Enjoy Your Birthday

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the sketch over at 2Sketches4You.  The sketch this week is sponsored by JustRite Stampers.  I really like to design cards based on sketches because it gives me a starting point.  This sketch appears to be very simple and basic but can be taken into several different ways.

Of course since this sketch is sponsored by JustRite why wouldn't I use my JustRite stamps.  I am loving these newest stamp set that JustRite came out with in February.  They are beautiful botantical sets just waiting to be colored.  I am fairly new to this "coloring" thing but I am having lots of fun playing.  It is really helpful having Copic markers to color with.

To begin my card, I chose a center from the Beautiful Blossoms Borders & Centers set.  I only used a center because I wanted to diecut it with the Spellbinders Labels 4 and didn't have room for a border.  I stamped the center with VersaMark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.  Next I colored the flowers with my Copic markers.

As you can see by the photo below, just because this stamp set is an oval shape, doesn't mean that it needs to stay an oval shape on your cards.

I diecut the stamped image off to one side so that I would have room to stamp my sentiment.  My sentiment comes from the "Birthday Wishes" Borders & Centers set (JustRite).  Isn't it great that with these stamps you have the option to mix and match sets and make it look like a single stamp.

 This is a look at the "Birthday Wishes" stamp set.

To create my card.  I used several layers of cardstock.  For the green layer, I used my Scor-Pal to create horizontal score lines.  Next I embossed the light purple layer with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder. Then  I added a border made with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice border punch.  To finish it off, I applied Kaiser pearls along the top and bottom corners.

 That's it for today.  Thanks so much for stopping in for a visit.  Have a great day.

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Beautiful Blossoms Borders & Centers, Birthday Wishes Borders & Centers, 2 3/8" wood stamper, large oval wood stamper


Paper:  DCWV cardstock


Ink:  Memento Bamboo Leaves, Versamark Watermark pad, Copic Markers (G24, V12, G21, V06)


Accessories:  Spellbiners Labels 4, Martha Stewart Arch Lattice border punch, Ranger gold embossing powder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Kaiser pearls

Sunshine Umbrella

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the challenge over at JUGS (Just Us Girls).  The challenge is to create a project using a template.  Of course when I have a challenge like this, I grab a My Time Made Easy templates by Lauren Meader.  Lauren has some AMAZING templates and the best part about her templates is that they can be cut using a Cricut!!  How easy is that.

I chose one of Lauren's newer templates - an umbrella.  This could be used for so many different occasions - baby shower, bridal shower, little girls birthday party, etc.  I'm not quite sure what I will end up using mine for but I thought it came out really cute.

I cut the umbrella using my Cricut Expression.  For the outer side of the umbrella, I cut smaller wedges of paper from the DCWV Flower Shower stack.  Of course, for my umbrella I just had to add lace along the edge.  Makes a very dressy look.  Once I cut the handle, I embossed it with the Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder.  I also embossed 3 of the inside panels. Then I decided to add a wooden skewer on the handle so that it wouldn't be so floppy. 

Once the umbrella was assembled, I thought that the inside looked a little "blah".  I guess it would have been okay if I were going to put something inside it but I wanted to have it as just a decoration.  So what was I going to do???  I decided to use my JustRite stamps and dress it up.

The flowers are from the "Beautiful Blossoms" stamp set.  I colored them with Copics, shaded the white with chalk, and diecut them with Spellbinders Ovals Nestabilities.

For this panel, I used a center from the "Seeds Of Kindness" stamp set.

For this panel, I chose a center from the "Joyful Hearts" stamp set.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Beautiful Blossoms Borders & Centers, Joyful Hearts Borders & Centers, Seeds Of Kindness Borders & Centers, small wood stamper, large wood stamper, 1 5/8" wood stamper

Paper:  DCWV Flower Shower stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers (B02,G24,Y06,Y11,Y19,B14,G12)

Accessories:  My Time Made Easy umbrella template, Cricut Expression, Spellbinders Scallop Ovals nestabilities, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder, Pebbles Inc Pearlescent chalk, ribbon, lace 

Beauty Box

Good morning everyone!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and that you were able to recooperate from the JustRite Mega Hop from last week.  I still can't believe the amount of talent that was seen during those 3 days.  If you happened to miss it (you must have been on a different planet **LOL**) you can still see the incredible project by going to the JustRite Blog.  They have the links on the sidebar of the blog.

For my project today, I made this cute little box using paper from the DCWV Linen Closet Stack.  I found a great tutorial at the Whiff Of Joy blog.   I changed it up a bit by using ribbon as my lid attachment.  I think it makes for a smoother opening. 

For the inside of my box I decided to finish it off by adding more printed paper to the bottom.  I also added strips of blue cardstock to each side to cover up the brads. 

I also finally got my sewing machine out and did some stitching on my project!!! I stitched around the side panels and along the cover edges.  Along the top edges of the box, I added this cute blue/white lace.  To mat my top sentiment, I added 2 rows of this adorable pink lace that I had just sitting around.

For my sentiment, I chose a border and center from the "Joyful Hearts" set by JustRite.  I think this sentiment is perfect for this box.  Below is a photo of the complete "Joyful Hearts" stamp set. 

Now the only thing left to do with my adorable box is to figure out what I am going to do with it.  I may just leave it on my table to look at.  Maybe when my daugher gets a bit older I will give it to her to keep some of her treasures in.  She is not getting it now because it will end up in a pile in the corner of her room!!!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another cute project that I have been working on.

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Joyful Hearts Borders & Centers, small oval wood stamper

Paper:  DCWV The Linen Closet stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories:  Spellbinders Ovals & Scallop Ovals, misc ribbon, brads

** Make A Wish **

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the sketch over at Splitcoast.  As I was looking at the sketch, I said to myself  "this looks familiar".  That's when I realized that I had already done a card using this sketch.  I posted it on my blog on Friday.  WOW - I guess my brain has been overwhelmed by the blog hopping that I have done over the past 3 days during the JustRite Mega Blog Hop. It was an awesome blog hop!!  I hope all of you had a chance to check out the amazing projects.  Lots of inspiration. If you haven't had a chance to leave comments for the Day 3 blog designers, be sure to do it now.  You have until 6:00 P.M. EST tonight (Saturday) for your chance to win some awesome blog candy.

Now on to my card.  I wanted to have lots of layers.  For each layer, I used a corner rounder to give a smoother look.  My blue layer was embossed using the Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder.  I also used the same embossing folder for the narrow yellow strip.  I used the Martha Stewart Loops border punch for my orange mat.

For my sentiment I chose a border & center from the "Just A Note" set by JustRite Stampers.  The top layer is diecut using Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities and the remaining layers are diecut using Spellbinders Scallop Circle Nestabilities.

Here is a look at the complete "Just A Note" borders and centers set.  Lots of possibilities with this stamp set.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Have a great weekend!!

Supplies:


Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Just A Note Borders & Centers, 1 5/8" wood stamper


Paper: DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circles & Scallop Circles Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loops border punch, Cuttlebug Stars embossing folder, corner rounder

Have Faith

Good morning everyone.  I hope everyone had a chance to join the awesome 3-day JustRite blog hop.  If you haven't you still have a chance to enter comments from Day 2 of the hop until 6:00 p.m. EST tonight.  You will have time to enter comments from Day 3 of the hop until 6:00 p.m. EST Saturday night.  The inspiration that you will get from these projects are undescribable and don't forget about the awesome prize packages up for grabs.

For my card today, I am playing along with the Friday challenge over at the JustRite blog.  This week's challenge was to create a sympathy card.  These type of cards are always so difficult to create because of the occasion behind them.  But with the "Thinking Of You" stamp set by JustRite, it makes it a bit easier.

My paper comes from the DCWV Linen Closet stack and the cardstock is also DCWV.  I stamped the border & center onto paper from this stack and diecut it with Spellbinders Ovals & Scallop Ovals Nestabilities.

The "have Faith" stamp comes from the "Tiny Words" borders & centers set (JustRite).  This was diecut with Spellbinders Labels 4 and matted onto cream cardstock diecut with Spellbinders Labels 8.

The "lacy" strip was made using the Martha Stewart Scallop 3-dot border punch.  I punched one side, decided what width that I wanted, cut it, and then punched the other side.  It makes these punches more versatile.

Below is a look at the "Thinking Of You" stamp set.  The borders & centers are interchangeable so you can mix and match them.  This set includes some really nice sayings perfect for sympathy cards.

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Below is a look at the "Tiny Words" borders and centers set.  This stamp set is 1 3/16" size.  As you can see from my card, just because a stamp set is round, doesn't mean that it needs to be used that way.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Have a great weekend!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Thinking of You Borders and Centers, Tiny Words Borders and Centers, 1 3/16" wood stamper, Large Oval wood stamper

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet Stack, DCWV cardstock


Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories: Spellbinders: Ovals & Scallop Ovals Nestabilities, Labels 8, Labels 4, Martha Stewart Scallop 3-dot border punch, Kaiser pearls,

JustRite Mega Blog Hop - Day 3

Good Morning everyone!! Welcome to Day Three of the JustRite Blog Hop. I hope everyone had a chance to view and leave comments on the previous 2 days. If not you still have time to go back and check them out. Be sure to leave comments to have a chance at some awesome blog candy!!!

If you are arriving here from Tammy Hershberger's blog, then you are right on track. Once you check out my post (and leave me a comment **hint**) then your next stop is going to be Heidi Van Laar.

My card today uses one of the beautiful images from the "Plant A Little Love" borders & centers set. The images in this set are amazing!!! I stamped the image onto ivory cardstock using Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic Markers, and diecut using Spellbinders Labels Eight, die #4. I chose to diecut my image off center so that I would have room for my sentiment.

For my sentiment, I chose a center from the "Just A Note" centers & borders set. I stamped it onto ivory cardstock using Memento Rich Cocoa, diecut using Spellbinders Labels One, die #1, and chalked the edges with green chalk. Then the sentiment is applied to the side of my flowers using popdots. My butterfly was made using the Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch.

Now when it came time to find ribbon to add to the bottom of my card, do you think I could find some that would match my colors?? Of course not!!! So what did I do - I grabbed my Copic Markers and colored the white ribbon - pink. Now there is no excuse for not using ribbon.

Okay, now on to the "important" part of this post. The blog candy details!!!!!

30 designers, FIVE shopping sprees each day. No one knows where the prizes will be! Each day of the hop JustRite will have five Mystery Blog Candy Prizes hidden along the hop with a total retail value of $600. JustRite will randomly select five mystery blogs each day of the hop and randomly allocate each of the shopping sprees. For your chance to win, simply leave a little love (a comment) on each designer’s blog including the JustRite blog. The more designers you leave comments with, the better your chances of winning. Each day’s comments will remain open for three days. A winner from each of the mystery blogs’ comments will be randomly chosen using Random.org. Consult the listing of designers at the JustRite blog each day (each day’s designers will be different) and start out on your way! Beginning Friday, March 26, summaries of all the winners will be posted on the JustRite blog. Good luck to everyone and enjoy all the JustRite eye candy along the hop!
Today during the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop (Day Three) JustRite and its sponsors will be giving away the following five prizes:

· $200 JustRite Shopping Spree
· $100 Spellbinders Shopping Spree
· $100 Copic Prize Package, and
· Two additional $100 JustRite Shopping Sprees!
Blog comments for Day Three will be open until Saturday at 6pm EST. On Sunday, JustRite will announce on their blog which five blogs have the mystery candy for Day Three. You will need to go to the JustRite blog to determine where you need to go to find out if you are one of the five lucky winners.

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Debbie Olson
Sherrie Siemens
Beate Johns
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Karen Hunsaker
Peet Roeven
Michele Kovack
Cheryl Nelson
Anja Curvers
Kay Sibley
Katarina Menzies
Holly McMillen
Tammy Hershberger
Angela Barkhouse- that's me!!
Heidi Van Laar
Jerri Jimenez
Sarah Parker
Jennie Black
Laura Davis
Ashley Newell
Tanis Giesbrecht
Alice Wertz
Shanna Vineyard
Rae Barthel
Ryann Salamon
Terre Fry
Mona Pendleton
Lisa Silver
Kim Moreno

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today. I hope you have enjoyed this amazing blog hop with some very talented designers. Good luck with the blog candy.

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Plant A Little Love Borders & Centers, Just A Note Borders & Centers, 1 5/8" wood stamper, 3 1/4" wood stamper

Paper: DCWV The Linen Closet stack, Worldwin Dark Outdoor Olive cardstock, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers (YG93, RV10, V01, RV34, RV11, YG95, RV23, G21)

Accessories: Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Spellbinders Labels Eight, Spellbinders Labels One, Offray Cosette C2 Ivory ribbon, Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly punch, Kaiser black pearls, Pebbles Inc Pearlescent chalk, pop dots

Flower Garden

Good morning everyone. Did everyone have a chance to check out Day One of the JustRite Blog Hop yesterday?? If not, you need to go back because you missed some really great projects. And be sure to check out Day Two today for more inspiration. Tomorrow is when I will be participating in the hop so make sure you come back here tomorrow. Make sure to leave comments on each of the blogs too. There are going to be lots and lots of prizes given out randomly to those who leave comments on blogs each day. What do you have to lose but maybe a few minutes of your time.

Now on to today's card. Today I decided to make a more whimsy type card than normal. To make my flowers, I diecut cardstock using the Spellbinders Nested Flowers in 2 different sizes. For the smaller ones, I embossed them with the Cuttlebug Textile & Swiss Dots embossing folders then added some chalk to give more dimension.


For the center in my larger flower, I chose a center from the "Seeds Of Kindness" set by JustRite. Below is a photo of the stamp set. This set has some really nice sentiments which can be used for several different types of cards or even scrapbook pages. Don't forget to use stamps on your scrapbook pages too.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today. Don't forget to check out the JustRite blog hop!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Seeds Of Kindness Borders & Centers, 1 5/8" wood stamper

Paper: DCWV Flower Shower Spring Stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves

Accessories: Spellbinders Pinking Circles, Nested Flowers, Cricut Expression, Walk In My Garden cartridge, Martha Stewart Garden Trellis border punch, Pebbles Ink chalk, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder, pop dots

Tulips box

Good Morning everyone. Today I have another cute box to share with you. But before I go into the details of my project, I want to remind you that today is the first day of the Mega Hop over at JustRite Inspiration. This is a 3 day hop with some amazing designers and some AWESOME prize giveaways!!! I am part of this hop - my day will be on Thursday so be sure to stop back here to see my project.

Now on to my project for today. I made this cute box using one of Lauren Meaders awesome templates. The great thing about her templates is that you can cut them using your Cricut!!! You can make them any size that your Cricut can cut. How awesome is that!!!

My tulips come from the Breath of Spring stamp set by JustRite Stampers. I stamped it 3 times, colored them with Copics and added yellow glitter to the top one. Each are hand cut and layered with pop dots. My mats are diecut using Spellbinders Ovals & Scallop Ovals Nestabilities.

That's it for today. I am going to start "hopping" at the JustRite Mega Hop. I can't wait to see what these great designers have come up with.

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Breath of Spring Borders & Centers, large oval wood stamper

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento London Fog, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers (G12, B02, E99, Y11, G21)

Accessories: My Timeless Templates, Spellbinders Ovals & Scallop Ovals Nestabilities, Offray ribbon, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, glitter, Martha Stewart Lattice border punch, pop dots

Caardvarks Challenge

Good morning everyone. Today I am playing along with the challenge over at Caardvarks. The challenge is being sponsored by JustRite Stampers. The best part is the prize. Check it out below:

The winning card creator will win a one month Guest Designer spot at JustRite Stampers!
The Guest Designer package includes a 3-day feature at JustRite Inspiration and guest designer status for one month. The month will be determined by the winner. The prize package includes all the April releases – 4 sets with blocks, plus product from the guest designing month.

Can it get any better than that!!! Head on over to Caardvarks and give it a try. What do you have to lose!!!

My lace feature is the mat for my sentiment. I took some lace and gathered it to the size that I needed to mat my JustRite sentiment. I also added some lace along the bottom of my card.

I chose the border and center from the "Stitched With Love" stamp set (JustRite). I stamped the center onto Neenah cardstock, colored it with Copic Markers, and handcut it out. Then I stamped the border onto cardstock which matched the card base. The bottom layer was diecut using Spellbinders Eyelets Pendant.

This photo shows the dimension that the gathered lace gave to my card.

This photo shows the complete "Stitched With Love" stamp set.

That's it for today. Thanks so much for stopping in for a visit today. Have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Stitched With Love Borders & Centers, 2 3/8" wood stamper

Paper: Cloud 9 Cocoa Mint stack, DCWV Linen Closet cardstock stack

Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic Markers (YR24, YG93, E13)

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities, Spellbinders Eyelets Pendant, Kaiser rhinestones, lace

"You Make Me Smile" Easter box

Good morning everyone. Today I decided to make another cute Easter Basket. When I think of Easter, I think bright and colorful. That's why I grabbed the DCWV Citrus paper Stack. I love every piece of paper in this stack. I love the bright and cheery colors.


To make my basket, I cut strips of paper 1" wide x 12" long. The base of the basket takes 3 horizontal strips and 3 vertical strips woven together. Then I scored the sides so that I could fold the strips up to begin weaving my basket. I made 3 rows and then cut off the excess.


Along the top edge of the basket, I added a punched strip of blue paper made using the Martha Stewart loops border punch. Along the bottom edge of the basket, I added green grass using my Cricut Expression and the Paper Dolls Dressup cartridge.




My sentiment comes from the "Seeds Of Kindness" borders & centers set (JustRite) and diecut using Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities. The oval border comes from the "Joyful Hearts" borders & centers set (JustRite) and diecut using Spellbinders Ovals Nestabilities.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today. Have a great day!!!

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers - Joyful Hearts Borders & Centers, Seeds of Kindness Borders & Centers, 1 5/8" wood stamper, 1 3/4" x 2 5/16" wood stamper

Paper: DCWV Citrus Stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circles & Ovals Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loops border punch, Cricut Expression with Paper Dolls Dressup cartridge, ribbon

Cute Lamb

Good morning everyone. Today I have this cute little lamb box. I saw one done similar to this one but it used all SU punches. I don't own very many SU punches but I do own several Spellbinders dies. So I took the concept and adjusted it to what I owned.


I think she is just so adorable!! She stands about 4 3/4" tall and 1 1/2" wide. Perfect size for a kids school party. I think the kids would love to make and give these cute boxes.





This photo shows the side view of the box. To make the handle, I just took a piece of black wire, wrapped it around a pencil, and then stretched it out to the size that I wanted.

This is how I created my lamb:

Lamb body: Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circle, Large #5 (white)

Lamb face: Spellbinders Classic Oval, Small #3 (white)

ears: Accent Essentials - Accnt26s, Size 1 1/2" (black)

eyes: Accent Essentials - Accnt3s, Size 1/2" (white)

eyeballs: Accesnt Essentials, Accnt3s, size 1/4" (black)

Legs: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More, lgrndl-h, size 2 1/2" (black)

top of head: Accent Essentials, Accnt9s, size 1 1/2" (white)

Very easy and cute project to make. Why don't you give it a try.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today. Have a wonderful day.

Supplies:

Paper: DCWV

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Scallop Circles, Large #5, Classic Ovals, Small #3, SU 1 1/4" scallop circle punch, Cricut Expression, Tags, Bags, Boxes & More, Accent Essentials, SU white gel pen, black wire, Pebbles Inc chalk

Friends and Flowers

Good morning everyone. It is finally Friday!!! It is also challenge day over at the JustRite Inspiration blog. Today's challenge is to mix and match JustRite stamp sets. The great thing about the JustRite stamps is the ability to mix and match borders with centers. I think that I accomplished this challenge with my card today.

I used 3 different stamp sets. The large outer border comes from the "My Garden" set. It is stamped onto peach designer paper and diecut with Spellbinders Standard Circle, small # 7.

The next layer uses a border from the "Preserves" set. It is stamped onto blue cardstock and diecut with Spellbinders Standard Circle, Large #4.

The 3rd layer uses a border from the "Just A Note" set. It is stamped onto peach designer paper and diecut with Spellbinders Standard Circles, Large # 3.

The top layer uses a center from the "Just A Note" set. It is stamped onto Ivory cardstock and diecut with Spellbinders Standard Circles, Small #2.

Each layer has popdots between them to give the medallion some "lift" off the card.

To create the "flower effect" around my medallion, I used the Martha Stewart Daisy border punch, then cut each daisy into individual pieces, then adhered them to the back of my medallion. It is a whole new way to use border punches. The daisies on each corner were diecut using Spellbinders Eyelets Pendant.

This is a look at the stamps that come in the "Preserves Borders and Centers" set.

This is a look at the "Just A Note" borders & centers set.

This is a look at the "My Garden" borders and centers set.

Be sure to check out the JustRite blog and give this challenge a try. JustRite chooses several winners each week to win gift certificates for JustRite stamp sets. You could be the lucky winner!!!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today. Have a great day and a great weekend.

Supplies:

Stamps: JustRite Stampers- Just A Note borders & centers, Preserves Borders & Centers, My Garden Borders & Centers, 3 1/4" wood stamper, 2 3/8" wood stamper, 1 5/8" wood stamper

Paper: DCWV The Whimsy Stack, DCWV cardstock

Ink: Memento Bamboo Leaves

Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities, Spellbinders Eyelets Pendant, Martha Stewart Daisy border punch, Kaiser pearls, pop dots