Wild About Flowers Sweet Sunday Sketch 283

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 25, 2015 // 8 Comments

Hello Friends! I’m popping in today to share an adorable sketch challenge I found this Sunday…

Isn’t it fabulous?? I knew right away which stamp set I wanted to use…Wild About Flowers by Stampin’ Up! And here it my card:)

I just recently caved and purchased this Designer Series Paper from Stampin’ Up!. I have been on a self imposed moratorium on purchasing 12 x 12 paper because I feel that most of the designs are too large for a card. But I saw so many samples with this lovely paper that I finally ordered it…I know, I’m easily enabled!

But isn’t it ca-yoot?? The colors in this paper are supposed to be Melon Mambo, Blushing Bride, Old Olive and Mossy Meadow. Sometimes though, Stampin’ Up! does shades of a color rather than use it at 100%. I didn’t think it looked like Melon Mambo so I pulled out the retired color Primrose Petals and was happy as can be with that match.

I adore how the font on the sentiment really pairs well with the flower images, and sentiments such as this one are hard to come by so I will keep this set indefinitely!! Can you just barely see the shimmer on the flowers?? So pretty!

Thank you so much for popping in, or for being a subscriber, I appreciate you!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink; Blushing Bride and Primrose Petals by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: English Garden Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Blushing Bride, Primrose Petals, Mossy Meadow, Old Olive by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Wild About Flowers by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Subtle Candy Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Freshly Made Sketches 200th Anniversary

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 22, 2015 // 14 Comments

Hello there! I’m excited to participate in Freshly Made Sketches 200th Challenge! The design team is made up of an extraordinary group of talented card makers, providing inspiration to many week in and week out. Today’s challenge is no exception!

Such a wide open sketch this week!! I changed my card up just a bit from the sketch, but it follows it generally, lol!The minute I saw this book page/newsprint paper this card popped into my mind. I knew I wanted something bright that would pop off the page and this stamp and die set sure does the trick!!

I layered the flowers directly onto the base paper and then popped the flower centers up. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers that is actually (sort of) visible in this shot!! So hard to capture the shimmer!!

I added a scallop-y edge, some pretty twine, and a very clean and neat sentiment to round the card off.

Thank you for stopping by today! I would love to hear your comments if you have some!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Renew by Authentique and Boy oh Boy by Carta Bella

Ink: Strawberry Slush, So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, Wild Wasabi and Coastal Cabana by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Buildable Blooms by MFT Stamps and Painted Butterflies (sentiment) by Altenew

Dies: Buildable Blooms by MFT Stamps, Stitched Borders 2 by Pretty Pink Posh, and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Misc Yellow and Pink Baker’s Twine

Celebrating You – Freshly Made Sketches 198

by Shannon Jaramillo // August 8, 2015 // 10 Comments

Hello Friends!!

I’ve been on break for just about a month now but my hubby’s back in school so I’ve dusted off my crafting supplies and put them to use!!

I came across the Pretty Petals Designer Series Paper Stack by Stampin’ Up! and was immediately drawn to the delightfully bright colors! I managed to use three different patterns here (!) and used Calypso Coral as my focal color.

I had such fun stamping with this set from Clearly Besotted Stamps called Celebrating You. There are separate stamps for each of the flowers as well as the flower centers. I was pleasantly surprised at how easy they were to stamp!

Matching die cuts are available which make adding pretty details easy. Isn’t the bow and ribbon adorable?? One simple button is the final touch to this creation, the first in quite awhile!

Enabling Alert…The Precision Base Plate by Sizzix made die cutting this VERY delicate die easy. It’s meant to be used with the Magnetic Base Plate and if you use intricate dies, this is a must have tool!

I didn’t want to stop there so I flipped the card open and kept going…

Too Fun!!

I want to thank the design team over at Freshly Made Sketches for providing inspiration week after week. This week’s sketch is darling…

Thank you all for your kind comments while I’ve been on break, it’s so good to know that sharing my joy with this craft is making a small difference in the world…

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Vintage Cream by Papertrey Ink; Basic Black and Calypso Coral by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Pretty Petals by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Tuxedo Black by Memento; Calypso Coral by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Celebrating You by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Celebrating You by Clearly Besotted Stamps, Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps, Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Sizzix Precision Base Plate; MISTI

Embellishments: Designer Buttons by Stampin’ Up!

Doodle Buds – Sunday Stamps 104

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 21, 2015 // 4 Comments

Welcome back to another challenge from the Sunday Stamps challenge! You all rocked the color combination and I’m really looking forward to your awesome creations using this versatile sketch!

The possibilities are endless! I’ve been in a clean and simple mood this week so…

I just can’t seem to get enough flowers!! This doodled bloom is so adorable and I love that you could easily stamp it in black and color it in if you like. I choose to stamp the images in vibrant colors instead…isn’t the green a wonderful shade? It’s the new Cucumber Crush ink by Stampin’ Up! and I love it!!

I went neutral with the rest of the design to allow the vibrant colors to really take center stage. I have the perfect friend in mind for this bit of happy mail!

This challenge will run for three weeks instead of the usual two, allowing you plenty of time to play along with us in between all of your fun summer activities. Have you anything big planned this summer or just lots of family, food and sunshine? I would love to hear your plans! This weekend I am enjoying a long weekend at the coast and lots of together time with my hubby, who works very hard during the academic year.

I hope you love the sketch as much as I do!! Please be inspired by the rest of the awesome designs by the Sunday Stamps design team and I can’t wait to see your designs as well!

Holly Endress
Katie Brooks

Leena Girsa

Lisa Johansen

Monika Reeck

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Unknown

Ink: Sunshine and Slate by Simon Says Stamp; Strawberry by The Stamps of Life; Cucumber Crush by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Doodle Buds by Wplus9

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by MFT Stamps; Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI

Embellishments: Linen Thread by Stampin’ Up!

Super Cool – The Paper Players 250

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 21, 2015 // 10 Comments

Wow! The challenge today marks the 250th challenge for The Paper Players! What an amazing accomplishment! This challenge team is always a source of inspiration each week and today is no exception:

Summer treats! I can’t wait to see what you come up with for that! I was pretty literal with my interpretation….

Isn’t this a super yummy looking ice cream cone? I had great fun picking out colors for my scoops of ice cream 🙂 And I love the sentiment, it works well for many occasions…