Just Rite at the Play Date Cafe

Hello, friends!

I'm back with a vengeance!  I needed a card for Nikki, my 'mentee', who graduates from high school this week....woohoooo girl!!!  So I found an awesome sketch on the JustRite blog (JRC-054 Challenge) and killer colors at the Play Date Cafe (PDCC80 Challenge!)  Click on the links to the challenges to enter your own creations!

I found a JustRite sentiment that works just fine for a graduate, don't you think?  I looovvvved how this card turned out! I hope Nikki likes it.  She is a special young lady!

Supplies:


Stamps:  JustRite Stampers Wedding Nested Sentiments
Paper:  My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose "Mabel", CTMH Cranberry, Goldrush and White Cardstock
Ink:  CTMH Cranberry
Dies:  Spellbinders Labels Five, Labels Twenty-One
Other:  Martha Stewart Border Punch, Making Memories Lace, Prima Flower, CTMH Butterfly and Pearls

Till next time,

Just Rite Challenge 51: An Act of Kindness

Hello friends!

Silly me.  I finished this card last week and forgot to post it for the challenge!  It's down to the wire, so here goes!

I fell in love with this paper and just HAD to make this card.  I've seen this ribbon treatment around, and thought it would be perfect for this paper and this particular card.  All of the stamps are from JustRite....naturally!  The die templates are Spellbinders....naturally!  And that pretty little bling circle around the sentiment is Close To My Heart.....naturally!

JustRite's challenge 51 is to make a card for to thank someone who was kind to you, or a project as a random act of kindness to someone.  I think I know just who will receive this card from me!

Can you believe there is only one day of March remaining?

Good grief!

Thanks for stopping by and for your sweet comments,

JustRite Challenge 043 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

 

I was inspired by Pink Paislee's latest line by House of Three, "Parisian Anthology"......yummy blues, greys, whites....all those muted colors I just love!  

The current Just Rite 043 challenge is to create either a sympathy or friendship card.  I decided to use a sentiment from JustRite's "Seeds of Kindness" stamp set along with some of my favorite Nestabilities(R). 

What, no bows or flowers?  ha!  I thought the ruffled  ribbon could stand on its own.  Isn't it lovely?  It's part of the Parisian Anthology collection.  And I sewed!!

Stamps:  Seeds of Kindness (JustRite)
Paper, Note, Ruffled Ribbon:  Parisian Anthology (Pink Paislee)
Dies: S4-114 Standard Circles LG, S4-249 Big Scalloped Circles LG, S4-293 Lacey Circles (Spellbinders)
Cardstock:  Silver Linen Core, White (WorldWin)
Other:  Lagoon Ink, Lagoon Ribbon, Pearls (CTMH)

Well, I've decided to try to recruit physicians from home.  Who knows if I'll be as successful as I was working at a "real" job, but I have to try!  Let me know if your company needs a new physician, or if you know of a physician who wants to relocate.  Now how's that for a start?  tee hee

I just received some stamps from a new (to me) company, "Layers of Colors".  They are compatibility with some of my favorite Nestabilities, so I'll try to get back to the studio this week and have something new for you!  I appreciate your sweet comments; they are precious to me!

Till then,

JustRite Friday Challenge 036 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Greetings, crafty friends!  Here I am doing another JustRite challenge.  It's a color challenge that I just couldn't resist.  I can't say my mojo is at its highest....this cold has knocked me for a loop and I don't have much energy to create.  It hurts my brain!  tee hee

Well, the challenge is twofold.  1)  Use the colors Dark Red, Ivory and Black (see what I mean?  yum!!!), and 2) use an embellishment that you make yourself.

So I pulled out a new (to me) set that I just received from JustRite - "Girl Time".  I just love that "Let's Do Lunch" sentiment!  I stamped it, colored it and die cut it with my new favorite Spellbinders, backed it with a new Nestabilities release, and made my card with another new Nestabilities (see supply list below). 

For my embellishment, I cut nine pieces of black organdy, stabbed them with a tiny brad and poked it through my card.  Adhered a darling little blingy rhinestone.  Added a few tiny pearls to the flower and the sentiment and it was done!  Simply and gorgeous, dahlings!

So I'll try to get back in the studio =.  What have you been creating lately?  Please share!

Supplies:
JustRite "Girl Time"
Spellbinders S4-293 Lacey Cir cles
Spellbinders S4-114 Standard Circles LG
Spellbinders S5-025 Labels 17
Versafine Onyx  Black Ink
Copic R59 Cardinal Sketch Marker
CTMH Pearls, Rhinestone Bling, Ribbon, Colonial White and Black Cardstock

Best,

JustRite Friday Challenge #035 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

 Break out the Glimmer Mist!  That's what I did...and it was fun!  JustRite's Friday Challenge this week was to make a Christmas tag.  I decided I wanted to try using some Glimmer Mist, and the colors that I had were a bit non-traditional.  But don't let that stop you!  A little glitter, some snowflakes and a beautiful sentiment will pull it all together.

Now, mine didn't come together exactly like I planned, but I certainly wasn't going to trash all of that sparkle - ha!  I noticed - too late - that my center snowflake and flower are on the same plane. Ah, well.  It could be worse, I guess.  I used the awesome stamp set "Christmas Nested Sentiments" and my new clear acrylic JustRite block.  LOVED it!!!  Spellbinders 2010 Snowflake Pendant, some CTMH paper, ink and pearls, a few Prima flowers, ribbon and call it a tag!

So what colors are you going to try for your Christmas projects?  I still love the vintage, muted ivy and cranberry, but you should step outside of your comfort zone sometimes.  You might like it...you might not.....but you never know unless you try!

Till later,

Play Date Cafe #46 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

My mother called me a rattlebanger today.  ????  I have been coughing my fool head off, and told her it was worse when I talked.  But that's impossible because 'we' like to talk.  Then she said "Mmmmhmmmm, I reckon we're just a bunch of rattlebangers."

HA!

So here's a little card I made for this week's Play Date Cafe challenge.  The idea is to make a black and white card with a 'touch' of either pink, gold or copper.

Well, copper is my metal of choice.  I love copper.  My kitchen countertops are black granite with copper flecks (Galaxy - oooooh!).  Copper is beautiful.  But alas, no copper embossing powder.  So I selected gold.  You may ask, "why the pearl?".  Well, because I made a boo-boo and needed to cover it, and the pearl is white. tee hee.

Quick and easy!

Products Used:
Paper:  CTMH White Daisy, Black, White Daisy Textured Cardstock
Die Templates:  Spellbinders(TM) S4-288 Classic Diamonds, S4-290 Labels Fourteen
Stamps:  Gina K Lovely Labels 2
Other:  Sparkle N Sprinkle Gold Coast EP, Versamark, Michaels Ribbon, Sakura Gold Fine Line Marker, EK Success Border Punch, CTMH Pearl

Take care, all you rattlebangers!

JustRite Friday Challenge #033 - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

I was inspired by all of the beautiful Christmas cards on the JustRite blog and decided to participate in the Friday Challenge #033.

I wasn't required to do a Christmas card, but ho-ho-ho's were running through my head.  And since my JustRite Christmas stamps are traveling across the country to my happy studio, I used JustRite's Times New Roman 95 pt. Deluxe Monogram Set.  Versatility, indeed!

My sweet mom gave me several old sheet music books, and I can't stop using them (click on the photo for the details).  I stamped my monogrammed letters on a piece of the music, then cut them out with Spellbinders(TM) Nestabilities (circles, lacey circles - yum! - and squares).

Don't you love this beautiful new Mistletoe paper from CTMH?  This may be my go-to-paper for all of my holiday projects this year! 

OOOhhhh, I can't wait for my new JustRite Christmas stamps!  I know it's early, but once the spirit moves you....right???

Till later,

Play Date Cafe - Shocking! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hey, y'all!

Are you feeling crafty?  Well, I've been working on design team assignments for the past several days, but now that I'm finished (woohoo!) I decided it was time to take on another challenge.  I scrolled down to the challenges I have posted in the left column and stopped at Play Date Cafe.  I wanted to see what my friends Julie, Steph and Mona had created.  To my horror, Steph's term is ending.  Boo hooo!!!!  Luckily, I can see her amazing work on other design team blogs.

Now look at these colors.  Navy Blue.  Bright Pink.  And Mustard!!!   Oh, good grief.  That is certainly a challenge, right???  But a fun one!

I found a cute little tag from Crafty Secrets that had blue and pink teacups with yellowish-mustardy tea in them.  Perfect!  All I needed to do was cut out a little white crown and color it mustard with my Copics.  Easy, right???   So I spy this little "scrap" of white cardstock that is the perfect size to cut out the crown!  Zip it through my Wizard and turn it over - oh no!!  I cut my cute little baby teacups!  Friends, I was mortified!!!  There went my card, right out the window.

Or not.  Goodbye, fair teacups!  Well, I had already cut out the shocking pink frame, the wings and the sentiment tag.  What to do?  Luckily, the same Crafty Secret sheet had this precious little birdie who fit the bill (tee hee - bill - HA!)!  So I plucked him up, stuck him to the back of the frame and proceeded to color the wings and crown.  Mind you, I had no mustard cardstock and haven't missed it.  ha.  So I pulled out a Copic marker (Honey) which is about as close to mustard as I could find.

This definitely knocked me outside of my crafting box.  I would have never used these bright colors without the challenge....but I kind of like it!

So did you play this week?  Share!

Peace out,

JustRite and SFYTT Challenges combined Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Gene Simmons got his head stuck in a squirrel head.  Oh, good grief.  I am dying here watching the show that I recorded form last night.  Need I say more?

So, have you joined in any of these challenges that I have listed in the left column?  I combined two of them yet again - JustRite's Friday Challenge #030 and Jen's SFYTT (Sketch For You To Try).

The JustRite challenge invites you to use this photo as your inspiration.  I used the colors and 'feel' of the pillow in the upper left corner of the photo as my inspiration, then used Jen's sketch as my template.

I used a stamp from JustRite's Joyful Hearts set and some of my Spellbinders(TM) Nestabilities:  S5-022 Labels Ten, S4-112 Classic Ovals Small and a brand new release, S4-293 Lacey Circles.  The paper is from MME's "Quite Contrary" line, mounted on  CTMH's Hollyhock cardstock with a touch of Sweet Leaf thrown in.

Now, I realize that most of you have been using these tiny little Prima flowers for a while, but this is my first!  My friend Mona slipped a package of them in my luggage when I stayed with her in Phoenix in April.  Now, how sweet was that?  She is an angel here on earth!

Thanks for stopping by and for putting up with me during my transition to whatever my new career might be.  Your comments and thoughts mean so much!

Till later,

JUGS - Just Us GirlS Challenge - Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Hey y'all!

Have you tried my friend Lisa Kind's JUGS challenges?  It's pretty cool 'cause they host a different type of challenge each week - sketch, color, templates....you get the idea.

This week it's a sketch challenge and I used it to vent a little about my unfortunate incarceration - subtly, of course!

The awesome little tag from the paper pack (CTMH's Notebook) afforded me the opportunity to circle the exact date of my layoff...and then at the bottom is my editorial comment - 'f-r-e-e-d-o-m'.  tee hee

I sliced up some Prima flowers I've had for eons.  This quick card took maybe 15 minutes to make, which is a record for me!

I'm having a blast doing these challenges....and lovin' the return of my mojo!  New Spellinders(TM) die templates are on the way.....ah, life is great!

Peace out,

Mojo Monday meets Play Date Cafe Scrapbooking in Melbourne,Florida

Oh, it's good to be back!

Thank you for all of the encouragement during my morosity (new word?).  I hope the mojo has returned -- I made four cards today!  wooHOOO!!!  I decided to sit down in my studio and just create for fun -- no design team projects (although they are fun!!!) -- no restrictions; just create.

So I started with a card for my BFF Rindy, which you'll see in a couple of days.  Then a card for my BFF Tami.  These gals really were my lifeline a couple of weeks ago during my unfortunate incarceration (my layoff - ha).

Then I moved on to a couple of challenge cards.  Now, this is the first time I've ever made a card that actually fits two challenges!  I used Julee's Mojo Monday 150 sketch.  Wow, this sketch rocked!  I always forget about my corner rounder, so this was a fun reminder that it's in my stash.

I also fulfilled the Play Date Cafe's Challenge 41, which is a color challenge.  What great inspiration there!

I was so excited to get to play with Spellbinders'(TM) brand new release S4-297 Nested Crown(R) die templates.  Yum!!!!  The darker portions are actually inked through the holes in the die template - that's what's so great and unique about Spellbinders die templates!  Click on the photo to get a closer look.

So how's your mojo?  If you are stuck like I was, try making something just for fun - no restrictions.  Or try one of the sketch challenges - I've linked several here in the left column of my blog.  Let me know how it works out!

Till next time,

CPS161 - Caboodle CTMH Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Silly me.  I made this card for the Our Creative Corner challenge last week and forgot to post it on the challenge post.  tee hee.  And I was so excited about using my Tiny Tabs!

This was really quick to come together since I used a sketch.  The sentiment is from Verve, but everything else is Close To My Heart.  Even the ribbon is from a Colonial White Ribbon Round, but it's retired.  I still have some if you'd like....I'll share what I have left!  The paper (Caboodle) and the metal tabs (love them) are brand new so you can purchase them from me.  You can actually lift off the epoxy circles from the tabs and use them alone, decorating the tabs to coordinate with another project.  How cool is that!!

Hey, girlfriend! CTMH Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Just a quick post today!  While I had those vintage Crafty Secrets panels out yesterday, I used this one to make a card for the Splitcoaststampers Ways to Use It challenge.  All you had to do was use a diagonal element on your card.  How easy is that with the Topstitch paper, which is already on the diagonal? 

I used a scallop punch, several layers, a pretty flower and button.  I couldn't find my chocolate waxy flax to thread the button, so I threaded it with a skinny little strip of chocolate cardstock.

Off to do a bit of cleaning (groan.........)

Men are such animals!!! Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

I was perusing the blogs (blurfing - blog surfing - don't you love that?  tee hee) and found a challenge that was right up my alley - use a bow on your card.  Well, hellOOOOO!!!  A bow implies ribbon.....and goodness knows I have enough ribbon to tie up central Florida! 

Now what does the title of my post have to do with a bow?  No.....nothing about a man all tied up.....get your mind out of the gutter!  "Men are such animals....Yes dear, but some make good pets!"  It's the sentiment on this cute little panel that I used on the card.  Funny, huh?  It's from one of those pages of vintage images from Crafty Secrets.  I love them!!

I ended up with this card in such a roundabout way.  It started with the bow concept.  I knew that I wanted to make a fluffy bow with May Arts' silk ribbon, but I only had green (no - not what I wanted) and this buttercup yellow.  Then I thought vintage...oh, those Crafty Secrets panels!  So I pulled them out and found this one - the gal's apron matched the ribbon, and I thought the sentiment was a hoot!  And pink is vintage, right?  So then I thought pink - let's look at the new CTMH Topstitch paper packet.  The vanilla cream flowers go nicely with the ribbon!  I used grey wool cardstock and ink for matting and stamping.  Seriously, it took less than 15 minutes, which is miraculous for me.  I stuck a Pretty Pin in the bow and called it done! Can't wait to mail it to a friend!

Thanks again, y'all, for visiting my blog.  Do you like my new header and sidebars???  My friend Amelia paid her friend Tamera to do the logo (header).  Then I paid Tamera to do the sidebar headers, signature and a watermark.  So now I'll be able to add the watermark when I get Photoshop Elements.

Phew!  So if you're still here, leave me a comment about the new look.  Anything I should change?

Back to work tomorrow (boohoo)....

Mojo Monday 133 and another Sympathy Card Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

I can't stop using this Queen Bee paper!  Thanks, Amy.  tee hee.

Well, my sweet mom is going to need a sympathy card really soon, so I decided to make one at a time.  I hate to tempt fate and make three like I did the last time. 

Today I used the Mojo Monday sketch.  I wish you could see this card IRO (in real life) - my photo skills just don't do it justice.  The black cardstock is CTMH, and all the rest is the Queen Bee line from Pink Paislee.  The Verve sentiment is stamped on a 'flip note', which is one of several little die cut papers tucked into a little pad.  Of course, they all coordinate perfectly with the Queen bee line; some even have little flourishes, crowns (heart!) and sentiments on them.

Remember that trip to JoAnn's last week?  The key that I purchased and used on the Veranda card?  Well, that's when I bought the fleur de lis embellishment that I used on this card.   LOOOOOOVE it!!!!  There are about nine of them (gold, silver, copper colored) in the package....I'd better get more...ha!

What are you up to this weekend?  Creating just a little bit, I hope.  Me....watching my Dodger boys beat the Marlins, I hope!

Peace out,

Happy Spring! CTMH Scrapbooking in Melbourne, Florida

Happy Spring, indeed!  We are already burning up here in Florida.  ha....remember all that complaining about the cold weather?  I knew it would come around to bite me in the behind!

It's obvious I'm working on jazzing up my blog and that I need to resize some things...tee hee....bear with me, as I thing the final product will be delightful!  I am excited!!

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you a card that I did for the JUGS challenge.  My friend Lisa from Artful Inkables DT is on the design team, as is my soon-to-be-friend Mona from Spellbinders DT. They have a different 'type' of challenge each week - this week it's a sketch challenge.

The paper is all from CTMH's "Topstitch" paper packet.  Cute, right?  It's reversible so you can use pink or blue for a baby album.  I love that!  I also love the little stamp set - it has several umbrella options, as well as little duckies to paper piece!  How precious!

Let me get back to 'fixin' my blog.......later, friends!