Celebrating By The Sea

Hello Everyone and welcome to the JustRite Stampers Blog Hop!!!  Today we are celebrating the release of five beautiful new sets available from JustRite this month - Applique, Hope, Kaleidoscope, Let's Celebrate and By the Sea.  I've chosen By the Sea to showcase today - it has four borders and centers that fit the large oval stamper.  I've gone with a very nautical theme using navy, red, ivory and a touch of kraft!

I started with a base of Not Quite Navy and layered with Kraft and red bazzill.  The red layer I embossed with Divine Swirl across the top (for waves :) ) and the Dotted Wave Border Punch across the bottom.  Across the bottom of this layer I added some My Mind's Eye Lush DSP that I sponged with a little Antique Linen ink.  Across the join I attached some light brown grosgrain ribbon.  I stamped the center and border from By the Sea in Memento Rich Cocoa and coloured it with Copics (E31, E35, E37, R22, R27, YR32, Y21, C1) and added a little sparkle to the sea with the atyou Spica Clear Pen.  I then cut it out with Large Oval Nestabilities and sponged it with a little Antique Linen ink and then matted it with some Navy cut with the Label 8 Nestabilities and popped it up on foam tape.  I created the sentiment using the Times New Roman Lowercase Font and cut a notched tag, sponged with more Antique Linen ink and added a navy button and some natural twine and then finished by adding a couple of silver brads to the top corner.

Stamps - By the Sea, Times New Roman Lowercase Font (JustRite)
Paper - Not Quite Navy, Kraft, Red Bazzill, X-press It Blending Card, MME Lush DSP
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Not Quite Navy, Tim Holtz Antique Linen
Accessories - Label 8 and Large Oval Nestabilities, Copics, Clear Spica Pen, Divine Swirl EF, EK Success Dotted Wave Border Punch, Light Brown Grosgrain Ribbon, Navy Blue Button, Natural Twine, Silver Brads, Foam Tape.

For more inspiration, keep hopping along.....

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Debbie Olson
Becca Feeken
Michele Kovack
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
Michelle Wooderson
Kellie Fortin
Sharon Harnist
Sankari Wegman
Kathy Jones  (that's me)
Angela Barkhouse

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the Hop!!!

Faithful Lillies

Hello Everyone!!  Today I have a card that I've made for the JustRite Stampers Challenge which is sponsored this week by Spellbinders!!  You have to use two JustRite Stamp Sets and at least two different Spellbinders die shapes!!  There are great prizes up for grabs so check it out on the JustRite Blog!!!  I've also used the sketch from this week's Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge MTSC69 - the muse this month is none other than our own JustRite Girl Debbie Olsen!!

I've used three Spellbinders shapes - Large Oval Nestabilities, Large Circle Nestabilities and Label 11 Nestabilities.  The two JustRite sets I've used are the Breath of Spring for the Lillies of the Valley and the sentiment is from the Tiny Words set.  The Tiny Words set, along with all products in the 1 3/16th size are 20% off for a short time - you can find them HERE!!!

I used a base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with Very Vanilla embossed with Swiss Dots.  The next two panels are pieces of Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP matted with more Kiwi Kiss (the vertical panel punched with the Martha Stewart Arch Lattice Punch and I've attached a piece of ivory ribbon).  I've stamped the Lillies of the Valley from Breath of Spring in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (YG03, YG63, YG67, C1) and then added touches of sparkle with the Spica Clear Pen.  I cut this out with Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with Baja Breeze cut with Label 11 Nestabilities.

The sentiment panel is from the Tiny Words set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and Old Olive.  I cut the border and centre out with Large Circle Nestabilities and popped the centre up on foam tape.  I gave the butterfly I touch of colour with Copics Y11 and Y21.  To finish off the card I added an ivory bow to the ribbon and topped it with a blue button and silver cord.

Stamps - Breath of Spring, Tiny Words (JustRite)
Paper - Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze, Very Vanilla, X-press It Blending Card, Kaisercraft Devonshire Collection DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive
Accessories - Label 11, Large Oval and Large Circle Nestabilities, Copics, Swiss Dots EF, Ivory Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Blue Button, Silver Cord, Martha Stewart Arch Lattic Punch, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

FS166 A Mother Is....

Today is the Featured Stamper Challenge at SCS and it is none other than one of the sweetest people --- Pat Smethers!!!!  Such a deserving stamper for this honour!!!  Congratulations Pat - I am so thrilled for you!!!  I chose her Thy Word card to case.  I kept the flower idea, pink theme and Label 4 central panel (I swear the sentiment is on a Label 4!!).  I changed the shape of the card, added a few layers, added the sentiment, different flowers and omitted the ribbon.

I started by cutting out two of the largest Mega Curved Rectangles in white to create the base of this card and then cut another of this side in MME DSP and trimmed the edge.  Next I took the next size down and cut one white and one in another of the MME paper.  Next I stamped the sentiment from ODBD's MOM set in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut it with Label 4 Nestabilities.  Finally I stamped the bough of flowers also from the MOM set in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with Copics (YG11, YG63, YG67, RV000, RV10, RV13, Y21, YR23) and then cut each out with scissors and glued them to the top and bottom of the sentiment.

Stamps - MOM (ODBD)
Paper - White, X-press It Blending Card, MME Little Miss Muffet DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Mega Curved Rectangles and Label 4 Nestabilities, Copics, Scissors, Glue.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

A Ruby Anniversary

Firstly let me start by saying a HUGE thank you to everyone who participated in the JustRite Stampers Blog Hop - there was such a big response it was totally amazing!!!  Thank you to everyone who commented here and welcome to my new followers and subscribers!!  :)  If you didn't win anything, don't forget that you can still buy your 1 5/8 products from JustRite for 20% off - but only until the end of March!

Now - on to today's card!!!  March 28th marked my parent's 40th Anniversary and since it is traditionally the Ruby Anniversary I decided to make them a card with red!  I was inspired by this My Mind's Eye Lush paper which is red flocked.  Since it had a creamy base I matched it with Very Vanilla and used black to make it pop.

I started with a Very Vanilla base and layered with black and the Lush DSP.  Next I cut another piece of Vanilla, embossed it with Swiss Dots and matted it with some red bazzill.  Next I took another piece of black and cut and embossed it with the Spades Pendant die and attached some 1" red satin ribbon through the sides and glued it down.  I then took the centre sentiment from Loving Thoughts (which is currently 20% OFF!) and the border from 2" Square Decorative Frames and stamped them in Memento Tuxedo Black.  I cut it out with Lg Square Nestabilities and matted it with a piece of red bazzill and popped it up on foam tape.  To finish I added a large red satin bow made with my Bow Easy and embellished with a few Kaisercraft Blush Pearls.

Stamps - Loving Thoughts, 2" Square Decorative Frames
Paper - Very Vanilla, Black Bazzill, My Mind's Eye Red Lush DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Spades Pendant Die, Lg Square Nestabilities, 1" Red Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Blush Pearls, Foam Tape.

Happy Anniversary Mum and Dad and wishing you many more ahead!!!!  {{{HUGS}}}

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!  :)

JR Blog Hop Day 3

Welcome to Day 3 of the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop!  Have you been enjoying the first couple of days?  Haven't the projects been awesome!!  If you've missed any you can find the links on the JustRite Stampers Blog.

Today I've decided to use the violets from Breath of Spring and the sentiment from Joyful Hearts to create my card.

I love this sweet bouquet of violets and coloured them with markers (pale plum, perfect plum, mellow moss and old olive) and a blender pen and then cut them out and popped them up.  Such a perfect match for the new Basic Grey Kioshi DSP that I picked up last week!!  :)

I decorated the inside using the same decorative border (in the smaller size) to frame the sentiment.

Stamps - Breath of Spring, Joyful Hearts (JustRite)
Paper - Lt Purple Bazzill, Green Bazzill, White, Basic Grey Kioshi DSP
Ink - Perfect Plum, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Label 5, Large Oval and Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, Sewing Machine, May Arts Olive Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape.

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

Today during the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop (Day Three) JustRite and its sponsors will be giving away the following five prizes:

· $200 JustRite Shopping Spree
· $100 Spellbinders Shopping Spree
· $100 Copic Prize Package, and
· Two additional $100 JustRite Shopping Sprees!

Blog comments for Day Three will be open until Saturday at 6pm EST.  On Sunday, JustRite will announce on their blog which five blogs have the mystery candy for Day Three.  You will need to go to the JustRite blog to determine where you need to go to find out if you are one of the five lucky winners.

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

ODBD 2nd Anniversary Hop!

Today, Kelley is releasing four new and truly wonderful Special Edition sets! Each of us on the Design Team submitted a favourite verse, and those Scripture Verses are two of the sets being released today. If that wasn't exciting enough... she also created two sets of gorgeous borders that fit the Scriptures!  The verse I chose for this set is Psalms 46:10, "Be still and know that I am God."  How often do we find ourselves caught up in this busy world and sometimes we just need to stop and listen to God.  I have this verse stitched on the cover of my bible and I remember singing this as a song with my mother when I was young - so it was the first verse I thought of when we were asked.  I hope it's one of your favourites too!  :)

If you've come from Connie's Blog you are in the right place, if not, start back at the ODBD Blog for all the details!!  :)

Kelley is going to give 3 Prizes of your choice of one of these new Anniversary sets!  Here is what you have to do to qualify for the prizes:

• Hop from first to last, and collect the secret LETTER each designer will have.
• Leave a comment for the designer on their blog.
• Return here to the ODBD blog, leaving a comment to tell us that you visited all the blogs.
• Email Grace at: gnywening@yahoo.com, giving me the secret message the letters spell.

You have until 8:00 PM EST on Mar 18th (USA time - 10AM Mar 19th Australia EST) to complete the hop and email Grace the message. (Please Note that my blog is set to Australian EST and this will in no way affect when you posted your comment.)

My letter is....... A


Brief details on my card ----
To start with I used this week's SFYTT Challenge for the layout, the brand new Scripture Collection 3 and Vine Borders stamp sets as the focal panel, some new Kioshi paper, my sewing machine (those who know me know how funny that is because my sewing machine and I are not exactly the best of friends), plus a couple of other goodies from ODBD such as the Bow Easy and Fiskars Upper Crest Punch.

Stamps - Scripture Collection 3, Vine Borders (ODBD)
Paper - Green and Pink Bazzill, Very Vanilla, Vellum, Basic Grey Kioshi DSP
Ink - Old Olive, Pretty in Pink, Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Label 1 and Large Circle Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Vintage Die Set, Sewing Machine, Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch, Pink Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaisercraft Lush Pearls, Foam Tape.


Also, if you stopped by during the silver/gold challenge, you might want to look at the post below!  ;-)

Next place for you to visit is the amazingly talented Angie Crockett!!!!  Enjoy the hop!!!  :)

Tags for Boys!

Hello Everyone!!!  Today my 8yr old son had to go to a birthday party and the challenge at JustRite Stampers is to create a Terrific Tag.  Get out your JustRite stamps and make a tag and you could win a $50 JustRite Gift Voucher!!!  Personally I would have preferred to add some pearls or rhinestones, pretty paper and maybe some flowers, but unfortunately boys don't seem to appreciate these finer details!  :)  These tags are so quick and easy to make and I swear this one took all of 10mins to make!!

I started with a piece of blue bazzill, cut the corners and embossed it with Distressed Stripes EF.  Through the middle I added some chocolate bazzill (unfortunately it looks black - but it's dark brown!) and layered with a piece of white that had each side punched with the Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch (if I can't have pearls, I HAVE to use a punch!!!) and then embossed with the Distressed Striped EF.  Next I stamped the centre and border from Birthday Wishes in Not Quiet Navy Ink on white and cut is out with Large Circle Nestabilities, matting it with some darker blue bazzill cut with the Large Pinking Circle Nestabilities.  I popped the Pinking Circle up on Foam Tape, punched a 1/2" hole in the top and attached it to the bag handle with a bit of raffia.  Super fast and easy!!!!  I hope the birthday boy likes this and the Star Wars Lego that is inside the bag!!!  :)

Stamps - Birthday Wishes (JustRite)

Paper - Blue Bazzill (2 shades), Brown Bazzill, White

Ink - Not Quite Navy

Accessories - Large Circle and Large Pinking Circle Nestabilities, Distressed Stripes EF, Fiskars Upper Crest Border Punch, 1/2" Circle Punch, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

MTSC63 Pink Tulips

Hello Everyone!  Today I had the chance to play Mercy's Tuesday Sketch Challenge - I loved this sketch and it gave me the chance to open my new Label 11 Nestabilities!  I also used the new Breath of Spring set by JustRite Stampers, using this beautiful bouquet of tulips.

I started with a base of pink bazzill, layered with white (pierced) and some MME Pretty Please DSP.  Through the middle I attached two pieces of pink satin ribbon and knotted them on the side and then added two Cuttlebug Vintage die cuts to the corners.  I've stamped the tulips and borders from Breath of Spring in Memento Tuxedo Black twice and coloured one of the tulips with markers and a blender pen and cut it out and popped it up.  The border has been cut with Large Classic Oval Nestabilities and matted with the matching pink scallop and finally framed it all with the new Labels 11.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Rose Pearls to each of the decorated corners and the top and bottom of the Label 11.

Stamps - Breath of Spring (ODBD)

Paper - Pink Bazzill, Smooth White, MME Pretty Please DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Label 11, Large Classic Oval, Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities, Cuttlebug Vintage Die, 1/2" Pink Satin Ribbon, Paper Piercer, Matt Pack, Markers, Blender Pen, Kaisercraft Rose Pearls, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

Daffodils For Easter!

Hi and welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs March Release Blog Hop!  If you arrived here from Becca's Blog, you are in the right place!  If not, you might want to start at the Our Daily Bread designs Blog to be sure you hop in the correct order, because we are having a Special Message Hop , and you will be collecting our Secret Words as you hop along, so you will want them in the order given!   You have until Tues at 8:00PM US EST to complete the requirements to be eligible to win.

There will be TWO WINNERS... who will each receive a $15.00 Gift Certificate to the Our Daily Bread designs Store to go toward the stamps of your choice! Winners will be randomly chosen from all the qualified entries, and announced March 3rd on the ODBD Blog!

Here is what you need to do to be eligible to win:

• 1. Hop from blog to blog in the order given below, writing down the secret words you will find clearly written  in their posts, and leaving a comment on each blog.

• 2. Return to the ODBD Blog and leave a comment that you completed the hop and left comments for each designer.

• 3. Email Grace at:   gnywening@yahoo.com

          In the email, give me the secret words you found in order .... they will spell out a special message from the Our Daily Bread designs Design Team to you! 

If for any reason a link is broken, simply return to the Our Daily Bread designs Blog  to see who is next on the list, leaving a space for the missing words.  Most often if you can't get on a blog or leave a comment now.... if you wait a little while and try again you usually can.

Now on to my project:

I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with green bazzill, white punched with the Fiskars Lace Border Punch and some Basic Grey Porcelain DSP.  On top of that is a piece of green bazzill cut with Label 8 Nesabilities with some White May Arts Satin ribbon through the middle.

I have used the new Happy Easter set  and stamped the daffodil in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers, cutting it out with Lg Oval Nesties, matting with yellow cut with the matching scallop nesties.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls and a bow made with the Bow Easy.

For the inside I followed the same layout, although only adding a strip of the Porcelain DSP and then stamping the sentiment from Happy Easter across the top.

Before you go, I want to tell you about the exciting events we have planned for you this month!  March 17 is the Second Anniversary of  Our Daily Bread designs, and we are celebrating!!!

Be sure to check the ODBD Blog on Sunday, Mar. 7!  We will be announcing fun challenges that will run Mar. 13 - 16 so you can get a jump on them.... Then beginning on Saturday March 13, we will be announcing a daily challenge and there will be wonderful prizes EVERY DAY!  On Mar. 17 we will have another Blog Hop, revealing the Special Edition Anniversary Release!  I hope we'll see you then!!!

I hope you enjoyed my project, and now I'll send you on to DEB to see some more springy inspiration!

My secret word is   AND

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the hop!!!  :)

OCCC Happy Easter

Hi everyone!  Today I have a sneak peek for you!!!!  I've used the soon to be released Happy Easter set from Our Daily Bread Designs - isn't this daffodil just beautiful!!!  :)  As soon as I saw this week's OCC Sketch Challenge I just knew I'd be reaching for this set!

I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with some pale green bazzill, white and then some Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DSP that has the sentiment stamped onto it in Memento Tuxedo Black.  The two vertical panels are Basic Grey Urban Prairie matted with green.  Across the middle I've added some Light Blue May Arts Ribbon.   I then stamped the Daffodil from Happy Easter in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured it with markers and a blender pen and cut it out, gluing it to an oval embossed with Swiss Dots which is matted with a label 4 die cut in pale green which is all popped up on foam tape.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Lush Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Happy Easter (ODBD)

Paper - Yellow and Pale Green Bazzill, White, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DSP, Basic Grey Urban Prairie DSP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Label 4 and Large Oval Nestabilities, Light Blue May Arts Ribbon, Swiss Dots EF, Kaisercraft Lush Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

A Daisy Bouquet

Welcome to the JustRite Garden Tour!!!  Today the team are showcasing four sets that will be available from the 7th February!!!  I have chosen to use the Beautiful Blossoms set - a set of four centres and borders in the large oval shape!!!  If you read my post when I used the large circle daisy from My Garden you would realise my love for daises!!!  In fact this beautiful bouquet somewhat resembles my wedding bouquet!!!  :)  Since we are talking about daisies, if you happen to be near Nambour (QLD) on February 6th, why not call ahead or pop into Daisy Chain Scrapbooks - I'm going to be there demonstrating this and other new JustRite sets!!!  :)

I started this card with a base of Baja Breeze and layered with yellow bazzill (pierced around the edge), Not Quite Navy and some Urban Garden DSP.  The vertical panel is more yellow bazzill punched on one side with the Martha Stewart Floral Lace Border Punch and layered with more Urban Garden DSP.  Over the top of that I added some 1" White Satin Ribbon and attached a large bow and yellow button (thanks to my friend Michelle).  To the side of this I added some Old Olive that has been cut using the Label 8 Nestabilities.  I stamped the centre and border from Beautiful Blossoms twice - once in Jet Black Stazon and once in Not Quite Navy.  I decided to handcut the oval because I wanted a very close trim and then sponged the centre with Summer Sun and popped it up on foam tape.  I coloured the daisies and cut them out and popped them up on foam squares.  To finish I added some Kaisercraft Snow Pearls to each corner of the Label 8.

Keep hopping and see what gorgeous projects the rest of the team have created!!!!! 

JustRite Inspiration Blog

Becca Feeken
Kellie Fortin
Sharon Harnist
Debbie Olson
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Michelle Wooderson
Sharon Johnson
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram

Stamps - Beautiful Blossoms

Paper - Baja Breeze, Yellow Bazzill, Not Quite Navy, Old Olive, Urban Garden DSP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Not Quite Navy

Accessories - Label 8 Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Floral Lace Border Punch, 1" White Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Lemon Tart Button, Silver Cord, Bow Easy, Paper Piercer, Mat Pack, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape and squares.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting and enjoy the Hop!!!!  :)

Fruity Birthday Challenge!

Welcome back to the next Flourishes Challenge!!!  This one is hosted by Dee who has challenged us to create a Fruity Birthday card or project!  Now when I first heard about this one, I thought - what am I going to do, I don't have any fruit stamps!!!  Then I thought why not use All Wrapped Up and some fruit paper!!!  Play along, there are prizes up for grabs!!!!  When you've made your project link your post to Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS, add the keyword FTTC52C!

I started with some dark pink bazzill and layered with light pink bazzill and white embossed with Swiss Dots.  I then took a strip of dark pink and punched both sides with the Martha Stewart Loop Punch and topped with a strip of cherry paper which is all glittery by DCWV.  I took the large present from All Wrapped Up and stamped it twice in Memento Tuxedo Black, once on white (colouring the bow and centre strip) and once on the cherry DP.  I then paper pieced the present and cut it out and popped it up on circles of light and dark pink bazzill and some pink satin ribbon.  To finish I added the sentiment from the same set to the top of the paper strip and some pink Kaisercraft rhinestones to the corner and ribbon.

Stamps - All Wrapped Up (Flourishes)

Paper - Dk Pink, Lt Pink, White, DCWV DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Loop Punch, Swiss Dots EF, Pink Satin Ribbon, Pink Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Scissors, Foam Tape.

There's more challenges coming so pop back soon!!!  :)

Flourishes Cut and Pop!!

The next challenge for the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge is hosted by Betty and she has challenged us to CUT and POP!!!  This is one of my favourite things to do and I particularly love doing this with the Gerber Daisies set!!!  Come play along and add your link to Mr Linky on the Flourishes Blog and if you upload to SCS add the keyword FTTC52B!

I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and some DCWV DP!  Next I took some more Olive and cut it with the Mega Curved Rectangles and knotted some white satin ribbon across the bottom.  I then stamped the large daisies from Gerber Daisies in Memento Tuxedo Black, coloured with markers (Summer Sun, Apricot Appeal, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa) and a blender pen and cut them out with scissors and a scalpel.  I also coloured and cut out one of the butterflies from the same set.  I put both images up on foam tape over the rectangle panel.  To finish I added three Kaisercraft Snow pearls and the 'Friend' sentiment in black to the bottom of the card.

Stamps - Gerber Daisies (Flourishes)

Paper - Old Olive, White, DCWV DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Mega Curved Rectangle Nestabilities, Markers, Blender Pen, White Satin Ribbon, Kaisercraft Snow Pearls, Foam Tape, Scissors, Scalpel.

There's more challenges coming, so pop back soon!!!  :)

Flourishes Sketch Challenge!

Today Flourishes are celebrating one year of their Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenges!!!  To celebrate there will be SIX challenges this week!!!  The first is a sketch challenge hosted by Cindy and I decided to use Spring Ephemerals!!  If you want to play along, check out the sketch at the Flourishes Blog and link to Mr Linky!  If you upload to SCS use the code FTTC52A so everyone can find your creation!!!!

I started with a base of black card and layered with red and some Bo Bunny PP.  I cut four squares of black card for the four panels of the sketch.  Next I stamped the Bleeding Heart from Spring Ephemerals in Black on Very Vanilla and cut it out with Circle Nestabilities and matted with a circle of Red card.  Across the bottom I added some black satin ribbon and notched the end.  I stamped the sentiment from Spring Ephemerals in Real Red ink and cut it out with Fancy Tags (sponging the embossed ends with more red ink) and popped it on top of the satin ribbon.  I finished by adding some Red Kaisercraft Pearls to the circle panel.

Stamps - Spring Ephemerals (Flourishes)

Paper - Black, Red, Very Vanilla, Bo Bunny DP

Ink - Black Versacolor, Real Red

Accessories - Small and Large Circle Nestabilities, Black Satin Ribbon, Fancy Tags, Sponge, Foam Tape.

There's more challenge cards coming so pop back soon!!!  :)

Hey Chickadee!!

Well I had the day off yesterday for AUSTRALIA DAY!!!  Did all my fellow Aussies have a great day??  I certainly did - went with friends (including my bestie Edna) to 'A Day on the Green' at Sirromet Winery and watched Damien Leith, Tina Arena and Ronan Keating in an awesome concert under the sunny blue sky and into the evening!!!  Fantastic way to celebrate our national day!!! 

Today I have another card using the brand new soon to be released You Will Find Refuge.  Isn't this Chickadee just darling??  I decided to play along with the Our Creative Corner Challenge this week, which is a sketch challenge!

I started with a base of white and layered with red and another piece of white embossed with the Floral Screen EF.  I then took a thin strip of red and layered with a very thin piece of embossed white for the top panel.  The bottom panel is more red punched one side the the EK Success Dotted Wave Punch, layered with more embossed white and attached some silver ribbon through the middle.  The oval panel is silve layered with more red.  I stamped the Chickadee from You Will Find Refuge in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers (Basic Grey, Going Grey, Really Rust, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red) and a blender pen.  I then cut it out with scissors and added it to the top of the red and popped the whole oval panel up on foam tape.  To finish I added some Silver Pearls (that were a RAK from my Bestie Pam124) and a silver bow made with my Bow Easy.

Stamps - You Will Find Refuge (ODBD)
Paper - Red, White, Silver Cardstock
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Small and Large Oval Nestabilities, Floral Screen EF, EK Success Dotted Wave Punch, Silver Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Silver Pearls, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

SSS39 All Creatures Great and Small

Hello everyone!!  Today I was surfing around the net and decided to play The Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge - SSS39.  This week, not only do you follow the sketch, the twist is to only have a sentiment as the focal point!  (Even better - there's a prize up for grabs this week too!!!  )  I thought of the new ODBD set Noah's Ark and this adorable sentiment!  :)  This was a great, quick, fun sketch to play with!

I started with a base of Bravo Burgundy and layered with pale pink bazzill and SEI First Kiss PP (double sided).  I then took the middle piece of paper and matted it with more BB that had been punched with the Fiskars Lace Border Punch.  The sentiment is from ODBD's Noah's Ark stamp set and has been stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black and cut with Mega Long Rectangle Nestabilities and matted with some more BB.  Underneath the sentiment I knotted some pink/burgundy reversible ribbon and above the sentiment I punched two Martha Stewart Monarch Butterflies in pink and burgundy.  To finish I added a couple of Kaisercraft Rose Pearls to the top and bottom corners.

Stamps - Noah's Ark (ODBD)

Paper - Bravo Burgundy, Pale Pink Bazzill, White, SEI First Kiss PP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Punch, Mega Long Rectangle Nestabilities, Pink/Burgundy reversible ribbon, Fiskars Lace Border Punch, Kaisercraft Rose Pearls.

That's all for now, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

My Garden Daisy

Hello Everyone!!  Today's card is a sneak peek of the brand new My Garden set from JustRite Stampers!!  This is a set of 4 flower centres and borders which will be available from next week!!!  I've also been inspired by my rockin' friend Silke's sketch which is for this week's FTTC49!  Now I LOVE daisies, so I just HAD to use this one!  You know, when I was born Cyclone Daisy was battering the Queensland Coast (my home state) and although I love daisies, thank goodness my parents didn't name me that!!!  :)  When I was married I carried dozens of white and yellow gerbera daisies!  Also, in a couple of weeks, on February 6th, I will be at Daisy Chain Scrapbooks in Nambour on the beautiful Sunshine Coast demonstrating JustRite Stamps!  If you happen to be in the area, stop on by and say hello!!!  :)  Not only is this a beautiful daisy - the sentiment border is wonderful too!  If you want the chance to win this set, pop on over to the JR Blog, but hurry you only have until Midnight Friday (US time)!!!!

I started with a base of Apricot Appeal and layered with white (pierced around the edge), Old Olive and some DCWV DP.  The horizonal panel is more Old Olive punched on one side with the Lazy Days of Summer Fiskars border punch and layered with white embossed with the Swiss Dots EF.  The two vertical pieces are more olive (pierced around the edges) matted with white.  The focal panel is the Daisy and border from JustRite's My Garden, stamped in jet black stazon twice.  I then coloured both daisies and cut one of them and popped it up on top of the other which had been cut using the Large Circle Nestabilities.  I also sponged some olive around the daisy and matted the panel with some more Apricot Appeal, pierced the scallops and popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  To finish I added a few Kaisercraft Chino Pearls to the top corners!

You can find more inspiration and sneak peeks at the JustRite Blog, Angela and Michele Kovack's Blog!!!

Stamps - My Garden (JustRite)

Paper - Apricot Appeal, White, Old Olive, DCWV Nana's Nursery DP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Apricot Appeal, Close to Cocoa, Old Olive

Accessories - Large Circle and Scallop Circle Nestabilities, Swiss Dots EF, Fiskars Lazy Days of Summer Border Punch, Paper Piercer and Mat Pack, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Blender Pen, Dauber, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!  :)

FS153 May the Grace...

I actually managed to play the Featured Stamper Challenge straight away today!!!  WOOHOO!!!!  :)  Today the honor goes to Wendy aka Weebeestampin!  I chose her Chocolate Dasher card to CASE and changed - image, colours, added embossing made the ribbon bigger and changed the embellishments.

I started with a base of pink bazzill and layered with Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla (embossed with Victoria EF) and some sparkly glitter SEI Secret Rendevous DP.  Across the join of the paper/vanilla I attached some 1" May Arts Ribbon.  Next I cut a piece of SEI Juliette Printed Velvet Paper (which very nearly killed me because it is sooooooooo luscious I didn't want to cut it AT ALL!  Honestly it's so gorgeous and feels just like a piece of velvet material!) with the Label 8 Nestabilities and attached it to the middle.  The verse is from ODBD's Confirmation Stamp Set and has been stamped in Chocolate Chip on Very Vanilla and cut with the Large Oval Nestabilities and matted with pink bazzill cut with the Large Oval Scallop Nestabilities.  (I actually glued the oval panel to the velvet panel with Power Pritt Gel glue, just to make sure that it wouldn't come off.)  To finish I added a big bow to the side and a couple of Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls to the top corner.

Stamps - Confirmation (ODBD)

Paper - Pink Bazzill, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla, SEI DP

Ink - Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Label 8, Large Oval, Large Scallop Oval Nestabilities, 1" Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Victoria EF, Kaisercraft Chocolate Pearls.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!!  :)

Flourished Madness

Today I was inspired by two challenges - the Midnight Madness Challenge (sketch) and the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday Challenge (to use black, yellow and one other colour - in my case, green).

I started with a base of yellow bazzill and layered with black and some Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DP.  The next panel is more black layered with Old Olive - that I pierced around the edge using the Victoria Border Pierceabilities (I don't know if it shows up very well on the photo).  The main panel has been stamped using Flourishes' Sweet Peas stamp in Memento Tuxedo Black and coloured with markers and a blender pen and cut out with Label 4 Nestabilities.  Around the embossed edge I drew a black line with a fine tipped marker and then popped the whole panel up on foam tape.  Finally I attached some gold cord as per the sketch and added the sentiment.  This sentiment is from the brand new JustRite set called Romantic Sentiments and was stamped in Old Olive and cut with Small Circle Nestabilities.

I've had these Sweet Peas since before Christmas and this is the first chance I've had to play with them!  I bought them through Stampers Dream and the customer service and shipping costs were fantastic!!!  As an Aussie, I will often look for places that have reasonable shipping costs and would highly recommend Stampers Dream to anyone, I was extremely impressed!!!

Stamps - Sweet Peas (Flourishes), Romantic Sentiments (JustRite)

Paper - Yellow and Black Bazzill, Old Olive, White, Kaisercraft Lilac Avenue DP

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive

Accessories - Markers, Blender Pen, Victoria Border Pierceabilities, Label 4 and Small Circle Nestabilities, Gold Cord, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, please stop by tomorrow for the first ODBD challenge of the year!!!!  Thanks for visiting!!!  :)

SCS262 Welcome Baby

I can't believe I actually managed to play this week's SCS Sketch Challenge so early!!!  YAY!!!  As soon as I saw that large panel to the side I thought of using this cute Noah's Ark that has just been released by Our Daily Bread Designs!

I started with a base of Old Olive and layered with white and some My Mind's Eye Whirlybird DP.  Across the bottom third I attached some May Arts Olive Satin Ribbon and then added a panel of white cut with the Label 1 Nestabilities and embossed using the Divine Swirl EF.  I stamped the Ark in Jet Black Stazon and coloured it with markers and a blender pen and then cut it out and popped it up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from the same Noah's Ark stamp set, stamped in Old Olive and cut out using Spellbinders' Fancy Tags set and also popped up on foam tape.  I finished off by adding a big bow to the side!!  :)

Stamps - Noah's Ark (ODBD)

Paper - Old Olive, White, My Mind's Eye Whirlybird DP

Ink - Jet Black Stazon, Old Olive

Accessories - Label 1 Nestabilities, Fancy Tags Shapeabilities, Divine Swirl EF, May Arts Olive Satin Ribbon, Bow Easy, Markers, Blender Pen, Scissors, Foam Tape.

That's all for today, thanks for visiting!!!!  :)