Just Us Girls Challenge #803 - STENCIL Week - Snowflakes Peace-Love-Joy (TE)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #803 - Stencil Week which is our wrap-up challenge for 2025.  We're taking December off, then returning in 2026 with a new batch of inspiration. Sue, our hostess, will be the lucky person selecting our Winner of the Week and Shout Outs. 

We're grateful to Leslie Miller for being our Guest Designer for November. Thank you for sharing your abundant creativity with us this month.

Snowflakes from me - one of the designs from Taylored Expressions Create-in-Quads sets. Traditional red and green: love it! 

Please head over to the main blog for sensational stencil showcases from Leslie and the rest of my talented team. 

Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

All of us at Just Us Girls

wish you a wonderful holiday season and a most Merry Christmas.

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AAA Card Challenge #304 - Sketch - Postage Merry and Bright (Spellbinders Rub-ons, WF)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #304 where, for the next two weeks, we invite you to draw inspiration from the sketch below.  You're not required to use circles or trees; let your creativity guide you to shapes + images. Rotating the sketch and/or using a different size card (slimline, mini slim, for example) would be fabulous as well.

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

Mini slimline for me + a selection of postage backgrounds as stages for super adorable rub-ons from Spellbinders' Holiday Magic Collection, purchased from one of my favourite Canadian craft retailers, here.

I just have to say: these rub-ons take cute to a whole new level! I might have a soft spot for the snowman...and the penguin...and the deer...and Santa...and the tree. Heck, they're all delightful

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

Then, bring your takes on the sketch to the gallery.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #355 - Mood Board - Tag Quartet (MCT)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #355,  we invite you to draw inspiration from the mood board’s traditional Christmas colours and holiday charm to spark your own unique card (or journal pages, or layouts, or albums or....whatever) designs. No tags required; just your imagination. You may consider:

            🎄 Playful holiday icons and illustrations
            🍬 Sweet, nostalgic details
            ✨ Cozy hand-drawn or handwritten touches

I was taken with the images on and simplicity of the tags, which lead me to creating a foursome of my own. Tag dies are from MCT; papers from 49th & Market. Fun - and easy - to make! 

Please visit the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my wonderful team.

Looking forward to how the mood board inspired YOU!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #802 - Mood Board Week - Joy Poinsettia (SSD, Photoplay)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #802 , where Carol Mc has this lovely  mood board as inspiration this week. Images, colours, the festive/Christmas 'vibe'...possibilities galore to explore.

We're delighted to have Leslie Miller joining us once again as our November Guest Designer.

I'm featuring Simply Stated Design papers once again; this time from their Golden Evergreen collection. I drew inspiration from the pine branches, colours and overall festive vibe. The sentiment: Photoplay.

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

Looking forward to seeing your takes on the Mood Board.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #122 - Teal and Silver - Joyful Wishes and Merry Christmas Ornaments (BetterPress Society)

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Mid-November already - and time for Colour Hues Challenge #122. For the next two weeks, Nancy, our hostess, invites us to play with hues of Teal and Silver. Such a beautiful combination, especially with the Christmas season but a blink away.

We're delighted to have two guest designers joining us: Loll and Joanne.

I used one of my recent BetterPress Society plates and dies for this challenge, glimmer foiling it first in silver, then teal. After die-cutting, I simply mixed and matched the combination, netting me a pretty twofer of quick cards to add to the collection I'll be sharing with my mom's care-giver.

Please head to the main blog to see the fabulous cards created by Loll, Joanne and my talented teammates.

Looking forward to seeing your Teal and Silver creations filling the gallery.

The challenge will be open until November 29th. 

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.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #801 - Word Week - WINTER - Snowman Season's Greetings (SB - Joyful Wishes Rub-on, Ornaments EF, WF sentiment)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #801. As hostess,  I've selected WINTER as our Word Week theme. Think frosty mornings, snowflakes, cozy sweaters and everything that captures the magic of the season. Whether you’re inspired by icy blues, festive sparkle or peaceful snowy scenes, we can’t wait to see your creative take. 

We're delighted to have Leslie Miller joining us as our November Guest Designer.

I'm smitten with my Spellbinders' Joyful Wishes rub-ons and for this challenge, this delightful snowman has his turn on the stage. Snowmen and winter go hand-in-hand for me. 

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

Looking forward to seeing how WINTER inspires you.

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Cards Challenge #303 - 1 + 1 - Birthday Balloons

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #303 where, for the next two weeks, we invite you to play "One Plus One."  This involves simple math: use the center circle - which is birthday - and add ONE element selected from the outer circles. No need to include all four, or even three, not even two...just ONE.

Birthday + Balloons = my One + One 

Products are from Simply Stated Design.

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

Then, bring your 1 + 1 to the gallery.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #354 - Word Prompt - Knit/Knitted - Warm Wishes Coffee (SSD - Coffee Ephemera, Knitted EF)

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Welcome to Inspirational Challenge #354, where our Word Prompt for the next two weeks ( Nov. 8 - 21  is KNIT/KNITTED.  As the cooler weather begins to settle in, we naturally reach for things warm and cozy.

For this challenge, we invite you to create a card or project inspired by something knit or knitted. You might feature:
🧶 Knitted images such as clothing or accessories
🧵 Embossing folders with a knit pattern
🐑 Balls or skeins of yarn
👩‍🧶 Images of someone (person or critter!) knitting

Lots of possibilities!

My card features a Richard Garay knit embossed background paired with Simply Stated Design's pretty coffee-drinking, book-reading girl (she so resembles my niece) who looks quite cozy and stylish in her chunky knit seater. A couple additional pieces of ephemera - the mug and coffee heart - round out the 'Warm Wishes'.  

Please head over to the main blog to see my teammates' wonderful creativity.

Looking forward to seeing your KNITspiration in the gallery! 

Also sharing at:

2025 Fall Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Inspired by...Sweaters - definitely inspired by the pretty, cozy sweaters!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #800 - Special Week - Anything Goes - Santa Merry Christmas (SB - Joyful Wishes Rub-on)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #800 - yes, we're celebrating 800 challenges! Two wonderful things are happening to mark this milestone. First, the theme is Anything Goes , which means playing along is easy peasy. Second, some of the design team members are offering prizes on their blogs.  To be eligible to win, you need to play in this challenge and leave a comment on the Team Member's personal blog.

We're delighted to have Leslie Miller as our November Guest Designer.

My Anything Goes card features one of the detailed, oh-so-lovely images from Spellbinders' Joyful Wishes collection. That Santa is exactly how I picture him to be in real life. An SB embossing folder, poppy + gold cardstock and arched dies complete the panel. The sentiment is from Waffle Flower.

Looking forward to seeing a gallery filled-to-bursting with cards! 

Let's make Challenge #800 super awesome! 

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Color Hues Color Challenge #121 - Orange & Brown - Joy to the World Ornaments (SSD - Christmas Citrus)

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November 1st already and time to extend a warm welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #121, where Sheri, our hostess, invites us to play with hues of Orange and Brown for the next two weeks.  Autumn coming to mind? 

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

Playing with my much loved (and 100% Canadian/Albertan) Simply Stated Design products. Today, I'm featuring papers and ephemera from their Christmas Citrus collection. You can see how lovely it is here.

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from our guest as well as my talented teammates.

Looking forward to seeing how Orange and Brown inspire you.

The link will be open until Nov. 14th at 9:00 am (EST).

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Birthday Challenge #79 - Music - You Can Get Away With Anything When It's Your Birthday (SSD - Rad Old Woman)

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How is we're at November 1st already? Time flies, right! 

Welcome to AAA Birthday Challenge #79, where we're inviting you to feature *Music* on your birthday cards this month.  Musical scores, records/radios, dancing, musical words, instruments...so many possibilities. 

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

How do you like my *Rad Old Lady* rockin' out her rendition of Happy Birthday? She may be older, but she's still got what it takes to bring life to the party. Of course, she's a 'project base' from my favourite company of late: Simply Stated Designs. She's cool! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous music-themed birthday inspiration from my talented teammates. Then, bring out your 'music' and join rock out with us in the gallery!

The Link will be open until November 30th; plenty of time to play along!

Also sharing at:

Seize the Birthday Challenge #316 - Anything Goes

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Just Us Girls Challenge #799 - CASE a DT - Merry Christmas (Simply Stated Design)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #799, where we invite you to CASE one of the design team member's cards.  We create what we want; you select whichever card catches your eye (please be sure to tell us) and interpret it with your own twists and turns (please share details). 

If you select my card to CASE, thank you! 

My Christmas card is simple: embossing + patterned paper + ephemera. The papers/ephemera are from my favourite 100% Canadian/100% Alberta company: Simply Stated Designs. Inspiration was from the World Card-Making Day kit curated by Paper & Ink Boutique, located in Calgary, with the design by Heather Fischer.

Looking forward to see your take on one of our cards.

Thank you for dropping by!

AAA Cards Challenge #302 - Follow My Lead - Follow Karen - Happy Everything Cross-Stitched Heart (Lawn Fawn)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #302 where, for the next two weeks, we invite you to play "Follow My Lead." The lead this time around is Karen with an adorable bunny and watermelon card you see below. 

I discovered, in my box of bits-and-bobs, a heart I cross-stitched (Lawn Fawn) quite a while ago. This challenge seemed a perfect fit, with a focal image centered within a circular background.  I know the stitching took a while, but assembling the card? Literally minutes!

Please head over to the main blog to see how our guest designer and my talented team followed Karen's lead. Then, take your cue from her card and join us in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Inkspirational Challenge #353 - Designer's Choice - Seeing Stars - Shine Like the Stars (SSD and WCMD inspiration)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #353  where my wonderful teammate, Julia, invites us to draw inspiration from her Designer's Choice of SEEING STARS.  A few stars or a Milky Way's worth of stars, sparkly, shiny or glittery...the choice of stars and occasion is entirely yours.

Once again, I'm playing with papers and ephemera from Simply Stated Design, the fabulous company located in my home province of Alberta. The moon with the roses is so lovely, as is that wonderful night sky.

What stars will you bring to the gallery?

Let's get Julia all starry-eyed with a full-to-bursting star-filled gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #798 - Stencil Week - Season's Greetings Snowman

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #798 - Stencil Week where Ina is our lucky hostess.

 

October has flown by and it seems only yesterday we welcomed Greta Hess as our Guest Designer. Today, we bid her a heartfelt thank you for being such an inspiration this month. Greta, your weekly share of talent will be missed.

Surprise: no Craftoween Halloween card from me this week! LOL! Instead, I reached for my purchased-ages-ago Simon Says Build A Snowman mini stencils. Of course, snowmen and snowflakes go hand-in-hand; these are from a TH stencil. Simple...very.

Please head over to the main blog to see stencil sensations from Greta and the rest of my talented team. Then, bring out your stencils and join us in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!