Just Us Girls Challenge #720 - Anything Goes Stencil Week - Hello Friend Roses mini slim (Altenew Perfect Gift, Crop and Create Fall 2023)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #720, where we're inviting you to create whatever occasion/style of card you want using stencils. Our lovely teammate, Sue, will have the honour of choosing the winner. 

We're delighted to have Tracey McNeely joining us, but sad that this is her wrap-up as our March Guest Designer. Thank you for your awesome inspiration this month, my wonderful friend! 

My card features a stamp, stencil and die combination from Altenew, which was part of last fall's Crop & Create. It's called Perfect Gift (not sure if it's been released on their site yet) and has a variety of sentiments that complete phrases that speak to people/occasions being "perfect gifts." The flowers are lovely, aren't they! My sentiment comes from a different stamp set, from Crop & Create 2022. It's pretty and, in my view, fits well with the flower clusters. A sprinkling of 'stamped' splatters finishes off my card.

Looking forward to seeing your stencil sensations in the gallery.

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Inkspirational Challenge #312 - Designer’s Choice - White on White - Daisies Hello (MCT)

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Hard to believe we're nearly at the end of March and 'this close' to Easter. Time's flying!

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #312, where our wonderful Julia invites us to play with her Designer's Choice: White on White.  This combination, often used for winter/Christmas cards, works beautifully for a much wider range of seasons/occasions. 

I went all flowery with my version of a white on white card. I'm smitten with the daisy eyelet background die; it needs to see much more play time.

 

Looking forward to seeing your takes on White-on-White in the gallery. 

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Just Us Girls and Time Out Collaboration Challenge - Hummingbird and Rose Happy Birthday (LDRS)

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Popping in with a quick reminder post + card to share that Just Us Girls Challenge #718 - Birds, which is a collaboration with Time Out Challenge - Birds of a Feather, is still open until March 27th (noon).

My card is a close cousin to the one I posted on the original blog. Had to give the perched hummingbird some equal time in the spotlight.

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Color Hues Challenge #83 - Cream and Blue - Sealed Flowers and Wax Seal Hello

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March 16th has certainly come quickly, hasn't it! Seemed but a blink ago that it was January 1st...and we whooshed through that month and February, too. Of course, mid-month brings a new Colour Hues Challenge and, as your hostess, I've selected hues of Cream and Blue as inspiration for the next two weeks. Both combinations invite a range of hues/shades, so hopefully, you'll find a pairing that speaks to you.

My amazing teammates, as well as our guest designer, Steph, have lovely inspiration to spark your creativity.

I've become a bit obsessed with wax seals, recently, so I decided to share a couple plays I had with them for this challenge. My card designs are far from original, with inspiration coming from Spellbinder's designers. Even so, I added a couple of my own touches.

I decided not to use a gold highlight pen on my seals for a couple of reasons - the pen is quite, shall we say, 'fragrant' and I didn't want to mess up the seals with my inability to wield the pen skillfully on such delicate images. As a result, I've shared my cards in a larger format, so you can see how pretty the seals are. The first is an floral envelope 'Hello' (which matchy-matches my card); the second is 'Just A Note', which can be used as that, or as 'just a note' for a specific occasion, shared inside.

Looking forward to seeing how Cream and Blue inspire you! 

The challenge will remain open until March 29th at 9 am!

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!

Just Us Girls Challenge #718 and Time Out Challenge Collaboration - Birds - Rose and Hummingbird Wishing You A Lovely Day (LDRS)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #717, where our wonderful hostess, Bobby, has planned a special two week collaboration with the Time Out Challenge. The theme: Birds. How cool is that! 

   

By entering the linky tool on the Just Us Girls blog you will automatically also join Time Out. An easy peasy two-for-one entry, right! 

The bonuses: Your project will gain twice the visibility. You'll  double your chances to be chosen as a design team favorite and your project may be showcased in one of the challenge blogs. Whether you join from Time Out or from Just Us Girls, you also have a chance to win $25.00 store credit to Waffle Flower Crafts. Talk about fabulous opportunities. 

We're also delighted to have Tracy McNeeley joining us once again as our March Guest Designer.

My card features LDRS stamps, stencils and dies, part of the collection of products included in the Crop and Create Delivered Cardmaking September 2023 event. The roses are lovely - and the set also includes two versions of hummingbirds, one of which I've shared here.

Looking forward to seeing which feathered friends you'll share in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #311 - Clean and Simple (Optional: Feature a Balloon) - Panda, Balloon and Candles Happy Birthday (Alex Syberia Designs)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #311, where our challenge for the next two week is CAS - Clean and Simple - with an optional twist of Feature a Balloon. 

Optional: Feature a Balloon

I'm featuring a balloon - and a cutie patootie panda, a stenciled candles background and a sweet little butterfly - all from Alex Syberia designs. The two collections - Cheerful Pandas and Flickering Candles - are just made for each other!

To help you out, here's what we'll be looking for with your Clean and Simple designs:

✅ One main focal point

✅ Lots of OPEN space (doesn't 'have' to be white)

✅ Minimal Layers

✅ Minimal Embellishments

Looking forward to seeing your Clean-and-Simple designs, with or without balloons.

NOTE: Thrilled to receive an Honourable Mention at Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge #463. Thank you! 

Also sharing at:

Addicted To Stamps and More Challenge #463 - Birthdays

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Just Us Girls Challenge #717 - Color Week - Green, Lime Green plus one other colour - Dragon Love and Lucky (TH Rupert, MCT, WF)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #717, where our lovely hostess, Stephanie, invites us to use Green, Lime Green and one other color of your choice as inspiration this week. So many colours go well with green, especially with St. Patrick's Day, Easter and Spring approaching.  Neutrals are also fine.

We're delighted to have my wonderfully talented - and Canadian friend - Tracy McNeeley joining us as our March Guest Designer. 

I'm sharing two Ruperts, by Tim Holtz, sporting green, lime green and light blue, for this challenge. The first is a 'Lucky' dragon (circle sentiment from Waffle Flower/flower and four-leaf clover from MCT) while the second...

is a "Love" dragon (prim hearts from MCT, xoxo from C & 9th). 

Isn't he a handsome lad!

Looking forward to seeing your green, lime green and 'other colour' triad.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #82 - Turquoise and Green - You're My Favorite (Concord and 9th Enchanted Hearts)

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 Welcome to Color Hues Challenge #82, where our lovely hostess, Tracey, invites us to play with hues of Turquoise & Green for the next two weeks. Certainly, a combination that transitions well from March into Spring. 

We're delighted to have Tenia joining us as our Guest Designer; welcome! 

Concord and 9th's Enchanted Hearts makes its debut...and yes, I may have done some inlay. Love the look but it did take a few minutes....okay, more than a few minutes! A LOT of minutes, especially to fit the bitty dots in their bitty spaces. One and done; I've found work-arounds to get pretty results minus the squinting and select 'language' I may have blurted out a time or two.  LOL!

Looking forward to seeing how you create magic with Turquoise and Green.

The challenge will be open until March 14th @ 9 AM EST!

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!