JUGS #112 - Set of Cards and Matching Packaging

Hello All!!! I hope everyone is enjoying a most fabulous Thanksgiving holiday! Andrea here to bring you a new challenge, but first...

We here at Just Us Girls are all in such a thankful mood and would like to thank YOU! We appreciate all of your support and inspirational projects!

On to this week's challenge.

I really enjoy making sets of cards. Even better when they're presented so beautifully in matching packaging!!!!

So we want you to show us a set of cards with matching packaging or holder. Be it a box, bag, etc, show us your stuff!

Now let's see what goodies JUGS DT and our guest designer have in store!

♥♥ Just Us Girls Design Team ♥♥

Andrea

Dana

Elise

Kathryn

Lisa

Lynn

Pam

Vicki

And our talented and wonderful guest designer, Kim O'Connell :)

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS112. After you post to Linky Tools you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, December 1st. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick, "Chic of the Week", will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Chic of the Week #111

Oh how fun to see all your entries!  By the looks of it, you all seemed to like the colors this week!  Thank you for joining in and playing -- I appreciate the support of my first challenge here at JUGS!  After going through all the entries, [and I did comment on all of them], the one that just grabbed my attention was............  Melissa Cash with this beautiful use of the colors, and such a gorgeous clean gift card holder.

Melissa please contact us at lisajugs@roadrunner.com to get your Chic of the Week badge! Congratulations!! Be sure to play in tomorrow's challenge -- its a fun project!! Thanks again for playing -- see you tomorrow~

JUGS #111 Color Challenge

Hi Everyone! This is my first challenge with you and the JUGS Team. I made it pretty darn easy, and I hope I have inspired you to play along! This week is a color challenge; Red, Green & White. I love these colors together for making Christmas cards!
Feel free to post our graphic on your post (right click, save image as) - it makes it really easy to find your card! :)

First off here's the card from our Featured Designer, Kim O'Connell. Be sure you leave her a little love on her blog!

And here is what my fellow JUGheads and I have come up with to inspire you.

Vicki Dutcher

Kathryn Berthiaume

Lynn Mangan

Maria Levine

Pam Imholz

Andrea Matthews

Dana Gustafson

Elise Durenberger

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS111. After you post to Linky Tools you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November, 24. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick, "Chic of the Week", will be announced on the following Friday morning.

We hope you play along and have fun while creating your card and/or project! Oh, and, HAPPY TURKEY DAY - don't eat too much :)~

Chic of the Week #110

Well it seems that we've have quite a few stampers out there that had never heard of or tried the ghosting technique I challenged you with this week! Love that! So nice when we can bring new techniques into our stamping worlds!

The card I chose as this week's winner tried this technique for the first time and did a fabulous job with it!  Congratulations to Andrea for this lovely holiday card!  Lovin' the black ornaments against the lovely ghostly snowflakes in the background.

Please contact me at lisajugs@roadrunner.com for your Chic of the Week badge!

Thanks so much for all your fabulous entries!  Keep them coming...we love seeing your creativity!  Vicki has her first challenge tomorrow (a color challenge) as a JUGs DT member, so please stop by tomorrow for that challenge!

Just Us Girls #110 - Ghosting Technique

Hello JUGs fans! Lisa here with a new technique challenge brought to you by Just Us Girls. This is a favorite of mine. It's called "ghosting" and I learned this technique at a Wendy Vecchi class last year. There's a link to the technique on Splitcoast Stampers here. But instead of using Versamark ink, try using a white pigment ink, heat setting it before applying ink over it. Then use darker inks to make the image appear as a "ghost". That's the way I learned the technique and the results are very cool!

Let's see what the girls have done with this technique.

Kim O'Connell, November Featured Designer

♥♥ Just Us Girls Design Team ♥♥

Andrea

Dana

Elise

Kathryn

Lisa

Lynn

Maria

Vicki

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS110. After you post to Linky Tools you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November, 17th. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick, "Chic of the Week", will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with! Have fun!

Chic of the Week #109!

Howdy friends!  Well, first off, I LOVED all the creativity this week.  You all sure know how to make a sketch come alive!  Thank you so much for playing with us!

This week's Chic is Karen!

I loooooove her clean lines and consistent gold accents.  The designer papers are beautiful and the final finishing touches of tiny red bling just make this card pop!   Be sure and stop by Karen's blog, Studio at the Lake, for a ton of papercrafted eye candy! 

Karen please email me at paperdaydream at aol dot com for your winners badge.

Ok friends, hold onto your hats becasue LISA will be back tomorrow with a technique challenge that is going to make your day!!

Just Us Girls #109 sketch challenge...won't you tri{angle} it?

Hey JUGs fans! This week it is a sketch for your crafting pleasure. I hope you will "tri" it! Not only should the element placement inspire your creation but also please note the shape....it's a triangle. So whatever you make...card, layout, home dec etc. keep it on the triangle OK? Start thinking, Christmas trees, birthday hats, mountains, single pennant, pizza, WHATEVER....the sky (and the triangle!) is the limit!!

Check out our guest designer this month....the delightful and creative Kim O'Connell! Welcome Kim! So glad you could join us this month!

and from "da girls" of Just Us Girls"...

Lynn

Vicki

Lisa

Andrea

Kathryn

Elise

Dana

How to play: You need to upload your project for this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Linky Tools form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS109. After you post to Linky Tools you can also leave a comment here.

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November, 10th. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick, "Chic of the Week", will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Don't delay...join us for something out of the box this week!

Chick of the WEEK! #108

Goodness, GRACIOUS! The "craftiest season" is definitely upon us!
Dear friends of JugLAND - you sure dazzled and delighted my crafty
soul this week! Thank you, for ALL of your tremendous, creative work!
I was thrilled to see all of the various ways you were inspired by this
month's WildCard challenge - ALTERED FRAMES! What fun!

There were several that JUST rocked my world, all of which
I would SNAP up in a jiffy at a craft fair, art show, Etsy shop!!!
{You get the drill!} It doesn't take much to take paper craft up
a notch, to true Art Work! And I would be HONORED to hang
ALL of it up on my wall - you guys ARE awesome! So, now -
without further adieu... My TOP 5, MOST inspired.....

Carrie's Corner
Eddie
Ginger Claire
LeAnne

And finally, our newest Chic of the Week....

BlackDragon

{My ALL-THINGS-HALLOWEEN-LOVING HEART just BURST!}

Plus, I love, love, ADORE and am completely smitten with her
alterations to this fabby frame - it's a keepsake in the craftiest
form and I am simply in AWE of the details and talent that went
into THIS creation! Thank you, Blackdragon - you SLAYED me!

And THANK YOU, to everyone, for continuing to let us inspire you
week after week... We adore each and every creation that you take
the time to share with us! Hope you'll check back, tomorrow, for our
NEXT challenge, hosted by the EVERY so creative, Dana G.!
Can't wait!