Smile........

Good morning everyone.  Today I have a pretty card using a new JustRite Papercraft stamp set called Chrysanthemums and a new die set called Heart and Frame.

I used a sentiment from the Chrysanthemums set and placed it onto the beautiful layers of the Heart and Frame die set.  I decided to cut each layer of the die with different paper to give more color and dimension to it - I really love this new die!!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  I hope you have a great day!!


Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Chrysanthemums

Dies:  JustRite Papercraft - Heart and Frame

Get Well......

Good morning everyone.  Today I have a sweet card using a set from JustRite Papercraft called Chrysanthemums.  It's a pretty simple card but I think the effect is really pretty.

I stamped each Chrysanthemum onto a piece of paper, inked the edges and layered onto pink cardstock. The sentiment is included in JustRite Papercraft Grand Handwritten Sentiments set.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  I hope you have a great day!!


Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Chrysanthemums, Grand Handwritten Sentiments

Update on life.....

Good afternoon everyone.  I can't believe that it's been so long since I posted here.  I just don't know where the time goes!!

I've had a lot going on in my life and I'm hoping to get back to posting on a regular basis.  Crafting has always been a needed escape for me and I really need to get back to it.

As part of my update I decided it was time to update the look of my blog.  As I was searching for a new blog header I came across the one showing on my blog now.  As I found this header, it brought tears to my eyes.  The name of the header is "Mamie Rae".  My mom passed away 2 years ago and my life has been in turmoil since.  My 2 girls had always called my mom "Mamy" and her first name was "Rae".  It was as though my mom was sitting next to me guiding me to this header.  My mom used to love checking out my newest blog posts and giving me constructive criticism.  I miss her everyday!

Thanks for listening to me.  Now I need to get busy creating!!!

Have a great day!

Christmas 2015 Advent Calendar

Good morning everyone.  Welcome to another amazing release from JustRite Papercraft.  Today I've chosen to make a cute advent calendar using JustRite Papercraft's Christmas Mini Tags.

I cut all of the Christmas stocking using my Cricut Expression with the Christmas Cheer cartridge.  Next I used the JustRite Papercraft Christmas Mini Tags set to stamp each day of the month.  The cute border around my calendar is made using Martha Stewart loops border punch.  I bought the small clothespins at Hobby Lobby.

Below is a closeup of the star which was made using Spellbinders Stars 5.  The sentiment is also included in JustRite Papercraft's Christmas Mini Tags.

Here is the list of JustRite Papercraft designers also showcasing some really awesome projects using sets from the November release.  Be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Marisa Job
Kathy Jones
Kristi Schurr
Darsie Bruno
Sheri Holt
Eva Dobilas
Angela Barkhouse
Heidi Blankenship (posting on Saturday)
Michele Kovack (posting on Saturday)


Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  I will be showing some scrapbook pages that I've made of my baby granddaughter soon - I used more sets from JustRite's November release so be sure to check back over the next few weeks to check those out.

Have a great day!

Thinking of you....

Good morning.... Today I have another card using a set from the JustRite Papercraft October release.  Today's set is called Morning Splendor.

I chose to stamp the morning glory using Versamark and black embossing powder - I think it gives a really nice look against the white cardstock.  I added some yellow glitter to the centers for some extra "pop".

The sentiment is also included in "Morning Splendor", stamped onto Spellbinders Majestic Oval die.

Along the bottom of my card I used Martha Stewart Beaded Arcs border punch and added some yellow stones.

Here are the other JustRite designers also showing some beautiful projects today using Morning Splendor - be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration
Debbie Olson
Michele Kovack
Marisa Job
Darsie Bruno
Kristi Schurr
Kathy Jones
Angela Barkhouse

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today - have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Morning Splendor

Dies:  Spellbinders Majestic ovals, Petite Ovals

Other:  Martha Stewart Beaded Arcs

A Wonderful Journey........

Good morning and welcome to another JustRite Papercraft stamp release.  Today's set is called Wedding Inner Sentiments.  Even though it's called Wedding Inner Sentiments it is perfect for the outside of a card too.

I used Spellbinders Classic Ovals to create an opening on my card front and then stamped the beautiful sentiment from Wedding Inner Sentiments.  I made the pretty flowers using Spellbinders Blooms 4.  As you can probably see, I really like lots and lots of layers on my cards.

Here are the other JustRite Papercraft designers also showing some beautiful projects today using Wedding Inner Sentiments - be sure to check them out:

JustRite Inspiration

Michele Kovack

Angela Barkhouse
Marisa Job
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones
Kristi Schurr

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Stop back tomorrow for another great card!!

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Wedding Inner Sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders Classic Ovals, Blooms 4

Best Wishes......

Good morning.  Welcome to JustRite Papercrafts October stamp release.  I'm pretty sure you're gonna love all of these stamps - I know I do!!

Today's set is called Grand Wedding Wishes.  It is an awesome set for creating beautiful wedding cards however some of the sentiments would work on other types of cards as well.

Here is a look at the front of my card.  To create the card base I used the Cuttlebug Hearts embossing folder cut into strips.  I also used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder and the Martha Stewart Lace Hearts border punch across the top of the card.

The beautiful sentiment from Grand Wedding Wishes is stamped in black and diecut using Spellbinders Labels 4.

Here is a look at the inside of my card.  I used the same Cuttlebug Heart embossing folder.  I then used another beautiful sentiment from Grand Wedding Wishes stamped in black and diecut using Spellbinders Labels 4.  Now I just need to get invited to a wedding ~LOL~

Here is a list of the other JustRite Papercraft designers also showing some beautiful projects today using Grand Wedding Wishes - be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration
Michele Kovack
Sheri Holt
Heidi Blankenship
Darsie Bruno
Angela Barkhouse

I will have another card tomorrow using a different October release set from JustRite - be sure to check back in tomorrow.

Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Grand Wedding Wishes

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 4

Other:  Cuttlebug Hearts Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Martha Stewart Lace Heart border punch

Joyeux Noel......

Good morning.  Today is the final day of JustRite Papercraft's August release.  I hope you've enjoyed the JustRite comeback as much as I have.  I'm sure there's more great products to come - stay tuned.

Today I created a card using Festive Grand Christmas Sentiments.  These sentiments are perfect for creating a wide variety of Christmas cards.

My card style these days has been clean and simple and today is no exception.  I stamped the sentiment onto a Spellbinders Labels 17 diecut, added a few layers and some seam binding - done!!  This card could easily be mass produced but still looks like you spent a lot of time making it.

Here are the other designers also showing some very nice projects today using Festive Grand Christmas Sentiments - check them out.....

JustRite Inspiration Blog
 
Eva DobilasKristi Schurr
Sheri Holt
Michele Kovack
Kathy Jones
Darsie Bruno
Heidi BlankenshipAngela Barkhouse

Thanks for stopping in this week to help me welcome back JustRite Papercraft stamps....

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Festive Grand Christmas Sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 17

Faith, Hope, Love........

Good morning everyone.  Today I have another great Christmas card to share.

Today's stamp set is called Peace and Joy Sentiments and is perfect for creating Christmas cards for the upcoming season.

My card has several layers which adds lots of dimension to my card.  I stamped the sentiment from Peace and Joy Sentiments using black and green ink which gives the sentiment more personality and it's diecut using Spellbinders Elegant Ovals.  The poinsettia is created using Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia.

Here are the other designers showing some amazing projects today using Peace and Joy Sentiments- be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration Blog
Marisa JobDebbie Olson

Kathy JonesSheri Holt Darsie BrunoHeidi Blankenship
Kristi Schurr
Angela Barkhouse

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.

Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Peace and Joy

Dies:  Spellbinders - Layered Poinsettia, Elegant Ovals

Merry Christmas......

Good morning everyone.  Today I have another great Christmas card to share.  The card is fairly simple but really pretty.

Today's stamp set is called Christmas Handwritten Sentiments and they are GORGEOUS!

My card base is pretty simple and easy - I just diecut each layer using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles 2 and added plain green cardstock in between each layer.

The top layer has the gorgeous sentiment which is included in Christmas Handwritten Sentiments.  I inked the words with black and the swirlies are inked with green.

Here are the other designers also showing some awesome projects today using Christmas Handwritten Sentiments - be sure to check them out.........

JustRite Inspiration Blog
 
Darsie BrunoKristi Schurr
Eva Dobilas

Sheri HoltMichele Kovack

Angela Barkhouse

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Be sure to stop back tomorrow for another great Christmas card.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Christmas Handwritten Sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders - Romantic Rectangles 2

Gifts of Faith......

Good morning everyone.  Today is a very exciting day - JustRite Papercraft is BACK!!!!  That's right, JustRite has reopened it's online store and are creating more beautiful stamps!  I'm super excited to be playing along with them this week.

My card uses a beautiful stamp set called Gifts of Faith Sentiments.  I decided to create a very simple card and make the sentiment the focal point.  I used Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder for the card base and then layered it with dies from Spellbinders.

As part of JustRite's welcome back party they are offering shoppers an awesome deal


Be sure to head to the webstore and start shopping!!  I know that's where I'll be heading!

Here are the other designers with some amazing projects using Gifts of Faith Sentiments.  Be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration Blog
 
Debbie Olson
Eva Dobilas
Marisa Job

Heidi Blankenship
Angela Barkhouse
Darsie Bruno
Kathy Jones


I will be playing most of the week with some of the new stamp sets - be sure to come back and take a look.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit.  Have a great day.

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Gifts of Faith Sentiments

Dies:  Spellbinders - Fancy Tags 2, Petite Ovals

Season's Greetings

Good morning everyone.  Today is my final day as guest designer for Joy Clair.  I have really enjoyed creating with these stamps.

Today's sets are called Rustic Christmas Sentiments and Rustic Occasions Sentiments.

I have always had a love for pine cones mostly due to my grandmother's love of pine cones.  I used 3 different ones from these sets to create the top and bottom borders.  The focal image in the center is from the Rustic Christmas Sentiments colored with Copic markers.

Here are the other guest designers also creating some beautiful projects using Rustic Christmas Sentiments and Rustic Occasions Sentiments, be sure to check them out.

Joy Clair Blog

Angela Barkhouse 

Michele Kovack

Kathy Jones

Darsie Bruno

Thanks for joining me this week as I guest designer for Joy Clair.  It's been a lot of fun.

Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Joy Clair - Rustic Christmas Sentiments, Rustic Occasion Sentiments

Merry Christmas

Good morning everyone.  Another day as guest designer for Joy Clair - their stamps have been lots of fun to play with.

Today I have a cute card using an adorable snowman which is included in today's stamp set called Cozy Snowman Wishes.

My card base is made layering Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles.  I stamped the adorable snowman and then colored him using Copic Markers.  The tag in the upper left corner was diecut using Spellbinders Back To Basic Tags.

Here is the list of other guest designers also showcasing some adorable projects using Cozy Snowman Wishes - be sure to check them out.

Joy Clair Blog

Marisa Job

Angela Barkhouse

Eva Dobilas 

Michele Kovack 

Darsie Bruno

Tomorrow will be my last day as a guest designer for Joy Clair.  Be sure to stop by to see what I've created.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Joy Clair - Cozy Snowmen Wishes

Dies:  Spellbinders Timeless Rectangles, Back to Basic Tags

Note Card Ensemble

Good morning everyone.  Today I am guest designer again for Joy Clair stamps.  Today's set is called Hugs and Smiles.

I decided to create a cute little note card set using these cute stamps.  My note cards are 3 x 3.  Each card is done a little bit different but I tried to keep within the same color scheme.

Be sure to check out the other guest designers that also have some really nice projects to share.

Joy Clair Blog

Debbie Olson

Michele Kovack

Heidi Blankenship 

Darsie Bruno

Kathy Jones 

Angela Barkhouse

Kristi Schurr 

Eva Dobilas

Marisa Job

I have 2 more days as guest designer for Joy Clair so be sure to check back to see what I've created.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit - Have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Joy Clair - Hugs and Smiles

So Grateful............

Good morning everyone - I FINALLY have a card to post!!  Life has gotten so crazy at my house so I was very happy to escape to my craft room and play with paper.

Today I'm very excited to be a guest designer for a new stamp company Joy Clair.  These stamps are really nice and I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

Today's set is called Hello Autumn - although I'm not looking forward to winter, I do love the Autumn season here in Maine.

The beautiful sentiment and leaves are all part of the Hello Autumn set.  Once I stamped the sentiment I diecut it using Spellbinders Labels 11 and layered it with a larger size.  Ribbon and lace finish off my Autumn card.

Here are some other familiar guest designers that also created some beautiful cards using Hello Autumn.  Be sure to check them out.

Joy Clair Blog

Debbie Olson

Heidi Blankenship 

Michele Kovack

Darsie Bruno

Kathy Jones 

Kristi Schurr 

Angela Barkhouse

I will also be guest designer on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday using Joy Clair stamps.  Be sure to check back to see what I have.

Thanks for stopping in for a visit.  Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  Joy Clair - Hello Autumn

Dies:  Spellbinders Labels 11, Gold Corner Set 1

Milk Can restoration

Hi everyone - I can't believe that it's been April since I've done a blog post!!  Things have been crazy at my house so I haven't had much crafting time.

Today's post doesn't use any paper or stamping supplies but I thought I would share it with you anyway.  Back in July my family took a mini vacation to Pennsylvania.  On the way home we made a detour to the Elephant's Trunk Flea Market in New Milford, Connecticut.  I've watched Flea Market Flip on tv and really wanted to check out this flea market.

As we were walking through I spotted this old milk can.  I've always wanted to have one of these just because I think they are really cute.

This is what it looked like when I bought it:

Once I got it home then I had to decide how to refinish it.  Of course the first place I looked was Pinterest for some ideas.

To begin I used a grinder to get all of the old chipped paint off - here is what it looked like then:

I didn't even realize that it was yellow underneath the black paint.  

Next I spray painted it with Rustoleum Rust color paint and then sprayed it lightly using Rustoleum Hammered Gray paint - I wanted some of the rust color to show through to make it look "old".  Next I made some stencils using my Cricut to recreate the wording "Hood Registered 1941".  I spray painted the wording heavier with the Rustoleum Hammered Gray.

This is how it looked after it was painted:

The final step was to figure out how to decorate it.  Once again I went to Pinterest to get some ideas.  I knew that I wanted to put some cattails in it because I really love cattails.  Luckily I happened to drive by a field filled with cattails so I pulled over and grabbed several.  I also wanted to put some other filler grass in along with the cattails.  I found some wheat grass at Hobby Lobby that I thought would look really nice.  I arranged the cattails and wheat grass and then added a burlap bow and some pinecones.

I really love how it turned out.  Now the trick will be to keep my 2 cats from destroying it!!

Thanks for stopping in for a visit.  I'll try to not be away for so long next time!

Zoe vs. Hose

Good morning everyone.  Today I have a scrapbook page using JustRite Papercraft's April release called Furry Friends.  I'm sure I'm not the only one that considers pets to be part of the family.  Our dog Zoe is no exception.  Sometimes I truly believe that she thinks she is human!!

Zoe LOVES playing with the water hose!!  I captured her having fun in this cute scrapbook page using elements from the Furry Friends set as well as the new Grunge Alphabet set.  The paw prints are so adorable and worked really well in creating the center panel.  The Grunge Alphabet set is perfect for creating scrapbook page titles and adding a personal touch to a page.

Here are the other JustRite Papercraft designers also showing some projects today using this fun Furry Friends set - be sure to check them out.

JustRite Inspiration

Eva Dobilas

Marisa Job 

Kathy Jones 

Darsie Bruno

Angela Barkhouse 

Kristi Schurr

Sheri Holt

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today - have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Furry Friends, Grunge Alphabet

Zoe.....

Good morning everyone - I can't believe how long it's been since I posted - things have been crazy at my house but I'm hoping things will begin to get back to normal so I can get back to crafting!!

Today I made a cute scrapbook page of our dog Zoe using some new JustRite Papercraft stamp sets - Pet Sympathy Sentiments and Grunge Alphabet.

Although the set Pet Sympathy Sentiments was intended to be used to create cards for friends and family who have lost a beloved pet I decided to create a "happier" scrapbook page using some of the same stamps. Zoe loves to go on our boat!  She enjoys the breeze as we cruise down the lake.  She also enjoys helping my husband "drive" the boat and becomes his co-pilot.

 The adorable little puppy head looks so much like my Zoe that I had to use it!  I stamped several of the sentiments and randomly placed them on the page.  I also used the cute little paw print and created 2 strips to add to the top and bottom of my page.

Here is a list of other JustRite Papercraft designers also with some nice projects today using Pet Sympathy Sentiments - please check them out......

JustRite Inspiration

Sheri Holt

Kristi Schurr

Marisa Job

Angela Barkhouse 

Eva Dobilas

Michele Kovack

Kathy Jones  

Darsie Bruno

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today.  Be sure to check back tomorrow for another scrapbook page.

Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Pet Sympathy Sentiments, Grunge Alphabet

Smiles.........

Good morning.  Today I have another pretty card to share using JustRite Papercraft's February release set called Hello Buttercup along with Reversed Crackle Background.  Here in Maine we have been getting so much snow!!  I am more than ready to see my flowers bloom.

I started my card by creating a sunburst base and using the Reversed Crackle Background along the bottom of the card.  I love the look of a sunburst card and it is really easy to make.  Next I stamped the flowers from Hello Buttercup onto the matching SVG cut file, colored them with Copics and added some orange bead centers.  The sentiment is also included in Hello Buttercup.

Here are the other JustRite designers also showing some gorgeous projects today using Hello Buttercup - be sure to check them out.....

JustRite Inspiration
Kathy Jones
Sheri Holt

Angela Barkhouse

Michele Kovack

Heidi Blankenship

Kristi Schurr

Thanks for stopping in for a visit today - have a great day!!

Supplies:

Stamps:  JustRite Papercraft - Hello Buttercup, Reversed Crackle Background

SVG cut files:  Hello Buttercup