July 03, 2014

Masculine Thank You - PPA210 & FMS143

July 03, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

What a fun day for challenges! A great sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches (and a big THANK YOU to Jen B. for choosing my card as the Queen of Clean last week!) and a fabulous color combination this week over at the Pals Paper Arts Challenge! Here are the two challenges:

This card developed on it's own fairly easily. I chose a nice neutral background paper from the Moonlight Designer Series Paper Stack (only $6.95 for 48 sheets of paper folks!) and went from there. I kept the circle part of the layout challenge and inked up Wetlands for the first time! I've seen lots of neat things done with it but I kept mine simple, stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink (my new go to black ink-it's awesome!). I created a mask for the goose image by stamping onto a post-it note and then quickly fussy cutting the image out. I then used post-it tape to adhere the mask to my image and inked up one of the other images in the set, the grasses. I didn't really want the seed pods at the top of the image so I inked up the stamp very selectively :) Stamped on each side of the main image and voila!

I had all the parts and pieces cut out and ready to go when I realized I had forgotten Pool Party...whoops! I quickly changed my pieces out to include it. Then I realized I had not really left room for a sentiment and I felt that this card needed an identity so...a tiny little 'thanks' image from the Lots of Thanks stamp set came to my rescue :) And the OCD side of me LOVES my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig for helping me to make SURE that the sentiment is straight...

All done, but...it was STILL missing something...here come three Candy Dots in Basic Gray to the rescue to balance everything out. Yay! I loved making this card, so easy and fun! I just love challenges to give me ideas I never would have come up with on my own!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Please let me know what you think...is this card masculine enough for a girl to give to a guy? Or maybe a student to a male teacher?

June 19, 2014

Flowerpot Birthday - PPA208

June 19, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

A little confession...Garden Green is my least favorite color. Blah. I never use it. Ever. I even challenged myself recently to create a card with that color, no could do. Not even a smidge of Garden Green was allowed to touch any of my cards. Until now.

I saw this cute sketch for the Pals Paper Arts challenge:

and decided to pull out the new Flowerpot Designer Series Paper. I spread all the papers out and was immediately drawn to the pattern that I eventually used for the card base. Such cute polka dots! And how cute it would be next to this awesome green paper...wait, that's Garden Green! Finally! An awesome combination and I get move past my Garden Green block...life is good:)

The rest of the card came together quickly and I was even happier when I realized how well Smoky Slate looked against the green! I decided it needed a baker's twine bow and of course...Candy Dots! lol

Have you been enjoyed the peeks at the new Designer Series Papers this year? If so, hold on to your hats because next month you will be able to get one pack FREE with the purchase of three. That's a savings of $10.95! So start making your list...

Thank you for stopping by and if you would, please let me know if you have issues with a particular color...I know lots of people had issues with Summer Starfruit but I personally loved it :)

January 18, 2014

Clean and Simple Saturday - Just Sayin'

January 18, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

Saturday is here again and today I have a little bit different style of card for you! This one has very clean lines...well literally! lol

Isn't the Designer Series Paper wonderful? It's from the I Am Me Designer Series Paper set. The bright cheerful lines just seem to work well with the clean graphic lines of the new Just Sayin' stamp set.

And even better, this stamp set coordinates with the Word Bubbles Framelits Dies! Bundle them and save by purchasing the Just Sayin' Clear Mount Bundle! Love it!!!

And yes, candy dots are the PERFECT accessory! You may notice that I always add three. Odd numbers are just more visually appealing and I prefer three. Five looks too cluttered for me.

I love the added pop of color that the simple strip of red ribbon adds.

This one definitely has clean lines! I hope you've enjoyed this card today and all the new product choices Stampin' Up! is offering with the Occasions Catalog! Now I'm off to enjoy a three day weekend...there will be lots of relaxing and football watching going on around this household!

Stampin Supplies:

Stamps: Just Sayin' (133203)

Paper: Whisper White (100730) I am Me (130138) Designer Series Paper

Ink: Real Red (126949) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Big Shot (113439); Word Bubbles Framelits Dies (132968) Envelope Punch Board (133774); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: 1/8" Real Red (119251) Taffeta Ribbon; Brights (130931), Subtles (130933) Candy Dots

Thanks for stopping by!

January 16, 2014

Oh Happy Day! - Pals Paper Arts Sketch Challenge #188

January 16, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

This card was inspired by this week's Pals Paper Arts sketch challenge:

All of Stampin' Up!'s coordinating products make creating cards so much fun! The images on today's card are from the Starburst Sayings stamp set and coordinate perfectly with the Starburst Framelits Dies. You can even purchase the two products bundled together and save!

How about these cleanly stamped images! Stampin' Up!'s firm foam ink pads make make it so easy to achieve these results. And I'm wondering how I ever got by without framelits! One of the things I love about framelits is that worrying about placement is a thing of the past. Just place your stamped image on your magnetic platform, line the framelit die up on top, and run it through the Big Shot. EZ Peasy! The framelits don't move because of the magnetic base. It's worth every penny invested in it, in my opinion!

I found this sentiment in the Really Good Greetings stamp set and think it pairs perfectly with "Oh Happy Day". At first glance you might think birthday but really, this card is perfect for lots of occasions. Do you know someone who got a new job? How about a promotion or a great score on their SAT? Made the drill team? Passed the driver's license exam? Found out they are pregnant or approved for adoption? Truly, the choices are endless. Keep the layout and just change up the colors!

If you've followed my blog at all, I don't need to tell you how I feel about Candy Dots. If you haven't purchased them, please give them a try! They are the perfect accent! If you have purchased them, do you love them as much as I do? Have a funny story to share about how you've used them? Please leave me a comment and share, I would love to hear your thoughts!

I hope you've enjoyed today's post. Please take a moment to pop over to the Pals Paper Arts Challenge and see all the wonderful projects the design team has come up with for this challenge. They work very hard to give us fun and challenging projects every week!

Stampin Supplies:

Stamps: Starburst Sayings (133185), Really Good Greetings (130333)

Paper: Whisper White (100730), Gumball Green (126840) Cardstock; Watercolor Wonder (132994) Designer Series Paper, 2012-2014 In Color (130137) Designer Series Paper Stacks (for envelope)

Ink: Gumball Green (126861), Summer Starfruit (126991), Pacific Point (126951) Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools: Big Shot (113439); Envelope Liners Framelits Dies (132172); Starburst Framelits Dies (132967); Stampin' Trimmer (126889); Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Embellishments: Brights (130931), Regals (130932) Candy Dots

Thanks for stopping by!