Sketchy Hearts for Friday Mashup

Happy Friday to everyone! Did you recover nicely from your New Years celebrations? We had a nice time here, shooting off fireworks and eating lots of good food! Unfortunately Weds was my last day of vacation so Thurs night its back to the grind of work!

Liliana is bringing us the challenge this week over at The Friday Mashup and she is providing us with a sketch and also wants us to use hearts on our project. I am not going to lie, I got 90% through this card before I went "crud, I forgot the hearts"! I did manage to sneak a trio of hearts in though so I mashed it up, woohoo!

Make sure you head over to the Friday Mashup blog to see all the great inspiration from the rest of the design team and then play along with us, we'd love to see what you come up with!

1. Make a project using the "Sketch".
2. Or Make a project featuring "Hearts".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project using the "Sketch and Hearts".

All supplies SU unless otherwise noted:

Stamps: Summer Afternoon

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade,Island Indigo, Watercolor Paper, Polka Dot Parade, International Bazaar

Ink: Black StazOn, Island Indigo, Daffodil Delight, Lucky Limeade, Crumb Cake, Basic Black

Accessories: Big Shot, Framelits Labels, Embosslits Fashionable Hearts, sponge, dimensionals

 

 

Sketchy Starburst Gratitude

It's Friday and time for another Friday Mashup challenge. Our challenge this week is brought to us by Rita, who is back from maternity leave! We are so excited to have her back, we all missed her!

The challenge is a fun one......you can either create a project using the "starburst technique", create a project using the provided sketch OR you can mash it up and use the starburst technique with the sketch!

I chose to mash it up and pulled out my very favorite fall DSP ever, SU's Spice Cake. I really wish this paper had made it into a catalog and not just a holiday mini, its so pretty! I also wish I had bought at least 10 packages of it but alas I didnt, and pretty soon the paper will be gone :(

Make sure you head over to the Friday Mashup blog to welcome Rita back and to check out the rest of the great projects from the design team!

1. Make a project with the sketch.
2. Or Make a project with "Starburst technique".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project using the "sketch and starburst technique".

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Seasonal Sentiments

Paper: Pool Party, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP

Ink: Soft Suede

Accessories: Nestabilities, Cuttlebug, Soft Suede Ribbon, Scallop Edge Border Punch, sponge, dimensionals

Patriotic for Friday Mashup

Welcome back for another challenge at The Friday Mashup. Lisa here and this week I've got a Mashup that honors a holiday that is very near and dear to me.


In the US we celebrate Memorial Day the last Monday in May. It was formerly known as 'Decoration Day' and honored the Union soldiers lost in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day was a day to remember ALL our men and women who have been lost while serving in the military.


Some people use Memorial Day weekend to usher in the summer, to BBQ and hang out with friends and family . My family does something a little different.....  We attend local ceremonies in town that honor those that have been lost, we walk through the cemeteries and pay our respect to the fallen warriors. As a military family it is important to us to pay our respects and teach our children what the day is really about. This year we will be joining my friend, who is a Gold Star mom, at the Alaska Veterans Memorial to pay respect to her son, and to all the others who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

So as a challenge we are asking you to make a patriotic card or a card of remembrance for someone you may have known, use the colors provided below or mash it up and create a patriotic/remembrance card with the colors provided. We've also got a special part to this challenge....take your project and donate to a wounded warrior, to a loved one of a military member that has passed or to your local veterans chapter. You can also mail your cards to Holly and she will hand deliver cards to Walter Reed National Military Hospital.

1. Make a project that's "Patriotic or for Remembrance".
2. Or Make a project with the colors " Whisper White, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade & daffodil Delight."
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Remembrance or Patriotic project using the colors above."
4. Donate your card to a Wounded Solider or that Special Service Member in your Life!

* If you would like to Donate a Card to a Wounded Service Member you can send your cards to Holly. The Red Cross at the Walter Reed National Medical Center will accept the cards and distribute them to Wounded Service Members throughout the hospital. Please send your cards to Holly Endress P.O. Box 18 Arnold, MD 21012 no later then May 31st. She will be hand delivering them to the Red Cross.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: The Free and the Brave

Paper: Night of Navy, Poppy Parade, Daffodil Delight, Whisper White

Ink: Black StazOn, Poppy Parade, Night of Navy, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Cuttlebug, Distressed Stripes EF, Cricut, Stand and Salute Cartridge(yellow ribbon), blender pens, dimensionals

Show Me Some Summer Lovin'!

Its my turn again to host the challenge over at The Friday Mashup and I want to see your summer projects!!

Its June 17 and the first day of summer is just a few days away! Summer in Alaska doesnt last long so folks here take advantage of our 20+ hours of daylight to get out there and squeeze in all the summer activities they can.  For my family that includes fishing, relaxing in the yard, hiking and lots of BBQ'ing. What does summer mean to you? Create a project and show us! Even better, throw in some polka dots....I dont know why but I always think of polka dots when I think of summer! Soo....

This week for the Mashup Challenge, you are welcome to:


1. Create a Summer Theme Project
2. Create a project using Polka Dots.
3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a Summer Themed Project using Polka Dots!

Check out all the great inspiration from the design team and please, go leave them some love on their blogs! They love to hear what you think of all the projects!

Also, dont forget that we still have the Fan Favorite Contest going on over at the Friday Mashup blog. You have until June 29th to submit your idea, so head over and link up!

For my project I used an image that conveys one of my favorite things to do during the summer...relaxing in the yard! I love to sit in my backyard and watch the birds, or read a book, or watch my kids play on the trampoline. I also love the cat in this image, as I have 2 fat gray cats myself, although they arent allowed to go outside and play.  ((whoa, just had an earthquake as I was typing this out!! Never a dull moment in Alaska! Jut a little trivia...did you know Alaska has more earthquakes than any other US state? Yep, we sure do!))

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Peace Within, sentiment from Happy Moments
Paper: Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Springtime Vintage DSP, Watercolor Paper
Ink: Black StazOn, Crumb Cake, Going Gray, Basic Gray, Old Olive, So Saffron, Poppy Parade, Elegant Eggplant
Accessories: CB Seeing Spots folder, AquaPainter, ribbon, brads, Pewter Hodgepodge

Zoo Baby

I combined 2 great challenges on todays card. The first is this weeks challenge from the Friday Mashup blog and we are supposed to create a card using "zoo animals". I went through my stash, trying to find something that would work, and I came across the set 'Zoofari'. My daughter has a friend that is expecting a little boy and her baby shower is coming up, so I thought the little rhino would make a cute image for a baby card.
I added some silver Stickles to the horn to give it a little pop, and the square the rhino is stamped on is popped up with dimensionals. When my daughter got home I showed her the card and she told me her friends theme for the baby is jungle animals so it worked out perfectly!


The sketch is this weeks challenge over at the Stamping 411:Saturday Sketch Challenge. Love this clean and simple sketch!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Zoofari, Itty Bitty Backgrounds, sentiment from Greetings Galore
Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Bashul Blue, Cutie Pie DSP
Ink: Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue, Going Gray, Black StazOn
Accessories: Silver Stickles, Bashful Blue/Certainly Celery/Whisper White ribbon, sponge, dimensionals

Masculine I Care

This week the challenge over at the Friday Mashup blog is a sketch challenge, and it comes to us courtesy of Terry!

I instantly reached for this stamp set and wanted to make a masculine card, although I'm not quite sure why. Maybe its because I'm missing my dad and my grandpa. I notice that when I mention the passing of my father or such on my blogs people get awfully quiet, but I'm not going to apologize for doing it, or stop. My father (and grandparents) inspired me every day of my life and he/they continue to inspire me in everything I do, including stamping. I bought this stamp set specifically with my Grandpa in mind, as he was a retired railroad man. Unfortunately he passed a few weeks after I got the set so I never got to make a card for him using this image.


Anyway, thats the inspiration behind this card, and I'm happy with the way it turned out.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Happiness Is A Journey, Best Yet
Paper: Chocolatel Chip, Sage Shadow, Whisper White, To The Nines DSP
Ink: Chocolate Chip, Sage Shadow
Accessories: Sage Shadow ribbon, Chocolate Chip ribbon, brads

Owl For You

It's time to play along again over at the Friday Mashup blog! I forgot to play along last week and felt pretty bad, so I knew I better get my booty in gear this week. My kids are on spring break this week so between work and kids I havent had much creative time, but I made time this afternoon.

This weeks challenge comes from Holly and is a sketch. I grabbed some DSP and just went from there. The only stamp I used was the sentiment inside, otherwise it was all the Two-Step Owl Punch. Per request of my toughest critic, my 15 y/o daughter, I added some Dazzling Diamond glitter along the green stems above the owl. I didnt have that great of light today so my Rich Razzleberry looks more Cherry Cobbler, eek!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: All Year Cheer I (inside sentiment)
Paper: Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Cottage Wall DSP
Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive
Accessories: Filgree Brads, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Two Step Owl Punch, Scallop Border Punch, Old Olive Ribbon, Dazzling Diamonds, glue pen, dimensionals

Sock Monkey Fun

Its time for another challenge over at the Friday Mashup blog and this time its a color challenge, chosen by Terry. I LOVE LOVE LOVE these colors! They are so rich and warm, I just adore this combo.

For this card I pulled out a set I just had to have, but have never used before. Isnt that how it goes sometimes?

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Sock Monkey
Paper: Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Early Espresso, Whisper White
Ink: Black StazOn, Early Espresso, Cherry Cobbler, So Saffron, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel
Accessories: CB Swiss Dots folder, Cherry Cobbler buttons, Oval Punch, sponge, dimensionals

Spring Colors

If you go back to this Santa card you'll see that I had submitted it over at the Friday Mashup blog for the sketch challenge and WOW, my card was chosen as that weeks favorite and I was named a Mashup Maven! How awesome is that? I love that blog and those ladies so it meant a lot to me! It also meant that I was going to be a guest designer for the Mashup Challenge #32. I got a sneak peek at what Holly came up with and its an inspiration challenge. As soon as I saw the colors I instantly thought of spring and flowers.

To help me along I also used this weeks sketch over at Stamping 411, combining 2 great challenges!

Go check out the Friday Mashup blog to see all the great cards for this challenge and please, join in! Its a great trio of gals that runs the blog and they really have some amazingly creative minds!



Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Apple Blossoms
Paper: Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Pretty in Pink, Tea Party DSP
Ink: Pretty In Pink, So Saffron, Almost Amethyst, Certainly Celery
Accessories: CB Bloom Dots embossing folder, SU brads, Pretty In Pink ribbon, dimensionals

Warm thoughts

This week over at the Friday Mashup blog Shirley is hosting the challenge and she chose a Valentine theme. Yesterday was Valentines Day and honestly, in my house its just another day. We have always believed in showing love and kindness towards each other every day and if my husband and I feel the need to surprise each other with special things we just do it :) Plus our wedding anniversary is Feb.5th so there is plenty of love to go around! Hubby did bring home chocolate for me and the 3 kids so that was a nice little treat and we were all happy, and thats what matters!

I decided to go with a very simple, girly card. I like simple, but girly isnt always my thing, so its a bit out of the box for me. I think the card came together nicely though. I ran the card base of Whisper White through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder and for a little sparkle I covered the heart with Xmas Red Stickles.

Supplies(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Greeting Card Kids, sentiment from Filled With Love
Paper: Whisper White, Pretty In Pink
Ink: Black StazOn, Real Red
Accessories: SU Markers, Pretty In Pink ribbon, Nestabilities Circle diecuts, CB Swiss Dots embossing folder, Xmas Red Stickles

Santa in February

Its February and most people are thinking of Valentines and love. What am I working on? Christmas cards! Yep, thats just how I roll! It was time for another challenge over at the Friday Mashup blog and this week its a sketch from Terry. I decided to use this sketch to help create the 10 Christmas cards I make every month for the Christmas card challenge over at Splitcoaststampers.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps-Jolly Old Saint Nick, Seasonal Sentiment

Paper-Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Holiday Treasures DSP

Ink- Black StazOn, Going Gray, Rose Red, Old Olive, Chocolate Chip

Accessories-CB Argyle embossing folder, Old Olive Ribbon, XL Modern Label Punch, Dazzling Diamonds,

Dimensionals, sponge, brad