Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Just Us Girls Challenge #724 - Anything Goes Stencil - Big Hugs Flower Press (Concord and 9th)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #724, where I'm delighted to be your hostess for this week's Anything Goes Stencil Challenge.  

This wrap-up challenge for April (ohmyword...time's flying!) means it's time to express our appreciation for our fabulous guest designer: Colleen Begley. Colleen, you've been wonderfully inspiring! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us and we hope to see you in the gallery often.

I'm smitten with Concord & 9th's Flower Press stencil and, after bringing it out for another challenge, I decided to create a second card for this one.


Looking forward to seeing your stencil sensations in the gallery!

Also sharing at: 

My Speckled Egg DI in my photo looks more blue than it does in real life, where it comes very close to that in the photo.  I paired it with Mustard Seed, a bit of Fossilized Amber and some Shaded Lilac. 


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Monday, April 22, 2024

Seize the Birthday Challenge #281-Any Color and Green - Happy Birthday Bouquet (Spellbinders sprigs, loops embossing folder and wax seal)

Hello,

Dashing in quickly with a card for Seize the Birthday Challenge #281 - Any Colour + Green.

A pink + green floral arrangement, paired with a Happy Birthday wax seal and loops embossed background. Done! 


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Friday, April 19, 2024

Inkspirational Challenge #314 - Mood Board - Wildflowers and Wax Seals (TH Vault Wildflowers, Spellbinders Wax Seals and Beads - Flowers, Happy Birthday, For You, Thanks)

Hello,

Welcome to Inkspirational Challenge #314, where we have a bright, cheerful Mood Board as inspiration for the next two weeks. Hopefully, the variety of colours and images - or perhaps even the 'vibe' - will spark your creativity.
https://www.samanthamadeo.com/blog/2018/7/31/moodboardmonday-playful-bright

The center wildflower bouquet caught my eye, as did a set of cards designed by Jenn Shurkus, so I set about making a quartet of my own. My collection of distress ink water-coloured flowers are bunched together with an assortment of another suite of my current obsessions: wax seals. 


Wax seal: florals

Wax seal: For You
 
Wax seal: Happy Birthday

Wax Seal: Thanks

Looking forward to seeing your takes on the Mood Board.

Thank you for dropping by!


Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Just Us Girls Challenge #723 - Moodboard Week - Today is a Good Day to have a Good Day (Pinkfresh Studio Wildflower Bouquet)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #723, where our hostess, Vicki, has selected the moodboard, below, as inspiration this week. The images and palette: lovely!
Once again, we're delighted to have Colleen Begley, our April Guest Designer, sharing her talents with us.

Pinkfresh Studio's Wildflower Bouquet marks its debut and, as you can see, I've focused primarily on the colours with a nod to the solo daisy. I'm rather smitten with this collection...


Looking forward to seeing which features of the moodboard catch your eye.

Thank you for dropping by!


Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Color Hues Challenge #85 - Yellow & Pink - Flower Press Celebrate (Concord and 9th)

Hello,

Welcome to Colour Hues Challenge #85, where our lovely hostess, Hannelie, invites us to use hues of Yellow and Pink as inspiration for the next two weeks. Definitely a combination to herald the arrival of Spring (although it's snowing here at the moment...). 



I decided to revisit one of my favourite Concord & 9th stencils: Flower Press. The whimsy of the flowers and the simplicity of the stencils make this a double win set. Tried some new Simon Says shades of pink ink and some older Altenew yellows. I think they played nicely together.


The challenge will remain open until April 29th at 9 am!

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Thank you for dropping by!


Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Just Us Girls Challenge #722 - Word Week - RAIN - You Make It Rain Rainbows (Avery Elle Rainbow)

Hello,

Welcome to Just Us Girls Challenge #722, where our lovely Lisa has selected RAIN for our Word Week Challenge. Certainly fitting, given our weather of late - and that's fine by me. We need the moisture to stave off forest fires.


We're also delighted to have Colleen Begley joining us as our April Guest Designer.

I haven't played with my Avery Elle rainbow set for ages, so out they came for this challenge. One card quickly became two...



Looking forward to seeing your RAIN-themed cards filling the gallery!

Thank you for dropping by!


Playing at AAA Colourful - Colourboard #2 - Happy Birthday Dear Friend Blooming Anemones (Memory Box)

Hello,

Popping in quickly with my card for AAA Colourful - Colourboard #2 before I miss the closing date (like I did with their first challenge!).


I LOVE pansies, but don't have any in my stash so...I went with anemones from Memory Box. 


Now, to find some pretty pansy dies to add to my stash! 

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