Saturday, January 21, 2017

Just Us Girls



Chris is up this week with our color challenge at Just Us Girls!  She picked Pink, Navy and Gray. 

Here is what I did using the Unity kit called Blow Your Mind.


Be sure to come visit our fabulous Design Team:

Guest Designer - Shawna Standish
Lisa 


Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of  March.

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, Jan 26. 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.

Saturday, January 14, 2017

Just Us Girls



It's time for another Just Us Girls challenge! This week is Trend Week and Bobby is our hostess.  She picked All Over Stamping!

This is what I did using Distress Inks and Unity Stamps. The Unity kit that I used is "Keep Wild"


Be sure to swing on by our DT:


Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of March.

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, Jan 18 . 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.

Saturday, January 7, 2017

Just Us Girls


It's the first JUST US GIRLS challenge of 2017!  And it's word week and Ina picked the word "NEW".

Here is what I came up with using Distress Inks and a stencil for the background.  A ribbon from Stampin Up and a stamp set from Unity Stamp Co.



Be sure to swing on by our fabulous DT:

Guest Designer - Shawna Standish
Ina
Vicki

Just a reminder: If you win Chic of the Week in any of our January challenges, you are in the running to be chosen as our Guest Designer for the month of March. 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, 12th January 2017 . 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.


Thursday, January 5, 2017

Seasons Givings Blog Hop Winner!


THANK YOU TO ALL who stopped by during the Seasons Givings Blog Hop!  I appreciate all the wonderful comments and new subscribers!  

The winner for my prize pack is:

HELEN F. - "Handmade Cards By Helen"

CONGRATS HELEN!  Please contact me with your mailing info riaann at optonline dot net and I will get your package out to you!

Thanks!

Maria

Sunday, January 1, 2017

Season's Givings Blog Hop


For the 5th year Latisha has organized a fun Blog Hop for us and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.  We would like to thank all those fabulous visitors that stopped by our blogs during the year.  I would like to send this prize pack to one random winner.  I will pick a winner and post on January 4th. 



2016 was a fun year for stamping.  I was asked to be on the Unity Stamp Co Design Team which was so amazing and I'm thrilled to be a part of it.  I have also continued to work on the Just Us Girls DT and ran my Mixed Media Mojo blog.  

Here are a few of my favorite projects/cards from 2016:


This is a small 6x6 canvas


This frog is a stamp I carved myself
 The stamp


I would love it if you follow me and come check out my Youtube channel as well.

Here is the official hop list:


Heidi Ramsey Blankenship

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Be sure to swing on by all the blogs and check out their amazing work.
Thanks for stopping by!
Maria

MIxed Media Mojo


2017 already?!?!  Well it's the 1st and time for another Mixed Media Mojo challenge!  We are very excited for the new year!  We have a few Design Team changes with some ladies stepping down and new ones joining.

Thank you to our fabulous members who did an amazing job with MMM we are sad to see you go!  Lucyna & Jannet.  Barb & Deb will be with us through February. 

And a big welcome to our newest members joining this month:


You will hear a little more and meet our newest members during the month of January so be sure to swing on by!

NOW onto our January challenge!


Here is a tag I made:

Here are my steps:




This was a sealing step.  To I used glue on a gelli plate and pressed it on the tag.


Glittery Wink of Stella - Silver

Mixed Texture Paste and silver paint together



More Wink of Stella - Silver



Be sure to swing on by to see what the DT cooked up for this challenge:



I hope you will play along with us this month! 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!


I hope you will come play along!



Maria

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