Just Us Girls #247 - Photo Inspiration

Hello everyone, Marisa here with your inspiration photo for this week's challenge.  Just love the color combination as well as the mix of elements in this photo, and hope you are inspired by them too!  Here's a closer look at the photo.

Our Design Team has a wonderful assortment of eye candy to get your mojo going, and I can't wait to see what you come up with.

This month went zooming past, and it's time to see a final card from our fabulous Guest Designer, Shirley-Bee.  It has been a pleasure having her design with us this month!  Thanks Shirley!

Guest Designer

Shirley-Bee

Marisa

Sharyn

Maria

Vicki

Sue T.

Nancy

Sue V.

Lisa

                                                                                   
                                                                              Cheryl
                                                                                 

Just a reminder:  If you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS247.  After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here.  We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges!

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, July 3rd. The Linky Tools form will close at that time.  Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along.

Have fun creating!

Marisa

Chic of the Week #246

Hey there!

Thanks to all who participated in this week's color challenge!  I picked the colors that I LOVE to craft with!  I am so not a summer person (I hate the heat) but I do LOVE summer colors and images.

I loved all the creations but only one person can be Chic of the Week so this week's Chic is:

JAN from chai tea 'n me!

Here is here beautiful creation:

I just love the flower / butterfly cluster so awesome!   Congrats Jan!  Please contact me at riann1973 at yahoo dot net to claim your Chic of the Week badge and this also puts you in the running to be our August Guest Designer!

Thanks!  Stay tuned tomorrow for a new and fabulous challenge coming your way! 

Till next time!

Maria

Just Us Girls #246

Happy Summer!!!  Maria here with today's color challenge!  I have to say I'm not a huge fan of Summer (I hate the heat) but I do love Summer colors and images when crafting.  One of my favorite combos is Orange and Yellow.  So that is this week's color challenge Orange, Yellow plus a neutral of your choice.  I can't wait to see what you come up with!

Check out what our awesome Design Team came up with this week:

Guest Designer

Shirley-Bee

Maria

Sue V.

Sharyn

Marisa

Nancy

Sue T.

Vicki

Lisa

Just a reminder:  If you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS246 After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here.  We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges!

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, June 26th . The Linky Tools form will close at that time.  Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along.

Have fun creating!

Maria

Chic of the Week #245

Wow, it was great to see so many play in this week's technique challenge!  I love to see all of the different styles and creations that everyone made with this watercolor stamping.  I had a hard time picking only 1 winner, so I enlisted the help of a few friends and the winner is Theresa with this beautiful creation!





Congratulations!  Please contact me at qvande@hotmail.com for your Chic of the Week badge and this now puts you in the running for a chance to be our Guest Designer for the month of August.  Good luck!

Just Us Girls Technique Challenge #245

It's Sue V. again with another technique challenge.  Watercoloring seems to be everywhere in the cardmaking world in many different forms, so we are going to have some fun with watercolor stamping - ink your stamp with dye or Distress Ink then mist the stamp and stamp onto the cardstock. For an even softer look, stamp off on scrap paper first, then stamp onto your card stock.

First up is our Guest Designer for the month of June

Shirley-Bee

And now for the creations by our Design Team

Sue V.

Sharyn

Cheryl

Sue T.

Maria

Vicki

Nancy

Marisa

Just a reminder:  If you win Chic of the Week in any of our June challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of August.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS245 After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here.  We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges!

Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, June 19th . The Linky Tools form will close at that time.  Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along.

Chic of the Week #244

Hi Everyone!
We had some really great submissions this week for our Sketch Challenge!
 It was so much fun looking at all the different directions your creativity took you!

In the end, we must choose a winner!

The Chic of the Week this time is.....

Cheryl

I kept coming back to Cheryl's blog to look at this card again!
I was really drawn to that beautiful floral stamp, the clean look,
 and the great color combo!

Congrats to you Cheryl!

Please contact me Nancy@
wer4art@aol.com
so I may send you your Chic of the Week badge!

Now, don't forget to stop by tomorrow
 for our a real Simple and Great Technique Challenge 
hosted by Sue V.

  See you then!
Nanc'

Just Us Girls #244

Hello Craftin' Friends,

Nancy here and it's my turn to be your hostess this week for 

our Sketch Challenge.  I don't know about you, but summer break is

right around the corner and I just can't wait!  My plans are to do a lot

of craftin' and what better way to get your mojo flowing than with a great sketch!

Here is the one I have for you this week!  I hope you like it!

We also want to give a HUGE Welcome to our newest 

Guest Designer for the month of June...Shirley Bee!

She does fantastic work so we know we are going to enjoy her time with us!

Now....let's go see what the Design Team has been up to!

Shirley-Bee

 (Guest Designer)

Nancy

Sue V.

Sue T.

Sharyn

Marisa

Cheryl



Maria

Vicki

 

 

Lisa

 

 

 

Didn't they do a wonderful job? 

I love hosting sketches because no two cards are generally ever the same!

We can't wait to see what you all do this week!  

Good Luck!

Nancy

Chic of the Week #243

Many thanks to those who played this week in our Shaving Cream challenge! Everyone did a wonderful job with this technique.  I loved seeing all of the different colors that were used.  It's always difficult to choose a winner, but it must be done so this week's Chic of the Week is...............................................

Judy Woodland

 

Congratulations, Judy!  I loved the beautiful red, white and blue swirly background peeking through those cutout stars.  Please e-mail me at sharynp281@yahoo.com, and I will get your Chic of the Week badge to you.  You are, also, in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for July.

Be sure to check back with us tomorrow to see Nancy's wonderful sketch challenge!