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

Wild About Flowers Sweet Sunday Sketch 283

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 25, 2015 // 8 Comments

Hello Friends! I’m popping in today to share an adorable sketch challenge I found this Sunday…

Isn’t it fabulous?? I knew right away which stamp set I wanted to use…Wild About Flowers by Stampin’ Up! And here it my card:)

I just recently caved and purchased this Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!. I have been on a self imposed moratorium on purchasing 12 x 12 paper because I feel that most of the designs are too large for a card. But I saw so many samples with this lovely paper that I finally ordered it…I know, I’m easily enabled!

But isn’t it ca-yoot?? The colors in this paper are supposed to be Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow. Sometimes though, Stampin’ Up! does shades of a color rather than use it at 100%. I didn’t think it looked like Melon Mambo so I pulled out the retired color Primrose Petals and was happy as can be with that match.

I adore how the font on the sentiment really pairs well with the flower images, and sentiments such as this one are hard to come by so I will keep this set indefinitely!! Can you just barely see the shimmer on the flowers?? So pretty!

Thank you so much for popping in, or for being a subscriber, I appreciate you!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Blushing Bride and Primrose Petals by Stampin’ Up!

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

Ink: Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Wild About Flowers by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Subtle Candy Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Celebrating You – Freshly Made Sketches 198

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 8, 2015 // 10 Comments

Hello Friends!!

I’ve been on break for just about a month now but my hubby’s back in school so I’ve dusted off my crafting supplies and put them to use!!

I came across the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up! and was immediately drawn to the delightfully bright colors! I managed to use three different patterns here (!) and used Calypso Coral as my focal color.

I had such fun stamping with this set from Clearly Besotted Stamps called Celebrating You. There are separate stamps for each of the flowers as well as the flower centers. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy they were to stamp!

Matching die cuts are available which make adding pretty details easy. Isn’t the bow and ribbon adorable?? One simple button is the final touch to this creation, the first in quite awhile!

Enabling Alert…The Precision Base Plate by Sizzix made die cutting this VERY delicate die easy. It’s meant to be used with the Magnetic Base Plate and if you use intricate dies, this is a must have tool!

I didn’t want to stop there so I flipped the card open and kept going…

Too Fun!!

I want to thank the design team over at Freshly Made Sketches for providing inspiration week after week. This week’s sketch is darling…

Thank you all for your kind comments while I’ve been on break, it’s so good to know that sharing my joy with this craft is making a small difference in the world…

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Vintage Cream by Papertrey Ink; Basic Black and Calypso Coral by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Pretty Petals by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento; Calypso Coral by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Celebrating You by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Celebrating You by Clearly Besotted Stamps, Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps, Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Sizzix Precision Base Plate; MISTI

Embellishments: Designer Buttons by Stampin’ Up!

Doodle Buds – Sunday Stamps 104

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 21, 2015 // 4 Comments

Welcome back to another challenge from the Sunday Stamps challenge! You all rocked the color combination and I’m really looking forward to your awesome creations using this versatile sketch!

The possibilities are endless! I’ve been in a clean and simple mood this week so…

I just can’t seem to get enough flowers!! This doodled bloom is so adorable and I love that you could easily stamp it in black and color it in if you like. I choose to stamp the images in vibrant colors instead…isn’t the green a wonderful shade? It’s the new Cucumber Crush ink by Stampin’ Up! and I love it!!

I went neutral with the rest of the design to allow the vibrant colors to really take center stage. I have the perfect friend in mind for this bit of happy mail!

This challenge will run for three weeks instead of the usual two, allowing you plenty of time to play along with us in between all of your fun summer activities. Have you anything big planned this summer or just lots of family, food and sunshine? I would love to hear your plans! This weekend I am enjoying a long weekend at the coast and lots of together time with my hubby, who works very hard during the academic year.

I hope you love the sketch as much as I do!! Please be inspired by the rest of the awesome designs by the Sunday Stamps design team and I can’t wait to see your designs as well!

Holly Endress
Katie Brooks

Leena Girsa

Lisa Johansen

Monika Reeck

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Unknown

Ink: Sunshine and Slate by Simon Says Stamp; Strawberry by The Stamps of Life; Cucumber Crush by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Doodle Buds by Wplus9

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps; Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Linen Thread by Stampin’ Up!

Super Cool – The Paper Players 250

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 21, 2015 // 10 Comments

Wow! The challenge today marks the 250th challenge for The Paper Players! What an amazing accomplishment! This challenge team is always a source of inspiration each week and today is no exception:

Summer treats! I can’t wait to see what you come up with for that! I was pretty literal with my interpretation….

Isn’t this a super yummy looking ice cream cone? I had great fun picking out colors for my scoops of ice cream 🙂 And I love the sentiment, it works well for many occasions…