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Becca Feeken Lacey Tier Dies - JustRite August 2013 Release

 From the moment I first saw Becca Feeken's Lacey Tier Dies I thought what a wonderful die to create a stained glass window with.

 

Here is my first card using this effect.  I say first because there are so many options of how you could create the stained glass designs with this design.

 

 To create my card I simple die cut the Lacey Tiers Dies - the ornate circle inset and the frame - 3 times each with a different color of my Polished Stone Paper. When I removed the chads from the die template I placed each color of paper's chads in a  separate pile so that I could play with the leftover chads to create my stained glass design.  For today's card I wanted to combine the rod iron feel of the die with a stained glass effect, So I only placed back in a few of the chads.  Now I have lots of leftover chads to create my next stained glass card.

 To create my card I glued the original die cut to paper and then added the different color chads into the die like I was putting together a puzzle. 

Project Recipe:
JustRite Dies: Lacey Tiers Dies 
Paper: Murdock Country Creations - Polished Stone Paper - Black Cherry, Raspberry Twist and Melon Twist. 

Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the design team created with this fabulous die designed by Becca Feeken.  Here are the direct links to each designer's post using Lacey Tiers.

JustRite Inspiration 
Becca Feeken
Kathy Jones
Kristi Schurr
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack 
Darsie Bruno
Marisa  Job  
Angela Barkhouse 
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship

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Becca Feeken Lacey Tiers Dies - JustRite August Release Day One

JustRite Vintage Christmas Ornaments & Christmas Inner Thoughts

 Welcome to Day 5 of the JustRite Christmas Release.  Today we are introducing two Christmas sets plus showcasing 2 new August Release Christmas Background Stamps (available for pre-order).

For my card I played with Lace Oval Background - which has so many possibilities. Today I wanted to show you how stunning the lace design is by coloring it with Copic Markers to highlight the beautiful almost snowflake like lace elements in Amy's design. In contrast during the hop you can see what this background stamp looks like embossed in white on Darsie's Project today.  Both effects are just stunning.  And of course this background stamp will work for any season --which makes it even more fun to play with.

 

 

For a softer look I colored my die cut ornament with Faber-Castell Watercolor Pencils - although I used them without water to color my image.  Of course there was also a little squeal of delight from my craft room when I found this perfect button and ornament hanger in my stash to complete my card. Here's a close up view of my card.

 

 Project Recipe:

JustRite Stamps: Vintage Christmas Ornaments , Lace Oval Background,
Spellbinders Dies: 2011 Heirloom Christmas Ornament
Copic Markers & Inks: for coloring background stamp, Faber-Castell colored Pencils for coloring the ornament.
Accessories: wire ornament holder, tiny bow, tiny pearls, red trim and green bias tape, button

 Here are the sets being introduced today on the JustRite Blog plus a look at the Lace Oval Background Stamp from our August Release.

Lace Oval Background

 

Vintage Christmas Ornaments    

 

  Christmas Inner Thoughts

 

 Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the design team created.

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Eva Dobilas
Michele Kovack
Barb Schram
Kellie Fortin
Sheri Holt
Kristi Shurr
Darsie Bruno 
Margie Higuchi 
Angela Barkhouse  

 

Samantha Walker Stamps & Dies Blog Hop - Day Two

Welcome to day two of the JustRite & Samantha Walker Design Team Hops.   

 For my project today I used Samantha Walker's Doilies & Lace.

I am in love with the corner elements in this set.

Here is a close up of my project.

 Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps: Doilies & Lace.
Spellbinders Dies: Stately Circles
Copic Markers & Inks:  Memenento Ink - Peanut Brittle 
Accessories: Rhinestones

If you came here from Sheri Holt your next stop is Aimee Maddern.  If you didn't come here from Sheri Holt  - you can start the hop at Justrite Inspiration.  And just in case you get lost here is the entire hop link list.  Have fun!!  Scroll down for to enter to win our Samantha Walker Giveaway.
Day Two - June 28^th

JustRite Inspiration

Jamie Cripps

Heidi Blankenship 

Michele Kovack 

Kathy Jones

Claudia Harvey

Barb Schram

Kristi Schurr

Darsie Bruno

Diana Fisher

Sheri Holt

Kellie Fortin 

Aimee Maddern

Marisa Job

Margie Higuchi

Have you signed up for your chance to win the blog hop giveaway yet? JustRite is giving away the Bunting and Banners Clear Stamp Set, the coordinating Bunting and Button Dies, and the brand new Summer 2013 catalog  - 72 pages chocked with over 175 ideas.

 Just click on the Rafflecopter widget for your chance to win!

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Thanks for stopping by today!!  Join us this weekend for our Samantha Walker Christmas Release.

Samantha Walker & JustRite Design Team Blog Hop Day One

Welcome to a fun filled two day event featuring stamp sets designed by Samantha Walker.  

 You can see all of the projects designed by Samantha Walker's Team and the JustRite Team on our shared Samantha Walker/JustRite Pinterest Boards here.  This is a great way to follow us as we create Samantha Walker Projects throughout the year.  

Love what you see?  You're in luck!  Samantha's JustRite Stamp Sets and Die Sets will be on sale for 25% off today through 6/30! Just click HERE to get yours! 

 For my project today I am sharing a Samantha Walker Project I made for my new studio. I made a traditional card front and adhered it to the outside glass of a frame that I picked up at Michaels. I am working on a Parisan Themed Vignette in the sewing area in my studio and I couldn't resist decorating the wall with this framed piece.

Here is a close up view of the frame and all the layers..

 

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps: Fragrant Gardens Background Stamp
Spellbinders Dies: French Frills
Copic Markers & Inks:  Memenento Ink -  Black, Copic Markers
Accessories: Ornate Frame, Prima Flowers

If you came here from Darsie Bruno your next stop is  Chrissy Guido.  If you didn't come here from Darsie -- you can start the hop at Justrite Inspiration.  And just in case you get lost here is the entire hop link list.  Have fun!!  Scroll down for to enter to win our Samantha Walker Giveaway.

Justrite Inspiration
Samantha Walker
Debbie Olson 
Kathy Jones 
Guiseppa Gubler
Eva Dobilas
Michele Kovack 
Maya Oren-Dahan
Kristi Schurr
Darsie Bruno
Kellie Fortin 
Chrissy Guido
Sheri Holt 
Angela Barkhouse
Daniela Dobson

 Of course we know you want to know more about how to win the prize!  JustRite is giving away the Bunting and Banners Clear Stamp Set, the coordinating Bunting and Button Dies, and the brand new Summer 2013 catalog  - 72 pages chocked with over 175 ideas.

 Just click on the Rafflecopter widget for your chance to win!

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Thanks for stopping by today!!  Join us tomorrow for day two!!

JustRite Papercraft and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog Hop Day Two

Welcome to Day Two of the JustRite and Faber-Castell Blog Hop.  What a talented group of designers!! 

I was so excited tofinally get to play with Spellbinder's new 3D Basket Weave M-bossibilities and Gelatos.  These 3D embossing folders both emboss and deboss which makes them more three dimensional then any embossing folder on the market.  I thought this would be the perfect way to showcase how gorgeous the gelato's are when used on dark paper.

Here's a look at my Basket Weave background in progress:

On the right hand side of my card you can see where I colored directly onto the basket weave design with my gelato.  In the upper left hand corner you can see the basket weave after I rubbed the gelatos into the design and in the botton left hand corner you can see the basket weave after I applied brown gelato with the aqua pen which allowed me to quickly add depth to the debossed areas. Gelato colors for basket weave background Butterscotch (shown on the right), Gold Champagne (for highlights) Chocolate (for watercolor wash in the debossed areas) with the water brush that comes in the Gelato Gift set.

To create my center image I stamped my Seed Packet image from Seeds of Summer  with Memento Peanut Brittle, Sentiments were stamped in Memento RIch Cocoa. With my Blueberry Gelato I colored a circle on a scrap of mixed media paper I  and then dipped into the area with the waterbrush to pick up a faint wash of blue to watercolor in a sky background for my seed packet.  To color the Marigolds quickly I stamped the image with Memento Rich Cocoa and then using the Butter Cream and Buttesrcotch Gelatos I quickly colored the marigold image and softened the colors with my finger.  For the leaves I used Pistachio. Since I would be fussy cutting the flowers it was easy to color them with the gelato sticks becuase I didn't need to stay within the lines. 

To add instant depth to my flowers I used the aqua brush to add the shadows into my Marigolds and leaves using Butterscotch,  Brown, Tangerine ,Green Tea and  Spearmint  This was a quick way to color the flowers and get the depth I wanted. To color the marigolds. 

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps:Seeds of Summer
Dies:  Romantic Rectangles, Spellbinder's new 3D Basket Weave M-bossibilities
Inks: Faber-Castell Gelatos - Butterscotch, Chocolate, Tangerine ,Green Tea, Blueberry, Buttercream, Gold Champagne; Tsukeniko Memento Rich Cocoa, Peanut Brittle
Paper: Murdock's Polished Stone Paper - Butterscotch, Fall Foliage
Accessories: Lace & Velvet Trim- the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft

For your chance to win one of today's JustRite or Faber-Castell prize packages, simply visit each designers blog and leave a comment. We will be randomly selecting two designers blogs as the Mystery Prize Locations and randomly selecting a winner from each blog.  You have until March 22nd at midnight EST to leave a comment for your chance to win. The Faber-Castell prize package today is a $40.00 Prize Package.

 

 Today's JustRite prize package retails for $86.00.

 Thanks for stopping by today! Be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the design team created for the hop.

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Sharon Harnist
Michele Kovack
Jen Matott
Darsie Bruno
Kellie Fortin
Marisa Job
Kathy Jones
Margie Higuchi
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Colleen McGinty
Mou Saha
Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Faber Castell and JustRite Papercraft Mixed Media Blog Hop

Today the JustRite Design Team and the Faber Castell Design Memory Craft Design Team have a fabulous blog hop planned for you!  Be sure to visit each blog for full detailed instructions on how they created there mixed media projects.

 Can I just say that I am in love with Faber-Castell Gelatos. I have been playing with them all month and just love how rich, smooth and creamy they are.  To see additional cards that I have created using them - scroll down to my last two blog posts using them too.

 

 

For my project today I wanted to show you how to make a stunning card in just a matter of minutes. Today I am playing with Metallic Gelatos! 

 

First I stamped in versamark and embossed in white Justrite's March Release set Grand Damask Background Stamp.

 

Then I applied my Gelato Colors - Metallic Mint and Metallic Blueberries to my image. Just color with the gelatos and then rub in the color with finger.  This is super fast and fun.  Next I spritzed the paper with water and using a paper towel remove any excess color from my embossed area (this gives it an even softer feel).  Now you can add more color in certain areas to make your embossed image really pop.

Graceful Monogram

For my Cameo Image I stamped and embossed in white only the frame. Then I used the Silver Ice Metallic gelato to rub over the white embossed frame. Next I went back and added in hints of Metallic Mint to the outside area of the ornate frame. In the interior of the frame I added both Metallic Mint and Metallic Blueberry. Once I got the feel I wanted in the interior of the frame I stamped my cameo using with Memento Danube Blue. 

Next I die cut and embossed my cameo image with Spellbinders Stately Circles. Then I colored the outside rim with Metallic Blueberry and rubbed the color around with my fingers.  I die cut the Grand Damask Background Stamp image with die #4 from the 5 x 7 Matting Basics A set which fits perfectly inside the largest die in the 5 x 7 Detailed Scallop Die.

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps:Grand Damask Background Stamp, Graceful Monogram.
Dies: Spellbinders 5 x 7 Matting Basics A, 5 x 7 Detailed Scallops, Stately Circles
Inks: Faber-Castell Gelatos - Silver Ice, Metallic Mint, Metallic Blueberries, Tsukeniko Versamark Watermark Pad, Tsukeniko  Memento Danube Blue Ink.  Ranger Sea Foam White Embossing Powder
Paper: Murdock's Polished Stone Paper - Deep Sea and Robin's Nest
Accessories: Tassel Trim - the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store, Rhinestones - Kaiser Kraft

Stop by the JustRite Blog and leave a comment for your chance to win this Faber -Castell  Design Memory Craft prize package. 

 

  

Visit the Faber-Castell Blog for a chance to win this JustRite Papercraft Prize Package worth $53.00.

 

 

 

 

Be sure to stop by all these wonderful locations to see what the rest of the designers have created! Here are direct links to each designer's project.

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Sharon Harnist
Eva Dobilas
Tiffany Johnson
Michele Kovack
Heidi Blankenship
Kellie Fortin
Rita Barakat
Sheri Holt
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

Thanks for stopping by!

JustRite Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two

 Today I am back with a Birthday card created using Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two .
I am having a blast working with my new Faber-Castell Gelatos.  For today's card I embossed the large frame from Grateful Heart in white embossing powder and rubbed in color using my Gelato's.  Just love that I can use these to make striking colored images which will go so nicely with my line of Polished Stone papers.  

 

 Here is a close up of my card.

To create the ornate frame I die cut the large frame from a piece of  my Raspberry Polished Stone with Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight and then I deternined where I cut out the center section of the die so that I could createa square die cut from the largest rectangular die cut.

 Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps:Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two 
Dies: JustRite Vintage Labels Two, Spellbinders Decorative Labels Eight. 
Inks: Faber-Castell Gelatos, Tsukeniko Versamark Watermark Pad, Ranger Sea Foam White Embossing Powder
Paper: Murdock's Polished Stone Paper - Antique Green, Raspberry, Tangerine, Melon Twist, Peppermint Twist 
 

Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two is designed to coordinate with JustRite Vintage Labels Two Dies

Be sure to hop on over to see what the rest of the design team created using Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two.

JustRite Inspiration
Amy Tedder
Angela Barkhouse
Kellie Fortin
Marisa Job
Eva Dobilas
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship
Michele Kovack
Sheri Holt
Darsie Bruno
Margie Higuchi

Thanks for stoppin by! 

JustRite March 2013 Release - Winged Vintage Labels One & Two

It felt so great to finally after months get back into my studio to create a card!!  Nothing like a creative high to start out the weekend right! It was also fun to play with my line of Polished Stone Paper again and some new toys.  Be sure to check out the link list at the bottom of my post to see what the rest of the design team created!!  YOU WILL BE INSPIRED - they rocked this set!

 And play I did... I am just in love with Faber-Castell Gelatos .  

To create my background I stamped the Flourish from tomorrow's Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two stamp set with versamark on my Deep Sea Polished Stone and embossed in white to frame my Winged Vintage Labels Two Frame.  To create my frame I stamped the image on Canson 140 lb Watercolor Paper and embossed the image in white.  Next starting with the lightest color gelato I randomly colored the stamped image using the colors pictured here.  Then I gently rubbed the image with my finger. Once I had the colors placed where they were pleasing to the eye, I spritzed the image with water and used my finger to soften the transitions between colors and then wiped the image with a paper towel. Voila!! So love the watercolor look I got.

Next I stamped and embossed in white -two butterfly images from Winged Vintage Labels Two & Three and die cut them with Spellbinders Wonderful Wings. Then I rubbed used the gelatos to rub in color over the white embossed image.  If you haven't used a gelato yet - you don't know what your missing.  The sweet tubes that work like a chap stick container are compact acid-free pigment sticks which glide on creamy smooth for vibrant color and coverage.  All Gelatos® blend easily with or without water. You can spritz with water after applying color to soften the look. 

Are you interested in learning more about Faber Castell Mixed Media Products?  Be sure to join us on March 18th & 19th for a Faber Castell/JustRite Mixed Media Educational Blog Hop.

 

 

 

The lace edging at the top and bottom of the card is a section I cut from die cut frame from Spellbinders new Detailed Scallop 5 x 7 dies. Next I backed the die cut with a small strip of Kellie Green Polished Stone.

 

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps:  Winged Vintage Labels Two & Three
Spellbinders Dies: JustRite Vintage Labels Two
Inks: Faber-Castell Gelatos, Tsukeniko Versamark Watermark Pad, Ranger Sea Foam White Embossing Powder
Paper: Murdock's Polished Stone Paper - Kellie Green, Deep Sea 
Accessories: Flowers and Rhinestones from Michaels

Winged Vintage Labels Two & Three is designed to coordinate with two of JustRite's newest custom dies JustRite Vintage Labels Two and JustRite Vintage Labels Three as well as Spellbinders Wonderful Wings.

JustRite Inspiration
Sharon Harnist
Eva Dobilas
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Marisa Job
Barb Schram
Sheri Holt 
Darsie Bruno
Margie Higuchi
Amy Tedder
Angela Barkhouse
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
 
Thanks so much for stopping by and I promise to be back a lot more often to share what I am working on including projects with my latest obsession - Annie Sloan Chalk Paint !

 

JustRite Papercraft November Release Day One

 Welcome to Day One of the JustRite Papercraft Release.  Today we are introducing two fabulous Bird Inspired background stamps designed by Amy Tedder.  You are gonna to love what the JustRite Design team designed with these beautiful background stamps. 

Song Bird Background Stamp

 Wings of Love Background Stamp

 Be sure to click on over to these fabulous ladies to see their projects using these new background stamps.  I will be back a little later today with my card using these stamps. 

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Darsie Bruno
Marisa Job
Kellie Fortin
Sharon Harnist
Kazan Clark
Michele Kovack
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Sheri Holt
Barb Schram

JustRite Papercraft - Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves

 Autumn is absolutely my favorite time of year.  I love the beautiful palatte of colors Mother Nature paints the trees with.  I love to watch the leaves slowly change colors and then one morning you wake up to Autumn Beauty everywhere.  I have leaf themed decor through out my house -- including wonderful leaf knobs.  So I couldn't wait to get inky with Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves. 

First I created a leaf designer paper with leaves on white paper with Memento Terracotta.  Then I stamped leaves in Tuxedo Black Ink and colored them with Memneto Inks and a Jumbo Dauber to give me a rich transition of color.  My center elements are from Autumn Labels Twenty Two.

Here is a look at Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves:

   And a closeup of the embellishments on my card.

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps: Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves,  Autumn Labels Twenty Two
Spellbinders Dies: Labels Twenty Two
Copic Markers & Inks:  Memenento Inks - Tuxedo Black, Rosebud,Terracotta,and Copic Markers
Accessories:  Jolee's Boutique Embellishments

Be sure to stop by these blogs to see the stunning Autumn Projects created by the design team. These are now direct links to each designers post-so you can visit at your leisure,

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse
Darsie Bruno
Sharon Harnist
Michele Kovack
Sheri Holt
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Heidi Blankenship