MFT & CAS-ual Fridays {Friends}

Happy weekend, friends! I was inspired by some of my good blogging pals to play along with the current Shades of Gray Themed Challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays. Congratulations, ladies! I LOVE working with neutrals and gray is one of my favourites!!! Then I went looking for a sketch. The sketch over at My Favorite Things was awesome and I decided to do my card horizontal instead of vertical so that my flower "stem" and tag could fit better.

 

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: My Favorite Things: Chalkboard Greetings

Inks: Black

Papers: Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, White, Real Red

Extras: Prima Donna Petals, Modern Morocco Background Die, Recollections-Tags, Flourish Die

Crafting for Fun!

Hooray for me. I am getting crafty tonight. I crafted and created a set of three cards using some adorable chipboard and designer paper from Pebbles. I used the fabulous sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch and I wanted to play with the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge-over the edge. I made sure all of my floral chipboard pieces were "over the edge" of my paper diagonal.

  

I loved the diagonal piece and went to work, creating three cards with the design. I had a ball playing with this sketch!!! These cards were so quick and easy to make.

Hooray...I Crafted!

Hooray! Saturday is here and I am SO thankful for it. I have a list about a mile long of things to do...laundry, decorating, dishes, crafting...you get the picture. I have not crafted in over a week! Gasp! My life has been hectic with work...and I have to say; I am looking forward to my Christmas break.

So tonight I cleaned my craft space and lo n' behold...felt like crafting! Woot! So I decided to play along with a few of my favourite challenges...

Colour Q-Red, Green, Brown and Kraft

Simon Says Stamp-Let it Snow

CAS-ual Fridays- Let it Snow
Ribbon Carousel-Anything Goes

I wanted to ink up one of my Purple Onion Designs stamps...I have enjoyed being on the holiday design team. I love the sweet critters and the cute sentiments.

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Purple Onions Designs-Icicle

Inks: Copics

Papers: Green DSP, White, Red

Extras: Darice Snowflake Embossing folder, striped chocolate ribbon, circle dies

Paper Issues {It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!} Design Team Project

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Welcome to my blog. Today we have a brand new challenge up at Paper Issues. 

The theme is "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas!"

I wanted to make a clean and contemporary project using black, red, white and kraft. 

Of course I had to use my SRM Stickers too. I love how easy they are to use!

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Snowy Trio {Let it SnowMAN} DT Card

I made a card for a couple of challenges this week!!! I am playing along with Cas-ual Fridays and the Curtain Call Challenge, using a CAS card I made with Purple Onion Designs stamps. I loved colouring these sweet snowfellas called Snowy Trio!

Verve #3 & CAS-ual Fridays {Masculine Birthday}

Happy hump day! Today I am sharing a card I made on the weekend. I loved the Verve #3 Sketch and the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays to use Stitches on your card. I went with faux stitches.

  

I had not made a masculine card lately and we have some men birthdays coming up in the family, so I used the cute Verve sketch and got out my mustache die. I recently purchased some new Echo Park Paper-it is Fall themed and I used the chevron design for my card. The sentiment comes from the Verve set called "Joyful Blooms".

CASE this Sketch and CAS-ual Fridays {Thanks SO Much}

Wow, two cards in one day! I have not managed to do that in a long time. It felt good getting crafty!! I am excited to share my second card as it is a little "out of the box" for me! I wanted to reach for white or kraft as the card base but instead decided to use Midnight Muse. 

So I went to work and got out my brand new My Favorite Things Leaf Dies. which I bought at my local craft store...Crafty Capers. EEK!!! So happy that Vic is starting to get in some MFT goodies!!! I used the fun sketch at CASE This Sketch and the Theme Challenge from CAS-ual Fridays.

CAS-ual Fridays {Thanks So Much}

The CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is to create a clean and simple card using Aqua, Orange and Green. At first I was stumped!! But then I thought about that adorable set from CAS-ual Fridays called "Wonderful Words" and the daisy image in it. I have actually made three different cards with this set in the last week and a half. I love it!

This is just a quick post tonight as I should be in bed...sleeping! LOL! I stamped the images in Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured the flowers with my Copics. Then I cut a small strip of orange paper and affixed it to one side. I added some gemstones here and there...and in real life they shine! 

Paper Issues, Ribbon Carousel, CAS-ual Fridays {Get Your Thong ON}

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Good morning stamping friends!!! I am excited to share a clean and simple card I made last night. It is my turn to be up on the Paper Issues blog, and I would love if you stopped by for a visit!!

I got inky and played along with some of my favourite challenges!!! I was inspired to make a summer card, because over at the Ribbon Carousel, they are looking for a summer themed project!! So that got me thinking about summer, and the fact that many of my teacher friends, including myself, will be celebrating the summer break very soon! Congratulations, teachers!

So I played along with the Cas-ual Fridays Crew again-creating a Congratulations card and I am also playing along with There She Goes Challenge, hosted by Kim O'Connell. She is asking for a CAS card. To create my stamped background, I placed all the "thongs" on my big, clear block and inked them up all at once...to create a background stamp of sorts. (My clear block is pretty dirty...think it needs a bath!)

Supplies Used:

Stamps: There She Goes & Hero Arts

Inks: Poppy Parade, Black

Papers: Doodlebug Fruit Stand, Poppy Parade, White

Extras: Twine

Paper Smooches & Cas-ual Fridays {Celebrate}

Playing with the current "Inspiration Theme" over at Paper Smooches and the theme challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays. I liked the tags and decided to ink up the candle from the "Warm Hearts" set. I then, used my Copics to ink them up in the colours that stood out to me on the colourful tags below. I loved the contrast of the brown tag circles and thought a kraft base would make the colours pop. 

 

Such a simple card, but I am happy with how it turned out. It felt good to make this card a bit earlier in the week. I created my tag using a piece of white cardstock and cutting off the sides to create a tag look and then I punched a circle.

{Supplies Used}

Stamps: Warm Hearts, Sentiment Sampler

Inks: Memento Black & Copics

Papers: Kraft, Red, and White

Extras: May Arts Ribbon, Baker's Twine, Circle Punch

I am also entering this into Simon Says Stamps-Anything Goes and CAS-ual Fridays {Congratulations}.

Paper Issues {Die Cutting Challenge}, Moxie Fab & CAS-ual Fridays

Today over at Paper Issues, we have our new CURRENT ISSUE to get you inspired!!! 

Come and play along with our DIE CUTTING Challenge!!! 

Get out your dies and your die cutting machine and link up!! FUN!

I was also inspired by Moxie Fab World to play along with "The Card Set Challenge" and I created a set of Thank You cards for my sister's bridesmaids. My sister's wedding colours are neutrals mixed with a wine colour. She is getting married at a gorgeous winery this summer, we went there last weekend, it had beautiful scenery and flowers. (The wine was yummy too). So I created three special cards for her for each girl. The sentiment comes from Penny Black, I have had it forever and I love it.

I also liked the stamp on designer paper challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays which really got me thinking about making these cards, as I had this designer paper in my stash and I thought it would be a nice wedding background to these cards. I also used some vellum for under the flower...it is difficult to see in the photo but it does add to the elegance of the cards. I really hope she likes them!

CAS-ual Fridays, CAS(E) this Sketch, CASology, Simon Says Stamp, Ribbon Carousel & Try it on Tuesday {Friendly Birthday Butterfly}

Hooray! Stamping time for me! Wow, been a busy couple of days and tonight I was determined to stamp. I loved the sketch at CAS(E) that Sketch and the Casology ladies were asking for hexagons. Although I am late for the sketch, I just loved it and had to use it. I don't really have the hexagon dies but I had this fun paper and went to work. I created this simple birthday card for a work friend and Happy Birthday to CAS-ual Fridays as well!! I was inspired to make a card with Birthday, Bling and Die Cut.

I kept my card pretty simple and let the paper do all the work!! I had some wood leaves and I used them under my butterfly. The twine is some from my stash and I love the way it ties!

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

CASOLOGY-Hexagon

Simon Says Stamps Happy Mail

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - RCC81 Celebrations (Birthday)

Try It On Tuesday - Feminine and Fancy (Week 1)

CAS(E) this Sketch (Using their sketch but not linked up)

CAS-ual Fridays-Birthday, Bling & Dies