Just Us Girls Wild Card Challenge

Our Just Us Girls challenge this week is not really "wild", but it is pretty cool! Your challenge this week is to make a holiday card with a picture on it. It can be any picture...a personal one of your family, pets, etc., or it could be one you found online, in a magazine, or anywhere else. The wild part is this: If you play this week, you will receive a gift from Kristin. She created a fabulous digital set that she is giving away to everyone that participates! You can see it on the graphic below as well as on the cards the DT has created this week, which you can see on the JUGs blog.Isn't that lamp post fabulous? And the sentiments Kristin has created (including a handwritten message by Tammy Hershberger) are just so wonderful for the holiday season. So all you have to do is play, and you'll be given this digital set! Great huh? Here's what I did with this challenge. I just had to put a picture of my dog, Lizzie, on here! Why would you want to see me or my DH, right? And she's so CUTE! Well, at least I think so! Anyway, I added the handwritten sentiment right on the picture using my editing software. I also resized the lamp post so it was smaller, then printed it out and cut and embossed it with a rectangle nestie. I used this SU paper, Christmas Cocoa (which I love) and soft suede and real red cardstock. The ribbon is also soft suede, and I added the red glitter dots. Super simple card to pull together.

So, are you "game"? Are you inspired to make something so you can receive this great set? I hope so! All you have to do is post a direct link to your project to Mr. Linky on the JUGs blog by Thursday, November 5 at 9:00 EST. If you post to an online gallery, use the key word JUGS5. After you play along and post your card in Mr. Linky before the deadline, email Just Us Girls and provide your email address and another link to your photo. One of us will respond with the digital Happy Holidays package just for you! How easy is that?

Here's a link to all the DT members as well as our Guest Designer, Tammy Hershberger:

Dana Gustafson
Kristin Bueter
Maria Levine
Mona Pendleton
Pam Imholz
Tracey Cuccia
Tammy Hershberger, Guest Designer

We hope you play along this week. We've had such a great response to our challenge blog after only a month, and we are so thrilled that you enjoy our challenges. This is another way to say "thanks to you"! Thanks for stopping in today, and have a great weekend!

Artful INKables Winter Blog Hop

Are you getting ready for the snow? Or maybe you already have some (right Holly?)! Well it's coming, and we need to be prepared when it comes to stamping! So Artful INKables is having a winter blog hop! We're showcasing some of the great winter stamp sets in the store that deserve some love!

If you've come here from Joy's blog, you are right on track. If not, head on over to the Artful INKables blog and start there. If you leave a comment on everyone's blog by Sunday, November 1, you'll have a chance to win some AI blog candy! How easy is that?

Today I'm showcasing the set Snow Play because I just loved the little girl (and boy) in the set playing in the snow. They just looked like they were having so much fun! Here's my card.
I wanted to use some fun bright colors, so I started with SU's retired paper called Frosty Day. This little girl is colored with copic markers and I've put some star dust stickles on the snow, snowballs and her scarf. The sentiment (also from the set) says it all! Remember throwing snowballs at each other? Such fun! I used Jen del Muro's sketch from last Saturday, but changed the circle to an oval to accommodate my image.

Want to see the last one on the hop? Then hop on over to Deborah's blog to see her fabulous creation! Thanks for stopping by today! I have another post today, so please stop by for that one as well!
Recipe
Stamps: Snow Play (AI)
Paper: PTI white, bashful blue, chocolate chip, Frosty Day dp (retired SU)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Copic Markers: E00, 02, 15, 29, 37, 39; YG00, 13, 23, 25; YR07, 68; BG0000, 000; B21, 23; R32
Accessories: Nesties, felt snowflakes (SU), bling, star dust stickles, dimensionals

Makeup for the Weekend Challenge

Want some makeup for the weekend? You will love the stuff the Paper Makeup Stamps DT have for you. We have a challenge for you just in time for Halloween...make a box or treat bag of some sort. I think all of us went with a Halloween theme for this and here is mine.I made a mini pizza box...such fun and so easy to make! I got mine from Jen del Muro a long time ago (last year sometime), but I'm sure there is a tutorial on SCS in the Resources section. I used a piece of pumpkin pie cardstock as my base, and the dp is from a Halloween stack from K&Co. Boy, this dp has seen some action this year! LOL!! It's really some great paper! The sentiment is from Spooky Sentiment and the bat is from Spooky Solids. I stamped the sentiment in black and cut and embossed in with a tag die. I colored the candy corn with copics. The eyes on the bat are black bling just to give it more dimension, and it's on dimensionals. I tied the black and white gingham ribbon around the perimeter of the box and tied a bow.

So why don't you stop by the PMS blog to get some inspiration for your creation? There's some fab treat bags to see! If you participate in our challenge, use the key word makeup4theweekend03 if you post to an online gallery and post your direct link to the PMS blog so we can see it! Thanks for stopping in today. Have a great weekend and I'll have another post later! See you then!

What's Moo?

Hi! What's moo with you? LOL!!! I think that's so cute! Anyway, here is a card I did with one of Artful INKables newest releases called Down on the Farm.I got lucky with this dp...it's from DCWV All Dressed Up. It couldn't be more perfect! And the sketch from SCS yesterday couldn't be more perfect as well! I colored the cow with my W copics and a light R copic for the utters and ears. I added star dust stickles to the black spots (love that stuff). The black strip across the bottom was run through the distressed stripes cuttlebug folder. I added the sentiment and the candy dots, and I was done! Really a quick card, but so cute (at least I think so!).

Stop by the Artful INKables blog and see what's going on there. There are some great samples being shown there from the DT. And for you Twilight fans, you won't want to miss out on their Twilight blog hop that's happening on November 20th (the opening of the New Moon movie). To find out how you can participate in the hop, stop by the AI blog for all the details. Thanks for stopping in today!
Recipe
Stamps: Down on the Farm (AI)
Paper: PTI white, riding hood red, black, All Dressed Up (DCWV)
Ink: Memento tuxedo black
Copic Markers: W-1, 5, 7; R00; YG17
Accessories: Nesties, distressed stripes folder, oval punches, candy dots, star dust stickles, dandy dots, dimensionals

My Final CTD Guest Designer Spot

Today marks my final day as a guest designer for the Color Throwdown for the month of October, and it has been a blast! This week, the colors were a REAL challenge for me!Would you have put these colors together if it weren't for a challenge? I wouldn't, but I guess that's the challenge! I kind of liked it in the end, too! Here's what I did with them. I used a new stamp from Paper Makeup Stamps. It's from the Moody Girl line, and this one is called Moody for Snow. (The sentiment is from the Snow Happy set also by PMS.) I colored her with copic markers in the challenge colors and added star dust stickles to the snowflakes and her clothing. The bordering blue and elegant eggplant rectangles were run through the cuttlebug with a snowflake folder. The background dp is from SU's Razzleberry Lemonade. The satin ribbon is one I picked up at AC Moore that matched the rich razzleberry perfectly. The snowflake is something I had in my stash from last year. I used this week's Mojo sketch, which was also a challenge for me! I'm really challenging myself today! LOL!!

If you'd like to try this challenge, post your direct link to the CTD blog and use the keyword CTD66 if you post to any online gallery. I know the girls have some fabulous designs for you to get your creative juices flowing, so make sure you stop by there and leave them some love!

I'd like to thank the girls at the Color Throwdown for inviting me to be their guest designer this month. It was truly an honor to be part of their team!

Thanks for stopping in today!
Recipe
Stamps: Moody for Snow and Snow Happy set (PMS)
Paper: Bordering blue, elegant eggplant, rich razzleberry, PTI white, Razzleberry Lemonade
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, rich razzleberry
Copic Markers: E00, 02, Y17, 38; YR24; B93; BV08, 17; RV17, 19; R32; W-1
Accessories: Nesites, satin ribbon, snowflake, star dust stickles, cuttlebug snowflake folder,dimensionals