Just Us Girls Challenge #813 - Use Dies Week - Luck/Green - Feeling Lucky To Have You (WF, SSD - St. Patrick's Girls Ephemera, SB - Calendar)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #813, where out wonderful hostess, Sue, invites us to use LUCK and/or GREEN for our DIE CUTS challenge.  

A new month means a new guest designer; we're delighted to have Milla joining us for March.

My calendar style card features one of the St. Patrick's Girls ephemera from the collection of the same name, paired with a Spellbinders' March calendar and backgrounds cut with a special edition of layered Tonic Studio/Clipper Street scalloped nesting dies. 

Green die cuts include the plaid backgrounds and the shiny green background on the Waffle Flower postage sentiment. Luck appears on the sentiment, which is also die cut. 

And, because we don't want to leave out the guys, here's another play with the calendar/leprechaun pairing:

Please head to the main blog to see fabulous examples of Luck/Green featured as DIE CUTS.

Remember: to be considered for the Winner of the Week or a Spotlight feature, you must use luck/green as DIE CUTS.

Looking forward to seeing your creativity in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

Color Hues Challenge #128 - Green and Gold - Let's Celebrate Green Rose (SSD - Gatsby Ephemera XL)

Hello,

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #128 where Karen invites us to play with hues of Gold and Green for the next two weeks. Perfect combination for March (already!), especially with St. Patrick's Day right around the corner. Of course, this pairing works well for a variety of images/occasions as you'll see from the inspiration cards created by my talented teammates and our guest designers.

Speaking of guest designers, we're pleased to have two joining us:  Darnell and Donna. Welcome!

I have two cards, both featuring images from the GATSBY collection from - yes - Simply Stated Design. I love when ephemera plays perfectly with a colour combination! Sentiments are from Spellbinders and Pinkfresh Studio.

The bold rose: gorgeous! 

The stately Rolls Royce: an eye-catching classic!

Please head over to the main blog to see outstanding inspiration from our guest designers and my team. 

Then, join us with your Gold and Green works of art.

The challenge will be open until March 29th @ 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!

AAA Cards Challenge #309 - 1 Plus 1 - Spring Lamb Happy Easter (SB Spring Blessings Rub-ons)

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Welcome to AAA Cards Challenge #309 where we have a 1 + 1 Spring theme to inspire you for the next two weeks.  The concept is simple: your card should feature Spring, from the center, then ONE of the choices from the following: Lambs, Cleaning, Flowers, Colours. 

I really wanted to create a Spring Cleaning card but alas, nothing in my collection jumped out at me (must remedy that). Instead, I opted for an image from my new Spellbinders Spring Blessings rub-ons: the adorable lamb. I want to give him some cuddles! 

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous 1 + 1 inspiration from my talented team.

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

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AAA Birthday Challenge #83 - Use Die Cuts - Celebrate in Your Own Style (Sculpted Scripted Floral - SB)

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Welcome to AAA Birthday Challenge #83. This month's theme: use die cuts. Easy peasy, because we all have - and love - dies! Once again, let's celebrate birthdays in style! 🎉

We're delighted to have Caroline (KISS) joining us as our Guest Designer.

In a random act of 'sale' shopping at the end of December, I purchased a variety of papers, ephemera, stamps and yes, dies from the Spellbinders Beautifully Imperfect collection. The Sculped Scripted Floral stamps/dies, along with a sheet of patterned paper, are making their debut here. The stamps bring a scripted element to the petals, which is rather cool. A few stamped ink splatters finish up the card.

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

Then, join us with your die-cut birthday-themed card. 
Looking forward to seeing you in the gallery.

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Inkspirational Challenge #362 - Word Prompt - USE STENCILS (Optional Twist - Plaid) - I'm So Lucky (SSD - Leprechaun Ephemera)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #362 where we invite you to play along with our popular USE STENCILS Challenge. This go-round, our optional twist is PLAID. 

Since we're already in March (seriously, where does the time go!), I'm going all St. Patrick's Day with my card. The stencil: Gina K Designs.  Background arches: Spellbinders. Sentiment: Waffle Flower.

The charming, handsome star-of-the-show leprechaun: Simply Stated Designs. He is a dapper guy, isn't he! 

Please head to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from my team, then join us in the gallery with stencil creations of your own.

Looking forward to seeing your dazzling delights!

Thank you for dropping by!

Just Us Girls Challenge #812 - STENCIL Week - Wishing You the Best Day Blooms (Better Press Society - Nov. 2025)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #812, featuring our ever-popular Stencil Week theme.

Joining us once again is Denise Morgans, our February Guest Designer. Thank you so much for sharing your abundant creativity with us this month.

Time to start using those Better Press Society plates I've been collecting over the past several months. Making its debut is the November 2025 plate. The plates don't always have a name/title attached to them so we'll just call this 'bloom burst'. In addition to the plate and stencil are two edge dies so the focal image can be cut and popped up on a card panel, as I've done here. A Concord & 9th triangle cover plate adds texture. I'm rather smitten with this plate; definitely more dates planned with it.

Please head over to the main blog to see fabulous inspiration from Denise and my teammates.

Looking forward to your stencil sensations in the gallery.

Thank you for dropping by!

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

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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)

Hello,

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

Hello,

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!

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

Hello,

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)

Hello,

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!