Just Us Girls #844 - Word Week

Carol Mc is hosting Word Week at Just Us Girls and she would like to see movement on your cards.

This can include shakers, pop-ups, spinners, wobblers or any other type of movement you can think of.  I made a Magic Color Slider card.

I used Lawn Fawn's Magic Color Slider dies, stamping the panel with a sentiment from Altenew.  The "Make a Wish" is from Mama Elephant.  When you 'pull", this is what you get.

The image is from Hearts Aplenty by Penny Black, colored with Altenew artist markers and the sentiment is from PB's Snippets.  I used this die to make Christmas cards for my grandkids with gift cards included back in 2017 and haven't used it since. You can find one of them here.  

Put your thinking caps on,  pull out any of your products that will add movement to your card and join us for this fun challenge.  The Design Team and our guest Carrie Sheridan have plenty of ideas for you.

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Just Us GIrls #840 - Word Week

 The Word of the Week at Just Us Girls as chosen by our host Ina is

This can mean just about anything but I decided to go with bold colors from a paper pack from A Colorful Life. 

I needed something simple to go with it so I cut the MFT Roses in Bloom die from black and then used Neat and Tangled Everyday Labels for the sentiment.  EZPZ.  Both the die and label stamp have been languishing in my stash for quite a while.  

What direction will the word 'bold' take you?  For inspiration, please check out the Design Team and our guest designer Julia Aston.

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Just Us Girls #836 - Word Week

I'm the host for Word Week at Just Us Girls and I have chosen "Water".

I've had to make a couple of other cards featuring water so I had to put my thinking cap on and come up with enough cards to cover them all.  For this one I used all die cuts.

I cut a panel with C9's Wavy Card Front die, then inked the various sections with the Lapis Lazuli set of Altenew Inks.  I tucked the boat from Spellbinders Set Sail under one of the cuts.  

What does the word water bring to your mind?  I hope you'll join our guest Betty Keefe and the Design Team by making a card for the challenge. 

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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. 

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Just Us Girls #827 - Word Week

The Just Us Girls challenge is wide open as Vicki has chosen this as her word for the week.

There are so many ways you can go with this theme that I expect to see a lot  of cards in our gallery.  One thing that means summer to me is something I happen to have just the stamp set for.

That's right!  What's summer without s'mores?  This S'mores set is from The Greetery. The graham crackers were cut from Kraft cardstock and the marshmallows were colored with Distress Inks in Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap and Gathered Twigs.  Don't ask how many combinations I tried to get the look I wanted and this is the best I could do,  The chocolate is done with Altenew's Mocha and Espresso.  The sentiment is The Greetery's Warm and Cozy and the background is an ancient Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder.  

Let's go take a look at how Kellianne and the rest of the Design Team put Summer on their cards. 

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Just Us Girls #823 - Word Week

The Word of the Week at Just Us Girls as chosen by our host Lisa is

Perfect word in my opinion considering all the flower stamps and dies I have.  I went with a die this time.

Honey Bee's Vintage Roses.  I started with colored cardstock - C9 Pistachio and PTI lemon tart - shading them with Bundled Sage DI and Altenew Citrus Burst and Butternut.  Bundled Sage was inked in the background.  The gold heat embossed sentiment is from Waffle Flower's Bouquet Builder.  

I expect to see a large gallery this week since I'm sure you all have flower dies and stamps to use.  The Design Team and our guest Kerry have wonderful cards to inspire you if you need it.

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Just Us Girls #810 - Word Week

The word of the week is Valentine chosen by Carol, our host at Just Us Girls.

I needed some valentines for my youngest great grandsons and this was the perfect opportunity to get them made.

This little fellow is from Concord and 9th's Monster Love, cut in Gina K Key Lime. The patterned paper was a leftover piece in my stash and I paired it with some C9 Pebble cardstock embossed with the SB Cross My Heart folder. The heart was heat embossed with a sentiment from The Greetery (perfect size for small areas) and put on a paper pop up.  

There is another monster in the set so they'll each get one.

He was cut from Sea Glass and colored with artist markers.  The patterned paper was an older piece from my stash and the heart is heat embossed with another sentiment from The Greetery's Love Sentiments Suite. It's on a paper pop up.  

This is a good chance for you to get your Valentines made if you like to send them.  The Design Team and our guest Denise Morgans have some fabulous inspiration for you on the blog.  We hope to see you in the gallery.

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Just Us Girls #805 - Word Week

Elizabeth is our host again for Word Week at Just Us Girls and this is what she chose:

I saw Jennifer McGuire use a cute set from Pinkfresh Studio and had to add it to my stash, partly for the sentiments that include dies.

It's called Get Well Soon and the bundle includes the stamp, die, and stencil.  You can't tell but I used Lisa Horton's gold for the handles, spout and stripes on the saucer.  The background was partially embossed with Tasteful Textiles from SU and colored with Kitsch Flamingo, leaving the bottom smooth for a Hickory Smoke 'table'.

Laurel and the Design Team have some wonderful words of encouragement for you to see.  We hope to inspire you to make a card for the challenge.  

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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 #783 - Word Week

Vicki is the host for Word Week at Just Us Girls and her word is "Water".

I had fun with this one and I'm thrilled with the results. 

I got this shaker bottle die and 'bottles' from MFT a long time ago and may have used it once.  The background was masked and colored with Distress Inks with the water spritzed and blotted.  A small piece of paper was distressed on the edge and rolled up to place inside with some cork for the stopper. The Betterpress sentiment couldn't have been more perfect.  

How do you see water playing a role on your card?  For inspiration, our guest Donna Mikasa and the rest of the Design Team have some fabulous cards for you to see.  

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Just Us Girls #779 - Word Week

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and our host Carol M chose the word 

I used a number collage embossing folder for my background panel.  The cake is from Sugar Pea's Bring on the Cake, an oldie in my stash, cut from scraps.  I put on two candles for a great grandson's second birthday.  The sentiment is an unbranded die.

How will you use a number on your card?  For inspiration, check out what the Design Team and our guest Joanne have done.  

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Just Us Girls #766 - Word Week

I picked the word for Word Week at Just Us Girls and this is it.

I know this looks like a color challenge but you can interpret this any way you choose.  It doesn't have to be all green.  I mean what about a golf theme or maybe money.  Anything you associate with green.  Here's what I did.

A gentleman was selling out of his Penny Black stock at a big discount and I picked up a few oldies from him including the Toadily stamp set.  Using the MFT irregular stencil, I inked the sides with Salty Ocean on Bristol cardstock.  The toad was colored with Zigs and the sentiment from Hero Arts stamped in two shades of Altenew ink.   Although I prefer to think of them as frogs, I'm sure it's because of the pun sentiment included that they are called toads. 

Now it's your turn to think about something green.  The Design Team and our guest Jeanne Jachna have inspiration for you over on the blog.  Check them out and make a card for the gallery.  We'd love to see you there. 

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Just Us Girls #744 - Word Week

Sue is the host for Word Week at Just Us Girls and she has chosen

Nance Salked is back with us as a guest designer and she and the team have a wide variety of cards to inspire you.  Here is mine.

The light bulb and sentiment are from Concord and 9th, stamped, colored with Zigs and die cut.  It's layered up on a gel panel from my Bits Box cut with a Honey Bee postage die.

What kind of card does the word 'Hope' inspire you to make?  I'd love to see yours in our gallery.

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Just Us Girls #739 - Word Week

It's Word Week at Just Us Girls and our host Carol M has chosen

There are so many ways to do a frame on a card.  For me it was hot foiling.

This hot foil plate came with my Glimmer Machine and it's foiled in gold.  One of the hemstitch ovals from Spellbinders was large enough to cut it out and make a shaped card.  PFS Dainty Blossoms were cut in gold and inlaid with white scraps colored with Zigs. 

The Design Team and our guest designer Bonnie Klass have plenty of inspiration for you on the blog.  We hope you will make a frame card and enter it into our gallery.

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Just Us Girls #735 - Word Week

This week gives you lots of options with the word Carol Mc has chosen for Word Week at Just Us Girls.

Summertime - and the living is easy.  As is making a card for this challenge.

Something cool goes well with hot summer days so how about a Popsicle in my favorite lime flavor.  The treat is from Concord and 9th and covered in several layers of UTEE to give it that icy shine.  The sentiment is from the set and the embossing folder is from Altenew.

I'm sure there will be a wide range of summertime cards not only from the Design Team and our guest Cat Craig, but also from our gallery.  I hope we see you there. 

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Just Us Girls #731 - Word Week

Everyone loves a celebration and now you have the chance to make a celebration card.  Our host Carol M has chosen the word celebrate for this week's Just Us Girls challenge.

I saw Kristina Werner make a fun birthday card and thought I'd CASE hers.

I used Distress Inks on watercolor paper, randomly stamping the SSS balloons.  When they were dry I added strings with a Micron pen.  The sentiment is from Big Birthday Wishes circa 2015 and is no longer available.  It's heat embossed in gold on vellum which is then wrapped around the panel and all placed on a green card base. 

I made a birthday card but there are many other occasions to celebrate.  Choose one and make a card for the challenge.  Our guest Jane Taylor and the Design Team have some wonderful cards to inspire you. 

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