Birthday and Sympathy Card for some Challenges

 Happy Saturday everyone!! I am popping in today with some cards I created for some challenges!!!

The first challenge I am entering is the Twofer Card Challenge #36. This month it is Anything Goes!!! I chose to create a birthday and a sympathy card using a Simon Says Stamp Flower Cluster die. 

For my first card, I chose to create a birthday card using just black and white. 

I adhered a partial piece of the flower cluster over a white scalloped circle. I then adhered the circle over a border I die cut using the Macrame Border and Tassels die from The Greetery. 

I then adhered some sentiment strips that I had in my stash. I like how the black just pops off the card. It is easier to see in real life!!

I am entering this card into The Color Hues Challenge #14, Black and White. 

On my second card, I actually used the piece of the flower cluster that I cut off from my first card. 

Instead of leaving it white, I used some Copic markers to color the flower and leaves. 

I mounted it over a computer generated sentiment that I die cut with an MFT Pierced Circle die, that was adhered with foam adhesive over my NEW Curvy Leaves from Pinkfresh Studio. I am supposed to be on a not buy challenge but it isn't working!!!

I have really been trying to use more pattern paper in my cards since I have a ton. This paper is from Lawn Fawn. 

I am going to enter this into this months Flower Challenge#54: Shades of Purple and Watercooler Wednesday Challenge: Kath's Challenge-All Things Feminine. 

That is all from me today. I thank you for taking the time to stop by. Have a FABULOUS day!!

A CAS-ual Fridays Card for the Spring/Summer Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello everyone!! Popping in on this Friday with a card I created for the Spring/Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop. I used CAS-ual Fridays Stay Strong stamp set, By the Beans stencil and Coffee Cup Fri-dies. 

I started off my card by blending Peeled Paint Distress Oxide onto an A2 piece of kraft cardstock. I then stenciled the coffee beans over the front using Ground Espresso Oxide Ink.

I flicked some Old Paper Distress Oxide and sprayed some Walnut Stain Distress Stain over the top of my card. When that dried, I stamped the sentiment from the CAS-Fridays Stay Strong stamps on the top left using MFT Hot Fudge ink. Next I adhered the panel over an A2, cream colored card.

I die cut the coffee cup out of a scrap of vanilla cardstock and some pattern paper. I inked around the edge of the coffee cup with some Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

I used Ground Espresso Oxide for the "coffee" in my cup. I adhered my coffee cup to the card with foam adhesive. 

My last step to my card was to use Glossy Accents over the top of some of my sentiment and the "coffee" in my cup. 

I love how this came out!! It is a bit on the "grungy" side but it was so fun to make. I am enjoying just inking up stuff and seeing what comes out!

Again, this was a card I created for The Spring/Summer Coffee Loving Cardmakers Blog Hop and CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

CAS-Fridays is having a sale on their Coffee Section this weekend in the CAS-Fridays Store. Use my code NORASENTME to get an extra 15% off your total order, including sale items!! Be sure to stop by the blog and comment to enter into a random drawing for a prize package!!! 

That is all from me today. I appreciate the time you took to stop by!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

On the Blog with CAS-ual Fridays

 Hello everyone!! Today is the day I am on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog with a feminine birthday card.

Hop on over the the CAS-ual Fridays Blog to see how I created this card!!!

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

The Final Day of the CAS-ual Fridays March 2021 Release

 It is Friday and the final day of the CAS-ual Fridays March Release!!!! I saved the best card (or at least my FAVORITE card) I created for last. 

I went way out of my comfort zone with this card design using the new Swirls Stencil, paired with the new Love Notes stamp set. 

I started off this card by blending Distress Ink in Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover onto a white, A2 card panel. I then used the Swirls Stencil and the same ink colors to stencil the swirls on different areas of my card panel. There was no rhyme or reason, I just had fun!!! When I was done stenciling, I blended some Vintage Photo Distress Ink around the edges to add a little contrast to the greens I used. 

Next I used Walnut Stain and Picket Fence Spray Stain to flick over the card front. I was trying for small splatters BUT sometimes you get what you get.

As the splatter was drying, I stamped the sentiment strips in black, using the Love Notes stamp set. I then used Vintage Photo Distress Ink across the top and Walnut Stain dragged on the edges of each sentiment strip. I distressed the edges using some sand paper.

When the green panel was dry, I stamped the music from the Love Notes stamp set using WOW! Clear Embossing Ink and then heat embossed it with WOW! Clear Embossing Powder. I used a paint brush and water to lighten the ink inside the music so that they would stand out a bit.

I used sand paper to distress the edges of the panel and adhered it to a white, A2, top folding card. 

I used foam adhesive to adhere the sentiment strips and then added some green Nuvo Crystal Drops over some of the stenciled swirls. The card was complete!!!

This was COMPLETELY out of my comfort zone but a lot of fun to create. I really love how it came out!!!

This stencil, as well as all the other new products, are available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop under the NEW section right now!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order!!!

Be sure to comment to be entered into a random drawing of all the commenters on the designers blogs to win a prize. Hop on over to the CAS-Fridays Blog to link up to the fabulous creations created by the Design Team!!

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

Day 3 of the CAS=ual Fridays March 2021 Release

 Happy Thursday!! I cannot believe the week is almost over but I am glad that it is!!

Today I am on the blog with Day 3 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March 2021 release. I created a card using the new Love Notes stamp set and Heart Notes die bundle. 

I started off this card by stamping a white, A2, top folding card with the music from the Love Notes stamp set. I then used foam adhesive to adhere a piece of pattered cardstock over the top.

Next I die cut three music notes from cardstock using the Heart Notes bundle. I tried to use paper that matched the stripes from the background. I adhered these music notes so that they were overlapping each other. 

I stamped the sentiment from the Love Notes set in green and then fussy cut it out. I adhered the sentiment to the card front using foam adhesive. My last step was to randomly adhere some jewels around the notes and I was done. 

This new stamp and die set, as well as all the other products, are available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Store under the NEW section right now!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order!!!

Be sure to comment to be entered into a random drawing of all the commenters on the designers blogs to win a prize. Hop on over to the CAS-Fridays Blog to link up to the fabulous creations created by the Design Team!!

That is all from me today. Be sure to pop back in tomorrow with the last sneak peek project from the new release!!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

Day 2 of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps March 2021 Release

Happy Wednesday. It is the middle of the week and it has been so beautiful here in the Northeast. I know it is only a tease though, as we tend to still get snow in March and April.

Today I am here with a sneak peek of the new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps release. I created two cards to showcase the new Flowerburst Stencil and the Sassy Smiles Duo stamp set. 

For my first card, I chose to use just the Sassy Smiles Duo stamp and die set to make a fun, graphic card design.

This was an easy and fun card to create. I started out by stamping the SMILE sentiment from the Sassy Smiles Duo set with red ink on a white, A2 card front. I stamped over the red with some  WOW! Clear Embossing Ink and covered it with WOW! Clear Embossing Powder. I then heat embossed the SMILE to give it the shine you see on the card.

Next I stamped the sentiment over and over again, across the card front, using shades of red and teal ink.

I used the heart from the Sassy Smiles Duo set and randomly stamped it with the different teal colors in between the stamped SMILE sentiments. 

I adhered the card front to a white, A2 card base and wrapped the top of the card with some teal twine. My last step was to use some red, Nuvo Crystal Drops around the embossed, red sentiment. 

This was one of my FAVORITE cards I created with this release and was so simple to create!!!

On my second card, I combined the Sassy Smiles Duo set and the new Flowerburst Stencil to create a clean and simple card.

I started off the card by blending Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink across the entire card front. I then masked off the center of the panel with a heart and shaded some more pink ink over the exposed areas. When I removed the heart, it left a slightly lighter area of pink where it had been.

My next step was to use the same Kitsch Flamingo Distress Ink and the new Flowerburst Stencil to create the pink flowers across my card front. I tried to use different pressure with my blending tools so that some of the flowers would be brighter than the others.

Inside the heart, I stamped the sentiment from the Sassy Smiles Duo set in black. I used foam adhesive to adhere the SMILE that I had heat embossed with Kitsch Flamingo Embossing Glaze and then die cut using the matching die. My last step was to use white, Nuvo Crystal Drops around the heart to give it a bit of emphasis. 

This new stamp duo and stencil, as well as all the other products, are available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop under the NEW section right now!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order!!!

Be sure to comment to be entered into a random drawing of all the commenters on the designers blogs to win a prize. Hop on over to the CAS-Fridays Blog to link up to the fabulous creations created by the Design Team!!

That is all from me today. Be sure to pop back in tomorrow with a sneak peek of a new stamp and die set!!! Have a FABULOUS day!!

CAS-ual Fridays March 2021 Release Day 1: Raindrops Duo and Scattered Showers Stencil

Hi everyone!! Today I am popping in for a CAS-ual Fridays Release. 

I used the new Raindrops Duo-stamps and matching dies-and the Scattered Showers Stencil to create the card below.

I started off this card by using Stormy Sky Distress Ink and the new Scattered Showers Stencil to create my background on the white cardstock. I then adhered it to a blue, top folding A2 card.

Next I stamped the sentiment from the Raindrops Duo with blue ink onto a blue circle. I used colored pencils to give a little bit of color to the drops in the sentiment and adhered it to the card front. 

I die cut three clouds using the dies from the Raindrops Duo stamp set and shaded them with the same Stormy Sky Distress Ink that I used for the stenciling. I adhered the clouds around my sentiment using foam adhesive.

My last step was to use a clear sparkle pen and Glossy Accents over some of the random raindrops form the background, as well as the two drops in the sentiment.

This new stamp duo and stencil, as well as all the other new products, are available in the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Shop under the NEW section right now!!! Use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order!!!

Be sure to comment to be entered into a random drawing of all the commenters on the designers blogs to win a prize. Hop on over to the CAS-Fridays Blog to link up to the fabulous creations created by the Design Team!!

That is all from me today. Be sure to pop back in tomorrow with a sneak peek of another new stencil and duo set!!! Have a FABULOUS day!!