Saturday, June 2, 2012

June/July 2012 Release Day 2

Welcome back! It's day 2 of our June/July Release and we have another sweet set and die to share with you. I am so glad to hear how much you all are enjoying the samples the Design Team and I have to share. If you are just joining us, you can catch up here.

Today's set is a wonderfully complimentary set to Fresh Picked. Still centered around berries and puns, but on a smaller scale. But don't worry, Fresh Preserves is still packed with fun.

Fresh Preserves

  • is a 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp set
  • 17 high quality photo-polymer stamps; 1 jar image, 1 filler image, 1 label image, 8 berry building images in two sizes, and 6 sentiments that fit inside of the label
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $14

Preserves Jar Die

  • coordinates with the Fresh Picked stamp set
  • three separate dies wired together that can be easily snipped and separated
  • will be available for purchase June 5th for $8

Fresh Preserves speaks loud and clear to the "country bumpkin" that lives deep, deep...deep...d.e.e.p. down inside of me.

This is the perfect way to show off this cute stamp set and die! The wonderful thing about these products is that they can be used together or alone. Here, I've used them together. I die cut the jar and label and filled the little jar using the "filling" stamp included in Fresh Preserves. I then added the label and "Thanks so berry much" sentiment. You'll find some of the same sentiments from Fresh Picked scaled to fit inside the label included in this set. This jar also has a lid, however, you could opt not to use it as I've done here. I've added cute little embossing to the rim to emulate the "threads" on the mouth of a jar.

To create that old vintage looking patterned paper, I started by stamping the large strawberries and leaf cluster from Fresh Picked onto our Oatmeal cardstock. The flowers were added from Folk Art Florals in versamark, and then heat embossed using White Detail powder. To emphasize the flowers, I distressed the panel using Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo.

I added some embossing using the Chevron Impression Plate and the "You are just the sweetest!" sentiment from Fresh Picked, some stitching and some twine...done.

And then, of course I was all feeling confident and decided to try some shabby-chic again.

This set made it so easy! I loved die cutting the images from patterned paper. I used some beautiful Webster's Pages paper that Ms. Kerrianne Gwin gave me, and it was perfect for the job. Since all of the papers were so light, I wanted to give the jar a little something darker to rest on. I stamped a Kraft panel using Defining Words in Versamark. I added my sentiment and raspberry (both from Fresh Preserves) to the label by stamping off once. Ink the stamp, stamp once onto scratch paper, and then stamp onto your project without re-inking. This gives it that soft tone.

I added another little sentiment, also included in the set, to a little tag die cut with our Timeless Tags die. And stamped another sentiment from Fresh Picked in the corner.

And because it wouldn't be shabby-chic without a ton of distressing and extra "stuff", I added some here and there!

So, of course, you don't have to go all out. Sure it's fun. But a good, simple and graphic card is always nice to have. And much more cost effective for creating gift sets of cards. I've included an outline image of the jar in Fresh Preserves as well. It is not sized to stamp onto the die cut. It is meant for creating one layer cards, or if you want to fill the jar with something (hint, hint) and color with copics.

Super simple! And it kind of reminds me of some of the letterpress cards...without the letterpress that is.

That is all I have for today. But I will be back tomorrow with more! Anddon't forget to stop by the Design Team's blogs. They all have previews to share with you right now.

Would you like to win Fresh Preserves and the Preserves Jar Die? Just leave me a comment by 9:00 AM EST June 3rd to enter. I will select one random winner from all comments. Winners will be posted here.

60 comments:

  1. Such a cute and fun set, Dawn! Love the wide range of samples, but I ADORE that first card!

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  2. Dawn..you have some serious talent going on! I love love loveeeeeeee that first card..the mix of kraft, soft blue and the red...and I must try that stamped background with the strawberries...scrumptious! You rawkkk the shabby too!

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  3. love your projects show casing the new release.

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  4. Adorable, Dawn, I love your little jar! The samples are fabulous and I just adore the first card--great colors and full of yummy sweetness!

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  5. I like how that shabby chic card turned out!

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  6. Love the shabby chic card, so soft and pretty and that jar is so sweet!

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  7. ADORABLE! Amazing sneak peak AND amazing dt projects!

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  8. THANKS for sharing!! I LOVE that fun jar!! All the creation s are GREAT!! THANKS for the chance to win and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!=)

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  9. Love the featured projects. I love the stitching you did for the first card. Another great and lovely stamp set.

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  10. LOVE your cards and love that jar so cute!
    The second card is so soft and sweet ...gorgeous!

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  11. So pretty! What a lovely shapeof the jar, it's cute instantly! Love it! Your one layer card is so beautiful, but the other ones as well, of course!!
    Hugs, Wendy

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  12. Ohhhh your cards are so pretty! I especially love your gorgeous blue shabby chic card!

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  13. Too, too cute! I should have known there would be a matching jar set for preserves. Very sweet...

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  14. Love this and so perfect with all the berries from yesterday, but the preserve jar really has SO many possibilities!

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  15. Stunning cards...can't wait to see more! Heather j.

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  16. Eeeeek!!! LOVE all!! They're vintagy feeling but one's bright and the other oh so soft. LOVE them AND the stamps!

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  17. Love those CAS Cards...and that is my normal style, but I love, love, love how these stamps layer. The background on the first one is fabulous.

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  18. I love the variety in your samples today. The shabby style is so beautiful, with the soft colors and feminine details, your card is so perfectly executed...it doesn't get better than that! LOVE...

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  19. Oh my gosh - look at those adorable berries (my mouth is literally watering at the thought of fresh strawberries now, LOL!). I don't have a strawberry set yet, and this one looks PERFECT - thanks for the chance to win!!

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  20. So cute!! I love how you added the white embossed flowers to your background stamping on the first card!

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  21. What FUN, Dawn! The little preserves jar is adorable. I really love your shabby-chic creation - you make it look so easy!

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    1. What a totally adorable stamp set! I love it :-)!!

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  22. This month's release is just so sweet! Love the jar and the shabby chic style!

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  23. This month's release is just so sweet! Love the jar and the shabby chic style!

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  24. I love the shape of the jar!! I'm soooo excited about this set. It just keeps getting better and better!!

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  25. LOVE what you've done with that sweet, little flower! And your shabby chic card is GORGEOUS! LOVE the muted color palette!

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  26. What a sweet stamp set and love the jar die...too cute!!

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  27. I love the little jar die! Everything is just so yummy!

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  28. i would love this little jar die. It speaks to me... I am giving away my age here but it reminds me of the Ponds cold cream jar ---tee hee, do they still make that.

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  29. I love your shabby chic card...the jar is so gorgeous and love the vintage look to this card. The beautiful patterned paper on your first card is beautiful, bright and cheery. Anyone would love to receive a card made with these happy stamp sets.

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  30. Too darn cute! Love this new set. :)

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  31. This is such a marvelous set of stamps and dies. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  32. I love this set! It goes so well with the sets from yesterday! Great release!

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  33. So cute once again! And I love that you are part "country bumpkin"

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  34. Again...
    I love, love, love!!
    Do you know how precious these will be as little tags for gift jars of jellies and jams?!!

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  35. I really like how this set coordinates with the Fresh Picked stamps. So many fun possibilities when used together!

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  36. This is all so fun ~ beautiful cards, again! I love the stitiching!

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  37. This looks like its going to be as sweet as pie! Your samples are beyond cute!

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  38. That jar is just so adorable with the strawberries, can't wait to see more.

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  39. EEK! How sweet is that jar! I am soooo in love!

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  40. Gorgeous cards, Dawn! I love how you've clipped the strawberry so it sits over the edge of the jar!!

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  41. What a super cute jar! Love your cards for this set and the adorable berries in yesterday's set.

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  42. I am so sold! Love the addition of the flower from Folk Art Florals. And I love that you did two different styles of cards. You do shabby very well!!

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  43. Wow, these are just fabulous....what a wonderful set. Love the soft country feel to the second one, a great way to highlight the versatility of these images!

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  44. I love how you showed how you can use this set with the bright traditional colors and with the soft muted ones as well! Love both but I think the muted one steals my heart!

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  45. Such beautiful cards! That preserves die is definitely going on my wish list!

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  46. ANOTHER astounding output, girly girl! LIKE a spectacular bouquet, where you NEVER cease to discover new flowers, buds and botanical gems - you SURE make a LOT of sugar with your sweet stuff! LOL Love the scale of this new set! So ELEGANT!

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  47. LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards, Dawn!! I'm not a strawberry girl, but I really am gonna need these sets. Fabulous!!!

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  48. Beautiful stamps and cards! I especially love the blue and beige that you used in your card :-)

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  49. I just love these little strawberry jars, so darling!

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  50. What an adorable set! Love the stout little jar!!

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  51. Fabulous cards and stamps! I so love the strawberries!

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  52. I am a sucker for jars. Fabulous samples from Dawn and the DT! Donna

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  53. wow - amazing samples and those images are too cute!

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  54. Seriously cute cards! The set turned out great!!

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  55. wow, really amazing cards. The details are so gorgeous

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  56. I really love all of the beautiful cards...The berries are my favorite...The Die's are to die for.....LOL I just came across theis website and absoultley love it....

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