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Sending Love Card with Jars of Love
Ok, I just had to share one of my favorite cards from the Build Your Stash card class by mail! Check out this fun Sending Love card featuring the Jars of Love stamp set!
When I originally started designing the class, I had been planning on focusing on the Better Together stamp set – because it is a great sentiment set – as well as the Cupcakes & Carousels designer paper stack. But when I pulled out this sunburst patterned paper from the pack, things just started going in a totally different direction. And in the end, I felt the card had a bit of a vintage feel and somehow the sentiments from the Jars of Love set were exactly the right fit.
Tips for making this card:
- Layer your Punches – Two of my favorite punches are retiring this month – the Decorative Label punch and the Sweetheart punch. Now, I knew layering a large oval (either from the retired wide oval punch, or the current Layering Ovals framelits) over the Decorative Label punch always looks classic; but I don’t always think about layering other shapes. But matching up a punched shape (a heart, a flower, etc) with your sentiment or the overall feel of your card can end up making it be the perfect accent to your other layered pieces.
- Everything doesn’t always have to be centered! Now I’ll admit this took me a long time to become ok with. 🙂 I love my even borders and like everything to be balanced. But sometimes, pushing everything to the side ends up emphasizing it more. In this case, I had the sunburst piece and it was cut so that the center of the sun ray was off to the right. So, when that happens, run with it! I placed the doily mostly over the center of the sun ray and then centered the punched pieces on that.
- Mix your textures for a more interesting card – popping up your shapes on dimensionals help, having patterned paper and cardstock helps, but it really steps up your card when you start mixing different textures as well. In this case, I added the soft 1/4″ Very Vanilla satin ribbon across the top of the designer paper (it’s subtle, but really helps soften everything). Then I added the three pearls in the upper right corner of the oval. They helped tie together the punched pieces and add some extra softness in an area where you can’t see the ribbon.
So, what do you think? Its a fun card that is easy to make but is a WOW for the person you love that you are giving it to! Want to make a couple of them along with the rest of the set?
You have until May 15th to sign up for this limited time class or while my supplies last. So don’t delay!
>>> Click HERE to sign up <<<
Want to make this card at home? Here are the project supplies:
Jar Of Love Photopolymer Stamp Set
$27.00
Decorative Label Punch
$18.00
Sweetheart Punch
~~$16.00~~ $12.80
Very Vanilla 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Satin Ribbon
~~$6.00~~ $3.60
Layering Ovals Framelits Dies
$35.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Cupcakes & Carousels Designer Series Paper Stack
~~$10.00~~ $6.00
Early Espresso 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock
$8.00
Pearl Basic Jewels Embellishments
~~$5.00~~ SOLD OUT until 6/1
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
Early Espresso Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
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May 3, 2017
Limited Time – Build Your Stash Card Class By Mail
I’ve been promising this class by mail for a while and I finally have everything up and ready so you can make these cards at home! So I’m offering this as a class by mail for a LIMITED TIME only as many of the supplies are retiring and are while supplies last.
***Class kit registration is available through May 19th***
I ran this as a class at my recent Northwest Crafty Retreat Weekend and everyone loved the cards. So I knew I had to make it available to my crafty friends who couldn’t make it to the retreat! Its centered around the Cupcakes & Carousels designer paper stack. A great paper pack that is so much more versatile than it seems at first glance.
Check out what you get in this great card class by mail
You’ll get supplies to make 12 cards! 2 each of the 6 designs including:
- Precut cardstock to make the 12 cards
- A FULL PACK of the Cupcakes & Carousels designer series paper, with the needed piece precut for you for these cards. You’ll have the remaining pieces from the 48 sheet 6×6 pack included in your kit so you can make more cards and projects beyond these 12 cards.
- A FULL SPOOL of the Very Vanilla 1/4″ Satin ribbon, with the pieces you need for the cards precut. The rest of the 10 yd spool will be in your kit to use on future projects.
- Punched and die cut pieces for the cards
- Necessary accessories and embellishments
- Step-by-Step color PDF tutorials for each of the cards emailed to you
  (PDF tutorial only option is also available)
You just need to supply your own stamps, ink, and adhesive and you’ll be ready to have your stash ready for anything.
All this is only $34 plus shipping to you!

Class kit options

Class kit registration is available through May 19th
Kits will ship the following times:
Early Bird orders placed by May 3rd will ship the week of May 8th
orders placed May 4th-May 19th will ship the week of May 22nd
If you have any questions or need extra supplies, email me at Jennifer@nwstamper.com
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April 29, 2017
Sending Best Fishes with the Jar of Love Stamp Set
I’m back and sharing another card that we made at last week’s card class. This was another one where I had fun using some of my Holiday catalog purchases for a NON-Holiday card. Can you spot a few of them?
It was also a chance for me to play more with the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Have I mentioned how great they are? I love that you get a variety pack so you get 4 sizes of squares, circles, and ovals all in ONE pack! See, I know me and if they had come out with 3 different packs, I would have wanted them all, but my pocketbook wouldn’t have wanted them all. And so I would have had to pick which shape I liked best, and this way I don’t have to! Win!
Anyway, I decided to experiment with using the die to cut out a circle from Vellum. I figured that the stitching aspect would be subtle on the vellum, but it was great! It was just enough to give a definite border to my circle element without it fading into the background too much. What do you think?
And just a reminder, in case you missed it before, these dies have been so stinkin’ popular that its been hard to keep them in stock! Stampin’ Up has a bunch coming to the warehouse, but they expect to sell out of them before they can get more inventory. So you can only order them through the early morning of 11/21 (right now they are on backorder and all orders will ship out around 11/28). After that, they will be unavailable until Stampin’ Up can get their stock built back up in the warehouse. So, don’t wait too long to get your set!
Ok, back to the fun card at hand! I didn’t want my fish to be sitting in boring water, I wanted him to SHINE! Don’t we all deserve to shine? So, I grabbed my Wink of Stella clear brush and added some shimmer to the water. It looks great on the final card but, as usual, is really hard to photograph!
Now, remember when I asked if you could figure out which Holiday catalog items I used? If you said the Fancy Frost sequins and the Kraft Rope Trim, you were right!
I love the Kraft Rope Trim for the nautical theme, but if the trim is a little thick for you; you can easily untwist the strands and you get 3 thinner rope pieces to work with. It is perfect for fall, masculine, and nautical projects.
I also loved the soft colors in the Fancy Frost sequins and found them to be a perfect way to add shine onto the back of my card to balance all the circles and jar on the card. They are perfectly sized to stick down with glue dots and you know they won’t go anywhere.
Stampin’ News and Specials!
With the Black Friday specials coming out in full swing, there are LOTS of ways to save and even double dip your savings! Here is a list of all the specials that are going on right now so you can take full advantage:
- The November Premium Tutorial Pack is here! Get 12 tutorials from Artisan-level designers using the stamp sets on sale this month in the 25% off sale. Available for purchase or free with a qualifying order or to anyone on my Fun n’ Crafty Stampers Team.
- NEW Stitched Shape Framelits – available for purchase through 11/21 at 10am MST
- 25% off Stamp Sale!
- The Holiday Online Extravaganza – exclusive 1 day only bundles plus up to 40% off many items, starts 11/21!
November Hostess Code – DSUGDGH4
Project Measurements:
- Sahara Sand cardstock – 4 1/4” x 11”
- Island Indigo cardstock – 4” x 5 1/4”
- Pool Party cardstock – 3 7/8” x 5 1/8”
- Whisper White cardstock – 3 1/4” x 2” (you should be able to stamp the jar and the fish out of this), 1/2” x 3”
- Vellum cardstock – 3” x 3”
Project Supplies:
Jar Of Love Photopolymer Bundle
$52.00
Big Shot
$110.00
Big Shot Magnetic Platform
$40.00
Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies
$30.00
Seaside Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
$8.50
Kraft Rope Trim
$5.00
Fancy Frost Sequins
$5.00
Vellum 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Sahara Sand 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Island Indigo 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Pool Party 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$8.00
Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Card Stock
$9.00
Island Indigo Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin’ Pad
$6.50
Paper Snips Scissors
$10.00
Glue Dots
$5.25
Stampin’ Dimensionals
$4.00
SNAIL Permanent Adhesive
$7.00
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November 19, 2016