Skipping Stones+ CAS-ual Fridays= Too Much Fun!

Hello friends!

Just wanted to let you know that Skipping Stones Design is sponsoring this week's Cas-ual Fridays challenge!

Play along with this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from Skipping Stones Design. Just link your new Clean and Simple creation to the CAS-ual Friday's blog for a chance to win! Deadline is Wednesday, Feb 29 at 11:59 EST.

The Girl Fridays did an AMAZING job showcasing some very funny cards, but I couldn't resist playing along too! 

This sentiment totally cracks me up because it's so true- at least for one of my kitties.  We have a little cat we took in a few years ago and sadly after almost 3 years, he is more attached to the other kitties than he is to any if us humans sharing his living quarters.  I know Rocco thinks of me as his warden evidenced by him leaving whatever room I enter. This sentiment, from Skipping Stones Sassy Cats set, just puts a smile on my face!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great weekend!

Katie

Christmas Greetings

Hello!

I wanted to share a little Christmas Card I created for a couple challenges over the weekend.

I stamped the "mod pine tree" from WMS's Tiny Trees set in Pear Tart Ink and followed up with the stary garland with Raspberry Fizz ink.  To anchor the tree on the long rectangle, I tore a piece of white cardstock and drew a thin line of glue with my glue pen and followed it with a dusting of glitter to give it that meadow of snow look.  The sentiment, also stamped in Raspberry Fizz, is from Tiny Trees too.

For a finishing touch, I added a little tag that I stamped with the reverse polka dot pattern from Gingham and Co and adhered a small heart die cut.  I topped the tag with a button tied with a bit of Rustic Cream button twine.

Here is a closer look at the tag and glittery snow:

This card is based on sketch 73 for the Waltzingmouse Stamps Weekly Sketch challenge.

I am also linking it to the Casual Fridays Challenge #28- Tag You're It!

Hope you find some inspiration in my take on the sketch and challenge.  There is still time for you to play along. As always, thanks for stopping by!  Your visits and kind thoughts mean so much to me!!!

Katie

Here's the Trick- No Orange

Hello friends!

I am playing along today with the Casual Friday's Challenge #24.  This week's challenge was to create a Halloween card without the use of that Halloween staple and go to color- orange.

And here is my card:

Best Witches

I was at Michael's on Friday picking up Paige from a birthday party and I spied the cutest little goblins in the dollar stamp bin and I couldn't resist getting this little witch.  A couple of her friends- namely a monster and vampire came home with me too.  I will post cards featuring these guys soon- I promise.  With the little witch as my focal point, I created a card using blues, greens, grays, and purple- no orange!  If you have a minute this week to play along, link up your card to the CAS-ual Fridays blog!

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Katie

Supplies: 

• Cardstock: Black, white, green, teal- Hollos paper
• Stamps: Michaels (witch), Amuse Studio (zig-zag stitch) and Papertrey Ink (Sentiment)
• Button and twine: Papertrey Ink
• Ink: Verafine Black and Memento Grape Jelly

 

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC15

Hello friends!

Ok, so it's technically not Friday.  It's been a busy week with the kiddos getting ready to go back to school and back to preschool, so I am just getting around to posting my card for last Friday's challenge on the CAS-ual Friday blog.

This week's challenge is to create a card based on the sketch pictured above and here is what I created:

Birthday Clown Card

The patterned papers are from Pretty Little Studio- an online shop that features sweet vintage images and coordinating patterned paper. I fussy cut around a clown image and stamped my sentiment in the star.  To reinforce the star motif, I die cut stars from white cardstock and adhered it to the card base.  A red button tied with orange baker's twine is the finishing touch.  

Hope it inspires!  Thanks for stopping by!

Katie   

Supplies: 

• Cardstock: Hollos and Papertrey Ink
• Patterned paper and vintage image: Pretty Little Studio
• Ink: Verafine
• Stamps: Verve
• Button: Papertrey Ink
• Baker's Twine: The Twinery
• Dies: Amuse Studios (stars) and Papertrey Ink (circle border)

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC14

Hi Friends-

I am playing along today with this week's challenge posted on the CAS-ual Friday's blog.  This weeks challenge is to add glitz and glitter to a project using Glue Dots or Glue Strips.  I decided to use Glue strips to make the following card:

Rainbow Color Card

I applied Glue Strips to a piece of white cardstock and added red glitter to the line.  A tip to keep the glitter in check is to wipe the card with a piece of flannel or felt after applying each color to keep the sparkle in its place. I repeated to process for the other rainbow colors, stamped the sentiment in black ink and added buttons in a rainbow of colors for a little extra dimension.  I adhered the card front to a black card base.   My craft room looks like it has been to Mardi Gras, but I am pretty pleased with the end result.  

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my sparkly card!  Have a great week!

Katie

Supplies: 

• Cardstock- Papertrey Ink
• Stamps: Happy Trails- Papertrey Ink
• Ink: Memento
• Buttons and Twine: Papertrey Ink
• Glitter: Martha Stewart
• Other: Glue Strips

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC13

Hello friends!

Today I am playing along with the CAS-ual Friday blog.  This week's challenge is to create a Clean and Simple 4" x 9" card.  

I used a new Papertrey Ink set, Sweet as Can Be, to create a card that is both simple and long on extra scoops of sweetness.

Hope you enjoy my take on this week's challenge!  Looking forward to seeing all that everyone else has dream up this week.  Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Supplies: (All Supplies are from Papertrey Ink unless otherwise noted)

• Cardstock- Hollos Papers
• Stamps- Sweet as Can Be
• Ink- Dark Chocolate, Old Paper- Tim Holtz Distress Ink by Ranger
• Dies- Sweet as Can Be
• Patterned Paper- Happy Spots
• Other: Sweet Blush Button and Rustic Cream twine

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge CFC12

Hello friends-

I am playing along today with the weekly challenge on the CAS-ual Fridays Blog. The challenge as always is to create a Clean and Simple card using the inspiration element.  The inspiration element this week is rub ons- how fun!

Below is the little card I came up with.  I had a pack of rub-ons from American Crafts that just happened to coordinate with a pack of American Crafts Paper- I love product that just go together.  They make CAS cards almost effortless!

Congratulations Card

Hope you like! Looking forward to seeing all that everyone else has dreamed up for this week's challenge!  Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Supplies:
Cardstock: Papertrey Ink
Patterned Paper: American Crafts
Rub-on: American Crafts
Ribbon- Making Memories
Button and Twine: Papertrey Ink
Die: Spellbinders