Chic of the Week #43

Ok girls!  What a week of fabulous template creations!  I am so blown away by the creativity out there.  I am behind on commenting (I hope belated comments are OK?) BUT I have looked at every entry and can I just say WOW!??!  Alas I had to choose just one.....this week my Chic of the week top pick is

LISA808!

Her sweet strawbeeries gift package was perfectly executed and so darned cute!  Please contact me, Lisa,  for your Chic of the week badge at paperdaydream at aol dot com and congrats!

Thank you again to our generous gift certificate prize sponsor this week...Kelleigh of Kelleigh Ratzlaff Designs!  Kelleigh has also generously offered via her blog a discount good through July 21st!  Use the code JUGSchallenge in her store at the Digichick Boutique store by July 31st for 20% off.  What a nice surprise!  The winner of the gift certificate is entry number 12!  Laurel S.!  Laurel please contact me at paperdaydream at aol dot com and I will hook you up with Kelleigh! 

Thanks again to all of our participants.  It is so fun to see where your creativity takes you every week through the Just Us Girls Challenges.  Please join us this weekend for a Wildcard challenge...I have a feeling that this challenge and each of you will be the perfect pair!  ;)

Just Us Girls #36 - Sketch Challenge and New Design Team Members

Hi everyone! Lisa here with LOTS to tell you today. First of all, we want to thank ALL the entries for our DT call! They were amazing and it took us a while to decide who would be joining us. In the end we decided to add TWO new members! Please welcome

Kathryn Berthiaume

and

Andrea Matthews.

They both have been loyal JUGS followers and their entries were fabulous! I'm sure you will enjoy their creations as much as we did! Welcome to our JUGS team, girls!

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Now for this week's challenge. We have a new sketch for you as well as a sponsor. Our sponsor this week is a digital stamp company called *Wink *Wink Ink.

Here's what the owner, Melanie, had to say about the company:

*Wink *Wink Ink is a brand new digital stamp company as of January 2010. Our images are original, well drawn, and clear with a style you won't find anywhere else! If you like animals, children and fantasy creatures you will love our stamps! New stamps are added to our store weekly, so there is always something new to see! All images are 300 dpi and come in 3 versions- black and white jpg for coloring, transparent png for layering on all your digital creations, and a colored jpg for use as a coloring guide or print and embellish for quick beautiful projects in no time flat! We hope you stop on by and visit us soon at *Wink *Wink Ink!

They will be giving away 3 free images to one randomly chosen entry! They also have a freebie that you can get here if you want to use it for your entry (although it's not required). It's a darling image! So why not play? Also here is their badge that you can display on your blogs.

And here is the sketch I came up with for you to use this week.

Now how about some inspiration from the JUGs Design Team?

Lisa

Andrea

Alicia

Dana

Kathryn

Maria

Mona

Pam

Melanie, Guest Designer and owner/artist of *Wink *Wink Ink

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 Inlinkz form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS36. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment here.

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

Have fun with the sketch and thanks for playing with Just Us Girls!

Just Us Girls #34 Chic of the Week and blog candy winner!

OK, let me just start off with W-O-W!  Our participants were on FIRE with creative template projects and amazing design!  I was absolutely blown away once again by our fabulous Just Us Girls participants this week.  Could you make my job to choose just one any more difficult?  I think not!  ;)  It was a joy to visit you all this week as blog hostess.  Thank you for your participation!  And now our Chic of the Week......

Inger

Can you say WOW?!  This amazing project is my choice this week for all of the wonderful details plus the unique template style.  Congratulations Inger!  Please email me at paperdaydream at aol dot com for your chic of the week winners badge.

Also catching my eye this week are these creative ladies: Rosemary D, Tangii, Laurel S, and Debbie M. 

And now onto the template gift certificate winner to My Time Made Easy:

 

#22 is Lindsay!  Congrats Lindsay!  Please contact me and I will get you hooked up with some shopping power at Lauren's wonderful store!

Thanks again everyone for a wonderful week of template projects.  I hope you'll join us again tomorrow for a wild card challenge....we could throw any technique or challenge at you during wild card week so be sure and check back with us tomorrow morning for some *wild * good papercrafting fun!  Have a good one and thanks as always for playing with Just Us Girls!

Chic of the Week #23 and Wplus9 blog candy winner!

Wow, Just Us Girls sketch challengers!  You blew us away with 84, count 'em, 84 entries in the sketch challenge this week!  Now I know sketches are fun, but, I have a feeling that the chance for blog candy from Dawn at Wplus9 Design Studio has a little something to do with it too! ;)  One more HUGE thank you to Dawn for offering up such a wonderful prize to one of our challenge participants! 

First off,  I want to say it was extremely difficult to chose just one Chic of the Week.  So many wonderful cards caught my eye but in the end it was THIS card by Tina (entry #41) that set my heart a flutter!

Eek!  I just love the fluffy bunnies and felt trim and the lace accents are amazing!  The machine stitching and hand-written tag lend a touch of homemade with love on this sweet card.  Congrats Tina!  You are Chick of the Week!  Please email me at paperdaydream at aol.com so I can send you your blog badge.

More of my favorite eye candy this week was submitted by: Melissa, Lisa, Jo, LuvLee, Iwona, and Julie

And NOW, for the prize giveaway.....2 stamp sets of winners choice from Wplus9 Design Studio!

DRUMROLLLLLLLLL ...............

Participant #6 LuvLee!!!!!!  Lucky you!  Please email me at paperdaydream at aol dot com and I will hook you up with Dawn!  Congrats!

Thanks again, everyone, for playing with us this week.  It was so exciting to see so many wonderful projects.  I hope to see you all tomorrow for the announcement of the technique challenge hosted by our wonderful and amazingly creative Pam!

Just Us Girls #23...Sketch challenge + Wplus9 Design Studio = FABULOUS!

Hi everyone!  It's Dana here with the Just Us Girls sketch challenge this month and some super exciting news!!!  Just Us Girls have teamed up with Dawn Woleslagle of the Wplus9 Design Studio!  Dawn is bringing cutting edge high quality clear stamps to the market that are super cute and versatile...making this a stamp company that has something for everyone.  She's also on the verge of a new release and I heard from one of her crazy talented designers that Dawn is raising the bar even higher (if that's even possible!?!) with release number 2!  Wplus9 is handing out 2 stamp sets of the winner's choice to one lucky JUGs sketch challenge participant, so let's get to the sketch and get crafting shall we?

Are your wheels turning yet?  I hope they are!

Also, Just Us Girls wants to give a huge welcome to our featured designer this month....

Stephanie Kraft!

Stephanie has been a frequent flier of our challenges from the beginning and we are just tickled to have her for the month of March!

And now, a little inspo from the Just Us Girls team......

Using the Funky Foliage stamp set:

Guest Designer and sponsor, Dawn Woleslagle of  Wplus9 Design Studios

Alicia Weiman

Kristin Bueter

Using the Love Birds stamp set:

Featured Designer, Stephanie Kraft

Lisa Kind

Maria Levine

Using the Funky Flowers Stamp set:

Dana Gustafson

Mona Pendleton

Using the Just A Note stamp set:

Pam Imholz

 

Tracey Cuccia

Also, three of Dawn's A-mazing Design Team members are jumping in on the fun so be sure to check out Elise Durenberger, Maile Belles and Savitri Wilder! 

Are you ready to join in on the sketch challenge?  Please use the above sketch to inspire your project.  If you have Wplus9 stamps in your stash, now would be a great time to show them off! 

How to play: You need to upload your project using this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Inlinkz form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS23. After you post to Inlinkz you can come also leave a comment here if you'd like.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, March 11. Our Inlinkz tool will also close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline.

Chic of the Week #13!

Hello everyone!  Happy New Year!  2010, baby!  May it bring you much joy and prosperity...and more creative challenges with Just Us Girls!  I know I speak for all the Girls here at this blog when I say that we just LOVE having you play with us every week. 

So are you wondering who is Chic of the Week after our template challenge?  Well, without further delay...........................................

DRUMROLL PLEASE!!!!

This GORGEOUS pillow box belongs to Pattie of Pattie's Creations!  I loved the trendy metallics she subtly used in the flowers and ribbons along with the tres chic feathers (pull out your feather boas ladies!) and that sumptious velvet paper...oh my!  If I had a little black dress that looked as good as this pillow box, I would for sure be wearing it to a party!  Congrats Patti on being our Chic of the Week.  Email me at paperdaydream at aol dot com so I can get you your challenge winner badge.

I also wanted to direct you to more fab projects that caught my eye this week....

Rosemary D is buzzing by with the cutest card box.  The girl KNOWS how to work those detail scissors, check out her paperpiecing!

Sarah repurposed a butter carton into a fabulous gift box with a window.

Laurel made a trendy tote with paper ruffles and houndstooth paper

Sue broke down the template walls by trying her first one for our challenge...it's a treat on the outside with a surprise inside.  ALso check her cool use of a photo with a template here

Carla and Bronwyn made absolute top notch confections with Kelleigh's cupcake template

Bethie J used the deck of cards template to fashion an adorable valentine's treat holder

and Deb made a whole VILLAGE!  Seriously, a village, check it out!

EDITED to add:  also, big applause to Debbie who made a wonderful winter house!
And one final bit of business is a HUGE thank you to Kelleigh Ratzlaff who sponsored this challenge.  She generously shared her templates with the design team, a 40% coupon with ALL participants (email me at paperdaydream at aol dot com if you still need yours) and has provided the GRAND PRIZE of a $15 gift certificate to her wonderful store.  The winner could be you!  Let's get to it, shall we?

The winner is...........

participant number 18, Bethie J!

Congratulations!  Have fun shopping with Kelleigh! and we hope to see all of you back here tomorrow for a fabulous sketch challenge led by the lovely Lisa Kind! 

Just Us Girls Challenge #11

**UPDATE 12/16**
If you don't own chalks, try using any powdered make up like eyeshadow or blush!  Works like a charm ;]  BIG thanks to Ms. Lauren Meader for that neat tip!

Welcome to week #11 with Just Us Girls!  This week we bring you a simple technique challenge with no fancy catches!  I hope you own colored chalks, because this week's challenge is the Chalkboard Technique! 

I selected this technique for two reasons.  1 - I've NEVER tried it before, and 2 - It's EASY!  So, if you have ANY chalk and a little time during the final Christmas shopping stretch...we sure hope you'll join us and share your unique take on our challenge!  You can view a well scripted tutorial on this technique over at Splitcoaststampers by clicking HERE.

BLOG CANDY!  A few of you have requested the digital stamp set I designed in October and gave away to all of the participants of the Wild Card challenge I hosted.  WELL...I decided to give those of you who want the set but didn't receive it the first time around another chance!  All you have to do is create a project using the Chalkboard Technique, link it to Mr. Linky below and email that link to Just Us Girls.  Please take a minute and stop by Tammy Hershberger's blog to leave some love...she wrote that beautiful, "Happy Holidays" sentiment for me!  I think it's the icing on the cake ;]  Okay, here's a snapshot of what you will receive:

How to Play: Upload your project using this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Mr. Linky form at the bottom of this post. If you upload to an online gallery, please use keyword or tag, JUGS11. After you post to Mr. Linky, please also leave us a comment here.  We ♥ hearing what you think of our challenges!


Deadline to be considered for "Chic of the Week" will be 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, December 17th. Our "Chic of the Week" will be announced on Friday morning following the deadline. (You may still post to the Mr. Linky after the deadline, but your project won't be eligible for the "Chic of the Week" spot.)

And now, "Just Us Girls" presents a little inspiration to get you started!

Kristin

Alicia

Dana

Lisa

Maria

Mona

Pam

Tracey

Thanks for stopping by!  We hope you have a relaxing, enjoyable, SAFE weekend!

Chic of the Week #9 & Blog Candy Winner

Hello Ladies! Thank you so much to all of who could play along with us this week in the Holiday Gift Packaging Template challenge! Each and every template gift box/bag were decorated so spectacurly! While I would LOVE to showcase all of the entries, I have to narrow it down to just one winner! Before the announcement of the Chic of the Week, I would like to share with you the randomly selected winner of the blog candy pictured below:
The winner is participant......#19 DianeCongratulations Diane! I will be contacting you soon to get your mailing address so I can send your prize to you! Thank you so much for playing along with Just Us Girls!

After revisiting all the entries, I had to narrow it down to one. The Just Us Girls Chic of the Week #9 goes to the super creative, Cindy from Royal Things, who entered this amazingly detailed gift box bottom bag:

Cindy REALLY put her imagination to work when she created this gift bag. There is so much eye catching detail: from the glittered snowflakes & melting snow, to the fun flock on the penguin's chest! I think this gift bag is a gift all in itself! Congratulations Cindy! I will be sending you your winner's badge right away. We hope you'll wear it proudly :)

I would also like to share a few of my other favorite Holiday gift packaging:

Andrea
Lisa
Davi
Mary Anne
Donna

For pure inspiration & for your viewing pleasure, I highly recommend that everyone takes the time if you haven't already, to view all the entries! You just may see a template you want to give a try!

REMEMBER: Saturday morning Just Us Girls will bring you an entirely new & exciting Sketch Challenge! The lovely Pam will be our Hostess. Thank you for all of your support this week!

Just Us Girls Week 5 - Wild Card Challenge

Welcome to the 5th challenge presented by "Just Us Girls"!

Are you ready to get WILD for our challenge?! I sure hope so because we are officially hosting our 5th challenge this month...which means it's time for a WILD CARD! Okay, so maybe it's not that "wild" but it's going to be fun!

This week we challenge you to create a holiday card designed to present a photo! It can be any photo you choose whether it be family, pets, nature...it's your choice! The possibilities are endless!!

The idea for this challenge originally came from Alicia. I LOVED the concept so I asked her if I could use it for today's challenge, and thankfully, she agreed :) You don't HAVE to print a photo, or dig through a photo box or album to find that perfect shot in order to play along. You can pull your photo from a magazine if you want! We're just looking for some fab ideas for holiday cards designed to showcase a photo. If you want to use the black and white family pictures that are provided with new frames, go for it! LOL

With all of the diverse creativity you've shown us, I'm confident you will teach us a few things again this week! We learned sooo many different ways to create 3-D flowers last week, let's keep school in session for another!

We are truly amazed and humbled that so many fabulous designers are enjoying our challenges in the infancy of our blog! Thank YOU for supporting the JUGS (hee hee) and helping us to stay FRESH, FUN and always...CHIC!

How to play: Upload your project using this week's challenge to your online blog or public photo gallery. Leave a link that goes directly to your project in the Mr. Linky form at the end of this post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS5. After you post to Mr. Linky please leave a comment on this post.

Deadline to be considered for our weekly top pick called "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 5. All entries need to be posted to Mr. Linky by that time. "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the Just Us Girls blog post on Friday morning following the deadline. (You may still post to Mr. Linky after the deadline, your project just won't be considered for our "Chic of the Week" top pick.)

And now, "Just Us Girls" presents a little inspiration to get you started!

Dana

Kristin

Lisa

 Maria

Mona

Pam

Tracey

 Our Guest Designer

Tammy

EVERY participant is a WINNER this week!!! Just in case you missed that little tidbit in the challenge graphic above ;] If you play along this week and enter before the deadline, you will receive the "Happy Holidays" digital stamp and sentiment set shown in the challenge graphic. I created the lamp post and the two sentiments that use different fonts, and the amazingly gifted Tammy Hershberger wrote the title sentiment "Happy Holidays"!! Isn't her writing just PERFECT for papercrafting?! I wish I could market it!!

Special thanks to Chris Barr for helping me to digitize the lamp post!! He is an INCREDIBLY TALENTED Graphic Designer ;] ...without a blog, otherwise I would link him :[

After you play along and post your card in Mr. Linky before the deadline, email Just Us Girls and provide your email address and another link to your photo. One of us will respond with the digital Happy Holidays package just for you!


If you are not familiar with using digital stamps, check out the Pink Cat Studio Digi tutorials...they're perfect for newbies :O)

Beginners

Resizing and More

Okay, time for YOU to get started! Can't wait to see what you come up with :)