CAS-ual Fridays #89: Love Song

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

Come join us for this week's CFC89: Love Song...

create a CAS project using song inspiration in honor of the Grammys on February 10th!

I immediately googled to find out the Grammy nominees for this year...

then I had to go to iTunes for soundbites because I didn't know half of them, hehe!

I ended up choosing Stronger from Kelly Clarkson. 

Does it count as a love song? I think so, you have to love yourself and stay strong first, right?!

Head over to CAS-ual Fridays to enter and see what the other Girl Fridays came up with!

 I can't wait to see what song you choose! 

You know you might like to win a prize from this week's sponsor, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! *wink*

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe

Stamps: SU Under the Big Top (retired)

Cardstock: Whisper White, Big Top Birthday DSP (retired)

Ink: Memento Black

Accessories: SU Pure Color Pencils (retired), mini clips (Spring mini catalog), and 1 3/4" & 2 1/2" Circle Punch; Washi Tape, sewing machine, black thread.

PDCC #167: Everyday I'm Shufflin'

When I saw Kelly's card here this morning for the The Play Date Cafe Challenge #167 I LOVED it and decided I HAD to make a yellow card too! 

Well, mine sucks compared to hers, but I decided to go ahead and share it anyway since I'd spent two hours on it! haha! Maybe it's because I was watching two episodes of The Following and serial killers and cardmaking don't go together. But man, Kevin Bacon looks good! 

That's all I got tonight! hehe! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe

Stamps: Mama Elephant Good Times

Ink: SU Raspberry Ripple

Cardstock: Certainly Celery DSP, Whisper White, So Saffron.

Accessories: Clip from Pick Your Plum.

CFC88: Love Letters

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

Come play along with us this week for CFC88: Love Letters...

create a CAS card using alphabet stamps, dies, stickers, etc! Cool, huh?! 

I use alpha stickers a lot in my cards, but then I kind of hand brain freeze on this challenge and struggled! Go figure! I ended up using some old alpha stickers from Making Memories that I've always loved along with a sentiment stamp from the Loving Thoughts stamp set. I love how the clear stamps can be mounted curved on the block so I could curl it around the chipboard heart (from my January Jenni Bowlin kit). I cut away the kraft cardstock to the right of the heart, then lined the inside of the card with some chevrons to jazz it up for a change. 

Ready to play?! You might win the $25 gift certificate from Ellen Hutson, this week's sponsor!

I can't wait to see your take on this week's challenge! 

p.s. Feel like being a Girl Friday?! 

Don't forget Michele is having a Design Team call through February 3rd! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

What's Up, Birthday Girl!

Happy Sunday! Hope you are enjoying your weekend! I'm fighting some kind of bug and a fever, so kind of uggghhhy here, but there's a big week ahead (STAAR benchmarking and Math Night!) so no time for this! 

There are also a lot of important birthdays coming up this week, so I thought I'd better get started on some cards! I saw the Neat & Tangled challenge this week was "All About Buttons" so I thought I'd start with that. I scrunched up some more tissue paper and sewed it down to make a crepe paper look. I know, when I get on something, it's hard to stop! lol! I used the Neat & Tangled stamp set "Just Hello" and some October Afternoon letter stickers. More pink! *wink*

Okay, gotta face some laundry now, sigh. At least there's Downton Abbey in a little while! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

CAS-ual Fridays #87: Make Your Mark

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

Come join us for CFC#87: Make Your Mark...create a CAS project using markers!

I think it's long been established on my blog that I'm not much at "coloring" on my cards...which is odd now that I think about it because I always loved to color in coloring books...so this challenge scared me a little bit! I had been wanting to use the CAS-ual Fridays Rad set to make an ultra-girly card since it's kind of perceived to be a "guy" card, ya know?

So, I mounted all those different stamps on one block, stamped them in Versamark, then heat embossed with white embossing powder. Finally, I colored in the outline stamps with different colored pastel markers. What do you think?

It's a whole lot of pink, right?! A little card history...it started out as a one-layer pink card. I found my body physically rejecting all that pink, so I cut out the sentiment part and decided to mount it on white, or maybe kraft, cardstock. Then I heard chickens calling, "Bwawck! Bwawck!"so I embraced the pink and slapped it on there! ha! On the plus side, I do know some cool chicks I could send this too! 

Are you ready? Head over to CAS-ual Fridays now to check out the cards from the other Girl Fridays. There's such a range of creativity on how they used the markers, you'll love it! Then go and upload your fabulous creation so you might win a prize from this week's sponsor, Crafter's Companion!

I can't wait to see what your gorgeous creations!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Happy Birthday...tissue style

Happy Wednesday! I'm loving a short week! Were you lucky enough to have one too?

I took advantage of my holiday by stamping up this little card! I stamped the vine from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Casual Elegance set onto a piece of torn tissue paper. Next, I stitched up the center on the "stem" and then gathered it loosely, kind of pulling and scrunching as I went and attached it with a few mini glue dots.

You might remember I stitched on some tissue paper here, but Laura is the one who got me thinking about stamping on tissue paper when she shared this post here, because she's been inspired by Rahel Menig here. Wow, she is crazy talented with a light wispy look involving stitching, loose threads, tissue paper. Check it out, you won't be disappointed!

Let me know if you try stamping on tissue paper, would love to see it! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!


Recipe
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Casaul Elegance
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, So Saffron, & Summer Smooches patterned paper.
Ink: SU Lucky Limeade, Memento Black
Accessories: tissue paper, SU Decorative Label Punch, resin flower from Pick Your Plum, sewing machine, white thread.

CAS-ual Fridays #86: Long & Short...take 2!

Happy Tuesday, but feels like Monday!

Thought I would sneak back in with one more card, the first card I made actually, 

for the CFC#86: Long & Short challenge! 

I used the CAS-ual Fridays stamp set Rad for this one, and it measures 6 1/2" x 3 1/4". 

You still have time to join the challenge for a chance

 to win a rockin' prize from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!

It's now 9:30 pm, and yes, I'm going to bed. Hehe! I told you it feels like a Monday! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Here's a Little Pie...

Happy Sunday!

Here's a nerdy little guy card I made. Get it? I kept looking at Amy Tangerine's pie graph paper thinking I had to do something different with it. I stamped "Dude" from the CAS-ual Fridays "Rad" set and the rest of the sentiment came from Microsoft Word and my printer. I keep trying the splatters but I'm far from mastering them. Let's just say a fair amount of card stock has been sacrificed. ha! They don't go where I want them to or I have a hard time pushing lightly enough to just get a few drops so then it's too hard and a massive spray comes out. Tips?!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Rad
Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go paper pad
Ink: Staz-on Brown, computer printer, Mr. Huey's Classic Tan Color Mist
Accessories: 1 3/4" circle punch, SU retired metal clip.

CAS-ual Fridays #86: Long & Short

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

We're back with a new challenge and the reveal of the new Januaury stamps!

This week CFC86: Long & Short...Create a CAS card with one short side and one long side (like 3x6, 4x8, etc.). Sound fun? I make a lot of cards 3 1/4" x 6 1/4", they are always some of my faves! 

For my card I used the new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set Casual Elegance. It has some beautiful, stylistic leaf and floral stamps, plus awesome sentiments! I filled in my images with Stickles, oooh, sparkly! I had some tissue paper on my desk that came in the mail with a package (from Paper Issues, Cassie wraps them so nicely!) so I ripped a section off, kind of wadded/pleated it up, and stitched it down. Voila! I've been seeing the hanging threads lately and I LOVE it! 

Are you ready to come play along?! 

You might win the prize from this week's sponsor, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! 

Plus, you might find some EXCITING announcements from Michele over at the blog as well as more awesome cards from the Girl Fridays, so check it out now! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

CAS-ual Fridays Sneak Peek: Loving Thoughts

Wheeee, I'm so excited to show you a sneak peek of a new CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set called Loving Thoughts! It includes beautiful flowers and sentiments, you are going to LOVE it! 

For my card, I stamped the large flower image with Versamark on four different shades of cardstock and embossed it with Cherry Cobbler embossing powder. I cut out different levels of the flower, scrunched them up, layered them, and then sewed them together.

Head over to CAS-ual Fridays Stamps to see what the other Girl Fridays have come up with and maybe Michele will even have a giveaway! *wink*

Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe

Stamps: Loving Thoughts from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps

Cardstock: SU Sahara Sand, Cherry Cobbler, Ruby Red, Coral, Pink Pirouette.

Ink: Versamark

Accessories: SU Cherry Cobbler Embossing Powder & Twine, button; Heat Tool, 2" Circle Punch.