Just Us Girls #420 - Color Week

Angie is our host and picked the colors for Color Week at Just Us Girls.

I think color challenges are some of the more difficult ones for me but I happened to see this card from Lisa Elton which inspired my card.

I did a mix-up of stamp companies for this card using flowers from Altenew, the background leaves from Catherine Pooler, the bubble die from CASual Fridays and the sentiment from SSS.  Don't they play well together?

What elements and/or companies will you use for your JUGS entry this week?  Need inspiration?  The Design Team and our guest designer Trina Pham have cards waiting for you on the blog.  If you enter a card you may be chosen Chic of the Week with a chance to be a future guest designer.

Inkspirational #147

I'm squeaking in at the last minute for the Inkspirational challenge but when you win one week you must play the next.  At least that's my philosophy.  This is the word prompt for this week.

One trend I see, not only in card making but in holiday decor is plaid so out came my Concord and 9th plaid background to make my card.

I added a silver wreath from SSS, a silver word die from CP, some holly from PoppyStamps and bling for the berries.

Now I'm off to link up before it's too late.  Thanks for dropping by.

Inspired By All the Little Things #72 and The Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll - 3

The inspiration photo at Inspired By All the Little Things gave me the perfect outlet for my NBUS Concord and 9th tree die.

My card is my usual literal translation. ;)

I cut the tree from some new metallic paper from Neenah that I got at WalMart.  The embossing lines come with the die and I used Stickles for my 'ornaments'.  Once I had the tree done, I struggled with how to do a sentiment.  W&W to the rescue.  I stamped the peace, love, joy on Smoke cs with Smoke ink.  The tree is popped up on some gray fun foam.

Next up is the tag for the Twelve Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends.  I started to post yesterday with this tag.  Notice anything missing? 

The rules say you have to have stamping and I forgot that little detail.  Fortunately I had a way to solve it and here's the revision.

On day three Loll made a tag using glass bead paste.  I bought some a while ago and so I thought I'd give it a try.  First I masked off an area of a TH stencil and inked it with Distress Ink.  Before removing the stencil I went over it with the glass beads, then lifted the stencil and let the tag dry.  I added a sentiment from TH cut from gold foil.  The stamping is part of a sentiment from PB.

I'm so glad you dropped by today.  Be sure and leave a comment so I know you were here.

Time Out #96 - Reminder

We're CASEing Michele from I Card Everyone for the Time Out #96 challenge and as a guest designer I've made a second card as a reminder to join us.

This is Michele's card to CASE:

For my card, I used a stamp from Happy Little Stampers who are sponsoring this challenge.

I stamped in black and clear heat embossed the butterflies on Dove Gray and colored them with Inktense pencils.  The SSS prayers die was layered three times, adding the stamped panel portion on top.  For sparkle I added some silver Nuvo drops.

We hope you'll join us for this challenge.

12 Tags of Christmas with Loll and Friends

I finally had the time to make a tag for Loll's 12 Tags of Christmas.  I was going through my UFO box and found a panel that would make a great tag.

I had embossed the snowflake folder after coating it with VersaMark ink, then rubbed it down with Perfect Pearls. I don't know why I didn't make it into a card but it fit the PTI die perfectly.  I did heat emboss resist on a smaller tag with a sentiment from PB, watercoloring with Distress Ink.  The added little snowflake is cut from metallic paper,  At least that's what the label calls it.  It's a product from Neenah that I found at WalMart and it really has a nice sheen to it and comes in four colors. 

I have another tag made and was ready to post but after reading the rules again I realized I didn't stamp on it. I'll have to figure out a way to add stamping without ruining the design. 

Thanks for dropping by.

CAS(E) This Sketch #247

I counted my Christmas cards the other day and I have 66 completed, 5 in the works and any number of tags that I can turn into cards.  I'd say I'm pretty well off since I only send out about 45.  There will be more challenges between now and December 25 so I'll have a great head start for next year.

Today's Christmas card is for CAS(E) This Sketch.

The silver embossed sentiment is from CF and the greens and berries are from CP/SOA.

It's a nasty, rainy day here so I'll be hunkered down in my craft room finishing up some tags and checking this week's challenges.  I may be back later with another post.

Thanks for dropping by.  I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to say 'hello'.

Little Red Wagon #419

Little Red Wagon has a harvest theme this week and although I have all my Thanksgiving cards done I had to enter since my card was featured in last week's challenge.

The PB image was colored with Inktense pencils and mounted on some paper to match the ribbon.

Thanks for dropping by.  I love it when you do.

CASology #274 and 25 Days of Christmas Tags - 4

I think things computer related are all in working order now so I pulled out one of my favorite tiny stamps to make a CAS card for CASology - code word "Tiny".

I've been adding some of my Christmas tags to the end of my blog posts.  I hope that's okay with Tracey and the DT.  I'd hate to miss out of any of those fabulous prizes because I didn't follow the rules.  Today's tag was inspired by this one on day four by Audrey.

The challenge was sponsored by Reverse Confetti but I don't have any of their stamps so I used a new one from Sunny Studio.

I colored the church with Zigs and added a little tree from ME.

I have a lot of tags to go look at since I'm way behind on Tracey's 25 Days of Christmas Tags and Loll also has a mixed media tag challenge.  You'll see more tags from me popping up here in the next few days.

Addicted to CAS #124

Our host Carolyn has chosen 'bows' for our challenge at Addicted to CAS.  I have seen some wonderful layered bow stamps but not in my stash.  I went looking for any bows I had that would carry itself on a card and settled on this one.

The snow globe and gift are from Your Next Stamps, colored with Zigs.  I did add a few snowflakes from CASual Fridays that you can barely see, which was the idea.

I had a mis-stamp on my first card but I resurrected it into this card.

I took the bubble die from CF and cut the offending sentiment off, leaving this small panel which I mounted on some DSP.  The die cut was a gift from Concord and 9th with an order.

We'd love to see what you do with the code word "Bows".  The winner of this challenge will receive a $10 gift certificate to Stamplorations.  Why not go see what the Design Team has for your inspiration and then make card for the gallery.  We'd love to see you there.

Just Us Girls #419 - Trend Week

I know you've seen it all over blog land.  Silhouette stamping.  That's what our host Lisa has chosen for Trend Week at Just Us Girls.

My NBUS SOA carolers were the answer to the required silhouettes.

I stamped the staff from the set in VersaMark on Dove Gray and dusted with Perfect Pearls for a barely there look.  The panel was inked with Distress Oxide in Faded Jeans and given an almost too liberal spray of PP.  Once dry, the silhouettes and sentiment were added with HA India Ink Black.

What silhouettes do you have hiding in your stash?  Pull them out and make a card for this week's challenge.  You may be chosen Chic of the Week and have a chance of being a guest designer like this month's guest Trina Pham.  Please go check out what our wonderful Design Team have created for your inspiration.

See you in the gallery.

The Card Concept #81 and 25 Days of Christmas Tags #5

Today I have a card for The Card Concept in the Clean and Simple category.

The poinsettia is from Sunny Studio stamped in Altenew inks and heat embossed and spattered in gold.  The sentiment is from PB.

Speaking of poinsettias, I have one for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags inspired by this one from Michele on day 5.

I used the same Altenew set to make mine and colored it with Inktense pencils.

I love how well the color shows up on the chocolate cs.

Now that I have my new computer up and running, I can install all my pictures and documents and spend time crafting instead of trying to figure out technology.  I need some creative time.

Thanks for dropping by.  I love it when you do.

Merry Monday #264 and 25 Days of Christmas Tags - 2

Merry Monday has a favorite color combo of mine this week.  No, not red and black. ;)  Red and kraft.

I started by cutting a frame with SSS Stitched Rectangles, stamping the large sentiment from CASual Fridays in the center and embossing the outer one with a snowflake folder.

I also have a tag for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags.  I was inspired by Ellen's tag below.

Day two was sponsored by Newton's Nook and I don't have any of their stamps.  Instead I used a die from Paper Smooches.

I have an update on the computer saga.  Mine died.  :(  I've been researching new ones and hopefully will have one soon.  My little Chromebook is good for a lot of things but it's slow and doesn't have my programs on it.

Thanks for dropping by.  I love it when you do.

Time Out #96

As a previous winner at Time Out I was asked by Sandie if I'd like to be a guest designer.  Of course I would!! especially since I get a chance to CASE my good friend Michele.  Here's her lovely card.

And here's mine.

The leaves from CP Stamp of Approval were stamped in DOXs on an angled piece of cs.  The die word is also from SOA and is cut once in white and twice in gold, stacked and inlaid into the card front.

How will you be inspired by Michele's card?  Happy Little Stampers is sponsoring this challenge so there's a chance to win a prize if you enter a card.  If you need more inspiration, head on over to see what the design team has done.

I'm 'thankful' that you dropped by and I hope to see you in the gallery.

Inspired By All the Little Things #71

By now you must know that my favorite colors are red and black and the new challenge at Inspired By All the Little Things is a photo full of those colors.

See what I mean.  I could make a ton of cards using this photo as inspiration but I went with a rather simple one that focused on the sentiment.

The sentiment from SSS was stamped and heat embossed on some blackboard-like paper that was layered up with both silver and red foils.

Another computer crisis hit.  My desktop is now at the repair shop and I haven't heard yet what's wrong.  Let's hope it isn't an expensive fix. Meanwhile I'm using my Chromebook which takes a little getting used to but I'm not complaining.  At least I have a way to post and keep up with emails.  I can't do it on my phone because it says that Blogger isn't compatible with IOS 11.  Must be the rest of you who do a lot on your phone haven't updated.

Thanks for dropping by and lending an ear.  I really do appreciate it.