Thank You Marigolds

Hello Everyone!!  Today I was playing around with some JustRite Papercraft stamps and this is the finished result!  I never seem to have any thank you cards, so I thought I'd make this for my stash!  :)

It's a nice easy card to make and I've actually used three different stamp sets - didn't plan it that way, it's just the way my day rolled!  :)  I began with a base of Old Olive and layered with Very Vanilla and topped with a piece of white that has been stamped with Autumn Damask Background Stamp in Memento Cantaloupe.

Next I've made a panel of olive and topped with white.  On this I've stamped the large squarish medallion from Lace Medallion Labels in Memento Desert Sand.

Across the bottom of the panel I've attached a piece of green satin ribbon and topped it with yellow satin ribbon.  The sentiment is also from Lace Medallion Labels, stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and cut out with Spellbinders Fancy Framed Tags Two (sponged with a little Memento Cantaloupe) and popped up on foam tape.

To add some pop to the lace medallion, I've stamped the Marigolds from Seeds of Summer in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured them with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, G20, G24, G28).  They've been cut out with scissors and popped up on foam tape in the centre of the medallion.

To finish I've just added a little paper piercing to the corners of the lace panel.

I'm also entering this into this week's CASE Study Challenge!

Stamps - Autumn Damask Background, Lace Medallion Labels, Seeds of Summer (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, White
Ink - Memento Cantaloupe, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Fancy Framed Tags Two, Green and Yellow Satin Ribbon, Scissors, Foam Tape, Paper Piercer.

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

For the Love of.....The Blessings Collection

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 The Blessings Collection! 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, October 10th at 6 pm.   Enjoy all the beautiful designs using For the Love of The Blessings Collection!

I created my card on a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Chocolate Chip and some MME Sunshine DP.  I've stamped the sentiment from Ask, Seek, Knock in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Very Vanilla and then gone over the words ASK, SEEK and KNOCK with Gold Spica.  I've cut it out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted it with Chocolate Chip cut with Floral Oval Nestabilities and then matted it again with some Beeswax Bazzill cut with Labels 23 Nestabilities.  To embellish I've used some small ZVA flowers and cut a flourish from the Spellbinders Jewel Flowers and Flourishes die set.  I've cut the larger flourish into smaller pieces to accent around the flowers.  I've made sure the flowers don't fall off by gluing them with Clear Gel Glue!

Stamps - Ask, Seek, Knock (ODBD)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, MME Sunshine DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Spellbinders Large Oval, Floral Oval and Labels 23 Nestabilities and Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Shapeabilities, ZVA Flowers, Gold Spica, Clear Gel Glue

The next destination for you on today's hop is the lovely and fabulously talented........SILKE!!!

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

Purple Butterfly

Hello Everyone!!  Today I've made a card for a friend of mine having a birthday this week who loves PURPLE!  I also had a chance to play with some new toys, so that's always fun......and NO SCHOOL to run back and forth to because it's school holiday time!!  Yay!!!  Now if only they'd stop fighting......  :P

I've used a base of purple bazzill and then a piece of aqua bazzill that is only just big enough to cover behind the Lace Background stamp.

I've then stamped the Lace Background Stamp in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Very Vanilla card and cut it out with scissors.  Around this I've added a piece of ivory crochet lace and topped it with lavender ribbon.  I've then stamped the sentiment from Grand Sentiments in Rich Cocoa and cut it out with Resplendent Rectangles Nestabilities and matted with purple bazzill cut with the next largest Resplendent Rectangles die.  Next I've stamped the butterfly from Grand Sentiments in Memento Rich Cocoa onto a piece of Prima Meadow Lark DP and cut it out with scissors.  The butterfly has been glued on top of a pearl flourish and I've added a purple bow to the ribbon.

Stamps - Grand Sentiments, Lace Background Stamp (JustRite)

Paper - Purple and Aqua Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Prima Meadow Lark DP

Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories - Romantic Rectangle Nestabilities, Ivory Crochet Lace, Purple Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Pearl Flourish, High Tack Foam Tape, Scissors.

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

Colourful Thanks

Hello Everyone!  Today I've got another tutorial on the Flourishes Blog explaining how to do Copic Tip-to-tip technique and includes all the colours that I've used on my card.  :)

To create my card, I've begun with a base of Pumpkin Pie and layered with white, Old Olive and some MME Howdy Doody paper.  Next I've added a strip of more MME paper and matted it with Old Olive.  I've stamped the flower image from Flourishes Autumn Blossoms stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto blending card, coloured with Copic Markers and cut it out with Labels 1 Nestabilities.  I've framed it with Pumpkin Pie cut with Decorative Labels 1 Nestabilities.  Across the top I've added a piece of faux suede ruffled ribbon.  The sentiment is from the same set and has been cut with Fancy Framed Tags 2 Shapeabilities with the matching mat in Old Olive.  To finish I've added a few Kaisercraft Chino Pearls.

Stamps - Autumn Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper - Blending Card, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, White, MME Howdy Doody DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 1 and Decorative Labels 1 Nestabilities, Fancy Framed Tags 2 Shapeabilities, Ivory Faux Suede Ruffled Ribbon, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls

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

For the Love of.......Fall Havest

 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 Fall Harvest! 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, September, 26th at 6 pm.   Enjoy all the beautiful designs using For the Love of Fall Harvest!

If you've popped in via Connie's Blog, then you are in the right place, if not you can start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss any of the inspiration along the way!!

Today I'm featuring ODBD's set called Happy Fall!  I've begun with a base of Beeswax Bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla, Old Olive and some Prima Sun Kiss DP.  Next I've cut some bazzill with Labels 25 Nestabilities and then drew a line around the outer edge of the same die on some Very Vanilla and cut it out with scissors.  Next I've cut Very Vanilla with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with Old Olive cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities.  The sentiment from Happy Fall has been stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and cut with Fancy Framed Tags 2 Shapeabilities and matted with olive cut with the matching die.  This has been adhered over some seam binding.  The Old Olive flourish has been cut with Jewel Flowers and Flourishes Shapeabilities that I've topped with the sunflower.  The Sunflower has been stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics and cut with the matching ODBD Sunflower Die Set.  To finish I've added some Gold Bling to the corners.

Stamps - Happy Fall (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Beeswax Bazzill, Old Olive, Very Vanilla, Prima Sun Kiss DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders - Labels 25, Fancy Framed Tags Two, Small Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Jewel Flowers and Flourishes, Seam Binding,  Sunflower Die Set, Kaisercraft Gold Rhinestones

The next stop along the way is the amazingly talented.....TOSH!!!  Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

Lace Love

Hello Everyone and welcome to another JustRite Papercraft release day!!!  Today the team are showcasing a beautiful lace set called Lace Medallion Labels and is sure to be a must have for anyone with a passion for Vintage!!  :)

My card today is a quick, easy one that will be easy to make in bulk!  I've made a base out of white card (easy to write on the inside!) and cut it with Decorative Labels 1 Nestabilites.  Then I cut the top panel with the same die out of Riding Hood Red and glued it over the front.  The next panel is made with the matching Labels 1 Die out of Kraft cardstock and I've stamped the little heart shape lace image from Lace Medallion Labels all over in Memento Rhubarb Stalk.  Down one side I've attached a piece of cream lace and a piece of red satin ribbon.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set and has been stamped in Rhubarb Stalk on Kraft and cut out with Fancy Framed Tags 2 Shapeabilities.  It's then been matted with red cut with the matching die.  To finish I've added a red bow to the ribbon!!  :)

Stamps - Lace Medallion Labels (JustRite)
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Kraft
Ink - Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories - Decorative Labels 1, Labels 1Nestabilities, Fancy Framed Tags 2 Shapeabilities, Red Satin Ribbon, Cream Lace, Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the fabulous creations the girls have for you today!!!!

Marisa Job
Barb Schram
Kathy Jones
Darsie Bruno
Heidi Blankenship
Michele Kovack

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

JustRite September Release

Hello Everyone!!  This week the girls are showcasing the September JustRite Releases and to kick off the week, we are showing this FAB set called Grand Sentiments!!  This set is designed to co-ordinate with Labels 8, Decorative Labels 8, Resplendent Rectangles and Wonderful Wings by Spellbinders....how fun is that!!!

I've made my card using a base of Old Olive and layered with white and two pieces of Kaisercraft The Lake House DP.  Across the join I've added a piece of pink satin ribbon.  I've stamped the decorative frame from Grand Sentiments twice in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card.  The first I've coloured the stripes and border with Copics (RV00, RV32, RV34) and hand cut it with scissors.  The second I've coloured the inner border, stamped the large sentiment in Memento Rose Bud and the smaller sentiment in Rich Cocoa and then cut out the middle and popped it up on foam tape over the other.  Next I've stamped the flower from the same set in Rich Cocoa and coloured it with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV34, G40, G43, G46), cut it out and popped it up on foam tape also.  I've adhered all of this to a piece of Old Olive that has been cut with Decorative Labels 8 Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a pink bow and a few pink pearls.

Stamps - Grand Sentiments (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, Kaisercraft The Lake House DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Rose Bud
Accessories - Copics, Decorative Labels 8 Nestabilities, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Rose Pearls, High Tack Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the stunning creations the girls have for you today!!!!

JustRite Inspiration
Darsie Bruno
Michele Kovack
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Kathy Jones
Marisa Job
Sheri Holt
That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!  :)

Bike Ride

Hi Everyone!  This week I've done a tutorial on the CopicOz Blog on how to use Mask It!  Mask it is a really cool, low tack product that can be used over an over again and is perfect for creating custom masks for your stamps!!  Whenever I make a mask, I usually store it with the stamp set that it's used with so I can find it in future (if you saw my craft desk, you'd understand why!!  LOL!!!).

The card itself is pretty easy - a base of purple bazzill, a layer of white and a piece of Prima Meadow Lark DP.  Across the top two of those layers is a piece of wide white ribbon topped with a piece of purple ribbon.  The puppy image was stamped and masked, then the bike was stamped and the sentiment in the corner. (See the CopicOz Blog for details on how to do the masking.)  I've used my Copics to colour the image in -

Puppy - E42, E44, E47
Basket - E31, E33, E35, E37
Tyres, Seat, Metal - C1, C3, C5, C7
Bike - BV11, BV13, BV17
Blanket - RV000, RV52, RV55
Grass - YG11, YG13, YG17, YG61, YG63, E31
Sky - B0000

The scene was then cut out with Labels 8 Nestabilities and matted with Old Olive cut with the Decorative Labels 8 Nestabilities and the whole panel popped up on foam tape!  To finish I've added a little bling to the top corner.

Stamps - Bike Ride (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Purple Bazzill, White, Prima Meadow Lark DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 8 and Decorative Labels 8 Nestabilities, White and Purple Ribbons, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

September Beautiful World Tour

Hello Everyone and welcome to the September Flourishes Beautiful World Tour!!!  Once again, it's time to get those passports ready, grab a cup of coffee and prepare for take off as once again we prepare to travel the world and be inspired by talented girls from all parts of the globe!  A big thank you to everyone who traveled the globe with us last month and stamped our passports (left comments), we were thrilled to have you join us on the maiden flight!!!

Do you know that your travels around the Flourishes World gives you the opportunity to WIN??  All we ask is that you do a little globetrotting and stamp our passports (leave us a comment) and you could WIN A FREE FLOURISHES STAMP SET!!!!!  The catch is, you don't know which country is going to be this month's Vacation Spot (chosen blog), so leave a comment on each one by September 30th for your chance to win!!!!

This month the hostess is Anne-Elise and we've been challenged to Remember our Friends!  Where would we be without our friends?  We laugh together and share our dreams, and when things are hard, we want to be there for them or be a shoulder to cry on when they grieve.  Today we remember those friends with Sympathy, Missing You, Thinking of You or even Wishing You Were Here cards and perhaps we'll even have a special story to tell you about those friends that have inspired us along the way.

If you've jetted in from Anne-Elise's blog, then you have arrived at the right destination!  If you haven't, perhaps you'd like to start your journey back in Florida at the Flourishes Blog so you don't miss all the beautiful inspiration along the way!

Today I've chosen to use Flourishes' Cherries and Peaches Stamp Set for my card.  We develop so many friendships over the years and as our lives get busier with work, family and moving towns, we sometimes lose touch with each other.  The beauty of a true friend is when, even after years of losing touch, when you catch up it's like you only spoke to each other last week.  I have a couple of friends like this and it's always special when we catch up again.  When I saw the sentiment in the Cherries and Peaches set, it reminded me of those friends - no matter how long it's been, we haven't grown apart and will always be friends!  :)

I made my card with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with Old Olive and white.  Then I took some more Old Olive and cut it with Spellbinders new Basic Lattice die and glued it to the white layer.  Over this I've added a piece of Black/Cream grosgrain ribbon to one side.  I've stamped the cherries onto blending card and coloured them with Copics (Pistachio Collection and Dahlia Collection).  It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities, matted with red cut with Tear Drop Circle Nestabilities and framed with a large white paper doily.  I've stamped the sentiment from the same set in Memento Tuxedo Black, cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with red cut with Small Circle Nestabilities.  To finish I've added a few Kasiercraft Silver Rhinestones to the corners.

Thanks for taking time to visit me here in Australia, it's time to grab your passports and board Flourishes Flight BWT, your next destination is.........

Thanks for visiting today and enjoy the hop!!!