Just Us Girls Challenge #811 - Mood Board Week - Happy Birthday Coffee (SSD)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #811, where our wonderful Lisa has selected this lovely pretty-in-pink, coffee and floral themed photo as inspiration this week. 

 

Once again, we're delighted to have Denise Morgan joining us as our February Guest Designer.

If coffee (or something closely representing coffee) is presented as inspiration in any way, you can bet that I'll be reaching for my coffee collection from Simply Stated Design, as I've done here. Now, you may be wondering how my interpretation connects to the image, so let me explain. 

My card and photo connection:

One focal image - coffee/hot beverage with whipped topping, served on a saucer, with surrounding 'nibbles'

One predominant colour - pink in the image; 'coffee' in my version

Subdued, slightly blurred background - shelf/window on the photo; my 'soft hearts' and coffee splatters backgrounds.

Flowers

Warm, cozy vibe

So, while my card may not feature 'pink', I think it hits the notes of being inspired by and connected to by the photo. I hope you agree.

Please head to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Denise and the rest of my talented team.

Looking forward to seeing your interpretations in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #127 - Peach and Teal - Thanks for Everything (Better Press)

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #127, where our lovely Jules has selected Peach and Teal as our inspiration for the next two weeks. So pretty!

We're delighted to have Gundi joining us as our Guest Designer; her card is amazing.

My card features a Better Press plate that I've had for well over a year. Time for it to make a debut - and so it has! Prismacolour pencils for the flowers; teal cardstock for the background panel; a trio of teal enamel dots.  Simple! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous cards from our guest designer and my talented team.

Looking forward to your Peach and Teal creations.

The challenge will be open until February 28th at 9:00am (EST).

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Thank you for dropping by!

I'm an Elf For Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107 - Christmas Sing-Along - REMINDER POST - Silent Night (Simply Stated Design)

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Popping in once again - as a Guest Elf - with a reminder post and a card for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107. 

For this month, the theme is

Once again, I've dipped into my Simply Stated Design collection to create my Silent Night card. 
Isn't the music-themed ephemera lovely!  Another card for my stash! 

Hope we'll see your Christmas Sing-Along cards in the gallery; you still have plenty of time to share your tunes with us!

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Card Challenge #308 - Sketch Challenge - Cheers to You (SSD - Age is Just a Number)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #308 where we have a Sketch Challenge to inspire you for the next two weeks.  

My card features ephemera from my Simply Stated Design "Age is Just a Number" collection. I adore this enthusiastic 'older' woman dancing around her birthday cake. As you can see, I changed the orientation of the sketch to accommodate the banners; you're welcome to do the same.

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented team.

Looking forward to seeing how these colours inspire you.

A reminder that we're looking for Clean and Simple designs; you can find the description of what that means here. 

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Colourful Colourboard #25 - Wishing You A Beautiful Day Petal Prints (Concord and 9th)

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Welcome to AAA Colourful Colourboard #25 where we're celebrating our 2nd Birthday! A huge round of applause and cheers to all of you, our participants, for sharing your creativity so enthusiastically with us.  It's thanks to you that our challenge continues to flourish!

We're drawing inspiration from the colourboard below:

We're delighted to have a most talented Guest Designer joining us: Arlene. 

My Petal Print stencil (Concord & 9th) came together with a variety of distress inks blended into a softly muted take of the colourboard palette. A Taylored Expressions sentiment finishes the design.

Please head to the challenge blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented teammates.

Looking forward to seeing how this colourboard inspires you!

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #361 - Visual Prompt - February Collage - Heart Frogs Valentines

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #361.

We're continuing to 'spread the love' here for the next two weeks (Feb. 14 - Feb. 27) with inspiration coming from the variety of love/Valentine-themed images in the collage below. Rainbows, hearts, gnomes, Cupid's arrows, postage stamps, bouquets, the 'love' vibe...so much to capture your imagination.

(larger photo on the main blog)

I've created two cards for this challenge, both inspired by the 'love' vibe, the word Love on the bottom left, the colours and the 'singleness' of the images that, together, create this wonderfully whimsical collage.  My 'single' image for both cards: frogs, that are part of the delightful Heart Frogs ephemera from Simply Stated Design.

This little Frog Prince is ready to come a-courting, isn't he!  

And this frog is certainly dapper with his rainbow umbrella and bejeweled heart! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my team.

Looking forward to seeing how this photo inspires you.
Let's spread the love...this month and all months!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #810 - WORD Week - Valentine - Be My Valentine Love Bots x 2 (Simply Stated Design)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #810. I'm delighted to be your hostess for Word Week, where I've selected VALENTINE as inspiration. Even though Valentine's Day is February 14th (this Saturday, already), it's impact continues far beyond a single day. It's all about sharing and spreading love in a myriad of forms. Think: Valentine's Day, date night, Galentines, friendships, family...and so much more. 💕 Let's celebrate the Valentines - the people we love - throughout this week...this month...this year.

Once again, we welcome Denise  Morgan as our February Guest Designer. 

I've created two cards using Love Bots ephemera from Simply Stated Design, die cut words from Lawn Fawn and hearts from Studio Light. So much fun when companies play together to help spread love!

Looking forward to seeing your Valentine-themed cards/projects filling the gallery.

Please head to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Denise and the rest of my talented team.

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #809 - Use Dies Week - Use A Heart - Heart Strings February Calendar (Concord and 9th, Better Press Calendar)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #809 where Sue, our hostess, would like us to use HEART DIES on our cards/projects. With Valentine's Day on the horizon, I'm sure many of us have an assortment of heart dies near at hand. I sure do! 

We're delighted to have Denise Morgans joining us as our February Guest Designer.

Old products are playing with new ones for my card: Concord & 9th's Heartstrings dies and my Better Press Calendar plate for February. I need to use this plate a few more times before the month draws to a close...and then it will be March's turn! 

Please head to the main blog to see wonderful inspiration from our guest designer and the Just Us Girls team.

Looking forward to seeing your creativity with your Heart dies.

Thank you for dropping by!

I'm an Elf For Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107 - Christmas Sing-Along - 12 Days of Christmas Partridge in a Pear Tree (Arden Ornaments, SB Christmas)

Hello,

Guess what: For the second time, wonderfully creative Jo invited me to be an ELF for Christmas Kickstart Challenge #107! Of course, my response was an enthusiastic "Heck, YES!" 

As you likely know, but just in case you're new here, the idea behind her challenge is that her guest designs a card which she, in turn, draws inspiration from in creating her card. Then, she invites everyone to join in the fun with their takes on the theme and/or cards shared. A great way to get a lead on those Christmas cards we'll be needing.

For this month, the theme is

My card showcases papers and ephemera from my Spellbinders Christmas Card Kit, inspired by the classic “Partridge in a Pear Tree” from The Twelve Days of Christmas. To add visual interest to the front panel, I incorporated a layered ornament die from a new-to-me company: Arden Creative Studio. This was their debut outing in my craft room—and judging by the results, these dies will be making many repeat appearances as the festive season approaches. So much fun!

Please head over to the Christmas Kickstart Challenge blog to see what Jo has created; it's fantastic!

Looking forward to seeing what Christmas tunes we'll be singing along to in the gallery! 

Thank you for dropping by!

All About: Papercraft Challenges - Hockey Explosion Box

Hello,

Even though I've shared my Hockey-themed Explosion Box for my nephew on Instagram, I want to share it here as well. Why: to join and support a brand new, fun and exciting challenge: All About Papercraft Challenges. Their inaugural theme is 

Here's my explosion box:

Pretty much everything about this project is new for me:

** The paper and ephemera collection, requested/suggested by me with the magic of creating done by Chantel from Simply Stated Design 

** The 'card' style: first explosion box I've made - and I love the possibilities this design offers. More to come for sure.

So happy to have a new challenge to play in - and thank you to the talented All About team for the inspiration.

Looking forward to the themes you'll be sharing in the months to come! 

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Colour Hues Challenge #126 - Red and Pink - Calendar Love (Concord and 9th, Better Press Calendar)

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #126 where Julie B invites us to play with hues of Red and Pink for the next two weeks. Perfect combination for Valentine's Day, which is coming quickly, as well as a wide variety of occasions/images.

We're delighted to have JoAnn joining us as our guest designer.

An old Concord & 9th set pairs with a new Spellbinders' Better Press Calendar plate on my card. 
Simple! 

Please head over to the main blog to enjoy fabulous inspiration from our guest designer and my teammates.

Looking forward to seeing how Red and Pink inspire you.

The challenge will be open until February 14th @ 9:00 am EDT.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Card Challenge #307 - Colour Challenge - Thank You Decorative Tiles (Pigment Craft Co., Spellbinders)

Hello,

Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #307 where we have a Colour Challenge to inspire you for the next two weeks.  

I captured the colours through a collection of small die-cut tiles, paired with itsty-bitsy die-cut images and assembled them grid style. Simple!

 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented team.

Looking forward to seeing how these colours inspire you.

A reminder that we're looking for Clean and Simple designs; you can find the description of what that means here. 

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Birthday Challenge #82 - Slimline - Coffee Happy Birthday (SSD, WF)

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Welcome to AAA Birthday Challenge #82. This month, we invite you to create slimline/mini slimline birthday cards. Whatever your style,  slimline designs are a wonderful canvas for showcasing stamps, stencils, die cuts, patterned papers, ephemera and, of course, birthday sentiments. Once again, let's celebrate birthdays in style! 🎉

We're delighted to have Cathy R joining us as our Guest Designer.

My kraft based mini slimline features coffee-themed ephemera from Simply Stated Design, paired with a birthday sentiment from Waffle Flower.  A few enamel dots and...done. I have a coffee-loving friend who, I hope, will enjoy receiving this card as much as I had fun creating it. 

Please head to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my talented team.

Then, join us with a SLIMLINE/MINI SLIMLINE birthday-themed card of your own. 
Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!