Just Us Girls challenge #811 - guest designer card

Hello again lovely friends. I'm back with my third card as guest designer for the Just Us Girls challenge and this week is 'Mood Board week' and there is a gorgeous inspiration photo to get your creative juices flowing.  

Here is a larger photo:

Is that just a gorgeous photo?  You could be inspired by the actual mug or just the colours, whatever speaks to you.  I went very literal and used the mug and colours as my inspiration but I think it turned out super cute.  I hope you like it. 

Here is my card:

A closer look at the details:

Plus I decorated the inside:

I began by die cutting all my pieces from white card (I cut 3 of the mugs so that I could stack them) and coloured them with my ink pads.  I used pink for the mug and used a slightly darker shade on the edges for some dimension.  I used the light pink on the marshmallows, a light beige on the cream and a dark brown on the chocolate pieces.  I used liquid glue to adhere the mug, add the cream and chocolate pieces and added foam squares behind the marshmallows.  For the background I cut a panel from white card 3 3/34" x 5" and used a floral stencil and the light beige ink and using a light hand stencilled the whole panel but fading out at the edges.  I also cut a pink mat layer from pearlescent card and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I added foam squares behind the mug and adhered it to the background; I also added two more marshmallows at the base of the mug with a mix of liquid glue and foam squares.  I stamped and gold heat embossed the sentiment and used a sentiment strips die to cut it out.  I adhered the sentiment over the mug with foam squares.  I finished off with some gold pearls and some dots of glitter accents.  I added some scrap white card behind my panel and adhered it to the card base with double sided tape.  For the inside I cut another white panel and pink mat layer and adhered them together with double sided tape.  I used the floral stencil and just stencilled a strip at the bottom of the panel, adding a thin border of the pink card.  I added two more of the marshmallows in the bottom right corner with liquid glue and stamped the sentiment in the centre with pink ink.  I adhered the panel to the card base with double sided tape.  

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

A Cut Above challenge - ATG with a die cut

Aud Sentiments challenge - dies and/or love, anniversary, wedding + sentiment

Crafter's Cafe challenge - for the girls optional ATG

Creative Inspirations challenge - think pink

Creative Moments challenge - feminine

Fab 'n' Funky challenge - dies or punches

Farm Quest Grocery Game challenge - anything food (or beverage) goes

First Cup challenge - anything drink related

Little Red Wagon challenge - just the way you are

Make My Monday challenge - use 2 dies

Stencil Fun challenge - create your own background 

I hope you will be inspired by the gorgeous photo and I cannot wait to see what you create.  Please pop over to the challenge blog and check out all the amazing creations by the Design Team.  

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:

Pretty Pink Posh - winter mug die set

Pretty Pink Posh - valentine mug additions die set

MFT - sweet birthday wishes stamp (for sentiments)

Versamark - embossing & watermark ink pad

Cosmic Shimmer - bright gold detail embossing powder

Tonic Studio - nuvo glitter accents - fresh snowfall

Limetree Crafts - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)

pink pearlescent card from my stash

*Gina K Designs - large strip sentiments die

Gina K Designs - flower garden stencil

Gina K Designs - black, gold & silver mini pearl mix

Gina K Designs - ink pads - sandy beach, warm cocoa, dark chocolate, light carnation, medium carnation

*I now have an Affiliate Link for the Gina K Designs store. If you are considering making a purchase I would appreciate you using my link as it will earn me a small commission at no extra cost to you. 

Thank you x