JustRite May Blog Hop

The JustRite Blog Team is at it again with another blog hop! JustRite has released six new collections of borders and centers to coordinate with the JustRite products you already own! The new Girl Time Centers & Borders set was calling to me last night as I was craving a late-night martini! If you know me... you know I love my 'tinis! I thought it would be fun to host a 'tini tasting party. I figured it wouldn't be a very good party without personalized charms for everyone's glass so I dug through my stash and un-earthed my polyshrink! I used the Girls Night Out border around the outer ring of my 2" wood stamper. Then I used a polka dot border made for the 1 5/8" stamper to fit around the inner ring on the 2" stamper. Then I added the monogram from the Brayton font to the center. I poked a hole above the monogram and then used my heat gun to melt the charm to its final shape. I added seed beads to a piece of wire to finish off the glass charms. Then I got started on my martini shaped invitation. I began with a piece of cardstock measuring 5 1/2" x 12" and folded it in half the long way. Then I sketched a martini onto the folded piece of cardstock and cut it out (leaving the fold at the top of the martini glass intact). I traced the top of the glass onto some martini patterned paper, cut it out, and adhered it to the front of the invitation. I threaded a thin piece of cardstock through the holes in the green button for my "olive" and tied a bit of green organdy polka dot ribbon around the base of the glass. Then for the most important part (the 'tini tasting invite!) I used the martini center from the Girl Time set and the 15pt. Times New Roman font to spell out "You're Invited to a 'Tini Tasting" around the outer ring of my 2" wood stamper. I stamped it all in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored the image with Copics. I added a bit of Crystal Stickles to the martini glass and called it good! Now all I have to do is find some more fun 'tini recipes and invite my girlfriends to my 'tini tasting party! Thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to hop around and see what the rest of these talented ladies have created:

JustRite Stampers, Barb Schram, Becca Feeken, Debbie Olson, Heidi Blankenship, Kellie Fortin, Lauren Meader, Lisa Somerville, Michele Kovack, Michelle Wooderson, Sharon Harnist, and Sharon Johnson.