Just Us Girls #647 - Photo Week

 It's time for Photo Week at Just Us Girls and Lisa E. has chosen a perfect photo for our inspiration!

Since this is the last week of the month, we sadly have to say goodby to our fabulous Guest Designer, Cathy Roffey.  Thank you Cathy for playing along with us this past month with all of your awesome creations!  Now, come on over to JUGS to see how this photo inspired Cathy and the rest of the amazing Design Team!

When I think of back to school, it makes me think about the big chalkboard at the front of the classroom.  The background is stenciled with WPlus9 white ink then stamped the sentiment from Unity in the same white and then stamped again with Distress Oxide Broken China. Rubbed some white chalk around the sentiment.   Added some die cut stars and layered with red and blue onto a yellow 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 for a chance to become our next Guest Designer!  Please limit your entries to 3.

Just Us Girls #646

 It's Color Week at Just Us Girls and Lisa K. has chosen a beautiful color combo for us to play with.  The possibilities are endless!

Come on over to JUGS to see how this color combo has inspired our fabulous Guest Designer, Cathy Roffey and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

I knew I wanted to play with my new Lindy's Magicals, so started with some Teal on watercolor paper.  Found this piece of teal paper which looks lightly distressed, lightly stenciled some stars with Distress Oxide Squeezed Lemonade ink and die cut the star circle, but didn't like the way it looked, so die cut another star circle from yellow and adhered over the opening.  Added some yellow Stickles to the stars. Placed the Lindy's Magicals layer behind the opening.  Stamped the baby sentiment on the star banner in teal ink and the sweet in Rich Cocoa on soft sand cardstock and punched out with an oval punch and layered behind the star banner.  Used the little star piece from the banner, covered with the same Stickles and tucked it behind the oval.  Put it all together on a soft sand mini slimline 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 #645

 It's time for our Trend Week at Just Us Girls and Bobby is our fabulous hostess this week and has chosen the very popular trend of using a stencil!

Check out JUGS to see how our amazing Guest Designer, Cathy Roffey and the rest of the talented Design Team have used stencils on their creations.

Started out with a premade watercolor card panel and stenciled over it with a Simply Graphic stencil.  Die cut the leafy berry branch from green textured cardstock and sponged on some darker green ink.  Added Nuvo Drops to the berries.  Added the sentiment on a die cut tag tied with purple Baker's twine.  Framed with black onto a purple card base.  It seemed a little plain, so added the dotted frame.

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.

This is also a fit for the Addicted to Stamps and More! challenge to use Die Cuts and/or Stencils.

Just Us Girls #644 - Word Week

 It's the first Saturday of the month and that means it's time for our Word Week Challenge at Just Us Girls.  Vicki has chosen the word Butterflies.  

Since this is the start of a new month, that means it's time for a new Guest Designer.  Please welcome Catherine Roffey!  Check out JUGS to see all of the beautiful butterflies by Catherine and the rest of the amazing Design Team.

Die cut the floral heart out of the center of a white panel.  Die cut the striped heart from some purple and backed it with a very old piece of patterned paper.  Added the die cut and colored flowers to the edge of the heart. The butterfly that was die cut from black and covered with black Stickles.  Traced the butterfly onto some purple vellum and cut it out to back the black frame.  Stamped the sentiment in purple and die cut the banner.  Used the same purple cardstock for the 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.

I'm also entering this at "Less is More" with the theme of Butterflies.

Just Us Girls #643 - Wild Card Week

 We have a fifth Saturday this month, so that means it's Wild Card Week at Just Us Girls and Ina is our fabulous hostess and is challenging us to CASE a Designer!

Come on over to JUGS to see who our Guest Designer, Fran Wing and the rest of the awesome Design Team have cased.  Also, a huge thank you to Fran for joining us as our Guest Designer this past month!

CASEing our very own Vicki Dutcher!  I recently saw this adorable card on her blog and knew I had to CASE it!

I used the same gnome and changed up the patterned papers.  Instead of an embossed strip, I die cut the stripes down the middle of the panel.  I also smeared some white Liquid Pearls on his beard and added some hands.

Share you CASEd design 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 #642 - Photo Week

 It's time for Photo Week at Just Us Girls and it's my turn to be hostess.  Here is the photo I chose for this week's challenge.

Come on over to JUGS to see what our amazing Guest Designer, Fran Wing and the rest of the talented Design Team have created with this photo as their inspiration.

The leaves were stamped in black on watercolor paper and then watercolored.  Added the sentiment in black stamping partially over the leaves.  Layered onto some light green cardstock and then on to a white card base.  Very quick and simple!

Come share your inspired 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 #641 - Color Week

 This week at Just Us Girls, it's our Color Week challenge and Cecile has chosen a beautiful color combo for our inspiration!

Come check out JUGS to see how our Guest Designer, Fran Wing and the rest of the Design Team have used these gorgeous colors.

Playing with a few new purchases.  Die cut the burlap piece and added some Golden Glitz ink and adhered loosely to a gray panel (it looks lighter gray irl).  Die cut the floral piece and sponged on some coral ink applying heavier to the centers and colored the stems with a gray marker.  Stamped the sentiment in coral ink and trimmed with my MISTI ruler and angled the tail.  Tucked the sentiment under the flowers and adhered to a coral mini slimline 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.