Mega March Blob Hop Day 2 - $600 in Giveaways!!

Welcome to Day 2 of the Mega March Blog Hop!!

30 designers, FIVE shopping sprees each day. No one knows where the prizes will be! Each day of the hop JustRite will have five Mystery Blog Candy Prizes hidden along the hop with a total retail value of $600. JustRite will randomly select five mystery blogs each day of the hop and randomly allocate each of the shopping sprees. For your chance to win, simply leave a little love (a comment) on each designer’s blog including the JustRite blog. The more designers you leave comments with, the better your chances of winning. Each day’s comments will remain open for three days. A winner from each of the mystery blogs’ comments will be randomly chosen using Random.org. Consult the listing of designers at the JustRite blog each day (each day’s designers will be different) and start out on your way! Beginning Friday, March 26, summaries of all the winners will be posted on the JustRite blog. Good luck to everyone and enjoy all the JustRite eye candy along the hop!

Today during the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop (Day Two) JustRite and its sponsors will be giving away the following five prizes:

· $200 JustRite Shopping Spree
· $100 Spellbinders Shopping Spree
· $100 Stamp Simply Ribbon Store Spree, and
· Two additional $100 JustRite Shopping Sprees!

Blog comments for Day Two will be open until Friday at 6pm EST. On Saturday, JustRite will announce on their blog which five blogs have the mystery candy for Day Two. You will need to go to the JustRite blog to determine where you need to go to find out if you are one of the five lucky winners.

Here is a link list to all of the designers for Day 2.

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Sharon Harnist
Sankari Wegman
Marianne Walker
Michelle Wooderson
Linda Duke
Barb Schram
Eva Dobilas
Liz Weber
Jeanne Streiff
Lori Craig
Sharon Johnson
Michelle Woerner
Sherry Cheever
Keri Lee Sereika
Lauren Meader
Michele Boyer
Lucy Abrams
Janine Blackwelder
Edna Morrisedie
Deb Saaranen
Melody Rupple
Charmaine Ikach
Michelle Giraud
Amy Crockett
Lydia Fiedler
Kelly Landers
Amber Hight
Margie Higuchi
Mary Pfaff
Debbie Seyer

Please be sure to visit each of the blogs and leave the designers a little love (comment). I hope you enjoy Day 2 of the Mega March Blog Hop and thanks for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

JustRite Stampers - Fonts - Cherry On Top

Today's card is a quick and easy one! I started out with the sentiment for the card. I used three font sets from JustRite to create the sentiment, Special Occasions Uppercase Font Set, Times New Roman Uppercase Font Set and Times New Roman Lowercase Font Set along with the 2-3/8'' x 5-1/2'' Rectangular Horizontal Stamper. I stamped the sentiment onto white cardstock and airbrushed around the sentiment using Copic marker G24 Willow and the Copic Airbrush System. Next I made the frame and cherry diecuts using the Wizard™ and Cherry Pickin' S5-021 and Assorted Fresh Fruit S4-266 die templates from Spellbinders™. I used 3M Post-it Craft Paper, Crimson and Jungle for the frame and cherries and then I lightly sanded the paper to reveal the white core. I love this Craft Paper! It is so easy to work with, it embosses wonderfully and it has an adhesive backing! I added some foam mounting tape to the back of the frame and cherries to add a little dimension. I also added some B & W ribbon and red rhinestones for a little bling. To adhere the rhinestones I used Gem-Tac from Beacon Adhesives.

Supplies~
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-Special Occasions Uppercase Font Set 50pt, Times New Roman Uppercase Font Set 50pt, Times New Roman Lowercase Font Set 50pt, 2-3/8'' x 5-1/2'' Rectangular Horizontal Stamper
Paper~The Paper Company-White, Black; 3M Post-it Craft Paper-Crimson, Jungle
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Assorted Fresh Fruit S4-266, Cherry Pickin' S5-021; Copic-Airbrush System, G24 Willow; Joann's-Rhinestones, B & W Ribbon; Beacon Adhesives-Gem-Tac; 3M-Foam Mounting Tape; Sanding Block

Did you get a chance to do some blog hopping today with the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop? If not check out the post below for a list of links to all of the designers from Day 1!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Mega March Blog Hop Day 1 - $600 worth of Blog Candy Giveaways!!

How exciting today is the first day of the Mega March Blog Hop with JustRite Stampers!!

25 designers, FIVE shopping sprees each day. No one knows where the prizes will be! Each day of the hop JustRite will have five Mystery Blog Candy Prizes hidden along the hop with a total retail value of $600. JustRite will randomly select five mystery blogs each day of the hop and randomly allocate each of the shopping sprees. For your chance to win, simply leave a little love (a comment) on each designer’s blog including the JustRite blog. The more designers you leave comments with, the better your chances of winning. Each day’s comments will remain open for three days. A winner from each of the mystery blogs’ comments will be randomly chosen using Random.org. Consult the listing of designers at the JustRite blog each day (each day’s designers will be different) and start out on your way! Beginning Friday, March 26, summaries of all the winners will be posted on the JustRite blog. Good luck to everyone and enjoy all the JustRite eye candy along the hop!

Today during the JustRite Mega March Blog Hop (Day One-3/23/10) JustRite and its sponsors will be giving away the following five prizes:

· $200 JustRite Shopping Spree

· $100 Spellbinders Shopping Spree

· $100 Stampers Dream Shopping Spree, and

· Two additional $100 JustRite Shopping Sprees!

Blog comments for Day One will be open until Thursday at 6pm EST. On Friday, JustRite will announce on their blog which five blogs have the mystery candy for Day One. You will need to go to the JustRite blog to determine where you need to go to find out if you are one of the five lucky winners.

Are you ready to see some Amazing eye candy?? Here is today's list of very talented designers!!

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Becca Feeken
Tosha Leyendekker
Kazan Clark
Laurie Schmidlin
Kellie Fortin
Amy Sheffer
Jerri Jimenez
Denise Marzec
Michelle Rodgers
Stephanie Kraft
Sally Lynn MacDonald
Cindy Lawrence
Jenyfur Pohl
Silke Ledlow
Carolyn King
Dawn Easton
Holly Simoni
Julie Overby
Karen Maldonado
Colleen Schaan
Kimberly Crawford
Karen Taylor
Maren Benedict
Eli Harlan
Linda Beeson

I hope you enjoy the Mega March Blog Hop and don't forget to leave a little love (comment) for the designers! I will be posting my project for the Mega March Blog Hop on day 3 but I will be posting each day with the link list to the designers and a little JustRtie inspiration too! Stop back a little later today and I will have some art to share with you. Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a Wonderful Day!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Heidi

Crafty Secrets - Greetings from Wonderland - Exciting News to Share

Today I am sharing a card with you that I created using the NEW Greetings from Wonderland stamp set from Crafty Secrets. This is my first Alice in Wonderland card! I love the stamp set but I wasn't sure what color tones to use for coloring. Ok, now don't laugh--but I have never seen the movie Alice in Wonderland--the Original or the Walt Disney! Crazy I know! I must be one of the few--LOL! So because of that I didn't really have any idea what colors would be good to use. Since the stamp set Greetings from Wonderland contains the vintage images I wanted them to look like the images from the original illustrator. I have to give a big shout out to my aunt Gail--Thank You so much for the name of the original illustrator, John Tenniel!!! I googled him and found several wonderful color images. Here is the card I created using Greetings from Wonderland and the Flourishes stamp sets from Crafty Secrets. I also have a tutorial for you on how I colored Alice with my Copic markers. I stamped the image of Alice with brown ink onto white cardstock and started with coloring her dress using YR000 and E53.I added the red trim with R17.For the crown I used three Copic markers, YR000, E53 and YR21.To add the shades of blue into her dress I used BG10 and B00 and I also used the colorless blender pen. For her skin tones I used E0000 and E000 and for her cheeks I used R20. For her lips and eyes I used R81 and B00.For her hair I used several colors, Y00, Y19, Y38, YR21 and YR24. Also for her shoes I used 100 (Black).Here is a close-up so you can see more of the details. Do you see all the added sparkle? To add all the sparkle I used a Clear Star Gelly Roll Glitter Pen from Sakura. To achieve the softer look for the sparkle I tapped and moved my finger around on the glitter lines before they were dry. My finger picked up the glitter and softens the look at the same time. Here is a close-up of the rabbit. Here is a close-up of all the images. After I had all of the images colored I made a diecut using the Wizard™ and Labels Eight S5-019 die template from Spellbinders™. For shading in the background I used several Distress Inks (listed below).These are all of the Copic markers used to color the images.To embellish the black I stamped a flourish image from the Flourishes stamp set from Crafty Secrets in silver and then I embellished it with rhinestones. I also added some red sheer ribbon with a button and bow.

Supplies~
Stamps~Crafty Secrets-Greetings From Wonderland, Flourishes
Paper~Neenah Solar White; The Paper Company-Black, Red, Espresso Glimmer
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa, Encore Silver; Ranger-Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Spiced Marmalade
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Labels Eight S5-019 Die #6; Copic Markers as shown in the picture; My Mind's Eye-Lush Black Rhinestones; Sakura-Clear Star Gelly Roll Glitter Pen, Joann's-Red Ribbon, Red Rhinestones, Button; Beacon Adhesives-Fabri-Tac, Gem-Tac

On a more personal note I have some very exciting news to share!! Back in February I was published in the Crafts Beautiful Magazine in the UK!!! I had three pieces of art that were published in this issue, two cards and a necklace. Each piece was made using the Spellbinders™ Pendants.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you are off to a fantastic week!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Spellbinder and Crafty Secrets Vintage Easter Wishes

Hello and Good Afternoon! Today I have a couple of Easter cards to share with you. Both of these cards were gallery projects for Spellbinders™. Also there is no stamping on either of the cards! Instead of stamping I used beautiful vintage images from the Easter Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets.Here is the first card I created. I started by creating a border for the bottom of the card using the Wizard™ and Easter Border Petites S4-237 die template from Spellbinders™. After I cut/embossed the border I left the die template in place and used as a stencil to ink through the paper and then I added a light yellow panel to the backside and some glitter to the front of the border. The vintage image is from Easter Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets. I added some baby blue Flower Soft and glitter to the image. Then I diecut the tags using Fancy Tags-S4-235 die templates and the Wizard™ from Spellbinders™. I also added a little more glitter to the tags and a couple of pearls. To adhere the glitter I used the Quickie Glue Pen from Sakura. The Quickie Glue Pen is fantastic for fine line detail when added glitter.

Supplies~
Paper~The Paper Company-White; WorldWin-Autumn Hay, Juniper Berry
Ink~SU-Barely Banana
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Easter Border Petites S4-237, Fancy Tags-S4-235 die templates; Crafty Secrets-Easter Creative Scraps; Flower Soft-Glue, Baby Blue; Sparkle-N-Sprinkle-Sparkling Snow Glitter; Sakura-Quickie Glue Pen; Melissa Frances-White Pearls; Beacon Adhesives-Gem-Tac; 3M-Scotch Foam Mounting Tape; Joann's-Light Blue Ribbon

Here is the second card. I started by making a decorative border for the bottom of the card. I used the Wizard™ and Easter Borders Petites S4-237 and cut/embossed a border in each of the colors shown. This is how I was able to get all the different colors in the border. I applied the white border to the bottom of the card and added all the different colored drop out pieces from the other borders and then added so glitter. The image is from the Easter Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets. I cut out the image and added glitter and then I layered it onto two diecuts. To adhere the glitter I used the Quickie Glue Pen from Sakura. The oval diecuts were made using the Wizard™ and Petite Scalloped Ovals Large S4-139 and Labels Ten S5-022 die templates from Spellbinders™. I airbrushed on the Labels Ten S5-022 die template using the Copic airbrush system and marker B02, Robin's Egg Blue. I layers the image and ovals using foam mounting tape and I also added to lace, trim and buttons.

Supplies~
Paper~The Paper Company-White, Light Blue; WorldWin-Coral Pink, Alpine Aster, Autumn
Ink~SU-Barely Banana, Certainly Celery
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Easter Borders Petites S4-237, Petite Scalloped Ovals Large S4-139, Labels Ten S5-022; Crafty Secrets-Easter Creative Scraps; Copic-B02 Robin's Egg Blue; Sparkle-N-Sprinkle-Sparkling Snow Glitter; Sakura-Quickie Glue Pen; Joann's-Pink Velvet Ric-Rac, White Lace Trim, Buttons; Beacon Adhesives-Fabri-Tac; 3M-Scotch Foam Mounting Tape.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! The sun is shinning again today--I think Spring just might really be here to stay! I hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge #3

Hello! Yesterday was the Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge. I wasn't able to post yesterday so I am sharing my card with you today. At the bottom of my post is a link list to all of the Just For Fun® Friday Color Challenge Design Team Members and the JFF Blog. We would love for you to join in the fun and play along with the color challenge. You can click HERE to post a link to your card.The Color Challenge for this week was to use Black, Cream and a Color of Choice. For my extra added splash of color I picked Green. Here is the card that I designed for the challenge.I started with the flower image from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps and stamped it three times with black ink onto cream cardstock and then I airbrushed it with Copic markers using G24 Willow, YG13 Chartreuse. Then I lightly sprayed some Honey Dew Mist Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels on the flowers. Once the glimmer Mist was dry then I cut out the flowers and shaped them. Next I made a rectangle and a tag diecut using the Wizard™ and Deckled Rectangles Large S4-202 Die #4, Fancy Tags S4-235 die templates from Spellbinders™. I used cream cardstock for both diecuts, on the rectangle I used Copic marker 100 Black and on the tag I used G24 Willow to airbrush. I also stamped the sentiment, Just a Note on the tag with black ink. The sentiment is from Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps. To attach the tag I used some ivory ribbon and for a little bling I added Black Rhinestones. The Black Rhinestones are from the Lush Line from My Mind's Eye.Next I worked on the background paper. The black and cream paper is from My Mind's Eye Lush Black Floral Paper line. I love all of the papers in the Lush line! I wanted to change it up a bit so I used my Copic markers to add in the greens and then I misted the entire piece with Honey Dew Mist Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels. I know a lot of people use the designer paper just as is but I love it when I can alter it up a bit and put my own spin on it. Don't be afraid to play with your designer papers! Supplies~
Stamps~Just For Fun® Rubber Stamps-Flower, Sentiment
Paper~My Mind's Eye-Lush Black Floral Paper; The Paper Company-Black, Cream
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Deckled Rectangles Large S4-202 Die #4, Fancy Tags S4-235; Copic-Airbrush System, 100 Black, G24 Willow, YG13 Chartreuse; Tattered Angels-Glimmer Mist Honey Dew Mist; My Mind's Eye-Lush Rhinestones Black; Joann's-Ivory Ribbon; Beacon Adhesives-Fabri-Tac; 3M-Foam Mounting Tape

Please be sure to visit each of Just For Fun® Design Team Members and see what they created for the color challenge this week.

Sherry Cheever

Broni Holcombe

Heidi Blankenship

Kat Tucker

Linda Duke

Sandy Sandrus

Starla Nelson

Terre Fry

JFF Blog

Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

JustRite - Baby Bundle of Joy

Hello! Happy St. Patrick's Day!!! Today I have a baby card to share with you from JustRite Stampers. I know it's been a really long time since I have made a baby card, I guess mostly because I don't have a lot of need for them but I thought the stamp and the diecuts would go so perfectly with some of the New My Mind's Eye paper I picked up this past weekend. To start I stamped the baby image/sentiment from the Baby Stamp Ensemble stamp set from JustRite using the 2-1/4'' x 3-1/16'' Oval Stamper onto ivory cardstock with brown ink. I colored the image of the pacifier with Copic markers as shown in the picture. Next I made an oval diecut using the Wizard™ and Classic Oval Small S4-112 Die #5 die template from Spellbinders™.I left the cardstock in place and then airbrushed using the Copic airbrush system and Copic marker R81. I used Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen to ink the edges of the oval diecut. Next I cut/embossed a scalloped oval using the Wizard™ and Big Scalloped Ovals Large S4-251 Die #5 die template from Spellbinders™. Then I airbrushed using Copic marker B00.I also inked the edges of the scalloped oval with Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen.The background paper is from the New Lush Line from My Mind's Eye. I LOVE this new line--OMGosh it is so Gorgeous!!! When I spotted this at CHA I knew it was going to be a MUST HAVE!! I inked the edges with Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen and then added some lace trim. The lace trim is from Webster's Pages and it's so beautiful--love the vintage look! I used Fabri-Tac from Beacon Adhesives to adhere the lace trim. I also made these two adorable diecuts using New Arrival S4-260 (Stork & Baby) die templates from Spellbinders™. Both pieces were cut/embossed with ivory cardstock and then airbrushed with Copic markers. I also inked the edges of the diecuts with Ranger Distress Ink Antique Linen and then added some foam mounting tape to the back to add some dimension. Once I had all of the diecuts made I assembled the card. I layered the two oval diecuts and used some foam mounting tape between the two layers.Here is a close-up of the gorgeous lace trim! I also added some Brown Rhinestones from the My Mind's Eye Lush Line for a little touch of bling.Supplies~
Stamps~JustRite Stampers-Baby Stamp Ensemble, 2-1/4'' x 3-1/16'' Oval Stamper
Paper~The Paper Company-Ivory; My Mind's Eye-Lush Pink Floral Paper
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger-Distress Ink Antique Linen
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Classic Oval Small S4-112 Die #5, Big Scalloped Ovals Large S4-251 Die #5, New Arrival S4-260 (Stork & Baby); Copic Airbrush System, R18, R20, RV02, B00, B21, E000, E27; My Mind's Eye-Lush Rhinestones Brown; Webster's Pages-Lace Trim; Beacon Adhesives-Fabri-Tac; 3M-Foam Mounting Tape

Thank you so much for stopping by today! The sun is shinning and it's a good day! It's almost 60 here--I can't believe it!! Love to see the sunshine! *wink*

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

JustRite - Favorite Occasions - Luck of the Irish

Good morning! Today I have a tutorial on how to make a decorative pin or embellishment using a large bottle cap and a 1-5/8'' Round Stamp from JustRite. The pin I made is for St. Patrick's Day but there are so many of the 1-5/8'' Round Stamps from JustRite that would work perfectly for this. For the St. Patrick's Day pin I used a stamp from the Favorite Occasions Borders & Centers stamp set along with the 1-5/8'' Round Stamper. I started by stamping the image onto white cardstock and coloring in with Copic markers. I wanted to add a little sparkle so I used a Gold Spica Glitter Pen on the horseshoe. Next I used die template #3 from the Standard Circles Small S4-116 die template from Spellbinders™to make the perfect size diecut to fit inside the bottle cap. Here is a little tip/trick that Karen Hunsaker one of my fellow DT members from Spellbinders came up with for lining up the JustRite stamps perfectly when you need a really close cut. Take a piece of scrap paper and cut out the circle using the die template that you want to use on your project.Use the piece of scrap paper and line it up with the stamped image. Doing this allows you to see exactly were the diecut lines will be made. Once you have it in place use removable adhesive to tape it down. Next place your die template with the cut side down (ridges) on top of the scrap paper and slowly move it around until it catches. The ridges of the die template will catch in the scrap paper and then tape it in place. After you have your diecut done then you will need to flatten the bottle cap. I used the Wizard™ and the mats from the Charm Embossing Kit from Spellbinders™ to flatten the bottle cap. The bottle caps will come out perfectly every time! I used a Copic marker and the airbrush system from Copic to airbrush the bottle cap in a wonderful green color for St. Patrick's Day.I used a little bit of Mod Podge to adhere the diecut and then I did a light coat over the diecut to seal it. Once the Mod Podge was dry then I added Glossy Accents from Ranger over the top of the entire center and set it aside to dry. If you haven't ever used glossy accents it is cloudy when you first apply it and then it dries clear.For a finishing touch I sprayed Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist over the entire piece and carefully wiped it off of the image. You can see the gold from the Glimmer Mist on the bottle cap. This makes a great embellishment or you can add a pin back or a magnet to the bottle cap.

Supplies~
Stamps~JustRite-Favorite Occasions Borders & Centers, 1-5/8'' Round Stamper
Paper~The Paper Company-White
Ink~Tsukineko-Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Other~Spellbinders™-Wizard™, Standard Circles Small S4-116 Die #3, Charm Embossing Kit; Copic-E31, E15, G24, G28, G40, Spica Glitter Pen Gold, Airbrush System; Plaid-Mod Podge-Matte Mat; Ranger-Glossy Accents; Maya Roads-Bottle Cap; Tattered Angels-Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist; Pin Back

Be sure to check out the JustRite Website for the March Madness Sale--20% OFF All 1-5/8'' Products!!

This past weekend I was demoing at a Scrapping Event for Scrapping On The Go and it was so much fun!! I want to thank Tammy for inviting me to the Scrapping Event and having me demo! I also want to thank all of the wonderful ladies that came to the demo! It was a full house!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful day!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi