Back to School #FM223

Good morning my stampin' peeps!  Its Friday, Friday, Friday!  Today I am, of course, over and playing with my fellow designers at The Friday Mashup!  Just about all of us now have sent our kids back to school, WHOOP WHOOP, and are getting back into our normal routines!  This weeks challenge is a fun sketch from Bree with a theme of "back to school".

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

• Create a project using the Sketch.
• Create a project with a Back to School theme.
• or Mash it Up! and created a Back to School project with the Sketch.

 

When it comes to school and teachers, you can never have to many "thank you" cards laying around.  Teachers are such an important part of our kids lives.  They look after and teach our kids while we can't be with them.  I love sending a thank you card with a simply pack of gum, mints, candy bar, small bag of candy, or cookie, pack of pencils or pens, sticky note pads, etc... just to show I appreciate what they do for my kids!!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ basic back, cherry cobbler, whisper white

Ink ~ basic black

Stamp set ~ lots of thanks

Misc. ~ notepad and large polka dots embossing folders, tab punch, and scalloped border punch (seeds for the apple), black ribbon

Happy Birthday FM222

Good Friday Morning!  Today I am designing over at The Friday Mashup.  Amy has a fun birthday mashup challenge just waiting for everyone to play with.  Wait to see my super cute farm critters.....

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

• Create a Birthday Themed project.
• Create a project using any kind of Technique you'd like.
• or Mash it Up! and created a Birthday themed project and any Technique. 

After I saw this cute stamp set I knew it had to be mine.  My sister loves pigs so this card is getting mailed to her next week for her birthday!  Find out more details about this cute bundle by clicking the image above.  It will take you straight to Simon Says for item details.

 

How can one resist the coloring of these cute little farm critters.  They want to help you celebrate your birthday in good old farm like style!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ night of navy, whisper white

DSP ~ Birthday Bash

Stamp set ~ Party Animals (Simon Says)

Misc. ~ Bermuda bay ribbon, gold pearls

 

Sunflowers Everywhere #FM221

Good Friday morning!  Welcome back for another fun challenge with myself and the designers over at The Friday Mashup!  This week we are playing along with some fun colors and mashing it with flowers.  Come see what I created.....

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge this week:

• Create a project using "Delightful Dijon, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry". 
• Create a project "Inspired by Summer Flowers". 
• or Mash it Up and create a "Summer Flowers Project using Delightful Dijon, Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry".

 

What fun colors to play along with.  The delightful Dijon made me think of sun flowers so I pulled out one of my favorite retired big shot dies from Stampin' Up!...."Daisy".  I paired it with some background stamping using "Kinda Eclectic", one of my favorite stamp sets!  And you can't have sunflowers without some burlap!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ crumb cake, very vanilla, delightful Dijon

DSP ~ bohemian

Ink ~ rich razzleberry, crumb cake

Stamp set ~ kinda eclectic

Misc. ~ burlap, daisy big shot die, paper doily

 

Leave some "love" and go see what the other designers created and play along.  We can't wait to see what you create for this weeks challenge!

 

Candy Apples at the Fair #FM220

Good Friday morning, thanks for stopping by.  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup and am playing around with Lisa's new challenge for us this week.  Its all about "The Fair".  Who doesn't remember going to the Fair when you were a kid.  Well maybe you still do love going!  I haven't been to one in several years, but besides the fun rides, visiting with friends and the cotton candy, one of the things I remember was getting a candy apple.  Think of what your memories are of the fair, grab those supplies and come play along.  We can't wait to see what you create as always!

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge this week:

• Create a project "inspired by the State Fair".
• Create a project using "Punches".
• or Mash it Up and create a project "inspired by the Fair using your punches".

 

My background is created with a piece of white paper embossed in the woodgrain folder and sponged with baked brown sugar ink.  I cut it into two pieces and added a layer of plaid gingham garden DSP and burlap behind it.  My candy apple is created with one 1-3/8" circle and I cut just a small portion off the botton.  I also cut one more in baked brown sugar and used my snips to cut some swirls like caramel coming off the top.  The stick for the apple is actually a pop cycle stick.  I always make sure I have some laying around!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ baked brown sugar, pear pizzazz, whisper white

Ink ~ island indigo, baked brown sugar

Stamp set ~ teeny tiny wishes

DSP ~ gingham garden

Misc. ~ woodgrain embossing folder, regal candy dots, wooden pop cycle stick, burlap, 1-3/8" circle punch, snips

 

Now that you've seen my "fair" project, leave some "love" and head on over to see what the other designers have created!

Welcome Baby #FM219

Good Friday morning!  Thanks for stopping by.  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup where Tara has a fun new challenge for us this week!  We can't wait to see what you create and WOW us with!

 

Here's your Mashup Challenge this week:

• Create a project using the colors "Pink, Grey & Sky".
• Create a "Square shaped card".
• or Mash it Up and created  a "Square shaped card using the above colors".

 

So seeing these soft color pallet made me think "baby".  One of the stamp sets I own but don't play around with much is the Something For Baby.  Its a fun stamp set with all the baby themed accessories.  One of my favorites is the onsie.  I stamped it in soft sky and added some twisted ribbon behind it and paired it with some retired pink washi tape and embossed my white later in the stars embossing folder and rubbed on some soft sky ink to help them stand out.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ whisper white, smoky slate

Ink ~ smoky slate, soft sky

Stamp set ~ Something for Baby, And many more

Misc. ~ subtle and neutral candy dots, soft sky ribbon, misc. washi tape, star embossing folder

 

I hope you have enjoyed my challenge card this week.  Leave some "love" and go see what the other designers created!!

Beer Cheer FM218

Good Friday morning!  Today I am up bright and early!  Myself and a few friends are up before the rooster crows to go run a half marathon while we are visiting Salt Lake City, Utah at the 2015 Stampin' Up! Convention!!! 

Today is also time for an awesome new challenge brought to you by Holly over at The Friday Mashup!  Grab some supplies and come play along!





 

One of my newest toys is the Beer Cheer stamp set by Papertrey Ink.  It was so fun putting this card together.  I love getting new masculine stamp sets and even better, I have a matching die set to cut everything out.  What guy can resist this awesome beer cheer card!  Perfect for any occasion!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ sahara sand, very vanilla

Ink ~ delightful Dijon, early espresso

Stamp set ~ beer cheer

DSP ~ adventure bound

Misc. ~ beer cheer dies, neutral sequins



Which One Are You Today?! FM217

Good Friday morning!  Where has the week gone?  I've got a fun weekend ahead of me and can't wait to get it started.  We are headed to Kings Dominion tomorrow to get our screams on!!  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup and I'm the hostess with the mostess!  I hope you will enjoy my challenge for you this week and come play along.

 

This weeks Mashup Challenge:

 

*  create a project using the above sketch

*  create something fun using the "Pet" theme    OR

*  mash it up and use both the sketch with the "pet" theme

 

I am just in love with this little dog from the You make my tail wag stamp set from MFT. The thick bakers twine and scattered candy dots really pulls everything together nicely.  I hope you have a wonderful, fun filled weekend.  Check back Monday, to see what I've been up to!

 

Supplies Used

Ink ~ basic black

DSP ~ misc. company

Stamp set ~ MFT-You make my tail wag

Die cuts ~ matching to the stamp set

Misc. ~ candy dots, thick bakers twine

Summer Fun FM216

Good morning and welcome back to another exciting Friday!  Friday, yes because its simply one step closer to the weekend and because its time for another awesome challenge with the designers at The Friday Mashup!  This week Bree has a fun summertime theme.  I hope you enjoy my project and decide to play along with us!

 

 This weeks Mashup Challenge is:

• Create a project with "a Summer Picnic theme".
• Create a project with "Sunshine".
• or Mash it Up! and create a project with " a Summer Picnic and Sunshine theme".

 

One of the things I love about Summer is enjoying a good watermelon.  This little cute watermelon was created with some simple circle punches using pear pizzazz, melon mambo and whisper white.  I used the star border punch to get a couple cute little black stars to use for my seeds. 

 

I hope you have enjoyed my take on this weeks challenge.  Leave some "love"  and go see what the other designers have created to inspire you!

Black and White #FM215

Good Friday morning!  Its time for another awesome challenge this week over with the creative designers at The Friday Mashup!  Amy has really come up with a fun challenge this week for us.  I hope you decide to play along!

 

 

This weeks Mashup Challenge is:

• Create a project with "the Sketch"
• Create a project with " 3 Elements on it"
• or Mash it Up! and create a project with " the Sketch and 3 elements on it"

 

I was so excited about this weeks challenge. I knew right away I wanted to play with black and white colors and the Flower Patch stamp set.  I created a card for the display boards at convention last year for Stampin' Up and these flowers are very similar.  I added for my background stripes, some cut up typeset DSP in different widths.  Added some lace trim and black satin ribbon and I was done.

 

Supplies Used

Ink ~ basic black

Cardstock ~ basic black, very vanilla

DSP ~ typeset

Stamp set ~ Flower Patch

Misc. ~ lace trim, black satin ribbon, basic pearls, flower patch framelit set

 

I hope you have enjoyed my design team project.  Now go check out what the others have created, leave some love and come play along!

Another Tie?! FM213

Good morning and welcome to another fabulous Friday!  Today I am gonna be having dinner with my sweetheart and today I am over at The Friday Mashup with another great mashup challenge.

 

This week's Mashup Challenge is: 

• Create a project with the colors "Cajun Craze, Island Indigo and Garden Green"
• Create a project with a "Father's Day Theme"
• or Mash it Up! and Create a project with "The challenge colors and a Father's Day theme"

 

 

I made this card into the popular tabbed folder style card in island indigo.  Stamped on some wording for the background and layered with banners, and circles with some stamped on ties from the Stampin' Up! Best Day Ever stamp set. 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ island indigo, whisper white, crumb cake

Ink ~ island indigo, Cajun craze, garden green

Stamp set ~ Best ay Ever

Misc. ~ circle framelit set, gold bakers twine, essentials hardware clips, banner tail punch, envelope punch board and regal candy dots

 

Ombre Fun with FM212

Good Friday morning!  Today I am on the road and headed to my sisters.  My niece is getting married this weekend and she lives a little ways away, so I'm gonna pretty much be sitting in a car for oh.... about 6 hours!!!  UGH!  But first I want to share my challenge card for todays all new challenge over at The Friday Mashup and Tara is our design leader this week!

With all this rain this week I've been craving the sun and it made me think of the wonderful ombre of yellows we have with Stampin' Up!  I highlighted the colors with simple cardstock down the side and cut a portion out with my butterfly framelit in vellum.  I wanted it simple and light.

Supplies Used

Cardstock - delightful Dijon, whisper white, so saffron, daffodil delight, crushed curry and hello honey, vellum

Stamp set - a past paper pumpkin kit

Ink - delightful dijon 

Misc. - butterfly framelit set, white sequins

Thank you for stopping by to visit my blog and challenge card for this week.  Leave some "love" and make sure you visit our other designers!!

Water Colored Dahlia FM211

Today is Friday, (what a wonderful day!) and I am over at The Friday Mashup, where has a great challenge for everyone.  I hope you will decide to come play along!

 

 

 

I decided to pull out another one of my favorite retiring stamp sets called "regarding dahlias".  Its so pretty stamped on its own or for coloring, and since part of the challenge this week is water coloring, I decided to pull out my aqua painter and do some fun water coloring on my flower.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ water coloring paper, island indigo, pink pirouette

Ink ~ island indigo

Stamp set ~ regarding dahlias

Misc. ~ basic pearls, pink pirouette chevron ribbon, aqua painter

 

I hope you have enjoyed my challenge card this week.  Leave some love and head on over to The Friday Mashup and see what the other designers have been up too!

 

Butterflies and Lace FM210

Good Friday morning you crafty bloggers!  Today is that special day we all love and look forward too!  It's FRIDAY!!!!  And what better day to have an all new challenge at The Friday Mashup!
Its my design week to create the challenge for you, hope you love it as much as I do and you'll come get crafty with me!

 

This week's Mashup! Challenge is:

• Create a project with "Butterflies".
• Create a project using "Lace on it".
• or Mash it Up! and create a project using "Butterflies and Lace".

 

My niece is getting married in a couple of weeks and I have been asked to make some wedding cards for a couple of our family members.  I just love how simple this one is but how beautiful it looks with the butterfly and lace trim.  If you look closely, you'll see that I am using one of the new Stampin' Up! 2015 In Colors.....Cucumber Crush!  Its such a wonderful Spring/Summer green.  I have a feeling its gonna become my favorite green.  I also am using the new cucumber crush sheer lace trim and wrapped it around a piece of burlap ribbon.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ tip top taupe, very vanilla, cucumber crush

Ink ~ tip top taupe, cucumber crush

Stamp sets ~ for the new two and something lacy

Misc. ~ cucumber crush sheer lace trim, apothecary accents framelit set, basic pearls, burlap ribbon, natural twine, butterfly basics framelit set

 

Now that you've seen my challenge card, leave some "love" and go check out what our other designers created for my challenge this week.  Don't forget to pull out those craft supplies and get crafty with us!





Hip-Hip Hooray!! FM209

Good Friday morning peeps!  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup and Bree has a super fun challenge for ya this week!  Today I also head to Fredericksburg, Va to run the Marine Corp Historic Half Marathon.  I'm really looking forward to my weekend away!  Wish me luck!

 

This weeks challenge is to:

*  create a project using the colors of Bermuda bay, crushed curry and night of navy

*  create a project for a celebration

*  or mash it up and create a project using both challenges

 

I wanted to use the dotted angles stamp set to create a simple yet colorful background.  I just love Bree's color combo.  It's perfect for a celebration card.  I used night of navy to stamp the "hip -hip hooray!" sentiment using the bravo stamp set.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ whisper white, Bermuda bay

Ink ~ night of navy, crushed curry, Bermuda bay

Stamp sets ~ bravo and dotted angles

Misc. ~ Bermuda bay sequins

 

Now leave some "love" and head on over to our main blog to see what the other designers have created to inspire you!

SUNshine Mom FM208

Good Friday morning!  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup and Amy has a fun challenge for us.  With Mother's Day this weekend, I wish all you Mom's a Happy Mother's Day and hope you have a wonderful crafty weekend!

 

This week's Mashup! Challenge:

• Create a project using a "Recycled or Upcycled Item".
• Create a project for "Mother's Day". 
• or Mash it Up! and create a project for Mother's Day using a Recycled/Upcycled Item". 

 

So my sunshine started out in my head being a recycled cupcake paper holder, but well I didn't have a white or yellow one.  I had a Halloween one but after I colored it yellow, you could still see the pumpkins thru it!!!  So there went that idea out the window LOL!!  So I just cut out a daffodil delight starburst shape and stamped it with the sunray from the kinda eclectic stamp set.  I added some google eyes and drew on a smiley face.  This is just a fun kid friendly Mother's Day card to enjoy!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ pacific point, whisper white, daffodil delight, calypso coral

Ink ~ crushed curry, pacific point marker

Stamp set ~ kinda eclectic

Misc. ~ daffodil delight seam binding ribbon, banner punch, little letters die set, google eyes, starburst framelit set, large dots embossing folder, (kids handwriting FREE!!)

Warm Wishes Deer You! FM207

Good Friday morning!  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup were we have a new and fun challenge.  So go look thru all of those hidden treasurers and get to creating and join us!

 

This week's Mashup! Challenge!

• Create a project using "the sketch".
• Create a project using "your favorite Retired/Retiring/Forgotten Stamp". 
• or Mash it Up! and create a project using your Favorite Retired Stamp set and the Sketch". 

 

Well I couldn't just pick one stamp set for my favorite, I picked two.  Off the grid is the first one.  This is such a fun and cool stamp to use for backgrounds for those special guys in your life or really just about any project.  The second is, Remembering Christmas and I don't love and use it for Christmas, again its the perfect set to use for masculine cards and projects.  Its the one thing my stamp set cabinet lacks, is more masculine stamp sets.

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ tangelo twist, whisper white, cardboard cardstock

Ink ~ baked brown sugar, tangelo twist, mossy meadow

Stamp sets ~ off the grid, remembering Christmas

Misc. ~ baked brown sugar twine, hot glue gun for dots, mossy meadow satin in color ribbon, wooden clothes pins, mini banner punch

 

I hope you have enjoyed my card this week.  Leave some "love" and make sure you slide on over to the main page for The Friday Mashup and see what the other designers created!



April Showers FM#206

Lisa has a super fun challenge for us this week.

 

 

This week's Mashup Challenge:

• Create a project using " Umbrellas".
• Create a project using "Polka Dots".
• Or Create a project using "Umbrellas & Polka Dots". 



Happy Birthday Mate! #FM205

Good Friday morning!  Today I am over at The Friday Mashup and Tara has a fun challenge for us.  So Grab that cup of coffee and enjoy my challenge card, get inspired by the designers and go get creative! 

 

This week's Mashup! Challenge:

• Create a project using "the sketch".
• Create a project using the "Bouncing Brayer Technique (tutorial)". 
• or Mash it Up! and create a project using the Bouncing Brayer Technique and the Sketch".  

 

I decided to stick to the sketch only with my challenge card and turn it into a fun kids birthday card.  I was given this cute little moose pirate stamp by a friend and I hadn't used it yet, so I pulled it and went to work.  I paired it with the maritime DSP and added some fun circles and ribbon. 

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ real red, night of navy and whisper white

Ink ~ night of navy, old olive, pumpkin pie, cherry cobbler, early espresso, soft suede and crumb cake

Stamp ~ misc. moose pirate, and many more (su!)

DSP ~ maritime

Misc. ~ crumb cake seam binding ribbon, real red taffeta ribbon, ticket punch, circle framelit set, star embossing folder

 

Thanks again for stopping by to check out my challenge card for The Friday Mashup.  Leave some "love" and go see what the other designers created!  I hope you have a wonderful sunshine filled weekend!

Birthday Celebration FM204

Good Friday morning!  Its time to celebrate and get our mashup on over at The Friday Mashup!  Today Holly has a great challenge for you to play along with .  Click the link above to go check it out and join us in the fun.

 

 

This week's Mash Up! Challenge: 

• Create a "Shaker card".
• Create a " Congrats themed" project.
• or Mash it Up! and create a "Congrats themed project with a Shaker element".

 

 

I decided to stick with the celebration theme and put my balloon bash stamp set to good use.  I just the shimmer and sparkle in the birthday bash confetti DSP.  This card is sure to make anyone smile on their special day!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ Bermuda bay, night of navy, whisper white

Ink ~ Bermuda bay, night of navy, crushed curry, calypso coral

Stamp set ~ Balloon Bash

Misc. ~ bright candy dots

DSP ~ Birthday Bash

 

Hippity Hoppity Easter Critters FM203

Good morning, its Friday, Friday, Friday and what better day to share my project as hostess over at The Friday Mashup!  This week is my first time hosting our mashup challenge.  I hope you come play along.  I can't wait to see what you create!

 

 

This week's Mash Up! Challenge: 

• Create a project using " So Saffron, Calypso Coral & Pool Party*". 
• Create a project using "Easter Critters".
• or Mash it Up! and create a project with "Easter critters and the colors above".

 

 

I decided to create my background using the Work of Art stamp set using the colors of so saffron, pool party and calypso.  Then I stamped and colored the cute little bunny from the cheerful critters set.  I just love this color combo, its one of my favorites especially for Springtime.

 

Thanks for stopping by to check out my challenge card.  Leave me some "critter love" and go see what the other designers created for this weeks mashup challenge!

 

Supplies Used

Cardstock ~ very vanilla, so saffrom

Ink ~ so saffron, pool party, calypso coral

Blenders ~ smoky slate, calypso coral

Misc. ~ pool party ribbon, subtle candy dots