Be Strong

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

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

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

 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

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

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!!!

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

 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!!!

• Cindy Coutts
• Heather Jensen
• Kathy Jones - that's me
• Laura Fredrickson
• Yvonne Hagane
• Iwona Palamountain
• Mona Pendleton   

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

Apple Cider

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....

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!!