Just Us Girls #573 - Photo Week

 It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls and I'm the hostess.  I am fascinated by the Northern Lights/ Aurora Borealis and I found this photo of them that I chose as our inspiration this week.

First I would like to thank our Guest Designer, Leslie Turner for joining us this past month with all of her amazing creations!  Now, come on over to JUGS to see how Leslie and the rest of the Design Team were inspired by this photo.

I started out by stamping the images from Gina K's Life is Good and heat embossed with black ep.  Colored the land and water with Touch Twin markers.  Used Distress Oxide inks in various colors direct to paper for the lights and blended black Distress Ink down from the top.

Share with us how this photo inspires you 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.

 

Serene Dragonfly

 I was inspired by a fun technique of stencil embossing for the CAS Mix Up Card Challenge this month and Cardz 4 Guyz - Thinking of You.

I made the brick stencil by die cutting some clear plastic with a die from Marianne Designs.  Sponged Versamark through my stencil and heat embossed with Stampendous Aged Spice ep on kraft.  Stamped the dragonfly by Sheena - Crafter's Companion with Versamark and heat embossed with black ep on vellum, colored with Touch Twin markers on the back side and fussy cut.  Added the sentiment from Hero Arts.  Matted on some Gina K green cardstock and onto a Gina K purple card base.

Thanks for taking a closer look!

Just Us Girls #572 - Color Week

 It's Color Week time at Just Us Girls and  Angie has chosen Rainbow Colors for us to play with this week!

Come on over to JUGS to see what our fabulous Guest Designer, Leslie Turner and the rest of the amazing Design Team have created using Rainbow Colors!

I made this for my grandson's 7th birthday, 7 crayons in the ROYGBIV colors!  Die cut the crayons from Concord & 9th.  Added the Happy Birthday stamped in black from Mudra and layered onto some rainbow striped patterned paper and a royal blue card base.

Come show us your Rainbow Color creations at JUGS 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 #571 - Trend Week

 Maria is our hostess for our Trend Challenge this week at Just Us Girls and she has chosen the very trendy Slim Line Card as our trend.

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Come check out the JUGS blog to see all of the slim line beauties created by our fabulous Guest Designer Leslie Turner and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

Using some new stamps from Technique Tuesday.  I lined the candles up in my MISTI and then moved the cardstock and restamped them to create the line of candles.  Colored with Touch Twin markers and some gel pen accents.  Added Ice Stickles to the flames.

Join us at JUGS and share your slim line cards 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.

Love You!

 Another Valentine, this one is for my 96 year old aunt who is an amazing woman.  Adding this into the CAS on Friday Challenge #198 - Love.

This is the modified version of my card.  Layered strips of cardstock onto acetate, then die cut the heart out of the middle and adhered to a white card base.  Stamped the sentiment from Gina K and added a die cut glittery red heart to the center of the panel.  After it was all put together and I took a photo, I noticed that the left side of the acetate layer wasn't square :(, so it was time to perform surgery!  I trimmed it off along the striped panel so it was straight.  Added another piece of white cardstock which I die cut little hearts down the edge and inlaid some red glitter hearts then adhered to a card base.

This is the before version.

I liked the before version, but couldn't stand to see that crooked edge!

Thanks for stopping by for a closer look!

Just Us Girls #570 - Word Week

 It's time for Word Week at Just Us Girls and Vicki has chosen a perfect word for us - Valentine!

I would like to welcome our February Guest Designer, Leslie Turner!  Come on over to JUGS to see all of the Valentine creations by Leslie and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

Stamped the robot, colored him and cut him out. Die cut the heart.  Stamped the sentiment from Altenew with red ink and cut out.  Stamped the background by Concord & 9th Pinstripes Background in red ink.  Layered the pieces together and done!

Then I decided to give him some googly eyes.

Come join us with your Valentine creations 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 adding this to Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Love is in the Air and ModSquad Challenge - All about Love

Hugs

 Finishing up my Valentine cards and playing along with Color Hues and Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Love is in the Air.

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Cut up strips of scraps in shades of red and pink and adhered them to a piece of acetate.  Die cut the large heart.  Die cut more hearts from some glitter paper scraps and one from pink.  Die cut into the larger heart and inlaid the smaller hearts holding it all together with some painter's tape and added foam tape to the back and adhered to the white base.  Die cut the hugs from some heavy weight white and layered over the hearts.

Thanks for taking a closer look!