JustRite Inspiration

Stampin Champion Round Two

Although the Summer Olympic Games have ended we are going to continue with our Stampin Champion contest. Ss you can see by the poll to the right the numbers are still climbing and we are most definately going to surpass the 1,000 vote mark I mentioned in the last post. Whoooo!

As I said before, it was incredibly hard for us to narrow it down to the Top Six because we had over 100 entries and they were all so good. We can tell you love your JustRite Monogram Stampers and we love what you have done with them. You really wow'd us this week.

If you have projects that you linked on Friday they will go into Monday's "hopefuls" and if you have projects you worked on over the weekend you can start linking again {thanks for the weekend break}.

**The Rules for Week Two**

1. You MUST use ANY JustRite product on your projects.
2. You MUST post a link to your project in the comments. No email entries please.
3. You MUST load your entries to the SCS gallery using keyword JustRite (one word) or to your blog. (How To Instructions for SCS Gallery Loading)
4. Entries received after 9:00 PM EST will be entered the following day. {Unfortunately, we need sleep...LOL}

**The Vote for Week Two**

1. ALL "hopefuls" chosen during the week will be entered into the finals. You vote and choose the winners.
2. Top Six finalists will be announced on Friday and voting ends at 9 pm Tuesday.
3. Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists will be announced Tuesday evening.

**The Prize**

1. $5 Gift Certificate for any entry chosen as a Stampin Champion "hopeful".
2. All "hopefuls" will have their project published in the JustRite Gallery.
3. Gold $100 Gift Certificate, Silver $50 Gift Certificate, Bronze $25 Gift Certificate.

There is no limit to how many times you can enter or how many $5 Gift Certificates you can win. We will provide project suggestions/challenges throughout the week but you are not obligated to do them. It's just fun to step out of your stamping box and play along.

Any questions, please leave a comment or email [email protected] Thanks and good luck!

"When it needs to be JustRite".....go for the Gold!

Labels: Announcements, stampin' champion

Keep the Votes Coming!

Wow...every time I check the blog the numbers surge more and more. Thanks for participating and make sure you encourage your friends to vote for their favorites too. We have until Tuesday evening and it would be awesome if we could get over 1,000 votes. Speaking of votes, yes we know that the numbers are cut off and not completely showing. After doing some research on blogger the gadget has supposedly been "improved" to automatically adjust the pixels to any blog template being used. Obviously, they need to still work on it. Visually the poll has issues but statistically it is working. If you click and roll your mouse over the the bar the number and percentage will highlight and you can see the full line of statiscs. As of 9:00 PM here are the numbers when I click on them. Amy Westerman- 130- 17% Michele Kovack- 177- 24% Heidi Blankenship- 63- 8% Suzanne Dean- 121- 16% Lisa Somerville- 88- 12% Katarina M- 148- 20% "When it needs to be JustRite". ....go for the Gold!

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On your mark, get set.....VOTE!

Take a look over to the right column and you will see the Top Six "hopefuls"...yes it was painfully difficult as there were so many wonderful entries to choose from and we settled on Six. The "hopefuls" are listed randomly in no particular order. You may click and vote for your favorite and the poll will be open until 9:00 PM Tuesday evening. These Top Six "hopefuls" were chosen for many reasons and as you can see we chose a variety of different projects. Although, JustRite is known for monograms we were also looking for items that demonstrated unique and clever ways to use our stamps and accessories. Bronze Medalist will receive $25 Gift Certificate Silver Medalist will recieve $50 Gift Certificate Gold Medalist will receive $100 Gift Certificate The three Medalists will be entered into the the finals with awesome prizes being donated by our generous sponsors which we will be announcing with the winners of this round. If you did not make it into this round of semi-finals keep playing! Good luck to all and let the voting begin! Amy Westerman-Inspire Michele Kovack-Thanksgiving Pie Heidi Blankenship-Think Pink Suzanne Dean-Apple Stationary Box Lisa Somerville-Holiday Gift Card Holder Katarina M-Stationary Box Set "When it needs to be JustRite".....go for the Gold!

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Amber Turns 4

Day five with Lauren and we are sad to see her go. This week has been full of great inspiration and talent and we want to send a big THANK YOU to Lauren for the time she has put into bringing us all these wonderful projects. Well it's my last day as a guest designer here at JustRite Stampers. It has been so fun. I hope you enjoyed my creations here. I saved the quickest for last! Things don't always have to be complex to be great. Sometimes SIMPLE is the key. This next one was recently made for my daughter Amber. She just had her 4th birthday on August 13th. I wanted a quick and fun way to not only let people know she turned 4but create a card for a thank you with a nice a way to include a photo. Amber insisted that I use PINK! I used just the fun borders from the large monogram stamper in a cotton candy spectrum ink pad, and stamped the circles randomly overlapping, on my white card layer. I added the # 4 from the number set, then put Amber's name using the small letter set. I found a cute photo of Amber, and punched it out to fit in the center of the border. I then punched coordinating cardstock in various size circles to also place in the centers making some dimensional. Layered that onto regal rose cardstock, and finished off with some ribbon. This is a super cute design for the times you need to mass produce a card/announcement/greeting/invite or thank you! Speaking of thank you................I want to thank everyone who has checked in and commented or emailed me over the last few days. Your support means so much to me.. I also want to thank JustRite stampers for allowing me to par-take in this week of fun! It has been great sharing my idea's here with all of you. Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite". Supplies: Cotton Candy Spectrum pad Circle punches in various sized SU! cardstock in Pretty in pink, and rose red Papertrey Ink White and sweet blush cardstock Ribbon from Michaels Craft store. JustRite Stampers Small Letter Set for the round monogram JustRite Large monogram stamper JustRite Large/Medium number set

Labels: Lauren Meader, Thank You Card

Thursday Stampin Champion Hopefuls

**Edited** I apologize to Heidi Blankenship who was accidentally left of the Thursday "hopefuls" list. After going over the lists and reviewing my notes that I check over and over {for fear of forgeting someone} I caught my mistake this morning. Congratulations Heidi! **FYI**Tomorrow is the big day for voting. If you are a Top Five Hopeful you need to let everyone know that you need them to come to the JustRite blog and vote for you! Voting will be open from Friday through 9 pm EST on Tuesday. We will not be giving away any gift certificates over the weekend. {We need a little break and you need some stampin time.} On Monday we will resume with the next round of competition. That will give you plenty of time to reveiw the entries in our gallery and stamp your heart out over the weekend. Next week we will be adding a twist to the competition and providing some daily challenges. Finally, thanks for all the entries and wow'ing us with your talent {we received entries as far away as Australia}. Narrowing this down to the top five is going to be brutally painful for us. If you don't make it this week you are still eligible next week. Congrats to the winners below! Please email [email protected] and your gift certificates will be emailed to you. Also, if you have been a winner during the week and have not received your gift certificate yet please send an email. Julie $5 Gift Certificate Nancy K $5 Gift Certificate Gerri Johnnic $5 Gift Certificate Lisa Somerville $15 **multiple winner** Andrea $15 **multiple winner** Dana $5 Gift Certificate Armywife $5 Gift Certificate AMY $5 Gift Certificate Jackie Kelley $10 **multiple winner** Chelemom $10 **multiple winner** Joan Ervin $5 Gift Certificate *Edited* Heidi Blankenship $5 Gift Certificate Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Labels: stampin' champion

Trick or Treat, Smell my Feet....

It's already day four with our Guest Blogger, Lauren Meader and she has done some incredible gift sets this week. Today you get a "treat" with her fun Pixie Stix holder. Can you tell yet how much I adore the JustRite Small Letter Set yet? I can't NOT use it. We are all familiar with that fun saying "trick or treat, smell my feet................." Well that is certainly what inspired this next creation! You must remember Pixie Stix? This is a super cute, and super simple holder for them. I used orchid opulence cardstock to create the holder. Cut your cardstock to 3 3/4 x 11 Along the 11 inch side score at 4 1/2 5 1/2 9 1/2 10 1/2 Now, in that 1 inch space (9 1/2 to 10 1/2) use your word window punch to create an opening for the pixie stix.Put adhesive on that 1/2 inch strip along the (the 11 inch mark), and adhere it to the back of the holder :D I then put a strip of patterned paper at the bottom. Tied around a ribbon. I created my Halloween sentiment using my small letter set. I stamped in white craft ink, onto black cardstock, then punched out. I stamped my witch on white cardstock, colored and popped her out, layering her in the center of my sentiment I then put a strip of patterned paper at the bottom. Tied around a ribbon. Insert the stixs and you are done! A super cute treat to mass produce for those little trick or treater's in your life. Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite". Supplies: JustRite Stampers Small Letter Set for the round monogram My Favorite Things Totally witchin Stampin Up Cardstock orchid opulence, white, basic black, Word window punch Ink Craft white by CTMH, Momento black ink, Copic Markers Patterned paper by Autumn Leaves Mod Collection Circle punches by EK Success American Crafts wide grosgrain ribbon

Labels: Halloween Projects, Lauren Meader

Wednesday Stampin' Champion Hopefuls

**Edited** If you are a winner you have to email [email protected] as we don't have the ability to find some of you. Please check the list and send an email that you are a winner. Tell two friends and they'll tell two friends and they'll tell two friends.....um you all have a lot of friends that like to talk because today was an incredibly busy day in the JustRite Gallery. It is getting much harder to decide on "hopefuls" because you are all so incredibly talented. We had to recruit some JustRite Stampin Friends that are going to help us narrow down the "hopefuls" to the top five that will make it to the vote on Friday. Congrats to the "hopefuls" listed below. Email [email protected] and your gift certificate will be mailed to you. Jami $5 Gift Certificate Mustang Sarah $15 Gift Certificate **multiple winner** Janet $5 Gift Certificate Dana $5 Gift Certificate Krista Wolf $5 Gift Certificate Melissa Flieg $5 Gift Certificate Katarina $5 Gift Certificate Chelemom $5 Gift Certificate Lisa Somerville $10 Gift Certificate **multiple winner** Justansa $5 Gift Certificate Jennifer $5 Gift Certificate Julie Koerber $5 Gift Certificate Andrea $5 Gift Certificate Angie W $5 Gift Certificate Jackie Kelley $5 Gift Certificate Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

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Live For Today-Candle Box

Welcome to day three with our Guest Blogger, Lauren Meader. I just want to share that every JustRite product that Lauren has used so far is available on the JustRite WEB site and is listed under Best Sellers. These items are available now and will ship within 24 hours. Also, please note that these items will have a slight price increase September 1st and if you order now you will save 14%-25%. OK by now you are seeing how much I LOVE gift sets! LOL!!! There is nothing better than a gift item that matches the card. One of the things I love about the small letter set is that you can create ANY sentiment or word combination you wish. I have had way too much fun doing that this week. I decided that the sentiment would be my main focus today. So I created my sentiment-Count not the months, but the moments- using the small letter set . I punched out the circle, then also punched out the center of the sentiment creating an open ring. I took clear beading thread, and suspended my dual vellum butterfly in the center. Behind it I placed my co-coordinating patterned paper.

First my card....

I made my card using a scrap of the patterned paper along the side, then stamped some flowers & butterflies. Added my sentiment, and it was done. Next my gift box.... I then created a simple little box from 2 covered chipboard coasters, and creating a lid to adhere on top to hold a simple candle in. The covered chipboard lid ties on with ribbon. A very quick and simple gift idea for that special occasion.

Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Supplies JustRite Stampers Small Letter Set for the round monogram Silhouettes Flutter by Butterfly Stampin Up! close to cocoa cardstock & ink, Buckaroo blue ink Webster's Pages pattern paper Graham Cracker from the Cocoa Collection Papertrey Ink select white, cardstock vellum Nestabilities scallop/ circle set Martha Stewart butterfly punch, and ribbon

Labels: JustRite Gift Ideas, Lauren Meader

Tuesday Stampin' Champion Hopefuls

WOW....the gallery is starting to fill up and we had a lot more entries today. Bear with us as we view each and every entry. You might want to visit the gallery and take a peek at the competition. It's not too late to enter the contest either. Click here for all the rules. If you see your name listed below please email [email protected] and you will receive your Gift Certificate via email. Yes, if you win mulitple times you can save the gift certificates and redeem multiple gift certificates all at once. Hmmm....you might be able to pay for your new release wish list or get all the current Best Sellers on your wish list before the September 1st price increase. Below are the links to today's Stampin Champion "hopefuls". Congratulations! Chelemom $15 Gift Certificate Winner **Multiple Winner** Melisa Flieg $5 Gift Certificate Winner Dana $5 Gift Certificate Winner Kimberly O $5 Gift Certificate Winner Lisa Somerville $5 Gift Certificate Winner Gerri Johnnic $5 Gift Certificate Winner suzannejdean $5 Gift Certificate Winner Donna Baker $5 Gift Certificate Winner Armywife $5 Gift Certificate Winner JustAnsa $5 Gift Certificate Winner Jackie Kelley $10 Gift Certificate Winner **Multiple Winner** IrishChristine $5 Gift Certificate Winner "When it needs to be JustRite"......go for the Gold!

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Desk Top Stationery Box

Welcome to day two with Lauren Meader. Today Lauren has created a great desk top set that would make a wonderful holiday gift for a teacher, friend or co-worker. She has also provided some great inspiration for those of you participating in the Stampin' Champion Contest. Well yesterday I was able to share my own personalized gift set. Today I decided it would be nice to create a desk top set for a family. Many times around the holidays, we may look for a family gift item to give away. Maybe even a nice gift for our family physician or other care professional, such as a teacher. With many people on our gift giving list, this is an affordable option, and is sure to not only be a hit, but one you will want to make for everyone, any time of year! I created this super fun gift box, that is pretty enough to sit on the desk. Why make something people will need to put away. Keep this notecards handy and out for everyone to see. The note cards tie right in, all nice and pretty! Just untie and you can remove the set of personalized note cards. It is a great way to present this gift set. I used the Special Occasions set for the last initial if our name. I then used the small letter set to spell out our last name. The "from the desk of" was the perfect border for our gift set. I then colored the floral image with my markers and stamped in into the middle of the monogram. This note card is designed for the receiver to just jot down whatever little message they like in that white square. Then they can send them off. By doing just a single layer notecard, you are able to create even more in the set to give away. So this upcoming holiday season, get creative with some personalized stationary set for any one on your list. Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite". Supplies: JustRite Stampers Small Letter Set for the round monogram JustRite Stampers From the Desk o f/ Kitchen of / Library of Borders JustRite Stampers Special Occasions Kit Inque Boutique stamp set French Quarter Chatterbox Happy Day Collection (happy bloom) Papertrey Ink Lemon Tart cardstock, Select White cardstock Stampin Up! Markers Old Olive, Certain celery, barely banana, pumpkin pie and wide grosgrain celery ribbon Spellbinders Scallop/circle nestabilties Scor-Pal

Labels: Lauren Meader, Personalized Stationery