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Awhile back, CSS hosted a "spread the love campaign" and today, I'm using the Limited Edition: Spread the Love stamp set (not for sale) that was a bonus set for those who purchased from their swag bag gift. The stamp says "thanks for the love" with a little jar attached to it.
The only problem: I wanted to use the jar.... by itself. It's just so cute!
So true story: a little stamp surgery never hurt anyone. By cutting the jar away from the sentiment, I suddenly had many more options for my card design. Do you do that with your stamps? I'm pretty sure most of my "happy birthday" sentiments are cut in half - I like side-by-side as well as stackable stamping options, hee.
To create my patterned paper, I stamped the jar repeatedly into rows, and then stamped the distressed linen background over-top. Just for fun, I colored in one jar's heart and glittered it up with diamond stickles.
I gave the sentiment flag a bit of a wave by placing a foam square under the "t" for "thanks" and a glue dot at the other end. I think it's a fun way to make sure that the banner keeps the shape that I want it to have.
I hope you like it! If you'd like to see a different take on the same card, download the CSS app today!
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Love the blue of the jars and that distressed background, the surgery was definitely worth it!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful!! Love it!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love that little jar and how you used it, Elena! I want this stamp set!
ReplyDeleteI do that to my stamps too! At first I was mortified to do it! lol!
ReplyDeleteSweet card Elena! I've been too afraid to do surgery on my stamps, so far. But, I have the stamp set you used for this card and now that I see what you've done...I think surgery is in the near future. Thanks so much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI *really* love the linen background stamped over the entire thing - genius idea! But I'm sorry, no - I just can't cut apart my stamps! I just mask and/or selectively ink instead - my OCD won't allow anything else!!
ReplyDeleteI so need to ink up this little stamp though - it is so cute but I had zero ideas for it! You might have just fired something off though! :-)