Time to Celebrate – Sunday Stamps 111

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 4, 2015 // 5 Comments

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It’s Sunday and time for another challenge from Sunday Stamps! This challenge is a beautiful neutral color combination from the very talented Holly Endress:

I went with a masculine theme for my project:

I saw a card on Pinterest that had a few different pieces of patterned paper and was inspired to challenge myself to use four different patterned papers but still leave a lot of white space for a clean, uncluttered look. This stamp set was fun to work with, using my MISTI to stamp all the individual pieces of the clock face and the hands. It’s five o’clock somewhere!

I layered the clock face onto two layers of cardstock to give it a bit more presence on the card and this wonderful label sentiment finished things up perfectly!

I was amazed by all the different takes on the sketch this week by the Sunday Stamps design team. They did a fantastic job so please stop by and show them some love!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by PTI and Basic Grey by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Durable by Authentique

Ink: Smoky Slate, Baked Brown Sugar (retired), and Basic Grey by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Time to Celebrate (retired) by Clearly Besotted Stamps and Label Love by Altenew

Dies: Circle Nestabilities and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI; 2 1/2″ Circle Punch by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Neutral Candy Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Happy Birthday, Josh

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 30, 2015 // 5 Comments

Hello Peeps! Today I am sharing the card I actually gave to my son for his birthday this year. The card in my last post was in honor of his birthday, but I couldn’t post the actual card because he hadn’t received it yet!

Simple, masculine, but still LOTS of pattern 🙂

Tip: I inked the edges of the papers to give it some subtle grunge and bent the tabs punched with the spiral border punch for some texture.

Super love him and super proud of him 🙂

Products Used:

Cardstock: Basic Grey by Stampin’ Up! and Soft Stone by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Abroad by Authentique

Ink: Enchanted Evening by Papertrey Ink and Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Happy Birthday, Everyone by Stampin’ Up! and For everyone by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: None

Tools: MISTI; Spiral Border Punch (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Unknown Source for paperclip, Twine by Making Memories

A Dino-mite Birthday – The Paper Players 249

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 14, 2015 // 15 Comments

Hello there my stamping friends!! It’s time for another Sunday challenge from The Paper Players! This week Sandy has given us a fun color combination!!

I fussed a bit with this combination. First I tried flowers. Nope. Then I tried a nautical theme. Nope. Both good options if you want to use them yourselves, but they just weren’t working for me. Then I inadvertently put Real Red next to Island Indigo and thought “little boy birthday colors!!!” And whamo! my whole card popped into my head.

Do you like it???? I L-O-V-E it!!! More than anything in a long time…these colors are just perfect for this sweet little dinosaur!! He looks like he could be up to a bit of mischief!! Do you see the paper I used for the envelope liner? I am OUT of coordinating DSP stack papers in Real Red and Island Indigo and my new papers haven’t arrived, so I went digging through my stash and would you believe I found this perfect paper in a Christmas themed pack!! Who knew!!

I stamped with red along the side and then cut a layer to fit over top. I used my dual-stitched oval dies to add the opening and then stamped, die-cut, and popped the dinosaur up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. I embossed the ‘dino-mite’ sentiment with white embossing powder. There are a few strays, sorry about that, my Embossing Buddy is nowhere to be found!! Personally, I think it’s hiding from me because I usually have a few negative comments about it every time I use it (I HATE the feel of the powder) but I have instituted a full on search…it can’t hide for long!! lol

The layout was inspired by the current sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches…they always have such fun designs! Now let’s see if I can remember to link up! (I forgot last week, so sad)

And a close up of this little guy…so adorable!! And the sprinkles add just the perfect touch of Pool Party!

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project today, feel free to leave some love or tips on where my Embossing Buddy may have hidden, and make sure to see the awesome inspiration from the rest of the design team!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Cozy by Authentique

Ink: Real Red, Versamark

Stamps: Dino-mite and Diagonal Stripes by Clearly Besotted

Dies: Stitched Mats: Ovals by Lil ‘Inkers and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: White Embossing Powder and Heat Tool by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Swimming Pool Assortment Sprinkles by Doodlebug Designs

One for the Boys – The Paper Players 248

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 7, 2015 // 10 Comments

It’s Sunday and that means another fun challenge from The Paper Players! My stint as a guest designer is winding down, only three more after this (sniff), so I’m going to make them count!! This week’s challenge is a fun one, as well as very timely with Father’s Day just around the corner:

I found the BEST pack of 6×6 paper while at the Scrapbook Expo and have been itching to use it…it’s perfect for this challenge!! I may have gone overboard on all the patterns, but I couldn’t pick just one or two…

Aren’t they AWESOME!!!??? And I found a stamp set I purchased YEARS ago that had never seen ink (unfortunately), called Watch Set #3 by Rubbernecker Stamps that coordinates perfectly with the background paper!! I stamped and fussy cut one of the watches out and then added Crystal Effects to mimic the glass in the watch face.

I die cut my sentiment out of black card stock three times and adhered the layers together to give it depth, but it still needed more to pop from all of that busy paper so I added Crystal Effects to it too.

Isn’t it a fun die cut? I love all the coordinating sayings to pair with it. It’s Wet Paint by Papertrey Ink. I purchased it a long time ago, but didn’t realize that it had dies, and then the die set was sold out for forever, but I finally got it!! Yay!

I’m not much on patience so after applying all the Crystal Effects I forced myself to LEAVE the house and run an errand, just to make certain I left it alone long enough to set up! lol

I need to give thanks to the design team over at the Fusion Card Challenge for the awesome sketch inspiration:

And a quick shot of the inside of the card:

I hope to see you playing along with us this week; before you start getting inky, please check out the awesome projects from the rest of the design team! There’s something for everyone!

The Paper Players Design Team

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Classic Kraft and True Black by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Accomplished by Authentique

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Stamps: Wet Paint by Papertrey Ink and Watch Set #3 by Rubbernecker Stamps

Dies: Wet Paint by Papertrey Ink; Fishtail Flags: Pierced and Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps; Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Crystal Effects by Stampin’ Up!

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