Deepest Sympathy

Today's card is made using the Colorless Blender Bleaching technique!  The tutorial for this fabulous technique has been done by Colleen Schaan - one of the amazing Copic Instructors in the USA, and you can find her fabulous tutorial in the Resources section at Splitcoaststampers!!

I began by following the tutorial by airbrushing Copics (B32, B34 and B37) onto some photographic paper.  Then I used my Mist It which had been filled with Colorless Blender Solution to spritz (not to heavily) a silhouette stamp (Upsy Daisy by SU) and stamped it onto my airbrushed paper.  It was cut out with Small Oval Nestabilites, matted with white cut with Large Ovals and then matted again with white and blue cut with two sizes of Label 4 Nestabilities.  The sentiment is from JustRite's Sympathy Nested Sentiments and Verse set, which fits perfectly inside the Fancy Tags Spellbinders.  Finally I created my base of alternating blue and white, embossing the top white layer with the Victoria EF.  I finished by adding some blue pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Upsy Daisy (SU), Sympathy Nested Sentiments and Verse (JustRite)
Paper - Photographic Paper, White, Blue
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Airbrush System, Colorless Blender, Mist It Spray, Victoria EF, Label 4, Large and Small Oval Nestabilities, Fancy Tags, Blue Pearls.

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

Neutral Beauty

Have you ever used neutral colors to bring out the depth in one of your coloring projects? Well, let's kick it up a notch and show you just how beautiful your stamped creations can be without any color at all! That's right, this challenge is to color up your card with neutrals - shades of grey, sepia tones or even black and white! Link up your Bringing Back Beautiful Challenge card HERE to enter. If you upload to SCS, please use the keyword BBB08. You have until March 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!

For today's card I decided to use Flourishes' Waterlilies Stamp Set and stamped the waterlily three times in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copics (E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59) and then cut two of the images to create layers for a three dimensional effect.

I cut the sentiment panel using the Label 5 Nestabilities, sponged a little Antique Linen around the edge and stamped the sentiment from Cherry Blossoms in Memento Rich Cocoa.  The base of the card is created using Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip along with some some Basic Grey Capella DP.  The vertical panel is more chocolate, punched on one side with the single embossed curve punch and topped with cream crochet lace and some ivory satin ribbon.  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft Latte pearls to the corner.

Stamps - Waterlilies, Cherry Blossoms (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Capella DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rich Cocoa, Antique Linen Distress Ink
Accessories - Copics, Labels 5 Nestabilities, Single Embossed Curve Punch, Cream Crochet Lace, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Foam Tape, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls.

Don't miss the gorgeous creations the other Beauty Girls have created for you today!!!

Beate Johns

Cindy Coutts

Heather Jensen

Julie Koerber 

Laura Fredrickson

Yvonne Hagane

Thanks for visiting and hope you join in the fun this month!!  :)

Let's Celebrate!!!

This week my BFF celebrated her 40th Birthday (let's call her EDNA), however the party is not until tonight, so I'm scheduling this for when I plan to be walking in the door so she doesn't see it beforehand!  :)  Now I seriously thought about doing and elegant grown up sort of card, I mean we have known each other for more than 20yrs, but I decided against it, 'cause she loves these a la mode stamps by My Favorite Things and she also is really good at doing different shaped/folded cards - so I went down that path instead.  I sure hope she likes it!!!

I created my Side Stair Step card out of Very Vanilla.  Then I stamped my Time to Celebrate a la mode from MFT in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E000, E01, E51, E53, R83, R85, R89, B91, B93, B95, B97, R22, R24, E13, E17, E19, W1, W3).  I used the Mega Long Rectangle Nestabilities to cut and matt it.  I used some Modern Homemaker DP for the horizontal panels ('cause I know she loves this paper too) and created a little rose garden out of the MS Arch Lattice punch and some ZVA roses.  For the sentiment panel I used the JustRite Birthday Celebrations set and coloured with R81, R83, R85, R89 (to match the cake) and cut it out with scissors.  I finished by adding a few pearl swirls.

Stamps - Time to Celebrate (MFT), Birthday Celebrations (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, White, Very Vanilla, Riding Hood Red, October Afternoon Modern Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Mega Long Rectangle and Mega Long Scalloped Rectangle Nestabilities, MS Arch Lattice Punch, ZVA Roses, ZVA Pearls.

That's all from me today, feel free to hop over to Edna's blog and leave her a little Birthday Love and thanks for visiting!!  :)

A Birdhouse is JustRite!

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Stampers Blog Hop!!!  During today's blog hop we are giving away Three Mystery Blog Candy Shopping Sprees --- which simply means along the hop we have hidden 3 shopping sprees --- the designers don't even know if they have the shopping spree!  Here's what you will be eligible to win along the blog tour - a $100 JustRite Webstore Shopping Spree, a $75.00  JustRite Shopping Spree and a $50.00 JustRite Shopping Spree.   Simple leave a little love on each bloggers post and on Friday Morning we will announce on the JustRite Blog the 3 Designers who have the mystery candy and the winners!!  Comments will close at midnight CST on Thursday Evening (4pm Friday Australian EST).

If you've come from Barb's Blog you're in the right place!  If you've just popped on in, you can start back at the JustRite Inspiration Blog so you don't miss anything!!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Kellie Fortin
Kazan Clark
Michele Kovack
Sankari Wegman
Stephanie Kraft
Barb Schram
Kathy Jones  (that's me)
Angela Barkhouse

Now if you've been following the hop, you would have noticed that the team is showcasing the brand new Charm Dies and co-ordinating stamps, Charmed Cling Stamp Set.  Unfortunately my sets are still in the postal system somewhere, so instead, I'm going to show you a card using the Birdhouses set which has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (E51, E53, E55, E21, E25, E29, R20, R22, G12, G21, G24, G28, B000).  I've cut it out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with white cut with Lacey Circle Nestabilities - then I've cut another circle in green and matted with another Lacey Circle.  The sentiment is from the newly released Hugs to You set - I've stamped only the sentiment and then used the Nested Frame Dies to cut it out (airbrushing a little G21 around the edges).  The fantastic thing about these sentiments is that you can use them in so many ways and perfect for cutting out with JustRite Custom Dies made by Spellbinders!!

Stamps - Birdhouses, Hugs to You (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green Bazzill, White, October Afternoon Thrift Shop and Homemaker DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle and Lacey Circle Nestabilities, Nested Frame Dies (JR), Green Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Button, Silver Cord, Silver Pearls, Airbrush System, Foam Tape.

Hope you are enjoying the Blog Hop and don't forget there is Blog Candy to be found!!!  Next stop is Angela and thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Song in my Heart

Hello Everyone!!!  Today we are introducing the new Song in my Heart stamp set by JustRite Stampers!!  Friendship is one of the most precious things we have and this set is all about celebrating those special relationships!!!  I have always loved this sentiment and was so excited to see JustRite release it in this oval shape - perfect to cut out with my large oval nestabilities!!

Today I've gone with pretty pinks and greens and some Papermania DP.  I created the double punched borders, the white is the Deco Fan border punch and then layered with a scallop edge punch.  Around the middle I've attached some white crochet lace and topped with pink satin ribbon.  For the feature panel, I've cut out some pink with Labels 17 and embossed it.  Next I stamped the sentiment from Song in my Heart in Memento Tuxedo Black onto white and cut it out with Large Oval Nestabilities.  The border was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto pink bazzill and cut out with Large and Small Oval Nestabilities to create a ring and then popped up on foam tape.  Finally I added a pink bow, topped with a white flower and added a few white pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Song in my Heart (JustRite)
Paper - Pink, White and Green Bazzill, Papermania Rose Garden DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Large and Small Oval, Labels 17 Nestabilities, Scallop Edge Punch, Martha Stewart Deco Fan Punch, Victoria EF, White ZVA Flower, White Crochet Lace, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Well that's all from me for now, don't miss more beautiful creations with this set by checking out the JustRite Inspiration Blog!!!  :)

It's a Birthday Blog Hop!

Let’s light the candles and strike up the music, the owner of Flourishes – Jan Marie Caruso – is celebrating a birthday and we’re helping her by getting the party started! Why not leave some love on the Flourishes blog HERE and while you are there, start to hop on through the Flourishes team members who are honoring her special day! Happy Birthday Jan Marie!  Why not pop on over to her BLOG and wish her a Happy Birthday too!!  :)

To celebrate Jan Marie's day, I've chosen the roses from A Year in Flowers 2 and the sentiment from Fanciful Flourishes.  The roses were stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (Y21, Y35, Y38, G20, G21, G24, G28).  It was cut out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with Lacey Circle Nestabilites which were popped up over a matt of brown bazzill cut with Labels 8 Nestabilities.  The sentiment is also stamped in Memento and punched out with an oval punch.  Added a border using the Arch Lattice punch, a bit of yellow satin ribbon and finished with a couple of Kaisercraft Snow Pearls.

Stamps - A Year in Flowers 2, Fanciful Flourishes (Flourishes)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Yellow, White, Aqua, Brown Bazzill, October Afternoon Thrift Shop DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Large Circle, Lacey Circle and Labels 8 Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch, Yellow Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

For lots of beautiful inspiration, follow the Blog Hop listed below!!

Barbara Anders 
Christine Okken
Cindy Lawrence
Danielle Kennedy
Dawn Burnworth
Julie Koerber 
Leslie Miller
Stacy Morgan
Betty Wright Cindy Haffner
Dee Jackson
Maki Jones
Silke Ledlow
Tammy Hershberger
Beate Johns
Cindy Coutts
Heather Jensen
Kathy Jones (that's me)
Yvonne Hagane 

This also works for this week's Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (FTTC106) to create a Birthday Card!!!

That's all from me today, enjoy the hop and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :) 

Butterfly Garden Thank You!

Hello Everyone and welcome to the release for JustRite Stampers new Heart to Heart set!!!  This set has four wide decorative borders and four sentiments to go in the middle - although you could use many of the JustRite sentiments inside these beautiful frames!!  :)

This set can be used for all sorts of occasions and I chose to make my card a Thank You card because you can never have too many of these stashed away ready at a moment's notice!!  :)

I created the base of Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, White and Kaisercraft Devonshire Tea DP.  Across the middle I added another piece of Chocolate that has been punched with the Iron Gate punch, topped with more Devonshire Tea and than added some organdy ribbon.  The feature panel has been made by stamping the sentiment and frame from Heart to Heart twice - once in Memento Bamboo Leaves and once in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The green one was then cut out with Large Oval Nestabilities, matted with chocolate cut with Small Oval Nestabilities and matted again with olive cut with Beaded Oval Nestabilities - all cut at the same time with my fabulous Grand Calibur!!!  I then turned to my black stamped image and coloured the butterflies with Copics (YR12, YR18 - found in the Orange Quad), cut them all out and popped them up on foam tape so they look like they are flying in a garden!  I also cut out the sentiment and popped it up on foam tape too.  To finish I added a bow to the ribbon and topped it with a button and then added some Chocolate pearls to the corners.

Stamps - Heart to Heart (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip, White, Kaisercraft Devonshire Tea DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories - Copics, Large Oval, Small Oval and Beaded Oval Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Iron Gate Punch, Button, Gold Cord, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors.

I almost forgot - this card is perfect for this week's Flutterby Challenge to use butterflies, fairies or angels on your card!!  :)

Don't miss the other beautiful projects today - you can find the list on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!!!  That's all from me today - hope you've been inspired to stamp!!  :)

Rainbows and Smiles

Hello Everyone and welcome to the release of the brand new My Rainbow set by JustRite Stampers!!  This is a set of 4 sentiment centres and interchanging borders with rainbow themes!!  Whether you are cheering your friend, or thanking them for cheering you, this is a fabulous set to have!!

After the flooding that hit my city last month, this sentiment jumped out at me and begged to be used.  I created the base with green, white and pink bazzill and then two pieces of Kaisercraft English Rose DP.  Across the join I've added a piece of pink satin ribbon.  Then I stamped the sentiment from My Rainbow in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut it out with Small Oval Nestabilities and popped it up on top of the border (also from My Rainbow)that was stamped in Memento Bamboo Leaves and cut with Large Oval Nestabilities.  It's then matted with dark pink bazzill cut with Big Scallop Oval Nestabilities and then popped up on pink cut with Labels 13 and embossed with Swiss Dots EF.  I then added a couple of rolled flowers and some leafy die cuts, a few pearls and a pink bow!  :)

Stamps - My Rainbow (JustRite)
Paper - Green, White, Pink Bazzill, Kaisercraft English Rose DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories - Labels 13, Big Scallop Oval, Large and Small Oval Nestabilities, Swiss Dots EF, Bow Easy, Pink Satin Ribbon, Little Leaves die, MS Branch Punch, Rolled Flower die, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

Don't miss the other beautiful creations today by checking the list on the JustRite Inspiration Blog!  I've also entered this in the Crazy 4 Challenges challenge this week to use dies on your card!  :)  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!!  :)