FM198 Up and Away!

It's time for my take on the Friday Mashup! This is also the first time I am taking part in this challenge, can you tell I have been taking part in a lot of challenges lately? I just love them, cause when I am stumped with what to make they are a great way to push your creativity. 
When I first saw this post, I really liked the idea, in the end I forgot my background, but I made the mashup my own and that's another thing I love about challenges as well! I am also working on using up my scraps of paper (I know who am I kidding right?) and that it yet another thing I love to use challenges for! 

Here is my take on the challenge: 

Hope you all enjoy the rest of your Sunday and don't forget the Oscars tonight! 

Freshly Made Sketch 174

This week's Freshly Made Sketch seemed pretty simple, a little too simple for me that I think I actually ended up thinking about it way too much. Have you ever have that happen to you? It did all work out in the end, but I can't say that I am 100% satisfied with the way my card came out. I guess they all can't be perfect. 

Here is the sketch: 

And here is what I came up with: 

Some of the products used: 

• Lawn Fawn Monster Mash Stamps & Dies
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Antique Linen & Worn Lipstick
• Sizzix Circular Dies 

Retrosketches #153

I normally don't get to do a lot of crafting during the week, mostly due to work and sometimes when I get home all I want to do is unwind. Since I had an extra long weekend, I was able to catch up on some card making (I still want to do so much more) and I decided to take part in this weeks Retro Sketches Challenge.

Here is the sketch we had to use: 

Here is my take on this week's sketch:

Hope you have a great Friday, thanks for stopping by!!

Viva La Verve Week 2

Hey Peeps!
Here I am again with another challenge card, this time it's for Viva La Verve's Week 2 Challenge for the month of February. This is my first time taking part in one of their challenges. 

I had a lot of fun putting together this card. At first I just wanted to go with the yellow background, but I thought the flower didn't stand out enough if I did it that way. I looked around in my stash to find something that would match all the colors I was working with and found a not too bold piece of paper with the chevron pattern. All the elements worked well together. I love playing around with different types of paper and it's also a great way to clean up your stash as well. 

Here is how my card turned out: 

Who else is happy that tomorrow is Friday??

A (midweek) Birthday Card

Since it's a long weekend for me, I decided to get busy today and make some birthday cards, since I am waaay behind. I got the idea for my card from a youtube video by Kristina Werner (whom I absolutely LOVE) It is one of her older video's but I just loved the idea of this card!(Blog post can be found here) I am trying to make due with the stamps and dies I have for now. I need to make better use of the stuff I have instead of just collecting items and forgetting about them. 







Here is my take on the card: 

Hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!!