JustRite Stampers Monogram Purse

How many of you ladies out there have a HUGE collection of Purses & Handbags? I know a few ladies that have amazing collections!! When I was thinking of a project to do using JustRite Stampers for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest it came to me...

...what about a purse with your very own Monogram? How cool would that be!! I know several of you are talking to your computer screen right about now and saying, "YES I would Absolutely LOVE IT!!" Well I have good news for you because that's the project for today! *wink*For the monogram I used one of the C-45 Monogram Borders & Special Occasions Letter Set. I used Maroon Color Box Chalk Ink by ClearSnap and stamped onto Cryogen White CS. Then I used the Wizard, Universal Die Cutting & Embossing System to cut & emboss a classic circle using the Classic Circle Nestabilities from Spellbinders. I applied Frayed Burlap Distress Ink by Ranger to the center of the circle. I also cut out a scallop circle using the Petite Scallop Nestabilities from Spellbinders and mounted it to the back of the classic circle. Then I added a tiny pearl to the letter B.On the sides I made an embellishment using one of the Damask Border Stamps from JustRite Stampers and Classic & Petite Scallop Nestabilities. I used the same inks as mentioned above. I added a heart shapped button (with the back cut off) to the center. Using Copic markers I colored the flower inside the heart.To cover the purse I used Designer Paper from Crafty Secrets, Radiant Paper Pad and then to give it even more of a vintage look I went over it with Frayed Burlap Distress Ink by Ranger. Then I added the trim & buttons.I painted the top of the purse using a pearl paint. After the paint was dry I went over it with the Frayed Burlap ink and let it dry. Once the ink was dry I added some vintage style stickers from Crafty Secrets. I have to be honest I have never really been one for stickers BUT I have recently changed my mind! These vintage style stickers from Crafty Secrets are Sooooo BEAUTIFUL!!! The detail is Amazing!! Supplies~
Paper~Crafty Secrets-Radiant Paper Pad, Cryogen White CS, WorldWin-Racy Raspberry DoubleMates
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-C-45 Monogram Border, Special Occasions Letter Set, Damask Borders
Ink~ClearSnap-Maroon Color Box Chalk Ink, Ranger- Frayed Burlap
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Classic & Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilities (S4-114, S4-115), Crafty Secrets-Heartwarming Vintage Stickers (Hardware, French Labels, Greetings & Sentiments), Copic-Sketch Markers R81, RV11, G24, Joann's-Trim, Plaid-Mod Podge, Beacon-Zip Dry, Fabri-Tac, My Stash-Pearl, Buttons, Pearl Paint

Thank you so much for stopping by today & I hope I have given you another idea for using JustRite Stampers monogram stamps! Be sure to check out all of the great ideas on the JustRite Stampers Blog! Hope you have a great Day!!

Smiles!
Heidi

JustRite Stampers Brrr Card

Brrr Baby it's cold outside! I don't know about you but I think here in MN we went from summer to fall all in one day! It was 73 when I woke up this morning, the temp has been dropping all day and it is going to get down in the 40's tonight!! Crazy! Here is another card I made for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest. You can find out all of the details about the contest HERE. This is week three of the contest and if you have some JustRite stamps you still have time to join in the fun! I have been having a lot of fun trying to think up different ways to use the JustRite stamps! For this card I used the JustRite Stampers Small Letter Set & C-45 Monogram Medium Letter. The base of the card is Nautical Blue Light CS & I inked the edges with Azurite Chalk Ink by ClearSnap. The DP is from My Mind's Eye, Bohemia Collection and I also inked the edges with Azurite Ink. I stamped the sentiment using Azurite Ink onto Cryogen White CS. Then using the Wizard, Universal Die Cutting & Embossing System and the Classic & Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilities (S4-114, S4-115) from Spellbinders I cut out the sentiment and a blue scallop circle. For the snowflakes I used Cryogen White CS and Nautical Blue Medium CS from Prism and the Snowflake Wonder die (S4-085). After I cut out all of the snowflakes I layered them and added Diamond Stickles from Ranger and a Rhinestone for the center. I also added a little stickles on the sentiment. I added a white sheer ribbon off to the side, brads, silver snowflake buttons (with the backs cut off) and a few more tiny rhinestones.

Here is a close up of the snowflakes. I love all the sparkles!!Thanks so much for stopping by today and don't forget to check out the JustRite Stampers Blog for tons of inspiration!!

Smiles!
Heidi

JustRite Stampers Falling 4 U Card

I love this time of year, warm days, cooler nights and there is a crispness in the air. I have a feeling we are going to have an early or a hard winter here in MN...the acorns started falling about a month ago! But I hope that we will have a beautiful Autumn to enjoy before the cold sets in.

Being in the mood for Fall this is a card I made for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest. I was trying to think out of the box and come up with an idea that was different from a monogram. With the JustRite Stampers you can design your own stamps to say whatever you would like! Gotta LOVE that!! Just think how many times have you wanted a certain saying for a card that you didn't have? Now the problem can be solved!! For the sentiment I used a border from Special Occasions, Small Letter Set & C-45 Monogram Medium Letters from JustRite Stampers. I stamped everything first using Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink from ClearSnap and then I went back and lined up the Nestability and used the Wizard, Universal Die Cutting & Embossing System from Spellbinders to cut out the Nestabilities. I also cut out a Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilitiy to use for a mat. The designer paper and the ribbon are from Fancy Pants True Collection. I distressed the edges of the paper and used a brown Identi Pen from Sakura to make the little stitch marks around the edge of the paper. To make these beautiful die cut leaves I used the Assorted Leaves (S4-076) die from Spellbinders. Before I took the paper out of the die I used Creamy Brown Chalk Ink from ClearSnap to stencil the die cuts. After I popped them out then I used Pastels from The Stencil Collection to color in the leaves. Doing this really makes the embossing pop! I crumpled up the leaves just a bit to give them some dimension and then adhered them using ZipDry from Beacon. For the base of the card I used Prism cardstock.

This was a fun Fall card to make & great to give to the Special someone in your life! Don't forget to check out the JustRite Stampers Blog for tons for Fantastic Ideas!! Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend & have a Wonderful Labor Day!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Crafty Secrets Girlfriends Challenge

This week our design team was given a challenge by our wonderful and extremely talented team leader, Vicki Chrisman. Our challenge was to make a project/card using images from the "Girlfriends" Images & Journal Notes. What a fun challenge!! Here is the card that I made using the Crafty Secrets "Girlfriends" Images & Journal Notes.I love this image with just a hint of color. I thought it would go perfectly with the flower basket lady from the Crafty Secrets NEW Glamour Girls stamp set. On the image of the ladies I slightly distressed the edges and inked them with Ranger Distress Ink, Frayed Burlap. Then I added just a tiny bit of diamond stickles on the flowers. For the flower basket lady I stamped the image on Cryogen White CS using Ranger Adirondack Pitch Black Ink and then colored the image with Copic markers. I stamped the image twice, colored and cut out the bow and layered on top of the first image. The background paper is from the Crafty Secrets Classic Paper Pad. I used Ranger Distress Ink, Milled Lavender on the edges and stamped a couple of flourished corner elements in two of the corners and then I lightly went around the design on the paper with waterfall stickles. To finish the card I stamped the sentiment and added some floral stickers from the Heartwarming Vintage Sticker, Best Wishes sticker sheet, added some blue ribbon and purple brads.

Supplies~
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Glamour Girls
Ink~Ranger-Adirondack Pitch Black, Distress Inks-Milled Lavender, Frayed Burlap
Paper~Crafty Secrets-Classic Designer Paper Pad, WorldWin-Medium Lovely Lilac, Prism-Frosted Cobalt
Other~Crafty Secrets "Girlfriends" Images & Journal Notes, Heartwarming Vintage Stickers-Best Wishes, Copic-Sketch Markers, Ranger-Waterfall & Diamond Stickles, Joann's-Blue Ribbon & Purple Brads, Clear Silicone Adhesive

I hope you have enjoyed the card I made for the Crafty Secrets "Girlfriends" Challenge. Be sure to check out all of the fabulous samples by the Crafty Secrets Design Team!!

Vicki Chrisman
Lisa Zappa
Marisa Grossman
Pam Hooten
Vivian Peters

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you are having a Wonderful Week!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Come Fly Away With Me

Have you seen the New Crafty Secrets Halloween Fun stamp set? I absolutely LOVE IT!! The little witch is so adorable! You can see the Halloween Fun stamp set by clicking HERE. The stamp set has 24 images (including sentiments) which gives you lots of options.

Here is a card I made using the Crafty Secrets Halloween Fun stamp set, Earthy Paper Designs Pad & Halloween Time Vintage Cuts.I used the corner elements and the stripe to give the appearance of a opening to a room. All of the images were stamped using Adirondack Pitch Black ink by Ranger and colored using Copic markers. For the corner elements and the stripe I stamped then unto Cryogen White CS, colored and then cut each piece out. Then I used clear silicone adhesive on each piece to pop them up. Here is a close up...For the sweet little witch I stamped her twice and colored the first image, on the second image I colored just the hat. I cut out both pieces and layered the hat using the clear silicone adhesive. Here is a close up of the witch...I also used the clear silicone adhesive behind the body or the spider and the cat. The picture of the witch on the broom is one of the vintage images from Crafty Secrets Halloween Time Vintage Cuts. I layers CS behind the picture and added some ribbon and a brad to give the appearance of a poster. The ribbon I used for this was black and white and I wanted to change it to orange so I colored it in using a orange Copic marker. The sentiment "Come Fly Away With Me", was cut from newsprint and and then I stamped some bats in the background. For the spider's web I stamped that onto a piece of vellum and then ran it through the xyron.

For the base of the card I used WorldWin CS in an Orange and layered with a Purple. All of the stamped images are mounted onto a piece of Crafty Secrets Earthy DP. I also added some ribbon on the side and tied it into a bow. The ribbon is from Heidi Grace, Daydreamers Ribbon and I think it goes perfectly with the colors on the card. I also added some rhinestones for a little bling. Here is a little tip...instead of buying several different colors of rhinestones you can just buy the clear ones and color them using your Copic markers. The rhinestone on this card were colored with the Copic markers. Also to add a little sparkle I used Spica glitter pens on the stamped images.

Here is another picture ( a side view) of the card so you can see the dimension.Supplies~
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Halloween Fun
Ink~Ranger-Adirondack Pitch Black
Paper~Crafty Secrets-Earthy Paper Designs Pad, WorldWin-Orange & Purple, Cryogen White
Other~Crafty Secrets-Vintage Cuts Halloween Time, Heidi Grace-Daydream Believers Ribbon (Orange Polk-a-dot), Copic Sketch Markers-E00, E15, E53, YR000, YR21, YR04, G40, YG13, V17, BV000, BV04, Spica Glitter Pens-Orange, Gold, Melon, Lavender, Black, Joann's-Rhinestones, Black Brad, My Stash-Black & White (Orange) Ribbon, Newsprint, Clear Silicon Adhesive

Just a reminder to check out the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest, this is the beginning of week number two! Also if you haven't voted for your favorite "hopeful" don't forget to do that...the voting is open until 9 PM Tuesday. My Think Pink card was chosen as one of the "hopefuls"Click HERE to vote.

I hope you had a wonderful weekend and a good start to a new week! Thanks so much for stopping by today!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Nestabilities Purse Card

Here is a fun little purse card that I made awhile back using the Classic and Scallop Oval Nestabilites from Spellbinders. This is a very quick and easy card to make but depending on how you embellish it it can take on many different looks.To make the little purse card fold a piece of CS in half just like you would for making a regular card. Then have the folded edge of the CS slightly off of the cut edge of the scallop oval die. You might want to add a small piece of tape to the edge to hold the die in place. Run the die and the CS through your Wizard or whichever die cutting system you have to cut and emboss. Pop your CS out and you know have the base for your purse card. You can design it however you would like! I used a Fancy Pants stamp from the Simply Stated set. I stamped the floral images in black and then colored in using Copic sketch markers. I added some beaded fringe to the bottom of the purse and some black ribbon for the handle. To make the closure at the top I used a die cut from the Ladies Fashion Buckles die (S3-034). Also to finish of the inside I added two of the Classic Oval Nestabilities.A couple of days ago I entered the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest and I found out today that my card was chosen as one of the six "hopefuls"!! The voting started today and goes until 9 PM Tuesday. I did a "Think Pink" card for Breast Cancer Awareness. My card and all of the other "hopefuls" can be seen by clicking HERE. So please check it out and go vote for your favorite project!! Also all of the details for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest can be found by clicking HERE. There is still time to enter the contest so check it out!!

I hope you have enjoyed todays card. Thank you so much for stopping by today & I hope you have a great weekend!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Sweet Little One

Here is another card that I made for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest. All of the details for the contest can be found HERE. It's a lot of fun trying to think of different ways to use the stamps other than just for monograms. The background piece, Welcome Sweet Little One, was created using white CS, the Small Letter set and the Dots Border from the C-45 Monogram set. I used Memento Summer Sky ink for all of the stamping. For the card base I used WorldWin Light Tempting Tanzanite CS. For the Baby Boy sentiment I used white CS, the Dots Border from C-45 Monogram, Curlz Font and Small Letters set. The border and sentiment were stamped onto a Classic Circle Nestabilites and then I layered two of the Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilites behind it. For the Petite Scallop Nestabilities I used WorldWin Light and Medium Tempting Tanzanite CS. I added some ribbon and a baby charm and then used pop dots behind the baby boy sentiment. I also added some Diamond stickles for a little sparkle.
Supplies~
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-Small Letters, Curlz Font, Dots Border from C-45 Monogram
Paper~WorldWin-Light & Medium Tempting Tanzanite, Georgia Pacific-White
Ink~Tsukineko Memento Summer Sky
Tools~Spellbinders-Wizard, Lg. Classic Circle Nestabilites (S4-114), Lg. Petite Scallop Circle Nestabilites (S4-115)
Other~Ranger-Diamond Stickles, Joann's -Ribbon, Wilton-Charm, Pop dots

I hope you have enjoyed todays card! Thanks so much for stopping by & I hope you have a great day!

Smiles!
Heidi

Think Pink

The card I am sharing with you today is one I did for the JustRite Stampin' Champion Contest. All of the details about the contest can be found HERE.
I really love using the JustRite Stampers! There are so many possibilities with all of the different fonts and little frames. The JustRite Stampers really allows you to be able to personalize your design. October will be here before we know it and I'm sure many of you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So I thought I would get a head start on some cards for a few friends. I used the Small Letter set from JustRite Stampers for the "Think Pink" on the outer edge of the Classic Circle Nestabilities and added the Petite Scallop Circle behind it. The Just Rite Stampers are fantastic with the Spellbinders Circle Nestabilites and they are a perfect match! The other stamped images are from Crafty Secrets Support the Girls and Cherubs stamp sets. The vintage image is also from Crafty Secrets Girlfriends~Images & Journal Notes. The black dots around the edge were done with a marker and then I also added metal embellishments, stickles and some rhinestones for a little sparkle and bling.

Thanks so much for stopping by today & I hope you are having a wonderful week!

Smiles!
Heidi

We are back home

Hello to everyone out in blog land! We were on vacation in West Virginia for the past week and we got home late Saturday. We all had a wonderful time, it was a nice and relaxing vacation! We really enjoyed our visit with Eric's mom and Amanda, Chase (my step-son), Ben and other family and friends. We took so many pictures (over 500!), West Virginia is very Beautiful! I wanted to share some of the pictures with you so I created a slide show for those of you that would like to take a look. The boys really loved the trip & it was very exciting for them as it was their first time flying! Some of the places we visited...East River lookout, The famous Tree in the Rock (it's the largest living thing growing out of a rock!), New River Gorge, Endless Wall trail, Babcock State Park, Babcock Mill, WV Visitor Center, WV Memorial Fountain.

I hope you enjoy the pictures! Please check back soon, I am working on some new projects to share with you. *wink*

Also THANK YOU so much for all the wonderful comments & personal emails & congrats for the Crafty Secrets Design Team!! I have to tell you I received my Crafty Secrets DT package from Sandy and there are sooooo many fun goodies I can't wait to show you some of the things I'm working on!

Smiles!
Heidi

I have a Secret...

I have been keeping and now I can finally spill the beans!! I received the privilege of being asked to be on the Crafty Secrets Design Team!! I was so thrilled when Sandy from Crafty Secrets asked me to join! I am so honored to be associated with such an amazing and talented group of ladies!!! I absolutely LOVE the vintage style of Crafty Secrets!! Be sure to check out all of the details on the Heartwarming Vintage Blog.

I want to also say Congratulations to Marisa Grossman and Vivian Peters, they were also chosen to join the Crafty Secrets Design Team!! I look forward to getting to know each of the ladies from the design team!

Here is a card that I recently made using some of the Crafty Secret images. I used images from the Cherish and Sweet Kids stamp sets.One of the great advantages to the clear stamps is being able to line them up very easily. I used five stamps to create this scene, the little boy, little girl, large branch, small branch and a cluster of flowers. The coloring was done using Copic sketch markers. After all of the images were colored in then I masked off the images and colored in the grass and the sky using the Copic markers and the Copic air brush system. Then I lightly misted over the entire piece with a pearl mist (Ranger Distress Antique Linen ink refill, Gold Perfect Pearls & water). I know this didn't show up in the picture but it has a very pretty light shimmer to it. I stamped the sentiment on to one of the tag images from the Crafty Secrets Classic paper pad, added the pearl mist and inked the edges. I also added the ribbons, lace, flower, buttons & metal embellishments and assembled as shown. Once the card was all assembled then I added a little touch of glitter with some diamond stickles.

Paper~Crafty Secrets Classic Paper Pad, Prism

Stamps~Crafty Secrets Cherish & Sweet Kids

Ink~Brilliance Graphite Black

Other~Copic Sketch Markers & ABS, Lace, Ribbon, Flower, Buttons, Metal Embellishments, Ranger-Diamond Stickles, Pearl Mist

Thank you so much for stopping by & I hope you are having a Fantastic Weekend!!

Smiles!

Heidi

CHA Kids Craft Creations

Awhile back I made a really fun project for Spellbinders and now I can finally share it with you! One of my projects was chosen for the Kids Craft Creations and was on display at CHA. Everyone who participated had to make a craft that kids between the ages of 7-12 could recreate.

The project I did was using Spellbinders dies, fun foam and a whole lot of glue dots along with a few other supplies. The project was called "Beach Bum" and here is a picture of it on display at CHA.Here another one with me...my sweet friend and fellow Spellbinders DT member Holly Craft took the pictures.The "Beach Bum" project is also being featured online at Today's Creative Home Arts. If you would like to see more close up pictures of each item and find out all of the details you can click HERE or above on Today's Creative Home Arts.

Thank you so much for stopping by!! I know since I have been back from CHA I haven't been able to post much but thanks for hanging in there with me!! Please check back soon as I have some very Exciting News to share with you all!!!

Smiles!
Heidi

CHA-S 2008 with Spellbinders!!

What a Fantastic and Amazing time at CHA-S!!! We were hopping at the Spellbinders booth!! I was so happy to see and spend time with fellow Design Team members, they are truly an extraordinary group of ladies!! I also missed seeing some of the Design Team members that weren't able to be at CHA!!! Here are a few of my favorite pictures from downtown Chicago. On the first night Holly and I took the train into downtown Chicago. Holly's been to Chicago several times and she gave me a wonderful tour of the city!! Thanks again Holly...it was a Blast!!!

Here are some pictures of art and the Spellbinders Ladies during the show from the Spellbinders booth.







After a long but very fun week we spent out last night together and went out for pizza at Ginos. It was soooooo Yummy!!

It has taken me a little longer to recoup from the trip than what I thought it would! LOL! I promise to have some new artwork up very soon! I hope you have a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for stopping by!!

Smiles!
Heidi

What an AMAZING Celebration!!!

All I can say is WOW the Spellbinders Birthday Celebration was FANTASTIC!!! Did you join in the fun and visit all the blogs? What do you think about the new dies? Do you have a favorite one? The Spellbinders Designers did an Amazing job!!! Congrats to all who won on the Sneak Peeks and I can't wait to hear who the BIG WINNER IS!!!
Here is a card that I designed for one of my Spellbinders Design Team Gallery projects. This was a fun card to make and if you have a little one this would be a very easy card to replicate. All of the cardstock is from WorldWin. The tag is from ClearScrap and I used several different colors of alcohol inks (polished stone technique) on the back side until I got a look I was happy with. On the front of the tag the sentiment was cut out using the MegaNestabilities Classic and Scallop Rectangles (S4-142, S4-143) dies. The little hat on the tag is from the Snowman (s4-084) die and I added a tiny blue feather to it. The Happy Birthday ribbon is from the Occasions Ribbon (S3-035) die. The baby picture was cut out using the Classic Square Nestabilities(S4-128) die and then I added a matting to the back of the picture using the Scallop Square Nestabilites (S4-129) die. Mystic is the name of the font that I used for the word Daddy. I also added a little bit of ribbon and some decorative brads from Bo Bunny.

Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin--ColorMates-Deep Ocean Blue, Medium Ocean Blue, Dark Morning Mist, DoubleMates-Glorious Green Vivid & Rich
Tools~Spellbinders--Wizard, MegaNestabilities Classic and Scallop, Classic and Scallop Square Nestabilities, Occasions Ribbon, Snowman & Mystic font
Other~ClearScraps--Scallop Tag, Copic--G28, ABS, Beacon--Zip Dry, Ranger--AI-Slate, Stream, Latte, Meadow, Eggplant, Alcohol Blending Solution, Bo Bunny--Brads, Fiskars--Hole Punch, Scotch--Foam Tape, My Stash--Felt Dauber, Ribbon & Feather

Thanks so much for stopping by today! If you will be attending the Summer CHA don't forget to stop by the Spellbinders Booth!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Vintage Picture Set

I found these frames a while back at the local $ store and I thought they would be fun to alter. I bought a few of them and put them in my "things to alter" tub. When it came time to do some Spellbinders DT projects I remember that I had these cute little frames. I knew one of the first things I had to do was tone down the bright gold! LOL!

I thought the frames had kind of a vintage look to them. The Lady Boot & Shoe 1 (S3-010) die also has a vintage look & would be great with the frames.
To start I altered the frames and the stands. I used Copic sketch markers in the corners and the center of each frame. First I used Lipstick Red (R29) and then went over it with Africano (E27) to achieve a burgundy color. I cut and embossed a couple of the elements from the ATC (S4-073) die to use as accents on the stands. I used Zip Dry adhesive from Beacon the adhere the die cuts to the stands. Once everything was dry I used black Stazon ink with a sponge and antiqued the frames and the stands. The background paper is from Basic Grey-Sugared. I cut and embossed classic & petite scallop circles (Nestabilities S4-114, S4-115) for the matting. For the shoe and purse I did the Reverse Stencil technique. If you haven't seen this technique before a tutorial can be found HERE. I also used a black multiliner pen from Copic to add a few little accents along with some tiny pearls. For a finishing touch I added some ribbon and a rose button. The coloring on the rose button was done the same as the frames.

Don't forget the Spellbinders "Sneak Peeks" are still going on!! The Sneak Peek for today can be found on Beth Pingry's blog-Cookies for Breakfast and Beth has a fantastic tutorial you'll have to check out!! Also the Sneak Peek for yesterday can be found on Sally Lynn MacDonald's blog-Inky Heart and tomorrow the Sneak Peek will be on Sharon Harnist's blog-PaperFections. I have really enjoyed seeing all of the Sneak Peeks, so many terrific creations!!

Thank you for stopping by today!! I hope you are having a great week!!

Smiles!
Heidi