Sweet Jar

Warm Wishes

August 9, 2025August 12, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

We’re certainly sending everyone warm wishes here in North Texas right now as we’re in the middle of a summer heatwave. But instead of wishing for it to be warm, right now we’re really looking for a cool front to get out of this triple-digit heat!

This week we’ve been using the Stampin’ Up! bundle called Sweet Jars to create our designs and today we’re getting a closer look at the companion stamp set called Jar of Joy. This card also showcases the lovely Soft Waves embossing folder to create this super cute winter design.

We get started with a simple card base of Basic White cardstock. The focal panel is a combination of the lighter portion of the blue sheet of glimmer paper from the pastel ombre paper pack on a quarter panel of white. Both are machine embossed with the Soft Waves embossing folder to create the look of blowing snow. The focal image from Jar of Joy is stamped on white cardstock in a combination of Pool Party, Secret Sea, and Strawberry Slush. I had some glitter embossing powder in my stash and decided to use it to create the snowglobe effect in the jar. And to further the snowglobe look, I tucked the jar into the snowdrift by cutting a slit along one of the dipping curves and tucking the punched image behind. A little extra dimension is added by adhering the top of the jar to the panel with dimensionals and adding an extra layer to the lid. The sentiment from Notes & Totes is stamped directly onto the white embossed panel with Lost Lagoon. And we finish things off by scattering some starburst sequins across the scene.

Next week, I’ll be doing an in-depth sneak peek of the new Peaceful Garden suite that will release on September 3rd. This suite has so many gorgeous elements, including paper, stamps, dies, and ribbon. I’m looking forward to sitting down to play with it. I hope you’ll drop in and check out how versatile this suite is!

Have you enjoyed this week’s design series? I’ll be hosting a card class at the end of month called Festive Jars using this week’s featured products and I would love to have you join me! Space is limited so click this link to save your seat!

Product List

Pastel Ombre Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[164851]

$12.00

Soft Waves 3 D Embossing Folder

[164695]

$11.00

Jar Of Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166176]

$20.00

Sweet Jar Builder Punch

[165506]

$26.00

Notes & Totes Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[165239]

$19.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Strawberry Slush Classic Stampin' Pad

[165286]

$9.00

Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad

[161678]

$9.00

Starburst Sequins

[165539]

$7.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Sweet Jar

Jar of Luck

August 8, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

TGIF, my crafty friends! We’ve made it through this hectic week and we’re staring the weekend in the face. Anyone else excited? It’s the last weekend of summer freedom for the kiddos here in our area, so we’ll all be livin’ it up before the new school year gets started.

This week, we’ve been using the new Sweet Jar bundle from Stampin’ Up, along with its coordinating stamp set called Jar of Joy, to create some super fun designs. And as promised, we’re trying our luck at creating an everyday design with a more holiday-inspired image. I saw some super cute St. Patty’s Day designs that combined the Sweet Jar images with a rainbow and I thought that was a pretty genius way to impart some design luck.

We get started with a base of Summer Splash cardstock. Our backdrop is a combination of a coordinating floral patterned sheet from the Bloom Impressions paper pack (back for a limited time in the Last Chance section) and an ominous sky from the Everyday Skies paper pack. To give the Bloom Impressions sheet the look of standing grass, I tore a strip and then adhered it over the sky using dimensionals. The Spotlight on Nature Dies help build our rainbow made from a combination of Pretty Peacock, Shy Shamrock, Peach Pie, and Flirty Flamingo and tucked neatly behind the grass horizon. The jar and shamrocks are stamped on white cardstock using the Sweet Jar set with a combination of Secret Sea and Shy Shamrock inks. For a little extra punch, I used Shy Shamrock glimmer paper for the lid. The image is adhered over our backdrop with dimensionals. I filled in around the focal image with a few single shamrocks to give the illusion of luck being in the air. The sentiment is a combination of Jar of Joy and Sweet Jar sentiments. It’s adhered over a bow of Summer Splash ribbon using dimensionals. We finish things off with a combination of hexagons, shimmer gems, and dots.

We’ll be rounding out our series tomorrow with a little dash through the snow. I hope you’ll drop in and check it out!

Product List

Summer Splash 8 1/2" X 11 Cardstock

[163797]

$14.00

Pretty Peacock 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[150880]

$14.00

Shy Shamrock 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163795]

$14.00

Peach Pie 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[163799]

$14.00

Flirty Flamingo 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[141416]

$14.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Glimmer 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Paper

[163771]

$11.00

Everyday Skies 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164622]

$12.50

Bloom Impressions 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[164944]

$12.50

Spotlight On Nature Dies

[163580]

$35.00

Sweet Jar Bundle (English)

[165507]

$41.25

Jar Of Joy Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[166176]

$20.00

Secret Sea Classic Stampin' Pad

[165285]

$9.00

Shy Shamrock Classic Stampin Pad

[163808]

$9.00

2024 2026 In Color™ Resin Dots

[163389]

$8.00

2024–2026 In Color™ Shimmer Gems

[163781]

$8.50

Shades Of Green Hexagons

[165233]

$8.00

Summer Splash 3/8" (1 Cm) Bordered Ribbon

[163786]

$7.50

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$7.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

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Jar Full of Cheer

August 7, 2025August 3, 2025 susanfoxbowenLeave a comment

This week’s featured product is the Sweet Jar stamp and punch bundle by Stampin’ Up! And today’s card put the complimentary stamp set called Jar of Joy on full display. Because we couldn’t have jars with goodies without including the gingerbread men! I’m drawing on my stash of retired Take a Bow holiday paper for this design and I had the perfect scraps for this card.

We get started with a simple base of white cardstock. The background panel is a quarter panel of white that is machine embossed with the retired Cute Crochet embossing folder and then this is matted with the Real Red festive glimmer paper. I started with the tone-on-tone look but felt like the embossing got lost and the sparkly red is the perfect popper. The focal backdrop is a trio of strips from the Take a Bow patterned paper pack that was part of last year’s holiday release. These strips were the perfect combination of pattern and festive color. I wrapped the full panel with Real Red & White baker’s twine. We stamp our jar in green and then add the gingerbread scene. The lid is punched from a scrap of Shaded Spruce glimmer paper. I added some red & white twine and a peppermint to the lid for a coordinated festive touch. The sentiment from Jar of Joy is heat embossed in white on a sheet of Real Red and then diecut with the Nested Essentials banner die using the extension method. These elements are adhered to the card front on dimensionals. I added a few rhinestones and some extra peppermints to finish things off.

Tomorrow we’re going to be visiting a lesser-included holiday but I think you’re going to love the all-occasion twist. I hope you’ll pop in to check it out!

Product List

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[166780]

$14.00