What’s Old is New Again – Honey Bear circa 2000

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 5, 2018 // 3 Comments

Lately I’ve become obsessed with vintage Stampin’ Up! stamps. I adore the images and have been trying my hand at coloring them.

Do you know what I found when I goggled ‘Honey Bear’? Nothing. Not one image of this stamp stamped and colored. So sad 🙁

Here he is a bit closer up. I used Stampin’ Blends for all of the colors:

Light Crumb Cake for the Bear with touches of Dark Crumb Cake and Bronze. Ivory was used for the pads of his feet.
Several coats of Light Daffodil Delight were used for the flowers as well as some Dark Daffodil Delight and a touch of Light Pumpkin Pie.
The bee hive was colored with Light and Dark Daffodil Delight
Bear’s bandana and the patch on his foot were colored with Light and Dark Pumpkin Pie
The grass was colored with Light and Dark Old Olive with a touch of Light Crumb Cake on the grass clumps
I wanted the leaves to be green, but not the same as the grass so I colored all of the leaves with Light Daffodil Delight before going over them again with Light Old Olive. I shaded with a bit of Dark Old Olive.

The Fence is Light Smoky Slate. I used my Smoky Slate Stampin’ Marker to color along the grain of the wood to bring just a bit of detail to them.
The birdhouse is Light and Dark Crumb Caked the bird is Light and Dark Pool Party with a smudge of Light Bermuda Bay.
All of the bees are colored with Dark Daffodil Delight and their wings touched by a bit of Light Smoky Slate. I dabbed a bit of the color in the center of the wings and then used the color blender to spread it, giving the wings ever so slight color to them.
I colored the sentiment with my Crumb Cake Stampin’ Marker as that was the only tip fine enough not to bleed.
I’m not sure if you can see it, but all of the flowers, the bees, and the bird have been touched with Wink of Stella so they sparkle 🙂
A triple loop linen thread bow adds to the country charm.

I used a non-SU die to cut out Mr. Bear, backed him with some fresh and fun Tutti Frutti DSP and popped everything on a card base of Crushed Curry.

I masked the sentiment stamp to add a few bees to the interior of the card…they are SO cute!

So what do you think of this 17 year old stamp set? I would love to hear your thoughts! As I have purchased a number of vintage Stampin’ Up! stamp sets, I think this will be a regular feature on my blog. So pull out some of your old favorites and stamp along!

Thank you for ‘buzzing’ by!!!

Dragonfly Dreams Friendship Card – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #19

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 12, 2017 // 4 Comments

Welcome to a brand new Tic Tac Toe challenge! This week’s board comes to us courtesy of Felicita and is sure to provide inspiration!

This week I decided to choose the middle row across; friendship, gold, layers. What will you choose?

Details:

This dreamy paper is from the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. I love when paper can be multi-functional. This DSP is actually holiday paper but this gorgeous plaid can be used all year round! I layered a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP over the card base and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add depth and give me a little extra space to attach a piece of Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon.
I ran a piece of Vellum Cardstock through the Big Shot and the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I then stamped the circle with a background splatter stamp from the Touches of Texture stamp set using Versamark Ink. I heat set it carefully with Gold Embossing Powder, using tweezers to hold the vellum for me so as to not burn fingers!
The dragonfly from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set was stamped in Versamark Ink and heat set with Gold Embossing Powder and then run through the Big Shot with the coordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies.

A second dragonfly was die cut using a different die from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies and Gold Foil Sheets. Can you see it peeking out from underneath? Just another layer of gold…it’s so amazingly pretty in person!
I glued the two dragonfly dies together with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen and then popped them up off the circle of vellum using the edges of a sheet of Stampin’ Dimensionals. By using the edges I was able to snip some long thin lines of adhesive along the body and wings of the dragonfly and keep them hidden. I popped the vellum circle up off the DSP using stripes of Stampin’ Dimensionals as well.
I had a wrinkle in the dragonfly’s body from not gluing the layers together properly but a single Glitter Enamel Dot in the very palest shade of Crushed Curry covered that easily and adds more sparkle!

The frame for the sentiment and the sentiment can be found in the Awesomely Artistic stamp set. I stamped both in Versamark Ink and heat set with Gold Embossing Powder. I then quickly snipped the framed sentiment with Paper Snips and attached it to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (a stampin’ girl’s best friend!)
I adhered a 2 1/4″ x 6″ strip of matching DSP to my envelope by running SNAIL adhesive along the outside edges of the envelope flap, gently pressing the DSP to adhere it, and snipping off the extra with my Paper Snips, using the edge of the envelope flap as my guide. An easy way to dress up an envelope!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over and see more inspiration from the rest of the Tic Tac Toe design team and I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

Blessings!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheets and Vellum Cardstock by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Versamark Ink

Stamps: Awesomely Artistic, Dragonfly Dreams and Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies and Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool and Gold Embossing Powder by Stampin’ Up!; MISTI by My Sweet Petunia (for the sentiment)

Embellishments: Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon and Glitter Enamel Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

A Harvest Bouquet of Gratitude

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 6, 2017 // 8 Comments

I was feeling very “Fall” inspired when I made this card, in spite of the Santa Ana winds blowing which drive the temperatures up into the 90’s. That’s Southern California life for you!

Measurements:

Card Base 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
Early Espresso Layer 4″ x 5 1/4″
Vanilla Layer 3 3/4″ x 5″
Vanilla Circle 3″
DSP Square 3″ x 3″

Details:

The Early Espresso die cut pumpkin, which together with the Soft Sky sprigs are stand alone dies from the Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, was the basis for this card and everything developed around it. I adore the pumpkin die cut and have a few more ideas for it, so look for it to turn up again here on my blog!
All of the stamped images you see here, pumpkins and floral stems, are from the Pick a Pumpkin stamp set and you can get both products bundled up in the Pick a Pumpkin bundle at a 10% savings! Say THAT three times fast!! lol
The DSP I used is the Painted Autumn DSP and the pattern I chose to highlight has Cajun Craze, Tangerine Tango and Soft Sky in it. When stamping though, I also threw in Pumpkin Pie and Early Espresso for a little more fun and contrast.
The pretty sentiment is from the Painted Harvest stamp set and is such an appropriate sentiment, no matter the season!

I arranged my circle (die cut with the Stitched Shapes Framelit Dies) together with a square cut from DSP to for the base for my harvest bouquet. I then stamped and die cut images and shapes and arranged them all around the Early Espresso pumpkin (love) (I had to say it again).
I then took bits and pieces of the 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, 3/8″ Classic Weave Ribbon in Soft Sky, and some retired Pumpkin Pie chevron ribbon (I didn’t have any current Pumpkin Pie ribbon!) and added them to the bouquet, looped around the focal piece and even as banners!
Lastly were some Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie enamel shapes to add that last detail.
Wait – did you see the layer of cream is embossed with the Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder? It adds such a sweet soft detail to the design 🙂

I kept the inside simple with just a sentiment from the Remarkable You stamp set, stamped in Cajun Craze.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever had as much fun with the color Cajun Craze as I did today! What do you think? Is it a color, or a collection of colors, that speaks to you?

Blessings!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Vintage Cream by Papertrey Ink; Cajun craze, Early Espresso, Soft Sky by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Painted Autumn Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Tangerine Tango by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Pick a Pumpkin, Painted Harvest and Remarkable You by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Patterned Pumpkins Thinlits Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies and Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Big Shot, Ruffled Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder and Stampin’ Trimmer by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Cajun Craze and Pumpkin Pie Enamel Dots, 5/8″ Burlap Ribbon, Linen Thread, 3/8″ Classic Weave Ribbon in Soft Sky, and some retired Pumpkin Pie chevron ribbon by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Very Vanilla Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Clean and Modern Country for Inspired by All the Little Things

by Shannon Jaramillo // September 16, 2017 // 7 Comments

I am thrilled to share some news with you that I’ve been keeping under my hat for a few weeks now. Nance Lempinen-Leedy, design team member for the challenge blog “Inspired by All the Little Things“ has invited me to be a guest designer for this week’s challenge!! I am SO honored and tickled to be considered and couldn’t say “yes” fast enough!

Doesn’t the name itself “Inspired by All the Little Things” just contour up lots of pleasant images in your head? It sure does for me and when I saw the inspiration photo, I just had to sigh in delight…

Isn’t the inspiration photo wonderful?? I focused first on the Mason jars, then the colors, then the flowers, and then finally saw the wood texture in the background. I took the photo quite literally at first but as I pondered it, my inspiration shifted from what I actually saw to the overall feeling the photo gave me, which was a fresh clean take on country. And not your grandma’s country either but rather, Joanna Gaines’ kinda country!! And this is where that inspiration led me…

Details:

I picked up the wood texture with my background paper from the Wood Textures DSP Stack. I layered it on the card and also covered my envelope flap in it. It looks a lot darker in the photo than it is in real life.
I carried with the flowers theme with a tripled layered daisy using the new Daisy Punch. It’s very easy to create – just punch three daisies and adhere them together with glue dots! The large daisy was adhered to the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals for added depth.

I loved the vivid blue in the inspiration photo so I chose Pacific Point as my blue. It’s a very vivid hue of blue so I used it sparingly – stamping splatters on the background using the Timeless Textures stamp set and one single retired Pacific Point button as my “wow” factor.
Gold on my cards can be tough for me so I again kept it simple with looped Gold Metallic Thread wrapped behind the daisy and a prettily embossed sentiment from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set. And just the tiniest bit of shine from the gold metallic thread wrapped through the button hole!

And there you have it, my clean and modern take on a country inspiration. I can see this as the foundation for my dream kitchen…lots of light, bright white cabinets with the wood floors, a big white country table set for breakfast with a big white milk pitcher filled with white daisies…yes, all that from a card, lol.

And I can’t wait to see how the inspiration photo inspires you!!

I hope you are inspired to check out this amazing challenge blog “Inspired by All the Little Things” and visit each of the very talented designers and then I hope to see you in the gallery as well! There is also a short bio on me if you care to take a peek!

Blessings!

Supplies:

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set – 142924

Price: $21.00

Timeless Textures Clear-Mount Stamp Set – 140517

Price: $20.00

Wood Textures Designer Series Paper Stack – 144177

Price: $10.00

Whisper White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 140272

Price: $7.00

Pacific Point Classic Stampin’ Pad – 126951

Price: $6.50

Versamark Pad – 102283

Price: $8.50

Heat Tool (Us And Canada) – 129053

Price: $30.00

Embossing Buddy – 103083

Price: $6.00

Gold Stampin’ Emboss Powder – 109129

Price: $5.00

Daisy Punch – 143713

Price: $18.00

Stampin’ Trimmer – 126889

Price: $30.00

Gold Metallic Thread – 138401

Price: $3.00

Whisper White Medium Envelopes – 107301

Price: $6.50

Snail Adhesive – 104332

Price: $7.00

Mini Glue Dots – 103683

Price: $5.25

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

Supply List

Pretty Posy – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #7

by Shannon Jaramillo // July 20, 2017 // 1 Comment

Welcome to a new Tic Tac Toe Challenge! Today, designer Teresa brings some fun new elements to the mix! I chose to draw inspiration from the far right column: die cut; floral; and yellow. Remember, you can chose any row or column, or on the diagonal, just as long as you choose three in a row! Here’s my card for this challenge:

Yup, I pulled out the Beautiful Bouquet bundle again (said in my best Forrest Gump voice), I’m just so in love with it! Floral, well, that’s obvious; Die Cut, yup, I think I have that covered as well, and yellow! My first inclination was to make the entire CARD yellow, but I’m glad I went for a more balanced option today 🙂

Details:

Tip for the Beautiful Bouquet Bundle: Make sure you know which stamps have matching dies and which do not! Contrary to what I believed, the floral stems stamp does NOT work with the floral stems die! I took a bit of time in preparation to create, and laid all the dies out on a piece of 4.25 x 8.5 card stock and ran it through the Big Shot. This helped me identify what stamps and dies matched up. I cut the negative in half and now have it stored with the stamp set so I will forever more be able to be sure that the stamp I want has a matching die!

The flowers stamped on the background are what I think of as filler, or Baby’s Breath, and are stamped in Soft Sky.
I stamped the pink flowers on the background after I had laid all of the dies out. I love how Powder Pink blooms peek out and add a subtle touch of softness.

The other flowers are stamped in Crushed Curry (with Chocolate Chip centers), Perfect Plum and Island Indigo. The flower stems are stamped in Always Artichoke.
The bow is stamped in Island Indigo to play against the small flowers and the teeny tiny (adorable) tag is stamped in Crushed Curry to play against the largest flowers.

I added Blushing Bride and Island Indigo Enamel Shapes to the flower centers and then just added Wink of Stella to the Crushed Curry flower centers.
I couldn’t stop there so I unwound a length of Linen Thread and used just a half thickness of thread to loop behind the flowers, peeking out to add some texture!

I left off stamping a sentiment on the inside as I know I want to write a personal message. I keep the decorations minimal, with only Crushed Curry and Perfect Plum layers to mimic what what done on the outside.
The envelope liner is made using a retired pattern from the Regals DSP Stack that retired with the last catalog. I think it compliments the design nicely.

So…what do you think? Are you sold on the Beautiful Bouquet bundle yet? No? Okay, I’ll keep the samples coming! 😉

Please pop over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge and see what the design team has created for you this week! I hope you are tempted to play along…we would LOVE to see you in the gallery!

Hugs until next time!

Supplies: