Just Us GIrls #815 - Mood Board Week

It's Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and Carol M has chosen this.

Aren't those painted rocks fun?  I can't wait to see what you make for the challenge. This is what came to me.

Spellbinder's Essential Floral Reflection was cut from PTI Smoky Shadow and their Floral Reflection flowers were cut from scraps.  The background is Luxurious Motifs from Altenew and I thought a scalloped circle for the sentiment from EH went well with it.

The Design Team and our guest Milla have wonderful cards for you to see.  I hope you take a look and  get inspired to make a card.

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Time Out #308

There's an interesting challenge for us all at Time Out.

That clear element can be anything from a shaker window to an acetate card base and everything in between.  I went with the acetate base.

If you think photographing gold and silver are difficult, this is worse.  I couldn't lay the card down and everything shows behind it but you get the picture.   The acetate is from Pinkfresh Studio as is the washi image that is on the front.  After placing the wide washi tape on cardstock, it was die cut along with three other pieces to use to back the floral one and then have a place for a sentiment on the inside. 

The sentiment is from BetterPress foiled in gold.  

What will your element be?  There is wonderful inspiration from the Design Team and our guest designer Verena on the blog post.  We are being sponsored by Uniko who is offering our winner a $25 store credit. 

 

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The Paper Players #777

Jaydee has a clean and simple challenge for us at The Paper Players featuring florals.  Why wouldn't I want to make a card when that's right up my alley. 

I used the Tuck It from PTI again to hold my lilies from Simon Hurley's Floral Stems.  The sentiment is also from PTI.  This may be the only Easter card I make this year.

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Jingle Belles and NBUS #84

I'm trying to break away from my literal take on challenges but a recent purchase has me making this card for Jingle Belles  - We Three Kings.

The die set is from Spellbinders and I used some of their Treasured foil cardstock for the red and blue capes.  The other is from Park Lane (JoAnn Fabrics brand).  I found matching cardstock for their robes and used gold for the crowns and gifts.  Both the star and sentiment are in the set and the sentiment was heat embossed in gold on Gina K In the Navy.  My only complaint is that the foil has a white core and shows along the edges.  I wish I had thought of it before it was glued together but next time I will color the edges with markers. 

This is the first card with the kings so they are headed to Darnell's NBUS.  

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Altenew Inspiration Challenge for March 2026

It's been a while since I've played in Altenew's Inspiration Challenge but the large bloom in Aditi's photo did just what it's supposed to do.  Inspired me.

Dancing Sunflowers was stamped in Toffee Crunch before stenciling and then heat embossed in gold, although the gold doesn't show up in the photo. I tried.  😁  The petals were colored with Pink Diamond, Puffy Heart, and Purple Wine with the leaves in Olive and Moss.  The center is Pumpkin Pie and Yellow Ocher.  The gold embossed sentiment is from Altenew's One-Go Birthday sentiments.  It's not quite as vibrant as the flower in the inspiration photo but it was definitely inspired by. it.

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