Background mania at The Friday Mashup!

This week at The Friday Mashup Sara is our host and asking us to use a background stamp and include a 3D element on your card. OK!

I used the Chevron background stamp and white craft ink to do the background. I considered embossing it, but I wanted it to have a more 'sketched' look... more like the chalkboard technique. The "Happy" panel is a mini note card from the Project Life kit, Everyday Adventure Card Collection. I outlined around the panel with the white gel pen to add a little extra and bring the white in from the background stamp.

Last but not least, I added a few 3D stars. These are made from the Stars Framelit dies. To make them 3D, you just fold them in half at each point (so, 5 times). Then you squish in the in-between parts and pop up the points.

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project using a "Background Stamp"
2. Create a project with "something 3D on it"
3. or Mash it Up! and create a "project with a 3D element and a Background Stamp"

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Supplies:
Stamps: Chevron background
Inks: White craft, gel pen
Paper: Basic Black CS, Everyday Adventure Card Collection, Moonlight DSP stack
Tools: Stars framelits

White on White (on a bit of Sahara Sand)

Sara is our hostess this week at The Friday Mashup and she has a lovely challenge for us.

Our challenge was to create a project with trees and embossing (heat or dry). I chose to do a whole bunch of dry embossing! I saw these really funky trees at a store not too long ago, on some super awesome pillows... Unfortunately, the pillows didn't match my decor, so they didn't come home with me ;)

I embossed panels of Whisper White with various embossing folders and then cut them out freehand in different tree-like shapes. The pillow had patterned 'trees' and then solid circles in them, so I mimicked that with some un-embossed white circles.

The tree trunks were cut from a piece of Whisper White that I had stamped with the Hardwood background stamp. A little anniversary greeting was stamped at the top in Sahara sand. 

Check out the challenge this week:

1. Create a project with "Trees"
2. Create a project with "Heat or Dry Embossing"
3. Or Mash it Up and create a project with "Embossing and Trees"

We would love to see what you create this week.

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara

xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Hardwood, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Paper: Whisper White CS, Sahara Sand CS

Ink: Sahara Sand

Tools: Argyle EF, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Argyle EF, Decorative Dots EF, Arrows EF, 1" Circle punch, 3/4" Circle punch

Blue Hello for Colour Me...!

Well happy Wednesday to you! We have a brand new colour palette over at Colour Me...! this week - lots of blues :)

I started off with a bit of colour blocking in the background with the challenge colours... Then I got stuck! What next?

Usually when I sit and wonder "what next", the answer is grunge, grid or chevrons. I picked grid and chevrons!

I sponged black Stazon onto the Chevron background stamp with some sponge daubers and then stamped onto the colour blocked piece. Then I stamped the Off the Grid stamp in white Stazon overtop. The "HI" was cut out with the alphabet bigz die, but before I did that I layered some Whisper White onto that really thick cardboard type material you get in the pack of specialty DSP or Glimmer papers. I wanted the letters to stand out!

That pretty much finished off this card. I debated adding some bling, but thought it might detract too much from the grid!

Do you ever struggle with knowing when to stop? ;)

Time to check out the challenge this week:

Thanks for stopping by today!

-Tara
xox

Supplies:

Stamps: Chevron background, Off the Grid

Paper: Pacific Point CS, Tempting Turquoise CS, Bermuda Bay CS, Coastal Cabana CS, Whisper White CS, Basic Black CS

Ink: Black Stazon, White Stazon

Monochromatic Birthday wishes for Dynamic Duos

Hello!

Sorry for the late post of my Dynamic Duos card this week. On top of computer problems today, we've also had a little case of the "Flash Flu"... Inexplicably, almost everyone in the family got super sick, but only for a very short period of time! My oldest son literally looked grey at one point. Pretty terrifying!

I digress...

The colour combo this week is Blushing Bride and Primrose Petals. Lovely combination of pinks!

I used the chevron background stamp to add some interest to the back, and my very favourite flower stamp Stippled Blossoms. I finished it off with some Smoky Slate/Basic Grey accents.

Check out the challenge this week:

We would love to see you over at Dynamic Duos this week!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Tara
xox