Sweet Sixteen

 Using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches to create a 16th birthday card for my grandson.

Using stamps from Gina K, Hero Arts, Altenew and unknown number stamps.

Stamped the gradient circle in Memento London Fog and stamped the 16 in Hero Arts Red Royal.  Stamped the sentiment across circle in Versafine Onyx Black.  Stamped and colored the basketball and shoes with alcohol markers and fussy cut.  Layered onto a red card base.

Do you think he will like it!  Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Ho Ho Ho

 Fun Sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and I had to play along.

I went with a mini slimline design and stamped the gingham from Lawn Fawn in green.  Stamped an old Gina K Ribbon Stripes in red.  The sentiment is an unknown from my Christmas stash stamped in black and colored in with a red marker and die cut with a fishtail die.  The Santa hat is from Tim Holtz Crazy Birds accessories.

Thanks for dropping by!

Just Us Girls #612 - Photo Week

 It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Lisa has chosen a fabulous photo full of inspiration!

This will be our last challenge of the year.  We are taking the month of December off to be able to prepare for the holidays and spend more time with our families.  We will be returning on January 1st and start the year off with our Word Challenge.  

This will also be our last week with our fabulous Guest Designer, Rachel Davis.  Thank you Rachel for sharing all of your awesome creations with us this past month.  Hop on over to JUGS to see what Rachel and the rest of the talented Design Team have created.

Stamped an unknown wreath found in my Christmas stash and colored the leaves with Prismacolor markers.  Added some Nuvo Drops in red on the berries.  Stamped the sentiment and die cut with a banner die and layered onto another banner die in green.  Added the die cut bow and a drop of green Nuvo Drops to the center.

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

Crap!

 Making a card for my grandson who just had his tonsils out and thought this Unity set was perfect for him.  The challenge at AAA Cards was perfect for this image.

Stamped the little pile of poo from Unity on kraft and colored with Prismacolor pencils and added s little Nuvo Drops in red on the heart.  Used a black gel pen to darken the eyes and mouth.  Inside says Sending Hugs.

Thanks for dropping by!

'Tis the Season

 Working on Christmas cards and loved the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches!

I think this may also fit the challenge at TIME OUT Challenges

I'm getting into the mini slimlines.  Used a Spellbinders die for the turquoise strip and stamped the sentiment on ivory, trimmed and layered over the die cut strip.  Die cut an ornament, colored the topper with a copper Sharpie, added the little die cut bow and a snowflake punch covered with Stickles.  

Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Just Us Girls #611 - Color Week

 It's Color Week at Just Us Girls and we have a beautiful color combo to play with courtesy of  Vicki!

Hop on over to JUGS to see what our awesome Guest Designer, Rachel Davis and the rest of the amazing Design Team have created with these colors.

Still playing with the mini slimline design.  Stamped the little reindeer from Clearly Besotted and colored with Prismacolor pencils and markers.  Stamped the sentiment from the same set with Memento Rich Cocoa and added random snowflakes stamped in Gina K Sea Glass.  Added some clear sequins to cover a little oops. Adhered to a brown card base.

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

 

Just Us Girls #610 - Trend Week

 It's time for Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Elizabeth has chosen a very trendy trend for us!  

We have Rachel Davis with us again this week as our November Guest Designer!  Come on over to JUGS to see all of the mini slimline cards by Rachel and the rest of the amazing Design Team!

I have to admit that I was late in joining in on the slimline cards, but I am totally loving them now!  I have been on a baby card kick.  I used Gina K's Oh Baby and an old SU set So Very.  The background is a Tim Holtz stencil and I used a brown fine tip marker to add the thin lines to the plaid.  Stamped the bear, masked and stamped the blocks the fussy cut.  I ended up paper piecing the little bear because he looked too bland.

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Chic 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 #609 - Word Week

 It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and Nancy has chosen a fabulous word for us this week to get me going on my Christmas cards!

Since this is a new month, that means a new Guest Designer!  A huge welcome to Rachel Davis!  Come see all of the Merry at JUGS created by Rachel and the rest of the amazing Design Team!

Using the heat embossed embossing folders technique once again!  Inked the snowflake ef with Versamark and heat embossed with Snowflake ep.  Die cut a large snowflake from inkjet transparency film and heat embossed with a clear sparkle ep.  Die cut the Tim Holtz sentiment twice from blue cardstock and heat embossed with the clear sparkle ep.  Layered onto a blue card base (Michael's heavy weight).

Come join us and share your creations, you could become our next Chic of the Week and that would then make you eligible at a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Simple Sympathy

 Working on a sympathy card for a friend and the Perfectly CAS challenge this week was perfect.

Started with a kraft card base and stamped the ginko leaves from Unity in Memento Tuxedo Black, I think this is about 1/3 of the card.  Colored with Prismacolor pencils and gamsol.  Stamped the sentiment from Concord & 9th in Memento Espresso Truffle.  Quick and easy!

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Merry Sketch

 Working on Christmas cards and loved the sketch from this week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!

Heat embossed several snowflakes in white on a light blue panel.  Die cut the Merry with Concord & 9th alphabet dies, gluing 3 together for some depth.  Lined them up on the lid of my MISTI and used purple tape to keep them lined up and glued onto the snowflake panel.  Stamped part of a Gina K sentiment by masking off the Merry and stamping just the Christmas in Memento Nautical Blue, punched out with a word window punch then trimmed it down a little and adhered over the die cuts.  Layered onto a Gina K Denim Blue card base.

Thanks for dropping by!

Just Us Girls #608 - Wild Card Week

 We have a fifth Saturday this month, so that means it's time for Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls and Bobby has chosen Leaves as our challenge!

First I would like to say Thank You to Nora for joining us this past month as our Guest Designer!     Come on over to JUGS to see all of the beautiful leaves that Nora and the rest of the Design Team have created.

Alcohol inks were used on acetate and then die cut with the leaf dies.  Stamped the grid pattern on the background with a mustard colored ink, stamped the sentiment in Memento Rhubarb Stalk and adhered to an orange card base.

Playing with more acetate.  Using the Concord & 9th Lace Leaf.  Stamped the leaf shadow with Versamark and heat embossed using Stampendous Aged Spice ep on Stampin Up Apricot Appeal cardstock.  Stamped the leaf with Versamark on acetate and heat embossed with gold ep.  Die cut the sentiment and heat embossed with the same Spice ep.  Layered onto some metallic copper and onto a Gina K Honey Mustard card base.

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

Merry Moose

 I love the current color combo at Color Hues of Kraft and Red!

The moose is a Studio G stamp colored with alcohol markers and paper pieced the leg warmers. Sentiment is from Technique Tuesday.  Used a Tim Holtz diagonal strip stencil and sponged Distress Oxide Candied Apple ink.  Die cut the snowflakes from kraft and covered with clear glaze, but didn't show up very well, so pulled out some stickles in a brownish shade and added the sparkle.

Thanks for taking a closer look!  I'd love to know what you think of my card.

Just Us Girls #607 - Photo Week

 Cecile has chosen an absolutely adorable photo for our Photo Week Challenge at Just Us Girls!

Come check out JUGS to see how this photo inspired our Guest Designer Nora and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

I was obviously inspired by the entire photo!  Started with a gray panel and stenciled the stars in Distress Oxide coral ink.  Die cut the moon, clouds, little white stars and the bow.  Added some Wink of Stella clear to the moon and hanging star.  Had a little oops, so added some Nuvo Drops in white.  Stamped the sentiment in gray ink and die cut with a heart die.  Used a swiss dot embossing folder and white cardstock to layer behind the main panel and adhered to a white card base.

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

Witchy Halloween

 Making more Halloween cards!  Using the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches

Digging through my stash and using random, unknown stamps.  Stamped the witch and colored in the moon and broom, then fussy cut.  Stamped the pumpkins and colored and fussy cut them, too.  Stamped the sentiment and heat embossed with white ep and die cut the banner strip.  Layered onto a piece of patterned paper and onto a purple card base.

Thanks for stopping by, I'd love to hear what you think of this Halloween card!

Just Us Girls #606 - Color Week

 It's time for Color Week at Just Us Girls and Lisa has chosen a fabulous color combo for our inspiration!

Hop on over to JUGS to see what our Guest Designer, Nora Noll and the rest of the Design Team have created using these colors.

Stamped the ducks from Gina K and colored with alcohol markers.  Die cut the Concord & 9th letters in yellow and turquoise and doing the inlaid technique.  Die cut a tiny tag and little bow to attach the sweet to the B.  Stamped the background with a dotted background stamp with Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade.  Framed the ducks with green cardstock and added the dotted scalloped border die cut in green with a strip of yellow behind it.  Added another strip of yellow across the main panel.

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Chic 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 #605 - Trend Week

  It's time for Trend Week at Just Us Girls and it's my turn to be hostess.  I was fascinated with this technique that I saw on Jennifer McGuire's blog - Heat Embossed Embossing Folders and it is very addictive once you try it.   

Come on over to JUGS to see what our Guest Designer, Nora Noll and the rest of the amazing Design Team have created using this technique.

I needed a wedding card and it was the perfect time to try this technique.  I used a leafy embossing folder, inked with Versamark and embossed on ivory cardstock with White Pearls embossing powder.  Added the die cut heart from sage cardstock and stamped the sentiment in Memento Bamboo Leaves and adhered the strip across the heart.  Framed it with some more sage and onto an ivory card base.

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

*On a sad note, the wedding had to be canceled and going to be rescheduled at a later date due to the father of the bride contracting COVID and was put on a ventilator 2 weeks prior to the wedding.  He has since passed away. Heartbreaking!

Just Us Girls #604 - Word Week

 It's Word Week time at Just Us Girls and Carol has chosen the perfect word for us this month!

A big welcome to our October Guest Designer - Nora Noll!  Hop on over to JUGS to see all of the Halloween creations by Nora and the rest of the talented Design Team.

Started with a white panel and masked a circle using the negative die cut piece, sponged some yellow ink in the circle.  Masked off the moon and sponged Distress Inks in blues and purples over the rest of the panel.  Die cut the trees cover panel in black and adhered to the inked panel.  Stamped the house, colored with black alcohol ink marker and added Sakura Stardust yellow gel pen to the windows.  Fussy cut the house and removed the door.  Added the die cut ghosts and adhered it all to a purple card base.

And another one with masking and sponging.  Used a swirl embossing folder with Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock, sanded it and added some Moonlight purple gel pen to the dots.

Come play along with us and you could be chosen as our next Chic 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 #603 - Photo Week

 The fourth Saturday of the month means it's time for Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Ina has chosen a beautiful photo for our inspiration.

I would like to thank Loll Thompson for joining us this past month as our Guest Designer and sharing all of her fabulous creations with us!  Now come on over to JUGS to see how this photo inspired Loll and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

Lots of masking on this.  Stamped the floral image from Gina K first, then the basket.  Masked the basket and flowers and added a strip of painter's tape and stamped the woodgrain.  Masked the woodgrain and used a stencil on the upper portion and inked with Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Old Paper, then stamped over the stencil with a crackled background stamp in Hero Arts Wet Cement, which is really hard to see in the photo.  Colored the flowers and basket with Touch Twin markers and green Moonlight gel pen on the leaves.  Sponged on some Antique Linen over the woodgrain.  Added the hello from Concord and 9th which was heat embossed with platinum ep on black and then die cut.

Come share your creations with us and you could be chosen as our next Chic 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 #602 - Color Week

 It's Color Week at Just Us Girls and Nancy has chosen a fun and versatile color combo for us to play with!

We have the amazing Loll Thompson here again with us this week as our Guest Designer!  Come check out JUGS to see what Loll and the rest of the talented Design Team have created with these colors.

Started with some red and white polka dot paper and some orange and white striped paper and sponged on Squeezed Lemonade Distress Ink.  Die cut the striped piece with a tag die.  Die cut a smaller tag from orange, added the die cut flower tag inforcer (?) and a small red die cut bow.  Stamped the sentiment in black.

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

Also linking this to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Just Us Girls #601 - Trend Week

 It's time for Trend Week at Just Us Girls with our newest member of our team, Elizabeth as hostess and she wants us to shake it up with shaker cards.

Come on over to JUGS to see what our fabulous Guest Designer, Loll Thompson and the rest of the amazing Design Team have created.

Playing around with a technique I saw on Jennifer McGuire's blog.  Don't know if my embossing powder was too old or I just didn't use enough of my antistatic bag, but it turned out a little grungy looking and I decided to go with it anyway.  Used a Stamplorations shaker balloon die and filled it with blue glitter and sequins.  Stamped the sentiment from Scrapbook.com.

Come on over and share your shaker creations and you could become our next Chic 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 #600 - Word Week

 What a milestone!  Challenge #600 at Just Us Girls and Vicki is our hostess for this milestone celebration with a Word Week Challenge.  Her Word is Six - 6.  You can use six of anything for your creation - six colors, six images, six layers, etc.

It's also the first week on the month and that means a new Guest Designer!  Please welcome the amazing Loll Thompson!  Come on over to JUGS to see what Loll and the rest of the talented Design Team have created with the Word 6 as inspiration.

I went with 6 candles for a simple birthday card.  Colored the candles and flames with Touch Twin markers and gel pens.  Some of the candles are layered with the coordinating dies.  Added some Wink of Stella to the flames.  Sentiment is die cut from some holographic cardstock that I had in my stash by Crayola and layered on the shadow dies in royal blue.  Stamps and dies by Technique Tuesday.

Come share you creations with us and you could be chosen as our next Chic 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 #599 - Photo Week

 It's our 599th challenge at Just Us Girls and Lisa has chosen a fabulous photo for our inspiration for our Photo Week Challenge!

First I would like to thank Claire Apostoloff for joining us this past month as our Guest Designer!  Come on over to JUGS to see what our awesome Guest Designer, Claire and the rest of the Design Team have created with this photo as inspiration.

I love the textured and layered dots on the photo and that was my inspiration for my card.  I used an incentive stamp I received from Gina K.  Stamped the flower trio and added Nuvo drops.  Sponged some Distress Inks and added some white and navy gel pen dots.  Stamped the sentiment on a strip of vellum and heat embossed.

I used the sketch from Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge.

Just Us Girls #598 - Color Week

 It's time for Color Week at Just Us Girls and Carol has chosen some beautiful colors for our challenge!

Check out JUGS to see what our talented Guest Designer, Claire Apostoloff and the rest of the amazing Design Team have created with these colors.

Playing with some Altenew stamps, Peony Bouquet and the sentiments from Gradient Stripes.  Stamped the flowers in shades of pink and yellow and the leaves in shades of green.  Arranged the flowers and leaves then used some Press N Seal to hold it together and glued it onto the white card base.  

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

I'm also entering this over at the Altenew Blog for their Ultimate Challenge.