Christmas -Day One with guest designer Michele Kovack

Wow!! Wow!! WOW!! What an amazing Christmas Blog Hop!! We have now directly linked each designers Christmas Projects so that you can bookmark the Christmas Blog Hop and find everyone's project when Christmas fits into your design schedule. If you missed the hop ---it is an absolute must you can find it here.


Last week's BLOG CANDY WINNERS -Congratulations Leenda you are the winnner of the JB 08775 Something Sweet Stamp Set with the 2 3/8" Stamper is:

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Leenda said:
do have a custom stamp w/my name but I've never thought about doing my own. That's a great idea! Why didn't I think of it??
August 13, 2009 8:46 PM

The winner of the JB 08780 Merry Little Christmas Set with the 1 5/8" stamper is from Friday's Release post is Stampin Jan :
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StampingJan said...
Yes, actually I recently have been getting my Christmas card mojo into action. I usually make about 80 hand-stamped cards. I came up with the design, now I just have to begin the assembly line process and start stamping.
August 15, 2009 8:49 PM

Ladies please send your full names and shipping information to kellief@justritestampers.com

Just in case you haven't gotten your Chirstmas Mojo yet... Michele Kovack will be guest blogging this week with 5 Days packed full of more Christmas Projects you won't want to miss. Michele is known for her vintage shabby chic designs and today she has used JB 08760 The Christmas Treasures Set to create these oh so Vintage Christmas Cards:

So here is Michele and her fun vintage creations:I love that the images in this set are large and become center stage on the card! I inked the sentiment in blue on a grey piece of Memory Box paper. It has an aged feel to it which I liked! The outer portion was stamped in grey and carefully cut with scissors. I didn't want it to blend in too much with the background so I backed it using my Spellbinder's pinked Nestibility.

I layered it on top of my cute snowman Memory Box paper. I slipped a piece of white tulle underneath image and glued everything down. I tied the tulle into a know and added a crystal beaded snowflake on top of it. Since I love anything that sparkles, I added glitter around the sentiment as well as rhinestones!

The second card was not done in very traditional Christmas colors. I found this piece of creamy snowflake paper which I think is by Basic Grey and kind of used that for inspiration. The image was also from the Christmas Treasure's set. It was stamped in Versamark on chocolate brown paper and then sprinkled with dark brown embossing powder. After heating it up, I cut it into a circle with my Nesties. The outer sentiment was stamped on Kraft cardstock in Versamark and sprinkled with gold powder. To make this pop a bit more I used a new pendant die from Spellbinders to layer the circles on. I rounded the corners of the card and added a simple bow.

Stop back in tomorrow for more Christmas Inspiration.

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Kathy Jones Day 5 - Friendship Notes

A special thanks to Kathy Jones for inspiring us this week. Be sure to visit her on a regular bassis at Inspired to Stamp. She has lots more JustRite Toys to play with this month!! Next week we will be hosting Sneak Peaks for Stampers Dream's JustRite Week. I don't know about you, but I am just dying to see what the dream team does with our new designs!!

Today there are lots of other JustRite Projects that you will want to check out. For monogram inspiration visit Sharon Johnson's Blog and Kellie Fortin's Blog. Michelle Kovack has a very personalized tag to share with you as well.

If you live near Albert Lea, MN JustRite Design team member Heidi Blankenship will be doing this Saturday at Scrapping On The Go from 1-3pm. She will be demoing Spellbinders and JustRite Stampers products. Showing you several techniques with both products and how perfectly they go together. She will also be doing a make-n-take so you can get some hands on experience with 0ur products. If you live in the surrounding area I hope you will stop in at Scrapping On the Go for the Demo, I would love to see you there!!

Scrapping On the Go!
** Store ** Location1428 W. Main StAlbert Lea, MN 56007(Prairie Center - across from the Skyline Plaza)

Welcome back to my last Guest Blogger day! I can’t believe it’s my last day already – I’ve had a wonderful time this week. Today’s project is a Mini Pizza Box and some matching 3 x 3 gift cards. I found this awesome tutorial for this Mini Pizza Box at Splitcoaststampers - It is such a lot of fun and SO easy to make and only uses 1 sheet of cardstock!
I used white card to make up the box as per the instructional tutorial and then set about decorating the top. I used a piece of 3 ¾” Kiwi Kiss and layered with some Raspberry Tart DSP. I took a piece of left over white card and punched the edge using the Fiskars Embossing Eyelet Lace border punch and glued it to the bottom third of the panel and added some hot pink ¼” gingham ribbon. The flower is made using the Martha Stewart Branch punch for the branches, a Kaisercraft baby pink flower, punched the middle flower out of Pretty in Pink with the Boho Flower punch and finished with a pink Kaisercraft rhinestone. The main panel I stamped using the brand new Friendship Set by JustRite in black and coloured the flowers with markers and a blender pen, added more pink rhinestones to the centres and cut out with my Large Classic and Scalloped Circle Nestabilties. I finished off the box by adding some 1/2” hot pink gingham ribbon around the lid.

A friend of mine, when she saw the other previews, asked if I would use it much because it is so big. I told her there are so many ways you can use it, so today I made little 3 x 3 gift cards with this set. I stamped three different centres from the set and cut each out in different shapes. (Just because it comes in a circle doesn’t mean you have to cut it in a circle!!) I could have made bigger cards to fit in this box, but I just love these cute scalloped cards made with the largest of the Large Mega Scalloped Rectangles by Spellbinders, which when folded becomes the perfect 3 x 3” card!

The ‘Let your dreams Grow’ card has been stamped in Old Olive and cut with Circle Nestabilities. The panel below is Rose Red layered with Raspberry Tart DSP and some ¼” hot pink gingham added to the corners. The main image panel has been popped up on foam tape.

The Cake centre was cut with the Large Classic and Scalloped Oval Nestabilities, coloured with markers and I pierced each of the scallops and popped it up over a panel of Kiwi Kiss and Raspberry Tart DSP with pink rhinestones in the corners.

The Friends centre was cut using the Label 1 Nestabilities, embossed the edge and coloured with markers. This was popped up on a panel of Kiwi Kiss, Raspberry Tart DSP with a ½” hot pink gingham ribbon.

The finished product is this cute, easy little gift set!

I hope you’ve enjoyed the projects this week as much I as enjoyed making them. Thank You to all those who visited and the JustRite Team for having me!!!

xx Kathy

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Kathy Jones Day 4 - Thinking of You

Welcome to the fourth day of my Guest Blog week!! How time is flying and I hope you’ve been having as much fun as I have this week! Today I’ve decided to make a card using the brand new, just released Thinking of You Set. I love making cards and it’s probably what I enjoy most. This would be one of the most beautiful, elegant stamp sets I’ve seen and perfect for Thinking of You and Sympathy cards. This set is available now from JustRite Stampers and is used with the Large Oval Stamper.

I started this card with Very Vanilla base and layered with Not Quite Navy (pierced the edge with a piercer and Mat Pack) and added another layer of Very Vanilla. Next I took a piece of Not Quite Navy and punched the top and bottom edges with the Fleur de Lis punch from EK Success. Through the middle I’ve placed some Bella Bleu DSP – some of my favourite paper – and placed a piece of ivory satin ribbon through the middle.

I stamped the border and centre from Thinking of You in Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip (for the flowers only) twice and cut them out with my Large Classic Ovals. (The Small Classic Ovals would be better – but I’m still waiting on my order to arrive.) I’ve used the Scalloped Ovals to cut the Not Quite Navy scalloped layer and placed the border on it and then popped the whole panel up on foam tape. The middle I’ve coloured with Old Olive and a blender pen and a white gel pen for the flowers and then used thinner foam tape to pop this up in the middle. To finish I’ve added some Blush Kaisercraft pearls and the cut outs from the punching to the corners.

Hope you’ll pop back tomorrow for the next project my final day here at JustRite!

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Age doesn't matter...it's all about STYLE- 2 3/8" stamp designs

Today we are previewing our newest birthday set - Birthday Wishes which is designed to fit our new 2 3/8" Stamper and is part of our 2nd CHA Release which is available for pre-order now. Stamps sets ship May 15th.



Becca Feeken has created an absolutely gorgeous birthday card using this set ...here is a little sneak peek

To see the full card and a complete tutorial on how she created this fabulous card visit her blog.


Or go to our JustRite Google Reader and click on the JustRite Birthday Wishes - Amazing Paper Grace- which will also bring you to her blog. If you haven't had a chance to visit the JustRite Google Reader since last week....it is a must do!! Our design team has been on fire!! Lots of great projects with our newest stamp sets!!
Here are a few sneak peeks....view the JustRite Google reader to find the complete posts:



This simply elegant card from Debbie Olson using our Tiny Word set.This super cool project from Sharon Harnist - a perfect project to help your kids count down the days to Summer Break. What a great new family tradition!! Sharon used an image from our new Favorite Occasion set designed to fit in your 1 5/8" stamper.
Then we have this simply elegant card from Sharon Johnson's Friday Stamp Simply Challenge!!


Or this beautiful Mother's Day gift from Lisa Somerville



Are your creative juices flowing yet?? We have tons of inspiration coming your way over the next two weeks! With the help of some of our favorite designers we are planning to knock your socks off !! As you will soon see ...your JustRite Wish List will be rapidly growing.

Oh yeah ...back to the post... The Birthday Wishes Stamp Ensemble set is designed to go with our new 2 3/8" block. This is a fun new block comes with Times New Roman 25 point font which fits on the the border of this new block. It therefore has 2 rims (since 25 point has 2 legs on the back side of it).

The borders from this set are designed to fit in the first rim. I have some more photos showing this new block to share with you. But I am experiencing photo upload issues with blogger at the moment. Hopefully I will be able to upload them tomorrow. Stop back for our Blog Candy Celebration - Wahoo!! We hit 300,000 hits!!

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Day 4 with Becca Feekan - Elegant Baby Cards

Thanks to everyone who participated in our blog hop!! It was so much fun to see all the fun projects from our design team! If you missed the hop you can find all the projects plus many more fabulous ideas by visiting the JustRite Shared Google Ideas section of our blog. Which you can find in the top right hand corner of the blog. Simple click on the title to see the full post. Need even more ideas simply click on the read more at the bottom of the JustRite Google Reader you will find 100's of projects using JustRite Product.

Today Becca has an exquisite set of baby cards to share with us. These will be a perfect addition to your card stash.

The Elegant Baby

Who doesn’t like to make baby cards? I wanted to make some elegant options instead of the normal pink and blue so I selected cream/gold and white/silver palettes to work with. When creating the small baby buggy, I knew it would be the perfect place to show off the new 2 3/8” stamper paired with the small but versatile 15 point alphabet. Because of the size, the letters fit perfectly in the bottom part of the buggy.

The buggy is made by cutting a Spellbinders Standard Circle Large in half and then the hood is made by turning a half circle on a 90 degree angle. The wheels are made by stacking the circles from two punches. The handle is a swirl taken from Spellbinders Doodle Parts. The scalloped trim is cut from a Martha Stewart Edger.

The words were embossed stamped with a Versamark pad and either gold or silver embossing powder. It was well worth the time to stamp and emboss the words before cutting them out.

Here are the items I used – The JustRite 2 3/8” Wooden Stamper Set and the Justrite Times New Roman 15 point font that comes with the JustRite 2” Wooden Stamper set.



Card Recipe:
JustRite Stamps: 2" Wooden Stamper with Times New Roman 15 Point Font, 2 3/8" Wooden Stamper Set

Paper: The Paper Company – Blonde Columns and Solar White, K & Company – Embossed, Canson Effects – Gold and SilverInk: Versamark, Silver Embossing Powder, Gold Embossing Powder, Pearls, Ribbon, Spellbinders Standard Circles Large, Spellbinders Doodle Parts, Martha Steward Edger, ½” punch, 5/8” punch

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Day 3 with Becca Feeken- Ready-to-Go Card Kit

Today Becca has the perfect solution for how you can get organized and really have a JustRite Stash of Cards designed in this easy to make - Ready-to-Go Card kit. We can all only aspire to be this organized!! Becca your Project Rocks!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!

JustRite Red Ready-to-Go Card Kit

I am seriously one of those persons who makes cards but never has any simple cards to send. Some time ago I put together a kit of blank cards and medallions stamped with different occasions – all I had to do was pick my card then pick my medallion . . .Easy!! I used them up quickly, so that kit has long been gone; it was one of my most favorite projects. So I basically recreated that kit again. I chose the colors red, cream and black to do the card set, mostly dictated by the basket they’ll be kept in.


I made four sets of very generic cards with low profiles so that they could fit in my basket. The separate containers are stocked with the medallions that can be used on the card. Mounting tape has already been applied, so when it is time to use them, all I’ll have to do is peel the liner off of the back and pop the medallion onto a card.



It was pure serendipity that these acrylic containers I have in my studio fit in to the basket perfectly. They hold all the supplies. The center container is pre-tied bows. (I told you this has to be quick!!)

One container holds various monograms, done in multiples.



The last container holds various occasions done in multiples.
Here is what the set looks like with some of the medallions mounted.



Here’s a peek inside! The red basket is a silverware basket that I picked up from the craft store – I’ve seen these everywhere.

The medallions were made using JustRite 10 Designer Centers and Borders and the
JustRite Damask Borders Set as seen below:

Kit Recipe:
Stamps: JustRite 10 Designer Centers and Borders, JustRite Damask Borders Set , 1 5/8 " Wooden Stamper
Paper: Die Cuts with a View – La Crème, The Paper Company
Ink: Black Brilliance
Accessories: Justrite 1 5/8” mount, Spellbinders Standard Circles, Spellbinders Scalloped Squares, Spellbinders Classic Squares, Spellbinders Labels 1, Spellbinders Labels 2, Spellbinders Labels 3, Spellbinder Blossom, Basket, Ribbon, Acrylic Containers, Cream Envelopes

Well, I’m certainly Ready-to-Go!!

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

JustRite Thank You Card- Stamp Simply Challenge #80

Our blog candy giveaway ends Friday night at Midnight EST. For every 250 comments we get we are adding another blog candy package- So far you have 3 chances to win. We are very close to adding our next prize package!! Have you emailed all your friends to join in the Celebration??

Tonight we decided to participate in Sharon Johnson's Friday Stamp Simply Challenge. You can play along too.



Here are Sharon Rule's for this Stamp Simply Challenge #80:

Keyword ssnotime80 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all! You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link your project at Sharon's Blog Post here. If you decide to use a JustRite Product in your card add a coma and a second keyword JustRite and your project will appear in both galleries.

Let’s Forget the Rules! Do you remember when we were kids (at least when I was a kid!!) we were taught not to mix patterns when we dress ourselves. I guess styles must have been rather bland back then — LOL!!! We would never wear a plaid skirt (remember those red wool plaid skirts?) with a printed blouse, or a striped jumper with a polka dotted blouse. We just DID NOT do it back them!!! Oh, but look at the fun we have today with patterned paper — Mix and Match — anything goes!!! And I love it!!! So today we are going to use EITHER stripes or dots and mix them with any other print or pattern you so desire! Or use the stripes and dots together if you like. You may use patterned paper or you may stamp your prints/patterns. Just make sure you use EITHER stripes or dots, or both!!! I LOVE both stripes and dots. And today you get bonus points if you can use 3 different prints together!!! Forget those old rules, let loose and have fun!!!

You can view all the great samples that were made by the Stamp Simply Design Team by visiting Sharon's Blog and following the links to all the team members.

For our card we used the AccucCut Card & Mat Circle Die to die cut our WorldWin Treasures™ cardstock-TR 1201 Crimson Red or the A2 Card and My Minds Eye- Penny Lane Paper Feeling Groovy Paper Pack for the Mat Circle.

Next we chose a 1 5/8” border and center stamp from the 10 Designer Centers and Borders and gently snapped the pieces into the grid of our 1 5/8” stamper. We inked the image with Pumpkin Spice Versamagic Ink and stamped it on white cardstock. Die cut your stamped image using die 3 from your small Circle Nestabilities™ (Count your dies starting with the center die). Then we used Red Magic ink to scuff the edges of your stamped image.

To create our flower mat we die cut a scalloped circle from the Striped Feeling Groovy Paper using the die 3 from Scalloped Circles set 3. Using scissors we cut inward toward the center in the valleys of the scallop to create a flower mat for the stamped image. We used the Red Magic Ink again to scuff the edges of the petals to give the flower more depth. Then we assembled the flower as shown in photo above.

We trimmed the front of the card by using the Martha Stewart Scalloped Dot Punch to make a border and then add Ribbon and Prima Flowers.

Supplies:
JustRite Stamps: JB 08040 10 Designer Centers & Borders
Dies:AccuCut GrandeMARK Roller Die Cutting System, AccuCut Die- 82-NC 200 CJ-A2 Card & Mat Circle, Spellbinders:Small Circle Nestabilities - Die 3
Scalloped Circles (set1) – Die 3
Paper: My Minds Eye-Penny Lane Paper Feeling Groovy Paper Pack ,WorldWin Treasures™ cardstock-TR 1201 Crimson Red
Accessories: Prima Flowers, Orange & White Polka Dot Ribbon, Martha Stewart Scalloped Dot Punch,

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

The JustRite Google Reader

We have been doing a little spring cleaning here on the JustRite Blog revamping our side bar to make it easier for you to find inspiration. Did you know that everyday you can find inspiration on our blog even if we haven't posted a new project. That's right you can stop in daily and visit the JustRite Google Reader sidebar on our blog and see all the wonderful designs that have been posted on blogs around the world using JustRite Products. We read hundreds of blogs daily looking for projects that will inspire you and we share them on our blog's side bar.

Here is one of three absolutley stunning JustRite Projects you would have found in our Google Reader by the incredible talented Jerri Kay - to view all 3 projects click on the photo of the project or take a tour in our Google Reader. All 3 Projects are absolutely a must see!!.

To make it easier for you to find our JustRite Google reader we have moved it to the top of our sidebar. To read the newest posts simply click on the underlined titles in the rectangular box and you will be brought directly to read the latest blog post using a JustRite Product. Need a little more enabling?? Go to the bottom of the rectangle and click on the read more icon and begin scrolling. You will find a link to every blog post we have ever read using a JustRite Product.

Have a blog post you would like to share with our reader's? Simply send an email to mailto:kellief@justritestampers.com with a link to your blog and we will add you to our google reader and share with the world your inspirational project. Here is a little sampling of some of our favorite projects that you might have missed in our google reader..

From the Stamper's Dream Team - Tosha designed a this exquisite Thank You card in November.
Visit Tosha's blog for all the details. And while you are there check out her amazing blog candy!!Congratulations Tosha on hitting 100,000 Hits. Tosha loves our JustRite Font and you can find tons of projects on her blog that use JustRite Font for personalized sentiments.

Next is a great masculine birthday card from Cindy Motherway ..Created using only JustRite Font. For all the details visit Cindy's blog.


So when you have a few quiet moments in your hectic day stop in have a cup of coffee or a glass of wine and get your JustRite Mojo Again!!

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Day Four with Barb Schram

Today JustRite Team is off to CHA .... we hope that we will have a few spare moments during next week to share with you photos from the show. The show begins on Sunday.

It's day four with Barb Schram and you will all be running out to the store to buy "Individual Wrapped LifeSavers" . What a fun project!! Barb - your projects this week have been so inspiring!! And since we have seen a sneak peek already of Friday's Project...all we can say is- Barb - You Rock!!! And to our reader's ---don't miss Friday!! Barb's project is a HOOT!!

We think each of you will quickly be making a list of all your friends that would be deserving of this card. And how great would it be to have a stash of theses cards premade for when someone special comes to your rescue.

Barb has been so generous in sharing with us tons of details and photos on how she has created each project this week that we just wanted to send her a huge "JustRite THANK YOU!!!

And everyone will be happy to hear that Barb has joined our JustRite Blog Team!! We are so excited to welcome her on board. So be sure to visit Barb's Blog Dream.Explore.Discover on a regular basis to see her next JustRite Creations!!

A LIFESAVER THANK-YOU!

Some of my favorite papercrafting projects are creations that develop around candy or food of some sort! I love the opportunity to play on the name of a product or play on the letter sounds of words. So, today I thought I would show you a sweet idea, one that is easy enough to keep on hand, and, well, just might be a lifesaver when you need a Thank You card in a hurry.

Using my 50pt Brayton font, I stamped three sets of the letters: U, R, and A. The next step was to punch all the letters out with my ¾’ circle punch. Now my letters are set to be adhered to my cards when needed!

All cards have the same basic layout, with variation in the placement of the letters and lifesavers. The cards are 41/4” x 51/2’ in size. Placed atop the patterned 4” x 4” papers are scrap cardstock bands of different sizes. This particular card uses SU cardstock, K & Co. Berry Sweet DP along with scraps of white and red. The flowers are from Making Memories and twill ribbon is from PTI. After all pieces are adhered to the card, I used a 11/4” circle punch to create a hole for a lifesaver to peek through and then attached my lifesaver to the inside of card so I could position it just right! I decided to place my letters, U, R, A, in the inside for this card.
Have you guessed the play on letters and words yet? How simple is “U R A Lifesaver” for a special thank you card? The beginning steps of creating this card is the same as the card above. The main differences is; punched letters are on card front, added button on flower, no ribbon wrapping card front, and adhesive pearls on right hand side of cardstock band. I love the sparkle to this paper!
I also placed the letters on this card front. And wrapped the satin ribbon around card front and tied it off as the flower center. Take a peek at the photo below to see how simple it is to accomplish this! When I want to incorporate ribbon into my flower embellishment, I simply punch two holes in the center. Just like a two hole button. I bring up both ribbon ends through the holes and tie the ribbon, snug enough to hold, but not too tight to bend the cardstock! I love this look and have been using it often lately! I add a glue dot under the flower to hold in place.

I can think of several uses for lifesaver candies! How about a lifeguard card? Place several lifesaver candies in a small cello bag with tag attached. Of course, with a JUSTRITE tag! These are adorable in a matchbook style favor too! I hope you let your imagination see the possibilities, even if it is as simple as a lifesaver candy!

Stamps: JustRite Brayton font, 1 5/8” Round Stamper
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: SU and Papertreyink cardstock, PTI Raspberry Fizz patterned paper, K & Company Berry Sweet Designer Paper.
Accessories: Papertreyink ribbons, MM felt and paper flowers, Dill heart button, foam adhesive flower, adhesive pearls, 1 ¼” and ¾”circle punches, Lifesaver candies, Crop a Dile, glue dots

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".