CFC108: Material Girl

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! This week we have a super fun challenge! 

Come join us for CFC108: Material Girl...

create a CAS project using some type of material...fabric, felt, canvas, etc.

For my card, I used red polka dot fabric behind a star die cut out. I was feeling the July 4th spirit still! I used the CAS-ual Fridays stamp set Ka-Boom and heat embossed the sentiment in white. I stamped the 'bomb' on the back side of my some silver glitter paper, then cut it out.

Easy peasy! Hope you like it!

Ready to come play along! 

This week's winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Ellen Hutson!

I can't wait to see your Material Girl projects! 

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

Recipe

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Ka-Boom

Cardstock: SU Bliss Blue, Glitter paper.

Ink: Versamark.

Accessories: Big Shot, Star Die, White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Red/White Twine.

CFC107: Hunger Games

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

Who loves the Hunger Games?! 

This week's challenge, CFC107: Hunger Games...

create a CAS project using arrows! 

Arrows are definitely a hot trend right now! I didn't have any true arrow stamps, but I did have a red arrow die cut frame like this and a wooden Hello frame like this (bottom), but I searched the internet for other arrow possibilities, which led me here, to the free arrow I used. And by the way, I am totally making those for my students for Valentine's Day next year! I just opened the image in Photoshop, resized it smaller, printed, and cut it out! Easy!

Now here's a secret about this card...the base, including the chevron embossing and spray misting, was already completed and rejected from a previous project. I noticed the spray mist kind of matched the pink of the arrow, then I found the Amy Tangerine sticker, and boom, done! 

If only it was really that easy, ha. I continued to try other possibilities for several days, until my head and neck were killing me and I was filled with anxiety, and I gave up and scanned the original card at midnight. What can I say, I'm all about self-induced pressure. Is there a group that meets for that?!

Are you ready to play along? This week's winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Simon Says Stamps! Woot! Woot!

Head over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to link up and check out the awesome arrow cards from the other Girl Fridays! They put mine to shame...and without any anxiety attacks too, I bet! hehe! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

Recipe

Cardstock: SU Basic Gray, Whisper White.

Accessories: Digital Arrow by Sweet Muffin Suite, Amy Tangerine die cut sticker, SU Chevron Embossing Folder, Big Shot, Heidi Swapp Sweet Cherry Color Shine, My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots.

CFC106: Over the Edge

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! Whoo! Hoo!

I hope you'll come play along with this week's challenge:

CFC106: Over the Edge

Create a CAS project with an element that extends over the edge of the project!

We all do this sometimes anyway, right?! 

I'll admit, I quit for awhile when I was having trouble actually using the cards because they wouldn't fit in the envelope. But then I had the "Duh!" moment and started using the envelopes one size up on these occasions. I find these envelopes are also great when you have the "heavily embellished" card that won't fit into the regular envelope. You know, the ones that are the opposite of CAS! hehe!

For my card I used the CAS-ual Fridays stamp set Ka-Boom! Love that fun set!

Okay, let's see, who wants to be 21 again?!

I started to put the number "50" on this card, but as that number quickly approaches for me, 

I decided it was a little too risky to pair with "Boom!" :)

Speaking of CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, they are our sponsor this week, yay!

This week's challenge winner will win a free stamp set of her choice! 

Be sure and check out this month's new releases that are also available now! 

I can't wait to see how you take it Over the Edge!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hugs and happy stamping!

CFC105: Mapquest

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

Wanna get away? Or simulate a get-away? That's me, hehe!

Come join us for this week's challenge, CFC#105: Mapquest...

create a CAS card using a travel theme...maps or things that go, etc.

Fun, right? From what I've been noticing from different stamp companies, maps are big right now!

Do you have a cool map stamp? I really like those United States outline stamps. 

I used a few new goodies I purchased last weekend for my card. 

The paper and die-cut stickers are from October Afternoon's Travel Girl collection. 

Sigh, I just love everything October Afternoon does. 

Here's another card I made for the challenge, my first card actually. 

Yes, I almost always make at least two cards for each challenge. 

I'm never satisfied. Don't even get my husband started. Meaning, I'm constantly dragging cards to him to vote on which one he likes better. hehe!

I had to buy the Travel Girl stamp set for those eyeglasses alone. 

I think I like this card better, even though he didn't. I don't think he gets the ink spots. :)

Are you ready to play along? 

You might win your choice of stamp sets from this week's sponsor, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!

I can't wait to check out your take on Mapquest!

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

YOU Can Do Anything!

Howdy, peeps! How is your summer going?! I'm afraid the heat has once again found us in Texas. I had my weepy last day of school last Thursday, but I haven't started the "full-blown summer celebration" yet since I'm teaching summer school. Check back with me on Thursday, June 27, my first real day of summer vacation! hehe!

Thought I would do a quick share of a card I made last week. This was the first card I made for the CAS-ual Fridays #104 Banners and Flags challenge. I was trying to do something different than the normal banners and flags by making a "letters banner" but then I wondered if it was really still a banner? Hmmmm. What do you think? You still have time to play along with the challenge! 

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

CFC#104: Banners & Flags

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

Come play along with CFC#104: Create a CAS project using banners or flags!

This is such a hot trend, I know you'll have several entries! *wink*

I used some new Stampin' Up! stamps from my friend Lori for this one. 

I wish they were my stamps, though, hehe! 

This week's sponsor is Ellen Hutson and the winner will receive a $25 gift certificate! Sweet!

I can't wait to check out your banners and flags creations!

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

CFC103: Congratulations

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

I hope you'll play along with this week's challenge!

CFC103: Congratulations!

Make a CAS card with a congratulations type sentiment!

I've read before that it's proper manners to offer a woman "Best Wishes" and a man "Congratulations" when getting married. Have you heard that? Something about the man gets the "congrats" for "winning the lady", like he's the lucky one, and the woman gets the "best wishes" for future happiness. So that's why I went with "Best Wishes" here. Wouldn't want to offend any of my lady friends! ha! Seems like we always have plenty of young, female teachers getting married at school, so I know this card will come in handy!

Are you ready to play along? 

This week's sponsor is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps 

and the winner will get to choose a free stamp set! Woot! Woot! 

I can't wait to see your creative take on "Congratulations" cards!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hugs and happy stamping!

CFC102: Red, White, & Blue

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

I hope you'll play along with this week's CFC#102: Red, White & Blue...

create a CAS project using the colors red, white, and blue!

The winner of this week's challenge will receive a $25 gift certificate 

from our sponsor, Simon Says Stamp!

I can't wait to see your amazing red, white, and blue creations! 

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

CFC101: Stamp on DP!

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! Woot! Woot!

Come play along with us this week for CFC101: Stamp on DP...

create a clean and simple project stamping on designer paper! 

If you're like me, you've got a big stash of designer paper to choose from, 

so this was a lot of fun!I used the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp set Stop. 

So many fun possibilities with this one! 

This week's sponsor is our very own CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! Woot! Woot!

The winner will get to select a stamp set of their choice!

I can't wait to check out your inky creations!

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

CFC100: Top 10 Tic Tac Toe

                    

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!!

Are you ready for a BIG celebration?!

It's the 2-year anniversary of the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge and our 100th challenge!

So to create this week's challenge, Michele took the Top 10 most popular challenges to date and put them into a Tic Tac Toe Board! 

Awesome, right?! 

Check out CFC100: Top 10 Tic Tac Toe!

Since it's a big celebration, the prizes are BIG too!

Our sponsor, Ellen Hutson, will give a $25 gift certificate to the winner AND a $15 gift certificate to the 4 VIPs!! 

Plus, Michele at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps will gift 

a stamp set to each of the 5 Contenders! 

That's ten prizes total! Woot! Woot!

This is not a week to take off, people!

I can't wait to see your creation! 

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

(p.s. Amy, I finally stitched in colored thread because of you! *smile*)

Recipe

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Bold Wishes

Cardstock: SU Crumb Cake, Teresa Collins He Said, She Said paper, Amy Tangerine Ready Set Go polka dot paper.

Ink: SU Early Espresso

Accessories: SU Cupcake Punch, Creative Memories Corner Rounder, Heidi Swapp Mustard Color Shine Spritz, Janome Sew Mini, pink thread.

CAS-ual Fridays #99: Birthday Bash!

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

This week we have a super big CFC99: Birthday Bash...create a CAS birthday project!

Michele, our fearless leader/challenge blog creator/CAS-ual Fridays stamp designer extraordinaire has a birthday coming up, so we are going to celebrate for 2 WEEKS with this challenge! Yay! And Michele is offering a super prize...a $45 shopping spree with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! Why not $25? Well, let's just say Michele's not turning 25! hahahaha!

For my card, I used the fabby CAS-ual Fridays Stamps set Amazeballs! I especially loved showing it to DH, who asked, "What's Amazeballs?" Well, if you gotta ask, I can't tell ya! hehe! Oh, I also used this amazing sketch by Robyn Werlich (loved her forever!) for Studio Calico.

Head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to check out the awesome birthday creations from the other Girl Fridays and upload your project! I can't wait to see what you come up with! 

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

Recipe

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Amazeballs.

Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Bermuda Bay, Kiwi Kiss.

Ink: Memento Black, Heidi Swapp Color Mist Spray.

Accessories: Washi Tape, SU Clip, My Mind's Eye Enamel Dots.

CAS-ual Fridays #98: All That Glitters

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

I hope you'll play along with this week's CFC98: All That Glitters...

or as I like to call it...If You Liked It Then You Should've Put Some Bling On It!

Ummm, hmmm, don't make me start singing!

But seriously, your challenge is to create a CAS project with some glitter, Stickles, glittered ribbon, etc! Glitter it up! Walk out of the house with that glitter on your face and clothes proudly! 

This week's winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Simon Says Stamp, oh yeah! 

It's a glittery miracle, but I actually have two cards to share! A coworker needed two cards this week, one for her son's wedding anniversary and one for her niece's confirmation. I didn't even really intend for these to be my challenge cards, but they both ended up with glitter on them somehow. 

Sweet (glittery) serendipity!

For the first card, I used some silver glitter cardstock from Stampin' Up!, plus some paper and stickers from Amy Tangerine. I also added some washi tape banners where I folded the tape over on itself. For the card below, I used the bursting rays from the Shine On stamp set from Sweet Steph Designs for Market Street Stamps embossed with Heat & Stick powder, then Martha Stewart glitter, and the cross is a digital stamp from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps that I applied Stickles to. I definitely got plenty of glitter in there! *smile*

Head over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see the awesome cards from the rest of the Girl Fridays and to link up your projects! Can't wait to see what you create! Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hugs and happy stamping!

More Chevrons & Flowers

Happy Sunday! Back with a few more cards that didn't quite make it to my CAS-ual Fridays CFC97: Chevrons & Flowers post below! For the card above, I had the little piece with the chevrons  and "Squeal" but I got stuck on adding a flower to it, so threw it in the scrap heap. Got it out today and worked on it some more! :)

Same for the card below. I had the flower and chevron piece...this is the one dh suggested getting rid of the chevrons...ouch! hehe! I got it out of the scrap heap and turned it into this:

This last card below, I actually did finish, and dh liked it, but I just wasn't convinced. Seemed kind of not special enough to me, but maybe I was just in one of my moods. You get those?! Please tell me you get those! hehe! The photo isn't very good, wish you could see the embossed clouds (from the Stampin' Up! spring mini catalog) better.

Okay, better dash. The laundry is not going to do itself apparently. Anyone watching Madmen tonight?! That will help with my zombie withdrawal! Thanks so much for stopping by! Hugs and happy stamping!

CFC97: Chevrons & Flowers

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

I hope you'll join us for CFC97: Chevrons & Flowers...use both design elements in  your CAS creations! I KNOW you have some flowers and chevrons in your collection! Who doesn't, right?!

I have almost TOO MANY flowers and chevrons in my collection, and I couldn't decide what do to! ha! This is like the 4th project I made, the one I was finally happy with and could stop! And I didn't ask dh because one of his earlier suggestions was, "Can you get rid of the chevrons? They're not working." Ummm, no, I can't! lol! A tag pulls out of the vellum envelope, and it holds a gift card attached with mini glue dots. Beauty and function! hehe!

Head on over to CAS-ual Fridays, check out the awesome cards from the other Girl Fridays,  and link up your creation! You might win a $25 gift certificate from this week's sponsor, Ellen Hutson! 

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


Recipe
Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Only You
Ink: SU Early Espresso, Studio Calico Mister Huey's Warm Calico Color Mist.
Cardstock: SU Crumb Cake
Accessories: Big Shot, SU Chevrons Embossing Folder, Flower Folds Bigz XL Die, Antique Brad and Vintage Trinket Safety Pin. Teresa Collins He Said, She Said paper and garland.  Pick Your Plum tag. SRM Stickers Glassine Bag. Muslin fabric.

CFC96: Funny Bunny!

It's CAS-ual Fridays time!

This week we have CFC#96: Funny Bunny!

Since Easter and April Fool's Day fall back to back this year, Michele thought it would be fun to do Easter projects with a twist...create a CAS Easter project, but it can't be a card! 

Ready to go outside your comfort zone?! 

I used a kraft box I bought from Pick Your Plum back before Christmas. 

I added the SU Chocolate Bunny stamp (retired), along with some newsprint paper that I cut into a narrow strip, stitched down the middle, then cut along both edges with my Martha Stewart fringe scissors. Love those things! Just finished it off with a little fabric ribbon and flag, and voila! A Funny Bunny project! 

I hope you'll play along! 

This week's sponsor, Timeless Twine, is providing a fabby prize package to the winner!

Head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog to see the fabulous projects from the other Girl Fridays and link up your Funny Bunny project!

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

CFC95: No Stamps!

It's CAS-ual Fridays time! 

Are you ready to...gasp...make a card without stamps?! 

Join us for CFC#95: No Stamps...create a project without using stamps! 

Get out your stickers, punches, dies, patterned paper, etc, just no stamps!

The Girl Fridays were lucky enough to receive a great package full of assorted stickers from this week's sponsor, SRM Stickers, and this week's winner of the challenge will win the same awesome package! 

I could not stop making projects with these fun and versatile stickers, so I'll have more to show you as the week goes by! For the card I'm showing today, I used the sweet yellow flower sticker applied to white cardstock, then topped it on a white tissue paper flower I made with a die and my Big Shot. I also used a fun black label sticker and a "Thank You" sticker on bright yellow cardstock. So cheery! 

Be sure and check out the projects from the rest of the Girl Fridays, there's some serious eye candy this week! Then get creative...without stamps...and play along with us! 

Can't wait to see what you create!

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

Recipe

Stamps: NONE :)

Cardstock: SU Whisper White, Daffodil Delight.

Accessories: SRM Stickers, Big Shot, SU Hexagon Embossing Folder and Fancy Flowers Die, Mister Huey's Black Mist Spray, white tissue paper, My Mind's Eye yellow dot thing.