Sweet Scandinavian Prints – PP 294 & FMS 235

by Shannon Jaramillo // May 8, 2016 // 7 Comments

Hello friends! I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day and were able to celebrate however and with whomever you chose! My family made me feel very special today and as soon as the festivities of Mother’s Day were over, I headed to my studio full of creative juices! I browsed challenges for inspiration and as soon as I saw the color combination from Jaydee at The Paper Players I was in love! A quick search turned up Jen M.’s great sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches and I was off to the races:)

I recently discovered a new stamp company and HAD to immediately order several of their stamp sets. This set called Scandinavian Prints by Neat & Tangled is like a breath of fresh air and called to me to stamp with it. It has quite a few shapes which allow you to create many, many different looks so I just pulled stamps off the sheet and started putting ink to paper with no particular plan in mind. So relaxing to stamp that way!

I used slightly different shades of the challenge colors and I love how soft and sweet they are together 🙂

And the sketch that I used showed a large sentiment across the bottom third of the card but I chose to go long and narrow instead so I could use stamps from the same set. The font is so cute paired with the stamps!

Here’s a closer look at the images. I used Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, and Spring Moss by Papertrey Ink; Soft Lilac by Altenew; and Smoky Slate by Stampin’ Up!. I also applied Wink of Stella to the flowers and the sparkle is beautiful!! I raised the focal panel (which has a subtle piercing detail around the edge) and matted it with Sweet Blush and Smoky Slate cardstock. I raised the sentiment banner as well and tucked two clear sequins in to provide just a teeny tiny bit more detail.

A card like this validates the purchase price of the MISTI every.single.time.

Here are the challenge banners I played along with today, and I think I’m sneaking in just under the wire with the FMS challenge!

Thank you for stopping by! Please let me know what you think of these stamps…aren’t they just the cutest?!?

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: None

Ink: Sweet Blush, Lemon Tart, and Spring Moss by Papertrey Ink; Soft Lilac by Altenew; and Smoky Slate by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Scandinavian Prints by Neat & Tangled

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Moonstone Sequins by Simon Says Stamp

Thanks a Bunch – The Challenge #51

by Shannon Jaramillo // November 16, 2015 // 14 Comments

Hello! I hope your Monday morning finds you ready for a new week 🙂 Are you ready for a challenge? One of my cards was chosen as the winner for the The Challenge #48 and they have asked me to be their guest designer this week! I’m so thrilled to play along with this very talented design team!

Aren’t these colors cozy? I can just picture the fireplace going in the background and being wrapped up in a warm blanket with a book open…sigh…

I tried to give my card a warm and cozy feel as well. I looked and looked for a patterned paper that gave me that feel and finally manged to find one in my 12×12 paper stash. I paired it up with stamped leaves from the Vintage Leaves stamp set by Stampin’ Up!. I really love the size and detail of the leaves, this set is a keeper!

The flip side of the dots pattern paper was a very soft blue neutral pattern so I used it to stamp my leaves. I tried to use my ScanNCut to cut the image out, but either my machine doesn’t like this design or my technical skills were lacking today, either way, I couldn’t get the image to register so I broke down and fussy cut the leaves. I’m glad I had to do it because I think that perhaps I have finally gotten the hang of moving the paper and not the scissors…after five years! Ha!

I stamped a greeting and rounded the whole thing off with a few iridescent sequins.

Thank you for stopping by! Please visit The Challenge for more inspiration and I hope to see you in their gallery this week!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: My Family-Father by Fancy Pants

Ink: Soft Suede by Stampin’ Up!; Soft Navy by Simon Says Stamp; Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Vintage Leaves by Stampin’ Up! and Label Love by Altenew

Dies: Stitched Mats: Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker and Envelope Line Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI (Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented)

Embellishments: Unknown source for iridescent sequins

Time to Celebrate – Sunday Stamps 111

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 4, 2015 // 5 Comments

Hello there! Before I jump in to today’s post, I would like to apologize to all my blog update subscribers. I had a programming glitch with this past Thursday’s post and it was sent out multiple times. The company I use for all things blog related jumped on the problem and patched it right up. So if you are a blogger, or are thinking of becoming a blogger, I would recommend Integrant Services for all of your blog needs. They are very knowledgeable and helpful and even specialize in the paper crafting realm! And now back to today’s post…

It’s Sunday and time for another challenge from Sunday Stamps! This challenge is a beautiful neutral color combination from the very talented Holly Endress:

I went with a masculine theme for my project:

I saw a card on Pinterest that had a few different pieces of patterned paper and was inspired to challenge myself to use four different patterned papers but still leave a lot of white space for a clean, uncluttered look. This stamp set was fun to work with, using my MISTI to stamp all the individual pieces of the clock face and the hands. It’s five o’clock somewhere!

I layered the clock face onto two layers of cardstock to give it a bit more presence on the card and this wonderful label sentiment finished things up perfectly!

I was amazed by all the different takes on the sketch this week by the Sunday Stamps design team. They did a fantastic job so please stop by and show them some love!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by PTI and Basic Grey by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Durable by Authentique

Ink: Smoky Slate, Baked Brown Sugar (retired), and Basic Grey by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Time to Celebrate (retired) by Clearly Besotted Stamps and Label Love by Altenew

Dies: Circle Nestabilities and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; 2 1/2″ Circle Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Neutral Candy Dots by Stampin’ Up!

I Love Pattern Paper – The Paper Players 259 & Stamp, Ink, Paper 11

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 26, 2015 // 7 Comments

…and I cannot lie…lol, yes I do!!! And the sketch from The Paper Players has given me an excuse to play with some!

Well, how did I do?? I had a ton of fun with this one and sure do like how it turned out. I’m loving all the black with just a pop of color. I used Altenew’s Painted Butterflies stamp set and used Papertrey’s Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening for the pops of blue.

What do you think? Should I have lined my banner in black? I couldn’t decide so I left it alone, but in looking at it now, perhaps I should have…

I tried very hard to capture the sparkle on the butterfly’s wings. It’s so pretty!

Thank you very much to The Paper Players design team for always providing tons of inspiration!

And I’m also playing along with the Stamp, Paper, Ink challenge this week…tic-tac-toe challenges are so much fun!! I chose butterflies, buttons and monochromatic (although I took some liberty with monochromatic with the pop of blue)

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Basic Black by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: The Story of Us by Simple Stories & unknown toile paper

Ink: Memento Ink Tuxedo Black, Blueberry Sky and Enchanted Evening by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Painted Butterflies by Altenew

Dies: Pierced Circle STAX by MFT Stamps; Banner Framelits and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Black Button by Making Memories & Black embroidery thread

Freshly Made Sketches 200th Anniversary

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 22, 2015 // 14 Comments

Hello there! I’m excited to participate in Freshly Made Sketches 200th Challenge! The design team is made up of an extraordinary group of talented card makers, providing inspiration to many week in and week out. Today’s challenge is no exception!

Such a wide open sketch this week!! I changed my card up just a bit from the sketch, but it follows it generally, lol!The minute I saw this book page/newsprint paper this card popped into my mind. I knew I wanted something bright that would pop off the page and this stamp and die set sure does the trick!!

I layered the flowers directly onto the base paper and then popped the flower centers up. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers that is actually (sort of) visible in this shot!! So hard to capture the shimmer!!

I added a scallop-y edge, some pretty twine, and a very clean and neat sentiment to round the card off.

Thank you for stopping by today! I would love to hear your comments if you have some!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Renew by Authentique and Boy oh Boy by Carta Bella

Ink: Strawberry Slush, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi and Coastal Cabana by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Buildable Blooms by MFT Stamps and Painted Butterflies (sentiment) by Altenew

Dies: Buildable Blooms by MFT Stamps, Stitched Borders 2 by Pretty Pink Posh, and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Misc Yellow and Pink Baker’s Twine