You are Loved – CAS(E) this Sketch #212

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 13, 2017 // 1 Comment

Since the Grateful Bunch stamp set was out on my crafting table still, I decided to use it again with today’s card. It’s never seen ink before, I’m sorry to say, so I’m thrilled to be able to utilize more of the stamps in the set!

The Details:

Thick Whisper White card base cut to 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Thick Whisper White card stock card stock cut to 4″ x 5 1/4″

The sketch over at the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge blog is the inspiration for my design:

I masked off the upper portion of the card with Post-It notes and then repeatedly stamped the beautiful large daisy, covering the bottom portion of the card.
I then stamped the sentiment at an angle and off to the right to leave room for a pretty bow. The MISTI helped with the placement of all of my stamps.
I wrapped Basic Black Baker’s Twine twice around the card and finished it off with a double bow. Using the additional layer, popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals, allows me plenty of depth to wrap the twine.

When I chose the paper for the envelope liner and saw the teeny Melon Mambo hearts, I knew I needed to add one to my card! I found the perfect size heart in the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch from the Holiday Catalog. Unfortunately, it’s retired now but I realized after the photos were complete that one of the Enamel Shapes would work perfectly as well!
I wasn’t able to capture the glimmer of the Wink of Stella that I added to the detail lines of the daisies as well as the little heart. They are SO sparkly!

There you have it! Super clean and simple today! See you next time!!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Thick Whisper White by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Pop of Pink Specialty Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink

Stamps: Grateful Bunch by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Envelope Liner Framelit Dies(Retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Big Shot, Cookie Cutter Builder Punch (Retired)

Embellishments: Basic Black Solid Baker’s Twine by Stampin’ Up!; Wink of Stella

Other – Whisper White Envelope and Glue Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Hippo Bird Day! – CAS(E) this Sketch #221

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 2, 2017 // 4 Comments

True Story: Awhile back (during a period of time when I was not an active Stampin’ Up! demonstrator) I had the AWESOME opportunity to work at The Stamps of Life booth at a scrapbooking/stamping expo. It was SUCH a fun day chatting with fellow stampers and enabling them to take Stephanie Barnard’s designs home with them! At the beginning of the show Stephanie had taken me aside and asked me to remember if customers asked for a design she didn’t have and let her know at the end of the show. So…I made sure to tell her that there was a lady looking for a hippo stamp. She gave me a look like “Really?”, I nodded yes, that the lady’s young daughter was set on a hippo birthday party and the lady was DESPERATE to find a hippo stamp! (Parents, we’ve ALL been there, right?!?)

Fast forward six or eight months and I was so surprised and delighted to see the darling stamp sets hippo2stamp and solids4hippo and their coordinating dies come out!! Of course they had to come live with me! I am delighted and in love with how cute my little girlie hippopotamus is!!

And she painted her nails special for this card 🙂 Are you dying with me?? Cuteness overload!!

And now, forever more, just in case someone asks me if I happen to own a hippopotamus stamp set, I will be able to say “Why Yes…Yes, I DO!!”

Get it?? BIG TIME?? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa I’m killing’ myself here!

No details today, this card is so clean and simple that they just aren’t necessary!!

I’m playing along with the CAS(E) this Sketch challenge today. Not sure what “CAS(E)” means? Hop on over to their blog to find out!!

I can’t wait to hear if you love this girlie as much as I do!!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Powdered Sugar by The Stamps of Life

Pattern Paper: Thank You Collection by The Stamps of Life

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink; Ocean, Guava, and Banana by The Stamps of Life

Stamps: hippo2stamp and solids4hippo by The Stamps of Life

Dies: Envelope Line Die (Retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; Shin-Han Twin Touch Marker CG0.5 (for face)

Embellishments: Random Sequins

Other – Envelope – Stampin’ Up!

#BeKind – CAS(E) this Sketch 207

by Shannon Jaramillo // February 4, 2017 // 2 Comments

Today’s project was inspired by the CAS(E) this Sketch! challenge:

The flowers I used are one of my favorite stamp sets by Stampin’ Up! called Garden in Bloom. It’s a three-step stamp but I chose to use just the outline stamps in Simon Says Stamp Black ink. I love the stark contrast with the vivid pink!

I used Rustic White card stock so please know that those flecks you see are not a stamping mistake! lol I did some masking with the flowers and the leaves to get a nice overlay. I’m so happy with the way everything turned out!

I’ve been redoing my craft room since my “incident” last October and tomorrow hubby is going to start hanging things on the walls! Progress!! And then the Super Bowl! I love football so my crafting will have to wait until the evening!

I’d love to hear how you spend Super Bowl Sunday?

How every you choose to spend it, I hope you have a great day!!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Rustic White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Unknown

Ink: Black by Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Garden in Bloom by Stampin’ Up!; Inside & Out: Thank You by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Envelope Liner Framelit Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Baker’s Twine by Doodlebug Designs

Other – Whisper White Envelope – Stampin’ Up!

Garden in Bloom – CAS(E) this Sketch 126 & SIP #1

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 8, 2015 // 8 Comments

Hello my friends!! I received a package of goodies from the Stampin’ Up! catalog this evening and HAD to dive in! It’s funny, I knew the box was on it’s way, so when I saw the sketch this week over at CAS(E) this Sketch, I knew exactly what I wanted to create!

This stamp set is perfect for this challenge!

This new stamp set called Garden in Bloom is a new set in the 2015-2016 annual catalog and I’m a sucker for flowers…what can I say 🙂 I love the sketchy, watercolor-y feel of these flowers. I inked them up in Mint Macaron which is a brand new color…love it!!!

The MISTI made the placement of my flowers a breeze, and I was pleased to note that these photopolymer stamps have a built in placement guide which is SOOO helpful!! Not all stamp companies do this, so it’s a definite plus in my book!

I added a few silver sequins, also in the new catalog, and a bit of Wink of Stella to my flowers. Isn’t the sentiment adorable? It’s from another new set in the catalog called One Big Meaning. And it’s a new favorite of mine!!

A few comments on some of the items I have used here today:

Stampin’ Up! has added a thicker Whisper White card stock to it’s product lineup and I can heartily endorse it. It’s a perfect weight of cardstock for card bases.
Their new DSP paper packs are now a 6 x 6 size, perfect for card making, and you get 4 of each pattern in the pack for a total of 48 pieces of paper!

A friend of mine, Justin, has started his own challenge so of course I want to play along and support him and he has made that as easy as pie with Challenge #1:

And since today, these are all my new favorites, I fit right in to this challenge! Please visit the Stamp, Ink, Paper Challenge blog and play along!

Thanks for your visit today. I appreciate each and every one of you and love to receive your comments on my work. Of course, If you ever have any questions about a product or a technique that I have used, I am only an email away!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Thick Whisper White and Basic Black by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Go Wild Designer Series Paper Pack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Mint Macaron by Stampin’ Up! and Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Garden in Bloom and One Big Meaning by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Metallics Sequin Assortment by Stampin’ Up! and Wink of Stella

Frilly & Fabulous – CC35, CAS(E) this Sketch 123, CYCI70

by Shannon Jaramillo // May 19, 2015 // 19 Comments

Good morning! I hope your week is going well! I had a long crafting day this past weekend that allowed me to play along with some challenges. Yay!! I was determined to play with this new stamp set from Lil ‘Inkers called Modern Mehndi. My first thought was to stamp it in black and then color it in with Copic markers, but…yuck!! It just looked awful and I was so disappointed. After moving on and working on another project, it occurred to me that perhaps the stamps were meant to be stamped in color rather than in black so I tried that and am SO pleased with the result!!

I tried using a very pretty pattern paper on the card, but everything overwhelmed the flowers so I reverted back to clean and simple white, and those flowers sure do pop off the paper!! It’s not visible in the photo but I gently applied a coating of Wink of Stella to the flowers and flourishes to make them sparkle. It’s so pretty in real life!!

This card was inspired by three challenges: The Card Concept , CAS(E) this Sketch and the always fun Can You Case It. (Lots of “C”s going on there!) I love working with challenges to keep my perspective fresh and build new skills!

Thank you so much for visiting today, please do stop by again to see what I am up to!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Color Wash by Pink Paislee

Ink: Blushing Bride, Crisp Cantaloupe and So Saffron by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Modern Mehndi by Lil ‘Inkers

Dies: Modern Mehndi by Lil ‘Inkers and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: None

Embellishments: Wink of Stella