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.