SSINKspiration Gardening Fun: Jar of Love

Good morning and Happy Friday!  It's the last day of school today and you can imagine there is a lot of excitement for the upcoming summer fun.  One things I love about summer is all the great gardens, both veggies and flowers.  I really enjoy growing flowers and enjoying all their beauty.  Today the SSINKspiration team is sharing ideas with this gardening theme and when I looked through my stamp stash I don't have many gardening specific stamps but bringing cut flowers inside so we can enjoy the outdoor beauty indoors is part of the fun so I turned to the Jar of Love stamp set to make a cute little cut flower arrangement that would be perfect sitting on your nightstand or living room.

For this card I started with Mint Macaron cardstock for the cardbase and then added  a piece of Wood Textures Designer Series Paper along the left side.

For the main stamped image I stamped the jar in basic black ink and then inked the stems and leaves in Old Olive (I did have to stamp a couple of the stem pieces multiple times to get the length needed but with the photopolymer stamps it was a breeze to line up.  Next I stamped the flowers on Whisper White cardstock (I used Calypso Coral, Mint Macaron, Blueberry Bushel, and Blackberry Bliss for the flowers and then cut them out with the Big Shot and Everyday Jar Framelits (they coordinate with the Jar of Love stamp set perfectly).  Dimensionals were used to attach the flowers for a little height and then I sponged around the edge with Crumb Cake ink to play off the look of the wood grain DSP.  To finish off this piece I used some Blackberry Bliss cardstock as a mat for the stamped piece before attaching it to the cardfront.

The greeting is from the same stamp set and was stamped on Crumb Cake cardstock with Calypso Coral ink and then cut out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits and attached with dimensionals.  Now when I use simple glass jars for flowers in my house I like to add a little ribbon bow to dress it up so I used some Blueberry Bushel 1/8" Grosgrain Ribbon to tie a double bow and attached to my jar.

I love the simple look of this card and it's perfect for this time of year.  Make sure to check out the other cards the design team is sharing and then you can great your own garden inspired project to help bring the beauty from outside into your home.

Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587]	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490]	Big Shot [143263]	Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack [144177]	Blueberry Bushel 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146950]
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Mint Macaron 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [138337]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Blackberry Bliss 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133675]

Have a great weekend!

Diana

30 Day Gratitude Challenge: Day 12 (Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge)

Good evening!  I've been so fortunate this weekend to have a quiet house while the boys have been camping which means lots of crafting time and I scheduled a few classes so I had so fun company in the studio which I enjoy.  This weekends projects have been all about Christmas so for today's gratitude card I wanted to change things up and used the Hand Stamped Sentiments Color Challenge for this fun everyday card which has lots of elements to dress it up but isn't fussy.

I started with Lemon Lime Twist cardstock for the cardbase and then added a layer of Fresh Fig cardstock as a base for the Whisper White cardfront.  On the cardfront I added some embossing paste by coloring it with Pumpkin Pie reinker and then using the Pattern Party Decorative Mask and Palette Knives to spread the paste on the part of the cardfront I wanted and then set it aside to dry.

For the main image I decided to make a fun looking drink using the Jar of Love stamp set and coordinating Everyday Jars Framelits.  After stamping the greeting and jar outline in Basic Black I used the Playful Backgrounds stamp set to stamp the bubbles in Versamark and heat embossed them using White Embossing Powder and after heating it with the Heat Tool I sponged all over the cardstock with Lemon Lime Twist ink.  I used Silver Emboss Powder for the lid and attached the lid with dimensionals.

Before attaching the jar to the cardfront I added some Silver Metallic Thread peaking out from one side and some Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon out the left side.

These colors are fun and fresh and make me think of summer fun (as cold as it's been this weekend summer seems like it was a long time ago, haha!)




Below are easy ordering links for the products used on today's card:

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587]	Big Shot [143263]	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490]	Heat Tool [129053]	Versamark Pad [102283]
Silver Stampin' Emboss Powder [109131]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Embossing Paste [141979]	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103]	Palette Knives [142808]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Fresh Fig 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144242]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Fresh Fig 1/2" Finely Woven Ribbon [144132]	Silver Metallic Thread [138402]
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

Enjoy!

Diana

Fab Friday Color Sketch: Jar of Love

Good morning !  Summer is definitely the theme this week, which makes since as we're into the last few weeks of summer before the kiddos go back to school.  Today I decided to play along with the Fab Friday color challenge and make this fun card I could just drink up using the Jar of Love and Coffee Café stamp sets to make this fun lemonade drink (haha!)

I started with Whisper White think cardstock for the cardbase (I'm really loving this cardstock for the fresh clean look).  Then I added a piece of Melon Mambo cardstock as a matt for the Lemon Lime Twist cardfront.  On the cardfront I started by using the Embossing Paste and Pattern Party Decorative Masks for the fun textured back ground.

Now for the main image I started by stamping the jar outline from the Jar of Love stamp set in Basic Black and then stamped the ice cubes from the Coffee Café stamp set using Versamark ink and then heat embossed them with the Heat Tool and White Embossing Powder.  Next I used a sponge and Flirty Flamingo and Melon Mambo ink and sponged all over the jar to give the lemonade it's color before cutting it out with the coordinating Everyday Jars Framelits.

I used Copper Embossing Powder to heat emboss the lid and then made a fun straw that was stamped and then cut out with the framelits so you can easily sip lemonade from the mason jar.  Dimensionals were used to pop the top of the jar up.

The greeting is stamped using the same Jar of Love stamp set and was cut out with the Big Shot and Stitched Shapes Framelits and attached with dimensionals.  The final touch, adding some Melon Mambo enamel dots (from the Brights Enamel Shapes).

This card is so yummy it just makes me want to drink it, haha! and I love stretching the use of stamps for other than their first thought.


Below are easy ordering links for the product's used on today's card:

Product List

Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set [141587]	Coffee Café Photopolymer Stamp Set [143677]	Big Shot [143263]	Everyday Jars Framelits Dies [141490]	Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies [145372]
Embossing Paste [141979]	Palette Knives [142808]	Pattern Party Decorative Masks [144103]	Heat Tool [129053]	Copper Stampin' Emboss Powder [141636]
Versamark Pad [102283]	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Brights Enamel Shapes [141680]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]
Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272]	Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115320]	Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [141416]

Enjoy!

Diana