glitter and thanks.

welcome to another day of Clear and Simple Stamps inspiration!

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!