CAS-ual Fridays C134 and Giveaway

Hello, and welcome to CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #C134! If you came from the CAS-ual Fridays blog, you already know that this will be the final challenge for 2014. It's all good, though! We'll be back with more CAS-ual greatness in 2015! But, for now, you will NOT want to miss this final challenge of the year! It's a Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge and we have prizes GALORE!

Here's the Challenge: Create a CAS project using any Tic-Tac-Toe pattern on the board. Up, down, left, right, diagonal, whatever floats your boat, folks! The choice is yours! I went straight down the middle and used Black, White, and Grey for my card today.



I used the awesome heart dies to cut through my sentiments and add dimension. I stamped the words in grey on a white panel and then, behind that, I layered another panel that is edged with my Wink of Stella black brush pen to add some sparkling black. This one is SUPER CAS and I love that about it!



So, this week you have LOTS of chances to win! First off, each Design Team member has a giveaway on their blog today! Woot! Woot! The challenge AND the giveaway both run through 22 August 2014. To enter the challenge, link up on the CAS-ual Fridays blog with your Tic-Tac-Toe creation, as per usual. To enter the Giveaways, leave a comment (or do what is requested) on each of the Girl Friday's blogs!

To win the $20 Gift Certificate here on my blog you have three chances!

1. Leave a comment on my blog telling me something interesting.
2. Like my Just Jingle Facebook Page and comment on a post over there. Leave a comment here to let me know you did!
3. Follow me on Instagram. Leave an additional comment here to let me know you did!

All winners will be posted on the CAS-ual Fridays blog after August 22.

Have a Happy!

Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining

Hiya! I have a quick one for you today, but it is stuffed with silver linings! No, like, literally...it's a cloud... with a silver lining.



I used the super cute new Clouds set by Miriam Prantner for Neat and Tangled. I kind of love this set. It is super stinking cute! I combine the stamps with some great papers from the Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine Paper Pad and a great Postage Stamp Frame dies from Simon Says Stamp. I used a silver pen to add the outline or, lining, if you will. I kind of love it.



And there you have it! I should probably add some pun about silver linings or something witty, but, what can I tell ya, folks? I'm plumb out of puns today. It happens. I know. Sad story. Sad. Story. But, alas, I still can provide adorable card-ness, so there is that. I do what I can to please. HAHAHA!

Have a Happy!!!

Because Creamsicles are Delicious

Mmmmmm! Yes. They. Are. I'm a big fan. Which is funny, because I'm not actually a huge fan of oranges, I mean, they are okay, but not something I reach for often. And the orange flavored jelly beans really aren't my favorite, either, but for some reason, the minute you mix an oragey flavor with creamy goodness, I am in heaven, my friends! HEAVEN! I do so love creamsicles. And creamsicle flavored drinks with alcohol in them. For reals, though... those are awesome. Just sayin'.

ANYWAY, when my August kit from Simon Says Stamp arrived at my door, I saw creamsicles as soon as I this stamp set fell into my  hands! And what better way to create that refreshing, creamy look, than with watercolors?! Yup. I'm in love. With creamsicles. All over again.



The new Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, yes, afterall, that is the reason we have gathered together today (Nope, not MAAAWAIGE this time, folks.... or for this thing called life... nope, not that one today, either. Although, now I do really want to listen to Prince all day and watch the Princess Bride. K. Tangent done. Moving forward.). Right. New challenge. It's EMBOSS IT! Yup! We want to see you emboss! You can heat emboss, dry emboss, use embossing paste, WHATEVS, folks! Just EMBOSS IT!



I used the super awesome matt dull embossing powder from Wow for my image and then watercolored over it to create a resist. For the textured background, I mixed embossing paste with glitter, because glitter, and then spread it over a stencil to create the dotted background. I kind of love it. Lots. For reals, though.



And now it's YOUR TURN! One lucky participant will win a $50 Voucher to the Simon Says Stamp Store! Yup. Dudes. You know you want that. SO, all you need to do is create a NEW project (up to FIVE) with the EMBOSS IT! theme and link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge blog! Happy Crafting, folks!

You can find the links to the goodies I used to create my card below! 

Have a Happy!

Simon Says Stamp August Card Kit Simon Says Stamp Ice Cream Dream Stamp Set Bo Bunny Lemonade Stand 6x6 Paper Pad *Sakura KOI WATERCOLORS SKETCH BOX 24 Colors with Waterbrush Kuretake Gansai Tambi 24 Color Watercolors Set *ZIG Wink of Stella ELEGANT Set Glitter Black Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025375 *Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD *WOW Embossing Powder CLEAR MATTE DULL LARGE Jar Regular WC02-L Matt *Ranger EMBOSSING POWDER LIQUID PLATINUM Rubber Stamp Ink *The Crafter's Workshop MINI CIRCLE GRID 6 x 6 Template *Wendy Vecchi WHITE EMBOSSING PASTE Studio 490 *Martha Stewart CRYSTAL Fine Glitter White M111022 *May Arts IRRIDESCENT WHITE Metallic String *Pretty Pink Posh 6MM SPARKLING CLEAR Cupped Sequins *Sakura KOI MEDIUM WATERBRUSH Water Brush Watercolor #6 *EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator EKT001 *Precision Heat Embossing Emboss Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 *EK Success CUTTER BEE Scissors EKCB01 *Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# GREEN LEAF GL11 *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *SSS White WATERCOLOR PAPER 6 x 9

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Lovely Days and The Like

I rather like the word 'Lovely'. There is just something about it.

¹love·ly

 adjective \ˈləv-lē\

: attractive or beautiful especially in a graceful way

: very good or likable

: very pleasing

See. It has a certain appeal to it. A loveliness, if you will. Yes, I do believe the word 'lovely' is, in and of itself, lovely. Most certainly.

All of this being said, when Paper Smooches introduced the new Blossoming Buds set, I kind of sort of HAD to have it. I'm not usually a big on on florals, however, I do use them from time to time and the playful nature of these really caught my eye!



Isn't it just lovely? (he-he... See what I did there?) HAHAHAAA! I crack myself up, really and truly, I do. BUT, for reals, though, those flowers are so lovely and adorable, too. YAY for adorable! I added a bit of sparkle to the sentiment with the Wink of Stella clear. I love how I can brush that right on over things like loopy, fabulous words to make them shimmer! A white gel pen accents the flowers colored with Momento markers. Yup. I totally used the easy ones this time around. It was fun!



I am linking this fun card up to the Paper Smooches Sparks Anything Goes Challenge this week. I do so love my Paper Smooches!!!

You can find links to the products I used to create my card below.

Have a Happy!

Paper Smooches Blossoming Buds My Favorite Things Hybrid Bundle 1 My Favorite Things Black Licorice Hybrid Ink *C-Thru T SQUARE RULER JR12 *Uni-ball Pen Signo Gel Pen WHITE Smooth Broad *Sakura PIGMA MICRON PENS #05 6 Pens 30065 *ZIG Wink of Stella ELEGANT Set Glitter Black Silver Clear Brush Tip Markers 025375 *Bazzill SOUR GRAPE Card Shoppe Heavy Weight 8.5 x 11 Cardstock *Crafter's Companion 50 PACK ULTRA SMOOTH PREMIUM WHITE CARDSTOCK 752252 *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento OH BABY Ink Markers Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers GIRLS NIGHT OUT Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers OCEAN Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers GREENHOUSE Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers JUICY PURPLES Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers ARIZONA CANYONS Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento BEACH PARTY Ink Markers Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers DOLPHIN PLAY Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers CENTRAL PARK Dual Tip *Tsukineko Marker 4 Memento Ink Markers GOLDEN SUNSET Dual Tip

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