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JustRite Garden Tour 1 Blog Hop

Welcome to the JustRite Blog Hop!!  Today the JustRite design team is hoping to make you feel like Spring is just around the corner with our Garden Tour 1 Blog Hop. 

 

 For my project today - I decided to design a shadow box for my office using the 3 1/4" Rd Plant a Little Love Stamp set and the 1 5/8" Seeds of Kindness stamp set.   Since my shadow box is an 8 x 8 box I had to get a little creative with my Spellbinders Dies to mat my 3 1/4" stamped image in a beautiful frame.  I used the largest fancy tag in the fancy tag set and die cut 4 black Fancy Tags and then cut them in half to create this mat layer:

Tip-to recreate my frame place your die cut stamped image in the center of your page and then slide the 8 -1/2 tags under the image and align them to create a matter layer like the one in my photo.Then adhere them in place.   To create the corners I used small embellishment dies from the Spellbinders Lattice Pendant set.

Here is a close up of my floral image.  Thanks for stopping by- be sure to visit the rest of the design team.  See all their links below.

Ingredients:

JustRite Stampers:  JB 09700 Plant a Little Love Stamps, JB 08117 3 1/4" Round Stamper,JB 09735 Seeds of Kindness, JB 08115 1 5/8" stamper.  Dies: Spellbinders Circle Nestabilities - Die   , Fancy Tags,Lattice Pendant die embellishments, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch.  Copic Markers - 0, Y11,R32, RV04,RV19,G07,G12, YG03. Paper: WorldWin DoubleMates - Graceful Geranium

Did you know that JustRite is now hosting weekly Friday Challenges? You have until Thursday Jan 21st at 10 pm Est to participate in our first Challenge. JRC_001: Get Creative With Font! Use JustRite's font to make your own custom card sentiment, scrapbook page title, background paper, monogramed or personalized 3D gift, home decor, you name it -- JustRite wants to see how creative you can get with Font! In celebration of their first ever challenge, they are giving each of our blog readers a chance to beef up their font collection by using this coupon code: FONT25BH to recieve 25% off all JustRite font sets and the Horizontal & Vertical Stamper! This Coupon Code expires at midnight January 19.

JustRite Inspiration Blog ,Debbie Olson ,Sharon Johnson ,Angela Barkhouse ,Becca Feeken ,
Sharon Harnist ,Michelle Wooderson ,Heidi Blankenship ,Michele Kovack ,Kellie Fortin - Thats Me!!
Kathy Jones,Barb Schram,

Guest Blog Hoppers: Jerri Kay Jimenez* ,Lori Craig*

Currently Lori & Jerri are having blog issues - we hope that they will be resolved shortly.

JustRite Friday Challenge #1 -For My Love Bug

We have started a new feature on the JustRite Blog today.  Every Friday on the JustRite Blog we will be hosting a challenge.  This week's challenge is to create a project using JustRite Font.  For my project I decided to break out my new Martha Stewart Lady Bug edger punch and Lady Bug Corner Punch to create this fun card.

The new Martha Stewart Punches now come with instructions for the dimensions you can create using the edger and corners in combination. Here are the dimensions that you will need to cut your paper to in order to get a complete edger image and a corner image that lines up:

3.25 in/8.25 cm, 5 in/12.7 cm, 6.75 in/17.15 cm, 8.5/21.59 cm, 10.25 in/26.04 cm, 12 in.

Which means you can create mats with any combination of these numbers.  My mat was 3.25 x 5 inches.

 
To create my lady bug border, I used my Copic Black Marker (100) to color in the lady bug legs and heads.  To easily create the lady bugs spots, I used my Marvy  5/8"punch (orange) to punch circles. Then I cut them in half and glued them to the backside of the lady bugs.

When completed I had this fun mat layer to build my card on:

  
To color in my Yellow Gerber Daisy.  I stamped the my Gerber Daisy center from the My Garden Stamp Set with Memento Tuxedo Black on Neenah Paper Classic Crest Solar White and colored my entire Daisy using Y00.  

Next I added shading on each petal using Y11.     

 

On Image 3 - I am showing you multiply stages of coloring.  After shading with Y11 I added a slightly narrow shade of YR23 over the Y11. Then I used my Pale Yellow (Y11) to blend the petals.

In image 4 you can see the blending in process. To pick up excess color and white highlights I used my colorless blender- 0.

To color in the center of the Gerber Flower I laid in E97 and then shaded with E37 & E47.

 

These are the colors I used to color my Yellow Gerber Daisy. I also used Black 100 to color my Lady Bugs.

 
For the sentiment on my card.  I used 25 point Curlz Uppercase Font on my smallest Horizontal Stamper.  I used Lady Bug Red Memento ink and die cut the image with Classic Scallop Rectangle Die 2 and distressed the edges with Ranger Fired Brick Distress ink.  Then I mounted my sentiment on the largest of the Spellbinders Fancy Tag Dies.  Can't wait to see what you create with JustRite Font.  Please upload your projects to Mr.Linky on the JustRite Blog. Goodluck to Everyone!!  The winner of the font challenge will win a $50.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Website!!

Ingredients: JustRite Stampers- JB 090705 My Garden, 3 1/4 Stamper, 25 pt Curlz Font, Horizontal Stamper, Spellbinders dies:Shapeabilities- Largest Fancy Tag, Nestabillities,Classic Scallop Rectangle Die 2, Copic Markers: Y00,Y11,YR23,E37,E47, E97,0, Martha Stewart: Lady Bug Edger & Corner Punch, Kaiser Rhinestones, World Win DoubleMates-Graceful Geranium,INK: Tsukeniko Memento Lady Bug Red, Ranger Distress Ink -Fired Brick

JustRite Christmas Blog Hop

Welcome to the JustRite Christmas Blog Hop.  Today 33 designers are showcasing the New Christmas Releases from JustRite Stampers which are now available for purchase on the JustRite website.

Today I am sharing with you a Custom Christmas Card I designed for the JustRite catalog. 

 

I just love how you can combine JB 08780 1 5/8" A Merry Little Christmas Stamps with theJustRiteJB 08405 2" block with 15 point font and the New JB 08785 Holiday Demi Phrases to create your own stamp image.

 How fun is it that you can design Christmas Stamps with your familie's name on it!!  Here are just a few of the phrases that I have custom designed for this blog hop and future Christmas projects. 

When I played with the first 2" stamper prototype for the first time.  I loved how the 15 point font fit on the block, but I was amazed at how many 15 point letters it took to fill the rim of the block.  And I instantly knew that I needed to give you the tools to make writing on the outer rim of the 2" stamper a breeze.  So I developed 15 fun Holiday Demi Phrases --- I started the thought now you need to finish the demi phrase.

To read more about how you assemble all three JustRite Products to make these custom designs read my post today on the JustRite Blog.  JustRite also has some fabulous blog candy available for those of you who take the time to visit the entire Christmas Blog Hop.  Be sure to read all the details on the JustRite Blog.

To create my card I used Spellbinder's Fleur de Lis Pendant die which is my favorite set of dies from the new Spellbinder's Release.  I die cut turquoise mirrored paper for my first mat layer and a multi-toned green DP from Basic Grey cardstock for the back layer.  I love glitter and this card has tons.  The card itself is a 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" Turqouise Glitter Card from Die Cuts with a View.  The fun beaded snowflakes are Jolies Stickers. After I stamped my image with I diecut  and embossed my image with the Spellbinder's Scalloped Circle Nestabilitie I chalked the embossed area with a copic markers then added Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and Ultrafine transparent Crystal glitter from the Art Glitter Institute to the edge of the diecut.  I also applied glue & glitter to the center of the snowflake image.For even more bling I added Kaiser Pearls and multiply shapes of rhinestones.

JustRite Stampers Blog
Becca Feeken
Sankari Wegman
Sharon Johnson
Kazan Clark
Sharon Harnist
Laura Davis
Debbie Olson
Michelle Woerner
Taylor Van Bruggen
Jenn Balcer
Michelle Wooderson
Lori Craig
Lauren Meader
Beate Johns
Barb Schram
Kimberly Crawford
Michele Kovack
Jami Bova
Kellie Fortin
Jennifer Buck
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Lisa Somerville
Gerrie Johnnic
Kathy Jones
Debbie Seyer
Kim Sonksen
Terre Fry
Sheryl Dickinson
Bonnie Sharp
Mary Pfaff
Holly Simoni
Angela Robledo
Thanks for stopping by...be sure to check out all the fun projects from this fabulous group of designers!!

Wishing You Love & Happiness Gift Box

 

When I was making my wedding card I decided to stamp an extra image and decided that it would be fun to use the design in a more contemporay format.  I found these fun boxes in the Dollar Section of Michael's.  They came in a variety of colors with several different words on the side of the box lid.  This one was perfect for making a flower on the top of the box with my Scalloped Nestablities. 

 I added the black red and white striped ribbon to the top of the box bottom.  Plus three Kaiser Black Pearls and the tiny black butterfly. 

Supplies:JustRite Stamps: Wedding Ensemble,Damask Borders,1 5/8" Monogram Stamper,  Kaiser Black Adhesive Pearls, Scalloped Circle & Standard Circle Nestabilities. EK Success Butterfly Punch

JustRite Wedding Card

  

Here is a wedding card that I designed by being a little creative with my JustRite Stamps.  First I stamped just the Damask border in black.Then I turned the image 90 degrees which gave me a nice size space to insert a message inside the Damask Design.  I decided to carefully trim the center image from the wedding center which says "Wishing you Love and Happiness"   By trimming around the edges I would be able to see to stamp the verse inside the space left in the Damask Border.

To design my own acrylic mount - so that I could perfectly place the sentiment -I cut a section big enough for the saying from the gray rubber grid that originally stored JustRite Font (before it came on a black plastic storage tray). I adhered the grid to a clear block and then snapped my verse in place and inked it with red and perfectly positioned the saying in the center of the Damask Border.  I just love how it looks.

 

The gorgeous flower is from Prima part of their new paradise petals collection which comes with a variety of layers of petals in various colors that allow you to create your own flower.  How cool is that??  The tent card is from PaperCuts and just happens to be the perfect size for a 1 5/8" image.

Supplies:JustRite Stamps: Wedding Ensemble, Damask Borders, 1 5/8" Monogram Stamper, Paper: Basic Grey - Scarlet Letter Recognition, Prima Paradise Petals, PaperCuts- Tent Card,black velvet ribbon, Kaiser adhesive pearls, Pearl Brad - Brides, Double Heart metal embellishment

Directions for Chill Out Paint Can

I've had my design eyes on this great Peppermint Snowflake Paper from Francis Meyer for months, just trying to decide what I wanted to do with it.  And after I finished teaching my altered scenic paint can class I decided that this would be a fun print to play with. I wanted to create a winter paint can...and from there everything else just fell into place. After playing with my ribbon stash I decided on this white ribbon with black polka dots from Creative Expressions.  Next I added foam snowflake stickers from AcMoore, which gave my snowflake paper dimension.  These snowflakes had glitter, but not enough bling, so I added red rhinestones from Kaiser Crafts to each of the snowflakes.  I ran out of red rhinestones in the middle of my project so I gave my clear rhinestones a copic maker over, by just simply coloring them with my R29 marker over the top of the stones.  Here is a photo of the rhinstones so that you can see the original color and the beautiful new red rhinestones I created with my Copic Markers:

 

It was so simply to change the color of the stones by just coloring the stones right on their display package with my Copic Marker and since the markers are alcohol ink based the color is beautifully translucent.  I love these rhinestones because each package contains 3 sizes of stones and over 100 stones per package.

Next I decided to add Large Snowflake Brads to a few on the foam snowflakes.  I found these giant snowflake brads in the stationery department of Target.(maybe 2 years ago)  Once I added them to the snowflakes, I then also decided that they would be striking as ribbon charms. 

I added a countertop chip tag to my project.  On one side I used rich red embossing powder to alter my counter chip swatch and on the reverse side I altered the chip with Rudolph Paper from American Crafts. I stamped the verse on both sides of the tag- this verse is from the Penguin set from Serendipity Stamps.

This is the front side of my Chill Out Paint Can.  The adorable Penguin trio is from Serendipity Stamps. I used my Copic Markers to color in the penguins and then highlights the entire image with Spica Micro Glass Flake Pens.  I love using Deco Art Snow text writer to create 3-D snow on the iceberg.  I used Making Memories Shimmer Stickers to write Chill Out of my paint can.  Originally they were silver and just didn't pop off the can, so I used my Copic Markers to alter the stickers - which gave my stickers a very cool black ice feel.  Here is a close up of the stickers in both silver and black:

How cool is that !!! I loved how some of the silver glitter still showed through!!! Next I added snow text writer to each letter - to give it a true winter feel!!  (remember it is very cold here in Maine)) -BRR!!!

For the top of the paint can I used the same  penguins and just added a chill out stamp from MSE to the top of the image:

Here I added Hologram Peel off Stickers from Best Creations, since my snowflake brads wouldn't work here. I used my circle scalloped nestibilites to die cut my stamped image and to dry emboss the edge of the scalloped circle.

Last night I asked for suggestions for what to put in my Chill Out Paint Can and I loved all the responses. Thanks for all you replies - it nice to know that we all have crazy lives!! Stop by tomorrow to see the first items I made to go inside my paint can.

Happy Heart Print Day Card

As I was designing my Sweetheart Boxes yesterday...my mom insisted that my pink elephant was just too cute to decorate a kids box of candy...So here is it in a card version.  Don't you just hate it when your Mother is right!!  ( just kidding mom!!)

Decorate a Heart Shaped Box of Chocolates

Everytime I visit the Rubber Stamp Tapestry Booth at CHA - I admire Susan's vinatage photo stamps. Today I finally got to play with Sweet Sisters PHS 942004-H.  I had purchased this small box of chocolates last week to decorate and when my stamp arrived today the light bulbs went off and I decided this stamp would be perfect for my heart shaped box of chocolates.  I chose a heart shaped box with red roses on the top of the box.  To create this project I removed the cellophane wrap and stamped the sweet sisters stamp on white paper using Adriondack Jet Black Ink. Then I decided to use my copic markers to give the vintage photo a vintage tint.  I colored the faces using Copic E21- Baby Skin Pink.  I used RV-10 - Pale Pink to tint theyounger girls dress.  The older sister's dress I tinted in YR20 - Yellowish Shade.  I colored the sisters hair with Y17- Golden Yellow.  The roses and the hair ribbons I colored with R29-Lipstick Red.  For the background of the stamp I used B24-Sky.  The two tiny hearts and the love script are from my Rubber Stamp Tapestry - Flourish Plate 1 set.   I used my square scalloped nestabilities to make the black kromekote frames and the crimson red square.  For a little extra bling I added gold and red rhinestones from Kaiser Crafts.  For the final touch I used my Krylon Gold leafing pen to edge the actual box of chocoaltes. However the chocolates from the box did not survive the design process!!!  yum!! yum!!

Thanks for visiting!!

Lockhart Angel with Roses

Tonight I wanted to show you another card using the Rubber Stamp Tapestry Pottery Garden Peg stamps. Using my large Nestabilities scalloped rectangle I die cut a rectangle and used it for a pattern to make my Pottery Garden Border.  But tonight I stamped the leaves first and then added the flowers. I used pearlescent5 orchid and pearlescent purple brillance inks for the flowers and olive and fresh green versacolor for the leaves.  Next I airbushed the outside of the card lightly with Y13- lemon yellow.  Using my Gold Krylon pen I edged the card.

Now I have 2 versions of this card and normally my husband would be here to weigh in on which version he likes ...but he is at a Hockey Game...so you'll have to help me decide which version you like better.This is the original card I designed but I like it half done as well.  What do you think??

I was so excited to get my angels from the Lockhart Stamp Company- I have had my eyes on them for months so I was elated that this angle fit inside the scalloped oval and I thought it made a very sweet birthday card.  The Gingham Paper is My Baby Girl Dot from Pebbles Inc.  I stamped the Angel with adriondack pitch black and colored in the angel with the following Copic Markers: RV10 - Pale Pink,Y11 Pale Yellow, V12 Pale Lilac, B000 Pale Porcelian Blue and I shaded the wings with BG01 Aqua Blue.  I should have used YR00 Powder Pink for the angels flesh...mine has a slight sun burn.(Oh Well).For the stems of the flowers I used my true green prismacolor pencil to highlight the stems and pull some green into the interior image to balance the green in the borders.  I used the Clear Spica Micro Glass Flake Pen to highlight the hair, the wings,the floral bouquet and the stripes on the angel's dress.  The Clear Spica just makes the angel sing...wish you could see it!!  I added a Gold Krylon Pen to both the inside and the outside of my gingham mat.  To add some weight to the corner of the scalloped mat I made gold circles on each corner and of course I added a little bling with Rhinestones from KaiserCrafts.

Rubberstamp Tapestry - Pottery Garden

Tonight I wanted to post this card because I wanted to take the opportunity to say Thank You to everyone who visits my blog!!!  I love being able to share my creations with you and I appreciate how busy everyone is - so Thanks for stopping in and visiting with a friend...I hope that the time you spend with me each day is an inspiration and a little slice of much needed "ME TIME" which I know will be far and few between in the hectic days before Christmas. Now it occurred to me tonight - that those of you who are super organized...probably have all your Christmas cards made and are just finishing the last of your Christmas Shopping.  And perhaps you might enjoy a non holiday post- and a card no less. I can't believe that it has been over a month since I have posted a card - I guess I got off on a serious paper crafting tangent...but as a designer sometimes I just have to go with the inspired flow when it hits.

I have always loved Rubber Stamp Tapestry Peg Stamps for their extraordinary versatility.  If you aren't familiar with their line - their stamps are individual images on pegs...which means you design your image...How COOL is that!!  This set - Pottery Garden comes with one traditional wooden stamp - which is the 5 terracotta pots and then it has 4 peg stamps - 2 small flowers and 2 leaf images.  So you guessed it the possibilities are endless.  To create this card I used tons of my favorite items - First I cut and dry embossed a large oval with my Spellbinders Nestabilities, using my largest scalloped oval nestabilites I cut out a scalloped oval using my nestabilites from Nellie's Garden Tiny Flower from Pebbles Inc.  I also dry embossed this die cut.  Next I used my Krylon Gold Leafing Pen to edge the scallop and set it aside to dry.

Using adirondack terracotta ink I stamped my pots (placing them low enough on my oval that I would still have room to stamp thank you.)  Next I began adding in the large blue flowers using versacolor royal blue...stamp each peg image twice...this will give your arrangement depth.  Next I stamped in small purple flowers using versacolor violet, then I added in the mini ferns using versacolor sage and then the smaller leaves in versacolor bamboo. The Thank you is from a clear word phrase set from Rubber Stamp Tapestry as well. I stamped Thank you with the royal blue and set my image aside to dry.

Now cut out a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of white cardstock and lightly trace the edge of your scallop die with a pencil. To make your floral frame - stamp your peg stamps in the same order as your pottery garden.  Overlap your flowers and leaves into the pencil lines. ( Note that your scallop is not symmetric - so remember which direction you laid it in to trace it).   After I completed my floral frame - I erased my pencil lines and trimmed my paper close to the edge of the floral frame. Since I felt the corners were too white I decided to adorn them using the Tonic Fleur II Corner Punch to decorate the corners of my image.  Using my Gold Krylon Pen I colored the decorative corners - then I edged the paper with the same pen.  To finish the gold I then carefully drew in the line around the decorative corner.  For a little bling I added in light green rhinestones from Kaiser Krafts onto the decorative corners.  The ribbon is from American Crafts - Olive #1.  For the card base I cut out an A2 Card from Nellie's Garden Tiny Flower.   If you have not been to the Rubber Stamp Tapestry website yet- they have 3 great video tutorials on how to use their stamps here is the link Rubber Stamp Tapestry.- go to the video and animated demos section of their site.

To finish the center image I used my prismacolor pencils to add in color under the pots so that they were not floating on my card- I used light cerulean blue,and true green.  I also used a touch of poppy red in my pots to highlight them.  Then I assembled my card and using my clear Spica Micro glass Flake pen I highlighted the flowers on the entire image and I also higlighted the word Thank You.  I wish I could get a great photo of how spectacular the card looks with just a hint of clear spica!!