Just Us Girls #82

Good Morning Ladies!
Just Us Girls has an all new challenge being hosted by the very talented Andrea this week.  She is challenging us to use the Emboss Resist technique.  This is one technique that I absolutely love
using this technique and you can find a tutorial here from Splitcoast Stampers.

There are just all sorts of looks you can achieve with this technique by using different distress inks which blend together so perfectly!  On my card I started off by embossing my tree with Shabby Shutters distress ink from Tim Holtz with a clear embossing powder.  I then used my distress mat and tool to shade the bottom half with Shabby Shutters then moved on to Spun Sugar ending with Tumbled Glass for the sky.  I was going for the look of a summer morning sunrise.

For my clock I used a Tim Holtz stamp from the Curiosities collection.  He has the coolest stamps ever!  I did the same technique for this except I used Vintage Photo distress ink to emboss with.  I couldn't find a quote I liked to go with this so I just made my own and then used the banner dye from Lil' Inker Designs by running it half way through my Cuttlebug then positioning it on the other end to make a full banner instead of the half banner it is originally intended for.

Supplies; Tim Holtz distress inks-Shabby Shutters, Spun Sugar Vintage Photo, Tumbled Glass, Dress It Up-button, CTMH-tiny brads, MTME-digi paper (Fresh cut Expressions 2), PTI-White, Yellow, Pink cardstock, Stampers Anonymous-Tim Holtz Collection (Curiosities CMS104), Stampin' Up- Tree image

***Stop by the rest of the JUGS blogs for more inspiration***

Kristin

Maria

Elise

Dana

Andrea

and our April guest designer Teresa Kline's blog.

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, JUGS82. 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, May 5th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Pretty Patterns 07

Good Morning!
It feels like summer came over night here!  The temperature last night was in the high  70's.  Around here you just don't know how to dress this time of year!  I went to work yesterday with my Smart wool socks and a long sleeved shirt and pants, when I came home at supper time I was in shorts and a tank sweating!  LOL!!!  NOT that I'm complaining about the heat!  Bring it on!!!

For this weeks card I used my favorite stamp set Bold Botanicals and a sentiment from Keep Strong. I like doing black and white cards with limited color just because I like the way they look!  I hope you like it and find the time to play along with MTME's Pretty Patterns sketch challenge this week! 

Check out the rest of the teams blogs!!!

(on my sidebar)

Pretty Patterns Sketch Details:

When uploading use the Sketch Keyword MTMEPPS07

You can use the sketch on ANY type of project!

While participation with products from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is appreciated, it is not required to participate. You can use products from ANY company.

Each week we will pick a winner from the sketch participants, and announce them the following week, when the next Pretty Patterns Sketch is announced.

The sketch month will run from the 2nd Thursday of every month, to the 2nd Wednesday of the following month, with the Winner announced that 2nd Thursday of the Sketch Challenge.

For example:
This month’s contest begins Thursday April 14th. Contest ends Wednesday May11th. Winner announced Thursday May 19th.


PRIZE PACKAGE: Whoever plays along all month, in all 4 sketches within the month, will be entered to win a Pretty Package of THEIR Choice! Make sure on the 4th week of the challenge, that you leave a comment linking all 4 projects as well, so we are sure we do not miss you!

Just Us Girls...Happy Easter!!!

 

Good Morning Ladies!

Once again it's Saturday and time for another challenge over at Just Us Girls.  This week our hostest with the mostest is Kristin and she is challenging us to create a template with a spring theme!  I was feeling very creative and decided that I wanted to "create" my own template.  So this is what I came up with... an Easter basket and matching card!  I hope spring has arrived in your neck of the woods and you feel inspired to join us this week!  Can't wait to stop by your blogs for a little breathe of spring!  Aaaaah!  I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend with your families!

I even took the time to write down my measurements for cutting and scoring this template and then threw them out with my scraps when I was done!!!  Grrrrrr!!!

Supplies; 1 piece of  12x12 yellow paper (for basket), PTI's paper pack-Egg Hunt, PTI-scallop die, Stampin' Up-Chick, PTI-sentiment, MS-grass punch, PTI-white cardstock, Spellbinder dies.

 

***Stop by the rest of the JUGS blogs for more inspiration***

Lisa

Kristin

Maria

Elise

Dana

Pam

Andrea

and our April guest designer Teresa Kline's blog.

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, JUGS81. 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, April 28th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Pretty Patterns 06

Good Morning! 

One more day til' the Easter weekend is upon us!  Yippee!  I can hardly wait to go to camp for the weekend.  It's school vacation here and I've been swamped at work! Which isn't a bad thing but it sure cuts into my crafting time! LOL!!!

Onto my card...check out this weeks sketch over at MTME Pretty Patterns sketch challenge and come play along with us this week!  I used the digi version of this house from the Sign It stamp set for this card!   I'm really getting the hang of  separating and resizing the images!  It's awesome to be able to make the stamps any size I need!

Check out the rest of the teams blogs!!!

(on my sidebar)

Pretty Patterns Sketch Details:

When uploading use the Sketch Keyword MTMEPPS06

You can use the sketch on ANY type of project!

While participation with products from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is appreciated, it is not required to participate. You can use products from ANY company.

Each week we will pick a winner from the sketch participants, and announce them the following week, when the next Pretty Patterns Sketch is announced.


The sketch month will run from the 2nd Thursday of every month, to the 2nd Wednesday of the following month, with the Winner announced that 2nd Thursday of the Sketch Challenge.



For example:
This month’s contest begins Thursday April 14th. Contest ends Wednesday May11th. Winner announced Thursday May 19th.


PRIZE PACKAGE: Whoever plays along all month, in all 4 sketches within the month, will be entered to win a Pretty Package of THEIR Choice! Make sure on the 4th week of the challenge, that you leave a comment linking all 4 projects as well, so we are sure we do not miss you!

Happy Birthday Lisa!!!

Good Saturday Morning!

Today's hostest with the mostest over at Just Us Girls is none other then our Birthday girl herself!   Lisa has a color challenge with a twist this week!  Make it a Birthday card in honor of her Birthday!  Why you say because why not! Hee! Hee!  It's always a treat to make a card with some one in mind!  I think it makes it extra special!  So I ope you can join us this week in with our color challenge!  So get busy girls so we can come by and check out your projects!  Have a wonderful day!  I will be spending the day at a bowling alley in Manchester, NH with my son who is in a bowling tournament!  I'm planning on leaving early enough to get some shopping in!  It always makes me feel good to have new clothes!  Aaah! life is good!  LOL!!!

Supplies; All That Scraps-Bling, MTME-digi paper(fresh cut expressions 2),PTI-sentiment, Stampin' Up-oval,scallop oval punches, PTI-Craft, Black cardstock, Tim Holtz Ranger Distress collection, Hug Snug-seam binding, crinoline, linen fibers.

***Stop by the rest of the JUGS blogs for more inspiration***

Lisa

Kristin

Maria

Elise

Dana

Pam

Andrea

and our April guest designer Teresa Kline's blog.

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, JUGS80. 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, April 21st. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Pretty Patterns 05/ Sneak Peek

Good Morning!

I think spring has finally arrived here in my neck of the woods!  I'm just itching to get out and start raking and planting my flowers!  LOL!!! 

Today I'm sharing a little sneak peek of one of the new digi images that will be available tomorrow for purchase at the My Time Made Easy store!  I just had to use this little guy from the SK8R Boy Digital Set for this weeks Pretty Patterns sketch challenge.   

The reason being this is what my youngest son enjoys doing every waking moment of his free time!!!  I think this set is going to work well for a scrapping page I want to do also.  I will share that as soon as I get it done!!!  I promise!!!  I hope you all get a chance to play along with us this week!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Check out the rest of the teams blogs!!!

(on my sidebar)

Pretty Patterns Sketch Details:


When uploading use the Sketch Keyword MTMEPPS05



You can use the sketch on ANY type of project!


While participation with products from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is appreciated, it is not required to participate. You can use products from ANY company.


Each week we will pick a winner from the sketch participants, and announce them the following week, when the next Pretty Patterns Sketch is announced.


The sketch month will run from the 2nd Thursday of every month, to the 2nd Wednesday of the following month, with the Winner announced that 2nd Thursday of the Sketch Challenge.



For example:
This month’s contest begins Thursday April 14th. Contest ends Wednesday  May11th. Winner announced Thursday May 19th.


PRIZE PACKAGE: Whoever plays along all month, in all 4 sketches within the month, will be entered to win a Pretty Package of THEIR Choice! Make sure on the 4th week of the challenge, that you leave a comment linking all 4 projects as well, so we are sure we do not miss you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! you JUGHEAD!!!

Good Morning Everyone!!!

We are celebrating a very special someones Birthday today!!!  Hee! Hee!  She has absolutely no idea that all of her friends here in blogland and outside in the "real" world have joined together in a blog hop to wish her a very Happy Birthday!   Without further ado let me give a big shout out to one of the most fun loving, creative "Jugheads" I'm lucky enough to know.

 Drum roll please.... Elise Durenburger!!!! 

This is your Birthday Blog Hop!

 She always has such colorful words of encouragement for everyone and such witty blog posts!  She truly just has a a way of filling a person up with sunshine!!!  Here's hoping your day is filled with lots of love and sunshine Elise!

Join us in wishing Elise a Happy Birthday by hopping along with us. 

 Just add your card to the linky and be sure to...

Finish up at Elise's blog to leave her some love!

JUGS # 79 Acrylic Smash Technique

Good Morning!

This week Maria is hosting our technique challenge.  She is challenging us to make a card or project using the Acrylic Smash technique.  The tutorial can be found here.  I used my PTI Damask Designs stamp set to make my card.  I used Tim Holtz's distress inks in peeled paint, milled lavender and dusty concord to achieve the look I got.  I still don't have a light for my photo tent it's en route and I can't wait to have it!  So pardon the photo!

Supplies; Tim Holtz-distress inks, prima flower, PTI-stamp sets (Damask Designs), PTI-cardstock, Cuttlebug embossing folder.

***Stop by the rest of the JUGS blogs for more inspiration***

Lisa

Kristin

 Maria

Elise

Dana

Pam

and our April guest designer Teresa Kline's blog.

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, JUGS79. 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, April 14th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

Pretty Patterns 04

Good Morning!

Here we are with week four of MTME's Pretty Patterns challenge already.  That means this Thursday we will announce our very  first winner of  a pretty package of  their choice! 

This week for my card I thought I would use the digi papers from Cool Romance. I love these papers because they have a vintage look to them.  These adorable little post cards come in this set too!  I printed them out as a 4x6 sheet  instead of a full 8.5x11 sheet.  The background paper I printed out as a 5x8 sheet which works perfect for a card because the pattern is not to large.  I added Happy Birthday to one of the post cards from the So Sentimental stamp set. 

Supplies: PTI-cream cardstock,Kaiser-lace,Spellbinders Nestabilities-labels fourteen, MTME-So Sentimental-sentiment, Cool Romance-digi papers,Idea-ology-film strip ribbon, brads-misc., Prima-flower.

Check out what the rest of the teams blogs!!!

(on my sidebar)

 Pretty Patterns Sketch Details:


When uploading use the Sketch Keyword MTMEPPS04



You can use the sketch on ANY type of project!


While participation with products from My Time Made Easy ™ LLC is appreciated, it is not required to participate. You can use products from ANY company.


Each week we will pick a winner from the sketch participants, and announce them the following week, when the next Pretty Patterns Sketch is announced.


The sketch month will run from the 2nd Thursday of every month, to the 2nd Wednesday of the following month, with the Winner announced that 2nd Thursday of the Sketch Challenge.



For example:
This month’s contest begins Thursday March 17th. Contest ends Wednesday April 13th. Winner announced Thursday April 14th.


PRIZE PACKAGE: Whoever plays along all month, in all 4 sketches within the month, will be entered to win a Pretty Package of THEIR Choice! Make sure on the 4th week of the challenge, that you leave a comment linking all 4 projects as well, so we are sure we do not miss you!

Here comes the Easter Bunny!!!

Hello Girls!

This week over at Just Us Girls we have a sketch challenge for you to play along with.  I knew the kind of card I wanted to create when I came up with this sketch so I searched high and low for an Easter Bunny that I could pop out of the half circle like so. To darn cute!!!

I have a sewing machine but opted to hand stitch around the edges so I wouldn't mess it up! LOL!!!

I worked on this card all week, little by little adding this and that to it!  It's a good thing we have deadlines cuz who knows how busy looking this card would have been!

Supplies; Digital Delights-Barnaby Bunny Topper, Waltzingmouse-Spring baskets, Martha Stewart-tulip punch, pop-up dots, PTI-white cardstock, Design papers-misc.

Check out the rest of the JUGS for more inspiration!

Dana

Andrea

Elise

Maria

Lisa

Kristin

also give our April guest designer Teresa Kline a warm welcome!

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, JUGS78. 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, April 7th. The Inlinkz form will close at that time. Our top pick "Chic of the Week" will be announced on the following Friday morning.

April Showers Bring On A Calendar...

 

Good Morning!

Do April showers really bring May flowers?  Not in my neck of the woods for sure we are getting more snow!  Let me just say enough already!  LOL!!! 

Last month I just happened upon  Monique's blog post of a calendar she had made.  Let's just say my jaw hit the floor when I saw what she had created and I wanted to make one of them also!  So here I am today with my April calendar.  When I go to bed is when I come up with my best ideas.  Getting them out of my head and onto paper isn't always easy but this is one time that it actually worked out perfectly!  I wanted to make my calendar have a spiral binding like a "real" calendar.  My Dad has everything under the sun so of course he had some thin wire.  What I did was wind it around a metal rod the size I wanted my spiral to be.  I pierced the top of my paper like so and then twisted my spiral through the holes.  It went together very very easily!  Thank Goodness!

This is a close up.    

I made my calendar on Microsoft Word.  Well actually my son did it for me for a price ($5.00)

Supplies: Design Papers-The Paper Loft, Copic Markers, All That Scraps- Digi Image, Ribbon-misc. 

Now head on over to these lovely ladies blogs to see their calendars 

Monique 

Christine

Tangii