CAS-ual Friday (Fall fun)

Brrrr. It's so chilly out here in upstate NY already. *pout*

The leaves on many trees have already turned and my kiddos have been raking the yard.

I'm not ready for sweater weather yet!

But never-the-less, Autumn is on it's way.

So why not embrace it with this FALL fun challenge from CAS-ual Fridays?

Our sponsor is Great Impressions stamps, and I have a ton of their designs.

 LOVE them to pieces!

For my focal point on the above card, I stamped and embossed several leaf outlines in white ON white, and then drew 4 lines separating the rectangle into sections. Then I colored each section and went over my pencil lines with a white gel pen.

Leave stamps are SU, sentiment is PCD from Fall Fest.

Come join us at CAS-ual Fridays and show us your interpretation of Fall Fun!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO

CAS-ual Friday (name that tune)

Ok, so this is an easy one, right? 

This week's CAS-ual Friday challenge is a super duper fun one...one of my favorites I think!

Create a project based on a song!

I was originally going for Sunshine on my Shoulders (by John Denver) but could not make the shoulder thing work, so I switched it up and printed the sentiment from my computer and turned it into a Beatles song!  Sun ray stamps are by PCD from the set You're Dandy.

We are sponsored by Melanie Muenchinger this week, so I'm sure the prize will be fabby!

Come on out and join us for this fun challenge!

Create a project based on a song and link it up to CAS-ual Fridays!

Thanks for stopping by,

XOXO,

CAS-ual Friday (baby)

Hello all! 

Today begins the new Cas-ual Friday challenge and search for a guest designer!

This week's challenge is to create a clean and simple (sophisticated) project with a baby theme.

Who doesn't occasionally need baby cards, right? *grin*

If you are interested in 'temping" with the girl fridays why not join us for a chance at a fabulous prize package and a guest designer spot? 

Link up your card at the Cas-ual Friday blog!

We are sponsored by Simon Says Stamp, a truly awesome place for all your crafty shopping needs! I love the Tim Holtz selection they have.

My pale lavender card uses a BG stamp from Practicing Creativity, and a snail image and sentiment from PTI. The CS is from Clear & Simple stamps. I love this color!

Well I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and gets lots of crafty time!

Join us for CAS-ual Fridays this week!

*mwah*

CAS-ual Friday GD search!

Happy New Year peeps!

I'm wishing for a healthy, happy 2012 for all of you and your loved ones too.

This week's challenge at the CAS-ual Friday blog is a special one. It marks the start of something new that we will be doing all year. The first challenge winner of each month will not only win the CAS-tacular prize, but ALSO win a guest designer position as a temp with the CAS-ual Friday team! 

This week's winner will be guest designing with us in February. 

*eeeeek!*

So...the challenge is to use chipboard.

And our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp!

I used Versamark and inked up a huge BG stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms for my card front. I heat embossed with Grapefruit Zing e.p.  That stuff rocks. See how opaque it is...even on dark grey CS! Then I covered a random chipboard shape with white CS and stamped it with a sentiment from For the Love of Dots by Practicing Creativity. A tiny piece of twine finished it off.

I hope you'll join us this week for the chipboard challenge!

Can't wait to see who our first guest designer of the year will be!

Have a good one,

*mwah*

CAS-UAL Friday (tic tac toe)

Happy Friday everyone!

I'm in a super good mood today and have a fun time lined up for this evening so I'm a bit giddy! *chuckle*

I hope you all had a chance to play along with our last CAS-ual Friday challenge. The two week time frame was fun, right?

This week it's even better!

Choose your row of three and get creative!

I clearly chose the PINK, CHEVRONS, AQUA row, and I have to say that I love this simple and clean card that just happened to fall into place.  I love that chevron stamp from the You're The Man set at PCD, and the words are from For The Love Of Dots! 

We are sponsored this week by the Paper Temptress and she mailed each of us Girl Fridays a whole slew of paper. Only mine didn't arrive in time so I had to use my own *pout*

But check out what the store has anyway because I'm sure you'll find something!

I can't wait to see what you come up with for this week's clean and simple challenge!

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

Mini CAS-ual Friday

I'm coming at you today with a set of super simple mini card for this week's CAS-ual Friday challenge!

Mini cards are so fun, and working with a smaller canvas gets my mojo flowing so I frequently make smaller cards in multiples.

ATC (Artist Trading Cards) used to be my "mini" canvas of choice, but mini cards are more practical and can be slipped into backpacks, lunchboxes, and under office doors with a smile too!

Can you see the Copic marker in this photo?

 I put it in for size reference. Sometimes when looking at pictures of mini things, you can't really tell they are smaller without something to compare them to. 

All stamps used on these are Practicing Creativity Designs. Love those dandelions. *sigh*

Our sponsor this week is 

They have an amazing assortment of high-quality photopolymer stamps and various other crafty supplies. Check them out!

I hope you feel inspired to join us this week for the mini card challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

Literacy Day

Good Morning. Today's card is in honor of International Literacy Day (which was actually yesterday). The CAS-ual Friday challenge this week is to create a clean & simple card based on a book, but only using red, white, and black. Tricky, huh?

I based my card on one of my favorite books of all time: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.

Come play along with us this week at CAS-ual Fridays and show us your CAS card based on a book!

Our sponsor is Paper & Such where you can find all sorts of crafty goodies.

The tree image on my card is from Wilson Designs Ride Away With Me, the apple is from Denami Designs, the sentiment is from PCD's Carved Love set. 

Thanks for stopping by today,

*mwah*

Mish mash

Howdy blogland!

I have a busy week at work so in the interest of my suddenly dwindling time, I will be keeping this short.

I made this for fun a few weeks ago and am finally posting it. 

These BG stamps make me happy because they go all the way across a horizontal card base! No offense meant towards PTI, but it drives me bonkers to attempt to line up their BG stamps to fit a card oriented this way. Both Practicing Creativity Designs and WPlus9 make longer strips of clear stamps. *love*

Houndstooth BG stamp by PCD, Woodgrain BG stamp by WPlus9, sentiment, PP, cardstock, buttons, twine by PTI, flower by Pink Paislee.

Thanks for stopping by,

*mwah*

CAS-ual Friday!

HELLO!

I'm sooo glad it's Friday...and on the cusp of a Holiday weekend here in the States too!

Doesn't get much better than that! *smile*

Our challenge this week at CAS-ual Fridays is all about the men in our lives...Krafts-men that is!

Create any masculine card using Kraft. That's it!

Sweet and simple.

Or...

should I say manly and straightforward?

 *Snort*

 I pulled out my favorite guy stamps from Practicing Creativity, You're the Man and created this for my brother. He's always tinkering in his garage so this will be right up his alley.

Our sponsor this week is none other than KRAFT OUTLET! 

If you are feeling crafty, why not join us at CAS-ual Fridays for this week's challenge? You won't be disappointed!

See you there,

*mwah*

Quickie congrats card

Hello!

Sorry for the lack of posting lately.

I'm swamped with wedding invites for a customer right now.

This quick card uses a sentiment from Practicing Creativity Designs, some PP from Webster's Pages, and an embellishment from Prima. All CS is PTI (Fine Linen & Ocean Tides).

I promise to be back with more soon!

*mwah*

Missing you

It's WEDNESDAY! *grin*

Seeing all the gorgeous samples from Nichole and the PTI DT made me remember this card I made a few months ago. I dug it out of my draft posts and decided to post it today. Simple and fun, don't you think?!

All stamps are PCD:  Retro Christmas Backgrounds, and Everyday Prints. CardStock is PTI and SU, patterned paper, button, and die are PTI.

Keeping it CAS! It's about all I have time for these days...

Have a good one,

*mwah*

Little Bundles of Joy

Happy Thursday!

Did you get your new Little Bundle stamp set yet? It was released at midnight last night at Practicing Creativity Designs!

Aren't all the sentiments the sweetest things? I particularly like this one (but maybe I'm just partial to boys?). Although I didn't know my children from birth (they were adopted), they have definitely brought sunshine and joy into our house. And loud, rambunctious, craziness too! LOL

CrumbGrabber (6) and StickyFingers (11). March 3, 2011

Thanks for stopping by today, hugs all around.

*mwah*

Framed baby wall hook

You can never have too many hooks in my humble opinion. They are so useful. Throw your towel over it to dry, hang your jacket up, use it for an easy-reach burp cloth in the nursery, etc.

This sweet photo frame had a fabulous hook on it and I couldn't resit purchasing it from T.J.Max a few weeks ago. Little did I know it would come in handy for creating the perfect gift using the new stamp set, Little Bundle, by Practicing Creativity Designs.

After painting the wooden frame a soft pink, I stamped a lavender piece of CS with the long leafy stem from Fall Fest, and then over stamped in white, the buttons from Little Bundle. 

Inside the frame I placed a matted B&W cardstock photo sticker and added the sentiment and moon image to the outside.

I'm just so happy with this project...it almost makes me want to have a little girl...ALMOST! *chuckle*

Be sure to stop by and see what the other girls have done. I was blown away by the adorable baby gifts they came up with!

Courtney

Karen

Valerie

Thanks for stopping by today, have a wonderful Wednesday!

*mwah*

Tiny baby buttons

Hi all! *waving madly*

I've been in a sad funk lately and last night something just "lifted" and I immediately felt happier and more positive. Boy am I glad! Whew.

So here's the card that was peeked yesterday along with the other DT member's. I am in love with this baby set that Practicing Creativity is releasing! Isn't this sentiment the sweetest thing ever?!

I love those buttons too. There was something so soothing about stamping them together to make that strip of orange PP. And threading them was a cinch too once I pierced the four holes. SO cute.

Be sure to check out what Courtney, Karen and Valerie have in store for you today too! You won't want to miss the adorable samples coming you way with this new set, Little Bundle.

Thanks for stopping by today friends, 

I'm feeling so much better and hope to visit you all and leave some love soon!

*mwah*

Sneak peek of new PCD release!

All four of the design team members created a special project for the upcoming Practicing Creativity Designs release. You can see teeny, tiny snippets of each project above.

Any guesses? 

Leave your thoughts on Courtney's blog for a chance at winning the new release.

Regular sneak peeks will begin tomorrow!

Thanks for stopping by. I hope you'll return tomorrow to see my first sample using the new set.

*mwah*