Thursday, April 7, 2011

New JustRite Set & a Tutorial!

Good morning! I have another brand new project to share with you......AND......a tutorial!!! A few months ago, many of you asked for tutorials. Sometimes I am just lazy and can't seem to remember or get motivated to take pics as I create. But this time.....I remembered to bring my camera to my craft room and snap pics. I can't promise that they are the most wonderful of pictures, but hopefully, you will get the idea of how I made my project! ; ) I used JustRite's newest release, Forever Friends to create a tag for my 3D cupcake. The sentiment was stamped in brown Memento ink and cut out with the small narrow Spellbinder's die from the Happy Everything die set. The frame was stamped in a green ink by Color Box and embossed with clear embossing powder. I tied the top of my tag with dyed seam binding and a vintage button. And just so you know....the tag pulls out of the middle of the cupcake! ; ) At the end of today's post I have a pic with the tag pulled out!


The cupcake holder was cut using my Cricut Expression and the Cindy Loo cartridge. I embellished my birds with little feathers, a button and twine.
Want to know how I created my 3D cupcake? Well......here ya go!

First, you need a styrofoam ball. You need to cut a rectangular hole in the center as wide and as deep as your tag. This takes a bit of patience to cut out the styrofoam, but well worth it in the end!
To cover your cupcake with vanilla "frosting" you will need modeling paste and my favorite glitter.......Martha Stewart's clear course glitter!
Take a popsicle stick or plastic knife and spread your "frosting" like you would real cake frosting. It will dry just the way you apply it.
While the "frosting" is still wet, sprinkle your glitter over it. Stick it in a real cupcake liner to dry.
Once your cupcake is dry enough to handle, hot glue it to a cupcake liner. I do this just so the ball isn't rolling all over the place and it will give you a place to attach your decorative liner to.
I cut my cupcake liner with the Cindy Loo cartridge and Pink Paislee paper. I glued vintage lace to the top and adhered the entire thing to white felt. I did this so my cupcake wrapper is heavier and more substantial to hold my styrofoam ball.
The white felt creates a liner on the inside of the paper. Now you will take your frosted styrofoam ball, with paper liner and glue it to the inside of your decorative cupcake liner.
Here is the project again finished and with the tag pulled out. I did add some pearls and tiny rhinestones for sprinkles!
I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today! I am hoping to create more in the near future!

For more ways to use this fabulous new JustRite set be sure to visit these ladies' blogs!











Have a wonderful Thursday!!!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Signs of Life, Day Two of JustRite's Newest Releases!

Today is day two of JustRite's newest releases! Today's set is beautiful and clever! It is called, Signs of Life and I love the sentiments, fonts used, and the clever little sign to hang them from! AND.....they coordinate with the Spellbinder's dies. How cool is that? My image was stamped in brown and green Color Box inks and sprinkled with clear embossing powder. I sponged the edges of the sentiment to create depth. The entire image was cut using the Spellbinder's Labels 18 die. I did a bit of airbrushing with Copics and inked the edges a bit. I also added a quilled daisy that I created using Provo Craft's Daisy Quilling kit. The leaves were in my stash from a former project. I added a few pearls, some seam binding, and a pretty Maya Road stick pin. The paper is by My Minds Eye.

I really love this set and can see me using it quite a bit!
Want to see more? Be sure to check out the DT blogs for more gorgeous projects using this set!










Happy Tuesday to you all!

Blog Candy Winner!

Time to pick the winner of my blog candy! Drum roll please!!!!
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# 212 is AMY JOHNSON!

She said: Beautiful card! Love the puzzle background for the autism theme. I would love to win the cartridge

Thank you so much everyone for all of your kind comments and support! It is truly, truly appreciated!

Sunday, April 3, 2011

New Release by JustRite!

Good morning!! This week is going to be so much fun! JustRite has come out with lots of brand spankin' new stamps and the design team will be showcasing them all week and part of next week! And even more exciting? I will actually have a tutorial to share with you later this week! ; ) Today's card uses a set called, From my Kitchen. I'm not really much of a baker so I decided to make a gift tag for someone special instead! My gift tag was created using my Cricut machine and Gypsy. The cartridge I used was Mickey and Friends. I used papers by Girl's Paperie and American Crafts. Once all of circles were cut, I inked up the edges, applied glossy accents to each of them, then sprinkled generous amounts of glitter!

I stamped the JustRite sentiment using a pink Color Box ink and clear embossing powder. I cut it out using a Spellbinder's circle die. I backed it with a Spellbinder's scalloped die. The entire thing was wrapped in clear cellophane and tied with seam binding. I added a few Prima flowers to finish it off!


REMINDER: Tonight I pick a winner for this weekend's blog candy! Be sure to leave a comment HERE. And thank you so much everyone for your support and kind words regarding the Autism Awareness Blog Hop!



Be sure to visit the other DT ladies' blogs for more inspiration using this fabulous JustRite set!












Have a great day everyone!!!!



Saturday, April 2, 2011

Autism Awareness Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Autism Awareness Blog Hop! We are so glad you are joining us!! The cause of this Blog Hop is very near and dear to all of us, and we all need to be aware that Autism is rapidly increasing in numbers in our children. 1 in every 100 children is diagnosed with Autism. It is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life and affects a person’s ability to communicate and interact with others. Know the Signs: Early Identification Can Change Lives Autism is treatable. Children do not "outgrow" autism, but studies show that early diagnosis and intervention lead to significantly improved outcomes. Today, on the 4th Annual World Autism Awareness Day, we are joining prominent buildings across North America and the world — including the Empire State Building in New York City and the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada — who will turn their lights blue to raise awareness for autism and to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day. Light it up Blue is aiming to light the world blue all throughout April — city by city, town by town — by taking action to raise autism awareness in our communities. So help us, LIGHT it up BLUE this month! Cortney doesn't have autism but many of her friends do. These children have a special place in my heart and Cort's life! I see the struggles that these children and parents endure on a daily basis. We need to raise the general publics' awareness of this rapidly growing disability! You should have come here from Paula's Blog, if not feel free to start at the beginning of the hop here. For my card today I used an older Quickutz die I had in my stash to cut the puzzle. The frame was cut using my Cricut and the Elegant Frames cartridge. I cut the flowers using the Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge, and the key from the French Manor cartridge. I did lots of inking and glittering.......and added a bit of seam binding and rhinestones. The word, hope, was stamped from an old magnetic stamp set I had in my stash by Making Memories. It was stamped directly on vellum with Versamark. I embossed it in black.

And how about a little blog candy? I have a brand new Freshly Picked cartridge to give away to one lucky winner! What do you have to do? Just leave a comment for me......and I will pick a winner on Monday night at 9 PM!

Thank you so much for stopping by today.....it means a lot!
Be sure to visit these talented ladies' blogs and be inspired!






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Friday, April 1, 2011

Birthday Wishes....

Good morning and happy Friday to you! Only having to work 3 days this week sure did make the week fly by! ; ) My card today uses some tidbits from my desk.....leftovers from other projects. The floral paper is a Crafty Secret's Creative Scrap called, Love Mail, which I tucked behind a frame I cut using my Cricut and the Elegant Edges Cartridge. The sentiment is a Melissa Frances rub on. I tucked a Jenni Bowlin journaling tag behind the pink paper from a fun scalloped edge! Just add glitter, a bow, and a large Prima flower to finish it off!

My girl is going to school with me today for a half day. She is so excited! She colored several pictures for a few of my close teacher friends! Tomorrow she has a bowling birthday party with her "boyfriend." His name is Jimmy and the two have known each other since they were 3 years old. If I ask Cort who her boyfriend is, she replies, " Jimbo!" with a HUGE smile on her face! Yep......pet names and all! LOL! Her school has a prom, and the two of them are going together!


Be sure to check back tomorrow for a very special post!
Have a wonderful day!!!