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Showing posts with label Jar of Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jar of Love. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Lightning in a Jar

Did you ever catch lightning bugs in a jar as a kid? We sure did and I remember being enchanted by the magic of the glowing bugs. This shaker card is just perfect to capture that feeling of living light in your jar.
The Foam Adhesive Strips sure make shaker cards a breeze to create! I used Copper embossing powder  for the lid of the jar, Gold Wink of Stella for the bugs' bodies and applied Soft Sky ink with an Aqua Painter to the wings and the the edges of the jar.



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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Jar Full of Hello

This stamp set and Framelits are just so much darn fun!! To give the jars a more realistic look, I stamped the jar images on Windows Sheets with StazOn ink. Then I cut out the jars and the pretty paper with the matching Framelits. I adhered them together at the top with glue. Our new copper embossing powder works perfectly for the jar tops .


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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Never Ending Card



Have you ever heard of, or seen a Never Ending Card?   What looks like four cards below, is actually just one card. When you open the folds, another panel appears, then open again, and again and again. It just keeps unfolding, finally repeating the same view. There is a great tutorial at Splitcoast Stampers. You have to register to access the free site, but there is a wealth of information on that site!

I was totally prepared to mess up at least once while making it the first time. I didn't plan the design well because of that. The video tutorial was so well done, my first attempt came out perfectly. 

Here is a link to the tutorial I used:

first side
second side
third side
fourth side


All the measurements are shown on the video, but just in case  you'd like to have a written copy:
Whisper White cardstock (or base color)
4 pieces 3 x 6
score on the long side 1 ½ and 4 ½
rotate 90̊ score 1 ½ from top to the intersect (previous score line)
rotate again 180̊ score 1 ½ from top to intersect
rotate 90̊ score 1 ½ from top to the intersect

Coordinating designer series paper or cardstock
8 pieces 2 ¾ squares
4 pieces 2 ¾ x 1 ¼
16 pieces 1 ¼ squares

Friday, June 17, 2016

My First Shaker Card

We had such fun in class today. Here are the directions for the shaker card we made. For class I had everything cut and ready to go.... but I cut the Window Sheets the wrong size. Every single one of them! I made a quick fix with some scotch tape, so everyone could make the card. The dimensions for the Window Sheet have been corrected below:) There is a video tutorial on a previous post: http://scmagnolia.blogspot.com/2016/06/shaker-card.html


  1. Use Watermelon Wonder for card base- cut 5 ½” x 8 ½” score at 4 ¼.”
  2. Cut Affectionately Yours designer series paper to 4” x 5 ¼..” Adhere this layer to card base.
  3. Use Everyday Jars Framelit to cut through both the card base and the layer on top.
  4. Cut a piece of Window Sheet: 2 ¼” x 3 ½.” Apple Fast Fuse all around the edges of the jar cut hole – on the inside of the card. Then place Window Sheet on top to adhere firmly.
  5. Apply a strip of Adhesive Foam all around the edges of the jar cut out, right on top of the window sheet. Rub Embossing Buddy around the Adhesive Foam Strip to prevent static cling from interfering with the shaking of the sequins.
  6. Fill inside the Adhesive Foam with sequins. Then remove the protective backing on the foam strip and adhere cardstock over top.
  7. To finish off the front, stamp flowers, leaf and jar rim, then cut out with framelits. Adhere as shown to jar on card front. Apply a strip of Gold Glimmer paper or washi tape to edge of card front as shown.
  8. Punch Watermelon Wonder with the Banner Duet punch. Stamp sentiment on Whisper White and punch out with the same punch then cut off the ends and layer over the Watermelon Wonder banner. Apply to card with Stampin’ Dimensional.  
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