The Nicest Things – The Paper Players 482 & TGIF Challenge 255

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 20, 2020 // 5 Comments

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Hello there and Happy Friday, my peeps!! It’s been raining here again in Southern California and the perfect reason to pull out some darling paper and an even more darling-er (if that’s possible) stamp image!!

Measurements:

Purple Posy Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
White Card Stock Layer 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″
DSP Layer 1 3/4″ x 5 1/2″

Details:

I recently acquired this stamp set, The Nicest Things, secondhand. It’s vintage Stampin’ Up! and so, so sweet. Those little girls – oh, I just can’t even!
Tons of coloring today so let me break it down for you
- The dress on the right is Light & Dark Purple Posy with a Light Mint Macaron Apron with Light Pretty Peacock detailing on the apron. The base for her hair is Dark Daffodil Delight with additions of Light & Dark Crumb Cake and Bronze
- The dress on the left is Light & Dark Mint Macaron with Light & Dark Daffodil Delight for the trim and the blouse. The base for her hair is Light So Saffron with additions of Dark So Saffron and Light & Dark Daffodil Delight
- The basket is Light & Dark Crumb Cake
- The grass is Light & Dark Old Olive
- Three of the flowers are Light & Dark Lovely Lipstick; the fourth flower is Light Mint Macaron and Light & Dark Pretty Peacock
- The girls’ skin tone is Light & Dark Petal Pink.

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To keep with the inspiration sketch, I added three Basic Rhinestones Jewels and colored them with Pretty Peacock and Blackberry Bliss.
The intricate detail cut to the left of the focal image was achieved by using the Delicate Lace Dies. I have been itching to try them out, I love it! What do you think? Yay or Nay?
I used two different patterns from the Best Dressed DSP line and incorporated the colors from that DSP when coloring my little darlings.

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The inside sentiment is from the Beautiful Friendship stamp set and pairs so well with the saying on the front. I can’t wait to send this out!

Two different challenges inspired today’s project, the first was the CAS (Clean and Simple) Flowers challenge over at The Paper Players (and I’m sneaking in just under the wire!) and the sketch challenge over at the TGIF Challenge. Thank you to both design teams for the awesome inspiration!!! XX

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Mint Macaron and Purple Posy; Neenah Solar White Classic Crest Cover 80#

DSP: Best Dressed

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: The Nicest Things and Beautiful Friendship

Alcohol Markers: Purple Posy, Mint Macaron, Pretty Peacock, daffodil Delight, Crumb Cake, Sa Saffron, Lovely Lipstick, Old Olive, Petal Pink, Ivory and Bronze

Dies: Delicate Lace

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (both retired)

Embellishments: Rhinestone Basic Jewels; Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Cute Boots – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #54

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 5, 2020 // 3 Comments

I love this week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge board – thank you Joanne for such a fun one! My starting point for this challenge turned out to be “Rain” so I chose to use the Left Column this week – Punch, Rain, Gingham/Check. I am SO very much looking forward to what YOU choose to use!

Measurements:

Rococo Rose Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Granny Apple Green Card Stock 4″ x 5 1/4″
Mango Melody DSP 3 3/4″ x 5″

Details:

Oh my goodness, look at those colors! This girl is apparently ready for Spring! lol. I began this challenge by going through my stamps. I have quite a few spring/Easter related and I want to make sure they see ink this year. The first set I came to was Cute Boots by Fun Stampers Journey. I purchased it last year because of this little cutie!
I admit to googling this stamp set for ideas on how to color the image. I pretty much followed Laura Looloo’s lead, she’s got SUCH a knack for bright colors! I colored with Stampin’ Blends and kept it pretty simple with blending only on the rain boots and rain jacket.

There’s a lot going on here with the scollops, gingham, and flowers so I kept everything else very simple, only popping up one line of the sentiment. I think we should ALL wear cute boots. 🙂
I pulled out a very retired punch for today’s project – I have always loved the cute punched flowers it creates! I scrunched the sides up around a single Artisan Pearl.

I kept the inside simple as well, repeating the colors on the front and adding a bit of fun detail to the gingham DSP with the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch.

I hope you have enjoyed today’s project, be sure to visit the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog to see more yummy inspiration from our design team! Can’t wait to see you over in the challenge!

Blessings!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Rococo Rose and Granny Apple Green; Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White (80 lb)

DSP: All Occasion DSP Stack (Mango Melody)

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark Onyx Black

Stamps: Cute Boots by Fun Stampers Journey

Coloring Tools: Stampin’ Blends – Mango Melody Light & Dark (rain boots); Rococo Rose Light & Dark (rain jacket); Balmy Blue Light & So Saffron Light (dress); Balmy Blue Light (puddle & rain); Highland Heather, Rococo Rose, Calypso Coral, Granny Apple Green – all light (umbrella); Light & Dark Granite Gray (umbrella handle & top); Ivory (skin)

Dies: Stitched Mini Scalloped Retangles Dies by MFT Stamps

Tools: Big Shot; Itty Bitty Shapes Flower Punch (retired); Decorative Ribbon Border Punch

Embellishments: Petal Pink Artisan Pearls

Other: Whisper White Envelope

An Open Heart – Freshly Made Sketches 422

by Shannon Jaramillo // February 16, 2020 // 5 Comments

Hello my stampin’ peeps! I am back in town and was SO happy to be able to perch on my stool in my craft space and MAKE SOMETHING! I’ve been away TOO long! And I have just enough time to squeeze in the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge! So let’s get to it!

Measurements:

Mossy Meadow Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Pear Pizzazz Card Stock 4″ x 5 1/4″
Strip of Garden Lane DSP 2″ x 5 1/4″
White Die Cut Card Stock 2 3/8″ x 4 5/16″

Details:

In my search for an image that would fit within the layout parameters, I quickly came across the retired stamp set An Open Heart and decided that it would be perfect. It’s a set that I acquired secondhand and have never stamped up. I have FAR too many of those so was very happy to get it inky! I knew I would be coloring with alcohol markers so I stamped the main image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.
Four colors of Stampin’ Blends were used here (you could easily just use one or two): Light & Dark Soft Sea Foam; Light Old Olive and Light Mossy Meadow. I needed a very fine tip pen to color in the branch stem so I pulled out my Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Marker for that.
I wasn’t sure what type of foliage I was working with and had no idea what the buds and berries really were so I went with the first image that popped into my head and that was – citrus! So I reached for more Stampin’ Blends in Light So Saffron (may I add that this is a FABULOUS addition to the Stampin’ Blends color variety – if you don’t have it, order it!) and Light Mango Melody. I love the brightness of Mango Melody!

Once the image was colored I searched through my stand alone dies for a rectangle shape narrow and tall enough to use with my stamped image and found the right size in the MFT stamps Pierced Traditional Tags die set. It fit perfectly and I like the added interest the tag shape adds to the card 🙂
I layered the tag over a pattern from the gorgeous Garden Lane DSP and then layered them both over a piece of Pear Pizzazz card stock which has been embossed with the Subtle 3D Embossing Folder.
I added this darling bird image from the same stamp set, again stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black (always use this ink when using alcohol markers), and wondered what color to color it. I am hopelessly illiterate when it comes to birds, but I found inspiration in the yellows of the buds and berries and then added darker shades as I went. When I was finished I had used a total of SIX colors! Light So Saffron, Light Mango Melody on the face, Light and Dark Crumb Cake on the body and Light and Dark Soft Suede on the wing and tail feathers. I’m pretty impressed with how he turned out. I have no idea if any such bird exists in nature but decided that it really doesn’t matter, and that knowledge is SO liberating! I just like the colors!! I fussy cut this little guy out and popped him up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I found a perfectly small sentiment to add to my card in the Itty Bitty Greetings stamp set. This set is the replacement for Teeny Tiny Wishes.
The layout called for some of ribbon or twine so I reached for (as I often do) my Linen Thread and make a quick bow. I just love (insert audible sigh) these linen bows and add them to projects frequently.
Added some Wink of Stella to the the leaves and called it good – at least for the card front!

I chose a simple white insert for the card and added a darling sentiment from the Forever Lovely stamp set. The sentiment was inked up with Versamark Onyx Black for a vivid stamp and then I added a tiny leaf spring from the same set, colored in Light Soft Sea Foam with just a touch of color from my Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Marker. I left it at that for the card interior and proceeded to add matching DSP to the envelope flap and a partial stamp of the main image on the front of the envelope.

It can be sometimes a scary feeling for me when I start a project without a fixed image of the final result in my mind, but I worked through the twists and turns of the creative process and am super happy with how it turned out. Thank you again to the Freshly Made Sketches design team for their inspiration!! Make sure to visit the Freshly Made Sketches website to see all of their beautiful designs!!

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Mossy Meadow and Pear Pizzazz; and Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White (80 lb)

DSP: Garden Lane

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark Onyx Black

Stamps: An Open Heart, Itty Bitty Greetings and Forever Lovely

Coloring Tools: Light & Dark Soft Sea Foam, Light Old Olive, Light Mossy Meadow, Light So Saffron, Light Mango Melody, Light & Dark Crumb Cake and Light & Dark Soft Suede Stampin’ Blends; Mossy Meadow Stampin’ Write Marker

Dies: MFT Stamps Pierced Traditional Tags & SU’s Envelope Die (retired)

Tools: Big Shot; Subtle 3D Embossing Folder

Embellishments: Linen Thread Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Hey Lady! – Freshly Made Sketches 417

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 11, 2020 // 4 Comments

Hey there, hi there, ho there…anyone else know what song those lyrics are from? 🙂

Today’s project features a number of products from Stampin’ Up!’s new Occasions Catalog and their 2020 Sale-A-Bration Catalog.

I absolutely adore this piece of pattern paper from Stampin’ Up!’s new ‘Best Dressed’ collection. I accented the bold color in the DSP with bold color in this darling flower stamp which can be found in Stampin’ Up!’s ‘Little Ladybug’ stamp set. I truly enjoyed coloring the flower with SU’s Lovely Lipstick Stampin’ Blends and then used thin lines of Dark Blackberry Bliss to deepen the color in the center. I then stamped, colored and fussy cut an absolutely darling little ladybug to sit on top of the flower (it makes me think of the smoking caterpillar on the mushroom in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ :))

and little Miss Ladybug pairs perfectly with the sentiment!! Oh my gosh – SO cute!!

I added Journey Glaze to the flower center as well as to little Miss Ladybug, and of course, Wink of Stella to the flower petals.

I love being able to use up every last scrap of DSP – don’t you? My piece of DSP was 6 x 6, so with a panel for the card measuring 4 x 5 1/4, I had a 6 x 2 piece left over which I used to cover the envelope flap. I also had a 4 x 3/4 inch strip left so with a strategic trim to one end of it, I was able to add it to the inside of my card. Waste not, want not, right?!?

And here’s a peek at the inside of the card:

This card will be going in Monday’s mail to my mom, I hope she likes it as much as I do!

The latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge was the inspiration for my layout:

I struggled with having the main panel all the way over to the far right, but that’s what challenges are for, right?!?

Thank you SO much for stopping by!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Lovely Lipstick; Neenah Solar White Classic Crest 80#

DSP: Best Dressed

Specialty Paper: None

Ink: Versamark Onyx Black & Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Little Ladybug; Angel Policy by Honeybee Stamps

Alcohol Markers: Light & Dark Lovely Lipstick, Dark Blackberry Bliss, Light & Dark Old Olive, Dark Mossy Meadow, Color Lifter; CG2 & CG3 Shin-Han Twin Touch

Dies: Stitched So Sweetly, Stitched Rectangle and Envelope Die (retired)

Tools: Big Shot, Stampin’ Trimmer (both retired)

Embellishments: Happiness Blooms Enamel Dots, Gold Metallic Thread, Journey Glaze by FSJ; Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Love and Hugs – Freshly Made Sketches 372

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 27, 2019 // 7 Comments

Greetings and salutations!! I have been quiet on the blogging front while I reorganize my creative space. There’s just something about the new year that makes me want to clean up and clean out! I took a break from organizing and saw the latest Freshly Made Sketches challenge sketch on Facebook. It inspired to push my project aside for the evening and play along!

Measurements:

Lovely Lipstick Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Flirty Flamingo Card Stock Layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Crumb Cake Card Stock Layer 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
Lovely Lipstick Card Stock 4″ x 3″
Flirty Flamingo Card Stock Layer 4″ x 2 7/8″
DSP Layer 4″ x 2 3/4″
Vellum Layer 4″ x 1 3/8″

Details:

I began my design with the long rectangle element. In looking over my stamps I saw the Ribbon of Courage stamp set and thought that would do nicely. Bonus: I have not inked this set up until now! (Shout out to Patty Bennett who collaborated with Stampin’ Up! on the design of this stamp set and coordinating dies after she reached $1,000,000 in lifetime sales!)
The All My Love DSP was at the front of my new DSP bin so I paired this lovely pattern up with Lovely Lipstick, Flirty Flamingo and Crumb Cake card stock.
The Crumb Cake piece has been run through the Big Shot with the Tufted Dynamic Embossing Folder. It’s hard to see so I probably should have run it through twice (oops!).

I stamped this darling sentiment onto vellum with Versamark ink, sprinkled on Black Embossing Powder, and then set the powder with my heat gun. (so pretty!) I secured the vellum to the DSP with a big glue dot under the ribbon die and used a bit of Ranger Multi Medium Matte fine tip glue to carefully apply a small amount of glue to the back of the embossed sentiment. It’s kind of a sneaky way to get the vellum stuck down without the glue showing!
I popped the ribbon die up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, adhered it to the card front and then went a little crazy with the Wink of Stella 🙂 Note: Use care with Wink of Stella on any shade of red, the color can bleed into the white space!
A few artisan pearls to help draw the eye to the sentiment and of course one more off to the left to create a visual triangle.

Lastly, here is the inside of the card. I layered white card stock onto Flirty Flamingo and used Tuxedo Black Memento Ink to add two lovely little flower accents from the Make a Difference stamp set. I used both shades of Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick and Sea Foam Green Stampin’ Blends to color them in. SO STINKIN’ CUTE!!
As always, I’ve covered the envelope flap with the same pretty DSP. My motto is to leave no space unadorned!! 🙂

Thank you for stopping by today!!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lovely Lipstick; and Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

DSP: All My Love

Specialty Paper: Vellum

Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Versamark

Stamps: Ribbon of Courage and Make a Difference

Dies: Support Ribbon Framelits

Tools: Big Shot; Embossing Buddy, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Stampin’ Blends

Embellishments: Artisan Pearls; Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope