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Saturday, January 29, 2011

JustRite Always and Forever

Good morning to all! Hope your weekend has started out well! I am looking forward to hopefully having some creating time...that has not been happening much around here! Today I am sharing another black and white card created for the JustRite challenge this week...Love is in the Air. Be sure to check it out and join in the fun...they always have some wonderful prizes and the inspiration is phenomenal! For my card, I used Always and Forever from the Wedding Ensemble and the fancy scroll work around that sentiment is from the You Inspire Me stamp set. I used the Nestabilities Labels Six to cut out around my image and then matted it with the next size nestie in black. I used an SU folder to create my embossed corner...for a little bling on my card I added some of the 5MM Glitter Rhinestones from Pizzazz Aplenty...the camera does not do the bling justice...these are awesome. I also added a little bow of silver cording (from Pizzazz Aplenty) and a small white rose on top of the bow. I really had fun creating this card...hope you like it and are inspired to join in the fun at the JustRite challenge! Well I am off to have a little play time, thanks for stopping in and have a great weekend if I don't get back before it is over!

HUGS!
Vicki

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Love the JustRite Way!

Good morning! Well I have another JustRite creation for you...well part of it is JustRite! I also used my Cricut on this card. The marquee shape is cut from the Storybook cartridge...at 4 inches and then the shadow is at 41/4 inches. I used a stamp set that I had purchased from Clear Dollar Stamps called Marquee labels to stamp the inside of the marquee shape. Then, I used my JustRite horizontal stamper and created my LOVE with the 95pt Special Occasions font. The white paper I used for this card was actually watercolor paper..maybe not a good choice as far as the ink absorption was concerned but I liked the thickness of the paper for the shape. The background was embossed with an SU folder and the corners were punched with an MS corner punch. Added a black ribbon and accented that ribbon with a button and some black and white Bakers Twine that I had purchased from Pizzazz Aplenty. I was excited to be able to use my Bakers Twine! Added a few black flatback pearls from Pizzazz Aplenty and voila...my creation! Work has been a little better for me this week...finally...I am feeling a little less stressed the past few days. Now I need to get back in the groove and get back to Curves...have not gone yet this week and I miss it...I have been going 3-4 times a week since October of last year...sure don't want to break my cycle now! Thanks tons for stopping in...I plan on visiting each of you who are so kind to leave me some love early on tomorrow! Have a great day and happy creating!

HUGS!
Vicki

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Playing with Cricut

Hello again. I know I have been gone for a long while and I do hope to be comming back more regularly. The last week or so has been overwheliming for me at work. However, there is a light at the end of the tunnel...I have hired a new staff person to help with the load and know he will be an awesome addition to our team. Today, when I sat down to create, I reached out to my Cricut...and that darn bug said to me..."Uh, do I know you??? Do I have a new owner?" LOL I have been ignoring my Cricut for some time now...and have really been ignoring my own creativity. So, you are going to see more of "me" in my creations as the weeks go by and as I re-aquaint myself to my Cricut. For today's card, I used the Tie the Knot cartridge that was a Christmas present. Both the cherry blossom cut and the heart cut are from that cartridge. My background paper was created by myself in Photoshop. I love being able to create again. I added a little glitter to the flowers and the heart using my Gellyroll stardust pens and added some white flatback pearls to the flowers...of course they are from Pizzazz Aplenty. I hope you enjoyed my creativity today as much as I enjoyed expressing it today. Not sure what the rest of my day will entail, hopefully some more creations, but if not, I feel great knowing I am back on track again! Hugs to you all, have a blessed Sunday, and thank you tons for stopping in to see me.
HUGS!
Vicki