Thursday, July 25, 2024

07-25-24

 Hey there -

Can you believe it July is almost over.  And sadly today is my last post as Guest Designer at Just Us Girls Challenge.  I had such fun making these cards.

This week the challenge is:


I have quite a few stencils, so this was fun. I pulled something new from my waiting to be used stash.

I do love a stencil set that does not rely on stamps. Wild Blooms from Papertrey Ink fits the bill and is so very easy to use.  Love that. Altenew Inks were used in Wisteria and Hydrangea, Fresh Lemon, Firefly and Grass Field. I did not try to get even coverage on the stencils, I like the light and dark within the main color on the petals and the leaves.

I thought the drama of a dark cardbase would set off the gold embossed Ellen Hutson sentiment.

I hope you are inspired to play along with us and I look forward to seeing your creation in the Jugs gallery.

Thank you so much to the Just Us Girls team and Vicki for the invite. I enjoyed it tremendously.

Glad you could visit!

19 comments:

papierelle said...

Just beautiful. I'm always amazed at how wonderfully everything fits together and how it creates such pretty cards.
I also received a beautiful flower card and lovely greetings. Thank you very much, that was a very nice surprise.

Stephanie Lanzalotto said...

This is beautiful, Cat. The stencil set is wonderful an your color choices are so fresh and lovely. It has been wonderful to have you with us as Guest Designer Thanks for all your wonderful artistic contributions to Just Us Girls.

Marcia Hill said...

This is one of my favorite stencils and you have totally made it SHINE with this beautiful card Cat...LOVE it!! Hugs. :0)

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

What a fun sentiment, Cat - just love the dramatic black with your field of flowers!! Congrats on your guest designer stint & thanks for the inspiration at JUGS!!

Carol said...

First, it has been great having you as our guest this month, Cat. Your stenciled design is so pretty and perfectly stenciled. I love the dark and light stencil look that you went for...very pretty!!

Vicki Dutcher said...

Lovely stenciled card. Thanks so much for joining us at JUGS. You were an excellent Guestie 😊

Julia Aston said...

what a beautiful stencil and beautiful colors used on it too! Julia xx

Bonnie said...

Ooh, such pretty stenciled flowers, Cat! I love the colors you've used!

I Card Everyone said...

I have borrowed that stencil from Marcia many times, Cat! It's perfect and you have been a wonderful GD at JUGS!
=]

Jean said...

A gorgeous take with that stencil set, beautifully used with the sentiment. It's been fun seeing your creations with the team.

HilaryJane said...

This is so pretty and I love the drama of the dark base. It is perfect. Congrats again on your GD stint xx

Greta said...

You've been a wonderful GD at JUGS! This stencil set has been on my wishlist forever and will be in my next order. Just love the colors you used and how you finished off the card with the gold embossed sentiment on black and a black mat!

TK said...

Wonderful card with your beautiful blossoms -- and you're so right, the black is a great accent and those blooms definitely stand on their own!

cm said...

A beautiful garden of Wild Blooms; so pretty in purple! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us this month!
~carol

ElizStewart said...

Cat...loving having you as our guestie this month!! You stenciled card is just lovely... simple and fun!

Lisa Elton said...

So happy to have had you guesting with us this month, Cat! Your finale card is perfectly lovely!

Bobby said...

Isn't that stencil fun? It looks very Spring-like in the lavender. It's been great having your as our guest this month, Cat.

Sue VanDeVusse said...

I love those pretty, soft purple blooms filling the page! Thank you so much for joining us this past month with all of your fabulous creations!

ElizStewart said...

Cat... came back to check out that sentiment... so fun. I really miss EBE!