This is AMAZEBALLS!

It's Day 3 - the final day - of the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps sneaks, and that means you can buy the stamps VERY SOON!!!! YAY!!!! AND...you are totally going to want to when you see this! It's AMAZEBALLS, dudes. For reals. Amazeballs. Just sayin'.


Ummm... yup. That just happened. This sentiment not only exists, but I own it and I can use it whenever I want. Like... on every.single.card.ever. HA! No, but for reals... I'm totally in LOVE with it!!!! And I'm also pretty in love with the fabulous Kaliedacolor ink pads from Tsukineko, too. 'Cause they are kinda full of pretty colors and you can kinda stamp with them all at once, and that's kinda AMAZEBALLS!!!!! *sigh* Love. HA!


So... you in love yet? 'Cause obviously I am, therefore you should be, too, seeing as I'm totally cool and you totally want to be like me. HA! Whatevs. So, yeaaaaah... none of that's true, but I still think you will want these awesome stamps. Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog and check out what the Design Team has created AND enter for your chance to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the store! Boo-yah! That would pretty much be amazeballs to win. Just sayin'.

And... on that... I shall go. Thanks for stopping by and such! You are AMAZEBALLS!

Have a Happy!

Jingle Out!

I am Much Obliged!

***This is my second post of the day! Be sure to scroll down or CLICK HERE to see my CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Sneak! It's a good one! Just sayin'.***

So. I decided to take the Pattern Play class over at Online Card Classes. I don't often pay for classes, but this one sounded like one I could really use, so I decided to go ahead and jump right in. That, and Jen sorta talked me into it. Something about it being a great class... yadda yadda yadda.... but she's not biased or anything...being one of the guest teachers. Just sayin'. HA!

It began yesterday and they gave some great tips on choosing your patterned papers and how to use them effectively. SO... I did my homework, tried to put some of these tips into practice and came up with this card. I still feel the CAS on this one, I think. I do love the strip of striped paper. That is totally a trick I will be using more often! I struggle with stripes, so I was happy to have this great tip and I LOVE it!


I used papers from three different collections. I pretty much NEVER do that, so I challenged myself to really look at what I had and not stick to only one 6x6 pad. So... the stripe came from the Sn@p Life! 6x6 by Simple Stories, the teal and red polka dots came from the Hip Hip Hooray 6x6 pad from American Crafts, and the pretty grey floral came from the Seen & Noted 6x6 pad from Pebbles. I was surprised that the colors all worked so well. I often struggle with coordinating colors from different collections, so this was exciting for me!


I stamped the sentiment in grey (it's from The Craft's Meow Many Thanks set) on a white banner to be sure it stood out and then simply added a few threaded buttons and some twine to finish off the card.

So...what do you think? Did I pass Day 1? HA! I'm a little scared that I will have to now play with patterned paper like every day until the class is over. Not gonna lie. HA! BUT, alas, it will be good for me and by the end of it, I will be a trained professional. HA! A Patterned Paper Professional! Gotta love some good alliteration. For reals.

Ka-BOOM!

It's day two of the CAS-ual Fridays March sneak peeks and I have a fun one to share with today!

I have developed an absolute love for the color orange! I really have! And this card lets it shine and that makes me happy! YAY!!!


TOTALLY fun, right? Right. I know. LOVE!!! So..head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps blog to check out what the rest of the team has created and for your chance to win a GREAT prize!

Have a Happy!!!

Jingle Out!

P.S. I don't know why or how this post is so short, but that's the way it decided to be, so that's the way it is, folks! Just sayin'.

I'm Guest Designing with CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!

I am VERY excited to be guest designing this month with the folks over at CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! Today is the first day of the March Release sneak peeks, and for REALS, you guys!!! These stamps are AMAZING!!!! I am so excited about ALL of the new sets and wicked stoked that I get to share them with all of you!!!


Today we are giving you a peek at the brand new Exclamations set! It's FLiPPIN' FANTASTiC! For reals. I love it. It's so me. But it can be so you, too. I promise! YAY! Here is one of the cards I created using this fabulous new set!


I stamped the sentiment in various shades of pink to create a fun ombre effect and then accented it with some fun twine from The Twinery and some fabulous Bossy Joscie flair, too! YAY! I am linking this card up to the Ombre Challenge in the Moxie Fab World for the Card Creations Week Challenges, too! YAY!


Be sure to head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog to check out what the Design Team has created! You are going to LOVE IT!!!

Have a Happy, folks!

Jingle Out!

Fresh Squeezed and Fresh PICKED!

I have a lovely bunch of flowers just waiting for you over at the Fresh Squeezed Stamps blog today!  Be sure to hope on over and leave some love!  :)

Have a Happy!

Jingle Out!

I Would Say This is the Most Embarrassing Post Ever, but....

The sad part is... there will likely be more of them.  Yikes!  So, here's the deal.  Jen, Suzanne, Jessica and I all got together earlier this week.  We did the 10 Minute Craft Dash.  It's harder than it looks, folks, that's all I have to say about THAT!  HA!  So.... here's the video... absolute proof that we completed our cards in ten minutes... as well as absolute proof that...well, just watch.... it's nuts!


So....yeaaaaaah..... that's us. HA! After further review my biggest question is for Jessica...what is that scissor method you used to remove the pearls from the backing sheet? I totally didn't see you doing that when we were making our cards. HA! I'm QUITE sure I would send them flying or straight into my eye if I did that. Impressive, my friend. Impressive. HA!

And...here is the card that came as a result of that ten minute bit of insanity. I'll be honest...it took everything in me not to make some corrections after the fact, but, alas, I didn't. Because I didn't cheat... it's not flawless, but it's fun, it's cute, and we had fun making them and that's the BEST PART! For reals, though.


The twine. It isn't perfect. It's driving me absolutely BATTY! HA! The stamps are from Paper Smooches Word Salad set and I believe the patterned paper comes from the Amy Tangerine Ready, Set, Go 6x6 pad, but don't quote me on that one. Mind you...I wouldn't suggest attempting to make submission cards in ten minutes... you tend to lose track of your sources pretty quickly. LOL!


So...head over to the girls' blogs and leave 'em some love! :) Hope you have enjoyed this moment of insanity! I hope you have a fabulous weekend and a Superb St. Patrick's Day!

Have A Happy!

A Bit of Casual Chipboard AWESOMENESS!

It's time for a new challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays! Woot! Woot!  This week the challenge is to use CHIPBOARD!  Our sponsor is CAS-ual Friday Stamps, so the dt is showing off some of those, too!  Yay!

This week's winner will receive a $20 Gift Certificate to the CAS-ual Fridays Stamp store!

For my card, I went with a grey card base and stamped and embossed the sentiment and the accent in white and then added the chevrons in yellow.


A couple of fabulous letter stickers from the Amy Tangerine line finish off the sentiment perfectly!


So head on over to the CAS-ual Fridays blog and check out what the rest of the design team has to inspire you and then link up your own CAS card using chipboard! I can't WAIT to see it!