JRC_060 Sketch Challenge!

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!!!

JRC_051 Rainbow Thank You

Hello Everyone!!  Today over at the JustRite Blog, the latest challenge is asking us to create a Just Because for a Random Act of Kindness or Thank You card.  The prize is awesome and includes the opportunity to win the My Rainbow set that I've used today!!

I've had a crazy kind of week, so this is a quick and easy card, beginning with a base of aqua and layered with white and chocolate chip and then two pieces of MME Hattie DP.  Across the join I've added a piece of cream ribbon.  I've stamped the sentiment from My Rainbow in Memento Rich Cocoa onto white and cut out with Small Oval Nestabilities, matting with More Mustard cut with Beaded Oval Nestabilities and popped it up on top of a layer of chocolate cut with Label 16 Nestabilities.  (I just *love* my nesties!!)  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls to the top corners.

Stamps - My Rainbow (JustRite)
Paper - Aqua Bazzill, White, Chocolate Chip, More Mustard, MME Hattie DP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Small Oval, Beaded Oval and Label 16 Nestabilities, Creme Satin Ribbon, Chocolate Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

JRC_046 Beautiful Hibiscus

Hello Everyone!!!  It's the first Friday of the new year and that means it's time for a new JustRite Stamper's Challenge!!!!  YAY!!!  This year the challenges will be every 1st and 3rd Friday of the month and this week, our challenge to you is to use SCORING on your project and it's sponsored by SCOR-PAL!!!  There are fabulous prizes to win and if you upload to SCS please use the keyword JRC_046!  It's been quite a while since I put scoring on my cards, even though I use my Scor-pal ALL the time for 3D projects, so I decided to add a little lattice scoring to the background of my card!  The layout is this week's SCS Sketch Challenge.  :)

I started with a base of white and layered with Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie and then the white that I scored in a lattice pattern using my Scor-Pal.  I cut some Haiku DSP using Label 14 Nestabilities (I found this lurking in my stash and thought it would be perfect for my tropical hibiscus!) and then added some white and orange grosgrain ribbons over the top.  The sentiment is from the brand new JustRite stamp set called Beautiful Day and I've stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white card and cut it out with the Nested Frames Die set, exclusive custom dies from JustRite (and made by Spellbinders!).  I stamped the Hibiscus from the new Mother Nature's Gifts set in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card coloured it with Copics (YR12, YR16, R83, R85, R89, Y08) and cut it out with scissors and popped it up on foam tape.  I've cut the leaves using Daisy Heads Shapeabilities and finished by adding some clear rhinestones that I coloured with a YR18 Copic Marker.

Stamps - Beautiful Day, Mother Nature's Gift (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Haiku DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Scor-Pal, Nested Frames Dies, Label 14 Nestabilities, Daisy Heads Shapeabilities, White Grosgrain Ribbon, Orange Grosgrain Ribbon, Clear Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

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

On Your Special Day

Hi Everyone!!  Today is another JustRite Stampers Challenge and this week it's sponsored by Flower Soft!!!  We've had the opportunity to play with their new Gold and Silver Flower Soft and I've chosen to use their Silver Flower Soft today for the Wedding/Holiday/Celebration challenge.  I've also used JustRite's Wedding Nested Sentiments set for the sentiment!

I started with a base of black and layered with Riding Hood Red and some MME Lush DP.  The horizontal panel is made of more red punched on one side with the MS Iron Gate border punch and topped with some silver satin ribbon.  The feature panel has been stamped using the Wedding Nested Sentiments set in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities.  I then added some Flower Soft Glue around the edge of the oval and sprinkled on the Silver Flower Soft, gently tapping off the excess.  It was matted with Label 13 die cuts in red and black and popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added some clear rhinestones to the top corners and a large silver bow!  :)

Stamps - Wedding Nested Sentiments (JustRite)
Paper - Black, White, Riding Hood Red, MME Lush DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Silver Flower Soft, Label 13 and Large Oval Nestabilities, MS Iron Gate Border Punch, Silver Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

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!!!  :)

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!!!  :)

The Colours of Autumn

Hello Everyone!!!  Today it's time for another JustRite Stampers Challenge (JRC_040) and this week it's to use the colours of Autumn (or Fall as our US friends call it!).  As an exciting bonus, this week's challenge is being sponsored by Flower Soft!!  So do you want to win some Flower Soft??  Check out the Fall Colour Challenge over on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!!  :)  I've decided to use the Scarecrow from the BRAND NEW JustRite set called Hangin' Around ---- and it's in CLING!!!!  YEP - JustRite are now releasing their JustRite Cling range and we are SO EXCITED about it and hope you are too!!  :)

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Pumpkin Pie and some Basic Grey Pyrus DP.  The vertical panel is more Pumpkin layered with some more Pyrus.  The horizontal panel is yet more pumpkin, punched with the EK Success Embossed Curve punch and topped with some mesh.  Over the top is some dark brown stitched grosgrain ribbon.  The Scarecrow is from the new Hangin' Around Cling set by JustRite and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (B000, B91, B95, B97, G12, G21, G24, G28, E31, E33, E35, E37, E51, E53, R02, R22, R27, YR00, YR12, YR16, YR18, C3, C5, C7).

Then to add some texture and a bit of POP, I've added some Autumn Flower Soft to the ground and some new Ultra Fine Toffee Flower Soft to parts of the Scarecrow for his straw!  I have to say I was impressed out how fine the Ultra Fine Flower Soft is and that it doesn't overpower the image!!  To finish I added a grosgrain bow to the ribbon and topped with a maple leaf from the Nested Maple Leaf Nestabilities and coloured it with Copics YG00, YR00, YR12, YR16 and also added a couple of Chino pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Hangin' Around (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey Pyrus DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Flower Soft, Large Oval, Big Scallop Oval and Nested Maple Leaves Nestabilities, EK Success Single Embossed Curve Border Punch, May Arts Mesh, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Chino 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!!!!  :)

JRC_035 Christmas Tag

Hello Everyone!!!  Today it's another JustRite Stampers Challenge and this week we have been challenged to make a Christmas Tag!  The sponsor this week is Spellbinders and so many of the beautiful Spellbinders dies are *perfect* for making tags!!!  Hop on over to the JustRite Stampers Blog and check out the prize and then get out those Christmas stamps and lets see all your beautiful tags!!!!  :)

I started by cutting some red bazzill with the Label 13 Nestabilities.  Next I cut two pieces of Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly DP with the next smallest die and adhered together, covering the join with some white ribbon and added some more underneath the panel.  I stamped the sentiment from JustRite's Whimsical Christmas set in Real Red and cut it out using Small Circle Nestabilities, matting with red bazzill cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and finally matting again with gold card cut with the Blossom Two Nestabilities.  I then popped the panel up on foam tape!!  A super quick and easy tag to make!!!  :)

Stamps - Whimsical Christmas (JustRite)
Paper - Red Bazzill, White, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DP
Ink - Real Red
Accessories - Label 13, Standard Circles Small and Large, Blossom Two Nestabilities, White Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

JustRite Christmas Blog Hop Wednesday 1!!

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Christmas Hop!!  As you may know, over the last couple of months JustRite Stampers have released NINE new Christmas Sets and combined with last year's release, there are now 15 sets available in plenty of time for you to create those beautiful, handmade cards this Christmas!!  Mark your calenders - each Wednesday until 24 November, there will be a Hop using all these sets and more to inspire you!!!  To sweeten the deal for residents in the USA, there is FREE SHIPPING from September 8 - 10 (midnight PST), just enter the code CBHOP1 when you order!!!

Today I've decided to feature the new Christmas Ornaments and Christmas Nested Sentiments and Verse sets, using this week's Mojo Monday Sketch and as a bonus, it qualifies for this week's Shabby Tea Room challenge to use a Tag and JustRite Stampers Challenge JRC_034 to use Glitter!!!  OK - it's only a tiny bit of sparkle.....but it is there!!  :)

I stamped this beautiful Christmas Ornament in Memento Tuxedo Black on X-press It Blending Card and coloured it with Copics (G21, G24, G28, BG11, BG72, RV10, R85, E50, E51, Y21, Y35, 0) - all of which are available through the JustRite Store (US & Canada only).  I cut it out and popped it up in the middle of the matching border that has also been coloured with Copics and cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities.  I just love that these sets perfectly match all the Spellbinders Products!!!  *Happy Sigh*  I matted it with some Hazel Bazzill cut with the Label 9 Nestabilities.  The sentiment is from the new Christmas Nested Sentiments and Verse which I've stamped also in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with the Ribbon Tags Trio die and trimmed to make it look like a Tag!  Once again --- YAY that the sentiments fit several of the different Spellbinders tag dies!!!!  :)

To add a bit of sparkle I added some Clear Spica to the snowflakes on the ornament, the holly berries and I also went over the sentiment with it --- it's just REALLY hard to photograph!!!

Stamps - Christmas Ornament, Christmas Nested Sentiment and Verse (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Hazel Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Clear Spica Pen, Large Circle and Label 9 Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Border Punch, Lace, Pink Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Bliss Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

Don't forget to stop by and see what beautiful projects the rest of the JR Team have made!!

JustRite Blog    

Sharon Harnist    

Becca Feeken    

Kathy Jones    

Debbie Olson    

Kazan Clark    

Stephanie Kraft    

Angela Barkhouse    

Michele Kovack      

Barb Schram    

Heidi Blankenship    

Sankari Wegman    

Kellie Fortin     

Hope you've enjoyed today's hop and hope to see you back next week!!!  :)

Christmas in July!

Hello Everyone!!  Today the challenge on the JustRite Stampers Blog is Christmas in July!  Because it is actually the middle of Winter here in Australia I am in that chilly kind of mood so I used the brand new Groovy Snowman set for my main panel and the matching snowflake and sentiment from another new set called Holiday Cheer.  In my part of the world it never, ever snows and I have to say I'm not fond of cold weather at all - so these are my kind of snowmen....the type you colour and put on a card!!!  :)  Maybe one day I'll go somewhere where I can actually make a snowman!  :)  The layout is from this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge!

I started with a base of red bazzill and layered with a piece of white that I punched with the single embossed curve punch.  Next I took two pieces of Christmas Carnival DSP and the bottom piece I punched with the same punch and cut it into three pieces.  I added a piece of ribbon between the two different patterned papers.  I then stamped my Snowman from Groovy Snowman onto X-press It Blending Card in Memento Ink and coloured with Copics (C1, C3, C5, C7, R02, R24, R29, R89, BG0000, B00, G24, G28, YR16, YR18, YR000, Y21, Y35, 0) and then cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with a piece of red cut with Blossom 2 Nestabilities and popped up on foam tape.  The small sentiment circle is from Holiday Cheer and also stamped on X-press It Blending Card in Memento Ink and coloured with B000 Copic.  It's been cut with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with two pieces of red cut with Small Circle Nestabilities with a piece of silver cord in between.  The cord was attached to the white bow and added to the ribbon.  To finish I added Clear Spica to both snowflakes and also to the red blossom nestabilities panel edges.

Stamps - Groovy Snowman, Holiday Cheer (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Red Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Christmas Carnival Collection DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Clear Spica, Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Blossom 2 Nestabilities, EK Success Single Embossed Curve Border Punch, White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Silver Cord, Foam Tape.

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

Christmas Poinsettia

The weather has not been kind this week - it's been cold, grey and horrid.....but then it is the middle of Winter for us here in Australia.  Just when I thought there was no hope at all for the week, the postman delivered my brand new Christmas goodies from JustRite!!!  WOOHOO!!!!!  Not only were there stamps, but the new JustRite Idea Book and Catalog arrived too!!  I tell you, it was like a bit of sunshine to brighten my otherwise very dull world!!!!  :)  Of course I couldn't wait to ink some new goodies up, so I've used Hearts Come Home set for the front (don't you just LOVE this poinsettia!!!!) and the Holiday Cheer set for the inside.  So.....why did I decide to decorate the front and inside of this card......the JustRite Challenge this week is to put a sentiment on the outside and inside of your card this week!!!!  :)  The card also qualifies for the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge this week to use at least 2 ribbons on your card!

I started with a base of red bazzill and layered with white (pierced) and then some Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DSP.  Another piece of red punched with the MS Loop punch and topped with more Cosmo Cricket made up the next layer.  Over the top of this I added some yummy white crochet ribbon and topped with some clear organdy which was knotted on one side.  Next I stamped the Poinsettia and border from Hearts Come Home from JustRite onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R46, R59, G21, G16, W1) and used my gold Spica pen to add some gold sparkle to the centre of the poinsettia and also to the border around it.  I also coloured in the main border which says 'Merry Christmas' using a R46 Copic Marker.  I then cut it out with square nestabilities and matted it with the matching scallop and popped it up on foam tape.  To finish the front I added two Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to the corner.

For the inside I attached a layer of white and then added a panel made up of more Cosmo Cricket DSP and red bazzill punched with the MS Loop punch.  The sentiment inside is from the JustRite set called Holiday Cheer which is the small 1 3/16th size - very cute!!!  I stamped it in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (R46, G21, G16) and once again used the gold Spica for the ribbon.

Stamps - Hearts Come Home, Holiday Cheer (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Red Bazzill, White, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Square, Scallop Square, Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loop Border Punch, White Crochet Ribbon, White Organdy Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

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

JRC_024 Beach Birthday

Hello Everyone!!!  It's Friday and that means it's another JustRite Challenge!!!  This week we are to use the sketch found on the JustRite Blog as well as use the colours Red, White and Blue!  I have to admit I struggle putting these colours together, I don't really know why, so when in doubt head to the beach!!!  :)

I've started with a base of Riding Hood Red and layered with Not Quite Navy punched with the embossed curve punch and then layered with white that I've also used the punch on and offset the scallops.  Next I've added a piece of Ginger Blossom DSP.  The beach scene is from JustRite's By The Sea set and I've stamped it in Memento Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (G82, G99, E00, E02, E11, E21, E31, E33, E35, E50, E51, B21, B24, R22, R29, R59).  It was cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with the Big Scallop Ovals and popped up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from the new All Occasions Sentiments and Verse set (I just LOVE this set!) and stamped in Not Quite Navy.  I notched the panel and wrapped some burlap twine around the end.  I finished by adding a few silver pearls to the corners.

Stamps - All Occasions Sentiments and Verse, By The Sea (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Riding Hood Red, Not Quite Navy, White, Ginger Blossom DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Not Quite Navy
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval Nestabilities, Big Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Burlap Twine, Embossed Curve Border Punch, Silver Pearls.

I hope you have the chance to play along and thanks for visiting!!!!  :)

Bookmark It!!!

Hello Everyone!!!!  Thank Goodness it is the week-end - time to kick back and play in my stamp room!!!  Today the first thing I did was play in this week's JustRite Challenge to Make a Bookmark!  Cool!  I love making bookmarks, they are quick and fun and make sweet little gifts for people!!  I decided to base mine around the new Victorian Nested Frames set which is part of the June Release, using the sentiment middle and only one of the frames.  I also used the new, matching Clear Horizontal Stamper....and guess what - the winner of the JustRite Challenge this week will WIN this Victorian Nested Frames Set, the Clear Horizontal Stamper Set AND the new All Occasion Nested Sentiments!!!  Just make a bookmark and link your project to the JustRite Blog HERE!!!

I started by stamping the sentiment and frame from Victorian Nested Frames in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white card and cutting it out with my trimmer.  Next I took some October Afternoon Thrift Shop DSP (that my sweet friend Lori gave me) and attached some black double looped ribbon that I found in the bottom of my ribbon bag!  I then matted it with some black bazzill that I punched one end with my new Martha Stewart Iron Gate border punch.  I then glued some yellow grosgrain ribbon to the back and then attached another black panel to the back to keep it all in place.

Stamps - Victorian Nested Frames (JustRite)
Paper - Black Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Thrift Shop
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Martha Stewart Iron Gate Border Punch, Black Double Looped Ribbon, Yellow Grosgrain Ribbon, Trimmer.

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

JRC_020 Fill Each Day With Joy

Today I'm playing along with the latest JustRite Challenge which is a sketch challenge and there is a fabulous prize to win......so grab those JustRite Stamps and get creating!!!

I used this flower image from JustRite's Plant a Little Love set that I coloured earlier in the week while making my very first tutorial for the CopicOz blog.  Since I'd already coloured them, I need to find papers to match and settled on Cosmo Cricket's Material Girl DSP.  :)  My base is Tangerine Tango, layered with black, white and then two pieces of Material Girl with a strip of more black and more white through the middle.  On one side of the white strip, I stamped the sentiment from JustRite's Joyful Hearts in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The feature panel is made of more Tangerine Tango cut with the Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Green bazzill cut with Large Circle Nestabilities, Black Bazzill cut with Small Circle Nestaibilities and finally the flowers (coloured with Copics YR02, YR07, R29, R59, YG03, YG63, YG67) popped up on foam tape.  To finish I coloured some Kasiercraft Clear Rhinestones with the YR07 Marker to match the flowers and added them to the bottom corner.

Stamps - Plant a Little Love, Joyful Hearts (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Tangerine Tango, Black, White, Green, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Big Scallop Circle Nestabilities (Lg), Large Circle and Small Circle Nestabilities, Kasiercraft Clear Rhinestones, Foam Tape.

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

Happy Birthday Ben!!

Today my younger son turns 5yrs old!  I can't believe he is getting so big - how time flies!!!  I was wondering what sort of card to make him and decided on --- the JustRite Stampers Challenge to make a Kids themed project (there is a Spellbinders prize up for grabs this week!!!); 2 Sketches 4 You challenge to use their sketch and Our Creative Corner's challenge to make a masculine birthday card!!

I started with a base of green bazzill and layered with Chocolate Chip, White and then some Jungle Bug DSP by Kaisercraft (I looooooove this paper for boys!!!).  The next panel is more green topped with some orange paper from the Jungle Bug and attached some brown grosgrain ribbon through the middle.  I stamped the lion and border from JustRite's new Let's Celebrate set in Memento Rich Cocoa on X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y31, YR23, YR24, YR00, YR02) and added some sparkle with a Gold Spica to both the lion mane and the stars in the corners of the border.  I popped the lion panel up on foam tape and finished by adding some white chipboard letters to spell out his name.  :)

Stamps - Let's Celebrate (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, Chocolate Chip, White, Kaisercraft Jungle Bug DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Copics, Spica Pen, Large Square and Large Scallop Square Nestabilities, Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, White Chipboard Letters, Foam Tape.

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

Count the Waves

Today I got to play in the JustRite Stampers Challenge which is sponsored by Stampers Dream this week!!!  The winner will receive a $50 Shopping Spree at Stampers Dream and the honourable mentions will receive a JustRite stamp set of their choice!!!  Wish I was eligible - I love Stampers Dream!!!  :)

The challenge this week is a sketch and of course to use your JustRite Stamps!!  I started with a base of So Saffron and layered with white (pierced), Hazel Bazzill and some Windsor Knot DSP.  The next panel is more white and Windsor Knot and the vertical panels are a piece of white punched with the Threading Water punch and another piece of Windsor Knot.  Over the top of this I added some sheer ribbon and tying a bow, adding some silver cord and this gorgeous silver shell charm that my friend America sent me as a RAK (isn't she the sweetest!!!).  Next I stamped this beautiful stamp from the brand new set By The Sea in Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured with Copics (Y21, YR23, E51, E21, YG91, YG95, BG10, BG15, BG18, B21).  It was cut out with Classic Oval Small Nestabilities and matted with Hazel Bazzill cut with Label 11 Nestabilities and all popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added some Silver Pearls to the corner that was another RAK gift from my dear friend Pam!

Stamps - By The Sea (JustRite)
Paper - So Saffron, White, Hazel Bazzill, X-press It Blending Card, Windsor Knot DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Small Oval Nestabilities, Label 11 Nestabilities, Copics, Fiskars Threading Water Punch, Sheer Ribbon, Silver Cord, Shell Charm, Silver Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

Faithful Lillies

Hello Everyone!!  Today I have a card that I've made for the JustRite Stampers Challenge which is sponsored this week by Spellbinders!!  You have to use two JustRite Stamp Sets and at least two different Spellbinders die shapes!!  There are great prizes up for grabs so check it out on the JustRite Blog!!!  I've also used the sketch from this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC69 - the muse this month is none other than our own JustRite Girl Debbie Olsen!!

I've used three Spellbinders shapes - Large Oval Nestabilities, Large Circle Nestabilities and Label 11 Nestabilities.  The two JustRite sets I've used are the Breath of Spring for the Lillies of the Valley and the sentiment is from the Tiny Words set.  The Tiny Words set, along with all products in the 1 3/16th size are 20% off for a short time - you can find them HERE!!!

I used a base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with Very Vanilla embossed with Swiss Dots.  The next two panels are pieces of Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP matted with more Kiwi Kiss (the vertical panel punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch and I've attached a piece of ivory ribbon).  I've stamped the Lillies of the Valley from Breath of Spring in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (YG03, YG63, YG67, C1) and then added touches of sparkle with the Spica Clear Pen.  I cut this out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Baja Breeze cut with Label 11 Nestabilities.

The sentiment panel is from the Tiny Words set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Old Olive.  I cut the border and centre out with Large Circle Nestabilities and popped the centre up on foam tape.  I gave the butterfly I touch of colour with Copics Y11 and Y21.  To finish off the card I added an ivory bow to the ribbon and topped it with a blue button and silver cord.

Stamps - Breath of Spring, Tiny Words (JustRite)
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, X-press It Blending Card, Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive
Accessories - Label 11, Large Oval and Large Circle Nestabilities, Copics, Swiss Dots EF, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Blue Button, Silver Cord, Martha Stewart Arch Lattic Punch, Foam Tape.

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

Sewing a Quilt

Today I managed to play in not just one....but THREE challenges!!!  WOOHOO!!!  This happens so very rarely for me, so I'm excited!!!  :)  The first is the JustRite Stampers challenge to make a card with a Sewing Theme; the second is the SCS Free 4 All challenge to Make a Quilt and the Our Creative Corner Challenge to use Bows!!!  (Seriously, how often do I NOT use bows LOL!!!!)  For the JustRite challenge there is a $50 Gift Voucher for the winner and $15 for Honourable Mentions - all you have to do is use your JustRite Stamps and a sewing theme!!!  :)

I started with a base of red bazzill, layered with green bazzill and some white.  Next I took four squares of Cosmo Cricket Material Girl and cut them diagonally to make the quilt pattern.  Through the middle I added some red satin ribbon.  The main panel has been stamped using JustRite's Stitched with Love set.  I coloured the heart with Copics (E00, E02, E11, YG00, YG03, YG06, YR23, R20, R22, R27) and then added a little sponging with Antique Linen and cut it out using large circle nestabilities.  I matted this panel with green and red bazzill cut with two sizes of Blossom Nestabilities and popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  To finish I added a red satin bow to the side three buttons to the corner.  (See that green button, I didn't actually have a button that matched so I coloured a white one with YG03!  :)  )

Stamps - Stitched with Love (JustRite)
Paper - Red and Green Bazzill, White, X-press It Blending Card, Cosmo Cricket Material Girl DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Antique Linen
Accessories - Blossom and Large Circle Nestabilities, Copics, Red Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Buttons.

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

JRC_012 Faith, Hope, Love

Happy Easter Everyone!!!  I hope you are all blessed with a wonderful day!!  Today's card could be reflected on as remembering the love Christ had for us as we celebrate Easter and although that IS true, I did actually make this for another special occasion.  Today, my grandparents who I love very much, celebrate their 68th Wedding Anniversary!!!!  Can you believe that - 68yrs - and they love each other as much today as they did then!!!  Here they are, 68yrs ago.....

I have also used this week's JustRite Stampers Challenge JRC_012 which is super dooper easy - anything goes!!!  Get out any of your JustRite Stamps and make something!!  :)  There is a $50 prize for the winner and $15 for honourable mentions!!!  :)

I decided to use green as a focal for this colour, mostly because that is my grandfather's favourite colour.  I started with a base of white, layered with green bazzill and more white embossed with Swiss Dots EF.  The next panel is gold layered with some green Memory Box Frond DSP.  In each corner I added some Vintage die cuts and topped with Kaisercraft Chino Pearls.  For my feature panel I used the border from 2" Square Decorative Frames and the sentiment from Loving Thoughts.  I matted this with gold and then another gold square en point.  I then added this to the Fleur de Lis Pendant die cut that was white and covered with Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist.

Stamps - Loving Thoughts, 2" Square Decorative Frames (JustRite)
Paper - White, Green Bazzill, Gold, Memory Box Frond DSP
Ink - Old Olive
Accessories - Fleur de Lis Pendant Spellbinders, Vintage die set, Swiss Dots EF, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Wheat Fields Glimmer Mist.

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