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

Plane Awesome – FMS183

by Shannon Jaramillo // April 25, 2015 // 2 Comments

Hello Friends! Today’s card is very clean and simple, inspired by the Freshly Made Sketches design team:

This card was completely inspired by the pattern paper, it’s from a set called Durable by Authentique and has some fabulous masculine colors and patterns. I felt that the stamp set would compliment it quite nicely, and I have the perfect person in mind to send it to!!

My card is pretty straightforward but I will say that the MISTI made stamping a breeze!!

I hope you are having a fabulous weekend!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Ocean Tides, Smokey Shadow and Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Durable by Authentique

Ink: Ocean Tides and Smokey Shadow by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Love You to Pieces and Rustic Wreath by Papertrey Ink

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by My Favorite Things

Tools: None

Embellishments: None

A Special Get Well Wish

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 23, 2015 // 3 Comments

A few days ago, a question was posed in a Facebook group I am in, asking what Stampin’ Up! ink color did we think we were? Most everyone chose one color, but I just couldn’t. I don’t think I AM just one color so I came up with several. I said Sahara Sand, with pops of Calypso Coral, Pear Pizzazz and So Saffron. Well, the whole thing led me to decide to make a CARD that represents me…so I did!

What do you think? I’m so happy with it I could just pop! We’ve got the Sahara Sand covered with the card base and the sentiment. Large pops of So Saffron and Pear Pizzazz, some Soft Sky for added softness, pops of the bright Calypso Coral and teeny tiny pops of Wisteria Wonder 🙂

I had a friend point out to me recently that I really like flowers, I had never noticed that before but she’s absolutely right!! I use them ALL the time!! I chose this particular set because it is soft and dainty and works perfectly with all of my soft colors. Now, the thing about this stamp is, it’s all one stamp. So how did I color it? With Stampin’ Markers? Nope. For me, Stampin’ Markers don’t work very well on photopolymer stamps. I can never seem to get the ink to spread evenly. So…how DID I do it?

With my favorite new tool, of course!! I positioned my stamp where I wanted it to be on my cardstock (which is Primitive White by the way, to keep the effect soft) and then pulled out my Post-It Notes and got busy masking!! Yes, I masked off for every color, stamped, cleaned it off, repositioned my masks and stamped again. Fast forward about 40 times to finish the card!! Have you ever tried something ridiculous just to prove you could do it? Lol, I am guilty of that here! But I wanted ALL of these colors on my stamp, what’s a girl to DO??? At the very least, it’s a great advertisement for the MISTI! I could never achieve this look without it!!

Once I had the large image stamped, I added bits and pieces from individual stamps to add a bit of color to the top left hand corner. It looked lonely up there ;).

And having stamped the outside, I proceeded to the inside…

These stamps at least are individual, so I just played around until I had a grouping I liked.

From there, I moved on to the envelope….

I know, that’s A LOT of stamping!! I sure was having fun making a ‘ME’ card…and it’s for a very special person. She deserves it and I KNOW she will appreciate it. Can’t say any more than that in case she, by some random fluke, actually reads my blog!

Well, that’s it, me laid out bare for you all to see. Please be gentle with your comments, I’m a delicate flower!! (I’m laughing at myself here because in reality I’m an introvert so unless I’m really working at it, you would never think I’m a delicate flower. Aloof maybe, but NOT delicate!)

I hope you’ve enjoyed my latest endeavor, it’s actually been sitting on my desk for awhile, I’m a bit nervous about sharing so much of me!!!

I hope you have a wonderful weekend! Today is my every-other-Friday off so I’ve got lots of plans to clean out closets and paint. I don’t know what it is about January that brings this out in me, but I won’t rest properly until it’s done!!

I will be back on Sunday morning with another fun Paper Players challenge!! Can’t wait to share!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Rustic White by Papertrey, Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz and So Saffron by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Blink of an Eye by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Sahara Sand, Pear Pizzazz, Calypso Coral, Soft Sky and Wisteria Wonder by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Embroidered Bouquet by Wplus9, Rustic Wreath and Inside & Out: Healing Touch by Papertrey Ink, Envelope Sentiments by Simon Says Stamp

Dies: Femme Frames by Mama Elephant and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Pearl Basic Jewels by Stampin’ Up!