Pretty Poppies Healing Wishes – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #15

by Shannon Jaramillo // September 14, 2017 // No Comments

Good Morning! It’s Thursday and that means a new challenge from the Tic Tac Toe design team! This week’s board was designed by Rosanne Mulhern, one of my favorite clean and simple designers!

There are so many fun options to choose from that I couldn’t make a decision, so…I tried to use them all! I managed all but two – baby and embossing:

Measurements:

I don’t have any measurements today other than the standard card base 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″. The other layers were created using a die.

Details:

I loved the idea of monochromatic and yellow is one of my favorite colors I dug around in my stash until I found this bright and cheery 12″ x 12″ pattern from Echo Park. I love that the scale of the design works for both scrapbooking and card making.
The Mama Elephant Femme Frames die set is a staple in my stash. It creates the lovely scalloped edge on the bottom layer and a pretty stitched edge on the top layer…and best of all…no measuring! It’s done for you!

This stamp set, Pretty Poppies, was on the clearance rack over at MFT Stamps so I scooped it up for a steal! My Lemon Tart ink pad from PTI was a close match to the yellow in the paper and it has a matching ribbon! I had to stamp the poppies about 5 times to get the depth of color I wanted and then I applied Wink of Stella liberally. The stems and sentiment were stamped in Smokey Shadow ink. It’s a dark grey, but not quite black, for a softer feel.
This sweet mixed font sentiment is from the Inside & Out: Healing Touch stamp set by PTI. I set it off wish Lemon Tart satin ribbon and Lemon Meringue sequins from Pretty Pink Posh.

Love the inside sentiment as well and isn’t the border too cute?? It’s a border stamp by Rubbernecker Stamps…a craft show discovery!

Thank you so much for taking a peek at my project for the Tic Tac Toe design team this week and please stop by to see what the rest of the design team has for you! I hope you are inspired to play along!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Hello Summer “Banners” by Echo Park

Ink: Lemon Tart and Smokey Shadow by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Pretty Poppies by MFT Stamps; Inside & Out: Healing Touch by Papertrey Ink; and Freehand Border large by Rubbernecker Stamps

Dies: Femme Frames by Mama Elephant; Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Big Shot; MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Lemon Tart 1/2″ Satin Ribbon by Papertrey Ink; Lemon Meringue Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh and Wink of Stella

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Wishing You a Day of Love and Happy Memories

by Shannon Jaramillo // September 7, 2017 // 3 Comments

Good morning and welcome to another Tic Tac Toe Challenge! This is my week off but my niece requested a wedding card so I thought “why not?!” Happy to have an excuse to make a card, lol!

This is the challenge board this week. I chose the bottom left to top right diagonal, gold, embellishment and celebrate:

Now, if you read my last post, I used a layout that I thought could be very versatile simply by changing the paper up…I think this card proves that point!! You may notice I have used some products that are not Stampin’ Up!, but I’m sure you can easily find something in your stash to recreate the general design!

Measurements:

Card Base 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″ Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink
Next layer 4″ x 5 1/4″ Sweet Blush by Papertrey Ink
Next layer 3 3/8″ x 5 1/8″ Soft Stone by Papertrey Ink
Top layer 3 3/4″ x 5″
- Left 1 1/2″ x 5″
- Top Right 2 1/4″ x 3″
- Bottom Right 2 1/4″ x 2″
Sentiment Base 3 1/4″ x 3 1/4″
Sentiment Middle 3 1/8″ x 3 1/8″
Sentiment Top 3″ x 3″

Details:

I’m going to share a secret…the words “pink” and “gold” together in relation to a card evoke a primal fear response in me. I know, but they do. But when I saw this pattern paper with the grey undertone to compliment the pink and the gold, I thought “I can do THAT”. So I bought it! I chose the grey paper with the shiny gold letters as the main pattern with one floral and one simple repeat pattern to compliment it.

On my previous card I stamped the sentiment repeatedly on the popped up panel but for this card and this sweet sentiment, I visualized it on a banner, in grey to compliment the pattern paper, and embossed in gold to really bring that element out. So…I pulled out a sentiment from Clearly Besotted Stamps and set to embossing a banner! Next, I pulled out a stamp set I JUST added to my stash last month from Concord and 9th called “Hope”. It has these lovely blooms in the set which I stamped in Sweet Blush and Pale Peony with Prairie Grass and Olive Twist leaves, colors by Papertrey Ink. Look at the floral pattern paper, don’t you think the inks match perfectly? Squeee…..
The flower centers were stamped in Versamark Ink and then heat embossed with Stampin’ Up! gold embossing powder.

I added a length of pink fiber from my Making Memories stash along the vertical seam line and the looped Stampin’ Up!’s Gold Metallic Thread around the back of the raised panel to add more of the gold element. I also added two of Stampin’ Up’s Gold Faceted Gems to the bottom right and top left of the corner to provide balance (and more bling!)

I used more of the pretty floral pattern on the inside of the card and then stamped the bloom again in Sweet Blush with Pale Peony Accents and then stamped this lovely sentiment from Stampin’ Up’s Beautiful Bouquet in Smokey Shadow ink. I’m so pleased with how this turned out!

I hope you will take a minute to view the inspiration from the Tic Tac Toe design team for this week’s challenge and perhaps even play along!!

Blessings to you!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White, Sweet Blush, Soft Stone and Smokey Shadow by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Heart of Home by Jen Hadfield

Ink: Sweet Blush, Pale Peony, Prairie Grass, Olive Twist and Smokey Shadow by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Fancy Sayings by Clearly Besotted; Hope by Concord & 9th; Beautiful Bouquet by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Pierced Fishtail Flags by MFT Stamps; Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Big Shot, Heat Tool and Gold Embossing Powder by Stampin’ Up!; MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Fibers by Making Memories; Gold Faceted Gems and Gold Metallic Thread by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

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

Simply Said – Fusion Card Challenge Woodgrain Neutral

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 21, 2016 // 18 Comments

Hi friends! It’s time for a new challenge at the Fusion Card Challenge! The photo inspiration is much different this time. Last time we had bright colors with flowers and this time we have a much different feel to the flowers:

I love the rustic feel to everything in the photo. I had an idea pop into my head but what I created turned out a bit differently than I had imagined!

My first thought was to find a pattern paper to mimic the black and white polka dots, which I did. But I also pulled out a wood grain pattern as well as a floral. Even though the inspiration photo doesn’t really have much color, I couldn’t seem to help myself 🙂

Details:

I stayed true to the sketch and used stitched dies on every piece. It’s there at the edges of the black and white background paper, around the floral pattern, the bit of green popping up as well as the oval. I find the stitching a wonderful way to add a bit of texture to my projects.
I pulled the colors for my bouquet from the pattern paper, ending up using inks from several different companies.
I wasn’t sure how I wanted to layer the flowers so I decided to just lay all of the stamps out onto white card stock and stamped them all in one color. I cleaned the stamps off, moved them on the card stock, and inked them all up in the next color. The MISTI made this process so quick and easy, as well as allowing me to re-stamp to get a fully stamped image.
I don’t dies for this stamp set so I ran the whole sheet of stamped images through my Brother ScanNCut and it cut them all out for me…I’m really enjoying all of the new tools on the market for stampers and scrappers! I thought I would share some photos of the process:

After arranging the flowers and stamping the sentiment, I added two banners to the floral pattern, tying in both the background and envelope print.

I added Wink of Stella to the flower centers and a few random spots. And of course, I finished the inside (this is my goal this year…to finish the of my cards while I still have the stamps out!

The rest of the team and their guest designers have created beautiful cards for your inspiration, I have provided links to make visiting them super easy. We would love to see your creations over in the gallery!!

The Fusion Card Challenge Design Team:

Thank you so much for visiting me today!

Products Used:

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

Pattern Paper: The Story of Us by Simple Stories

Ink: Artichoke by The Stamps of Life; River Rock, Baked Brown Sugar (retired), Delightful Dijon by Stampin’ Up!; Fog, Smoke, Slate, And Stone by Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: Filled with Joy (flowers) and Rustic Wreath (random background dots) by by Papertrey Ink; Peaceful Wildflowers (sentiment), Blueprints 23 (scallop edge), Vertical Stitched Strips (floral pattern piece) Fishtail Flags: Stitched (banners) by MFT Stamps; and finally Stitched Mats: Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker

Dies: Stitched Mini Scallop Oval Dies by MFT Stamps

Tools: Brother CutNScan

Embellishments: Wink of Stella

Everything’s Coming Up Balloons – Sunday Stamps 117

by Shannon Jaramillo // December 20, 2015 // 7 Comments

Hello there friends! It’s Sunday, which means another Sunday Stamps challenge! Yay!! I’m sure most of you busy with holiday activities but the challenge runs for two weeks so play along if you have the chance!

Isn’t this a pretty color combination?? It just says birthday to me, so that’s the direction I went:

A sweet birthday card meant for a sweet young lady 🙂 I’ve had this stamp set for quite awhile and have no idea why I haven’t used it before now! I love that the balloons do double duty by having the sentiment on them so you can really fill the whole card front with balloons!

I tried and tried to stamp the balloon strings that are part of the stamp set but discovered that they had a manufacturing defect. I will take care of that with the company (it happens), and I tried working around the flaws without success, so I pulled out a die set instead. Aren’t the balloon strings and bows adorable?? Thank you Papertrey Ink, for rescuing me!

I don’t think it would be a young lady’s birthday without some sparkle so I carefully added Wink of Stella to all the balloons. Now they look like a party!!

And the inside…a super sweet sentiment!

I hope that my project has inspired you to join us in this challenge, for more inspiration please visit these lovely ladies:

Thank you for visiting today!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Crumb Cake by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Neutrals Designer Series Paper Pack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Hibiscus Burst and Sweet Blush by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Balloons by Avery Elle; Fabulous Four by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Balloons by Avery Elle; Femme Frames by Mama Elephant and Balloon Strings Dies by Papertrey Ink

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Wink of Stella