TAG MAKING with JUST US GIRLS!

I don't know if you've heard this about me before or not... I LOVE hostessing

a good, old fashioned WILD CARD challenge at Just Us Girls headquarters.  

HOWEVER, we, the girls of JUST US...  have noticed that lots of darling 

crafty folk THINK we mean "make ANYTHING" and link up with us....  

Woopsie!  What we MEAN is...  the lucky HOSTESS gets to choose something

DIFFERENT than our usual choices of SKETCH, TECHNIQUE, COLOR &

PHOTO...  That's WHY...  I LOVE it SO!  As MOST of us craft-crazy-lovin'

types KNOW...  there are so, so, soooooooo MANY cool things to do with 

our tools AND supplies...  So, HERE I am!!!!!  Ready to TAG-UP!

 And, you MIGHT have already noticed/guessed...  I got a wee-bit carried away...

Being that I'm hoping you'll make a minimum of 4, but if you're ANYTHING 

like me...  YOU might become EXTREMELY addicted...

I started with a FANTASTIC tag die from Wplus9, and a generous pile of "blanks".

THEN, I mixed in one of my VERY most favorite in the WHOLE wide universe,

element sheets from COSMO CRICKET...  Garden Variety!  {Can you imagine?}

Hee Hee!  I LOVE those things!  And THIS was SUCH an excellent way to 

dump a WHOLE sheet of the double sided elements - featuring MOST of 

them in ALL of their juicy splendor...  LOOK at the original angry birds! 

Combined with ALL kinds of Wplus9 sentiment stamps, a minimal amount

of additional materials - and a smattering of OLD tackle!  Yup - broke out 

some FANTASTIC old-school eyelets and even BRADS to make these 

pups come to life!  YUMMY is RIGHT!  Purrrrrrrr!  Purrrrrr!  Purrrrrrr!

HOT tomato!  {I LOVE that darling face!}

I want to feature EACH and every one and tell you WHY I had SO much fun...

But I "shant" bore you...  BESIDES, I'm pretty sure you can SEE that I had fun!  LOL

AND!  I want to make sure you have time to check out the crafty BABES of Just US!

Lisa

Vicki

 Marisa
Maria

Tangii

Nancy 

So NOW you should have plenty of time to make some for YOURSELF!  

Hope so!  

See you SOON!

Sketch Challenge with Just Us Girls

Howdy, sweet and crafty friends!  Another week has come and gone, 

and that sounds like an excellent reason to gather some of our fave

crafty goods and MAKE SOMETHING!  So ink up your besties and

make a creation with JUGS!  We got a good 'un, to get you goin!

 We've got a LOVELY sketch, brought to you by and sweeter than SWEET, Maria!

It's a classic composition, and as you will see, by the superb samples my fellow 

JUG-ETTES have created for you, it will translate easily to a scrapbook page! 

If you are celebrating {and WHY wouldn't you be!?!} National Scrapbook Day,

we'd LOVE to see your scrapbook work combined with this sketch! 

Or a card, tag, wall hanging - you GET the idea! 

 Personally, I was inspired to simply P-L-A-Y with some of my faves!

I spy...  some of the LATEST stamps from Wplus9 Design Studio!  

Stamped all WESTERN STYLE!  {Wellllllllll?} LOL

 See what I mean - CLASSIC, right?   And check out how the JUST US GIRLIES 

got crafty...   {There's a lot less ink in the world now...   LOL}

Vicki

 Marisa
Maria

Tangi
Nancy

Hope you get to get scrappy on THIS, fantastic day for crafty types!

Have a BLAST!

Supplies - 

D/P - Cosmo Cricket

Cardstock - Wplus9 Design Studio; S/U!

Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio; Cosmo Cricket 

Ink - Tim Holtz; S/U!

Chipboard Embellie - October Afternoon

Brad - S/U!

Seam Bias - Wright's

Baker's Twine - My Craft Spot

Wplus9 - March/April GROUP RELEASE!

Dearest, most darling friends, and supporters of my crafting habit...

It is with heart palpitating JOY, that I post my final project for the
latest release of GLORIOUS stamps, steel dies and accessories from
the beloved company, Wplus9 Design Studio. It has been immeasurable
amounts of inky fun on my quest to dazzle YOU with tidbits from these
amazing sets. I'm honored to think you might have really and truly enjoyed
the ride - doubly so, if you saw something that made you realize you CAN'T
live without these stunners! {I know MY life is richer for having them in
my stash!} I NEVER cease to be dazzled by Dawn's creative vision!



...Nor do I tire of trying to repay the compliment of being on her
dynamic design team... {I try to GIVE BACK as much as I can!}



I ADORE each and every possibility for dreamy paper craft goodness
in the detail and function of every one of Dawn's products!!! I hope
this card illustrates that for you - It was SO fun to utilize so MANY
of Dawn's "babies" to create this piece - It was one of those cards
that was a complete JOYRIDE to create! THANKS for supporting
my efforts in this release! PLEASE, drink in ALL THE LOVE,
and all of the MEGA talent and samples from the team!
{I *HEART* them ALL!}

Dawn

Jinny
Kerrianne
Savitri
Lea
Christina
Jean

I sure hope you enjoyed this release, and I CANNOT wait, to see these
stunners out in our CRAFTY population! So HONORED to be a part
of it all! HAVE a super inky, crafty JOY-RIDE of a day!

Yee Haw!

Boxed Note Card Set...

.... and MISSING YOU greetings from your long lost Jug-HEAD, friend!

It's ME, it's ME, it's REALLY me!



And I busted out some FARM ANIMALS to prove it!

HOWDY, friends! I feel like all I do, lately, is apologize
for my absence. {But I AM sorry!} Lot's, lot's and LOTS
going on, but I've got my lunge whip out and I'm puttin'
it ALL back in order! SEE: how I got these here varmits
to stand in line! And, who better to influence me, than
our lovely DANA G., Jug-HEAD veteran, extraordinaire!


That's RIGHT, this was HER idea!

And WHAT a scrumptious & useful one it was! Aside from
creating a boxed set of cards {INCLUDING the box!}
we were challenged to create sentiments and/or
embellishments to customize cards by the receiver
of this delightful box-o-custom stationary!
{WHAT a BRILLIANT idea! I'm tellin' ya!}

~Talk ABOUT a terrific Mother's Day Gift!~



I whipped out some of my FAVE/recent Wplus9Design Studio Stamps!
Spring Tags, Folk Art Florals, Circle Stackers 1 Die, and
Defining Words {Background Stamps}... Combined with some
{HOARDED!!!} favorite paper {!} and BUTTONS....! And ALL
kinds of crafty bits and fabulosity of HUGE crafty-fun potential!
Just sayin' - it FELT good to get my craft ONNNNNNNNN!



So, yeah - just in case you over looked the STUNNING, drop dead
with paper crafty delightful DETAIL of this GORGEOUS medallion
die from Circle Stackers 1 ... Yes, I DID go there! {GET yerself SOME!}

~ Just sayin'... GREAT price, cuts like BUDDAH!~

Now, then. Did you savor the details?



I'm NOT trying to be prissy...



It's just that when you ... uh.... COLLECT, like I do...
IT FEELS AMAZING TO LET THE HORSIES RUN
like these materials in these here cards did! OMG!
A girl LOVES to craft - forever and EVER, Amen!

SPEAKING OF CRAFTY GIRLS!!! {Wait for IT!!!!!}

Lynn
Dana
Lisa
Vicki
Pam

And please, check out, our wonderful guest designer
for the month of March, Marisa!



YES, friends! I'm BACK, and READY to play!

WON'T YOU play along, too! JUST us GIRLS have been missing you!
I'm SO excited to be BACK up and running and sharing super delish
crafty fun! THIS next couple of weeks will be ACTION PACKED
here, around MAMACOW CREATIONS! Hope you'll check back
in and remove me from the "dead blog" category in your life!
My SCRAPLAND has been purged, cleaned and re-organized...

THIS GIRL is READY to ROCK!

{Thanks for keeping the dream ALIVE!}

hee hee

See ya SOON!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Jillibean Soup {Background Papers}; Cosmo Cricket {Cows}; October Afternoon {Piggy}
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Fluffy Ric Rac - Brytex Fabric
Buttons - Buttons Galore & More
Seam Bias - My Vintage Stash, plus Tim Holtz Glimmer Mist Recipe
Baker's Twine - Divine Twine
Die Cut Circles - Wplus9 Design Studio
Transparency {Box Top} - Hambly Studios

I love you.

For my Just Us Girls post, please click here!
For my Card Patterns project, please click here!

{I REALLY do! - What?}

And I'm inspired to tell you all about it, with THESE darling stamps AND
dies from Wplus9 Design Studio! I wear my heart on "the line", what can I say?

Can you blame a girl for "feeling it" - I mean with ALL THIS GOODNESS
in the air! Of COURSE I'm floating - just LOOK at those clouds! LOOK!!!

{I LOVE Dawn Woleslagle!}

There, I said it - she's brilliant! Just GO and check out all of the deets on this
set and you will see for yourself - oh, the stamps! AND... MUCH, much more!

Then, there's the designy babes of Wplus 9 - have you visited THEIR departments?

Dawn

Jinny
Kerrianne
Savitri
Lea
Christina
Jean

{So MUCH cleverness!}



Sure IS fun, stamping with these babies!

Want more? Dawn's giving stuff away and filling in ALL the details
over on her lovely blog - make sure you leave some commenting love
for chances to win these beautiful sets! AND - more, tomorrow!

{MERRY CHRISTMAS, indeed!}

THANKS, sweet ones! I'm delighted you stopped by!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Cloud Die Cut - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!; Colorbox Chalk
Button - Buttons Galore & More
Seam Bias - Wright's
Bakers Twine - Paper Treats

JUST some fun with color....

... that's all! Nothin' too crazy - Just Us Girls are playing with the "other"
Halloween colors - Green, Purple, Black & Orange!

Wait, did somebody say "COLOR?"

~Yes, please! Count ME innnnnn!~

Ooooooowwweeeeee! Aren't WE fetching in our stunning cocktail dresses!

{Tee Hee}

Our beloved Kristin - made us THIS fabulous graphic!!! {She's SUCH a girl!}

This means that you are GOLDEN, if you want to play with these colors in ANY
way that suits you - even IF it's in a lovely DRESS, all twirly and girly - WHAT-
EVER makes you feel colorful! We ARE a fun and hue-lovin' crowd!

But howEVER you tackle these colors....

...that's RIGHT! Don't HATE me because I'm scary!

{My GOODNESS how I love THAT stamp!}

Speaking of LOVE - hmmmmm. I WONDER what the rest of the amazing
JUG-ETTES are up to this week... Hmmmmm. If only there was a way...

Oh, I KNOW! CHECK THEM OUTTTTTTTT!

Pam
Dana
Kathryn
Lisa
Maria
Andrea
Vicki
Lynn

ALSO - we still have the AMAZING, Maureen, with us this month!
Her work makes me SWOON!

Anywhooo, so THAT'S how we color it up, over at JUGS central!

Won't you please, oh, WON'T you PLEASE come along with us?

{Can't WAIT to see you THERE!}

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket
Stamps - Stampin' Up! {Haunted House!}; Sentiment - ?
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Dies - Spellbinders {Tag Shape}; Bats - Sizzix
Bling - Want2Scrap™
Chipboard Witch - Cosmo Cricket
Glimmer Mist - Tim Holtz Recipe

Hard to believe, it's night THREE!

For my Just Us Girls project, and Day 1 of the Wplus9 release, please, click here!
For Day 2 of the Wplus9 project, click here!



The THIRD set from Wplus9 - October RELEASE extravaganza! It's RIGHT NOW!

'Course, I get ALL confused. Is it "day" or "night?" - I guess it totally
depends WHERE you are viewing from, or WHAT coast, you call home.
I'm a West Coaster - and basically, totally lost. All I know is that I'm
sharing my THIRD project for Wplus9 Design Studio, and as per usual,
I'm falling deeper in love as the days progress....

If you can think of ANYTHING not to love about this set... {You are NOT a stamper!}
That's all I have to say about THAT. This set is just pure CHRISTMAS f-u-n! Just stamp
and all SPIN! {Doh! HAD to do it!} LOVE these soooo much! I used ALL THREE
sentiments for this baby! Other than the extreme absence of gifts, lights & decor..
I'm SOOOOOO in the mood for Christmas. A RETRO Christmas, nonetheless.

Okay, you caught me! Just a few from the previous release - shoot me! THEY worked!

Why NOT? Kiss up to Santa? It's a gooooood thing! A REALLY good thing! These
guys know. They're up to some antics, as well - check out the Wplus9-ers! {Winning!}

Dawn

Jinny {Jinny is on vacation, but do treat yourself to a peek!}
Kerrianne
Savitri
Lea
Christina
Jean


I just LOVE this company! {*Swoon!*}

Hope you're inspired!
{If not, we've got MORE, tomorrow!!!!}

Ack!

Thanks for letting me swoon & share!

Enjoy!

Supplies -

C/S - Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket; Reminise
Stamps - Wplus9DesignStudio
Ink - Stampin' Up!; Colorbox Chalk
Spinner and clip - Tim Holtz/Ranger
Baker's Twine - Divine Twine
Seam Bias - My Stash!
Scalloped oval die cut - Wplus9DesingStudio
Tag - Nash Bridges Stash

Wplus9 is DIVINE!

I have a feeling I've used that title before, but it JUST works!

I mean - just LOOK at the possibility of these delightful images, by the HEROINE
of beautifully designed stamps, coordinating dies and FUN! Dawn W. - has gone
and DONE it again, with her SEPTEMBER release! Goodness, GRACIOUS are her
new stamps fun! And, AS if stamps aren't fun enough - get a load of the coordinating
pocket die - it's available in two sizes, ONE small price! CHECK IT OUT, babies!

Here are the details:

• coordinates with A Pocketful stamp set
• comes on a single die that can be easily snipped and separated
• small pocket measures approx. 1 5/8" squared; large pocket measures approx. 2 5/8" squared
• will be available for purchase September 5th for just $9

Isn't that DARLING! I'm still getting over stamps that register with one another!
Now, Dawn is cranking out the easy and economical dies to make crafting easy
and SO much fun! Lookee - I had to go for the REAL jean experience!

Isn't that cute edge stitching? NOT! {It's a coordinating STAMP! } I stamped
twice in WHITE craft ink and then again, in Mustard to give more impact...

And BECAUSE I'm SUCH a "literal" girl - I busted out my old school TAG gun thingy!
Shot that tag RIGHT through the denim, card stock {and worst enemy!} .... {Wait? What?}
Just kidding. {Me? Enemies? Pshaw!} But that tag gun is pretty sharp! THANK GOODNESS
I'm just paper crafting....! In fact, I had so much fun festooning with tag gun - I did it, again!

Yup. And AGAIN!

Ohhhh, I how I like me a pocketful of spooky!

Maybe even a WHOLE room full of spooky! Mwahhh ha ha!

What a SPLENDID, spooky and well DOCUMENTED release
Dawn has rolled out at Wplus9 Design Studio! I hope you'll
take a stroll around her store - and if I may: pick up THIS
release in it's entirety! It's SUCH fun to stamp with images
that work beautifully together! I truly think her sets are SUCH
and outstanding value, since they are always LACED with
sentiments and images a plenty! LOVE that Dawn's crafty SHOW!

I hope you do, too!



Thanks for visiting!

Supplies -

C/S- Stampin' Up!
D/P - Cosmo Cricket
Stamps - Wplus9 Design Studio
Ink - Stampin' Up!; Versafine, Colorbox Chalk; Brilliance
Die Cut Shapes - Wplus9 Design Studio
Chipboard Star - Cosmo Cricket
Vintage Seam Bias - My Craft Spot