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Thursday, 2 July 2026

Just Us Girls challenge #830 - Die Week

Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. I am here to share my card for this week's Just Us Girls challenge and this week is Die Week and Ina has chosen 'use a forgotten favourite'. I know we all have dies that we used to love but then new supplies come along and they get relegated to the back of the draw; this challenge is the perfect opportunity to show them some love and I cannot wait to see all your gorgeous creations.  Our guest this month is Bonnie so please pop over and show her some love.  
I've had these talk bubble dies in my stash for years and to be honest I think I've only used them once but I love the look of these types of dies.  I decided to go with a fairly simple but colourful and playful design on my card and I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A closer look at the details:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by cutting a white panel 4" x 5 1/4" and using coloured card from scraps bin die cut lots of the talk bubbles.  Once I had played about for a while and settled on the layout I stamped the sentiments on to each one using black ink.  I added foam squares to most of them except for the two that were hanging over the edge of the panel; these were added with liquid glue.  I added some scrap white card behind the panel and then adhered it to my card base with double sided tape.  I debated adding embellishments but in the end I decided not to.  For the inside I cut another white panel and added three of the talk bubbles to the bottom with liquid glue.  I stamped the sentiment in the centre with black ink and then added the panel to the case base with double sided tape.  It was a fairly quick and simple card to make once I figured out what I was doing.  

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

* to be updated *

I can't wait to see what forgotten dies you grab this week and I cannot wait to see what you create. Please pop over to the challenge blog and leave some love for the rest of the design team. 

I appreciate you stopping by. 

Love and hugs, 

card supplies:
Simon Says Stamp - talk bubbles die set
Paper Smooches - birthday sampler stamp (no longer available)
Limetree Craft - 280gsm silky smooth white card (not available but other options are here and here)
Limetree Craft - 300gsm smooth white card (for card base)
Versafine Clair - nocturne ink pad
coloured card from my scraps bin

4 comments:

cm said...

Denise, I'm completely smitten with your speech bubble card - and what a great choice to showcase as a forgotten favourite! Now I want to dig out mine and CASE you. Love this!
hugs~carol

Vicki Dutcher said...

So fabulous! Love all the fun speech bubbles

Carol said...

I love a speech bubble card and yours are so fun in the colors you used. I can tell when a Paper Smooches stamp set is used...I just loved their fonts and fun wording. What a fun card and way to use an old favorite.

ElizStewart said...

OMGosh Denise... your card made me smile! I loved Paper Smooches... I think I owned every set. You are making me want to go into the craft room and see what I still have!! Great card.