Playing With Pattern using CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and a Hike

 Hi everyone!! Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a card that was inspired by a pattern I saw on Pinterest. Below is a sneak peek of the card.

Hope on over to the blog to see the full card and a step by step on how I created this.

In other news, I went hiking yesterday with my Ireland buddies. We have been hiking some CT state parks this summer. We have been trying to do things outside so we have less of a chance of catching Covid from each other and wear masks when appropriate. Seeing them has helped my sanity because I don't go anywhere!!! Below are a few photos I took at Southford State Park.

One thing this place had was a bunch of waterfalls. These are pretty lame right now as we have a drought this summer but they still were pretty!!!

The photo above and below are the same waterfall, taken at different spots on the trail. I was actually standing in the middle of the stream on a rock for the one below. A little boy was so mad because his father would not let him go in the water to do the same thing!!! I am always setting a bad example!!

Another feature of this hike is the "covered bridge." But come to find out, it really isn't that old. Kind of a disappointment.

This did used to be a mill site, though, as you could see the stones they used to grind whatever they were milling around the bridge.

There were downed trees galore in this forest, as well as some funky growing trees. For some reason, I have a fascination with trees. I love the textures of different tree barks and the stuff that grows around it.

We were joking that the tree above was a "pregnant" tree but it almost looks like some kind of face to me. 

This tree the trunk actually was growing in a curve. There was a live canopy at the top!!!

Downstream!!! I really would love to see this when it is at full force. It would also be a lovely hike for the fall.

We ended the day with some breakfast!! We got up early so we could beat the rush of the day at the park so this berry french toast hit the spot!!!

Well, that is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

A CAS-ual Fridays Critter Blog Hop

Hello everyone. Crickets here on the blog. I have been crafting slowly but not posting much.

I hope you are all doing well. It has been tough here sheltering in place this week but I am happy to do so to keep people safe. I have been finding things to do that I neglect on a daily basis, like washing curtains and making meals to freeze. I have also been teaching my daughter how to cook-something I am not bad at but HATE to do.

Today I am here with with a card I created for the CAS-ual Fridays Crafting With Hue Blog Hop. The design team all made critter cards!!

For my card, I used the Little Huggables Stamp Set and the Little Critter Fri-dies for my card.

I chose to use the cat image from the stamp set because I wanted to use the sentiment, "Meow you doing?" because I have a certain someone I am going to send it to.

I colored the cat with Copic markers and die cut it with the Little Critters die.

I used foam adhesive to adhere my kitty to an A2 card front.

I blended Ranger Wilted Violet and Twisted Citron onto this panel before placing the cat, and used Hero Arts White Iridescent Shimmer over it for a little sparkle.

The purple gems were adhered at the end around the sentiment to give it some emphasis.

To celebrate this blog hop, CAS-ual Fridays is having a sale!!! All Critters are 20% off!

To get an extra 15% off, please use my code NORASENTME.

That is all from me today. I hope you all have a FABULOUS weekend and try to destress during these trying times.

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Post

Happy Monday everyone!!

It has been awhile since I have posted. I have not had any mojo after the holidays and it has been hard to create anything. I did take a fused glass class this past Thursday, which was so FUN!! To do this craft, it would not be cheap but I liked the process.

I have also been taking an online Modern Calligraphy class but am behind on this. I tend to not carve the time out I need for online classes so I often don't follow them on the correct day. If I had to be at a class, in person, I am better. Weird, huh?

Anyway, today I am on the blog at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps with a Valentine's Day card. It was kind of fun to get back into my craft room to create this.

To see the full card, please hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog.

I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps October 2019 Release Day 4

Happy Hump Day everyone!! I hope you are all having a great week.

I am back with another project for the October 2019 CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release.

Today I am showcasing the new stamp set Hearty Horse. I bet you are looking at the above card and wondering how the heck I used this set!!!

I got a little creative when I saw this and knew I wanted to make flowers with that tiny, solid heart!!

I created my flowers by die cutting a small circle out of a piece of copy paper and stamping the heart around the circle using different fall colored dye inks. I then made a stencil out of where I had die cut the circle and stenciled the flower centers with two types of brown Distress Ink.

On a white piece of cardstock, I stamped the sentiment from the Hearty Horse set in brown and adhered a dark red cardstock strip underneath. I adhered the sentiment block to the card front using foam adhesive.

My last step for this card was to wrap some twine around the top and tie it in a bow. From the whole release, this was my FAVORITE card that I created!!! I had so much fun making these flowers!!!

For more creative ideas using this stamp set, please hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see what the other Designers created.

This stamp set, as well as all the new release is available NOW in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store in the NEW section. Please use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

Once again, I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Tune in tomorrow for yet another peek at the new release.

I hope you have a FABULOUS day!!

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release Sneak Peek Day 2-Doing Great

Happy Monday everyone!! I am here today to showcase another NEW stamp set from the October release for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

Today the design team and I are showcasing the new Doing Great stamp set.

I started off my card by using bubble wrap to create my background. I covered some bubble wrap that I had on my desk with the new Hero Arts reactive ink, misted it with water and "stamped" it onto a white, A2 card front.

While the card panel was drying, I heat embossed the large sentiment from the Doing Great stamp in white and blended the same color inks over the top. I used a rounded rectangle die to die cut the sentiment and used foam adhesive to adhere it to the card front.

My last step was to adhere some clear sequins randomly around the sentiment.

To see more inspiration from the design team using this stamp set, as well as to enter a give away to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store, head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog.

These new stamps, as well as the rest of the release, are available in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

That is all from me today. I will be back again tomorrow with another project for the new release.

Thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!!

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps: Nate and Friday

Hi everyone!! Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog today. Below is a sneak peek of my card.

Hop on over to see a step by step on how I created my card!! Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Supplies:

(Affiliate Links used when possible at no extra cost to you. All are indicated by an asterisk (*))

Stamps: *CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Nate and Friday"

Dies: Spellbinders Circles and Oval Nesting Dies, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Fun-Fetti Fri-Dies"

Paper: *Neenah Solar White, *Bazzill "Red Devil," My Favorite Things Striped 6" by 6" paper Pad

Ink: Ranger Distress Ink-*"Fired Brick" and *"Candied Apple," *Ranger Archival Black

Other: *Big Shot Machine, *Ranger Mini Ink Blending Tool, *Foam Adhesive