Just Us Girls #801 - Word Week

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and Carol chose this word:

While at Michele's this summer, I stamped one of her darling Penny Black images and decided this was the time to use it.

It's called Little Sledder. I think she is precious and reminds me of my four blond granddaughters. (when they were little of course). She was stamped on watercolor paper and colored with Distress Inks.  A Penny Black frame, also cut from watercolor paper, was added to SB Blush and a sentiment from PTI finishes it off.  

What comes to your mind when you think of the word winter?  For inspiration, our guest Leslie Miller and the Design Team have a wide variety of beautifully made cards.  We'd love to see your card in the gallery.

What a great turnout we had for our 800th challenge.  I put all the eligible names in a bowl and had my husband draw a name.  Drum roll . . .  the winner of the Dazzling Diamond hot foil plate is Karen Letchworth.  Please send your mailing address to bobbarah @ gmail .com, Karen, and congratulations. 

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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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Time Out #255

It's Inspired by Words at Time Out. 

I took the first part of the quote- winter solitude, world of one color - and made this: 

I made a snowy scene featuring Chilly and Freezy from Tim Holtz.  The main items were cut from white with Soft Stone from PTI for the arms, buttons and tree background.  A different gray scrap was used for their noses.  The snowflakes are from Tim's Twig and Stump set and the hills are a die from SSS. 

The sponsor of this challenge is Stamp Simply and they are offering our winner a $25 gift credit.  I hope you will check out what the design team has made to inspire you and make a card for our gallery. 

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Color Throwdown #726

The card I made for Color Throwdown is definitely appropriate for today since we got an abundance of snow last night.  

True to using my older stamps I got out this SSS Warm Wishes set, stamped the images on Bristol and colored them with Zigs in the challenge colors of gray and navy.  A little WOS on the poms gives some shine.  

Thanks for dropping by.  I hope you're staying safe and warm if you're in the wake of the storm. 

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Inspired By #105

I love when an inspiration comes together.  The photo at Inspired By really spoke to me.

Yes, I have an Avery Elle skate die.  And a Knitted Pattern embossing folder.

Silver marker is as difficult to photograph as any metallic cardstock or embossing powder.   The 'blanket' was cut with a Neat and Tangled die and the sentiment is from MFT.

It feels so good to get back into blogging mode and making cards for challenges.  I have to be careful not to overdo but it's all coming back to me.

CAS Watercolor - January

With the snow and the cold throughout the country, my card for CAS Watercolor may either bring a smile or a groan.

That cute little MFT owl, watercolored with Distress Ink, is sliding down a fabric embossed hill.  The sky is also done with DI.  See what I mean about the sentiment?  You are either having a great time in the snow or are so "over it!"  As long as the sun is shining like today I can tolerate it.

Thanks for dropping by.  Stay safe and warm if you are in the storm areas.

CASology #326

Frozen.  The perfect cue word for Mid-Michigan as the temperatures hover below 32.  It's also the cue word for this week's CASology challenge.  We don't have them here but the word brought to mind my MFT polar bear stamp.

I colored him with PolyChromos pencils, adding a silver pen to the blades.  The sentiment (from My Craft Spot) and snowflakes are embossed with Wanderlust which I also added to the top of the 'ice'.  The shine is hard to see on screen but it gives a cold and frozen look.

Thanks for dropping by.  I love it when you do.

Inspired By #51

When I saw the photo at Inspired By I just had to get out PTI's Three Feet Deep and make a card.

This reminds me of the sleds I got for my Greats this year although those were just plastic - a little safer for young ones I think.

I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and that the new year treats you well.

CASology # 230 and The Heart Desires #8

Cold is the perfect cue word for CASology as it is bitter cold here in Michigan.  It brings to mind mittens and hats and heaters and warm blankets.  Yes, warm blankets and snowmen. Not for them but for me and my card. ;)

A little Stampendous snow person colored with Zigs on an embossed quilt with the perfect sentiment from My Craft Spot (closed).  I think he looks a lot like the snowman on the mood board at The Heart Desires so he's off to their gallery too.

Thanks for dropping by and keep warm.

CAS(E)This Sketch #146

Where, oh where, will this little sketch take me?  CAS(E) This Sketch loves to make me think.

How about a Christmas card?

I guess it's actually a winter card because that's the TH die cut sentiment that would fit.  It's cut three times with the top layer in a shimmer paper.  The branches are from PTI with a little selective inking.  It makes me chilly just thinking of winter.  It's been great here so far.  I hope it holds off a lot longer.

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