On the Blog at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Happy Tuesday everyone! I hope you are all having a good week. Today I am on the blog at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps with a card I created using the Everyday Dragonflies stamp set.  

Hop on over to the BLOG POST to see how I created this card.

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

A Simple Thank You

Happy Friday everyone!! It is my turn over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a simple card that was inspired by a hike I took last weekend. Below is a sneak peek of my project.

Hop on over to MY POST to find out what I was inspired by and to see a step-by-step on how I created this card.

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

A New Post for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

 Happy Wednesday!! I have been MIA as of late due to exhaustion from my job. I have 19 more days of school until we break for summer but who is counting!!! This has been a long year and I will be happy to see it end. I have been in school since August and I do not have much patience left in me to prod the students to complete their assignments. They are over this year too. 

Today I am over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a simple birthday card. Use the link to see how I created my card. Below is a sneak peek:

I received a new free stamp set from Altenew today. I was so excited as my day was a little rough.

It is always fun to get a little envelope filled with something in the mail!!! I am hoping that I can use this set tonight to create a card.

On another note, I was able to go to the nursery this past weekend and got a bunch of different annuls and a couple perennials to plant in my gardens. 

I spent Mother's Day afternoon planting them in various places. I have to admit that I do not have a green thumb but I try!! I did not take any after photos as I didn't use gloves and my hands were a MESS. Am I the only one who likes the feel of getting dirt on their hands from gardening?

I still have to plant my veggies but need to figure out a plan because my dogs LOVE to dig in my veggie garden. 

Well, that is all from me today. Perhaps I will post again later this week as I have been making cards but just not posting on my blog. Do not forget to hop on over to my post on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

My Turn on CAS-ual Fridays Today!!

 Just popping in to say I am on the CAS-Fridays Blog today with a new card!!! Below is a peek!!

To see how I created this, please hop on over the the BLOG!! (I apologize in advance for my horrible photos. I am moving my craft room and I do not have anything set up to take photos of my projects at this moment!!!)

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

Day 3 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Winter Release

 Hello everyone!! I hope you all are enjoying your weekend.

Today I am popping in with two cards I created using the newly released CAS-ual Fridays Stamps stencils-Chunky Chevron and Bubbles.

On my first card, I decided to just use the Bubbly stencil in a traditional way.

I used Distress Ink in Peacock Feathers, Crackling Campfire and Rusty Hinge with the stencil and blended the ink across a white A2 card base. I die cut the panel down using a rectangle die. 

Next I stamped "celebrate" from the Sassy Celebrations stamp set with WOW! Clear Embossing Ink. 

I heat embossed the "celebrate" using WOW! Bang embossing powder. I love the texture of this embossing powder and think it draws the eye to the sentiment, which is what I wanted. I then layered the panel over an A2 sized, Peacock Blue card front. My last step was to use some glitter accents randomly in some of the bubbles. 

Below is a peek at the new stencils being released:

For my second card I used the Chunky Chevron stencil to do a mixed media card front. 

I used a heavy weight white cardstock as my background panel. I needed a heavier weight paper because I used the stencil with Peacock Feathers and Crackling Campfire Distress Spray Stain, and some Peacock Feathers Oxide Distress Spray.

I made my own red colored cardstock by inking white cardstock with Crackling Campfire Distress Ink. I cut it into strips and adhered it to the card front. I then adhered "happy" that I had die cut using the Happy Hanukkah Fri-die.

I added a birthday banner that I had masked and stamped from the Everyday Dragonflies stamp set. 

To finish the card, I wrapped some teal twine at the top of the card. 

These stencils, as well as the rest of the release, is available now in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store. Don't forget to use my code NORASENTME 15% off your total order!!!

Please stop on by the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see some more creations from the other DT Members!!!

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

Sending Hugs and Happy Thoughts with CAS-Fridays Stamps

 Happy Monday everyone!!  I hope you all had a FABULOUS weekend!!!

Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a fun card using the Everyday Dragonflies stamp set that I collaborated on with Michele. Below is a sneak peek of my card.

To see how I created this card and for some fun tips, please hop on over to the POST to see step-by-step instructions!

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

Winner Winner Chicken Dinner and a Couple Cards for World Card Making Day

Happy Sunday everyone!!! Yesterday FLEW by and I only was able to make three cards, and one is sitting on my desk half finished. My mojo is just GONE and I was so disappointed because I set aside the whole day yesterday just to play. Don't you hate when that happens?

Now onto some FUN news!!! The two winners of the new products I collaborated on with CAS-ual Fridays  are.....

Sue D. you were randomly picked to win the Pinked Slimline Fri-dies and Lisa Elton for the Everyday Dragonflies Stamp and Fri-dies!!! Congratulations!! I cannot wait to see what you create!!! 

Onto my lame attempt at making cards for World Card Making Day. My first card I created for the Pinkfresh Studio Challenge #12 hosted by Arjita. It was to create a card using florals. Here is what I created.

I stamped the Modern Layered Florals with Pinkfresh Dye Inks. (I used the ink cubes from Over the Hills for the leaves and Heartbeat for the flowers.) I have had this stamp set for ages and this was the first time I inked it up and I LOVED it!! I layered my florals over a panel of pattern paper from the Celebrate 6" by 6" paper pack. 

The whole layout design was inspired by this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #455. The sketch was a square card but I changed it to a rectangle.

I added some Buttermilk Nuvo Crystal Drops in the center of the red florals to create the floral centers. I popped the sentiment, from the same stamp set, using some foam adhesive and then added some pink pearls around the edges. 

I really liked how this card came out!!! I even stamped and die cut a couple more florals using different colors to use on some future cards.

For my second card, I pulled out my PLETHORA of pre-made ephemera from Pinkfresh Studio to create my card. I used the Pinkfresh Challenge #6 and Challenge #12 hosted by Anne (6) and Artija (12). The challenges were to create a card with no stamping and florals. Here is what I came up with.

None of the stuff on this card is out there anymore. I am a paper and ephemera WHORE that buys it and then NEVER uses it!! It is terrible!! For this card, I combined Pinkfresh paper and Stitched Frames from the "Simple and Sweet" collection, along with flowers and die cuts from "Joyful Day." I then threw in a typed sentiment strip from the "Indigo Hills" set.

Not one stamped image in sight!!! I need to do things like this more often because it is fun to sit and layer things on top of each other. I added some Clear Wink of Stella over the flowers to give them a bit of shine, as well as some Nuvo Fresh Snow Glitter Accents in the middle of the flowers. 

For my final touch, I added some gold sequins across the card. I am so happy with how this came out!! 

Well, that is all from me today! I hope you all have a FABULOUS afternoon!!

Happy World Card Making Day!!

 Hello everyone!! I am popping in for a super QUICK post!! I will be posting more cards hopefully (with my fingers crossed!) tomorrow as I plan to spend the day in my craft room!!!

CAS-ual Fridays has a NEW Halloween stamp set-"Spooky," which I received in the mail yesterday, along with some glow in the dark Wow! embossing powder so I just HAD to make a card!!!

I had an idea when I saw this set to make a SUPER SIMPLE shaker card. I stamped the boo sentiment with Catherine Pooler "Midnight" ink on white cardstock. I then die cut the panel using the Pinked Slimline Fri-dies.

I then stamped the cob webs with Versamark ink and heat embossed with the WOW! "Glow in the Dark" powder. 

I then made an envelope out of a clear notebook pocket and added some sequins to make a shaker card. I didn't have just black sequins so I had to pick each of them out individually from a color mix!! Talk about dedication to an idea!!! I adhered the shaker part to the front of a white, slimline card.

I used the Pinked Slimline Fri-dies once again to die cut a black frame, which I adhered around the shaker using foam adhesive. My last step was to adhere a few sequins on the outside of the shaker as well.

CAS-ual Fridays is having a HUGE CLEARANCE sale, as well as a free giveaway with a purchase of over $35.

You can use my code, NORASENTME, to get an extra 15% off your total order!!!

Also, don't forget to post on my Day 1 and Day 2 September Release Blog posts to be in the running to win the new Pinked Slimline Fri-dies and the new Everyday Dragonflies stamp set, with matching Fri-dies. The random drawing will be on Sunday, October 4!!!

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

Day 2 of the September 2020 CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release

 Happy Tuesday everyone!! 

Today I am posting some cards I created for Day 2 of the CAS-ual Fridays September 2020 release. I created two cards showcasing the Everyday Dragonflies stamp set and matching Dragonfly Fri-dies. The stamp set is the second product collaboration I had with Michele this month. 

For my first card, I stamped the largest dragonfly onto white cardstock and colored the flowers in with Tombow markers in shades of orange and red.

I die cut the dragonfly with the matching Dragonfly Fri-die and layered it over a piece of red cardstock that I had dry embossed with the previously released Tin Roof Stencil.

I stamped a sentiment from the new stamp set and die cut it out using the small banner from the new Slimline Pinked Fri-dies. I layered this over a larger banner that I had die cut and blended with shades of orange.

To complete my card, I used Glossy Accents down the center of the dragonfly and randomly used some Nuvo Glitter Drops around the dragonfly. Below are a peek at these new products.

For my second card, I combined the new Everyday Dragonflies Stamp set and yesterdays Slimline Pinked Edged die set to create a slimline card.

I stamped the large dragonfly onto a white cardstock panel that I had die cut using the large stitched die from the new slimline die set. I then stamped the smaller dragonfly twice toward the top.

Next I masked off the dragonflies, shaded the background with three shades of teal ink and did a Copic dot technique all over the panel. 

For my sentiment, I combined the "friend" die cut from the Sweet Friend Fri-die set and a sentiment from the dragonfly set. I created an ombre effect over the die cut to match the background.

I die cut an aqua panel using the pinked die and adhered it to a white, slimline card front. I adhered the colored card front on top of the pinked panel.

My last step was to use some Diamond Stickles on the dragonfly bodies and randomly over the wings.

Once again I have a giveaway!! Comment and follow me on my blog to be entered into a chance to win the Everyday Dragonflies Stamp set. You have until Saturday, October 3, 2020 to comment. The drawing will take place on Sunday, October 4th, 2020.

This new stamp and die set is available NOW under the NEW section in the CAS-ual Fridays Store. Be sure to use my code NORASENTME for an extra 15% off your total order!!

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Be sure to go to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see the beautiful projects by the design team!!! I will be back tomorrow with another new sneak peek!!!