Welcome back to another 2015-16 Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team blog hop. This time we were given our choice of a few different products to feature. I am using the Tin of Tags stamp set for my projects today. If you are hopping with us, you should have just come from visiting my very good friend, Cindy Schuster.
Every summer I make loads of blackberry jam and every Christmas I decorate them to give as gifts to friends, neighbors, and family. This year my sister visited and together me made over 100 half-pints. I knew right away that this fun sentiment from the Tin of Tags stamp set was perfect for this year's batch of jam. The chalkboard look is still very popular so for my first jar I decided to go with it.
I also added a 1" strip of Warmth and Cheer DSP around the center of the jar and cut a circle to place on the top of the jar. I sponged some Jet Black StazOn ink onto the jar band for a really fun country farmhouse look. I thought it would be fun to stamp some wooden spoons and tie them on with some Kraft Rope Trim for a fun accent.
For one final touch of color, I stamped and punched some holly leaves with the Holly Berry Happiness stamp set and coordinating Holly Berry Builder Punch. You may have also noticed that I used the new Stitched Layers Framelits to die cut the labels. I love how they add to the homespun feel to the jars.
I have some family members who cannot tolerate seeds, so for them I made some jars of jelly. These quilted jelly jars are a little taller than the jam jars. I came up with this alternative tag so that it would be easy to spot the difference between the two. Just in case you are wondering how I covered the top of the jar...I wet a 6"x6" piece of dsp and then dabbed off the excess water. Then I carefully shaped it around the top of the jar and let it dry before adding the rope trim.
I hope you have been inspired by today's projects. If you are already going through the hop, you should have just arrived here from visiting our Artisan Team Leader and my good friend, Cindy Schuster. When you leave here you will travel on to visit the amazing Inge Groot. Our team this year is super talented and you are going to love all the fabulous projects so be sure to visit them all.
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Have a blessed day!
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