Friday Mashup # 23 in stitches at scool?

Well not literally in stitches at school...LOL

Hi there everyone, welcome to a new Friday Mashup Challenge, this week the challenge is brought to you by Heidi, I'm assuming it's back to school in the US, schools here are about to take their two weeks September school holidays, our school year commences in late January or early February and the long school break is in Dec/Jan each year.

On to this weeks challenge...

So, here's the "Mashup!" challenge:
1. Create a project with "Stitching or Faux Stitching".
2. Or Create a project for "Back To School or a Teacher Gift".
3. Or "Mash it Up!" and create a "Back To School Project with Stitching"!
 


 I've not mashed it up this week and only used the stitching component, faux stitching done with Stamp n Write markers.  My card is a Diagonal Double Pocket card (link is to the split coast stampers resources page) this card is made from one sheet of 12 x 12 designer series paper. Then there are a couple of tags, I've used a retired stamp set and a sheet of Tea Party paper also retired.  I've added faux stitching.

Now before you rush off to make your entry for this weeks challenge, don't forget to visit the Friday Mashup challenge blog and check out what the Design Team has made for your inspiration.  

While you're there, you can cast your vote for the Fan Favourite

PS...Thanks Cindy for pointing out I forgot to add my card!  LOL I'm awake!

Cheers,

~ in Oz

Farewell and good luck

Unscripted Sketches DT chose this among their top entries for this challenge.  Thank you! 
 

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Hi fellow bloggers, welcome to another post.  Hope you like what you see.

One of my staff if leaving us for a 6 month adventure, so we're having a send off tomorrow afternoon and I put this card together for her, we will all write our own message for her so the inside has been done up as well.

This one follows a sketch from Unscripted Sketches challenge and the colours from Scarpmasters Paradise.  I've used the embossed resist technique and sponged the Cherry Cobbler, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie over the embossed paper.

Unscripted Sketches ~ Sketch #122

Scrapmasters Paradise Colour Challenge ~ #116  Cherry Cobbler, Real Red and Pumpkin Pie

Motocycle Fathers day card

My grandson needed a quick card for today.  So here's what we came up with.

We went for a rusty metal plate look on the background and are really happy with the effect.  Hope you all had a fabulous Father's day wtih your families.

Monochromatic blooms

Hello, I'm back with a second post for today.  I love monochromatic cards, there is just something calming about a colour scheme like that.  Hand Stamped Sentiments has a monochromatic challenge this week.  I've chosen Early Expresso, Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla.  All following browns through to cream.  Really happy with the way this one turned out.

I really liked the vertical bow, but then I tied it so it sat horizontal and took another pic of the card.  I'd like to hear your opinion on which way you like it tied.  I think I prefer it vertical.  

I've sponged undiluted Champagne Mist shimmer paint over the Soft Suede ink after inking the stamp, while dabbing the paint over the ink the two mix slightly and you end up with the most amazing metallic ink look.  The flowers on the card fold are stamped using only the shimmer paint so they are soft and shimmery.  The same image is stamped on the Crumb Cake card with Crumb Cake ink.  Here's a shot of the inside.

And finally here's a shot of it partially open, I'm really happy with this funky shape to my card.

Hand Stamped Sentiments ~ Challenge # 82 Monochromatic

Pacific flower party

One of the things I've been remiss in is welcoming my new followers as they joined my site.  So for the first 50 I say a huge welcome and thank you for selecting my blog to follow, I love reading your comments and also visiting your blogs when I can.  

Welcome also to Sandra, a fellow Aussie from way south of here in Adelaide as follower # 51!

On to the post for today.  Scrapmasters Paradise had this interesting colour combo and I thought I'd give it a go.  I'm really loving Pool Party as a colour...a very pretty mint green.  Not so fond of Lucky Limeade though so I've only used the tinyest bit in this creation.  Yes I know it's a cop out!  

Greenhouse garden flowers stamped in Pacific Point and Pool Party and the leaves from French Foliage are stamped in Lucky Limeade.  The background is Pool Party stamped on Pool Party I just love that flower outline and I think it looks fabulous here as a background!    I used the rock n roll technique on the larger flowers and then spritzed them with water prior to stamping the image, just to soften the lines more.

All the flowers have been spritzed with Champagne Shimmer paint although it really is hard to get glitter to show up well in photos.

Cheers for now, I'm heading back into the craft room to see what else I can come up with today!

Kasey ~ in Oz

This week at the Friday Mashup Kim brings us a great challenge in the form of a Gatefold card with the Mashup option of using numbers. So here's all you need to do...

1. Create a card that uses a "Gatefold" .
2. Create a card that uses "Numbers". (stamped, die cut, chip board etc)
3. or "Mash it Up!" and create a "Gatefold Card using Numbers"!

I chose to only do the Gatefold card and started playing around wtih a few stamp sets and some embossing powder and sponges and ink and well, here's the result.

The colours I've used here are So Saffron, Concord Crush, Wisteria Wonder and Whisper White.  I really like the soft yellow mixed with the purples.  Here's the inside of the gate card.  The front panels continue on and then there is a centre panel for that special hand written message.

The ribbon wraps all the way around the card and ties in a bow at the front to keep the card closed.  Hope you are inspired by my card and the ones created by the rest of the Design Team over at the Friday Mashup.  

Unscripted Vintage

Thank you to the  DT @ Unsctipted Sketches for selecting my creation amonst the top 3!  in this challenge.  Doing a little happy dance!

Hello blog friends, I've put together an entry for the Unscripted Sketches challenge # 121 as I found it to be quite interesting. 

I've used 6 punches to put the label together, it just sort of grew and grew as I was playing....LOL

I've also been playing around lately with some collage of images, some embossed and others just stamped, Here's what I ended up with for this challenge,  I've used the colours from a challenge at the Colour Throwdown....but in my usual style.....I've missed the deadline...LOL  

This is supposed to be Perfect Plum, but somehow my camera doesn't think so.  I've also used Crumb Cake and So Saffron.

Unscripted Sketches ~ Sketch Challenge # 121

Striking birthday wishes

2nd post for the day!  I fell in love with this sketch when I saw it at the Card Patterns Sketch blog.  Found the colour combo at Our Creative Corner Colour Challenge and here's what I came up with...

Card Patterns Sketch - Sketch Challenge # 130

Our Creative Corner ~ Neutrals with a POP of Red

Sparkle

Hello blogging friends, I hope your weekend is going well and you have found time to do some crafting.  I managed to squeeze in a little bit and came up with this one.  But...I have to ask, have you ever had one of THOSE days where you timing couldn't be worse?  That's today for me!

I'm using up scraps of DSP, this one is Lap of Luxury which is about to retire.  All pretty pinks and purples with a lovely rich cream.  I actually got the sketch from Unscripted Sketches, but in my usual fashion, I'm running late and the collection has closed!  *sigh* 

I was also entereing this one over at Jules blog Always with a Heart, she runs a weekly snippet challenge, where you're supposed to reduce that pile of left over bits and pieces of paper by using them up in cards....well I've missed that one by 2 hours!...Stop Press!   Week 34 is up, and while this was posted yesterday...I'm sure Jules won't mind my sneaking it into her new snippet week.

I think I'm still in time for Stampin' Royalty challenge which is to use Bling, Glitter and Sparkle. 

Stampin' Royalty ~ Challenge # 86 Bring on the Bling, Rhinestones, Glitter and Sparkle

The Big 5 Oh

Hello blog friends, when I logged in this morning to check all the lovely comments that get left on my blog, can you imagine my surprise to see I now have 50 followers!  How lovely.  

Welcome to you one and all.  I hope my creative expression inspires you in your own creative endeavours.  Thank you for the compliment of selecting my blog to follow, also a huge thanks for the lovely comments you think to leave me.  They really do make my day!

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

It's Friday again, time for another Mashup!

Hello there, welcome to another Friday Mashup.  This week Lesley brings us a fabulous combo of a Sketch and 'dry embossing' technique.  This one is so easy to Mashup together.

The sketch spoke clean and simple so I went with the Maiden Hair fern from Growing Green set and then did a bit of playing around with the sentiment, the scallop circle stamped image is actually from Perfect Punches and is a Christmas message, but layered with circles and a different sentiment, it's no longer just for Christmas!

I also used the Colour Coach for selecting my colours this week as I thought it best to use Garden Green, this is one of the neglected greens in the range for me, I like it but it's a very strong shade so I used watercolouring technique over the embossed image to tone it down a bit.  I mixed it with More Mustard and Chocolate Chip and of course Whisper White.

If you haven't seen the rest of the DT cards for this week yet, pop on over to the Friday Mashup site and check them out!  Oh and don't forget to submit your idea for our Fan Favourite challenge.  This is the last week!

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Oh My

I was blog surfing and had a little look see at what my lovely blog friend Andrea had been up to lately,  Oh MY is all I can say.....her blog led me to the Amazing Grace's blog and this amazingly talented lady has some incredible tutorials available for free.  Such a generous spirit to not ask for one single cent, Grace shares her talent free of charge and is just like her name.

I used her tutorial to create this card,  The white scalloped background is made using only a corner punch.  You really have to try this it's such fun, as this was the very first one I made, it's just slightly wonky!  I'm off to practice!  In the meantime, this card is for two challenges. 

Monique, if you're reading this....check it out girlfriend....I've used Lucky Limeade!!!

Opps sorry I've just realised my sentiment is slightly wonky as well.....*sigh* that's what you get when you're rushing to finish a card and cook diner at the same time! 

Scrapmasters Paradise ~ Colour Combo #114  Lucky Limeade, Daffodil Yellow and Whisper White

Less is More ~ Things that move.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Soft pastels

How incredibly pretty are these colours together?  Baja Breeze, Wisteria Wonder and Pink Pirouette.  Although the Baja Breeze has come up quite green looking in the photo.  These pretty colours are the challenge combo over at Scrapmasters Paradise this week and I love them.  I"ve combined them with the sketch from Stampin' Royalty .

I've used the new hostess set Precious Butterflies, although I've also used the leaf flourish from Vintage Vogue on the Baja Breeze card.  I stamped the circle of butterflies after colouring them with markers then I cut the smallest butterfly from the Beautiful Wings Sizzlit and popped them on top of the stamped ones.  I love the whole look of it.

I've inked up some taffeta ribbon and some narrow satin ribbon from my stash with the three colours and tied a little bunch of them together for an artsy bow.

This card is for the following challenges...

Scrapmasters Paradise - Colour Combo #113

Stampin' Royalty - #85 Sketch

Sweet as a Button Friday Mashup # 20

Hello all, this week at the Friday Mashup, Holly brings us an interesting challenge

1. Create a project using Buttons .
2. Create a project featuring "Cupcakes".
3. or "Mash it Up!" and create a project with Cupcakes & Buttons!

Check out the great projects from the Design Team below, you may notice that we added in some extra touches... Paper Piercing & Paper Piecing so if your really up for a challenge add one of those techniques into your project as well.

And don't forget about our next "Fan Favorite" Challenge. We can't wait to see what your ideas are!

I'm afraid that I don't have one single cupcake stamp or punch, they really don't do anything for me as I really don't do cutsey at all.  So I've chickened out of the cupcake part of the challenge and gone for Buttons!  

I've gone with Crumb Cake, Calypso Coral and Island Indigo, using Circle Circus and the new Delicate Doilies.  I've sponged ink on ribbons to match the colours.

Hope you're inspired and head on over to the Friday Mashup challenge and check out what the other DT girls have done.

Cheers,

Kasey ~ in Oz

Miss Three.... take two

Of course the family requests for a card for Miss Three would have to arrive at the last minute....My daughter is just going to have to select from existing stock for her neice.  Anyway this little fairy is for me to give Miss Three, I had to make it quite different from the Pink Tilda card so went with a purple fairy and butterflies rather than roses as the embellishments.

I'm quite pleased with the end result.  The sentiment will go inside along with my birthday wishes.

As I've used spica pens again there are highlights on the image flowers as well as the wings, dress and hair. The butterflies have clear spica all over the lighter purple and the embellishment flowers have clear spica highlights all very difficult to see in the photo so you'll just have to take my word for it!

Hmm just looking at her here and thinking that perhaps there is little too much purple.....I wonder.....is that possible?   LOL

I'm going to throw this one into the Mad 4 Markers challenge and the Make it Monday Linky Party.

If you like this card, you can vote for it at Mad 4 Markers!

Cheers.

Kasey