Berries and Jam
Guest Designing for the December 2024 release from Concord & 9th
Aren’t these jam jars sweet? The Berries and Jam die and stamp sets come with lots of fun ways to decorate and customize the jars. Here are a few ways to use them.
Techniques:
My goal for this card was to do something beyond adding the jar to the card front; to make it interactive in some way. With a shape like this, adding an extra message in a flap is an easy way to do it.
I placed the jar die on a folded piece of Blueberry cardstock, with the top edge of the die hanging beyond fold so it wouldn’t cut the paper there. The base of the card is a standard A2 top-fold card, so there is plenty of room to write a message inside.
Stenciling some coordinating colors of ink (with a light hand) through the Bursting Backgrounds Turnabout floral stencil adds some nice soft detail to the oval shape I layered behind the jar.
I used the oval/stadium shape from the Friendly Florals die set to cut out the stenciled pattern to create a background for the jar. I also layered on a couple of horizontal stripes (Sprout and Tidepool).
Tip: if you do a flap detail like I did with the jar on this card, be aware that depending on where the fold/hinge is, it may need a little bit of extra space to open smoothly. My fold is a bit below the top of the jar (because I added the fabric wrap detail piece), so I used a layer of foam tape to attach the jar to the card front. That little bit of depth is enough to let it move freely.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Sprout, Tidepool, Juniper, Midnight, Blueberry, Harbor, and Powder. Neenah Solar White.
ink: Concord & 9th Sea Glass, Blueberry, and Powder.
Techniques:
This card was inspired by the fun shape of the leaf stem die. It creates a fun pattern, and reminds me of a pattern you might see on wallpaper. Creating it with a trio of analogous colors (adjacent/nearby on the color wheel) that are of similar value keeps the design cohesive and not too busy.
The curve on this card was created with the banner die from the Burst of Blooms die set.
It is always fun to mix in older sets with new ones. I punched up the color intensity with this one by adding in some bright orange slices from the Citrus Crush die set from earlier in 2024.
Both pieces of the orange slice are cut from the same Clementine cardstock color, but I added some Spiced Cider ink to the solid section to create a deeper color and some contract between the two sections.
I created some pattern continuity and flow by stamping the raspberries tone-on-tone on the front of the card as well as on the inside - especially including the section that shows to the right side of the short-cut front panel. This also creates interest as the theme continues inside, and you can see a peek of it on the front.
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Dragonfruit, Sweet Pea, Carnation, Clementine, Artichoke, Mushroom, and Cobblestone. Neenah Solar White. Simon Says Stamp Cream.
ink: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Dragonfruit, and Spiced Cider.
Techniques:
I created two monochromatic jars for this card to use two red berry fruits from the bundle.
The two jars each have a fabric cover on the lids. The Berries and Jam stamp set comes with two patterns for stamping that fabric, and I used one on each of the jars here, stamping in a variation of the cardstock color for a tone-on-tone pattern
Colors:
cardstock: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Dragonfruit, Sweet Pea, Carnation, Briar Rose, Pink Lemonade, Grasshopper, Artichoke, Mushroom, and Dove.
ink: Concord & 9th Wildberry, Dragonfruit, Carnation.
Thank you for visiting! I hope you get some time to create something soon.
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