FM176 Sketch with Emboss Resist

What a fantastic sketch Sara had for us for the first week of September. I love how versatile it is!

For some reason the emboss resist was a difficult technique for me and I went through a lot of paper before I finally was somewhat satisfied.

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project using the "Sketch". 

2. Create a project with "Emboss Resist".

3. or Mash it Up! and create an "Emboss Resist project with the above Sketch".

Paper: Basic Black, Very Vanilla, Basic Grey, Blackberry Bliss

Ink: Perfect Plum, Versa Mark

Bigshot: Window Frames Collection, Fancy Fan Embossing Folder

Accessories: 3/4" Basic Black Chevron Ribbon, Large Basic Pearls

FM167 Minimal Layers Watercolor Wash

As it turns out the water-colour wash isn't a technique that turned out too well for me but you win some you lose some. I only had one peice of water-colour paper so I had to go with whatever happened on the paper. Trust me the back side of my card is much worse. I will have to get some more water-colour paper and give this technique another try.
Thank you for this weeks challenge Heidi!

Here's your Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a Project with a "Watercolor Wash".

2. Create a "CAS project or one with Minimal Layers".

3. or Mash it Up! and create a "CAS project with a Watercolor Wash".

Stampset: Bloom with Hope

Paper: Very Vanilla, Water-colour Paper

Ink: Rich Razzleberry, Bermuda Bay, Versa Mark

Tools: Paper Piercing Tool, Piercing Mat

Accessories: White Gel Pen

FM149 Sympathy Flower

Today at The Friday Mashup Cindy has a fabulous challenge for us. 

I tried and tried to make a monochromatic card but was not happy with any of my attempts. So I had to opt with making a card without mashing up the challenges. Sorry Cindy!!!

Here's this weeks Friday Mashup Challenge:

1. Create a project that's monochromatic
2. Create a project with flowers
3. Mash it up and create a monochromatic project with flowers.

I hope you will play along with us!

Stampset: Simply Sketched

Paper: Crumb Cake, Basic Grey, Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla

Ink: Basic Grey, Staz On, Summer Starfruit Marker, Wild Wasbi Marker

Bigshot: Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Accessories: Subtles Designer Buttons, Silver Bakers Twine (Silver removed)

Sympathy Embellished Events CASE

This is the card I created for the monthly swap I participate in. I needed something fairly simple this month so this card was perfect!

Stampset: Simply Sketched, Embellished Events

Paper: Whisper White, Primrose Petals 

Ink: Primrose Petals 

Accessories: Whisper White 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, In Color Dahlias

Lovely as a Tree - Sympathy

Hello! I hope you all had a great weekend.

This is another card I cased which I originally found on Pinterest. This card was posted by LovinTX on Spiltcoast Stampers. I loved the card and it was fairly simple to re-create.

The mat I used was cut at 4"X2-3/4". I sponged the rectangle with Sahara Sand and then stamped the tree images using what I call the "Stamping Off" technique. First you ink up your image, then you stamp on a scrap piece of paper and then you stamp onto your project. It gives you lighter stamped image.

The main tree what colored with markers. When using markers, make sure to breath onto the stamp before you stamp. This will make sure your ink is nice and wet.

Stampset: Lovely as a Tree, Simply Sketched

Paper: Very Vanilla

Ink: Always Artichoke (Marker), Chocolate Chip (Ink and Marker), Sahara Sand

Accessories: Stamping Sponges

Don't forget about the LNS Treasure Hunt. You can win over $40.00 of free Stampin' Up product!!!

Check out my LNS Blog Hop page for all the details!!!

You're in My Thoughts

This weekend my partner Casey issued me a challenge. He said if I could come up with three cards all on my own he would buy me one thing I really wanted from Stampin' Up!. The big challenge for me was creating a card without looking at anyone's card or sketch as inspiration. The card had to come completely from me.

Below is the first of three cards I was able to create all on my own. This means I completed my challenge and now get to pick something for him to buy me. I am going back and forth between the Bow Die and the Circle framelits. Maybe I will get Stampin' Up's Typeset Alphabet Bigz die... Who knows, I will have to find out if there is a limit to what I can spend.

I think I will be submitting this card as another card in Friday Mashup's challenge.

In order to get the white sentiment punched smaller than the original size I punched the sentiment and then stuck each side back in, one at a time and punched each edge again.

Stampsets: Too Kind, Best of Greetings

Paper: Basic Grey, Smokey Slate, Rose Red, Whisper White

Ink: Blushing Bride, Rose Red, Gumball Green

Bigshot: Magnetic Platform, Window Frames Collection Framelits, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder

Tools: Decorative Label Punch

Accessories: Basic Rhinestones, Blushing Bride 1/4" Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon

Simply Sketched Braided Card

Sorry this post is coming so late today. I have been super busy and I ran out of pre-scheduled blog posts yesterday and haven't had a chance to get back on the computer to show you some more inspiration. 

I just want to sent a quick thank you to all those who were able to attend my open house! Thank you for coming, I had a great time!!!!

Today I am going to show you a card I created for a swap at convention. It was apart of a Funky Fold Swap I participated in. If you would like to see a video of the technique you can go see Brandy Cox's video here. This braid looks much more complicated than it really is and it adds a great twist to your card which anyone will love. 

Paper: Very Vanilla, Pool Party, Calypso Coral, Baked Brown Sugar
Ink: Staz On   Stampset: Simply Sketched (Hostess)

Punch: Large Oval, Scallop Oval

Embellishment: Dazzling Details

Happy Stamping!!!