JUGS #90 - 3D WEEK

Can you believe we are at our 90th Challenge?? WOW, I can't believe it. Thanks to all our fans and players each week you all rock!

It's Maria here with this week's 3D/Template challenge. My challenge to you this week is to make a Patriotic 3D project or use a template to using a patriotic theme. To many of us a patriotic theme is the 4th of July and Red, White and Blue. But if you are playing along and you are not in the US please feel free to use the colors that represent your country. Can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

Here is some amazing inspiration from the Just Us Girls DT:

Dana

Maria

Lisa

Kathryn

Elise

Pam

Kristin

ROSEMARY - Featured Designer of the month

This week we have a prize offer as well! I am a Unity Endorsed {ippity} chick and I'm giving away an {ippity} kit! So we will have a winner for Chic of the Week and then I will randomly pick a winner from all participants to win some fun stamps!

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, JUGS90. After you post to Linky Tools 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 30, 2011. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Chick-o-the-week *89!

It truly WAS a most colorful week around here, friends!
I simply swooned to see all of the creative and WONDERFUL
ways you guys incorporated our fabby color palette - my
GOODNESS - we have the MOST darling and talented friends
to play with! THANK YOU, one and all, for taking the time
to share your WONDERFUL creations with us! Just as I
suspected, it was extremely difficult to narrow down my
favorites... {I KNOW you've never heard that before... LOL!}
But I get it! {I REALLY do!} Anywhoo, I MUST share with
you my top three faves... starting with my fabulous choice
for top CHICKA, Chick OF the week - #89, Inga!

The BRILLIANCE in this stunning piece of card craft was
such a joy to behold - and that exquisite medallion focal
point and sentiment were JUST unforgettable! If you didn't
get a chance to see this baby for yourself, I hope you'll treat
yourself to a visit to Inga's blog - MEOWWWW! {Beautiful!}

Meanwhile, I mentioned there was much, MUCH ju-ju in
this week's offering... {AND I don't kid about stuff like THAT!}

Check out THESE beauts....

Christina

Melody

AND the rest of our fine participants... {!} If inspiration ever seems
out of reach - just CHECK OUT your lovely neighbors! You guys
are the BEST! Thanks, again for gracing us with your talent!

Oh, and speaking about "grace" - our darling Maria will be back
on Saturday with a fun and FABULOUS challenge to help you get in
touch with your SUPER craftilicious best - I hope to see you then!

JUGS #89 - We've GOT color!

Yes, we do! We've got FUN color - to SHARE with you!!!!!

Howdy, friends! I am SO excited to present some glorious color
inspiration with the likes of you ALL this week! It's Elise
here, at the place where the crafty GIRLS roam - Just Us Girls
CENTRAL! It's my maiden race, as the OFFICIAL host of this
week's most colorful combo - aimed to delight and inspire MUCH
crafty happiness and fun! So, with no further ado, let me share
this fun color design swatch - it's a stellar example of how
Mrs. LOW-TECH {me!} meets Madame SUPER tech, KRISTIN -
the finest weaver of all things graphic and challengy! {I LOVE the
magic she does week after week - in addition to her amazing card craft...}

I know - I SAID "with no further ado" - GIDDY UP, girl! -

{*Gasp!*} - I love how Kristin DOES that! - In advance of your participation,
I just have to say, extra *LOVE* bonus points to you who put our graphics
in with your WONDERFUL creations - it does the heart good and keeps folks
remembering to PLAY with us - which we SO cherish! It means the world to
us, when you come back again and again... AND newbies - be still our crafty
hearts - WE love it when you're NEW, as well! So with THAT off my chest -
SORRY, I'm a SHARER! - Let me unveil the LATEST designs by our fabulous
GIRLS.... I hope you'll be as tickled as I am - the colorful best, right he'ya!



Dana

Maria

Lisa

Andrea

Elise

AND, aren't we so FORTUNATE to have a lady of SUCH
elegance and wonderful design talent with us this month:

Madame ROSEMARY

So, I hope we've tickled your colorful CRAFTY bone! {Tee Hee!}

I cannot WAIT to check out your wonderfulness, lovely friends!
Here's to a VERY colorful week!


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, JUGS89. After you post to Linky Tools 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 23, 2011. 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 #88

Woop! Woop! It's almost the weekend - actually for ME it IS the weekend. We are doing something new this summer and closing on Fridays to save on energy bills, AC etc. We work M- TH extended hours but now I have FRI off!!!

Thanks to ALL who played along and tried a new technique this week. MANY of our players were first timers with this technique and the results were spectacular! So now - without further ado... our Chic of the Week this week is... Anne with this adorable card. 

I know I was thinking "dad's day" with this challenge but I love how Anne turned her woodgrain into a fence and her felt sun, complete with her sweet lil gal sittin on the fence - it just made me SMILE!! Well done - Anne please contact me for your Chic of the Week badge. My email is on my blog post.

I's also like to give honorable mention to a few other faves...

Sue

Heather

Lynn

Again - thanks to EVERYONE who came and who played. Y'all rocked it girls so each of you give yourself a pat on the back! Now y'all come back on Saturday for a brand new color challenge, please!

Jugs Technique

It's time for another technique challenge brought to you by Just Us Girls. I'm sure many of you are gearing up for Dad's day which is rapidly approaching. Well today's technique might just help you out with that - we'd like for you to try out the Woodgrain technique as demonstrated by the lovely and talented Gina K from GinaK Designs. Here's a link to the video tutorial if you are not familiar with this technique.

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, JUGS88. After you post to Linky Tools 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 16. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

♥♥ Just Us Girls Design Team ♥♥

Andrea

Dana

Elise

Kathryn

Maria

Pam

Lisa


Be sure to also stop and visit our Featured Designer for the month...
Rosemary Dennis

Hope you'll join in the fun - we'd love to see what you create. Have a great weekend.

Chic of the week #87

Hello!

Once again another challenge has come to a close and that means it's time to reveal our Chic of the week!  The honor this week goes to Kim O'Connell.  I just love the polka dot background and the perfectly colored flowers! 

I just love going around and seeing how everyone interprets a sketch!  I can only say that we have some  of the most clever and talented followers out there in blog land!  This is a tough job narrowing it down to just one of you!

Stop by tomorrow for an all new cjhallenge being hosted by our very talented JUGHEAD Pam!

JUGS#87 sketch challenge

Good Morning!
It's the first Saturday of the month and that means it's time for a sketch challenge. I hope you like the sketch and get a chance to play along with us this week! The first Saturday also means it's time to introduce to you our June Guest designer Rosemary. If you get a chance stop by her blog and give her a warm welcome.

Rosemary-June Guest Designer

♥♥ Just Us Girls Design Team ♥♥

Kathryn

Lisa

Elise

Maria

Dana

Pam

Andrea

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, JUGS87. After you post to Linky Tools 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 9, 2011. 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 #86

Thanks so much for playing along with our Father's Day 3D/Template challenge JUGSters!!! You all wowed us with some A-MAZING projects, yesiree!!

As always, the projects were all so wonderful, I had such a hard time picking this week's Chic. So much inspiration!!!

Our Chic of the Week is…

Melissa!!!!

What a stunning shadow box!!! Melissa, please email me at andrea.matth at yahoo dot com for your chic of the week badge.

Again, thanks so much to all who played along!!!
Check back on Saturday for an AWESOME sketch challenge hosted by Kathryn!