JustRite Inspiration

JustRite Friday Challenge #074 - "Vintage Masculine"

With Father's Day just around the corner, we wanted to give you a chance to put your thinking caps on and honor those men in your lives!  Whether it's graduation or a birthday or Father's Day, JustRite Friday Challenge #074 is all about the guys! We have many stamp sets that are perfect for this challenge.  If you need a starting place, you can always check out our pinterest board for Father's Day ideas HERE.

I wanted to show you that sometimes you can use JustRite themed stamps in an unexpected way.  I used the smaller label from Sea Shell Bay Labels Twenty Two for the main focal point of my card, but added a twist to the usual nautical theme by adding a few elements from Market Place Alpha clear set to transform this label into a great masculine centerpiece for my card!

You can get full details about how I created my shaped card on my blog here.

_{{DAD card created by Sheri Holt}}

_{Stamps: JustRite CR-02240 Market Place Alpha clear, CL-02220 Sea Shell Bay Labels Twenty Two cling, CR-03710 Anchors Away clear, CL-03615 Ticking Stripe Background, CL-03650 Vintage Map Collage Background}

_{Dies: JustRite Custom Die JB-03730 Vintage Label & Banners, Spellbinders JB-S4310 Labels Eighteen , S4-213 Fleur De Lis Borderabilities, S4-346 Labels Twenty Two, E8-006 Classic Petal Edgeabilities, S4-233 Labels Nine}

_{Ink: TS-01115 Momento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Antique Linen & Vintage Photo Distress Inks, COPIC Sketch} 

_{Other: brass brads}

 I am so thankful to all of the JustRite Design Team who help add inspiration for the Friday Challenges!!  I hope everyone with ANY JustRite stamps will be inspired to create a vintage masculine card!

Angela Barkhouse created this wonderful magnetic bookmark using Anchors Away clear set with JustRite Custom Die Nested Oval Medallion Labels....a perfect Father's Day gift!

Marisa Job made this very vintage graduation easel card using Anchors Away, Summer Words, Botanical Medallions & Banners, Cast All Your Cares, Vintage Travel Background, Vintage Label & Banners Dies, and Nested Medallion Labels Dies and her signature inking techniques.

Linda Duke created her amazing masculine card using Going Places cling, Cozy Plaid Background, Vintage Travel Background & Vintage Label & Banners Dies with some great details.

The Grand Prize Winner for JustRite Friday Challenge #074 will receive 1 cling AND 1 clear set of choice.

The 3 Honorable Mentions for JRC#074 will each receive 1 clear OR cling set of choice.

The Random Draw Winner for JRC#074 will receive 1 background stamp set of choice.

 

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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_074 <== 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, June 13th at 6:00 PM Central to make your project and enter a link to it below. Winners will be chosen and announced the next day (Thursday, June 14th) 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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising.

JustRite Friday Challenge #073 - "Anything But Square"

For JustRite Friday Challenge #073, we want to see you create a shaped card in any shape as long as it's NOT square!  Spellbinders are great for this challenge and well as many other die cut shapes.

I chose to REALLY step outside the box on this one and show you that there are many styles you can use for this project!  Sometimes I just get something stuck in my head and can't shake it??  So, I went looking for a way to create a hot dog shaped card:

I thought this would be a fun invitation for a BBQ over the holiday weekend and Summer Words was the perfect stamp set!  I wanted it to appear that this hot dog got the blue ribbon so I pulled out last year's You Are The Best cling set to make my ribbon award.  I LOVE the way you can mix and match all these sets to get the perfect combo for any occasion!  You can get full details about how I created my shaped card on my blog here.

_{{Hot Dog card created by Sheri Holt}}

_{Stamps: JustRite CR-03745 Summer Words clear, CL-02135 You Are The Best cling}

_{Dies: Spellbinders S4-312 Blossom Three, S5-028 Nested Pennants}

_{Ink: TS-01115 Momento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Antique Linen & Vintage Photo Distress Inks, COPIC Sketch} 

_{Other: Cricut Expression, Cricut Lite Block Party (for hot dog), Cricut Craft Room (to create card base)}

WOW! The creativity of the JustRite Design Team never ceases to amaze me!!  I hope you enjoy their inspiration this week and get busy creating your shaped card!

Darsie Bruno created this wonderful easel card using Spring Words, Botanical Butterflies, Your Special Day Medallion Labels.



Angela Barkhouse created her card that is FULL of sunshine using Elegant Fronds background and Warm & Cozy Medallions cling.

Eva Dobilas created her wonderfully colored birdcage card with Botanical Medallions & Banners clear, Botanical Butterflies and Nested Oval Medallion Labels die.

Marisa Job made this elegant shaped card using Vintage Rose Medallions and Anchors Away along with Nested Oval Medallion Labels die and Vintage Labels and Banners die.

Linda Duke created this VERY creative circular card using Anchors Away with a great inking and embossing technique.

Michele Kovac created this unique graduation card using Summer Words and Vintage Travel Background stamps.

The Grand Prize Winner for JustRite Friday Challenge #073 will receive 1 die set and 1 stamp set of choice.

The 3 Honorable Mentions for JRC#073 will each receive 1 die set of choice.

The Random Draw Winner for JRC#073 will receive 1 stamp set of choice.

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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_073 <== 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 30th at 6:00 PM Central to make your project and enter a link to it below. Winners will be chosen and announced the next day (Thursday, May 31st) 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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising.

Introducing Anchors Away,Vintage Travel Map & Cozy Plaid Background Stamp

I am so excited to introduce the first 3 sets in our May Release!!  Today we are introducing masculine themed stamps. The design team is definitley going to KNOCK YOUR SOCKS OFF with Masculine Inspiration.  You are going to love Anchors Away, Vintage Travel Map and Cozy Plaid Background Stamp.

 

Tomorrow we will be sharing with you our new custom die - Vintage Labels and Banners  Dies which coordinates with the Banner Elements in Anchors Away as well as the Banner Element in April Release Vintage Rose Medallions.

    
 

 Cozy Plaid Background Stamp   - you can create this cozy plaid color combo by stamping your plaid image and adding additional color to your plaid by coloring stripes with your Copic Markers.  

Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp 

You will just love all the fun ways our design team has used this map background stamp. Using maps to decorate Home Decor pieces is big Home Decorating & Craft Trend.  You can see more inspiration for how to use maps in your crafting and home decorating on my Pinterest Board - Projects with Maps. 

The design team has amazing masculine projects today!!  Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the gorgeous eye candy!! These are all direct links to each designer's project.

Linda Duke has created a stunning wooden box using Anchors Away and our Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp complete with rope trim and fun embellishements that Linda created from stamp elements in Anchors Away. 

Debbie Olson is sneak peeking another one of our masculine stamps from our May Release - Going Places Vintage Labels  with our new Custom Die Vintage Label and Banners Dies with  Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp and Cozy Plaid Background Stamp. 

Today we are so excited to announce that Marisa Job is joining the JustRite Design Team!!  Marisa is a huge JustRite fan and a frequent winner in the JustRite Friday Challenge. (I know our Friday Challenge participants will be relieved not to have to compete against Marisa in future challenges!!).  We love Marisa's 3-D Style and can't wait to see what she creates next with our stamps!

Today Marisa has created this fun Father's Day card using Anchors Away and Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp.  For more details visit Marisa' s Blog.  You can read Marisa's Design team bio here at the bottom of the page.

 Michele Kovack created this fun Anchors Away Tag with a fun envelope attached!

 

Darsie Bruno created this inspirational card using Anchors Away  with a gold embossed  Cozy Plaid Background Stamp. Love how she used twine to create a dramatic presentation for her sentiment.

  

Heidi Blankenship paired Anchors Away with our Vintage Map Background Stamp from our CHA Release to create this wonderful Masculine Birthday Card.

Kathy Jones stamped the Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp image twice and colored the pocket watch and key. To give her card dimension she hand cut the colored images to create embellsiments for her Father's Day card using Anchors Away.  

 
Sheri Holt combined Anchors Away with our new May Release Classic Art Deco Lace Edges One.  Sheri stamped the ship silhouette in blue and stamped her sentiment on top for a striking effect.

  

Angela Barkhouse combined Anchors Away with Cozy Plaid Background Stamp to create a Father's Day card for her husband.  What a warm and cozy card!!

 

Barb Schram created her 4th 3D - Home decor piece for her Nautical Guest Room using Anchors Away.

Kazan Clark created this amazing vintage Anchors Away card.  Love how she colored this image with Copics to give this stamp image incredible smoky depth!!

Eva Dobilas created this beautiful Father's Day Card using Anchors Away  and Vintage Travel Map Background Stamp.  Just love the Vintage Travel Map colored with Twinkling H2O's!!

 

Hope we have inspired you to make some time this week for a little "me stamping time"  I can't wait to share with you the rest of the May Release!!

Masculine Birthday with guest designer Tosha Leyendekker

First I want to send a very special Thank You to my dear friend Tosha Leyendekker  for inspiring us this week with all her gorgeous work!!  It is always an honor when Tosha picks up a JustRite Stamp to create a card!!!  You can find weekly inspiration from Tosha on her blog Stamp Talk with Tosh. 

Today Tosha has a gorgeous masculine Birthday card to share with us -- and it is clean classic and stunning!!!  Here's Tosha:

Masculine Birthday  

 

I’m in constant need of masculine cards, so I thought the Birthday sentiment from Spring Words would be  a perfect focal point.  I kept the accessories limited since men rarely appreciate the vintage lace, flowers, and sparkle that make a card pop.   

Project Recipe:
JustRite Stamps:  Spring Words
Inks:  French Roast (a muse), Onyx Black (Versafine), Brushed Corduroy (Ranger Distress)
Dies: Wonky Rectangle Die (Spellbinders)
Paper:  Vintage Cream (Papertrey Ink), Lost & Found Portobello Road (My Mind’s Eye)
Accessories:  Buttons (Papertrey Ink), Natural Burlap String (May Arts)

 Thanks to everyone who participated in our JustRite Friday Challenge #066. We will be back this afternoon with a blog post with the results!

You Are My Anchor

 Welcome to Day Two of the JustRite June Release.  Today we are debuting You are My Anchor a 2" Rd set that is perfect for Masculine Cards.  I love the sentiments in this set  - they are perfect for cards for all the wonderful people who have impacted our lives (male or female).  The set would be wonderful for Birthday Cards, Graduation Cards, Gratitude Cards and Father's Day Cards .

 

Kathy Jones created this FAB masculine card using Fancy Tags Three to frame her image.  Love how she colored the world!

 
 Becca Feeken  layered  vintage postcard elements , ribbon and lace to create her stunning card using  You are My Anchor.

 

 Stephanie Kraft's beautiful card with all it's stitching is a great gender neutral Nautical Birthday Card.

 
 

Mona Pendleton created this FAB Shabby Chic Card Romantic Card using this beautiful map paper.  Love how she crimped her craft mat and distressed that layer with paint. 
 

 

Michele Kovack created this fun sailboat shaped card using a cricut cartridges. What a fun Birthday Card!

 

Barb Schram  instantly fell in love with this set. Barb used Labels Sixteen to mat and Frame the compass image .  I am sure you will be seeing lots of projects with this set on her blog. 

 
 

Heidi Blankenship  found the perfect paper in the My Mind's Eye 12 x 12 Kraft Cardstock Paper Pad to compliment her JustRite stamped image from You are My Anchor.

 

Angela Barkhouse created this awesome scrapbook page to celebrate her Wedding Anniversary using 3 images from the You are My Anchor set and a bit of JustRite Font  to title her page. For all the details visit her blog.

 

Kellie Fortin 's played with the design elements on the DCWV Paper to create her masculine card.  She used the Fleur de Lis Doily Accents to highlight her stamped image.

 

Stop back in tomorrow - to see the first Christmas Cling Set in our June Release 

Day 2 with Guest Designer, Regina Mangum

Continuing our week with guest designer, Regina Mangum, here's a little bit more about her:

4. Tell us where you do your stamping.

"I have a teeny, tiny little corner of our Manhattan apartment as my stamp area, though when I create, my tools and supplies usually spread their way everywhere. Sometimes the clean-up takes longer than the stamping!"

5. Tell us what is your must have stamping tool.

"I am a tool nut. If it's new and cool, I want it. But, the one tool that I could not do without is a sharp hobby blade. I use it for anything from paper-piecing to attaching embellishments. I love to cut out images and a sharp blade is an absolute must!"

6. Tell us how long have you been blogging.

"I started blogging about the same time I got serious about stamping. I thought it would be a fun way to connect to other stampers and to share my work."

Today's card from Regina is very masculine and unique:

 

Notes from Regina:

"Masculine cards can be a challenge, and for this one I tried to keep things simple yet visually interesting. I first die cut circles through my chocolate card stock as well as my card base to create a window. Next, I framed the window with a border from Friendship Borders & Centers, die-cutting it out and then adhering it to the card. I then wove ribbon together to embellish the bottom of the card. I stamped the center image from the same set onto a wood sheet and die-cut it out, sponging the edges for a rustic look. To make the image seem to "float" in the window, I used a thin strip of acetate to attach it to the card."

 

Absolutely fabulous, Regina -- the stamped image looks like it was heat burnished into the wood!  Don't forget to check back tomorrow for our final day with Regina!

 
{Let Your Dreams Grow Supplies}
JustRite Stampers®: JB-08730 Friendship Borders & Centers Set stamp set
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities
Paper: Stampin' Up! Wood Sheet, Bashful Blue, So Saffron, Chocolate Chip
Ink: Stampin' Up! Chocolate Chip Classic Dye
Accessories: Clear Acetate, Foam Tape

Day 3 With Guest Designer Jeanne Streiff

Our final day with guest designer, Jeanne Streiff, brings us this wonderful tribute to Summer:

 

Jeanne used the sailboat image from our By The Sea set, along with a wonderful sentiment from our new Cherish The Memories Nested Sentiment set, to create this work art!

Notes from Jeanne:

"I love, love, love the By the Sea set! What a great stamp set for so many different types of cards. This is a 5” x 5” card. I made a background panel in cream cardstock and sponged the edges with brown ink and then stitched on the sewing machine with black thread and attached it to the card back. The light blue panel was cut with a Spellbinders Labels 10 Nestabilities® die. I sponged the blue panel and added doodles around the edges with a Copic Multiliner pen."

 

"The image panel was stamped in black on white cardstock and colored with Copic markers. I sponged the edges in brown ink and distressed a bit before attaching to the brown Spellbinders Labels 10 Nestabilities® mat. I wrapped the hemp around the card and knotted and then added the image panel with foam squares. The “Make a Wish” phrase was stamped (with my new FABULOUS Clear Horizontal Stamper!) in black ink on a small strip of white cardstock. I trimmed  two “V” shapes from the ends (it helps me to mark the center on the back to get an even cut) and then sponged the edges in brown ink. I curved it a bit an secured with glue. The last step was adding the pearls and gold nailheads with dabs of Ranger Glossy Accents."  

Here's the last of our interview with Jeanne:

7. Tell us who is currently your favorite paper company: "Jillibean Soup -- I just love their crisp clean patterns."

8. Tell us what are you currently addicted to:  "Ha -- That seems to change weekly!  My latest addiction seems to be JustRite stamps … my collection has grown huge in the last few months. Yum!!!"

9. Tell us your favorite paper crafting season and why: "I’d have to say Christmas (though Halloween is a close second). Christmas seems to be the time that I’m most creative and working on a variety of projects that I don’t normally do the rest of the year."

Well, Jeanne (and the rest of you!) ... you are in luck with your love of Christmas stamps, since our Christmas Collection Release One begins shipping tomorrow!  Many thanks to Jeanne for sharing her wonderful talents with us this week ... please be sure to leave Jeanne some love in the comments below, telling her how much you enjoyed her creations this week!

 
JustRite Stampers®: JB-09755 By the Sea set, JB-09215 Cherish the Memories set, JB-09520 Clear Horizontal Stampers, JB-08119 Oval Wood Stamper
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders™ S4-110 Classic Oval Large, S5-022 Labels 10 Nestabilities®
Paper: Bazzill, Detail Blending Couture Cardstock
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Brushed Corduroy
Accessories: Copic markers (0, W0, W3, W5, W7, B23, B41, BG10, BG45, BG49, E31, E35, YG95), Copic Multiliner, sponge, hemp, pearls and gold nailheads Dreamtime Creations, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ (E-Z Runner, 3D Foam Squares), Ranger Glossy Accents