For today's challenge we have a JustRite sketch. For this week's JustRite Friday Challenge #024, you must use the sketch combined with JustRite stamps and the requirement of a red, white & blue Americana color scheme in honor of the upcoming U.S. Independence Day:
This time, our sketch will be working with oval shapes (you can find our selection of large oval stamp sets HERE and small oval stamp sets HERE). But remember, you are not limited to just using oval shaped stamps -- you can cut any of our stamp images into an oval shape to use!
Your card or project doesn't have to be related to U.S. Independence Day ... these colors also lend themselves wonderfully for any kind of masculine or nautical project. So think anniversary or birthday cards, gifts (maybe an altered frame?), scrapbook page, or plain old summer fun, too! But also, if you happen to know any military service men or women, it would be fabulous to send your card to them, thanking them for their service to our country.
Here's my nautical sample, using JustRite's large oval stamp set By The Sea . . . I think this will make a great birthday card for my brother or father-in-law's summer birthdays coming up!
I stamped the sailboat image and colored it with the Copic markers listed below, then die cut the image with a Spellbinders Classic Oval Nestabilities die.
Red Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pen was used to precisely color the rope border. Cuttlebug embossed swirls and tied buttons finish this card.
Some of our JustRite design team members also have samples for you today ... here's Kathy Jones' interpretation, turning the sketch sideways to fit the beach scene:
Kathy also used our By The Sea set, combined with a "Happy Birthday" sentiment from our new All Occasion Nested Sentiments set! Click on over to Kathy's blog, Inspired to Stamp, for the full details about her card.
Design team member, Stephanie Kraft, also turned the sketch sideways and added her own custom wording, using our Times New Roman Uppercase 25-point font:
Wonderful sentiment and fabulous hand-crocheted stars! You can find out the full details for making Stephanie's card at her blog, Handcrafted by Stephanie.
And Michele Kovack has this beautiful flowers of love card, using our large oval Thinking of You set:
There's a lot of inspiration to get you started! Are you ready to try your hand at the sketch? This week's challenge winner will receive our two newly-released 2" square Christmas stamp sets (From Our House & Hearts Come Home) debuted earlier this week, PLUS a 2" Square Wood Stamper!
Honorable Mention winners will each receive a newly-released square Christmas stamp set of their choice!
CHALLENGE RULES:
You will need to use JustRite products for your project and upload it to an online blog, gallery or photo hosting website. (Please see our blog post HERE for important information about our gallery on Flickr, how to upload to it, and another opportunity to win some JustRite products!).
You will then need to link to your project back here on our blog post, using the linking system on this challenge post. Please make certain your link is directly to your project, not just your general blog home page or overall photo gallery, so we can find it easily. (Links that are spam, commercial in content, or are not linked properly/directly to your project will be deleted). If you choose to upload your project to www.Splitcoaststampers.com OR our Flickr gallery, please use the weekly challenge code (example: JRC_024 <== that's an underscore between the letters and numbers) in the keyword section of the Splitcoast project upload page or the Tag section of the Flickr gallery.
You will have until next Thursday, July 1 at 9am Central to make your project and enter a link to it below. Then the winners will be chosen and announced a little later that day here on the JustRite Inspiration Blog. By entering our challenges, you grant JustRite Stampers permission to use your artwork here on our blog as well as our company website gallery (with designer credit given and blog or gallery linked) or any possible advertising.
We can't wait to see all your sketch projects!
{Nautical Card designed by Sharon Harnist}
JustRite Stampers®: JB-098755 By The Sea
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Oval-Lg Die 4
Paper: October Afternoon Report Card 8x8, Memory Box Kraft cardstock, Neenah Natural White cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink; Copic markers: B0000, B32, B34, BG13, E31, E33, YG03, G28, R24, R29, C1 and Red Copic Spica Atyou Glitter Pen
Accessories: Cuttlebug Swirls Embossing Folder, Buttons, Twine
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