JustRite's Friday Color Challenge!

Good morning to you! It was so nice to have yesterday off! I had my furniture delivered and it looks fabulous! I did a bit of shopping and got a bit crafty too. : )

I have a card to share with you today for JustRite's Friday Challenge. This week the challenge was to use navy, rust, and gold. I have to admit, this was a tough one for me......not colors I usually turn to. (I guess that's why they call it a challenge!) I colored this image from JustRite's Autumn Blessing's set using my Copic markers. I couldn't decided on the color of the bow, so I decided to glitter it up with gold and clear glitter. I used my oval and scalloped oval from Spellbinders to matte the image. For the background I layered a piece of Cuttlebugged paper over navy and used Spellbinder's Label Ten. I used the negative space. I hand stitched the perimeter with gold thread and added a gold bow as a finishing touch.

Be sure to check out the JustRite blog and see what the other gal's have come up with! I hope you can join us this week!

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I am packed and ready to leave right after work for a scrappy weekend with my girlfriends. We haven't all gotten away together in ages! I won't get much done......but I am sure I will laugh until my gut hurts, talk until I am hoarse, and stay up until the wee hours of the night. CAN'T WAIT! : )

Have a wonderful weekend!!!

JustRite's 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop 10!

Welcome to the 10th week of JustRite Stampers’ Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving we have been showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! Don’t forget that JustRite has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets, too -- you can find them HERE.

For the month of November we thought we would also throw in some holiday gift ideas for any of your JustRite stamps so be watching for those, too, on November’s hops! And in celebration of JustRite’s 10th week of Christmas Blog Hops, they have a huge surprise for you -- take 25% off All JustRite Original Christmas Stamps now through November 15, with free shipping within the U.S. -- Don't forget to tell Santa!



For my card today, I decided to create a vintage inspired card using the Christmas Ornament set. I used my Copic Markers, C1, B000, R83, R81, YG 63 . I used a bit of Crystal lacquer to the edge of the ornament and sprinkled clear Martha Stewart glitter over it. I stamped,colored, and glittered a second bow, cut it out and adhered it to the ornament with a pop dot. The papers are by American Crafts and PApertrey Ink. I did a bit of machine stitching and added a bit of glitter to the edges. I matted the ornament using my Spellbinder's Petite oval die and Labels Ten die. The edges were inked a bit. For my final touches I added a small doily and two colored seam binding ribbons that were tied with a vintage button.

Be sure to visit these other talented ladies' blogs! Their projects are fabulous!

JustRite Inspiration Blog

Sharon Harnist
Debbie Olson
Beate Johns
Kazan Clark
Stephanie Kraft
Michele Kovack
Angela Barkhouse
Sankari Wegman
Heidi Blankenship
Kathy Jones
Eva Dobilas

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!! : )

Hang in There!

Good morning! I am exhausted from all the shampooing I did over the weekend! But I have to admit, it feels pretty darn good to have the house clean and smelling fresh! We took out our old furniture and we now have an empty living room.....until Thursday when our new furniture is delivered! : )

I have a card to share with you today that uses the Cricut Country Life cartridge. It is honestly one of my very favorite cartridges by Provo Craft! It has the cutest images on it! I chose the laundry line cut. And of course being the very literal person I am, the sentiment, Hang in There, was the first thing to pop into my mind! The clouds were cut using a Papertrey Die and felt. I added a "frame" around the image using two Spellbinder's rectangular dies. It sort of looked like a window to me.
I thought this would be a perfect little "pick me up" kind of card! : )

Thanks so much for popping on by today! Your visits are always appreciated! Have a wonderful day!

Show Your Support!

Good morning! As many of you know, JustRite hosts a Friday challenge every week, and this week it is called, Show your Support! The challenge is to create a sympathy card. This is my most difficult card to make. When choosing colors I try to pick colors that aren't too flashy or bright. I opted here for a Earthy color palette. The papers are by Papertrey Ink and Memory Box. I used various Spellbinder's dies: Beaded Oval, scalloped oval, oval, and fancy tags. The sentiment is part of the Sympathy Nested Sentiments and Verse set.

For my finishing touches I added rhinestones and a pretty satin bow.

Be sure to head on over to the JustRite Blog to see the other designer's beautiful cards!

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What's on the agenda this weekend you ask? Well, let me tell you it is pretty darn exciting.....don't be gettin' all jealous on me now..........I am........Shampooing CARPETS! Are you green with envy? Our living room couches and tables are being delivered next week, so it is time to get rid of the old, clean up and start with a clean slate.....so to speak! We are going to watch Toy Story 3 with the kiddos too. I know, I know, my exciting life is killin' ya!

Have a great weekend! : )

Mini Altered Photo Frames!

Good morning and happy Thursday to you! I purchased these tiny photo frames for a photo tree I have in my living room, ages ago! I guess I was supposed to put photos in those frames.....imagine that! I decided instead to alter them a bit. I used the new Double sided Vintage Photo scraps from Crafty Secrets. I love these images of the girls....they are so darling! I cut them to the appropriate size and added Platinum Stickles to the edges. ( Thanks Julie for this new obsession of mine!) While that was drying I added rhinestones to the flower centers. I die cut two hearts, one scalloped, one plain using Spellbinders. I applied Crystal Effects and sprinkled the entire thing with clear Martha Stewart glitter. I adhered it to the frame and placed the sentiment over it.

Aren't these images the sweetest?

I am off to work........ have a wonderful day!!! Thanks so much for popping over for a visit!

JustRite 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hop #9!

Welcome to the 9th week of JustRite Stampers’ Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops! Every Wednesday up until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing JustRite’s entire Christmas Collection of stamps! Don’t forget that JustRite has some Christmas stamps in their newly released CLING line of stamp sets, too -- you can find them HERE. This week, the designers joining the JustRite design team is the Just Us Girls (JUGS) challenge blog design team!

For the month of November, we thought we would switch gears a little and throw in some holiday gift ideas using your JustRite stamps, so be watching for those, too, on November’s hops! And in celebration of JustRite’s 9th and 10th weeks of Christmas Blog Hops, they have a huge surprise for you -- take 25% off All JustRite Original Christmas Stamps now through November 15, with free shipping within the U.S. -- Don't forget to tell Santa!!

For my Christmas project today, I used the snowflake from the new Sparky & Friends cling set!
I don't emboss very much these days, so I decided to dust off the ole' embossing powder and give it a whirl! I stamped them on Inchie Squares with Versamark and then embossed 2 in silver and 2 in gold. I inked each Inchie square in brown ink to age it a bit. I pierced the perimeter of the four squares and hand sewed it using silver and gold thread. The images were matted with gold paper using the Scalloped Squares Spellbinder's die. I then matted that on black glittery paper using the Lacey Squares Spellbinder's die. I stamped the sentiment using the Sparky the Snowman Cling set.
I stamped the sentiment using the Sparky the Snowman Cling set. I cut it out using the Tags Trio Spellbinder's die. I tied it around the snowflakes with silver ribbon and gold cording. I love the look of the nontraditional colors!

Please visit these designers’ blogs to see what fabulous JustRite Christmas inspiration they have for you on the hop today!

JustRite Inspiration Blog

JustRite Design Team:

Debbie Olson
Sharon Harnist
Heidi Blankenship

Kazan Clark

Stephanie Kraft

Barb Schram

Michele Kovack<---------Me! : )

Angela Barkhouse

Kathy Jones

Just Us Girls Design Team:

Alicia Weiman

Andrea Matthews

Dana Gustafson

Kristin Bueter

Maria Levine

Kathryn Berthiaume

Lisa Kind

Pam Imholz

Have a wonderful Wednesday! Remember, Wednesday is the speed bump to Friday! : )

Last of Halloween!

Good morning! Are you all coming off of your sugar high? I know I snuck in quite a few pieces of the kids' candy last night! ; )

I have a Crafty Secret's Halloween card to share with you today and a few photos of the kids. My card uses a cute image from the Crafty Secret's Journaling Booklet. I glittered the edges and used a spider web embossing frame from Provo Craft. I sanded it down a bit further after embossing it to reveal the spider web. I added a bit of tulle and a beaded bat.

I have a few photos of the kids from yesterday. : )

Cortney plays the role of Dorothy.......

Cortney kind of likes this whole trick or treating thing! ; )

She is the cutest Dorothy I've ever seen!

Kyle is the military guy on the right, no cute costumes for this dude..........you know...they are 13!

All in all, our Halloween was great! Weather was fabulous, lots of kids out in costume, Kyle hung out with friends for a bit, and Cortney loved going door to door!

Thanks so much for stopping by! I appreciate your visits! : )