May 21 2008
Just Rite for a Birthday
Today I removed my Just Rite Monogram Stamper from the box and figured out how I could put it to use. You see, I was a little concerned because I don’t have any of the Spellbinders dies for cutting those perfect circles. My Creative Memories circle cutter is a little challenging when it comes to perfect placement around an image, particularly a circular image like this. I tried several times many different ways to make it work before I gave up. Maybe I just see crooked, I don’t know… What I do see is some Spellbinders in my future… In the end, I decided to do this:
What I used here is the Curlz set and the Small Letters set. They’re both carried by Flourishes but I just looked, and I don’t see the small letters there now. My guess is they’re sold out at the moment. They could be back in stock by the time you’re reading this, though. The Curlz set comes with the curly letters in two sizes, three circular borders, and a wooden mount. I wanted a birthday card so I chose “HB” for “Happy Birthday”.
This is what the block looks like with all the letters mounted on it, except — oops — I photographed it upside down. You have to keep in mind when you’re mounting the letters on the block, you’re actually working right to left, so don’t let this picture fool you. If you stand on your head for a minute you’ll see a more accurate image. Sorry! I don’t have time for a redo! Bad blogger! But you can see how the letters fit into the grooves. The HB is made with the larger letters in the set. I trimmed the rubber a little so they’d both fit.
The Small Letters set comes with all manner of punctuation. The little starry looking accents in the outer circle are asterisks. I colored the outer circle with markers and then stamped it on my white paper – purposely at a jaunty angle because I knew I could never get it straight. If I were to simply stamp one of the pretty circular borders, the straightness wouldn’t be an issue. I then cleaned my stamp on my stamp scrubber — gently, so the little letters wouldn’t pop out — and inked it up again, the whole stamp, in Chocolate Chip. With my 1 1/4″ circle punch I was able to isolate just the HB and pop it up, straight, on foam mounting tape. I traced over the HB with Cinnamon Stickles.
Okay, now I see all kinds of possibilities and I can’t wait to try them out! The white is 2 1/8″ square and the finished card is 5 1/4″ square. The ribbons and the BasicGrey Two Scoops designer paper are from Flourishes, too. Oh…I also used my Inkssentials white opaque pen to dot the yellow scalloped border and tie in with the dotted ribbon and white eyelets. Ingredients are summed up below.
That’s all for now! I hope I shared some useful information. Enjoy your day!
- Stamps: Monogram Stamper Curlz kit and Small Letters
- Paper: Chocolate Chip, Barely Banana, Whisper White, BasicGrey Two Scoops designer paper
- Ink: Chocolate Chip, markers, Inkssential white opaque pen
- Accessories: May Arts ribbon, 1 1/4″ circle punch, eyelets, Fiskars scallop scissors, Scotch brand foam mounting tape
This is gorgeous Leslie, I NEED that monogram stamper!
Hi Leslie,
I know I dont leave many comments, but I want you to know what an inspiration your stuff is. I check your blog regularly and I love all that you do! I fell in love with your Lilac card a few days back and I want you to know I have now purchased that set from FLOURISHES and added them to my favorite sites…They are wonderful. Thanks for all your inspiration. Keep em’ comin!!!!
Jana
I’ve seen this stamp now a couple of times, and I’m beginning to think I NEED it!
Wow, I never realized what these stamps were all about. I didn’t know they were interchangeable. I imagined they were like those mail-order monogram stamps, but this is way cooler! Your card is really cute and I love the black with the yellow and pink.
Your card is so pretty, and you did very well improvising too!! I love the pretty papers, and ribbons!! My Just Rite stamps arrived from Flourishes recently, and I had fun playing around with them yesterday. Very cool stuff!!
OMGosh, totally fabulous!
This is beautiful Leslie - I love that monogram stamp! The card is just gorgeous, I love the pretty dp and the ribbon is yummy! *STAMPIN HUGS* Alex
Leslie ~ You are so clever! Love the way you got around not using Nesties…Great card! I’ve had my monogram set for at least two months now and cannot find the time to use it. Probably because I am constantly stamping! And now Flourishes has this weekly thing going on and I just have to be a part of that! I am like you..I work full time and on Saturdays so the only time I have to stamp is at night.
Beautiful card, and great {enticing} use of that monogram set! I love how you tied in the ribbon and the eyelets by adding the white dots with your pen — perfect!
Such a pretty card! Those monogram sets look so awesome! I have to tell you that I really appreciate you leaving comments on my little ol’ blog. It’s so nice when a crafty *supah star* like you comments on MY work!!! THANKS!!!!!!
Gorgeous card! I just got a new JustRite monogram set too… but I’m afraid to use it! Thanks for the inspiration!
This is just darling Leslie! I love the sentiment and of course everything else! Darling card!
Very beautiful embossed monogram…..it looks straight to me?
I love the title of your blog. That is funny! Your cards look great! Thanks for sharing them!
this is great i am loving the monogram. very cute.
Ugh — I’ve got to find the time to get my stamper out and play with it — your card is adorable, Leslie — so creative to make a birthday sentiment!
How cute, Leslie! Those monograms are so tempting! I like everyone I’ve seen! (I love that band of wide chocolate ribbon too!)
this is so fresh and fun, and I *love* the yellow ribbon!
How fun, Leslie — love your monogram with the popped up center — great work with this!!!
Beautifully designed square card, Leslie! I really like the white dots you added to tie in with the dotted ribbon. I’ve been trying to resist the Two Scoops paper (and a few other pretty ones that have come out recently). I’ve often contemplated the Just Rite Monogram Stamper, so thanks for a great (enabling) example. Do you have any Nestabilities dies yet? You’ve really been strong in resisting those! Linda