Saturday, June 5, 2021

THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS

I'm really pleased to announce that I've been invited by the ladies at Just Us Girls Challenge to participate as Designer for the Month of June! 

This first challenge of the month is Word Week #587 - Kind/Kindness. I have to admit to having some difficulty getting started and had a couple of false starts, but I finally settled on a thank you card that could be masculine or feminine - and in my favorite CAS style.


I started by inking some light green dots onto a white card base, then gluing 2 die cut white flower branches (Tim Holtz #661808) directly on the card and overlapping a die-cut tag (Stampin' Up "Framelits - Chalk Talk") on which I had stamped the sentiment from two different stamp sets (PTI "Embroidered Blooms" and Hero Arts DC152) in Memento "Tuxedo" and Stampendous white embossing powder respectively. I attached a third flower to the face of the tag after smudging a tiny bit of green ink on it. Then because I can never pass up the opportunity to hang some twine off my cards, I tied a short length of black and white baker's twine through a hole I punched in the tag.

"Just Us Girls" Challenge: Just Us Girls #587 - Word Week (justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com) 


Well, despite the fact that June is a very busy family month of birthdays and barbeques, I am looking forward to filling out the month with the JUG challenges. Although I am "officially" retired I agreed to do one last interior design project for one of my favorite builders and it's a large medical research facility, which will probably seriously cut into my free time for the next several months. Oh well, I'm accustomed to keeping several balls in the air at once! 

  

8 comments:

  1. I love the simplicity of this card! Welcome to JUGS for the month of June :)

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  2. Love this clean and simple look! My favorite style.

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  3. My CAS-loving heart adores your lovely card, Fran! Simple and eye-catching. Thrilled to have you joining us as our GD for June! Where do you live in Oregon? We're in Alberta and one of our all-time favourite places to travel is Bend. I LOVE x LOVE Bend!
    ~carol

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  4. Pretty card Fran! So happy to have you with us all month long!

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  5. I absolutely LOVE this gorgeous design! Love the coordinated envelope, too. So happy to have you join us as our June Guest Designer!

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  6. Your card is so sweet and simple, Fran, and I love that you included the polka dots into your envelope too. I'm so glad you will be designing with us this month. And good luck on your other design job.

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  7. Simple and stunning in it's simplicity Fran. Your layout looks fabulous and your baker's twine is a perfect finisher. Lovely to have you share your talents with us this month at JUGS>

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  8. What a pretty card to have as your first as a JUGs guest designer. I love the simplicity. Can't wait to see your next cards.

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