Mom's Birthday Card

Wow, I can't believe it have have been on a blog posting roll this week! LOL! I guess I am just trying to make up for lost time. ;) The card I am sharing with you today is the Birthday card that I made for my Mom. My mom really likes geraniums so I knew that this vintage image of the geraniums from Crafty Secrets, Garden Creative Scraps would be perfect for her birthday card. I wanted to create a background that would be somewhat similar to the Creative Scraps image but I didn't want it to be too over powering and take away from the image. I went looking through my stash and decided to use stamps from two Stampers Anonymous stamp sets from the Tim Holtz Collection. The flowers are from the Flights of Fancy set and the bird and script writing are from the Urban Grunge set. To get the two tone look on the flowers I did the rock-n-roll technique using Distress Ink, Peeled Paint (green) from Ranger and Ruby Red ink from SU. For the script I used Distress Ink, Vintage Photo from Ranger and for the bird I used Memento, Rich Cocoa from Tsukineko.The prima flowers started out as a light pink and I wanted to darken them up just a bit so I used a blender pen and the Ruby Red ink. I started in the center and worked my way to the outer edges. For the flower centers I used dew drops from The Robin's Nest. Then I added a few little twig punches and some Flower Soft for dimension. I love the look of Flower Soft! When I received my Flower Soft I had some fun with it and created my own mixes. I had a few container that were just a little smaller than the Flower Soft ones so I mixed a few jars of colors that I thought would look good together. For the Flower Soft that was used on this card I mixed three different colors, Christmas Green, Shamrock Green and Nut Brown. I think this mixture has a real earthy look to it and kind of reminds me of moss. If you have some Flower Soft I encourage you to mix up a few of your favorite colors and have some fun it.

Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin Cardstock-I'm sorry but I don't have the color names, the strips at the bottom were cut off.
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink-Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa, SU-Ruby Red
Stamps~Stampers Anonymous from the Tim Holtz Collection-Flights of Fancy, Urban Grunge
Other~Crafty Secrets-Garden Creative Scraps, The Robin's Nest-Dew Drops, Flower Soft-Flower Soft Glue, Christmas Green, Shamrock Green and Nut Brown, Martha Stewart-Twig Punch

Happy Friday!! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a fantastic weekend!

Smiles!
Heidi

Bouquet of Pansies

Pansies are one of my favorite flowers and that is why I love the stamped image on today's card. The stamped image is a bouquet of pansies from RubberNecker Stamp Company. Not only is the image beautiful but it's a fun one to color! I started out using My Minds Eye designer paper from the Penny Lane Collection for the base of the card. Next I picked out some cardstock from Core'dinations, Black Magic Collection to cut and embossed a mat for the image using the Wizard and the Curved Rectangles S5-006 die template from Spellbinders. Then I sanded the Black Magic cardstock to reveal the purple core color. I also used the Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014 die template with the Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock to make a beautiful lace edge on the side. To pull in the colors from the stamped image I added some deep purple ribbon and some rhinestones. The rhinestones started out clear and I used a Copic marker to color over the top of them and achieve the perfect matching colors. This same technique was also done on the purple rhinestones in the corners. The image was stamped using Tsukiniko, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored using Copic markers. After I colored the image then I carefully cut out the image and I used a craft knife to cut around parts of the image. I place foam tape behind the parts of the image that I had cut giving the image more dimension.

Supplies~
Paper~My Minds Eye-Penny Lane Collection, Core'dinations-Black Magic Collection, Georgia Pacific-White
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Stamps~RubberNecker Stamp Company-Bold Florals Pansies
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Curved Rectangles S5-006, Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014 die templates, Copic-YG00, Y15, Y19, Y13, G03, G24, B00, B21, BG45, B95, BV04, R81, RV11, BV000, V04, V17, 0, Ribbon, Rhinestones, Sanding Block, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Wonderful Thursday!!

Smiles!
Heidi

His Stand

I just have a really quick post for today, the card I am sharing with you is one that I made for our neighbor's son. He is in the service and a couple of months ago they had a going away party for him, he will be gone for at least a year and maybe up to a year and a half. He is so young (just in his early 20's) and so brave!The cardstock I used for the base and the mat are both from WorldWin and the designer paper is from the My Minds Eye, Bohemia Collection. I found the poem online, the author is unknown and I changed it up a little and then printed it onto white cardstock. If you click on the picture it will enlarge so you can read the poem. I used the Wizard and the Curved Rectangles S5-006 die templates from Spellbinders for die cutting around the poem. I left the cardstock in the die template and inked the inside edges with Not Quite Navy ink from SU. I also used the largest size of the Curved Rectangles along with designer paper from My Minds Eye to make another diecut and a mat behind the poem. For the title I made a diecut using one of the die templates from Ribbon Tags Trio S3-150 and I left the cardstock in the die template to be able to stencil the inside edges of the tag with Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. I also added some ribbon and brads. The card is pretty simple but I think the poem says it all!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and please remember to keep all of the men and women in the service, at home and away in your thoughts and prayers. They are all so brave and I know I am thankful everyday for all they do!!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Graduation Dreams

The card I have to share with you today is a Graduation card that I made for a daughter of some friends of ours. It's not your typical graduation card but I really like how it turned out. I started out with some Artsylicious, Peacock designer paper from ChatterBOX (I love this aqua color!) and a piece from the Flower Impressabilites 12-1004 from Spellbinders. I love working with the Impressabilites! There are so many things you can do with them and let your creativity run wild, use them as a whole piece or cut them apart to create your own design. Here is a picture showing the piece that I cut to achieve the look I wanted for this card. I placed a piece of green cardstock under the Impressability to better show you the area that I cut out.Basically I just wanted to use the flourish without the flowers and after cutting off the flowers here is the beautiful flourish I had. When you cut your Impressabilities be sure to save all of the little pieces. I saved the plastic packaging from some of the die templates and I keep all of my extra little Impressability pieces in them. I wanted to use the flourish as a stencil and airbrush around the outside edges of the Artsylicious paper and since the Impressabilities are very light weight I used my paper piercer to hold the flourish in place while I airbrushed. Below is a picture of the Copic markers I used to do the airbrushing, except for the Pale Olive--that one was used on the Grungeboard Flourish.After I had the airbrushing done then I distressed the edges and inked them with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink from Tsukineko. Then using all of the Copic markers I airbrushed the flourish Grungeboard. After I had the airbrushing done I also inked the edges with Tuxedo Black Ink and added some Silver Fox, Smooch from ClearSnap. I thought this would compliment the silver in the key.The base of the card is Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock and I lightly sanded the edges to bring out the aqua color. The mat paper is designer paper from 7 Gypsies, SAIGE and I distressed and inked the edges with Tuxedo Black Ink. Once I had all of the piece ready then I started to assemble the card. I used a piece of 7 Gypsies, Gypsy Market Ruban Gaffer Tape across the front and then added the leaf trim from Creative Impressions. Then I added the Grungeboard Flourish, I wanted to add some dimension and visual interest to the card so I left part of the flourish off the sides of the card. To adhere the trim and flourish I used Beacon ZipDry adhesive. I also added a pretty epoxy butterfly sticker from ChatterBOX in the bottom corner. I thought the colors of the butterfly matched so perfectly!To finish off the card I added a Word Key and a Trinket Pin both from Tim Holtz, idea-ology and tied them on with some aqua ribbon. Since the card has kind of a grunge look I didn't want a nice smooth cut on the ends of the ribbon so I just kind of chopped it up a little. I also went around the edges of the card and the centers of the flowers adding a little more Silver Fox, Smooch.

Supplies~
Paper~Core'dinations-Black Magic, ChatterBOX-Artsylicious Peacock, 7 Gypsies-SAIGE
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other~Spellbinders-Impressabilities Flower 12-1004, Copic-Markers as pictured above, Advantus-Tim Holtz idea-ology-Word Keys, Trinket Pins, Grungeboard Elements Swirls, 7 Gypsies-Gypsy Market Ruban Gaffer Tape, Creative Impressions-Ribbon and Leaf Trim, ChatterBOX-Treasures (butterfly sticker), ClearSnap-Silver Fox Smooch, Beacon-ZipDry Adhesive, Foam Tape, Cotton Balls

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Terrific Tuesday!! Also I wanted to let you know Sandy Redburn, owner of Crafty Secrets is giving away a NEW Mouse Party Stamp Set for some fun blog candy and she is also hosting a Party Crown/Hat Contest on her blog. She has FREE templates to download and you can make a crown, party hat or a tiara and then send Sandy a picture of your beautiful creation and you could have a chance to win a $50.00 Gift Certificate or 2 runner up prize packs!! So join in the fun and get to creating! You can find out all of the details and see the stamp set by clicking HERE.

Smiles!
Heidi

Crafty Secrets DT Challenge

I'm back! It seems like forever that I have been away from the blogging world. Everything is ok, it's just been really busy with a lot going on and as they say sometimes life just happens. But hopefully things will be getting back on track. *wink*Our theme for the Crafty Secrets Challenge is Birthdays. This should be a really fun one and I can't wait to see what all of the ladies on the Crafty Secrets DT have to share! I have two cards to share with you today, one for the ladies and one for the men.

Vicki Chrisman
Anna Wight
Lisa Zappa
Pam Hooten
Heidi Blankenship
Marisa Grosson
Vivian Peters
Michele Kovack
Linda Duke
Melissa Phillips
Michelle Van Etten

Here's the first Birthday card, all pretty in pink and sparkly too!I love the image on this card! The image is one of many beautiful vintage images to choose from on the Creative Scraps Girlfriends sheet. I really love working with the Creative Scraps and there are so many wonderful images to choose from with six different themes. To cut and emboss the image I used the Wizard and Classic Rectangles Lg. S4-132 die template from Spellbinders and then I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger.For the background I used WorldWin ColorMates Cardstock along with a Flowers Impressabillities and debossed my cardstock. Before removing the Impressabilities I added VersaMagic Chalk Ink, Pixie Dust from Tsukineko and Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. By adding the ink softened the starkness of the cardstock and also made the debossed area really pop. I also distressed the edges of the cardstock.

Then I made some flowers to frame around the vintage Happy Birthday image using Blossom S4-192 die template. I added foam tape to the back of the flowers to add some dimension and then a double layer of foam tape to the image. Before I adhered the flower frames I slipped a piece of lace trim under them to tie a little bow.At the top of the card I added some prima flowers. They were not the exact color I was wanting so I lightly misted them with Glimmer Mist, Vintage Pink and Old Lace from Tattered Angels. Then I also added a little Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. I also added some pearls to the center of the flowers and tucked in a few little twig/ferns behind the flowers. The twig/ferns were made using a Martha Stewart punch.For a finishing touch I wanted to added a little sparkle so I used some diamond stickles from Ranger on the vintage image, flower frames, twigs and around the edge of the card.Supplies~
Paper~WorldWin-ColorMates Deep Coffee Brown, Light Mostly Mauve, Medium Fairy Tale Pink
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Tsukineko-VersaMagic Chalk Ink Pixie Dust
Other~Crafty Secrets-Creative Scraps Girlfriends, Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist Vintage Pink, Old Lace, Spellbinders-Wizard, Classic Rectangle Lg. S4-132, Blossom S4-192, Impressabilities Flower 12-1004, Prima-Hydrangea Fruit Punch, Brown Mix, Creative Impressions-Bits of Bling Pearls, Martha Stewart-Twig Punch, Joann's-Lt. Brown Lace Trim, Ranger-Diamond Stickles, Foam Tape, Cotton Balls.

Here is my next card, totally a guys-guy card--no bling and glitter here! I actually made this card to give to my Dad for his birthday. Some people will call this an accordion card and others may call it a tri-fold. Either way the card has three panels and I was able to do something a little different on each panel. All of the stamped images and sentiments on the card are from one stamp set! The stamp set I used is from Crafty Secrets and it's called Favorite Fellas, it has 22 stamps in the set, all with fantastic detail!To make the base for the card I started out with two pieces of Dark Blue cardstock that were 6'' x 12'' and I scored them both at 6'' and then just adhered them together in the canter. The designer paper is two different sheets from My Minds Eye, BellaBella--Belleza Paper (red with flourishes) and Simply Dottie Paper (brown). Then I used a piece of Solar White cardstock on each panel to stamp the images several times making a designer background. I used Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger and also distressed the edges.On the center images I cut and embossed deckled rectangles using the Wizard and Deckled Rectangles Lg. S4-202 die templates and then stamped each image and sentiment using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink from Tsukineko. All of the coloring was done using Copic markers and airbrushing.I also added some buttons and a little ribbon to finish off the card.I also added a panel to the backside of the card for a place to be able to sign it.Supplies~
Paper~My Minds Eye- BellaBella--Belleza Paper (red with flourishes) and Simply Dottie Paper (brown), Prism-Dark Blue, Solar White
Ink~Tsukiniko-Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Favorite Fellas
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Deckled Rectangles Lg. S4-202 die templates, Copic-Sketch Markers (as seen in the picture above), airbrush system, vintage buttons, ribbon, brads, cotton balls and foam tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today!! Be sure to check out the blogs of all the Crafty Secrets DT ladies, I know they are going to have some amazing projects to share with you and maybe someone has some blog candy ($30 gift certificate from Sandy)--you won't want to miss out on this one!! Also be sure to visit the Crafty Secrets Gallery and Heartwarming Vintage Blog! I hope you all have a Fantastic Day!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Spellbinders and HSN

Sorry this has to be such a quick little post but I wanted to let you know that Kim Hupke, Education Director for Spellbinders Paper Arts is going to be on HSN tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow morning (Wednesday), please see the schedule below. So set your DVR or VCR to record it, you won't want to miss a minute!!

Kim will be showing the Wizard Die Cutting and Embossing System and some of the amazing die templates from Spellbinders. You will also get to see samples of art work from the Spellbinders Design Team!

Here is the schedule:

Tuesday, May 26 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time

Wednesday, May 27th 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to have some art work to share with you all very soon. It's been a little crazy around here, but I'll save that for another post! *wink*

Smiles!

Heidi

JustRite Pasta & Shrimp--Yum!

For today's project I created something that would make a really fun gift or it could be something decorative to display in your kitchen and it's oh so yummy too! Who doesn't love pasta? Well, I know my family does and today I am going to share one of our favorite pasta recipes with all of you and a fun way to display your pasta and oils.

Here is the project I made.This was a very easy project to do and it really dresses up the containers. I started out with the oil & herbs bottle, using the 1-3/16'' Wood Stamper along with the Recipe Border & Centers Set and the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font from JustRite Stampers I created the center and border. As you can see in the picture below I trimmed the border so I would only have the words Gourmet Delights.Here is a close up of the stamps.For the center circle diecuts I used the Standard Circles Lg. S4-114 die templates from Spellbinders along with the Wizard and Classic Cream cardstock. I stamped using Tsukineko Memento, Rich Cocoa Ink and then I inked the edges with Distress Ink, Vintage Photo from Ranger. Then I used Honey Pie, Cosmo Cricket Designer Paper for the Standard and Scalloped diecut. I used the Standard Circles Sm. S4-116 and Petite Scalloped Circles Lg. S4-115 die templates from Spellbinders along with the Wizard to make the diecuts. To make the decorative band around the center of the bottle I used some Core'dinations cardstock from The Chocolate Collection, with an orange/peach core color and the Heirloom Scroll Border Grand S7-013 die template from Spellbinders along with the Wizard. The Core'dinations cardstock from The Chocolate Box Collection is so yummy, I love all of the rich brown colors! Once I cut and embossed the border then I sanded all of the edges and embossed areas to reveal the core color and really make the embossing pop.Just as a little note, you will be able to see from all of the photos I used the same paper and inks on each of the projects.

Here is the Pasta container.I'm not sure what the jar was originally used for but it's one that my Mom saved for me. She saves all different kinds of bottles, jars, boxes and different kinds of containers for me, because you just never know what you might want to alter. *wink*

Here's a couple pictures of the stamps I used to make the tag for the pasta.For the stamp I used the center from the Recipe Borders & Centers Set which I trimmed so I could just use the word Pasta and then I used a border from the Tiny Words Borders & Centers Set along with the 1-3/16'' Wood Stamper. Here's a close up of the stamp.Here is the recipe card for the Pasta and Shrimp. You can see a close up of the stamp in one of the pictures above.For the recipe card I used the 1-3/16'' Wood Stamper along with the Recipe Border & Centers Set and the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font from JustRite Stampers. My favorite thing about the JustRite Stampers is being able to mix and match with the stamps and make the perfect stamp for your project. I typed up the recipe on the Classic Cream cardstock and then I used Core'dinations and Cosmo Cricket papers to make the mat.

Here's a picture of the Pasta & Shrimp.Also if any of you would like to try this yummy dish here is the recipe.

1 box-1 lb. Angel Hair Pasta
10 oz. jar Classico Traditional Basil Pesto Sauce & Spread
1-4 oz. can Mushrooms (drained-Pieces & Stems)
1-14 oz. can Del Monte Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic & Oregano (drained)
1 Small Onion
1/4 c. + 2 T. Olive Oil
1-14 oz. Bag Frozen Lg, Shrimp (peeled & deveined)
1-2 T. Chopped Fresh Garlic
1/2 t. Oregano
1/2 t. Basil
French Bread

Cook the Pasta as directed on the box. In a large saute pan add onions, garlic and mushrooms with 2T. of Olive Oil. Saute for 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add 3/4 of the jar of basil Pesto Sauce, Diced Tomatoes, 1/4 c. Olive Oil, Oregano, Basil and heat on med-high until it comes to a boil then turn heat down to a simmer for about 10 minutes. Add shrimp and heat an additional 5-8 minutes. Pour sauce over pasta and serve. Use the remaining Basil Pesto Sauce to spread on the French Bread and heat in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minutes.

Supplies~
Paper~Core'dinations-The Chocolate Box, Cosmo Cricket-Honey Pie, Classic Cream Cardstock
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-Recipe Borders & Centers Set, Tiny Words Borders & Centers Set, Times New Roman 15 pt. Font, 1-3/16'' Wood Stamper
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento, Rich Cocoa Ink, Rnager-Distress Ink, Vintage Photo
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Standard Circles Lg. S4-114, Standard Circles Sm. S4-116, Petite Scalloped Circles Lg. S4-115, Heirloom Scroll Border Grand S7-013 die templates, Sanding block, Cotton Balls, Bottles, Pasta, Oil & Herbs.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Check back soon as I have been given a wonderful blog award & I am happy to pass on the award to some very talented friends. I hope you have a wonderful day and don't forget to check out the JustRite Stampers Blog and Gallery where I know you will find many beautiful designs to inspire!!

Smiles!
Heidi

Crafty Secrets Bless This Baby

As I mentioned in my last post over the weekend we went to WI and my cousin Dani and her husband Shawn had their baby girl baptized and then after the baptism we had a luncheon at their home and then the baby shower. It was a wonderful day and most of our family was able to be there. A Fantastic way for Dani to have her 1st Mother's Day!

Here is the card that I made for them.
I just love the image of the baby with the little cherubs up above with garlands of flowers. Here is a close up of the image. The image is from The Joys of Life booklet from Crafty Secrets. The Joys of Life booklet has so many wonderful pictures from Childhood, School Days, Weddings & Babies just to name a few. The booklet is filled with so many beautiful pictures for all the special events in our lives. I cut out the image, distressed and inked the edges using Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. To make the mat behind the image I used the Labels Three S4-189 die template along with the Wizard from Spellbinders to cut and embossed the diecuts. For the top label diecut I used some cardstock from Core'dinations, the Whitewash Collection. I love the look you get after sanding the cardstock and the color core pops through. The sentiment, Bless this Baby also came from the Joys of Life booklet from Crafty Secrets. I used the Long Classic Rectangles Sm. S4-144 die template to make the diecut. I inked the edges with Vintage Photo Ink and then added some lace and vintage buttons along the bottom. The flourish diecut on the top was made using the Flourish Accents S4-198 die template.On the side of the card I used the same Core'dinations cardstock and the Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014 die template from Spellbinders to make the gorgeous lace diecut. I think the Classic Lace die template is one of my favorites! I love all of the detail and it can be used with almost everything. I also added a piece of pink velvet ric-rac to cover up the edge of the diecut and I thought the velvet trim gave it a softer look. The background paper is designer paper from The Robin's Nest, it has dainty little flower bouquets. I also added tiny little drops of liquid pearls for accents on the card.Here is a picture of the inside of the card. The Congratulations stamp is from the Cherish stamp set from Crafty Secrets and I added a little color to the flowers with Copic markers. Here is another picture so you can read the sweet little poem I found online. You can also click on all of the photos to enlarge them.

Supplies~
Paper~The Robbin's Nest-Designer Paper, Core'dinations-The Whitewash Collections, Prism-Lt Pink
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Cherish
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo, Tsukineko-Tuxedo Black Ink
Other~Crafty Secrets-The Joys Of Life Booklet, Spellbinders-Wizard, Labels Three S4-189, Long Classic Rectangles Sm. S4-144, Classic Lace Border Grand S7-014, Flourish Accents S4-198 die templates, Ranger-Liquid Pearls, Copic-YG63, R85, Buttons, Lace, Velvet Ric-Rac, Cotton Balls, Foam Tape

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you have a terrific day!!

Smiles!
Heidi

A Mother's Day card for my Mom

Today is the beginning of a new week, the sun is shinning and it looks like it's going to be a Beautiful day!! I hope all of the Moms out there had a Wonderful Mother's Day and enjoyed time with their families. We had a really nice day yesterday. We went to WI for a baptism and a baby shower. One of my Cousins and her husband had their first child, a sweet little baby girl, about a month ago and since they live a little ways away decided to combine the baptism and shower all on the same day. I made a baby card for them that I will share a little later this week but for today I want to share the card that I made for my mom for Mother's Day.

Here is the card that I gave to my Mom for Mother's Day. I was very happy with how it turned out and I love the flowers and the border on the side. The border was made using the Heirloom Scroll Border Grand S7-013 from Spellbinders. I also love how the flowers I made perfectly match the flowers in the image. The flowers were made using one of the flower die templates from Flower Bouquet S4-200 and the Wizard from Spellbinders along with some beautiful paper from Core'dinations, Whitewash Collection. The core color is kind of an orange and terra cotta mix and goes very nicely with the color from the images of the birds. After I made the the diecuts of the flowers then I sanded them to make the core color pop. I also added some ferns around the flowers and some Flower Soft. If you haven't ever used Flower Soft it is a really fun product to work with. It's easy to use and it adds so much dimension to your projects! For the center of the flowers I used some Flower Soft that is my own mix (Sunshine Yellow, Baby Peach and Nut Brown) and then for the greens I used another mix (Shamrock Green, Christmas Green). I really like the two greens mixed together and it gives it a more natural look of nature, because thing in nature are not all on color. The image of the birds is from Crafty Secrets, Birds & Botanicals Images and Journal Notes. All of the images in the booklet are just amazing! They are so beautiful and the detail to each image is unbelievable! I used the Labels Four S4-190 die template from Spellbinders to cut and emboss the image. I also added some beautiful velvet ribbon on the side and a little bit of bling.

Supplies~
Paper~Croe'dinations-Whitewash Collection, Prism-Peach
Ink~Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Other~Spellbinder-Wizard, Heirloom Scroll Border Grand S7-013, Flower Bouquet S4-200, Labels Four S4-190 die templates, Crafty Secrets-Birds & Botanicals Images and Journal Notes, Flower Soft-Flower Soft Glue, Sunshine Yellow, Baby Peach, Nut Brown, Shamrock Green, Christmas Green, Martha Stewart Punch, Ribbon, Bling, Cotton Balls, Beacon-ZipDry Adhesive

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Marvelous Monday!
On a more personal not I wanted to say, I love you Mom and I hope you had a Happy Mother's Day!!!

Smiles,
Heidi

JustRite Release #2 Blog Hop - Coffee Gift Basket

Today, JustRite Stampers is having a Blog Hop to celebrate the second CHA stamp release! I am very excited to see what all of the ladies on the JustRite Blog Team have created for today's blog hop!! Below is a list of all the Design Team Members so you can be sure to check them all out. Also one of the Design Team Members has some sweet blog candy!!

I want to give a warm welcome to Michele Kovack, our new Blog Design Team Member!!

• JustRite Stampers
• Barb Schram
• Becca Feeken
• Debbie Olson
• Heidi Blankenship
• Kellie Fortin
• Lauren Meader
• Lisa Somerville
• Michele Kovack
• Michelle Wooderson
• Sharon Harnist
• Sharon Johnson
• Taylor Van Bruggen
  

You will want to check out the JustRite Stampers Blog, this past week they have been showing sneak peeks from Stamper's Dream. Also you can see all of the #2 Releases on the JustRite Website, click HERE to check out all of the New Products.

Today's post is a little long but I have lots of pictures to share with you so grab a cup of joe, sit back, relax and enjoy! To create my project I used several of the centers and borders from the Newly Released "A Little Caffeine" stamp set from JustRite Stampers along with the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font. I have to say I had so much fun creating all of the little goodies in the coffee basket! But before I get started showing you the project I want to show you a picture of all the items I used in the basket and what they looked like before I altered them.I like being able to take several inexpensive things and alter them for really nice gift sets. Now here is a picture of the finished gift basket.I started with the coffee cups. I wanted to alter them and I needed a template so the easiest thing to do was take one of the cups apart and I made a template from the cup itself. Once I had the template then I traced it onto some designer paper from My Mind's Eye. I adhered the designer paper and then I stamped the "Make it a Grande" center from the A Little Caffeine stamp set onto white cardstock using Tsukineko Memento, Rich Cocoa ink. Then I used the Wizard, die cutting and embossing tool along with my Nestabilities, Standard Circles Sm. S4-116 to cut and emboss a circle diecut. Then I colored the cup using Copic markers and inked the edges with Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger. I also made a scalloped circle diecut using the Petite Scalloped Circles Sm. S4-117 Nestabilites. To do the scalloped circles I used some Core'dinations-The Chocolate Box Dark Pink/Chocolate cardstock and sanded the edges. Then I added some ribbon going around the center of the cups and added the die cuts.

I also wanted to mention that I used the same two colors of ink Tsukineko Memento, Rich Cocoa and Vintage Photo Distress Ink from Ranger along with Copic markers throughout the entire project.Next I made little sleeves to cover the two small bags of coffee.For the sleeve I used some BellaBella designer paper from My Mind's Eye and inked the edges. I also used another center from A Little Caffeine stamp set along with the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font. Here's a couple of pictures showing how the font is lined up and you can also see from the pictures I have trimmed the centers too.I have had several people ask about lining up the fonts and I have found for myself that if I write out whatever my sentiment is and then find the center that is a really good starting point. I start with the center at the top of the block and then work off of each side. Here is a picture of the notepad, for this I used a center and a border from the A Little Caffeine stamp set and the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font. To get the layered effect I used two different sizes of the Circle Nestabilities Standard Circles Lg. S4-114, Standard Circles Sm. S4-116 and the Petite Scalloped Circles Sm. S4-117 Nestabilities. The notepad already had two holes on each side at the top so I added the gold eyelets to the topper and tied it on with some ribbon.To dress up the towel and the candles I made bellie bands using the Victorian S4-167 border die template from Spellbinders along with Core'dinations cardstock and sanded it to reveal the colored core.To cover the tin with the coffee mix I used some designer paper from ChatterBox, Fine Tinsel Chocolate. I thought the little coffee pot timer was so cute!Then I used the coffee beans center from A Little Caffeine stamp set with the Times New Roman 15 pt. Font. Here is a close up of the top of the tin.Are you still hanging in here with me? I told you it was a long one *wink*.The last thing I did was to create a tag for the basket. This one was a little tricky but I was really careful and managed to line it up on the first try! First I stamped the center with the sentiment and the border and then using the same ink I stamped off the coffee cup on some scratch paper and then lined it up and stamped over top of the sentiment. I added an eyelet and tied the tag onto the basket with some ribbon.
Supplies~
Paper~Core'dinations-The Chocolate Box Dark Pink/Chocolate, Solar White, My Mind's Eye-BellaBella "Bellezo" Bella Rose Designer Paper, Bohemia, ChatterBox-Fine Tinsel Chocolate
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-A Little Caffeine, Times New Roman 15pt. Font, 2'' Wooden Stamper
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa, Ranger-Distress Ink Vintage Photo
Other~Spellbinders-Wizard, Standard Circles Lg. S4-114, Standard Circles Sm. S4-116, Petite Scalloped Circles Sm. S4-117, Victorian S4-167, Copic-E15, E27, E53, W2, 0, YR24, R20, R81, R85, RV11, Crop-a-Dile, Gold Eyelets, Brown Ribbon, Foam Tape, Cotton Balls, Basket, Towel & Potholder, Notepad & Pen, Candles, Coffee, Coffee Mix, Coffee Pot Timer, Disposable Coffee Cups

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope that you enjoy the JustRite Blog Hop!!

Smiles!
Heidi