Country Jar of Love

Posted on September 7, 2018January 10, 2019 by Mo Rootes

I have had a great time today making a Country Jar card using both the Jar of Love stamp set and the Country Home stamp set. They combine beautifully.

Making the Country Jar card

I began by stamping the medium jar image from the Jar of Love stamp set onto a scrap piece of Tropical Escape dsp. I cut the jar out using the Everyday Jar framelits and my Big Shot and cut away the screw top to the jar with my scissors.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Country Home stamp set and Jar of Love stamp sets combine to make a sweet card

I took a panel of Watercolor Paper measuring 4⅛” by 3” and stamped the floral image from the Country Home stamp set towards the top using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. For my colour palette I chose Smoky Slate for the cotton buds, Blushing Bride for the seed pods, Mint Macaron for the leaves, So Saffron for the larger buds, and Flirty Flamingo for the central flower and Blackberry Bliss for the small buds. I squeezed ink into the lid of each pad and used my Aquapainter to apply the colour.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Country Home stamp set and Jar of Love stamp sets combine to make a sweet card

When the ink was dried I added the watercolour panel, with Multipurpose Glue, to a piece of Tropical Escape dsp measuring 4⅛” by 3⅜” leaving a slightly larger border on the left. The die cut jar was then added using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

The panel was then added to the front of a Blushing Bride card base with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Using a Mini Glue Dot I added a Rich Razzelberry bow to the top of the jar, made using the Nature’s Twine.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Country Home stamp set and Jar of Love stamp sets combine to make a sweet card

I stamped the sentiment from the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set in Blackberry Bliss ink onto a ⅜” wide scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and banner punched the ends using the Tailored Tag punch. This was adhered to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive. To complete the card I added some Blackberry Bliss faceted dots.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Country Home stamp set and Jar of Love stamp sets combine to make a sweet card

For the inside of the card I added a panel of Very Vanilla decorated with a strip of the same dsp. I used another dsp strip on the side of a Very Vanilla envelope. I am really happy with the look of this card.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.

Mo x

Supplies Used

Sunshine Wishes meets Jar of Love for an Anniversary Card

Posted on May 30, 2017May 24, 2017 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing a sweet card I made for my lovely friends, Lyndsay and Richard celebrating their wedding anniversary. I wanted to use the Sunshine Wishes dies for this card and teamed it up with the Jar of Love stamp set and Every Day Jars dies.

I used Thick Whisper White cardstock for my card base and burnished the crease using my Bone Folder. I cut a Whisper White cardstock panel 5” by 3⅜” and a Berry Burst cardstock panel 5¼” by 3⅝” and layered them together using Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and jar of Love stamp set

I die cut the gorgeous open heart shape using my Big Shot and the Sunshine Wishes dies from a piece of Whisper White cardstock and added it to the prepared panel using dots of Tombow Liquid Adhesive I then coated it with Clear Wink of Stella to add some glitter to the card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and Jar of Love Stamp set

I stamped the double flower from the Jar of Love stamp set in Fresh Fig ink and So Saffron ink using the 2^nd or 3^rd generation for the solid base layer and 1^st generation for the detail on top. I stamped the smaller individual flower in Berry Burst ink, Dapper Denim ink and Powder Pink ink before die cutting all the flowers using the Every Day Jars dies. The leaves were stamped in the gorgeous Lemon Lime Twist ink and die cut in the same way. I then had a happy time arranging my flowers and leaves before adhering them down with Tombow Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Sunshine Wishes dies and jar of Love stamp set

I stamped the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set in Berry Burst ink on a scrap piece of Whisper White cardstock and trimmed it out, flagging the end, using scissors. To finish off I added Basic Pearls to each flower centre and a scattering of pearls around the heart.

I am really happy with the card, it is so delicate and fresh looking and I hope Lyndsay and Richard like it.

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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Jar of Love & Teeny Tiny Sentiments
Cardstock
Thick Whisper White, Whisper White & Berry Burst
Ink Pads
Fresh Fig, Berry Burst, Dapper Denim, So Saffron, Powder Pink & Lemon Lime Twist
Dies
Sunshine Wishes & Every Day Jars
Tools
Stampin’ Trimmer, Big Shot + platform and cutting plates, Stampin’ Scrub and Stampin’ Mist, Bone folder and Scissors
Acrylic Block
A, B, B & G
Adhesives
Tombow Liquid Adhesive
Accessories
Grid Paper, Whisper White Envelope & Basic Pearls

Jar of Love and Nailed It for a masculine card

Posted on March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Mo Rootes

I have had an idea rattling about in my head for the last week or so, but no time to actually try it out until this morning. I knew that the Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets would make a fab shaker card and in the right colours it makes a great masculine card.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets by Stampin’ Up!

I stamped the largest jar from the Jar of Love stamp set in Archival Basic Black ink onto Very Vanilla cardstock. Using the Big Shot and Multipurpose Platform I die cut the jar out using the co-ordinating Every Day Jars framelits, also cutting out the centre leaving just the rim of the jar. From a scrap of Window Sheet I die cut the largest jar shape again and glued it onto the back of the rim of the jar using Tombow Liquid Adhesive and set it aside to dry.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp sets by Stampin’ Up!

While I was waiting I die cut a number of bolts and screws from the from Silver Foil cardstock using the Build It framelits, these will be the shaker pieces inside my jar. When the jar piece was dry I added the Foam Adhesive Strips to the back making sure to leave no gaps for the bits to fall through.

I chose a piece of Seaside Shore dsp with a love blue ombre pattern and adhered it to a piece of Basic Black cardstock with Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I placed the bolts and crews onto the dsp in a single layer, removed the backing tape from the Foam Adhesive Strips and add the jar over the top pressing down firmly. I then added the entire piece to a Pacific Point card base.

www.crafty-rootes.com – Jar of Love and Nailed It stamp set by Stampin’ Up!

The sentiment, from the Nailed It stamp set, was stamped in Archival Basic Black ink onto a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock and cut into a small flag shape using Scissors. It was stuck to the card front using Tombow Liquid Adhesive. I really liked the card but wondered if it needed another pop of colour. With this in mind I stamped the jar lid from the Jar of Love stamp set in Real Red ink and die cut it out using the Every Day Jars framelits.

Which version do you like – with the Real Red lid or without? Let me know.

Details of the products I used for this project can be found below. Please visit my blog again soon.

Mo x

Supplies used:
Stamp sets
Jar of Love & Nailed It
Dies
Every Day Jars & Build It
Cardstock
Pacific Point, Very Vanilla, Basic Black, Window Sheet and Silver Foil
DSP
Seaside Shore
Ink Pads
Archival Basic Black & Real Red
Tools
Paper Trimmer, Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist, Big Shot and Multipurpose platform, Bone folder, Paper Piercer and Scissors
Acrylic Blocks
B & E
Adhesives
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid & Foam Adhesive Strips
Sundries
Very Vanilla Envelope

Jar of Love

Posted on August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 by Mo Rootes

This week’s class projects used the gorgeous Jar of Love stamp set and co-ordinating Every Day Jars Framelit dies. Jar of Love is such a great value set with 37 beautiful and very versatile photopolymer stamps and if you add the 17 framelit dies in the Every Day Jars set and you have an absolute bargain.

The first card is a straight forward jar full of flowers. We used the medium sized jar and stamped it with Smoky Slate ink. The foliage was stamped directly over the jar using Pear Pizzazz and Wild Wasabi ink; we also added some extra stems by partly inking the foliage stamps to give a fuller effect. We added the water in 2^nd generation Soft Sky ink and the twine effect wrap around bow in Night of Navy.

The larger flowers were stamped in So Saffron & Real Red and Sweet Sugarplum 1^st & 2^nd generation. The smaller flowers in Perfect Plum 1^st & 2^nd generation and Peakaboo Peach 1^st & 2^nd generation. The little sprigs of flowers was stamped in Perfect Plum. All of these were then die cut using the Every Day Jars Framelits and the BigShot. All that was left to do was a little flower arranging, the flowers were added using dimensionals and the sprigs using Tombow. The greeting was then stamped in Night of Navy ink. The whole panel was added to a piece of Night of Navy cardstock then adhered to a Thick Whisper White cardbase.

For the second card we stamped the smallest jar in Smoky Slate ink onto a small panel of Whisper White cardstock and added the handle. The water was stamped in 2^nd generation Soft Sky. We stamped the fish using Peakaboo Peach ink, die cut it out then added Clear Wink of Stella to make it shimmer. We stamped the bow in Night of Navy and die cut it out. Using the bubble image from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set we added Night of Navy bubble to the Soft Sky card base and the stamped Whisper White panel. We rounded opposite corners of the stamped panel using the Project Life Corner rounder. Using the Banner Triple Punch to flag the ends of the Whisper White and Night of Navy pieces and adhered then onto the card base using Tombow. The stamped panel was added using dimensionals.

The third card used a Thick Whisper White card base. We stamped the group of stars from the Perpetual Birthday calendar stamp set using Peakaboo Peach, Sweet Sugarplum and So Saffron ink. The large jar and the jar lid were stamped in Smoky Slate Ink. The outside and inside of the jar plus the lid were then die cut, we also die cut the jar from a piece of Window Sheet. Using a thin drizzle of Tombow glue we adhered the Window Sheet die cut to the back of the jar frame then added the lid to the front. We wrapped the Night of Navy twine around the top and tied a small bow. The ladies loved the new dimensional strips we added to the back of the die cut jar; they are so flexible and easy to use. We added some star shaped, sugar cake decorations onto the stamped card front roughly where the jar was going to go to check position, so kind of Morrison’s to provide them in just the right colours for the card….. When we were happy the backing of the dimensional strip was removed and the jar placed over top of the stars. The whole panel was then added to a layer of Night of Navy then to the Thick Whisper White cardbase.

I absolutely love this set, so many pieces to play with and so much you can do with it.

Hope you like the projects and visit again soon.

Mo x

Supplies
Jar of Love stamp set
Playful Backgrounds stamp set
Perpetual Birthday Calendar stamp set
Every Day Jars Framelits
Whisper White Cardstock – Thick and Regular
Soft Sky Cardstock
Night of Navy Cardstock
Window Sheet
Smoky Slate Inkpad
Pear Pizzazz Inkpad
Wild Wasabi Inkpad
So Saffron Inkpad
Real Red Inkpad
Perfect Plum Inkpad
Sweet Sugarplum inkpad
Peakaboo Peach inkpad
Night of Navy inkpad
Night of Navy Twine
Stampin Trimmer
Bigshot + Multipurpose Platform
Acrylic blocks A, B, C, D, E and H
Scissors
Bone Folder
Stampin Scrub and Stampin Mist