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Just Us Girls #174: Sketch Challenge

| Published 2.02.2013


Wow. Over two weeks since I posted last...where does the time go? 

I had aspirations of returning more to blogging in the new year. 

Epic. Fail.

Well, I'll give myself a little break. Our new boy Parker (affectionately known as "Parker-pants", seen below) has been occupying more of my free time. In good ways, I might add. I've been outside more, despite the freezing cold, walking our lovely man. He has so much energy, I've also been arranging play dates with other friends who have dogs that can wear him down :) It's been a blast watching him play with other dogs - I've missed the "joie de vivre" that dogs have. Seeing him run and play is such a wonderful reminder - it really is the simple things in life.

Anywho, on to the newest Just Us Girls Challenge - a sketch hosted by our wonderful Vicki!


I took this beauty of a sketch and flipped it on it's side...


...and in the place of the ribbon tails, I placed my sentiment. The die cut is from my Silhouette Cameo - the floral circle was a Friday Freebie from A Little Hut. I just welded two rectangles to either side to create the band. I had a much more elaborate card planned (and started) but it just wasn't coming together. So back to basics I went.

I have to say, I really am loving the Cameo. It is versatile and pretty straightforward to use. Plus it works with my Mac seamlessly. Bonus.

Don't forget to swing by the JUGS blog to see what the other talented ladies have come up with! Their links are also in my sidebar.

So now on to pictures of "Parker-pants". Sadly, he didn't escape my nickname fetish...I always come up with some creative ones for my pets. Please feel free to skip this part if your pressed for time :)

Here he is playing with one of his most favourite friends, Quid (Parker's the golden retriever). These two just love each other and it's so fun to watch them play :)


Love this next picture - he loves to run :)


Here he's demonstrating his versatility...and by versatility I mean he goes from running like a madman to curling up on the couch. So darn cute though!


That's it from here. Hope your having a great weekend :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,
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Just Us Girls #170

| Published 1.05.2013



Happy new year my friends!

I'm hostessing over at Just Us Girls this week and I've got a sketch to hopefully tempt you. But before I move into the sketch, since I missed posting last week, I wanted to say a very sad farewell to my friend Lynn, who is stepping down from the JUGS DT :( All good things must come to an end but I'll be around checking in to see what beautiful things Lynn's whipped up! Here's wishing you all the best in your future endeavours - we'll miss you! 

On another note, we also have exciting news to share. Please help me welcome the super talented Tangii Crain to our DT! We are so excited that you are joining our JUGS family Tangii!!! Welcome welcome! Can't wait to see what fabulous creations you have in store!

On to my sketch...


Here's my take...


I made the background with my new Cameo... man, do I love it! Once the holiday dust settles, I can't wait to get to using it more :) I took one of the free designs that came with the Cameo (moroccan flower) and copied it to create a pattern reflective of the sketch. I flipped the sketch on it's side then added my angled banner sentiment. Gosh, I love that machine so far. I was a bit nervous about taking the plunge and buying it (I bought a cricut several years ago and it's a great dust collector now) but so far, I am not one bit disappointed. Like anything, it has a learning curve but the software and the machine are pretty user-friendly. This card was done in minutes.

Make sure to swing by the Just Us Girls blog and check out what the other fabulous ladies have whipped up! Their links are in my sidebar too.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,
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JUGS #131: Sketch Challenge

| Published 4.07.2012


Time to get sketchy over at Just Us Girls! I'm the hostess this week and I'll get to the sketch in just a sec…

We've got some sad news to share. Our dear, sweet Kathryn is stepping down from the JUGS DT :(

Kathryn and I started at JUGS at the same time so I am especially sad - she's like my twin :) I'll miss you girl but I know you're only a click away so I'll be popping by to say Hi! It's been such a pleasure working with you this past 2 years (holy cow, has it really been 2 years?! Where has the time gone?). Best of luck friend!!!

On to the sketch.





The Stitches and Swirls set from PTI was sitting on my desk (ummm, for MONTHS now) and I finally decided to put it to good use :) I'm really going to like this set for backgrounds - why did I wait so long to break it out?!  I stamped the yellow flower twice so I could cut up the second image to add some dimension. I've been making a lot of one layer cards lately so I was due for a few more layers.

Check out what the rest of the talented JUGS DT has whipped up!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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JUGS 104 - Sketch Challenge

| Published 10.01.2011


Hello all!!! Happy weekend! 

It's starting on a pretty great note for me - great news from friends and family AND I got into the craft room for the first time in a week. Woo Hoo!!!

The ever-so-lovely Kathryn is our hostess with the mostess over at Just Us Girls!  (ADDENDUM: Our guest designer Maureen whipped up this beauty of a sketch!!! I completely forgot when I typed up this post last night!!! Sorry Maureen!).  Not only that, but we'll hope you'll help us celebrate as this is the TWO YEAR JUGS ANNIVERSARY!!!! YAHOOO!!!!


I just had to go back to my good ol' leaf dies :) I used a leaf in place of the flower in the sketch (it's a bit lower than the position of the flower on the sketch but it'a all about interpretation :)). 


I started out with some fabulous gingham paper from Die Cuts With A View. I used another fav, my woodgrain impression plate - *swoon*. I wanted to give my cute little leaf some texture - I thought about cutting it from felt, adding glitter or emboss it… then I figured I'd just crinkle it up. 

I'd like to extend a huge welcome to the wonderful, sweet and SUPER talented Maureen Plut!!! We're so lucky to have Maureen on board for the month of October as a guest designer!!!! I'm super excited too 'cause she really is one of the nicest people EVAH and she is a fellow iPad enthusiast! WELCOME MAUREEN!!! I'm SOOOO excited you are joining us this month!

Let's see what the rest of the talented JUGS DT has whipped up for the 2 Year Anniversary sketch!!!

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100 JUGified Challenges!

| Published 9.03.2011


Hello all! 

We're still on the road but I couldn't let an occasion such as this pass me by without a little somethin' somethin'!

We've reached a special milestone over at Just Us Girls - this is our 100th challenge!!! And our dear, sweet Pammycakes has chosen to use the inaugural JUGS sketch, that's right, the first EVER JUGS sketch as this week's challenge. How fun!!!

Now, I don't have a card to share as all my crafty supplies are currently on a truck bound for Canada but I am offering up some blog candy to wet your whistles! 


I'm offering a Rainbow stamp from DeNami as well as a $10 gift certificate to the DeNami Store!!!

To have a shot at this fabulous blog candy, there are a few rules:


1. Create a CARD based on the sketch - although it's just a "starting point" we should be able to tell that your card was created with this sketch in mind.
2. Become a FOLLOWER of our blog if you are not already.
3. Leave a COMMENT on the JUGS challenge page.
4. Visit EACH Design Team member AND our Featured Designer and LEAVE a COMMENT for each Jughead (they have all worked really hard and this would be a great week to leave some love).
5. Post your project per the instructions at the bottom of this post...

Each DT girl will draw ONE lucky winner at the end of the week so be sure to visit them all and leave your comments! If you already haven't, see the JUGS site for all the challenge deets.

And to add to the fun and festivities, the lovely and talented Monique Hansen is joining JUGS as our fabulous September guest designer! Please join me is giving her a HUGE welcome!!! Here are the links for the other talented and wonderful JUGS gals :)
Thanks so much for stopping by! Good luck!!!

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JUGS#87 Sketch Challenge

| Published 6.04.2011


Howdy!
Kathryn is our hostess this week at Just Us Girls and she has got a CRAFTILISCIOUS sketch for you to sink your teeth into!


How's that for AWESOMENESS!!! I love this sketch! So much room for interpretation…
But before I go much further, we've got a new guest designer for June. Please give a warm welcome to the sweet and super talented Rosemary Dennis from Hey There Rosiegirl!!! I've long admired Rosemary's creations - she makes the most fabulous cards! Welcome Rosemary!!!!

I made two, CAS cards with this fabby inspiration. Sometimes I have a hard time with sketches - this one primed my crafty pumps!


When I saw the sketch, it seemed perfect for an interpretation of a Venn Diagram! I used the colors from the latest ColourQ challenge. 

So sweet and fun :)
To make this card, I did the following;
1. Cut two different sized circles from thin paper (copier paper) to act as a mask
2. Used YR09, Y35 and RV17 to air brush three circles
3. A white gel pen was used to draw the faux stitching
4. Heat embossed the sentiment with white powder after stamping with Versamark

I LOVE the way it turned out and will try it again with primary colors on white cardstock to get the "red + blue = purple" kinda effect.

The second card is a more "loose" interpretation of the sketch. To put it mildly :)


I did the following to make this little ditty;
1. Stamp branches in place of the circles
2. Add blossoms (they were initially inked with aqua ink then the edges were inked with a darker blue)
3. Stamp the sentiment in dark blue ink
4. Dry emboss the card front with linen impression plate (I SERIOUSLY love that plate!!!)
5. Distress the edges with Antique linen distress ink

Here's a close up of the fabulous linen impression plate :)


I liked how soft and understated this card turned out.

Make sure to swing by and check out the lovely DT's creations!!!

Rosemary Dennis, June Guest Designer
*** Sorry for the blog changes! I've been experimenting with my blog design a little and am having a little too much fun :) ****

Thanks so much for stopping by!
TTFN,
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JUGS #78: Sketch Challenge

| Published 4.02.2011


Saturday is here!!! So is another FUN challenge over at  Just Us Girls! This fabulous sketch is brought to you by our lovely and talented Kathryn!



I gotta tell you, I had so much fun with this one!!!


I flipped the sketch for something a bit different :) I used the PTI little bitty bird set to create the cutie patootie. The circle is airbrushed with a BG11 Copic marker. I used the fabulous woodgrain impression plate on the dark chocolate cardstock! I added little pops of raspberry fizz with buttons and twine. 

This month welcome a brand new guest designer, the lovely, amazingly talented, Teresa Kline! Welcome, welcome Teresa!! Can't wait to see what amazing creations you have in store!!! 

Enjoy your weekend! Thanks so much for stopping by!

 TTFN,

Ingredients
Stamps: Little bitty bird, label basics
Ink: Dark chocolate (PTI), cantaloupe (Memento)
Paper: Dark chocolate, summer sunrise, aqua mist, vintage cream
Other: Woodgrain IP (PTI), raspberry fizz buttons (PTI), bakers twine (the twinery), angled labels die (PTI), Little bitty bird dies (PTI), Copics

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Gettin' Sketchy with JUGS

| Published 11.06.2010

Hello bleeps! 

It's sketch time on the Just Us Girls challenge rotation and it's my turn at the wheel :) 


Instead of the flower, I used a snowflake. Slowly building my collection of Christmas cards :)


I used Mona's CR84FN color challenge for the color scheme. Is this not a stunning color combo? So elegant and serene.


I stamped a snowflake in versmark and heat embossed it in silver. Same for the sentiment. The little "buttons" on the bottom are silver snowflakes stamped on aqua mist and covered with epoxy stickers.
I added a little bling to the snowflake too :)


If you already haven't, see the JUGS site for all the challenge deets. Don't forget to swing by the blogs of the other JUGS DT gals and show them a little love :)


Thanks so much for playing along with Just Us Girls - we love seeing your creations and always appreciate your support! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

TTFN,

Andrea M
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Ingredients (all Papertrey Ink unless otherwise stated):
Stamps: Snowfall, snowfall additions, background basics: retro
Ink: Versamark, white, aqua mist
Paper: Soft stone, hawaiian shores, aqua mist
Other: fine linen saddle stitch, giga snowflake punch, rhinestones, Copics, epoxy stickers, silver embossing powder

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