Inspiring Iris Thank You – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #52

by Shannon Jaramillo // February 20, 2020 // 3 Comments

Hello and welcome! I have a brand new Tic Tac Toe Board for your crafting pleasure today! Our designer this week is Amy – I have so much fun deciding which row or column to choose each challenge and then seeing what all the participants decide to use and HOW they use the elements…we are all so uniquely different in our interpretation! This week I chose to use the top row: Die Cut, CAS (clean and simple); Purple.

Using purple takes me back to my high school days and Prince. Everything in my life was purple – even my ball point pen! Most teachers refused to let me use it but Mrs. King, bless her heart, let me use it, even though all of those biology notes in purple HAD to be difficult on her eyes! In adult life I rarely use purple for anything – except the flowers I choose to plant in the yard. My hubby was the one who noticed that they were all purple and suggested I chose a different color once in awhile! 🙂 Anyhoo, card making…

Measurements:

Highland Heather Card Base 4 1/4″ x 11″ scored at 5 1/2″
Strip of Granny Apple Green Card Stock 2 7/8″ x 5 1/2″
Strip of White Card Stock 2 3/4″ x 5 1/2″

Details:

I tend to fuss a bit with my cards so it’s refreshing to take a clean and simple viewpoint once in awhile. Purple gingham, a circle die cut, one stamp set and three inks. Simple!
I used the stamp set Inspiring Iris today. It’s a layering stamp set so achieving this look could not be any easier. The outline image was stamped in Versafine Onyx Black, for the the flower image stamp I used Highland Heather and then Granny Apple Green for the stem and leaves image. A total of three stamps and no coloring experience required! I added a simple sentiment from the same stamp set in Versafine Onyx Black as well and that was it!

I layered the white card stock onto a Granny Apple Green layer. With just a bit peeking out from either side it adds interest without overwhelming the card with color. I added the gingham circle die cut because, well…gingham. Yumminess in every color!
And then the card was done but I couldn’t just stop there. I pulled out my little jar of unused bows, actually looking for a twine one to go with the clean and simple concept but found this white beauty instead. I adhered it with a glue dot. Love the sheer organdy, it’s such a clean look!

My goal with each card is to use up one 6 x 6 sheet of DSP. I used a quarter of a sheet for the die cut circle, and a large strip of it for the envelope flap but had enough to add a thin strip down the side on the card interior. There’s still lots of room for a note and the gingham is so cheery, no one can resist smiling when they see it!
I do have a square of DSP left over – rats! I’ll have to leave it out so that it gets used up soon!
I used a few different bloom stamps from the same set to decorate the front of the envelope. No naked envelopes please! lol

I hope you enjoyed today’s creation and have a minute to pop on over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge blog to be inspired by the rest of the design team! Can’t wait to see what you create!

Blessings!

Supplies (all Stampin’ Up! unless otherwise noted):

Card Stock: Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green; Neenah Classic Crest Cover Solar White (80 lb)

DSP: All Occasion DSP Stack

Ink: Highland Heather and Granny Apple Green; Versamark Onyx Black

Stamps: Inspiring Iris

Coloring Tools: none

Dies: Stitched Shapes & SU’s Envelope Die (retired)

Tools: Big Shot

Embellishments: White Organdy Ribbon & Wink of Stella

Other: Whisper White Envelope

Fun with Flowers – Tic Tac Toe Challenge 033

by Shannon Jaramillo // February 4, 2018 // 2 Comments

Hello there my crafty peeps! Funny story about this card…I started it last Sunday for last week’s Tic Tac Toe Challenge and ran to of time, so it sat until yesterday when I was able to finish it up and still be able to meet the criteria for this week’s challenge! So fun! Here’s the challenge board:

I went with the middle row: Flowers (Free); Die Cut; Sequins. These boards are so flexible and easy to play along with!

Measurements:

Card Base 4 1/2″ x 11″, scored at 5 1/2″
DSP Layer 3″ x 5 1/2″
White Layer 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″, the cut with the die

Details:

I have a stash of make-your-own-bouquet type of flower sets, lots and lots of them actually, but it takes time to dream up a bouquet so lots of times I just pass on by them. This time I decided to take my time and just play.
I built the card around this darling Eyelet Arch Borders die by Simon Says Stamp. It’s sweet and dainty so I choose a pattern paper in that same vein. The color of the paper determined my color palette: Soft Sky; Pool Party; Pistachio Pudding; Mint Macaron and Sahara Sand.

The pretty ‘thank you’ die cut is by Right at Home Stamps. It has a coordinating stamp and the die has a shadow around it. The two words cut out independently so you can use them with the shadow die, or use them the way I have here. I die cut the words twice in Pistachio Pudding (yes, that’s co-odinations case stock, I’m trying to use it up!) and one layer of Mint Macaron on the bottom and slightly offset to make it stand out better.
I stamped the flowers and leaves free hand, just adding as I went along and following the curve of the eyelet die.
The sentiment is from Stampin’ Up’s Cottage Greetings stamp set. I had intended for the stamp to be directly on the pattern paper but I smooshed (that’s a technical term :)) the stamp and ended up with a messy image, so…Lil ‘Inker’s Pinking Edge Sentiment Flags die to the rescue!
Medium size moonstones were added to the flower centers and then I stamped and die cut a few of the itty bitty flowers and added them for balance.

The yellow pattern paper I used for the envelope liner is from the same pack as the bluish polka dots and I thought it set off the colors of the card perfectly.

I hope you have enjoyed today’s project! If you have a chance, please pop on over to the Tic Tac Toe Challenge site and see the beautiful cards the designers have for you!

Blessings!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Simple Life by Echo Park

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black; Coastal Cabana (R), Mint Macaron (R), Pistachio Pudding (R), Pool Party, Sahara Sand and Soft Sky by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Blooming Day by Simon Says Stamp; Script Greetings by Right at Home; Cottage Greetings (R) by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Blooming Day by Simon Says Stamp; Script Greetings by Right at Home; Pinking Edge Sentiment Flags by Lil ‘Inker

Tools: Big Shot and Stampin’ Trimmer by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Moonstones by Simon Says Stamp

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Jumping Right in to 2018 with Tic Tac Toe Challenge #29

by Shannon Jaramillo // January 6, 2018 // 2 Comments

Hello friends! I’m back from a blogging hiatus and jumping right in to 2018! Well, actually a few days later than I had planned because I caught the bug that’s going around and was sick from Christmas through New Year’s 🙁 But I’m back on track and playing along with the Tic Tac Toe Challenge today!

When I saw the board for this week, the top row grabbed me immediately and pretty soon this card popped into my head, complete. Does that happen to you too? I tried to add layers, borders, ribbon, SOMETHING, but nope…this card had to stay exactly as I had envisioned it in my head!

Details:

This is an unusually clean card for me…I rarely have just a one layer base, but hey, never say never!
I used the Blooming’ Heart Thinlit Die and Red Glimmer Paper for the heart…it’s SO sparkly and doesn’t need any further embellishment!
The ‘love’ sentiment die is from the Sunshine Wishes Dies. I didn’t ever purchase the black glimmer paper (how did I miss that?) so I improvised. I applied a layer of Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets to a scrap of white cardstock and then ran it through the Big Shot twice with the ‘love’ die. I then peeled the adhesive off of one of the dies and adhered it to the other die for depth. I then peeled the adhesive off the top die and dipped the whole thing into some retired Black Glitter I had from several years ago and voila! Black Glimmer Paper!

It actually didn’t turn out as nicely as I had hoped…if I ever try it again I will use black card stock rather than white! Live and learn 🙂
I did snip really skinny pieces of Stampin’ Dimensionals and adhere them to the back of the ‘love’ die to give it some separation from the heart.
I used the Labeler Alphabet stamp set to quickly stamp out the ‘you’ and then snipped it down to size and adhered with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The inside is just as clean and simple as the outside, the Labeler Alphabet really is fun to use once you let go of “perfect”. I have a hard time letting go, so I’m particularly pleased with myself for not corrected my slight wobble with the ‘U’! It’s the little things in life…

And THAT’S it folks! So clean and simple and a great start to a new year! Make sure you stop by and see all of the Tic Tac Toe Challenge design team’s awesome samples for you, and then play along! There are so many options this week!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Sumer Smooches Designer Series Paper (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Specialty Paper: Red Glimmer Paper by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Versafine Onyx Black

Stamps: Labeler Alphabet by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Blooming’ Hearts Thinlits Dies and Sunshine Wishes Dies by Stampin’ Up!

Tools: Big Shot and Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets by Stampin’ Up!

Embellishments: Black Stampin’ Glitter (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Dragonfly Dreams Friendship Card – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #19

by Shannon Jaramillo // October 12, 2017 // 4 Comments

Welcome to a brand new Tic Tac Toe challenge! This week’s board comes to us courtesy of Felicita and is sure to provide inspiration!

This week I decided to choose the middle row across; friendship, gold, layers. What will you choose?

Details:

This dreamy paper is from the Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper pack. I love when paper can be multi-functional. This DSP is actually holiday paper but this gorgeous plaid can be used all year round! I layered a 4″ x 5 1/4″ piece of DSP over the card base and used Stampin’ Dimensionals to add depth and give me a little extra space to attach a piece of Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon.
I ran a piece of Vellum Cardstock through the Big Shot and the largest circle from the Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies. I then stamped the circle with a background splatter stamp from the Touches of Texture stamp set using Versamark Ink. I heat set it carefully with Gold Embossing Powder, using tweezers to hold the vellum for me so as to not burn fingers!
The dragonfly from the Dragonfly Dreams stamp set was stamped in Versamark Ink and heat set with Gold Embossing Powder and then run through the Big Shot with the coordinating Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies.

A second dragonfly was die cut using a different die from the Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies and Gold Foil Sheets. Can you see it peeking out from underneath? Just another layer of gold…it’s so amazingly pretty in person!
I glued the two dragonfly dies together with the Fine-Tip Glue Pen and then popped them up off the circle of vellum using the edges of a sheet of Stampin’ Dimensionals. By using the edges I was able to snip some long thin lines of adhesive along the body and wings of the dragonfly and keep them hidden. I popped the vellum circle up off the DSP using stripes of Stampin’ Dimensionals as well.
I had a wrinkle in the dragonfly’s body from not gluing the layers together properly but a single Glitter Enamel Dot in the very palest shade of Crushed Curry covered that easily and adds more sparkle!

The frame for the sentiment and the sentiment can be found in the Awesomely Artistic stamp set. I stamped both in Versamark Ink and heat set with Gold Embossing Powder. I then quickly snipped the framed sentiment with Paper Snips and attached it to my card with Stampin’ Dimensionals (a stampin’ girl’s best friend!)
I adhered a 2 1/4″ x 6″ strip of matching DSP to my envelope by running SNAIL adhesive along the outside edges of the envelope flap, gently pressing the DSP to adhere it, and snipping off the extra with my Paper Snips, using the edge of the envelope flap as my guide. An easy way to dress up an envelope!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, please pop over and see more inspiration from the rest of the Tic Tac Toe design team and I hope you have a chance to play along with us this week!

Blessings!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Stamper’s Select White by Papertrey Ink

Pattern Paper: Year of Cheer Specialty Designer Series Paper by Stampin’ Up!

Specialty Paper: Gold Foil Sheets and Vellum Cardstock by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Versamark Ink

Stamps: Awesomely Artistic, Dragonfly Dreams and Touches of Texture by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies, Detailed Dragonfly Thinlits Dies and Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up!

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

Embellishments: Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon and Glitter Enamel Dots by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Whisper White Envelope by Stampin’ Up!

Counting My Blessings – Tic Tac Toe Challenge #17

by Shannon Jaramillo // September 28, 2017 // No Comments

Hello!! It’s time for another Tic Tac Toe Challenge! I have so much fun deciding which row or column to choose each challenge and then seeing what all the participants decide to use and HOW they use the elements…we are all so uniquely different in our interpretation! This week I went straight across the center: Layers, Circle, Sequins.

As you will see, I have no trouble with the layers element – I believe I have EIGHT! 🙂

Measurements:

I’m so sorry, I’ve already used this card and I forgot to measure first!

Details:

I mentioned that I would swing around back to an Autumn theme and the Painted autumn DSP – isn’t this a fun pattern? It looks so sweet when complimented with Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze.
This delightful sentiment is from the Count My Blessings stamp set. Such a pretty font and saying! (I gave this card to my hubby!)
I must be missing a Stampin’ Up! circle punch because I used the Layered Circles to die cut the sentiment and the Cajun Craze scallop underneath it but had to pull out my Nestabilities Circles for the Crushed Curry circle. I don’t want you to be struggling to figure it out if you decide to use this layout – or perhaps it will be easy for you because you have the correct circle punch!

I used the layout from last week’s Freshly Made Sketches challenge as it was a fun one and this just popped into my head.
Did you notice the embossing on the cream layer? It’s the Layered Leaves Embossing Folder, such a pretty background.
A little Crushed Curry ribbon and bow and three perfectly positioned Metallics Sequins finish the card off.

I had die cut some leaves from the Seasonal Tags Framelits Dies and then didn’t use them on the card front, so I found a way to brighten up the inside!

I hope you find inspiration in my project and the challenge board and that I see you over at the Tic Tac Toe Challenge playing along. Please visit the rest of the design team for more projects!

Design Team

Felicita Johnson

Rosanne Mulhern

Peggy Noe (on vacation this week)

Teresa DeWitt-Pierce

Blessing to you!

Supplies:

Card Stock: Vintage Cream by Papertrey Ink; Crushed Curry and Cajun Craze by Stampin’ Up!

Pattern Paper: Painted Autumn by Stampin’ Up!

Ink: Early Espresso by Stampin’ Up!

Stamps: Count My Blessings by Stampin’ Up!

Dies: Seasonal Tags Framelits Dies, Layering Circles Framelits Dies, Envelope Liner Die (retired) by Stampin’ Up! and Nestabilities Circles

Tools: Big Shot; Layered Leaves Embossing Folder

Embellishments: Crushed Curry 3/8″ Mini Chevron Ribbon and Metallics Sequin Assortment by Stampin’ Up!

Other: Medium Very Vanilla Envelope by Stampin’ Up!