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!

Special Birthday Greetings – SSSC269

by Shannon Jaramillo // May 21, 2015 // 2 Comments

Today’s post is a very special card for a very special birthday. May is a birthday month in my family! There are FOUR and first up in order (after mine) is my niece’s birthday. I had to wait to share because I wanted her to see it first.

I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch this week as my jumping off point. I knew immediately which stamp to use, Birthday Greetings by MFT Stamps, and then chose fun and fresh birthday colors from my paper stash. I love going shopping in my paper stash! I’ll have to share my 6 x 6 paper storage in a future post, it really is going shopping! I digress…here is the sketch I worked from

and as you can see I followed it exactly. Such a FUN sketch this week!!! Perfect for a crisp and clean birthday card!

I had lots of fun choosing the pattern papers and the ink colors for my sentiment. Hats off (again) to my MISTI for making stamping in multiple colors and repeat stamping possible. I was able to stamp each color twice (perfectly) which allows for rich vibrant color. LOVE it!

And, as you can see, I had tons of fun with my MFT Stamps pierced dies! Both with the rectangles and the flags! I did alter the size of the rectangle for the sentiment. I die cut the rectangle which a a little too long, trimmed one side to the proper length and then carefully laid the piece back into the die with the unpierced edge against the edge of the die and ran it through the Big Shot again. I was careful to only run the one edge through, adding the piercings in the right spot without making more where there shouldn’t be! I hope that makes sense.

But I couldn’t stop there as this is a special card for a very special person! I can’t believe she’s 20 years old!!

I had to add a spot for the gift card, and of course decorate it, as well as decorating the spot to add my personal message. I had SO much fun making this! I even decorated the envelope but this post is long enough already! I will leave you with a close up of the gift card pocket…

So much fun! Happy Birthday darling Leia!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink, Crisp Cantaloupe, Early Expresso and Lost Lagoon by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Hootenanny by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Calypso Coral, Crisp Cantaloupe, Lost Lagoon and Pumpkin Pie by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Birthday Greetings & Gifting Fun by MFT Stamps

Dies: Fishtail Flags: Pierced; Pierced Rectangle STAX and Gift Card Pocket by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: None

Embellishments: None

My Lucky Stars

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 19, 2015 // 1 Comment

I really enjoyed The Paper Players challenge yesterday and decided to keep the theme going…

This card was quick and fun and showcases some new (to me) products…the Pierced Square STAX by MFT and the Lucky Stars stamp set from Wplus9.

I found this beautiful small patterned paper and fell in love with the shade of blue and pops of Calypso Coral so I mimicked those colors for my stamping. I love the flecks in this Rustic White cardstock by PTI, I thought it would work very well for the sweet, slightly vintage feel of this card…

I wanted the Calypso Coral to be a backdrop for this beautiful sentiment so I stamped off once before stamping onto my cardstock. I added an itty bitty banner to the base of my top panel and two teeny stars to make a complete trio of Calypso Coral stars. I completed the card with a beautiful envelope liner…so pretty and soft!

Thank you so much for stopping by!!

I have a fun idea for a card so I’m off to stamp some more!!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Rustic White by Papertrey

Pattern Paper: Persimmon by Basic Grey

Ink: Calypso Coral and Midnight Muse (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Lucky Stars by Wplus9

Dies: Pierced Rectangle STAX by My Favorite Things and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: None