I liked to extend a Special Thank you to Alice Carman for joining us this week as our guest designer. It was so much fun Alice to see what you created with our October Release.
If you liked to continue to enjoy Alice's work you can find her at Cards by Alice.
Now here's Alice...
I like to repeat my stamps when I create to make my own back grounds. In this design I wanted to use the flower from the Mum Cling Stamp Set, but I didn’t want the stem so I covered the stem image on the stamp with a post it note and inked only the flower.
Because I stamped on white cardstock, I used a light blue (BG000- Copic Marker) to color in the open spaces between the flowers.
Then I only highlighted the flowers randomly by coloring shaded areas of the flower, leaving one flower untouched. On a separate piece of paper I stamped the flower again and colored. Next, I fussy cut the image and using foam dots I adhered it to the flower I didn’t color. I also used a white pen to go back to highlight areas of the flowers.
In this design I started off with Crackle Cling Background Stamp. This stamp reminds me of a vintage wood fence with white paint that has cracked over time so I stamped the image twice and created a few panels to look like planks on a picket fence.
To give the planks some depth I inked the edges and used foam dots to adhere.
Supplies: JustRite Papercraft Stamps:Mums Cling Stamp, Crackle Cling Background Stamp. Markers: Copic: Y02, Y13, Y15,YR15 BG000 Ink: Memento: Rich Cocoa, White Pen Cardstock: Dark Brown and White
Thank you JustRite Stamps for your generosity and for sharing my art with you these past few days. It’s been super fun being here!
Thanks so much...Alice Carmen.
Thanks for stopping by today. Pop in tomorrow morning to see the winners of our Christmas Linky Party.
Join us Tuesday for Tutorial Tuesday with Heidi Blankenship and on Wednesday for our mini November Release. You are going to love our November Release Sentiment Sets!!
We so excited to have Alice Carman joining us this week as a guest designer. Today Alice will be sharing a different take on watercoloring. Alice is sharing two projects with us today.
Here is Alice...
Whenever I get to work with new product, I like to play with it. I stamp and stamp until I get the right look and sometimes I make mistakes that turn out to be super-duper cool. Believe it or not, but this card was a mistake, but I loved the way it turned out so here I am sharing it with you today.
To create my first card for today, I started by stamping on to water color paper using chalk inks. For this card I am using images from Colorful Brush Strokes Clear Stamps. Next I used a baby wipe and wiped across the card, which gave my background this cool swish feel since the baby wipe smeared the paint swatches. Note that I didn't stamp my my sentiment until after I had used the baby wipe as I didn't want my sentiment to smear.
Here is a close up of my card.
I made an additional card using Bokeh Time Clear Stamp. This set was so versatile, which I like very much. I tend to mix my stamps with other sets when I design. How super genius of JustRite to create a stamp set with the gradual sizing of the hearts, circles and stars. It’s a perfect idea when you want to add those extra touches!
I’m not sure what you call this look, but it’s fun to create something new. I started off with a base card, A2 size. Then I folded the cover in half, turned over the card and did the same with the backside. Then I ran the card into my die cut machine using a circle die on the front side card only.
I finished the card by stamping my sentiment on the inside of my card in the center of the circle die. Then I used the different size diamonds to stamp the cover of the card in different colors and outlined them with a white pen to define the images. Quick and simple!
Supplies For Creativity Card:
JustRite Papercraft Stamps:Colorful Brush Strokes Clear Stamps Prima Quick Dry Chalk: Vintage Pink, Attic Dust, Colts Foot Stemens and Teal Damask Memento: Tuxedo Black Cardstock: Black Accessories: Stipple Brush
Supplies for Amazing Too Card: JustRite Paper Craft Stamps:Bokeh Time Clear Stamps Prima Quick Dry Chalk: Teak Wall, Colts Foot Stemens, Black Coal, Teal Damask and Rock Moss Ink: Memento: Tuxedo Black, White Pen Cardstock: White
Thanks for stopping by today. Join us tomorrow for Alice's last guest designing project.
We are so excited to have Alice Carman guest designing for us for the next three days. I can't wait for you to see all the gorgeous projects she has created using stamps from our October Release. I encourage you to also visit Alice's blog - Card's by Alice to see all the yummy projects that Alice has created.
Now here's Alice.....
Thank you for inviting me as the Guest Designer this week. I was so inspired by the stamps I received and here’s what I created for my first day. I used JustRite’s Oak Leaves Cling Stamp to create the background paper and to use as the main focus of this card. I stamped with Memento Rich Cocoa onto Kraft Paper.
Next I stamped my leave onto watercolor paper. Water coloring is the rage right now so I used a water brush and distress inks (Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Gathered Twigs) to blend in colors for the leaves. I wanted the colored leaves to really pop on my card so I added a white stitched pocket to my background paper (which also gave me a perfect spot to stamp my sentiment). I distressed the edges of my pocket to make it blend it beautifully with my background.
I used a white pen to create faux stitching around the card to give it a country appeal and distress inks to age it a bit. You can always add some glitter to give it that extra glam, but I like the distress look for this card. I hope you enjoyed it.
Supplies: JustRite Stamps: Oak Leaf Cling Stamps Inks: Tim Holtz Distress Inks: Rusty Hinge, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Gathered Twigs, Memento: Rich Cocoa Paper: Water Color Paper, Cardstock: Kraft and White Accessories: Water Color Brush,White Pen
For Tutorial Tuesday, JustRite Papercraft designer, Darsie Bruno shows us how to create fun Christmas Gift Card Holders using various dies and background stamp sets. Each gift card holder is perfect for hanging as an ornament on the tree or attaching to a package.
Before we get started with today's tutorial we need to Congratulate Heather Mills! Who is the winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway- a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Website.
Chalkboards are so "hot" right now and I really love the look on cards. I have used this technique once or twice, and really need to do it more. Thanks for the tutorials and the idea to color with pencils on the image. I hadn't thought of that and it really makes it look so pretty.
Heather please email me at [email protected] with your email and shipping information so that I can send you your gift card. Please use Tutorial Tuesday Winner as the subject of your email.
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Spellbinders® Paper Arts: Scalloped Circles Dies, Layered Poinsettia Dies, Media Mixage Circles One Dies, Grand Calibur®
Silhouette: Cameo Machine
Inks: Tsukineko Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Rose Bud and Summer Sky, Versamark, White, Clear and Gold Embossing Powder
Bazzill Basics Paper®:White, Olive and Kelly Green, Red, Pink, Peach and Kraft Cardstock
Adhesives:Beacon Adhesives: Advanced 3-in-1 Glue
Other Supplies: Pink/White Baker's Twine, Red Burlap String, Gold CordGoogly Eyes, Red Pearl, Sponge Dauber, Heat Gun,
For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Webstore.
Simply answer today's giveaway questions - When you give a gift card - do you create a gift card holder? Or do you just enclose it in a handmade card?
Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Darsie's Video. Don't forget to show Darsie a little love when you watch her video - give her a thumbs up.
Plus all in stock JustRite Dies are 30% off until October 27th at midnight EST. This is our largest discount on JustRite Dies Ever... so if these are on your Christmas Wishlist --you need to tell SANTA!!
Before we get started we need to announce the winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway- Congratulations to Ann Cluster who has won a $30 Gift Card.
... The pocket and tags are so cute. Perfect for gift giving and even adding a little gift card. I like to use my stamps to make tags, and decorate gift bags for all holidays. It is a fun unique way to decorate, and people love the homemade feel it adds.
Ann please email me at [email protected] with your email and shipping information so that I can send you your gift card. Please use Tutorial Tuesday Winner as the subject of your email.
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Instructions: For my first card I am using Christmas Gifts Vintage Labels Two Cling Stamps - which is now on sale for just $8.00.Start with a piece of black cardstock and ink the stamp up with VersaMark ink. Stamp the image and then add white embossing powder. Heat set with a heat tool.
Next, lightly apply the white pigment ink. I used a cotton ball to apply the ink. You want to make sure you have very little ink on the cotton ball, sponge or any other kind of applicator you use. To create the tag for my card I repeated the same steps and die cut the tag using the coordinating JustRite Vintage Labels Two Die.
To create the background for my card I stamped the Holly Swirls Cling Background Stamp and stamped with Versamark onto Kraft Paper. Here is a look at my finished card.
For the second card I am using Bells of Christmas Cling Stamps. It's the same stamping, inking and embossing technique but on this one I add a little color with Prismacolor colored pencils.
To color the image I used Prismacolor Colored Pencil PC938 White, PC909 Grass Green, PC924 Crimson Red, PC950 Metallic Gold.
This is very quick and easy basic coloring. No shading to worry about. If you get a little of the color from the pencil on the white embossed area just lightly rub it with your fingers and it will come off. I love how the colors really pop!
Next, lightly apply the white pigment ink. I wanted to add a little bit of doodling around the edge of the paper so I used a ruler and the white Prismacolor pencil to make dash lines. To finish off my card I stamped the sentiment with Rich Cocoa ink in the lower corner, added ribbon, some pinecones and berries.
Ribbon: Red and White Twine, Red Gingham-The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store
Accessories: Pinecones, Berries, Snowflake Sequins, White Pearls, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Ranger Glossy Accents, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips-Refillable Dispenser 49'
For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $25.00 Gift Card to the JustRite Store.
Simply tell us if you have used the Chalkboard Technique yet to create a project?
Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Heidi's Video. Don't forget to show Heidi a little love when you watch her video - give her a thumbs up.
Just popping in with a quick Flash Die Sale anouncement. We need to make room in our warehouse for inbound Spellbinder's CHA Summer Dies. So we are changing our Spellbinder's Die Website Assortment. Choose from over 33 dies (up to 40% off MSRP) and help us make room for new dies. This sale is for in stock dies only!
Supplies are extremely limited --- we only have in stock 2 or 3 of each of these dies. Our website will indicate sold out as we sell out. Please note that just because it is in your shopping cart does not mean that you have secured the die. If the die disappears from your order as you finalize your order this means the die sold out before you finished your transaction.
For Tutorial Tuesday, JustRite Papercraft designer, Darsie Bruno shows you how to create Rustic Christmas Tags using our Christmas Stitched with Love Clear Stamp Set with Spellbinders New Holiday Greetings die template. She shows you how to emboss, add a shadow effect to letters, create a multi-colored panel and a fun way to use the leftover chads from the die template.
Such pretty cards, and they really do look quick and easy to make. I start making Christmas cards in January.......
Heather please email me at [email protected] with your email and shipping information so that I can send you your gift card. Please use Tutorial Tuesday Winner as the subject of your email.
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For some very cool tips on how to use the new Holiday Greetings Template be sure to watch Darsie's Video. Darise created all these projects using only one cut of this very cool new Christmas Die.
Here are written instructions:
To create her first Christmas Tag, Darsie used the Holiday Greetings die template to dry emboss the greetings. Then she highlighted the raised embossed areas using Tsukineko MementoLUXE Wedding Dress. Darsie used our SVG Christmas Stitched with Love Vintage Labels Seven to electronically cut dark green cardstock trees and then stamped and embossed them in white. Next she added the Deer and Package die cuts from Frosty Form Dies and the Noel Die Cuts from the Holiday Greetings Die template.
You can see how to create the tag pocket at the video time stamp 4:25. Darsie created the fun Tag Pocket using the original white die cut from the Holiday Greetings die template. She backed the die cut with strips of red and green cardstock to make the die cut shapes pop. To create the pocket cut a 6" x 10" piece of cardstock. Score vertically at 2 3/4" and at 7 1/4". Next score 1/2" from the bottom. Create a tab at the bottom by cutting off the 1/2 inch from the left and right panel (leaving only the center 1/2 strip) adhere your pocket as shown in the video.
In the video Darsie tells you to leave the Christmas Tree chads in the die until later. Here in this project Darsie shows you how to use clear packing tape and the Tool n' One to retrieve the Christmas tree chads and then she adds green glitter to the packing tape to create the glittered tree tag.
Here is the complete projects - tags and pocket tags.
Bazzill Basics Paper®- White, Green, Red and Kraft Cardstock
Adhesives - Beacon Adhesives: Advanced 3-in-1 Glue, 3D Foam Squares
Other Supplies - Ivory Lace Trim, Green, White and Red Burlap Twine, Red and Black Rhinestones, Red Rhinestone Star, Packing Tape, Olive Green Glitter
For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $30.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Webstore.
Simply answer today's giveaway questions - Do you use your stamps to make tags, gift bags or wrapping paper? If so for what Holidays do you make them for?
Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Darsie's Video. Don't forget to show Darsie a little love when you watch her video - give her a thumbs up.
Before we get started with today's Linky Party, we need to announce the winner of the last Linky Party Giveaway. Congratulations to #9 - Donna Polley who has just won the $20.00 gift card to the JustRite Store! Donna please email me at [email protected] with your email information so that I can send you your gift card.
Thank you for the organizational ideas. I am actually looking at using several of them in my room. I am still working on my room and waiting for a few more items to arrive but it's getting so close to being complete!
For this week's Friday Challenge - I am inviting you to a JustRite Christmas Card Linky Party. Yes it really is time to start creating your Christmas Cards so that you can enjoy the creative process and take some stress out of the Holidays. Plus, we would love to see the JustRite Christmas cards you are making this year or have made in the past. I am asking you toshow us all your JustRite Christmas projects (new or old) and link them up below. Here are a few of my recent Christmas cards:
There will be 1 random drawing for a $25 Gift Certificate for the JustRite Store for every 15 entries so link as many as you want! You have until October 29th at midnight to enter.
Now is the perfect time to get going on those holiday cards. If you don't have your JustRite holiday stamps yet, you should check out the Christmas Sale going on now in the JustRite Store until Monday the 13th at Midnight EST.
Before we get started with the Tutorial, we need to announce the winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway. Congratulations to Sue S. who has just won a $30.00 gift card to the JustRite Website.
Sue S said... I bought 4 last month,so I don't want to count them!
Sue S please email me at [email protected] with your email information so that I can send you your gift card. Please use Tutorial Tuesday Winner as the subject of your email.
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I am using Rich Cocoa ink to stamp the image of the gingerbread boy and girl. Next I used Rhubarb Stalk ink to stamp the little hearts on one of the gingerbread cut outs. I am using the same Rich Cocoa ink to stamp the image of the apron on to the cut out. I used Spectrum Noir™ Marker DR6 to color on the apron.
I inked the edges of the gingerbread cut outs with Vintage Photo Distress ink to add some color and interest. This is a step you could skip if you would like. To soften the white of the apron I inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress ink.
To color the cheeks on the gingerbread cut outs I used Rhubarb Stalk ink and a Q-tip to apply the ink. Q-tips work great for applying ink in small places. For the ric rac trim or frosting on the gingerbread cut outs I used a white (PC938) Prismacolor Colored Pencil.
To create the background I used CL-02127 Crackle Cling Background Stamp with Rich Cocoa ink. Next I stamped the sentiment using Rhubarb Stalk ink. I used Vintage Photo Distress ink to ink the edges of the paper. Doing this softens up the white paper and added depth. If you don't like inked edges, this is another step that you could skip.
For the card base I am using Snow Cone cardstock and I inked around the edges with Tumbled Glass Distress ink. Here is a look at the finished card. I added a few sequins and 3D foam squares to the snowflakes.
I used Rich Cocoa ink to stamp the image on to the cut out. When I am using the exact cut files I have my stamp facing up, add ink and then place the cut out on top of the stamp. Gently run over the top to get a nice coverage of ink. To color the leafy sprig and berries I used Spectrum Noir™ Markers DG2, DG3, DR6. Start coloring with the DG2 marker. To color the berries (buttons) I used the DR6 marker. To add a little bit of shading on the leafy I used the DG3 markers and then blended with the DG2 marker.
Accessories: Brown Ric Rac, AB Sequins, Red Rhinestones, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips-Refillable Dispensor
For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive the three stamp sets that Heidi used to create her projects today.
Simply answer today's giveaway questions. Today we would love to know when you normally start making your Christmas Cards and do you mass produce your cards or do you make several different designs each year?
Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Heidi's Video. Don't forget to show Heidi a little love when you watch her video - give her a thumbs up.
Welcome to Day Five of the JustRite Papercraft October Release and World Cardmaking Day. ( I hope you get a chance to craft this weekend). Today we are introducing two sets designed by Amy Tedder and giving away a free Applique Christmas Labels One SVG to inspire you to get your Christmas Cards started early! Simply use the Coupon Code SNOWMAN (all caps) no spaces during checkout.
Plus you can save up to 20% to 70% off Christmas Stamps, Christmas SVGS and Christmas Dies during our Christmas Sale. Sale ends October 13th at midnight EST.
Debbie Olson used distress inks to watercolor these beautiful posies using our Sweet Posies Cling Stamps with new CHA Summer Release Spellbinders Labels 42 Dies and Labels 42 Decorative Accents Dies. We will be taking pre-orders for new Spellbinders Dies next week. Dies are scheduled to arrive at the end of this month.
Kristi Schurr created a stunning Sweet Posies Card by coloring the stamped image with Distress markers and then spritzing her stamp with water and then stamping the image. Stop by her blog for more details. Just love the watercolor look she achieved with our Sweet Posies Cling Stamps paired with our Crackle Cling Background Stamp. Kristi used Spellbinders Opulent Ovals to frame her poises. I colored the stamp with Distress Markers,spritzed the stamp with water,then stamped it out. I added some more color with my Copics.,then a little bit of splatter with matching Distress Inks
Heidi Blankenship designed this gorgeous watercolored card using Gansai Tambi Watercolors and CHA Summer Release dies from Spellbinders in her beautiful Posie card. Heidi used our Sweet Posies Cling Stamps, 5 x 7 Matting Basics A, S4-475 Fleur de Elegance, S4-469 Labels Forty-One Decorative Accents.
