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!!!

What Would I do Without You?

Happy Tuesday everyone!! Today I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog with a new friendship card.

Please hop on over to the blog to see how I created it!! 

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

Day 4 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps April 2020 Release

Happy Hump Day!!! It is Wednesday for all you people whose days are getting all clumped together. I rarely know what day it is myself but as I am posting ahead of time, I need to know the date!!

Today I am posting two of my FAVORITE projects that I created for the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps April 2020 Release. They are so different from each other too!!

My first card I used the brand new Blossom Bubble Stencil and paired it with a sentiment from last month's Terrific Flowers Stamp Set for a clean and simple card.

This brought me back to high school days when I first started making cards. I used to use stencils and acrylic paint to create scenes on card fronts. Instead of using paint, I made a scene with the Blossom Bubble Stencil and dye ink. I started off by masking the card front with an open circle in the center. I placed the Blossom Bubble Stencil over the circle and stenciled two flowers using three different pink Distress Inks.

I them used a small dauber to stencil the flower centers with yellow.

I masked off the flowers with post it tape and used green to stencil in the stems and the leaves. I changed up where I wanted the leaves from the stencil-which is something I LOVE about using stencils to create a card!!!

I removed the Blossom stencil and shaded in around the inside edges of the circle mask in a teal color, as well as heat embossed a sentiment in gold from the Terrific Flowers Stamp Set.

I am not sure if you can see from the photos but I dry embossed a frame around the outside of the white card panel. My last step was to adhere it to an A2, top folded card base. This card was SO EASY and so fun to make!!

My next card I used the new Bold Flowers Stencil, a sentiment from Pretty Posies stamp set and the Sweet Friend's Fri-die to create my card.

I created the background by pairing the new Bold Blossom Flower Stencil with Ultramarine Color Burst on watercolor paper.

The Color Burst is a powder I sprinkled in between the stencil and then misted water over the top. There was so much color on top of the stencil that I then dipped the panel into that, creating what you see. I even had enough to make a second panel that I put away for a different time.

I let the panel dry and mounted it onto an A2 card base. I then adhered the "friend" die cut to the front. I used a shimmer pen over the black sentiment and then covered it with Glossy Accents.

I stamped a sentiment from the Pretty Posies stamp set in black. I adhered the sentiment strip under the "friend" die cut when the Glossy Accents dried.

My last step was to adhere some sequins that matched the background around the sentiment block.

I cannot tell you how pleased I am with this card!! I had never really used the Color Burst before and I have a couple bottles up on a shelf. I will definitely be trying this again with some other stencils.

These new products are available NOW in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store. Please use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

To see some more amazing projects with these new stencils, hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see what the other members of the design team created!!

I thank you for taking the time to stop by today. I will be back tomorrow with another fun card I created for this release!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

A Card for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Hi everyone!! Once again it is my turn on the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog. Below is a sneak peek.

Hop on over to the CAS-Fridays Blog to see how I created this sunflower using a HEART!!!

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

CAS-ual Fridays June 2019 Release Day 4

Hello everyone!! Today is the last day of sneak peeks of the new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release.

I have to admit that the new Heart A2 Panel Fri-die is my FAVORITE out of this new release. I can see me using this for all sorts of cards-from birthday to sympathy. For today's post, I created a simple hello card.

The first thing I thought about when I saw this die was it screamed 1970's to me. I don't know why but it did. I used the new Heart A2 Panel Fri-die to die cut three panels of bright cardstock that I associate with this era. I then adhered the die cut panels together, staggering them so the color below would peek out, and then cut off the extra cardstock at the edges.

Next I adhered the die cut over a kraft colored, A2 card base and added a "hello" sentiment that was die cut using the Sweet Friend Fri-dies.

I covered the sentiment with clear sparkle pen and Glossy Accents to give it a bit of sparkle.

The new Heart A2 Panel Fri-die, along with the rest of the release is available now in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order.

For more inspiration, hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to see what the other designers came up with.

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

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!!!

Day 3 of the March 2019 Release for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Hello everyone!! Today is day 3 of the March 2019 release for CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. I am showcasing the new Sweet Friend Fri-dies. For my project I created an encouragement card.

I started my card by used the negative of a panel that had been stenciled with the Tin Roof Stencil in lavender. I misted a piece of white cardstock using the stencil and then put a piece of white cardstock OVER the stencil to collect the extra mist that was on top, reversing the image.

While that was drying, I used the Tin Roof Stencil again with Moonstone Nuvo Glimmer. I covered the flower centers with Enchanted Stickles to match the lavender misted panel.

Next I die cut the "friend" sentiment using the new Sweet Friend Fri-die with purple paper and used the Somebunny stamp set for the stamped sentiment.

I took the misted rectangle and adhered to the card base using foam adhesive. Then I added the friend die cut, and the sentiment strip over it.

My last step was to adhere some sequins around the sentiment and use Cosmic Stickles for the dot over the i in "friend."

Here is a peek at what comes with the Sweet Friend dies:

These new Fri-dies are available in the NEW section NOW in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps store. Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order.

Hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog for a chance at a giveaway and some more inspiration using these new Sweet Friend Fri-dies.

I thank you for stopping by today. Tune in tomorrow for some more sneak peeks of the new release!!

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!!