November 27, 2014

Merry & Bright

November 27, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

Hello friends and Happy Thanksgiving to you!

As we celebrate our blessings today, we can't help but think of what comes next...Christmas! And all the busyness that entails. I've been busily creating Christmas cards and using challenges as my inspiration. Today's card was inspired by this sketch over at The Paper Players:

I kept my card fairly simple and definitely monochromatic. All the red just makes me happy:)

I hope you have a wonderful holiday full of joy and memories.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

September 25, 2014

Another Birthday Surprise - PP214

September 25, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

Hello Stampers! I'm back with you today for with a card for the Paper Players. They had a challenge I just couldn't resist...

I know, right up my alley :)

I created this card in my head while laying in bed trying to sleep and miracle of miracles, it was still there when I woke up, lol. I wanted to use the Birthday Surprise stamp set again but since I just showcased it, I wanted to mix it up a bit.

The word 'Happy' stamped three times in different shades (Night of Navy; Elegant Eggplant; and Early Expresso) and then on the inside...

Ta-Da!!!! What do you think? I was thinking it would be perfect for a co-worker, boss, kid's teacher, coach, or piano teacher...I think I will make a few up to keep on hand! To save you some time, do not try this with Crumb Cake. I used that as my base card first and the Elegant Eggplant was completed washed out. Just trying to save you from making THAT particular mistake:)

And of course...Candy Dots are the perfect finishing touch!

If you are wondering, I used a die to make the stitching on the sentiment layer. It's the Stitched Mats - Squares Die by 'Lil Inker Designs. It was the perfect accent piece for this card.

Thanks for stopping by!

September 01, 2014

Remembering Your Birthday - PP211

September 01, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

Hello there and happy holiday Monday to you! In the States we are celebrating Labor Day with a long weekend, giving me LOTS of stamping time!

Today I'm playing along with The Paper Players and a fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge!

Here were my choices:

I decided to work with Birthday, Yellow, and Patterned Paper. I threw in the Pear Pizzazz because the challenge didn't say ONLY yellow :) I hope I don't get thrown out! lol

I pulled out the Borderettes stamp set and my Stamp-A-Ma-Jig and got busy! I really enjoy these small images because they are so versatile! I also combined birthday sentiments from two different sets, Age Awareness and Remembering Your Birthday to mix up the fonts a bit. This star clip from the Basics Hodgepodge Clips set is the perfect accent!

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you will come back again real soon, I've been busy and have lots to share! Have a great holiday!

August 11, 2014

A Simple Thank You for The Paper Players - PP208

August 11, 2014/ Shannon Jaramillo

Good Morning and Happy Monday! It's going to happen whether we want it to or not so I've decided to embrace it. I hope you had a fabulous weekend! I spent quite a bit of time repairing the closet in my craft room, with hubby's help of course! Everything is back up and in it's place, yay! I even found time to stamp last night!

I love The Paper Players challenge to use FOUR colors on a card! FOUR! Let's take a peek at what they have for us this week:

One of the first stamp sets I ordered from the new catalog this year is the stamp set Borderettes. I just HAD to have it! Then when it came I thought 'what on earth am I going to do with this?' Last night inspiration struck!

A Simple Thank You for The Paper Players - PP208

What do you think?! Please don't adjust your monitor, it's not you or me, it's the font on the greeting. I took so many pictures of this card and finally decided that the font makes everything look a bit out of focus. It doesn't in real life!

I had a blast stamping this...and only had to start over four times :) The Borderettes stamp set is photopolymer but I used my trusty Stamp-A-Ma-Jig anyway to make absolutely sure everything was straight. Then I used Calypso Coral Embossing Powder (it's new this year and sooo pretty!) to superimpose my greeting on top. So fun to do! Isn't this sentiment awesome? It's from the Fabulous Four stamp set and is a great size!

I think I spent more time agonizing over whether or not to add the flower to my one layer card, and then which color and how many...than I did on the actual stamping! Ultimately one seemed to work the best, and for once NOT popped up on a Stampin Dimensional. It just didn't work. I love how dainty this flower is. It's from the Something to Say stamp set (also on my first order). I picked this stamp set t because not only does it have all three images to coordinate with the new Itty Bitty Accents Punch trio, it also have a great variety of greetings...and we can never have enough of those :)

I fussed around for a bit and then found the perfect piece of pattern paper from the Gold Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper series to line my envelope with. Love it!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog, I appreciate your visit!