SU Hardwood

SU Sweetbriar Rose with SU Hardwood

Oil change- check, trip to the Post Office- check, Chiropractor appt.- check, Bank deposits- check, Favors done for my sweet stampers this week- check…

a Monday Post for you- check!

I played with my SU Sweetbriar Rose stamp with my new Melon Mambo Blendabilities alcohol markers. I just did a little therapeutic coloring and still am amazed how wonderfully the ink melts into the paper. Since I put a little button on it, I thought I would share it with my friends at The Paper Players # 207 this week.

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SU Sweetbriar Rose with Hardwood

This pretty single stamp fills up a card front and could be used so many ways. I chose to let it stand on its own off a bright white panel but thought the addition of the Hardwood stamped background on Crumb Cake cardstock would complement the image nicely. The left corner seemed a bit bare so I added a subtle yet elegant embellishment I thought the humble flower deserved. Rounding off two opposite corners is an easy way to dress the card up even more.

Hope you enjoyed it today:)

Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Sweetbriar Rose
INK: Memento Black, SU Melon Mambo and Old Olive Blendabilities Alchohol markers
PAPER: SU Whisper White, SU Basic Black, SU Crumb Cake
ACCESSORIES: SU Basic Black Tafetta ribbon (retired- and now retired from my stash as well!), SU Vintage Faceted Button, random Baker’s Twine, SU Dimensionals
TOOLS: Corner Rounder

SU Treat Cups for the Friday Mashup 169

 

Hey everyone..

I finally got internet access at the hotel tonight in Salt Lake City just in time for the Friday Mashup post! I was getting nervous since yesterday I could not log on and doing a post from my phone wasn’t cutting it. I even had to bring my card here to the Stampin’ Up convention since I left so early Wednesday without any sunshine in my family room to snap a photo. I was just a little too busy to get it done any earlier in the week.

So, here is my Friday Mashup Challenge #169 straight to you from the hotel lobby! Of course, I did not look strange taking the photo since the hotel is full of demonstrators sharing swaps and ideas…lol.

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The Mashup Challenge:

Create a project using a “Background Stamp.”

Create a project with “something 3-D on it.”

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

Snowman Treat Cup

I decided to do a little “Christmas in July” before the month is over…

I Mashed It Up by using the SU Hardwood stamp to create a rustic background for my 3D snowman with a SU treat cup filled with mini Altoids. I scavenged  some random felt ribbon I just loved from World Market to make a cozy scarf and added a sprig of greenery to finish off his hat.

Make sure to check out the fun Design Team inspiration cards/projects at the Friday Mashup. I can’t wait to see what your creative minds come up with this week!

SU Crosses of Hope with Chevron Punch Lattice

It’s time to SPRING into Tara’s Friday Mashup Challenge # 154.

1. Create a Spring Card.
2. Use Scattered embossing by using a stylus to selectively emboss portions of an embossing folder.
3. Mash It Up with a Spring Card with Scattered embossing!

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I was in Easter mode this week for my classes so I thought I would share one since Spring brings Easter with it. I am sure you have been seeing a lot of Chevron Punch lattices over blogland. Well, I tried my hand at one or two. You just punch a continuous line of chevrons out of a 8 1/2″ by 1 1/4″ strip of card stock. Repeat with another piece. Then you lay one on top of the other with the chevrons going in opposite directions. Then simply interlace them and gently spread to create the lattice. I used the Little Leaves Sizzlet for the leaves and the Petite Petals for the flowers on this card. I also used the lovely retired SU set Crosses of Hope. The Hardwood Stamp is the perfect background for the lattice and the cross, don’t you think?

SU Crosses of Hope with Chevron Lattice

I also made one with the Woodgrain background stamp that has a finer line image on it. I used the Bird Builder punch of the leaves on this one.

SU Crosses of Hope Chevron PUnch Woodgrain

After making both of them…
I think I would use the Hardwood background with the Bird Builder leaves
on my next card…

 

I sure hope you play along with the Friday Mashup this week. As you can see, I did not mash it up this week, will you? I would love to see it!

SU Lovely as a Tree with Sketched Birthday

Crafters, it’s time for the Friday Mashup Challenge # 150. This week, Holly is asking us to

Create a “Masculine” project.

Create a project with some “Stitching/sewing on it”

or

Create a “Masculine project with Stitching on it”.

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The machine at the burlap factory made it easy for me to add the stitching to my card! I know, that is a stretch but it is woven and stitched together…just sayin’…

This card is going to the wonderful nephew of a dear friend and neighbor. In fact, that nephew is also the son of another sweet friend of mine!

SU Lovely as a Tree FM Masculine

I used the ole faithful SU Lovely as a Tree for my image. I usually use the other trees so it was fun to use the oak this time. I pulled out my SU Pastel Chalks to add the color to my circle since my sponging ability was less than desirable. The chalks are a favorite of mine and so easy to achieve a more even tone. I guess it is safe to say that the SU Hardwood is a new favorite of mine as well!!

Card Recipe:
STAMPS: SU Lovely as a Tree, SU Sketched Birthday
INK: SU Soft Suede, SU Pastel Chalks (retired)
PAPER: SU Soft Suede, SU Very Vanilla
ACCESSORIES: SU Wild Wasabi and Marina Mist Candy Dots
TOOLS: Circle Framelits, SU Bitty Banner Framelits

Hope to see your masculine and/or stitched project this week, hop over to the

Friday Mashup

to see what the Design Team put together for you.

SU Simple Stems with SU Hardwood and SU Too Kind

Hello, friends! I tucked in tonight after running around like crazy in the freezing temperatures all day…brrrrrrrr. I cozied up with some new posies from the  SU Occasions Catalog. I have been itching to use the new SU Hardwood stamp so I used it as a background with the sweet sentiment from SU Too Kind. Ever play around so long with a card and nothing comes together? That is what happened with this card…I just couldn’t get what was in my mind onto my card so I just finished it and moved on…I did use the colors from ColourQ # 225 this week as inspiration.

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SU Simple Stems with Too Kind and Hardwood

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