Everyone Could use a Smile-A CAS-Fridays Post

 Today it is my turn on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a trio of cards using the "Sassy Smiles" stamp set.

Hop on over to my BLOG POST to see how I created these cards!!!

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

CAS-Fridays and Crafting of Hue Blog Hop

Hi everyone!! Today the CAS-Fridays Design Team is doing a blog hop. We are featuring the
CAS-ual Fridays Stencils. There is also a SALE on stencils!! They will be $5.00 until July 12, 2020!!!

I created a card where I used the Curtis Stencil to dry emboss AND heat emboss for a simple look.

The key to dry embossing with a stencil is the layering "sandwich" you do through your die cut machine. I have an old Sizzix Big Shot so I use a Sizzix Texturz Impressions Pad and Sizzix Texturz Silicone Rubber Mat for my sandwich.

I have an old tabbed adapter plate so I open it to the right tab, place one standard cutting mat down, with the silicone rubber mat on top of that. I usually clean my silicone mat with a lint brush but when I was making this card, I couldn't find where it was in my room!!

Next I place my paper over the rubber mat, with my stencil over the paper.

I then top off the sandwich with impressions pad and run everything through my machine.

When you take your paper out, it looks like this. You see the top where there is a line from the outside of the stencil? This DOES NOT always happen. It depends on the stencil. I worked around this by cutting my embossed paper down to make it disappear. If I had not cut it down, I was going to put a strip of gold cardstock in between the embossing and the edge so you would think it was part of the design!!!

For the next step, I die cut my sentiment from gold cardstock and fun foam using the "happy" from the Happy Hanukkah Fri-dies. I adhered the gold die cut over the foam and set it aside to dry.

While the die cut was drying, I used a gold embossing ink to smear over a white cardstock strip and then heat embossed this with gold embossing powder. I adhered the strip onto an A2, top folding card front, and then glued the red embossed cardstock around this.

I masked and heat embossed the birthday sentiment from the Whole Shebang stamp set on  a white strip of cardstock and adhered it to the card front.

My last step was to I adhere the die cut sentiment to my card front using Ranger Multi Matte Adhesive.

This card was so simple to create and using your stencils to dry emboss just extends the uses of your supplies!!!

Remember, all STENCILS are on sale today until July 12, 2020 for $5.00 with no code needed.

Also, clearance has been marked down to $.99!!! When it is gone, it is gone!!! You can even use my code, NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your TOTAL ORDER!!

Be sure to click on the links below to see what the other members of the Design Team created!!!  One commenter from all the blogs will be picked to win a $50 CAS-ual Friday Shopping Spree Code! This code will be picked on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.

Start at CAS-UAL FRIDAYS

Vicki Dutcher

Michelle Wallace

Larissa Hackett

Nora Noll <<<<<<<You are HERE!!

Maria Russell

Lisa Bzibziak

Carolina Flores-

Special Guest from Crafting of Hue

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

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release Day 3

Happy Tuesday!!! I hope you are all doing well. 

Today is Day 3 of the March CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release. I created a card with the new "Happy Birthday" stamp set.

I started off my card by using the Curtis Stencil with two colors of Distress Ink on a white background.

I then used the Happy Birthday stamp set and double stamp set in an orange and peach color. 

I adhered the panel over two scraps of pattern paper. I did a pop up effect of the sentiment by covering up the darker cover with an aqua shimmer pen and Glossy Accents.

Here is a peek at what the entire stamp set looks like:

Want to see some more projects with this stamp set? Hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to see what the design team has created.

This stamp set, as well as the entire release is in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Store right now!! Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your entire order.

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

CAS-ual Fridays Post-Experimenting with Foil

Hi everyone!! Today I am over at the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a card I created using a stencil, transfer gel and hot foil.

To see the full card design, hop on over to the blog to see how I created this card.

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

Last Day of Sneak Peeks for the October 2019 CAS-ual Fridays Release is all about COFFEE

Happy Friday everyone!! I am so thankful for the weekend but cannot believe it is already NOVEMBER!!! This fall is flying by fast.

Today I am popping in with two cards for the last day of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps October 2019 release. My projects are showcasing the two new coffee stamp sets-Coffee Days and Cup Refills in honor of the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

On my first card, I combined the Curtis Stencil and the new Coffee Days stamp set to create my card.

I did a bit of rainbow blending using the Curtis Stencil and stamped the sentiment from Coffee Days over the top in brown ink. I cut it into a rectangle and set the panel aside.

On a white, A2 sized card base, I stamped the coffee cups from Coffee Days in the same colored order as the stencil. In between the cups, I stamped the coffee beans from the stamp set.

I then assembled the card, adhering the stenciled side over the top of the stamped cups. I adhered a brown strip of cardstock to differentiate the two sides and give your eyes a rest.

My last step was to use some Glossy Accents over the top of the coffee beans.

For my second card, I combined the new Cup Refills stamp set, the Curtis Stencil and the Coffee Cup Fri-dies for a fun birthday card.

I started by blending green Distress Ink over the card front. I then stenciled over the blended ink with the same color.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Cup Refills set and stamped the coffee beans from the Coffee Days set below.

I then watered down some brown Distress Ink and used a tooth brush to spritz brown ink over the card front. When that dried, I adhered the die cut coffee cup and used Glossy Accents over both the coffee beans and the coffee inside the cup.

The new release is available NOW over in the NEW section in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

Well that is all from me today. Be sure to hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see some more projects from the Design Team using these stamp sets.

I thank you for taking the time to stop by today and all this week for a peek at my projects. Have a FABULOUS day!!

A CAS-ual Fridays Post

Happy Thursday everyone!! I am on vacation right now but I do have a fun post on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog. Hop on over to see how I stretched some of my supplies to create the card below.

I even created a fun sketch for you to use if you want!!

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

A Flip, Flap Card and A Video Experiment

Happy Wednesday everyone!!

I had to check my watch to see if I had the right day today. I got home Friday from a fourteen day trip to Ireland and I am still acclimating to this time zone. I am waking up early, which helps me to get things done, but I still trying to figure out the days of the week. I won't post about my trip today but will be doing a post sometime this week. Still processing it all.

Today I am popping in with a card I created as an experiment. I have been watching YouTube videos on interactive cards the last couple days and I wanted to give it a try. My first creation is a Flip Flap card and I even created a little video to show you the card in action at the end of all my photos.

I am not going to give you a step by step as I am NOT an expert. I still haven't even stamped a "pull" instruction on my little tag but was so excited that it worked that I had to post!!

Anyway, this is the outside of my card. I actually started off the whole thing with the martini die cut. I had it all put together in my stash and I wanted to use it on a card.

I think my favorite part of the front is that I used some Glossy Accents to mimic the alcohol in the glass!! I could change the color to make it a different drink next time. Perhaps a Lemon Drop????

When you pull the little tag on the side, the front opens up to a snarky sentiment.

I used a sentiment from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Shenanigans" stamp set on the inside. I am the oldest of all my friends so this will be sent to someone this summer!!

Okay, I am attempting to input the video below. PLEASE let me know if you can view this!!

I want to start doing videos and this was an easy way to see if I could do it. Not professional by any means but it is a start!! I will also admit that the green is more accurate in the photos rather than the video. Sorry about that.

I am entering this into Just Us Girls Challenge #495 which is a "smile" word challenge. I think this card would make someone smile, don't you? I will also be entering this into Seize the Birthday, with no topping.

Please let me know what you think!! I thank you for stopping by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Supplies:

(Affiliated Links used when possible, at no extra cost to you)

Paper-Neenah Solar White, Prima, Bazzill
Stamps-CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Shenanigans," Technique Tuesday "Sassy Birthday," Altenew "Label Love"
Inks-Ranger Distress Ink in "Shabby Shutters" and "Twisted Citron," Stampin Up! "Old Olive," "Real Red," "Daffodil Delight," "Pumpkin Pie," Memento "London Fog," 
Dies- Xcut-Martini Glass, My Favorite Things
Other-CAS-ual Fridays Stamps "Curtis Stencil," Glossy Accents, Scotch Tape Runner, Sizzix Big Shot, Picket Fence Studios Blender Brushes

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March Release Day 2-Stencils!!

Hello everyone!! Today it is the second day of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March release. Today I am showing you some cards I created with their new STENCILS!!

My first card I used the new Curtis Stencil. I also am giving you a sneak peek of the hello die which is from the new Sweet Friend Fri-dies.

I used Distress Ink to stencil a rainbow effect on my card front.

I faded each color out so that I would have a large white space on top.

I die cut the sentiment out of black and out of white. I layered the white over the black so that there is a "shadow" behind the hello.

My second card I created using the Modern Petals stencil, Casual Trees Fri-dies and the Breathe stamp set.

I created an ombre background using the Modern Petals stencil and Distress Inks.

Over the top I added some pattern paper scraps, a CAS-ual Tree Fri-die that I had dipped in ink and a sentiment circle that I popped up with foam adhesive.

The last step was to add some sequins covered in Diamond Stickles.

Below are the new stencils that are being released:

 

All of these are in the the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store NOW in the NEW section!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order. 

Want some more inspiration? Hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see more from the Ink Squad and to enter into a giveaway. Stop by tomorrow for a project from the Sweet Friend Fri-dies. Have a FABULOUS day!!