No Time To Stamp?

All Wrapped Up — Since Christmas is just around the corner and many use the Thanksgiving weekend to get a head start on wrapping their gifts, today let’s share gift wrapping ideas.  You may wrap ANYTHING for ANY OCCASION in any way, any form or fashion — just show us some of your wrapping ideas.  Examples:  Wrap a card in a handmade envelope, wrap a gift of food in a handmade box or decorated bag, wrap a box with beautiful ribbon and tag, make wrappers for tiny food treats (bars, gum, candies, cookies).  The sky is the limit on this one — just wrap something so it’s ready to give as a gift.  Fun!!!

Keyword ssnotime114 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all. You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.

And I have GOOD NEWS to announce today!  Jennifer Buck is back with us!!! Yea for that!!! We missed you Jenn — WELCOME BACK!!!    AND, Barb Schram who was filling in during Jenn’s absence will be staying with us as well.  WELCOME Barb as a regular designer — so HAPPY to have you!!!

Check out the great samples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these fabulous designers:

• Bethany, November Guest Designer
• Jennifer 
• Janine   
• Julie 
• AJ
• Tammy 
• Deb  
• Barbara
• Jenny
• Barb Schram 

Please bear with us all as we each upload and link on Thursday night.  Everyone should be up and set by Friday morning.

You may see all SCS Gallery Submissions here.

And here’s my wrap job for this week:

I’ll be the first to admit that I love, love, LOVE fiddling with this type of project.  I could sit and do these type of boxes all day long, putting together different paper and ribbon combinations.  They are so quick and easy you have SUCH a feeling of accomplishment in short order — and I like that!

These boxes are 2″ cubes - 2×2x2.  They are made from 2 sheets of 6 x 6 DP.  I used the new DP I have listed for sale by Kaiser — Dear Santa and Belle.  I used Dear Santa on this box.

I used the Belle DP pad for this box.  All my monograms are tiny, done with the 1 3/16″  Monogram Kit which contains my favorite Damask borders, just in a smaller size.  I LOVE this tiny little size for fun projects.  SO quick - and to aid in speed, these monograms are a perfect fit for the SU punches.  On all 3 boxes today I used SU’s 1 1/4 and 1 3/8″ punches and SU’s Scallop Punch. 

I just got 3 new types of Velvet Ribbon in LOTS of yummy colors. Soon as I’m done here, I’m going to photo it and load it into my Ribbon Store, so check it out if you like velvet!  I LOVE velvet for rich, lush holiday projects!!!  Even using just a little velvet on a project adds so much!

Here’s the small 1 3/16″ Stamper/Monogram Kit by JustRite.  It sells for $19.95 and makes a wonderful addition to your existing monogram collection OR a wonderful gift for someone this Christmas.  It’s complete and ready to use with the Stamper, Font and Damask Borders.  I have plenty in stock.

Now, for the how-to on the boxes:

Box Base:  Using a 6 x 6 sheet of DP, score 2″ in from all 4 edges.  Cut slits for tabs, fold and tape.

Box Top:  Using a coordinating sheet of DP, cut it to 4 1/16 x 4 1/16.  Score 1″ in from all 4 edges.  Cut slits for tabs, fold and tape.  Your top will fit perfectly!

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The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries the following items to make these boxes:

Velvet Ribbon, Kaiser Paper, 1 3/16″ Damask Monogram Kit, Scor-It Score Board.

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store has a number of sales running at this time:

15% off all Ribbon by the Spool (not cut yardage).

30% off the original boxed Monogram Sets by JustRite

20% off all Christmas Sets by JustRite

Reduced prices on buttons by Basic Grey and Rusty Pickle

20% off both the Full Sized and Mini Scor-It Score Boards

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Thanks much for stopping in today.  I’ve been so incredibly busy I haven’t had a lot of time to create, and I surely miss it.  It felt so good to sit and make these little boxes tonight.  I have more box ideas to share with you as well, so hope to get to them next week.  Thank you so much — wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

It’s Hip to be Square!  Well, with the NEW JustRite Square Monogram products, it certainly IS Hip to be Square. 

I had a specific purpose in mind when I set out to create today’s project.  I have over 100 people on my Christmas card list, and as much as I’d love to make them each a hand made card, I just can’t due to time constraints.  I sent out many store-bought cards last year (hanging my head in shame — LOL!).  Well, this year I JUST may be able to make those 100+ cards if I continue in the same vein as today’s project.  Take a look at my cards and I’ll explain to you what I’ve done to make these SUPER quick and simple.

Has anyone been shopping at Wal-Mart lately?  The base card is in a boxed set of 18 I purchased there.  I made the small panels to adhere on the front, giving my cards that totally hand made feel!

My panels were made using the NEW JustRite 2″ Square Monogram Stamper and a border from the NEW 2″ Square Decorative Frames (contains 6 square borders).  And rather than do a monogram in the center, I chose to use one of the Christmas centers from A Merry Little Christmas.  It works perfectly here and I loved how the scrolled lines on the center mimicked the design on the frame itself.

Here’s a clearer view of the stamper, frames and center.

And here’s a look at the cards I purchased as a boxed set of 18 from Wal-Mart for $5.00.  The interesting thing about these cards is that they are designed to have a photo adhered in the center, with  sticky tape stripes included.  Also the design is such that it is in need of a focal image, SO rather than a photo, I figured I could make a focal image and turn these very quickly into hand-made cards for Christmas.

These are the 3 little focal image panels I made.  They measure 3 x 4.25″.  A nice small and very do-able little piece, even if you may have large quantities to make.  The overall card is 5.25 x 7.75″.

As luck would have it, SU’s Close to Cocoa cardstock was a perfect match to these purchased cards — a total bonus!!!  I love the POP created by using the pure white cardstock against the Close to Cocoa and the pure white 100% Silk Ribbon.    My bows are made using the Bow Easy, and the how-to for this fun and flirty ribbon treatment can be seen here.  My focal image is stamped in VersaMark and gold embossed, then cut with my Classic Square Nestabilities by Spellbinders.  My Close to Cocoa and White rectangular mats are merely cut on my paper cutter.

This card was done in horizontal orientation. That was another thing I loved about these particular cards — you could use them either vertically or horizontally and they *worked* due to the way the text is on the card front.  The sentiment inside is printed in a square perimeter format, so the inside *works* as well in either orientation — so that was a fun feature using these cards.

These 2 cards were done in a vertical orientation.  The measurements for all three panels shown today are the same.  The only difference is the placement of the stamped focal image and the ribbon within that basic rectangular frame.

Here’s a graphic of the product used — the NEW 2″ Square Stamper purchased alone ($9.95), and the NEW 2″ Square Decorative Frames (contains 6 borders)($12.95).  Border enables use of 6 or 15pt font to create custom sayings. 2″ and 1 5/8″ Centers fit in the center area.  These items can be purchased individually as show above, OR they can also be purchased within a kit, shown below:

The NEW 2″ Square Monogram Kit ($24.95) contains the 2″ Wood Stamper, four 2″ Square Decorative Frames and 95pt uppercase Special Occasions font set (36pcs), 50pt uppercase Spec Occ font set (92pcs), and an uppercase 15pt Spec Occ font set (264pcs)– that’s 392 characters!

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Shopping:

JustRite Stampers for the entire line of JustRite Product, including the items featured on today’s project:  2″ Square Stamper, 2″ Square Decorative Frames, A Merry Little Christmas.

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries these items used on today’s project:

2″ Square Stamper, 2″ Square Decorative Frames, A Merry Little Christmas all by JustRite

100% White Silk Ribbon by May Arts in 1.25″ and 1/4″ widths and the Bow Easy

VersaMark Ink

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Now, make sure you check out all the fabulous inspiration on these blogs!  I can’t wait to see what everyone has done!

Starting off at the JustRite Blog

Barb Schram

Debbie Olson

Heidi Blankenship

Kathy Jones

Kellie Fortin

Angela Barkhouse

Lauren Meader

Lisa Somerville

Michele Kovack

Michelle Wooderson

Sharon Harnist

Sharon Johnson (that’s me!)

Thanks for taking the time to stop in today!  Have fun checking out all the wonderful samples provided in the links above.  Wishing you a wonderful autumn day and see you real soon!

Matchbook Folds — I’m on a fold kick latey, and today it is a matchbook fold.  With this fold you have one small fold and one large fold so it kind of looks like and opens like a matchbook.  Check out all the DT samples today for some fun ideas and great inspiration with this fun fold!

Keyword ssnotime113 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all. You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.

Check out the great samples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these fabulous designers:

• Bethany, November Guest Designer
• Janine   
• Julie 
• AJ
• Tammy 
• Deb  
• Barbara
• Jenny
• Barb Schram  - project will post at 12 noon on Friday

Please bear with us all as we each upload and link on Thursday night.  Everyone should be up and set by Friday morning.

You may see all SCS Gallery Submissions here.

And here’s my matchbook creation for this week,

I haven’t done a matchbook fold in years and forgot how FUN they were.  I kept it simple, using Raspberry Tart DP and Cameo Coral (SU) for my color and some of the NEW product by JustRite for my Miss You Sentiment from JUST A NOTE  and my 2″ WIDE Border — links at end of post.  I have a piece of 3/8″ Black Velvet glued onto the bottom portion, and it’s just cut on the ends. (NOTE:  3 new types of Velvet are being added to the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store this weekend!)

Here’s the open view so you can see how it functions.  The top flap slides under the bottom flap, just like a matchbook.  I have the very bottom portion of the small flap glued down, way inside the fold, allowing room for the top flap to enter.  (When you click on Bethany’s link above, she shows a photo of exactly what I did — she did it just the same.)  My sentiment is attached to the bottom flap with SU Dimensionals.  It is cut with my Petite Circle Nesties and decorated with Kaiser Pearls in Snow.  Here’s the how-to:

• Cut your paper the long way, to 11 x 4 25.

• Score in 1.25″ from one short edge, score again 5.25″ down from your first score.

Two NEW sets available on preorder were used to make this sentiment.  JUST A NOTE BORDER AND CENTERS to fit the 1 5/8 and 2″ Stampers was used for the sentiment and the 2″ ROUND WIDE BORDERS was used for my pretty, wide border.

If you scroll to the bottom of this post you can see some of the NEW product and click on links to take you to the other sets in the November Release lineup. 

The above link also provides you with a comprehensive list and links to all items currently sale priced at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store – briefly:

Ribbon Spools (15% off) (not cut yardage)

Scor-It Full Sized and Scor-It Mini (20% off)

JustRite Christmas Sets (20% off)

JustRite Monogram Sets (30% off)

Buttons reduced

Check out the BIGGER BOW EASY here.

I am still accepting preorders on the NEW JustRite Product, due to arrive soon!  Email me at ssj@up.net to reserve your favorite sets!

Also my 6 x 6 Pads of Kaiser Paper have shipped so I should have them next week!

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Thanks much for stopping in to check out our challenge!  I can’t wait to see what the DT girls have done and I hope you can give a matchbook fold a try as well!!! Have a wonderful weekend, everyone.  Hope to see you soon! 

Let’s be Thrifty — I love the simple and natural look of brown postal wrap and/or the inside of brown paper grocery sacks.  I use them often at Christmas to wrap packages, but they would work well in card making, too!  And that is today’s challenge — use either brown postal wrap OR the inside of a paper grocery sack in your project.  And your project may be anything at all — a card, a wrapped pacakge, a 3-D or altered item — decorated to the hilt or done plain and simple — let’s just collectively find some uses and share ideas for using a fun, inexpensive and under-utilitized product! 

Keyword ssnotime112 - There is no time limit. You can play this challenge and upload your project at Splitcoast and/or your Blog, anytime at all. You (and that means anyone and everyone, blogger or not!) can play as many times as you like!!! The point is to keep it simple, quick and have fun!!! Please link back here.

As we leave October behind, we have to say goodbye to Amy who graced us with her lovely, clean and fun designs all month!  We know where you are, Amy — we’ll be watching and hope you can continue to play with us sometime.  Be sure to stop in and visit Amy at Ink About Me.  You’ll be glad you did!!!

And with the new month comes a new Guest Designer — always fun — and today I’m so pleased to let you know that Bethany Paull has agreed to play with  us for the month of November!   I was drawn to Bethany’s work a few years ago over at SCS and I know you’ll love her designs that are filled with fun and life!!!  Welcome, Bethany!!!  You can visit her at It’s Not All Black and White.

Check out the great samples for the Stamp Simply Challenge today on the blogs of these fabulous designers:

• Bethany, November Guest Designer
• Janine   
• Julie 
• AJ
• Tammy 
• Deb  
• Barbara
• Jenny
• Barb Schram 

Please bear with us all as we each upload and link on Thursday night.  Everyone should be up and set by Friday morning.

You may see all SCS Gallery Submissions here.

And here’s my thrifty creation for this week:

A brown paper grocery sack and white cardstock are the only papers used — how’s that for being thrifty!  I wrapped my box in a brown paper grocery sack turned inside out and there’s some paper bag detail on the tag as well.  Check out the edges of my box — see them shimmer?  I just quickly and without much care DTP’d (direct to paper) my box edges with the VersaMark Pad and then I brushed on Perfect Pearls in gold, wiping off the excess with a Swiffer cloth.  It gave my box kind of a shimmery and *special* glow!  I used the white *hairy* yarn for the ribbon to wrap the package and my lush Velvet Zig Zag  ribbon for the bow and the accent on the tag.

See the brown paper bag strip under the heart?  It is edged with gold painty pen, as is the  tag.  The top layer of the two layered punched snowflake is also my grocery sack.  After punching it, I squished it in the Versa Mark Pad and then brushed on the Perfect Pearls in Gold — really shimmery and nice!

And see my focal image?  That’s from a NEW RELEASE by JustRite.  This set of versatile sentiments can be purchased in 2 ways — either individually as a center/border set or in a kit providing you with everything you need to start stamping.  Here’s the graphics of the set:

Just a Note Borders & Centers 1 5/8″  - $15.95

10 Borders and Centers Included. Can be used with either 1-5/8″ or 2″ Round Stampers.

 OR, these same images can be purchased as part of  a kit:

Custom Design Cardmaking Kit - $29.95

This Cardmaking Kit includes a 2″ Round Stamper, 95pt uppercase Times New Roman font set (36 pieces), 50pt uppercase TNR font set (92 pieces), 15pt TNR font set for customizing borders, and 10 (1-5/8″) borders and centers.

I am glady accepting preorders for either of  these new release sets shown above, as well as all the releases this week by JustRite.  You may click here and here to see samples I made with the NEW Square Monogram product, and you may click here to see a sample I’ve done with the NEW 2″ Wide Monogram product.

Feel free to email me with questions or orders!  ssj@up.net

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store has a lot of specials going on right now to help you in your holiday preparation.  Here’s a quick rundown:

• All ribbon by the spool  is currently 15% off.

• I’m offering  30% off the original boxed Monogram Sets. Damask, Curlz and Special Occasions Monogram Sets are 30% off — $13.25, $17.45 and 17.45, respectively.   They come in attractive and sturdy boxes, perfect for gift giving.

• All buttons are greatly reduced.

• Also, ALL CHRISTMAS SETS are 20% off.  That includes:

  • A Merry Little Christmas (1 5/8″ round size) - $12.75

  • Holiday Demi Phrases (2″ round, but fits others as well) - $10.35

  • Old Fashioned Christmas (3 1/4″ round) - $11.95

  • Christmas Treasures (3 1/4″ round) - $11.95

  • Christmas Joy (smaller oval, 1 3/4 x 2 5/16″ size) - $11.95

Be sure to stop by the JustRite Blog to check out all the wonderful inspiration they have shared this week with their new product.

I’ve loved working the new JustRite products this week and  you’ll be seeing more of them as I continue to share some cards and quick projects with Christmas in mind! 

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend ahead!

Oh yes, round monograms JUST got bigger and better!!   JustRite’s day two reveal is the 2″ Round Deluxe Monogram product with beautiful and ornate borders!!!  I made a quick gift today to share with you.

I am accepting preorders for all the new JustRite product being revealed this week.  And, I am putting ALL JustRite Christmas sets on sale (details below).   But first, let’s look at the quick gift I made today:

Another Wal-Mart treasure!  It smells SO good — Lemongrass Sage Verbena — A delight for the senses!!!  But, of course, I could never give it as it was, so with a few quick additions I had a dressed up candle, all set to give!  I used the BRAND NEW 2″ Round  Wide Borders.  They may have been designed with monogramming in mind, but guess what?  All the JustRite 1 5/8″ centers fit in them — OH happy day!!!  How this expands the use of all our 1 5/8″ centers!!! 

I used a border from the 2″ Round Wide Borders, which is a perfect choice for those of you who already own the 2″ stamper and some font (the Stamper, Font and Borders come with the Kit).  I decided to use this pretty candle image from A Merry Little Christmas.  My paper is SU Bravo Burgundy and my ribbon is the 1.5″ Striped Grosgrain by May Arts that I carry in The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.  One Kaiser Rhinestone dresses it up just enough.  My Petite Circle Nesties by Spellbinders were used to cut the Border pieces, while I used my SU punches, 1 1/4 and 1 3/8, to cut the focal image.

And, of course, I have to show you my bow on the back of the candle.  It’s just wrapped around the candle and tied into a bow.  It’s easy to work this wide ribbon into a nice bow that holds its shape.  Trim the tails and done!  My Fiskars Scissors give me perfect cuts EVERY time!

Here’s a visual of the product used.  On the left is the 2″ Round Stamper, the Times New Roman Font and the 4 Borders that are included when you purchae the 2″ Round Deluxe Monogram Kit.  On the right are the 9 borders that come when you purchase the Decorative 2″ Wide Round Borders.  And in the background is A Merry Little Christmas that I used for the center focal image on my 1 5/8 Wood Stamper.

The 2″ Round Monogram product is available to you in 2 formats and here are the graphics:

 2″ Round Deluxe Monogram Kit (contains Stamper, Font and 4 Borders) - $24.95

This monogram kit includes a 2″ Round Stamper, 4 Borders, 95pt uppercase Times New Roman font set (36 pieces),50pt uppercase TNR font set (92 pieces), and an uppercase 15pt TNR font set (264 pieces)– that’s 392 characters!

Decorative 2″ Round Wide Borders (9 Borders Only ) - $14.95

This set containing borders only is the perfect choice for those of you already owning a 2″ Round Stamper and some font.

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To preorder and get on my list for 1st shipment, email me at ssj@up.net. 

Check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for your ribbon selections. I have many items specially priced for your holiday preparation — just email me to order at ssj@up.net:

• All ribbon by the spool  is currently 15% off.

• I’m offering  30% off the original boxed Monogram Sets. Damask, Curlz and Special Occasions Monogram Sets are 30% off — $13.25, $17.45 and 17.45, respectively.   They come in attractive and sturdy boxes, perfect for gift giving.

• All buttons are greatly reduced.

• And as of today, ALL CHRISTMAS SETS are 20% off.  That includes:

  • A Merry Little Christmas (1 5/8″ round size) - $12.75

  • Holiday Demi Phrases (2″ round, but fits others as well) - $10.35

  • Old Fashioned Christmas (3 1/4″ round) - $11.95

  • Christmas Treasures (3 1/4″ round) - $11.95

  • Christmas Joy (smaller oval, 1 3/4 x 2 5/16″ size) - $11.95

Be sure to check out the JustRite Blog each day this week as they reveal the new product and offer Blog Candy.   I, too, will have daily samples to share as the new product reveals!  Thanks SO much for stopping in!  Have a great day!

Oh, and don’t forget there is still an active Blog Candy Post over at the Flower Soft Blog!

Some women have a shoe fettish.  Me, I have a gift bag fettish.  Though I have hundreds of them here, I just had to buy one more yesterday on my usual Sunday afternoon stroll through Wal-mart.  I entered their Christmas decorating section for the first time this year and picked up a few more little items to alter, too!  It’s monogram madness for me this week, so we’ll see how many little gift items I can get completed.  Here’s what I started with today:

• A pretty, but rather bland and VERY alterable, gift bag;

• A heart I made by gold embossing an old Magenta stamp I’ve had, cutting and matting onto Gold Mirricard with my Heart Nesties by Spellbinders;

• A key I fell in love with, a Christmas tree decoration from Wal-mart for $1 (I think);

• And my NEW 2″ Square Monogram by JustRite — I’m still just giddy with delight over these square monograms that will be available 11/13.  I am taking preorders for the new JustRite product being released – just email me at ssj@up.net and I’ll get back to you with details.  Scroll down to read more about the square product.

And here’s my altered gift bag:

Much improved over the original — agreed?  And the exciting part for me is that it was quick and easy - which is my entire premise for holiday projects - HAS to be!  And are you getting the symbolism — the KEY to my HEART — LOL!!!  Although I created this as a Christmas gift bag, it would be perfectly suited for a Valentine’s gift as well, or any *lovey* occasion!!!

Just a better look at the stamped heart and tree ornament key.  That’s old SU gold cording that I used to tie them on. The ribbon is 1″ Satin by May Arts.

Here’s a closer look at the monogram I created and the actual 2″ Square Wood Stamper with the Special Occasions Font used for the letters.  I thought this ornate frame was just perfect to go with the ornate heart I used today.  The monogram and layers are cut with my Classic Square Nesties by Spellbinders.

You can make these lovely square monograms by purchasing the product in a couple different ways.  The 2″ Square Monogram products are available as:

1)  Decorative 2″ Square Monogram Kit (Stamper, Font & 4 Borders) - $24.95;

2)  2″ Square Wood Stamper Only - $9.95;

3)  2″ Square Decorative Frames Only (6 Borders) - $12.95

Please refer to this post for more details on this new 2″ Square product.

To preorder and get on my list for 1st shipment, email me at ssj@up.net. 

Check out The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store for your ribbon selections. All ribbon by the spool is currently 15% off.

I also have 30% off the original boxed Monogram Sets. Damask, Curlz and Special Occasions Monogram Sets are 30% off — $13.25, $17.45 and 17.45, respectively. 

Be sure to check out the JustRite Blog each day this week as they reveal the new product and offer Blog Candy.   I, too, will have daily samples to share as the new product reveals!  Thanks SO much for stopping in!  I truly love your visits and hope you enjoy the new JustRite product as much as I do!  Have a wonderful day, everyone! 

I can not even begin to tell you how I have waited for these new monogram stamps by JustRite — to me it’s like a dream come true!!!  I really LOVE the new direction JustRite is taking with its monogram sets.  And today I’m going to share the new 2″ Square Monogram Kit with you.  Here’s the first little gift set I made with it:

Isn’t that square monogram just to die for?  Oh, how I love this set!  Today I altered a box that was used as a table favor at a wedding.  It was filled with candy, but once being emptied I knew I’d have another use for it.  I turned it into a small gift box, something perhaps my son could use for his girlfriend.  She likes pink, so I went with pink even though the box was gold.  The box is merely wrapped in Pink 100% Silk Ribbon and tied.  I intentionally left the ribbon tails a bit long so when the box is opened there is enough ribbon there to easily tie it closed again.  The monogram was so easily made.  I used the new 2″ Square Monogram Kit.  It comes complete with the 2″ Wood Stamper, the Special Occasions Font and 4 Frames.  I can see so many possibilites with this elegant new set!!!  I’ll show it to you a little farther down.

Here’s a closer view of the card.  I used the LaCreme DP by DCWV as it had that hint of gold that I thought would tie the card in with the box.  To get it a bit more gold, I DTP’d the edges of the DP panel with Encore Gold Metallic Ink.  I used my standard and most favorite ribbon treatment, explained here, using the Bow Easy.  I cut my Monogram and matting with my Classic Square Nestabilities by Spellbinders and decorated the monogram with Kaiser Pearls.  I used an inexpensive corsage pin on both bows.  The tiny beads are from Wal-Mart or Michaels in the beading sections.

Here’s a photo of the product I actually used today. Since I’ve had them for awhile, they were sent to me without any packaging, but at least you can see the actual product contained in the 2″ Square Monogram Kit.  And actually, these products are available to you individually as well as in kits.  The Kit is the perfect choice for someone who has no font yet.  But if you have font already, then you have the option to purchase the 2″ Square Stamper alone, and you can also purchase a set of 2″ Square Decorative Frames for the 2″ Square Stamper.  There are 6 in that pack, four that come in the Kit plus 2 others.

Decorative 2″ Square Monogram Kit - $24.95

This monogram kit includes a 2″ Square Wood Stamper, 4 Square Borders, 95pt uppercase Special Occasions font set (36pcs), 50pt uppercase Spec Occ font set (92pcs), and an uppercase 15pt Spec Occ font set (264pcs)– that’s 392 characters!

2″ Square Wood Stamper Only - $9.95

Border enables use of 6 or 15pt font to create custom sayings. 2″ and 1 5/8″ Centers fit in the center area.

2″ Square Decorative Frames (6 Borders) - $12.95

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Shopping:

These new and fun 2″ Square Monograms will be available soon right here at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store.   I’ve placed my order and the moment they arrive I’ll be ready to ship out to you.  JustRite will begin shipping on 11/15.  

Pre-orders are now being accepted for the new JustRite product being released this week.   Just send me an email at ssj@up.net with what you’d like and I’ll get back to you with details.

Other items used on this project available at The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store are:

The JustRite Product shown above (email me at ssj@up.net)

100% Silk Ribbon, Bow Easy, Kaiser Pearls, VersaFine Black Onyx Ink, Scor-It.

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Thanks much for stopping in.  Hope you are as excited about the new JustRite 2″ Square Monogram Stampers as I am!!!  Check out the JustRite blog for some wonderful inspiration using these new sets as well as their full line of product. 

I’m involved in the Flower Soft Blog Hop, and that goes live at 10:00 a.m on Sunday morning, so hope you can check back in then — thanks!!!  Hope you are having a wonderful weekend.

This trio of coordinated Christmas cards using Christmas Joy by JustRite Stampers is super easy to make.  I like things quick and easy when it comes to Christmas preparation.  These cards are a  quick, quicker and quickest type of project - -LOL!!!  Here’s the trio:

To make this project move quickly, I used the same image from Christmas Joy, stamped it in Memento Rich Cocoa and Copic colored the tiny leaves.  I used a Gold Spica Glitter Pen on the bow and a Red Spica Glitter Pen to dot over the berries.  The images are all cut with my Classic Oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders.

This card is the quickest.  My image is merely die cut once, no layers, popped up on dimensionals.  For all these cards, my bottom dotted DP is cut 1.5″ deep.  Fun paper that I’m loving!  It’s the Dear Santa Collection by Kaisercraft.

This card was stepped up just a bit with the addition of a strip of 1.5″ wide Silk that is shirred under the oval with a strong double sided tape.  The focal oval is also matted.

This card is the most decked out of today’s trio.  Again, the bottom dotted DP is cut 1.5″ deep. This card is a side fold allowing me to wrap my Antique Gold Silk around the card front.  Instructions on how to do this type of fun and flirty bow can be seen here.  I used the Bow Easy.

A close look at this pretty image — it colors up so quickly!  There are 6 centers and 6 borders in Christmas Joy and it is used with the 1 3/4″ by 2 5/16″ Oval Stamper, which is the Small Oval Stamper.

Here’s a visual of Christmas Joy for you.  Love this set for Christmas.  It  has so many fun styles — spanning from the fun penguin to the lovely image I used with a vintage feel.

Please check out all the samples for fun projects at the JustRite Blog.  It’s a good stop!

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Shopping: 

JustRite Stampers has the Christmas Joy set as well as the Small Oval Stamper required to use it, as well as their full line of JustRite product.

The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store carries these items used on todays card trio.

Christmas Joy Set with the Small Oval Stamper by JustRite

Dear Santa Collection DP by Kaisercraft, Memento Rich Cocoa Ink

100% Silk Ribbon by May Arts (Antique Gold) and the Bow Easy

Classic Oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders and the Scor-It

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Thank you kindly for stopping in.  I’ll have another few posts popping up over the weekend, featuring brand new product from both JustRite Stampers and Flower Soft, so I best get busy!!!  Hope to see you all soon and wishing you a GREAT weekend. Oh, and stay tuned for a fun Flower Soft Blog Hop on 11/01, which is Sunday.

I love to make gift card holders and this is in a non-traditional size with a vintage feel.  In shades of soft yellows, ivory and a touch of blue I consider this to be gender-neutral, suitable for either a girl or boy.  And it is oversized, not made to fit into an envelope but meant to be given as is, either personally to the new Mom and Dad or at a baby shower, or how pretty it would be gently placed in a gift basket along with other beautiful goodies. It is made from one full 8 1/2 x 11″ sheet of cardstock and the finished measurements are 4 1/2 x 8 1/2. Instructions to follow later in the post.  But let’s take a look:

I loved the vintage feel of this DP by SU (Bella Birds), so I added a border with a Martha Stewart Lace Punch and my 100% Ivory Silk Bow.  This image from the Baby Stamp Ensemble by JustRite also has a vintage feel to it that I love!

The image is stamped in VersaFine Vintage Sepia (it was the perfect shade of brown) and Copic colored.  Be mindful, VersaFine is NOT the ink you would typically use to Copic color, I just cheated as I wanted that color today.  My image from the Baby Stamp Ensemble was cut and layered with my Petite Oval Nestabilities, and Kaiser Pearls in Champagne were added. 

Here you can better see the detail of the lace punched border and my bow using 100% Silk Ribbon, made on the Bow Easy.

Here is the gift card holder inside.  The large pocket can hold all kinds of goodies.  The top flap is held securely closed with a Velcro Dot closure. 

This is the Baby Stamp Ensemble by JustRite and the good news is — it’s currently on sale at the JustRite Stampers site!  It requires the 2 1/4 x 3 1/16″ Oval Stamper.  That’s the same oval stamper we’ve been using of late with Autumn Blessings and Thinking of You.  And as you can see in the photo, I always cut out my images to remove the excess rubber as it does have a tendency to pick up unwanted ink.  This solves the problem quickly and easily! 

If you care to look, here’s a baby girl gift card holder in the traditional size I did with this same set nearly a year ago.

And quickly, here’s the how-to on this gift card holder.

Using an 8.5 x 11″ sheet of cardstock, punch a lace border along one 8.5″ edge.  If you start exactly in the middle with your punch, then work both to the left and right, your scallop design will be perfectly centered.

Score 2.5″ from the opposite short edge, and again 4.5″ in from the first score line.

That’s your basic card holder, now just decorate away!

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SHOPPING:

Get the Baby Stamp Ensemble at SALE PRICES at JustRite Stampers, along with their full line of product.  You’ll also need the 2 1/4″ x 3 1/16″ Oval Stamper if you don’t have it already.

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The following items used to create this project can be purchased at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

2 1/4 x 3  1/16 Oval Stamper, Versa Fine Vintage Sepia Ink, Kaiser Pearls , Velcro Dot Closure

100% Silk Ribbon  by May Arts

Bow Easy, Petite Oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders, Scor-It Score Board

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Please Note:  All Ribbon by the Spool in The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is on sale for 15% off when purchased by the Spool.

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Thank you so much for stopping in today — I do truly appreciate all your visits here.  I’ve got a lot on my agenda this week, some of which includes stamping, so I hope to see you back real soon.  Have a wonderful week, everyone!!!  See you soon!!!

Yes, another sale!  The Stamp Simply Ribbon Store is offering 15% off the price of all SPOOLS of ribbon in my store — ALL spools!  The sale starts today and runs THROUGH NOVEMBER!!!   It’s my way of trying to get some really great ribbon in your hands in large enough quantities that you can make your Christmas projects without worry of running out or feeling you have to skimp!  Nothing says “Christmas” on a project more than some beautiful ribbon!!! 

To place an order or ask questions, email me at ssj@up.net.  Thanks!

Please note the 15% off applies to ribbon BY THE SPOOL ONLY.  The reduced price is not on cut yardage of ribbon, though cut yardage is certainly available to you at all times, in any quantity you wish.

Please also note, I can not totally deplete my spool supply as I need to keep spools on hand to cut yardage from.  Depending on what you order and the demand for that particular ribbon during this sale, their MAY be a delay in shipping of up to 5 days.  I will advise you when you place your order as to when your order will ship.  Thank you for understanding.

And here’s a simple to reproduce Christmas card with a vintage feel using the Burgundy 100% Silk Ribbon, some non-traditional paper that I think works just GREAT for a vintage Christmas card and a single layer tag:

My paper is from Vintage Findings by Making Memories - I LOVE to use non-traditional papers and colors for Christmas cards!  The lacey border is a Martha Stewart Punch, I edged the bottom of the floral layer with a Gold Zig Painty Pen, and my corners are rounded using an SU Corner Rounder.  I applied ink to my paper edges direct from the pad using the tiny cat’s eye format of Colorbox Chalk Ink in Creamy Brown.

My pretty tag could NOT have been any more quick and easy.  I used the sentiment and outer border from Christmas Joy by JustRite on the smaller Oval Stamper, which is  1 3/4″ x 2 5/16″ inch.  Using VersaMark ink I embossed the stamped image in Gold and added just a hint of color to the leaves with a green Copic, then cut out with my Classic Oval Nestabilties.  It is just taped on to appear that it is hanging from the ribbon — gotta keep it quick and easy, right?

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The following items used on this card are available at the Stamp Simply Ribbon Store:

100% Silk Ribbon in 1.25″ and 1/4″ (Burgundy) by May Arts and the Bow Easy

Christmas Joy and the 1 3/4 x 2 5/16″ Oval Stamper by JustRite

Classic Oval Nestabilities by Spellbinders

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I’m so glad you stopped in today — hope you had a great weekend!  We had a TON of rain and cold weather, but now have hopes of hitting into the 50’s this week, so that is very GOOD!!!  I have so many projects to work on this week - keeping my fingers crossed they all get done in good time!!! Wishing you all a wonderful week again — see you real soon!