CAS-ual Friday - Guest Designing Day 3

Hello friends!

It is my 3rd day guest designing over at CAS-ual Friday Stamps Blog.  Today, I'm featuring the following stamp sets: Mon Ami, Zigs & Zags, Sassy Smiles, and Lovely Greetings

First card, I die cut a small panel using a stitched frame.  I masked the area in the middle, just big enough for the sentiment.  Next, I stamped the zigzag border in different colors to create the background.  Once done, I removed the mask, and stamped my sentiment from the set Sassy Smiles.  Finally, I adhered my panel over the card base using foam tape.  

On my next card, i used Mon Ami and no line watercoloring technique.  I stamped the flower image on the watercolor paper using distress inks.  Then i colored in the lines with matching watercolors.  I die cut the watercolor panel and adhered on my card base.  For the sentiment, i curved it along the panel.

My last card is super simple.  I used the set Sassy Smiles.  I first stamped "Smile" with versamark then sprinkled it with different colors of embossing powder.  Used a heat gun to melt it, then stamped the next sentiment using Versafine in black.

Here are the stamp sets i used today.  Please check out CAS-ual Friday Stamps' website for more great products!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

      

CAS-ual Friday - Guest Designing Day 2

Hello friends and welcome back!

Today is my 2nd day guest designing at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.  For today's cards, I'm using the following stamp sets and dies: Lovely Greetings, Casual Comfort, and Casual Trees Fri-dies

On the first card, I created the red background pattern using one of the stamps in Lovely Greetings.  Next I die cut the frame on that pattern.  I stamped the sentiment on the card base, and used the inner square of my frame to mask over the sentiment.  I created the textured background using white embossing paste and a stencil.  Then I immediately removed the mask.  Finally, I adhered my frame around the sentiment using foam tapes and added clear sequins.

On my next cards, I used Casual Comfort and Casual Trees Dies.  I embossed the trees in white, and die cut them.  Next, I masked the bottom of my card base, and distress the top part to make the gradient background.  Finally, i adhered the tree to the pink background, added some pearls and sentiment.  

Close up look of tiny peals

On my last card, I'm using the same design as the 2nd one, except different distress ink background and sentiment to create a total different occasion.  

Thank you so much for visiting, have a great day!  And here are the products I used on today's cards.  

     

CAS-ual Friday Stamps - Guest Designing Day 1

Good morning friends,

I am super excited to be a Guest Designer at CAS-ual Friday Stamps for the next 3 days.  When I received the email invitation from Michele about a month ago, my heart skipped a beat.  I have been a fan of her challenge blog since i started blogging, and also become a fan when she starts designing her own stamps.  She is such an amazing and talented lady.  

Today, I'm showcasing the Linked Fri-dies, the stamp sets called Mon Ami, and Sassy Smiles.

On my first card, I used Linked Fri-dies to cut several strips from Eclipse masking paper.  I temporarily adhered them on my card base then added color to the background using distress inks.  Next, removed the links (save them for the next card) and added the sentiment.  The sentiment was white embossed on black card stock and adhered on the card using foam tape.

On my 2nd card, I used the die cut links from my first card and adhered on the card base.  I added some glue, since the masking tape doesn't stick permanently.  The sentiment was also from Mon-Ami stamp set.

My next card is super simple.  I wanted to highlight the sentiment, so i created two strips of color using distress inks and masking technique.  Then I stamped the sentiment on top.

Here are the stamp sets and dies I used on my projects today.  Thanks for stopping by.  Please click on the links to check out more fabulous products from CAS-sual Friday Stamps.