Blue Christmas Fusion Card Challenge

by Shannon Jaramillo // November 26, 2015 // 11 Comments

Welcome Fusion Card Challenge fans! We have another fun challenge for you!

Oh my goodness, I just LOVE the blue and sparkle! When I first saw the inspiration photo, I thought of Simon Says Stamp Audrey Blue ink and gold foil paper. Well, then I came across this pattern paper and went in a completely different direction!

I am SO pleased with how this card turned out! I love the combination of the blue and brown (which my mother says never goes together), with the shimmery die cut.

The die is by Papertrey Ink and is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G, particularly when die cut with Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper by Stampin’ Up!. The white ribbon and the white paper of the sentiment balance each other well, while the blue of the sentiment and the paper is Sea Glass by Simon Says Stamp and is so soft and pretty! A few moonstone sequins and even more sparkle! A shout out to the very talented Michelle Short for showing me the trick of having a sequin peek out from behind a sentiment…so fun!

Design Tip: Sizzix Adhesive Sheets and the Precision Base Plate make cutting and layering intricate designs a snap! Just trim the size of adhesive sheet you need, add it to the top AND the bottom of the paper you are using and run through the Big Shot using the Precision Base Plate. The intricate die will cut perfectly, then just peel the adhesive backing and stick the layers together! If you use a gentle hand, you have some adjustment time with the adhesive to align the layers precisely.

And let’s not forget the inside of the card:

Simple and sweet. I’m really loving the trick of adding a background stamp to a sentiment, I think it adds a ton of interest 🙂

I am also playing along with The Challenge:

As well as the Global Design Project where the challenge is to CASE (Copy and Share Everything) my sweet friend Brian King‘s Christmas card!

I hope all of you in the US have a wonderful holiday, spending it however you choose, hopefully with people you love 🙂

Thank you for stopping by and, as always, I love to hear your thoughts!

Won’t you check out what the other Fusion Card Challenge design team members have created for you this week?

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Sea Glass by Simon Says Stamp

Pattern Paper: Cozy by Authentique

Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Sea Glass by Simon Says Stamp; Crumb Cake by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Christmas Cheer, Deck the Halls by Papertrey Ink; Beautiful Blizzard by Newton’s Nook

Dies: Christmas Cheer by Papertrey Ink; Stitched Borders 2 by Pretty Pink Posh; Stitched Mats: Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker; and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Moonstone Sequins by Simon Says Stamp; Retired Whisper White Ribbon by Stampin’ Up!

Sweet Butterfly Birthday – Sunday Stamps 114

by Shannon Jaramillo // November 15, 2015 // 6 Comments

It’s Sunday and time for another great challenge from Sunday Stamps! This is an simple layout but feel free to make it as simple as possible or load it up with lots of creativity!

I kept my card simple but had to add a bit of the sparkly stuff 🙂

I also change the orientation of the layout to suit my ideas. You know, in looking at my card again, I am reflecting back on how much I DID NOT care for Mossy Meadow when it was introduced as one of Stampin’ Up!’s In-Colors for 2014-15. I just pushed it aside and then this fall I finally realized what an awesome color it is! It’s become my go-to green and I’m dreading it’s retirement next summer…please say it ain’t so…

I digress. On today’s card I used the English Garden DSP pattern as my inspiration to pair Mossy Meadow and Old Olive together. Just beautiful!!

I heat embossed the sentiment in white on the dark cardstock which is something I do rarely but I really love the look! I used the reverse pattern of the lovely green leaves for the butterfly diecut…the darker tones really make it pop. I used added another butterfly on top, this time in vellum and added rhinestones, which look awesome and cover up the adhesive…a win-win!!

And the inside…I really loving the stamped image underneath the 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: Thick Whisper White, Mossy Meadow and Old Olive by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: English Garden Designer Series Paper Pack by Stampin’ Up!

Specialty Paper: Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper & White Vellum Cardstock by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Versamark and Old Olive by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Butterfly Basics by Stampin’ Up!; Inside & Out: Birthday Greetings by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Butterflies Thinlits Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; Embossing Buddy; White Embossing Powder; Heat Tool

Embellishments: Rhinestone Basic Jewels by Stampin’ Up!

Bitty Bouquets – Warm Welcome Fusion Card Challenge

by Shannon Jaramillo // November 12, 2015 // 21 Comments

Welcome to another Fusion Card Challenge! This challenge is a fun one and leaves a ton of room for interpretation…

I was pretty liberal with my interpretation this week:

The sketch made me immediately think of this die set by MFT Stamps. Then I saw these beautiful papers and I was off to the races…

I have been a bit intimidated by the Bitty Bouquets stamp and die set by PTI…I shouldn’t have been, they came together in a snap! And the different sets of bouquets are so beautiful, this set is sure to become a go-to set! A simple sentiment by Wplus9 rounds the card off so prettily. I stamped the sentiment first in Soft Suede ink but it didn’t stand out well enough against the pattern paper so I switched it up to Early Expresso. Thank goodness for the MISTI, which made it so simple to re-stamp in the darker ink, no harm, no foul!

I used another of the patterns to add a bit of interest to the inside of the card, along with another pretty bouquet, stamped off once.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I love to hear your thoughts!

Please visit the other Fusion Card Challenge design team members, they have beautiful inspiration for you!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Lost & Found – Breeze by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Early Expresso, Old Olive, Pool Party by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Bitty Bouquets by Papertrey Ink; Strictly Sentiments 2 by Wplus9

Dies: Bitty Bouquets by Papertrey Ink; Ride the Wave by MFT Stamps; Stitched Mats: Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker;and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI (Most Incredible Stamp Tool Invented)

Embellishments: None

Giving Thanks – Freshly Made Sketches 208

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 16, 2015 // 2 Comments

In preparing this post I discovered that I haven’t played along with the Freshly Made Sketches‘ challenge since the 200th sketch…8 weeks ago! Yikes!

I was so inspired by the wonderful designs from the design team that I just had to sit down and create a card with Cindy Hall’s sketch:

I’m really loving the colors in this one and I had so much fun coloring the pumpkins! Did I mention yet that I purchased a ScanNCut2? If I haven’t and you haven’t heard of it, please use the link to check it out–this machine is A.W.E.S.O.M.E.

With the machine I was able to cut out both the basket full of pumpkins AND the itty bitty pumpkins after I had them colored. Just slipped the paper right into the machine and BAM, now I have die cuts…AND I can choose the depth of the border around them! SO cool!!

Lawn Fawn’s 6×6 paper pack Into the Woods have really framed the pumpkins nicely and really help them pop. Of course, Stampin’ Dimensionals give them a bit of pop too 🙂

ShinHan Touch Twin Brush Markers helped me color my stamped image in. If you haven’t heard of them, they are the product giving Copic a run for it’s money. They have a wonderful brush tip to work with, and have a lower price point…yippee!!

Isn’t the script font of the sentiment amazing? The stamp set is called Scripted by Papertrey Ink and the sentiment carries on to the inside of the card:

I was inspired by Kim Singdahlsen‘s card to use the cross stitch borders that I forgot I had. Thanks Kim, I love them!

Clean, simple and a POP of color…I’m so in tickled with how this turned out! I would love to hear what you think as well, your feedback only makes me a better artist!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Into the Woods by Lawn Fawn

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Early Expresso by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Vintage Picnic and Scripted by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Cross Stich Circle STAX by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; ScanNCut2; ShinHan Touch Twin Brush Markers

Embellishments: Neutrals Candy Dots by Stampin’ Up!

All Hallows Eve – Fusion Card Challenge

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 15, 2015 // 9 Comments

Hello and welcome to another challenge from the Fusion Card Challenge! This week’s photo inspiration is perfectly timed…

Isn’t it fun? I wish my mantel looked like that 😉 Remember, you can use the photo or sketch for your inspiration, or combine them and use both! I used the sketch and the theme of the photo, just not the same colors:

And I discovered something…I only have ONE stamp set that is specifically Halloween oriented…crazy, right? But it is an adorable stamp set called Happy Haunting by Papertrey Ink. The set has so many options for the facial expressions, I couldn’t pick just one! I generally don’t like a very spooky Halloween anymore, but I did throw in ONE grumpy ghost 🙂

The frame is from a die set called Center Style-Masculine (also by PTI). I chose it because I could layer it on top of some cute pattern paper and let it peek through. The sentiment was stamped in Versamark in and then heat embossed with white embossing powder. I framed the frame (!) with another pattern paper and then popped it all off of a base of Smoky Slate. I threw in some sparkly enamel dots for a bit more fun. And speaking of fun…

I did enjoy creating this spooky fun interior greeting!

I hope you’ve enjoyed today’s post and I hope you have a chance to see what the rest of the Fusion Card Challenge design team has created for you!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

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

Pattern Paper: Frightful Sight (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black and Versamark

Stamps: Happy Haunting by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Center Style-Masculine by Papertrey Ink and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; Embossing Buddy, White Embossing Powder and Heat Tool by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Now & Then Izzy “Happenings” enamel dots by My Mind’s Eye