Background inked with distress inks and pearlized water using HA antique flower background. then nestabilities heart die cut. Negative image mounted with dimensional adhesive. Banner hangs off the edges.

I am entering this card in the CAS-ual Fridays challenge:

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/11/cfc27.html

I used black embossing paste and a dreamweaver stencil to create the birds (such fun!). Used a circle mask for the sun and brushed distress inks to create the background (Spiced Marmalade, Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade). A Hero Arts sentiment to finish.

I will add it in to this week's SSS Anything Goes Challenge along with the other 1000+ cards :)

www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/

Also added to CAS-ual Fridays challenge to use embossing because using embossing paste is my new favourite thing!

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.co.uk/

This card is for 2 challenges: CASology (www.casology.blogspot.com/). Our Cue Card this week is 'Autumn’, and CAS-ual Fridays (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/) - to use a fall color palette and at least one leaf on our CAS design. So, I pulled out my Lawn Fawn stamp sets and had some fun! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn - Into the Woods (sentiment), Home Sweet Home (leaves), Sunny Skies (clouds)

Ink: Hero Arts - Soft Sky; Memento - Tuxedo Black; Tim Holtz Distress inks - Tumbled Glass

Cardstock: PTI - PTI - Stamper’s Select White; SSS - Woodgrain

Markers: Copic

Die: Simon Says Stamp - Tri Square Craft Die

Sequins: Etsy

This is my 2nd card, which is also for 2 challenges: CASology (www.casology.blogspot.com/). Our Cue Card this week is 'Autumn’, and for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/) - to use a fall color palette and at least one leaf on our CAS design. So, for this card I used the negative of my SSS ‘All Seasons Tree’ die, and inked the panel behind it in fall colors. Then, of course I had to add some 'falling’ leaves. Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Celebrate Everyday

Ink: Hero Arts - Cup O’ Joe, Orange Soda, Butter Bar

Cardstock: Neenah - Solar White

Die: SSS - All Seasons Tree

Enamel Dots: Doodlebug - Halloween Collection

I created this card for this week's challenge #29 at CAS(E) This Sketch (casethissketch.blogspot.com.au/), CAS-ual Fridays Challenge - Red, White and Blue Challenge (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/) and A Blog Named Hero Challenge - Clean Up Your Act (ablognamedhero.blogspot.com/2013/05/challenge-24-clean-up...).Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts/OWH - Year Round Sentiments

Ink: Memories - Unicorn Pigment Ink; SU - Night of Navy

Cardstock: Neenah - Solar White; Stash - Red and Blue Cardstock

Wood Veneer Stars: Studio Calico

Embossing Folder: Spellbinders - Chevrons

A very CAS card for a birthday coming up in the family. Using Simon Says Stamp Daisy die, green and dark magenta card stock and a Hero Arts sentiment.

Entered into the challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays~ Birthday bash.

my entry for Casology and for CAS-ual Fridays. TFL!

Another CAS card for the cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/05/cas-ual-fridays-chall... challenge and also for this month HA challenge. I added friend definition to the beautifull flower from Sweet threads set.

Submitted in:

Movie Fab's Damask & Brocade Challenge

CAS-ual Fridays: Put a Bling On It

Simon Says Stamp: Anything Goes

TFL!

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Hero ArtsClassic Fabric Design CG245, Hero Arts Friends Are Treasures CG277

Paper: PTI Smokey Shadow, PTI Melon Berry, PTI Soft Stone

Ink: The Essential Glue Pad, Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink

Accessories: Stampendous Ultrafine Pearl Black Glitter, Studio Calico Butterflies Mask, PTI Block Alphabet Die, We R Memory Keepers Corner Chomper, Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Scissors

made this using the little maple leaf cling and a sentiment from a season of giving. think i will pop it into this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge to make a card based on fall.

playing along with CAS-ual Friday's challenge this week, using twine & buttons. see the deets here: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/05/cas-ual-fridays-chall...

TFL!

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Lucy's inviting all of us to create a rainbow themed card for "Rainbow Week" on her blog this week. I wanted to play along, so I inked up the smallest flower from the Dotted Flowers cling set, white embossed them and colored them with Tombow markers in a rainbow of colors.

Because it's Lucy, I wanted to use kraft card stock and some Thickers.

I'm also entering this into the CAS-ual Fridays challenge which is to use embossing.

Thanks for looking! :)

This card is for Jayne’s Quick Card Challenge. I used my new stamp and die set that I won on the Hero Arts blog a few weeks ago…It made stamping and die cutting so much quicker, so thank heaven I had it!

For the challenge, we did a “Triple Play” in honor of the upcoming All Star Baseball Games. I used a frame, tilted it, and my metallic elements are silver embossing powder and sequins. I would also like to enter this card into CAS-ual Fridays Chellenge - Polka Dots (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/) Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Hero Arts - Clouds, Bold Pop Designs (flowers), Hero Arts/OWH – Year Round Sentiments

Ink: Hero Arts – Soft Sky, Butter Bar; Versamark

Cardstock: Neenah – Solar White; PTI – 2008 Bitty Dot Basics

Sequins: Neat & Tangled – Crystal Clear

Dies: Hero Arts - Bold Pop Designs; Memory Box (leaves)

Frame: PTI

Using Hero Arts Magical Background (CG211) and Very Merry Christmas (CL543).

I enter this card to SSS wednesay challenge - Anything Goes. Here's the link: www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-...

and

CAS-ual Fridays CFC119 (Embossing). Here's the link: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2013/11/cfc119.html

HA Tall Flower stamp used. I am also entering this into the CAS-ual Friday CFC#6 challenge. I used the combination of gems, die, flowers.

For more information please visit my blog.

Going to join the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge: "Black & White with a pop of color".

This card is for the CAS-ual Friday's Challenge, Over the Edge. I white embossed the Holiday Background and used distress stains to add the colors. The snowflakes are stickers I had in my stash.

Thanks for looking! :)

Yay summer is well underway and I am so happy I made a flip flop shape card to enter two challenges and to share.

HA monthly challenge for July. This month's theme is Summertime & Parties and the technique is Die Cuts & Printables.

Cas-ual Fridays - CFC#10, see: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/

I have been eyeing the Lucious Ledger stamp for a while and finally I bought it! And I want to play with it of course! So there you go.

Basic card shape is from the printable (here: heroarts.com/blogs/club/2011/07/01/fun-friday-and-new-cha..., enlarged and printed on white card stock.

Stamps: CG302, LL764

Inks: Primrose (Dye Ink - Ancient Page), Spun Suger (Distress Ink), Tuxedo Black (Dye ink - Memento).

Art flower and HA pearl.

TFL.

Card Scramble 79 .... Neutral colours with a dash of 3 colours.

And I will enter this in the Shades of Grey challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

I was pleased my order of stencils arrived in time. This stencil is from My Favorite Things and I followed Jennifer's tutorial. I didn't however, use the Shimmer spritz. I used Shabby Shutters for my first sponging and then Peeled Paint for the second layer. I used a tiny little flower from an older Hero Arts sentiment set with Seedless Perserves. Really happy with the colour combo. The sentiment is from CAS-ual Fridays

This is my entry for this week's CAS-ual Friday Challenge.

TFL :)

Joy Taylor did a card on her blog today using Japanese paper. I have had this origami paper from HA from forever ago. HA sentiment (the birthday part is on the inside of the card), PTI doily and flower dies, MS border punch, CB embossing folder. I am entering this in CAS-ual Fridays "pink" challenge (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2012/06/cfc58.html)

got out some of my hero arts stamps and made this little card. the layout is loosely based on this week's clean & simple sketch found here, so i think i will enter it into the CAS-ual Fridays challenge .

I love making tag cards. Made this for the following challenges.

Hero Arts-Shaped Card

CAS-ual Fridays #48-Opposites Attract

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2012/04/cfc48.html

Lily Pad Cards-Flowers

www.lilypad.inlinkz.com/2012/03/23/simon-says-stamp-prese...

Simon Says Stamp and Show-Anything Goes

simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/2012/04/simon-says-sta...

H5577-Classic Tea Flower, H2365-Old French Writing, CL414-Classic Messages

PTI Dies-Tag Sale #3, Tiny Tags

Distress Ink-Walnut Stain; HA-Soft Sand Shadow Ink

White Embossing Powder, COPIC Marker-R11

Martha Stewart-Border Punch

Ribbon, Twine, K&Company-Patterned Paper

Thanks for looking!

Been playing with my new distress stains and my new Hero Arts stamp. This is one of the colour combinations (Broken China, Tumbled Glass & Antique Linen) & thought I'd use it for the CAS-ual Fridays 26 challenge. The punch is from Stampin' Up.

Made for the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge: " CFC71 Fall Fun"

You can read all about it here:

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.nl/

The word "Autumn" stamp is a Hero Arts stamp.

And the green paper is first stamped with leaves. It gives a nice look and some extra dimension.

Box card made and sent to a crafty friend. I am submitting it to CAS-ual Fridays blog challenge CFC1 (http://cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com) and Lisa's Make-It and Mail-It challenge #2. Once my friend receives it, I will enter it in the May Hero Arts challenge with flowers as a theme. It is hard to tell from the photo but I clear embossed the text stamp on the inside of the box card and used distress ink. I love this box card idea introduced by Shari Caroll!

Stamps: HA Cl428 Earth Flowers, Thinking of You (B2426) and S1832 Italian Poetry Background

for inside the box. Other stamps by Papertrey Ink and Technique Tuesday.

Paper: Memory Box and Magenta

white and clear embossing powder

Memento markers

Versamark

Shabby Shutters Distress Ink

Martha Stewart butterfly punch

Hi all,

I created this card for this week’s challenge at CAS-ual Fridays (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/) and the theme is Sequins and Chevrons. I die cut my MFT chevron die, masked it and inked in a gradient of blue to create an ombre effect. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI - Signature Greetings, Beautiful Butterflies

Ink: Hero Arts - Soft Pool; Tim Holtz - Tumbled Glass, Peacock Feathers, Broken China; Versafine - Onyx Black

Cardstock: PTI - Stamper’s Select White

Dies: MFT - Chevron; PTI - Beautiful Butterflies

Sequins: Neat & Tangled - Bahama Blue Metallic

Pearls: Prima - Say it in Pearls

Penny Black 2717E brush leaf; Inkadinkado 98549 autumn foliage; Creative Imaginations double-sided pp; EK Success border punch; Spellbinders oval die

I've had this PB stamp a long time but seldom use it--never thought to paper piece it. Entering Cas-ual Fridays challenge cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ & this is my Sept CCC card www.lilypad.inlinkz.com/2011/08/30/september-2011-card-ch... Thanks for any comments!

HA CL576 Wish Big

Cuttlebug Script embossing folder

Fiskars sentiment

I am entering this into the CAS-ual Fridays challenge:

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/12/cfc33.html

I still can't log in at online card classes but that won't hold me back in joining the watercolor fun!

Entering this at CASual Fridays #131

and SSS Spring Flowers Challenge

and Color Throwdown #291

and Less is More week 170

Made this card with Tilda paper. The die I got from Virginia a while ago, and I love it!

The sentiment is Hero Arts.

Actually made this card for two challenges.

First of course Virginias Challenge:

virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca

Thats all about Die cuts

And than the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays.

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.nl

Here you have to make something summery with hearts.

Now, our roses are beautiful and so I thought it was fun to make hearts with roses.

Used the Tilda paper for the hearts and the background.

Can there be something more romantic?

another happy birthday card using HEY DAY studio calico collection.

This card will participate in challenge CAS-ual Fridays CFC104

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2013/06/cfc104.html

and

Simon Says stamp Transport Challenge

simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2013/06/simon-says-...

I am not so good at making CAS card, but why not start learning :)

Hello!

Today I don’t have a card to share… I have a tag! I wasn’t happy with the project I submitted to V.V.C. #4 because it doesn’t follow all the rules, so I made this tag using my new Altenew stamps :D and many scraps that I save all the time. You can see the fun theme for the current challenge here - virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/06/virginias-view....

I cut out my tag from white cardstock and blended the background with Distress and Memento inks. Then I spritzed some water in HA star background (love that background!!!) and stamped over the tag, ending up with a subtle pattern. Then I adhered my scraps (all stamped or colored left overs from different projects, no pattern papers) onto a small piece of cardstock and stamped the Boston skyline. We can’t see well the effect… something I wasn’t expecting, my thin stripes almost disappeared under the stamped image :(. Then I decided to stamp again in regular printer paper blending some light gray ink to make the buildings look like they are distant, and deconstructed the city in a way that it wouldn’t be an exact repetition. I adhered these to the background and mounted the striped skyline in foam adhesive. Added two stripes of cardstock, stamped the sentiment on vellum, and heat embossed. To finish off, since I’m joining CFC132, I added two pieces of ribbon and cross stitched to make something a little bit different. If you want to play along, here is the link - cas-ualfridays.blogspot.pt/2014/05/cfc132.html.

I’m also joining the challenge at ABNH for the first time with the theme “It’s not in the cards” - ablognamedhero.blogspot.pt/2014/06/challenge-45-its-not-i....

See you very soon. Stay well.

Supplies:

Stamps: HA/BG - Star Background; Altenew - Sketchy Cities America.

Dies: SSS - Life Bubble Round.

Coloring: Distress Inks - peacock feathers, broken china; Memento - danube blue; HA Shadow Inks - soft granite; VersaFine - onyx black; clear EP.

Others: White and black cardstock; vellum; ribbon.

Thank you for visiting.

HA CG376 collage music bg;CL459 merry christmas trees CL059 december; Distress Inks peeled paint, crushed olive, frayed burlap, old paper

Loved Shari's ornament card & it inspired my choice of colors. Isn't this new bg stamp awesome?--my first card using it. I think the ribbon will qualify for a loop, so I'm entering CAS-ual Fridays challenge cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/ Thanks for any comments.

This is my entry for Holly's I Will Survive Challenge (HYCCT1118) and for CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #26

TFL :)

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: Hero Arts Pretty Blossoms Printable PT002, Hero Arts Classic Fabric Design CG245, Hero Arts Find Joy CL497

Paper: PTI Rustic Cream Cardstock

Ink: Distress Ink (Dusty Concord, Worn Lipstick, Wild Honey, Forest Moss, Walnut Stain)

Accessories: Ranger Perfect Pearls, Queen & Co. Bling Pearls in Sunshine Yellow, Beadsmith Hemp Twine, Tim Holtz Tonic Craft Scissors, Fiskars 'Round the Corner Punch

Hi all,

This card is for this week’s challenge at CAS-ual Fridays (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2013/08/cfc113.html). Our challenge is to create a card using Kraft and Text, so I used an old French Script stamp I’ve had for years, but I don’t recall which company manufactured it. I also used my X-acto knife to add texture to the feathers. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: French Script - unknown

Ink: Versamark; Tim Holtz - Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Peacock Feathers

Cardstock: Neenah - Desert Storm; Bazzil - Red; SSS - Watercolor Paper

Embossing Powder: Hero Arts - White

Die: MFT - Feathers & Arrows

Flair Badge: Kelly Purkey for Simon Says Stamp - Oh Snap

thought i would play along with the current CAS-ual Fridays challenge. i used the HA set "untitled postmark". inks are from stampin up!

Using Hero Arts Delicate Blossom (CL449).

I enter this card into SSS wednesday challenge - anything goes. Here's the link: www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/simon-says-...

and

CAS-ual Fridays CFC119 (Embossing). Here's the link: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2013/11/cfc119.html

Hello. Here I am with a cute card (I think…) to enter several challenges.

I started by stamping the star border on the top of my white card base. Then I stamped a white smaller panel with many elements from the PS stamp set in a very light gray. The baby and bird were colored with copics, and the sky, balloons and pink brush stroke (yes, that’s what I meant that to be :)) are water colored. Then I prepared some thin linen with gel medium (I’m loving the use of fabric in cards…), and die cut some clouds that I sewed on my machine and adhered to the card afterwards. I used a stencil with embossing paste on the top right, a few wood veneer stars and some stickles.

Challenges I’m joining:

CFC131: Three Thirds - cas-ualfridays.blogspot.pt/2014/04/cfc131.html - I used 3 colored balloons, 3 stars and 3 clouds… plus 1/3 :). Ends May 23.

CMBC #17: With a sweet, sweet inspiration and a very special guest this month - littlemisst-papercraft.blogspot.com/2014/05/cure-for-mond.... Ends May 18.

PS Sparks with a Picture Perfect challenge this week - papersmoochessparks.blogspot.pt/2014/05/may-11-17-picture.... Ends May 17.

VVC #3: Stitching - virginiasviewchallenge.blogspot.ca/2014/05/virginias-view.... Ends May 18.

Now you know that you’ll have to run if you wish to enter some of these great challenges. Stay well.

Supplies:

Stamps: SSS - Holiday Borders, Only Have Eyes For You; PS - Pip Squeaks; CBS - Paired Up.

Dies: Memory Box - Puffy Clouds.

Coloring: Encore - silver; VersaColor - cement; VersaFine - smoky gray; Copic markers; Watercolor set; Caran D’Ache watercolor pencils; Royal Talens Ecoline - white.

Others: Neenah Solar white cardstock; Watercolor paper; SSS - Rainbow Stencil; Ranger Stickles - Stardust; SC stars wood veneer; Claudine Hellmuth multi-medium matte; Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen.

Thank you for visiting.

I was a bit stuck for layout so I used sketches from challenges. This one is from

retro sketches and Simon Says and Casual Fridays

This card is for Hero Arts May Challenge – Birthdays, as well as CAS-ual Fridays CFC54: Clean And Simple projects using punches, or dies (cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2012/05/cfc53.html).

I used a Spellbinders’ frame die for an Emboss effect, thanks to inspirations from A Cut Above online card class.

made this for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge, cards with button and twine. deets can be seen here: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2011/05/cas-ual-fridays-chall...

also entering this in the lawnscaping challenge, incorporating polkadots into your project. deets of that challenge can be seen here: lawnscaping.blogspot.com/2011/05/lawncaping-challenge-10-...

lastly, i will enter this for hero arts may challenge. it started off as an ATC but was too plain so i stuck it on a card. the cone part of the cotton candy is colored with plain ol' colored pencils.

TFL!

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Hero Arts 331065 Lattice heat embossed with stampendous white pearls EP

Love stamp from Printworks

Leaves memory box die cut

Roses My Favorite Things Rolled Rose die cuts

Pearls

Entering in

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com/2012/05/cfc53.html

simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2012/05/simon-saysc...

www.lilypad.inlinkz.com/2012/05/18/welcome-to-veras-view-...

I've received the scramble prize from Kanan a few days ago, among the goodies is the CL462 (The Magic of Christmas) stamp set. Then I found out the current CAS-ual Friday's challenge theme - Out On A Limb, I knew this is what I want to do - to recreate Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree. I've added glossy accent to the ornament, if you squint you might see it. So what do you think? ;)

I'll link it up to the CAS-ual Friday's challenge (CFC#122) here: cas-ualfridays.blogspot.ca/2013/12/cfc122.html

And I would like to add this to the Paper Craft December Gallery Challenge, more info here:

www.papercraftsconnection.com/blog/2013/12/december-galle...

TFL.

Challenges -

Simon Says Stamp and Show - Show a bit of brown

www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.ie/2012/06/simon-says-...

CAS-ual Fridays - Pretty in Pink - cas-ualfridays.blogspot.ie/2012/06/cfc58.html

A Blog Named Hero - Pucker Up Buttercup

www.simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.ie/2012/06/simon-says-...

Supplies:

Stamping Bella - Jane Girl JD102

Hero Arts Newspaper Background S5601

Hero Arts Say It All CL574

Memento Inks - Tuxedo Black, Toffee Crunch and Rosebud

Ranger Liquid Pearls

I made this card for the following challenges:

1.Paper Crafts Connection September Gallery Challenge~ natural elements like cork, wood, burlap, denim, canvas, leather, and twine (www.papercraftsconnection.com/blog/2012/09/september-gall...)

2.CAS-ual Fridays, CFC71: Fall Fun (cas-ualfridays.blogspot/)

3.Simon Says Challenge ~ Emboss it (www.simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.tw/2012/09/simon-sa... )

4.Hero Arts September Challenge Fall Feast

I used several Distress Stains to create Emboss Resist effect over a Canvas!

For more details, please visit my blog at tw.myblog.yahoo.com/stampfairy-helen/article?mid=11197&am... .

Thanks for looking!

Made this Card for CAS-ual Friday 's Challenge.

Made it with Hero Arts stamps and Cricut.

The Challenge is to make a Card with:

"Things you see in the sky"

A card made for the challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. To use the colours Tan White and one other bright colour. This is what I came up with.

cas-ualfridays.blogspot.com.au/

TFL

I only recently got some Washi tape and some of it was dotty, perfect for the CAS-ual Friday Sweet Spot challenge. I stuck the tape to some scrap white card and used the Hero Arts sketch to trim it into banners. I used the sentiment label from Hero Arts/Basic Grey stamp set, finished with a dotty flower.