A Jar Full of Thanks

Today I have a set of thank you cards to share with you (and one lucky winner).  I am back home after moving my daughter to college and as promised I will announce the winner of the Candy Jar Contest from last week. But first let’s get to today’s card.

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I used the Jar of Love stamp set and dies and the 2016-2018 In Colors to create a set of thank you cards.  *It was featured in an article on homemade thank you cards on gifts.com. You can view it HERE.

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

I love making sets of cards to give as gifts.  They are great for teachers (I know because I am a teacher and need a lot of thank you cards) as well as hostesses, friends, family… or contest winners!

I stamped the middle sized jar on a piece of whisper white cardstock with smoky slate ink. I stamped the leaves in emerald envy and 3 flowers for each card using dapper denim, flirty flamingo, peekaboo peach, and sweet sugarplum ink. I cut the flowers out using the Everyday Jars Framelits. I attached the flowers to the leaves with glue dots. Here’s photos showing the making of the card in Dapper Denim.

Next, I stamped the jar on another piece of whisper white and stamped the sentiment in the same color as the flowers.  I cut out the jar with the matching framelit and attached it on top of the other jar with dimensionals.  I adhered it to a layer of emerald envy cardstock and attached a matching bow with a glue dot.

I adhered the In Color Designer Series Paper to the card base and attached the jar layer with dimensionals. I love to make matching envelopes!

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Here’s photos of each of the other cards in the set.

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Sweet Sugarplum

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

What’s your favorite In Color?

I have to ship these cards so I put them in a wide stamp case. I also added some chocolate kisses…it just seemed appropriate as it was a candy contest.  Check back tomorrow and I will share how to turn the stamp case in to a gift box as well as an alternative idea for a card box.

Stampin Up Jar of Love Thank You card idea- Jeanie Stark StampinUp

So, I bet you’re wondering how much candy was in the Jar of Love.  Here’s another look at the jar from last week.

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The Jar of Love was for my daughter and before I gave it to her I counted the number of days she would be away until she comes home for Christmas.  She always kissed me goodnight so I put 91 (good night) kisses in the jar and 40 hugs (as needed) for a total of 131 pieces of candy.  And the winner is….Ramsey!  Congratulations Ramsey!  You were the closest at 126!  Email me (j.stark@myactv.net) your address and I will send this box of cards and candy to you.  I so appreciate everyone who played along and all the comments on my blog.

Here’s a couple of pictures of my daughter’s dorm room after we moved her in.  Do you recognize anything in the photos?

Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie

You can purchase the products used to create these cards from my online store.  Click HERE to shop or click on the images below.  I always send a thank you gift each month when you order from me.

Product List

2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack

2016-2018 In Color Designer Series Paper Stack
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$22.00

Glue Dots

$5.25

Big Shot

$110.00

Thursday Treat…Jar of Love

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Can you guess who I made this for? If you guessed my daughter, you would be right!  I had this packed away in my suitcase waiting to give it to her today. This is the day she has been preparing for…she moves in to her dorm and is an official college student!  I filled this jar with hugs and kisses to leave with her as we head back to our hotel. She already knows how much we love her but, it’s always nice to have a “sweet” reminder.  And let’s face it…this stamp set and matching framelits are just so stinkin’ cute I couldn’t wait to try them out.  LOL  I think it makes a cute tag for a jar!

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I used momento black, smokey slate, and night of navy inks to stamp the jar, handles, and lid on whisper white cardstock.  I stamped the hearts in melon mambo ink then stamped the sentiment on top in night of navy.  I cut all 3 pieces out with the matching framelits using the Big Shot. I glued the pieces together and attached it to the jar with night of navy solid bakers twine.  It was easy to decorate the lid on the jar.  I used the Layering Circles Framelits to cut the perfect size circle out of some Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper.  I attached it to the lid with glue dots then wrapped the rim with the Floral Boutique Designer Washi Tape.  Think of all the fun gifts you can put in a jar for fun holiday gifts!  My mind is spinning!  There are 3 different size jars in the stamp set with lots of extras to decorate.  I used the middle sized jar for my tag today.

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My daughter isn’t the only one getting a special treat because I am giving away some “blog candy” to a lucky winner! Just leave me a comment with the total number of candy you think are in the jar.  You have until 9 PM (EST) on Sunday evening to leave a comment. (Limit 1 guess per person.) The person who comes closest will receive a special stampin’ treat from me… I will send you some handmade cards and matching envelopes. I will post the winner after I get back home on Monday.

Have a wonderful day!

Just Stampin’

Jeanie