Merry And Bright!

Good morning! It is the second day of crazy rain and storms here! I am trying to keep my basement dry as others around me are sustaining all kinds of flood damage. On a positive note, today is my last day of school! I am so excited to be home for the summer, hang out with my kids, find a bit more crafting time, and not adhere to a rigid schedule. So how appropriate of me to show you another Christmas set right? ; ) This is another beauty by JustRite and it is called, Merry and Bright. LOVE the ornaments in this set!

I apologize in advance for my lousy photograph. It has been gloomy and gray here, and it has been a bit difficult to get decent pictures! I decided to go totally nontraditional colors for this card. I colored the ornament with my Copic markers cut out the layers and added crackle accents to give it an aged feel. (I am currently addicted to this stuff!) While it was still wet I added teeny pearls to dress it up.

I added some glittery goodness, seam binding, and a button tied with twine to dress up the top of my ornament.

You can see the effects of the crackle accents better in this photo. I love the way it looks!

For more gorgeous projects using this new set be sure to visit these talented ladies' blogs!

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Mona Pendleton
Kathy Jones
Michele Kovack
Stephanie Kraft
Kellie Fortin
Kazan Clark
Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Barb Schram
Sankari Wegman

Kyle is officially a high school freshman.......he graduated last night and I couldn't be prouder of my guy! I will have photos later this week.....once I get them edited!

Have a wonderful weekend! And if you feel any love in your heart......please leave a comment! Yesterday I was feeling a bit unloved......only 1 comment alllllllllll day! I am pathetic I know! ; )

JustRite's Christmas Mini Sentiments

Good morning! I haven't slept much due to the fact that some nasty storms rolled in last night. It was a crazy amount of lightning, thunder, and buckets and buckets of rain. I don't like storms. Not one little bit. I am a nervous Nelly! So I am typing this with a bit of sleepiness on the brain! ; ) It is Day three of JustRite's newest releases. Today's set is all about sentiments. I love this Christmas Mini Sentiment's set because it is fabulous to use with other sets and projects!

I created this little treat box using my Cricut and the cartridge called, Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More! This is the pie box and it was cut at 5". I trimmed the top of the box with vintage lace and gave the top a generous coating of glossy accents and course clear glitter. I cut the tree from the Winter Frolic cartridge at 3.5". I inked the edges of the tree, added glossy accents, and also added glitter to it. The sentiment was stamped using Papertrey's Raspberry Fizz ink and cut out using a Spellbinder's die from the Happy Everything tag set. I inked the edges and attached it to my tree. I added a small piece of doily, a rhinestone, and some twine. I wrapped the whole box with some seam binding, and added painted and glittered chipboard swirl to tuck behind the tree.

JustRite Inspiration

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

Stephanie Kraft

Kellie Fortin

Kathy Jones

Heidi Blankenship

Mona Pendleton

Angela Barkhouse

Barb Schram

Sankari Wegman

Tonight is Kyle's big day...........8th grade graduation! I am getting my camera charged and my tissues ready! ; )

JustRite's You Are My Anchor!

Good morning to you! It is a beautiful sunny morning.......but unfortunately, the temperatures are supposed to climb near 100 today. We have no air conditioning in the class rooms.....so needless to say, it gets a bit uncomfortable with 24 other little bodies in the room!

JustRite's Day Two of new releases is showing off this fun, nautical set, called You are My Anchor! Immediately, I thought it would be great for masculine cards....but if you visit the other designers, some of them have made beautiful feminine cards as well!

For my card I created a boat shaped card using my Gypsy to weld the image together, the Boys Will be Boys cartridge, and my Cricut machine. The boat was cut at 5". I used all the layers functions with some Graphic 45 papers. I used a bit of vintage lace to add a some texture.
For my sentiment, I stamped it in black. The rope and anchor were colored with Copic markers. I cut the sentiment out using two Spellbinder's circle dies. The top layer was hand cut and placed on dimensional foam squares to add depth. I added crackle accents to the anchor to give it a distressed aged look.
I hung the anchor from a bit of Papertrey Twine, tied a bow, and placed a gold pearl in the center. I added tiny gold pearls to the flag as well.

JustRite Blog

Kathy Jones

Becca Feeken

Stephanie Kraft

Mona Pendleton

Michele Kovack <------ ME! : )

Barb Schram

Heidi Blankenship

Angela Barkhouse

Kellie Fortin

Thanks so much for visiting!!! : )

New Release by JustRite.....Peace on Earth!

Good morning and happy Tuesday to you! For the next few days we are going to be celebrating a bit of Christmas around here! JustRite has come out with some fabulous new Christmas sets and you know it is never too early to start making those cards! (Even if it is 90 degrees and sweltering outside! LOL!)

The first set I have to show you is the Peace on Earth set. I love the sentiments and the font of this set! And better yet? The interior images on the oval centers are designed to be compatible with Spellbinders Nestibilities -Labels Six, Labels Ten, Labels Fourteen and Labels Eighteen. This is the first JustRite Oval set that has been designed to be compatible with dies that are not oval in shape. Awesome!

My card uses one of my favorite color combos......cream, pink, green, with a touch of red! I stamped it with Papertrey's avocado ink and colored the leaves with Copic markers to add depth. The frame is by Tattered Angels. I inked the edges in a dark brown ink, added glossy accents, and sprinkled Martha Stewart's course glitter over it. I added a doily, some SU! lace, and a Teresa Collin's stick pin.
The holly berries were actually white pearls that I colored red with my Copic markers! Such a cool way to change the colors to your liking!

Be sure to stop by the other talented designer's blogs to see their fabulous projects! : )

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JustRite Stampers Blog

Debbie Olson

Michele Kovack

Kellie Fortin

Kazan Clark

Angela Barkhouse

Stephanie Kraft

Mona Pendleton

Becca Feeken

Heidi Blankenship

Busy week this week! Trying to wrap up last minute clerical items at school, packing up my room for the summer, and Kyle's graduation this Thursday. I can't believe my baby is graduating 8th grade. I will be sure to pack plenty of Kleenex Thursday night.........

Jamaica.......*sigh*......

Good morning to you! I finally was able to manage a scrapbook page about our character breakfast in Jamaica this past spring. It already feels like an eternity ago that we went. The characters there were fabulous! They danced, entertained, and made sure to spend a lot of time with each child......especially Cortney. I know Sesame Street is really not age appropriate for a girl of 16, but I also couldn't deny her the chance to meet the characters she has grown up with and still loves. Even my really "cool" 14 year old thought it a wee bit fun! ; ) I used the Sesame Street Font cartridge as well as the Sesame Street Friends cartridge and cut the characters at 3" using all of the layers and shadow function. I inked the edges and even added glossy accents to Cookie's cookie! The sun was cut at 6". The journaling was printed on kraft cardstock and made to look like it is part of the sand!

The palm tree was cut using the Birthday Cakes cartridge and my Gypsy. I wanted to elongate the palm tree to fit my page without being too wide. It was cut at 5.43 x 9.46". I added a bit of brown flock to the coconuts and used my black Copic marker to add the three dots.
The star fish were cut at 1" and 1 2/2". They were creased, inked, a bit of glossy accents added, and some real sand sprinkled on top.
Today is our field day at school......which truly marks the end of the year and is always a fun day with the kids!

Tomorrow I will be visiting with my Gram....it is her 91st birthday.......and Sunday I have my girlfriend's son's christening. So a busy weekend ahead for me!

Have a wonderful weekend! I soooooo appreciate your visits here!!!

One Last Anniversary Post!

As you know I celebrated my anniversary this past weekend, and over the years, Brian has come to expect a homemade card. I simply can not go to Hallmark anymore......it is just unacceptable! ; ) So in the midst of my DT assignments, I decided to make him a card. I found this pretty Crafty Secret's image. It is part of the Creative Scraps collection called Love Mail. I framed it using a Lacy frame from Spellbinders. I airbrushed it a bit and added pearls to the corners. I added a Jenni Bowlin felt butterfly, some seam binding, and a stick pin to finish it off.

Of course my husband told me the card was a bit "girly" for him.......yea.....maybe he's right! Too much pink? Glitter? ; )
He did however, appreciate the sentiment.......which I did indeed mean.........

The sun is shining and the temperatures are finally summer like! OH! and only 8 days left of school!!! IT doesn't get much better than this! Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!!

I Was Made for You....

Good morning! Today is my 18th wedding anniversary. 18 years ago I married my best friend, my soul mate. The day we were married, our priest gave us a photo of Jesus laughing, and his advice to us, was to always.....always laugh. I can honestly say that in my house, we laugh a lot. And believe me, we've had our share of rough patches......it certainly isn't all butterflies and rainbows! We have gone through job loss, the birth of a handicapped child, money issues, family issues, and currently, raising two teenagers......need I say more? ; ) But, I love this man and am so glad that we've gone through these trying times together.......I am blessed........

There is a song by Sara Ramirez that sums up my feelings for my guy........
Have a wonderful holiday weekend my friends!!! Thanks so much for stopping by!