Graduation with Friday Mashup

This week we have a great challenge for the Friday Mashup, brought to us by Kim! This is perfect timing for me because my oldest graduates from high school May 15th! I cant believe it, it seems like just yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital and now we are gearing up to watch him walk across that stage and accept his diploma. He has some special needs so there has been a lot of blood, sweat and tears over the years but we are so proud of him for everything he has accomplished!

So whats the challenge? Well, Kim wants us to make a graduation themed card, a project that uses text or definition stamps and/or paper, or mash it up and do both!

I really tried hard to mashup the challenge but I didn't have any paper with text on it and even though I am sure I probably have some, I couldn't find any text or definition stamps to go with what I was doing. I ended up cutting the '2012' out with my Cricut and used Teeny Tiny Wishes for the sentiment. The card was made using the colors for my sons school, as this card will be going to him!

Make sure you head over to The Friday Mashup blog to see all the great projects from the rest of the design team and then play along with us, we want to see how YOU interpret the challenge!

1. Make a project for "Graduation".
2. Or Make a project using " Text or Definition Stamps and/or Paper".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a " Graduation project with Text or Definition stamps/papers".

Our soon-to-be graduate, Alexander!

Supplies Used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Garden Green, Basic Black, Naturals White

Ink: Black StazOn, Garden Green

Accessories: Cricut, George and Basic Shapes Cartridge, Modern Label Punch, Basic Black Brads, Big Shot, Square Lattic Embossing Folder, sponge, dimensionals

Treats and Spring Colors for Friday Mashup!

Hello and happy Friday to everyone! I dont know whether to enjoy my day today or cry....my kids start Spring Break next week!! Ahhhhhhhhhhh! I suppose I should enjoy the peace and quiet of today before it all disappears next week :)

Kim has a wonderful challenge for us today at The Friday Mashup, and she definitely got me out of my comfort zone for part of it. She wants us to make a 3D item, either a basket or treat pouch, and use the colors green and yellow. I'm good with the colors but 3D items always make me want to run away screaming, LOL. I found this tutorial for a Box in a Bag at Splitcoast and it was VERY easy to make! Even my kids were impressed with the final product, and that doesnt happen often, LOL.(and no, it's not an Easter basket...I dont celebrate Easter and my husband happened to bring home that candy to put in there, LOL).

As usual I MASHED it up and used green and yellow, with some white also. My main colors were Old Olive and Daffodil Delight. I just adore those 2 colors! Also, to make my daughter happy I added some Dazzling Details to one of the butterflies on the sentiment. The DSP and sentiment are both retired but fit perfectly for this challenge!

Make sure you head over to The Friday Mashup blog to see all the other great projects from the design team and then play along with us! I cant wait to see what everyone comes up with.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project using the "Colors Green & Yellow".
2. Or Make a "3-D project that's a Basket or a Treat Pouch".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Treat Basket/Pouch using the colors Green & Yellow".

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Cheery Chat

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Old Olive, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP

Ink: Old Olive, Daffodil Delight

Accessories: Embosslits Beautiful Wings, Big Shot, Old Olive Ribbon, Whisper White Eyelets, Dazzling Details, Paper Piercing Tool, sponge, dimensionals

A Sketch with a Touch of New for Friday Mashup

Wow, it's the last Friday in January already?! Where the heck is time going? Seems like just yesteday we were celebrating the New Year.

Our last challenge of the month comes from Kim, and she is starting us off with a great sketch, and she also wants us to use something new from our stash. I used the sketch but I'm sad to say that I don't have anything new in my stash! Yep, its true..I bought just about everything in the Holiday Mini back in October and haven't bought anything since. I've got my eye on a bunch of stuff from the Occasions mini but just haven't placed an order yet soooo...no complete mashup for me today.

Make sure you head over to The Friday Mashup blog to check out all the great cards from the rest of the design team and make sure you play along with us! The projects we see each week from everyone are just awesome and I know *I* love checking them all out!

-Make a project using the "Sketch".

-Or Make a project using "Something NEW in your stash". (Stamps, ribbon, pretty paper...anything!)
-Or "Mash it Up" and create a project "using the Sketch & something NEW in your stash".

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Lovely As a Tree, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Garden Green, Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Woodland Walk DSP

Ink: Garden Green, Chocolate Chip

Accessories: CB Argyle embossing folder, Cricut "George and Basic Shapes" cartridge, small oval punch, Chocolate Chip ribbon, Very Vanilla ribbon, sponge, dimensionals

Snowman Fun with Friday Mashup

I just love this weeks Friday Mashup challenge, which is brought to us by Kim! She wants us to create a project featuring a snowman and use the colors Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze and Basic Gray.

I love snowmen, even though here in my neck of the woods our snow is usually very dry, its not the wet snow that makes the perfect snowman or snowball. I compensate by having snowmen decorations up in the house all year long, and during this time of year my yard has many snowman decorations also. Snowmen just make me smile, I cant help it.

These colors arent normally ones I'd grab for a winter/Christmas card but after seeing them together I think they combine wonderfully for a great winter scene! I used one of my favorite snowmen stamps, from the  Jolliest Time of Year set. I love how whimsical this little guy is! The layout is from this weeks sketch challenge over at Splitcoast. I'm also going to enter this card over at my favorite Christmas challenge blog, Jingle Belles...they are on hiatus until Jan but they have it so you can still link up any Christmas cards you might still be working on!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :


-Make a project featuring "Snowmen".
-Or Make a project using the colors "Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".
-Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Snowman project with the colors Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze & Basic Grey".


*With all of our Challenges that have a Stampin' Up! Color Combo, you may substitute any colors with similar ones you have on hand.

Head on over to The Friday Mashup to check out all the great inspiration from the rest of the design team and play along with us, we love seeing the way you all interpret these challenges!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Jolliest Time of Year, Bright Christmas(sentiment on front of card), Snow Flurries

Paper: Blushing Bride, Baja Breeze, Basic Gray,  Whisper White, Candy Cane DSP

Ink: Baja Breeze, Blushing Bride, Basic Gray, Pumpkin Pie, Crumb Cake

Accessories: Snow Burst Embossing Folder, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Aquapainter, Sponge, Dimensionals

Friday Mashup Band and Twine

** So much for scheduled posting...it doesnt work half the time! Sorry my post is late**

This week our Friday Mashup challenge comes from Kim and she says:

1. Make a project featuring "A Belly Band".

2. Or Make a project using "Twine".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project "Using Twine with a Belly Band

Now I wont lie, I had no clue what the heck a belly band was and had to ask. My fellow DT members explained it to me and I went "ohhhhhhh", LOL. I guess I have never seen one before, and if I have I didnt pay attention to it!

I grabbed the DSP that I am currently enthralled with...Spice Cake! How beautiful is this paper? I am going to have to buy a bunch more of it and stock up for use throughout the year! I also MASHED it up and featured a belly band that also used twine!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Season of Friendship, Hand-Penned Holidays

Paper: Pear Pizzazz, More Mustard, Very Vanilla, Spice Cake DSP

Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, More Mustard, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Cherry Cobbler brads, twine, sponge

Make sure you head over to the Friday Mashup blog to check out all the inspiration from the rest of the design team and make sure you play along with us.

Friday Mashup Gatefold with Numbers

Yeah, its Friday! Its the start of a 4 day holiday weekend and I plan on just bumming around all weekend!

This weeks challenge comes to us from Kim and let me tell you, it made me think. She wants us to make a gatefold card, make a project that incorporates numbers OR you can MASH it up and do both!

I'm not a fan of gatefold cards, I'll be honest. I hate anything where I have to figure out measurements or really think about what I'm doing. I think I've only made 1 other gatefold card in my life and it was a Christmas one so I figured why stray from what I know? This way I knew I could also easily incorporate the number 25, for Christmas.

I decided to keep my card nice and simple because I think when you have a busy background like I do with this DSP you dont need a bunch of other stuff cluttering up your visual. So my card is pretty clean and simple, and to the point! Make sure you go to the Friday Mashup site and play along, and check out all the inspiration from the rest of the design team. As usual you can see I went in a totally different direction than everyone else, LOL.

Once again, here is the challenge from Kim:

Create a card that uses a "Gatefold" .

Create a card that uses "Numbers". (stamped, die cut, chip board etc)
or "Mash it Up!" and create a "Gatefold Card using Numbers"!

Birthday Fun for Friday Mashup

What a week! I'm so happy its Friday, and that means its time for Friday Mashup! This week our challenge is presented by Kim and guess what?? Her birthday is tomorrow!! So when you go over to the Friday Mashup blog to check out all the design team inspiration make it a point to head over to Kim's space and say HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIM!!

Kim has a great challenge for us this week. You can:


1. Create a Birthday card/project
2. Create a project using NQN, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, and Sahara Sand
3. or " Mashup it Up!" and create a Birthday project using NQN, Always Artichoke, Cherry Cobbler, and Sahara Sand

I went ahead and MASHED it up and did a birthday card with the color combo. I just LOVE the colors Kim chose this week! I did sneak in a bit of Very Vanilla though, for use as a neutral.

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Happiest Birthday Wishes

Paper: Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler, Always Artichoke, Sahard Sand DSP, Night of Navy DSP, Veery Vanilla

Ink: Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler

Accessories: Cupcake Builder Punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, Basic Pearls, spomge, dimensionals

Friday Mashup Get Well with Fabric!

Its the 2nd Friday in June, only 2 more to go!! Are you all ready for another Friday Mashup challenge? We've got another great one for you this week and this time its from Kim, who came up with a great idea! Here is what she says:

Hey there Stampin' Friends! Kim here. I hope you are ready to create today!

Summer vacations are upon us, and everyone wants to get out and have fun. Nothin' puts a damper on vacation plans like poorly-timed allergy colds or a bad case of sun-burn! Sometimes we need to spread a little cheer to our friends with the ick-ies, and I never have enough get well cards.


Time to change that! Plus, adding fabric to paper crafting is a fun trend...see what you can do with it! Play along, and be sure to use keyword FM10 in your online gallery.

This week for the Mashup Challenge, you are welcome to:
1. Create a project with soft texture...fabric, felt, even cotton balls (ribbon doesn't count).
2. Create a get well card OR
3. MASHUP the challenge and create a get well card that has a soft texture!
I love my fellow design team members because they really get me thinking out of the box every week and I need that!

Now, I did MASHUP the challenge but I used a very small piece of fabric as more of an accent piece than anything else. I have to admit that I dont keep fabric on hand because I dont sew or anything like that, and I was too lazy to drive into town just to buy a small piece of fabric for the challenge. I dug through my stash and I did end up finding this fabric, and I have NO idea where it came from or why I had it, LOL.

I used the stamp set Pendant Park. I absolutely adore this set, it can be used for anything and its so nice and simple!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Pendant Park, Quick Thinking

Paper: So Saffron, Soft Suede, Cherry Cobbler, Very Vanilla

Ink: Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler, Soft Suede

Accessories: Fabric, Pinking Shears, Soft Suede Ribbon, Modern Label Punch, sponge, dimensionals

Head over to the The Friday Mashup site and play along with us! The design team offers some FANTASTIC inspiration, so visit them and leave some love, and also check out your fellow crafters and leave them some love too!

MU#4--Lets Get Punch "Baby" with Kim!

Happy Friday everyone! Its time for another great challenge from the Mashup crew and this week our challenge comes from Kim! Lets see what Kim has to say:

It's Kim here, and I have a fun challenge for you! I work for a non-profit Christian ministry...and we help mommies and babies! I LOVE babies!! And I love making baby themed cards...for a new born, for a first birthday, even for the first time mom while she is still pregnant! Feel free to make other non-card baby-themed projects.



Now, part 2...Last night was literally the night of a major fund raiser for the ministry, and I have been working long hours trying to get things just right. I am generally a night-owl, but with the extra stress, I have been a little punchy lately...so there's the inspiration for the second part of the challenge!! Bring out your punches...special shapes, pretty borders and corners...even dies and sizzlits that you crank through your Big Shot. Can't wait to see what you create...Time to get Punchy, Baby!!

Isnt this a cool challenge? I'll tell you what, it definitely challenged me! I love babies, but really dont make any baby cards, and then I dont use my dies or punches that much either, so I was really out of my comfort zone! I sat there thinking about it and remembered a card my friend Tera had made for a swap we were in. I grabbed that out of my stash, and went looking for a tutorial, and this is the one I used.

Now, I originally started my card out intending it to be for a boy, since one of my daughters best friends is due to have a baby boy in about a week. It looks like somewhere along the way my brain had a different idea and the finished product is definitely girly. Oooops!

Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):

Stamps: Punch Bunch

Paper: Bashful Blue, Whisper White, Delicate Dots DSP

Ink: Marina Mist, Bashul Blue, Certainly Celery, Summer Sun

Accessories: Small Tag punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch, Scallop Circle punch, Whisper White ribbon, brads, sponge

Head over to The Friday Mashup and link up your creation!! Make sure you link directly to your project though please, not just to your blog, and if you're uploading to any online gallery use FM04. Cant wait to see all the great cards!