A Christmas CAS(E)

Evening all....

This is the card I've made for my DT post over at Make the Day Special and I've used the sketch from this weeks CAS(E) this Sketch... they are on week three already and I haven't had chance to play along yet so I've rectified that this week :0)

With all the Christmas stash arriving in stores and todays definite wintery weather I thought I'd jump on the band wagon and add one more to the pile of cards I need to make this year... love this sketch, I can see this new challenge is going to be a great source of inspiration.... the DT cards are amazing.

Thanks for stopping by :0)

Jenny x

Stamps: Paper Smooches 'All Yule Need' 'Christmas Sampler'

CFC#76 - Kraft On... CASual Fridays Stamps For Sale!!

Well it's been an exciting week over at the CASual Fridays stamps blog and today 

sees the new CASual Fridays Stamps go officially on sale :0)

... but before you go and have a peek let me tell you about this weeks challenge...

...yep you guessed, we would love to see you use Kraft or Kraft coloured card somewhere in 

your project this week and to tempt you even more... the winner will recieve a gift card 

to use in the new CASual friday stamps store :0)

I have used a sentiment from 'WTF' and teamed it up with some bright coloured balloons,  the pattern on the pale blue panel has been made using the striped border pattern in that same stamp set.

If you've been over to the CASual Fridays blog you will see this is my last  challenge post as I've decided to step down as a Girl Friday :0( I'm just not having the time to craft and comment at the moment because  I'm needing to spend more time with James whilst  he gets used to a few changes around here. I'm not going for good...  I still intend to play along with challenges when time and mojo allows :0) I've enjoyed being part of the team and I'm grateful to Michele for giving me the chance to  work alongside some seriously talented designers these last 6 months :0) Also saying goodbye are Karolyn, Julie and Stephanie..  so dont forget to stop by and say farewell. Thanks for stopping by Jenny x

"Woot Woot".... it's a Sneak Peak

Hello, hello....

it's a very exciting week here at CASual Fridays...did you see Michele is 

launching her own stamp line called CAS-ual Fridays Stamps :0)

If you love all things CAS you'll adore these sets... todays sneak peak is a set called
Woot Woot!!

It's a brilliant set with some real fun celebration messages and sentiments 

in a mix of fonts with  background builder elements too... you can mix and match to your hearts content with these stamps :0)

This sentiment from the set just called for a couple of glasses of the bubbly stuff!!!

Perfect for a celebration :0)

 We have a great line up of guest stampers joining the Girl Fridays 

this week for the sneak peaks and it wouldn't be a 

celebration without chances to win the new stamp sets too :0)...

 so make sure you visit the new CAS-ual Fidays Stamps blog , oh and don't forget this weeks 

winner of CFC75 'Over the edge' challenge will win all 5 sets too.....

I told you it's an exciting week here at CAS-ual Fridays :0)

Here are the all important details

• The stamps are made in the USA from the finest Photopolymer, I can tell you that they ink and stamp like a dream :0)
• There are 5 new stamp sets being released on the 26th October and each day this week, starting yesterday, we are sneak peaking a different set.
• We are giving away one of the featured stamp sets from each day, all you have to do is visit the store blog and leave a comment... if you missed yesterdays peek don't worry, you still have time as commenting closes at 11.59pm EST this Weds :0)
• Winners will be announced this Thursday and the store goes live on Friday...make sure you bookmark the store address www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com

CFC#75 - Today's the Day!!!

Well today is the big day!!!

You finally get to meet CASual Fridays little sister....I'm sure you're gonna love her :0)

BUT..... before you rush over to see her let me show you this weeks challenge badge...

.....yes we want to see part of your design  go over the edge of your card.

All the girl Fridays have used stamps this week from our 

super new SURPRISE sponsor

I hope you've got your sunglasses handy.....

Dont ya just love that large sentiment.... it was just asking for a fun, bright card !!!

Yes I went to town, in a CAS way, with the mirror and glitter card, it was fun to 

break into a little razzmatazz for todays big announcement :0)

Now you need to take those shades off and hop over to CASual Fridays

(I bet you sneaked over there already though) and check out what

 the party is all about :0)

Jenny x

CFC#74 - Put your Heart into it

Hello Everyone

It was lovely to see so many of you join in with our challenge last week

 and so many personal stories shared too ....

it was a wonderful pink gallery :0)

Well it's just a week to go now until the big announcement at CASual Fridays so lets 

get a step further and see this weeks challenge without further ado....

Our sponser this week is i {heart} papers who are kindly giving the winner a giftcard 

to use in their store, sooooo.... we would like to see hearts in your project this week please :0)

They can be large or small, one or many and it doesn't even have to be a heart shape...

perhaps just the word, it's up to you how creative you want to be :0)

It just happened that I needed to make a baby girl card this week and I've been wanting 

to get this sentiment in use for a while now so my little pink heart is hanging from a tree branch...

I should have taken a photo of the inside because the sentiment carries on......

"Congratulations to the old roots!"

I bet your giggling too, right ;0)

As always, hop over to see more inspiration from the rest of the Girl Fridays 

at the blog before you start creating.

Thanks for popping by

Jenny x

Two Cards, One Stamp!!

Hello crafty friends

It just so happens that I have a couple of cards for this weeks One Layer Wednesday which is being hosted by Susan this week...... I haven't played along for ages and it's a complete fluke that my cards fit this weeks theme which is to use one stamp in two different ways.

I've used the leaves from Wplus9 'Fresh Picked' as they were meant to be on the first card but then couldn't help wonder if I could use them to make a Poinsettia on a CAS Christmas card...... They are such pretty flowers but I can never get them to flower again the following year!!!

I haven't got round to posting on my blog (apart from DT stuff) since our Nephews wedding a couple of weekends ago so I thought I'd share a photo of the kiddos on the day..... no snaps of us all together yet, that's why I have the camera round my neck on these occasions.... so I'm always behind it *wink*

This is about as smart as James gets and it's always a challenge to keep him looking that way! Hannah was complaining how short she felt!!! well at 6'4" I suppose he does tower over a lot of people :0)

Thanks for looking :0)

Jenny x

STOP PRESS- have you seen this???

Morning Everyone

I'm popping by this morning to let you know about a fun announcement on the CASual Fridays blog!!!

You get to meet CASual Fridays new little sister on the 19th but until then we are having a fun linky party with a fabulous prize up for grabs worth $75 ..... Wow!!!!

So what are you waiting for... hop over there right now and join the party :0)

Just click HERE

 

Jenny x

 

One for the Girls

It's Friday again and time for a new challenge at CASual Fridays :0)

I loved seeing your cards inspired by your own blog headers and judging by your own words and creations, you enjoyed making them too.... even the most simple designs inspired you to make some wonderful cards. 

Now October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month so our challenge this week is called 'One for the Girls' and it's a guest designer search week as well.

We want to see your cards celebrating the girls in our lives... family or friends and this weeks winner will receive a gift card from our regular sponsor Simon Says Stamp.

My card is pretty self explanatory really... going with the pink theme of the Breast Cancer campaign ribbon I used this large sentiment from My Favourite Things which continues onto the inside with "Really, you are!"

I hope you join us this week to help raise awareness of this terrible disease, whether it be a gentle reminder to check out any concerns you have or to celebrate those fortunate to come through treatment and fondly remember those who were not so lucky.

The Girl Fridays have more cards to share with you over at the blog and this week we are joined by the wonderfully creative Birgit as our guest designer. Pop back this evening for a special Happy Hour post for news of an extra prize giveaway too :0)

Thanks for stopping by today.
Jenny x

A Simple Christmas at St Luke's

Well a new month is upon us and Christmas is on the horizon although judging by our local supermarkets display of Christmas fayre you'd think it was in a few weeks time!!!

The new challenge over at St Luke's Charity Card Challenge is to make a clean and simple Christmas card... with plenty of white space, perhaps thinking modern and graphic which is the style I decided to go with....

I hand cut and inked the snowy hills for my stylised trees to sit on.... they are small triangles of card covered in yummy washi tape. 

The snowy sky is stamped with a great little stamp I have that has no name on it which is a shame because it's invaluable when it comes to Christmas scenes and really deserves some recognition!!!

This months prize is this wonderful stamp set generously donated by Claire Brennan from Waltzingmouse Stamps.... perfectly themed for this months challenge :0)

So it's time to break out that seasonal stash and show us your CAS Christmas cards, a great excuse to get started on them or add to them......... well that's one more for my collection this year anyhow :0)

Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT's cards here.... thanks for looking :0)

Jenny x