Fan Fold Asian

If you stopped by the JustRite Font Hop last week, you would have seen that I made a 50th Birthday card for Kay. Well, I also had someone else ask for a card for the same lady and this is what I came up with. I decided to use the Fan Fold Flower Technique to also give this card an Asian feel. I am still away as you are reading this, but should be back in a couple of days! :)

I started with a base of red bazzill and layered with white and some Ginger Blossom DSP. The sentiment panel is more red, layered with white and stamped the personal greeting in Jet Black Stazon using the Times New Roman Font by JustRite. I also stamped the flower images from Artfully Asian in River Rock and coloured lightly with markers and a blender pen. I followed the tutorial to make the flower, using paper from Ginger Blossom and stamping the '50' using the same Times New Roman Font and the border from Tiny Words Set. I finished off with some black satin ribbon and some black pearls.

Stamps - Times New Roman Font (JustRite), Tiny Words Set (JustRite), Artfully Asian (SU)

Paper - Red, White, Ginger Blossom DSP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon

Accessories - Markers, blender pen, scallop punch, scallop circle nestabilities, black satin ribbon, Kaisercraft black pearls.

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

MTSC40 Flower for Silke..

Hello everyone! As you read this I have taken my kids out of town to see their grandparents, great-grandparents, cousins, uncle and aunt. It's the first time we've seen them all since Christmas, so I'm sure we'll have a wonderful time catching up!

Today's card was inspired by Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge 40 and the Flourished Timeless Tuesday Challenge 34. The Flourishes challenge is being hosted by my rockin friend Silke this week, so of course I had to give it a go!!! The challenge was to use misting on your image. Now I have never done this before, but I think it turned out OK?!

I started with a base of Very Vanilla and layered with Not Quite Navy (pierced all around the edge - I don't think you can see it very well) and some Bella Bleu DSP that my wonderful friend Pam sent me! The next layer is more Not Quite Navy that I've punched top and bottom with the Fiskars Lace Border Punch and then added three panels of Very Vanilla that were embossed using the Swiss Dots DF. On the main panel I've used the Penny Black 'Blush' Stamp, coloured with Not Quite Navy marker and then misted with water and then stamped onto Very Vanilla card and cut out with Label 4 Nestabilities. I then used a blender and Creamy Caramel to add a very light edge around the embossed section and also stamped the sentiment from Short and Sweet in Creamy Caramel. I popped this panel up on foam tape and finished off by adding some light cream satin ribbon and a couple of Kaisercraft Latte Pearls.

Stamps - Blush (Penny Black), Short and Sweet (SU)
Paper - Very Vanilla, Not Quite Navy, Bella Bleu DSP
Ink - Not Quite Navy (marker)
Accessories - Label 4 Nestabilities, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, Swiss Dots EF, Blender Pen, Markers, Light Cream Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Latte Pearls, Foam Tape, Water Mister, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack.

Well that's all for today, thanks for visiting!!! :)

C4C3 Butterflies for You

Today's card has been made for this week's Crazy 4 Challenges sketch challenge. I also kind of qualifies for Danni's Flutterby Wednesday challenge to use a butterfly or fairy and some sparkle. Now I know it doesn't look like it in the photo, but there is sparkle on that butterfly! :) This was actually a nice, quick card to make (after I took a little detour! *rolls eyes*).

I started with a base of Really Rust and layered with black and some yummy Graphic45 DSP - Baby 2 Bride Collection. Then the vertical strip is more black layered with more Graphic45, this time from the Botanicabella collection. I then stamped a different image, coloured it in and then realised that it was WAY too big for the panel I wanted to use and then started all over again! LOL! Then I stamped this flower image from SU's Friends 24-7 set and coloured it with markers (pumpkin pie and old olive). I cut it out using the Mega Curved Rectangles die set and then lightly sponged the edges while still in the die in So Saffron. The sentiment is from SU's Best Yet set and stamped in Jet Black Stazon. I then added a pumpkin pie Royal Butterfly punch that has been well sprayed with Wheatfields Glimmermist and finished off by adding some Kaisercraft Black Pearls to the body and under the sentiment and popped the entire white panel up on foam tape.

Stamps - Friends 24-7, Best Yet (both SU)
Paper - Really Rust, Black, Graphic45, White
Ink - Jet Black Stazon
Accessories - Martha Stewart Royal Butterfly Punch, Kaisercraft Black Pearls, Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, foam tape.

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

MTSC39 Thank You Mrs K!!!

Today's card has been made for my son's teacher who is leaving to go on Maternity Leave. (It is the end of 3rd Term for us in Australia and he will have a substitute teacher for the final term.) Normally I make thank you cards at the end of the school year - this one is just a little early. She is expecting her baby boy in 6wks time and we wish her all the best and our prayers will be with her! (Oh - and yes, I did spell her name correctly!! :) ) I was inspired by Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge this week - what a fab sketch!!!

I started with a white base, layered with Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red and some Bella Rose DSP. The vertical panel is more RHR with both sides punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch and layered with more Bella Rose. The main panel has been stamped using JustRite Stampers 2" Center and Font Set - using the flower centre and creating a personal good-bye message for my son's teacher. It was all stamped in Jet Black Stazon, coloured with markers and cut out with Circle Nestabilities and mounted on RHR cut with Blossom Nestabilties. I finished off by adding some Kaisercraft Snow pearls to both the vertical panel and each side of the sentiment panel and using a 1" White Satin Ribbon across the bottom, creating the bow using my Bow Easy (I LOVE this tool!!! :) ).

Stamps - JustRite 2" Centre and Font Set
Paper - White, Kiwi Kiss, Riding Hood Red, Bella Rose DSP
Ink - Jet Black Stazon
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Large Circle Nestabilities, Blossom Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Border Punch, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, 1" White Satin Ribbon, Foam Tape.

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

CPS134 Old Fashioned Christmas

Hello again everyone!!! Today I decided to do the CPS Sketch Challenge and thought this sketch would be perfect for a Christmas card. Yes I know it doesn't snow in Australia at Christmas (or actually never where I live but I digress...) but those circle things on the corners were just asking for snowflakes don't you think?? :)

I started with a base of red bazzill, layered with white and then some Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DSP. On the white layer I've double pierced it all the way around (and yes, my hand did hurt by the end!). The centre has been cut out of some shimmery white card using the Renaissance Hearts Pendant die and in the centre I've stamped the image from the Old Fashioned Christmas Set by JustRite. I stamped the image in Jet Black Stazon and coloured with markers and along the metal parts of the sleigh I've painted it with some Angel Wings Shimmerz that my wonderful friend Michelle sent me!!! I then popped the whole panel up on foam tape. For the circles on each corner I punched out 6 Martha Stewart Arctic Snowflakes in white and painted them with Shimmerz as well. (While doing this it occured to me that I really could have used the shimmery white card.....but that wouldn't have been as much fun would it??) I popped the centre snowflake up on a pop dot for dimension. Then I looked at it and decided something was missing, so I added a couple of Kaisercraft snow pearls to the other two corners and a small one to each of the pendant points.

Stamps - Old Fashioned Christmas Set (JustRite)

Paper - Red, White, Shimmery White Card, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DSP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon

Accessories - Renaissance Hearts Pendant die, Martha Stewart Arctic Snowflake Punch, Angel Wings Shimmerz, Markers, Blender Pen, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack.

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

C4C2 Masculine 18th...

Today's card is one I made for last week's Crazy 4 Challenges Sketch Challenge. It's been a busy week and this is the first chance I've had to join in. This card is going to a boy celebrating his 18th birthday who loves to play the drums. I've tried to keep it bold and masculine.
I started with a base of black bazzill, layered with white and red - which I pierced around the edge and then added four squares of Ebony and Ivory Kaisercraft DSP. The main panel has been stamped in Real Red using the JustRite 2" Center and Font Set to create a personalised greeting around the border. I then stamped the drums from Inkadinkado's Rock Star Set in Jet Black Stazon in the centre. I cut it out using the Large Circle Nestabilities and layered it on a piece of red cut using the Label 3 Nestabilities and popped the whole panel up. I finished off by piercing around the circle and adding some silver brads to the four corners of the card.
Stamps - 2" Center and Font Set (JustRite), Rock Star (Inkadinkado)
Paper - Black, White, Red Bazzill, Kasiercraft Ebony and Ivory DSP
Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Real Red
Accessories - Large Circle Nestabilities, Label 3 Nestabilities, paper piercer, mat pack, foam tape.
That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!! :)

It's all about FONT!!!

Welcome to the second day of the JustRite Font Hop!!!! Hope you have been enjoying all the fabulous creations so far!!! If you missed yesterday's blog hop you can find it by clicking HERE. You won't believe what awesome projects these girls have designed for you! To give you a little incentive to leave these talented ladies a little love for all their hardwork, we have Mystery Blog Candy being given away! Do you want to win some candy?? Of course you do – everyone loves candy!!! The Mystery is no-one knows which blog is the one that will be giving it away – nope not even the designers! There are 3 Blog Candy prizes each day which will go to 3 random commenters from three random designers blogs. So, to win some JustRite Candy go check out all the blogs, comment on as many as you can from the two day hop. You have until Sunday at noon USA EST (2am Monday AEST) to leave your comments. Good luck, the lucky winner may be YOU!!! Check back at the JustRite blog on Sunday Evening to find out who the six lucky winners are!! And if all that isn't exciting enough - JustRite are having a HUGE sale on FONTS!!! Yep - 30% off all Font Sets as well as the Horizontal and Vertical Stampers!!! Sale goes for 7 days and will finish on the 24th September!! :)

Today I have made a card using the Times New Roman Upper and Lower Case Fonts. I used the 25pt font to create a personalised message for a 50th Birthday. Personalising was the huge draw for me when I first discovered JustRite and I love creating personalised cards and gifts!! I've also used this week's Card Patterns Sketch Challenge - what a fabulous design!!!

I started with a base of red bazzill, layered with gold and black and some Kaisercraft Sakura DSP. The vertical strip is gold layered with white embossed with Floral Screen EF and then black die cuts made using the 'Vintage' cuttlebug die set. The flowers are from Eastern Blooms and stamped in Real Red and popped on foam tape. Down the other side I've added a 1 inch golden satin ribbon and layered with a 1/2 inch black satin ribbon. Popped on top of that are two white Label 5 die cuts that have been embossed. I've added my personalised sentiment in Jet Black Stazon using JustRite Stampers Upper and Lower Case Times New Roman Font and then stamped the flower image across the side in Real Red.

Keep on hopping to see what other beautiful creations the girls have for you!!!!

JustRite Blog

Debbie Olson
Jerri Kay Jimenez
Taylor Van Bruggen
Holly Simoni
Barb Schram
Terre Frye
Michelle Kovack
Kim Moreno
Catherine Doucette
Kellie Fortin
Kimberly Crawford
Kathy Jones
Michelle Giraud
Angela Barkhouse
Heather Pulvirenti
Tami Mayberry
Jennifer Buck
Keri Lee Sereika
Jami Bova
Laura Davis
Stacey Kingman
Bonnie Sharp
Stephanie Severin
Janine Orchard
Debbie Seyer
Margie Higuchi
Lauren Bergold
Anja Curvers

AJ Otto

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the Hop!!!! :)

JustRite is Hopping!

The HUGE two day JustRite Font Hop begins TODAY!!!! I am scheduled to hop tomorrow, so stop by 8am USA EST (or 10pm AEST) to see my project, however there are all sorts of luscious creations waiting for you today! Not only that --- there is MYSTERY BLOG CANDY!!!!! There are 6 lots of candy being given away - 3 each day! What's the mystery --- well no-one knows where it is! Not even the designers know!!! How can you win then?? Comment on as many blogs as you can before Sunday Noon (USA EST) and 6 random comments from 6 random blogs will be picked by random.org and results will be posted at the JustRite Blog on Sunday night!!!

Today's Hop list ----
Michelle Wooderson Sankari Wegman Heidi Blankenship Eva Dobilas Beate Johns Sharon Harnist Barbara Anders Sharon Johnson Deb Saaranen Becca Feeken Kazan Clark Lauren Meader Tammy Hershberger Linda Beeson Jenny Gropp Lori Craig Tanis Giesbrecht Jenn Balcer Lisa Somerville Karen Maldonado Pamela Smerker Karen Taylor Latisha Yoast Julie Overby Mary Pfaff

AND..........there is a HUGE Font Sale starting at JustRite NOW and will continue until September 24th --- 30% off ALL FONT SETS as well as the Horizontal and Vertical Stampers!!!!

Enjoy the Hop and don't forget to stop by tomorrow for my project!!!! Thanks for visiting and GOOD LUCK!!! :)