It is Trend Week at Just Us Girls, we are working with "MINIS". I love mini images. I used to be addicted to making inchies. Do you remember those cards? I used a small Claudia Rose image to create a 2" focal point. Continue reading →
Let me preface this card by saying the majority of my career was spent in pharmaceutical research. The last 8 years were spent at a biotech who developed an FDA approved treatment for Ebola and is currently testing treatments for coronavirus. I truly appreciate all my friends and colleagues who have dropped their ongoing research to address the issues surrounding coronavirus Continue reading →
At Just Us Girls this week, we are working with a photo inspiration with a row of bright flowers and butterflies. I created a very colorful spring flower assortment, touched with white accents, and set on a brightly distressed background (Cracked Pistachio, Mowed Lawn, Peacock Feathers). Continue reading →
I am submitting this card to Just Us Girls and The Male Room. Just Us Girls is a color challenge this week, focused on Brown, Rust, and Navy. The Male Room has a theme challenge focused on MUSIC. Continue reading →
The keyword this week at Just Us Girls is BOW. I have been dying to try this new peek-a-boo die, Presents Background, from Hero Arts (a Christmas present!). The card is so fun! Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, it is color week and we are working with SHADES OF TEAL. To achieve shades of teal, I watercolored a panel in gradients of teal (Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors). Continue reading →
It is Word Week over at Just Us Girls, and the keyword is THANKS. I created a somewhat CAS card. The leaf die cut has been inlaid into the kraft base card. Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, we are working with colors. We were challenged with making a card in one color, using our chosen color in light, mid and dark tones. My color is red. I distressed an embossed background in Barn Door, Worn Lipstick, and Spun Sugar. I love how this card turned out! Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, we have a photo inspiration featuring striped rainbow bedding. I used the striped rainbow washi from Altenew as my base, and created a "hugs" card. Continue reading →
This week, at Just Us Girls, we are working with the colors: GREEN, ORANGE and YELLOW. I colored a bouquet of tulips for a simple one-layer card. Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, we are creating cards with images OFF THE EDGE. I created a shorter front panel by drawing a line about an inch in from the edge and trimming around the image. I mounted a dark blue Stardream panel on the inside front cover to provide a background for the trimmed image. Continue reading →
The word, this week, at Just Us Girls is BIRTHDAY. Using Avery Elle's Splash set, I created the ideal birthday card. I absolutely these lounging ladies! Continue reading →
We have a photo inspiration over at Just Us Girls this week, we are working with a photo of amethyst, the gemstone of February. I worked with the color purple and the concept of a gemstone. Continue reading →
We have a color challenge this week at Just Us Girls. We are creating cards with RED, PINK and WHITE. My card is very CAS… and SWAK! Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, the "trend" we are working with is WOOD. I made a friendship card with wood grain paper and die cut sentiment. Continue reading →
It is word week at Just Us Girls...and the word is LOVE. The DT is challenging us to think outside of the box for this challenge. I am moving to sign language. Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, we are working with a photo inspiration board featuring an anchor, lifesaver and tall ship. I focused on the lifesaver and created an SOS valentine. Continue reading →
The colors this week at Just Us Girls are PASTELS. I immediately thought a rainbow was needed on my card. My rainbow is Copic-colored, surrounded by clouds with the birthday sentiment and a Copic-colored unicorn, mounted on a starry die cut background. Continue reading →
This week at Just Us Girls, it is TREND week. We are creating cards with the Emboss Resist Technique. Anita Bowden first introduced me to layered resist. The technique can be tricky until you get the hang of it. Continue reading →
This is my first week at Just Us Girls and I love the proposed challenge beyond words! This week, the keyword is LEFTOVERS. Leftovers meaning those scrap pieces made but just didn't make it into a card. Continue reading →