Tea Party time...JUGS34 47

Hi There! Hope you all had a great week! It's time for a template challenge with Just Us Girls! Dana is our Lovely Hostess & Lauren Owner/Designer of My Time Made Easy © is generously sponsoring this challenge. Not only has Lauren provided us all with a MTME © template to showcase but she is giving a free one away to one randomly drawn participant! You MUST play to win! :) Please feel free to use whatever template your heart desires or create one of your own! There are plenty of wonderful tutorials & samples located at Splitcoaststampers.com :)Here is my offering for the JUGS34 template challenge:
I used the MTME © Take Time Pocket template to create this lil' tea gift box.This is the complete Tea Party gift ensemble:For sketch inspiration, I used Laura's awesome sketch from 2Sketches4YouOne can never have too many scallops right? Well this sketch was the perfect match for a lovely double scalloped border using the Spellbinders™ S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities™ Petite.The sweet sentiment comes from the new Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments set which prompted me to adorn this card with pearls :)

I will be celebrating Meri's (my step daughter) 13th Birthday pool party today along with 15-20 of her teenage friends! I may just have to sneak one of these tea bags from this set later tonight & enjoy :) Thanks for looking! Hope you all enjoy your weekend - Be Sweet!

For all the 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 & Teresa! 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 JUGS34.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, May 27th. 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:

Template: My Time Made Easy © Take Time Pocket

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea, Afternoon Tea Sentiments

Paper: Melissa Frances DP, My Mind's Eye DP, Papertrey Ink cs

Ink: Copic marker RV11 Pink, Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Vintage Photo, Stampin' Up, VersaMark

Other: Spellbinders Nestabilities™ S4-192 Blossom, S4-116 Standard Circles SM, S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities™ Petite W-001 The Wizard, white embossing powder, ribbon, button, pearls & twine from stash

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Memories...JUGS30 49

Hi Everyone! I hope you are ready to think "outside of a card" because it is time again for a template challenge with Just Us Girls! This week I am Hostessing the JUGS30 template challenge & Lauren, Owner/Designer of the fabulous My Time Made Easy LLC products is sponsoring the challenge! Lauren has graciously given all of the JUGS Design Team girls the MTME © Pucker Up template that will be released May 1st! Please feel free to use ANY template that you have on hand! We would love to see a MTME template but if you don't own one, you can find a FREE MTME one - click HERE or visit the Splitcoaststampers Resource site - click HERE. I hope you come join the fun with Just Us Girls & our April Featured Designer: Sue! Thank you so much Sue for joining along with Just Us Girls as our Featured Designer :) Lauren will be giving away to ONE lucky participant, a FREE MTME template! You must play to win :)

Here is my ©Pucker Up sample:

I did not stamp a thing to make this project! I trimmed a Prima chipboard label to the desired size, then layered it on top a piece of cs cut from the Spellbinders ™ Large Deckled Mega Rectangle Mega Nestabilitie™.

I stitched on a lil' piece of lace & added a button to the label.

These butterfly embellishments were super easy to make :) I layered 2 butterflies cut from the ™ Flying Beauties set, inked the edges & adhered together then placed a pearl in the center of each.

That's all I have for today! :) Be Sweet!

For all the juicy 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 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 JUGS30.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 29th. 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:

Template: My Time Made Easy Pretty Packaging © Pucker Up

Paper: Prima DP, Donna Salazar DP, cream cs

Ink: Ranger distressing ink

Other: Spellbinders ™ S5-015 Large Deckled Mega Rectangles, S4-124 Flying Beauties, Prima flower, ribbon, button, pearls & twine from stash.

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Yummy Easter Treats...JUGS26 36

Hi Everyone! This challenge marks the 6 month Anniversary of the JUGS challenge site! Thank you all for your support & participation! We all surely appreciate it! :) I hope you are ready to think "outside of a card" because it is time again for a template challenge with Just Us Girls! This week I am Hostessing the JUGS26 template challenge & Lauren, Owner/Designer of the fabulous My Time Made Easy LLC products is sponsoring the challenge! Lauren has graciously given all of the JUGS Design Team girls the MTME © Slip Cover template that will be released April 1st! Please feel free to use ANY template that you have on hand! We would love to see a MTME template but if you don't own one, you can find a FREE MTME one - click HERE or visit the Splitcoaststampers Resource site - click HERE. I hope you come join the fun with Just Us Girls & our March Featured Designer: Stephanie. Lauren will be giving away to ONE lucky participant, a FREE MTME template! You must play to win :)

Here is my sample of the not yet released MTME© Slip Cover full of Yummy Easter Treats!

The © Slip Cover is a very versatile & easy to make template that can be used for soooo many occasions! Since Easter is right around the corner, I created the Slip Cover to serve as my gift box full of jelly beans!

After cutting the template, I stitched on this gorgeous vintagey Easter DP & inked the edges a bit with Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink.

I inked up this darling Inkadinkadoo bunny image, colored her with various Copic markers then cut her out using the Spellbinders Labels 1 die. Finished it off with a beautiful pink bow, a few pearls & a gorgeous Tim Holtz ornate plate!

I filled a small cellophane bag with these YUMMY pearlized jelly beans :) & attached a simple tag cut using the beautiful Spellbinders Labels 5 die.

I hope you think "outside the card" & come join along in the fun & make a project using a template! Thanks For looking - 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 Stephanie! Big Hugs to Stephanie for joining JUGS for the month of March, we sure have enjoyed your weekly creations :) 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 JUGS26.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, April 1st. 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:

My Time Made Easy © Slip Cover template

Stamps: Inkadinkadoo Bunny, Stampin' Up Yummy, All Holidays

Paper: Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up,

Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, SU Chocolate Chip, Copic Markers

Sprinkles: Spellbinders # S4-161 Labels One, # S4-190 Labels Four, Tim Holtz Ornate Plate, EK Success punch, Offray ribbon, Martha Stewart pearls, Husqvarna sewing machine

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Just Us Girls Template Challenge......JUGS22 34

***I have 3 posts today - if you are looking for my Sketch For You To Try post - please continue to scroll down - Thanks!***
Happy Saturday Everyone! Time for another Just Us Girls Template Challenge! Pam is our wonderful Hostess this week & Lauren Meader, the Designer/Owner of My Time Made Easy is Sponsoring this week's template challenge! We would love to see what you can create with any MTME © template or PLEASE feel free to create using any template of your choice! I would like to give Chupa a BIG shout out - Thank you Chupa for joining Just Us Girls for the month of February! :)

It is my pleasure to introduce you to Rosie, the © Bouncing Bunny :)

I think she is the cuuutest, sweetest little thing! Rosie was cut at using the "original size" of the © Bouncing Bunny cut file. The basket portion, was cut using the MTME © Bouncing Baby Buggy template reduced to 80%. That is the beauty of all Lauren's templates, they are available in various cutting platforms, making them totally customizable! (ALL of these MTME items will be available on February 28th @ Midnight EST in the MTME webstore.

Here is Rosie's side profile!

I stitched on an embossed, decorative panel to each side of the basket. Using a Fiskar's punch, I first punched the border prior to folding over.

To complete my gift set, I made a card to accompany Rosie!

I found this little bunny stamp in the $1 bargain bin at my local craft store - you can only imagine the joy in my heart as I hopped out of the store with that darling creature in my bag :)

To add a little dimension, I paper-pieced the bunny's head.

I hope you come play along with the Just Us Girls template challenge! 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 have 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. If you upload to on online gallery, please be sure to label your creation as JUGS22!

That is all for now - I have 2 posts today - I will be back at 8:00 am MST with another Sketch For You To Try. March 1st kicks off the Official release day for My Time Made Easy March Release, so please be sure to stop by & see what I have been up to! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used: My Time Made Easy © Bouncing Baby Buggy template & © Bouncing Bunny cut file Stamps: Craft Smart Bunny, Hampton Art sentiments Paper: We R Memory Keepers DP, Stampin' Up Bashful Blue, Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart, Rustic White, Raspberry Fizz Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Stampin' Up Mellow Moss, Pretty In Pink, Creamy Caramel, Copic Markers: Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped Circles & Ovals, Non-scalloped Circles & Oval dies, Basic Grey brads, Fiskars scalloped punch, Papertrey Ink & Offray ribbons, Cuttlebug embossing folder, Husqvarna sewing machine, twine & eyes from stash

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Just Us Girls Template Challenge...JUGS17 39

Happy Saturday Everyone! Thanks to all who played along with the Just Us Girls color challenge last week! There were soooo many pretty creations to gaze upon :) This week Maria is our lovely Hostess for this VERY SPECIAL 3D / TEMPLATE challenge with a TWIST! Lauren, the amazingly talented designer of the My Time Made Easy product line is sponsoring the Just Us Girls template challenge, JUGS17! Lauren has provided ALL the JUGS DT girls with one of the MTME © Pretty Packaging templates called Happy Mail © & one of the MTME © Pretty Impressions stamp set called Critters With Heart ©. The TWIST being, this challenge is also a SNEAK PEEK of just a FEW of the various MTME © products that will be available February 1st!Here is my sample of the MTME © Happy Mail template:

(Note: you can rotate this image 360 degrees by doing the following... Within the photo, click and drag your mouse pointer to the left or right to spin the box! You can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard or use the left and right arrows icons. You can also zoom in or out to get a better view of the box by using the (+) and (-) icons. Lastly, you can simply press the Play icon (circular arrow) to rotate the box automatically. Give it a try!)




I cut my Happy Mail © Happy Bird-day template from a piece of Bazzill Cameo cs. Before assembling, I "dressed" it up with DP, stitching it right on!
From this bird's eye view :), you can see the super cute MTME © Critters With Heart bird image on the tag. I first stamped him using Memento ink then colored him using various Copic markers & repeated this step-by-step, then with a super sharp scissors, I cut him out & adhered him a few glue dots.Using the Spellbinders Longest Scalloped Rectangle die, I cut 2 strips of trim that fit perfectly without any trimming necessary!

Here is my Happy, Happy Bird-day gift set:

This sweet Happy Mail © template makes a cute, unique gift box that can be easily decorated for ANY occasion!

I tucked a small jewelry box inside! Afterall, BIG surprises come in small packages :)

I made a coordinating birthday card, repeating the paperpiecing steps for my little bird.

I just want to pinch this little bird's cheeks! He is so cute!

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, Lauren & Gabby, (January's JUGs Guest Designer) to see more inspirational MTME © SNEAK PEEKS!

Pam

Kristin

Dana

Tracey

Maria

Alicia

Once you have your creation photographed, be sure to go to Just Us Girls and post a direct link to your project on our Mr. Linky. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by! Be Sweet!

Ingredients Used:

Template: MTME © Pretty Packaging: Happy Mail

Stamps: MTME © Pretty Impressions: Critters With Heart

Paper: 3 Bugs In A Rug DP, Bazzill Cameo, SU Real Red, Pink Pirouette, Whisper White

Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Vintage Photo, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers: B63 Light Hydrangea, B12 Light Blue, W3 Warm Grey, 0 Colorless Blender

Sprinkles: Spellbinders Scalloped Long Rectangle, Scalloped Circles & Circles dies, Cuttlebug EF, Making Memories hardware, Offray ribbon, buttons & cord from stash

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