FM169 Background Stamp and 3D Project

It's about time I get this post up. I am far behind because I forgot to finish my blog posts before I went on vacation and then have just been playing catch up since I got back.

You will see many posts coming, so I can catch up with the Friday Mashup team.

I loved this weeks challenge at The Friday Mashup:

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using a "Background Stamp".

2. Create a project with "something 3-D on it".

3. or Mash it Up! and create a "project with a 3-D element and a Background Stamp".

Stampset: Hardwood Background, Bloom with Hope

Paper: Whisper White, Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar.

Ink: Coastal Cabana, Crushed Curry, Baked Brown Sugar.

Punches: Scalloped Tag Topper

Bigshot: Floral Frames Collection

Tools: Stampin' Trimmer, Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Addition, Small Scallop Stampin' Trimmer Rotary Cutting Blade, Envelope Punch Board

Accessories: Antique Brads, Linen Thread

FM 164 Father's Day & Shrink Plastic

So this week at The Friday Mashup Lynda threw me for a loop but only for a moment. Her challenges were to make a Father's day card and stamp on something other than card stock. I had no idea what I could stamp on but then I remembered the Shrinky Dinks Plastic I bought a while ago and hadn't tried out yet. It certainly was a learning curve but once I figure out how to get it just right I came up with my fantastic card. 

I didn't stamp everything on Shrinky Dinks plastic, just my sentiment but that counts right???

Here's your Friday Mashup:

1. Create a project for "Fathers Day, or that special man in your life"
2. Create a project with stamping on anything other than cardstock
3. Mash it up and create a Fathers day project with stamping on anything other than cardstock.

I created the print out for the sentiment banner in MDS and printed it. From there I followed the instructions on how to shrink the plastic into the small sentiment you see on my card.

Unfortunately my printer likes printing lines on larger photo or color images so I have a few lines on the Fathers Day banner but there wasn't anything I could do about it.

Stampset: Send me Soaring (retired), Hardwood, Life in the Forest

Paper: Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Whisper White

Ink/Markers: Staz On, Pool Party, Gumball Green, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral, Basic Black

Bigshot: On Film Framelits

Tools: Stamping Sponges, MDS

Accessories: Shrinky Dinks Shrink Plastic

FM156 Sketch and Ombre Technique

Over at The Friday Mashup this week Lynda has a fantastic sketch for us. She is also challenging us to use the Ombre Background Technique.

 I found her sketch super versatile and the technique very fun. 

I hope you will join us with this challenge.

1. Create a project using the Sketch
2. Create a project using the Ombre Background Technique
3. Create a project using the Sketch and the Ombre Background Technique

The Ombre is subtle on my card but I colored the Polaroid using the Ombre Technique. I tried a few times doing the technique exactly like Lynn described but I was getting white spots on my water color paper and the color wasn't as dark as I wanted it to be. So, I used my markers and colored the paper, then used my aqua painter to wet the marker ink and blended it together.

Stampset: Hardwood, Giggle Greetings

Paper: Water Color Paper, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

Ink: Baked Brown Sugar, Staz on
Markers: Blushing Bride, Crumb Cake, Baked Brown Sugar, Soft Suede, Early Espresso

Bigshot: On Film Framelits

Tools: Blender Pen, Aqua Painter, Paper Snips, 

Accessories: Gold Bakers Twine, Very Vintage Designer Buttons

FM150 Masculine Card

Holly has a great challenge for us over at The Friday Mashup. This card was easy to make because I knew exactly who I was creating for. I find when I have someone in mind my cards come together easier.

Here's the challenge this week:

1. Create a Masculine project
2. Create a project with some stitching/sewing on it
3. Mash it up and create a masculine project with stitching/sewing on it

To get the stitching I took the very vanilla bakers twine and pulled it apart. I used only two small strings of it to hand stitch the card, after piercing the paper.

Stampset: Hardwood Background Stamp, Your Amazing

Paper: Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Very Vanilla

Ink:  Island Indigo, Gumball Green, Crushed Curry

Bigshot: Apothocary Accent Framelits

Tools: Paper Piercing Tool, Paper Piercing Mat, Essentials Paper-Piercing Pack

Accessories: Vintage Trinkets Accents & Elements, Very Vanilla Bakers Twine