Friday, August 30, 2013

Distressing, WILD, with Just Us Girls!


For this month's WILDCARD challenge, at Just Us Girls headquarters,
our cutie pie Jugstress, Marisa, has given us a JUICY, crafty and versatile
way to get busy....  DISTRESSING!  {Whaaaat?  An excuse to distress?}


 Yes, please!


Count me IN!


WAY in!


 It's easy to be "in", if you enjoy a lil' extra ink, texture, sandpaper, crunched edges...

~ I COULD go on, and on and ON~

But THESE gals went there, TOO!  I hope you'll check out THEIR fabulous creations!



And then get busy with extra ink, texture, sandpaper, crunched edges...

Ink it UP, babies!  Hope to see you SOON!

 Supplies - 

C/S - Stampin' Up!; Wplus9 Design Studio
D/P - Authentique
Ink - Clearsnap; Versafine
Stamps - (Cowboys) Acey Ducey; (Sentiments) Wplus9 Design Studio
Die Cut Shape - Wplus9 Design Studio
Embossing Folder - Cuttlebug

Friday, August 23, 2013

Back to School Crafting Fun with Just Us Girls


Just Us Girls have ANOTHER fantastic challenge to direct some SUPER crafty
mojo that so many of us are craving, now that the wee-ones are back on their
regular schedule...  But in case you're not quite ready to give yourself permission..


WE WILL! 
 Join, Just Us Girls, and our SUPER hostess, Tangii, as we inspire and welcome you, with 
this festive photo and the various ways we've interpreted its splendid subject matter...
C'mon ALONG and get your back-to-school CRAFT onnnnnnn!

We can never have enough "teacher" thank you's, or student encouragement cards..



{Is it working?  Are you thinking you DESERVE to get BACK into craft mode?}


You REALLY do!  

Just feast your eyes on the SUPER creations from the rest of the darling Just US Girls team!




Yup.  That's it!  Put a PIN in it, and link your creation up with Just Us Girls!  

Hope to see you there!  Yipeeee!



Supplies - 

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - October Afternoon
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Versafine; S/U!
Die Cut Shapes - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ribbon - Vintage Craft Supply
Bling - Want2Scrap®


Friday, August 16, 2013

Monochromatic Color Challenge with Just Us Girls


I never, never, EVER get tired of the shifting challenges from Just Us Girls!
Every week of the month, it's a little something different, and THIS week, 
even the COLOR challenge is different from the last time - 
we're playing with MONOCHROMATIC color! 


 Oh, HOW IS LOVED THIS!  It made me look HARD at my stash of 
goodies, but THEN I remembered one, little thing...   INK!!!!  Oh, yeah!
Ink AND some of my LATEST stamps from Wplus9 Design Studio...  

Just US Girls have SO much FUN with supplies!  


And I ADORE meeting a challenge with enthusiasm and creative spirit!

So, in case you're interested, here's a few tips on how I went MONOCHROMATIC!

 I made some cloud masks with post-its and placed them on a panel

Then I inked up the deck pattern on Dockside Backgrounds, 
and then stamped it along the bottom of the Oatmeal panel in 
three different shades of blue, starting lightest to darkest.  I did
not apply full pressure to the stamp, to allow vacancies in the 
ink.  TRUST me, this effect was EXACTLY what I wanted!

In the final layer, I sprayed dark blue SMOOCH spray from 
Clearsnap, direct to the stamp.  With a dry piece of sponge I 
dragged the ink across the pattern of the stamp, stamped it to
the foreground of the panel and then dragged the foreground 
with the sponge to smudge the pattern just a bit.  THIS made
the deck pattern turn into SEA, right before my eyes!  COOL!


 Repeating with the same ink colors, ink was sponged over the cloud masks and across the sky.

I removed the masks, sponged a bit more ink onto the white of the cloud, until 
they looked CLOUDY enough for me!  Then inked up some MORE great Wplus9 Stamps
and finished off a darling nautical SCENE, 'cause I LOVE me a "scene" card!


No reason to feel "blue" when you gaze upon our Color Challenge, this week!  
Just Us Girls have MANY reasons to make you feel SUNNY and bright, as 
you ink up some BLUE!  CHECK out the GALS of Just US Girls!  



Happy SAILS, to YOU!



Supplies - 

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Smooch Spray - Clearsnap






Saturday, August 10, 2013

Shaker Cards with Just Us Girls



Technique week at Just Us Girls is always a fun and CRAFTY surprise! 
This week, we're making SHAKER CARDS!  {That's RIGHT!} We are
reaching into the vault of FABULOUS, timeless techniques and dusting
off a GREAT one!  I simply adore how easily OLD can be NEW, again!



I think I made my very first shaker card in 2001!  My GAWSHHHH!  
Where DOES the time go?


How happy am I to be dumping sequins from that very same era - and NOW they are
"new" cool, AGAIN!  This was a VERY fun assignment - THANK YOU, to Lisa for
hostessing us so BEAUTIFULLY, as usual!  This was a FANTASTIC challenge idea!  



Check out all the goodness from the other Juggie ladies!




Seems that we're having a crafty, shaker party and YOU are invited!  

Hope you'll attend!  We can hardly WAIT!  Thanks, for visiting!  

xoxo


Supplies - 

C/S - Wplus9; Stampin' Up!
D/P - October Afternoon
Die Cut Shapes - Wplus9; Quick Qutz
Sequins - Dritz

Friday, August 2, 2013

Big Celebration with "Just Us Girls" Challenge!



It is a HUGE, super and SPECTACULAR week to be joining the fun
over at Just Us Girls!  Believe it or NOT, it is our 200th CHALLENGE!


 We have a super, classic sketch, if you're up for the creative fun...


And YES!  We have a WONDERFUL sponsor!  Inspired by Stamping!
Joanna, the talented owner and designer behind this delightful company,
was kind enough to share a VERY generous $15.00 gift certificate to a
lucky winner!  {Thank you, Joanna!} I hope you'll check out her blog
for the INSIDE creative scoop on the beauty and possibility behind her
wonderful products.  I'll bet YOU recognize some of the SERIOUS
talent from her powerful design team!  LOTS of creative superstars in
that crew!  Yipeee and YEE HAW!  I hope you'll join the fun! 



WE sure did!  Hosted by our dear, Maria, this sketch is classic, beautiful
and something you can refer to, again & again...  But  in case you need
MORE convincing and inspiration - check out the GIRLSSSSSSS!



I was SO happy to play with this darling paper from Crate Paper and drop
some SERIOUSLY delicious tackle...  Aren't those SNAPS darling!?!
I purchased them a few years back when I was treated to a gathering at 
the French General, in Los Angeles, with my amazing friend, Cathe Holden!
Treasure comes in many forms...  FRIENDSHIP, French flea market treasure...


All the makings for GREAT memories, and creative FUN!  And isn't THAT 
part of the reason we LOVE TO CREATE!  Join JUST US GIRLS, for our 
happy celebration of MANY, many rounds of creative inspiration!  
Sure hope you'll join us in ALL the fun! 


Supplies -

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio & S/U!
D/P - Crate Paper
Ink - Clearsnap; S/U!
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Die - Wplus9 Design Studio
Embossing Folder - Sizzix
Silk covered snaps - The French General