Just Us Girls #758 - Mood Board Week

I'm hosting Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and picked the photo because I knew I had the perfect image for a card. 

See those berries in the bottom center?  That was my inspiration but it took a number of tries that ended in the recycle bin before I ended up with a card I could post. 

I used the Cotoneaster embossing folder and stencil from Altenew.  I won't bore you with my trials and tribulations but this one is embossed on light blue paper, colored with Altenew inks and snowed upon with chunky Frantage from my friend Bonnie.  

Which of these pictures will inspire you?  The Design Team and our guest Annette have some wonderful cards for you to see on the blog and there is also a larger photo.  Take a peek and then make a card for the challenge.  We'd love you to join us.

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Just Us GIrls #754 - Mood Board Week

As it gets closer to Christmas, Carol Mc has chosen a great mood board to inspire your cards at Just Us Girls.

Here's a close-up view of a lot of things to choose from for your card. 

I was inspired by the lantern on the lower left.

The lantern is from PTI and the main image was embossed in Weathered Gold and then the detail stamped in black and heat embossed in clear.  The greens are from a TH die that were cut from white and colored with artist markers so I could have red berries that were covered with Glossy Accents.  I also glossed the candle from the set.  The bow is also from PTI, colored with markers, and the background was cut first with The Greetery Crimped Frame and then embossed with the SU Timeworn Type.  

What part of the mood board did the Design Team and our guest Jenn choose?  Take a look and get some inspiration of your own.  We'd love to see what you make.

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Just Us Girls #749 - Mood Board Week

Vicki is the host for Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and she has chosen a very fun and appropriate board to inspire us.

I made a card last Halloween that I never posted so I CASEd myself with this fun card. 

The background is Mica Spray - believe me there's plenty of shine - and the letters are from PFS.  I added some eyes from Doodlebug Designs just for the creepiness of it.  

Which one of those photos will you base your card on?  Which one did the Design Team members and our guest Kerry choose?  It should be a fun gallery.  I hope you play along.

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Just Us Girls #745 - Mood Board/Photo Week

Ina is our host at Just Us Girls and she has this delightful photo to inspire our cards for Mood Board/Photo Week.

I participated in PinkFresh Studio's Create and Connect in August and thought this card would be perfect for the challenge.  (I must admit that I couldn't take the classes when offered because of my granddaughter's wedding, but I'm slowing watching the videos and making cards with the wonderful products that were included.)

The card is made with washi tape designed by Dawn Woleslagle, who also was the class instructor.  It's called Cozy Blooms and also includes dies, a stamp set and stencil.   The labels called Dotted Fancy Frames and the sentiment and die are all part of the kit.  Unfortunately the gold highlights don't show in the photo.  

The Design Team and our guest Nance have some wonderful Spring florals for you to see.  Check them out and then add a card to our gallery.  We'd love to see you there.

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Just Us Girls #740 - Mood Board Challenge

I love the mood board Lisa picked for us at Just Us Girls.

Daisies are my favorite flower so I had to have them on my card.

I used the blackout technique on Altenew's Daisies embossing folder by inking the flowers on the debossed side and running a black ink pad over the entire panel to color the raised areas.   EZPS and so dramatic.  The sentiment is from Honey Bee from their Hooked on You set. 

If you need inspiration beyond the mood board, please check out the Design Team's cards and the one by our guest Bonnie Klass.  They have some fabulous ones for you to see.  And I hope we see you in the gallery.

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Just Us Girls #736 - Mood Board Week

I'm the host at Just Us Girls this week for our Mood Board Challenge.

I thought this board would give you a lot of different ways to go with your card.  I hope you find something to inspire you.  I was inspired by the rows of pineapples on the bottom.

I've had this Concord and 9th Pop Art Pineapple set for quite a while and it was time I put it to good use.   In this case I started with the sentiment which I printed on the computer.  The panel was cut with The Greetery's Nordic Frame and added to a gold card base before lining up the pineapples. 

The Design Team and our guest designer Cat Craig have some wonderful inspiration for you.  Take a look and make a card for the gallery.  Who knows?  You may be our next guest designer.

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Just Us Girls #732 - Mood Board Week

We're back with Mood Board Week at Just Us Girls and Carol M has this one to inspire our cards.

There's a closer look below or over on the blog post.

The minute I saw the picture in the lower right corner I remembered a stamp set from Concord and 9th called Blooms Fill-in.   When I pulled out the set there was already a panel stamped with just the color I wanted for the background although I'm not sure what it is.  There is a die with the stamp that cuts out extra flowers that I lightly washed with Kitsch Flamingo, using the same ink to stamp the centers.  The sentiment is from Altenew.

You can be inspired by the colors, images, the general feel of the photo or a card made by our Design Team and our guest Jane Taylor.  We hope to see you in the gallery.

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Just Us Girls #723 - Mood Board Week

Vicki has a lovely mood board for us this week at Just Us Girls.

I couldn't resist that beautiful sunflower, especially since I had recently purchased one from Altenew.

It comes with a stencil that was used with Altenew Pastel Sunrise, Canyon Clay, Frayed Leaf and Forest Glades ink.  The sentiment is from EbyE.

I made a different card first using the second layer of the stencil.  I don't often like the way the second layer looks and choose to shade the flowers myself like the one above. 

This sunflower was die cut, added to some DSP from Honey Bee and run through their burlap embossing folder.  This sentiment is part of the Dancing Sunflowers set.  Totally different look.  

What peeks your interest in that mood board?  What do you think the Design Team and our guest Colleen were inspired by?  Head on over to Just Us Girls, check them out and see a larger version of the mood board.  

This is the first outing of the Dancing Sunflowers so I'm sending my card to NBUS #61.

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Just Us Girls #714 - Mood Board Week

Ina has a very colorful mood board for the Just Us Girls challenge this week.

Here's a close-up if you want to see the details.

I was drawn to both the colors and the sea shells and made this.

The images are from Spellbinder's Seahorse Garden, stamped, clear heat embossed, and colored with Zigs and Distress Inks.  The back panel was inked with Salty Ocean (what else) and Tea Dye and sprayed with Diamond Dust Glimmer Mist. Some seaweed was stamped directly onto the background. Then it was just a matter of arranging all the shells and seahorse.  I didn't have a sentiment I thought would fit so I left one off. 

How does this mood board inspire you?  Be sure to check out the Design Team and our guest Denise Morgans to see what they have done.  

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Just Us Girls #710 - Moodboard Week

Lisa is the host for Moodboard Week at Just Us Girls and this is the board she chose.

There is so much to choose from.  Here's a closer look;

I looked the board over thoroughly and thought of a few different things before I found an image already colored in my stash and went with it. 

Can you see how I was inspired?  I was actually looking for a bear when I ran across my Gerda Steiner stamps that had this grumpy cat colored with Zigs.  The hat from SSS Winter Warmth fit him perfectly so I cut it from the center of the panel that I inked with Lost Shadow Distress Ink and embossed with Knitted Pattern.  A little puff ep for his pom pom, a label die from MFT and the sentiment from the SSS set was all I needed to finish it off.  I kept giggling the entire time I was making this.  I was going to do a different sentiment that would have had to be computer generated but then thought the brrr was like prrr and fit a cold and grumpy cat perfectly.  lol 

Which one of the photos pulls you in?  Want to see what the design team and our guest Stef saw?  Head on over to the blog and then make a card for the gallery.  We'd love to see you there.

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