ADORE(able) ...JUGS36 39

Hi Everyone! I would first like to introduce you all to the TWO newest Just Us Girls DT members in no particular order: Kathryn Berthiaume & Andrea Matthews :) You may already recognize both of these girls work, as they have both been long-time players with Just Us Girls. Please take a moment to give them a warm welcome :) This week, Lisa is our lovely Hostess & has challenged us with a fun sketch. Melanie, Owner/Designer of *wink *wink ink is sponsoring this week's challenge & she has not only provided each of the JUGS DT members with one of her wonderful digital images to create with but, she is offering a generous give-away to one lucky participant. I chose the adore(able) *wink *wink ink Button Bear digi image to feature on my wall hanging ;)

I "flipped" the sketch so a lot of the background DP would still remain visible.

For color inspiration, I used the colors from this week's challenge at The Play Date Cafe ;)

I sized & printed this cute lil' bear image, colored him by using my Copic airbrush & compressor, embossed, then carefully "cut him out". I paper pieced the legs & cut a slit between the paws so he could hold a lil' flower embellishment :) Thanks for looking! Be Sweet :)

For all the details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls & Rachael. Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your project on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS36.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, June 10th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.

Supplies Used:

Button Bear digital image from Wink* Wink* Ink

Paper: Jenni Bowlin ADORE card, K&Company DP, Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up

Ink: Copic Marker R02 Flesh, Memento, Ranger

Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-202 Deckled Rectangles LG, S4-201 Deckled Rectangles SM, S4-190 Labels Four, W-001 The Wizard™, Making Memories word accent, Tim Holtz hardware, pearls, buttons, lace & ribbon from stash

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I Love You...JUGS 31 45

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Hi Cyber Friends! Time again for a sketch challenge with Just Us Girls. This week Maria has challenged us to create a card OR in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day, a scrapbook layout, using this awesome sketch! ***Spellbinders™ is having a contest in celebration of National Scrapbooking Day - be sure to visit their blog HERE for COMPLETE info*** Beth created a wonderful LO for inspiration :) If you would like to see this card, please be sure to pick up the October 2010 issue of CARDS Magazine :) YAHOOO!!!

I hope you come join the fun with Just Us Girls & our May Featured Designer: LeAnne & our Special Guest Designer: Teresa Kline.
***Just Us Girls is currently have a DT calling! - if any of you are interested - please see the Just Us Girls site for COMPLETE details!***

Here is my interpretation of Maria's fabulous sketch:

I recently found these gorgeous ornate Pink Paislee Artisan Elements at my favorite LSS. They are really fun to work with because you can ink them up, spray them with Glimmer Mist or leave them as is! I chose to sponge on a lil' distressing ink around the edges. The beautiful sentiment is one of many featured in the Waltzingmouse Sweethearts set.

I have given my hands a try at making fan fold/accordian flowers lately & have been very pleased with the outcome :) What do you think? Do you make these?

The Prima Butterfly Pebble made for a wonderful centerpiece :)
For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as LeAnne! Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your project on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS31.
Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, May 8th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Sweethearts
Paper: K&Company, Prima, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Ranger, Tsukineko
Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-116 Standard Circles Small, S4-138 Petite Ovals Large, W-001 The Wizard, Pink Paislee Artisan Elements, Prima Pebble, Creative Impressions Bling, Scrapbooking-Adhesives, Glue Dots, ribbon from stash, Husqvarna sewing machine

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Blessings...Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge 34

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Hi Everyone! Time for a Sketch challenge with Just Us Girls, JUGS27! Kristin created this fun sketch for all to play with this week. I would like to welcome Sue Lelli as our April Featured Designer :) This will be Tracey's last challenge as a JUGS DT member, as she will be stepping down. Please take a second & head on over to Tracey's site for further details & leave her some love! :) Thanks so much Tracey for all the weekly inspiration! :)I wanted to share not only my card but this beautiful Cherub statue in her entirety with you :)Here is a closer view of my Blessings card:The elegant Gina K Designs Blessing sentiment says it all! You may know that I work as a Registered Nurse in the Operating Room. All I am going to share is that after seeing what I have seen for the past 11 years in the OR, I feel so Blessed in so many ways!!! When my co-workers gripe or as I am making that drive to work at 3 a.m. in the morning for an Emergency case, I count my Blessings for my health, family & friends (& papercrafting supplies)!

When I saw this fabulous sketch that Kristin created for this week's JUGS27 challenge, showcasing a beautiful flower sprouted in my thoughts :) It's not always easy to catch the shimmer of the Glimmer Mist when photographing but if you look closely or click the photo to enlarge, you can see the shimmer :)

Here is a quick tutorial on how I altered this beautiful flower:

Supplies Used:

1 paper flower (purchased at local craft store), heat gun, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Tea ink, sponge dauber

This photo shows what the flower looked like before I glammed it up!

This is super easy! Hold paper flower, spray Glimmer Mist, Heat with heat gun. Repeating the spraying step as many times as you like until you get the desired color! Using sponge dauber, apply distressing ink.

Before & After Photo:

What do you think? What I love about it is you can spray a plain white flower with any color of Glimmer Mist!

That's all for today! I hope you join along in the fun with Just Us Girls & give this tutorial a try! If you make a flower like this, please feel free to email me a link to your creation OR simply email a photo to me!! Would love to see what you do! Have a very Happy Easter Sunday if you celebrate & if you don't celebrate, hope you enjoy your weekend! Be Sweet!

For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as Sue! Once you have your creation photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your project on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your project as JUGS27.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 8th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.

Ingredients Used: Stamps: Gina K Designs Lovely Labels

Paper: K&Company DP, Stampin' Up, Papertrey Ink Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Antique Tea, Memento Other: Spellbinders # S4-161 Labels One, Quikutz die, EK Success punch, Martha Stewart pearls, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Husqvarna sewing machine, paper flower

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Funky Flowers...Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge, JUGS23 39

Hi Everyone! Before I get started about this week's challenge, I would like to welcome Stephanie Kraft as the Just Us Girls Featured Designer for the month of March :) Now, it's time for another Just Us Girls Sketch challenge & Dana is our lovely Hostess who has provided us with this fun sketch to play with. Dawn, Owner/Designer of WPlus9 Studio LLC has sponsored this week's challenge & has graciously provided us all with great stamps to play with. Dawn & her DT will be joining along with the challenge & Dawn is offering up a generous prize for one lucky participant!

Here is my Thanks card:

I inked up the fun image containing 3 Funky flowers & showcased all their beauty as my focal point :)

To create the background paper on the right side of the card, I inked up several of the "outline" images from the Funky Flowers set with SU Rich Razzleberry & randomly stamped away then, I inked up the "solid" rectangular images with SU River Rock & Pretty in Pink ink. To add color to the "circular" images, I inked up a sponge dauber with SU Cool Caribbean ink & dabbed away!

I had soooo much fun playing with BOTH Dana's sketch & Dawn's stamps, I made a second card!

To change things up a bit, I flipped the sketch.

The Funky Flowers set has so many different images, there is no way I could show them all to you so hop on over to WPlus9 webstore & see for yourself :)

There you have my interpretation (s) of Dana's beautiful sketch using Dawn's amazing stamps! I hope you are able to play along this week.

For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) as well as Stephanie & Dawn & her DT girls! Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your creation on our site. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your creation as JUGS23.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, March 11th. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.

Ingredients Used: Stamps: WPlus9 Funky Flowers Paper: Basic Gray DP, Papertrey Ink Rustic White, Aqua Mist, Stampin' Up Pretty in Pink, Rich Razzleberry Ink: SU Rich Razzleberry, Pretty in Pink, River Rock, Cool Caribbean, Creamy Caramel, Memento Tuxedo Black Sprinkles: Spellbinders dies: S4-229 Labels 5, S4-117 Scalloped Circles, S4-115 Scalloped Circles, S4-116 Standard Circles (SM), S4-114 Standard Circles (LG), S4-141 Petite Scalloped Oval - Small, Offray ribbon, Husqvarna sewing machine, Fiskars border punch, buttons & twine from stash

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Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge......JUGS19 36

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Happy Saturday! Thank you so much to those who played along with our Pennant Banner challenge last week! It's time for a new Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge! Tracey is our wonderful Hostess this week & she designed this fabulous sketch for us all to play with! I would like to welcome Iwona Palamountain (a.k.a. Chupa) as the Featured Designer for the month of February :)
Here is my for you card:
I made this card for my dear son, Jerry, who will be turning 22 on Monday, February 8th! Surely, he can handle flowers at this point in his life! It is always a BIG challenge for me to create a masculine card!!! I think this particular card fits my need :)I purchased the Heartfelt Creations flower & leaf stamps while I was at CHA. I love the flowers because they coordinate with the Spellbinders Peony dies making it super duper easy to cut! All I had to do was ink up the flower stamps with SU Chocolate Chip ink, stamp on a piece of Darice Mulberry paper, position the Peony die then send it on it's way through my die cutting machine! Can't get much easier than that! My dear friend Andrea recently made a beautiful card using Mulberry paper which inspired me to pull mine out & actually use it, rather than saving it :)

For color inspiration, I played along with the gals over at The Play Date Cafe in this week's creativity challenge #15, PDCC15. Be sure to stop by the Cafe to see what the DT has created for you to gaze upon! One thing I always have to remind myself when playing in any challenge, the photo whether it be colors or a sketch, is merely inspiration & guidelines to get you on your way!

I inked up the leaf images with Versamark, then heat embossed with copper colored embossing powder. For a bit of shimmer, I added a touch of copper glitter to each flower.

I hope you can join along with Just Us Girls this week :) For complete details, please visit the Just Us Girls challenge site & be sure to visit ALL the DT girls (found on my side bar) & Chupa to see what they created!

Once you have your project photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your creation on our site.

I will be back tomorrow to share some exciting news! Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used: Stamps: Heartfelt Creations flowers & leaf images, SU All Holidays Paper: K&Company DP, SU Chocolate Chip, Natural's Ivory, Bordering Blue Ink: VersaMark, SU Chocolate Chip Sprinkles: Spellbinders Peony & Labels 5 dies, EK Success oval & border punches, Sizzix Sizzlit oval die, Making Memories hardware, ribbon, cord, button, glitter & embossing powder from stash

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