Stamping Smiles Design Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #8

Happy Friday everyone!! It is a happy one for me because it is the last day before spring vacation from school!! I will not be going anywhere due to Charlotte having dress rehearsal for dance but just having next week off from work is fine with me.

Today I am sharing a card I created for Stamping Smiles Designs Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge #8.

I chose to use the last column on the right, down-Square Card, Die-Cut Negatives and Food/Drink.

This was a TOTAL challenge for me as I DO NOT make square cards!! That said, this was oh so much fun to create!!

I started off by taking an A2 sized polka dot card base I had in my stash and cutting it into a 4" by 4" card. Next I used foam adhesive to pop a negative die-cut that I had on my desk. I had previously blended this square with orange ink and used the circle for a different card. I adhered a white banner with a stamped sentiment from PaperTrey Ink's "Sweet as Can Be" stamp set over the square.

I then stamped, die cut and adhered an ice cream cone from the set over the banner. The last step was to add sequin "sprinkles" on top of the ice cream.

I LOVE how this card came out and used a stamp set that I had NEVER played with before even though I have had it for years. I LOVE these challenges!!

Please hop on over to the Stamping Smiles Designs Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge blog and play with us.

Thank you for stopping by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

Supplies:

InLinkz.com

An Exciting Announcement!!

Happy Hump Day everyone!! I hope that you are all having a fabulous week!! I know I am.

Today I am here to share with you something I have been sitting on for a while and have had to keep under my hat. I am now a member of CAS-ual Friday Design Team, The Ink Squad!!

I was tickled pink when Michele asked me to join. I LOVE the products and have had so much fun using them. The other members of the team are amazing and I am humbled to be in the mix.

I created a card over at the CAS-ual Friday Blog with a step by step. Here is a sneak peek!

I also decided to create a card just for my blog.

I used CAS-ual Fridays "Casual Comfort" stamp set, the "Fun-Fetti Fri-Dies" and the "Linked Fri-Dies".

I used Ranger Distress Ink's in Cracked Pistachio and Twisted Citron on watercolor paper to create my green background. I then used mist spray in teal, green and gold over it to get the effect I wanted.

I then die cut some links out of white card stock and layered them one the top in a pattern. I did a lot of altering on them to create the design I wanted. I then adhered the watercolor paper to a white card base.

I used the "Casual Comfort" stamp set for the sympathy sentiment, which I stamped in gold pigment ink onto vellum and then heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I adhered the vellum over the card front and added a gold butterfly from Martha Stewart that I punched out of gold card stock.

My last step was to adhere gold hearts that I had die cut using the "Fun Fetti" Fri-Dies and some green sequins.

To get the CAS-ual Friday Supplies that I used, click on my links under the supplies. Use my code to get 15% off your order.

For more fun and fabulous inspiration, please head on over to the CAS-ual Friday blog.

I thank you for stopping by today!! Have a fabulous week!!

CAS-ual Fridays Supplies:

InLinkz.com

All Other Supplies:

InLinkz.com

Sneak Peek Card Supplies:

InLinkz.com

The Winner of the Stamping Smiles Design Tic-Tac-Toe Creative Fools Blog Hop!!

Hello everyone!! Just popping in to reveal the winner to the Stamping Smiles Design Tic-Tac-Toe Creative Fools Blog Hop for my blog is....

#7 Taunya Butler!!

 Taunya Butler said...

Nora, this card is FUN, FUN, FUN!! Love the styling, the background and it is just so great!! Love seeing your work and looking forward to possibly posting again pretty soon!! Hugs to you- what a great card!!

April 1, 2016 at 3:18 PM

 

Congratulations Taunya!! Please e-mail me your address so that I can send you out your package!!

I want to thank each and every one of you for making this blog hop a success. It was so fun!!