Jan 14 2009
Altered Box w/ JustRite Sneak Peek
TodayI havea little sneak peek at some new product from JustRite to be showcased at CHA. We have all fallen in love with the font sets available by JustRite and those incredibly fabulous Rectangle Stampers — well, it is getting better!!! JustRite will be introducing lower case font for us to use along with our upper case font — how totally cool is this!!! I LOVE being able to use lower case font on my sentiments, and that’s what I did today — I created a Valentine sentiment for my altered box, usingBraytonUpper Case Font and Times New RomanLowerCase font. Take a look —
Isn’t that new lower case font just wonderful!!! I love it and it opens up many doors for fun sentiments we can make!!! I’m so excited with this new release by JustRite!!! Let’s look at what I did here.
This is how this project started. And now to show you this, I must confess — YES, I purchased store bought cards this Christmas, many boxes of them — BUT the really good thing is that they came in these wonderful boxes that are perfect for altering! The cards are from Wal-Mart, by Day Spring, as shown on the left. They were all nice cards with Christian Christmas sentiments on them, so that pleased me. An empty box is shown on the right, and the boxes are made of striped gold and black mirrored paper, so they are highly reflective and rather difficult to get a good photo of, but I think you can get a good idea.
This is a photo of the box after I adhered on the decorative paper. The left is the box top and on the right the inside of the box is shown. All I had to do to the box base was insert a sheet of DP on the box bottom. I left the black and gold mirrored paper as is. After all, it was very pretty and one of the reasons my eye went to these cards in the store. Now that our box has some pretty paper on it, lets see what I used to finish it off and decorate it up:
I used both the BraytonUppercase Fontand thesoon to beintroduced Times New RomanLower Case fontto create my sentiments on the Harmony Rectangle Stampers. On the larger block *Be My Valentine* is in 95 pt. and the *I Love You* on the smaller rectangle is in 25 pt.
Above are all the pieces I made to embellish my box. The *Be My Valentine* that was black embossedis cut with the Curved Rectangle Nestabilities by Spellbinders, sponged while still in the die and then edged with a gold paint pen. It is matted with a larger shape cut with black Mirri Card from Marco’s Paper. The black on the box is exactly the same as the black Mirri Card at Marco’s Paper. I also used Nested Birds and Classic and ScallopedHeart Nestabilities and a Tag die as well for the *I Love You*.
Here’s a closer look! I was really pleasedwith how this turned out — I think it’s pretty and rather sophisticated — not quite like the traditional red and pink Valentine’s Day themed items and projects. And here’s a view of the side of the box so you can see why I didn’t want to cover up much of this box:
This was a fun project and unusually simple to make with rather dramatic results — and that’s always a good thing!!!
Stamps: Brayton Uppercase andTimes New RomanLowercase Font, used on the Harmony Rectangle Stampers, all by JustRite
Paper: SU River Rock, Black Mirri Card from Marcos Paper, Once Upon a Time Stack by DCWV
Ink: Versa Mark and Versa Fine Onyx Black, SU River Rock
Accessories: Spellbinders: Curved Rectangle, Classic and Scalloped Hearts, and Nested Birds Nestabilities and Tag Dies. Kaiser Pearls, May Arts Ribbon, Marvy Uchida Gold Calligraphy Pen, Black Embossing Powder, Fire Mountain Pin with clutch added, Sponge, Glue Glider, Foam Mounting Tape, SU Dimensionals(Joan’s Garden has some of the Spellbinders product, Kaiser Pearls and Glue Glider)
Thank you so much for stopping in today. I do so appreciate all your visits and comments. Hope you are having a good week and that you can check in again to see my future projects!!! Thanks much!!!
30 responses so far
Have no shame in buying Christmas cards! (I would have done the same except my DH said I HAD to make cards since “that is why you bought all this stuff!” DRATS! Forgot that is the reason I told him I NEEDED more stuff! hehe….)
This is just GORGEOUS!! I love the fact that is is not the traditional pink/white (I have a problem with pinks….not being a girly girl, they are hard for me to use). I have yet to get some Just Rite supplies, they are on my wish list and I may just have to treat myself to some soon!
Beautiful, Sharon!
Oh my goodness Sharon! You are just so creative! I love how you can see something pretty and create something absolutely gorgeous with it.
This is just stunning!
Joan
Oh, I definitely think Just Rite is on the mark! We need these new lower case letters – yes! I have the Times New Roman Font (Upper Case) and have had the Brayton Font on my list and now I’ll be adding the New Roman Lower Case Font to my list:)
Sharon, your card is just stunning!!! I agree this altered box is very sophisticated looking – I love it! TFS
Squeallll…this is just gorgeous, and love it that JustRite is coming out with lower case letters to spend [more] money on! I’ve been wanting some since I got my fonts! I love the colors you used here. I am not much on pinks (too much of a tomboy I think…ignore that earlier squeal -hee hee), and I think that is what is slowing me down with finishing all the valentines for Cards 4 Kids…I keep wanting to grab other colors. You did an amazing job with this box, and that DP is WOW!
Just gorgeous Sharon!
WOW!! This is totally GORGEOUS!! I love your box!! TFS! 🙂
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Oh I can hardly wait for the lowercase letters. Love my rectangular stamper. Great box.
Hugs
Heather
Sharon this box is so elegant you did such a great job. It is very good news about the lower case letters this makes the possibilites endless. Thanks for the sneak peak and I hope you have a great day.
Debbie/Phx AZ
Your box is very gorgeous and elegant-looking!! I LOVE it, Sharon!!
Just beautiful Sharon!
Sharon, great work on the altered box. I love it! 🙂
—Dave
at Rings & Things
this is so cute. I love it.
_Very beautiful Sharon!! You just amaze me with your creativity!!
Keep up the good work! Connie
Gorgeous box. I really liked the paper you selected.
Beautiful job!! Gladys
OOOOOH Snazzy Sharon! I love these creations with the box…and I can’t believe that Just Rite is getting lower case! That’s awesome!
Wow! This is gorgeous! Love how you decorated it Sharon!
Sharon – another beautiful creation from you!! Great job.
Great job on the box- it came out gorgeous! That is wonderful news about the lower case font. I just got the rectangle stampers and then got sick so haven’t had a chance to play with them yet.
Barb
Incredible! WOW!
Sharon!!!!!! WOW!!!! This is so gorgeous!!!! I have been waiting for a lower case set, too!!! This box, the colors, the embellishments are all just so gorgeous!!!! Fabulously done!!!!
What a GORGEOUS box, Sharon….I love the new letters, too, and the papers and colors are soooo elegant!!! Thanks for the awesome inspiration!!!
Girl, this is gorgeous!!!!! The paper is wonderful and that little pin goes just perfect with it. What a special and elegant creation.
Oh my word, Sharon, this is fabulous! The boxes are so gorgeous and then you added that fabulous tag . . . just unbelievably gorgeous!
just got my just rite for xmas and am loving them this is such a nice set you created
Hugs
Norine
Gorgeous! Oh, Sharon, I will never look at ‘after Christmas discounted boxes of cards again’! Everyone else will be reading the cards for the perfect saying and I’ll be checking out the boxes! lol
This is such a great idea and you did a splendid job altering it! This color scheme is so elegant! Just a really beautiful project!
Blessings, Maria
Sharon, what a lovely re-use of the box. Your designs are so elegant and simple. A lovely color change from red or pink for a Valentine. I alo love your use of sheer chiffon ribbon. You are so inspiring.
Hugs, Pat
This is gorgeous!! Love the box before, but so much more after! Fabulous!!
This is beautiful!! And I love the thought of Lowercase alphabet. When can we get these?? I wanna be first in line!!