Saturday, September 28, 2013

Just Us Girls and a FOND farewell....


I have been EXTREMELY blessed to be a member of Just Us Girls for a LONG time!
In case you've never enjoyed the fruits of their revolving challenges, YOU have been
missing out!  Me?  I've been an inspired participant, a THRILLED chic of the week, a
SUPER delighted guest designer, and for a good three years now, an ECSTATIC 
design team member...  {WHERE, oh where, has the time gone!?!} 


It's been a GREAT ride!  

                     
 I am FILLED with gratitude!  - AND a whole lot of crafty memories...  
THIS is my last post as a JUG-ster, and my last week as a hostess for all 
the fun and SUPER sonic inspiration...  A super fallish photo collage is 
my parting gift...  I hope you'll consider playing along!

Also, my dear team mate, Tangii, has also decided to step down from
Just Us Girls...  My special salute to you, Tangii, and your brilliant color
skills and all around crafty TALENT!  YOU will be greatly missed!
THANK YOU for gracing us with your brilliant work! *Mwah!*


On to some crafty BUSINESS.....

You might know that I am a lover of the "scene" card....  So this happened
quite naturally.  This background was created with STAMP pads, and a 
smattering of water color with stamp ink!  {It was INKALICIOUS, babies!}
 

But then I pretty much covered the whole thing up with delicious stampy
elements and precious pretty bits and baubles...  But HEY!  That's how
the stamp bounces...   IT'S THE JOURNEY!  {Says the girl with VERY 
inky fingers!} Worth all the effort, as far as I'm concerned!


{Autumn is my FAVORITE season for stamping!}

But speaking of stamping!  Ack!  Do you KNOW these ladies...  the fabby force of
JUST US GIRLS!  They took this photo montage ALL THE WAY to AMAZING!


Please, TREAT YOURSELF to a very Juggified version of PUMPKIN SPICE!
It's a cornucopia-o-inspiration!


Thank YOU, for the YEARS of gushing and swooning that you
indulged me in...  {I LOVE those GIRLS!} I am humbled by
ALL that I see, learn from and am inspired by, in the crafty blog
world.  You have NO idea how much healing, hand holding and
friendship making has occurred here...  EVEN WHEN I HAVEN'T
been 1/10th of the friend I mean to be, this place has continued
to take care of me!  I am VERY, very blessed.

Thank you, again, for your love and inspiration!

Supplies - 

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio
Stamps - Wplus9 Deisgn Studio (Sentiment and Pumpkins)
               Tim Holtz/Stampers Anonymous (Truck)
Designer Elements - October Afternoon
Button - Buttons Galore & More
Twine - Jillibean Soup








Friday, September 20, 2013

Color Challenge with Just Us Girls!

Hellooooooooooo, my friends!  There are RAINDROPS outside my window,
and I just MADE SOMETHING super fun, so WELCOME, welcome, welcome!
It's a GREAT day to get your INK onnnnnnn, with Just Us Girls!


WHO doesn't love a little extra color in their world, am I right?


Darling as EVER, Nancy, is hostessing all the fun over at Just Us Girls headquarters...

(Have you been by the shop lately?  LOTS going on!  Hope you'll pop in)



Aside from an exciting DT call!  {Whoop!  Whoop!} The FANTASTIC JugHEADS are
all crafty and colorful this week...   Hope you'll check out their inspiration and SHOW them
the love, love, LOVE they deserve!  {I sure LOVE 'em!} So MUCH color!!!!!


AND....   I adore YOU {U}, too!


Thanks for visiting - you REALLY are just MY type!  

Yee Haw!


Saturday, September 14, 2013

Just Us Girls Technique Challenge



Please don't hate me, because I'm bustin' out the Halloween goodness, already...


~ I LOVES me my HALLOWEEN craft supplies! ~

 

Especially, MIXED with SCRUMPTIOUS technique fun....!


We're using this FAB technique to REMIND you to LOVE YOUR SCOREBOARD!  
Of course, all the details are on the JUST US GIRLS blog, including an exciting
announcement and a link to a great tutorial, so pleeeeeease!  Check it OUT!

 
 I threw in some of my FAVORITE Halloween stamps, EVEEEEERRRRRRRR!

And some fun use of resist with clear embossing...  Can you tell????


STARS created with this technique!  Fo-gitaboud-it!


Resist + GRID technique + FAVORITE skelly stamp and JUST US GIRLS....  


GHOUSHLY good fun!  That's what I'm talkin' about!!!!!

Plus, my sweet DARLING Jug-heads are makin' this technique SHINE!  
I hope you'll visit them, MAKE SOMETHING and share it with Just Us Girls!


Do NOT be frightened! 

{Trust ME!}

Supplies -

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio; S/U!
Stamps - Tim Holtz & Stampers Anonymous; Wplus9 Design Studio (tiny STARS!)
Ink - Tim Holtz & Ranger; S/U!
Tule - Joanne's
Embossing Powder - S/U!




Thursday, September 5, 2013

Wplus9 Design Studio, NEW RELEASE and some news!


Wplus9 Design Studio has the MOST innovative and quality stamps on the market... PERIOD. 

 
I should KNOW...  I've been designing with them since their inception, back in February, 2010!


I'll admit, I was a little slow to embrace the clear polymer.  Not to mention, parting with the familiarity of a good, old fashioned wood mounted stamps.  BUT, Wplus9 enlightened me...  
With the finest quality of polymer, as well as Dawn's immaculate standards in manufacturing...  
YOU can always count on these babies to accept ink and DELIVER outstanding results!  
This season's release, punctuates the innovation and vision of the company's founder, 
Her fun, juicy, eye-candilicious and SUPER easy to maneuver stamps and dies are ONE of a kind!  
I hope THIS card portrays exactly what I'm referring to: have you SEEN the dies???? 
 Nautical Notions Die ('Nuff said!)


The exquisite detail in this life preserver???  C'mon!  I don't need NO savin' from this tool...  LOL
I just want to make sure that YOUR crafting is safe, so CHECK it all out!  Every stampy bit and 
bauble from this release, requires some SERIOUS contemplation: 
you can CHART your course from right HERE!


For all the glorious details on how this sea worthy scene was inked, 
check out the details, from a similar creation, here!

 

This entire set, Dockside, will be keeping me stamping for YEARS!  It is a lifer!
SUCH beautifully drawn images and all purpose sentiments, I'll NEVER let go! {Ja-ack!}



 Dawn's vast education and experience with Graphic Design, means that she's apt to 
create backgrounds and elements that work together in ways that boggle the imagination.
If you're a math phobe, like me, you might be a little nervous when "registering" images.
NO stamp-a-majig required!  THESE babies are SO easy to line up - I CAN DO IT! 


 Lookee at the background stamping - I DID that!  {I know right!?!} No, seriously, you probably
already know how beautifully the Wplus9 stamps work together, but in case your at all skeptical, 
my card from YESTERDAY, was stamped with ONE line of a chevron stamp, to make that back-
ground!  Yup, one line at a time!  It was easy and soooooooooo satisfying!  Hope you'll put 
Borders and Backgrounds in your cart, directly!  That's another one, you're GONNA NEEEEED!
I love the ability to customize a monogram! What a great way for my TEENAGE son to get
caught up on Thank You cards!  {Guess I'll be making about a million of these!} LOL


{I'm not really sorry.  Enabling you, is part of my job description!} Don't be CRABBY


...  But THIS is another reason you'll need the Nautical Notions die...  Crabs for ANY season!


{See what I mean?}

Oh, and one more thing to apologize for...  You're gonna need this ALPHABET, too.
Appropriately, named, Monogrammed,  it lives up to its name and THEN some!  

 Whaddya think?  LOTS of stampy, papery delightful fun!

I know, I'VE HAD A BLAST! Sure hope you have, too!

This release with Wplus9 Design Studio marks the end of a WONDERFUL journey, 
as I have decided to step down from the Wplus9-ettes, after 3 and 1/2 glorious years! 
It's an emotional decision, as I have grown to think of the Wplus9 crew as family 
and VERY dear friends...   But, this is me, being a "grown up." :oP 

Because of Wplus9 Design Studio, I have friends across the WORLD!  
How could it get any better than that!?!  I owe a huge debt of gratitude to 
Darling Dawn: she invited me to join her for a SPECTACULAR ride!  
I'll always be a fan and a huge supporter of Wplus9 products... and the 
spectacular vision of it's creator and friends!  Thank you, Dawn, and
everyone who has supported me...  What a GREAT time!

You can bet that my creations will ALWAYS be heavy in Wplus9 products...

Thanks, so much, for sticking by me!


Supplies -

C/S - Wplus9; Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Wplus9 Design Studio; Versafine; S/U!
All die cut shapes - Wplus9 Design Studio
Bling - Want2Scrap®
Google Eyes - Darice
Baker's Twine - Paper Treats




Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Wplus9 Design Studio August/September Release


I'm having SO much inky fun with the NEWEST stamps, dies and accessories from Wplus9:

 
 Shocking, right?

 
 {Can you hear me, purring!}

Just LOOK at the detail in these nautical images!  Stamps & dies GALORE!


Don't you LOVE this chevron?  This HUGELY inkable and AMAZING look is SO 
easy to create...  and it's one of MANY!  Check out Borders & Backgrounds 2!


The sentiment AND rope/circle are from my VERY favorite stamp set of this release, Dockside.
Explore every image for yourself, but I guarantee you'll see EXACTLY why this one, is the set
YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT!  You'll be stamping in every kind of condition with this collection!



So, if you haven't checked out the creative blog for Wplus9 in a while...  THIS, my friends, 
is your TICKET to ride!  EACH of the lovely Wplus9-ettes is having a go at inspiration, one
at a time, so don't forget to scroll back and get the ENTIRE adventure!  Just checking in for
Dawn's videos, mood boards and release designs, is MORE than enough creative fodder for just
about ANYONE, but I know how "we" are, and SOME inspiration is NEVER enough.... 
So make sure you check out Dawn's blog OFTEN! 

But since you're here, NOW...  THANKS!  I'm DELIGHTED you stopped by! 
Sure hope you'll check back in TOMORROW, as I have MULTIPLE projects, to 
punctuate my final day of this release!  Hope to see you, THEN!


Supplies - 

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Wplus9 Design Studio; Stampin 'Up!
Dies - Wplus9 Design Studio
Metal Star - Joanne's
Twine - My stash
Embossing Powder - Stampin' Up!















Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Wplus9 Design Studio's NEWEST stamps!


Hi, friends!  I am SO glad you are here...   Today is MY turn to feature some
projects with some of the latest stampy goodness from Wplus9 Design Studio!


"Sweet" friend, is EXACTLY how I think of lovely, Miss Dawn, the creative
mastermind behind Wplus9 Design Studio...  And BELIEVE-IT-OR-NOT, 
she's DONE IT AGAIN!  Her latest release has my ink pads HOPPING to 
attention and my crafty fingers working HARD to keep up with the creative
MAGIC contained in each and every set, stamp, ink, die, CARDSTOCK...
Oh, and DON'T forget the envelopes...   YEoooooooowZA!


 My project for today, features a precision timed and FLAWLESSLY designed stamp set, 
Fanciful Feathers, and accompanying dies, Fanciful Feathers Die, a HUGELY fun & classy
A2 Envelope Liner Die (did I mention, CLASS? Ehemmm!), and NEW, A2 Envelopes
available in both, the GORGEOUS Oatmeal, AND classic White
{Told ya, Dawn/aka Mrs. Wplus, is truly, truly SOMETHING!} 


I could NOT wait to try to get a lil' EXTRA class into my normal craft mojo, to make these
tools SHIMMER like an old time Hollywood star....   Pretend this card would be perfect for, 
say Grace Kelly, or Kathryn Hepburn, back in the day...  
 We're talkin' THAT kind of classy.... {!} 


So, I GOT some SHIMMER on, and I daubed some decadent Wplus9 ink...   


 ...  And then I STAMPED inside, because the sentiments with this set feature
some WONDERFUL lettering work, and I am COMPLETELY smitten...  


Plus, it's always fun to stamp a few extra images on a pristine, OATMEAL envelope...!


I love it SO much, I might just SEND IT TO MYSELF!  


 Just kidding.

No, I REALLY am...   Just kidding.   {!} But what is NOT a joke, is HOW unbelievably
talented Dawn, herself, and the entire team at Wplus9 headquarters truly is...   I hope you'll
treat yourself to a UNIVERSAL sized dose of creative inspiration and a LOT of shopping
fun...  REMEMBER, these babies are ALREADY available to the public, so you'll want to
cram that shopping cart FULL, while the gettin's good!  

Thanks, for stopping by!  
Hope you'll peek in tomorrow for MORE fun with Wplus9's latest!

Supplies -

C/S - Wplus9 Design Studio
D/P - Crate Paper
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Wplus9 Design Studio
Feather/Envelope Liner Dies - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ribbon - Michael's
Perfect Pearls - Ranger