JustRite Inspiration

JustRite Friday Challenge 055: Color

Before we get started with today's JustRite Friday Challenge, we wanted to announce a new addition to our webstore -- more additions to our Copic Sketch marker collections!

Here's what you'll find new:

4 new Trio collections: Hydrangea Trio, Raspberry Trio, Moss Trio, Tahiti Trio

2 new Quad collections: Ivory Quad and Neutral Gray Quad

2 new singles (RV17 and E23) added to 2 Trios, making them Quads: Latte Quad and Red Violet Quad

For a total of:

22 new singles, 4 of which are the new 2011 Sketch colors: RV63, RV66, YG61 and E23

You can find the new color chart (previewed above) to download from our webstore HERE, and you can find the new collections available HERE and singles HERE.  So don't fret if you already had our Latte or Red Violet Trios,  you are still able to add just the new single marker you may be missing, to complete your new Quad -- Enjoy!

Now on to today's JustRite Friday Challenge #055, which is to use this color combination along with JustRite stamps for your project:

A neutral of brown or black may also be used.

Copic color references: B01-Mint Blue, E41-Pearl White (although it appears pinkish in the photo above!), E43-Dull Ivory.
Memento color references: Summer Sky or Bahama Blue, Desert Sand.

Copic and Memento colors are given as reference only and are not required for this challenge (but certainly welcome!).  Please feel free to use any products you wish that closely match the suggested colors.

The grand prize for this challenge will be Marianne Walker's new Shadows & Shading: A Beginner's Guide ($14.95 retail value) and TEN (10) Copic Sketch marker colors of your choice ($57.50 retail value), for a total combined retail value of $72.45!

THREE honorable mention winners will receive Marianne Walker's new Shadows & Shading: A Beginner's Guide ($14.95 retail value) and our new Butterfly Garden set!

 

For my challenge sample, I used Butterfly Garden and Copic colors from our new Tahiti Trio and Ivory Quad:

  

I made a 'Countdown to Summer' or until 'School is Out' (or until Father's Day!) calendar for my kids:

I stamped the sentiment center from Butterfly Garden with Memento Rich Cocoa ink onto ivory cardstock, die cut it, and then airbrushed the center with Copic B01-Mint Blue while the cardstock was still in the die.

The outer rim of the scalloped border stamp was colored with Copic E43-Dull Ivory, which perfectly matched the kraft cardstock I used!  The border was then glittered with Star Dust Stickles. 

The pearls accenting the punched butterflies were colored with Copic B04 marker.  I used Memento Desert Sand ink and a Jumbo Dauber to sponge the edges of my die cut image, as well as on the blue cardstock die cuts, to age them a bit.

For the flat marble pebble magnet marking the last day of school, I stamped one of the butterfly centers from Butterfly Garden, colored it and cut it out.  Then I adhered it to some printed word paper and glued it to the bottom of the pebble.  Magnets were attached to the back of the calendar and back of the pebble, so they can be used on the refrigerator and the pebble moved to count down the days until school is out!

The 8-1/2" x 11" calendar I computer generated myself, printed onto ivory cardstock, and is available as a free download HERE.

I also found these samples in our By The Sea Gallery that fit this challenge, to give you a little more inspiration.  Remember, we keep updated galleries on each of our stamp sets in our Design Gallery, so you can always visit there and find instant inspiration!  Or if you don't remember where you saw a specific example, try checking the gallery!

Jeanne Streiff made this fabulous beach scene masculine card (click on hyperlinked names to find full details of each project):

And I (Sharon Harnist) made this photo card with a border from By The Sea:

CHALLENGE  RULES:
You will need to use JustRite stamps on your project and upload it to an online blog, gallery or photo hosting website.  You may make and enter as many different projects as you'd like for our challenges.  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_055  <== 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 Wednesday, May 25 at 8:00 PM Central to make your project and enter a link to it below.  Winners will be chosen and announced the next day (Thursday, May 26) here on the JustRite Inspiration Blog.  Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of your prizes.  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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising. 

We can't wait to see all of your color challenge projects -- please note the new deadline date and time! 

 
{Butterfly Garden Carlendar}
JustRite Stampers: JB-09915 Butterfly Garden, 3-1/4" Wood Stamper,
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities, Fleur de Lis Motifs, Floral Doily Accents, Grand Calibur; Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Paper: 7 Gypsies Conservatory 6x6 patterned paper; Neenah Natural White cardstock, Gina K Designs Kraft & Ocean Mist cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Rich Cocoa & Desert Sand
Copic Markers: B01 (airbrushed sentiment center), B04 (pearls), E41, E42, E43 (butterfly pebble & sentiment border)
Accessories: Tsukineko Jumbo Dauber, Copic Airbrush System + Air Compressor, Ranger Star Dust Stickles & Glossy Accents, flat marble, magnet, foam tape, Sharon's free downloadable Countdown Calendar,

Links:

Introducing JustRite Original-Sending You Sunshine

Today we are introducing JustRite Original Ribbed 2" Round, Sending You Sunshine:

These 2-inch centers fit beautifully into the round frame of Spellbinders new Fancy Tags Three die (see Debbie Olson's sample below), which we have in stock at our webstore and shipping:

These JustRite design team members have projects with this set to share today. Please click on their hyperlinked names, to be taken to their blog posts with full design details:

Sharon Harnist is embracing life with some beautifully die cut layers accenting the center on her card:

Debbie Olson used Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three to frame her pretty pink and pearly Mother's Day bouquet:

Michele Kovack has two gorgeous samples of this set to share, first with this all-around-great Thank You sentiment from this set:

Michele also used Spellbinders Fancy Tags Three to frame her cheery Mother's Day bouquet:

Kathy Jones also has a pretty Mother's Day bouquet of flowers, accented with an additional sentiment from our new Just Because Mini Sentiments that we'll be debuting on Monday:

Angela Barkhouse is sending you a sunshine bouquet of pretty blue daisies!

Mona Pendleton is sending you some sweet and shabby chic love today!

Stephanie Kraft die cut the Thank You sentiment from this set into a wonderful label shape, instead of the traditional round and used our current JustRite Friday Challenge sketch for her card.  You still have until next Thursday to play in this challenge!

Becca Feeken has a beautiful bouquet of good wishes for you today, on layers of fabulous die cuts!

Heidi Blankenship is ready for Mother's Day with this sweet tag:

Sankari Wegman definitely brightens up someone's day, with this fabulously sunny card!

We'll see you back here on Monday, to share the rest of our our May cling release with you!

Introducing JustRite Original-Butterfly Garden

Welcome to JustRite Stampers' May Release!  Before we get started we would like you to give a very warm welcome to our newest JustRite Design Team Member, Mona Pendleton!

You probably recognize Mona's name as a numerous winner from our JustRite Friday Challenges -- her creations are always gorgeous! We have been drooling over Mona's JustRite projects for months. We are thrilled to have her join our design team. Be sure to visit her blog today and welcome her to our team!  Mona blogs over at Cupcake's Creations, where you can find a daily dose of fabulous inspiration!  If you would like to learn more about Mona you can read our original interview with her from October when she was a guest blogger.

You are going to love coloring the first set in this months JustRite Original Release Butterfly Garden -- set of four   3 1/4" stamps:

 

This set will certainly bring you right into Spring and Summer! 90% of our May Release is in stock now and shipping.  Butterfly Garden will begin shipping next Wednesday, and is available for purchase, here. 

Be prepared to be blown away when you scroll down to see all the beautiful projects that our design team has created with this set- they are all stunning!! Please click on their hyperlinked names, to be taken to their blog posts with full design details:

Mona Pendleton  used the wonderful sentiment center from this set and framed it beautifully with layers of great die cut frames and butterflies.

 

Sharon Harnist gives you a different way to use your JustRite round borders as a sentiment banner on this fresh, Springy Copic-colored daisy birthday card:

Debbie Olson has this stunning butterfly birthday card with gorgeous Copic coloring:

Michele Kovack die cut some great frames for her beautiful, glittery butterfly center:

Kathy Jones designed this bright & cheery birthday butterfly card in a great color combo and fabulous Copic coloring:

Stephanie Kraft gently highlighted just the pretty lilies and butterfly in this image, for a sweet soft effect:

Angela Barkhouse used the sentiment center, die cut into a great shape, for her pretty butterfly garden, complete with trellis!

Barb Schram designed this TALL beautiful tulip and butterfly card, gorgeously framing the center sentiment from this set in yet a different way!

So how do you like this set?  Beautiful, isn't it?!!  We hope you'll return tomorrow and and each business day through May 11 to see the rest of our May Release!

JustRite Friday Challenge 054: Sketch & Sneak Peek!

This week's JustRite Friday Challenge #054 is to use this square sketch with your JustRite stamps as inspiration for your project layout:

The rectangle focal element can be any one of our different shaped stamps, or how about challenging yourself to stamp one of our normally round, square or oval shapes onto a rectangle for a change!

Our prize sponsor this week is once again the fabulous Scor-Pal company!  You can find some general basics about their fabulous scoring tools HERE and see all the products they carry HERE, including their wonderful Scor-Tape! 

TWO Grand Prize challenge winners this week will each receive a Scor-Buddy (the larger Scor-Pal's newest smaller sidekick!) with zippered storage pouch and Mini Self-Healing Cutting Mat ($26.95 combined retail value)!

 

 

My Scor-Buddy is always handy, right next to my stamping space, to easily score and create my folded cardstock card bases, and more!

In addition, those two Grand Prize winners will also receive a JustRite $50 Gift Certificate, to use on ANYTHING in our webstore, for a total combined Grand Prize retail valued package each worth $76.95!

THREE Honorable Mention winners will each receive a $25 JustRite Gift Certificate to spend anyway they'd like in our webstore!

For my challenge sample today, I created this sweet seed packet envelope for the front of my 5-1/2" square card created with Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Square Nestabilities, using my Scor-Buddy:

I thought the seed packet envelope could be used to hold a gift card, or be filled with a few goodies -- maybe for teacher appreciation or maybe a Mother's Day card!  I attached the envelope to the card front with foam tape at the bottom of the envelope, so the top flap of the envelope can still be opened and get at what's inside!  

SNEAK PEEK:
I used our new Butterfly Garden 3-1/4" JustRite Original Ribbed stamp set (begins shipping May 11) with which we will kick off our May Release next Wednesday, May 4th, so we hope you'll check back then to see all the samples our design team will have of this beautiful set!

I stamped the butterfly center onto Neenah Natural White cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and then colored with Copic markers.  I die cut the image with a circle Nestability and popped it up on foam tape over a rectangle of yellow that I airbrushed with Y21 Copic marker onto the seed packet (I created the seed packet templates and they are available as a free download HERE).

The blue seed packet envelope (which measures approximately 3-1/4” x 4-1/8” closed) was created with my Scor-Buddy using these instructions I made (with pink cardstock):

 

SEED PACKET ENVELOPE INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut cardstock 5-1/2” x 7”
On 5-1/2” (long) side, score at 7/8” and 5” the full length
Turn 1/4 turn to the right, so 7/8” score is at top of score board
On 7” (wide) side, score at 3/4” and 4” the full length
Score at 1-1/4” and 3-1/2” only to first/top score line
Referring to diagram:
Cut away all four corners to first score lines
Trim second scored area (top tab) diagonally in half
Round bottom flap corners

Here’s what the back side of the envelope looks like folded up and secured with Scor-Tape:

Here's another example (albeit a rectangle card, instead of square), using today's sketch a little in reverse (full card details can be found HERE) and JustRite's Morning Glory from My Garden stamp set, along with JustRite Fonts used to create all the wording on a blank seed packet envelope.  Even though the square sketch wasn't followed in this sample, I wanted you to see another way you can think outside the box, by placing a 3-1/4" round stamp onto another (rectangle) shape!

CHALLENGE  RULES:
You will need to use JustRite stamps on your project and upload it to an online blog, gallery or photo hosting website.  You may make and enter as many different projects as you'd like for our challenges.  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_054  <== 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 Thursday, May 12 at 8:00am Central to make your project and enter a link to it below.  Winners will be chosen and announced later that day (Thursday, May 12) here on the JustRite Inspiration Blog.  Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of your prizes.  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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising. 

We can't wait to see all of your sketch challenge projects! 

 
{Butterfly Garden Card}
JustRite Stampers: JB-09915 Butterfly Garden, 
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Classic Circle & Big Scalloped Square Nestabilities; Martha Stewart Butterfly punch
Paper: MME-Stella & Rose-Gertie 6x6 pad; Neenah Natural White cardstock, 
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Copic Markers: R81, R83, R85, YG61, YG63, B21, B23, E33, Y21; Copic Lemon Atyou Spica Glitter Pen; BG000 & B21 Copic Various Ink Refills (ribbon)
Accessories: Scor-Buddy, Copic Airbrush System + Air Compressor, Ranger Star Dust Stickles, white seam binding, button, twine, foam tape, Sharon's free downloadable seed packet templates,

Links: 

 

A Beautiful Day Coloring!

It may be the dead of winter and a huge nationwide winter storm outside, but here at the JustRite Inspiration blog, it's a beautiful day!  We'll be sharing some coloring tips today, using one of our new JustRite Original Ribbed florals, A Beautiful Day large oval stamp set:

JustRite design team member Debbie Olson prepared this video, sharing her tips for Copic coloring the Irises in this stamp set:

 

Here are some more design team samples, using A Beautiful Day stamp set:

Debbie also has this beautiful Copic colored bouquet of Snowdrops:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sharon Harnist also used the Iris image, Copic colored on solid patterned paper:

Kathy Jones also shares her pretty Copic colored Iris:

Kellie Fortin's pretty Copic colored yellow & pink Iris card:

Michele Kovack colored the Snowdrops from this stamp set with Copic markers and white pigment ink on kraft cardstock, then glittered the flowers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We'll be back on Wednesday with another Copic coloring tutorial, using this beautiful stamp set!

 

Introducing JustRite Original Birdhouses & Retirement Sale Announcement

It's hard to believe that CHA is less than 5 days away !!  Our warehouse is starting to bulge as our 2011 stock arrives.  Therefore it's time for a little Spring Cleaning with a Retirement Sale!! Save up to 30% off some of our favorite stamps.  That's right we are retiring 28 sets of stamps in order to bring you more stamps in the sizes you love more often.  Some of these sets were just heartbreaking to retire.  Supplies for many of these stamps are very limited -- some will sell out in the first 3 days of our sale. If you have any of these on your JustRite wishlist shop early before they are gone forever!!

We will try our best to remove sets from the Retirement sale section of the website as they sell out.

As the tempature dips below zero in Maine (-30 below with the wind chill factor) , I am so happy to introduce a Gorgeous New Spring Set from our Febuarary Release ( this set is in stock and shipping).  Just looking at all these cheerful cards made it feel like Spring at least in my studio!!  Here is my card for the release....

 

 

These JustRite designers have samples with this set to share today.  You will find full details of their projects on their individual blogs, by clicking on their hyperlinked names:

Sharon Harnist:

 

Angela Barkhouse...

 

Kazan Clark.....

 

Barb Schram...

 

Stephanie Kraft...
 

Sankari Wegman...

 

 

Stop back in tomorrow night to see our last February Release.

 

JustRite Friday Challenge 046: Technique - Scoring!

Welcome back to JustRite’s Friday Challenges!  This year, since we know both you and we have very busy schedules this Spring, we’ve decided to try out a different schedule of hosting our challenges every other week, on the first and third Fridays of the month.  You will have 1-1/2 weeks to make your project -- each challenge will end on the Wednesday (at midnight Central) before the next challenge is announced.  You may enter as many different projects as you'd like, but you may win only one prize per challenge.  We hope this will give you more time to plan and participate in our challenges! 

With this new 2-week challenge timetable, our challenge prizes will be bigger and better this year (more on that below)!  This week's challenge will have TWO Grand Prize winners and THREE Honorable Mentions!  As a result, we have decided to end our Flickr Gallery prize distribution each Monday, effective immediately.  You are still more than welcome to post your challenge entries and/or any other JustRite projects you make in our Flickr Gallery -- we love seeing all of your gorgeous work!

Today’s challenge is sponsored by Scor-Pal.  If you are not familiar with Scor-Pal (but we bet you ARE!) or have any questions about their products, you can find some general  basics about their fabulous scoring tools HERE and see all the products they carry HERE.  This is one of their products you are probably most familiar with – the original Scor-Pal (available in both inches and metric measurements):

This year a new and improved Scor-Pal has debuted!

 

What is new? . . .

1. Intelligent groove spacing! A perfect combination of  1/4" and 1/8" grooves and the usual grooves and markings for specialty cards and folds.  Makes card making easy and fun!
2. The 6" groove has markings to orientate yourself.
3.  Like the Scor-Buddy, a handy magnetized area for metal brads, etc.
4. Top ruler markings are now color screened, easier to read.
5. Envelope instruction booklet with oodles of envelope sizes included.
6. New color –light blue like the Scor-Buddy!
7. Only $29.95 - PRICELESS!!!

I personally have and use and LOVE both of these scoring tools and this newest mini-size sits right on my desktop next to my stamping space, immediately ready to place folds on my cards, or decorative touches to any smaller project:

 

Here’s how the Scor-Buddy compares in size to the original Scor-Pal:

 

Notice that fabulous self-healing cutting mat on my larger Scor-Pal?  Now the Scor-Buddy has a mini mat to top it, too!

Are you ready to hear about this week’s prizes?  Two Grand Prize challenge winners this week will each receive a Scor-Buddy with zippered storage pouch and Mini Self-Healing Cutting Mat ($26.95 combined retail value)!

In addition, those two Grand Prize winners will also receive our new JustRite Original ribbed Happy Everything Mini Tag Kit AND our new Fancy Tags cling set ($52.90 total retail value), for a total combined Grand Prize retail valued package each worth almost $80!

 

We're not done yet!  We will also give away to THREE Honorable Mention winners our new You Inspire Me cling stamp set ($19.95 value)!! 

How's that for starting off the new year of our challenges with a big bang?!!

For your chance to win one of these fabulous prize packages, all you need to do is make a project that has scoring used on it . . . either decorative scoring or scoring used to create a project (other than just a fold on a card!).

You can find many tutorials and tons of inspiration for this scoring challenge on the Projects page of Scor-Pal’s website. 

I had already worked out my own dimensions for the sticky note cover (shown above) that I showed you on this post a few weeks ago and then just yesterday found similar instructions in Scor-Pal’s November 2010 project E-Zine here!  Their instructions are for a sturdier version, with paper-covered chipboard covers, and include a cute gift box for the sticky note cover, too -- so check that out!

Here's a new sticky note cover I made for today's challenge, using our large oval JustRite Original ribbed stamp set, The Greatest Joy:

 

Here's how I created the base for my 3" square sticky note cover:

 

Start with a piece of heavy-weight cardstock measuring 7-1/2" x 3-1/2".  Score 3-1/2" from each end (first score from the left side, then turn the cardstock around and score again 3-1/2" from the other end):

 

Then cover the outside with patterned papers and stamped image.  You can find more finishing details, including the Copic-colored crocus flower center, at my personal blog, PaperFections.

Scor-Pal designer, Valerie Stangle, has graciously made these beautiful samples for today’s challenge, using our 1-5/8" round Just A Note borders and centers.  A wonderful peek-a-boo gift box full of tags that can be used for any occasion, all year long!

 

 

 

You can find full details and all the instructions on how Val created her tags and beautiful box over at her blog today.  Thanks so much for your gorgeous project, Val!

These JustRite designers also have fabulous scoring project inspiration for you today – be sure to click on their hyperlinked names to be taken to their blog posts with full details of their projects:

Kathy Jones:

 

Angela Barkhouse:

 

Stephanie Kraft:

 

Michele Kovack:

 

CHALLENGE  RULES:
You will need to use JustRite products for your project and upload it to an online blog, gallery or photo hosting website.  You may make and enter as many different projects as you'd like for our challenges.  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_046  <== 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 Thursday, January 20 at 8:00am Central to make your project and enter a link to it below.  Winners will be chosen and announced on Thursday, January 20th here on the JustRite Inspiration Blog.  Please allow up to 4 weeks for delivery of your prizes.  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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising. 

We can't wait to see your scoring technique projects! 

Links: