for you

The look of lace, doilies, and circles are everywhere. When I saw the JustRite Stampers set, Kaleidoscope Borders, I HAD to have them. I guess you can say I didn’t use these stamps in the traditional way, but I love the results! Using different colors of ink, I randomly stamped the image onto cardstock. The edges of the cardstock were inked with Distressing Ink to add a shabby look. The sentiment is from Victorian Nested Frames, and was stamped in black ink.

Have a marvelous day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Kaleidoscope Borders, Victorian Nested Frames), Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black) Ranger (Distressing Ink-Frayed Burlap) Colorbox Chalk-Blackberry, Deep Lagoon, Butterscotch, Pumpkin Pie Spice Berrylicious), Gems-Hero Arts (Clear Mixed Gemstones)

I just wanted to thank you all SO much for the great stories about your favorite Christmas songs from the Paper Crafts Magazine 12 Designers of Christmas Blog Hop! It was wonderful to read about all your special memories!!

AND Congrats to the winner of the special issue from Paper Crafts Magazine, Holiday Cards & More…

Jennie said...

This is beautiful and LOVE that bow! My favorite Christmas song is White Christmas. We watch the movie every year with our kids and love the scene when the backdrop of the set opens to freshly falling snow in the movie. So idyllic...

September 17, 2010 8:21 AM

Jennie, we will be contacting you soon!! :)

JustRite Font Mega Blog Hop

“Welcome to Day Two of the JustRite Mega Font Hop! Today is the second day of a two day hop featuring 54 amazing designers – 28 locations on each day! 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 hard work, 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 commenter's from three random designers blogs. So, to win some (JR 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 EST to leave your comments. Good luck, the lucky winner may be YOU!!! You have 6 chances to win Check back at the JR blog on Sunday Evening to find out who the six lucky winners are!! Enjoy the Hop!!!”

Welcome! And here is my contribution to this amazing blog hop! Can you believe all the talent? All the projects are fabulous and will make you want to run and stamp! :)

I saw some cute letters like these in a local boutique. I thought, hmmm, I could make my own…I went and bought medium (2”) wood blocks at Michael’s. I covered them in paper. Sanded the edges and inked all the edges with black ink. The bat is a wood shape that I covered with patterned paper. I made a hole in the block (tapped my paper piercer into the top with a small eyelet hammer) and glued the small piece of wire, I curled, into the top.

To make the letter circles, I first cut and embossed circles from patterned paper, using my Spellbinders Classic Circles Large. Then I stamped the saying from Witch Way to the Treats in black ink. The letters in the center are Brayton font 95 pt. letters, also stamped in black ink. The letter circles were layered onto Spellbinders Inverted Circles Large.

To finish the blocks off, I stamped spiders and spider webs on all the sides, in the same black ink. Hope you enjoyed this little home decor project! thanks for stopping by and be sure and visit all the ladies on the list below! :)

COOL NEWS: JustRite is celebrating this Mega Font Hop in style with a Super7 Day Font Sale. Take 30% off all JustRite font sets and the Horizontal and Vertical Font Stampers. Sale begins Sept 17th and ends Sept 24th.

JustRite Stampers 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

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite (Witch Way to the Treats, Brayton Uppercase Font, 1 3/16" handle), Patterned paper-My Mind’s Eye (The Spider’s Web), Ink-Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black), Wood blocks and bat-Michael’s, Other stamps-Hero Arts (Happy Owl-oween), Spellbinders die templates-Classic Circles, Inverted Circles Large

have yourself a merry little Christmas

Happy Friday everyone! Today is the last day of JustRite Christmas week at Stamper’s Dream. Have you been singing Christmas songs? :) Our little man wants to watch Frosty the Snowman. I just couldn’t let him, yet. :) Check out Carolyn, Amy, and Michelle’s blog’s today.

I love the bells image from the Merry Little Christmas set and wanted to use them on a card. I tried coloring them several different ways, but decided that the watercolor pencil image matched the shabby look I was hoping to achieve. The sketch is from 2Sketches4You this week. LOVE those sketches!

Hope that you have wonderful weekend plans! DH came home yesterday from a business trip, so I am glad to get things back to normal! Make sure and check out my second post today. thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Merry Little Christmas), Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Boyfriend), Jenni Bowlin, Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Rustic White), Ink-Palette (Jardin, Dark Chocolate), twine-Papertrey Ink, Holly Leaves and Berries (Making Memories), Gems-Hero Arts, Copic-YG99, Spellbinders die templates-Classic Rectangles Long Small

JustRite Christmas Week: Family Card

I love the way you can personalize the Holiday Demi Phrases stamps from JustRite Stampers. They are half stamps, meaning, they are only half of the circle. Which leaves you with the bottom half to be creative with! :) How perfect to be able to personalize your family Christmas card! To be able to do this, JustRite has done something brilliant. Pick up the 2” handle, which is made for all the Demi Phrases stamps and it comes with the Times New Roman 15 pt. font. See how easy that is?

This is a photo of the little man a couple of Christmas’s ago. He loves his Santa hat and wears it from the day the decorations come out until we put them away! :) I knew I had to use this photo when I saw the Santa Hat in the Merry Little Christmas stamps. The front piece is a belly band, one that just slips off the top of the card. Easy and cute! :) Check out Michelle's and Denise’s blog today too!

have a wonderful day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Holiday Demi Phrases, Times New Roman Font 15 pt, 2” handle, Merry Little Christmas), Patterned paper-Basic Grey (Lemonade), Ink-Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Watermark) Cardstock-Neenah (Solar White), Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy), Borders-Bazzill (Just the Edges White), Spellbinders Die Templates-Classic Circles Large, Copics-R29, R59, G07

JustRite Christmas Week at Stamper’s Dream

It is JustRite Christmas week at Stamper’s Dream! The whole team will be inspiring you all week long with fabulous gift giving and card making ideas! (sad to think its time for this already, but let’s get into the Christmas spirit, I can sing, if you need! :))

When I saw the cocoa mug stamp, my first thought was, that looks like my favorite mugs!! I have a set of 4 red Tracey Potter mugs that I adore. I don’t let anyone else use them. Seriously. For some reason they make my hot chocolate taste better. LOL! :)

So the idea that popped into my head was to make coasters. The red scalloped circle is adhered to a pre-cut piece of cork. Make your layers, take them to your local copy shop, have them laminated, then cut the shape from the laminate with the exact same die template, and viola! I would use a serious adhesive to attach the laminated paper to the cork, just to make them last longer.

My other tip is, grab holiday mugs at the end of the season. (because I am NOT giving away my favorite one! :)) Places like Target have the fancy sets and also the cutesy individual ones on clearance. They make perfect quick gifts. And you can put homemade hot chocolate, a gift card, a sleeve of golf balls, or even fun socks inside. Add a personalized tag made with JustRite Stampers and you have a thoughtful gift!

Check out Tosha, Michelle, and Denise’s blogs today-wow!

Hope you had a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Something Sweet, 2 3/8” Handle), Cardstock-Neenah (Solar White), Patterned paper-October Afternoon (Cherry Hill) Ink0-Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark Watermark), Ribbon-May Arts (Candy Cane Stripe), Spellbinders Die Templates-Classic Circles Large and Small, Classic Scalloped Circles Large and Small, Copics R29, R59, BV20, E55, Other: Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, New Leaf), Stamps-Cornish Heritage Farms (Fine Houndstooth Backgrounder)

JustRite Christmas Blog Hop

Yay! Today is the JustRite Christmas Blog Hop! For my project, I chose to make an ornament and a box to hold it. Christmas ornaments have become important in our house since our son was born. I never understood the goofy ornaments my mom always put up on our tree, but now I get it. And I have started to collect goofy, but so meaningful ornaments for our son.

This is a basic box. It measures 4.25” square and the sides are 1” high. To create the closure, I cut and embossed the smallest Label 4 shape. I adhered the top of the shape to the top of the box, and the bottom half has velcro, to make it easier to open and keep closed.

The ornament is a basic glass edged ornament from Michael’s. I covered the backside of the ornament with Elmer’s Paint Pens in blue. It took two coats. If you try this, be very light handed with the second coat, so you don’t disturb the bottom one. Love the ease and coverage of the markers.

I stamped the snowman image from the JustRite Stamper’s set, Something Sweet. Use an ink made for glass and heat set.

One more peek at the box. For the sides, I embossed a Snowflakes Impressabilities with kraft cardstock. Then I pushed Canvas Palette ink over the cardstock to bring out the snowflake pattern.

Look at this list of amazing designers! Check out all their amazing projects and get inspired for a handmade Christmas! :)

JustRite Stampers-Blog

Becca Feeken

Sankari Wegman

Sharon Johnson

Kazan Clark

Sharon Harnist

Laura Davis

Debbie Olson

Michelle Woerner

Taylor Van Bruggen

Jenn Balcer

Michelle Wooderson

Lori Craig

Lauren Meader

Beate Johns

Barb Schram

Michele Kovack

Jami Bova

Kellie Fortin

Jennifer Buck

Heidi Blankenship

Angela Barkhouse

Lisa Somerville

Gerrie Johnnic

Kathy Jones

Debbie Seyer

Kim Sonksen

Melissa Bove

Terre Fry

Sheryl Dickinson

Bonnie Sharp

Mary Pfaff

Holly Simoni

Angela Robledo

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! We had a lovely time eating out, going to a movie, playing golf, and sleeping in! :) Thank you so much for all the congrats on our anniversary!! and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Something Sweet), Patterned paper-My Mind’s Eye, Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Kraft, Rustic White), Ink-Tsukineko (Memento Tuxedo Black), Palette (Canvas), Spellbinders Die Templates-Labels 4, Classic Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Small, Snowflake Impressabilities, Copics

JustRite and CPS

JustRite Stampers is sponsoring the team at Card Positioning Systems this week, so it seemed like a great time to play along. (not to mention all the new goodies I have to use, including the not-yet-available Labels 5 from Spellbinders :))
One thing I did want to mention was inks with the JustRite Stampers. I have long been a fan of the Colorbox Chalk ink pads from Clearsnap. Love the colors, the coverage, and the finished look that is so soft. I own all the Ques (the stacked up Cat's Eyes). The ink lasts quite a long time and I have a range of colors at my fingertips instantly. Plus, storage is much easier. Back to the JustRite Stampers, though. These inks work BEAUTIFULLYwith them! I didn't condition my stamps and you can see the crisp, clean images I got. Consider picking up a couple of them and giving them a try, you will be hooked. :)
thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Tiny Words)
Patterned paper-Basic Grey (June Bug)
Carstock-Neenah (Solar White)
Ink-Colorbox Chalk (Primary Que)
Spellbinders Die Templates-Labels 5, Classic Circles Large
Other: Butterfly from Char (Scenic Route Paper), Papertrey Ink Retro Background stamps, Button-Making Memories, Thread-Wright's

JustRite Week at Stamper’s Dream

If you are looking for my tutorial on the Spellbinders New Release (the book tutorial), just scroll down farther. Thanks! :)

It is JustRite week at Stamper’s Dream! Michelle has the newest JustRite Stampers in the store!

My grandma loves to give everyone homemade jam at Christmas. Some of the family doesn’t make their own, so they love getting it! When I saw the Preserves stamp set, I thought it would be great to make her cute labels that she could put on her jars to dress them up. I started with a new JustRite storage box. When I saw the drawer, I knew it would be the perfect place to store some small pieces of fabric, twine, buttons, and of course, labels.

Here is a closer look at the inside of the drawer. I kept the box top decorations attached to the ribbon, for easy removal.

To cover the jars, I stamped the Strawberries onto thin muslin with Palette ink. Now my grandma will have a place to keep all her jar pretties. But I am going to have to come over and do the decorating. :) I am sure that will be the part she likes about this the best! :)

And yes, I did make the jam in the jar. :) Told you it was going to be the week of seeing strawberries and eating them! I would share, if I could! :) Stop and check out these other JustRite projects today, Carolyn, Charmaine, and Michelle.

Supplies: Stamps-JustRite Stampers (Preserves), Flourishes (Strawberries), Storage Box-JustRite Stampers, Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black) and Palette (L’Amour and New Leaf), Ribbon-Offray, Twine-May Arts, Button-Making Memories, Spellbinders Die Templates-Long Classic Rectangles Small, Long Scalloped Rectangles Small, Classic Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Cardstock-Neenah (Solar White), Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, New Leaf), Copics-R29, R59, B00, Y11, Y13, Y15, YG03, YG25, G07, W3, ABS-1

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Someday my prince will come...

This frog makes me smile and when I saw the crown image with him in the Hero Arts stamp set, this first thing that came to mind was, you gotta kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince! :) Seeing as that is way too long, of course a song popped into my head, leading to the sentiment on the card. It was created with the Curlz font from JustRite. The font is girly and whimsical and was perfect for this card. Simple and silly, just like me! :)
have a super day and thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps-Hero Arts (Sending you Happy Thoughts), JustRite (Curlz Font)
Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black), Clearsnap (Colorbox Chalk Chestnut Roan, Moss, Creamy Brown)
Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Lil Man)
Tools-Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Circles Large, Inverted Scalloped Circles Large)
Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Kraft, Stamper's Select White, Pure Poppy)
Copics-YG03, YG25, G07, Y13, Y15, B00, YG93, ABS-1, Spica Glitter pen

JustRite week at Stamper's Dream

Just a simple and beautiful gift to be able to give a teacher to say thanks. I created a handmade box that holds a frosted and sugar dusted brownie. I love the darling little teacher saying and thanks from JustRite's new set, What's Cookin.

The cover of the box was made with acetate and then I placed the die cut heart piece of patterned paper over the top.

I created a tutorial about how to get the brownie decorated like that with a Spellbinders Impressabilities. You can find it here: BROWNIE TUTORIAL. or just scroll down to the next post.

Make sure and check out what the rest of the team has created:

Carolyn King

Cindy Motherway
Denise Marzec
Michelle Rodgers
Tosha Leyendekker

have a wonderful weekend! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps-JustRite (What's Cookin)

Patterned paper-My Mind's Eye (Freebird)

Ink-Colorbox Chalk Ink (Chestnut Roan, Creamy Brown)

Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream), Crystal Clear cardstock

Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Heart)

Ribbon-Offray

Pearl Hearts-Hero Arts

Rubber ducky you're the one: JustRite week

Its JustRite week at Stamper's Dream! Here is a little birth announcement/gift that I created. To make the tag, I used the Celebrations Demi Phrases, Tiny Words and Centers, and finished the bottom with our little man's name in Times New Roman 15 pt font. The box and gifts have been wrapped with plastic wrap and tied with a ribbon.

This is a look at what is on the inside of the box, the darling duck (my singing inspiration), and a photo magnet that uses the Baby Ensemble stamps. That duck is NOT rubber. It is CHOCOLATE! Seriously, you can EAT IT!! (the little man took care of that tonight) Isn't it fantastic? How fun would they be at a baby shower? I found them at Target during Easter. They are made by Palmer.

Some of you have asked how I make boxes myself. Well, the photo above is my little drawing and how I work things out. I start by measuring the object. Then I figure out how tall I want the sides. I am a pretty visual person, so drawing it out and writing out the math really helps me make a better box. Hope it helps a little bit. :)

Then I cut and score the cardstock to the sizes needed. My Scor Pal has made this process much easier! You can see where you need to cut the sides. I adhere my tabs on the inside, to keep the box appearance cleaner.

I created a little holder for the duck, the same way as the box, but before assembling, cut a Nestabilities oval out.

Here is the duck resting in his box and holder. The wave border was added to the top to finish it off.

Make sure and check out what Michelle and Laurie have created for today!!
Here is a link to the Rubber Ducky song, because I know you want to hear it from the expert and the only one who can truly do the song justice, Ernie. :) Rubber Ducky

Hope you had a wonderful weekend! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps-JustRite (Baby Ensemble, Tiny Words and Centers, Times New Roman Font 15 pt., Celebrations Demi Phrases)

Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Circles Large and Small, Classic Scallop Circles Large and Small, Classic Ovals Large, Classic Scalloped Ovals Large)

Cardstock-Papertrey Ink (Stamper's Select White, Spring Rain, Lemon Tart)

Patterned paper-American Crafts (Howdy)

Wave border-Just the Edge (Bazzill)

Ribbon-Creative Impression

Ink-Clearsnap (Colorbox Chalk Blackbird)

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A Laugh

More of my quote collecting... Doesn't that make you smile? I can just see my little man and how his whole face scrunches up when he starts to giggle!
The journaling piece, that looks like a banner, was in the Cosmo Cricket kit-how cool is that? I knew I had to use it and the papers that matched. To create the quote, I used my JustRite Vertical Stamper and Brayton Font (50 pt.). Yay that it fit perfectly!!
The card is pretty simple, but I do want you to note the Prima flower. I have bought two containers of Primas, ever. Really! I kind of like them...that is not good! :)
thanks for stopping by-all your sweet comments always make me smile!

Supplies:
Patterned paper-Cosmo Cricket (Girl Friday)
Stamps-JustRite (Vertical Stamper, Brayton Font)
Ink-Colorbox Chalk (Rouge)
Flower-Prima
Cardstock, Button-Papertrey Ink (Vintage Cream, Hibiscus Flower)
Twine-Martha Stewart
Sewing machine

Just Rite Week! For Your Garden

I think my need for spring is showing with this project. We can't plant around here until after Memorial Day...this also came about when I happened to have two stamp sets laying next to each other on my table. When I saw the flowers from the Our Craft Lounge set and the font and circles from Just Rite, it was my aha moment.

The box is from this template again. I thought it would be perfect to hold seed packets and little picks to label the seedlings. I used my 2nd favorite paper from the My Mind's Eye Bloom line and paired it again with the intense teal.

To close the box, I used a small piece of velcro. When using velcro to close a box or card, I find it easier to put the two sides together and then adhere the velcro.

Here is a closer look at the seed packets. I folded a piece of cardstock in half and closed it with a belly band. It will be easy to slide a seed packet inside.

To create the flower circles, I stamped the flowers first. Then I created a mask and stamped the circles over the mask. The inside of the circles were colored with my BG10 Copic marker.

A peek at how the packets open. The packets were also stamped with the little seed packet image from the stamp set.

I used the same technique to create the plant picks, but added a scalloped circle to the background and a punched out butterfly. The picks are made with a bamboo skewer that you can find at the grocery store. They trim to size easily with a wire cutter.

I hope that you have enjoyed JustRite week with the Stamper's Dream team!! Check out what Carolyn has created for today and then check out the blog candy that Michelle has!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend and I have a fun announcement to make tomorrow! :)

thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps-JustRite Stamps (Times New Roman Font, 10 Designer Centers and Borders), Our Craft Lounge (Growing Gratitude)

Patterned paper-My Mind's Eye (Bloom)

Cardstock-Prism (Teal, Suede Brown, Bright White)

Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Ribbon-Papertrey Ink (New Leaf Grosgrain)

Tools-Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Large), Butterfly Punch (Martha Stewart) Copics BG10, BG15, Y11, Y13, Y15, R08, YR04, V01, V04, YG25, G07, RV19, RV29, B32

Template-The Cutting Cafe

Just Rite Week! Flowers and Faith

The My Mind's Eye paper I used is definately my favorite from the new collection. I knew I wanted to pair it with the intense teal paper and when I saw the quote, I knew it was perfect. The quote is spelled out with the Times New Roman Font and placed in the Harmony Rectangle wood handle. I like mixing the font sizes. I think with more words I would have gone another size smaller on some words. The word Faith was accented with an ochre colored ink.

The flowers are chipboard that were painted with acrylic paint. I mixed the colors to work with the paper. I wasn't really thrilled with how blah they were looking. I tried polka dots, but that was the wrong way to go. After thinking about it for a while, I sponged darker shades of ink over all the chipboard pieces and that finally gave them the depth I was wanting to achieve.

Check out what Laurie, Cindy, and Michelle are wowing you with today! thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps-JustRite (Harmony Classic Rectangle, Times New Roman font)
Patterned paper-My Mind's Eye (Bloom)
Cardstock-Prism (Teal)
Chipboard-Maya Road
Paint-Making Memories
Ink-Colorbox Chalk (Dark Brown, Harvest, Creamy Brown)
Brads-Basic Grey
Tools-Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Rectangles Large), Fiskars Border Punch (Upper Crest)

Just Rite Week! You Live in A Zoo

JustRite week continues at Stamper's Dream!!
For this project, I created a birthday card and gift bag. To have a little birthday fun with the new Demi Phrases stamps, I took the "happy birthday to you sentiment" and then used my Times New Roman font to complete the circle with, "you live in a zoo." :) Blame my DH who has been singing that birthday song version to me for days! :)

A close-up of a bag. The monkey is hanging onto the birthday greeting. It was created with the 10 Designer Borders and Centers set.

Here is the card that started the project. Hee hee.

The COOL thing about the new 2" stamper is the DOUBLE RING! You can see that I used the circle embellished stamp along with the demi phrases and my own lettering. THAT is fun!! And opens up your creativity and all sorts of possibilities!!

Check out what Denise, Tosh, and Michelle created today! :)

Supplies:

JustRite Stamps-Times New Roman Font, 2" Harmony Stamper, Demi Phrases, 10 Designer Border and Centers

Patterned paper-My Mind's Eye (Bloom and Grow)

Cardstock-Prism (White, Teal)

Ink-Memento (Tuxedo Black)

Tools-Spellbinders Die Templates (Classic Circles Large, Classic Scalloped Circles Large), Fiskars Border Punch (Scallop Sentiments), Copic YR06, E55, E57, E59, RV11

Stamps-Hero Arts (Playful Animals)