Trick or Treat???

Good Morning!

Welcome to Just Us Girls template challenge being hosted this week by the fabulous Maria!!  She has arranged to have Clear & Simple stamps be our sponsor for this weeks challenge!  We were given the "Spooky treats" stamp set to use on our projects this week and we also  had to choose one of their free templates (can be found here) to create our projects this week .  I hope you decide to play along with us this week.  You can use any template you like but there are some really nice free ones that can be found with the link above.  While there check out all the great ideas their design team has put together with some of their other stamps sets that are available!!

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 I used Bias tape on the top and bottom of my template.  I thought it gave my mug a more sturdy and finished look.  I loved this gooey paper I found at Michael's from Creative Imaginations and that's what inspired me to use the mug template in the first place for this weeks challenge!

supplies: Clear & Simple stamps-Spooky Treats, Paper-creative imaginations, CM-tag punch,memento black and Tim Holtz burlap distress ink, Core-dinations blue and orange.

I hope you will come play along with us as we have some prizes to go along with this challenge donated by Clear & Simple Stamps. A randomly selected player of the template challenge will receive a $25 gift certificate to the Clear & Simple Stamps store. The chic of the week this week will receive their own "Spooky Treats" set!

Check out the rest of the design teams creations along with our  August guest designer Jo Westfoot for even more inspiration!  Sadly this is Jo's last week as August comes to a close!  Thanks Jo for putting out such fabulous creations this month!

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 the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS48. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Sep 2cd. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Critter Sketch Challenge #28

Good Monday Morning!!!

This weeks Critter Sketch challenge is being brought to us by our fellow critter Moira.  She would like us to use the colour red and striped patterned paper somewhere on our creations. She'd love to see something summer related. If you create a scrapbook page it can be of a trip from this summer or summer's past or an activity that is generally summer related (swimming, camping, etc.) If you create a card or another project it could contain suns, bright colors, etc. The sky is the limit but remember colour red, stripped patterned paper, and summery!!!

Here's what I came up with for my card.   

I used my Graphic 45 papers from the On the Boardwalk Collection along with Kraft and Black cardstock from PTI for my card.  The sentiment is also from PTI-A Day at the Beach.  I'm really happy the way this turned out!  Don't forget to check out the rest of the teams creations for a little more inspiration!  Have a good one!!!

JUGS #47 Color Challenge

Good Morning!

This weeks Just Us Girls challenge is being hosted by Lisa and she has come up with some really fun summer colors for us to play  with this week!  I hope you will join us for this weeks color challenge!

It inspired me to create this fun card that expresses how I feel about summer in a nut shell!

I hate that summer is coming to end shortly.  It means an end to my carefree days walking, talking and just hanging out with the bestest summer friends ever...sigh...  My friends husband says it best about my best friend and I he says, ''you two are sick everything you do (eat, sleep,breath, exercise)  is for two months out of the year!!!!"  YEP!!!  So... I am grateful for summer and will carry it with me for the next ten months as I do every year!!!  LOL!!!

Supplies;  PTI-cardstock-White and Hawaiin Shores,  A Day at the Beach stamp set, Prima-floral embellishments, CTMH mini brads, 1 1/2, 1 1/4 inch square punch, pop-ups, Copic marker R85

Check out the rest of the design teams creations along with our August guest designer Jo Westfoot for even more inspiration!


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 the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS47. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Aug 26th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.    

Wild Wild West!!!

Howdy Partners!

At Just Us Girls this week we're going with a THEME instead of the usual technique challenge. One of our DT members, Alicia, is organizing a charity rodeo in memory of her son, Ethan. All proceeds will go for neuroblastoma research.  The JUGS decided that in support of Alicia and her efforts with the rodeo we'd create cards with a WILD WILD WEST theme! So y'all can get busy creating a wild west card of some sort!   Good luck with the rodeo Alicia!!!

There is blog candy to one lucky randomely drawn person from a very special person so for all the deets head on over to the JUGS blog.  There are links to digi images available on the JUGS sight also!

Here is my card using an image from the Greeting Farm.

We also couldn't forget to give a shout out to our fellow design team member Pam who is celebrating a Birthday on Monday!  Stop by her blog and give her a little love!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAM!!!

Check out the rest of the design teams creations along with our August guest designer Jo Westfoot for even more inspiration!

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 the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS46. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment.

Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Aug 19th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Critter Sketch Challenge #26

Good Monday Morning!

It's time for another sketch challenge over at The Critter Sketch challenge blog.  This weeks sketch is from our fellow design team member Lisa Somerville.  I hope you get a chance to play along with us this week!  Once again I used a Tilda (with lilacs) from Magnolia.  I promise to move onto other stamps after this one!  LOL!!! 

Our August sponsor is limeLight Papercrafts. We are looking forward to a fabulous month with limeLight. We'll be bringing you two guest designers from their team along with some guest sketch and challenge designers from our Critter team. So stick around, have fun, and play along!!!!

 Thanks for stopping by and have a good one!

Just Us Girls Sketch Challenge #45

Hello Ladies!

This is my first time hosting a challenge as part of the Just Us Girls design team and this week is a sketch challenge.  I hope you will find the time to play along with us this week!  

I seem to be on a Magnolia kick lately.  I have a bunch of images already colored because sometimes all I feel like doing is just coloring! LOL!!  It helps me wind down from a busy day at work and doesn't involve to much thinking!  And...seeing I'm starting  my vacation  I was swamped at work trying to squeeze everyone in before I left  I didn't have much time to create.  So thankfully I had a few images to fall back on! Summers are just to busy!  But I'm not complaining I like it that way!  It will not be long the kids will all be grown and gone!  Sigh!  I  have a hard time believing my oldest will be heading off to college in just a couple of weeks from now!

Anywhoo!  Here is my card which is pretty basic and true to the sketch.  I hope you have fun with it and I can't wait to see every ones take on it!  I just LOVE what the design team has done with the sketch!!!

Be sure and stop by their blogs for more inspiration and give a warm

welcome to our August guest designer Jo Westfoot. 

Supplies; PTI card stock and sentiment, Magnolia stamps-Tilda w/bunch of roses, ribbon/lace- misc., Copic Markers, Stampin' Up oval and scallop punches

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 the JUGS post. If you upload to online galleries, please also use the keyword or tag, JUGS45. After you post to Inlinkz you can also leave a comment.



Deadline to be considered for the weekly "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Aug 12th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.