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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Lots of Love 44

Thank Goodness It's Friday! Hope you all had a great week :) I had some "me" time, so I played along with a few of my favorite challenges. This week over at the cards blog, Paige is challenging us all to create a card with windows.

This may make you chuckle - I have never made a card with a window! :) Sounded like a fun technique to try, so I pulled out a few of my Spellbinders™ die templates & gave it a go! On a side note, whenever I think of windows, I think of my dear friend Julie who's blog name is Julie's Open Window - letting inspiration in... and out. I think that is such a catchy name :) For sketch inspiration, I joined in on the fun & played along with Laura's fun sketch 53 from 2Sketches4You.

Close-up, I think you can really get an appreciation for the scalloped heart window frames made from a few Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart die templates & a peek what is on the inside :) I had to do a little stitchin' by hand the old fashioned way, using a needle & thread ;)

Here's the inside:

I used the bigger hearts that were "left over" from cutting the windows as a foundation & layered several other hearts on top. I used 3D foam squares to "pop" them up for a little dimension :)

That's all I have for today - If you are looking for some great inspiration or for some fun challenges to play along with, be sure to check out the sites that I have mentioned. Hope you have a great weekend! I will be back Saturday for an all new fun challenge with Just Us Girls. Thanks for looking-Be Sweet:)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Waltzingmouse Stamps Sweethearts

Paper: Girl's Paperie, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger

Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart, S4-136 Classic Heart, S4-239 Classic Scalloped Borderabilites™ Petite, W-001 The Wizard™, needle & thread :)

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Just Peachy...PDCC32 44

Hi Everyone! It's Thursday & you know that means it's time for a new color challenge at The Play Date Cafe. Sarah chose this week's pretty pastel color palette for us all to create with. Limelight Papercrafts is offering a prize of sorts, so please be sure to visit The Play Date Cafe for complete details.
I tried something new on this card! I have been inspired by all the fancy ribbon treatments that I have seen many fellow designers creating out there in blogosphere, I thought I would give one a try! I layered a piece of lace & ribbon, then stitched it on my card. My stitching is a bit crooked but with a little practice, it may improve. Like I have said before, can't be afraid to try something new :) Using one of my new fave techniques, embossing & stenciling a Spellbinders™ die template, I created the butterfly embellishment & topped it off with a hand crocheted fleurette made by my sis Tina :)
Aren't those soft tender roses that seem to be peeping through harsh, cold snow just beautiful. I have experienced this before while growing up in Buffalo, NY! We would just pray that the flowers & vegetation would survive after Mother Nature decided to drop more snow after Spring had Sprung :(

I chose to showcase this lovely sentiment from the Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments set in an ornate frame made using a Spellbinders™ Labels Four die as my focal point. Not so many words, but speaks volumes! Thanks for looking at my creation :)

I hope you can join along with this week's creativity challenge. After you have made your project, please head on over to The Play Date Cafe & link your post. If you post your creations in an on-line gallery, please label it PDCC32 so we won't miss them! Be sure to see what all The Play Date Cafe DT girls have created, (listed on my side bar) as well as our Guest Designer, Jen del Muro & the Limelight Papercrafts DT. I hope you come join the fun! Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: Waltzingmouse Afternoon Tea Sentiments, Very Vintage Labels no. 10, Off Beat Backgrounds, pinkpaislee
Paper: Melissa Frances, Papertrey Ink, Stampin' Up
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger, Stampin' Up
Other: Spellbinders™ Nestabilities S4-190 Labels Four, S4-110 Classic Ovals LG, S4-112 Classic Ovals SM, S4-171 Nested Butterflies, I2-1002 Butterflies Impressabilities™, W-001 The Wizard™, Melissa Frances Vintage embellishment, Prima flowers, brads, lace & ribbon from stash

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Sew Many Buttons... 32

Hi There! Here today to share a card that I made using a few of my favorite products ;) a JustRite stamp along with a few Spellbinders™ die templates. For sketch inspiration, I played along with this week's JustRite Friday Challenge #021. In case you weren't aware, JustRite Stampers offers a weekly challenge for all to play along with! So ink up your JustRite Stampers, head on over to the JustRite Blog & join along in the fun :)I inked up just one of the sweet images from the JustRite Stampers Stitched with Love Borders & Centers 2 3/8" set then colored it using a few Copic markers. Once the heart image was colored, I centered & adhered a Spellbinders Nestabilities™ S4-114 Standard Circles LG die template in position then ran it through The Wizard™ first to cut it out then, repeating the step using a tan mat to emboss the edge. Using another size Spellbinders Nestabilities™ S4-114 Standard Circles LG die template, I cut out the circular sentiment & layered it on a scalloped circle that was cut with a S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles LG die template. Not having my sewing machine on hand ;), I hand stitched the edges.
Thanks so much for looking! I will be back tomorrow with my offering for The Play Date Cafe creativity challenge. Be Sweet!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers Stitched with Love Borders & Centers 2 3/8"

Paper: October Afternoon, Papertrey Ink

Ink: Copic B00 Frost Blue, YR21 Cream, Memento

Other: Spellbinders Nestabilities™ S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-124 Classic Scalloped Circles LG, S4-242 Big Scalloped Borderabilities™ Petite, W-001 The Wizard™, ribbon & buttons from stash

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