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 4 and the Final Day of the CAS-ual Fridays September 2020 Release

Happy Thursday everyone!! I hope you have enjoyed the last three days of the September 2020 CAS-ual Friday release. I know I have loved playing with all the new products!!

Today I am showcasing the last new product release-Happy Birthday Fri-dies. This die goes FABULOUSLY with the previously released Happy Birthday stamp set. 

I started off this card by masking off a circle on a piece of white cardstock and blending Peacock Feathers, Evergreen Bough and Tumbled Glass Distress Ink together. I then spritzed a bit of water and let it dry.

I die cut the panel using a rectangle die and then adhered the "Happy Birthday" sentiment over the colored circle. I used the new Happy Birthday Fri-die to cut the sentiment from pattern paper that matched the colors of the Distress Ink.

Next I adhered the white panel to an aqua, A2, top folding card base. I took a white gel pen and dotted the edges of the blended circle.

To finish off my card, I used some Washi tape that complimented the color scheme. I LOVE the way this came out!! You don't have to do too much on the background when you have a fancy die cut like this. Who doesn't LOVE easy????

The Happy Birthday Fri-dies are available NOW, along with all the other new releases, in the NEW section of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store. Don't forget to use my code, NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order-including the new release!!!

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Please be sure to hop on over to the CAS-Friday Blog to see what the other members of the design team created!!!

Have a FABULOUS day!!

Day 3 of the CAS-ual Fridays September 2020 Release

 Happy Hump Day!!! I hope you are all doing well.

It is day three of the CAS-ual Friday September 2020 Release. Today I am sharing a project created with the new Hooray Fri-dies and the Sassy Celebration stamp set.

I started off my card by die cutting the two circles using the new Slimline Pinked Fri-dies that were introduced on the first day. I used these circles to create a stencil. I used inks in purple and green to stencil circles across the card front. I die cut the panel using the same slimline die set and adhered this to a slimline, white card base.

Next, I stamped the sentiment in black using the new Sassy Celebration stamp set. This set has such fun sentiments that make me laugh!! I paired the stamped sentiment with the Hooray Fri-die sentiment die cut in white.

I finished off my card with gold stars that I die cut using the new Slimline Pinked Fri-die.

Here is a peek at the new stamp and die set:

These new products, along with the whole release are available in the CAS-ual Fridays Store under the NEW section RIGHT NOW!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your TOTAL order!!!

Be sure to hop on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see what the other design team members created and to be entered into a drawing for some prizes. Don't forget to hop on over to my blog tomorrow for the last day of the release!!!

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!!!