I wonder if this happens to everyone. I have noticed that lately my cards always seem to use the same colors. Even though I have every color of PTI's cardstock, I seem to forget to use the full array. When I got my Friendship Jar set and saw the cute little button holders that Dawn McVey made, http://dawnmcvey.typepad.com/ (6/22/10), I immediately thought I could make a white board display of all of the PTI cardstock colors and display them in my craft room. Hopefully I can be reminded of the wide variety of cardstock I have to use. I cut a white jar for each color and stamped each jar with a PTI color ink. I added the small tag from the set in the actual cardstock color and stamped the little border in fresh snow ink. I used the Bitty Dot patterned paper to make a decorative collar for the jars. I am so glad that the new PTI Bitty Dot paper came out so I had every single color to use. Even Kraft! I added a few of the buttons from each color to every jar. I have to admit I don't have every single color of buttons, but PTI's buttons have such a variety of colors, I was able to come up with a few that blended with of each color. Each jar has a little magnetic dot on the back and they are lined up just as I have them in my cardstock file cabinet. I even have enough room to add future colors. I am going to hang this right over my desk so that hopefully, it will inspire me to use all of the fabulous colors of cardstock that PTI has created. Even if it doesn't though, I smile every time I look at those cute little jars in all of the cheerful colors.
23 comments:
You industrious person! Love this idea! And since they're magnetic, you can mix and match them on the same (or smaller version on your table) magnetic board to see with which color combos you want to play. :) Great idea!
I'm speechless and in awe!
Very fun & clever!!! Can see why it makes you smile!!!
Great idea! Super cute! It makes me happy looking at it too.
What a great idea! And so cute too! It makes me smile just to look at the picture!
This is very clever and not to mention fun to take a peek at even if you aren't in craft mode. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Cathy, what a clever idea! Your jars are adorable, and how fun it must be to mix & match them to come up with new color combos! I just may print this picture out and put it near my desk until I can put together my own!
I love it! What a great idea!!
What a FANTASTIC idea this is Cathy (wanna make one for me hee hee ;) Seriously, I love this, how cool to see all these wonderful colors displayed so artistically; very inspiring indeed!!!
That is super cute! The more i see this mason jar, the more i think i have to have it!!!!
What an awesome idea! I love it!
ACK!! This is AWESOME! I utterly LOVE IT! I want one so badly! Those little jars look too cute for words - what a great decoration in the meanwhile too!
How cute is this!!?? Love this idea!
This is so fun and clever! Cute!
I will pay you to make me one Cathy! Seriously! Actually, forget the board, just make me the jar tags and I will buy my own board! PLEASE! You could make a mint selling these to PTI fans everywhere!
This is ADORABLE! What a fabulous idea!!
What a fabulous and adorable idea this is! You are so right about forgetting some of those other colors that we just don't 'lean' towards. So glad I saw this on the 'shout out' thread on PTI.
YOU ARE ONE SMART GIRL!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!!
So clever and creative! Love this!
So cute and very creative. I'm always pulling out the cardstock to see which colors I have or which ones I want to order. Great idea.
Oh so cute! What a great little piece of artwork for your craft room, makes me so happy just looking at the picture of it!
This is FABULOUS! Mkaes me want to get all the PTI colors!
Oh my goodness!! This is GENIUS!!! And so pretty to look at. I agree with Dana, you should make these and sell them!!!
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