Just Us Girls #772 - Stencil Week

It's Stencil Week at Just Us Girls with our host Ina.  

I had the Cosmos Backdrop BetterPress from Spellbinders just itching to make a card.  So I made two.

This one was pressed with VersaFine Toffee ink and stenciled with Distress Inks in Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint and Brushed Corduroy.  The panel is bordered with Lawn Fawn Fake Tan and the sentiment, also a BetterPress in Toffee, was stacked for dimension.  

This one was pressed with VersaFine Smokey Gray and inked with Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Everygreen Bough, Pine Needles and Hickory Smoke Distress Inks.  The stacked sentiment is another one from Spellbinders. The border is PTI Raspberry Fizz. 

The stencil challenge is one of the favorites so I hope you'll join us.  For inspiration, please check out the blog to see what the Design Team did.

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Color Hues #71

I've had this card for Color Hues sitting on my desk while I posted cards with an earlier deadline.  Now it's time to show it off.

I love how different companies play well together.  My card combines the Sulfur Cosmos from Altenew, cut from tangerine and inked in the center and Be Bold Blooms from Spellbinders cut in violet with black stems.  Add in a sentiment from Honey Bee that has a tangerine shadow and an embossing folder from SU and voila', my CAS card is done. 

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Color Hues #68 and NBUS #52

I didn't realize what a striking combination olive and berry were until I pulled out some cardstock to make a card for Color Hues.  Love it!

Altenew Sulfur Cosmos cut from cardstock and inked with Rubelite for dimension although I think I have a tendency to not go dark enough to make a good contrast.   For the background I die cut the Ornate Nesting Dies from Altenew and ran it through with the Wicker Texture folder.  The sentiment is from their One-Go Birthday.

This is the inaugural debut of the embossing folder and Ornate Die so I'm sending my card to NBUS. 

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Less Is More #485

Today's card is for Less Is More and their light purple and black challenge.

I found the CAF Cosmos from Altenew already made in purple.  All I had to do was substitute a black center for the original yellow one and cut the leaves from black.  The heat embossed sentiment is from The Ton.  QACAS  (Quick And Clean And Simple for those who don't know).

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The Flower Challenge #77

Welcome back to The Flower Challenge.  We had a short break and now we are ready to inspire you with our floral cards.  Are you ready to make some?  Challenge #77 is all about using your latest stamps/dies. 

One of my newest dies is the Sulfur Cosmos from Altenew. So many possibilities for color and design

All the pieces were cut from white cardstock and then colored with Altenew inks.  For the background, I used a new embossing folder called Tiled Chevron also from Altenew.  The sentiment was stamped on a stitched circle and tucked in in beside the flowers. 

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Just Us Girls #588 - Trend Week

It's Trend Week at Just Us Girls and our host Carol has chosen this for our challenge.

This gave me a chance to use my Altenew Cosmos Craft-a-Flower.

I watercolored the flower and leaf pieces with Distress Ink, assembled the blooms and put them on an inked panel.  The sentiment from Poppystamps was also watercolored and layered.

Fran Wing is our guest designer this month and she and the other designers have some wonderful cards to inspire you.  Take a look and then add your card to our gallery.  You may be chosen Chic of the Week with a chance to be a guest designer.

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