So Glad We’re Friends – The Card Concept 37

by Shannon Jaramillo // June 10, 2015 // 6 Comments

It’s Wednesday and time for another delightful challenge from The Card Concept!:

Isn’t the inspiration photo delightful? I adore it! I was so inspired by the blended colors and the white details. I’m also inspired by the obvious subject matter, but having made several butterfly cards recently, I decided to use flowers instead…I know, that’s quite a shock to you! (If you follow my blog at all, my choice of flowers is not really very shocking at all, lol)

I must apologize to you and admit that I quite forgot my design category when designing this card. I was so wrapped up in the blended colors that everything else quite flew right out of my head! But aren’t the flowers wonderful? They’re from a never before used set called Scribble Flowers by MFT Stamps. I had so much fun playing with color combinations for this card. I used a simple ‘rock and roll’ technique to create them. I stamped my flowers in their main color and then cleaned the stamp off. I then inked the stamp up again in the second color, but this time I rolled the stamp through the ink, inking up only the outside edge of the stamp and then applied it on top of my stamped image. It didn’t need to be perfect as I knew I would use the scribble die to add detail to the top.

I cut a frame out using MFT Stamps Rectangle Frames and popped it up onto a pattern paper background. I stamped the flower stems and leaves in a soft color so that I could add my sentiment in the same bright ink as I used on the largest flower. I added the blooms to the stems using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I love the effect the layering gives the card. I HAD to add a few dots of color to finish the card off.

Everything except the dots falls under the ‘clean and graphic’ definition, I’m a rebel so the dots are staying…sorry!

Please be inspired by the designs from the rest of The Card Concept design team, they are soooo talented!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Simple Life by Echo Park

Ink: Audrey Blue & Green Apple; Cotton Candy & Doll Pink; Sunshine & Orange Peel by Simon Says Stamp for the flowers and Cobblestone by SSS for the stems and leaves. The sentiment is stamped in Doll Pink.

Stamps: Circle Scribble Flowers and Peaceful Flowers (sentiment) by MFT Stamps

Dies: Circle Scribble Flower, Stitched Rectangle Frames by MFT Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Epoxy Dots by Queen & Co.

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

It’s Your Birthday! – CAS(E) this Sketch #113

by Shannon Jaramillo // March 7, 2015 // 8 Comments

Hello Stampers and Happy Saturday to You!! Yesterday was my Friday off from work so I chose to spend my day playing with paper! Isn’t this a fun birthday card? This week’s sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch was my jumping off point:

It’s a great sketch! Clean and crisp and you have to love those banners off the side!! While I was looking through my supplies for more inspiration I came across a frame that I had cut out for a window shaker and accidentally adhered the dimensional foam to the frame without adding the clear window first…oops! I kept it, thinking it would be a nice frame for something anyway and here I am not one week later, using it that way! It is perfect for this sketch! I love when things like that happen!

Isn’t the sentiment fun?? This stamp set from Studio Calico came in a card kit I purchased last summer and haven’t used yet. Unfortunately, the name of the set wasn’t on the packaging and I can’t see it on their website, so it shall remain nameless, but it was a perfect size and shape for this sketch! After finding the stamp, the rest of the papers and ink colors came together quickly. I used the squiggle and asterisk stamps from my Favorite Flowers Simon Says Stamp set to make some fun party confetti.

Darling balloons from Clearly Besotted Stamps take the place of the banners in the sketch and definitely round this fun birthday card out. You can’t see from the picture of course, but I have added Wink of Stella to my confetti which adds fun sparkle to the card 🙂

Thank you so much for stopping by! I will be back tomorrow with another fun challenge from The Paper Players…I can’t wait to share!

Wishing you joy and blessings!

Products Used:

Cardstock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey, Razzle Berry and Lemon Drop from My Favorite Things

Pattern Paper: Hootenanny by My Mind’s Eye

Ink: Crushed Curry, Gumball Green (retired), Melon Mambo, Pacific Point, Smoky Slate by Stampin’ Up!; Limeade Ice and Orange Zest by Papertrey Ink

Stamps: Unknown by Studio Calico, Favorite Flowers by Simon Says Stamp and It’s Your Birthday by Clearly Besotted Stamps

Dies: Stitched Rectangle Frames by My Favorite Things, It’s Your Birthday by Clearly Besotted Stamps and Envelope Liner Die by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: MISTI by My Sweet Petunia

Embellishments: Wink of Stella