JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop #4

Hello Everyone and welcome to the forth JustRite Christmas Blog Hop!  I hope you've been enjoying all the projects that have been made, not just today but over the entire four weeks so far!!  Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps!  This week, it’s the Spellbinders design team!  So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!

Today I decided to go with simple yet elegant.  I have loved seeing so many white cards lately and I thought a gold would add the touch of elegance I was looking for.  I started with a base of white and layered with gold and more white that was pierced.  Next I cut four 2 3/8 inch squares and layered with 2 1/4 inch squares that had been embossed with the snowflakes embossing folder.  I stamped the centre and border from Christmas Treasures with Versamark and embossed with gold detail EP and cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted it with gold cut with the Blossom 2 Nestabilities and popped it all up on foam tape.

Stamps - Christmas Treasures (JustRite)

Paper - White and Gold

Ink - Versamark

Accessories - Large Circle and Blossom 2 Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Snowflakes Embossing Folder, Gold Embossing Powder, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

Please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous JustRite Christmas inspiration they have for you on the hop today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog

Spellbinders Paper Arts

Becca Feeken

Mona Pendleton

Debbie Olson

Ashley Cannon Newell

Sharon Harnist

Eva Dobilas

Kazan Clark

Beate Johns

Kellie Fortin

Margie Higuchi

Kathy Jones

Regina Hanson

Sankari Wegman

Deborah Young

Angela Barkhouse

Michele Kovack

Terre Fry

Barb Schram

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

Happy and Peaceful

Today's card is a new one I made using the September release Peace.  I felt like using happy papers and let's face it, when you have peace, you are happy!!  :)

I started this one with some pink bazzill and layered with some very vanilla and then some green bazzill that I punched on one end with my Deco Fan border punch (are you getting sick of seeing that punch yet...LOL!!!!).  Next I took a piece of Hey Birdie DP and cut it into three pieces and punched the bottom one with a scallop punch.  The sentiment is from ODBD's Peace set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto very vanilla and cut out with circle nestabilities and added a little pink sponging.  It's been matted with the matching scallop nestabilities and then the blossom nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added some Latte pearls to the top corners, some clear organdy ribbon topped with pink satin to the bottom and then added a pink bow made with my Bow Easy.

Stamps - Peace (ODBD)
Paper - Pink Bazzill (2 shades), Green Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Kaisercraft Hey Birdie DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Pretty in Pink
Accessories - Large Circle, Large Scallop Circle and Blossom Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan, SU Scallop Border Punch, Clear Organdy Ribbon, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

JRC_037 Shells

Hello Everyone!!!  Today I've made a card for this week's JustRite Stampers JRC_037 challenge, which is a sketch!!!  I love sketch challenges and this one is a fabulous one!!!  To make it that much sweeter, the challenge is being sponsored by Stampers Dream and their incredible design team also have samples to share!!

I've started with a base of brown bazzill and layered with teal bazzill and then some Le Chateau DP - which I've pierced around the top.  The horizontal panel is more teal punched with the Deco Fan border punch and topped with more brown and more Le Chateau.  Over the top of this I've added a sailor's knot to carry on the beachy theme.  I've chosen the shells from JustRite's By The Sea set, stamping it in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and colouring with Copics (E000, E01, E11, E21, E50, E51, YR000, YR00, YR02, RV10, YG91, YG93, BG0000).  It was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with teal cut with Small Circle Nestabilities and then framed with brown cut with Spellbinders' Fancy Tags which was then popped up on foam tape.

Stamps - By The Sea (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Brown and Teal Bazzill, Kaisercraft Le Chateau DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Shapeabilities, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Border Punch, Twine, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

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

Mojo157 Know God

Hi Everyone!  I made today's card for this week's Mojo Sketch Challenge and used the new Brocade Borders and Peace sentiment stamp from ODBD.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with black and some Bo Bunny DP that I've been hoarding for a while.  The vertical panel is more black punched with the Deco Fan border punch (looooooove this punch!!!) and topped with more Bo Bunny.  Around this I've attached some Ivory Satin Ribbon.  I've stamped the Brocade Border and Peace sentiment in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YG91, YG93).  I cut the frame out with a pair of scissors and matted with black and vanilla and popped it up on foam tape.  Next I added an ivory satin bow made with my Bow Easy and topped it with a green button and gold cord.  Finally I added a couple of pearls to the corners - the were originally white, but I coloured them with YG93 so that they would match the border and button.  :)

Stamps - Brocade Borders, Peace (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Black, Bo Bunny DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Punch, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Green Button, Gold Cord, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

Fun with Copic!

Hello Everyone!!!  Today's card is one I made using the Tip-to-tip and Palette Blending techniques with my Copics!!  For a step by step guide, you can check out my Tutorial on the CopicOz Blog today!!!  :)  I'd be stoked if you popped by!!  :)  And don't forget you only have a few days to enter the CopicOz Challenge to use your makers to create a Masculine project --- the prize is a pack of 12 Spica pens and who wouldn't want that sparkly goodness??!!  :)

I don't know if you've realised that I now have a page button just under my header titled 'All Things Copic' - this is where I'm going to be posting all the latest shows and events that Copic Australia will be attending along with all the latest news in Copic Certification here in Australia!!  I'm also adding some FAQ!  Of course you are always welcome to contact me via my email link on the left sidebar if you have any other questions!!

Copic are going to be at the following shows on these dates and if you happen to be coming to Penrith, please stop by Stand 12 and say Hello - I'm flying in from Brisbane!!!  :)

The Penrith Papercraft Festival – 5,6,7th of November

Picture 2 Page – Burwood – 13 & 14 November

Also, the following upcoming Copic Certifications are now open:

25 October  - Brisbane
8 November  - Sydney
20 November – Melbourne

To register for any of the above Certification Classes, please go to Copicmarker!!! 

Stamps - Plant a Little Love (JustRite)

Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, White, Cosmo Cricket Garden Variety DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Large Circle, Big Scallop Circle Large, Label 1 Nestabilities, MS Wide Border Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft White Pearls, Foam Tape.

Thanks for visiting and have a colourful day!!!  :) 

Birthday Lilies

Today I got to play not one, but TWO challenges!  WOOHOO!!!  This card is for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge to create a celebration card - how easy is that??!! - and also for the Midnight Madness Challenge to use their sketch.  It's a bit hard to tell, but the sentiment is in the corner and says Happy Birthday.

I started with a base of Very Vanilla, layered with black and some Material Girl DP.  Next I paper pleated some Very Vanilla and stuck it down to the side and added some black ribbon over the top.  These beautiful Lilies are from the A Year In Flowers 2 set and have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR18, G24, G28).  I cut them out with Small Oval Nestabilities and sponged a little Antique Linen around them.  It was then matted with black cut with the Large Oval Nestabilities and some Tangerine Tango cut with Label 13.  I added some little black dots around the edge to kind of match the lilies and popped it up on some X-press It Foam Tape.  :)  To finish I added a black bow to the ribbon and the sentiment from Flourishes' Tag Lines set. 

Stamps - A Year In Flowers 2, Tag Lines (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Tangerine Tango, Black, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Label 13 Nestabilities, Black Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Scor Pal, Foam Tape.

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

Old Fashioned Christmas

It's another Sunday and another Featured Stamper Challenge!  This week the honour goes to eberlinek aka Kristen!!  She has a wonderful gallery and I chose her Loving Thanks card to case, changing the theme, colours, adding a few pearls and omitting the button.

I started with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with white (pierced) and some Kaisercraft Be Merry DP.  The next panel is more RHR punched on one side with the Deco Fan border punch and topped with more Be Merry DP.  Across this I added some ribbon.  This fabulous sleigh image is from JustRite's Old Fashioned Christmas set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R24, R29, G12, G21, G24, Y17, Y21).  It was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with RHR cut with Big Scallop Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape. To finish I added a few red pearls and a red satin bow!  :)

Stamps - Old Fashioned Christmas (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, Kaisercraft Be Merry DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Red Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Red Pearls, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape.

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

C4C55 Water Pump

Hello Everyone!!!  It's school holiday time here in Australia and the chaos has already begun!!  To top it off our beautiful Spring has gone and been replaced by cold weather and grey skies!  :(  So to make up for this lack of sunshine, I've decided to use this week's Crazy for Challenges sketch and ODBD image to make a bright, happy card!

I started with a base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with yellow bazzill and some Basic Grey DP from my stash.  The Basic Grey was cut into 3 panels - around the bottom I've attached some green ric rac and around the middle one I've added some ivory satin ribbon.  The water pump image is from ODBD's Never Thirst set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E31, E33, E35, E37, C1, C3, C5, YG13, YG17, Y35, Y38, BG0000, 0).  It was cut out with Small Circle Nestabilities and matted with dark green cut with Large Circle Nestabilites and popped up on top of some Very Vanilla cut with Lattice Pendant Spellbinders.  To finish I added a big ivory bow to the ribbon and Blush pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Never Thirst (ODBD)
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla, Yellow and Dark Green Bazzill, Basic Grey Lily Kate DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Lattice Pendant Spellbinders, Bow Easy, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Dark Green Ric Rac, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape.

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