FM #85

Hi there! So glad to be here with you for another challenge at the Friday Mashup. Leaves, that is the theme for this week's challenge, and because Thanksgiving is next week, Rita, our hostess, thought that it would be nice to mash it up with a Thank You card. I think that everybody is thankful for something, so let's get creative and prepare a project for this challenge. Check out the wonderful creations that the Design Team has created to get you in the Thanksgiving mood.

I created my card by painting with watercolors. I just added some colors to a wet piece of watercolor paper. When it was dry I added more color but this time with a brush I gave shape to the trees. As you can see there is no defined lines, they are blurry shapes giving the look of trees in the background. Once it is dry I stamped the letters from the French Foliage stamp set ( W120845 C 121166).

In another wet  piece of watercolor paper I poured some colors. When it was dry, I cut the leaves using the Bigz Die Autumn Accents which I run through the Big Shot. I stamped the acorns from the Wonderfall stamp set (W128084  C128087) on a piece of designer paper, cut them out with the scissors. The Thank You sentiment was handwritten using the Stampin' Dazzle marker (128979).

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with "Leaves".
2. Or Make a project saying "Thank You".
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Thank You project with Leaves".

Make your own background for OCC

Hello dear followers! Today I bring you my card following the challenge at Our Creative Corner. This week you have to make your own background without using any designer paper. Our talented Sue is the hostess for this week's challenge. Go to Our Creative Corner blog to look at the details of this challenge and to get inspired by the amazing creations that the design team has created. I love them all!!!

My background was created using distress inks:
- First I clear embossed the bird and branch where the bird is sitting.
- I then stamped the branches in the background.
- After that, I used different distress inks to give color and cover the whole background. When I got the desired effect, I placed inked cardstock between newsprint and ironed over the paper to remove the embossing powder from the image. I removed the cardstock from between the newspaper while hot.
- When it was cool, I flicked some water over the image to give that spotted look. Because I removed all the embossing powder, the bird looks like it is in the foreground while the rest of the card stays in the background.
- I stamped the sentiment in a funny way by just cutting the cardstock in an irregular way, which makes you look at the sentiment without distracting so much from the background.

Hope you like it! I had a lot of fun creating it!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Thanks for stopping by!

FM 84! Hey Hey Boss Man!

This week's challenge for the Friday Mashup blog is to create a project using dry embossing and/or Daffodil Delight, Basic Gray & Basic Black. Holly hosts this challenge and the photo inspiration she picked for this challenge is gorgeous. I love how those colors go together, and that picture inspires me to create any project. It is amazing how Autumn can enhance all those colors in nature. I love it!
Check out the wonderful creations the Design Team has come up with to set you in a creative mood!

For the card I created for this challenge, I used the Fancy Fan embossing folder (127751) to create the dry embossing in the background. Then I stamped the image from Wonderful Winterland (W123817 C123819) with StaZon (101406), and color it in using SU! markers. I added the glitter with Dazzling Details Cherry Cobbler (125585) and Clear (124117). To cut the image out I ran it through the big shot using the Label Collection Framelits (125598). For the strips on the side I stamped the images from Border Banter (W128927 C128930) and cut each of them out. The sentiment is from Winter Memories (W127934 C127937). I added pearls (119247) as a final touch.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!
Happy Stamping!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project with "Dry Embossing".
2. Or Make a project using the colors " Daffodil Delight, Basic Grey & Basic Black".*
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project with "Dry Embossing & The Color Combo".

Silhouettte Challenge for Our Creative Corner

"Silhouette" is the theme for Our Creative Corner challenge this week. Marcy is our hostess this week and she took the time to look up some definitions about what a silhouette is, which you can find here. Check out the wonderful creations that the Design Team has prepared for you to get inspired, so let's be creative!

Happy stamping!

FM# 83 Everything's Coming up Rosettes

This week's challenge is hosted by Amy. You have to create a project following the sketch and/or add a

rosette. You can create rosettes with paper, ribbon, using dies, punches.. there are lots of possibilities. Get inspired by the Design Team  checking out the FM blog. Hope to see you in the gallery.

Happy stamping!

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge:

1. Make a project "using the Sketch".
2. Or Make a project with "Rosettes".
3. Or"Mash it Up" and create a project with the "Sketch featuring Rosettes".