Saturday, August 11, 2018

Just Us Girls # 453

Hello and good morning!

Today sees the start of another new challenge at
Where I am lucky enough to be Guest designer for the month of August.

This week it's Trend week

It's a fun and simple technique which I urge you to try and here is a link to a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire for those of you who like me, perhaps had not heard of this idea.

Here's my card


Having stamped and embossed the flower and leaf images, I swiped them with a few distress inks...


...Spritz them with water and dried them with a heat gun before die cutting.
Of course you can just leave them to dry but I'm kind of impatient.


I love the results that you can get doing this and I hope you will give it a try. 
Do head on over to the blog to see what the team have created to inspire you this week and come and join us!

Have a lovely day

~ Ros ~



22 comments:

Sue Lelli said...

Congrats on being the August guest designer! I LOVE your PRETTY card and this trend! I will come by and play along with you soon!

Robyn Oliver said...

Congrats Ros on the GD spot, again I have to say I love your style and colours, this is a gorgeous card with the lattice cutout, must check out this technique

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Your results are fabulous with those colors! Beautiful design with that lattice.

Marcia Hill said...

This is CAS perfection Ros! Love those flowers...the colors are GORGEOUS and they look so pretty against the white on white trellis!! Simply STUNNING card my friend! Hope you're having a great weekend!! Hugs.

Pat said...

I saw her do this recently and your version is really gorgeous Ros, and I love the cut out piece in WOW which doesn't detract from your beautiful flowers but looks so pretty. x

Leslie Miller said...

Hmmm, I like this idea! I need to check out the video, but you explained it pretty well. Wondering what I might try it with... Love your beautiful colors on the white with the pretty lattice corner. Nicely arranged and balanced. I just adore the look of it!

Carole said...

Fabulous card Ros...must check out the video!

JoAnn said...

Congrats on being a GD. Your card is beautiful. Love the pretty flowers and the colors you used. This is a fun technique as I have already tried it and posted my card. TFS

Tracy said...

Oooo I really like this. The loose watercoloring looks fabulous and I like the partial lattice work behind the flowers.

Barbara said...

I am surprised how well these earth tones go with the white background - this card is so beautiful! And congratulations on being a GD! Well deserved.

Maria said...

Oh, how lovely, Ros! Very pretty water colored flowers! I tried my hand at a water colored card the other day and had to trash it, lol! I need lessons from you!:). Love all the beautiful color against the white along with the wonderful die cut!

Greta said...

I really love the look of your technique for flowers & leaves--beautiful & artistic, Ros! You're a great GD, my friend! Thinking of you often, Greta

Macimbalo said...

So beautiful - your color choices with all that white and the texture in the background are amazing! Stunning card! Thanks for joining us this month!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Your watercolored flowers beautifully pop against the white background, Ros! I saw Jennifer's video too, but I haven't tried this yet.
The die-cut in the background adds some elegant flair to the card. Hideko xx

Ina G said...

Fantastic results here with your swiping Ros. Love the colours! Awesome die cut on the side. Another beautiful card.

Mac Mable said...

Congratulations Ros on guesting x. What a beautiful card, great colour combination, fun technique and love the crispness of the white with those ever so pretty flowers x.

Lisa Kind said...

First of all, welcome to JUGs for this month! So happy to have you joining us! I love your card! The colors of the flowers are beautiful and the design is so pretty. Can’t wait to see what you create for the next few challenges!

Bobby said...

The colors are so vibrant, Ros, and I love the added texture the die gives.

Vicki Dutcher said...

Such a gorgeous colored arrangement!

Darnell said...

I'm so amazed, intrigued, and inspired by this technique! Your flowers are sensational, Ros, and I love the beautiful design!! Wow! Hugs, Darnell

Darnell said...

p.s. Sorry, forgot to say congratulations on being the Guest Designer at JUGS!!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

The colors on this is fabulous! I love it!