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Scrappy Page

I created my first page for that scrapbook album cover I shared with you earlier this week (posted right below this post). You can find all the details for it over at the JustRite Inspiration blog here. This week's JustRite Friday Challenge is to make a scrapbook page with JustRite's stamps ... and just for doing so, you could win a $50 JustRite gift certificate! We hope you'll join us this week! Read more →

Lockhart Window Photo Album Cover

Hello, friends! Today I have a 6-inch photo album cover to share with you over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, using one of Karen Lockhart's darling Window series of stamps in a little different way! I hope you'll join me there for all the details! Looking at this photo of my girls, I have to share with you what my darling oldest 10-year old said to me yesterday, on my birthday: "Mommy, I wish you were younger so you'd be around longer", LOL!! Oh my!! I *think* there may have been some love hidden somewhere there in her statement! They DO say the darndest things, don't they?!! Maybe I should make this album into a "Cute Quotes from my Kids" album ... I sure would have enough to fill an entire book!! Read more →

Beautiful Blossoms

Did you know JustRite Stampers has a photo gallery over on Flickr? It's a great place to find a bunch of JustRite project inspiration all in one place! Anyone can add their photos to the gallery and we would love it if you would! You can find it here: JustRite Projects on Flickr. Just for adding your JustRite projects to the gallery and for becoming a member of our JustRite group there, you could be randomly chosen to win a prize! You can read all the details about this little contest over on the JustRite Inspiration Blog today. While I was uploading some of my projects to the JustRite Flickr gallery, I realized I never shared the details of this card: It's a 6-inch square card ... I couldn't bear to cut up any of this gorgeous Webster's Pages Petites paper! And yes, a few of you emailed me to ask about seeing this card on the JustRite homepage -- yes, this was mine, thanks for your kind comments! I was very honored to have it featured there! I stamped the floral image and separate sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa ink onto Neenah Natural White cardstock and colored with Copic... Read more →

JustRite Friday Challenge 006: Beautiful Botanics

We're trying to hurry Spring along over at theJustRite Stampers Inspiration blog today! We hope you'll join us and use some of your floral JustRite stamps for our Friday Challenge this week -- for the chance to win a $50 JustRite Stampers gift certificate! You can find all the details of my card there today. I hope you'll have some fun with this challenge this week -- you have until next Thursday to enter. Have a wonderful weekend! Read more →

More Copic Airbrushing!

Can you tell I'm LOVING my new airbrush compressor and going to town Copic airbrushing anything I can?!! With an unlimited supply of air now, I've gone nuts! I hope you'll join me today in the CLASSroom, to see how I created this canvas wall hanging! Read more →

JustRite Wish Birthday

With not feeling well last week, I didn't get a card made for JustsRite's Friday Challenge 005: Birthday Bash before now, so here it is! You also still have time (until Thursday morning at 9am CST) to make a project and enter it for the chance to win a $50 JustRite gift certificate! This birthday card uses my small Bingo card download in black. I spelled out WI*SH with JustRite's Brayton Uppercase 50-point font and inked up the letters individually with different Memento Dew Drop ink colors and stamped them onto my Bingo card. JustRite's Birthday Wishes center was stamped with black ink and die cut. Taylor's Tiny Twinkles red gemstones accent the sentiment and Free space! Distressed October Afternoon paper was machine stitched to a red card base. There ya go -- a quick & easy birthday card ... and I'm actually going to get this one in the mail ON TIME for once! :) Stamps: JustRite Brayton Font & Birthday Wishes Paper: October Afternoon 8x8-Cherry Hill, PTI True Black & Pure Poppy, Neenah Natural White Ink: Memento Dew Drops-Tuxedo Black, Tangelo, Bahama Blue, Rose Bud, Pear Tart, Lady Bug Spellbinders Nestabilities Dies: Classic Circle Nestabilities Die Lg-3 &... Read more →

Copic Airbrushing

Have you ever wondered about Copic's Airbrush System or an Air Compressor to use along with it and the markers? In Ellen Hutson's InTouch Newsletter that should have arrived in your inbox early this morning (I can't believe it's the 15th already!), I try to ease your fears about Copic Airbrushing! I also walk you through the quick & easy setup of the Air Compressor Copic recommends for Airbrushing with their Airbrush System, and created the airbrushed Crystal Clear Plastic overlay frame shown above. If you did not receive Ellen's monthly newsletter (which always includes a special discount coupon code!), shoot me an email and I'll hook you up! Then you can sign up to receive future mailings by visiting the pretty new homepage of her store here. Just scroll to the bottom and enter your email address where it says "Join our Mailing List". Then, over the next several weeks, I'll be sharing more Copic Airbrushing tutorials and projects on Thursdays over in Ellen's the CLASSroom, so I hope you'll join me! I'll be back a little later today or tomorrow with my project for JustRite's Friday Challenge -- a Birthday Bash! We hope you'll play along with us... Read more →

Lockhart Valentines

I couldn't let the holiday get by without making some Valentines for my best sweethearts (my girls)! Karen Lockhart's newest stamp additions were absolutely the perfect choice, I thought! My 10-year old will love trying to figure out the hidden message in the top left "Please Be Mine" images -- I think she'll get a kick out of it! I colored the image with these Copic markers and Red & Clear Spica Glitter Pens: The image was mounted with foam tape to an Inchie Arts Inchie Notecard (peach/pink variety pack) which is 3.50" square -- makes for a cute, quick & easy Valentine! The bottom of the notecard was accented with Martha Stewart's Valentine paper, cut with Fiskar's Apron Lace border punch. The other card is for my youngest daughter, who loves to get any kind of mail! The Mailbox of Love was colored with these Copic markers and Red Spica Glitter Pen: The mailbox was cut out and mounted with foam tape to a sweet heart shaped doily I found last year at the Target Dollar Spot. It's backed with more Martha Stewart Valentine paper and adhered to a Memory Box Cranberry notecard, cut down to 4.25" square. Papertrey... Read more →

Color Cubbie / Copic Storage Update

I promised I'd be back with more photos of my recently added Copic storage, the Color Cubbie from Studio 3 Solutions. I had two "towers" and added two more: I'm a very happy crafter now, with plenty of room for the whole line of Copic Sketch markers (334) PLUS the 24 Spica Glitter Pens! These make my markers easy to access, right in front of me on my desk -- since I use them on just about every crafty thing I make! Remember, you can purchase the "towers" individually, to match up with the amount of storage you need. For a size comparison, here's a full-sized Memento ink pad -- it's about the size of one of the little cubbie openings. You may wonder what I'm using my old storage for now? My QuicKutz Magpie unit on the left is now holding ink pads within easy reach: Memento full-sized and Dew Drops stored in QuicKutz die containers (color coded with buttons on the front), Ranger Distress ink pads, and adhesive in the drawer. You can also see here how many more markers the Color Cubbies can hold vs. one Magpie. I hope the photos help you make your Color Cubbie... Read more →

Winter/Spring Copic Certification Classes

Before I get on to some Copic business, I wanted to share a little of our winter wonderland here in Texas. We rarely get snow so when we do, it's a big deal. Yesterday we broke our 46-year record snowfall (a whopping 7.8 inches, LOL!) here in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and had 12.5 inches! So meet 2010 Snowman Joe: The snow was still coming down yesterday after school and my girls couldn't wait to get out in it to build a snowman (their first)! Since we don't have much experience at building snowmen, we made do with what we had . . . Oreo cookie eyes and cherry tomato mouth!! Then I realized we hadn't provided any arms for Joe, so we improvised again: Ha -- that's my youngest crouched down behind Joe, holding out her arms! So, on to some Copic announcements. Below is a list of upcoming Copic Certification classes. You can find out more about the Certification program HERE. March 6th, Des Moines, IA Taught by Lori Craig and Sharon Harnist March 7th, Memphis TN, Taught by Sally Lynn March 21, Long Island, NY Taught by Sally Lynn March 28th, Columbus, OH Taught by Sally Lynn... Read more →

Sewing on Cards

Sewing on papercrafting projects is all the rage! It can create added interest and unique effects to your cards and scrapbook pages. I hope you'll join me today in the CLASSrooom for a few sewing techniques, hints & tips for your papercrafting! Read more →

Rainy Monday!

It's been raining for more than two days straight here and I felt like I needed a little breath of Spring today! This birthday card was quick and easy and uses JustRite's new Breath of Spring violets/forget-me-nots, coordinated with some of my favorite October Afternoon paper! I simply stamped right on my cream card front and colored the flowers with these Copic markers that coordinated with the paper: The birthday sentiment is from JustRite's Just A Note set. It was stamped, punched and tied with twine. A little Cuttlebug embossing grounds the flowers and completes this card! I hope it puts a little Spring into your day! JustRite Stampers®: JB-09715 Breath of Spring, JB-08790 Just A Note Dies & Punches: Cuttlebug With Love embossing strips, Fiskars Apron Lace edge punch, EK Success 1-3/8" circle punch Paper: October Afternoon Farm Fresh, Neenah Natural White cardstock Ink: Papertrey Ink Ocean Tides, Memento Rich Cocoa, Copic markers Accessories: Papertrey Ink twine Read more →

Copic Glitter Pen Giveaway Winner & Copic Storage

The winner of my Copic Spica Glitter Pen giveaway (compliments of Copic) was chosen by Random.org: Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 300 Timestamp: 2010-02-06 04:21:20 UTC Who is: Melissa E said... "It looks like you had a lot of fun! Thanks for the chance to win!" Congratulations, Melissa!! Please email me your glitter pen set choice and your mailing address (using the link under my photo) and Copic will send your bunch of glitter goodness right out to you! * * * * * * * * * * * * * Speaking of Copics ... I recently added some new storage for my Copic markers to my desk and wanted to share it with you: I'm always looking for the perfect storage solution and Studio 3 Solutions came to my rescue! They sent me their new Color Cubbie to try out and I absolutely love them! Company owner, Tami McBeain, is a stamper & papercrafter just like you and me and when she found herself needing some storage for her Copic markers, she took her ideas to her husband (who has been a custom cabinet maker for 27 years!) and the Color Cubbie was born! What... Read more →

February JustRite Calendar

Finally, my February calendar is done . . . I've been lost without it! I think this year I'm going to make a smaller version and use some 4-inch coasters I've had forever. This smaller version will take up a little less space on my desk than my previous 6-inch version (we can all use extra space, now can't we?!!) and will be a little easier to mail off to Grandma, too! The printed calendar I created is sized to fit Spellbinders Labels One die #4 perfectly (I'm sure it will fit any number of other shapes, too) and is available for download on my Tutorials & Downloads page HERE. You can find all the details on how I created it over at the JustRite Inspiration blog today, as I made it for the JustRite Friday Challenge 004: Crafty Calendars! So create your calendar and enter it for a chance to win a $50 JustRite gift certificate! Remember, you still have until 10pm CST tonight to enter for the chance to win a set of Copic Spica glitter pens (on THIS post), like the ones I used to color this cute JustRite floral heart! Read more →

CPS & JustRite Joyful Hearts

JustRite Stampers is sponsoring the CPS #152 sketch this week and I made this sample for it. You can find the sketch over at the CPS blog and enter your card for the chance to win a brand new JustRite stamp set! My card uses JustRite's new Joyful Hearts stamp set that will be available for ordering tomorrow, February 5th from the JustRite website! It's a wonderful small oval set of these six sentiment centers and six interchangeable borders: I stamped the floral border with Memento Rich Cocoa ink and die cut it separately from the image. The center image was stamped in both Memento Rich Cocoa (flowers) and Palette Belle Rose, which really does match the papers in person -- my camera is just disagreeing today! The images were colored with these Copic Spica Glitter Pens (Pink, Lemon, Orange & Olive): The side "V" panels were machine zig-zag stitched to the card and the JustRite images popped up on foam tape. I thought this card would make a nice birthday greeting for a sweet friend whose birthday is today! Stamps: JustRite Stampers Joyful Hearts Paper: Neenah Natural White, Cosmo Cricket Mini Deck-Material Girl Ink: Memento Rich Cocoa, Palette Belle... Read more →