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Tutorial Tuesday - Prima Water Soluble Pastels and Multi-Step Poinsettia Stamps

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday.  First I have a quick announcement- we have just added over 220 Tonic Studio Dies to the JustRite Website.


Today Heidi Blankenship shares how to use the new Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels with our Multi-Step Poinsettia Clear Stamp and Tonic Studio Dies to to create beautiful Christmas Cards.

Before we get started with today's tutorial we need to announce the winner for Darsie's last Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway. Congratulations to Nora McPhee who left a comment on our YouTube Channel.  Nora please send an email to [email protected] with your shipping information so that we can send you your gift card.

For your chance to win this week's giveaway please scroll to the bottom of this post for instructions. 

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who left a comment on the giveaway.  We loved reading every comment and you will see in our October Release that we were already working on some of the very things that were on your wish list.  Join us on Oct 12th for the first day of our October Release.

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At the beginning of today's video I discuss the variety of ways you can use the Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels.



Start with stamp 1A the largest poinsettia piece. Begin by coloring directly on to the stamp using the red pastel.  

Then using a paint brush begin to add water to the image.   

Here is a tip – When adding water to a flower or similar type stamp (leaves) I tap the brush on each petal first so it evenly distributes the water that is in the brush.  Next I blend the pastel with the water and then stamp the image. 

I am using Strathmore Mixed Media paper.  This paper is very heavy weight and ultra-smooth.  You can use it with dry or wet media.  I like using it when I am doing watercolor and stamping.  I always get a nice crisp image.  Next color the 1B stamp using the same pastel color and repeat the process.  Add water, blend and stamp. 

Here is another tip for lining up the images.  On the 1B stamp there is a petal that is larger and rounder than the others.  If you look at the 1A stamp you will see the space that is larger and the 1B stamp fits in that spot perfectly.  

Next color the 1C stamp using Dark Ochre.  Since this stamp is more detailed I found it easier to tap off most of the water on my brush and then instead of using the tip of the brush I used the side.  Doing this will help to keep the color from running down in to all of the little spaces.  Stamp the image. 

Doing this will help to keep the color from running down in to all of the little spaces.  Stamp the image. 

For the center color stamp 1D.  On this center piece I used two colors Yellow and Yellow Orange.  I also used very little water for the center of the flower.  If too much water is added the detail of the image is lost.

Moving on to the leaves I used stamps 3A and 3B.  The leaves are the same process as the flower.  I used Yellow Green and Cadmium Green. 

Tip-If you want the leaves right up against the flower or to give the appearance they are under the flower don't color the stem on the leaf.  

For the background I started with three colors of the pastels Ochre, Salmon Pink, and Yellow.  Apply the colors to an acrylic block or craft mat and add water to pick up the colors.

The background is done in layers to add depth.  I am using the larger brush (round 16) for the background.  I applied the three colors and then I used the heat tool to dry the paper. 

 

For the second layer I on the background I am using the same three colors and then I added a forth color Yellow Green.  When you are doing a watercolor background use the heat tool to dry the paper in between layers.  Doing this will add more depth and also help to keep all of the colors and layers just blending together.  For the third and final layer I added a fifth color Red to the background.

To finish off the image I stamped the pine sprigs (image 5) a few times.  To get the dark color I used Cadmium Green and Dark Brown.  An image like this is a lot easier to stamp after doing the watercolor background.  I decided I wanted to have one of the leaves a little darker green so I stamped it a second time. 

I recommend stamping the fur boughs after you create your watercolor background.  I decided I wanted to have one of the leaves a little darker green so I stamped it a second time.

I used Tonic Studios 480E Square Layering Die Set to die cut the watercolor image and also a mat for the card.  The card base is 5.5 x 5.5. I used white craft foam in between the layers to add a little dimension.Using my ATG adhesive I assembled the card. Then I used Multi Medium Matte to adhere the sequins to the card front and add a little sparkle.  I used the Quick Stick tool to help apply the sequins.

Here is my finished card.



For my second card I did 3 generations of stamping with each step of the Multi-step Poinsettia Clear Stamps.  In this picture you can see an example of generation stamping.  You can use the Prima Pastels the same way you would use inks to do generation stamping. For the first generation color the image, add water to blend and stamp.  For the second generation just simply add a little more water to blend the color and stamp.

You can keep repeating the process until there is no longer color on the stamp.  I found with the Prima Pastels I could easily stamp the image three times and get good results.  Each generation of stamping got a little lighter.

Here is my card created with the three generation stamped images.

For my third card I stamped the Poinsettia's in blue. 

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $30 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Webstore.

Simply answer today's giveaway questions. We are currently working on new JustRite Die designs.  What kinds of dies would you like from us? 

Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving a comment here on this post and on Heidi's Tutorial Tuesday YouTube Video. Don't forget to show Heidi a little love, when you watch her video - give her a thumbs up.

Supplies list for today's projects: 

Card #1 - Wishing You Christmas Card (Tutorial) 5.5 x 5.5 square card

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-02187 Multi-Step Poinsettia Clear Stamp
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, Cardstock - Red, Brown
Pastels/Ink:  Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Memento - Rhubarb Stalk
Dies:  Tonic Studios 480E Square Layering Die Set
Accessories:  Sequins - Gold 4mm, Tea Rose 4mm, Pearl Satin 3mm, Quick Stick, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, White Kraft Foam, ATG, Heat Tool, Paint Brush Round 8, 16

Card #2 Merry Christmas Card A2 Top Folding Card

Stamps: JustRite Papercraft CR-02187 Multi-Step Poinsettia Clear Stamp
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, Cardstock -White, Kraft
Pastels/Ink:  Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Memento - Rich Cocoa
Dies:  Tonic Studio 489E Trellis Circle Base Die Set
Accessories:  May Arts Gold Metallic String, Zig Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen, White Pearls, Foam Tape, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, Glossy Accents, Hot Glue, ATG, Heat Tool, Paint Brush Round 8, 16

Card #3 Peace Christmas Card 4.5 x 6.5 Card

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CR-02187 Multi-Step Poinsettia Clear Stamp
Paper:  Strathmore Mixed Media, Cardstock -White, Aqua, Lavender
Pastels/Ink:  Prima Water Soluble Oil Pastels, Memento - Teal Zeal, LuLu Lavender
Dies/Folder:  Tonic Studio 484E Mixed Scalloped and Straight Rectangles Layering Die Set, 639E Keepsake Royal Frame & Butterfly Insert Die Set, A4 Embossing Folder - Annabel
Accessories:  Aqua Bling, Ranger Multi Medium Matte, ATG, Craft Foam, Heat Tool, Paint Brush Round 8, 16

Thanks for stopping by today.

Instructions for Stamping a Mutlti-Step Lilac Bouquet Candle Pillar

We were so excited to read your comments on the blog and on our YouTube Channel this week that Darsie has inspired you to create your own stamped candles.  And we thought you might still need to make a Mother's Day Gift or two.  So Darsie has written a full tutorial and supply list for you.  You can see Darsie creating her candle on this week's YouTube Channel at the 7:00 minute time stamp.

Supplies:

JustRite Papercraft: Multi-Step Lilac Bouquet Clear Stamps or Romantic Wild Roses Clear Stamps

6 inch Pillar Candle (preferably white or ivory), White Tissue Paper, 2 inch square of White Cardstock, Wax Paper, Heat Gun

Inks:Assorted Water-Based Inks (I used Memento Summer Sky and Grape Jelly for the Lilacs, Bamboo Leaves and Pistachio for the Leaves, LuLu Lavender and Grape Jelly for the Butterfly)

Accessories: Ivory Silk Ribbon, Pearl Tipped Stick Pin

 

Instructions:

Cut a piece of tissue, 5 x 9 inches. Stamp the lilacs and greenery with ink and allow to dry. Trim excess tissue from the top if there is any.

Wrap the stamped tissue around the candle.

Wrap wax paper around the candle, on top of the tissue paper. Use a sheet of wax paper that is larger than the candle, so that you can use the extra to hold the candle.

Using a heat gun, you’ll add heat to the wax paper on the candle and the surface wax will melt and embed the stamped tissue into the candle.

Allow the wax to cool and then remove the wax paper.

Stamp the butterfly on cardstock and cut out. Attach the butterfly to the candle with a stick pin. Add a silk ribbon bow.

Have fun making your candles!  

 

Tutorial Tuesday Spectrum Aqua Markers with Heidi Blankenship

For Tuesday Tutorial Design Team Member, Heidi Blankenship shares with you how to use the Spectrum Aqua Markers to watercolor stamped images. Then she turns her watercolor in to a beautiful DIY home decor piece. Just a quick reminder that today.(Tuesday March 24th) is the last day to save 25% off all JustRite 6" x 8" Clear Stamps.

Scroll to the bottom of this post to find out who won last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway and how you can enter to win this week's Giveaway. 

Today Heidi will be showing you how to color with Spectrum Aqua Markers. which are the Spectrum Noir Family. These new markers are literally flying from retailers shelves and we are very excited to announce that our next shipment is inbound. Currently there are 4 sets of 12 Spectrum Aqua Markers available - The Primary Set, The Essential Set, The Floral Set and The Nature Set.

To help you get started with your Spectrum Aqua Collection, today we have a Blog and Newsletter Exclusive Coupon Code.  Save 25% off Spectrum Aqua Products (markers and Spectrum Aqua Storage) use Coupon Code AQUA25 (all caps - no spaces). Coupon Code Expires March 31st.

Spectrum Aqua combines the performance of water-based color medium with the convenience and value of a dual-tipped marker. It's high quality dyes give flawless, even coverage with all the definition and vibrancy to deliver outstanding results. Diffuse with water and seamlessly blend colors adding depth and realism to your work.

• Dual-tipped - perfect for covering large areas with the sketch tip and coloring small areas with the fine tip.
• Blendable with water (water soluble), Acid Free, Non-Toxic, Odor Free,Dye Based and Ergonomic.  
• For best results use Artist grade watercolor paper (we do not recommend use with Ranger Watercolor Paper)

Spectrum also has a great marker storage solution for storing any of your markers. Here you can see Heidi's Aqua's in the Spectrum Noir Aqua Storage System.  

• 4 Trays per box -Modular system which can be customized to your personal space. 
  • Three different ways to build - horizontally, vertically or angled
  
  Each Tray holds 12 Markers - this storage system holds 48 Aqua Pens

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For today's project I used the Spectrum Aqua Markers with CL-02138 Sweet Posies Cling Stamps from JustRite Papercraft to create a wall decor piece. I stamped the floral image on to Strathmore Watercolor paper using Jet Black StazOn ink. Please note that results vary with different watercolor papers.  I prefer using Spectrum Aquas with the Strathmore Watercolor Paper.

 

 To color the flower just do one petal at a time. Start with the darkest color at the base of the petal which is WildFlower and then I added the second color Purple.  

Next put the brush in the water and then use a paper towel to blot off the excess water. 

Start on the outer edge of the petal by just adding water and then work your way in to the color. Doing this will allow the watercolor to flow and blend in to the water. If you have too much water on the brush it will wash out the color.

If you want the color to be darker or if it does get too washed out you can always add more color.  When water coloring you need to make sure each area is dry before painting another section. So you can either more to another section or dry the area with a heat tool. If you don't do this the colors can bleed into each other. Continue to color the rest of the petals and heat setting in between to speed up the process.

To color the yellow center of the flowers I used the Sunflower yellow marker.  I used the fine tip end of the marker.  To color the dark center part of the flower I used the fine tip on the Wildflower marker.

To color the leaves and stems of the flowers I used the Moss marker.

 

It's a little harder to see on the leaves but I water colored them the same as the flowers. Add the color with the marker and then add water to the white area and blend the color out.

To add color to the background I start by adding Aquamarine close to the edge of the flowers. Then I bring in a brush with clean water and I add water first and then come into the color and blend out. 

 

 If you get too much water or color on your brush you can blot it on a paper towel.

After the Aquamarine color was blended all around the flower and dry then I added more Aquamarine, Teal, and Peacock Blue.  

For this part I am using a larger round brush. I scribbled some color from the markers on my board. Next I am adding water to the paper and adding color a little at a time to the background until I get the effect that I want. Adding the water first will allow the color to move and blend.

Once the background is done and dried I wanted to add some paint splatters. I scribbled some of the Black on my board and added water. Then I tapped my brush to add the paint splatters. I dried the paint splatters and then added some water drops to create the white drops. 

To finish my project I trimmed down the watercolor paper. To create my DIY Home Decor piece I purchased a wooden frame and a 6" x 6" canvas at Michaels. I spray painted the frame with black spray paint and I painted the canvas with a layer of white paint.  When these were both dry I glued my watercolor paper to my frame with Ranger Multi Medium Matte. After that dried I applied the Ranger Multi Medium Matte to the back of the frame and and the watercolor paper.

Thanks so much for joining me today!  I hope you enjoyed the tutorial.  :) 

 --- Heidi Blankenship

Supplies:

JustRite Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft CL-02138 Sweet Posies Cling Stamps

Paper: Strathmore Watercolor Paper

Ink:  Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko StazOn Jet Black Ink

Markers:  Spectrum Aqua Markers - Wildflower, Purple, Sunflower Moss, Aquamarine, Teal, Peacock Blue, Black

Accessories:  6 x 6 Canvas, White Gesso or Acrylic Paint, Wood Frame, Black Acrylic or Spray Paint, Paint Brushes, Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Announcing this week's Tutorial Tuesday Winner.

Congratulations to FM who commented on Darsie's Tutorial last week on the JustRite Blog.  You are the winner of a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Website. 

FM please email me at [email protected] with your email and shipping information so that I can send you your gift card.  Please use as the subject line of your email Tutorial Tuesday Winner..

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Webstore.

Simply answer today's giveaway questions. Have you created watercolor projects yet? If so how many watercolor projects did you make in the last 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.

 Thanks for stopping by today.

 

Tutorial Tuesday Holiday Shadow boxes designed by Darsie Bruno

For Tutorial Tuesday, JustRite Papercraft designer, Darsie Bruno shows us how to create a charming Holiday Shadowbox using paper, our Christmas stamps and Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics die templates. See how easy it is to make a shadowbox that will fit on a desk, mantle or countertop. Whether you use our elegant or cute Christmas stamps, you will have a lasting home décor piece for the holidays.

Before we get started with today's tutorial we need to Congratulate Noreen who is the winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway- a $25.00 Gift Certificate to the JustRite Website. Noreen thanks for leaving a comment on the Tutorial Tueesday blog post. We loved reading all your comments about what you would like to see next from us -- thank you so much for taking time out of your busy holiday schedule to leave us comments on the blog and on YouTube.  For your chance to win scroll to the bottom of the post for all the details.

Noreen 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.

 If you are reading this from a feedburner email click here to see Darsie's Video.

 

 Darsie's Snowman Shadow box.

 

To create your shadow box cut 3 panels - cut 1 panel sized 6" x 7",  cut 2 panels sized 6" x 7 ½". Score on each side at ¼ inch and fold. 

Next cut the last panel is sized 6" x 10". Score on each side at ½" and 1 ½" and fold. This panel is the front of your shadow box.

Using Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics A #3, #5 and #7 (die #1 is the smallest die). Place die #7 in the middle of the first (non-scored) panel, secure with tape, and cut with your machine.

Place that frame onto one of the ¼ inch scored panels, then place die #5 into the center, secure with tape, and cut.

Place that frame on top of the last ¼ inch scored panel, then place die #3 into the center, secure with tape, and cut.

Stamp and emboss each panel with Snow Days Background Cling stamp.

To create the snow hills, used Spellbinders Curved Borders One with cardstock. Make two of these.

To decorate the shadowbox, use Applique Christmas Labels One Clear Stamps and Christmas Stitched with Love Clear Stamps with their coordinating SVG Offset file. Color and glitter each stamped image.

To put the shadowbox together, add glue to the ¼" scored panel with the smallest opening and glue to the side flaps of the main large panel.  Add a snow hill to the frame. Add glue to the second ¼" scored panel with the middle sized opening and glue on top of the previous frame. Add a snow hill, the snowman and a snowflake.

Glue the final frame on top and add the trees, a sentiment piece and the remaining snowflake.

Here is a close up:

Here is a more elegant shadow box that Darsie created using Becca Feeken's Elegant Christmas Swirls Clear Stamps and Heirloom Reflection Ornament Dies.

 

Here is a close up:

Supplies: 

JustRite® Papercraft Stamps: Applique Christmas Labels One Clear Stamps, Christmas Stiched With Love Clear Stamps, Snow Days Cling Background Stamp

JustRite SVG: Applique Christmas Labels One Digital Cut File Download, Christmas Stitched with Love Digital Cut File Download

Spellbinders® Paper Arts: A2 Matting Basics A, (Dies #3, #5 and #7), Grand Calibur® 

Inks: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black, Lulu Lavender and Summer Sky, Versamark, White and Clear Embossing Powder

Bazzill Basics Paper®: White, Pale Blue, Medium Blue, Dark Blue and Purple Cardstock

 Adhesives: Beacon Adhesives: Advanced 3-in-1 Glue

 Other Supplies: Heat Gun, Silhouette Cameo Machine

 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 - How many Christmas cards are you mailing this year?

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.

Thanks for stopping by today!  

Tutorial Tuesday Distress Spray Stains Autumn Centerpiece with Heidi Blankenship

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday.  Today Heidi Blankenship has an amazing Autumn Centerpiece Tutorial using our SVG Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves Digital Cut File Download with three of our Background Stamps and Tim Holtz Distress Spray Stains. This is a quick, easy and inexpensive way to create a DIY centerpiece for your table during the holidays.

In celebration of Heidi's Background Tutorial we are running a 20% off sale on all our Cling Background Stamps this week. Sale ends November 11th at midnight EST.

Sale includes an additional 20% off any backgroud stamp that was already on sale in our $10 or less deal section of the store. Our website reflects the new sale pricing. 

Before we get started we need to announce the winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway- Congratulations D. Ann  who has won a $25 Gift Card. 

 D.Ann C said...

I usually just tape my gift cards inside cards I make, but with your nifty tutorial inspiration, I may try making holders next time.

D. 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.

If you are reading this from a feedburner email click here to see Heidi Blankenship 

  

 

Here is a screen shot of the cut files after I ungrouped the images, selected the ones I wanted and copied and paste several times to fill in the paper.  

Here are instruction on how to fill your page with multiple images on your page in your Cameo:

Move the mouse on top of the image, right click and then click UNGROUP in the drop down menu.  This will create a box around each image.  Then drag and drop all of the images you want to keep to one side.  Click and drag the mouse to create a box over the remaining images.  Right click and then click on CUT in the drop down menu to remove the images.  Drag the mouse over the images you want to use creating a box around them.  Next right click to COPY all images at once and right click again to PASTE.  Do this as many times as you would like.  Then drop and drag images to fill up the paper space.  Once you have this done then you can cut multiple images at one time.

For the background stamps I used CL-02027 Burlap Cling Background Stamp, CL-02127 Crackle Cling Background Stamp, CL-04430 Floral Florishes Cling Background Stamp. To stamp all of the background images I used Memento Espresso Truffle ink.

I used an old cut mat from my Silhouette Cameo to place all the cut outs on.  The old mats are perfect for this--just sticky enough to hold the paper in place while stamping and misting.  When I am done I rinse it off and let it air dry.

I am using three different background stamps so I have three groups of cut outs.  Ink the stamp with Espresso Truffle, stamp and  repeat on the other cut outs.

Now the fun part, time to add some color to the leaves.  I used Distress Spray Stains -
Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint.

There is no right or wrong way to do this.  I just randomly sprayed the colors until I liked how the leaves looked. Once all of the color was applied I used a heat tool to dry the paper.

Here is a look at the leaves once they were dry. 

To shape the leaves I used a 6mm round ball stylus and a foam pad.  Run the stylus down the center of the leaf and then out towards the end of the leaf.

Now it's time to put the centerpiece together.  Make sure your glue gun is ready but please be careful--they are really hot!  I used a small grapevine basket, berry sprigs, acorns, hydrangea flowers and the paper leaves.  

Start by adding the filler flower.  

Use hot glue to adhere t to the basket. Next add the hydrangea flowers and acorns.

To finish off the basket add the paper leaves.

I just love how the basket turned out and the leaves are so beautiful!

  

 Add a votive cup and battery votive candle to the center of the basket to finish the centerpiece. Here are a few closes ups of the leaves in the centerpiece.

 

 This project would make a wonderful hostess gift for Thanksgiving.

 

My finished centerpiece measures about 8" x 10" and I purchased the basket, votive, battery operated candle, filler flowers, acorns and hydrangea flowers at my local Joann's. 

Supplies:
JustRite Stamps: CL-02027 Burlap Cling Background Stamp, CL-02127 Crackle Cling Background Stamp, CL-04430 Floral Florishes Cling Background Stamp

JustRite SVG: SVG Shabby Chic Autumn Leaves Digital Cut File Download

Ink: Imagine/Crafts Tsukineko Memento Espresso Truffle

Ranger Distress Stains: Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, Fired Brick, Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint.

Paper:  Ivory Cardstock

Accessories:  Silhouette Cameo, Grapevine Basket, Filler Flower, Acorns, Hydrangea Flowers, Votive Cup, Votive Candle, Hot Glue, Heat Tool

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will receive a $50.00 Gift Card to the JustRite Store. 

Simply tell us what your Thanksgiving/Fall Family Traditions are. What is your favorite Fall Holiday Food and does the celebration include any handmade projects or homemade treats? 

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.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Let's Get Organized! Linky Party

Before Sheri gets started with the details of today's Linky Party I wanted to pop in with a quick sale announcement.  Save 25- 47% off Faber-Castelle Gelatos and Stampers Big Brush Pens (Brush Pen Sale is for in-stock product only - the website will indicate when items are sold out).


Have fun shopping!!  ----Kellie Fortin

I hope everyone has been keeping busy during our little break in the challenges here at JustRite Inspiration! I have been super busy with a great vacation cruise to Alaska and moving into my new craft space. I have had a few snags along the way so I am not quite ready to get back to crafting just yet. I put up a fresh coat of paint and finally got my new cabinetry in (which I had to put together all by myself). Now I just need help getting things organized! Here is a peek at part of my new craft space:

We are going to do a Linky Party this time (which just means to link up as many things that fit the theme). Show me your favorite organization tips from your own craft space and link it below. You can use this linky party  icon at the top of your post.



There will be one random draw winner selected to receive a $20 Gift Certificate for use in the JustRite Store! So enter as much as you like!

Here is a great DIY Craft Storage Idea from Heidi Blakenship that she posted earlier this week you can see Heidi's full post here. You will definitely want to check out how she embellished a revolving bin she found at Harbor Freight into this ADORABLE shabby & feminine organizational piece.

 Heidi embellished the edges with Washi Tape. 

What a great place to store all those tiny trinkets!

I can't wait to see what other ideas you all have out there! In the meantime, I will be working hard to get back to my regular crafting schedule. You have until midnight CST on Oct 8th to get linked up!

An InLinkz Link-up

JustRite Tutorial Tuesday - Three New Vintage Fan Dies Projects designed by Darsie Bruno

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Before we get started today with our Tutorial,
I just wanted to pop in and tell you about our 6" x 8" Clear Stamp Sale.  Save 25% off all of our 6" x 8" Clear Stamp Sale. Sale ends Sunday September 8th at midnight.



Have fun shopping!!

For Tutorial Tuesday, JustRite Papercraft designer Darsie Bruno shows you creative ways to use our Vintage Fan Die. Darsie creates a pretty bookmark using the Vintage Fan Die, a fabulous, quick gift for your favorite book reader, teacher or Secret Pal. You’ll also learn how to make a darling Victorian Angel Ornament and an elegant Christmas Wreath. 

Thanks for all the great comments on Heidi's Watercolor Tutorial.  We love inspiring you to use the tools you have in new ways.  It was very helpful for us to know if you have explored using watercolors and what products you have used as we plan future watercolor tutorials.  Thanks for taking the time to leave us a comment.

The winner of last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway is drum roll please...... Congratulations to Nicole G who has just won a $30.00  gift card to the JustRite Website.  

Nicole G said...

I loved the techniques. Love that once we get the initial fear of not wanting to mess up with painting how amazing the things we can create with them. Thanks for sharing these techniques as I am sure I will give it a try. I love water coloring for card backgrounds among other fun stuff to make. Nicole

Nicole 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.

For your chance to win this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway scroll to the bottom for all the details.

If you are reading this post from a feedburner email  click here to see Darsie's Video. 

 

 Here is a peek at the three projects that Darsie created for today's Video using our
 Vintage Fan Dies.

Elegant Book Mark  -Vintage Fan Die,  Heirloom Flourish One Die, Birthday Floral Vintage Labels Eight Clear Stamps 

 5" x 6 1/2"  Victorian Angel - Vintage Fan Die and images from Vintage Fan and Sentiment Clear Stamps.  Love how clever Darsie was creating the angels head and torso from one of the stamped images.

 

Plus Darsie also created this Sweet Holiday Angel as a blog bonus project...
This Angel measures 5" x 5 " since Darise only used a section of the die for the wings in this version.



10" Diameter Elegant Christmas Wreath using our Vintage Fan Die with our Elegant Fan Elements Clear Stamps. ,

Just a quick reminder that this is the Elegant Christmas Bell Ornament/Gift Tag that Darsie created in July using our Vintage Fan Die and Floral Fan Elements Clear Stamps.

 Supplies: 

JustRite® Papercraft:-Vintage Fan Die, Heirloom Flourish One Die, Floral Fan Elements Clear Stamps, Elegant Fan Elements Clear Stamps, Vintage Fan and Sentiment Clear Stamps,  Birthday Floral Vintage Labels Eight Clear Stamps 

Spellbinder® Paper Arts: Standard Circles, Scalloped Circles, GC-001 Grand  Calibur® 

Inks:Tsukineko®/Imagine Crafts®, Memento Tuxedo Black, Cottage Ivyand London Fog ink pads, Versamark, Lavender and Gold embossing powder, sponge dauber

Spectrum Noir Markers: CR5, BGR4, FS4, PL2, TN5, and TN8

Paper: Bazzill Basics Paper® Green, White and Teal, Aqua, and Purple Cardstock

Adhesives: Beacon Adhesives, ZipDry Glue,Quickie Glue Pen

Other Supplies: White Pearls, Red Rhinestones,Recollection Glitter Gems, Lavender Roses, Red Rose, 1/4 White Silk Ribbon, Red/Green Gingham Ribbon,Embossing tool, Scissors, Heat Gun, Crystal Glitter

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will a  $25.00      Gift Certificate to our website.

 

Simply answer today's giveaway questions - What craft product is at the top of your September Wishlist? Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Darise's Video. 

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Tutorial Tuesday DIY Stamped Burlap Gift Bag designed by Heidi Blankenship

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday, today JustRite designer Heidi Blankenship shares how to create a DIY Burlap Gift Bag using JustRite Stamps, StazOn ink, and Spectrum Noir markers. This is a quick and easy project to create and it will be a perfect presentation for gift giving.

Before we get started with today's tutorial we need to anounce a winner! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave us comments.  We are totally enjoying getting to know each of our readers.

Congratulation to last week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway winner Pat Burger.  You have won two background stamps of your choice.

Pat Barger said...

Always love your cards and tutorials Darsie! Thanks for your inspiration. My favorite paper manufacturer is Bazzil....love the quality and range of colors. I most always buy single sheets, to fit my needs at the moment. Thanks for the chance to win the stamps!

Please email me at [email protected] with your background stamp selection and shipping information. Please use Tutorial Tuesday Winner as the subject of your email.

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Here is the project that I will be making today.  For those of you who do not have a fast enough internet connection to watch the video you can see my step shots and instructions below.

Instructions:

To create my sunflower ribbon for the burlap tote I used CR_02097 Stitched Sunflowers Vintage Labels Eight Clear Stamps, StazOn Saddle Brown  ink,  Spectrum Noir Markers™ -CT2, CT4, GB3, GB6, CG2, TN6, EB7 and May Arts 2.5" Cotton Blend Vintage Print -Plain. To fray the ends of the ribbon pull off a few strings on each end. 

Randomly stamp the large sunflower, small sunflower and leaf across the entier piece of ribbon using StazOn Saddle Brown ink. Here you can see the entire piece of ribbon after all the images were stamped.  This is the first look--if you want something very natural looking you could stop here.

For the second look--ink the edges and blank spaces on the ribbon.  Doing this will give the ribbon a aged and richer look.  If you don't want to do any coloring you would stop here.

 

Now for the third and final look--adding color using Spectrum Noir markers.  When coloring the images try not to color up to the inside lines so the color doesn't blend with the ink.  When coloring the ribbon I am doing it very lightly and the colors just blend in to the ribbon.  This is quick and easy basic coloring and would be great even for someone who is new to alcohol markers.  Here is the ribbon once the entier piece was stamped, inked and colored.  I love how this turned out!  It is so quick and easy to customized your stamped ribbon and it will look like printed ribbon.  :)

For the next part of my project  I will be stamping on the cut shapes.  I used SVG-02097 SVG Stitched Sunflowers Vintage Labels Eight Cut File Download for CR-02097 and the Silhouette Cameo to cut the shapes.  

I used the exact cut file to cut these shapes and I find it a lot easier to stamp them if I have the stamp facing up and then place the SVG cut file on top of the inked stamp. 

 TIP:  Before inking the stamp, take the cut image and line it up on the stamp and then set it to the side.Then ink your stamp. It is a lot easier to pick it up and place on the stamp the SVG once you have it lined up instead of inking the stamp and then holding the cut image above and moving it around to line up. 

Rub over the back of the paper and carefully lift it up. 

To color the images I used Spectrum Noir markers.  All of the markers are in the supply list at the end of this post.   

 

These cut shapes are going to be added to the tag.  To create the tag I used  JustRite Die-  JB-02087 Vintage Labels Eight Dies.  For the larger piece I used brown cardstock and for the smaller piece I used kraft.  I stamped the frame image and sentiment from the C CR_02097 Stitched Sunflowers Vintage Labels Eight Clear Stamps on to the piece of kraft.  I adhered all of the pieces together using E-Z Runner and 3D Foam Squares.

Here is a look at the finsihed burlap bag.  Like I said this is a wine bag but you could actually use it for anything you would like.  This will make a beautiful altered bag for gift giving.  

With just a few supplies the burlap bags are very inexpensive and quick and easy to alter.   I purchased a set of the burlap bags at Walmart in the craft department and they were $3.47 for the two bags.  

Here is a close up of my gift tag.

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite® Papercraft CR_02097 Stitched Sunflowers Vintage Labels Eight Clear Stamps
Paper:  Ivory, Kraft, Brown
Ink:  Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko StazOn Saddle Brown, Memento Rich Cocoa
Markers:  JustRite® Papercraft Spectrum Noir™ CT2, CT4, GB3, GB6, CG2, TN6, EB7
Dies:  JustRite Custom Dies JB-02087 Vintage Labels Eight Dies
SVG Files:  JustRite® Papercraft SVG-02097 SVG Stitched Sunflowers Vintage Labels Eight Cut File Download for CR-02097
Ribbon:  The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store May Arts 2.5" Cotton Blend Vintage Print - Plain
Accessories:  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, E-Z Runner®, Jute String, Burlap Bag, Silhouette Cameo

 

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will a $30.00 Gift Certificate to our website.

Simply answer today's  two giveaway questions here on this blog post or on Heidi's Video. Do you make handmade gifts? If so, we would love to know what you are planning to make for gifts this year? (homemade goodies, home decor items, knitted or crocheted items). 

Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Heidi's Video. 

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Merry Christmas Ornament, Merry Wishes and Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamper

Welcome to Tutorial Tuesday and Day Nine of the JustRite Papercraft Release July Release.  Today design team member Heidi Blankenship has a wonderful DIY Holiday Charm Tabletop Ensemble to inspire you to decorate your table for the holidays.  Plus we have more Christmas Inspiration from the design team.

Before we get started - Congratulations to last week's Tutorial Tuesday Winner who will be receiving our July Release Floral Fan Elements Clear Stamps and Vintage Fan Dies .  
Hussena Calcuttawala !!
who wrote on YouTube... 

What a gorgeous card and an easy to follow tutorial.Thank you so much for sharing it :)..I love the new stamp and die sets they look so ornate ....So much possibilities with them !

Hussena please email me at [email protected] with your shipping information. Please put Tutorial Tuesday as the subject of your email.

 For your chance to win this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway scroll to the bottom of this post for all the details.

Today we are introducing three new stamp sets designed by Amy Tedder - 2 mini cling sets and a fun new background stamp that can be used for any season. 

Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamp

 

SVG Merry Christmas Orament Digital Download Cut File

 Merry Wishes Vintage Labels Seven Clear Stamps

 Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp

Heidi Blankenship

 

  

To create the charms I used clear Shrinky Dinks and the large ornament stamp from the CL-02057 Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamp.I used four colors of StazOn ink for the charms--Forest Green, Teal Blue, Black Cherry, and Ultramarine.  In the video Heidi shows you how to make the charm with the Forest Green StazOn.

The Shrinky Dink plastic is kind of slick so when you stamp carefully lay your block down and then press down firm but gently on the acrylic block so it doesn't slip or move.

Stamping Tip: If the stamp does happen to slip or move and you don't get a crisp image you can apply some StazOn Cleaner to a cotton ball and remove the ink.

To create the die cuts I used Spellbinders S4-401 2013 Heirloom Ornaments. To shrink the Shrinky-Dink, next I pre-heated the toaster oven for 325º. My toaster oven is only used for crafting and I cut a small piece from a craft mat to fit inside the tray for the toaster oven.To bake the image place the die cut  on to the craft mat and bake for 1-3 minutes.   If you have never used Shrinky Dinks (you should watch Heidi's video) to see the magic happen and what the plastic looks like as it is shrinking.  It curls, shrinks and then it will flatten back out.  Pretty Cool!

 

 

Here you can see what the die cut Shrinky Dink piece looked like before and after.  Another thing to remember is that the color of the ink will intensify or become darker after you bake the Shrinky Dink plastic.  

 Next I wanted to add a little more color to the charm so I turned it over and applied StazOn ink to the backside.  I used a cotton ball to apply the ink.  After applying the ink set the charms aside for a few minutes until the ink is dry. Here is a close up my finished wine glass charm in  StazOn Teal Blue so that you can see the added color.

 Here you can see all my wine glass charms.

To create my paper napkin ring I used Spellbinder S5-214 A2 Scalloped Borders Two. This is a great family project as your kids will love watching the images shrink in the toaster oven.

 Here is a closeup of my napkin charm.

Here is the top view of my hot cocoa jar - which will be a gift for each of my holiday guest.  These would also be perfect for a Christmas Wedding as favors for your guest.

 

Supply list for DIY Tabletop Charms 

Stamps:  JustRite® Papercraft CL-02057 Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamps
Dies:  Spellbinders Paper Arts® S4-401 2013 Heirloom Ornaments, S5-214 A2 Scalloped Borders Two
Paper:  Simply Smooth White
Ink:  StazOn Forest Green, Teal Blue, Black Cherry, Ultramarine
Accessories:  Shrinky Dink -Clear; The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store-May Arts Light Blue Silk Ribbon, Gold Metallic String, ButterBeeScraps-SS12 Clear Flat Back Crystals; Ranger-Glossy Accents; Doily, Red Rhinestones, White Pearls, Silver Charm Rings, Red Napkin, Wine Glass, Small Glass Jar, Cocoa Mix, Toaster Oven

Now on to see what the JustRite Design team created with today's Christmas Release Stamps. 

Eva Dobilas created this beautiful Christmas Card using our Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp, Merry Wishes Vintage Labels Seven, JustRite Vintage Labels Seven dies paired with Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles.

 Marisa Job created this stunning Christmas card using  Merry Wishes Vintage Labels Seven, Holly Swirls Background Stamp, Vintage Labels Seven Dies paired with  Festive Poinsettia and Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia Dies.  For all the details visit Marisa's blog post.

 Angela Barkhouse designed this sweet framed wall decor piece using our  Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamp and our Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp.  Stop by her blog for all the details.

 

 Sheri Holt designed this fun and whimiscal Christmas Card -- to play along with last week's Friday Challenge.  Which was to make a Christmas Card with non- traditional colors.  Do you have time to join in the fun?  Sheri used our Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamp and our Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp.

 

Darsie Bruno designed this festive card that could be used for any occasion using the "Thinking of You" sentiment from our Merry Wishes Vintage Labels Seven Clear Stamps our Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp. 

For this week's Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway one lucky winner will win today's release sets -  Merry Christmas Ornament Cling Stamp,  Merry Wishes Vintage Labels Seven Clear Stamps,  Retro Sparkle Cling Background Stamp and Spellbinders 2013 Heirloom Ornament Dies.   Today's question is how many different brands of ink pads do you have in your stash (dies based, pigment, blended ink) and what is currently your favorite go to ink. Remember that you can double your chances of winning by leaving comments here and on Heidi's Video. 

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Thanks for stopping by today!!  Join us tomorrow for the Day Ten of the JustRite Papercraft  July Release. 

 

 

Tutorial Tuesday - Tissue Box cover

Welcome to the 6th Edition of Tutorial Tuesday. Today Angela Barkhouse is sharing her Tissue Box Cover Tutorial. This is such a fun way to use many of our background stamps.

Here's Angela:

I have been asked several times for instructions on how to make these adorable tissue box covers.  They are super easy to make and looks so much better sitting on a counter or desk than a plain tissue boxes.

Here is a look at 2 finished tissue box covers.  For more information on the green tissue box cover check out my blog post here.

These covers fit right over the actual box of tissues that can be purchased at almost every store.  The actual tissue box size is 4 1/2" x 5 5/8".

 Here is  a close up of the box that I am creating today using our February Release Background designed by Becca Feeken - Filigree Diamond Cling Background Stamp.

  To create the sides of the Tissue Box

 To create the top of the tissue box 

 Attach the 4 side pieces by using packing tape or washi tape.  Be sure to leave a small space between each side to allow the pieces to bend into a box.

 This is how the box will look once all of the sides are attached

 Once the box is formed, to hide the corner joints I added pieces of cardstock ( 5 5/8" x 1", scored at 1/2" to each corner.  This step is not necessary if you are using washi tape to attach the box sides.

 To cover the top piece (4 1/2" x 4 1/2"), I cut a piece of paper 6" x 6", adhere to chipboard, cut corners, folded over the paper and glue in place.

 This is what the top piece looks like once it's covered.

 Next, decide what shape the opening is going to be.  I chose to use Spellbinders Labels Four- Die #3, diecut using Spellbinders Grand Caliber.

 Adhere the top to the box.  I used the beautiful die Lacey Tiers from Becca Feeken to finish the top of the tissue box.

 Now comes the fun part - decorating the tissue box cover.  For each side I used the new background stamp called Diamond Filigree Background Stamp.  The JustRite Papercraft's background stamps are a perfect fit for decorating these tissue box covers.

I like to decorate each side with a variety of stamps so that each side is different.  For this side I chose a frame from Ribbon & Swags Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps, a sentiment from Special Gifts Labels Twenty Nine clear stamps and diecut using JustRite Papercraft Vintage Labels Seven die.

This side also uses the frame from Ribbon & Swags Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps, a different sentiment from Special Gifts Labels Twenty Nine clear stamps and diecut using JustRite Papercraft Vintage Labels Seven die.

 Here I also used a frame from Ribbon & Swags Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps but chose a sentiment from Poppies Labels Twenty Nine cling stamps.

 For the last side, I used the same frame from Ribbons & Swags Vintage Labels Seven clear stamps, a sentiment from Special Gifts Labels Twenty Nine clear stamps and diecut using JustRite Papercraft Vintage Labels Seven die.

These tissue boxes are super easy to make and are great gifts for everyone.  I hope you give it a try.

Thank you so much for all the great Tutorial Tuesday Ideas you left us in the comment section of last week's post they will be very helpful as we plan our Tutorial Tuesday posts for 2014.

Congratulations to last weeks Tutorial Tuesday Giveaway Winner ---Jenelle Muller

Jenelle left us this sweet message...

I love tutorial Tuesday and thank you Heidi for yet another brilliant tutorial. I love seeing how crafty items used in different ways turn out. I really love how you've stamped over patterned paper. All three cards are simply stunning. I would love to see more of using one stamp to produce doesn't effects. I look forward to next week's tutorial....Jenelle

Jenelle please send your shipping information to [email protected]

She won both of the stamp sets that Heidi used in her Tutorial  CL-04490 Secret Garden Background Cling Stamp, CR-04450 Grateful Heart Vintage Labels Two Clear Stamps.  

Thanks for joining us for another Tutorial Tuesday!!