Just Us Girls #769 - Die Week

 It's time for our Die Cut Week at Just Us Girls and I am the hostess.  My challenge is to use no flowers for your card, but everything else is a go.

It's the beginning of a new month, so that means a new Guest Designer.  Please welcome the very talented Wanda Cullen, who will be joining us for the month of April!  Now, hop on over to JUGS to see what Wanda and the rest of our amazing Design Team have created without using any flowers.

A masculine birthday card with a lot going on.  Die cut the Tim Holtz gears and heat embossed with Spice embossing powder.  Used a piece of tissue paper and blotted up various inks in greens and browns, after it dried glued it to a piece of cardstock then ran it through my Big Shot with a gears embossing folder.  Embossed a piece of kraft with the same embossing folder then spritzed with Tim Holtz Mica Sprays in gold, silver and bronze.  Sprayed a piece of kraft cardstock with the gold Mica spray and stamped the sentiment and die cut.  Put it all together onto a brown card base.

Come play along with us and you could become our next Winner of the Week, which would then make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #768 - Anything Goes Stencil Week

 It's Stencil Week at Just Us Girls!  Create whatever you like as long as it includes some stenciling.

Hop on over to JUGS to see what our amazing Guest Designer, Jeanne Jachna and the rest of our talented Design Team have created with stencils.

The background was created using a swirly stencil and Distress Oxide inks in blues and a greenish color.  Layered the inks sponging through the stencil, then moving the stencil and inking with another color, etc.  I think it has a watery look to it.  Had a piece that had been sprayed with blue and green shimmer spray which I used for the background in the shaker window.  Added some clear and colored (purple, green mix) and added the little whale.

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #766 - Word Week

 Time for another Word Week Challenge at Just Us Girls and Bobby is our fabulous hostess and has chosen the Word Green!  Lots of possibilities with this Word!

Hop on over to JUGS to see what our talented Guest Designer Jeanne Jachna and the rest of our awesome Design Team have created with Green.

I obviously was inspired to make a St. Patrick's Day card!  Die cut the circles die from gold cardstock and 2 shades of green.  Inlaid the light green into the circles and the darker green around the circles and putting it together on a yet darker green card base.  Stamped the sentiment with a dark green in the largest circle and added a few die cut shamrocks.  Lot's of green going on here!

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then  make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #765 - Die Week

 It's Die Week at Just Us Girls and our amazing Designer Carol Mayne is our hostess.  This week Carol is challenging us the make a birthday card with dies.

Since this is the beginning of a new month for our challenges, that means a new Guest Designer!  Please welcome Jeanne Jachna who will be joining us this month!

Now hop on over to JUGS to see the birthday cards that Jeanne and the rest of our Design Team have created using die cuts.

This is for my son-in-law's birthday.  Die cut 3 beer bottles from Concord & 9th's Bottleful.  Colored by sponging on Distress inks.  After the ink dried, stenciled the dark brown stripes on the bottles and added some gold for the bottle caps. Stamped the dotted strip on the kraft base in white, but it wasn't showing up very well, so went over all the dots with white gel pen.  Lined the bottles up on the card base.   Die cut the sentiment and colored with a copper marker and layered onto a vellum shadow die cut.

Come share your die cut birthday cards with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #764 - Stencil Week

 It's time for our Stencil Week Challenge at Just Us Girls and it's my turn to be hostess.  Pull out those stencils and let's see some magic.  Remember anything goes as long as you use a stencil somewhere on your creation.

This is our last week with Stephanie Severin, who has shared her amazing talent with us this past month.  A huge thank you to you, Stephanie for joining us!

Now hop on over to JUGS to see what Stephanie and the rest of our amazing Design Team have created with stencils!

One of the Valentine's for one of my grandsons.  I used the negative piece from a heart die cut panel as my stencil and blended the shades of pink/red for the heart background on a piece of speckled cardstock I found in my stash.  Added a die cut heart and the peppermint, adding a little heart that I added some Nuvo Drops to for shine.  Stamped the sentiment in red and then die cut with a banner die.  Peppermint and sentiment from Concord & 9th Be Mine stamp set and coordinating dies.

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then put you in the running at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #763 - Moodboard Week

 It's Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and Elizabeth is our fabulous hostess and has chosen a very fun and full of inspiration Mood Board for our inspiration.

Hop on over to JUGS to see what our lovely Guest Designer, Stephanie Severin and the rest of our amazing Design Team have created with this Mood Board as inspiration.

I was obviously inspired by the confetti.  I used a Concord & 9th Turn-a-bout stamp in yellow, orange, blue and green.  Cut down the panel for a mini slimline size.  Stamped the cupcake and sentiment, also from Concord & 9th.  Fussy cut the cupcake and then added some glitter nail polish for sparkle.  Couldn't find a card base color that I liked, so added more of the nail polish to the edges of a white base.

How does the Mood Board inspire you?  Come share your creation with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then put you in the running at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #762 - Word Week

 It's time for Word Week at Just Us Girls and Ina has chosen the word Friend!

Come on over to JUGS to see what our amazing Guest Designer, Stephanie Severin and the rest of our talented Design Team have created.

I love these ladies from Art Impressions.  Colored with alcohol ink markers and gel pens.  The wine was hard to photograph due to the shimmer from the stardust gel pen I used.  They are celebrating a birthday and toasting to the occasion.  Layered onto a dark purple mat and a piece of very old Gina K digital paper in the purple houndstooth and then onto a purple card base.  Two of my best friends are purple girls and I would be the one in leopard print :)

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Winner of the Week, which would then make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

This is also a fit for the Art Impressions Blog: Drink Up Challenge.