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.

Freshly Made Sketches #423

Happy Sunday everyone!!

Tonight I am popping in with a card I created using this weeks Freshly Made Sketches #423. I was planning on posting this during the afternoon but time got away from me!!

Here is the sketch that I used for the card:

I started off by masking off a circle and ink blending in yellow and orange distress ink.

I then spritzed a bit of water on top for the sky effect. I stamped Penny Black's Delicate Silhouette's stamps in black dye ink over my blended sky.

The sentiment is from a retired My Favorite Things stamp set that I heat embossed in white. I added a little heart covered with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen in the sky because it just needed a little something.

This weekend has flown by and I so wanted to make so many more cards, as well as clean my craft room. I did neither, instead cleaning the kitchen a bit and doing mountains of laundry. Does time get away from you like that?

That is all from me tonight. I thank you for taking the time to stop by.

Have a FABULOUS night!!

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!!!

Happy World Cardmaking Day!!

Hi everyone!! I am celebrating World Cardmaking Day with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

Are you making cards today? I know I am!! I cleaned up my room so that I had room to make some cards!!!

One of the things I am doing is using products and trying techniques that I rarely use.

I actually blended Distress Oxide inks on RED paper for the background, using reds, corals, greens and yellows. I wanted to try to use the inks on colored cardstock and see what happened. It did NOT come out as I thought it would but it was fun to try.

I then used the Curtis Stencil and a combination of Fossilized Amber and Lucky Clover Distress Ink over the blended background.

The flowers are from Pretty Posies that I colored in with Copic markers.

The finishing touches were done using a Nuvo Clear Gloss Pen, some Glossy Accents and Nuvo Crystal Drops in Blushing Red.

Hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog for some more fun with the Design Team and to enter to win some prizes!!! I hope you join our Linky Party!!

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