FM103: Dare to Dream Hummingbird

This card was made for the Friday Mashup card challenge. The challenge was to use ruled/notebook paper and to add distress to the card. The backgroud paper was made from notebook paper. I distressed it by first sponging on Sahara Sand ink. I then stamped with Versamark the SU Medallion stamp and embossed. Finally, I crumpled up the paper and sponged the wrinkles with Soft Suede ink. I also embossed the hummingbird image. I painted over the stamped image with some crackle paint.

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Elements of Style
SU Loving Thoughts
SU Vintage Vogue
SU Medallion

The Colors
Calypso Coral
Pool Party
Island Indigo
Very Vanilla
Soft Suede

The Embellishments
SU Island Indigo Sycamore Street Ribbon
SU Everyday Enchanment DSP
SU White Embossing Powder
SU Calypso Coral DSP

The Tools
SU Tasteful Trim Bigz Die
SU Heat Tool
Versamark
Crackle Paint

And, now for the challenge...

FM102: Dream with Serene Silhouettes

This card was made for the Friday Mashup challenge. The challenge was to use a brayer, a sketch challenge and to use butterflies. I have to admit...I cannot use a brayer. I have watched countless YouTube videos. I have tried on different surfaces. I have tried everything. It just never works out the way I want it to. So, I used some techniques tha tproduce results similar to brayers. I did both sponging as well as running the ink pad directly to the paper.

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Serene Silhouettes
SU Secret Garden
SU Loving Thoughts

The Colors
Pink Pirouette
Pretty in Pink
Melon Mambo
Raspberry Ripple
Wild Wasabi
Garden Green
Whisper White

The Embellishments
SU White Embossing Powder

The Tools
SU Elegant Butterfly Punch
SU Bitty Butterfly Punch
SU Heat Tool
Versamark

And, now for the challenge...

FM101: Thanks so Much Chalkboard

This is the card I made for the Friday Mashup challenge. The challenge was to use the chalkboard technique and more than one stamp set.

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Oh, Hello
SU Daydream Medallion
SU Delicate Doilies

The Colors
Raspberry Ripple
Pink Pirouette
Basic Black
Whisper White

The Embellishments
SU Basic Pearls
SU 3/8" Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon
SU White Embossing Powder

The Tools
SU Fancy Fan Embossing Folder
SU Bitty Butterfly Punch
SU Floral Frames Framelits
SU Heat Tool
Versamark

And, now for the challenge...

FM98: Happy Easter with Field Flowers

This is the card I made for the Friday Mashup Challenge. The challenge was a sketch challenge with an Easter Theme. I kind of feel like I cheated because I made a regular card and then put an Easter sentiment. I just can't seem to make an Easter card that I like.

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Field Flowers
SU Everybunny

The Colors
Not Quite Navy
Pacific Point
Very Vanilla
Early Espresso

The Embellishments
SU Pacific Point 5/8" Grosgrain Striped Ribbon
SU Blueberry Crisp DSP

The Tools
SU Window Collection Framelits
SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder

And, now for the challenge...

fm65: Happy Birthday with Owls

This is the card I made for the Friday Mashup. The challenge was to create a card that feature Punch Art of your favorite animal. I accidently made my owls look really sad. So, I've decided that this is what they look like after a night of celebration.

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Curly Cute

The Colors
Pretty in Pink
Old Olive
Raspberry Ripple
Whisper White
Crumb Cake

The Embellishments
SU 3/8" Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon
SU White Bakers Twine

The Tools
SU Owl Builder Punch
SU Scallop Edge Punch

And, now for the challenge...

FM64: Birthday Celebration with Pennant Parade

I recently learned that Card Patterns was going to discontinue their weekly challenge. Boo! So, I began looking for a new challenge blog. Hooray! I stumbled upon the Friday Mashup. How did I not know about this challenge blog. It is awesome! They mashup two challenges. How fun. This week the challenge was to create a box in a bag with a party time theme.

I thought Pennant Parade was the perfect stamp set to use for this challenge. It is very party time-y, don't you think? This card was totally inspired by a card I saw on Splitcoast. You can find it here. I also really really really tried to create a box in a bag. But, I wasn't feeling well this week and I started to get frustrated because it just wasn't turning out the way I wanted it to. So, I cheated a little bit and used the Fancy Favor Bigz XL die from Stampin' Up!

And, now for the details...

The Stamps
SU Pennant Parade
SU Upsy Daisy (I love the sentiments from this stamp set. While SU may have retired it, I will never retire this stamp set)
SU Tiny Tags

The Colors
Perfect Plum
Raspberry Ripple
Primrose Petal
Crumb Cake
Very Vanilla

The Embellishments
SU Basic Rhinestones
SU 3/8" Raspberry Ripple Stitched Satin Ribbon
SU Bakers Twine
SU Primrose Petal DSP
SU Perfect Plum DSP

The Tools
SU Petite Pennant Builder Punch
SU Scallop Edge Border Punch
SU Boho Blossoms Punch
SU Fancy Favor Bigz XL Die
SU Jewelry Tag Punch
SU Fancy Fan Textured Impressions Embossing Folder
SU Paper Piercing Tool

And, now for the challenge...