Day 1 of the July 2021 CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release-Snowflake Stencil

Happy Friday everyone!! Today I am popping in with a project I created using the NEW *Snowflake Stencil from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

I started off by using a circle stencil to blend *Stormy Sky Distress Ink onto a white card front. I then used the *Snowflake Stencil to stencil some snowflakes and snowfall along the sides.

Next I stamped my sentiment using the *Snowy Sayings Stamp Set with black ink. I also stamped some tiny snowflakes from the set in the circle using some blue dye ink.

I die cut some snowflakes using the *Funky Flakes dies and adhered them around the circle. I added some *Fresh Snow Glitter Accents in some of the snow fall and put the panel aside to dry.

While the Glitter Glue dried, I used the *Snowflake Stencil to stencil snowflakes in Stormy Sky ink onto a top folding, blue, card base. 

My last step was to adhere the white panel to the blue card base. This was a simple card to create and one that would be easily mass produced in different colors.

This stencil, as well as all the other stencils, are now in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop under the NEW section. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order!!!

Please be sure to travel over to the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to see the cool projects the other DT created and to be entered into a drawing for a prize!!!

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

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Christmas in July

Hi Friends!! Today I am popping in with a quick card I created for some challenges. There are a TON of challenges out there right now for Christmas Themed cards so I decided to jump on the bandwagon and create one.

I created this using this weeks AAA Card Challenge #194-A Twinchie and optional twist, Christmas in July, The Male Room Challenge #152 Christmas in July, the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge WWC320-Dawn's All About Occasions

I created this card by using Mama Elephant's Little Snowman Agenda stamps and Hello Bluebird's Holiday Flurries stamp set and Typed Christmas stamps. It isn't perfect but I tried to get the sentiment to hug the edge of the circle.

I used *Tumbled Glass Distress Ink for my "sky" and Hero Arts *Tide Pool to stamp the snowflakes. 

Clean and simple are NOT my forte but I love how this card came out!!!

That is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by!! Have a FABULOUS night!!

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Merry Christmas with CAS-Fridays

 Happy Tuesday!! I am just popping in with a sneak peek for a card I created for the CAS-Fridays Blog today. 

I had fun doing a bunch of techniques to create this card. Hop on over the THIS POST to see how I made this with a step-by-step picture tutorial!!! 

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

A Christmas Card for Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #460

 Hello everyone!! It has been an echo chamber here lately. I have not had a ton of energy to create these days. Between stressing about work, the election and the increase in Covid in the schools, my mojo has flown out the window. Does anyone else have a hard time creating when they are stressed?

It also doesn't help that my crown is disintegrating on a tooth and I have been experiencing terrible tooth pain. I am having a temporary crown put on the tooth on Tuesday and I cannot wait!! I never thought I would be excited to go to the dentist!!!

This morning I had a great walk and some snuggles with my neighbor's dog so I sat down to my desk to see if I could get some of my creative juices flowing. I watched a video Jennifer McGuire posted on using embossing folders so I tried the technique in my own way.

I used a Richard Garay embossing folder with some Ranger Pine Needle and Evergreen Bough Distress ink for the banner. I then used the same colors with an Altenew Watercolor Stripes stencil on a piece of Neenah Solar White cardstock that I had cut down to an A2, top folding card. 

The Altenew Brilliant Baubles were stamped with Ranger Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, and Abandoned Coral Oxide Ink. 

I used Versmark Ink and Ranger Gold Embossing Powder to heat emboss the gold accents on the ornaments. I then used some Scrapbook.com Double Sided Roll Adhesive to pop up the ornaments on the embossed banner.  I had been using the big rolls of 3M tape but they have made it so sticky that it tears my paper if I don't get it just right the first time. 

I die cut the CAS-ual Fridays "Merry" from some Tonic Gold Mirrored Gloss cardstock. This was a leftover on my desk and I knew I had to use it on this card!! 

The embossed sentiment is from MFT's Snow Globe Sentiments (retired)-one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES for Christmas sentiment stamp sets. I added a tiny bit of Gold Stickles for some sparkle on areas of the ornaments. 

This card was inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketch Challenge #460. I am so glad that I was able to play this week!

I used the die cut and the sentiment strip in lieu of the sentiment strip that spanned the top of the sketch. 

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

FaLaLaLa Card at CAS-ual Fridays

 Happy Monday everyone!! Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a Christmas card using some old and some new products. Below is a sneak peek of my project:

Hop on over to my POST see the complete card and the directions on how I created it!!!

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Christmas in July-A CAS-Fridays Christmas Post

Just popping in with a sneak peek to the card that I created for the CAS-Fridays Blog. It is my turn to host the blog and I had fun making a slimline Christmas card.

Hop on over to see how I created the background on this fun card!!!

Happy Monday Post on CAS-ual Fridays

Hi everyone!! Today it is my turn over on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a Christmas card I created.

Though I created a poinsettia, this wasn't what this stamp was originally designed for!! Hope on over to the blog to see how I created this!!!

Also, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is having a FANTASTIC sale going on now.

You can even use my code, NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order. Crazy, huh?

To make it even more fun, CAS-Fridays is even offering a free gift with an order of $55, after discounts. Hop on over to the blog for more details!!!

I hope you all have a FABULOUS day!!

A Second Post for Today

This is my second post for today. I didn't realize this sketch challenge was closing and I created this specifically for it so I decided to pop in with another post.

This first card was inspired by a sketch from the Global Design Project. I LOVE this sketch and think I will be using it again for some other cards.

I used a Mama Elephant penguin and some trees from Hello Bluebird as my images.

The stamp die is the same one I used yesterday but have no idea what company it is from. I cut off the name, something I NEVER do. The snowflakes are from a bunch I cut out last week while my husband was away.

I have kind of been on a Christmas card kick as I think I have to create all my cards for this year and I am WAY BEHIND!! I usually do a photo card of my daughter but since Thanksgiving is so late, I doubt I will be able to do it in time for Christmas. I have been spoiled for so long that it is killing me to have to make all of them again!!

Okay, that is all from me once again. Have a great day!!

A Christmas Card

Hi everyone!!

Just a quick pop in with a Christmas card I created this weekend. I was going to post it yesterday but just was too tired to be on the computer.

I used Hello Bluebird snowman from the "Frosty Friends" stamp set that I colored in with Copic markers as my main image. I have had these snowmen since last year but never inked them up.

I used CASE this Sketch #344 as my main inspiration for this card, as well as Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge.  The sketch had me a bit flummoxed this time but I figured it out. Instead of the hexagon I used a snowflake!

I had so much fun going through my plethora of snowflake dies and cutting them out to use on cards. I actually have quite a few dies and there are a bunch more that I have on my wish list!!

Notice the pink on the snowflakes? Apparently my inked background was not dry all the way and I picked it up with the Nuvo Clear Shimmer Pen I used over the snowflakes!! It makes me mad but don't think it looks horrible, do you?

I had a lot of fun making this card and am thankful that my mojo came back to me this weekend!!!

On a different note, I have been doing a fun thing for my daughter the last couple days. She has been super stressed with midterms and school work so I took the trio of cats that were her FAVORITE stuffed animals and took photos the last two days to send before I left for work. I then text them for her to see when she woke up. Oh, and by the way, as you can see, they are in NO WAY professionally done!!

This one I took yesterday in my basement before I steamed the shirt I chose to wear.

Today I got the dog involved. He doesn't look too happy does he????

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

Happy Sunday!!

Hey everyone!! Happy Sunday night!!

Just popping in with a quick post to get in a card I created for this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #407 and a bunch of other challenges listed at the end. I am right on the edge and since I love how this came out I had to get it posted!!!

I created a background using Distress Inks. I then used a tooth brush and watered down white acrylic paint to spritz white over the top.

The snowman is from Hello Bluebird's "Frosty Littles" Stamp set. I colored him in using Copic Markers and then added little touches on using Diamond Stickles and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Berry Blue.

The sentiment is from Hello Bluebird's "Typed Christmas" stamp set.

The snowflakes are from the hoard of dies that I have. They were in a pile and don't have a clue who makes what without going through everything and it is too late for that!!!

I have had NO MOJO as of late so making this card is so exciting for me!!! I love how this background came out and even made a different one to match but too late to post so will do it tomorrow.

I am entering this card in Freshly Made Sketches #407, Just Us Girls Challenges #510: Color Week-using the colors Navy, Purple and Green,  Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies, Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge: Anything Goes Optional Twinkle, and Addicted to Stamps: Holiday.

That is all from me tonight. I hope you all have a great start to your week!!!