CAS-ual Fridays 74...Put Your Heart Into It!

CAS-ual Fridays is in the final week... counting down to a HUGE announcement...there are a couple ways you can find out more about it all AND be a part of all the wonderful excitement!!...
Check out CAS-ual Fridays Facebook page for clues HERE!!
Be a part of the fun and enter a contest for a chance to win a wonderful prize when the announcement is made on October 19th... HERE!!
Until then...FIVE days and counting...you'll just have to keep guessing:)!!
This week's challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to make a clean and simple project that uses a heart....                                             

How fitting it is that this week's sponsor is I{heart} papers ...

You can check out CAS-ual Fridays for all the deets!!

Here's what I made with hearts...

 I made this with the medium Papertrey Ink heart die and a Hero Arts border stamp.

 I made it with Fall colors.  Wanted to show you how I did it(just in case anyone should ever wonder...it could happen... By some trial and error, I learned how to make it super simply and wanted you to know how, too:)!!)...  the color variations are endless...for my sample I chose rainbow colors...my Go-to color combo of late...one of my very favorites!!..

1.  Die cut 7 hearts and stamp the sentiment on a piece of 5 1/2" long cardstock(I used a real thin cheap white cardsock).

2. Put light adhesive on back of each heart and adhere over the sentiment(kind of going with the wave-like directions).

 3.Place the heart die over the last heart and press down to secure a little and then die cut

  4.  Die cut all the hearts from right to left until all cut out...saving the bottom of the cut out white cardstock.

5. Using the white cut out cardstock, adhere it to bottom of card( I used Eclipse tape...no stick) and use it as pattern to place all the hearts in perfect positioning ... again, lightly adhere the hearts( they now have the cheap white cardstock on the backs of them), now to the card!  Now they are laying flat with one another...time to stamp!

 6.  Using a Stamp-a-ma-jig(and I used a static bag over the hearts before stamping), stamp the sentiment and clear emboss over the hearts.

 7. Pull off hearts one at a time and add a dimensional square still using the pattern(you can see it's still in place at the very bottom of pic) to keep the hearts in right position when putting them back on card...and

8.  Voila!!(I textured the card with a different Papertrey Ink texture plate on each card).
Hope you'll join in the fun this week...make certain to check out the inspiration on the CAS-ual Fridays BLOG AND FACEBOOK...hope you all have a wonderful week!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa             

Peace on Earth...a Redo and a Give-away!

On the Kick Start class I took recently, one of the things that was mentioned was to take old cards and redo.  I had made this card two years ago when I didn't have a blog yet, my only source of showing my work was Splitcoaststampers...you can find my original(scary how I photographed then...not sure why it's sooooo bad, I had the same camera.  I think I've learned just a little about picture taking since then:):):)!!!)  HERE...I did away with the framing, changed the sentiment, made the snowflakes smaller and colored the scene just a tad differently...maybe not a real redo...but a redo for me...

Made with a stamp from Memory Box (Snowy Branches), stamped with Early Espresso and clear embossed.   Sponged with SU Baja Breeze after tearing a post it note in half.  Sponged top first, masking the bottom, then masked the top and super lightly sponged the  bottom.  Because the snow was brown dots when stamped, dotted the snow with white Enamel Accents, white gel pen didn't work.  Used a white gel pen to put some snow on the branches.  The sentiment is SU.

  For the Give-away...I have an extra one of these Memory Box stamps and would LOVE to give it away!!  Leave a comment and I'll randomly choose a winner next Wednesday at 10:30pm...one week from now....anyone from anywhere!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

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Manly Thanks

OK...I'm on a card making roll...I barely eek out 15 posts a month of late...today 2...IN ONE DAY!!!!  This one was a really quick card I made for Splitcoaststampers Clean and Simple challenge 191..to use plaid...

Used a piece of paper from a pack of Natural(more masculine patterns) by DCWV.  The sentiment is Papertrey Ink Thanks All Ways.  Added Papetrey ink button and some twine and rounded corners.  The card is 3 3/4" x 5 1/2".  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS-ual Fridays 73...For the Girls!

Before we get to this week's challenge, I just HAD to let you know that there are some REALLY cool things happening at CAS-ual Fridays, but I can't tell you much  until October 19th!!!  I can tell you it is something wonderful and fun and HUGE!!!   You'll just have to wait until midnight on the 19th to find out everything, but there are some interesting hints being given on the Facebook page...make sure to check it out until the 19th:):)!!!   Can't wait...but will have to!!!!!...hang tight until then...I CAN tell you about this week's challenge, though:)....
SPECIAL ALERT!!! (Just happened before posting tonight!!!!)  Check out the CAS-ual Friday blog HERE for some late breaking news of a prize surrounding the NEWS!!!
This week marks the first week of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and how fitting the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays to make a project for the wonderful, amazing women in your life!!...

This week's sponsor is the also amazing Simon Says Stamp!!...

 They are generously giving the winner of this week's challenge a $25 gift certificate to have some fun shopping on their site AND the winner of this week's challenge will be next month's guest designer on CAS-ual Fridays!!
AND....if that weren't enough................

The Facebook Girl Fridays of the CAS-ual Fridays DT(of which I is one:)!!) are teaming up with the also amazing A Muse Studio as they begin  their very special campaign to help bring awareness to and help "STAMP" OUT breast cancer!!!  PLEASE check out their website or facebook page for more information and to find out how you can get the wonderful Fight Like A Girl stamp set for just $3(the cost of shipping it to you)!!...

Make sure to check out THIS post on CAS-ual Fridays and leave a comment for your chance to win the Fight Like a Girl stamp set AND  these wonderful A Muse products...valued at over $50!!

                                     

  WOW...just for leaving a comment...Michele will randomly choose a winner...you don't need to play in the challenge to win and you can comment every day to increase your chances of winning...FUN!!!

Wow....what good, good stuff!!!!  Hope you will join in all the fun and goings on!!  A Muse Studio so very generously gave the Facebook Girl Fridays their fabulous products and the wonderful Fight Like a Girl stamp set to create with this week...I made a few cards:)!!...

Shell paper, ink, ribbon  A Muse.

 Burano paper, ink, ribbon as well as shell and watermelon papers and A Muse butterfly dies

 Burano papers A Muse

Watermelon paper and ink A Muse .  The only things used on all these cards that were NOT A Muse Studio: EK Success flower punch , black and gray ink, and white paper. 

Thank you, A Muse for reminding us all how important mammograms and early detection are...the lives of beautiful, valuable, important, history making women are being saved!!  Let's all do our part in not only loving, encouraging and supporting the women in our lives affected by breast cancer, but to take all the measures and steps to prevent and detect it for ourselves...take care of  and love yourself, too!!!

Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

One Die...Two Uses

Going to a wedding today...have been to A LOT of weddings of late!!  Made a quick card and had made a Sympathy card from the same die...different colored paper and sentiment...

 Both cards were made with Simon Says Stamp Fresh Daisies Die.  The wedding card had a stamp from Kaiser Crafts for the sentiment(found on ebay recently a little pack of clear stamp  with other wedding words for a few dollars)...the sympathy card has a stamp from Hero Arts (With Sympathy)...

I die cut the daisies 3 times each and layered on each card for depth...super easy !!!  The green is textured Certainly Celery.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

SC405...A Krafty Happy Birthday

The sketch at Splitcoaststampers Sketch Challenge 405 this week was calling me with it's simplicity...here's my card and the sketch...

Used a Recollections musical score background, a cut up Hero arts sentiment and Papertrey ink star dies and a stampin up star punch.  Layered the teal star on some soft suede and then onto kraft card, the ink is soft suede as well (the musical score is stamped in Crumb Cake) .    Thanks for visiting me today...hope your day is fantastic!! Hugs!! Lisa

Border Die Cards

Yesterday on Splitcoaststampers, I  made a card for the CAS challenge...to use the colors, turquoise, coral and yellow but had an extra daisy border and made yet another card in tangerine, light orange and black, the sentiment is Recollections(Michael's)...

Here's the card from yesterday's challenge...

I used Glossy Accents on the sentiment( cuttlebug With Gratitude).  The border is from Memory Box(Bubble Daisy Border).  

Here are a few pics to give you an idea of an easy way I found to layer the colors...

Die cut one of each color you choose to use. Then I dotted the backs of the flowers with a TINY dot of glossy accents...

 ...and adhered them to the white die cut border(that's my base and base color).  This is the front showing the orange...

 this is the back showing the white...

 I pressed on the flowers and let them dry for a few minutes.  I then took my exacto knife and carefully removed the orange border and the orange flowers remain!

You do this for each color and then adhere the finished border to the card...once you get the hang of it...super easy and pretty fast!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

A Little Bit of a Redo Christmas Card

Just wanted to show you how changing up just a couple things can make last year's Christmas card look a bit different!
Here's a Christmas card I made last year(you can find the original post HERE)...

Made with a Memory Box die(Twig and Berries) and a Hero Arts sentiment.  I loved the simplicity of this card, and decided to make it again, but with a few changes...

I used the same die, with one less leaf but almost double the berries. I also dotted the berries with glossy accents to give them a berry kind of shine as well as a different sentiment made by Hero Arts.  It still has the clean and simple look, but LOVE it with more  berries and the gloss!  Just had to let you know!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS-ual Fridays 72...Blog Header Inspired

This week the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays is to make a clean and simple project inspired by your blog header!...

Up until a couple weeks ago, I didn't have a blog header, so if that's you...no worries, join the challenge using the CAS-ual Fridays header for your inspiration!! Either way, I hope you will join in the fun this week!!

The sponsor for this week's challenge is A Muse Studio...

                                                        

This week's winner will receive a fantastic product bundle that includes: 

Best of Times cling set, latte pearl stickers, A Muse Studio Grass ink pad and a 20-pack of their yummy fall palette cardstock. Valued at over $35!!

How cool is that?!! Here's what I made inspired by my blog header...

The flowers are Annabelle Stamps and the sentiments are Papertrey Ink Thanks All Ways.  I cut thin strips of black and used them for the stems and horizontal strip.  Super easy!!  Thanks Karen for my wonderful blog header...you created it just in time for this challenge...simple, bold, beautiful!! 

"HEAD" over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog for inspiration from the design team...there is ALSO daily inspiration found on Facebook from the Facebook Girl Fridays...can't wait to see what you make this week!!  Hope your week is wonderful:)!!  Hugs...Lisa

Pastels at Christmas

Let me state right from the start that I am REALLY NOT a pastel person.  Pastels are pretty, but I prefer and really LOVE bold and bright colors, so these two cards are a real departure from my "norm".
I have had this Darcie's Merry Moment Snowmen stamp set for a couple years...I also LOVE snowmen... I stamped on white and pastels, deciding to paper piece the snowman's clothes in pastels....

I used  a white gel pen for all the stripes and enamel accents for the snow and at the ends of the scarves.

The other card was inspired by a sweater I saw at Target while shopping with my daughter the other day.  The sweater was gray and mint green!!  I had never seen those two colors together, but LOVED the look of mint and gray!!!!  So...with a Mc Gill starburst punch, some glossy accents and a sentiment from the first stamp set, I made this....

Hope you are having a great weekend!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Closing the Zig Zag

Major cleaning in my craft space for the last couple days and found a die from My Favorite Things that was not in it's packaging, but I don't recall ever using...so a simple card from my Open Zig Zag Border die and some added layering for some interest...



The hardest thing...making the little orange squares...they figured 1/8" short of a 1/2"...if that makes sense...trying to get Noah to the Zoo today...gotta run!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Another CAS-ual Fridays 71 Fall Card

A super quick post to show another card I made for CAS-ual Fridays 71 with the Autumn theme and with a stamp from the sponsors this week...Great Impressions!!...

I used a beautiful sentiment from Great Impressions and the leaves are from Papertrey Ink Leaf Prints.  Used Ruby Red, Pumpkin Pie, More Mustard and Lucky Limeade for colors with Soft Suede for the brown.  Gotta run!!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS-ual Fridays 71...Fall is Here!

The challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays is to make a clean and simple project inspired by autumn...

So whatever makes you think of autumn...make a project with that thought and join the fun this week!!

This week's sponsor is Great Impressions and they are giving a $25 gift certificate to this week's winner....

Thanks to Great Impressions for the stamps they generously gave the Facebook Girl Fridays to create with...my card uses one of their beautiful image stamps!!...

The wheat image is Great Impressions and the sentiment is from the Papertrey Ink Autumn Acorns set.  I thought this technique of masking and sponging was perfect with this image(used glossy paper)!!  Used distress inks and then layered on white card.

Be sure to check out the CAS-ual Fridays blog for inspiration from the design team...there is ALSO daily inspiration found on Facebook from the Facebook Girl Fridays...hope you will join the fun...Autumn is calling!!!  Hope you have a wonderful week!!               Lisa

FTL 209...The 3 Minute Card!!

OK...a second card today!!  The sketch for Clean and Simple this week is AMAZING....especially for Washi Tape!!!!  I know that washi tape is all the craze, but don't feel too bad that I only own two rolls that I purchased in a pack a month ago.  This is the first time that I actually had the courage to use them and thought this challenge totally fit !!  And my card took about 3 minutes to make from start to finish...now THAT'S totally cool!!  Here's my card and the sketch...

The washi tape is We-R-Memory Keepers and the sentiment is Hero Arts...FUN!!!!!   Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Thinking of You

Life has been hectic lately, but this morning, I decided to sit, chill and create!!  I get weekly emails from Splitcoaststampers with the weekly sketch challenges and this week was perfect for a framed row of  flowers that I had sitting on my desk for the last couple weeks....here's my card and the sketch...

OK...I took a little liberty with panels 2 and 3, but I just HAD to:):)!!  Used Papertrey Ink Tag Its #2 and #3 and their striped impression plate.  Popped the frame and then the black panels.  Used a Recollection (Michael's brand) sentiment....also used a larger spellbinders circle die to cut the black panel for the framed flowers.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

Hello Chick

A quick post before turning in tonight..a  baby card...

I used the My Favorite Things Onesie die(layered with 3 underneath the top one), the chick from My Favorite Things Notched Tag Die, the heart from W Plus Nine Designs little chick die and sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Critters on the Farm(cut apart) .  I used the striped impression plate from Papertrey Ink and ribbon is from Michaels.  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa

CAS-ual Fridays 70...Black, White and One Color

The embossing was amazing with last week's challenge...loved seeing all the wonderful, beautiful cards in the CAS-ual Fridays gallery!!  GREAT JOB!!  On to this week's challenge!  The challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays is to make a clean and simple creation using Black, White and ONE color:)!!...

The sponsor this week is Neat and Tangled Stamps!!  The winner of this week's challenge will receive a $20 gift certificate for a purchase at their online store!!

Neat and Tangled Stamps generously gave the Facebook Girl Fridays some of their stamps to create with...SO SWEET...thanks to Neat and Tangled...and here's what I made with some of the stamps from the Fresh Blooms set I was given...

I used a piece of watercolor paper for the flower and summer sun ink with some water and a brush.  Used Michael's black polka dotted paper for the leaves and some black liquid pearls for the stamen.  

Hope you will all come and play along this week...be sure to check out the CAS-ual Fridays blog for inspiration from the design team...there is ALSO daily inspiration found on Facebook from the Facebook Girl Fridays !!  Thanks for visiting me today!! Hugs!! Lisa