Just Us Girls #629 - Photo Week

 It's time for Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Cecile has a fun photo for our inspiration!

Hop on over to JUGS to see how this photo inspired our fabulous Guest Designer, Mac Mable and the rest of the Design Team.

I loved all of the different words on the colorful rocks, so I went with Circled Sentiments from Altenew stamped in multiple colors.  Layered onto some orange striped paper and onto a turquoise 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.

Just Us Girls #628 - Color Week

 It's time for Color Week at Just Us Girls and it's my turn to choose the challenge colors.  I chose to use Red, Black and White.  I went with these colors because I have been working on some decor and cards for my grandson's graduation and these are his school colors.

Come on over to JUGS to see what our fabulous Guest Designer - Mac Mable and the rest of the Design Team have created using these colors.

This idea actually came from my daughter.  Freehand cut the swoosh in black, die cut the letters and numbers using Concord and 9th alphabet Double Cut Numbers and Letters from red and made into a mini slimline.

And another using a paw print, they are the Bobcats and the same Concord & 9ths alpha/number set.

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 #627 - Trend Week

 It's time for Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Ina has a very cool challenge for us!

We have the amazing Mac Mable with us again this week as our Guest Designer!  Come on over to JUGS to see what Mac and the rest of the awesome Design Team have created using foil on alcohol inked background.

Started with a blue alcohol ink Yupo background and added some lines of glue following some of the edges in the alcohol ink with a Sakura glue pen.  After the glue dried, tapped the areas with silver foil to create the silver veins.  It was hard to get a good photo of this.  Added some white die cut leafy branches and layered the sentiment strip which was stamped with silver ink.  Layered onto a mini slimline white 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.

Just Us Girls #626 - Word Week

 Elizabeth is our hostess this week at Just Us Girls for Word Week and she has chosen the perfect word to inspire us in making our Easter cards!

Since this is the first week of the month, that means a new Guest Designer!  Please welcome Mac Mable!

Come check out JUGS to see what Mac Mable and the rest of the design team have created inspired by the word Egg.

Embossed the brick wall and swiped some Antique Linen Distress ink across it.  Sponged on some light blue ink above the wall and decided it was too intense, so sponged on some white ink to try to soften it.

Stamped the basket, eggs and bunny, colored with Prismacolor markers and fussy cut the whole bunch.  Arranged the eggs in the basket and secured with Press N Seal.  Added the die cut happy along the top of the wall and popped the bunny up peeking over the top and holding the little Easter sign.  Made some grass by tearing a piece of Distress cardstock and then using scissors to cut into it and adhered to the bottom.  Placed the basket so it was sitting in the grass.

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.

Just Us Girls #625 - Photo Week

 It's Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Bobby has chosen the perfect springtime photo to inspire us!

Hop on over to JUGS to see how our Guest Designer, JoAnn Burnham and the rest of the design team were inspired by the photo.

Birdhouse with bird is from Gina K, sentiment is unknown.  Stamped the bird and his house and colored with Prismacolor markers.  Masked the birdhouse and stenciled the leafy branch.  Layered onto a lattice die cut coverplate in Bordering Blue and mounted onto a white card base.

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 #624 - Color Week

 It's time for Color Week at Just Us Girls and Lisa E. has chosen a gorgeous combination for us to play with!

 

Come on over to JUGS to see what our amazing Guest Designer, JoAnn Burnham and the rest of the talented Design Team have created with these beautiful colors.

I've been digging through my stash trying to use what I have on hand and pulled out some Core'dinations White Washed cardstock and an old embossing folder.  Embossed the White Wash and sanded off the raised areas.  The White Wash was, well white, so I used some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen and sponged over the entire panel before sanding.  Added a couple of sprigs from one of my newest purchases from Simply Graphic and sponged on some color.  Stamped the sentiment from Uniquely Creative that I found in a local craft store in Distress Oxide Bundled Sage and fussy cut.

Come share your creations using these colors 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 #623 - Trend Week

 It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Vicki is challenging us to use Embossing Folders!

Check out JUGS to see what our talented Guest Designer, JoAnn Burnham the rest of the amazing Design Team have created using their embossing folders.

Trying out some partial embossing.  Used a Tim Holtz ef on some light blue linen then pulled out some rub on metallic paste and lightly rubbed on some blue and purple with my finger to accentuate the embossing.  The butterfly is covered with black Stickles and fussy cut the vellum for the base layer of the butterfly.  There was a happy accident on the butterfly, colored the vellum with alcohol markers in blue and purple then misted with alcohol and the colors really ran wild, but I like the effect.

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.