Judy, the bride, loves the color purple, so I decided I needed to use some Elegant Eggplant on the card I would attach to the wedding present. I have loved making shaker cards and knew they will love the card.
In the process of getting ready to head out to Ohio, I forgot the card and left it at home. My son, loved our present but said he was a little disappointed in the card attached to the gift, a generic card from the Dollar Tree. After all, how can you make 90 invitations and not make the card for the present. Now, I get to mail the card and they will be able to appreciate it all by itself.
Blooms and Bliss Designer paper
Lots of purple, pink and silver hearts made from the Confetti Heart border punch,
Jar of Love stamp set and matching framelit.
Come back next week to see some more cards featuring items from the Holiday Catalog.
When I saw the Ghoulish Grunge stamp set I knew I would be able to use it for Halloween, and maybe some other events. I found a card on Pinterest that looked something like this and decided to feature it in my Halloween fun class.
Items included in this card.
Jar of Haunts stamp set
Ghoulish Grunge stamp set
Everyday Jars Thinlits
Real Red
Basic Black
Old Olive
Pumpkin Pie inks
Pumpkin Pie
Crushed Curry markers.
This card class will be held at 12:30 or 6:30 on October 8th. Anyone attending will be making 2 cards, and 3 treat holders. In addition each attendee will receive a goodie bag full of Halloween items.
Come back tomorrow to see another card you can make at my Halloween Fun class.
Last week I featured the Jar of Love stamp set, one of my favorites. So, when I saw the Jar of Haunts in the Holiday catalog I knew It would be mine.
I found these darling treat holders on Pinterest displayed by Nancy Endwright. The are small but can hold at least 2 Hershey Treasures. I can see myself making quite a few of these to hand out in classes during October.
You can make one for yourself by coming to my Holiday Open House on Friday, September 16th at 6:30 PM or Saturday, September 17th at 12:30.
This week I will be featuring one of the items you will be able to make at the open house.
Come back tomorrow to see a Thanksgiving card we will make designed by Mary Fish.
Where is the Jar if this is the Jar of Love stamp set? I found some really cute cards that did not use the jar at all. Check back to Wednesday's WOW card, and how about this card using the fish.
Then there is this wild card that inspired me. The blog is called dutch stamping. The language must be dutch, but the card style is universal. I liked the how different this card was from most of what I do.
Of course I found oodles more cards I loved using the Jar of Love set. Maybe I'll have to do a rerun some time if I run out of stamps to feature. LOL that will never happen.
A rerun of the week. Come back next week and I will feature some more Halloween cards made with my new purchases from the Holiday catalog and some old favorites. Till then, enjoy your weekend and have fun stamping.
I am in love with Shaker Cards. They are so easy with the supplies that Stampin'Up! has now in their catalog. Foam Adhesive Strips, Window sheets and lots of accessories to have shake around. My latest youtube video shows you the steps you need to take to make any kind of a shaker card.
This weeks template is
Jar
Something to shake inside the jar
Background to complement the jar
This first jar is actually its own shaker element that has been added to the card background. The elements inside the jar are the neutral sequins.
The second jar has been cut out of the designer paper. The hearts inside the jar were made with the Confetti Hearts border punch.
This final jar was made using the Halloween set that coordinates with Jar of Love. It is called Jar of Haunts and can be found in the new Holiday catalog. I couldn't resist putting googlie eyes inside the jar. However as I shook the card they turned over and do not look like eyes at all. The Black drip hanging over the jar is from the new stamp set called Ghoulish Grunge.
Come back tomorrow and see ways to use the Jar of Love set that do not include a jar.
Where's the Jar you might ask yourself? Well, the great thing about this stamp set is you can use it for more than just the jar. I loved this version of the stamp set that I found on Pinterest. It was created by the person whose blog is called Stampin days.
1. I stamped and cut out 6 of the leaf stamps, and 3 of the flowers.
You might think I have a counting problem, but the flowers are one stamp and the thinlits cut them out together. Since they are so small that is a great thing in my book.
2. Underneath the wreath is a tiny wreath I made using the layered circle. I knew I would never be able to make a great looking circle without some kind of a guide.
3. Finally I made a bow out of the gold baker's twine from the Baker's Twine Trio pack found in the Holiday catalog. Don't have an Holiday catalog yet, let me know and I will have one sent to you.
This was fun to make and a WOW to look at. Come back tomorrow to see different ways to make shaker cards using this set.
What is that simple technique I talked about yesterday you might be wondering? Stamping on Designer paper and using it instead of a stamped image. I saw several examples of this card on Pinterest. One of which was made by Patty Bennett.
1. Stamp the jar images onto the Fresh Fruit designer paper. On my card I imaged them to be Jam Jars.
2. Stamp the lid in Smoky Slate for the jar lids.
3. Stamp the saying Spread the Love to finish up the card.
Not all techniques have to be time consuming or use a lot of materials. some can be a simple as this card today.
Come back tomorrow to see a WOW card made using the parts of the stamp set that do not involve the jar at all.
Well, I had a wonderful time at the wedding shower over a week ago, and had an even better time relaxing and getting back into my weekly routine.
This week I am featuring Jar of Love. I had so much fun looking at the clever ways people have been using this stamp set. For Miscellaneous Monday I decided to feature a simple card using the goldfish. I got my inspiration for this card from a card the Tina Rapp made and posted on Pinterest.
1. I rounded the corners with the envelope maker. Am I the only one that finds that to be the best and easiest way to round corners?
2. Next I used the new embossing folder called Seaside to emboss the Pacific Point cardstock. Have you purchased the new Big Shot Platform? It is raised in the center and does a most amazing job of embossing.
3. Finally I used the stamps and the middle sized jar to create the focal point of the card. I thought a goldfish in a bowl, would be saying Hello to whomever walked by.
One of the things I love about this stamp set is the matching framelits called Everyday Jars. Just about every stamp in the set has a matching framelit to make it easy to cut out.
Come back tomorrow for a look at an often forgotten simple technique.
