Birthday Cake Background Stamp-JustRite's September Release Day 3!

I hope you are enjoying all of the new releases by JustRite so far!  

Today I have a set perfect for those birthdays in your life! It has so many fun details!

The set is called, Birthday Cake Background.

To give the stamp a variety of colors I used my Tim Holtz distress markers.  I cut out the center circle by hand so I could include a picture of my cute niece and nephew on their birthdays this past summer. At the top of the cut out, I added a rolled flower cut using the Bitty Blossoms Spellbinder's die.  I added a bit of ribbon as well. 

To add some further interest to the frame I added pink Flower Soft, glitter to the cake, and several sequins at the bottom. 

The rest of the team has fabulous projects to share, so be sure to pay them a visit!

JustRite Inspiration

Debbie Olson

Michele Kovack 

Darsie Bruno

Eva Dobilas

Kazan Clark

Kellie Fortin

Angela Barkhouse 

Heidi Blankenship

Kristi Schurr

Sheri Holt 

Have a great day!!!

:) 

Filigree Leaves Background Stamp

I hope you all had a fun weekend!  We spent our day yesterday by the pool with good friends.  Cortney is always a happy camper whenever she gets the opportunity to swim!

Today is Day 2 of JustRite's September Release.  Today's stamp is a beautiful background stamp designed by the talented, Becca Feekin. It is called Filigree Leaves.  I went in a direction with this card that I don't normally take.....bold! I tend to like the soft pastel colors.....but sometimes it's good to play and experiment a bit.  I found this card in the Silhouette store.  I stamped the Filigree leaves with Versamark and embossed them in a powder blue Zing powder. 

I popped up the panel with dimensional foam circles so I could slip my satin ribbon a bit underneath.  I had these sparkly jewels by Webster's Pages and thought they were perfect for this card. 

Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink (pink, blue, black)

Versamark

Zing embossing powder

Satin Ribbon: Papertrey Ink

Jewels: Webster's Pages

Card design: Silhouette

The other designers have showcased this stamp beautifully....be sure to stop by their blogs!

JustRite Inspiration
Becca Feeken

Kellie Fortin

Darsie Bruno 
Barb Schram 
Kathy Jones
Eva Dobilas 
Debbie Olson 
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse

Marisa Job 
Kristi Schurr

Michele Kovack

Margie Higuchi

Autumn Vintage Labels Three by JustRite Papercraft!

Good morning and Happy Labor Day to you!

(If you are here for my Crafty Secret's post, be sure to scroll down at bit!) 

 Today kicks off September's new releases by JustRite! I LOVE this time of the month when we get to showcase all of the new beautiful stamps! 

Today's set is perfect for fall (my absolute favorite time of the year!). It is called, Autumn Vintage Labels Three. It was stamped in brown Memento ink and given a hint of color using my Inktense pencils. The card itself was a fun cut I found at the Silhouette store.  I found this polka dot ribbon and thought it was perfect to add a touch of whimsy to my card. 

The main image was cut out using Spellbinder's Vintage Labels Three. I added a bit of brown Flower Soft to my wheat stalks and a few rhinestones to dress it up a bit. 

Supplies:

Paper: Papertrey Ink (cream, green, kraft.)

Dies: Spellbinder's Labels Three

Rhinestones: Doodlebug

Flower Soft

Silhouette (Banner Card)

Embossing plate: Papertrey Ink

Ribbon: Unknown 

Inktense Pencils. 

For more inspiration on using this beautiful set, please be sure to visit the other designers!

JustRite Inspiration

Debbie Olson

Marisa Job

Michele Kovack

Kazan Clark

Kellie Fortin

Heidi Blankenship

Sheri Holt

Darsie Bruno

Angela Barkhouse 

Kristi Schurr

Eva Dobilas

Barb Schram

Margie Higuchi

Have a great day my friends!

Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party!

GOOD MORNING!!! :) 

Today is Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party!  I also have a step by step tutorial on how I created my decorated burlap bag!

I am starting to gear up for fall and my favorite holiday, Halloween. I chose this journal owl image from the Crafty Secret's Halloween Digital set. 

I didn't have any photo transfer paper so I decided to experiment and see if there was a way for me to print directly on muslin.  And the answer to that is, yes!

So here is my Halloween burlap bag all ready to be filled with treats!

I selected my digital image, sized it and first printed it on copy paper.  This told me where I needed to place my piece of muslin. I first adhered the muslin to a heavy duty piece of card stock and then taped both down to the copy paper really well, so it didn't get stuck in the printer.  Once printed, I took my scalloped fabric scissors to cut around the edge. 

I peeled it off the card stock and pulled out my needle and thread.

I wanted my edges to be a bit frayed, so I pulled the threads around the perimeter. 

I glued a bit of lace to the muslin using fabric glue. I wanted to add a flower to my bag, so I decided to dye a swatch of the muslin using purple Glimmer Mist and Walnut Ink.

I wet the fabric first and then sprayed away!  I spread it out on a paper plate and gave it one more spritz of the walnut ink to age it a bit.  If you are in a hurry for it to dry, take a blow dryer or heat gun to speed up the process. 

I used these Papertrey Ink flower dies and my dyed muslin to create my flower.

I tied my seam binding with black string. 

I layered all the pieces onto my burlap bag. I did add some black pom pom trim ,several green felt leaves,  and a button to the center of my flower.  

And here once again is my finished treat bag. :)

Be sure to stop by the other designers for their gorgeous projects and step by step tutorials!

• Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
• Michele Kovack - See 280+ Gallery!
• Darlene Pavlick
• Melissa Bove
• Rebekah Faries
• Sheila Rumney
• Kathy Clement
• Elizabeth (I love rubber) on Splitcoast

Shrinky Dinks and Grand Sentiments by JustRite

Good morning!  

I realized as I was going through my picture folders that I have many projects in there that were never shown here.  So today I have a couple of JustRite projects using the Grand Sentiment's set.  I love when I can use Shrinky Dinks and a stamp set to create a fun embellishment.  I dressed up a little burlap bag by stamping the sentiment directly on a piece of white felt.  I cut it to the correct size I needed using scalloped fabric scissors and machine stitching it.  I tied a bit of seam binding around the bag into a bow.  I added a Shrinky Dink butterfly for an accent. 

For this birthday card I also used the Grand Sentiment's set and stamped it in aqua and green.  I cut the center out of the frame to create a shadow box appearance.  I tied seam binding vertically into a double bow.   I added a couple of those butterflies to finish it off.  ;) 

Well this gal finished her first full week of school.  I am so excited about this class! They are such a nice group of boys and girls and we are off to a great start! On the down side, I was completely exhausted this week!  I have to get used to being on my feet all day again. Hopefully, I will adjust soon and get back to my normal crafting schedule!

I will be back on Monday with Crafty Secret's Linky and Design Team Party as well as a brand new release from JustRite!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!

Coffee Cafe'

Good morning friends! 

 I am finally in full swing at school. I met my 23 little people and I think it's going to be a great year! The downside is that being back on my feet all day is totally kicking my butt! I was so tired yesterday that I think I could have gone to bed by 8.  I didn't, but I could have! ;)

I have a little coffee shop card to show you today.  It was a card I created using the City Buildings CCR. I used bold colors that were a bit retro to me.  I added a large gingham bow to go along with the feeling of my card.  I placed a large polka dot brad and twine to the center of the bow.  I used a black scalloped sticker for the awning. 

I added a bit of glossy accents to my table and chairs to give them a bit of depth. 

Many of my cards don't have sentiments.  I like to wait until I am going to use it to decide what it should say.  

Any suggestions for this card?  

I am off and running this morning!

Have a great Wednesday!!

I Want to Ride My Bicycle.....

Now that you have the Queen song in your head! HA!

 Over the summer I had made a few cards just for the heck of it.  It was nice to just play and experiment a bit. I had these colorful twist ties, like the ones you used to get with sandwich or garbage bags.  I hadn't used them, but loved their bright colors. 

I've also been playing around a bit with texture paste and stencils.

I stenciled the background with a Heidi Swapp star stencil and texture paste that I added a bit of silver paint to. After it was dry, I glued the twist ties to the cardstock to give my bicycle a colorful backdrop. 

I added epoxy dots to the wheels and a bit of colorful twine to the handlebars. I love its happy colors. :) 

This is my first full week back at work, and I am trying to stay organized with everything.  I feel like a juggler these days!  I've planned all of my meals for the week, did my lesson plans, and now I just need to get caught up on a few DT assignments.  Hopefully, I don't pass out in bed by 8:00!  ;) I'm planning on getting back to crafting tonight.....

Fingers crossed! 

Have a great day!