Altered Star

Good morning everyone.  Today I have a "non stamping" project.  I had seen a star done in a similar way like this online so I decided that I would do one.  Of course I forgot to take a "before" photo of the star.  I purchased the metal star at The Christmas Tree Shop for about $4.00.  It measures about 24" from point to point, left to right.  It was black with a Fall design on it.  All I had to do was re-paint it a solid black. 

Next I just needed to chose which photos of my girls I wanted to add.  The spots that don't have a photo has polished stone paper.  Each section was adhered to the star with decoupage glue.

I decided to add this photo to show the size of the star.  I have it hung on the wall right next to my livingroom window. 

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Tomorrow I will have a project for the JustRite Friday challenge - to create a 3-D project with a Fall theme.

Have a great day!!

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop #4

Good morning everyone.  Welcome to Week #4 of the JustRite 12 Weeks Of Christmas Blog Hop.  I hope you have been enjoying these weekly hops.  The inspiration has been amazing!!  Today will be no different.

Here are the details:
Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #4! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! This week, it’s the Spellbinders design team! So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!


My card today uses 2 of the JustRite stamp sets.  The snowflake & border comes from the "Merry Little Christmas" set, stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves and Memento Cottage Ivy, diecut with Spellbinders Classic Circles & Classic Scallop Circles.  I added some Eucalyptus Stickles and Christmas Red Stickles to the snowflake to make it pop.  The sentiment "Winter Wonder" comes from the "Nature Nested Sentiments" set, stamped with Memento Cottage Ivy and diecut with Spellbinders Labels Trio.

The icicles border below the red strip was created with the Martha Stewart Icicles border punch.  I added several layers of clear embossing powder to make it look like it was "melting".  The white layer above the red strip was embossed with Cuttlebug Snow Dots embossing folder.

Below are photos of the complete stamp sets used to make my card.

"A Merry Little Christmas"

"Nature Nested Sentiments"

Here is a list of designers that will be participating in the hop today.  Be sure to check them out - You will be inspired!!!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Spellbinders Paper Arts
Becca Feeken
Mona Pendleton
Debbie Olson
Ashley Cannon Newell
Sharon Harnist
Eva Dobilas
Kazan Clark
Beate Johns
Kellie Fortin
Margie Higuchi
Kathy Jones
Regina Hanson
Sankari Wegman
Deborah Young
Angela Barkhouse
Michele Kovack
Terre Fry
Barb Schram

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

Supplies:
Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Merry Little Christmas, Nature Nested Sentiments, Clear 1 5/8" round stamper, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Ink:  Memento Cottage Ivy, Memento Bamboo Leaves
Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Classic Scallop Circles, Labels Trio, VersaMark pad, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, Stickles (Eucalyptus, Christmas Red),  Cuttlebug Snow Dots embossing folder

Trick Or Treat Box

Good morning everyone.  Today I have another cute Halloween project.  This is such a cute and easy box to create and is perfect for Halloween treats.  I found the instructions here but I changed the size to accomodate my needs. 

 To create the belly band I cut a strip of cardstock and then added the spider web using the Martha Stewart border punch.  I added clear embossing powder to the web to make it shiny.  The tag was diecut with the Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio.  The "Trick or Treat" was made with the JustRite Curlz Font Uppercase & Lowercase 25 point.  Next I added Lime Green Stickles. 

The photo above shows the box opened with the belly band next to it.  I thought the box was the perfect size for Hershey Kisses!

I also used a border & center from the "Witch Way To The Treats" set to create the circular sentiment.  Black and orange layers with popdots between each layer gives it some lift off of the box. 

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Be sure to check back tomorrow for Week #3 of the JustRite Christmas Blog Hops. 

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Witch Way To The Treats, Curlz Font Uppercase & Lowercase 25 point font, 1 3/16" Round Stamper, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper - Making Memories Spellbound, DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories:  Spellbinders Classic Circles, Ribbon Tags Trio, Martha Stewart Spider Web border punch, Lime Green Stickles, SU Ticket Corner, Ranger Clear embossing powder, Versamark Stamp Pad

JRC_037 Sketch Challenge

Good morning everyone!!  It's Friday so that means another challenge at JustRite.  Today's challenge is a sketch challenge sponsored by Stampers Dream.  Below is a look at the sketch.

For my card, I chose a border and center from the "Kaleidoscope" set for my main image.   The center is stamped with Versamark, embossed with Silver embossing powder and diecut with Spellbinders Classic Circles.  The border is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and diecut with Spellbinders Eyelet Circles.  The decorative elements on either side of the main image was diecut with Spellbinders Fancy Tags.

My sentiment is from the "Birthday Centers" set, stamped and embossed the same way as the main image, and diecut with Spellbinders Classic Circles.  The blue strip is embossed with the Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder.

Here is a look at both stamp sets that were used to make my card:

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Kaleidoscope, Birthday Centers, 2 3/8" Round Stamper, 1 5/8" Round Stamper

Paper:  K & Co Designer Paper, DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Summer Sky

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Eyelet Circles, Fancy Tags, Cuttlebug Textile Embossing folder, Kaiser pearls, Ranger Super Fine Silver embossing powder, VersaMark Stamp Pad

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop #3

Good morning everyone.  It is Wednesday which means it is week #3 of the JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops!!!  There are some very talented designers for you to hop with.

Here are the specific details about the JustRite Christmas Blog Hops:

Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #3! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!


For my project today I decided to make a 3-D SnowWoman gift box.  I wish I could take the credit for this very cute snowman box, but I can't - I found it here while surfing blogs one day and saved it for a future use. 

It was very easy to put together.  Before I assembled the boxes, I used Memento Summer Sky along with the snowflake stamp from the "Holiday Cheer" set to stamp my own snowflake paper.  I also added turquoise Stickles to the centers of the snowflakes.  Since I am not very good at drawing faces, I used a face stamp from Peachy Keen and added pink chalk for her cheeks.  I bet you can't figure out how I created the carrot for her nose ------it is the tip of a Q-tip colored with an orange Copic!!

My sentiment is from the "Christmas Nested Sentiments" set stamped with Memento Danube Blue, diecut with Spellbinders Fancy Tags, and colored around the edges with a Copic Marker.

Here is a look at both stamp sets that I used for my SnowWoman Box.

Here is a list of the talented designers participating in the Christmas Hop today.  Be sure to check them all out and get ready to be WOWED!!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Debbie Olson
Becca Feeken
Sharon Harnist
Jeanne Streiff
Michele Kovack
Mona Pendleton
Heidi Blankenship
Beate Johns
Sankari Wegman
Selma Stevenson
Kellie Fortin
Angela Barkhouse - You're Here!!!
Pam Imholz
Kazan Clark
Liz Weber
Stephanie Kraft

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Holiday Cheer, Christmas Nested Sentiments, 1 3/16" Round Stamper, Clear Horizontal Stamper, Peachy Keen

Ink:  Memento Summer Sky, Memento Danube Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Marker (RV10, YR07)

Accessories:  Spellbinders Fancy Tags, Martha Stewart Icicles border punch, Martha Stewart glitter, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, white dimensional fabric paint

"Give Thanks" Introduction Day

Good Morning everyone.  Today is the official introduction of "Give Thanks Nested Frames" over at JustRite.  This set is perfect for Fall as well as Thanksgiving so  I decided to create some Thanksgiving Place Cards. 

To create my turkey, I diecut 4 scallop circles using Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Scallop Circles.  For the yellow one, I scored at each scallop, accordian folded it and then rubbed Memento Rich Cocoa ink across the folds to give them some dimension.  The head is created with Spellbinders Classic Circles, the beak uses the end of the Spellbinders Double Ended Tags, and the "beard" uses Spellbinders Labels 6.

My sentiment comes from the "Give Thanks Nested Frames" set.  It is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa onto ivory cardstock then inked the edges with Memento Rhubarb Stalk.  The next layer is stamped with Memento Rhubarb Stalk and edges with Memento Rich Cocoa.  The bottom layer is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa.

Here is a look at the entire "Give Thanks Nested Frames" set.  Very nice!!

Some of my fellow design team members also have some great projects featuring the "Give Thanks Nested Frames" set.  Be sure to check them out.  I have included links to their blogs below:

JustRite Inspiration
Stephanie Kraft
Barb Schram
Michele Kovack
Heidi Blankenship
Becca Feeken

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Don't forget that tomorrow is Week 3 of the JustRite Christmas Blog Hops.  Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Give Thanks Nested Frames, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper:  HOTP, DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Rich Cocoa, Memento Rhubarb Stalk

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Classic Scallop Circles, Double Ended Tags, Labels 6, ribbon, googly eyes

CPS 185 Sketch

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the sketch challenge over at CPS.  I love using sketches to create my cards - it makes my job much easier - half of the thinking has already been done for you!

To create the white panels on my card, I embossed white paper using Cuttlebug Snowflakes and Swiss Dots embossing folders.  The snowflakes were created with Spellbinders Create A Flake 2. 

The sentiment and border comes from the "Christmas Joy" set (JustRite), stamped with Memento Danube Blue and handcut.  I used Spellbinders Curved Rectangles to create the bottom blue layer.

Here is a look at the complete "Christmas Joy" stamp set.

Be sure to stop in tomorrow.  I will have a card using a New Release set from JustRite and don't forget about the "12 Weeks Of Christmas" at JustRite - another blog hop is scheduled for Wednesday.

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

Supplies:
Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Christmas Joy, Small Oval

Paper:  DCWV cardstock

Ink:  Memento Danube Blue

Accessories:  Spellbinders Curved Rectangles, Create A Flake 2, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots & Snowflakes embossing folders, Stickles (Baby Blue & Crystal), Art Institue Crystal Glitter

JustRite Challenge - Color

Happy Friday everyone!  Today is another challenge Friday over at JustRite.  The challenge today is a color challenge using the colors below:

I am using a new stamp set called "Give Thanks Nested Frames".  I stamped the center and frames alternating  between Memento Tuxedo Black and Memento Rhubarb Stalk - perfect colors for today's color challenge.  The frames were hand cut and the sentiment was cut using Spellbinders Labels 6.

Part of today's challenge was to use an embellishment that was handmade.  My cute little flower in the lower right corner was made using the Sizzix Flowers 3-D die.  It was a bit tricky to do but I think the finished flower is really cute.  I added a white pearl to the center.

Here is a closer look at the stamped image as well as the cute little flower.

And here is a view of the complete "Give Thanks Nested Frames" stamp set.

Just a reminder that I am still loading great projects into the JustRite Gallery so be sure to check it often.  The inspiration in that gallery will knock your socks off!!

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Give Thanks Nested Frames, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper:  DCWV Once Upon A Time Palace Throne, Worldwin cardstock

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Copic Markers (R59, YG99)

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 6, Sizzix Flowers 3-D, Kaiser pearls, ribbon, corner rounder

JustRite Stampers Weekly Christmas Blog Hop #2

Good morning everyone.  It is Wednesday which means it is Week #2 of JustRite Stampers 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops. 

Here are the details:

Welcome to JustRite Stampers’ newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #2!  Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps!  This week, it’s the Stamper’s Dream design team!  So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card & project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog! 

 For my card today I chose an image from last year's Christmas set called "Old Fashioned Christmas".  It is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copics, and diecut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles and Petite Scallop Circles.

The sentiment comes from the August 2010 release set called "Christmas Nested Sentiments" stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves and diecut with Spellbinders Double Ended Tags.  The green strip under the sentiment is embossed with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.

Old Fashioned Christmas

Christmas Nested Sentiments

Please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous Christmas projects they have for you on the hop today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Michelle Rodgers
Amy Sheffer
Heidi Blankenship
Christina Fischer
Kazan Clark
Tosha Leyendekker
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
Cindy Lawrence
Kellie Fortin
Denise Marzec
Stephanie Kraft
Karen Giron
Kathy Jones
Leslie Miller
Carolyn King
Angela Barkhouse - that's me!!
Michele Kovack
 
I hope you are enjoying these weekly Christmas Blog Hops and are able to be inspired by some amazing designers.  Be sure to stop back next Wednesday for more.
 
Have a great day!!
 
Supplies:
Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Old Fashioned Christmas, Christmas Nested Sentiments, 3 1/4" Round Stamper, Clear Horizontal Stamper
 
Paper:  Colorbok Retro Snowflakes, Worldwin
 
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Bamboo Leaves, Copic Markers (Y0000, Y00, R59, YR04, G21, Y11)
 
Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Petite Scallop Circles, Double Ended Tags, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, ribbon

JRC_035 – Create a Christmas tag using JustRite stamps.

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the Friday Challenge over at the JustRite Blog.  The challenge is to create a Christmas Tag using Spellbinders Dies.  Now the only difficult decision that I had for this project was trying to decide which Spellbinders Die I was going to use.  I decided to go with a Standard Scallop Circles along with Spellbinders Standard Circles.

My focal image is an adorable snowman from the Groovy Snowman set (JustRite). I stamped him with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored him with Copic Markers and then added 2 different layers of Spellbinders Standard Circles on top of him. The holly border comes from the Something Sweet stamp set (JustRite), stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black & colored with Copic Markers.  The snowflake border comes from the Groovy Snowman stamp set, stamped with Memento Bahama Blue and diecut with Spellbinders Standard Circles.

The sentiment comes from the Christmas Nested Sentiments stamp set (JustRite), stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves and diecut with Spellbinders Tags 5.  I chalked the edges, added turquoise Stickles, and some holly leaves.

 My sheer ribbon was white but with some help from my Copic Markers I was able to color it to match my tag.  Copic markers are a MUST HAVE!!

Here is a look at the complete stamp sets that I used for my project today.

 Groovy Snowman

 Christmas Nested Sentiments

 Something Sweet 

 Be sure to stop over at JustRite to enter the Friday Challenges.  You could win a gift certificate for some JustRite products.

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Groovy Snowman, Christmas Nested Sentiments, Something Sweet,  3 1/4" Round Stamper, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper:  DCWV

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Bamboo Leaves, Memento Bahama Blue, Copic Markers (G17, G24, B14, B00, R29, YR18, YR82, E01, C3)

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Classic Scallop Circles, Tags 5, Kaiser pearls, chalk, EK Success holly punch, sheer ribbon, turquoise Stickles

JustRite Christmas Blog Hop #1 Wednesday

Good morning everyone.  Today is an exciting day over at the JustRite Blog.  We are starting something new today.  Every Wednesday for the next 12 weeks, there will be a Christmas Blog hop featuring some of the most amazing designers in blogland. 

"To kick off the 12-weeks of Christmas Blog Hop Wednesdays, JustRite is offering a free shipping coupon code for September 8-10. Please enter this code into the promotional code box at checkout: CBHOP1. The offer will expire at midnight PST September 10th and is only good for orders shipped within the United States and its US Territories."


You are not going to want to miss any of the next 12 weeks.  You are going to be blown away with inspiration.  And now you have no excuses not to get started on your Christmas cards.  The designers will be using new JustRite Christmas stamps as well as some of the Christmas stamps from 2009.

Today I am using a sentiment from the Christmas Nested Sentiments set as well as a border from the Christmas Nested Frames set.  The sentiment is stamped with Memento Danube Blue (available at JustRite Stampers), edged with chalk and diecut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 4. 

The Christmas Nested Frame is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black, colored with Copic markers (available at JustRite Stampers) and handcut.  Each layer is handcut except the bottom layer which is diecut with Spellbinders Curved Rectangles. 

The top white portion is embossed with the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder and then chalked.  The snowflake in the bottom right side was created with the Spellbinders Create A Flake 2.

Below are photos of both stamp sets that I used to create my card.

Christmas Nested Frames

Christmas Nested Sentiments

Below is the list of JustRite designers that you can "hop" to today.  Brace yourself  for some amazing creativity and don't forget to mark your calendars for the next 12 Wednesdays!!

JustRite Blog http://justritestampers.typepad.com/justrite-inspiration/
Sharon Harnist http://paperfections.typepad.com/

Becca Feeken http://http://www.amazingpapergrace.com//

Kathy Jones http://inspiredtostamp.blogspot.com/

Debbie Olson http://debbiedesigns.typepad.com/muse_and_amuse/

Kazan Clark http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Kraft http://handkraftedbystephanie.blogspot.com/
Angela Barkhouse http://snippetsofpaper.blogspot.com/
Michele Kovack http://chelemom.blogspot.com/
Barb Schram http://barbschram.blogspot.com/
Heidi Blankenship http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/
Sankari Wegman http://sunnysankari.blogspot.com/
Kellie Fortin  http://http://www.murdocks.typepad.com//

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Christmas Nested Sentiments, Christmas Nested Frames, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper:  HOTP Snowflakes, Core'dinations

Ink:  Memento Danube Blue, Memento Tuxedo Black, Copic Markers (G12, G24, B26, YG99, R27)

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 4, Curved Rectangles, Create A Flake, Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder, chalk, Kaiser rhinestones, glitter

Happy Birthday

Good morning everyone and Happy Labor Day!!  Today I am playing along with the sketch challenge from last week on Splitcoast.  I have to admit, when I saw the sketch I was tempted to look someplace else for inspiration.  But before I did I checked out the gallery to see what everyone else had done with the sketch.  There were some really nice cards made using this sketch so I decided to give it a try.  I think it came out really nice (if I do say so myself :)

For my sentiment I chose to use the "All Occasions Nested Sentiments" set by JustRite.  This set has some really nice sentiments, perfect for cards (inside & out) as well as many scrapbook pages.  And for those of you that may not know this many of the Spellbinders Nestabilities are a PERFECT match for the JustRite Stamps.  It doesn't have to be just round or square anymore!!  For this card I used the Spellbinders Nestabilities Petite Oval to diecut my sentiment, the Scallop Petite Oval to diecut the peach mat and the Big Scallop Ovals to diecut the green mat.   Makes some really pretty matting!

For this card I also did something that I rarely do - I finished the inside of the card!!  I know that I can't be the only one that does this, right??  My inside sentiment comes from the "Cherish The Memories" stamp set and is diecut in the same manner as the front of the card.

Below is a look at the entire "Cherish The Memories" stamp set.  Many of these would be perfect for a scrapbook title.

And here is a look at the entire "All Occasions Nested Sentiments" stamp set.

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

Supplies: 

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Cherish The Memories, All Occasions Nested Sentiments, Clear Horizontal Stamper

Paper:  K & Co, Worldwin

Ink:  Memento Tangelo

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Petite Ovals, Petite Scallop Ovals, Big Scallop Ovals, Prima flowers, Kaiser pearls, chalk

Glitter Here, Glitter There, Glitter Everywhere!!!

Good morning everyone.  Today I am playing along with the Friday challenge over at JustRite.  As you can tell by the heading of my post it has something to do with Glitter.  We all love glitter and bling!  As I was searching for an idea for my project I spotted a plain white candle just sitting there saying "Use Me".  So that is what I did.

I applied decoupage finish onto the candle with a brush and then sprinkled purple glitter onto it.  As I was waiting for that to dry I stamped my monogram.  I used the Curlz 95 point font (JustRite) along with a   2" Decorative Round Border (JustRite).  Each were stamped with Memento Grape Jelly.  Then I diecut the monogram as well as the border with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles.  The other 2 mats were diecut with Spellbinders Labels 9.  And to keep with the glitter theme, I also added glitter to these.

To create my candle base, I used the Spellbinders Big Scallop Circles and added MORE glitter.  I knew that I needed to add ribbon but I didn't have any color except for white.  So what should I do??  I grabbed my yellow Copic marker and colored the ribbon.

There you have it - a BLAH white candle transformed into a beautiful colorful candle.  Of course, this will just be for decoration.  I don't think the glitter would burn very well.

Head on over to the JustRite blog and give the challenge a try.  You could win a gift certificate to buy MORE of your favorite JustRite Stamps.

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

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Curlz 95 point font, 2" Decorative Round Borders, 2" Clear Round Stamper

Ink:  Memento Grape Jelly, Copic Marker (Y04)

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Labels 9, Classic Circles, Big Scallop Circles, Art Institute Ultra Fine Crystal Glitter, Martha Stewart Charoite Glitter, Royal Coat Decoupage Finish, ribbon

Gift Card Holder

Good morning everyone.  Today I have this really cute gift card holder that I found instructions for online.  I had to make mine a bit wider because my envelopes were a bit wider than the one in the instructions.  This was fairly easy to construct, however it took me SEVERAL hours to figure out how I wanted to decorate it.  I decided to go with more of a glamorous look so that I could give it to my sister-in-law for her birthday.

I decided to keep the front cover fairly simple.  I used JustRite Times Roman 95 point font along with a Damask border to personalize this with her monogram.  It is stamped with Memento Summer Sky and diecut with Spellbinders Classic Circles & Petite Scallop Circles (a "JustRite" match for a JustRite monogram).

Along the left side of the cover, I chose the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Borderabilities and added Kaiser pearls.

Here is a photo showing the front cover and part of the inside of the card.

This is a photo showing the entire inside of the card. 

On the left side, I used the "Baroque Nested Frames" set, stamped with Memento Summer Sky.  This set comes with 2 different nested frames along with a sentiment.  I stamped the larger frame and applied it vertically.  Then I stamped the smaller frame and applied it horizontally.  The sentiment is stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa and diecut with Spellbinders Fancy Tags.  Along the top and bottom edge, I diecut a border using the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Borderabilities and added more Kaiser pearls.

On the right side I made 3 gift card holders using my Cricut Expression along with the Wild Card Cartridge cut at size 4 1/2".  Since this is for my sister-in-law and I had 3 spaces to fill, I decided to add the letters    "S" "I" "S" onto the gift card envelopes using the new Myriad Pro 50 point font and Damask border.  Each stamped with Memento Summer Sky, diecut with Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles and Petite Scallop Circles.  I also used individual pieces of the Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Border to add on each side of the letter.

 Here is a closer look at the left side of the gift card holder.

 And here is a closer look at the right side of the gift card holder.

 

 This is a photo of the complete "Baroque Nested Frames" stamp set

 

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

Supplies: 

Stamps:  JustRite Stampers - Baroque Nested Frames, Myriad Pro 50 pt font, Damask 1 3/16" kit, Times Roman 95 pt font, Damask 1-letter borders, Clear Horizontal Stamper, clear 1 5/8" Round Stamper

Paper - K & Co, DCWV

Ink:  Memento Summer Sky, Memento Rich Cocoa

Accessories:  Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles, Petite Scallop Circles, Fleur De Lis Borderabilities, Fancy Tags, Cricut Expression with Wild Card Cartridge, Kaiser pearls, Cuttlebug Textile embossing folder