Hello Stampers~
Today The Dream Team from Stamper's Dream is joining JustRite Stampers for their newest Wednesday feature, 12 Weeks of Christmas Blog Hops #2! Every Wednesday until Thanksgiving some of your favorite designers will be joining some of the JustRite design team for a series of Christmas blog hops, showcasing the JustRite Christmas Collection of stamps! So mark your calendars for Wednesdays at 9am Central for great Christmas gift, card and project ideas, starting at the JustRite Inspiration blog!
For my sample, I chose the Christmas Nested Frames set....sooo pretty, and yet so easy to use! I colored the pretty garland border using Copic markers. I love how it looks on Kraft cardstock! I distressed the edges of the main layers with a bone folder and several shades of Tim Holtz Distress Ink. I used Martha Stewart's Fern Punch and some pretty pearls for the "holly", and added some tiny pearls to the punched bottom edge of the card. Wanna hear something cool??? I used up some of my "left-over" tiny pearls for that bottom border. They were blue, white, cream, silver, and red....and thanks to the magic of Copic, they are now all the same lovely shade of dark red! How about that?!
Here's a close up:
...and of course we mustn't forget the Copic colors I used. (Does it get any easier?!)
Thanks so much for visiting with me today. Please visit these designers blogs to see what fabulous Christmas projects they have for you on the hop today!
JustRite Inspiration Blog
Michelle Rodgers
Amy Sheffer
Heidi Blankenship
Kazan Clark
Tosha Leyendekker
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
Cindy Lawrence
Kellie Fortin
Denise Marzec
Stephanie Kraft
Karen Giron
Kathy Jones
Leslie Miller
Carolyn King
Angela Barkhouse
Michelle Kovak
Have a wonderful day, my friends!
Hugs,
~Cindy
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Stamps: Christmas Nested Frames (JustRite Stampers)
Papers: Soft Suede (SU), Kraft (Prism), Oliver Patterned Paper (Basic Grey), Garland Green (Couture Cardstock)
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memento Rhubarb, Tim Holtz Antique Linen, Tim Holtz Tea Dye, Tim Holtz Black Soot, Copic Markers (see photo)
Accessories: Rectangle Punch (SU), Wide Burgundy Satin Ribbon, Bone Folder (for distressing edges), Sponge Daubers, Pearls, Martha Stewart Fern Punch, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Dimensionals
Holy WOW Cindy! What a beauty! Love those colors and borders and sweet embellishments -s imply beautiful!!!
hugs,
S :)
Posted by: Sankari | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:16 AM
Cindy -- love how you stamped the image on craft and distressed it ---it gives it such a nice warm feel!!! Just Brillant!!
Posted by: Kellie Fortin | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:25 AM
Love the rustic and cheery look of this. Gives me a warm and cozy feeling, just like Christmas time!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:31 AM
Cindy I love EVERYTHING about this card!!Fabulous job!
Posted by: Lana Edwards | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:52 AM
Great Copic colors!!! Lovely!!!
Posted by: Wendy Jordan | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 10:53 AM
The borders are colored perfectly! I love the aged effect!
Posted by: Sheri | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 11:54 AM
Lovely.
Posted by: Rhonda Miller | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 12:38 PM
Gorgeous, Cindy! Love the earthy feel from the Kraft!
Posted by: Amy Sheffer | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 12:56 PM
Just lovely, Cindy! Love the rich colors on kraft!
Posted by: Stephanie Kraft | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 01:40 PM
that is so beautiful. love the earth colors and the fun border!
Posted by: Carolyn King | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 01:52 PM
I LOVE what you've done with this stamp set. This card has such a homey feel to it. Gorgeous!
Posted by: Michelle R | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 02:31 PM
beautiful card Cindy - I really like the polka dot paper and the punched border across the bottom
Posted by: Angela | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 02:55 PM
Oh My Goodness, Cindy! This is so beautiful. I love this look...even though I can't make it myself. I just love the colors and the stacking of the frame layers...and I also, color my "pearls." The pearls in the larger size in the "holly" are just beautiful. The smaller pearls on the very bottom are that amazing, personal, special touch. (Is the card really standing on the arch punched paper only? It must be lighter than I thought. Enquiring minds want to know!) Your coloring is always spectacular as are your bows.
I LOVE this card. Would you like my address to add to your Holiday List? I am just kidding...unless you take me seriously!
He IS Able,
Traci S.
I think this is my favorite Holiday card I have seen so far this year...from all of the blogs. No offense-bloggers!
Posted by: Traci S. | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 03:19 PM
Very rich & quite handsome! Love it!
Posted by: Linda C. | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 06:34 PM
Oh this is gorgeous. I love the red and kraft together.
Posted by: Beth Greco | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 08:35 PM
Beautiful card!!! Love everything about it, especially your little pearls on the bottom!!!!
Posted by: marilyn | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 08:55 PM
Gorgeous Cindy! Very rustic and elegant!
Posted by: Danielle | Wednesday, September 15, 2010 at 09:49 PM
Absolutely Beautiful Cindy!!! Love the colours, that fabulous bow and the punched border! Gorgeous card!!!
Posted by: Kathy J (Wattle) | Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 06:12 AM
Gorgeous, rich colors and I love the border with the pearls!
Posted by: Denise (peanutbee) | Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 07:42 AM
What a beautiful card! Very rich and elegant! TFS
Posted by: Jessica | Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM