Color Combo Challenge Masculine

It's been a while since I have posted but I was really inspired by the color combo challenge over at Create with Connie and Mary that I had to go right to my craft room.

I love this color combo!

Stay tuned for a post in the future to show you how I created the background.

Stampset: Horse Frontier, From the Herd, Just Sayin'

Paper: Very Vanilla, Tip Top Taupe, Mint Macaron, Dapper Denim

Ink: Staz on, Tip Top Taupe, Wild Wasabi, Mint Macaron

Bigshot: Word Bubble, Window Frames Collection

FM165 Simple Love ya

This week for The Friday Mashup Cindy challenged us to use Black, White and only one other color. That was a challenge for me! I think this was the first card I made with so little colors but I think it turned out fairly well. As an added challenge we could add a word bubble to our card. I stamped a lot of different word bubbles in different ink and card stock colors before I was happy with the one I used.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the colors" Black , White/Ivory and one other color of your choice".

2. Create a project using a "Word Bubble".

3. or Mash it Up! and create a "Black & White project with a Word Bubble on it".

The button I used is not Stampin' Up. It came from a bunch of buttons my Grandma Murphy has collected over time. One of the last times I was in Ontario she allowed me to go though her stash of buttons to pick out ones I wanted for all my crafts. I came home with a medium sized ziploc bag full of many different kinds of buttons. Each one is special to me because she gave them to me. As well, it was the last visit I had with my Grandfather before he passed.

Stampset: Just Sayin'

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Fresh Prints Designer series pack

Ink: White Staz On

Bigshot: Word Bubble Framelits, Decorative Dots Embossing Folder

Accessories: Neutral Chevron Ribbon

FM158 Card for a Child

Just a short post today as I am running behind on my "To Do List". 

I have only a few days left until I am late for submitting my taxes and I can't be late!!

Thank you to Holly for the great challenge at The Friday Mashup this week!

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the Colors "Turquoise, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi & Neutral of your choice".
2. Create a project for "a Child".
3. Or mash it up and create a project with the "Above Colors for a Child".

There is a hidden gem in my card today. It's a new stamp set coming out in the Stampin' Up! 2014-2015 annual catalogue. 

Can you tell what stamp set is new?

Inside the card

Stampset: Life in the Forest, Just Sayin', Work of Art

Paper: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

Ink: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie (Marker), Tempting Turquoise, Wild Wasabi

Bigshot: Word Bubbles Framelits

Accessories: Whisper White Bakers Twine, Retired Brights Buttonsj

FM157 Free Standing Pop-Up Card

Today's Friday Mashup Challenge is right up my alley! I love making funky fold cards and it was about time I made another. This is my first time making this style of Funky fold but it was easy and I love it! I love how it opens up and is so much fancier than it originally looks. The card also stands up on it's own because of the flaps that open up.

Here's this weeks challenge:

1. Create a project with Polka Dots
2. Create a project with a fun fold
3. Mash it up and create a fun fold project with polka dots.

Stampset: Life in the Forest, Just Sayin', See Ya Later

Paper: Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey, Calypso Coral, Very Vanilla, Epic Day This and That

Ink: Staz on, Basic Grey, Crumb Cake, Pool Party
Markers: Early Espresso, Gumball Green, Baked Brown Sugar, Calypso Coral, Sahara Sand, Smokey Slate, Basic Grey, Pink Pirouette

Punches: Mosaic, Scalloped Circle
Bigshot: Chalk Talk

Tools: Paper Snips, Sponges, Bone Folder

Accessories: Natural Chevron Ribbon

What to Say, but I love you!

I have been going back and forth for a few days now on what I should share about my weekend. I don't know who reads my blog and who I would be sharing my story with. I struggle because part of the story is mine to share but part of it is not. 

I spent last weekend visiting someone very close to me in the hospital. They spent the weekend in the hospital because the staff were trying to fit them in for emergency surgery (all this was very fast and no one expected them to be in the hospital). As it turns out the surgery they needed to schedule is much longer than they could fit in in an emergency. They got to go home on Sunday and I will be embracing every moment I get to spend with them up until March 3rd, when they have their surgery. 

I know they have an amazing chance of survival but somehow you can't help but wonder about the worst case scenario. However, in order to keep their sprits up I created a card for them. I can't stop looking at the photo of this card as it makes me smile. 

Thank you Debra Currier for the inspiration, I almost CASED your card completely.

As you will notice with the Just Sayin' stamp set the bubble and greeting doesn't actually look like that. What I did was used my markers on the stamp to get the bubble and then with my Stamp-a-ma-Jig and coloring the Love Ya I was able to get the different sentiment inside the bubble. This way the pointy part of the bubble is facing the right way for the hedgehog.

Stampset: Just Sayin', Life in the Forest

Paper: Whisper White, Gumball Green, Strawberry Slush

Ink: Staz on, Basic Black Marker, Strawberry Slush Marker, Baked Brown Sugar Marker, Crumb Cake Marker

Punches: Heart Punch

Bigshot: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Accessories: Basic Rhinestone