Just Us GIrls #771 - Mood Board Week

Elizabeth has a fun mood board for you this week at Just Us Girls. 

I was inspired by the chicks and eggs on the bottom right two panels.

The image from Penny Black was stamped on watercolor paper, colored with Distress Inks and cut with their Classy Frame.  The remaining panel was embossed with Altenew's Dotty Circles and the frame stacked and inserted.  The sentiment is from PTI.  

What inspires you in the mood board?  Check out what the Design Team did and make a card for the challenge for a chance to be a guest designer. 

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The Flower Challenge #101 - Reminder

There is still time for you to make a card for The Flower Challenge featuring Spring colors.

Not only do I have Spring colors but Spring flowers, usually the first to peek their heads through the snow.

That's right!  I cut The Greetery's crocuses in purple and yellow, adding Altenew ink for shading although I think it soaked in too much.  I try not to overdo and end up under done.  😬  Altenew's Masonry Wall gave a great place for the flowers to grow beside once I inked it slightly with whatever was left on my gray brush.  The sentiment is a SB LetterPress.  

I hope you'll join our gallery of Spring colors.

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Christmas Kickstart #97 - Reminder

I'm back with another card to inspire you to join us for this month's Christmas Kickstart - Positively Poinsettias.

We're asking  you to use your poinsettias to make cards for this challenge.  This card is an entirely different style from my first one.

The dies are from Tim Holtz, called Festive Bouquet.  Everything was cut from watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  I thought I'd give them a rustic look with black splatter.  Not sure that was a wise choice but I'm going with it.  The images are arranged on a panel embossed with Altenew's Poinsettia Cluster, popping up some of the leaves with foam tape.  The sentiment is another one from Pinkfresh Studio's Basic Banners Christmas, heat embossed in black. 

If you haven't joined us yet there is still time.  Don't miss this chance to get a kickstart on your Christmas cards.  I'd love to see your poinsettias.

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Freshly Made Sketches #681

A lot of different companies worked together nicely for today's card for Freshly Made Sketches. 

It started with Penny Black's Lovely Blooms and a flower I painted a while ago with Distress Inks.  Altenew's Ornate Nesting die was embossed with a SU folder called Timeworn Type and placed on a panel of Gina K Moonlit Fog cardstock that has been embossed with Altenew's Tiled Chevron folder.  The sentiment is from Pinkfresh Studio.

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Just Us Girls #770 - Word Week

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and our host Carol M has chosen 

You never know where you'll find inspiration.  For my card today it came in the form of a thank you when I ordered a new case for my phone. 

I loved the ink blended colors and of course the word was a prominent feature that popped out at me.  Here's my interpretation.

Pretty close, huh?  It all started with Distress Inks on Hammermill paper.  Once I was happy with it I trimmed it down with a SSS stitched rectangle.  The sentiment, both the die cut word and heat embossed happy birthday are from an old set from Catherine Pooler's Stamp of Approval which was actually a CAS-ual Friday design.  The flowers are anemones from WPlus9, another older stamp set.  They were heat embossed in white on watercolor scraps and colored with Distress Inks. 

If you need more inspiration, the design team and our guest designer have it ready for you on the blog.  Be sure and check it out and then make a card.  We'd love to see you in the gallery.

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Time Out #286

It's time for another Pick Two at Time Out. 

A pick two means you need to take at least two of the words listed in the banner and use them on your card.  I went with spots, floral and pastel.

It all started with a polka dot paper from my stash and the Honey Bee April Showers die set.  I pulled the colors from the dots for my flowers and used a trick I learned from Marcia Hill who learned it from Leslie Miller to use packing tape on your cardstock to get a shiny finish.  That's what I did with the boots.  The sentiment is from Altenew's Weekend Doodles. 

Gina K is the sponsor for this challenge and she is offering a $25 store credit.  Let's go see what the Design Team has made to inspire you.  We'd love to see your card in our gallery.

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