The Write Stuff – Creative Ideas from Just Write Designs

Garden Archway

Posted on June 7, 2025 9:37 PM by Julie Comment

Today, I have an easy card, perfect for a gardener or just someone who loves gardens. It only takes a couple of dies plus the garden set with their coordinating dies. It’s also easy to color, just pick your favorite colors or color it to match the paper you use.

A big congrats to Patti, the newest Featured Stamper FS957! She has a beautiful gallery and I picked THIS card to case. I kept the garden theme & arched opening, but I used different images, dies & paper.

To make my card, I started by die cutting the fern green panel using the largest rectangle die, then cut a white piece slightly larger. The white dot dash arch was cut out of another piece of white & the next smaller size was cut in the opening, leaving just the white frame. Using temporary adhesive I put the large green & white panels together & cut them at the same time using the larger of the arches. After permanently adhering these two together, I attached the white arch frame on top then cut a piece of card board to put behind the piece. Then I cut a piece of designer paper to attach behind the arched opening. The garden items were colored & cut w/ their matching dies, popped up w/ card board & attached in & on the frame.

Here are the Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Enjoy the Sunshine set

Paper: Staples 110# white, fern green, Brass & Bliss: Scenic Route paper pad

Ink: Memento tuxedo black

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Rectangles, Enjoy the Sunshine set, Dash Dot Arches dies, MISTI, Copic markers

Enjoy the Sunshine set 37011	Enjoy the Sunshine dies 37011D	Dash Dot Arches die 5802-05D	Rectangle dies 5003D	Scenic Route paper 2018
Scotch ATG	MISTI	AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks
Copic Sketch Markers

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Flamingo Attitude

Posted on June 6, 2025 9:36 PM by Julie Comment

Want a nice little visit to the tropics? Wouldn’t we all! In lieu of an actual visit, I have a little virtual visit featuring a flamingo with attitude and some tropical greenery. And now you’ll hear Jimmy Buffett songs all day in your head. Bonus!

It’s my turn to host the Inspiration Challenge IC1018 and we are visiting The French Tangerine & their Pinterest Board. THIS deck of playing cards was my inspiration. I just happened to have a narrow piece of pink & white striped paper & some new dies to make my card.

Since my left over piece of paper was only slightly wider than what you see, I die cut it w/ the largest of the narrow rectangles & attached it to a large stitched rectangle. After die cutting all the greenery, I added a little more green ink to the lighter ones. I couldn’t find the exact shades of pink to go with the striped paper, but I did have some large paint chips. The flamingo was cut out of 3 shades from one large card, as well as the shells & crab. A little pink ink was added to them before I pieced the bird together. I die cut the netting out of white but only used a corner of it. After dry fitting the pieces, I was able to determine where to stamp the greeting before attaching everything for good. The flamingo was popped up a layer & a little hibiscus was added to her.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Beachy Quotes set

Paper: Staples 110# white, lt green, dk green, large 3 shade pink paint chip, Brass & Bliss: Welcome Spring paper pad

Ink: Versaclair nocturne, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #5 , set #11

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Stitched Rectangles, Narrow A2 Rectangles, Farmers Market Stand Summer Accessories, Tropical Birds & Leaves, Netting Cover dies, MISTI

Beachy Quotes set 37024	Farmers Market Summer Accessories die 5813-04D	Tropical Birds & Leaves dies 5817-01D	Narrow A2 Rectangle dies 5728D	Rectangle Small Stitch dies 5013D
Welcome Spring paper 2016	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Detail Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #5	Color Fuse Ink set #11
Scotch ATG	AC color card stock	MISTI	AC color card stock	Paint Chips
Versafine Clair ink

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Home Improvement

Posted on May 31, 2025 9:21 PM by Julie Comment

Father’s Day is coming soon and I have a masculine card for that handy guy. Or maybe you have a tool guy with a birthday coming up. This is an easy card in neutral colors with lots of tools and no frills. Sure to please the manly man.
A big congrats to Mary, the newest Featured Stamper FS956! She has a big beautiful gallery full of cute cards & layouts. I chose THIS card to case. I kept the masculine theme & brick work but I used different images, dies, changed the layout & made mine a Father’s Day card.

To make my card, I die cut the wood panel cover & an another plain white one. On the white one, I used a brick stencil w/ 2 grays & 1 lt blue ink. I placed the wood panel on top where I wanted it & loosely attached it on top of the brick work. Then it was cut w/ the largest rectangle die. A few more single planks in various lengths were cut & 2 were inked w/ the same inks to look like they were being painted. The longest plank was attached over the background to make a chair rail. All the tools were colored & die cut & each was popped up. After placing them & adding the greeting a narrow gray panel was used behind the panel.

Here are Copics I used:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies: (click the names below the pictures to take you to the products)

Stamps: Brass & Bliss: Too Many Tools set

Paper: Staples 110# white, gray

Ink: Memento tuxedo black, Brass & Bliss: Color Fuse inks set #7, set #12

Accessories: Brass & Bliss: Rectangles, Too Many Tools set, Wood Plank Panel, Wood Planks dies, Lg Blending Brushes, Repeating Brick Stencil, MISTI

Too Many Tools set 37020	Too Many Tools dies 37020D	Wood Plank Panel die 5708-01D	Wood Planks die 5708-02D	Rectangle dies 5003D
Large Blending Brushes	Color Fuse Ink set #7	Color Fuse Ink set #12	Repeating Bricks Stencil 4102	Scotch ATG
MISTI	AC color card stock	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Memento Inks	Copic Sketch Markers