Just Us Girls #832 - Mood Board Week

I'm your host for Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and found this fun summertime one that has lots of images to inspire your card. 

Here's a closeup.

I often wonder what comes first.  The mood board or a stamp/die set that inspired the choice.  In this case the die set came first.  See that Ferris Wheel on the left?  That's what I put on my card. 

The die set is from SSS on a card with a computer generated sentiment.  I added a spinner and that makes it even more fun.  I did a video but couldn't get Blogger to add it here.  

I originally made one in primary colors for my great grandson for his 7th birthday in January.  I did get a little smirk from him when he read the punny sentiment.  

Where will your card making take you?  The Design Team and our guest Bonnie have a wonderful variety of cards that may give you ideas.  We'd love to see you in the gallery.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Altenew Inspiration Challenge - July 2026

It's been a while since I've entered the Altenew Inspiration Challenge but this month my Time Out Challenge teammate Ishani is the host and I wanted to support her.  She has a lovely photo and colors to base a card on.

I used the Majestic Roses stencil in the Cherry Blossom set of inks, with the sages for the leaves.  I recently got some of Altenew's cardstock and pulled out a piece of Rubelite for the border.  The sentiment is from Build-A-Garden Japanese Anemone.  

Thanks for dropping by and spending a bit of your day with me.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

CAS Christmas - July 2026

The second challenge for CAS Christmas is live and the theme is 

I brought my Tim Holtz Snowmen with me and used two on my card.

Their scarves and hats are navy blue and dark green with white although they both look black in the photo.  The banner they are holding is from Simon Hurley's Mantle Decorations, a left over from a previous play time.  This looks a little too clean and simple to me but that's the challenge and I'm sticking to it.  

Thanks for dropping by and spending a bit of your day with me.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Just Us Girls #831 - Word Week

It's play time at Just Us Girls.  That's because "Play" is the word our host Vicki chose for the week.

The first thing I thought of was my Sunny Studio Team Player set.

The balls and bat were stamped and colored with Altenew Artist Markers.  I thought the Chain Link embossing folder from Lifestyle Crafts was appropriate for the background.  The sentiment is a mix of SSS (birthday) and one from the set. 

Our guest designer Bonnie and the rest of the Design Team have their idea what "Play" is and you'll find their cards on the blog to inspire you. 

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form. 

Time Out #317 - Theme Challenge

Time Out has a theme challenge this fortnight and this is it.

The prize for this challenge is a stamp, stencil and die bundle from Pinkfresh Studio called Berries and Blossoms, donated by team member Jaydee. 

We welcome Kathy Asper of My Asperations as our guest designer. 

What's water without something swimming around in it?  Here we have a duck from Gerda Steiner along with some fish, cat tails and a little dragonfly to finish out the scene, all colored with Altenew Artist Markers.  The background was made with an MFT cloud stencil and Salty Ocean Distress Ink that was spritzed with water.  The sentiment is from Altenew. 

We'd love to see your water themed cards in our gallery.

If you would like to subscribe by email,

please fill out the subscription form in the upper right sidebar.

It is also important to add  Bobby.bitsandpieces at gmail dot com to your contact list 

so Google recognizes the address and delivers the updates.

You may also unsubscribe using the same form.