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Mar 312011

This time I will be giving away a few retired JustRite Stampers sets that I hardly use. I hope they can find a better home with one of you. I will be giving away:

3 1/4″ circle Christmas Stamp Ensemble (sample can be seen here)
3 1/4″ Classic Circle III Ensemble (sample can be seen here)
Large oval Harmony Stamp Ensemble (sample can be seen here)
Large oval Baby Ensemble (no sample, sorry)
DIY Monogram Stamper Kit with New Times Roman Alphabet and 3 damask borders, plus wooden stamp mount
DIY Monogram Stamper Kit with Curlz Alphabet, 3 borders and wooden stamp mount
Medium/Large Numbers set
2 1/4″ x 3 1/16″ Oval stamp mount for the oval sets
3 1/4″ wooden circle mount for circular sets

These older JustRite Stamps need a bit of conditioning before stamping them for the first time. You can find a quick tutorial about that HERE.

These goodies are heavy and I will send them in a medium flat rate box. If you are from outside the US and you want to enter the drawing, you would have to pay shipping over the amount it would cost me to send it to someone in the States.

If you are interested in these sets, just add a link or email address (or both) to this Mr. Linky. I upgraded my account with Mr. Linky so everyone can enter the drawing.

The drawing is now closed. Thank you all for your comments.

Thanks for visiting my blog! Hugs and smiles

Tutorial on SCS - Bargello background

Copics, Taylored Expressions, Video Tutorial 31 Responses »

Mar 302011

Today’s tutorial was a technique challenge recently. Joan Ervin, one of our Technique challenge hostesses, was kind enough to write the photo tutorial for Splitcoast. I had fun creating this sample for the video tutorial.

The frame from Taylored Expressions New Beginnings was stamped in Walnut Stain Distress ink twice on Solar White cardstock. I cut it once by hand, once with Taylored Dies – Frame it Up 1. A sentiment from the same set was stamped also in Walnut Stain ink in the center of the hand cut frame. The edge of that frame was paper pierced and adhered to the bigger frame with dimensionals.

A butterfly was stamped in Tumbled Glass ink on the light blue Springtime paper, cut out and adhered to the sentiment panel with dimensionals and Scor-Tape. Three Recollection silver pearls were adhered to the body of the butterfly. The wings were covered in Stardust Stickles.

The rose image is also from New Beginnings. It was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink and was colored with Copic Markers (RV10, RV13, RV14, RV17). A branch is from TE’s Friendship Blooms stamp set. It was stamped in Shabby Shutters ink, cut with the Leafy Branch Taylored Die and adhered partially under the smaller frame. The rose was adhered over the branch.

For the Bargello background I used Echo Park Springtime and Little Girl papers. It was down to 4″ x 5 1/4″ and the lower corners were rounded. White Organdy Ribbon was tied around the middle before the layers were adhered to the card base, a 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″ piece of Solar White cardstock, folded in half. Again the lower corners were corner rounded. Silver Recollection Pearls on the top left of the Bargello layer finish off the card.

Did you notice that I didn’t sew on this card? I wish I had. I think it’s missing the sewn edge. LOL

Here is a video for the visual learner:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Smile

Challenge, Gina K., Nestabilities 20 Responses »

Mar 292011

Today’s card was created a couple of weeks ago for a sketch challenge at StampTV.

Two 3 3/4″ x 5″ pieces of Once Upon a Springtime Graphic 45 paper was cut in quarters and sewn together over a 3/16″ piece of Canyon Brown cardstock.

Ivory Silk Ribbon was tied around the layers horizontally before the layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock, folded in half.

A label was from Gina K’s Lovely Labels 1 was stamped in Brilliance Coffee Bean ink on Classic White cardstock. A sentiment from It was cut and embossed with Label 9 Nestabilities. A sentiment from GKD Smile was stamped inside the label. The label was adhered to the card with dimensionals. Rose Kaisercraft Pearls underneath the sentiment finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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Baby and Bunny

Copics, Grand Nestabilities, Mo's Digital Pencil, Nestabilities, SCS - Inspiration challenge, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 25 Responses »

Mar 282011

I created this card last weekend for a fellow SCS member I met at CHA several times. She is expecting her first baby in May. Her best friend contacted me and asked if I could send a card to her that she could give her friend at her baby shower. How sweet is that?

I used the Waltzingmouse sketch #38 for my layout and this wreath from Kirkland as my inspiration, since that was the site for that Saturday’s inspiration challenge.

I printed Mo Mannings Baby and Bunny on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut it with a Classic Oval Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (Skin: YR0000, YR000, YR00, Hair: Y21, Y23, Y26, Pillow: YG00, YG01, YG03, Bunny: E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, R20, Ground: T0, T1, T3, Sky: B0000, B000).

The image was then layered on a piece of textured Kraft cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Scallop Oval Nestabilities die. Part of a doily was adhered under the upper half of the image

Two pieces of Pebbles Happy Go Lucky Patterned Paper were adhered together, cut and embossed with a Grand Nestabilities Circle die and stitched to a piece of Kraft cardstock that had been hand cut into a slightly bigger circle.

White lace (bought at JoAnn’s) was adhered over where the two papers meet and green sheer ribbon was tied over that. The image was adhered over the ribbon and lace with dimensionals and three buttons were stitched to the upper left hand side of the layers.

The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Oval Snippets set. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with one of the Tag Trio dies. The tag was tied to the sheer ribbon bow with May Arts Curling Iridescent ribbon.

The card base is a piece of Textured Whisper White cardstock folded in half, cut and embossed with a Scallop Grand Nestabilities dies. A Recollection Rhinestone Swirl on the bottom left finish off the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.
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Beauty of Dreams

Challenge, Copics, Flourishes - Timeless Tuesday, Flourishes, LLC, Nestabilities, SCS - Color Challenge 26 Responses »

Mar 272011

The new Flourishes set Lenten Rose is so beautiful! I had to use it when I saw the color challenge on Splitcoast this week: Regal Rose, So Saffron, Pear Pizzaz. I combined with the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge, which was to use Masking on your card.

I started out by stamping the bigger image of that set twice in opposite corners of a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I cut out the inner leaves and petals with a hobby knife so I could use the Out of the Box technique with a Petite Oval Nestabilities die.

The flowers were colored with Copic Markers (R20, R21, R43, R46, YG03, YG25, YG67, E97, E99, E09, E18, 1/5th YR31, YR31), then masked with Eclipse Tape. The blank spots on the paper were stamped with a sentiment from Butterflies & Blossoms in Scattered Straw Distress ink. Then the edges of the paper were first sponged in Scattered Straw, then just a hint of Vintage Photo.

A piece of Really Rust cardstock was cut with the next smaller Oval die and the edges were colored with Copic Marker E09 to match the flowers. A sentiment from Flourishes Life Lines was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock. It was sponged with Scattered Straw ink and adhered behind the oval window. The edges of the inner oval were paper pierced.

The layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of Solar White cardstock before all the layers were adhered to a 5 3/4″ x 9″ piece of Really Rust cardstock folded in half. Again the outer edges of the card front had been colored with Copic Marker E09 to match the flower centers.

To finish off the card parts of a Zva Creative Rhinestone swirl were adhered around the outer edges of the oval window. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day.

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L'il Sheep Buddy

Copics, CutUps Dies, Nestabilities, SCS - Way to use it Challenge, Waltzingmouse, Waltzingmouse Sketch Challenge 29 Responses »

Mar 262011

Today’s Waltzingmouse Challenge is a fun one. More pennants, but this time just one big one! I cut my pieces with TCP’s CutUp Pennant dies out of Neenah Solar White cardstock and October Afternoon Ducks in a Row patterned paper. The pieces were stitched together and topped with green buttons that were threaded with embroidery thread.

The card was created for this weeks Way to Use it Challenge on Splitcoaststampers. Kim challenged us not to use black, brown or white ink. I stamped the little sheep from L’il Buddies in Ocean Depth VersaMagic ink on Solar White cardstock that had been cut and embossed with Classic Circle Nestabilities dies. The image was colored with Copic Markers (R000, R00, No, N1, N2, YG01, YG03, BG0000, BG000) and the layer was adhered to a piece of Kraft cardstock cut and embossed with the next size circle die.

A 3 3/4″ x 5″ piece of Ducks in a Row paper was stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of white cardstock before the layers were adhered to the card base, a 4 1/4″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. The sentiment is also from the L’il Buddies stamp set. It was stamped in Ocean Depth ink on Solar White cardstock, cut into a banner and topped with a pink button.

Hint: When stamping with VersaMagic ink, don’t touch the lines with your Copic Markers. The ink will smear and stain your tip.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you have time to play! It’s a fun, different layout!
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"Pull you Out" Treat Bag

3-D items, Challenge, Copics, Nestabilities, Unity Challenge, Unity Stamps 29 Responses »

Mar 252011

Did you know that Unity has their own challenge blog now? How cool is that. They are hosting a monthly challenge. This month is to called Fashion Forward. Since I didn’t have any dress stamps from Unity, I pulled out an the Kit of the Month from April last year and used the thread spools from that set.

I stamped the image in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on Neenah Solar White cardstock and cut and embossed with Classic Circle Nestabilities. The image was colored with Copic Markers ( R00, R11, R12, R14, BG11, BG32, BG13, YG00, YG01, YG03, YG06, E50, E51, E55, E57, E59, T1, T3, T5, YR30, 1/5th YR31, YR31), adhered to a piece of Cameo Coral cardstock which was cut with pinking scissors.

I joined Pinterest yesterday and got addicted really fast. I saw this project (you have to be logged in to view it). I pulled the fabric that I have at home out and created a little bag.

I stitched on a few buttons, stamped a sentiment from the same Kit on the bag with black Palette Ink and stitched seam ribbon on the upper edge of the bag so it could be tied shut.

I hope you have fun to play the Unity challenge with me! If you need an invite to Pininterest let me know and I’ll invite you. But I warn you! It’s highly addictive and you can’t blame me when the day just gets away from you!

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Sweet Peek-a-boo

Challenge, Copics, Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps, Nestabilities, SCS - Technique Challenge, Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps 18 Responses »

Mar 242011

I created this card for the Technique Lover Challenge on SCS as well as the 100th Sweet Stop Sketch. I picked Peek-a-Boo Cocoa as my image, printed it out on Neenah Solar White cardstock, cut it with a Classic Square Nestabilities die and colored it with Copic Markers (Sky: B21, B23, Mouse: N0, N1, N3, E93, E95 Flowers: Y17, YR15, YR18, E97, E09, E18 Rock: W3, W5, W7 Grass: YG01, YG03, YG25)….I know. I am so predictable. Neenah Paper, check, Nestabilities, Check, Copic Markers double check!

The image was adhered to a piece of black cardstock, cut and embossed with Classic Scallop Square Nestabilities and the edges of the image were paper pierced. Three buttons were stitched to the lower right edge with Lemon drop Twine. I think that color is my favorite. It’s so pretty!

A 2 3/4″ x 3 5/8″ piece of Pebbles patterned paper was stitched to a piece of white cardstock, cut and embossed with a Classic Scallop Rectangle die. The image panel was adhered to the patterned paper panel.

A 2 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ strip of dictionary was adhered to a strip of black cardstock that had one edge cut and embossed with a long Scallop Rectangle Nestabilities die. The layers were adhered to a 4 1/2″ square of Pebbles Happy Go Lucky Patterned Paper. The layers were stitched to a 3/16″ bigger piece of black cardstock.

Lemon Drop Twine was wrapped around the dictionary strip and a sentiment tag was added. The tag had been cut and embossed out of Solar White cardstock with the smallest of the Tag Trio die. The sentiment is from Kraftin’ Kimmie’s Everyday sentiment and was stamped on the tag with Tuxedo Black Memento Ink.

A Recollection Rhinestone swirl was adhered to the upper right corner before the image layer was adhered to the card base with dimensionals.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!
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And the Puddle Duck stamp goes to....

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Mar 232011

….entry #35. That’s Mona Eidhammer. Please contact me with your mailing address and the image will go out to you.

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Tuesday Trigger: A Citrus Celebration

Challenge, Technique Tuesday, Tuesday Trigger 36 Responses »

Mar 232011

Yesterday’s new Tuesday Trigger challenge was a great picture. Lime Green Polka dot cupcake paper in front of yellow and orange paper….how fun is that?

I went through my paper stash and pulled out some fun Polka dot paper from Pebbles Happy Go Lucky paper line and orange and yellow paper from Echo Parks Springtime line. Next I looked through the Go To Sketch Magazine, picked a sketch and and went to work.

The card base is a 3 5/8″ x 11″ piece of Kraft cardstock folded in half. Each corner was rounded. A piece of white crepe paper was cut with the Scallop Frame die and adhered underneath a 1 1/2″ x 3 5/8″ piece of Pebbles paper. The strips were adhered to the upper part of the cardbase.

The orange and yellow paper were punched with a 1 3/4″ circle punch. I punched three circles from each paper and adhered them to the card base. A dotted border was added around the card base and circles with a brown pen.

The sentiment is from Technique Tuesdays Little Sentiments. It was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink on a strip of Neenah Solar White cardstock. A green button threaded with Lemondrop Twine was adhered to the left of the panel.

More Lemondrop Twine was wrapped around the horizontal layers and topped with a white button.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day.
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