Welcome to the weekly blog hop presented by the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team. If you are new to our blog hop, we welcome you! There are ten of us on the design team and our hop makes a complete circle. If you are following the hop, then you should have arrived here from Cindy Schuster's blog.
Most of you probably know this by now, but just in case...each month Stampin' Up! sends us a box of goodies and we create projects that focus on those particular supplies. This week we are working from a brand new box. I decided to focus on the Tag a Bag Gift Boxes and the Season of Style DSP.
I love to make blackberry jam to give as Christmas gifts to family, friends, neighbors, and my husband's co-workers. This year we had a bumper crop of blackberries so I made tons of delicious jam. Every year I strive to find a unique way to decorate the jars. Some people even look forward to seeing how their yummy gifts will be adorned from year-to-year. I wanted to incorporate the Tag a Bag Gift Boxes into this years' design. It turns out that two half-pint size jars fit perfectly into the box with just a little wiggle room that is just right for filling with decorative paper shreds.
I covered the box with Season of Style DSP and stamped the perfect greeting from the Friendship Preserves stamp set. This stamp set coordinates with the Window Frames Collection Framelits so they are super simple to use with your Big Shot Machine. Did you know they also work with most home die cutting systems? Oh, and if you are looking for the perfect gift (for yourself, of course), you really need to consider the new Magnetic Platform for the Big Shot...it is definitely one of my favorite new products.
Of course, I couldn't resist adding an adorable matching bow created with the Gift Bow Bigz L Die (#129977). And how about adding some little jingle bells that match the jar rims? Don't they just add the perfect finishing touch to an already fun project!
I covered the jar lids with coordinating designer series paper cut with the Circle #2 die. I just loosened the jar rims, added the circles, and then re-tightened them. I also added a strip of dsp around the top to help give the jars a little extra stability. Here is one more quick look at this week's project.
That's all for this week's project. Now be sure to head on over to see what fun projects Erica Cerwin and the rest of the Artisan Design Team have in store for you! Don't miss a single project...
