Just Us Girls Photo Week

Here is what I did using this inspiration:

For my background I used glossy paper.  Stamped in the background using perfect medium then with a brayer put on SU's Strawberry Slush ink. I stamped the ornaments and heat embossed with sliver.  The silver "hangers" for the ornaments are from Webster's Pages.

Be sure to check out what our amazing Design Team has cooked up this week:

Louise - November Guest

Ina

Sharyn

Vicki

Sue

   Cheryl

                                                                             Lisa

Nancy

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER only, a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our November challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of January.

 How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS #320. After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Dec 4th . The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Maria

Happy Thanksgiving!

Today I'm up on the Mixed Media Mojo blog and shared this small canvas:

I will also share the rest of the post here for you but please come on by to the MIXED MEDIA MOJO blog and check us out!

I took a few pictures of some steps.  I started with Dyluisons paints using a baby wipe:

Added some stamps

Cut out a pumpkin using Stampin Up paper and adhered down.  I was going to paint the pumpkin but then decided to cut out a pumpkin in pattern paper and adhered that down.

The white dots on the pumpkin are using a stencil and Rangers Texture Paste, which I will say is awesome! I stamped GIVE THANKS (Unity Stamp Co) on paper and layered it with green.  Using Scrap Dots by Helmar I adhered to panel so it's a little raised. Finally I doodled around using a white signo pen.

Come play in this month's challenge there's still time!

Thanks for stopping by!!  To all my friends in the US have a fantastic Thanksgiving!!!!

Maria 

Just Us Girls

It's color week at Just Us Girls!  This week Sharyn is our hostess and picked Red, Green and Gold!

Here is what I came up with:

I used the Tim Holtz reindeer die, sentiment - Unity Stamp Co., Twine from the Twinery.

OBe sure to check out what our amazing Design Team has cooked up this week:

Louise - November Guest

Ina

Sharyn

Vicki

Sue

   Cheryl

                                                                             Lisa

Nancy

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER only, a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our November challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of January.

 How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS #320. After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 26th . The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Maria

Just Us Girls - TREND WEEK

It's Saturday and I'm over on the JUST US GIRLS challenge blog with this week's Trend Challenge!  We are watercoloring this week!  

Here is what I came up with using 2 Christmas Sets: Dina Wakely's Christmas Birds and  Dyan Reaveley's Seasonal Stamp and Stencil set.  

I stamped in Ranger Archvial ink then colored using simple water colors. 

A few steps:

Sparkle!

Be sure to check out what our amazing Design Team has cooked up this week:

Louise - November Guest

Ina

Sharyn

Vicki

Sue

   Cheryl

                                                                             Lisa

Nancy

OCTOBER/ NOVEMBER only, a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our November challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of January.

 How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS #319. After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, November 19th . The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!

Maria

Just Us Girls Challenge

It's word week at JUST US GIRLS and our word this week is "STRIPES"!

Here is what I did using washi tape:

Supplies I used:

Be sure to visit our fabulous Design Team:

Louise Hodge - November Guest Designer

Sharyn

Ina

Sue

Vicki

Lisa

Nancy

Sharon

Cheryl

Chris

Ina

FOR OCTOBER & NOVEMBER ONLY:  If you win Chic of the Week in any of our October or November challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as one of two Guest Designer for the month of January 2016!  The Team will be taking a 2 week break in December, and therefore,  will not have a Guest Designer for December.

How to play: Please copy and use our graphic on your post. You need to upload your new project [no back dating please] for this week's challenge to your online blog or to a 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 use the keyword or tag, JUGS . After you post to Linky Tools you may also leave a comment here. We ♥ love hearing what you think of our challenges! Deadline to be considered for the "Chic of the Week" is 9:00 PM EST on Thursday, Nov 12. The Linky Tools form will close at that time. Our "Chic of the Week", will be announced the following Friday morning. Thanks for playing along. We can't wait to see what you create for Just Us Girls! Please limit your entries to 3.

That's all for now!

Thanks for stopping by!

Maria

Mixed Media Card Challenges

The beginning of the month also brings a new challenge over at The Mixed Media Card Challenges!

This month's challenge is a theme of Family and optional element: Arrows:

Here is the card I made:

Some pics of the steps for this card:

Sprays from Lindy's Stamp Gang

Some stamps from Unity Stamp Co in the background

Heat embossed in orange

 Stenciling with texture paste

Added a sentiment.  Used the distress tool to rough up the edges

Hop on over to The Mixed Media Card Challenges to play along with us!

HOW TO PLAY
1. Create a mixed media CARD based on the theme, with or without the optional element.
2. Display the challenge graphic on your blog post and link back to this challenge post.
3. You may enter as many times as you want, as long as each entry is different.
4. You may combine a maximum of 7 challenges (6 other challenges plus ours).
5. Submit your projects by November 25, 11:55 p.m. Pacific (GMT-8).
6. We'll announce the winner and highlights on November 30.

Thanks!!

Maria

Mixed Media Mojo - November Challenge!

It's November and time for another challenge with Mixed Media Mojo!  

Here is a canvas I worked on using paints in the background, stencils and stamps.  I paper pieced the pumpkins.  The sentiment fall is a rubon. 

  

Come check out what the Design Team created:

Barb

 Hazel

 Lucyna

Please link up below a new project created for this challenge and do not combine with more than 6 other challenges.  Limit to 3 entries per person. You can be the next Mixed Media Mojo Diva and our Guest Designer for January!  Be sure to check to see if you are chosen on December 1!

Be sure to check in Monday's and Wednesday's for Art Journal and Mixed Media Inspiration! 

Thank so much for stopping by! I can't wait to see what you create!

Maria