Christmas- Day 5 with Michele Kovack

A huge thank you to Michele for all the fabulous Christmas Inspiration!!! Are you humming Christmas jingles yet?? We have tons more Christmas Projects to share with you next week because starting on Monday we have a full week of Christmas Sneak Peeks from the Stampers Dream Team!! I don't know about you but I can't wait to see what Michelle Rodger's Dream Team does with our new Chrismas Stamp designs. Have you pulled out your Christmas supplies yet??? Wouldn't it be fun to make your Christmas cards and gifts early...so you can enjoy the Holidays this year!!

We also have more exciting news to share with you - Michele Kovak is now selling her beautiful creations. You can find Michele's Shabby Chic Projects for sale ( remember they are one of a kind) in her new little online shop called Art A La Carte which is a small shop within Lollishops. (the frou frou friendly marketplace). If you haven't ever been to this site and you love Shabby Chic Creations you are in for a real treat. The site is similar to etsy but is dedicated to shops selling finshed Shabby Chic projects, vintage treasures and artistic elements. Michele finishes her week of guest blogging with a bang!! With this fun snowman ensemble!! Here's Michelle.


I created a little gift box and card combo using JustRite's Old Fashioned Christmas set. I loved this big ole snowman! I colored him in with my Copics. I used white flock for his hat and scarf. The outer border was stamped on separate paper.

The images were cut using Spellbinder's circles. The paper I used was October Afternoon.

The box was actually a box that a new power adapter came in for my daughter's communication device. (You probably have noticed by now that I do not throw ANYTHING away....a sickness....really.....) After wrapping the paper around the box, I tied it shut with a pretty satin bow and button. It can be filled with candies or cookies......: )
I have so enjoyed being guest blogger this week! It is an honor to design for such a fantastic company! And to everyone who visited me this week......THANK YOU!!!!

Michele - Thanks for spending the week with us sharing your vintage style!! Be sure to stop back in all week!! As we have more Christmas Inspiration all week long!!

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

Christmas -Day 4 with Michele Kovack

Today I thought I would start out today's post with a shout out for a couple of fun things going on in the blog world. First, did you see who the featured designer was on Wednesday on Papercrafts Moxie Fab World Blog?? None other than the fabulous Debbie Olson. I highly recommend following the link to read the interview with Debbie. You can find out what inspires one of our talented design team members and you also have a chance to win some Fab blog candy- (you have til Sunday to enter to win Debbie's blog candy on the Moxie Fab World blog).

For those of you who just love Shabby Chic and Michele's fun projects, you can get inspiration daily from Michele on her blog - Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker. Michele will also be teaching her first on-line stamping classes next week. For all the details visit here.
Note she has changed the dates and the classes begin on August 24th and run through the 28th.

Today Michele has a fun box for Christmas Cookies to share with you. Here's Michele:

Once again, I am trying to think of thoughtful, inexpensive gifts to give this year. I thought what better way then to give some home baked cookies to a teacher, neighbor, or mailman?

I picked up this cute window box at a Wilton tent sale I attended this summer. It is by Martha Stewart.

I used Basic Grey paper for the top and sides. I measured the size of the "window" and cut that out of my DP.I distressed the edges with Tim Holtz distress Ink. I didn't want to cover the window completely so the cookies could peek through, but I did want to dress it up a bit.

I used JustRite's Something Sweet set. I stamped and colored the cookies in with Copics and used a white Souffle pen to give the white icing a bit of dimension. I stamped the sentiment in red on a separate piece of card stock. Using my Circular Nesties, I cut out all the circles and layered them over my glittered snowflake and doily.

I wanted the recipient to take the decoration off easily (to get to those cookies! : ), so I tied some bakers twine around box and through layered images. Now all one needs to do is slip off the decoration and get to eating those cookies!

Thanks Michele for keeping the Christmas Mojo going here on the JustRite Blog!!

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

Christmas Day Three with Michele Kovack

Congratulations to Cazzy you are the winner of our blog candy from the JustRite Christmas Blog Hop -the Holiday Demi Phrases, Have a Merry Little Christmas and the 2" stamper with 15 point font!! Cazzy please send your full name and shipping information to kellief@justritestampers.com

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Timestamp: 2009-08-20 12:02:51 UTC

Cazzy said...
I love all the sets but top of my wish list is Something Sweet! The cocoa mug on Sharon's blog did it for me!Cazzy x

You can now find all the projects from the blog hop uploaded into our facebook photo albums by stamp set. The facebook photo albums are a great resource for JustRite Inspiration as we have over 24 albums chalked full of projects. Simply decide which JustRite set you want to play with and then select the photo album for that set. You can instantly see all the wonderful designs our design team has created using the set you already own... or perhaps the set that you are gonna really ..really need. You do not have to have a facebook account to view our facebook page.

Just a reminder that our Witch Way to the Treats is a limited edition and will be sold out long before Halloween. So if it is on your current wishlist - I would recommend purchasing it before you regret not owning it.

We are also currently out of stock in our JB 08119 Large Oval Stamper (the block you need for the Thinking of you set and the Autumn Blessing Set). We are so excited that you love our new designs and that we are selling them as fast as they arrive in the warehouse. Don't worry we have lots more on order and we are still taking orders for the block . I just wanted everyone to know we are currently back ordering the wooden stampers. Our next shipment of Large Oval Wooden Stampers arrives the 2nd week of September. We will ship in the order that orders are received -place your orders today to be at the top of the wait list.

If you have the 3 1/4" stamper on your wish list we still have a great deal for you. You can purchase the JB 08140 Harmony Classic Circle III Stamp Ensemble for just $10.00 the set originally sold for $19.95 and comes with the 3 1/4" stamper and 6 designer centers and borders. By ordering this set instead of JB 08117. You can save $.95 cents and all the stamps in the set are free!! Can't beat a deal like that!!

A special thanks to Michele for guest blogging for us this week!! She has another great Christmas Project to share with you today.

Here's Michele: With Christmas right around the corner, I thought a planner would be great way to keep track of people I have to buy for. I like to write down gift ideas for people.

When I actually purchase the gift, I like to know what I bought, how much was spent, and a place for the receipt. I picked up this notebook in the dollar section at Michaels......gotta love that dollar section! : ) Since some of the colors were bright on the edge, I thought I would go with that.....and grabbed some SU! paper that had the oranges, browns, blues, and orange in it.
Not traditional Christmas colors, but I kind of love that! I covered the front and back of the notebook using Modge Podge. Then I used JustRite's Something Sweet set. I stamped the sentiment and border separately and used various Nesties for the circles and scallops. Layer everything. I added a white ribbon, beaded snowflake, and used my 15 point Times Roman Font which comes with the 2" stamper and then added some hardware. When you open the planner there is an envelope in the front for receipts.

I created my next custom sentiment using 25 point Times New Roman lower case (the P is Times New Roman Upper case) and the Horizontal Stamper.

Thanks Michele for another great Christmas Idea...we can't wait to see what you have to share with us tomorrow. Be sure to leave Michele a comment!!

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

Christmas -Day Two with Michele Kovack

Just a reminder that we still have active Blog Candy from The JustRite Christmas Blog Hop which is open until Midnight August 19th. For all the details go to the Blog Hop..You will find the blog candy details at the bottom of this post. Goodluck to everyone.

Reading your comments has been so great ..... you don't even know how great it is to hear your comments!!! Sometimes it is a little lonely being a blogger. Imagine thousands of people coming to visit you ...but everyone just comes to the door and peeks in but no one decides to open the door and come in to visit!! So thanks for coming into our studios,sitting and chatting with us!! We so appreciate it when you leave a comment!! Thanks to everyone who took the time to leave comments on all our blogs!! We are definitely feeling the love this week!

Here's Michele:
I created a couple of little candy canisters for Christmas. Being a teacher, I am always looking for little, inexpensive, but thoughtful gifts to give fellow teachers, aides, bus drivers etc. I found these blue canisters at Michaels in the dollar bins. I decided to work with the blue in them by using paper from Basic Grey. I simply used my scalloped border punch then adhered the paper to the canister. For the top, I used my circle Nestibilities. The image and sentiment are from the JB 08775 Something Sweet stamp set.





The snowman was colored in using Copics and then cut him out. The sentiment was stamped on a separate piece of paper, cut out with a circular Nestie. Then I placed a smaller round Nestie in the center so when I airbrushed I was left with a white rim. I placed the snowman in the center with a pop dot. I added white Flower Soft to the "ground" to act as the snow.






To dress up the canisters I added a pretty satin bow and then a "sugared" snowflake. I did this by cutting the snowflake with my Spellbinder's snowflake die, coated it with glue and added Diamond Dust. This is a very chunky glitter with lots of sparkle. To add a bit of color, I sprayed it with Glimmer Mist. After it was dry, I tied it to my satin bow. Now, just add some pretty Christmas candy, and you've got a great little gift!

Stop back tomorrow to see Michele's next Christmas Project.

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

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.

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

Day 4 with Michele Kovack

WOW!! Today Michele has tons of projects to share with you using our Coffee Set. The variety of projects that our design team has designed using this stamp set is amazing! Today Michele will continue to wow you with this over the top Coffee Ensemble!!

For today's post I used the Just a Little Caffeine Borders and Centers to create a sampling of cards and such. It is such a fun set! I bought this coffee cup awhile ago to alter and decided to use the sentiment, Is There Really Life Before Coffee? For me my morning truly doesn't get started until I have my cup o' joe! I stamped the inside sentiment in Brown Momento Ink, cut it out using my Spellbinders, then airbrushed it for a bit of color.

I stamped the border in red and cut that out also using the Spellbinders. For the final layer, I cut the star using those Spellbinders......again! I distressed all 3 pieces with Tim Holtz Antique Linen. The paper that comes with the cup was used as a template for my paper. I cut it to the same size. I created a border in the center and adhered my circles/star. I added some glittery swirls under the star. For a couple of my cards I decided to use real coffee beans. I created a shaker card using the beans. I stamped the coffee border then used my Nesties to cut it out. Cut another circle the same size. One has the sentiment the other will be used for the backing. The one with the sentiment I took a smaller scalloped circle and cut out the inside. I replaced it with a piece of acetate. Glue the acetate to the back of the bordered sentiment. On the other circle that was cut, place foam squares around the circle's perimeter. Place several coffee beans in center. Adhere the circle with the acetate window to the top. Now ya have a shaker coffee bean card!

On the small scalloped card I used 3 beans for the center.

The card was cut using my largest scalloped Nestibility. The edges were inked and a pink bow was added to the top.

The coffee cup card was paper pieced and layered over several Nestiblilities dies. I distressed the edges, added some lace and buttons. The paper is Wild Asparagus. (Another "vintage" paper) I used liquid applique for the steam.

For my last card I used Basic Grey paper. The image was stamped and colored with Copics. I used Crystal effects on top of the coffee beans. The image was cut using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities and distressed with ink. I added a ribbon a few buttons to finish it off.

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

Day 3 with Michele Kovack- Sweet Treats

Today Michele has some Sweet Treats to share with us. You will love how she repackaged her candy into these sweet little gift boxes. Thanks Michele for all the fun inspiration this week.

For Today's project, I purchased individual boxes of Jelly Belly's. I created my own template by wrapping the paper to find out where the creases needed to be, as well as the length and width of the paper..

Once I did this, I cut it to the correct length and width and scored it so it would fold around the box. I used Papertrey paper as well as "vintage" (LOL!) SEI paper that I loved when I bought it many years ago.....and still do! I inked the edges of the paper using Tim Holtz's Antique linen.

I layered the SEI polka dot paper on top of blue paper that I cut using pinking shears. Adhere this to the box. I stamped the, What's Cookin' Borders and Centers set twice, distressed the edges, and cut the circles using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities. I added a third layer using the Spellbinders pinking circles die.


I then took pretty satin ribbon and glued it on 3 sides and then tied it. I glued the layered sentiment on top of that. Just untie the ribbon, and open up these sweet treats!

Be sure to stop back on Thursday and Friday to see the gorgeous ensembles Michele has made for those days.

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