I am loving the Jar of Love bundle in this years Annual Catalogue. It is just so awesome, a combination of pretty flowers, jars, fish, fireflies, and the dies that coordinate – don’t get me started! I shared a lovely card using this stamp set with my email subscribers last weekend, and thought I would share one with you guys today too.
I made this card a few weeks ago when I was playing around with this set, I really wanted to use Jar of Love for the Pootlers Team Blog Hop in June and so I made a heap of samples, and this was one of the cards that didn’t make the hop. I still love it though
The jar is stamped in Dapper Denim onto the card front, and then the flowers, leaves and fireflies are stamped and die cut. I love the dimension created when you add die cut pieces onto a card. I haven’t even added any with Diemensionals here yet they still give depth to the card.
I do have to admit that this card was made before I noticed that the largest jar has two coordinating dies, one for the outside and one for the in. So I used my craft knife to cut a slit at the top and another underneath, to help with the illusion of the jar. I really struggled with the leaves stamped directly onto the jar, it just didn’t look right to me, but I am happy with my solution – but not as happy as when I noticed the two dies!
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Hannah McCurley
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This great stamp set not only has a coordinating punch, but uses 2-step stamping to create this pretty faux-watercolour look. I’m a sucker for a good technique, and as you know I LOVE watercolour, but having stamps to do all the hard work for you is simply awesome!
I think that my favourite part of this card though is the heat embossed sentiment on Vellum. This soft look is created by stamping with Smoky Slate onto the Vellum, and because the ink dries very slowly on the Vellum you have time to add clear embossing powder and heat setting it! So pretty
The flower is taken from the Fresh Fruit stamp set. I’m totally loving the 2-step stamping effect of this stamp set, with the solid layer stamped off once before stamping on the project for a lighter tone, and the outline image stamped at full strength. I’m also enjoying this colour combination; Flirty Flamingo and Old Olive, very fresh – great for Summer (if it ever arrives!)
I’ve been playing with distressed edges a little bit recently too. Here the layer of Whisper White and the layer of Watermelon Wonder were distressed with my fingernail. I know that the Paper Piercing packs have been retired, but I still love the look so I have added some pierced holes too.
The ‘sea’ is one of the dies from the coordinating die bundle – Swirly Scribbles – in Pool Party to match the Pool Party / Dapper Denim / Rose Red Boat. I’ve actually in-lay die cut it this time, but my goodness it was tricky, definitely one to do if you have plenty of time!
