JustRite Papercraft - Amazing Paper Grace Release Day 1

This week is an exciting one for the girls at JustRite, our very own Becca Feeken is releasing her very first range of stamps!!!  I'm sure many of you are familiar with Becca's beautiful work and her new stamp range emulates her elegant style. Today I'm using Becca's set called Just the Right Words.  Full of mix and match sentiments in a lovely, graceful font, it's perfect for so many occasions!   I thought 'I Admire You' would be the just the right sentiment since I adore Becca's gorgeous style!!  :)

I cut the base using white card and the largest Romantic Rectangles Die and Grand Calibur Machine as well as a single die cut to glue over the top and cover up the fold.  The middle panel is made of Prima Meadow Lark DP which has been topped with Vintage Pink cut with Labels 25 and another piece of Meadow Lark DP cut with Small Oval Nestabilities.  Over this I've added a piece of white satin ribbon and some beautiful soft pink ribbon.  I've stamped the sentiment from Just the Right Words in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white and cut it with Large Circle Nestabilities and then airbrushed it with RV32 Copic.  I've matted it with a piece of green that's been cut with Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities and attached it to the middle of the card.  I've finished by adding a few white pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Just The Right Words (JustRite)
Paper - White, Vintage Pink and Pear Bazzill, Prima Meadow Lark DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Spellbinders: Romantic Rectangles, Labels 25, Small Oval and Large Circle Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities, RV32 Copic and Airbrush System, White and Pink Ribbons, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

Don't miss all the gorgeous creations made by the team today!!!

JustRite Inspiration
Marisa Job
Darsie Bruno
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Sheri Holt
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
Debbie Olson

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Copic Class in Maryborough, QLD

Do you live in the Fraser Coast area of Queensland and want to learn how to use Copics and make a couple of beautiful cards??  There is a new store in Maryborough called Paper Magic Crafts who are running a Copic Beginner Class making the two gorgeous cards above on August 15th!!  You will learn the Copic basics, picking colours, basic blending and colouring embellishments.  The beautiful stamps being used are from FLOURISHES and you can choose whichever letter you like for your monogram.  Who's the teacher - Helen (my Mum) who has made the samples above!!!

Details

Paper Magic Crafts

Cnr Ellena and Bazaar Streets

Maryborough QLD 4650

Ph: 4122 1865

DATE: 15th August 2012

TIME: 9:30 - 11:30am

COST: $20

(everything supplied, but if you have your own Copics, feel free to bring your own) 

Places strictly limited!

Call Chris or visit the store to book your place in the class!

Thanks for popping by and happy colouring!!  :)

The Magic of Christmas

Hello Everyone!  So who has been getting into the Christmas in July spirit??  I think we Aussies like it so that we can rug up in all the winter things and pretend that it's actually cold at Christmas time.  The harsh reality is that Christmas for us is in the middle of Summer and it's always boiling hot - it truly would be magical if by some miracle it was cold at Christmas time!!  :)  So today, while rugged up in three layers, socks and boots, I've made my Magic of Christmas card and tried to imagine what a white Christmas would be like!  :)

I've created my card using Riding Hood Red and layered with Very Vanilla and some December 25th DP.  The vertical panel is more RHR, punched on each side with the Iron Gate punch and layered with some more December 25th paper.  Over the top of this is some soft Gold Silk ribbon that came from the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  The ornament, from JustRite Papercrafts' Noel Christmas Ornaments was originally stamped in Versamark on white card and embossed with gold then I airbrushed it with E51 Copic because I decided I needed the card to be cream!  Then I stamped the sentiment from the same set in Tuxedo Black in the middle.  It's been cut out and popped up on foam tape.  I thought the bottom looked a little bare, so I used one of the small decorative elements from Noel Christmas Ornaments and stamped it twice in Rich Cocoa across the bottom of the vertical panel.  To finish I've added a few Gold Rhinestones the the right hand side corners.

Stamps - Noel Christmas Ornaments (JustRite)
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, White (then turned it cream), Kaisercraft December 25th DP
Ink - Versamark, Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
Accessories - E51 Copic, Airbrush, Gold Silk Ribbon, Bow Easy, MS Iron Gate Border Punch, Gold Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting!!  :)

FS285 Happy Birthday To You

Hello Everyone!  Today I decided to play along with this week's Featured Stamper Challenge at SCS and found this fabby card in SophieLaFontaine's gallery!  I needed a card for my daughter's friend who is having a birthday party and thought this was perfect inspiration!

I've used a pink base, a layer of green and some (old but well loved) MME DP.  Next I've added a piece of white cut with Labels 23 Nestabilities.  Across this is some white and more MME and a piece of white satin ribbon. Next I've added a piece of pink cut with MFT's Oval Dainty Doily Die-namics.  I've topped this with a white oval die cut with Oval Nestabilities.  I've stamped this cute Pure Innocence Hello Cupcake girl in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card, coloured her with Copics, cut her out and popped her up on X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.  To finish I've stamped the birthday banner from JustRite Papercrafts Anchor's Away set in Bamboo Leaves and cut it out with the matching die from Vintage Labels and Banner Dies.

Stamps - Anchors Away (JustRite), Hello Cupcake (MFT)
Paper - Pink Bazzill, Old Olive, White, MME DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves
Accessories - Copics, Vintage Labels and Banner Dies, Spellbinders Labels 23 and Oval Nestabilities, MFT Oval Dainty Doily Die, White Satin Ribbon, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

The Sweetness of Friendship

Hello Everyone!!!  Today is a special day for my sweet friend, Jan Marie!  Jan Marie is the owner of Flourishes Stamps and today has started a brand new blog and also releasing this wonderful sentiment stamp!!  If you are one of the first 25 people to comment on her blog you can win one of these - how sweet is that!!  If you aren't one of the lucky ones to win one, you can always purchase one through the Flourishes website HERE!!!!

My card is sweet and simple!  :)  A base of aqua bazzill, layered with white and topped some some Kaisercraft Fine and Sunny DP.  The next panel is more white topped with a different piece of Fine and Sunny and over all these pieces is a piece of aqua ribbon.  Next I've stamped Jan Marie's sentiment, Sweetness of Friendship in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white card and cut it out with Romantic Rectangle Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a bow, a tiny rose bud and a few Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

Stamps - Sweetness of Friendship (Flourishes)
Paper - Aqua, White, Kaisercraft Fine and Sunny DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Romantic Rectangle Nestabilities, Aqua Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Rose Bud, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

This card is also perfect for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to have a sentiment as a focal point on your card!!  :)  You can find that challenge HERE!!

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and don't forget to pop by Jan Marie's blog and say Hello!!!  :)

Pink Tulips

Hello Everyone!!  It's the second Monday of the month, and that means it's another Create with Me Monday over on the Flourishes Blog!  Today I'm showing you how to colour metal!!  :)

I've created my card with a base of Vintage Pink Bazzill and layered with white and two pieces of Kaisercraft Lake House DP (I *loooooooooove* this paper!).  Across the join I've attached a piece of white crochet lace and topped with some pink satin ribbon.  I've stamped the tulips from April Showers in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics. It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities, matted with pink cut with Small Circle Nestabilities and these have been popped up on foam tape over a piece of white cut with Splendid Circles Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a bow to the ribbon and a few Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the top corners.

Stamps - April Showers (Flourishes)
Paper - Vintage Pink, White, Kaisercraft Lake House DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle, Small Circle and Splendid Circle Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kasiercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Get Well Soon!

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to Day 5 of the JustRite Papercraft July Release!!  Today I am showcasing a beautiful new set called With Gratitude which is designed to match the new JustRite die set called Antique Labels One Dies!! 

Considering what my month of June was like, I thought a Get Well Soon card was in order!!  I know my blog was incredibly quiet through June, those who went to the Brisbane Papercraft Expo would have realised why!  I caught a terrible influenza virus at the end of May which made me so ill I had a trip to hospital in an ambulance and then had to teach classes at the expo a week and a half later (germ free by then).  Needless to say, it's taken me a while to recover and during the 'quite time' on my blog, I've been slowly plodding along behind the scenes to make sure that July is back to normal!!

I began with a base of Vintage Pink Bazzill and layered with Pear Bazzill some Kaisercraft Lakehouse DP and then I've attached a piece of white satin ribbon.  The middle panel is more Pear and more Lakehouse.  The frame from With Gratitude has been stamped twice - once in Memento Bamboo Leaves and once in Memento Angel Pink.  The green one has been cut using JustRite's new Antique Labels One Dies.  I've stamped the sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa into the middle of the pink one and cut it out and popped it up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a bow to the top and a couple of Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the bottom corner.

Stamps - With Gratitude (JustRite)
Paper - White, Vintage Pink and Green Bazzill, Kasiercraft Lakehouse DP
Ink - Memento Bamboo Leaves, Angel Pink, Rich Cocoa
Accessories - JustRite Antique Labels One Dies, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Want to see more fabulous creations made with this set??  Pop by these designers and take a peek.....

• JustRite Inspiration
• Debbie Olson
• Marisa Job
• Heidi Blankenship 
• Darsie Bruno
• Kathy Jones 
• Eva Dobilas
• Michele Kovack 
• Sheri Holt 
• Barb Schram
• Angela Barkhouse

Are you like me and looooooove to have a pretty catalogue to flick through and be inspired by??  Guess what.....the latest JustRite Stampers Catalogue is available to preorder no and has all the latest releases inside!!!  You can preorder it from the JustRite Online Store right now for $5.95!!!!  :)

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

For the Love of.......ODBD Christmas Sets

Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's Alumni Team's bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop.  This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designers are featuring a hop For the Love of ODBD Christmas sets! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, check the ODBD blog for full list of links.  One of the post is a hop hot spot and a name will be drawn from that list of comments to win a $15 ODBD store gift certificate.  So, all you have to do is hop along and see all the creations and leave a little love!  You have until Wednesday, July 18th at 6 pm.   Enjoy all the festive inspiration using For the Love of ODBD Christmas sets!

If you've come from Deb's blog then you are in the right place, if not, you may want to start back at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss any of today's creations!!!  :)

 Today I'm using one of the very first sets I ever bought from ODBD, simply titled, ANGEL.  I have always loved angels and had various types decorating my home for years, so this was a must have for me!  :)

I began with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with Very Vanilla and a piece of Kaisercraft December 25th DP.  Next I added a piece of paper doily that I lightly airbrushed with my E51 Copic Marker and then added a strip of Red (punched with the Deco Fan border punch), topped with another piece of December 25th.  Over this I've added a piece of vanilla (airbrushed with E23 Copic Marker) that has been cut with Twisted Metal Tags and Accents Shapeabilities and glued down with the X-press It Glue Marker.  The Angel has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R32, R35, R37, R39, E000, E01, E11, E21, E23, E25, N1, N3).  I've added some Clear Spica to the wings for sparkle and then popped it up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a couple of red pearls to the top corner.

Inside I've stamped the Angel in Versamark to give the watermark effect and then stamped the sentiment onto vanilla and cut it out with Fancy Tags Shapeabilities.

Stamps - Angel (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Kaisercraft December 25th DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Accessories - Copics, Airbrush System, Spellbinders Twisted Metal Tags and Accents and Fancy Tags Dies, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Paper Doily, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape.

That's all from me, your next stop is the amazingly inspirational SILKE!!!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

Joy to the World!

Hello Everyone!!!  Are you starting to feel the Christmas Spirit this week??  This is Day 3 of the JustRite July Release and today we have two more beautiful Christmas sets to show and inspire you to make your Christmas Cards this year!  I've chosen to use Joy to the World Medallion Labels today with it's fabulous frames, sweet sentiments and darling poinsettia image!

I've started with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with a panel of Very Vanilla and some Bo Bunny DP.  I've cut a border of red using Spellbinders Classic Edges Two Edgeabilities and topped with Vanilla and another piece of Bo Bunny DP.  Around these top panels I've added a strip of red satin ribbon.  Next I've stamped the frame from Joy to the World Medallion Labels in Memento Rhubarb Stalk onto Very Vanilla and another in Memento Rich Cocoa.  The red one has been cut out using JustRite's Nested Oval Medallion Label Dies.  The brown one has been darkened a little with E51 Copic Marker and cut just around the oval with scissors and popped up on foam tape. Finally I stamped the sentiment in Rhubarb Stalk and cut it out with Oval Nestabilites and also popped up on foam tape.  The entire panel has been matted with red cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities and vanilla cut with Lacey Oval Nestabilities.  Next I've stamped the poinsettia in Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copic Markers (G40, G43, G46, R32, R35, R37) and added a little sparkle to the centres with Gold Spica.  They've been cut out with scissors and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a few gold rhinestones to the top corner and across the ribbon.

Stamps - Joy to the World Medallion Labels (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Bo Bunny DP
Ink - Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, JustRite Nested Oval Medallion Label Dies, Spellbinders Large Oval, Lacey Oval, Floral Oval Nestabilities and Classic Edges Two Edgeabilities, Red Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Gold Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

There are so many beautiful creations for you today, so don't miss these designers.....

• JustRite Papercraft
• Marisa Job
• Darsie Bruno
• Eva Dobilas
• Kathy Jones 
• Angela Barkhouse
• Sheri Holt 
• Barb Schram
• Kazan Clark

Thanks for visiting, enjoy the hop and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!  :)

JustRite Christmas Release

Hello Everyone!!  Today the JustRite girls are showcasing some of the beautiful new Christmas Releases!!  I've used Christmas Holly Background and Christmas Miracle Ornaments - aren't they beautiful!!!  :)

I created my card starting with a base of Riding Hood Red. The next layer is Old Olive that I've topped with a piece of X-press It Blending Card that has been stamped with Christmas Holly Background.  For the panel I've only coloured the stripes and done some flat colouring of the outer leaves with Copic Markers - E50, E51, G24(in case you can see under the top panel) and attached two pieces of red satin ribbon across it.  Next I stamped another panel of Christmas Holly Background in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and this time only coloured in the Holly and lace oval with Copics (G12, G24, G28, R24, R29) and carefully cut it out and popped it up on foam tape. Next I've stamped the ornament and sentiment from Christmas Miracle Ornaments and coloured it with Copics (E50, E51, E52, R24, R29) and cut it with Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments dies.  It's been glued to the middle of the card, topped with a red satin bow and then I've added lots of rhinestones for bling!!  :)

Stamps - Christmas Miracle Ornaments, Christmas Holly Background (JustRite)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Oranments, Red Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Scissors.

Don't miss all the beautiful creations the team have for you today......

JustRite Papercraft

Debbie Olson

Heidi Blankenship

Marisa Job

Darsie Bruno

Kathy Jones

Sharon Harnist

Michele Kovack

Eva Dobilas

Sheri Holt

Barb Schram

Angela Barkhouse

Kazan Clark

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

The Beauty of Winged Things

The Beauty of Winged Things! Birds, butterflies, even lady bugs -- let your creativity flow on this challenge aimed at honoring those creatures with wings on your card or creation! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB24. You have until July 31 to enter! As we unveil our challenge for next month, we'll share our True Beauties – those card makers who wowed us with this challenge! Winners will be featured on the Flourishes Blog and will receive a True Beauty blog button to display proudly on their blog!!!

A big welcome to Geri who won last month's Flourishes challenge and joins us this month on the BBB Challenge team!

Can you see my little tweeter??  Up high in the tree is my little blue bird for this month's challenge!  :)  I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with white and then some DCWV paper.  Across this I've added some wide yellow satin ribbon.  Next I've added a white paper doily over the middle.  I've stamped the image from Hello Baby in Memento Tuxedo Black onto blending card and coloured with Copic Markers (Green Grass Collection, Daffodil Collection, New Browns Collection, Clematis Collection, Water Collection).  It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with yellow bazzill cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a big yellow bow and a couple of Kasiercraft Snow Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Hello Baby (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Yellow Bazzill, White, DCWV DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copic Markers, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Paper Doily, Bow Easy, Yellow Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations the team has for you today.....

• Betty Wright
• Iwona Palamountain
• Kathy Jones 
• Naomi Gong
• Geri - Guest Designer

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you'll play along with us this month!!!  :)