25 Days of Christmas Tags

Happy Saturday!! I hope you are all enjoying your day.

Today I am popping in with some tags that I created for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags blog hop. If you have not heard of this hop, head on over because it is AMAZING. There are also PRIZES to be won!!!

The CAS-ual Fridays Design team made tags showcasing some of their Christmas products and are being featured on the 25 Days of Christmas Tags blog today. I decided to go with my OBSESSION of snowflakes that I have been on this fall and create tags using snowflakes as the theme.

I chose to do multiples and use neutral colors to go with any wrapping paper. I started off by die cutting the large tag from the Tag Buddies Fri-dies twice from Kraft cardstock.

I then stamped and heat embossed two small snowflakes, in white, on each tag using the Snowy Sayings stamp set.

Next I flicked watered down white acrylic paint and gold watercolor over the top of the tags using a tooth brush.

When the paint was dry, I layered die cut snowflakes that I had cut using the Funky Flakes Fri-dies and adhered them to the tag. I covered the snowflakes with Diamond Stickles to give them some sparkle and shine.

When the Stickles were dry, I adhered some sequins in the middle of the snowflakes and added some ribbon with gold floss to the top of the tags.

My next two tags I die cut using the middle tag from the Tag Buddies Fri-dies.

I used the exact same paint technique on these two tags that I used on the larger tags.

I again die cut snowflakes using the Funky Flakes Fri-dies and adhered a couple together in a pattern on each tag.

I then added some Diamond Stickles on one of the section of the snowflake and added a gold sequin to the middle.

My last step was to add some white ribbon and gold floss to the top of the tags.

That is all from me today. I hope this inspires you to create some fun tags of your own. Be sure to hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to see what the other girls from the team have created.

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

A CAS-ual Friday Stamps Sneak Peek and a Happy 18th Birthday to my Daughter

Happy Friday everyone!! Today it is my turn on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a snowy Christmas card. Below is a sneak peek.

Hop on over to see the entire card and how I created it!! CAS-Fridays is also having a fun promotion that you won't want to miss.

All the information is on the blog!!

On another note, today my baby turns EIGHTEEN!! (below is one of our Christmas card photo rejects from Thanksgiving!!)

It seems like yesterday that she was this little tiny baby that we had no idea what to do with. I am so proud of the young woman she has become.

I created the card below especially for her and sent it out to her at the beginning of the week. I am TERRIBLE at sending cards out and she had to BEG me to make one for her.

The puppy is from Avery Elle and I attempted to color him in like my dog, Zack. Not great but he is cute.

The hat is from Hello Bluebird, the Happy from Simon Says Stamp and the birthday sentiment is from My Favorite Things. The whole card was basically a mish mash of things that I had colored in at a previous date and then added some sparkle and shine to for a little more oomph.

Happy Birthday to you, Charlotte. You are by far the BEST THING that has ever happened to me!!

I thank you all for stopping by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

Supplies:

(Affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you.)

CAS-ual Fridays Card:
Dies-CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Funky Flakes and Merry Christmas Fri-Dies
Paper-Neenah Solar White
Ink-Ranger Distress Ink- Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Faded Jeans
Other-Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Diamond Stickles, Ranger Multi Matte Adhesive, Imagine Crafts Sheer Shimmer Spray, Sizzix Big Shot

Birthday Card-
Stamps-Avery Elle Furry Friends, Hello Bluebird Pig Day, Simon Says Stamp Stained Glass Love, MFT More Essential Sentiments
Paper-Stampin Up! Coastal Cabana, Neenah Solar White, Paper Trey Ink Aqua Mist
Dies-Avery Elle Furry Friends, Simon Says Stamps Stained Glass Love, Hello Bluebird Pig Day, MFT Blueprints 13
Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black
Other-Sizzix Big Shot, Copic Markers, Frozen Stickles, We R Memory Keepers Dotted Embossing Folder

Clean and Simple Holiday 2018

Happy Monday!! Today I am here with THREE cards I created for the Clean and Simple Holiday 2018 online card class. I took this on a whim and am so glad that I did. I had SO MUCH FUN!!

My first card I completed for Day 2 of the class. Cathy Zielske had a video making a layered card with die cut snowflakes. I used hers as my inspiration and came up with the card below.

Now I am not sure that MY card would be considered clean and simple because I used patterned paper. Hers was mainly cardstock-which I LOVED. However, I can never use the same stuff as someone else because that is me.

I also found this buffalo plaid paper in my stash and just HAD to use it. The fun thing about this card was going through and cutting out the snowflakes. I don't think you can ever have enough snowflake dies to choose from!!

My next two cards I created as homework for Day 4. The first was inspired by Jessica Frostballa's technique of dipping her snowflake in glitter.

Like my first card, her card design inspired me as well. I did not have the same dies she used so I improvised with what I had. I also chose to use a light purple with silver on this card. Purple is unconventional for a Christmas card but I am a bit obsessed with it of late so I decided to go with it.

My third card was inspired by Dawn Woleslagle's class. I went WAY OUT of my comfort zone for this card. Foiling is not something I would do every day!!

Again, I was inspired by Dawn's card that she created but I didn't have any of the snowflakes she used so once again, I improvised. I also used purple foil on this card-and the photo does not do it justice.

I would have matched the sentiment with the purple but I didn't have the right match of purple embossing powder. I thought using silver was a good compromise. I tried to mimic the silver by adding gray jewels on the snowflake.

I think out of all the techniques I was taught this week, the foil one was the most fun. Can't say I would make a ton of cards like this BUT I could do this for "special" people in my life.

Well, that is all from me today. Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Supplies

Affiliate links used when possible at no extra cost to you

Paper: Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Lilac Swirl, Echo Park-A Perfect Winter Collection-Snowflake Swirls and Floral Flurries, My Minds Eye Aqua Tones Cardstock

Foil: Therm O Web Lilac, 

Adhesive-Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue,  Scotch ATG Gun, Ranger Multi Matte Medium, Foam Adhesive

Ink-Tsukineko Versamark Clear Ink

Dies-Simon Says Stamp Stitched Flakes Dies, Nadine Snowflake, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Funky Flakes and Merry Christmas, Paper Trey Ink Damask Snowflakes, MFT Let it Snowflake (retired), Pierced Circle Die-namics (retired) and Blueprints 13

Stamps: MFT Snowglobe Sentiments

Other: Pretty Pink Posh sequins, purple and gray rhinestones, Doodlebug Lily White Rhinestones, Sizzix Big Shot,  Wagner Heat Tool, Ranger Silver Embossing Powder, Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss, Nuvo Glitter White

Day 4 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Holiday Release: Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

Happy Halloween!!

It is day 4 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps holiday release. I am showcasing two cards that I created, one with the new Merry Christmas Fri-Die set and the other with the new Happy Hanukkah Fri-Die. It seems strange to showcase Christmas and Hanukkah stamps on Halloween but it is fun to be different!!

I started off my first card by randomly stamping gray stars from the Star of David stamp set across the front of a top-folded, white, A2 card.

Using the Happy Hanukkah Fri-Die set, I die cut three blue "happy" sentiments and adhered them down the middle of the card front.

Next I die cut "Hanukkah" in silver using the same Fri-Die set. I adhered this underneath the "happy" sentiments.

My last step was to adhere clear rhinestones randomly across the card front.

I started off my second card by using the Funky Flakes Fri-Dies set and embossing them into a white piece of cardstock. I adhered this over a white, A2 card front at an angle.

I then used the snowflakes from the new Dashing stamp set and randomly stamped them across a piece of aqua card stock. I adhered this over the embossed card panel.

Next I used the new Merry Christmas Fri-die to die cut the Christmas sentiment. I adhered both to the aqua stamped panel. I used Diamond Stickles to cover the sentiment to give it some shine.

I die cut a few Funky Flakes from white and aqua cardstock and adhered them to the left of the sentiment. I then added some bits from the white snowflake around the sentiment and covered them with Diamond Stickles.

Another easy card to create in bulk for the holidays!!!

Be sure to stop by the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see some other fabulous creations the design team made using these new sentiment Fri-Dies.

All new products are now in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store. Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your entire purchase!!

I thank you for stopping by and with you all a HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Supplies:

 

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Snowflake Inspiration

It is Christmas Eve and my turn over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog for a little inspiration. I created three projects for this post, all using some of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps snowflake dies and stamps.

My first project I created a thank you card.

I used CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Bring on the Snowflakes," "Snowy Sayings" and "Thanks" stamp sets for this card. I designed this card to be very simple so that I could easily whip up a ton to write my Christmas thank you notes.

I stamped the snowflakes from both snow sets in green, pink, aqua and lavender inks onto a blue card base. I then stamped the sentiment with black ink. I added a bit of sparkle to the snowflakes with glitter glue that matched the ink colors.

My next project I created for my "Secret Snowflake" I had at work.

I die cut snowflakes put of white paper scraps using the CAS-ual Fridays Fri-dies "Funky Flakes" and "Flurry," dies.

I then inserted die cut snowflakes in a clear envelope, added white flat and star sequins, as well as a gift card, and then fused them at the top. I have never done this technique before and thought the result was cool. I am now going to look at using my dies in fun, new ways.

I created a tag to match, stamping snowflakes from "Bring on the Snowflakes" and "Snowy Sayings" onto the large tag from the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Tag Buddies" die set.

Since I was not wrapping this gift up, the inks I used for the snowflakes matched the gift card.

If you like any of the projects here, the stamps and dies can be purchased from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store. Use my code nora2016 to get a 15% discount.

I thank you for stopping by and wish everyone a magical Christmas!!

Supplies:
Stamps-CAS-ual Fridays "Bring on the Snowflakes," "Snowy Sayings" and "Thanks" 
Dies-CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Funky Flakes," "Flurry" and "Tag Buddies" Fri-dies
Paper-MFT "Berrylicious"
Ink-Ranger Archival Black, Hero Arts "Soft Pool," SSS "Jellybean," Hero Arts "Bubblegum,"  Hero Arts "Soft Purple," PTI "Summer Sun," PTI "Orange Zest," Hero Arts "Lavender," SSS "Doll Pink"
Other-Stickles "Lime Green," "Turquoise," "Lavender," and "Thistle," Big Shot Machine, Recollection Sequins, Ribbon. We R Memory Keepers Fuse tool

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CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Christmas in July Release!

Happy Sunday everyone. It is steaming hot outside and to cool you down, I am giving you a sneak peek to some new winters stamps from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. These particular stamps will be available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store TONIGHT. They were previously released in a limited quantity for Catherine Pooler's Stamp of Approval box but now they are available for everyone!!

For my first card, I used all of the products above and some patterned paper for a festive creation.

I started off by trimming a piece of patterned paper from Fancy Pants "Wish Season" collection into a 4" by 5 1/4" piece. I then cut a piece of pink paper, also from "Wish Season" into four strips and notched the end with scissors to create banners. I adhered the banners, overlapping them a bit, onto the front of the wood patterned paper. Next I stamped and heat embossed a sentiment in silver from the "Snowy Sayings" stamp set onto the pink banners.

I stamped and embossed snowflakes from "Bringing on the Snowflakes" set onto vellum. I then die cut the snowflake parts out with the "Funky Flakes Fri-Dies." I tied silver DMC floss around the patterned paper, tied a bow and then adhered the vellum snowflake over the bow. I added a rhinestone in the middle of the snowflake for a bit of shine. Next I adhered the patterned paper card front over an A2 top folding card using foam adhesive. 

I then used "Walnut Stain," "Picket Fence" and "Tumbled Glass" Distress Stain over the front of the card. I added random rhinestones and some vellum left over from die cutting the snowflake over the banners for a bit of whimsy. 

I decided that I wanted to create a second card since I had so much making the first card. Instead of using primarily patterned paper, I decided to make the stamps my focal point.

I stamped the small snowflakes from "Snowy Sayings" onto a white A2 top folding card base with Hero Arts "Soft Pink" and "Tide Pool" dye ink. I then stamped the sentiment in Ranger Archival "Black" ink from the same set.

I added a scrap of pink from Fancy Pants "Wish Season" collection at the bottom and American Crafts glitter tape in blue. I then adhered random sequins in blue and white to complete the card.

Remember, these stamp sets and the die set will be available tonight in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store. Want a deal? Use the code nora2016 to get 15% off your total stamp order!!!

I thank you for stopping by. Be sure to check out the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog for links to the other designers blogs. There projects are fantastic!! Have a fabulous day!!