Just Us Girls Challenge #735 - Word Week - Summertime - Sending Hugs and Good Vibes Sunglasses (Concord and 9th Bright Eyes, TE sentiment, MCT paper)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #735, where our lovely hostess, Carol Mc, has selected SUMMERTIME as the theme for Word Week. Summer pastimes, summer activities, summer clothing...plenty of choices and directions to spark your creativity.

Once again, we're delighted to have Cat joining us as our July Guest Designer.

We've been having a heat wave here in Alberta: hot temperatures, bright blue skies, blazing sun. I'm not a fan of the heat - anything beyond 18C melts me (and our mini schnauzer, Lily) - but I do love stylish sunglasses and found a fabulous card here that sparked inspiration. Concord * 9th's Bright Eyes for the shades, assorted papers from MCT and a TE sentiment: happy to have found this simple recipe for making a card when I'm melting! LOL! 

Looking forward to seeing your summer sensations in the gallery.

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Just Us Girls Challenge #734 - Color Week - Coral and Yellow - Wishing You a Beautiful Day Butterfly (The Stamp Market - Papillon)

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Happy Fourth of July to all my USA friends. Hope your day is filled with celebrations.

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #734, where our lovely hostess, Stephanie, has select the lovely combination of Coral and Yellow as inspiration this week.  

We're delighted to have Cat Craig joining us as our July Guest Designer.

Some of my "old" products from The Stamp Market have come to play: Papillon and a plaid stencil. I paired them with die cuts squares from Studio Light and a sentiment from Taylored Expression.

Looking forward to your Coral and Yellow cards.

See you in the gallery!

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Color Hues Challenge #90 - White and Aqua - Birthday Wishes Quadrants (PFS and Spellbinders)

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Happy July 1st and, to all my fellow Canadian crafters, Happy Canada Day! 

Today, we're inviting you to play along at Colour Hues Challenge #90, where our lovely Nancy has selected White and Aqua as inspiration for the next two weeks. A beautiful, fresh combination, indeed.

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

My PFS Quadrant Background has come out for another play; it wears any colour combination beautifully. For this challenge, I've dressed it in an assortment of teal inks, and paired with a cardstock and sentiment combination from Spellbinders. The circle dies are from Prism Studio; love the faux stitching. 

Looking forward to seeing your White & Aqua inspired creations in the gallery!

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Inkspirational Challenge #319 - Use Stencils (Optional: Use Paste) - Just Because (Alex Syberia Designs - Charming Flora, Beautiful Day collection)

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Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #319. *Use Stencils* is our inspiration for the next two weeks and, if you want to jazz up your stenciling, we've included an optional twist: Use Paste. Colours, design, occasion - the choice is yours, but please incorporate stencils.

My card features the Beautiful Day hot foil plate, die and stencils from Alex Syberia Designs' most recent release. I added the two die cut floral panels to a Charming Floral background. A "Just Because" foiled sentiment was the finishing touch. I'm a super fan of ASD; her exceptional suites of products make card-making a joy! 

Looking forward to a gallery filled with stencil sensations.

Before I sign off: 

Happy Canada Day long weekend to our Canadian card-makers. 

Hope you'll have plenty of opportunity to join in some celebrations on July 1st. I'm looking forward to fireworks! 

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Just Us Girls Challenge #733 - Anything Stencil - You are Special in Every Way (Life is Good Collection - Alex Syberia Designs)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #733, where stencils are the stars-of-the-stage. 

Joining us for her wrap-up as our Guest Designer for June: Jane Taylor. Thank you for all your incredible inspiration this month! 

My card features the stamps, dies and stencils from the Alex Syberia Designs Life is Good suite. I'm an avid fan of her high quality and creative products. This collection is wonderful: stamps that stamp beautifully, dies that line up and cut easily; stencils that make colouring a breeze. 

Looking forward to your stencil sensations filling the gallery!

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Just Us Girls Challenge #732 - Photo/Moodboard - Mysterious Petals Thank You (Alex Syberia Designs)

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Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #732, where I've selected the Mood Board below as inspiration this week.

Remember that mood boards have multiple avenues for you to explore: colours, images, textures, designs, shapes, the 'vibe'...and that's just a start. One element or a combination of several: the options are plentiful.  Let us know what caught your eye; we're excited to see your interpretations. 

 

Source: https://butterflyreflectionsink.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-mood-board.html

We're delighted to have Jane Taylor joining us as our June Guest Designer with another of her fabulous creations.

Colours and the whimsical florals in the lower right image caught my attention; I translated them with the lovely Mysterious Petals from Alex Syberia Designs. This collection of dies work seamlessly to create a most eye-catching arrangement of blooms, buds and leaves. The background features the Charming Flora cover plate. A simple gold foiled sentiment finishes it off.

I cut all the colours with all the dies, which means a few more cards happened. Here's another:

Looking forward to seeing how the Mood Board inspires you.

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Color Hues Challenge #89 - Sage & Pink - You are the Best - Beautiful Days (Alex Syberia Designs)

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Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #89, where our lovely hostess, Marcia, has selected hues of Sage and Pink as inspiration for the next two weeks. I'm smitten with this combination, looking for ways to add it as accents to my cards, wardrobe and home decor. It's a winner!

We're delighted to have Amy Tsuruta joining us as our Guest Designer for this challenge; welcome, Amy! 

My card features the Beautiful Day hot foil plate, die and stencils from Alex Syberia Designs' most recent release. Two shades of pink inks, paired with Dusty Sage (SSS) and Bundled Sage (distress ink) made for easy colouring of these delightful whimsical blooms.  I added the two die cut floral panels to a Charming Floral background. A Just Because Hot Foil & Die  sentiment was the finishing touch. I'm a super fan of ASD; her exceptional suites of products make card-making a joy! 

Looking forward to seeing your Sage and Pink creations.

The challenge will remain open until June 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!