A Personal Engagement

Hi Everyone!!!  Recently I had a friend ask if I could make an engagement card for her to give to her nephew and fiancee.  The invitation was purple, black and white - so I went with that colour palette.  She also wanted to have their names on the card - JustRite to the rescue!!  :)  Actually, that was the first thing that drew me into JustRite, was the ability to customise my cards with names and dates and such.

I started with a base of black and layered with white and some purple bazzill that I embossed with a heart embossing folder from Provocraft's Love Language set.  Next I added a square of MME Lush DP which was layered with a piece of black cut with Label 16 Nestabilities and then added a piece of white May Arts Satin Ribbon.  I created the sentiment panel with the Romantic Sentiments Centers and customised the outside with the 15 point font from the 2" Wood Stamper, Font and Center set.  I cut it out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with the new Lacey Circles Nestabilities and popped it all up on foam tape.  To finish I added a little bling to each of the corners!!  :)

Stamps - Romantic Sentiments Centers, 2" Wood Stamper, Font and Center Set (JustRite)

Paper - Black, White, Purple Bazzill, MME Lush DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Label 16, Large Circle and Lacy Circle Nestabilities, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Love Language EF, Kaisercraft Silver Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

Sweet and Simple

Hello Everyone!  Today I'm going with Autumn colours, even though it is now Spring here in Australia!  It's probably because I love colouring these Tigerlilies in oranges and then the rest of the card works in around it.  :)

I started this card with a Chocolate Chip base and layered with Very Vanilla and some Devonshire DP.  On top of this is more Chocolate punched with the Deco Fan border punch, layered with yet more Devonshire and then knotted some ivory satin ribbon over it.  The Tigerlilies are from A Year in Flowers 2 by Flourishes and have been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR18, G24, G28) and cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with chocolate cut with the matching scallop circle.  I popped the circle panel up on foam tape and finished with a few Blush pearls in the corner.

Stamps - A Year in Flowers 2 (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Border Punch, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

With Sympathy

Hello Everyone!!  When this goes live, I'll be down in Sydney working at the Sydney Paper Crafts Festival at the Copic Booth!  If you happen to be there, make sure you stop by and say Hello!!  :)  Today is also another JustRite Challenge - this time it's to create a Sympathy Card.  I actually made this one a while ago as it was published in the JustRite Catalog and Idea book, but now I can finally put it up on my blog!!

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with black, more vanilla and more black (this one was punched with the Lace Border Punch) and then added a piece of MME DP.  Through the middle I've added some black satin ribbon and popped up my feature panel over the top.  The sentiment is from JustRite's Thinking of You set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on Very Vanilla.  It was cut with Large Oval Nestabilities, matted with some aqua bazzill cut with another oval and matted again with black cut with Label 4 Nestabilities.  Then I added a flower to the bottom framed with branches cut with the Martha Stewart Branch Punch and added a black pearl centre.  To finish I added a couple of corner die cuts also cut with black.

Stamps - Thinking of You (JustRite)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Black, Aqua Bazzill, MME French Flea Market DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Large and Small Oval Nestabilities, Label 4 Nestabilities, Lace Border Punch, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, Black Satin Ribbon, Flowers, Martha Stewart Branch Punch, Black Pearl, Foam Tape.

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

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop 9

Welcome to the 9th week of JustRite Stampers’ Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops!  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!  Don’t forget that JustRite has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets, too -- you can find them HERE. This week, the designers joining the JustRite design team is the Just Us Girls (JUGS) challenge blog design team!

For the month of November, we thought we would switch gears a little and throw in some holiday gift ideas using your JustRite stamps, so be watching for those, too, on November’s hops!  And in celebration of JustRite’s 9th and 10th weeks of Christmas Blog Hops, they have a huge surprise for you -- take 25% off  All JustRite Original Christmas Stamps now through November 15th, with free shipping within the U.S. . Don't forget to tell Santa!!

I started this card with some Early Espresso (thanks to Edna) and layered with Very Vanilla and then added two pieces of Echo Park Merry Christmas DP.  Across the join I've added some burgundy mesh (thanks Edna!  :) ) and topped with some twine.  The snowman is from JustRite's Old Fashioned Christmas stamp set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YG93, YG95, R02, R22, YR16, YR18, C1, 0).  I cut him out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with more espresso and vanilla cut with the Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape.  I then went hunting through my button stash and found the wood like rustic buttons and added a little more twine to give it that vintage feel.  To finish I stamped the "Fa La La" sentiment from the new Sparky and Friends Cling stamp set and cut it with Beaded Ovals Nestabilities and sponged a little ink on it.

Stamps - Old Fashioned Christmas, Sparky and Friends (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Echo Park Merry Christmas DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Beaded Ovals, Big Scallop Circles and Large Circle Nestabilities, Burgundy Mesh, Twine, Buttons, Foam Tape.

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

JustRite Inspiration Blog

JustRite Design Team:

Debbie Olson

Sharon Harnist 

Heidi Blankenship

Kazan Clark

Stephanie Kraft

Barb Schram

Michele Kovack

Angela Barkhouse

Kathy Jones


Just Us Girls Design Team:

Alicia Weiman

Andrea Matthews

Dana Gustafson

Kristin Bueter

Maria Levine

Kathryn Berthiaume

Lisa Kind

Pam Imholz

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

It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas!!!

Hello everyone! If you arrived here from Angie’s Blog, you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread Designs Blog where all the details are given, and the entire list of designers are given with links. If for any reason any links are broken or you get lost along the way, simply return there to find the link to the next stop.

I hope you’ve had the chance to see the full release on the Our Daily Bread designs Web site! Three fantastic Christmas Tag sets, a custom die cut to perfectly cut them out, and two stunning Christmas Background Stamps too!!! 

To add to the excitement, there will be FOUR FANTASTIC PRIZES this month: Three Prizes of your choice of one free tag set and matching die cut, and ONE GRAND PRIZE of the NOVEMBER BREAD BASKET BUNDLE!!! So be sure to complete the hop, and return to the ODBD Blog Hop Post to leave a comment, telling us you:

1. Completed the hop
2. Left comments for each designer (name any you are unable to comment on)
3. Answer the question posted on the ODBD Blog.

The Hop will run from 8am USA Eastern Nov 1 until 8pm USA Eastern Nov. 2. The winners will be randomly selected from the commenters that complete the hop and answer the question on the ODBD Blog. Winners will be announced on the ODBD Blog on Nov. 3!  GOOD LUCK!!!!

I've used this week's WMS Sketch Challenge for the layout and thought it was perfect for these gorgeous new tag designs!!!  I started with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with white, gold and more RHR that has been stamped with the Poinsettia Background stamp in Versamark.  Next I created a pocket out of white and added a strip of RHR that has been punched with the MS Deco Fan punch.  Across the bottom I've added some white organdy ribbon topped with red satin.  On top of this I've popped up a Poinsettia from Blessed Christmas that I've stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G24, G28, R35, R37, R39) with a touch of Gold Spica and cut it out with the Poinsettia Die (I can't even begin to tell you how glad I was that I didn't have to hand cut around this poinsettia!!!).  My tag was made using the new Poinsettia Tag Stamp Set using both the tag image and one of the sentiments.  It was also stamped onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with the same Copics and Gold Spica and then die cut with the custom Tag Die.  To finish I added a little red satin ribbon to the tag and some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Blessed Christmas, Poinsettia Background, Poinsettia Tag (ODBD)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, White, Gold
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Accessories - Copics, Poinsettia Die (ODBD), Tag Die (ODBD), MS Deco Fan Border Punch, White Organdy Ribbon, Red Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

From here, your next stop is the delightful and new GRANDMA.........SANDEE!!!

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!  :)

Comfort Me With Apples

Hello Everyone!!  It's time for another Bring Back Beautiful Challenge!!!  As we enter into the busiest time of the card making season, we want to see how you use beauty and artistry and wrap it up with a bow… with ribbon! You don’t have to create a bow, just show us your favorite way to add elegance to your cards or creations with ribbon. Link up your card for the Bringing Back Beauty challenge here (link to post) to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB04. You have until November 29th 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!

Today's card is made using the new Apple of My Eye set by Flourishes.  I had such a good time colouring in these apples and seeing them come to life - I think I was a little crazy deciding to cut it all out, but I did love the finished effect!!!  There is a quote from the bible which is also in a favourite book of mine that goes "Comfort me with apples: for I am sick with love"..... I wonder who knows which book it comes from!  ;-)

I started with a base of aqua bazzill and layered with Very Vanilla, punched on the bottom with the Deco Fan border punch, and the added a piece of Thrift Shop DP.  Towards the bottom I added some ivory crochet ribbon and topped with some ivory satin ribbon.  Above this I added a piece of VV that had been cut with Label 8 Nestabilities and stamped the sentiment from Flourishes' Apple of My Eye set.  The image was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R02, R22, R24, R29, G20, G21, G24, G28), then very carefully cut it all out and popped it up on foam tape to the side of the sentiment.  To finish I added an ivory bow and a few Kaisercraft Blush pearls under the sentiment.

Stamps - Apple of My Eye (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Aqua Bazzill, Very Vanilla, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Label 8 Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, Ivory Crochet Ribbon, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the Beautiful creations by the other Beauty Girls!!!

Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Julie Koerber
Michelle Woerner
Yvonne Hagane

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and can't wait to see all your beautiful ribbons!!!  :)

Autumn is....

Hello Everyone!!  Today is another challenge by JustRite Stampers and this week it's being sponsored by Inchie Arts and is a Sketch Challenge!!!  I also had the opportunity to play with the brand new stamps by JustRite called A Day in the Country and they're CLING!!!  They come die cut in these cool storage boxes!!!  :)

I started with a base of Chocolate Chip and layered with Very Vanilla and then some Pyrus DP.  I made the horizontal panel into a ribbon panel, using some cream crochet ribbon and topped with some chocolate satin ribbon.  For the feature panel I used two different Inchie Arts squares which are solid core matteboard.  The 2" (or Twinchie) square is a pretty fawn colour and I've stamped four sets of leaves from A Day in the Country, coloured them with Copics (YR12, YR16, YR21, YR23, YR24, YG93, E21, E25) cut them out and added them as accents to the corners.  The sentiment panel is an Inchie + Square in cream and I've stamped the sentiment directly onto it in Memento Rich Cocoa.  These inchie products are great in that they give so much dimension to the project that you don't need foam tape!!!  I can't remember the last time I made a card with no foam tape!!  :)  To finish I added a few Chocolate pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - A Day in the Country (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey Pyrus DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Inchie Arts Twinchies and Inchie + Squares, Copics, Crochet Ribbon, Chocolate Satin Ribbon, Scissors, Chocolate Pearls.

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

SC304 Understanding

Hello Everyone!!!  Well it's been a busy week for me, but I finally got the chance to play today and was inspired by this week's SCS Sketch Challenge!  What a fab layout to play with!!!  :)  I used ODBD's Pray set - so many I know are going through difficult times right now and I thought this sentiment was perfect for a card.

I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and some Basic Grey Capella DP.  The middle panel is more white punched on both sides with the MS Deco Fan punch (*sigh*, I just love this punch) and topped with some more Capella DP.  Across the middle I added some May Arts Olive ribbon.  The sentiment is from ODBD's Pray set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut with Large Oval Nestabilties and matted with Chocolate Chip cut with the matching scallop and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added a few Chocolate Pearls in each of the corners. I tried to keep it fairly flat since I'm planning on sending this one overseas.

Stamps - Pray (ODBD)
Paper - Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, White, Basic Grey Capella DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Large Oval and Scallop Oval Nestabilities, MS Deco Fan Border Punch, May Arts Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls, Foam Tape.

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