Great Joy

Hello Everyone!  Have you been enjoying the new releases by JustRite Papercraft??  We hope you are as excited as we are that JustRite is back and bringing new products!  Today I have the pleasure of introducing the newest set......Great Joy!  This is such a beautiful set - firstly I've always loved angel images and secondly the sentiments also include verses from the bible to share and celebrate the meaning of Christmas!

I've used a base of Soft Sky and then added a piece of cream punched with a neglected Fiskars border punch and topped with some December 25th DP.  I've stamped the sentiment and angel from Great Joy in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card.  The angel has been coloured with Copics (B00, B12, B14, B16, E000, E01, E11, YR31) and I've also added some Clear Atyou Spica to the wings - which sadly you can't really see in the photo, but it's really pretty.  :)  I've added a little yellow Copic to the star on the sentiment and then cut it out with Radiant Rectangles and matted it with Soft Sky cut with the same die set and then popped it all up on X-press It Foam Tape.  The angel has been fussy cut with scissors and also popped up on foam tape.  To finish I've added pearls to the corners.

I decided to decorate the inside with a left over strip of DP onto Cream card and then stamped another sentiment, also from Great Joy in Memento Desert Sand.

Stamps - Great Joy (JustRite)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Soft Sky, Cream, Kaisercraft December 25th DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles, Fiskars Border Punch, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Scissors, X-press It Foam Tape

Make sure you don't miss all the inspiration the JustRite Girls have for you today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog

Debbie OlsonDarsie Bruno
Marisa JobSheri Holt

Heidi BlankenshipKathy Jones
That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!!  :)

Gift of Faith Sentiments

Hello Everyone!!!  Have you heard the news????  JustRite Papercraft is BACK!!!!  We have a fabby new owner who has all sorts of plans in store for JustRite, new products are currently being developed, along with revamping our site to bring you more variety of the products you love!  Are you excited??  I'm excited!!  So happy to have my JR Family back together again!  Make sure you pop by the JustRite Blog and say HELLO - we are excited to see you all!! 

So what do we have for you today?  Let me introduce Gift of Faith!  Full of whimsy and sentiments, this set is bound to put you in the Christmas Spirit!

I've used a base of Cherry Cobbler and layered with white and some Home for the Holidays DP.  Then I've added another panel of white topped with more DP.  Over this I've added a piece of green ribbon.  I've stamped the sentiment from Gift of Faith in Memento Rhubarb Stalk onto white and cut it out with circle nestabilities, matted with green cut with Stately Circles.  To finish I've added white punched snowflakes with bling centres and a green bow.

Stamps - Gift of Faith (JustRite)
Ink - Memento Rhubarb Stalk
Paper - Cherry Cobbler, White, Doodlebug Designs Home for the Holidays DP
Accessories - Spellbinders Circle and Stately Circle Nestabilities, MS Snowflake Punch, Clear Rhinestones, Green Ribbon, Bow Easy

So.....are you feeling a little Christmassy yet??  Why not see what the other JustRite Girls have in store for you today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Debbie Olson
Eva Dobilas
Marisa Job
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!

Keep the Faith

Hello Everyone!!  I can't believe how long it's been since my last post - as my friend Julie would say - I've been running around with my hair on fire for the last couple of weeks!!  I've just finished a magazine feature - you'll see that in December, but that's all I can tell you right now.  :)  My boys are preparing for the cricket season (the sport, not the insect!), my eldest has tried out for Representative cricket, I'm helping with the running of the cricket club, my daughter has performed in two concerts, I spent all Saturday airbrushing tattoos for a school fete and then of course there is work and never ending housework, cooking and groceries!! I'm exhausted!  So today (my day off work), I had the joy to sit down and happily colour and create a card!  YAY!!!

Today I've used Happy Crabapple by Power Poppy (ooooh.....can I insert here that the latest issue of Cardmaking, Stamping and Papercraft has a Power Poppy card by my talented MUM on the cover!!!  WOOHOO!!  Way to go Mum!!).  Now, where was I??  Oh yes, I stamped the Happy Crabapple image in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (YG21, YG23, YG25, YG95, E81, E84, E87, RV000, RV52, RV55, R00, R11, R12, B0000, B000, B00).  I've cut this into a square, trimmed two of the corners and matted with pink card.  I've made the other panel out of Soft Sky, punching the bottom with a Fiskars border punch and topped with Apple Blossom Tilda DP and attached a piece of blue ribbon around it.  I've attached both these panels to the front of a folded square of Baked Brown Sugar card.  The sentiment was stamped and cut out with an oval punch and I've added a little blue copic around the edge and then accented with a couple of buttons.

Stamps - Happy Crabapple (Power Poppy)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Pink, Soft Sky, Baked Brown Sugar, Tilda Apple Blossom DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Blue Ribbon, Buttons, X-press It Foam Tape

That's all from me today, thanks for popping by and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Christmas Wishes

Hello Everyone, start warming up those caroling voices - today's release from Joy Clair is all about CHRISTMAS!!  Let me introduce you to Christmas Wishes!

I've used a base of Soft Sky punched down one side with Deco Fan punch and then topped with silver and some DP.  Down the side I've attached some white ribbon.  In the bottom corner I've stamped the sentiment from Christmas Wishes in Versafine Black ink.  I've then stamped this cute tree image also from Christmas Wishes in blue ink, cut it out with Circle Nestabilities, matting with silver cut with Splendid Circles.  I've matted this with Soft Sky cut with Tranquil Moments die and then popped it all up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a bow, silver cord and button to the ribbon and a couple of rhinestones to the top corner.

Stamps - Christmas Wishes (Joy Clair)
Paper - Soft Sky, Silver, White, DP
Ink - Versafine Black, Blue
Accessories - Spellbinders Tranquil Moments, Splendid Circles, Circle Nestabilities, White Ribbon, Bow Easy, Button, Silver Cord, Clear Rhinestones

You can find more Christmas goodness on the following blogs.....

Joy Clair Blog Darsie Bruno Eva Dobilas Kathy Jones Michele Kovack

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you've enjoyed my Guest Designer posts with Joy Clair and that you are all inspired to stamp!  :) 

Going Rustic!

Hello Everyone!  It's Day 5 of the Joy Clair release and today it's all about RUSTIC!  Rustic Christmas and Rustic Sentiments are coming your way - let me introduce you to the set I've used today - Rustic Occasions Sentiments!  This set is choc full of mix and match sentiments perfect for a range of occasions and in particular those dreaded Man Cards!  As you can see I chose the Father's Day sentiment which may be strange for some of you - but for Australians, we celebrate Father's Day on the first Saturday in September, so this was perfect timing for me!  :)

I've used a base of Baked Brown Sugar and layered with Kraft and two pieces of Botanical Tea DP.  Over the join I've attached a piece of ribbon topped with twine and a button.  I've added a small notched tag here as well.  I've taken the branch image from Rustic Occasions Sentiments and stamped them in Memento Bamboo Leaves in a circle.  I've then taken the pine cone stamps and stamped them in Rich Cocoa.  I've then stamped the sentiment from the same set also in Rich Cocoa ink.  I've cut this out with Large Circle Nestabilities and matted with green cut with Small Circle Nestabilities.  I've finished by adding a couple of buttons to the top corner.

Stamps - Rustic Occasions Sentiments (Joy Clair)
Paper - White, Baked Brown Sugar, Kraft, Green, Graphic 45 Botanical Tea DP
Ink - Memento Bamboo Leaves, Rich Cocoa
Accessories - Spellbinders Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Green Ribbon, Twine, Buttons

There are more blogs with Rustic inspiration waiting for you so make sure you don't miss them!!

Joy Clair Blog Angela Barkhouse  Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones Darsie Bruno

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Hugs and Smiles

Hello Everyone and welcome to Day 3 of the Joy Clair release! I'm privileged to be a guest designer for this new company. I really enjoyed working with the stamp sets that I used, and I hope that you will like them too!  Today's set is beautiful and you are going to love it! There is a large image in this set that most will automatically reach for - but I decided to give the smaller images in this set a little love. Let me introduce....Hugs and Smiles!

Joy Clair Giveaway Day Three - For your chance to win today's release Hugs and Smiles Clear Stamps, simply leave a comment answering today's question of the day on the Joy Clair Blog Post. What large sentiment and small sentiment would you pair together if you were making your first card using Hugs and Smiles Clear Stamps set?
You have until Thursday August 27th to leave your comment on the JOY CLAIR BLOG. A winner will be announced on Friday's release post on the Joy Clair Blog. (August 28th).

I've used a base of Blushing Bride and layered with White and some Secret Garden DP.  I've added another piece of DP and then overlaid a strip of Blushing Bride punched with Deco Fan Border Punched and topped with yet more Secret Garden DP.  Over this I've attached some pretty white lace and topped with pink ribbon. I've accented with a flower, ribbon and diecut flourish.  I've stamped the sentiment from Hugs and Smiles in Versafine Black across the bottom.  I've then stamped the heart in black and the other two images from Hugs and Smiles in pink ink.  I've coloured the heart and cut the three out with Large Circle Nestabilities and popped them up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a couple of pearls to the top.

Stamps - Hugs and Smiles (Joy Clair)
Paper - Blushing Bride, White, Kaisercraft Secret Garden DP
Ink - Versafine Black
Accessories - Spellbinders Large Circle Nestabilities, White Lace, Pink Ribbon, Flower, White Pearls, Deco Fan Border Punch, X-press It Foam Tape

There is so much inspiration just waiting for you today, make sure you pop by these blogs and be amazed!

Joy Clair Blog
Debbie Olson
Michele Kovack
Heidi Blankenship
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Angela Barkhouse
Kristi Schurr
Eva Dobilas
Marisa Job

We are also happy to also announce as part of our Joy Clair Launch Celebration a special promotion - Receive Free Shipping on all US orders (any size) using the following coupon code at check out Sept-Promo-1 (code must be enter exactly as written with upper and lowercase letters and dashes).
Coupon Code expires Sept. 3oth.

That's all from me today, thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Bandana Bits!

Hello Everyone!  It's Day Two of the Joy Clair release and today it's something fun to play with - Bandana Bits is right on trend with the world's craze for colouring with it's intricate swirls and design.  I guess I was trying to channel the 60's with this card using pinks, oranges, greens and touches of purple!

Joy Clair Giveaway Day Two - For your chance to win today's release set Bandana Bits Clear Stamps, simply leave a comment answering today's question of the day on THE JOY CLAIR BLOG. QUESTION - Have you incorporated watercolors into your crafting projects recently and if so what is your favorite watercolor medium? You have until Wednesday August 26th to leave your comment here. A winner will be announced on Thursday's Release release post on the Joy Clair Blog. (August 27th).

I've used a base of green and layered with pink and white (embossed with Paisley Embossing Folder).  I've then added a piece of orange and then created a tag out of Tropical Punch DP to place over the top.  I've stamped the image and sentiment from Bandana Bits in Memento Tuxedo Black onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured with Copics (RV52, RV55, YR12, YG11, G21, BV11, BV13).  I've cut this out, matted with pink and popped it up on foam tape.  To finish I've added a swirl clip tied with pink ribbon and a couple of pink candy dots.

Stamps - Bandana Bits (Joy Clair)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Green, Pink, White, Kaisercraft Tropical Punch DP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Copics, Paisley Embossing Folder, Swirl Clip, Pink Ribbon, Candy Dots

You'll find plenty of inspiration for this set by having a peek at the blogs below!!

Joy Clair BlogMarisa JobSheri Holt Michele Kovack
Eva DobilasKristi SchurrDarsie BrunoKathy Jones
That's all from me today, make sure you swing by tomorrow to see what else is new from Joy Clair!  Thanks for visiting and hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)

Hello Joy Clair

Hello Everyone!  Today I'm joining a talented group of designers in showcasing a new stamp company called Joy Clair!  Today is release day for Hello Autumn and you have the chance to WIN your very own copy!!  For your chance to win today's release set, Hello Autumn Clear Stamps simply leave a comment on the Joy Clair Blog Post telling us where you found out about Joy Clair Stamps (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Blog Post (please tell us which designer).  The winner will be randomly selected from all the comments left on that post by 4 pm EST on Tuesday August 25th and the winner announced on Wednesday in the release post.  Good Luck!


I've created my card using Baked Brown Sugar cut with A2 Valiant Honor.  I've topped this with Pumpkin Pie and Very Vanilla - which has been stamped all over with the leave stamps in Memento Desert Sand.  I've then used the next die in the same set and cut another piece of Baked Brown Sugar and topped it with more Vanilla.  In the bottom corner I've stamped the sentiment in Memento Rich Cocoa.  I've stamped the leaves and nuts in Rich Cocoa onto X-press It Blending Card and coloured them with Copics (YR21, YR23, YG61, R11, R12, R14, E21, E23, E25).  I've fussy cut all the pieces and attached them as shown.

Stamps - Hello Autumn (Joy Clair)
Paper - X-press It Blending Card, Baked Brown Sugar, Pumpkin Pie, Very Vanilla
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Desert Sand
Accessories - Copics, Spellbinders A2 Valiant Honor

Don't miss all the inspiration that today's designers have for you!

Joy Clair Blog
Debbie OlsonHeidi BlankenshipMichele Kovack Darsie BrunoKathy JonesKristi SchurrAngela Barkhouse
That's all from me today, pop back tomorrow for Day Two of the Joy Clair release for more fun!  Hope you are inspired to stamp!  :)