JustRite Inspiration

Introducing Summer Words

 Thanks for joining us for our final May Release set-  Summer Words.

 Michele Kovack created this fun flip flop card using a sentiment from Summer Words

Eva Dobilas created this sweet card using the Heart Die from Vintage Labels & Banners, Heart Scroll Background Stamps and Summer Words.

Sharon Harnist used Summer Words,  Heart Scroll Background, Classic Art Deco Lace Edges One, Botanical Medallions & Banners & Ticking Stripe Background to create her June Calendar.

 

Sheri Holt created this FAB graduation card using Summer Words and Vintage Travel Background

Marisa Job using Summer Words, Friendship Blooms, Heart Scroll background, Elegant Fronds Background and many more background stamps to create her layered flower on this great gift box.

Angela Barkhouse created her Mother's Day card using Summer Words, Cozy Plaid Background Stamp, Vintage Rose Medallions, Starburst Medallions, Warm & Cozy Medallions and Vintage Label & Banner dies

 Darsie Bruno created a simple clean Gradution card for her daughter using Summer Words

Barb Schram created this fum Barbeque Invite using Summer Words and  Cozy Plaid Background.

 

 

Introducing At the Beach Oval Medallions

Welcome to a JustRite Day at the Beach!!! Our design team is having an absolute blast dreaming of warmer days and the Beach.  Today we are introducing our 3rd Beach themed set from our CHA Release - At the Beach Oval Medallion Labels.  

It also coordinates with our Oval Medallion Label Dies.

Kellie Fortin designed this beautiful card using At The Beach Oval Medallions. 

Kellie Fortin also designed this card using At The Beach Oval Medallions.  She used the shell images to design her background paper and added dimension to her card by using paper shells along with a real shell.

 

 Angela Barkhouse designed this wall hanging for her daughter using At The Beach Oval Medallions with Murdock Country Creations Beach Paper The Pier (Kellie's Line of paper).

Barb Schram designed this stunning beach 4 x 4 wall decor piece using At The Beach Oval Medallions and Seashell Bay Labels Twenty Two.  Barb has also added lots of dimension to her piece by adding paper shells along with real shells.

Barb Schram also designed this 4 x 4 wall decor piece using At The Beach Oval Medallions.  Love the little bottle of sand hanging from the bow.

 

Here's a look at all three of Barb's 4" x 4" Wall Decor Pieces:

Kathy Jones designed this beautiful set using At The Beach  Oval Medallions and the new X-press It Triple Tac Adhesive/Sealant/Medium

 

 Michele Kovack created this adorable beach bucket using At The Beach Oval Medallions

 

 Heidi Blankenship designed this fabulous card using At The Beach Oval Medallions.  I love the "cloud" hanging over the medallion.  Heidi has a full tutorial on how she created her card and background on her blog.

Sharon Harnist created this great scrapbook page using At The Beach Oval Medallions.  Remember our stamps are perfect for scrapbook pages too!

 Thanks for joining us today!!  Hope we have inspired you this week to get INKY!!

Stop back in tomorrow to see our projects for the release set - Cast All Your Cares.

 

JustRite Friday Challenge 028, Sponsored by Copic: A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

This week's Friday Challenge #028 A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, sponsored by Copic, is to use a photo on your card combined with JustRite stamps, to make a one-of-a-kind greeting card!  Alternatively, you may also make a scrapbook page since the logistics are virtually the same!  You might want to use this challenge as an additional opportunity to work out a family photo Christmas card design, too!

Since we just returned from a fabulous beach vacation I have plenty of wonderful photos I want to use, so here's my sample using JustRite's large oval By The Sea set:

 

I thought this would make a nice little love note to my girls!  I started by printing my photo at 3.50" x 5", trimmed it with a Victorian/deckled blade, then mounted it to a standard A2 sized (4.25" x 5.50") card base of kraft cardstock.

The oval photo frame, which says "If you want to know how much I love you, count the waves" was stamped with Cocoa ink onto Natural White cardstock and die cut with Spellbinders Classic Oval Nestabilities dies.  While the cardstock was still in the die, I airbrushed the frame with Copic B01 marker, to match the gorgeous Caribbean water: 

 

The shells on the frame were colored with Copic E01 marker.  The frame was popped up on foam tape over the photo and tied with some ribbon & twine.

The seashell embellishment at the bottom of the photo was made by punching kraft cardstock with Martha Stewart's shell border punch.  The scallop shells were enhanced with Copic E02 marker:

 

And there you have a very quick and easy photo greeting card!

 

The challenge winner this week will receive a set of 12 Copic Ciao markers (colors may vary from photo), compliments of the North American distributor of Copic markers, Imagination International, Inc.  Thanks, Copic!

 
And three Honorable Mention winners will each receive a $15 JustRite gift certificate!

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_028  <== 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 29 by midnight 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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising. 

We can't wait to see your photo cards!  Please note that you'll have a little longer this week to play along in our challenge -- until midnight Central next Thursday night, as we'll just be returning from the Craft & Hobby show then and won't be able to announce the winners of this challenge until sometime Friday, July 30th.

 
JustRite Stampers®: JB-09755 By The Sea and JB-08119 Large Oval Wood Stamper
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Classic Oval Nestabilities Lg-3 & Sm-5; Martha Stewart shell border punch
Paper: Memory Box-Kraft, Neenah Classic Crest-Natural White
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad, Copic markers-E02 & B01
Accessories: Copic Airbrush System, Marvy Paper Trimming Buddy w/Victorian blade, foam tape, sponge, Cute photo of kids!

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JustRite Friday Challenge 026: Nice Notes, Sponsored by Spellbinders

Today's JustRite Friday Challenge 026-Nice Notes is sponsored by Spellbinders and your challenge is to create a shaped note card under 4-inches.  It can be a flat no-fold or traditional folded card, which is a great size to tuck into your husband's briefcase, child's lunchbox or backpack, friend's desk, or customer order.

Spellbinders dies are a perfect tool to create shaped cards and most of the largest sizes of dies are right around 4-inches.  Here's my sample note card using JustRite's Seeds of Kindness stamp set and Spellbinders Dahlia die (which measures 3.75"):

 

I die cut the patterned paper and then adhered it to a folded card base I cut from thin vanilla cardstock.  I used Copic BG72 marker around the embossed edge of the patterned paper.

 

The center flower sentiment was stamped with Ranger Adirondack Stream dye ink, die cut and then the embossed edge accentuated with Copic R20 marker.  The center was popped up on foam tape over the border that was stamped with Mountain Rose Adirondack dye ink and colored with the R20 marker.  Some seam binding ribbon and die cut leaf complete this quick note card! 

This week's winner will receive this set of Spellbinders Nestabilities dies (Scalloped Octagons-Sm & Deckled Edge Classic Ovals-Lg):

  

Honorable Mentions will each receive this set of Spellbinders Impressabilities templates (Floral & Stone, Diamond & Stars):

 

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_026  <== 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 15 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 your blog post or gallery linked) or any possible advertising. 

We can't wait to see your shaped nice notes!  Once again, the Spellbinders and JustRite designers may be sharing links to their projects throughout this week -- just some more inspiration for you (but they are not eligible for prizes).  So we hope you'll come back frequently to see their projects! 

 
JustRite Stampers®: JB-09735 Seeds of Kindness
Dies & Punches: Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities-Lg Die 2 & Sm Die 3, Dahlia die set (largest); Sizzix Originals Die Lg-Leaves
Paper: Basic Grey Olivia, Neenah Classic Crest-Natural White
Ink: Ranger Adirondack Mountain Rose & Stream dye ink pads, Copic markers BG72 & R20
Accessories: Rose seam binding ribbon, foam tape

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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

JustRite Friday Challenge 024: Sketch

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

Links:

JustRite Friday Challenge 023: Bookmark It!

For this week's Friday Challenge #023, we want you to bookmark it ... MAKE a bookmark, that is!  While we certainly hope you all have our site bookmarked in your favorite websites, we're talking about the good old fashioned bookmarks used in books!  So your challenge this week is to make a bookmark for either a child or an adult and show us your creativity with your JustRite stamps!

JustRite design team member, Stephanie Kraft, made this fabulous perforated detachable bookmark card -- what a clever idea for gift-giving!

 

Be sure to visit Stephanie's blog to see the front of her beautiful card and to find all the details of how she made it, using the daisy from our My Garden stamp set and one of our new Nested Sentiment sets!

My sample today uses our large oval By The Sea set and was a different, fun type of bookmark to make -- a corner bookmark!

 

I started with a 4-inch square envelope and just cut it in half diagonally, to form my corner pocket base.  Then I just covered the front and back of the envelope with patterned paper.  Next, I stamped the shells with Versamark ink onto kraft cardstock and heat embossed the image with white detail embossing powder.

 

I colored the image with Copic markers (colors listed below), including over the white embossed lines.  Just be careful when coloring over the embossing, as the markers may deteriorate the embossing powder, breaking it down and possibly damaging your marker tips.  If the embossing powder does get on your marker tip, just wipe it off on a scratch piece of paper ... I happened to get lucky with mine and it worked out okay!

I edged the bottom of my bookmark with Martha Stewart's shell border punch, did some faux stitching on all sides of the bookmark and then tied some crinkled silk ribbon at the top that I hand dyed with Copic Various Ink Refills (R20 & R32) to match the colors of the shells.

This week's challenge winner will receive a set of our new Clear Horizontal Stamper-(Set of 2) ($23.95 value), Victorian Nested Frames ($14.95 value), All Occasion Nested Sentiments ($14.95 value), for a total package valued at almost $54!

 

Honorable Mention winners will receive a Clear Horizontal Stamper-(Set of 2) - ($23.95 value)!

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_023  <== 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, June 24th 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 your creative bookmarks!

 
{Corner Shell Bookmark designed by Sharon Harnist}
JustRite Stampers®: JB-09755 By The Sea
Dies & Punches: Martha Stewart shell border punch; Spellbinders Classic Circle Nestabilities die set
Paper: Cosmo Cricket DeLovely 6x6; Memory Box Kraft
Ink: Tsukineko Versamark; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink; Copic markers: E31, YR02, R32, BG13, W3 and Copic Various Ink Refills-R20 & R32
Accessories: Stampin' Up White Detail Embossing Powder & Chocolate Chip marker; May Arts white wide silk ribbon; Making Memories paper piercing tool; embossing heat tool

Links: