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For A Tweet Friend – Freshly Made Sketches 277

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After a long day at work, my heart and spirit are lifted by these luscious colors and darling birds!!

The Details:

  • Papertrey Stamper’s Select white card base cut to 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • Pattern Paper cut to 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″
  • Papertrey Stamper’s Select white card stock cut to 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Sentiment panel is 3 3/8″ x 11/16″

Foratweetfriend cards ideas - shannon jaramillo shannonkaypaperie

  • Coloring terrifies me but even knowing that, I keep buying stamps that need to be colored!! And these darling Doodled Birds from JustRite Stamps begged me to add color so I pulled out my Shin-Han markers and played a bit. It’s not professional by any means but it makes me happy 🙂
  • I added a bit of black card stock with the sentiment embossed in white for an added pop
  • Random pretty sequins adhered with glue dots reinforce the whimsical feel

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  • The birdies wings and tail feathers are made super sparkly with the addition of Wink of Stella. Best. Invention. Ever. -Okay.After.The.Big.Shot. -And.The.MISTI. –But.Still.!!

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  • I mimic the front of the card on the interior and added a sweet sentiment. I can’t wait to pop this in the mail!

Thank you Jen T and all of the Freshly Made Sketches Design Team for providing inspiration for today’s card!:

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink and Basic Black by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Sweet Celebration by MFT Stamps

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento Ink

Stamps:   Doodled Birds by JustRite Stamps

Dies: Envelope Line Die (Retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Tools:  MISTI; Shin-Han Twin Touch Markers

Embellishments: Random Sequins

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Bloomin’ Buttercups – Freshly Made Sketches 273

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Bloomin' Buttercups Card Idea - Shannon Jaramillo

The bright and beautiful weather outside today has inspired my color palette today! Can’t help but be happy when the sun is shining and the windows are open!

When I peeked at the Freshly Made Sketches challenge today, I was so inspired by Jen Mitchell’s card. We seem to have an affinity for Rubbernecker Stamps and seeing her card made me just HAVE to pull one out! And it’s never seen ink before…even better!

Bloomin' Buttercups Card Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo

As quite often happens, today’s card started life in a completely different state but a funny accident happened along the way! I had stamped the flowers in a Sunshine ink, which is a bright yellow (buttercups, of course!) and then added the background elements and realized I should have started with the stripes first. So, I started over but by the time I got to the flowers I had added the background paper so I decided to stamp the flowers in blue instead. I chose Sea Glass by Simon Says Stamp which is a soft blue, but the flowers came out this most unexpected green-y blue!  I was surprised but in love!! Then I had to start over again (I forget why) and this time when I stamped my flowers using Sea Glass, they were a completely different shade of blue than they were the first time….WHAT?!?

It turned out that I had forgotten to clean the stamp after stamping it in Sunshine ink so when I stamped it the second time in Sea Glass ink, I made a new color! Which was the PERFECT shade of blue, but now I had to re-create it! Ackkk!! Luckily I managed it. It’s so funny how things happen…

Bloomin' Buttercups Cards Idea - Shannon Jaramillo

When I saw Karren’s sketch and looked through my stamps, I KNEW this was the stamp I had to use. But I couldn’t figure out how to incorporate the three horizontal elements. After much agony, I decided to use this background element stamp by Papertrey Ink. I stamped with the same stamp three times in Soft Stone, just moving my paper up as I went and stamping over twice for the middle stripe and three times for the bottom stripe to create a graduated effect. I love how they play off of the same soft color in the patterned paper…

By the time I got to the sentiment I realized that I should have masked the stems off to leave space for the sentiment (oops) so I went with Plan B and used a pierced rectangle die to die cut it and then popped it up. And I just realized that the outside border is stitched, not pierced…sigh. Getting back into the swing of things can be challenging but no matter, I still love the way this turned out!!

I added Wink of Stella to the buttercups and I’m thrilled that it actually showed up in the photographs! I LOVE the sparkle!! I threw in some sequins just because…

Thank you Karren and the Freshly Made Sketches design team for getting me going this morning!

Products Used:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Happy Day by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Black, Sea Glass and Sunshine by Simon Says Stamp; Soft Stone by Papertrey Ink

Stamps:   Buttercups #910 by Rubbernecker Stamps; Ombre Builders by Papertrey Ink and Pretty Petals by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Femme Frames by Mama Elephant and Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps

Tools:  MISTI; Big Shot and Envelope Liner Framelit Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Sequins – Unknown Source (from my stash)

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Sweet Avant-Garden – Freshly Made Sketches 272

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Sweet Avant-Garden Thank You Card Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

Avant-Garden is such a dreamy stamp set, soft and romantic…it seemed to call for a dreamy color so out popped Wisteria Wonder!

The Details:

  • Thick Whisper White Base cut to 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • Wisteria Wonder card stock cut to 4″ x 5 1/4
  • Thick Whisper White card stock cut to 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
  • Subtles Designer Series Paper Stacks cut to 2″ x 5 1/2″

Sweet Avant-Garden Thank You Card Idea - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

  • Stampin’ Up!’s new Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies work perfectly with the sketch I chose to use today. I love, love, love the subtle detail they add to any project. I used three of the four sizes to create my four layers, using both card stock and designer series paper
  • I used my MISTI to stamp the flower images in Memento Ink Tuxedo Black on my focal layer as well as on a second piece of white card stock, and then simply die cut the flower shape out using the Stitched Shapes Framelits dies
  • I put sticky tape on the back of the 3/8″ White Metallic Ribbon and adhered it to my card front, snipping off the right side after I adhered it. I LOVE the subtle shine it provides!
  • The MISTI made quick work of positioning my sentiment – love the font!!

Sweet Avant-Garden Thank You Cards Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

  • I used my Wisteria Wonder Stampin’ Marker and a blender pen to add color to my floral stem – easy peasy! – and left the stem uncolored for contrast
  • Enamel Dots are my fun and easy go-to for adding a pop of color!

Both the Avant-Garden stamp set I used here today and the 3/8″ Metallic Ribbon are both Sale-A-Bration items, which means they are available to get FREE – one item for every $50 spent!! What are you waiting for???

Inspiration for today’s card was provided by the fun sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches:

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I would love to hear what you think of today’s color choice! Love it? Hate it? I’m a Prince fan so purple is a ‘thing’ for me. It’s funny that I don’t decorate my house with it but when I buy flowers to plant in the garden? Always purple!

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Bold Balloon Adventures – Freshly Made Sketches 271

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Bold Balloon Adventures Birthday Card Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

Happy New Year Peeps! I’m thrilled to dip my toes back in the crafting pool with new products from the Stampin’ Up! Occasions Catalog 🙂 This print from the new Party Animal Designer Series Paper caught my eye with its’ brilliant color and neutral pattern. Perfect to pair with Emerald Envy for a clean and simple masculine birthday card!

The Details:

  • Thick Whisper White Base cut to 4 1/4″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
  • Emerald Envy card stock cut to 4″ x 5 1/4
  • Party Animal Specialty Designer Series Paper cut to 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Thick Whisper White Banner cut to 3 3/4″ x 2 1/2″
  • Backed by Emerald Envy cut to 3 3/4″ x 2 3/4″

Bold Balloon Adventures Birthday Card Idea - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

  • The sentiment from the new Balloon Adventures Stamp Set is so cheerful in a fresh fun font and pairs beautifully with this balloon die from the Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies and can be purchased as a bundle for a savings of 15%! Awesome!
  • I die cut the balloon from both Emerald Envy and Pacific Point and used the Fin Tip Glue Pen to adhere the pieces to my card front.
  • Yes, the Envelope Liner Die is retired but I just cannot resist showing off more of the pretty papers in this DSP!
  • The Fine Tip Glue Pen makes adhering a bit of Whisper White Thick Baker’s Twine a snap!

Bold Balloon Adventures Birthday Cards Idea - Shannon Jaramillo Stampin Up

  • I used other sentiments from the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set to decorate the inside of the card as well!
  • I couldn’t stop stamping so I added some fun confetti and a balloon to the outside of the envelope…I just love Pacific Point and Emerald Envy together!

I looked to my favorite challenge blog for layout inspiration for today’s card:

Thank you to all these wonderful ladies for providing inspiration each and every week!

So what do you think? It’s pretty simple, I know, but not having put ink to paper in almost three months, I have to start somewhere!

Thank you so much for your continued message of courage and inspiration while I have been away, I have read and deeply appreciated each and every one. The world is still a very scary place for me, but little by little, I feel the fog lifting and look forward to each new day.

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Remarkable You – Freshly Made Sketches 247

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Stampin' Up! Remarkable You More Thinking of You Card Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo Stampinup

I’m humbled to be this week’s hostess for the Freshly Made Sketches Challenge. I’ve created a sketch that can be interpreted many ways…I can’t wait to see what you do with it!

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How are you inspired to create a card? Do you start by going through your paper stash? Or going through your stamp stash? Do you cruise through Pinterest? All of those are great options and work well for me. I’d love to hear what inspires you!

For today’s card, I browsed my paper stash and found two patterns of paper in the Scenic Sayings 6×6 paper stack. I loved the way the colors played off of each other so I pulled out them out!

Stampin' Up! Remarkable You More Thinking of You Cards - Shannon Jaramillo Stampinup

Helpful Hints:

  • Color Coordination – Delightful Dijon and Old Olive are both colors used in the Serene Scenery 6 x 6 Designer Series Paper Stack and look amazing together! I paired them up with Chocolate Chip and rounded off with Very Vanilla
  • It’s easy to keep design minimal with the bold and graphic images in the Remarkable You stamp set.
  • Have you seen the Thoughtful Branches Stamp Set? It will be only be available for purchase August 1st through 31st! The font on the sentiments is amazing!

Stampin' Up! Remarkable You Thinking of You Card Ideas - Shannon Jaramillo Stampinup

  • A simple way to ground your design is to make sure all three elements, in this case the flower, the sentiment and the heart, touch.
  • I borrowed a trick from my up-line Mary Fish’s bag and punched a heart from the Curvy Keepsake Box Thinly Dies in Cherry Cobbler. I love the pop of color it provides!

I had so much fun with this week’s sketch and I look forward to seeing your creations on the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog!

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Price: $110.00