Thank You with CAS-Fridays

Hi everyone!! I hope you all are staying healthy. I feel like a broken record saying this but I feel I have to. It is the reason for all this social distancing and I am hoping it is working!!

Today I am over on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a thank you card.

To see the whole card and a pictorial step-by-step, please hop on over to the BLOG to see what I created.

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

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!!

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!!

Finding Inspiration at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Hi everyone!! Today is my turn over at the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog.

I created a card that was inspired by just a few of the photos that I took of beautiful hydrangea bushes across the Irish countryside over the past two weeks.

Below is a sneak peek of the card I created:

Hop on over to my post to see the full card and a photo tutorial on how I created this!

Have a FABULOUS Tuesday!!

Day 4 of the March CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Release

Hello everyone!! I hope you are all having as much fun as I am seeing all the fun, new products from the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March release.

Today I am showcasing new Trellis Cover Fri-die with a shaker card. I also used the die set introduced yesterday, Sweet Friend,  and the stamp set Pretty Posies to complete the sentiment.

I have to admit that I am the WORST at making shaker cards but was determined to make this work. I am not going to go through the directions for how I created this because I know there are plenty of people out there that are better at it than me.

I will say that I added a frame around the edges to cover up a bit of a mess I made when adhering the shaker to the white, A2 card front.

The "friend" was die cut from shiny, rose gold cardstock using the Sweet Friend Fri-die. The "thinking of you" was embossed using a rose gold glitter embossing powder. I assure you it does match but had a hard time photographing this card so you could see that.

With all the trouble I had making this card, I LOVE the way it turned out.

This Trellis Cover Fri-die is now available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store in the NEW section. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

That is all from me today. Be sure to hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see some more incredible creations using this new die and to enter into a giveaway.

I hope you all have a FABULOUS day!!!

CAS-ual Fridays Sneak Peek-"Dream Then Do" Stamp Set

Hello blog friends!! Are you as excited for today's CAS-ual Fridays sneak peek? The design team is showing projects made with the new products that will be available on Saturday, April 30, 2016 at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

Without further ado, here is the sneak peek of the new "Dream Then Do" stamp set.

Isn't this set fabulous? I LOVE the sentiments and the fonts used for this!!

For my first card, I chose to make the focus on the sentiment.

I started the card by "smooshing" Twisted Citron and Cracked Pistachio Distress ink on the front of a piece of watercolor paper. I then dried it with my heat gun and adhered it to the front of a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card base. Next I adhered an aqua card stock circle onto the front.

I stamped the sentiment from "Dream Then Do" stamp set onto white card stock using aqua dye ink. I mounted it on top of a piece of Basic Grey patterned paper using foam adhesive. I then randomly adhered sequins that matched the paper to the card front to draw your eye through the card.

For my second card, I combined the "Dream Then Do" stamp set with the "Pretty Posies" stamp set that was introduced in my post yesterday.

I randomly stamped the flowers from the "Pretty Posies" stamp set onto a piece of white card stock and colored them in with Copic markers. I then cut the white card into a 4" by 5 1/4" panel and adhered it onto a red card base.

Next I stamped the sentiment from "Dream Then Do" in black onto a piece of patterned paper. I adhered it to the front of the card using foam adhesive. I then took gold hearts that I had die cut using the "Fun-Fetti Fri-Dies" and adhered them to the front around the flowers.

Please visit the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to enter to win a randomly picked $15 prize. Each day you have a chance to enter and five, $15 prizes will be announced on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog on Saturday, April 30, 2016.

And there is a sale going on a CAS-ual Fridays Stamps too. See details here. You can use the code below to get even more off too!!

That is it for me today. Be sure to stop by again tomorrow for another sneak peek!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!

Stamp Supplies:
Card #1

InLinkz.com


Card #2

InLinkz.com