How cool is WILDCARD week!?!

I love that WILDCARD week is just THAT: wild!



Whomever is the lucky host of WILDCARD week around the JUGS headquarters, usually
has a LOT of crafty fun up their sleeve! THIS week, the ever-so-inspirational crafty babe,
Andrea, CERTAINLY does deliver! When I say CRAFTY fun, I mean THIS:





Not THIS:



{Meet "Wildcard" the horse... He's EVERY bit what the name implies.}

THIS type, is a little easier to GET in the middle of, if YA know what I mean...



And if ya DON'T know what I mean, CHECK OUT the fabby, inspirational tutorial, here!

BUT ALSO, see what the fabulous gals of JUST US GIRLS have been up to with this
AMAZING technique - if you've never tried emboss resist, there's a LOT of fine inspiration
to get you revving up your embossing guns... That's what I'M talkin' about!

Dana
Kathryn
Maria
Kristin
Andrea{!!!!}

And, don't forget our SUPER guest designer, for April, Teresa Kline!!!
It's Teresa's last week with us, the GIRLZ, of Jugland... WE are definitely
going to miss her GORGEOUS inspiration, from this side of the town.
I hope you'll get by and give her some love and gratitude for sharing her
amazing talent with us, so selfishly. {I AM a HUGE fan!} Thanks, Teresa!

Meanwhile, THIS card was a hoot to make. I really enjoyed letting the
creative horses OUT THE BACK GATE and shooting my embossing gun
like I was the Lone Ranger on a Honky-Tonk Saturday Night!



I embossed the text on the top of my panel, first, before any other color was applied.
I embossed the second section of text OVER some sponged color and then finally..




... darkened the over all color of my western sunset, added my cacti, foreground..
some "embellies" and the rest of my wrangled up crafty good time!



And of course, when ALL was said and done, I did EXACTLY as instructed
by this card... I let OUT a big 'ol YEEEE HAAAWWWWW!

'Cause THAT'S how I roll!

I hope, hope, hope you'll join the WILD fun down there, round the ol'
Just Us Girls Corral -o- fun! It's shore to be a crafty-GRAND time! Yee Haw!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
Stamps - Waltzing Mouse Stamps
Ink - Stamping Up!
Embossing Ink - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Fiber - Claire's stash {Thanks, m'dear! xoxo!}
Charm - MY STASH!
Die Cut Shape - Wplus9 design studio
Embossing Powder - Stampin' Up!

Some of my favorite TWEET-HEARTS!

I adore my people! I REALLY do.

My little, nuclear family... Darling kids, wonderful husband... They're the best!




H - O - W - E - V - E - R.... I have a confession to make. The highlight of my "Valentine's Day" festivities... didn't come from a hand drawn Valentine or in a shiny, heart-shaped box...

I know that you {HELLO, fellow paper crafters!} will understand... My FAVORITE part of the weekend was....

Spent, HERE ~ in "Claire-land!"

Look! Oh, just look at my beautiful friend, Claire, and her AMAZING new Scraproom! Her's was a L - O - N - G time coming... Claire is a patient and practical woman, but let me just say for the group "IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT!" {Hee Hee!} She spent YEARS and years, while completing hundreds of L/O's, scrapping out of her totes and a small hutch... She utilized table time at local scrapbook stores, events and retreats... BUT, finally! She can scrap in her OWN gorgeous, custom scraproom, right in her own back yard, literally!

Here's another view -

Oh, goodness! Is that the super-talented Dana, from Paper Daydream!?! Why, YES! SHE was there, too! What a fabulous way to "christen" Claire's new scraproom, than to bring in some favorite scrappin' buds, a BUNCH of totes and materials and.... LAUGHTER! Perfect!

But wait, here's ANOTHER blog personality ~ We call her, Lil' Traci, but she is a BIG talent when it comes to paper-crafting! Her blog has not been the focus of her attention, in recent months, but she has such distinct personal style in her artwork {check it out, if you have some extra time ~ she really does AWESOME work!} Anyhoo, Traci is a delight and we had a FANTASTIC time, urrr, working... WORKING hard {!}, oh, so hard... in Claire's new room!

I don't know how much I should tell you about Claire's husband... [I don't know if EVERYONE gets red-carpet treatment we did... *wink*wink!*] I'll just say that HE'S a delight! We enjoyed perfectly prepared beverages and snacks compliments of Claire's DH! {Seriously, DARLING! ~ THANKS, Mr. E!}



Should I even tell you HOW WELL ORGANIZED this place is....? { A M A Z I N G ! }

Plenty of gorgeous, natural lighting!!! Claire's husband made some very thoughtful considerations in that department! {His carpentry skills are unbelievable!} It's a very well planned space!

Just a few more details to drool over and then I'll stop....

For some reason, it was so easy to UNLOCK the creativity in this fine space.... hmmmmm.... {!}



And, finally, a lil' tidbit of crafty fun I made while in the company of these mighty talented scrap-babes!


How funny that THESE DAYS, it's not so much the amount or quality of the finished product, as the friends who grace the memories behind the the finished piece... {In other words... WE HAD FUN!!! And that's the BEST part of getting together to craft!}

I sure hope YOU had a fantastic Valentine's day, too! You're some of my favorite TWEET-HEARTS, after all!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket
Stamp - Hero Arts
Scallop Punches - Fiskars
Swirly Die-Cut - Sizzix/Stampin' Up!
Brackets - Sizzix/ Stampin' Up!