Inspired to Stamp

Yellow Roses

2012-01-24T12:41:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone!! This week, the kids went back to school - OMGosh how much QUIETER is my house!!! LOL!!! They were happy to go back and see all their friends though and I was happy to have some crafty time!! :)

I've used this time to make a Sympathy Card using the Featured Stamper challenge as inspiration! I've cased Kim's For Me card, changing the layout and flowers but keeping the floral theme and similar colours and lace. It's never easy to have to make this kind of card, but I just adore these roses found in the new With Sympathy set by JustRite - just wait, you'll see them on birthdays, friendship, thank you cards!!! :) This time I'd coloured them in yellow and gone with an muted, elegant colour palette which I thought would be perfect for this occasion.

I've created the base with Fawn Bazzill and layered with white and more Fawn. The next layer is another piece of white, this time stamped with the Fleur de Lis Background Stamp by JustRite in Memento Desert Sand (what an awesome match this was for the cardstock!). Across this I've added another piece of Fawn Bazzill and topped with a piece of white crochet lace. Next I've stamped the roses from With Sympathy in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y00, Y21, Y35, Y38, G20, G21, G24). It's been cut out with Labels 18 Nestabilities and I've lightly sponged some Desert Sand around the edges and then stamped the sentiment also from With Sympathy in Memento Rich Cocoa at the top. I've attached it with foam tape and added a few Kaisercraft Chino Pearls to the top corners.

Stamps - With Sympathy, Fleur de Lis Background (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Fawn Bazzill, White.
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Labels 18 Nestabilities, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, May Arts White Crochet Lace, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

For the Love of Custom Dies

2012-01-19T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Welcome to Our Daily Bread Design's first Alumni Team bi-monthly For the Love Blog Hop. If you got here from Fran's Blog you are in the right place! I'm excited to be a part of this wonderful new team and rejoining my sisters in the ODBD Breadbasket!! This week the Alumni team along with some of the ODBD designer's are featuring for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies! Check out each link and leave a comment. If you get lost along the way, head to the ODBD blog for a full link list. One of the post is a 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 February 1st at 6 pm. Winner will be announced February 2nd on the ODBD Blog! So, get hopping and enjoy all the inspiration using for the Love of ODBD Custom Dies!

I've made my card using ODBD's Harvest Blessings and the matching Large Sunflower Die! My base is made of Very Vanilla, Hazel Bazzill, Chocolate Chip and some My Mind's Eye Sunshine DP. Across the middle I've added more Chocolate layered with Sunshine DP and wrapped some dark ivory ribbon around it all. I've cut some Very Vanilla with Lacey Oval Nestabilities then cut the middle out with Large Oval Nestabilites and then backed with a piece of Vellum. The Sunflowers are from Harvest Blessings and have been stamped on X-press It Blending Card in Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copics (YR24, E33, E35, YG93, YG95, YG97, Y21, Y35, Y38). The flowers were cut out using the co-ordinating ODBD Custom Die - Large Sunflower Die! I love how perfectly these dies cut around the image!! :) I've glued the flowers on over the Lacey Oval die and finished by stamping the sentiment from the same stamp set in black at the bottom, added a bow made with my Bow Easy and a few Kaisercraft Chino Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Harvest Blessings (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Hazel Bazzill, Vellum, MME Sunshine DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Lacey and Large Oval Nestabilities, Large Sunflower Die, Dark Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kasiercraft Chino Pearls.

Next on the hop is the sweet and incredibly talented SILKE!!!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!! :)

FS258 Inspired by Music

2012-01-16T20:29:00.002+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! I had to make a Masculine birthday card for a Music Teacher and decided to use this week's Featured Stamper challenge as inspiration. I've chosen THIS card by Holstein and have modified the layout somewhat and changed the stamps, but kept the colours and theme the same.

I've used a base of Riding Hood Red, layered with white and then another piece of white stamped with JustRite's new Shabby Music Background Stamp in Tuxedo Black. Down this I've added a wide red ribbon topped with a knotted piece of black grosgrain. For my feature panel, I've stamped Musical Notes Labels 20 twice, once in Rhubard Stalk, once in Tuxedo Black. The red one has been cut out with Labels 20 Nestabilities. The black one I've coloured the centre with Copics and cut it out, popping it up on foam tape. Next I stamped the bird (also from Musical Notes Labels 20), coloured with Copics, cut it out and adhered to the side of the panel. I've created the customised sentiment using the now retired 25pt font and made it into a notched tag. I've finished by added a few black rhinestones to the top corner.

Stamps - Musical Notes Labels 20, Shabby Music Background, Times New Roman 25pt Font (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White.
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories - Copics, Labels 20 Nestabilities, Red Ribbon, Black Grosgrain Ribbon, Want2Scrap Black Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

Introducing Sea Shell Bay

2012-01-11T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Stampers Hop where we are introducing another new set called Sea Shell Bay!! If you love the beach then you'll love this set and it matches the Spellbinders Labels 22 die set! I've also used another set by JR - Ticking Stripe Background Stamp, another of the bigger background stamps new to the JustRite collection!

I've decided to go with ocean blues and sandy yellows for my card today with a base of blue and yellow bazzill topped with white that has been stamped in Memento Summer Sky with the new Ticking Stripe Background. Across the bottom I've added this cute DP by Three Bugs in a Rug called Sea Creatures. Across this I've added some May Arts Mesh Ribbon. Next I've stamped the Seahorse feature stamp as well as several of the individual shells from Sea Shell Bay in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers. I've cut the seahorse panel out with Labels 22 and the shells with a pair of scissors. To finish I've added a couple of Kaisercraft Blush Pearls to the top and bottom corners.

Stamps - Sea Shell Bay and Ticking Stripe Background (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue and Yellow Bazzill, White, Three Bugs in a Rug Sea Creatures DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Labels 22 Nestabilities, May Arts Mesh Ribbon, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors.

Don't miss the stunning creations the JustRite Girls have for you today......

JustRite Inspiration

Becca Feeken
Sharon Harnist
Michele Kovack
Beate Johns
Kellie Fortin
Kazan Clark
Linda Duke
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse
Thanks for visiting and hope you enjoy the hop!!! :)

Starburst Medallions

2012-01-10T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite team are showcasing the new Starburst Medallions set. It's a deep etched cling rubber set with a couple of fab medallions and lots of useful sentiments!! I've also used another new JustRite set called Harlequin Script Background which has loads of possiblities and even better it's 5 3/4inch tall and PERFECT for the standard Australian card size!!! YAY!!!! For my US friends, no more worrying about perfectly aligning your stamp since it gives you plenty of room!!! YAY!! :)

I have a base of Rose Red and layered with white and a panel of Chocolate Chip (I have no idea why it looks black here, but trust me, it's Chocolate Chip! ;) ) that has been stamped with Harlequin Script in versamark and white embossed. Over this I've added another piece of Rose Red punched with MS Loop Punch and layered with a piece of white stamped with Harlequin Script in Memento Rich Cocoa. Next I've stamped the medallion from Starburst Medallions in Memento Rose Bud and cut it out with Nested Medallion Labels Dies and popped it up on foam tape. Across the card I've added some satin ribbon and then a couple of pearl flourishes and added a white flower to the centre. To finish I've stamped the sentiment, also from Starburst Medallions in Memento Tuxedo Black and made it into a notched tag.

Stamps - Starburst Medallions, Harlequin Script (JustRite)
Paper - Chocolate Chip, Rose Red, White.
Ink - Memento Rose Bud, Rich Cocoa, Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Accesories - Nested Medallion Labels Dies, White Embossing Powder, ZVA Pearl Flourishes, MS Loop Punch, Prima Flower, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the stunning creations made by the girls today!!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Michele Kovack
Kellie Fortin
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones
Heidi Blankenship
Eva Dobilas
Kazan Clark
Angela Barkhouse
That's all for today and pop back this time tomorrow for another fab release that I know you're going to love!!! :)

Introducing Warm and Cozy

2012-01-09T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite girls are introducing the new Warm and Cozy Medallion Labels set!! This set is designed to work with JustRite's custom die set Nested Medallion Label Dies so it is soooooooo easy to cut and create with!! :)

My card is made of a base of blue bazzill, white (pierced) and some Kaisercraft Miss Nelly DP. Next I've cut some darker blue bazzill with Grand Nestabilities Scallop Circles and layered with the flip side of Miss Nelly DP cut with the matching Grand Circles Nestabilities. Across this is some white crochet lace topped with blue satin ribbon. Both the sentiment and medallion are from Warm and Cozy and stamped in Memento Summer Sky and coloured with Copics (B0000, B32, B34, B37), then cut out with Nested Medallion Label Dies and popped up on foam tape. The sentiment was cut out with Nested Sentiment Dies (another Custom JustRite Die set that I use ALL the time!!). To finish I've added some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Warm and Cozy (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue Bazzill (2 shades), White, Kaisercraft Miss Nelly DP
Ink - Memento Summer Sky
Accessories - Copics, Grand Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Nested Medallion Label Dies, Nested Sentiment Dies, White Crochet Lace, Blue Satin Ribbon, Kasiercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.

Don't miss the awesome creations made by the team today!!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Michele Kovack
Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Beate Johns
Kellie Fortin
Kathy Jones
Sankari Wegman
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship- has a full tutorial for her card
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse
That's all for today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!

JustRite Sale!

2012-01-08T12:04:00.002+10:00

Hello Everyone! JustRite wanted to be sure everyone knows that they are making room in their warehouse for all of these fabulous new 2012 CHA release stamps sets, which is 21 new Cling and Clear stamp sets, with 2 new Custom Dies! So they are having a $10 retirement sale to retire all their JustRite Original 1 5/8" stamps and 2" stamps! You can click the graphic below for more details:

Thanks for visiting, I'll be back with some new things this week with some brand new JustRite releases!! Sorry things have been slow lately, with school ending for the year, Christmas and Summer Vacation, everything has been kind of crazy. Hope your lives are calmer than mine!! :)

The Beauty of Bling!!!

2012-01-02T04:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Happy New Year to you all!!! This month the challenge is to use BLING (pearls or rhinestones) on your creation! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB18. You have until January 31st 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!

This month I've used Feminine Charm - how CUTE are these shoes, just perfect for kicking up your heels in the new year!!!! :) The base is made of white, pink bazzill and two pieces of Sidewalks DP (the top one I've sewn around the edges). Across the join I've added a piece of white punched with Deco Fan border punch and layered with white crochet lace, pink satin ribbon, a pink bow and white flower. I've stamped the shoes (twice, using a mask) in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers (E50, E51, E53, RV000, RV00, RV32, RV34) then cut out with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with pink cut with Large Circle Nestabilities. This panel has been put on a square of Sidewalks DP matted with more pink. Finally I've added the BLING!!! I've framed the shoes with Pink Labels 1 Nestabling and then added a few more pink rhinestones in the top corners. :)

Stamps - Feminine Charm (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Sidewalks DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Large and Small Circle Nestabilities, Pink Labels 1 Nestabling, Pink Rhinestones, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, White Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, White Flower, Sewing Machine.

Don't miss all the awesome cards the girls have created for you today....

Kathy Jones - that's me

Yvonne Hagane

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and I can't wait to see what you do with BLING!!! :)

Summer Beach Babe

2011-12-28T07:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! It's CopicOz Challenge time again and this month the challenge is to create a Summer Themed Card!! Summer is well and truly here for those of us living in Australia and I'm sure many are at the beach over the Christmas/New Year break!!! For our friends in the Northern Hemisphere, perhaps this is just the challenge you need to escape the snow and cold that you have!!

The base is created of yellow bazzill, white and three pieces of October Afternoon Sidewalks DP. The middle piece has been layered on another piece of white punched top and bottom with the MS Deco Fan border punch. I've decided that I needed bright, happy colours for my sweet Beach Marci stamp, she's been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (G20, G21, G24, Y21, Y35, Y38, RV55, RV63, RV66, E50, E51, E53, YR31, E000, E01, E11, R20). I've cut her out with scissors and framed her with white (cut with Large Oval Nestabilities, lightly sponged with Summer Sky ink) and yellow (cut with Big Scallop Ovals Large Nestabilities). To finish I've added a couple of blush pearls to the top corner and a sentiment from Flourishes' Sunflowers set to the bottom.

Stamps - Beach Marci (La La Land Crafts), Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Yellow Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Sidewalks DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Big Scallop Ovals Large Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Scissors, Blush Pearls.

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

Christmas Tags

2011-12-23T09:57:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Christmas is fast approaching and here are a couple of gift tags that were in the October Issue of Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft! These were quick and fun to make using JustRite's Deck The Halls set with Spellbinders' Labels 18, Large Oval and Heirloom Ornament 2011 die sets!

I don't know about you - but life is definitely hectic here and I'm still wrapping last minute gifts and buying food and trying to stay calm!! :) This will be my last post before Christmas, so I want to wish you all a truly Merry Christmas, full of love, joy and peace! (And hopefully a couple of special goodies under the tree!!) :)

Blessings
Kathy :)

It's a Purple Christmas!

2011-12-18T12:55:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! You will probably remember in October when I announced that I'd made the cover of Australian Simply Cards, well now I can finally show you what went into that feature!! :) I've made three card and gift sets, a beginner, intermediate and an advanced, all using Mitten Weather paper and JustRite's Merry and Bright Stamp Set.

For the beginner, I did a small gift card and matching candle, stamps are Merry and Bright by JustRite!

The intermediate is a standard sized card and matching Gable Box.

And lastly, the advanced set is a 5 1/2" square card and matching luminara!!

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

Sunflower Girl

2011-12-16T19:55:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today as Splitcoast, the Free 4 All challenge is Winter Flowers! Not necessarily to have flowers that bloom in Winter, more a bit of colour to cheer those who live in the Northern Hemisphere where the snowy Winter has set in. Here in Australia however, we are in glorious Summer and thankfully it's not too hot and humid yet! :) I look around and see flowers galore, beautiful Frangipani, Poinciana, Agapanthus and still some Jacaranda so it wasn't hard to be inspired for this challenge! :)

I've used Sunflower Girl and the Prima Donna Petals Die-namics for my flower elements on my card, both by My Favorite Things. I've stamped my girl in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured her with Copic Markers (R81, R83, R85, E000, E01, E11, E33, E35, YG13, YG17, E50, E51, E53, YR31, R20, Y21, Y35, YR24). She's been cut out and popped up on foam tape and framed with white (using Large Oval Nestabilities), pink (Dainty Doily Die-namics), and green bazzill (Labels 8 Nestabilities). For the flower and paper panels, I've used October Afternoon Sidewalks DP and I've finished with a little bling in the corners! :)

Stamps - Sunflower Girl (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pale and Mid Pink Bazzill, Green Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Sidewalk DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Prima Donna Petals, Fancy Flourish and Dainty Doily Oval Die-namics (MFT), Large Oval and Labels 8 Nestabilities, Embossed Curve Punch, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Pink Satin Ribbon, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

Another Teacher Gift

2011-12-11T15:01:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Here's another journal, this one went to my son's Grade 4 teacher who happens to love purple. :)

I found some purple Heidi Grace paper deep in my stash and stamped and coloured the Zinnias from Flourishes in V20, V25, G24, G28. I've framed the Zinnias with MFT's Oval Dainty Doily dienamics and then double framed with Grand Nestabilities Labels 4! Across the bottom, I've stamped the teacher's name using JR's Times New Roman Font and cut it out with the JR Nested Sentiment Die.

I'm hoping to have some cards for you soon - most of the ones I've made lately are going to be published in magazines next year which is pretty exciting!!

Also - tomorrow I've got a tutorial on the CopicOz Blog, so I hope you stop by and have a look!! :)

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

Teacher Gift

2011-12-11T14:50:00.001+10:00

Hi Everyone!! Here in Australia it is the end of the school year! My boys have now finished Grade 4 and Grade 1 and what a hectic few weeks it has been! I apologise for the lack of blogging, I've just been too exhausted to keep up with it all of late. I do however have a couple of journals to show! Each year I give covered notebooks to each of the teachers and aids (which this year came to a total of 6!) and although I'm not going to show them all, I thought I would show you a couple! ;) This one went to the Grade 1 teacher (who my eldest son also had a few years ago!) and I know she loves pinks and greens.

I've taken some Kaisercraft paper and covered the front and then added some wide white ribbon down the side. Next I added a panel of more paper matted with pink bazzill with the bottom punched with the MS Iron Gate Punch and added a piece of pink ribbon down the side. The image is from Flourishes' Lenten Rose set, has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers, cut out with Large Rectangle Nestabilities and then matted with pink bazzill cut with Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities. I've finished by adding some pink pearls to the top corner and the teacher's name to the striped panel.

This teacher retired from full time teaching this year and we were sad to see her go, but I'm happy to say, she loved the journal!! ;)

Thanks for visiting, I'll have another one for you soon!! :)

The Beauty of Winter

2011-12-05T16:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! This month the challenge is to create a winter/holiday creation. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB17. You have until December 31th 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!

I've made a Christmas card using Flourishes' Christmas Classics set for this month's challenge. I've made it a Wintery Shaker card (even though here in Australia it's always scorching hot at Christmas time) to get everyone into the festive spirit! I've used a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with white (pierced) and some Bo Bunny DP. The side panel is the reverse side of the DP and matted with Chocolate Chip punched with MS Woodland Branch punch. Over this I've added some ruffled cream ribbon and then a piece of red gingham ribbon. I've stamped the cardinal in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (R32, R25, R37, R39, Y23, BG0000, E21, E25, E27).

The shaker is made of Riding Hood Red cut with two of the Labels 16 dies and then glued a piece of acetate to the back. I then sprinkled some Polar White Flowersoft onto the back and adhered the coloured cardinal panel to the frame using X-press It High Tack Foam Tape. I've stamped the sentiment from the same set, cut with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with more red cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities. To finish I've added a double gingham bow, topped with a button and silver twine and a few more buttons to the top corner.

Stamps - Christmas Classics (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, Bo Bunny DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 16, Small Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Cream Faux Suede Ruffled Ribbon, Red Gingham Ribbon, Bow Easy, Buttons, X-press It High Tack Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the Bring Back Beautiful team this month!!!

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

Pink Butterfly

2011-12-03T20:01:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Things have been crazy at the Jones house of late, not only is the Christmas season upon us, but for Australians, this is also the end of the school year - and with 3 kids, this means I run non-stop for a few weeks with little time for cardmaking. I hope it settles down when school finishes next Friday!! This is a card I made for the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at SCS that I realised had not made it to my blog. This one was hosted by Lydia and was to have a Pink Critter on it!! Now I don't own a lot of 'critter' stamps, so a butterfly it is!! :)

I've stamped both the flowers and butterfly in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, G40, G82, R81, R83, R85). The flowers were cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and framed with green cut with MFT's Dainty Doily Die. The butterfly was cut out and offset. Simply added some ivory ribbon, a bow and notched tag using a sentiment from JustRite's Just Because set.

Stamps - Butterflies and Blossoms (Flourishes), Just Because (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, Chocolate chip, MME Sunshine DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle Nestabilities, Dainty Doily Die (MFT), Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scissors, Glue.

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

Featured Stamper Blue Butterfly

2011-11-20T16:56:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! This week I was able to play in the Featured Stamper challenge at SCS! The FS this week is Tenia Sanders-Nelson who has a lovely CAS style. Now CAS as you know, is not really my thing, but I was inspired by THIS CARD and was also able to play with a new background stamp by JustRite! :) My Aussie friends will know that usually background stamps are too short for our standard C6 (6 x 4in) cards and we have to be a bit creative at times, well guess what??!!! The new JustRite background stamps are 5 3/4in x 4 1/2in!!! YAY, now a perfect length for our standard card size!!! For my international friends, what does this mean for you......no more having to perfectly line up your stamp to fit - you have room to play with if you are a little bit off!!!! Happiness all round!!! :)

Anyway, back to the card - I've used a base of blue bazzill and layered with yellow bazzill. Next I've stamped the Scrolled Vine Background stamp by JustRite in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured the vines with Copics (B32 and Y21 & Y35 for the oval accents) and adhered this to the yellow panel. Next I've cut some yellow with Fancy Tags 2, run some blue ribbon through it and attached it to the card. The sentiment is from Shabby Chic Labels Four stamp set and has also been cut out with Fancy Tags 2 and I've snipped off the decorative pieces. I've accented it with a 0.3 Multiliner using SU's Mat Pack. Next I've stamped the butterfly from Botanical Butterflies (also on blending card) and coloured with Copics (B01, B32, B34, YR24), cut it out and glued it to the Fancy Tags panel. Finally I added a blue bow and a couple of yellow butterflies accented with pearls.

Stamps - Scrolled Vine Background, Shabby Chic Labels Four, Botanical Butterflies (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue and Yellow Bazzill
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities, MS Butterfly Punch, Blue Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scissors, Kaisercraft Bliss Pearls.

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

Happy Birthday Julie!!

2011-11-18T15:36:00.001+10:00

Today the Flourishes girls are surprising the wonderful Flourishes Co-ordinator, Julie Koerber for her birthday with a Birthday Hop!!! Julie is such a beautiful person inside and out, and works so hard to make sure that everything behind the scenes at Flourishes works smoothly. We are lucky to have such a wonderful lady looking after us!!!! Happy Birthday Julie, we hope you have a super special day!!! {{{HUGS}}}

I've used the Orchids set to celebrate Julie's day - something pretty and special - and coloured with Copics (RV91, Rv93, RV95, G40, G82, G85, G99, Y11, BG0000). The base is made up of Rich Razzleberry, white, Old Olive and MME Blush DP. I've framed the Orchids with some pale pink bazzill and Old Olive cut with Labels 17 and finished with some White Crochet Lace, satin ribbon, a bow (of course!) and a little bit of bling!

Don't miss the awesome creations the girls have for you today....
Jan Marie Caruso
Barbara Anders
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Sharon Doolittle
Stacy Morgan
Tammy Hershberger
Beate Johns
Cindy Haffner
Heather Jensen
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Iwona Palamountain
Kathy Jones - that's me!
Mona Pendleton
Yvonne Hagane
Laura Fredrickson

Stamps - Orchids (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Rich Razzleberry, White, Old Olive, MME Blush DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Large Scallop Oval, Labels 17, Arch Lattice Punch, White Crochet Lace, Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and make sure you wish Julie a Happy Birthday on her BLOG!!!

Introducing Winter Words!

2011-11-09T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite girls are introducing a new Clear set called Winter Words, choc full of sentiments, elegant as well as fun, just perfect for the festive season through to Valentine's Day! Reminder that all our Christmas Stamps are currently on sale for 25% off (sale doesn't include Winter Words) and our Custom Dies are on sale for $19.96!

I can never have too many Christmas cards in my stash, so I teamed up the "Believe" sentiment from Winter Words with the cute stockings from Christmas Trimmings! I began with a base of Riding Hood Red and topped with Very Vanilla (punched with MS Loop Punch) and some Cosmo Cricket DP. Across this is a piece of ivory satin ribbon and then I've added the next panel of vanilla and more Cosmo Cricket DP. I've stamped the stockings in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R32, R35, R37, G21, G24, G28, YR20, YR21, YR23). I've cut each of them out with scissors, popped them up on foam tape and framed with circle of Very Vanilla and Riding Hood Red cut with Labels 16 Nestabilities. Next I stamped the sentiment from Winter Words onto Vanilla and cut it out with JustRite Nested Sentiment Dies and also popped it up on foam tape. I've finished by adding a bit of bling to each of the corners!! :)

Stamps - Winter Words, Christmas Trimmings (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Cosmo Cricket 25 Days of Christmas DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Accessories - Copics, Small Circle and Labels 16 Nestabilities, JustRite Nested Sentiment Dies, MS Loop Punch, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape, Scissors.

Don't miss the fabulous creations the team has for you today!!!!

JustRite Inspiration
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Sharon Harnist
Kellie Fortin
Eva Dobilas
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Barb Schram

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

Beauty of a Fold

2011-11-07T16:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! With so many different folds out there try to use something other than an original card fold. You may find some examples online at the Splitcoaststampers Library. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB16. You have until November 30th 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!

I followed the Center Step Card tutorial on SCS for my card although I made it a little skinnier (5" x 11") so that I could use the MS punch around the page set for my feature panel! The base is pink bazzill, then punched a piece of Very Vanilla with the Deco Fan punch around the page set. For the other three panels I've used Vanilla and topped with pieces of MME Lost and Found DP. I've stamped the roses from Flourishes' A Year in Flowers 2 set in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press IT Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV34, G20, G21, G24, G28) and then cut out with scissors. I've popped this up on foam tape over a panel of more DP cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with pink bazzill cut with Labels 18 Nestabilities. The sentiment is from Flourishes' Zinnias set and has been stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and cut out with Fancy Tags Shapeabilities and trimmed with scissors and matted with pink also cut with the same die. Finally I finished with pink butterflies punched with MS butterfly punch and added several pearls.

Stamps - A Year In Flowers 2, Zinnias (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, Very Vanilla, MME Lost and Found DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Labels 18 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Shapeabilities, MS Butterfly Punch, MS Deco Fan Punch Around The Page Set, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the other totally fabulous creations made by the team this week and give a huge welcome to the amazingly talented BETTY WRIGHT!!! :)

That's all for today, hope you play along with us this month, we can't wait to see what you create!!

Christmas Linky Party at JR!

2011-11-02T16:36:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite team are having a Christmas Linky Party on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!! It's been snowing in Maine where our fabulous co-ordinator Kellie lives, so we've decided it's time to get moving on making this year's Christmas cards! Why don't you play along with us and use your JustRite stamps to create a Christmas card and link it to the JR Blog!! To kick the party off we are celebrating with a JustRite Christmas Stamp Sale - 25% off every JustRite Christmas Stamp Set - JustRite Original Christmas Sets, JustRite Cling Christmas Sets and JustRite Clear Christmas Sets!! These are some of our most popular stamp sets ever!! Christmas Stamp Sale ends November 17th so shop early for the best selection!! Now for even more fun -- we also added 6 New Stamp Bundles to the Super Sale Section of our website!

I've started with a base of Riding Hood Red, dark green bazzill and topped with December 25th DP. Over this I've added some ivory satin ribbon. Next I cut the frame out of more red using Fleur de Lis Rectangles and cut the middle using Large Rectangle Nestabilities. The feature panel is from JustRite's Rejoice set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics. It's been cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with green cut with Big Scallop Oval Large Nestabilities. Finally I've added a big satin bow and some clear rhinestones to the corners.

Stamps - Rejoice (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Green Bazzill, Kaisercraft December 25th DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Big Scallop Large Oval, Fleur de Lis Rectangles Nestabilities, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

That's all from me for now, hope you play along and join the party!!! :)

Vintage Thank You

2011-10-30T21:03:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today's card is for a couple of things, the first is Edna's Hope You Can Cling To challenge at Splitcoaststampers, you can find all the details in the HYCCT Forum at SCS! The second thing is, I got to play with a new JustRite stamp set!! YAY!! :) This is part of their new Fleur de Lis Labels Twenty set and I thought it would be perfect with the Lace Borders to create a vintage styled card.

I've started with blue bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla and Authentique Journey DP. Next I've added another panel of vanilla topped with some more Journey. Across these panels I've added a piece of Very Vanilla that I've run through a crimper and topped with some white tissue paper that has been stamped with Lace Borders in Memento Summer Sky and cut out with scissors. I've then stamped the Fleur de Lis Labels 20 stamp in Summer Sky and cut out with Spellbinders Labels 20 Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. The sentiment is from the same set, stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa and made into a notched tag secured by a butterfly, also from the same set stamped in Rich Cocoa and coloured with B21 and RV00. I've added an identical butterful to the lace border and finished with a few pink pearls in the top corners.

Stamps - Fleur de Lis Labels Twenty (JustRite)
Paper - Blue Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Authentique Journey DP
Ink - Memento Summer Sky, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Crimper, Scissors, Foam Tape, Pink Pearls.

Here's a heads up for a Linky Party starting very soon! It officially Snowed at Kellie's (our fearless JR Co-ordinator) house in Maine this week - yes I said "Snowed"! We think it is safe to say we all need to start making our Christmas Projects and cards. So to get you in the spirit you are invited to join JustRite for a Christmas Linky Party on Wednesday November 2nd.

Our Christmas Linky post will go live at 12:01 am to join in the fun simply link your JustRite Christmas project to the Christmas linky party blog post. The linky party on this post will remain open thru Nov. 8th. Feel Free to upload your JustRite Christmas Projects anytime during the week. Please make certain your link is directly to your project, not just your general blog home page or overall photo gallery, so we can find it easily. Our only requirement for joining in the fun is that your Christmas Project or your card must use JustRite Stamps. I can't wait to see what all your creative minds come up with! You may share as many Christmas Projects as you like during the week long party.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with the Hope You Can Cling To challenges at Splitcoaststampers!!!

Topsy Turvy Cakes!

2011-10-27T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Before we start the November Release, JustRite would like to say thank you to all of our loyal blog and facebook fans!! JustRite appreciates each and everyone who visits and reads our post. As their way of saying thank you the blog team has an exclusive coupon code for our blog readers and facebook fans. Simply use this code JRBLOGTEAM (use all CAPS) during check out to receive 20% off your entire order including sale items. Coupon Code expires October 31st and can not be combined with any other Coupon Code offers.

Today we are showcasing the totally fun and happy JustRite Clear set - Topsy Turvy Cakes!!! Oh My - this one is sooooo much fun and fabulous to colour!!! Of course with such images and themes, I just had to make a bright, fun card and since the cake was all topsy turvy, I figured the panels may as well be wonky as well (not that I'm usually fond of panels that aren't straight!).

I've used a base of yellow bazzill, chocolate chip and Modern Homemaker DP. The next panel is more chocolate and more DP. Over these panels I've added two pieces of ivory satin ribbon. I've stamped the cake from Topsy Turvy Cakes in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (B21, G20, G21, Y11, Y13, RV000, RV32, RV34). I've cut it out and popped it up on a panel of Very Vanilla cut with Long Rectangle Nestabilities that's been stamped with the sentiment from the same set in Memento Rich Cocoa and framed with chocolate chip cut with Long Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities. I've finished by adding a rhinestone flourish, a couple of rhinestones to the corner and a few flowers.

Don't miss the fabulous creations the team has made for you today!!!

JustRite Inspiration Becca Feeken
Sharon Harnist
Sankari Wegman
Kazan Clark
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse
Eva Dobilas
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Barb Schram

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

Introducing Botanical Butterflies!

2011-10-25T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Before we start the November Release, JustRite would like to say thank you to all of our loyal blog and facebook fans!! JustRite appreciates each and everyone who visits and reads our blog posts. As their way of saying thank you the blog team has an exclusive coupon code for our blog readers and facebook fans. Simply use this code JRBLOGTEAM (use all CAPS) during check out to receive 20% off your entire order including sale items. Coupon Code expires October 31st and can not be combined with any other Coupon Code offers.

I know I've been quiet lately, but that's just because there is so much going on behind the scenes - including today's card which is to showcase the brand new CLEAR set by JustRite Stampers called Botanical Butterflies!!! Now seriously, who doesn't love butterflies??? (Looking at you Danni!!) Of course this is PERFECT for this week's Flutterby By Wednesday Challenge, not to mention perfect for this week's CopicOz Challenge for Springtime! I sighed with joy when I saw this beautiful set because I loooooooove butterflies and these are divine!!!

I've created my card using a base of pink bazzill, old olive and white, topped with three panels of Papermania Rose Garden DP. Across the bottom panel I've added a strip of pink punched with Deco Fan punch and topped with ivory satin ribbon, bow and the large single butterfly from Botanical Butterflies. The butterfly has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV34, E53). My feature panel is pink bazzill cut with Labels 22. I've used old olive cut with Lacey Circles and the floral panel also from Botanical Butterflies which has been coloured with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV32, G20, G21, G24, E50, E51) and popped it all up on foam tape. I've finished with three pink pearls.

You don't want to miss the other beautiful creations made by the team today!!

JustRite Inspiration Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Angela Barkhouse

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

I'm On The COVER!!

2011-10-17T08:00:00.000+10:00

Just a quick shout out to say the latest issue of Australian Simply Cards is now on the shelves and not only do I have a 7 page layout inside for contemporary Christmas gifts and cards......I MADE THE COVER!!!!! Yep - those purple cards on the front are mine!!!! :) As you can imagine I'm a tad excited!! :)

That's all for now, thanks for sharing the excitement with me!! :)

CopicOz Challenge

2011-10-14T18:00:00.000+10:00

Hi Everyone!! This month on CopicOz, Mandi has challenged us to use Complimentary Colours! I've used Red and Green to colour the apples on my card that I've also used for the Tutorial on pebbles this week! To read more about complimentary colours and to link to the challenge - CLICK HERE! Want to see the Pebbles Tutorial - CLICK HERE! :) There is a prize for EVERY ENTRY this month!!!! Every person who enters will receive a SPICA PEN and the winner will receive Marianne Walker's Shadows and Shading Book. On top of that --- WE WILL DONATE $5 PER ENTRY TO THE CANCER COUNCIL!!! Everyone has been affected by cancer in some way, if not you personally, a parent, a sibling, cousin, uncle, aunt, friend......this is such a small way that you can help find a cure!

Copic Colours - R32, R35, R37, R59, G21, G24, G28, E31, E33, E35, C1, C3, C5, YG95, YR24, 0.

Stamps - Autumn Blessings (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Dark Green Bazzill, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Eyelet Circle Nestabilities, MS Lattice Arch Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

Thanks for visiting, hope you will play along with us and win yourself a Spica Pen and we will donate $5 per entry to the Cancer Council, what better reason to get Copic Colouring!!!

Swimming for Katie

2011-10-13T15:40:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today's card is a special one made for the Swimming for Katie shout outs that are going on in Blog World and on Facebook. If you haven't heard about Katie Renz's story, here's some background....

Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here.

The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here.

Her post reminded me of Finding Nemo: “Don’t give up! Just keep swimming! Keep swimming…just keep swimming…” because that was the only way to survive and escape from the fisherman’s net.

Katie is a papercrafter and has been on design teams as well as a co-ordinator. I can't imagine how difficult things are for her and her family right now - we are the same age, both with 3 young children, it so easily could have been me. Papercrafters are an amazing lot, a few illustrators have used their talent to design digital stamps that are being sold at I *heart* Papers and all proceeds are going to the Renz family. I chose Marianne Walker's Keep Swimming Mermaid stamp and sentiment set! You can find the fundraising stamps HERE or the information and Donate page HERE.

Stamps - Keep Swimming Mermaid (Marianne Walker)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, White, More Mustard, MME Hattie DP
Ink - Canon Printer Black
Accessories - Copics, Large, Small and Eyelet Circle Nestabilities, Clear and Buttermilk Spica Pens, Fiskars Threading Water Punch, Teal Button, Organdy ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

At the moment, Katie is back in the hospital and very ill. Please buy a digi stamp or donate to support this family, it's such a small thing, but if the papercraft community pulls together, we can do it!

JRC_060 Sketch Challenge!

2011-10-08T00:01:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today's challenge from JustRite Stampers is a SKETCH CHALLENGE!!! WOOHOO!!!! I love a good sketch to get the juices going!! :) You can find all the details for today's challenge on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!! Here's the sketch if you want to get going straight away....

I've used the new CLEAR set by JustRite called O Christmas Tree for today's card. You know you have to get cracking on those Christmas Cards when you walk into your nearest supermarket and all the Christmas Decorations are out already!! :-0 I've stamped the tree, stump and star in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, E13, E15, E17, G20). These shapes are really easy to cut with scissors and then I've glued them together. The base is made of dark green bazzill, white and some Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP. The next panel is more white and more DP from the same paper pad. I've punched the bottom and scored from the points of the punched edge then wrapped some silver satin ribbon around it. I've used Fancy Tags Two to cut out the decorative panel and popped the tree up on foam tape. To finish I've added a bow and several clear rhinestones.

I've stamped the back with my name and blog addy with the My Blog, My Card stamper!! I love this thing - it makes my life sooooooooo much easier!!! :)

Stamps - O Christmas Tree (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, White, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Fancy Tags Two, Silver Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Fiskars Lacy Days of Summer Punch, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape, Scissors.

That's all from me today, hope you play along with the JR Sketch Challenge this week - I'd love to see what you create!!!

A Little Birdie Told Me....

2011-10-07T07:31:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today I played along with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge! I really liked this sketch and loved the way this one turned out - not to mention had a lot of fun playing with dies!!! Hee Hee!!! :)

I've used a base of aqua bazzill, chocolate chip and some Odds and Ends DP. The middle panel is more chocolate and the flip side of the Odds and Ends DP. I stamped the PI girl from You're So Tweet in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E50, E51, E53, B00, B02, B04, G40, G82, R35, R37, E33, E35, E37, E47, 0). I cut her out and popped her up on foam tape over a layer of very vanilla (pierced) and a riding hood red lacey circle. The sentiment is from the same set and made into a notched tag. I used my new Fancy Flourish and Prima Donna Petals die-namics to create the flower feature. Be prepared to see more of these flowers!!!! :)

Stamps - You're So Tweet (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Fancy Flourish and Prima Donna Petals Die-namics, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scissors, Foam Tape, Glue.

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

Pink Bling

2011-10-06T10:39:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today's card is for two challenges at Splitcoaststampers - Lori's Hope You Can Cling To challenge to Bling Your Cling (and even better if it's PINK!!) and also for this week's Sketch Challenge!

The base is made of pink bazzill, black and Victoria Gardens DP. The middle strip is black, pink bazzill punched with the Martha Stewart Loop Punch (which....doesn't it look like Pink Ribbons all down the side!!!) and topped with some white satin ribbon. The ribbon image from JustRite Stampers' Be Strong Clear Stamp set has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R81, R83, R85) and then cut out. I've popped it up on foam tape over a piece of black cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities which is matted with white cut with Labels 1 Nestabilities. For the BLING part, I've added some Pink Labels 1 Nestabling to my feature panel and a couple of pink rhinestones to the top and bottom corner.

Stamps - Be Strong (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, Black, White, Victoria Gardens DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 1 and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, MS Loop Punch, Pink Labels 1 Nestabling, Pink Rhinestones, White Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape.

Help support the HYCCT challenge and join in the card drive to support those with Breast Cancer! If you are outside the US like me, you can donate your cards to a local service instead. For an added bonus, there are big prizes to be won!!! Hope you join in!!

BBB15 Beauty of a Technique!

2011-10-03T17:08:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! There are so many on-line resources sharing tips and techniques with stampers. One surefire favourite is the Resource Library over at SCS! So, this month’s Bring Back Beautiful Challenge is to be inspired by a technique you love, or maybe one you've never tried! Link up your Bring Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB15. You have until October 31st 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!

Well I had a lovely stroll through the Resource Library at SCS and found a technique that I hadn't tried before --- FAUX TILE!! I thought I'd try something new!! :)

I began with a base of yellow bazzill, layered with Chocolate Chip and some Authentique Blissful DP. Down one side I've added more yellow bazzill punched with the Iron Gate Punch and topped with some May Arts Satin Ribbon. I've stamped the beehive from Flourishes' Bee My Honey set in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copic Markers (RV55, RV63, RV66, Y11, Y15, Y17, BG0000, B32, B34, BV11, BV13, YG91, YG93, YG13, G21, G24, G28, E31, E33, E35, YR20, YR23, YR24, N0). I cut the image out with Large Square Nestabilities (the one that's a 3 inch square) and cut it in 1 inch squares. Then I added Dimensional Magic to each of the squares and left it to dry. The Dimensional Magic is water based, so as you can see, it doesn't affect the Copic colouring in anyway! :) I found the next morning that my squares were a little curved from the DM and when I tried to flatten them a bit they cracked, so some of my 'tiles' are cracked!

Next I glued them to a 3 3/8in piece of Chocolate Chip and put something heavy on it while it dried to keep it flat. Finally I adhered it to a piece of yellow cut with Lacey Square Nestabilities and added a bow to the ribbon.

I've decided to add some basic decoration on the inside by stamping the beehive in the bottom corner and the sentiment in the top corner in Memento Rich Cocoa.

Don't miss the other awesome creations made by the team this month.....

Stamps - Bee My Honey (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Yellow Bazzill, Chocolate Chip, Authentique Blissful DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Large and Lacey Square Nestabilities, Dimensional Magic, MS Iron Gate Punch, Glue.

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

MFTWSC39 Feel Better

2011-10-01T23:13:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone and Happy World Card Making Day!!!! :) I hope you all have a chance to get inky this week-end to celebrate!!

Today I'm playing along with the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge - a nice easy one this week (even if there is a tilted panel!!!!). I have wanted this cute little My Umbrella girl for long time and she FINALLY came to live at my place recently, so I decided today was the day to ink her up!!

I've used a base of Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Chocolate chip and some October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP. Across this I've added some chocolate satin ribbon and some yellow satin ribbon. The middle panel is more Vanilla, a strip of chocolate punched with the SU Scallop punch and more Homemaker DP. The sweet PI girl has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E21, E23, E25, BG11, BG13, BG72, BG75). I've paper pieced her raincoat with more Homemaker DP and popped the whole thing up on foam tape. The sentiment is from the same set and has been cut out with Labels 18 Nestabilities, ran a BG11 marker around the edge and pierced underneath it. To finish I've added some bling, a bow and a rose! :)

Stamps - My Umbrella (MFT)
Paper - X-press it Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 18, Chocolate Ribbon, Yellow Ribbon, Bow Easy, ZVA Flower, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

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

Antique Friends

2011-09-29T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today the JustRite Team are introducing not one, but TWO stamp sets!!! They combine so beautifully together, that we thought we should showcase them on the same day!! Introducing Grandma's Doilies....

And Old Friends.....

I've stamped the Doily Centre and Border in Memento Angel Pink and then rocked and rolled some Memento Rose Bud around the middle. Then I stamped the sentiment from Old Friends in Rose Bud and cut it out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with pink bazzill cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped it up in the middle. The doily was cut out with Small Circle Nestabilities and framed with pink bazzill cut with Lattice Pendant Shapeabilities and also popped up.

Stamps - Grandma's Doilies, Old Friends (JustRite)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Close to Cocoa, Pink Bazzill, MME Lost and Found
Ink - Memento Rose Bud, Memento Angel Pink
Accessories - Large, Small and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, MS Iron Gate Punch, Cream Lace, Dk Cream Satin Ribbon, ZVA Flower, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations made by the JR DT today!!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Mona Pendleton
Sharon Harnist
Kathy Jones
Kazan Clark
Stephanie Kraft
Heidi Blankenship
Michele Kovack
Sankari Wegman
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

As part of JustRite's October Release they are introducing QR codes to all their new packaging and their catalogs.

QR codes are popping up everywhere and you may have wondered what they were. What is a QR (Quick Response Code)? QR codes are pixelated squares that you can scan with a smart phone app. Scannning the QR code with your phone will bring you directly to a website or landing page. The JustRite QR Codes on the packaging and in JustRites Catalog will link a stamp set to JustRite's Design Gallery for that set. Now you can scan the code with your phone to see what your favorite designers have created with a set before you purchase the set in your favorite store. You can use your smartphone to access the design gallery for your stamp set from your craft room when you are ready to use your set or from our mini flyers or catalogs when you are sitting in a car waiting to pick up your child from a sporting event!!
Here is a smaller version of our Shabby Chic Labels Four QR code for you to play with if you have a smart phone!! Very cool huh?
You may already have a QR code scanner already on your phone - if you don't you can upload any of these apps - for your iPhone - Red Laser (free), NeoReader (free), Optiscan ($1.99) For your Android Phone - QR Droid.

Blog Candy Alert - Don't forget that there is Blog Candy on the JustRite Blog-a $50.00 shopping Spree. To enter to win go to the JustRite Blog and answer the blog candy question. The Blog Candy is open for comments until Friday Night at 12 pm EST. The winner will be announced on the JustRite Blog on Monday October 3rd during the release post. Good luck to everyone!

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

Introducing Lace Borders

2011-09-28T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today the JustRite team are showcasing the new Lace Borders Cling Stamp set!! This set is so versatile that it can be used with any of the JustRite stamps to create beautiful cards!! Today I've used it to create a soft and subtle border - you know how sometimes your card just needs that little 'something' and you can't figure out what it is?? I've found this is awesome for adding that little something to make my card POP! :) For this card, I wanted a subtle frame to keep the soft, delicate feel and paired it up with the sentiment from one of my FAV sets, Butterfly Garden.

I've used a base of Kraft and layered with pink bazzill and more Kraft. At the top and bottom of this Kraft layer, I've stamped the Lace Border in Memento Angel Pink. Through the middle I've added more pink bazzill and topped it with Echo Park Victoria Gardens DP. Over this is some Crochet Lace and pink satin ribbon. The sentiment is from JustRite's Butterfly Garden and has been stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa, cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and framed with pink bazzill cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities. Next I've punched some butterflies and added them to the side, finishing by adding pink pearls to the bodies and along the border.

Stamps - Lace Borders, Butterfly Gardens (JustRite)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Kraft, Pink Bazzill, Echo Park Victoria Gardens DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Angel Pink
Accessories - Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, MS Butterfly Punch, Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Pink Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations made by the team today!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Kellie Fortin
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones
Mona Pendleton

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

Autumn Labels 22 Release

2011-09-27T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite release of Autumn Labels Twenty Two!! I was inspired to create this card by this month's Fan Club Inspiration Challenge. If you are a Fan Club member you can find it HERE.

I've used a base of Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Kraft (pierced) and Basic Grey Pyrus DP. The next panel is more Kraft and Pyrus and over the top I've added a piece of May Arts Mesh. I've stamped the largest of the Autumn Labels 22 images in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (YR12, YR16, YR18, E23, E25, E40, E41, E43, YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97, G99, B000). As you can see it's a perfect match for Spellbinders Labels 22 and don't you just loooooove this shape!!!!??? I know I do!! :) I've cut it out with the second largest Spellbinder die and then popped it up on foam tape. To finish I've scattered a few tiny buttons in the corners.

Also - a little enabling for you all - JR is also having a Square Sale!!! All Square products are now $10 or Less!! So if there is something you've had your eye on, now's the time to get it!! :)

Stamps - Autumn Labels Twenty Two (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Kraft, Basic Grey Pyrus DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Labels 22 Nestabilities, Copics, May Arts Mesh, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Buttons, Foam Tape.

Blog Candy Alert - Today's Blog Candy on the JustRite Blog is a $ 50.00 shopping Spree. To enter to win go to the JustRite Blog and answer the blog candy question. The Blog Candy is open for comments until Friday Night at 12 pm EST. The winner will be announced on the JustRite Blog on Monday October 3rd during the release post. Good luck to everyone!

Don't miss the other totally fabulous creations today made by the team!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Angela Barkhouse
Debbie Olson
Sankari Wegman
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Mona Pendleton
Kathy Jones
Sharon Harnist
Heidi Blankenship

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

Sweet Strawberries

2011-09-25T17:40:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today I played along with the Featured Stamper challenge which is honouring Bensarmom. I chose to case her Silhouette Flower card and changed the image and sentiment, keeping the overall design and colours.

I started with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with black and two pieces of Cosmo Cricket Odds and Ends DP. It's taken me a while to cut into this paper 'cause it's just soooooooo pretty!!! :) Over the join I've added a piece of red satin ribbon. I've stamped the image from Flourishes' Strawberries set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (R02, R32, R35, R37, R39, RV99, YG00, G20, G21, G24, G28, C3, BG0000, BG000, 0). I've cut it out with Labels 17 Nestabilities and handcut the black mat behind it with scissors. Next I've stamped the sentiment from Flourishes' Tag Lines set and cut it out with Fancy Tags Shapeabilities, snipping off the extra pieces and matting it with red cut with the same die. To finish I've accented with clear rhinestones on the sentiment panel and in the corners.

Stamps - Strawberries, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Black, Cosmo Cricket Odd and Ends DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 17 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today - pop back on Tuesday for the start of the JustRite Stampers release week!!! :)

Inspired Daffodils

2011-09-19T07:39:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today's card is a quick one I whipped up for this week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast. I saw this darling daffodil cupckake with blue icing and it became the one that inspired this card!! :)

I've used a base of blue bazzill and layered with white (pierced) and some Thrift Shop DP (with sewing, can you believe it!). Next more white punched with Lattice Arch Punch and layered with more Thrift Shop DP. Across this I've added some seam binding and made a bow topped with a button. The image is from Flourishes' A Year In Flowers 1 and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, YG11, YG13, YG17, BG0000). It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with blue cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - A Year in Flowers 1 (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue Bazzill, White, OA Thrift Shop DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Seam Binding, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Sewing Machine, Button, Foam Tape.

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

Ballet Goodbye

2011-09-15T13:47:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! I was asked by a dear friend of mine if I could make a good bye card for her daughter's ballet teacher (who happens to have the same name as me.....but no, I'm not going anywhere!! ;) ). I thought this sweet La La Land Ballet Marci would be perfect. :) My friend really wanted to put "Good Bye Miss Kathy" on it, so I pulled out my JustRite 15pt Times New Roman Font to create the custom sentiment!!

The base is made of pink bazzill in a long card (my friend wanted lots of room to write) and layered with white and some MME Quite Contrary DP. Across this is some Old Olive punched with Fiskars Upper Crest border punch, layered with white and more MME DP. Over this I've added some white satin ribbon. I've stamped Marci in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, RV10, RV21, RV13, G20, G21, V12, V15, E50, E51, E53, YR21). I've cut her out with scissors and popped her up on foam tape over a layer of Old Olive cut with Beaded Ovals Nestabilites and white cut with Large Oval Nestabilities. Next I've added some corner decorations and a rhinestone, the sentiment stamped and cut into a notched tag and secured to the ribbon with a bow.

Stamps - Ballet Marci (La La Land Crafts), 15pt Times New Roman Font (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, White, Old Olive, MME Quite Contrary DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Cuttlebug Vintage Dies, Scissors, Foam Tape.

If you want to see more Marci inspiration, you can check out the La La Land Crafts Gallery.

That's all from me today, thanks for visting!!!

Christmas is coming!!

2011-09-14T07:33:00.002+10:00

Wasn't the Blog Hop just amazing!! We were so blown away by the projects each designer made using products from these 3 Companies that we wanted to do something a little special for everyone not just the 2 Blog Candy Winners!!
We know in this economy household budgets are tight these days and that after the hop you probably have huge wishlist!! Save 20% off on all our JustRite Custom Dies and the 12 Spellbinders Dies on our website as our way of saying Thank You for joining us on the blog hop!
The sale includes 2011 Heirloom Ornament Dies & 2010 Heirloom Ornaments Dies
- which coordinate with our cling sets Merry & Bright and Deck the Halls.

Note this is our first sale ever on our Custom Die Program!! Have fun shopping!!

Plus all Nested Frames and Sentiments are now just $5.00.. Here is the list of sale items.
Super Sale! So we can make room for new products arriving, we have added these items to our Super Sale section:
All JustRite Original Nested Frames & Sentiments are just $5! Includes:
Give Thanks Nested Frames Nature Nested Sentiments Wedding Nested Sentiments & Verse Friendship Nested Sentiments & Verse All Occasion Nested Sentiments & Verse Cherish the Memories Nested Sentiments & Verse
Christmas Nested Frames
Christmas Nested Sentiments & Verse

Enjoy!!! Thanks for visiting!!!

Want to make it Fabulous! Day Four

2011-09-09T23:59:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Want2Scrap™, Spellbinders™ Paper Arts and JustRite ® Stampers Designers have teamed up to bring you an amazing four day Blog Hop Event Sept 6th - 9th filled with fabulous designs that are sure to inspire all!! Each day we will be sharing a link list with you for the featured designers and we will have a master link list just in case you happen to miss one of the days.

What would a blog hop be without prizes? Yes, we will also be giving away prizes!!

Want2Scrap will be giving away 2 $25.00 Gift Certificates.
Spellbinders Paper Arts will be giving away 2 Die Template sets with a value of $24.99 each.
JustRite Stampers will be giving away 2 Stamp Sets of the winners choice.

The prizes will be hidden the blogs so be sure to visit all of the blogs and leave a comment to increase your chances of winning. The contest for the prizes will be open until midnight Saturday, September 10th. Winners will be announced on Monday September 12th on the company blogs.

If you are new to Want2Scrap, Spellbinders Paper Arts or JustRite Stampers here is a little information about all three of these amazing companies. Each company offeres a unique line of products that work wonderfully together to make some fabulous designs.

Want2Scrap™ manufacturers rhinestones lines including the specialty Nestabling™ line along with the newly released Nestaboard™ chipboard line that coordinates perfectly with the Spellbinders™ Nestabilities™ die templates. Want2Scrap™ also manufacturers their own line chipboard albums and accents, acrylic albums, and multi-layered laser designs and other fine scrapbooking products. Want2Scrap™ brings ease of use and flexibility in their product lines by offering products uniquely tailored to its customers’ needs. Follow Want2Scrap on Facebook and the Want2Scrap Blog!

Sophistication, value and maximum versatility make Spellbinders™ die templates #1. Beautiful Details Inspiring Creativity…Spellbinders unique triple function die templates allow you to cut, emboss, and then stencil through the die template for unlimited possibilities. The Spellbinders Grand
Calibur® and Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities™ cut and emboss up to 11¾”, taking die cutting to grand proportions. Follow Spellbinders on Facebook, Twitter and the Spellbinders Blog!

JustRite's® entire collection of stamps are designed to be compatible with Spellbinders™ die templates. JustRite Original's interlocking stamp system allows you to mix and match borders and centers to create dozens of design possibilites. Since the Spring of 2008, JustRite Original stamps have been designed to coordinate with the Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities®-Decorative Elements and Basic Shapes. In January of 2011 JustRite began introducing Cling Stamps Sets designed to coordinate with Spellbinders Paper Arts Nestabilities Labels. JustRite Cling stamps are deeply etched pre-cut red rubber mounted on Static Cling Foam made in the USA . Cling sets come on a colored 8 1/2" x 61/2" Storage Panel for easy storage in JustRite's Cling Mini Binder Box.

For thousands of ideas on projects using JustRite and Spellbinders™ die templates die templates visit the JustRite Design Gallery and the JustRite Blog. You can also follow our blog by following us on Facebook and Twitter.

Today I've used Labels 11 Nestaboard for my feature panel and decided to leave it raw. I seriously thought about painting it, covering it with paper, even glimmermisting it....but in the end decided that it looked fabulous on it's own. Then I decided that it looked even better with the Black Nestabling around it!!! LOL!!! There's just something about black, white and pink!! I really like how I could cut a piece of paper with the next size down of the Labels 11 and that the Nestabling fits perfectly around it. *Happy Sigh* I love a perfect fit!!!

I've used JustRite's Strength and Courage set from the August Release for my feature panel and coloured it with JustRite's Rose Quad Collection. It was cut out with Spellbinder's Large Oval Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. Love the way the Nestaboard and Nestabling frame this image!!! I can see I'll be wanting them in all the different shapes!!! :)

Don't miss the other Fabulous Creations today and you can find all the links for each days event this week on the following manufacturer's blogs:

Want2Scrap™ Blog
Spellbinders Paper Arts Blog
JustRite Stampers Blog

Designers for Day 4 are....
Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald
Gloria Stengel
Kathy Jones

Stamps - Strength and Courage (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, Black, White, Bella Pink Fusion DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Labels 11 and Large Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Labels 11 Black Nestabling and Labels 111 Nestaboard (Want2Scrap), Copics, MS Iron Gate Punch, Foam Tape.

~Master Link List~

Sept 6th

Becca Feeken
Holly Simoni
Julie Overby
Kazan Clark
Terre Fry
Karen Taylor
Barb Schram

Sept 7th

Sharon Harnist
Sherry Cheever
Tonya Dirk
Linda Duke
Kellie Fortin
Christine Emberson
Elise Durenberger
Beth Pingry
Stephanie Kraft
Latisha Yoast

Sept 8th

Debbie Olson
Shanna Vineyard
Michelle Woerner
Mimi Leinbach
Kimberly Crawford
Judy Hayes
Sankari Wegman
Dana Gustafson
Angela Barkhouse

Sept 9th

Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Windy Robinson
Michele Kovack
Tina McDonald
Gloria Stengel

Kathy Jones - that's me!

I'm the very last stop, so thanks for joining us today and we hope you enjoyed the Blog Hop!!

Happy Birthday Fella!

2011-09-07T14:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today my Grandfather turns 93yrs old and this is the card I made for him! To cut a long story short, due to a speech error during my childhood, I've always called him 'Fella'. Fella has ALWAYS loved cricket, as a young man he played and still loves to watch it on TV. So, when I saw this stamp by Papermania, I knew it would be perfect for his card this year. :)

The base is made of green bazzill and layered with white and then a piece of dark green Basic Grey Marjolaine DP. Next I added two panels of more Marjolaine (which of course when I added all the stuff over the top you can't really see that there are two panels, never mind!!). I stamped the Cricket Player from Papermania's Nostalgia Pastimes in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E00, E01, E02, E11, E40, E41, G82, G85, C1) and cut it out with Labels 18 Nestabilities. Next I stamped the sentiment from JustRite Stampers' Just Because set onto white and cut it out with the Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit die. I adhered this to a piece of DP that has been cut with Ribbon Tags Trio Three and matted it with green bazzill cut with another of the Ribbon Tags Trio Three dies. I've popped this up over a piece of white grosgrain ribbon. (This card would also be perfect for this month's CopicOz challenge to make a sporty card using your Copic Markers!)

Stamps - Nostalgia Pastimes (Papermania), Just Because (JustRite Stampers)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, White, Basic Grey Marjolaine DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 18 Nestabilities, Ribbon Tags Trio Three Spellbinders, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

The Beauty Of A Colour

2011-09-05T16:00:00.004+10:00

Hello Everyone! This month the challenge is to use one color on your creation for a monochromatic look! You can use many shades of one color, but you must only use one color. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creations on the Flourishes Blog to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB14. You have until September 30th 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!

I began with a base of blue bazzill and layered with white (pierced) and some Authentique Journey DP. The next panel is more white punched with the MS Deco Fan punch and layered with Kaisercraft Miss Nelly DP. Around this I've attached some White Crochet Lace and topped with Blue satin ribbon. I've stamped the Bellflowers from Flourishes new FLIP set called With Gratitude in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (G82, G85, BG78, B00, B21, B02). It was cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities. I then cut out some light blue bazzill with Fancy Tags Two and cut it in the middle to frame the oval top and bottom and then matted with some blue bazzill cut with Labels 10 Nestabilities and popped it all up on foam tape. The sentiment is also from With Gratitude and has been stamped straight onto the DP. To finish I added a blue bow, a white flower and some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

Don't miss the gorgeous Monochromatic cards that the team have for you today!!

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with the Bring Back Beautiful Challenge this month!!! :)

Let's Play Footy!

2011-08-31T08:00:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today is the last Wednesday of the month and that means it is Challenge time over at the CopicOz Blog!! I'm the Hostess this month, so I hope you'll check it out and play along with me!! :)

Today I've used Footy Luka from La La Land Crafts. This little dude comes with a plain jersey, but since I love my boys in Red and Black, I've drawn in a sash with a .3mm multiliner to create an Essendon Bombers football uniform! :) Personally I think he turned out a little like Hirdy which is perfectly fine with me!! LOL!! However, I can see that I will be drawing in vertical stripes and colouring them black and white (Collingwood for the FIL) or yellow and brown (Hawthorn for my Dad) - don't you just love the versatility! Imagine colouring him in your fav team colours! :)

I created my base with Black card, red bazzill, white card and some Kaisercraft DP. The vertical panel is more black (punched with MS Zig Zag punch) and topped with (of all things) Kaisercraft Christmas DP!! LOL! I've used Large Oval Nestabilities to cut some red and Small Oval Nestabilities to cut a piece of white. Did them both at the same time with the Grand Calibur......gotta LOVE that!! :) The white oval was then embossed with Stars EF.

Footy Luka was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E00, E01, E11, E13, E50, E51, E53, YR31, C3, C5, C7, R22, R24, R29, R59.) I've cut him out and popped him up on X-press It Foam Tape. To finish I added a couple of silver brads to the top corner.

Stamps - Footy Luka (La La Land Crafts)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Black, White, Red Bazzill, Kaisercraft After Five DP and Christmas Carnival DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large and Small Oval Nestabilities, Stars EF, MS Zig Zag Punch, Silver Brads, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with me at CopicOz!! :)

FS238 France for Lydia

2011-08-28T16:54:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! It's Sunday, so that means it's Featured Stamper challenge time at SCS and this week it is none other than Lydia the Community Manager herself aka UnderstandBlue!!! Well of course I had to play along and when I saw her Happy French Flower card, well I knew it was the one to case today using the brand new set from JustRite Stampers called Bon Voyage!! :)

I began with a base of Night of Navy, layered with white, chocolate chip (punched with the MS Iron Gate border punch) and topped with some Authentique Journey DP. Over this I've added some seam binding and a big scrunched up bow adorned with a blue button and cream rose. The Fleur de Lis and Eiffel Tower from Bon Voyage have been stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card. The Fleur de Lis has been lightly coloured with B91 and E41 Copic Markers. The Eiffel Tower has been cut out with scissors (popped on foam tape) and the Fleur de Lis using the Labels 20 Nestabilities. I've then framed these with chocolate chip cut with Fancy Tags 2 Spellbinders and white cut with Labels 20 which was then sponged with Antique Linen ink. I finished by adding a couple of buttons to the corner.

Stamps - Bon Voyage (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Chocolate Chip, White, Night of Navy, Authentique Journey DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Antique Linen
Accessories - Copics (B91, E41), Labels 20, Fancy Tags 2, Seam Binding, ZVA Flower, Buttons, MS Iron Gate Border Punch, Foam Tape, Scissors.

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

WSC34 Baby Boy

2011-08-27T11:00:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today's card is for this week's My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge! Normally panels on angels freak me out a bit, but I do like this sketch and thought I'd play along - it's been far too long since the last time I joined in. I needed to make a baby card and this super cute Bundle of Baby a la mode came to live at my place this week and thought it would be perfect to ink up for this sketch! :)

I started with some dark aqua bazzill, layered with white (pierced), green bazzill and some DCWV Nana's Nursery DP. I've then added some green satin ribbon down the side. I've used the Spellbinders Mega Rectangles to cut a piece of DCWV DP and also a piece of white. The white was embossed with the Stars EF and then matted with green cut with the matching scallop nestie. The sentiment is from Bundle of Baby by MFT and has been stamped on white and cut with Labels 4 Nestabilities and adhered under the DP panel. I've stamped the a la mode girl from Bundle of Baby in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (E000, E01, B32, B34, B37, G20, G21, Y21, Y35, Y38, YR00, E31, E33, E35, E37). I've cut her out and popped her up on foam tape. To finish I've added a bow to the ribbon and a couple of silver pearls to the DP panel.

Stamps - Bundle of Baby (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua and Green Bazzill, White, DCWV Nana's Nursery DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Mega Large Rectangles and Mega Large Scalloped Rectangles, Labels 4 Nestabilities, Stars EF, Green Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Silver Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.

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

Shabby Chic Labels Four

2011-08-25T23:59:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Stampers Blog Hop!!! Today's hop is revealing the latest in the Cling range called Shabby Chic Labels Four! If you love Shabby Chic with a little french perfume inspiration, you are going to love this set which is designed to perfectly match the Labels 4 Nestabilities by Spellbinders! :)

My card is creating using dark pink bazzill, white and pale pink bazzill topped with Memory Box Gossamer DP. The next panel is more pale pink punched with the MS Deco Fan border punch and topped with more Gossamer DP. Around the Gossamer paper I've attached some pink satin ribbon. I've then added ribbon tails, leaves and a prima flower to the top of the panel and a couple of white ZVA pearl flourishes. The image from Shabby Chic Labels Four has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV00, RV81, RV83, RV85, BG000, BG11, BG72, E00, E01, E30). Then it was cut out with Labels 4 Nestabilities and I've hand cut a mat in dark pink bazzill (can I say here that I REALLY could have used the new Small Labels 4 Nestabilities so I didn't have to hand cut it!!!). I've popped this up on foam tape to finish the card.

Stamps - Shabby Chic Labels Four (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Dark Pink, Pale Pink and White Bazzill, Memory Box Gossamer DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Labels 4 Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Prima Flower, ZVA Pearl Flourishes, SU Little Leaves die, Pink Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape, Scissors.

Don't miss all the gorgeous creations that the team has made for you today!!!

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Mona Pendleton
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

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

Greetings From Paris!

2011-08-24T23:59:00.004+10:00

Hello Everyone! Well I wish I was in Paris, however I will have to take joy in the new Cling set by JustRite Stampers called....Greetings From Paris!! :) If you love the Shabby Chic look, then this set is perfect for you and full of fun elements to play with!!! :)

Shabby Chic does not come naturally to me, but I am blessed to be surrounded by extremely talented ladies on the JR Design Team and I jokingly say that I am channeling my inner Mona for this card!! LOL!! Mona, my friend, thanks for the inspiration!! :)

I began with a base of pink bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip and topped with some Papermania Rose Garden DP. Next I sponged a doily with Antique Linen ink and adhered it. Then I stamped the postcard, stamp and Paris panel elements from Greetings from Paris in Memento Rich Cocoa and sponged them too. The postcard has been cut out with JustRite Stampers' Nested Frame Dies, the stamp was hand cut with scissors and the Paris element is designed to perfectly match the Spellbinders Labels 4 Nestabilities. I adhered the postcard, added some sheer ribbon, cream lace and pink/brown dotty ribbon and also a brown ZVA rhinestone flourish. Then I popped the Paris panel and stamp up on foam tape, added a big sheer bow topped with a ZVA rose and some greenery. Finally I added a few clear and pink buttons 'cause it just needed something else! :)

Don't miss all the incredible creations that the team has made for you today!!!!

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Sankari Wegman

Stamps - Greetings from Paris (JustRite)
Paper - White, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Pink Bazzill, Papermania Rose Garden DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Angel Pink, Antique Linen
Accessories - JustRite Nested Frame Dies, Spellbinders Labels 4 Nestabilities, Gold Organdy Ribbon, Cream Lace, Pink/Brown Dotty Ribbon, Paper Doily, ZVA Brown Rhinestone Flourish, ZVA Pink Flower, MS Branch Punch, Pink and Clear Buttons, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

Just Because....

2011-08-21T15:25:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! It's Sunday and that means it's Featured Stamper challenge time!! I've missed playing the FS challenge, so was happy to join in today!! :) This week the honour goes to Korin aka Sweet n Sassy Stamps and I found THIS fab card to case! I've changed the image and elements and kept the over all design.

I've used a base of yellow bazzill and layered with blue bazzill, white and some MME Gertie DP. The frame is created with blue bazzill cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities with the middle cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities. The inner white circle is cut with two sizes of Small Circle Nestabilities. I actually coloured this Marci with Flower stamp the other day for a tutorial at CopicOz. You can find the tutorial by Clicking Here! She was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E11, E13, E15, E18, BV00, E04, C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, Y21, Y35, Y38, YR24, B91, B93, B95, B97, E97, E08, E19, R81, R83, E51, E53, G24, G28, E35, E37). The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers mini sentiment set called Just Because which I've then cut into a notched tag and then popped Marci up on foam tape over the end. I've then added a couple of branches and three ZVA flowers to the lacey ring. To finish I've added clear rhinestones to the corners.

Want to see one of my latest FAV things that you DON'T put on the front of your card????

It's a stamp that is customized with your name and BLOG ADDRESS!!! How super cool....not to mention time saving!!! It's called a My Blog, My Card Stamper and I use this on the back of ALL my cards now and anywhere that I need to use these details - class kit bags, back of old business cards, paper bags when people buy my cards.....you name it!! You can choose what you want it to say, so if you don't want the 'handcrafted by, you don't have to have it! :) You can find all the template details on the JustRite Stampers website HERE!! Okay, that's all the enabling from me today!! :)

Stamps - Just Because (JustRite), Marci with Flower (La La Land Crafts)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Yellow and Blue Bazzill, White, MME Gertie DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Lacey Circle, Large and Small Circle Nestabilities, ZVA Flowers, MS Branch Punch, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape, Scissors.

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

The World to Me

2011-08-17T12:14:00.000+10:00

It's another Dare to Get Dirty card today and this one covers four challenges!! :) DTGD week is over, but I still can't tell you what they are, but if you are a Fan Club member at Splitcoaststampers, they are Edna's, Kittie's, Jessie's and Jodi's. :)

I've created the base of Old Olive, White, Yellow Bazzill and some Pack Your Bags DP. Across this I've added a strip of Olive topped with more DP. Then I've added a piece of wide yellow satin ribbon down the side. I've stamped the image from My Favorite Things' You Mean The World To Me set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (B91, B93, B95, B97, B21, B23, E53, E51, YG91, YG93, E000, E00, E01, E31, E33, E35, E37, Y21, Y35, Y38). Cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Old Olive cut with the matching scallop die. Next I made a Rolled Flower (made with the MFT Rolled Flower Die) out of white and sponged a little yellow ink on it, which became the anchor for my notched tag sentiment panel. To finish I sprinkled a few buttons in the top corner.

Stamps - You Mean The World To Me (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, Yellow Bazzill, Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Dandelion
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Rolled Rose Die (MFT), Yellow Satin Ribbon, Buttons, Scissors, Glue Dot.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are Inspired To Stamp!!!! :)

The Savior is Born

2011-08-14T17:50:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today's card is one I made for the Dare to Get Dirty challenges at Splitcoaststampers and encompassed 3 challenges for Jeanne, Joanne and Deb. It is so good to get an early start on this year's Christmas cards and hopefully there won't be a last minute panic this year!! This is one of the July Release Christmas sets by JustRite Stampers called Rejoice. It's a ribbed set of four borders and four centres designed for the oval stamper. I just love the elegance of this set!

The base is made of Riding Hood Red, Gold, Very Vanilla (punched with Deco Fan punch) and Bo Bunny A Gift of Love DP. Across this I've added some Very Vanilla that I've pleated and added a little Antique Linen ink too. Across the top is some cream lace and red grosgrain ribbon. I've stamped the border in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and then coloured with a R39 Copic Marker. (I was going to airbrush it - then my aircan ran out! D'oh!!!). The centre from Rejoice was also stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (R29, R39, G24, G28). Then I added a little Gold Spica to the swirl. The border was popped up on foam tape to frame the centre. To finish I made some buttons out of Riding Hood Red and adhered them to the corner.

Stamps - Rejoice (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Gold Gloss, Very Vanilla, Bo Bunny Gift of Love DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Punch, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Cream Lace, 3/4in circle punch, 1/2in circle punch, 1/4in circle punch, 1/8in circle punch, paper piercer, Dimensional magic, Foam Tape, Gold Spica.

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

Inspired by RED!

2011-08-12T09:44:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today's card is another inspired by the Dare to Get Dirty challenges!! This one is for MotherMark, Leigh and Teresa!! :) I wasn't sure how this was going to turn out when I was in the middle of it, but I'm really happy with the finished result!! :)

The base is made of Riding Hood Red, Gold and MME Lush DP. The next panel is more gold, red and more MME Lush DP. Across this I've added some ivory satin ribbon. The focal panel is made of Riding Hood Red cut with MFT's Doily Die and topped with a flower made of Tissue Paper and the Blossom 3 Nestabilities. The leaves have been created with SU's Little Leaves die. To finish I added a bow to the ribbon and a few pearls to the corners.

Stamps - NONE!!!! (GASP!!!)
Paper - Riding Hood Red, Gold Gloss, MME Lush DP
Ink - NONE!!! (GASP!!!)
Accessories - Blossom 3 Nestabilites, Doily Die (MFT), Little Leaves Die (SU), Tissue Paper, Pearl Brad, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Pearls.

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

DTGD Hello Cupcake!!

2011-08-09T21:38:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! It's another Dare to Get Dirty Challenge card!! This time it was for Cindy, Dina, Leigh and Andrea and if you want to know more (and are a fan club member), you can find all the deets HERE!! Dare to Get Dirty week is now over, but be prepared, you'll be seeing DTGD creations for a little while!! :)

I had SO MUCH fun with these challenges and I loved the way this card turned out! :) This time I made a Centre Step card and followed the Tutorial at Splitcoaststampers. I actually made my middle panel a little smaller so my punched border would be a little more snug fitting. :) I added some MME DP to the side panels and the bottom and matted with white. For the feature panel I punched a piece of white with the MS Loop punch around the page set. Next is a piece of green cut with Large Scallop Oval Nesabilities and pink cut with the matching Classic Oval die (which was embossed with Swiss Dots EF. This super cute PI girl is from My Favorite Things, stamped on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E11, R81, R83, R85, E31, E33, E35, E37, G20, G21, G24, R29, R59, 0). For a bit of pizazz I've added some pink Flowersoft for sprinkles! :) Finally I stamped the sentiment from the same set and cut it out with JustRite's Nested Sentiment Frames die and added a few pink rhinestones because all girls need a bit of bling!! :)

Stamps - Hello Cupcake (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, White, MME Quite Contrary DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilites, Swiss Dots EF, MS Punch Around the Page Loop set, JustRite Nested Sentiment Frames Die, Pink Flowersoft, Pink Rhinestones, Scorpal, Foam Tape.

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

Be Strong

2011-08-06T23:59:00.002+10:00

Hello Everyone!! If you stopped by yesterday you'll know that this month the JustRite girls are Crafting for a Cause! The two sets that are being released this month are both to support people with cancer and in particular we are helping to fund raise for Ovarian Cancer in support of our Illustrator, Amy Tedder who is a 6yr survivor!! Today's set is Be Strong and is a CLEAR set!! Our first ever clear set and we hope you will embrace it and know that 20% of sales will go directly to Ovarian Cancer Research!!

JustRite Crafting For a Cause

In an effort to find an early diagnostic test or screening tool for Ovarian Cancer, JustRite Crafting For a Cause will donate 20% of the sales from Be Strong and Courage and Strength in 2011 to Ovarian Cancer Research. To learn more about the symptoms of this “silent killer “ visit www.OvarianCancer.org

Yesterday's card was teal in support of Ovarian Cancer, today's however is Orange - which is the colour for Leukemia. (If you want to know more about ribbon colours for various cancer types, please scroll down to yesterday's post.) I have a friend with Leukemia and there is no cure, only constant checking, tests and trying to stay in remission. She doesn't tell people as she doesn't want to be defined by her disease - but let me tell you, she is one of the most amazing, strong, positive, incredible people I know and I feel privileged to be her friend! I chose the 'Strength' sentiment especially for her!

My base is created of aqua bazzill, black and pumpkin pie topped with two pieces of MME Mabel DP. Across this is a punched piece of pumpkin and topped with white crochet lace and white satin ribbon. The decorative frame from Be Strong is stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with Labels 10 Nestabilities. This is matted with more Mabel DP cut with Labels 17 Nestabilities and I've hand cut a black frame for it. The ribbon from Be Strong is stamped with Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with the Orange Quad Copic Marker set (YR00, YR12, YR16, YR18), cut out with scissors and popped up on foam tape. Next I've added a white bow to the ribbon, topped it with a pale orange button and gold cord. The sentiment has been stamped in Tuxedo Black and cut out with JustRite's Nested Frame Dies and popped under the ribbon. To finish I've added a few black pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Be Strong (JustRite)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Black, Pumpkin Pie, MME Mabel DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accesories - Copics, Labels 10 and Labels 17 Nestabilities, JustRite Nested Frame Dies, MS Deco Fan Punch, White Crochet Lace, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Orange Button, Gold Cord, Black Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the Incredible projects made by the rest of the JustRite Girls today....

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Kellie Fortin
Mona Pendleton
Sharon Harnist
Heidi Blankenship
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

That's all from me today, please help us and Craft for a Cause!!!

Strength and Courage

2011-08-05T23:59:00.002+10:00

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Stampers Blog Hop! Today we are showcasing the new Strength and Courage set.

JustRite Crafting For a Cause

These sets are close to our hearts as our sweet and extremely talented illustrator, Amy Tedder is a 6yr Ovarian Cancer Survivor!!! Thankfully she insisted on having tests done and in so, found out early enough that she could be treated!! So many of us have been, or know someone who has been affected by some form of Cancer and we celebrate those who have defeated it! Not everyone is so lucky. With your support, 20% of sales will go to Ovarian Cancer Research - let's find a way for early detection so that more women have a chance against this deadly disease!! Although we are donating to Ovarian Cancer, these sets are versatile and can be used for any kind of Cancer support projects by simply changing the colour of the ribbon.

My base is made of teal bazzill, white, chocolate chip and some MME Hattie DP. Across this I've added more teal (punched with the MS Loop punch), chocolate chip and more Hattie DP. Over this panel I've added some white crochet lace and some white satin ribbon that has been coloured with a BG13 Copic Marker. I've stamped the border and centre from Strength and Courage twice, cut the centre out with scissors from one and popped it up over the second that I've coloured with a BG13 Copic and cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities. This has been framed with more teal bazzill cut with Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities and then matted again with white cut with Labels 20 Nestabilities. Next I've attached a bow (coloured with BG13), some silver cord and silver charm and topped with a white button, airbrushed with BG13. Finally I finished with a few white pearls in the top corners.

Stamps - Strength and Courage (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Teal Bazzill, White, Chocolate Chip, MME Hattie DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copic BG13, Labels 20 Nestabilities, Large Oval, Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, White Satin Ribbon, White Button, Silver Heart Charm, Silver Cord, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the other gorgeous creations made by the JustRite girls today!!!
JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken
Mona Pendleton
Debbie Olson
Michele Kovack
Kellie Fortin
Kathy Jones - you are here!
Stephanie Kraft
Angela Barkhouse
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!! :)

DTGD Anchor Birthday

2011-08-04T10:45:00.000+10:00

It's another Dare To Get Dirty challenge card and this one is for, are you ready.....SIX challenges!!!! I amazed myself!!! :) This is for Michelle, Iwona, Betty, Jan, Jessie and another one for Julie. If you are a Fan Club member and want to join in, check it all out in the Dare To Get Dirty forum!!

This one has a base of blue (it's an SU In Colour from 2008 - if anyone can remind me what it is I'd be grateful!!), white, kraft and some Schoolhouse DP. The next panel is white stamped with Print Pattern BG stamp and the embossed with houndstooth EF. Around this I've added some Twill tape and then knotted some hemp twine into a Sailor's Knot. The image is from JustRite's You Are My Anchor set (I can't believe HOW MUCH I use this set!!!) and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics. It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with red cut with Pinking Circle Nestabilities and then popped up on foam tape. To finish I added a couple of silver brads to the corners.

Stamps - You Are My Anchor (JustRite), Print Pattern (SU)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue, White, Kraft, October Afternoon Schoolhouse DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Cirlce and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, Twill tape, Hemp Twine, Houndstooth EF, Silver Brads, Foam Tape.

That's it for now.....I wonder what other challenges they have in store for us????? Hope you are Inspired to Stamp and join in the fun!!!! :)

DTGD Tag

2011-08-03T06:56:00.000+10:00

It's Dare to Get Dirty week at Splitcoaststampers and today's project encompasses a few of the challenges!! This one is for Lydia, Debbie, Lisahenke and Julie. If you are a Fan Club Member, you can find out more HERE.

This one got me doing things outside my norm and playing with things that I had to dig deep into my stash for. My tag is made of Kraft, punched on one end with the MS Deco Fan punch and then embossed with Seeing Spots EF. The embossed spots were then highlighted with some pink Shimmerz. Across this I've added some pink bazzill and topped with Very Vanilla which has been spritzed with Glimmer Mist. Around this I've attached some pink grosgrain ribbon and I've secured it with a pink button tied with twine. Next I've cut another piece of kraft with Eyelet Circle Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape. To this I've added a H and B that have also been given the Pink Shimmerz treatment. To finish I've added a few more buttons and tied some ribbons through the top.

Stamps - NONE (GASP!!!)
Paper - Kraft, Very Vanilla, Pink Bazzill
Ink - NONE (GASP!!!)
Accessories - Eyelet Circle Nestabilities, Alphabet Chipboard, Pink Shimmerz, Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Pink and Cream Buttons, Twine, Hole Punch.

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

DTGD Very CAS!!!

2011-08-02T17:50:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Can you believe it - two CAS cards in ONE WEEK!!! I know, I shock myself as well!!! :) This one is for the DTGD challenge for both Cutterscallous and TexasGrammy.....want to know more and you are a Fan Club Member, check out the Dare To Get Dirty Master Thread!! :)

This is such an easy card to make! Use a Lacey Square Nestabilities die to cut your card base, then emboss the middle with a Large Circle Nestabilities die and then pierce around the edge. I was going to stamp and colour the butterfly directly onto the card, but then I found 'one I prepared earlier' and then forgot that I had, so I stuck it to the front. :) Stamp the sentiment and add a Copic coloured rhinestone to each corner and hey presto, you're done!! :)

Stamps - Butterflies and Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Lacey Squares and Large Circle Nestabilities, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Clear Rhinestones.

Goodness knows what challenge I'm going to get next!!! Thanks for visiting and hope you are Inspired to Stamp!!! :)

Beauty of CAS

2011-08-01T15:00:00.008+10:00

Many of us like to add bows, lace and lots of embellishments. This month we are asking you to leave all that off and create a CAS card. Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB13. You have until August 31st 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!

I'll be the first to admit that the CAS style does not come easily to me, I love layers and bows and lots of pretties, so I nearly died when I saw this month's challenge! I just left it pretty basic and let the colours do the talking. My base is white and then I popped a layer of Rich Razzleberry and White (scored on my scor-pal) up on foam tape. Around this I knotted (see, NO BOW!) some white organdy ribbon that was coloured with a RV63 Copic Marker. In the corners I've added a couple of clear rhinestones - also coloured with the RV63 Copic. Finally I stamped the Zinnias and sentiment from the Zinnias stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (RV63, RV66, G40, G82, G85, Y21, Y35). It was cut out with Labels 18 Nestabilities, sponged with a little Dandelion Memento ink and also popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Zinnias (Flourishes)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Rich Razzleberry

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black and Dandelion

Accessories - Copics, Labels 18 Nestabilities, White Organdy Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the team this month!!!

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

Apple Cider

2011-07-31T22:46:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Well not only is it Featured Stamper Sunday, it's that time of year again when we can all get dirty!!! It's the Dare to Get Dirty week at Splitcoaststampers when we can join the Dirty Dozen and Alumni in a mad week of challenges with FAB prizes up for grabs......the only catch is that you HAVE to be a Fan Club member to see the challenges and play along. If you are a Fan Club Member, you can find the challenge list HERE! Today I was inspired by the Featured Stamper's (Amy) card - My First Round Card and Christine's Dare to Get Dirty Challenge.

A nice easy one today - I created the base with two pieces of Riding Hood Red cut with Large Circle Scallop Nestabilities and attached them at the top (no flat bits!!). Then add a piece of white cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and some Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP cut with Small Circle Nestabilities. Next I added a strip of white and more Garden Variety DP and knotted some red and white grosgrain ribbon around them both. The cider image is from Flourishes' Apple of My Eye set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics. It's been cut out with Small Circle Nestabilies and matted with Old Olive cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Apple of My Eye (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Old Olive, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Lacey Circle, Large Circle, Large Scallop Circle, Small Circle Nestabilites, Red and White Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

The Stockings Were Hung....

2011-07-30T16:21:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today I've made a card using the new Warmest Wishes set by JustRite Stampers! Super cute set of four centres and borders for this year's Christmas cards - I'm kinda stoked that I've already got a few made this year!!! Woohoo!! :) I also thought this would be perfect for the latest challenge by Scrapbook Boutique which has a fun Christmas inspiration picture to be inspired by!

I started with a base of hazel bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla and some Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP. The middle panel is more vanilla (punched with the MS Loop punch) and layered with more Mitten Weather DP. Across this I've added some cream crochet lace and topped it with red satin ribbon. I've stamped the centre and border in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (BG11, BG72, Y21, Y35, R02, R22, R24, R39, E50, E51, G28) and sponged with a little Antique Linen ink. It was cut with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with hazel bazzill cut with Labels 4 Nestabilities. To finish I added a red bow to the ribbon and some clear rhinestones to the corners.

Stamps - Warmest Wishes (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Hazel Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Labels 4 Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loop Punch, Cream Crochet Lace, Red Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

Trick or Treat Halloween Basket

2011-07-26T22:37:00.000+10:00

Hello everyone!! Today's project has been made using JustRite's new Trick or Treat set and also fits this week's iCopic Challenge to make 'anything but a card'! :) Trick or Treat has been released this month, in plenty of time for the Halloween cards and gifts you are planning on making this year! :) It consists of 4 Borders and Centres to mix and match and is designed to fit the Oval Stamper.

I created the basket by following the Gina K freebie template called Flower Basket and made the black basket. I modified it a bit by adding a punched border for the handle using the Martha Stewart Iron Gate border punch. I stamped my pumpkin centre in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copic Markers (C1, C3, C5, C7, V12, V15, V17, YG93, YG95, YG97, YR12, YR16, YR18, 0). It was cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Beaded Oval Nestabilities using purple bazzill.

Stamps - Trick or Treat (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Black, Purple Bazzill.
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Iron Gate Border Punch, X-press It High Tack Double Sided Tape.

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

Masculine Confirmation

2011-07-24T08:16:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! My friend's son is having his Confirmation today and asked if I could make a nice card for them to give to him. Apparently he's got a new shirt with little sheaves of wheat on it to wear, so I thought this cross by Our Daily Bread Designs would be perfect!

I've used a base of green bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip and some Kaisercraft Up, Up And Away DP. The vertical panel is more Chocolate, punched with the lattice arch punch and topped with more DP. Across this I've added a piece of May Arts Mesh. I've stamped the Wheat Cross from ODBD's The Living Bread set in Memento Rich Cocoa onto Very Vanilla, lightly coloured with E31 and E33 and cut out with Label 18 Nestabilities. While still in the die, I've lightly sponged with Memento Desert Sand. The sentiment is from ODBD's Confirmation set and has been stamped and cut out with Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. I've finished by adding a couple of Chocolate Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - The Living Bread, Confirmation (ODBD)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Green Bazzill, Kaisercraft Up, Up and Away DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Labels 18 and Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Lattice Arch Punch, May Arts Mesh, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

Welcome Baby Boy

2011-07-22T13:39:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! A friend of mine became an Aunty to a Baby Boy recently and asked me if I could make a card for him! I've used Our Daily Bread Designs' Noah's Ark......this really is a go to set for me when it comes to baby boys - it's cute and fun and great for boys!

I've used a base of aqua bazzill and layered with white, and green and then some DCWV Nana's Nursery (boy) paper. Then I added another strip of paper from the same pack and matted with more aqua. I've stamped the Ark in Memento Tuxedo Black onto Xpress It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E31, E33, E35, E37, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, C1, C3, C5, R20, B21, B32, B34, 0). I then cut it out with scissors and popped it up on top of a white circle and lacey aqua circle. The sentiment was stamped in black, cut with Fancy Tags Spellbinders and lightly sponged with Memento Summer Sky and popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - Noah's Ark (ODBD)
Paper - Xpress It Blending Card, Aqua, White and Green Bazzill, DCWV Nana's Nursery Boy DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Spellbinders, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

You Inspire Me To Believe

2011-07-15T19:11:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today's card is a special request from a friend of mine. Her daughter, Sarah, has been selected to represent Australia at the World Junior Rowing Championships in London and wanted a card to give to her coach who will be spending time overseas for some time after this meet. Most cardmakers would agree that masculine cards are tough.....try masculine ROWING cards!!! LOL!!! My friend liked the idea of the globe because it shows both Australia and England and the sentiment from You Are My Anchor is perfect for this occasion. Then came the rowing element......do you have any idea how difficult rowing stamps are to find??? Well I couldn't find any, so my friend sent me a picture of the oars and I drew these and cut them out (and kept the template!!!).

The base is made of blue, white and green bazzill and then some Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags DP. Next is a piece of white (punched with dotted wave punch) and topped with more Pack Your Bags DP. Across this I added some dark brown grosgrain ribbon and topped it with a Sailor's Knot made of twine. The globe, sentiment and rope border from You Are My Anchor were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E21, YG93, B21, B23, E31, E35, 0). The globe was cut with scissors and popped up on the rope border. The sentiment cut with Small Circle Nestabilites and popped up on the oars. The oars were drawn with a 0.3 Multiliner, coloured with Copics (C3, BG75, Y17) as per the picture - the stripes are the Aussie colours that are actually on the real oars! I've finished off with a couple of silver brads in the corners.

Stamps - You Are My Anchor (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Blue, White, Green Bazzill, Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Multiliner, Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Dotted Wave Border Punch, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Twine, Silver Brads, Foam Tape.

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

Witch's Shoe

2011-07-11T23:59:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite team are showcasing the new Happy Halloween stamp set! This is a ribbed set which fits the 2" Round Stamper and comes with 6 Centres and 6 interchangeable borders to create your Halloween gifts and cards!

I found this super cool shoe template over at Skip to my Lou - I mean seriously, how CUTE are these!! I'm thinking you could use these to create wedding shoes, or sparkly ruby shoes (think Wizard of Oz) or just some cute ones for your shoe loving friends! Today however I have made a Witch's Shoe for Halloween, that you could even add a little treat bag inside! I used the template to cut out a black shoe and then used the inner sole template to cut out some SU Haiku DP (it was the only orange paper I could find at the time!). I put it all together and then added some wide silver ribbon around the toe. I stamped the image from JustRite's new stamp set Happy Halloween in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (YR12, YR16, YR18, C3, C5, C7, RV91, E35, YG03, YG63, YG67, 0). It was cut with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with some orange card cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and adhered with foam tape.

Stamps - Happy Halloween (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Black, Orange, SU Haiku DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Small Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Silver Satin Ribbon, Shoe Template, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the awesome creations made by the JustRite Team today....

JustRite Inspiration
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack
Kellie Fortin
Kathy Jones
Kazan Clark
Barb Schram
Angela Barkhouse

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

Mmmmmm.....Cake.....

2011-07-08T16:47:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone! It's been a big week for me, for the first time since my kids were born I have a job! Yep, back into the workforce 3 days a week. I feel very fortunate that I've found something with great hours, close to home, working on the days my youngest is in kindy. Even better, it's a creative type of field.....working at a cake decorating supplies wholesaler/retailer. :) I can't believe all the things there are for cake decorating, but then I think, well I suppose that's what a cake decorator would think of a papercraft store! :)

Anyway, in honour of my new employment, I've made a card to resemble a Cake Shop! :) I used Flourishes' Let Them Eat Cake set. I started with a white base and layered with blue, more white (pierced) and then some blue striped paper (except you can't see the stripes *sigh*). Across the bottom I added some vanilla card embossed with a mosaic EF and sponged with Desert Sand ink. Across the join I've added some pink satin ribbon. Next I stamped my Cake in Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and lightly coloured the cake with RV000 and then matted the image with pink card. I then created my 'Awning' with white card, punched with a scallop punch and scored on the low parts of the punched edge using my Scor Buddy and lightly sponged with Angel Pink ink. To finish I added a pink bow and then coloured some clear rhinestones with RV34 so they would match my pink cake.

Do you like using your Copics to colour your embellishments too??? It's the perfect way of making co-ordinating embellishments and if you do it this month, you can link your card to the CopicOz Challenge and you could win a prize!!! :) This month it's a bottle of the AWESOME new X-press It Clear Gel Glue........I can't say this enough......I LOVE THIS GLUE!!!! :) So have I inspired you yet?? Come join me at CopicOz!

Stamps - Let Them Eat Cake (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Blue, Pink and White Bazzill, Misc American Crafts DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Angel Pink, Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Scallop Punch, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Scor Buddy, Pink Ribbon, Bow Easy, Clear Rhinestones.

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

Beautiful Summer Vacation

2011-07-04T15:00:00.002+10:00

Hello Everyone!! As summer is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere, we are enjoying the warmer temperatures and many are going on vacation. Make a creation with the theme of summer or vacation and link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB12. You have until July 31st 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! We are also really excited to welcome two new faces to the team - Mona Pendleton and Iwona Palamountain!!! They are two incredibly talented girls and we are thrilled to have them join us!!! :)

For my card, I've chosen that perfect vacation set - Beach Life! I've stamped the sand and toys stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card, then masked it and stamped the chair, and then stamped the drink. I've coloured my image with Copic Markers - E31, E33, E35, E37, E000, E00, E02, E11, YR000, YR02, YR04, YR07, YG00, YG11, YG13, YG17, C1, BG0000, BG000, BG10, BG11, G12, 0. As you can see, I've gone with an orange and green theme - so imagine that drink is a long, cool Midori Splice (my FAV cocktail!!!). :) The base is constructed of Old Olive, White, Pumpkin Pie and some Haiku DP that I found deep in my stash! The middle panel is more white and more Haiku. Across all of this I've added some white grosgrain ribbon. I've cut the image out with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with Pumpkin Pie cut with Pinking Circle Nestabilities. I've added the orange grosgrain ribbon over the top of this panel and stamped the sentiment from Sunflowers just above it. To finish I added some diecut leaves and branches and topped with a couple of prima flowers and a clear rhinestone.

Stamps - Beach Life, Sunflowers (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, Pumpkin Pie, Haiku DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Small Circle and Pinking Circle Nestabilities, SU Leaves Die, Prima Flowers, White and Orange Grosgrain Ribbons, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team today!!

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

Fun and Festive

2011-07-01T23:59:00.010+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today the JustRite girls are showcasing the new Seasoned With Love stamp set!! This fun set is made up of 6 fun interchangeable centres and borders for you to create tags for gifts as well as cards to give!!!

I've gone contemporary for this card, using a lot of pink and silver! :) My base is made of pink bazzill, white (punched with the MS Woodland Branch punch), Silver and Christmas Carnival DP. Across the middle is more Christmas Carnival DP and matted with silver. The Christmas Tree centre and matching border from Seasoned with Love have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G12, G24, R24, RV10, BG01, Y21, Y35, E21, E23). It's been cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with silver cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities. This has then been popped up on foam tape over a piece of darker pink cut with Fancy Tags Two. To finish I've added some silver pearls to two of the corners.

Stamps - Seasoned with Love (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink and Darker Pink Bazzill, White, Silver, Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle, Lacey Circle and Fancy Tags Two Nestabilities, MS Woodland Branch Punch, Silver Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss more inspirational ideas by the team.....

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Kellie Fortin
Kathy Jones
Angela Barkhouse

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

Santa Claus is coming to Town!

2011-06-29T23:59:00.005+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today the JustRite team are showcasing the new Blizzard Bunch stamp set!! Designed by Diane Arthurs this fun, whimsical set is ribbed and fits the Oval stamper. It comes with 4 interchangeable centres and borders for you to play with to create your Christmas cards this year!

I began with a base of aqua bazzill and layered with white and some Jolly By Golly DP. The vertical panel is more white (punched with the MS loop punch) and topped with more Jolly By Golly DP. Around these panels I've attached some silver satin ribbon. The Santa centre and border is from Blizzard Bunch and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (BG0000, B000, B21, W1, E000, E01, C1, C3, C5, C7, G12, G24, G28, Y13, Y15, Y17, R24, R29, R39, 0). It was cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted with Beaded Oval Nestabilities. I've accented with a bow to the ribbon and topped with a red button and silver cord, two silver snowflakes that I've accented with clear rhinestones and finished with two clear rhinestones in the top corner.

Don't miss the fabulous creations made by the girls today.....

JustRite Inspiration
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Angela Barkhouse

Stamps - Blizzard Bunch (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua and White, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Small Oval, Beaded Oval Nestabilties, MS Loop Punch, MS Snowflake Punch, Silver Satin Ribbon, Silver Cord, Red Button, Clear Rhinestones.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and hope you are Inspired to Stamp!!! :)

Christmas Trimmings

2011-06-28T23:59:00.004+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today is the first day of the JustRite July Release!!! Yes, I know it's still June, but with CHA coming up fast and many of the team away, we are starting today!! :) Today's set is Christmas Trimmings and is a CLING set which is perfect for Christmas with many different decorative elements to play with!

I've stamped the wreath and garland in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copic Markers (G24, G28, R29, R59, Y21, Y35). The ornaments across the bottom are from the same set and have been stamped in Memento Ladybug, Bamboo Leaves and Cantaloupe, finishing with a clear rhinestone in the centre of each as well as in the top corners.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the team today.....
JustRite Inspiration
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones - that's me
Stephanie Kraft

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

Blessed Roses

2011-06-23T06:55:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Sorry I haven't posted for a while - I've had sick kids and I've been super busy with upcoming projects!!! Keep an eye out next week for a HUGE release from JustRite and I've also been busy making things that are going to be published in a few Australian Cardmaking Magazines!! :) Very exciting!!! On top of all this, I have two Copic Classes in Maryborough (QLD) this Saturday and I've been busy preparing for that and looking forward to meeting the lovely ladies there!

Today's card is using one of my FAV images from Flourishes - don't you just LOVE these roses from the A Year in Flowers 2 set! It's been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV000, RV32, RV34, G20, G21, G24, G28), cut out and popped up on foam tape. The framing is made up of a Label 13 die (pink), Lacey Circles (green) and Large Circle Nestabilities (white). I used this pretty Rose Garden DP by Papermania and accented with some White Crochet Lace and Pink Satin Ribbon. The sentiment is from Flourishes' Spring Bouquet set and stamped directly to the paper in Memento Tuxedo Black.

Stamps - A Year of Flowers 2, Spring Bouquet (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink, Green, White, Papermania Rose Garden DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle, Lacey Circle and Label 13 Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Foam Tape.

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

CopicOz Blogoversary!

2011-06-16T10:16:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! It’s the CopicOz Blogiversary! We have decided to freshen the blog up and we are making a few changes…

Our new format will include monthly tutorial jam packed with ideas and inspiration.

We will continue to have a monthly challenge with awesome prizes.

We have decided to add an icon to the top of each post so you can quickly identify the type of content covered…

To Celebrate our first year we are giving away some blog candy! Leave a comment on the CopicOz Blog Post; we want to know what your favourite post from the last year was. We’d also love to know what you would like to see more of. The winner will recieve a set of 12 Copic Ciao and a bottle of our new X-Press It Clear Gel Glue. You have until Midnight (AEST) Tuesday June 21, 2011 to comment on the CopicOz Post. Winner will be announced on Wednesday June 22, 2011.

For my Aussie friends, many of you will have used the OLD Pritt Gel Glue and then they changed the formula??? I know a lot of people are very unhappy with the new formula. Well, when I was doing product testing for the new X-press It Clear Gel Glue, it was honestly hard to tell the difference between the Xpress It Glue and the OLD Pritt, they both worked in the same way - in fact the X-press It was a little better on Satin Ribbon. I've used it on paper, acetate, grosgrain, satin, paper flowers, chipboard, buttons, bows, even 5c coins.......they have all held fast and are still stuck down! The other awesome difference between the two, is that this is BIGGER - 125ml compared to the old Pritt 95ml.....AND.....it has a screw on lid - NO MORE dried out, clogged glue!!!! I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this glue!!!! Want to win some along with a fab pack of 12 Ciao Markers??? Head on over to the CopicOz Blog and leave a comment on THE COPICOZ POST!!!!

That's all from me for now, thanks for visiting and don't forget to comment for your chance to win!!! :)

I Would Be Lost...

2011-06-15T17:40:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! I have had a HUGE week-end with three days at the Brisbane Papercraft Expo followed by the Copic Intermediate Certification!!! Talk about needing a rest!! :) Today's card is one I made just before the week-end and is another masculine card using JustRite's new You Are My Anchor set! As someone who loves making pretty, girly cards; it's surprised me how much I love and am using this masculine set! It is going to be soooooooo useful!!!!

I decided to go for a more antique feel with this one, while still trying to keep that masculine feel. The base is Chocolate Chip, White, brown bazzill and some Kaisercraft Le Chateau DP. Over this is a panel of more brown (punched with MS Zig Zag punch) and Le Chateau and then added some knotted grosgrain.

The Compass has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, YR21, 0). It's been cut out with large circle Nestabilites, matted with chocolate chip cut with small circle Nestabilities and matted again with brown cut with Pinking Circle Nestabilities.

Stamps - You Are My Anchor (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Chocolate Chip, White, Brown Bazzill, Kaisercraft Le Chateau DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large, Small and Large Pinking Circle Nestabilities, MS Zig Zag Punch, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

Merry Christmas To You

2011-06-10T23:59:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone!!! Today the JustRite Team are showcasing the new Merry & Bright stamp set!! I love ornaments and so this one was love at first sight! :) Most of the ornaments in this set are designed to perfectly match the 2010 Heirloom Ornament Spellbinders dies. The other ornament is designed to match the brand new 2011 Heirloom Ornament die.....and they are all in store NOW!!!

I've made my card using some Very Vanilla, Gold Gloss, Green Bazzill and some Echo Park Merry Christmas DP. Across the bottom I've added another piece of green, punched it with the MS Loop Punch and topped with some gold nylon ribbon. The ornament has been stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Lady Bug inks. I've coloured it with Copics (E000, E01, R24, R29, G24, G28) and cut it out using the 2010 Heirloom Ornaments Spellbinders die. The holly was cut out and adhered to the top and a second sentiment was cut out and popped up on foam tape. To finish I added a chocolate ZVA flourish and a gold bow to my ribbon.

Stamps - Merry and Bright (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Gold Gloss, Green Bazzill, Echo Park Merry Christmas DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Lady Bug
Accessories - Copics, 2010 Heirloom Ornaments Dies, Gold Ribbon, Bow Easy, Chocolate ZVA Flourish, MS Loop Punch, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Mona Pendleton
Kathy Jones - you are here!
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Sankari Wegman

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

Deck The Halls!

2011-06-09T23:59:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today the JustRite Design Team are introducing Deck The Halls! Here is a Sneak Peek of the new 2011 Heirloom Ornament Die that will be officially introduced by Spellbinders at CHA. JustRite will have these dies in stock and ready to ship to consumers PRE-CHA. JustRite Stock will arrive on June 21st and supplies in our first shipment are limited. Our next order for these dies will not arrive until August!!

The base is created with green bazzill, Very Vanilla (punched with the MS Woodland Branch punch), Gold Gloss Card and two pieces of Echo Park's Merry Christmas DP. Across the join I've added more Vanilla that I've attached some green and ivory satin ribbons. The frame was created using two sizes of Label 18 Nestaibilities and was popped up on foam tape. The oval was cut using Large Oval Nestabilities using more vanilla, but then airbrushed a little YR21 and YR24 around the edges. The ornament is from the new Deck The Halls set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and the sentiment in red. I coloured the ornament with Copic Markers (G24, G28, YR20, YR21, YR23, YR24, E40, E41, 0). My dies didn't arrive in time, so I had to cut mine by hand, but it would have been way quicker using the new 2011 Heirloom Ornament Dies and my Grand Calibur!!! I've wrapped some gold cord through the top and fastened it down under the foam tape of the frame and popped the ornament up on foam tape. To finish I added some Kaisercraft Chino Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Deck The Halls (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Gold Gloss, Echo Park Merry Christmas DP.
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Red
Accessories - Copics, Label 18 and Large Oval Nestabilities, Green and Ivory Satin Ribbons, MS Woodland Branch Punch, Gold Cord, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the other beautiful creations today....

JustRite Inspiration
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin
Kathy Jones - you are here!
Heidi Blankenship
Mona Pendleton
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Sankari Wegman

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

You Mean The World

2011-06-08T23:59:00.003+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today the JustRite Team are showcasing one of their first truly masculine sets - You Are My Anchor! I tell you, I was so excited to see this set, because let's face it, masculine cards are difficult, so this is going to make my life SO much easier!! :) I chose to use the globe image because I was just so darn excited to see Australia on there, I just *had* to use it!!!! :)

Now men don't like frilly cards, so mine is trying to be strong and masculine! :) My base is Not Quite Navy, White and Chocolate Chip and then I've used some Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags DP. Across the bottom I've added another panel of white, Chocolate Chip (punched with the EK Success Dotted Wave punch), some more Pack Your Bags DP and then added some Hemp Twine tied in a Sailors Knot. My centre and border from You Are My Anchor has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E21, YG93, B21, B23, 0). I used Large Circle Nestabilies to cut it out and then used some Chocolate Chip cut with Fancy Tags 3 to frame it and popped it up on foam tape. To finish I simply added a few silver pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - You Are My Anchor (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Chocolate Chip, Kaisercraft Pack Your Bags DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle Nestabilities, Fancy Tags 3, EK Success Dotted Curve Punch, Hemp Twine, Silver Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the AWESOME projects created by the JustRite Team today!!

JustRite Inspiration
Kathy Jones - you are here!
Becca Feeken
Stephanie Kraft
Mona Pendleton
Michele Kovack
Barb Schram
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Kellie Fortin

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

Annabelle Blog Hop

2011-06-07T12:00:00.005+10:00

Hello Everyone! Today I have the honour of joining the AnnaBelle Stamps team as a Guest Designer!! Thank you so much to Andrea and the girls for having me today! Most of you would know that my username at Splitcoaststampers is Wattle - so how could I refuse the opportunity of showcasing this beautiful set called Acacia, which is a WATTLE!!!! I can't tell you how long I have wanted someone to bring out a Wattle stamp!!! :) Not only that, but this set has been designed by Iwona Palamountain (aka Chupa) and hasn't she done a beautiful job!!! When it comes to flowers, nothing says Australia more, than the green and gold of our National Flower!

I began with a base of white card, layered with green bazzill and some October Afternoon Fly A Kite DP. The vertical panel is more green (punched with the MS Woodland Branch punch) and topped with more DP. Over this I've added some white organdy ribbon and then some white satin ribbon. I've stamped the Wattle image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y28, Y17, YG91, G82, BG93, BG96, C5, 0). It was cut out with Label 18 Nestabilities and then I sponged a little Memento Summer Sky around my flowers. It is matted with more green bazzill cut with Label 17 Nestabilities and the whole panel is popped up on foam tape. The sentiment is also from Acacia and has been made into a notched tag which is adhered between the white satin bow and yellow button. Finally I added a couple of pearl drops to the right corners.

Stamps - Acacia (AnnaBelle Stamps)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Green Bazzill, October Afternoon Fly A Kite DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 17, Label 18 Nestabilities, MS Woodland Branch Punch, White Organdy and White Satin Ribbon, Yellow Button, Gold Cord, Teardrop Pearls, Foam Tape.

AnnaBelle Stamps Blog Hop

Come and join us the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of every month as we have fun sharing a new set with you!

Play along with us for your chance to win the Blog Hop set!

How to Play :

Playing along is now even easier! You can leave a comment on one or all of the DT blogs and add your name using the Inlinkz tool which can be found on any of the DT blogs.

Each Hop a random winner will be drawn and if you've commented on the mystery DT blog then you will be the winner of the Blog Hop set! The hop will run for 1 week and the winner will be announced the following Tuesday!

Next in the hop is ANDREA!!!

Beauty in the Spotlight

2011-06-06T15:00:00.009+10:00

Hello Everyone! If you haven't tried the Spotlight technique -- the goal is to make just part of your image POP! For this fun-filled challenge, let's use this technique and 'spotlight' only a portion of your image with color! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge creation HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB11. You have until June 30th 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!

For today's challenge I decide to use Flourishes' Berry Sweet stamp set and stamped it twice in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card. The first one I coloured in cool greys for a black and white effect (C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, 0) and the second one I coloured the part that would become the spotlight in colours (R32, R35, R37, R39, V99, G24, G28, B000, 0). The spotlight was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with black card cut with Small Circle Nestabilities. The grey image was cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with red card cut with Labels 18 Nestabilities. My base was made with red, white and black card and topped with some Bella Rose DP. The vertical panel is made of black (punched with the MS Iron Gate punch) and topped with more Bella Rose DP and then added some White Crochet Lace. On both panels of the Bella Rose DP I've done some zigzag sewing around the edges. The image panel is popped up on foam tape and I finished by adding some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the right corners.

Stamps - Berry Sweet (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, Black, SU Bella Rose DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large and Small Circle, Large Oval and Labels 18 Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, MS Iron Gate Punch, Sewing Machine, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the beautiful creations made by the Bring Back Beautiful Team today.....

And Happy Queensland Day to all my fellow Queenslanders!! :) That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you play along with us this month!!!

Pink Ballerina

2011-06-03T12:01:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone! I suppose many of you are wondering where I have been. Unfortunately I have been sick and have also had three sick kids - it has not been a fun household and little time to stamp. I have been quietly preparing for a very big week next week, with something new to show you every day!! To get back into the swing of things I've made this super cute and very girly card - inspired by my 3yr old daughter who loves this stamp and all things PINK! :)

For the base I've used pink bazzill, white, another layer of pink and some MME paper that I found in my stash. Across this I've used more pink, punched with a fiskars punch and topped with more MME and some white satin ribbon. I used the Beaded Ovals Spellbinders to cut a piece of white card and then I airbrushed some RV23 on it while it was still in the die. The stamp is Ballerina Marci by La La Land Crafts and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, R20, RV21, RV23, RV000, BV000, BV00, G40, G82, E50, E51, E53, YR31, 0). I cut her out with scissors and popped it up on X-press It Foam Mounting Tape. To finish off I added a few Kaisercraft clear rhinestones to the top corners. You can find all sorts of inspiration in the La La Land Customer Gallery. :)

Stamps - Ballerina Marci (La La Land Crafts)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink Bazzill, White, MME Quite Contrary DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Fiskars Lazy Days of Summer Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

JustRite and Stamper's Dream Blog Hop

2011-05-25T21:00:00.004+10:00

The amount of inspiration you will get today during the Stamper's Dream/JustRite Design Team Blog hop is amazing!! So grab your favorite jolt of caffeine and sit back and enjoy all the JustRite Projects from this UBER TALENTED group of designers!! And while your visiting each blog be sure to leave a little love for all their inspiring work. Along the way we have 3 Mystery Blog Candies hidden somewhere along the Hop. For your chance to win one of the fabulous prizes you must leave a comment on the mystery location blog post. All 21 Locations are eligible locations for the Mystery Blog Candy!! You have until 9pm CST Friday and winners will be announced on the JustRite Blog on Saturday!!

My card is constructed of green bazzill, deep pink bazzill, white and two pieces of Kaisercraft Chanteuse Collection DP. The butterfly circle is from JustRite's Butterfly Garden stamp set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E01, E29, E30, E33, E35, YR21, YR24, R81, R83, R85, BG0000, YG91, YG93, G12, G21, G24, 0). It was cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with deep pink cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. The sentiment is from Just Because and has been stamped in Memento Rose Bud, cut with Nested Sentiment Dies using the Grand Calibur and sponged with a little Memento Angel Pink.

Stamps - Butterfly Garden, Just Because (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, Deep Pink Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Chanteuse DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rose Bud, Memento Angel Pink
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Nested Sentiment Dies, Deep Pink, Green and White Satin Ribbons, Bow Easy, Grand Calibur, Kaisercraft Rose and Snow Pearls, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

Don't miss all the gorgeous creations today and leave the girls a little love....

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Becca Feeken
Michelle Rodgers
Eva Dobilas
Kazan Clark
Arlene Cuevas
Mona Pendleton
Amy Sheffer
Kellie Fortin
Michele Kovack
Tosha Leyendekker
Kathy Jones
Mariana Grigsby
Barb Schram
Stephanie Kraft
Teresa Kline
Heidi Blankenship
Christina Fischer
Angela Barkhouse
Lea Lawson
Sankari Wegman

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

FS224 Missing You

2011-05-22T17:33:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! It's been a loooooong time since I did the Featured Stamper challenge, so it was great to get back for one this week! This week it's Carly (aka Paperinbloom), who has a very CAS style. I did try to go more CAS, but I am who I am and this is how it turned out! :) I chose her Wishing You card, keeping the same colours and basic layout and floral theme, adding a few more layers, DP and some texture.

I actually started by stamping the Orchids by Flourishes in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and colouring with Copics (V01, V12, V04, V05, V09, C3, G82, G85, 0) then cutting it out with scissors and scalpel. The base is made of black, Old Olive and Cottage Wall DP. Around this I added some white crochet lace. I couldn't find any ribbon to match my Orchids (and anyone who has seen my ribbon collection would be shocked to hear that!), so I grabbed some white satin ribbon and coloured it with a V12 Copic Marker and added it to the top of the crochet. The next panel is made of white and a piece of black that I've embossed with the Victoria EF and then popped it up on foam tape. Next I popped the Orchids up, also on foam tape. Finally I stamped the sentiment and cut it out into a notched tag and secured it with a bow.

Stamps - Orchids, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Black, White, Old Olive, SU Cottage Wall DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Victoria EF, White Crochet Lace, White Satin Ribbon, Scissors, Scalpel, Bow Easy, Foam Tape.

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

Happy Birthday Ben!

2011-05-20T14:17:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today my little dude turns 6yrs old!! How time flies! He's still at that age where he goes running around the house making weird noises like a dinosaur.....on more than one occasion I have called him Benosaurus!! :) So, when I had to make a card for his birthday, I chose this super cute image by My Favorite Things called Little Loveosaurus. :) Appropriate don't you think?? I tried to follow this week's MFT sketch, but I think it morphed into something else.

Anyway, the base is made of Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, White (pierced) and three pieces of Kaisercraft Jungle Bug DP. Around this I've knotted some brown grosgrain ribbon and added a Pumpkin Pie star over the top. I stamped the image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G12, G40, G82, G85, G99, E000, E01, E40, Y21), then cut it out and popped it up on foam tape. Next I stamped the sentiment from the same set and created a notched tag across the bottom and finished with a couple of orange buttons knotted with twine.

Stamps - Little Loveosaurus (MFT)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive, White, Kaisercraft Jungle Bug DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Star Nestabilities, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Orange Buttons, Twine, Scissors, Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.

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

Books and Daisies

2011-05-19T17:37:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today I'm playing along with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge, which is an inspiration challenge. I guess I was inspired by the green pot and the flowers and this is what I ended up with. :)

I stamped the books and daisies image from Flourishes' From The Desk Of set - love this cute image and such a good size too - in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (G40, G82, G85, BG0000, BG000, G24, G28, Y35, Y38, YR24, E35). It was cut with Large Rectangle Nestabilities and then I cut a mat of yellow (since I don't own small rectangle nestabilities). I framed this with Old Olive cut with the Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities. The base is constructed of Old Olive, White and Modern Homemaker DP. Across this I added a piece of white cut with the MS Iron Gate punch and topped with more Modern Homemaker DP. Across these I've added some White Crochet Lace and popped up my image over the top with foam tape. Next I've stamped the sentiment from Orchids in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut it out with Oval Nestabilities. To finish I added a few Kaisercraft clear rhinestones.

Stamps - From the Desk Of, Orchids (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, White, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Large Rectangle and Fleur de Lis Rectangle Nestabilities, White Crochet Lace, MS Iron Gate Punch, Kaisercraft Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

Copic Classes in Maryborough QLD

2011-05-19T06:52:00.001+10:00

I have had a lot of interest in Copic Classes in Maryborough, QLD. There will be a Beginner Class in the morning, followed by a Beyond the Basics class after lunch.

The details are -
Beginner Class
Date: Saturday 25 June
Location: Bottlebrush Crafts, 30 Ferry St Maryborough (corner of Ferry and Queen Streets).
Cost: $30 per person per class
Beginner Class Time: 9.30am - 11.30am
Everything will be included, 200 colours to play with, learn how to test paper, test inks, choose colours, learn 4 Blending Techniques and have images to take home and create with.

Beyond The Basics Class
Date: Saturday 25 June
Location: Bottlebrush Crafts, 30 Ferry St Maryborough (corner of Ferry and Queen Streets).
Cost: $30 per person per class
Beyond the Basics Class Time: 1pm - 3pm
The Beyond the Basics Class will cover colouring skin and hair, colouring black and white, adding texture, refilling, changing nibs, embellishments.

This is very much on a first in, first served basis, so if you are interested please contact me as soon as possible. If you emailed me via the link in my earlier post and I have NOT replied to you, than I did not receive it. I am VERY sorry if this is the case, it seems some came through and some did not. Please email me at this address - inspiredtostamp at live dot com dot au. (Please put the at symbol and dots where the words are....I have to write it this way to avoid email spam. :( Sad really) You can also leave a comment on this post! :)

Thanks for visiting!!!

Orchids

2011-05-17T07:50:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone!! Today I was playing with a few new things - the Orchids stamp set by Flourishes (how pretty is this!!), the RV90's markers (care of my buddy Nat), purple button (care of my sweet friend Kris) and this week's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge!! I've been a bit mojoless lately, so I was hoping the playing with new things might spark something!! :)

I started with the Orchids, stamping them in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and colouring with Copics (RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99 {a little tip-to-tip}, G40, G82, G85, G99, C1, C3, BG0000, BG000, Y13, Y15, W1, 0). It was cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with some Vintage Pink Bazzill cut with Beaded Oval Nestabilities. I followed this week's sketch and constructed my base of vintage pink, white and some Kioshi paper that I found deep in my stash. Across the bottom I added another piece of Kioshi and matted it with white, punched on one side with a scallop punch. Around this I attached some white satin ribbon and topped it with a bow, purple button and some silver cord. Finally I added my orchids image by popping it up on foam tape.

Stamps - Orchids (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Vintage Pink Bazzill, White, Basic Grey Kioshi DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval and Beaded Oval Nestabilities, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Purple Button, Silver Cord, SU Scallop Punch, Foam Tape.

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

Karate Boy

2011-05-16T11:53:00.000+10:00

Hello Everyone!! I actually made this card last week for my nephew's birthday....he turned 8!! He's a red belt in Karate, so when I saw this digi stamp at The Greeting Farm, I knew it would be perfect for him!!! Until now I had avoided Digi Stamping - I love the feel of inking and stamping images, but this one is only in digi form, so I took the plunge! I used X-press It Blending Card in our Canon inkjet printer and had no trouble with the ink and my Copics. This is a simple card - after all, boys aren't that fond of frilled up cards!!

First I printed the Karate Ian image (the first one was HUGE....lesson number one, check sizing *before* printing) and coloured it with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E50, E51, E53, YR31, R22, R24, W0, W1, W3, W5). It was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with red cut with the matching scallop. The base is constructed of Riding Hood Red, White and some MME Lush DP. Across the bottom I added some red grosgrain ribbon. The sentiment is from JustRite Stamper's new Just Because stamp set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with the JR Nested Sentiment Dies. I popped up the Karate Boy on foam tape and stuck him to the middle of the card.

Stamps - Karate Ian (The Greeting Farm), Just Because (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, MME Lush DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Inkjet Printer
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, JustRite Nested Sentiment Dies, Red Grosgrain Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

Copic Classes in Wide Bay

2011-05-14T10:03:00.001+10:00

Hello Everyone! I have been asked by a couple of people if I would teach classes in the Wide Bay area of Queensland. At the moment I am considering running a Copic Beginner Class (please note this is not an official Certification Class) in Maryborough depending on interest. This will be focusing on Copic techniques and isn't a cardmaking class as such. All materials will be provided for you, of course you would be welcome to bring your own labelled markers. In this class you will learn the basics about different Copic markers, picking colours, choosing the right paper and ink as well as blending techniques.

If there is enough interest, I will also do a Beyond the Basics class covering extended techniques such as colouring skin and hair, colouring black and white, adding texture etc... If you live in this area and are interested, please Email me

***If you do NOT hear back from me within 24hrs, please try again! Some emails are getting through, some are not!!!**

Don't forget the Copic Card Challenge is on now and there are big prizes to win!!! All you have to do is make a card using G, BV and RV markers (if you don't have the exact colours, that's OK) and send your completed card to -

Copic Card Challenge
P.O.Box 80
Moorabbin VIC 3189

Cards have to be in by the 3rd of June. For all the details and to download the Entry Form, check out the Copicmarker website!!

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