Winner of the Week #788

I just love birthdays! All of the gallery cards were so fun! and inspirational! Thanks to all for sharing your talents with Just Us Girls.  All of our stashes are a bit fuller. As always, there were SO many great cards making the selection of a winner and shout outs difficult but...here we go.

The Winner of the Week is...

Stephanie

I absolutely love these colors and the composition.  

Such a fun birthday card!

Congratulations!

Please take your WOW badge from the side bar.

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Here are our SHOUT OUT cards for this week...

Darnell

Wendy

Ashwini

Congratulations to all! Please take your Shout Out badge from the side bar.

Thank you to everyone who joined in this challenge.

Please come back in an hour for MOOD BOARD Week with Lisa.

Elizabeth

Winner of the Week #787

The gallery was ablaze with florals this week. So much color and creativity!  Inspiration abounds. As always, selecting a winner and shout outs is difficult but...here we go.

The Winner of the Week is...

Greta

Greta... the color on these flowers is amazing!

Congratulations!

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Here are our SHOUT OUT cards for this week...

Nance

Wanda

Jose

Congratulations to all! Please take your Shout Out badge from the side bar.

Thank you to everyone who joined in this challenge.

Please come back in an hour for WORD Week.

Elizabeth

Winner of the Week #785

 We had a staggering 36 entries into our stencil challenge this week and there were some very creative and lovely cards.  It's always difficult to pick just one card because every one is different and special in its own right and art is subjective.  That being said I have chosen a winner and several cards that I thought warranted a shout out.

My Winner of the Week is Lee Ann Barrett.  Congratulations, Lee Ann!  Please take your winner's badge from our side bar.

Lee Ann's darling bear stole my heart and she colored her so beautifully. 

The other cards I'd like to honor in order of entry are

Michele 

Michele's eye for color lit up the gallery with this bold beauty.  

Dena

Dena used the on trend postage die to display her beautifully stenciled peach roses, bordered with a matching color. 

Nance

Nance just made it under the deadline with this bright and sunny sunflower card.  The border and sentiment panel added more interest to an already beautiful design. 

You can all get your Shout Out badges on the side bar.

Thanks again to everyone for supporting our challenge.  Please come back in an hour when you will get a chance to CASE a Designer with our host Ina.

Winner of the Week #784

What a fabulous array of creative interpretations of the Mood Board in the gallery. So interesting to see how images, colours, patterns and 'vibes' sparked ideas.  As always, selecting a winner and shout outs is difficult but...choose I must.

The Winner of the Week is

Colleen

Her assortment of images - flowers, insects, mushrooms and snail - is a delightful take on the mood board. The embossed background, the arched panel and the pretty wax seal add to the impact.

Congratulations, Colleen - please take your WOW badge from the side bar.

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I've selected the following cards for Shout Outs: 

Rosemary

Rosemary's scattered leaves are a pretty take on the mood board. 

Karen

I'm smitten with Karen's festive twist on the mood board, drawing inspiration from the array of small images. Fabulous!

Flo

Flo's wee garden of flowers is a dainty, focused take on the mood board. A true delight.

Congratulations to all! Please take your badges from the side bar.

Thank you to everyone who joined in this challenge.

Please come back in an hour for Stencil Week.

~Carol

Just Us Girls - Winner of the Week #783

 That was so fun going through all your water cards.  There were some awesome cards, and picking the winner was tough, but I had to do it.

The Winner of the Week is..... Julia Aston  with this stealing seagull.

 

He is just too cute!  Julia you can grab your WOW blog badge from the right hand side bar.

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Here are the Shout Outs I chose [in upload order]:

#13 - Debbie Bonczek

 

#17 - Marlena

 

#22 CarolG

 

 You all can grab the Shout Out Blog Badge from the right sidebar.

 

Thanks everyone for joining in this challenge -  Come back in an hour to see what Carol chose for the Mood Board Week.

Winner of the Week #782

Welcome to the WOW post for our Summer Dies Week at Just Us Girls. What a fun gallery of summer cards! This is my favorite season of the year for cardmaking so thank you all for making a card and sharing it with us. As always, it was not easy to pick just one winner, but here is my pick.

Cindy Major

I just fell in love with the execution of this card...so well done! The colors are beautiful, in addition to the perfect coloring and precisely cut layers inside and out! These beautiful summer die cuts are so eye-catching! Cindy, grab your Winner of the Week badge from the right sidebar and display it with pride!

Here are some other fabulous cards (in order of entry in the gallery) for Shout Outs:

Silke

The cute bag with beach essentials, and the seashells beside it, are the kind of die cuts we were looking for in this challenge. Summer at the beach...could there be a better plan?

Colleen

An expertly colored, adorable summery drink and fruit card that just made me smile!

Jackie C

This gorgeous and perfectly made trellis card with the die cut lemons and beautiful coordinating patterned paper inside is a summery treat for the eyes!

Ladies, grab your Shout Out Badges and display them on your blogs! Thanks to everyone for joining in the summer fun!

Come back in an hour for fun Vicki's Word Week Challenge!

Carol Mc

Winner of the Week #781 - Stencil Challenge

We had 39 entries in our stencil challenge this week at Just Us Girls and there were some fabulous cards.  I applaud you all for sharing them with us.  That said, it makes it more difficult to pick just one winner and I went back and forth over my favorites until I finally settled on this card.

Congratulations, Jaydee!  You are our Winner of the Week.  Please take your winner's badge from our side bar. 

The layered colors on Jaydee's berries and leaves added beautiful dimension, while the Chevron stencil provided a soft, grounding background that tied everything together.

There were a few other cards that caught my attention and I'd like to give a shout out to the following by order of entry.

Michele’s stunning blooms really stand out against the playful, graphic stenciled background.

Linda's  beautifully stenciled flower stands out against a soft blue background, with a hint of brick wall stenciling along the side adding subtle texture.

Karen's graphic stencil design in blue, green, and yellow is beautifully accented with gold embellishments for a bold and vibrant look.

Please come back in an hour when Carol Mc hosts Die Week.

Just Us Girls #780 - Winner of the Week

 Well, that was a fun gallery to look at.  So many lovely inspired cards from the mood board!

The Winner of the Week is

Cat C. - Cat's card resulted in such a beautiful depth of color!

 

A few Shout Outs in order of uploading:

#5 Karen Mead - an adorable, sweet card

#8 Margreet - Loved how she was inspired with this geometric feel Thrinchie.

#19 Jaydee - A lovely CAS card

Please grab your blog badges from the right hand sidebar. 

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Thanks so much for everyone who joined in.  

Our next challenge - Anything Goes Stencil - will be posted in an hour!

Winner of the Week #779

What a delight to see a variety of Number-themed cards in our gallery this week. The different numerical styles and range of designs are testament to your creativity. Of course, selecting a Winner and Shout Outs is a challenge...but a good challenge to have all the same.

Winner of the Week 

Julie B

Everything about Julie's card - from the sweet bear to the numbered jersey to the fabulous sentiment - is heart-warming. 

Congratulations, Julie!

Shout Outs

LeAnne

How fabulous is her Lego background; perfect for the little one turning 3.

Karen

Karen's card is beautiful; perfect for celebrating a milestone birthday.

Congratulations to our Winner and Shout Outs - please take your badges from the side.

Please join us in an hour for our Mood Board Challenge, hosted by Vicki.

~carol

Winner of the Week #778

Wow! what a delight it was to see such a variety of 

amazing styles of layered cards in our Gallery this week.

 It certanly kept me busy to-ing and fro-ing

to choose our Winner of the Week.

Going with a few Shout Outs first this week (there's a few)

 with Michele Ferguson - couldn't go past this card

with such a creative layout and all those layers!

Karen Mead - beautiful framed flowers

and big bold sentiment

Denise - The Crafty Den - 

lovely layered tag with detailed background

 to highlight those pretty colourful flowers.

and Elizabeth Hart 

using that great die cut

and squeezing in those safari animals

with perfect blending.

Now to our Winner of the Week!

Think I kept you in suspense long enough.

It's Stephanie Severin

Like Elizabeth commented - wicked fun!

This card just jumped out at me.

The red guitar - from the famous band 'The Shadows'

to the awesome collage so cleverly placed

and the bling for the guitar to lay on.

Congratulations Stephanie.

Please grab your Winner of the Week

 and Shout Out Badges from the sidebar.

A huge Thank You to everyone that layered their

cards to our Gallery this week.

Come back in a bit for our

New Word Challenge chosen by Host Carol M.

You are going to love it!

Winner of the Week #777

 Thanks to the players who joined in our challenge!  While there weren’t that many, it was still tough but I persevered and chose…

Jennie M.

I loved your boho/graphic design.  Great CASE of Elizabeth’s card.

Congrats Jennie!  You can grab your blog badge from the right hand side bar.

I didn’t choose a shout out since there weren’t very many players.

Our next challenge goes live at 8:00 am. It’s Die Week!

-Vicki-

Winner of the Week #776

Hello friends! Thank you so very much to everyone who played along in our stencil challenge this week. I enjoyed looking at each and every one of your fabulous cards. You talented crafters sure do make it tough to pick a winner! 

My Winner of the Week is.....

Birgit Norton!

I have long admired this set and I love the way Birgit brought it to life. The serene color palette was the perfect choice for those graceful swans and pretty pond lilies. Congratulations, Birgit! You can grab you Winner of the Week badge from our side bar!

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I would also like to give a shout out to a few more cards.

Ladies, you can grab your badge from our side bar too!

Michele

I love this summer palette and the pairing of the gingham and roses!

Karen

This darling bear with the bit of soft stenciling could not be any sweeter!

Loll

Those pretty roses and delicate polka dots are the perfect way to say happy birthday!

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Vicki will be back in just a bit with our new challenge. 

We hope to see you in our gallery this week!

Lisa