Kasey's Picks for FM59!

Before we get to Kasey's Picks I want to say a Huge Thank You to her for being a member of the DT! We've seen lots of fun challenges from her and she will be missed. She is moving on to some great Design Teams and we wish her the best of Luck!

Let's see who she has picked as her Favorites this week: 

Hi all, just carrying out my final duty as a Friday Mashup DT member. And what a way to end my term. Fabulous entries in my final challenge, thank you all for showing us your fabulous creations. I have selected the following as my top picks.

 The "Glamettes" in no particular order are...

Aileen ~ Stamp Up your Craft

Annie ~ Memories to Keep 

Steph ~ Hofkissed

And my "Rockstar" for this week is....

Christine ~ Happy Heart Cards

Thank you all for playing along with my final Friday Mashup challenge and making it such fun. Be sure to come back tomorrow for a new Challenge!

Let's Meet Amy!

Let's meet Amy ... She is one of our newest Design Team Members who will be starting with us in June. You can see more of Amy's work on her Blog White House Stamping... We are so excited to be working with Amy!

I grew up in a creative family and have always loved paper and colour. I was introduced to card making about 8 years ago and became a complete addict! A few years later I stumbled across Stampin Up through SCS and discovered they had just launched in the UK so I went along to a taster session and ended up becoming a demonstrator. I run regular classes at my home in Bristol and really enjoy spending time with the friends I've made through this hobby. I have a long-suffering husband who puts up with paper and stamps everywhere and four cats who enjoy finding scraps of card on the floor and stealing them to play with... I'm so excited to be part of the Friday Mashup team!

FM59 it's all Ribbons and Bows...

Hello Friday Mashup fans, Kasey here, I am both excited and a little bit sad as this week marks the end of my term on the Friday Mashup Design Team. I'm finishing on a week where it is my turn to bring you the challenge and I want you to be On the Edge! Yes that's right, have a decorative edge on your project and mash it up by using ribbons and bows. Such a fabulous picture that Justin and Mary gave Holly permission to use for our challenge graphic this week.

I have to thank Holly for taking me on to her team, firstly as a Guest Designer and then as a permanent member of the team. My very first DT gig! I've had such a wonderful time working with these talented crafters. I've also seen some amazing creations from you, our followers and participants, in our weekly challenges. Welcome to the new Friday Mashup DT members, I am sure they are going to be bringing you some amazing projects to inspire and challenge you. I'll still be around in blog land and I'm working on three other DTs, I'll even stop by the Friday Mashup now and then to play along!

Justin & Mary Photography

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project " with a Decorative Edge! "
2. Or Make a project with " Ribbon and or a Bow. "
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a project " with a Decorative Edge & Ribbon ". 

We can't wait to see your Edgy creations! Check out what the Design Team created below to help get you started...

Kasey ~ Paisley Wings & Crafty Things 

Holly ~ Hollybeary Creations 

Rita ~ Rita's Creations

Kim ~ Stamping For LIFE! 

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper

Lisa ~ Snowy Moose Creations 

Tara ~ Can't Stamp the Rain

Liliana ~ Stampin' From Home 

Our May Guest Designers 

Erica ~ Pink Buckaroo Designs 

Monica ~ Stamp N' Jewels

*Please see the Challenge Guidelines above and remember to provide a Link back to the Friday Mashup or use our challenge graphic within your Post. The Linky will close at 12am EST Thursday May 24th.*

Lisa's Picks for FM58!

A Big Thank You to those that played along with us last week and the cards that were sent for the Soliders at Walter Reed.  We didn't have many players this week so everyone is a Winner!!! Where were you ladies this past week? Hopefully with Mother's day having been Sunday, you were too busy getting pampered to stamp! 

Let's see who Lisa Picked for the "Rock Stars" this week: 

Brenda ~ OttawaMom 

I love Brenda's focal image and the way she combined the colors. What a wonderful Mashup!

Gisela ~ Craftin' Zone 

The yellow burst are an awesome focal point and I just love the dimension she gave the stars, another wonderful Mashup!

The "Glamettes" this week are: 

The rest of the players this week all had wonderful Patriotic cards and I loved them all! 

Vanessa ~ Saffire's Stamping 

Karen ~ Stamping in the Boonies 

Hayley ~ Stampin' Up! with Hayley Kew 

Amy ~ White House Stamping

Thank you again to everyone who joined us.. Ladies be sure to grab your badges above. We will see you back here tomorrow with our next Challenge! 

Let's meet Liliana....

I'll have the Rock Star Pick for last week in a bit.. Let's say Hi to Liliana she is one of the newest Members of the Friday Mashup Design Team! You can see more of her work on her blog Stampin' From Home.

Hello everyone! My name is Liliana and I live in Miami, FL, but I am originally from Argentina. I am married with a very supportive husband, and a SAHM of four children (three in their 20s and a 12 year old), and 3 furry cats. I've been doing crafts since I can remember, but I got hooked with cardmaking when I attended my best friend's SU! workshop four years ago. Since then I became an SU! demonstrator and I've enjoyed every single minute of it.

I did several presentations at SU! conventions and leaderships. I try to participate in as many challenges as I can, because I love to create cards every day just following sketches, matching colors and papers, or whatever the challenge asks for. I also sign up for online courses about techniques where I can learn a bit more about inks, papers, scrapbooking, cards, etc.

I learn something new every single day and that is so exciting to me. It was in this way that I found the Friday Mashup challenge blog . I was guest designer for the month of April and now I am honored to be part of the design team and to be able to share my creativity with all of you. I really love what I do and I hope to inspire you so you can enjoy making cards as much as I do. I can't wait to look at all your submissions and be inspired by them as well.

Still time to play in FM58..

Lisa is our hostess this week and she is bringing us a Color Challenge. The Linky will close on Thursday May 17th at 12am EST.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project that's "Patriotic, for Remembrance or saying Thanks".
2. Or Make a project with the colors " Whisper White, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade & Daffodil Delight."
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Remembrance or Patriotic project using the colors above."
4. Donate your card to a Wounded Solider or that Special Service Member in your Life!

* If you would like to Donate a Card to a Wounded Service Member you can send your cards to Holly. The Red Cross at the Walter Reed National Medical Center will accept the cards and distribute them to Wounded Service Members throughout the hospital. Please send your cards to Holly Endress P.O. Box 18 Arnold, MD 21012 no later then May 31st. She will be hand delivering them to the Red Cross at the WRNMC.

FM58 a colorful Thank You!

Welcome back for another challenge at The Friday Mashup. Lisa here and this week I've got a Mashup that honors a holiday that is very near and dear to me.

In the US we celebrate Memorial Day the last Monday in May. It was formerly known as 'Decoration Day' and honored the Union soldiers lost in the Civil War. By the 20th century Memorial Day was a day to remember ALL our men and women who have been lost while serving in the military.

Some people use Memorial Weekend as a time to usher in the summer, to BBQ and enjoy their family and friends. My family does the opposite. We attend local ceremonies in town that honor those that have been lost, we walk through the cemeteries and pay our respect to the fallen warriors. As a military family it is important to us to pay our respects and teach our children what the day is really about. This year we will be joining my friend, who is a Gold Star mom, at the Alaska Veterans Memorial to pay respect to her son, and to all the others who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

So as a challenge we are asking you to make a patriotic card or a card of remembrance for someone you may have known, use the colors provided below or mash it up and create a patriotic/remembrance card with the colors provided.

We've also got a special part to this challenge....take your project and donate to a wounded warrior, to a loved one of a military member that has passed or to your local veterans chapter. You can also mail your cards to Holly and she will hand deliver cards to Walter Reed National Military Hospital.

So here is the "Mashup" Challenge :

1. Make a project that's "Patriotic or for Remembrance".
2. Or Make a project with the colors " Whisper White, Night of Navy, Poppy Parade & Daffodil Delight."
3. Or "Mash it Up" and create a "Remembrance or Patriotic project using the colors above."
4. Donate your card to a Wounded Solider or that Special Service Member in your Life!

* If you would like to Donate a Card to a Wounded Service Member you can send your cards to Holly. The Red Cross at the Walter Reed National Medical Center will accept the cards and distribute them to Wounded Service Members throughout the hospital. Please send your cards to Holly Endress P.O. Box 18 Arnold, MD 21012 no later then May 31st. She will be hand delivering them to the Red Cross at the WRNMC.

Our Design Team has created some great cards to help get you started...

Lisa ~ Snowy Moose Creations 

Kasey ~ Paisley Wings & Crafty Things

Holly ~ Hollybeary Creations 

Rita ~ Rita's Creations 

Kim ~ Stamping For LIFE! 

Heidi ~ RunningwScissorsStamper 

Tara ~ Can't Stamp The Rain 

Our May Guest Designers 

Erica ~ Pink Buckaroo Designs 

Monica ~ Stamp N' Jewels 

*Please see the Challenge Guidelines above and remember to provide a Link back to the Friday Mashup or use our challenge graphic within your Post. The Linky will close at 12am EST Thursday May 17th.*