The Studio: Just-Rite

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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

J'ADORE JUST-RITE

This time last year, the ground was covered with snow, but spring has shown up early in Connecticut now. The temperature is in the 70s. I should be outside clearing the garden beds and enjoying the early crocuses and daffodils, but Just-Rite's Challenge #068 (one color plus black & white) lured me back into the studio.

I took inspiration from Tosha Lyendekker who made a rosette from the Just-Rite Cast All Your Cares border. It really is the most beautiful border.

Materials used:

Just-Rite Stamps: Cast All Your Cares, Fleur de Lis Labels Twenty, Musical Notes Labels Twenty

Spellbinders Dies: Labels Twenty

Paper: Queen & Co. Flourish, Bo Bunny Passion Fruit Flourish, Paper Pizazz Bright Tints Swirl

Monday, February 6, 2012

For the love of china

The theme of Just-Rite's Friday Challenge #065 is "For the love of..." Their Warm and Cosy Medallion Labels stamps remind me of Delft pottery, and I do love china and pottery. When we go antiquing, my friend Nancy and I always linger over the beautiful old plates, cups and teapots. Designs on china, designs on paper -- it's all about the patterns and the colors. So here is my entry:

Materials used:

Just-Rite CL-03540 Warm and Cozy Medallion Labels stamps

Just-Rite JB-10020 Nested Medallion Labels dies

Copic Sketch markers Y18, B18, B24

Spellbinders S4-208 In Spades pendant dies

I don't have a clue as to where I got the cup stamp; there's no company name on the block.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Just-Rite class sample

I teach classes at Beautiful Impressions in Westbrook, Connecticut. I’ve waxed so enthusiastically about the new Just-Rite stamps and dies that the owner Terri asked me to make up a class using them. She put in a big Just-Rite order, so if you’re out our way, come in and stock up. I could just keep making new samples continuously; the Just-Rite stamps and dies are so classy and interchangeable.

I had half a ream of light blue card stock (left from a large choir project) that I wanted to make use of, so instead of working from design paper up, I worked from card stock down. As a result, I broke my cardinal rule in making samples and used a single sheet of design paper that I had, because it was the only thing that worked for the blue and brown Happy Birthday card. I finally located five more sheets – in Australia! – and ordered them. In case they don’t come in time, I think I can make a substitute by using background stamps on the same blue cardstock and maybe highlighting it with a white pen. Crazy woman, there’s a reason for the rules.

Materials used:

Just-Rite CL-02210 Fleur de Lis Labels Twenty stamps

Spellbinders S5-026 (JB-S5026) Labels Twenty nested dies

Our Daily Bread Brocade border stamp and die

EK Fleur de Lis punch

Paper: Fresh Print Déjà Views Blue Raspberry Paisley

Monday, January 23, 2012

Study to studio
When we built this house nearly seven years ago, I was teaching and working for a local newspaper. We included a second-floor study with a huge palladium window overlooking the pond and had lighting installed to showcase floor-to-ceiling built-in bookcases. I am still waiting for the bookcases, but in the meantime the books have been a bit overwhelmed by my art supplies, so the study has become a studio. The merge of art and books pretty well sums up my life, so this blog is a mixture. I'm eclectic in interests, so who knows what will show up on these pages.

For the first entry, then, here's a birthday card I made. One of my goals this year is to use items I have bought but not really explored yet. This Cuttlebug Embossing Plus folder has been sitting in a box, still in its wrapper, since last summer. I do like the combination of embossing and cutting, especially when I highlighted the embossing with distress ink.

Happy belated birthday, Joyce.