JustRite Guest Designer - Day 2

Hello again, thanks for coming back to check out Day 2 of my guest designer stint on the JustRite Inspirations blog.

I’m not fond of giving purchased gifts (can you say too many picture frames?) but I love to make handmade gifts. Many times I just make a keepsake card for a birthday. I believe the recipient can get many hours of enjoyment out of having something lovely to look at on their desk or kitchen counter. I use stitching on my cards as an added design element which I feel adds interest and texture. To add to the retro look, I have incorporated a good deal of distressing, done both with scissors and sponging. This card is finished off on the inside and also comes tucked inside a special gift box. To tie everything together, the tissue paper has also been stamped with the same stamps as the card. Please shoot over to the JustRite Inspirations blog to see photos of the inside of the card and the gift box.

Products Used:
JustRite Stampers ®: JB-09225 Birthday Sentiments, JB-09745 Hope Borders and Centers, JB-09200 Baroque Nested Frames and Occasions
Dies & Punches: Stanpin’ Up! Scallop Trim Border Punch, Spellbinders Labels 1, Spellbinders Fancy Tags
Paper: Stampin’ Up! Real Red, Garden Green and Bashful Blew, English Garden DP by Marking Memories
Ink: Real Red, Garden Green, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Ribbon from Stampin’ Up!, buttons from Jo-Ann’s, sewing machine

I'm so happy you stopped by today to see what I made for Day 2. I have something special for you to see tomorrow so be sure to stop by and see what I have created for Day 3. Thank you so much for all your lovely comments!

Blessings & hugs,

Challenges Entered:

Cupcake Craft Challenge - Distressing

City Creafter Challenge Blog - Yum

JustRite Guest Designer - Day 1

Eariler this year, I had the amazing good fortune to win the Caardvark's Lacy Days challenge that was sponsored by JustRite. The prize was totally mind boggling: the entire JustRite release for the months of April and June plus the opportunity to be a JustRite guest designer for three days. My three days (or 15 minutes of fame) are August 2nd through 4th.

To begin, I would like to thank the folks from JustRite Stampers for all the amazing stamp sets I won from the Caardvark’s challenge and for this opportunity to be a guest designer. They were so gracious and accommodating to work with and it has been a truly delightful experience. You can find my samples posted on their blog beginning today.

I designed a fairly simple card to kick off the first day. The frames and sentiment were clear embossed to add a bit of texture which was overlaid on an element punched using Becca Feeken’s very clever “right angle punching”. I added some fancy machine stitching to give it a bit of texture. The very bottom layer was stamped around the border using one of the nested frames stamps. This entailed a bit of masking and inky fingers, but I really like the extra pattern and how it ties in with the stamped frames.

Products List:

JustRite Stampers ®: JB-09200 Baroque Nested Frames and Occasions
Dies & Punches: Martha Stewart Layered Arches corner punch
Paper: Stampin’ Up Very Vanilla and Chocolate Chip, Fancy Pants Baby’s Breath
Ink: Versamark, Chocolate Chip and Creamy Caramel
Accessories: Recollections Silver half pearls, LaPetite button, Clear embossing powder, lace from Jo-Ann’s, sewing machine, craft foam

Thank you so much for visiting with me today and for your lovely comments. If you have any questions, just leave them in the comments section and stop by later to read the update to my post.

Blessings & hugs,

Challenges Entered:

Paper Sundaes - Stitching