decided the cards was too "dark".  I prefer lots of white space, if possible, when I make a card.  I will donate these multiples to Operation Gratitude, an organization supporting our Military and first responders letting them know that what they do matters. One of the handmade items they request is handmade cards for their care packages so recipients can write their loved ones.

Check out our 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

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 *second card
Stamps/Dies	KWerner Checking In stamps Sizzix Tim Holtz Tiny Travel Globe *Waffle Flower Nesting Postage dies *Waffle Flower Postage Collage stamps
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest *Bazzill solid black cardstock
Ink	Memento Tuxedo Black Copic markers *Versamark *Hero Arts white embossing powder
Embellishments	pages from an old atlas Pinkfresh silver dots *Vintage stamps (from stash) *Pinkfresh silver 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

Just Us Girls #769 -- DIE Week

Join us! It is DIE week at Just Us Girls.  Sue is challenging us to use dies, BUT NO FLOWER dies, in our cards this week.   No flowers... not a problem.  I pulled out Concord & 9th's door decor dies.  This is a very easy set to die cut and layer.  First, I made three Christmas cards for the stash, then made a "spring" card to use for a housewarming gift.  On the Christmas card, I used glitter cardstock for the snow in the windows, and a precut foil sentiment.  So easy and fun!

Check out our fabulous guest designer for April, Wanda Cullen. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at Cullen-ary Creations! 

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.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Concord & 9th Door Decor Simon Says Stamp Hello
Cardstock	Christmas 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill solid black, green and red  cardstock Concord & 9th gold matte cardstock Taylored Expression white glitter cardstock Stardream gold metallic cardstock Spring 110lb. Neenah Solar Crest 80lb. Neenah Desert Storm Bazzill solid blue and green cardstock Bazzill vellum (windows) Concord & 9th gold matte cardstock Stardream copper and pink metallic cardstock
Ink
Embellishments	Pinkfresh precut foil sentiments Little Things by Lucy's Cards pearls
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 PP731 - A Tic Tac Toe Challenge from Leanne

Join us! It is TIC TAC TOE week at The Paper Players.  Leanne is challenging you to use the tic tac toe board below in your card creations.  Pick three consecutive elements vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

I chose the first column: Flowers, Diecut, and Lavender.  I thought Kristina Werner's new Cheerful Flowers set would be perfect.  The stencil that comes with the set is large and covers a 5.5"x8.5" panel, creating two A2 panels at once.  I made two full panels heavy on lavender (yielding four cards for my donation stash).  If you put the top card alongside the card below, you can see the full stenciled pattern.  To complete, I added a layered die cut sentiment backed in vellum.  Of course, I added a few gems too.  No card is complete without gems!

Check out our 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

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	Kristina Werner Cheerful Flowers (stamp, stencil, die set)
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Bazzill vellum
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp inks
Embellishments	Little Things by Lucy's Cards gems and pearls
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 #768 -- ANYTHING GOES STENCIL Week

Join us! It is ANYTHING GOES STENCIL week at Just Us Girls.  Vicki is challenging us to use a stencil in our card creations this week.  I love this birthday stencil by Concord & 9th.  These balloon animals look so real.  Couple of things.  There three stencils in the set which build up each animal. These balloons look best if multiple colors are used but the stencil is spaced well enough that no masking is required.  I tried stenciling each layer in one color... the result was not good.  These stencils are definitely made for building each individual animal.  

I finished off the card fronts with a layered sentiment and a few glitter dots.

I made four cards for donation to Little Birthday Angels, a local agency that ensures every child, who might not otherwise, has a birthday celebration.

Check out our fabulous guest designer for March, Jeanne Jachna. Please welcome her and check out her fabulous work over at A Kept Life! 

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.

Vicki Dutcher

Sue VanDeVusse

Bobby Hagen

Ina Grehan

Carol Mayne

Lisa Elton

Carol McFarland

Here's a quick recap of our challenge rules:

1.  Create a new paper project (no back dating please)

2.  Upload your card to your blog or a public photo gallery. Please copy and use our challenge graphic on your post. 

3.  Link your project in Linky Tools directly to your card. If your card is in an online gallery, please tag with the current challenge number, e.g. JUGS123

3.  Please limit your entries for our challenge to 3. You may enter in as many other challenges as you want.

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

Elizabeth

Project Details
Stamps/Dies	Concord & 9th Party Animal stencil The Stamp Market Happy BDay
Cardstock	110lb. Neenah Solar Crest Concord & 9th matte gold cardstock
Ink	Various Simon Says Stamp ink
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