Just Us Girls Challenge ##643~Wild Card Week - Case a Designer...Happy Birthday. Casing Lien Ricon/Idea Into Reality

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Wild Card Week over at Just Us Girls and our lovely hostess, Ina, invites us to Case a Designer. Your chosen *designer* can be a card-maker, a quilter, a scrapbooker and/or even a *design*: a journal page, a tag...a multitude of possibilities. Only one rule: 

Please state who/what you chose, show their *design*, then show your take on your CASE-d card.

It's our Guest Designer Fran's last week with us; 

a Big Thank You for sharing your inspiration with us this month.

As you know, I'm a fan of the Missees collections and one of the designers who is awe-mazingly creative with the products (actually *any* product!) is Lien, from Idea Into Reality.  I selected the card below to CASE, because a) it's incredibly adorable and b) I have most of the same papers/stamps/dies that she used. I made a few changes with my version, but for the most part, stayed true to her example. I mean: why mess with perfection!

Lien's card (Her colouring videos are fabulous...just sayin')

My take:

Very much looking forward to see who/what inspired you and how you translate their design to make it your own.

Let the CASE-ing begin; let's see the gallery burst with creativity! 

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Inkspirational Challenge #270~Photo Challenge...Have a Fabulous Day Sandy Paws Beach Scene

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #270, where we have this fabulous beach/van/surfing photo as inspiration. Colours, images, setting...so many directions to go with this photo for sure!

I went with the 'beach' vibe in my translation of the photo. The adorable papers from Craft Consortium's Sandy Paws collection worked a charm...or so I think! So many sweet details in this collection! 

Looking forward to how the photo inspires YOU! 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #642~Color Week...I Chair-ish our Friendship

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #642, where our lovely Sue has selected this photo as inspiration this week. Colour, decor, 'ambiance'...what will capture your eye?

Once again, Fran Wing joins us as our July guest designer. Her card, as well as those of my teammates, are sure to delight! 

The MFT couch collection finally landed at my place and ohmystars! So much fun designing little rooms with the assortment of dies/stamps. The furniture, decor elements and even the drapes are fabulous; possibilities galore with this set.  I think it's obvious what features from the photo caught my eye! 

Looking forward to seeing your interpretations in the gallery! 

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Color Hues Challenge #45~Peach and Grey...Happy Birthday to You (Missees You set)

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Middle of July already and time for Colour Hues Challlenge #45.  Kristie, our fabulous hostess, has paired peach and grey as inspiration for the next two weeks. Such a pretty combination.  

 We're delighted to have two talented designers joining us: Joyce and Caroline. You'll love their cards, as well as those of my wonderful team.

Two hues each of peach and grey are featured on my card, that showcases the new *You* dies from the Missees Collection. I love the shadow effect of the large die and the pretty, delicate font of the script die. Of course, I drew inspiration from the card designed by Miriam de Vos.

Looking forward to how Peach and Grey will inspire you.

This challenge will be open until June 28th @ 9AM!

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge goes live.

The overall winner will have the opportunity to be a 

future Guest Designer!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #641~Color Week - Coral, Light Grey and Gold...Hi, Hello. How are you doing?

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #641, where our lovely Cecile has selected coral, light grey and gold as this week's colour inspiration. So pretty!

The team and our talented guest designer, Fran Wing, have created some gorgeous cards using this palette. You're in for some amazing inspiration!

 

Since I adore this design (inspired by Miriam de Vos), I made one with the Hi/Hello die set from Karin Joan's Missees collection. The shadows of the larger die and the delicate script font of the hello make for a wonderful combination. 

Looking forward to seeing how coral, light grey and gold inspire you!

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Perfectly Cas Challenge #29 (July 2022)~Festive...You Warm My Heart Snowman

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Welcome to our Perfectly CAS July 2022 Challenge, where this month's theme is 'festive'. Birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas-in-July...as long as you showcase something festive, all is good! 

My snowman is feeling quite festive, sporting his matchy-matchy toque-and-scarf. 

Please be sure to pop by my teammates' blogs, leave them some love, then play along with us!

• A friendly reminder: For this challenge, we're asking you to use one-third (aka: the rule of thirds) or less on your card designs, leaving plenty of scrumptious white space (two-thirds of your panel) to draw our eyes to to your focal image. Kylie has included an easy-to-follow explanation on the challenge blog here.

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Inkspirational Challenge #269 - Designer's Choice - Favourite Colour in Monochrome...Thank You Berry Much (Spellbinders Pie Collection)

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Welcome back to Inkspirational, where Marlena, as her Designer's Choice, invites us to use our Favourite Colour in Monochrome. 

Blue is my favourite colour; blueberry my favourite pie!  I'm just smitten with Spellbinders' Pie collection! And that pie box is just too cute!

Please check out the monochromatic marvels from my teammates - Marlena and Pia - then join us in the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #640~Trend Week - Rocker Card...Beautiful Day

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Welcome to Challenge #640, where our lovely hostess, Carol Mc invites us to create 'rocker cards' as this week's trend. This interactive folded circle technique is laden with possibilities for decorating; even the bases can be stylized. We're delighted to have Fran joining us as our July guest designer. Her card, as well as my team's, are delightfully inspiring. 

First time making a rocker card for me, so I went pretty simple, using circle dies, patterned papers and stickers. It's little, but kinda-sorta cute...

Looking forward to how you'll 'rock' the gallery with your rocker cards!

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HLS July 2022 Anything Goes with Dies Challenge...Love Grows Here (Spellbinders Shopping Cart)

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Welcome to the July 2022 Anything Goes with Dies Collection. 

Spellbinders/Becky Roberts Shopping Cart Too collection somehow 'landed' in my stash and oh, what fun additions there are to the original sets. This cart is loaded with gardening images, including plants, a shovel, rake, a hat and even a pair of yellow rain boots. Such fun!

Looking forward to seeing your delightful dies-focused cards/projects filling the gallery.

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HLS July 2022 Stencil Challenge~Anything Goes...Hello, Cutie Pie (Spellbinders Pie Collection)

Hello,

Welcome to the July 2022 Stencil Challenge, where Anything Goes.

I'm still 'baking' pies with the Spellbinders Pies Perfection collection and followed the 'recipe' by Tina Smith, the set's designer. The Picnic Checkerboard stencil makes for a wonderful background! 

Looking forward to your stencil sensations in the gallery!

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HLS July 2022 Christmas Challenge~Anything Goes (optional: Gold)....Altenew Poinsettia x 2

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Welcome to the July 2022 Christmas Challenge, where Anything Goes is always the theme; you can also opt to add the twist which, this month, is Gold. 

Two cards using Altenew's Poinsettia; a wee sprinkle of gold on the first and much more on the second. This poinsettia is a favourite, especially as it comes with both a die and a stencil. 

 

Looking forward to your Christmas makes filling the gallery!

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HLS July 2022 CAS Challenge~Christmas in July...Santa Ho Ho Ho (Spellbinders)

Hello,

Welcome to our July 2022 CAS Challenge, where we're celebrating Christmas in July. 

I brought out a TH Santa (one of my favourites), pairing him with a snowflake embossed background and a big ol' sentiment banner. Lots of die-cutting, but easy to put together!

Looking forward to seeing your CAS Christmas in July cards in the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #639~Word Week - Mammals....

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #639, where our lovely hostess, Nancy, has selected 8Mammals*as this week's prompt.  Bring out your critters! 

Also, we're delighted to have Fran guesting alongside us for the month of July.

I'm smitten with the kittens from Colorado Craft Co. So cute!

Looking forward to your marvelous mammal cards in the gallery!

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Color Hues Challenge #44~Red and Blue + Stripes and/or Stars....Walk Your Own Path (MFT All-Star)

Hello,

Welcome to a special challenge here at Color Hues: we're *playing cards*   with Michele Ferguson from "I Card Everyone" fame! 

For this challenge, Michele has selected Red and Blue and also asked the design team to incorporate STARS and/or STRIPES in our Design!  You are not required to use stars/stripes, but you're certainly welcome to do so. Red and blue are the focus.

Check out Michele's amazing card, as well as those by my teammates, then join us in the gallery.

I brought out my MFT All-Stars set for this challenge, and paired that fabulous running shoe with a handful of die cut stars and an embossed-with-dies stars background. Stripes in two spots: the side of the shoe and a second, just peeking, from the sentiment strip.

Thank you for the fun challenge, Michele!

This challenge will be open until July 14th @ 9AM!

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge goes live.

The overall winner will have the opportunity to be a 

future Guest Designer!

Thank you for dropping by!