JustRite Inspiration

JustRite Summer Release #1 Preview Day 4- 3 1/4" Friendship Stamps

It is so much fun reading what everyone is doing for the 4th. Also very cool to see how many countries our readers are from. It's also so nice to get comments on any post!! So please feel free to leave comments even when there isn't any blog candy. The Easy Peasy Recipes are fabulous and I will be sharing some of our favorites over the weekend. I personal can't wait to try at least a dozen of them. You will be able to find these recipes once they are posted under the label JustRite Recipe Swap.

Blog Candy Alert: We currently have 3 active blog candies- so if you haven't entered yet - here are the links to the post your need to leave a comment on: For a chance to win the new Thinking of You set leave a comment by Midnight Wednesday July 1st by clicking here EDITED: This blog candy is now closed.

You will also want to check out the FAB Thinking of You card that Becca Feeken posted yesterday. She is a paper Engineering Genious!! And the gorgeous card that Debbie Olson designed using this set as well. If you don't win it ....your gonna need it. All the release sets will be available for ordering on July 7th on the JustRite Website. The Oval Stamps are designed to work with the Spellbinder's Classic Oval Nestabilities. For the outer cut you need the small set.

For a chance to win the 1 3/16" Damask Kit leave a comment here by Midnight on Thursday July 2nd. click here . You need to answer the question when you leave your comment.

Did you see the how Heidi Blankenship combined the new small Damask images with the new Spellbinders Fleur di Lis Pendant dies?? She has 4 beautiful must see cards.

For a chance to win today's Release - Friendship Centers and Borders for the 3 1/4" Stamper leave a comment on this post by Friday July 3rd. Today's question is how many hours a month do you craft and approximately how many cards do you make a month?

Supplies: JustRite JB 08730 Friendship Borders Centers, American Crafts Paper, Spellbinders -Scalloped Circle & Circle Nestabilities. SU Scalloped Border Punch, Kaiser Pearls, EK Success Border Butterfly Punches. Today's stamps are for our 3 1/4" Wooden Stamper For my second card I was inspired to use my designer border as if it was a demi phrase. I just love how Debbie Olson uses them tucked into her projects. So I stamped just my border image using Memento Rich Cocoa Ink to stamp just the border. Then I die cut the border using 2 Scalloped Circle Nestabilitie dies at one time. Use removal tape to secure the dies in place. I dry embossed the die cut too. Then I cut the border after the rose image. Next I stamped the center image with versamark embossing ink and embossed with Ranger Super Detail Embossing Powder. After diecutting and embossing the image I used Ranger Distress inks- Vintage Photo & Walnut Stain to distress my die cuts. I also distressed my Pink Plaid Paper which is from the DCWV Garden Party Stack. The flower is a Prima Flower - just love these new flowers!! The Vintage buttons are from Jesse James. To make them more vintage - I colored them with my E37 Copic Marker.. We will have more projects using this set later this week. We are all having so much fun with our new Toys!! Remember they are not available for purchase until July 7th. You can't even see these on the website until July 7th.!! Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Labels: Friendship, JustRite Summer Release #1

JustRite Summer Release #1 - Preview Day 3- 1 3/16" Damask Monogram Set- the wooden version

When we were exhibiting at CHA everyone was in love with our new 1 3/16th " wooden stamper and everyone begged for us to release the small damask set as a wooden kit rather than in the self-inking kit. As always- you asked we listened and today's reveal is that you will be able to purchase the Damask Set in its mini version!! It has it's very own font size which is 60 pt. And coordinates beautifully with the larger Damask Set. Perfect for place cards for a formal wedding, 3 x3 notecards or fun little purse favors.

Blog Candy Alert: Leave us a comment on this post and you could win your very own 1 3/16" wood Damask stamper set. The set includes - the wood stamper, 3 Damask Designer Centets and one 60 pt font set in Times New Roman and retails for $19.95. Today's question is - what's your favorite easy peasy summer recipe??

Do you own this size stamper yet?? You will definitely need it - because on July 16th during our JustRite Release blog hop we will be revealing a halloween set for this size stamper- I can't wait for you to see this set-it will be a must have!! So mark your calendar for July 16th!!

At the Winter CHA Show we made these sweet little purses that I have been waiting to post until today's reveal.

Supplies:

JustRite Stamps: JB 08645 Wood Stamper 1 3/16” with 3 Bonus Damasks Centers & 60 pt Font AccuCut Dies:GrandeMark Roller Die Cuting System , Bag- Purse #2 (3-D) Item #82 -BG 115 SEI Paper-Frambroise 8-191 WorldWin Double Mate™ cardstock:Coffee Bean, WorldWin Treasures™ cardstock:TR 1213 Deep Brown, Prima Flowers: Artful Collage Flowers, Punches: Scallop Circle Punch- Stampin’ Up 1 3/8” Punch- EK Success,Accessories:Buttons, Glue Dots,Sanding block,Memento Rich Cocoa - Tsukineko Lisa Somerville created this fun Faux Tile Purses with these Sweet Little 3 x 3 notecards on her blog last week. For all the details visit here. Lisa has a beautiful card made using the Thinking of you stamp set today on her blog.

Now -be sure to check out the cards that Michelle Kovack and Kathy Jones made using this set!! The possibilities are endless!!

Here is a little comparison of what the two sizes of Damask look like relative to each other- And the fun notecards that Lisa designed using the 1 3/16" size:

Debbie Olson has a beautiful card using the thinking of you set to share today as well. Have you seen Sharon Harnist's Salsa project and recipe today?? It looks so Yummy!! You will need to visit her blog...she has a recipe that anyone can make- no gardening required!!

Thanks Sharon!!

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

Labels: JustRite Summer Release #1

JustRite Summer release #1 Preview Day #2- Thinking of You

Hello Everyone - sorry for the delay in posting our Preview today. Can you say "Internet Issues"!!! You will notice in this release that we have focused on Ovals!!

Blog Candy Alert!!Leave a comment on this post telling us how you plan to spend the Holiday Weekend and you could win your own Thinking of You set with the coordinating wooden Oval Stamper. You have until Wednesday July 1st at midnight to post your comment on this post. For every 200 comments that we receive we will add an additional blog candy winner. GoodLuck to everyone. EDIT ADDED: THIS BLOG CANDY IS NO CLOSED!!

At one time or another everyone needs to send a card to someone- to let them know that you are thinking of them, or perhaps to express your heartfelt sympathy as someone loses a loved one. Not a set that we concisely say we need to purchase but a set that we all need at one time or another. This set is sure to become your go to stamp set for just such occassions.

INTRODUCING JUSTRITE THINKING OF YOU!!

This set is designed to fit in our large oval wooden stamper - 2 1/4" x 3 1/16". And in typical JustRite fashion we have added a JustRite Twist to our oval collections by giving you 3 designs in a Horizontal Orientation and 3 designs in a Veritical Orientation. Which gives you tons of options that you haven't had before for designing dynamic cards. JB 08740 Thinking of You whcih will retail for $15.95 and will be available for shipping on July 7th.

Our first card today was designed using the New S4- 210 Lattice Pendant from Spellbinders! Did you get a chance to see the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy? If not be sure to visit the Spellbinders blog for all the links to the Blog Frenzy. We are so excited to be able to preview their collection with ours on our blog this month. As always the possiblities are endless!!

These Pendant dies measure - 4 x 3 7/8"Center - 2 x 1 5/8"Accent 1 -1x1"Accent 2 - 1 5/8 x 3/4" and are the large die is the perfect size to mat our large oval. To design the card we used Gold Ore Petallics from WorldWin Papers and made an A2 Card. From the remaining scraps we die cut the Large Pendant Center and saved the reverse cut to use above and below our fun Prima Flower.

We stamped our image with Tsukeniko's Memento Black Ink on Neenah Solar Crest White paper and used Copic Markers to color the floral image. Next I die cut and embossed the image using Spellbinders Scalloped Oval Nestabilities. Then I chalked the area outside of the border with Pebbles Chalks which gives dimension to the stamped image. To highlight the centers of our flowers I added the smallest pearls for Kaiser Krafts. The petite star glitter paper is from My Mind's Eye - It's My Party Short Stack with Glitter- Paper Pad. My second card to share with you is "May God's Grace Sustain You" the perfect sentiment when there are just no words to say. For this design I used the coordinating Spellbinder's Lattice Borderabilities .

The dies are sized for an A2 card, One die cut creates your entire border. Wahoo!! Which eliminates the need for multiply punches and lining up your punch perfectly!! This is a set of two Borderabilities die templates. One is a border that cuts one edge and embosses the other, and can be used to make continuous cuts and decorative edges. The second borderability die template has a continuous cut line perfect for making coordinating accent pieces. Approximate sizes:Border - 1 1/4" x 5.5"Accent - 1 3/8 x 5.5" For the card base I used Blue Awnings 12 x 12 Paper pad from K& Company. I stamped the image with versamark watermark pad and gold embossed the image using Ranger detailed embossing powder. To create a faux mat layer I used a E09 Copic Marker to color in the rim around the verse then I diecut the image with Spellbinder's Oval Nestabilities and matted with a slightly large oval using Desert Dunes DoubleMa from WorldWin Papers. The tiny roses and petite petals are all from Prima Flowers fantasy Stix Collection- which I found at Michaels.

To see more cards designed using the Thinking of you set visit Heidi Blankenship's blog , Sharon Johnson's Blog

and Kellie Fortin's personal blog for all the details on how I created this card for the JustRite package as well as more cards using this stamp set.

Did you see what Mish Cooked up for her Mason Jar?? Be sure to visit Michelle Wooderson's blog post for an inspirational use for a Mason Jar that doesn't involve canning!! Along with a fabulous JustRite Recipe Card.

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

Labels: JustRite Summer Release #1, Thinking of You

Preserve Blog Candy Winner, Great Recipes for Jam & Chutney

JustRite Preserves: - You don't need to make pickles to use this set. Check out the clever way Becca Feeken chose to use our canning jar image. (note that the word pickles does not appear on the stamp - we both inserted the word pickles using our 6 pt font). This stamp set is designed for the 2 3/8" stamper which you can write on the rim of with 25 pt,15 pt or 6 pt font - you choose!! Becca has a fun Pregenancy gift basket full of JustRite Gifts on her blog post to see the entire post - click here. Our design team will be uploading projects using all our new stamp sets through out the week. And the winner of the preserve set is .... Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers:79 Timestamp: 2009-06-29 04:05:16 UTC Iris said... I would use the Jams Jellies Preserves stamps first with the recipe for Freezer Jam. I have wanted to try making freezer jam for years but never seem to get around to actually doing it. So the stamps would be a good motivator. As a child, I used to help my mother can peaches and tomatoes; delicious results but hot, hot work as we did not have air conditioning. The freezer jam sounds so much easier and cooler! Iris June 27, 2009 11:45 AM Iris please send me your address so that I can send you the Preserve Set and a 2 3/8 Wooden Stamper when they arrive on July 7th!! Congratulations!! Stop back in Monday Afternoon for your chance to win our next new stamp set!! Here are two great recipes that were left in our comments: Tillymint (Aka Sue from Sydney) was kind enough to share her favourite chutney (Christmassy Fruit Chutney) with us in the comment section of our Preserve Set. We are posting it here and adding a new label (category to our side bar- called JustRite Recipe Swap). If you have a recipe you would like to share here on our blog simply post it in the comment section of any post and we would be haLisa said... This is ppy to share it with everyone when we do our next food related post. This will make it easier for you to find the great recipes that we share with you. I have also added to her recipe the U.S. equivalent of ingredients. uses 1 cup sultanas (dried white grapes) 1/2 cup pitted dates 1/2 cup Pineapple wedges 1/2 red capsicum (Chili Pepper) 2 1/2 tblsp brown sugar 3/4 cup white wine vinegar 1 cup water 1/2 tsp crushed red chilli 1/2 tsp crushed garlic Chop all ingredient add together in a stainless steel saucepan and bring to the boil.Reduce heat and simmer for 40 min or until thick, stiring occasionally.Add salt and pepper if desired.Store in an airtight container in refrigerator for 2 - 3 weeks (if you can wait that long) This can be kept for up to 2 month.I make it every now and then not just at Christmas! Its great with cold meats, cheese etc. Sue_W shares with us her favorite Jam & Jelly Recipe from her Strawberry Festival it just sound so YUMMY we knew we needed to post in the body of the blog so you could find it when you need it. My all-time favorite is Strawberry-Lemonade Jam. The recipe is as follows. (Please note that this recipe is for a double batch, yielding approx. 18 8 oz. jars. To make a smaller batch, simply halve the recipe.) Enjoy! 10 cups crushed strawberries - Zest from 1 large lemon (no pith) - 1/2 cup lemon juice PLUS fresh lemon juice squeezed from large lemon used for zest- -Pat of butter -2 boxes pectin -14 cups sugar In an 8-quart stockpot, stir together strawberries, lemon zest, lemon juice, pat of butter and pectin. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar. Stir constantly until mixture comes to a full rolling boil. Do final rolling boil 3 minutes. Yumm-y!! Thanks Ladies for sharing your recipes. We have more recipes to share with you next week. Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Labels: Christmas Chutney, JustRite Recipe Swap, Strawberry Lemonade Jam

JustRite Summer Release #1- Preview Day One -Preserves and Blog Candy

Welcome to the beginning of our Summer Release #1 Reveal. We are very excited about our Summer Releases as we have a new illustrator and you are going to love our new look!! In our Winter release our new illustrator designed the Favorite Occasion and the Tiny Word Set . We loved her designs so much we asked her to design our entire Summer Collection.

What better way to share your love of gardening then to package your homemade pickles, jams, jellies, preserves, maple syrups, and salsas with beautiful labels and tags. Do you have a friend who loves to can and you know would love to stamp but just hasn't taken the plunge? Than this is the perfect gift set. For details on how to win your own set read the entire post. Handmade custom labels and tags would be the perfect gift for your favorite gardener. Does the process of canning intimidate you? Then start with Refrigerator Pickles. These are super easy to make and are great fun to make with your kids. Want to see what other members of our design team created today with this fun set? Visit Michele Wooderson to see her Salsa Creation and visit Kathy Jones (she's on Aussie time) to see her Aussie Twist on Preserves. Here's Lauren Meader's fun project from Saturday using her Timeless Template "Pack a Picnic" and a border from our set in combination with Lizzie Ann's Tutti Fruit Set. For all the details visit her blog by clicking here. Does the whole process of canning seem intimidating? Get your feet wet by starting with these Spicy Refrigerator Pickles or Strawberry Freezer Jam. Spicy Refrigerator Dill Pickles This is a wonderful, spicy dill pickle with a nice hint of sweetness. PREP TIME 15 Min READY IN 10 Days INGREDIENTS 12 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers 2 cups water 1 3/4 cups white vinegar 1 1/2 cups chopped fresh dill weed 1/2 cup white sugar 8 cloves garlic, chopped 1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt 1 tablespoon pickling spice 1 1/2 teaspoons dill seed 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste 4 sprigs fresh dill weed DIRECTIONS In a large bowl, combine the cucumbers, water, vinegar, chopped dill, sugar, garlic, salt, pickling spice, dill seed, and red pepper flakes. Stir, and let stand at room temperature for 2 hours, until the sugar and salt dissolve. Remove the cucumbers to three 1 1/2 pint wide mouth jars, placing 4 cucumbers into each jar. Ladle in the liquid from the bowl to cover. Place a sprig of fresh dill into each jar, and seal with lids. Refrigerate for 10 days before eating. Use within 1 month. Sweet and Sour Acid is necessary in preserving not only for flavor and texture, but in preventing bacterial growth. In making pickles, acid is an important part of the fermentation process. In fruit preserves, lemon juice is typically used as the acid, while vinegar is more common in vegetable preserves. Preserves made with low-acid foods must be processed in a pressure canner to prevent any bacteria from growing Making jam can be an ambitious undertaking in the midst of summer's heat. The solution? Freezer jam. Not only is it easy and safe, but it tastes remarkably like fresh fruit since the jam is never cooked. If you haven't made jam before you will need to purchase one key ingredient -Pectin. Pectin is an essential gelling agent. It is crtitical for jams and jellies.Using the proper ratio of sugar, acid and pectin is critical for jams and jellies, as it determines the texture and flavor of the final product. Pectin is found naturally in many fruits: apples, quince, plums, red and black currants, gooseberries and oranges all contain high pectin levels. Under-ripe fruit contains more pectin than ripe fruit, but is not recommended for preserving due to its lack of flavor. Most recipes call for added pectin, in either liquid or powdered form; there are also special pectins available for making low-sugar preserves. Jams and jellies made without pectin must be cooked longer, depending upon the amount of natural pectin in the fruit. Fresh Flavors When selecting fruit or vegetables for canning, choose the freshest available, preferably picked that day. If you don't have a garden you can still get fresh fruits and vegetables by going to U-pick farms and farmers' markets. Strawberry Freezer Jam This jam is quick, easy and delicious on toast, ice cream or even in milkshakes! Keep jars of this in the freezer and take them out when you are ready to use them. Once thawed, they will last approximately 1 month in the refrigerator. If it lasts that long!" PREP TIME 10 Min COOK TIME 5 Min READY IN 25 Min Original recipe yield 5 pints INGREDIENTS 2 cups crushed fresh strawberries 4 cups sugar 1 (1.75 ounce) package dry pectin 3/4 cup water DIRECTIONS Mix crushed strawberries with sugar, and let stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, stir the pectin into the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 1 minute. Stir the boiling water into the strawberries. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before pouring into jars or other storage containers. Place tops on the containers, and leave for 24 hours. Place into freezer, and store frozen until ready to use. For your chance to win this new set leave a comment on this post and tell us which image from this set you would use first and what your favorite canned recipe - yours or a relatives. We will close the comments on this post on Sunday at Midnight and announce the winner on Monday Morning with our next stamp set reveal. How many chances do you have to win this set? That depends on the number of comments left on this post. For every 250 comments left on this post we will add another lucky winner. So you see you decide how many winners there will be. Tell your friends its a JustRite Summer Release #1 Reveal. Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Labels: Freezer Jam, JustRite Preserves, Refrigerator Pickles

Day 5 with Michele Kovack - Girl Time

It's a busy day at the JustRite Blog!! If you came here looking for the Summer Release # 1 Reveal - you can find it by scrolling down through all Michele's fab eye candy and reading the post before this or by clicking here A Special Thanks to Michele Kovack for Guest Blogging here on the JustRite Blog this week. It was an amazing week chalked full of inspiring projects!! If you would love to continue seeing more projects from Michele please be sure to visit her blog Thoughts of a Cardmaking Scrapbooker. Today Michele has designed 4 great cards using our Girl Time Set.

For my last and final day as Guest Blogger, I wanted to show some fun cards using the Girl Time set. For my first card I used this fun paper by K & Company. The image was stamped twice. The first image was cut using Spellbinders Circle die. On the second image the glass was colored using my Copics and then cut out. I placed it on a pop dot on top of the second image. I added a silver sticky "pearl" to the center of the clock's hands. The circle around Happy Hour was gussied up using a Sakura glue pen and glitter. I added several layers of circles, scalloped circle and Labels die. I threaded a ribbon through and tied a Maya Road clear pink pineapple to add a bit of whimsy! This card uses Archiver's paper. The martini glass was colored with Copics and cut out. I stamped Girls Night Out and cut the circle in half. The white cardstock was scored to give it a subtle texture. I layered the glass, circles and papers. I added a couple of buttons and a ribbon to finish it off. This cute lil' purse was cut using my Cricut machine. (Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More, cartridge) The paper is by SU! I stamped the purse in pink and added a itty bitty pearl. I used my Nesties, added some pink ribbon, a satin handle, and a glittery Prima flower. You could tuck a small sweet surprise in this wee purse! This purse was cut using a SU! template. The paper is by Wild Asparagus and Webster's Pages. The image was stamped and little flower was added to it. The Nesties were used once again! I added a few little pearls to the bottom of the purse and a satin handle. I have had so much fun being the guest blogger for JustRite! I love their products and hope I've inspired you this week!

Be sure to leave Michele a comment and tell her which project was your favorite.

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

Labels: JustRite Gift Ideas, Michele Kovak

JustRite Summer Release #1, July 1st price increase

We have lots of exciting news to share with you this afternoon. (we have two posts today- so if you haven't seen Michele's Coffee ensemble - scroll down). It's an absolute must see - It will WOW YOU!! JustRite Summer Release #1 will be in stock and available for ordering and shipping July 7th. That's right ....we are not taking pre-orders because on July 7th everything will be in stock!! Wahoo!! Now you may be wondering what fun designs we have in store for this release, but you will have to come back to the JustRite Blog tomorrow and everyday next week because we will be revealing them one set at a time!! And as a Special Summer Treat we will also be giving away the stamp set we are revealing to one lucky winner. You will need to leave a comment on each post to be eligible to win! So be sure to stop back in and join in the fun. We also have just added two new promotions on our website. For a limited time order our self-inking monogram stamper and receive a free two color ink pad. JB-08310 This self-inking kit comes with a 1-color reversible ink pad (black one side, dry on the reverse side for your favorite color), 4 borders & 4 designer centers, Large & Medium Letter Set (no numbers) - Times Roman font. Comes with 78 characters! Perfect for creating personalized gifts, stationery & cards. Limited Time Offer- Bonus 2-Color Reversible Dry Ink Pad. Use your favorite ink colors to create just the right look.Print Border in one color and Monogram in 2nd color. Do you own the Luxe Stamper?? If so it's a great time to stock up on our one color ink pads before they are all gone. We have added them to the sale section of our website. JB-K7265 Small 1-Color Reversible Dry Ink Pad – 4 Pack Use this ink pad with the Luxe and C-30 One letter Self-Inking Monogram Stampers. Four Pack of C-30/Luxe Pads. List Price $23.80 Your Price $5.00 You Save $18.80 Do you own a Chique Oval Stamper?? Then it's your day because we have added a four pack to our website today as well.

JB-K8025 3 Pack of Chique Pads Accepts one color of ink on each side Border, center and letters all print in the same color Fits 1 3/8" x 2-1/8" Oval Stamper 2 sides

List Price $17.85 Your Price $5.00

You Save $12.85

JustRite Price Increase Effective July 1, 2009 we will increase prices on a few of the items in our line, due to the rising cost of manufacturing and transportation. We wanted to give our valued customers the opportunity to purchase items on their wish list before the price increase. JB 08310 - Monogram Self-Inking Starter Kit now $36.95 July 1st $39.95 All Just Rite Font Sets now $21.95 July 1st $23.95 JB 08250 Special Occasion & JB 08240 Curlz Deluxe Kits now $22.95 July 1st $24.95 JB 08230 Damask Border Deluxe Kit now $17.95 July 1st $19.95 JB 08115 Wooden 1 5/8" Stamper with 25 point font now $7.95 July 1st $8.95 JB 08650 Wooden 2" Stamper with 15 pt font now $12.95 July 1st $14.95 JB 08655 Wooden 2 3/8" stamper with 25 point font now $13.95 July 1st $15.95 JB 08119 Wooden Oval II Stamper now $10.95 July 1st $11.95- New Stamp Images for this size stamper are in the Summer Release #1 The following items will increase by $1.00 effective July 1st: all 1 5/8" stamp sets, all 2" stamp sets, all 2 3/8" stamp sets and the JB 07275 small letter set. You have just 6 Days left to purchase items from your wishlist before the price increase Keep us in mind....."When it needs to be JustRite".

Labels: JustRite Retirement Sale 40 to 50% off select items, JustRite Summer Release #1

Day 4 with Michele Kovack

WOW!! Today Michele has tons of projects to share with you using our Coffee Set. The variety of projects that our design team has designed using this stamp set is amazing! Today Michele will continue to wow you with this over the top Coffee Ensemble!!

For today's post I used the Just a Little Caffeine Borders and Centers to create a sampling of cards and such. It is such a fun set! I bought this coffee cup awhile ago to alter and decided to use the sentiment, Is There Really Life Before Coffee? For me my morning truly doesn't get started until I have my cup o' joe! I stamped the inside sentiment in Brown Momento Ink, cut it out using my Spellbinders, then airbrushed it for a bit of color.

I stamped the border in red and cut that out also using the Spellbinders. For the final layer, I cut the star using those Spellbinders......again! I distressed all 3 pieces with Tim Holtz Antique Linen. The paper that comes with the cup was used as a template for my paper. I cut it to the same size. I created a border in the center and adhered my circles/star. I added some glittery swirls under the star. For a couple of my cards I decided to use real coffee beans. I created a shaker card using the beans. I stamped the coffee border then used my Nesties to cut it out. Cut another circle the same size. One has the sentiment the other will be used for the backing. The one with the sentiment I took a smaller scalloped circle and cut out the inside. I replaced it with a piece of acetate. Glue the acetate to the back of the bordered sentiment. On the other circle that was cut, place foam squares around the circle's perimeter. Place several coffee beans in center. Adhere the circle with the acetate window to the top. Now ya have a shaker coffee bean card! On the small scalloped card I used 3 beans for the center.

The card was cut using my largest scalloped Nestibility. The edges were inked and a pink bow was added to the top.

The coffee cup card was paper pieced and layered over several Nestiblilities dies. I distressed the edges, added some lace and buttons. The paper is Wild Asparagus. (Another "vintage" paper) I used liquid applique for the steam.

For my last card I used Basic Grey paper. The image was stamped and colored with Copics. I used Crystal effects on top of the coffee beans. The image was cut using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities and distressed with ink. I added a ribbon a few buttons to finish it off.

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

Labels: Just a Little Caffeine, Michele Kovack

Day 3 with Michele Kovack- Sweet Treats

Today Michele has some Sweet Treats to share with us. You will love how she repackaged her candy into these sweet little gift boxes. Thanks Michele for all the fun inspiration this week. For Today's project, I purchased individual boxes of Jelly Belly's. I created my own template by wrapping the paper to find out where the creases needed to be, as well as the length and width of the paper..

Once I did this, I cut it to the correct length and width and scored it so it would fold around the box. I used Papertrey paper as well as "vintage" (LOL!) SEI paper that I loved when I bought it many years ago.....and still do! I inked the edges of the paper using Tim Holtz's Antique linen. I layered the SEI polka dot paper on top of blue paper that I cut using pinking shears. Adhere this to the box. I stamped the, What's Cookin' Borders and Centers set twice, distressed the edges, and cut the circles using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities. I added a third layer using the Spellbinders pinking circles die. I then took pretty satin ribbon and glued it on 3 sides and then tied it. I glued the layered sentiment on top of that. Just untie the ribbon, and open up these sweet treats!

Be sure to stop back on Thursday and Friday to see the gorgeous ensembles Michele has made for those days.

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

Labels: JustRite Gift Ideas, Michele Kovack

Day two with Michele Kovack - All American Girl

Today Michele has a fun 4th of July project - which would be perfect for your 4th of July festivities. A little treat for those special kids celebrating America's Birthday.

Good morning! Every year my sisters and their kids meet at my parent's house in Michigan.

So this year I thought I would make little buckets for my two nieces and two nephews. I found these buckets at Target in the dollar spot. I used strips of 4th of July paper to glue around the bucket. (I found that using magnets on the bucket holds the paper until dry! Just a little tip!)

I die cut the large stars from heavy duty cardboard and my Nestibilities. (The cardboard is hoarded from various things I buy through the mail and such! I never throw anything away!) I use cardboard because it holds it shape much better than cardstock. I painted each of the stars white, then while wet I sprinkled Diamond Dust on top. After it was dry, I shook off the excess, took some Tim Holtz distressing ink and swiped all the edges of the star. I stamped All American Girl/Boy using the 1 5/8" stamper with 15 point Times New Roman Font using black Momento Ink. The circles were then cut using my Spellbinder's Nestibilities. The stars in the center were actually from Prima. (Although you could use the same techinique mentioned above! I was just being lazy! : ) I swiped those itty bitty stars with some distressing ink as well and glued them to the center of the circles. You want to use a pretty heavy duty glue on those stars. I actually use Aleene's Fabric Glue. I found it to be pretty darn strong! I filled the buckets with some cute socks, sunglasses, bubbles, pencils, hair bows for the girls, post-it notes, and necklaces!

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

Labels: JustRite Gift Ideas, Michele Kovak