I Love You More – Paper Players #244

by Shannon Jaramillo // May 10, 2015 // 16 Comments

Good Morning and Happy Mother’s Day to all of you! We’re back with another fun challenge for you today from The Paper Players, this time it is a delightful color challenge from LeAnne! I loved the color combination right away but did not have an immediate vision for a project. After a bit of fussing, here’s what I came up with:

I purchased this stamp set, Sunburst by Clearly Besotted Stamps, the minute it became available because I knew I HAD to have it…and it’s taken me two months to get it inky! But that’s okay, I sure did have an enjoyable time working with it! There will be many more cards to come with this stamp set, there are so many different stamp choices that the design potential seems endless!!

The colors are so yummy, I just want to eat them up!! I knew I wanted to use a banner with a sentiment and I found JUST the right one in the I Love You More stamp set by MFT Stamps. I love that the rays around the sun are mimicked in the patterns of the sunburst stamps…it’s like they were meant to be used together! The Pierced Fishtail Flags by MFT Stamps make quick work of adding the main banner as well as a delightful accent banner. Isn’t the piercing adorable??

It’s hard to see the paper piercing on the vellum but it’s there and adds a delightful texture. A simple bow with linen thread adds just another bit of texture.

This is one of TWO posts today…and I have exciting news to share so please stay tuned for post #2!

Also, I hope you have a minute to see the projects from the other design team members and that you might leave them a little love!

The Paper Players Design Team

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Neutrals DSP Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Lost Lagoon, Pistachio Pudding and Sahara Sand by Stampin’ Up!; Black Staz-On

Stamps: Sunburst by Clearly Besotted Stamps; I Love You More by MFT Stamps

Dies: Fishtail Flags: Pierced by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Linen Thread by Stampin’ Up!

Flight of Fancy – The Paper Players 241

by Shannon Jaramillo // April 19, 2015 // 12 Comments

Hello Friends!! It’s Sunday and that means another fun challenge!! Last week’s color challenge was awesome, a big thank you to Joanne for the awesome colours! It’s Nance’s turn to host this week and she has come up with another great idea…

I have to let you in on a secret….I have NEVER water colored before. EVER. … Really. I don’t even remember doing it as a kid. It was just never my thing. So here I am, guest designer for a challenge using a medium I have absolutely NO experience with! Eek!! Nothing like a little pressure, right? lol

So, drum roll please…(I’m closing my eyes right now, hoping you’ll like it)

Ta Da!! Eek…I hope you like it! It’s watercolor but with baby steps 🙂

I sponged two different colors of distress ink over my top layer and then flicked water all over the paper and let it dry. I like the effect, it’s subtle because my coloring is subtle, but it’s there. Then I inked up with Versamark Ink and stamped and heat embossed the butterfly. Next, I inked up some clear blocks with distress ink in the same colors I used for the background and started water coloring.

I applied a bit of water to the spots on his wings and then added ink until I was satisfied. I then ran the paint brush (with ink) over all the lines in the wings and body to draw them out and used water and ink all around the edges of the butterfly, adding water and/or ink to the design until I achieved a color I was happy with. Once he was dry, I ran him through the big shot with his coordinating die and popped him up on Stampin’ Dimensionals.

A quick sentiment, some thick baker’s twine (I separated a few of the layers out of the twine to make it thinner), and a few Moonstones by Simon Says Stamp and it’s all ready to go!

So f you’ve ever thought that water coloring is not for you, I hope I may have inspired you to give it a go. I used two colors of distress ink, some water color paper I’ve had forever, and an inexpensive paint brush, you know the 10 for $1 kind of brush? Yep, that’s what I used. I definitely plan on experimenting a bit more with this, by the end I was having fun!!

I would love to hear from you if you do decide to try water coloring!! And for those experienced with water color, please be gentle with me! Thank you!!

A note on this lovely stamp and die set. It’s called Flight of Fancy and made by Clearly Besotted Stamps, BUT…they have discontinued it (insert pouty face here). It isn’t available on their web site anymore. I found it by luck at Ellen Hutson but in just checking now, it is out of stock there as well. I’m sad because it’s such a beautiful design, hopefully it is still available out there somewhere, if not, I’m sure you could re-create this card using another stamp and die. Heaven knows there are many out there to choose from!!

Please visit the rest of the design team to get some great inspiration!!

The Paper Players Design Team

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Vintage Cream by Papertrey Ink; unknown brand of Watercolor Paper

Pattern Paper: Unknown (I forgot to look!!)

Ink: Broken China and Bundled Sage Tim Holtz Distress Inks; Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink

Stamps: Flight of Fancy by Clearly Besotted Stamps; Journaling by Simple Stories

Dies: Flight of Fancy by Clearly Besotted Stamps; Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker; and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

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

Embellishments: Assorted Moonshine Sequins by Simon Says Stamp; Thick Baker’s Twine in Pistachio Pudding by Stampin’ Up!

Scripted Thank You – Freshly Made Sketches #181

by Shannon Jaramillo // April 9, 2015 // 7 Comments

Hello there, my stamping friends! Today I have a quick card to share with you as my crafty time was limited last night. I had limited time but I REALLY wanted to play along with the Freshly Made Sketches challenge this week…

What do you think about the tilt-y layer? Do you like those or not?? Apparently there are many folks who would rather not work with a tilt-y angle, I personally do not mind it, it can add an interesting detail to a card.

This pattern paper is from the same pad I used in my last card and it has been calling to me. I just LOVE the vivid yellow combined with the delicate pattern! I paired white and black with it for my neutrals and decided to pull out the green in the pattern with a pop of green across my card front.

Isn’t the pretty edge detail lovely? It’s from a border die set I recently acquired from a small company called Pretty Pink Posh. If you’ve not heard of this company before, you might want to pop over and browse a bit. It’s a one-woman shop and she has lots of pretties to purchase and also has a blog, her creations are darling.

I added a button to my card even though it’s not in the sketch (I hope they don’t kick me out) because I knew I wanted the second part of the sentiment to go across the green strip, but I didn’t have anything long enough to cover the entire card front so I improvised! I adore this Thank You sentiment set from Clearly Besotted Stamps.

No stamping for me tonight…I’m off to my son’s Spring Concert tonight. He is a first-year high school band director and I’m so proud to see him conduct his band that I could just pop!!

Take care and please let me know what you think of my color combination today…it’s a bit bold for me!! Stepping out of that box again!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White and New Leaf by Papertrey Ink; Vellum

Pattern Paper: Simple Life by Echo Park

Ink: Black Staz-On and Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Stamps: Thank You by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Stitched Mats: Rounded Rectangles by Lil ‘Inker; Stitched Borders 2 by Pretty Pink Posh; Fishtail Flags: Stitched by MFT STamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Button by Making Memories (from my very old stash); Jute Twine by May Arts

So Tweet – SSSC263

by Shannon Jaramillo // April 6, 2015 // 11 Comments

Hello stamping friends! Today’s project is a little something I whipped up for the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge, they have such a fun sketch this week!

I thought the large panel would be the perfect spot to stamp with this adorable set from last month’s Clearly Besotted Stamps release, So Tweet. I altered the shape of the card from square to rectangular so as to better mimic with my tall skinny birdhouse.

The birdhouse and its’ roof are two separate stamps so, after consideration, I decided to die cut the birdhouse shape first, and then stamp on it. Once I had the birdhouse die cut, I adhered it to a rectangular piece of cardstock in order to place it into one of the corners of my MISTI. I then placed my stamp over the die cut shape and fiddled with it until I thought the placement was good, closed the MISTI lid to pick the stamp up, and then inked it up and stamped (and held my breath, lol). The stamped image was perfectly placed (whew) but needed a bit more ink coverage, so I inked it up again and re-stamped. I love that the MISTI allows me to stamp perfectly multiple times! It’s amazing!!

I even needed to stamp the birdhouse stick twice and managed to line it up perfectly!! What an amazing tool this is!!

I love the sweet font on the sentiment! And I don’t know if there are really birds out there that are yellow and blue, but those were the colors in my pattern paper that I was trying to draw out, so please give me some artistic latitude!!

I added a liberal coating of Wink of Stella to the heart, it’s so cute in real life!

Thank so much for visiting me today!! I appreciate your visits and love your comments! As always, please email me if I can answer any questions!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Rustic Cream by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Sunny by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Beanstalk Green, Lipstick Red, Maliblue, Sparrow, Sunshine by Simon Says Stamp

Stamps: So Tweet by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: So Tweet by Clearly Besotted Stamps; Stitched Duo 2 by Pretty Posh Pink; Vertical Stitched Strips by MFT STamps; and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Wink of Stella

Taking Flight for Your Birthday – Retro Sketches #157

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 24, 2015 // 3 Comments

Was this ever a fun card to make!! I was inspired by the sketch this week over at Retro Sketches:

I pulled out some fun paper from Carta Bella and finally inked up a stamp set by Clearly Besotted Stamps called Take Flight.

I used a star pattern paper for the backing to my shaker and then filled it with confetti and circles from my Shakers & Sprinkles Collection from Papertrey Ink. Not a sequin or a bit of sparkle anywhere for THIS card!

I popped the sentiment and airplane up on Stampin’ Dimensionals and added two pieces of confetti on the outside of the shaker frame for a bit more pop. I was a bit unhappy when I had stamped my airplane and reached for the packet to grab the dies and there were none. Oops! I seem to do that ALL the time with my Clearly Besotted Stamps…I have NO idea why!! So I was reduced to fussy cutting the airplane and banner out. It took a bit longer but was definitely worth it!

If you have a chance, please pop over to Retro Sketches, they have lots of inspiration there with this awesome sketch!

Thank you so much for stopping by. I appreciate your visit so much!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Crumb Cake and Real Red by Stampin’ Up!; Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Boy Oh Boy by Carta Bella

Ink: Real Red by Stampin’ Up! and Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink

Stamps: Take Flight by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Stitched Rectangle Frames by MFT Stamps; Shakers and Sprinkles by Papertrey Ink and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: None