CFC100 - Absolutely wishing you a happy day

Happy May, and happy Friday!  This week at CAS-ual Fridays is extra special.  Why, you ask? Well, lemme tell ya.  We're celebrating the 100th challenge and our second birthday!  YAY!  So we're having an extra fun challenge with a TON of prizes!  Check it:

CFC 100: We're celebrating with our top 10 challenges of all time! Since one of those challenges was tic tac toe, I've made it into a board of the remaining top 9 challenges! Choose a row to play. Play as often as you'd like, the challenge runs for 2 weeks!

And for this extra special challenge, there are going to be some extra special prizes.  Not only will the winner AND the 4 VIPs receive prizes (um...wow), but the 5 contenders will also win prizes.  That's 10 chances to win, ladies!  This week's sponsor is Ellen Hutson, who will award the winner a $25 gift certificate to spend here.

And the 4 VIPs will receive $15 gift certificates from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps, while each of the five contenders will receive the stamp set of her choice!

Okay, so for this challenge I made a card that fits two of the rows on the tic tac toe board.  Plus bling.  Had I included embossing, it would've fit three of the rows.  LOL.  And now for the paper yummies:

Sorry about the caca photo - I couldn't find the right lighting.  In real life, the "ABSOLUTELY" die cut looks a lot more crisp and shows up better against the gingham patterned paper.  Oh well, you get the idea. I've had this die for at least 6 months, but this was my first time using it.  I don't really know why, 'cause I LOVE it!  I used a corrugated kraft card base and October Afternoon patterned papers, including the flower grouping, which I fussy-cut from a paper.  The die and stamp are from this Simon Says Stamp set.  Add some bling, and voila!  Here are some close-ups:

Oh yeah, by the way, I used the top row of the tic tac toe board (polka dots, kraft, and dies), and the card also fits the left column (polka dots, square card, and birthday).  Plus the bling square.  Which row tickles your fancy?  Play along as many times as you like for this special 2-week challenge!  Thanks so much for looking!

Supplies: card base: Recollections; patterned papers: October Afternoon; die/stamp: Simon Says Stamp; ink: Tsukineko; bling: The Paper Studio

CFC84 - Thanks

Hello, and happy Friday!  I'm back with this week's CAS-ual Fridays challenge, and I think you'll really find this to be quite a timely challenge: 

Yep, the challenge is to create a thank you card.  Perfect, right?  With Christmas just behind us, who doesn't need a thank you card (or 10?)?  And the wonderful sponsor for this week's challenge is Ellen Hutson. 

Not only will the winner receive gift certificate to spend in the store, she'll also win a guest designer spot at the CAS-ual Fridays blog!  YAY!  And now for the paper yummies:

For this card, I wanted to paper-piece the butterfly and have a layer whose wings I could pop up.  So I stamped the butterfly image 3 times: once on the background (where the blue and gray papers meet), and twice on the yellow patterned paper. I fussy-cut the two yellow patterned butterflies, then adhered one of them flat onto the background.  With the second yellow butterfly, I placed adhesive only on the "body", not the wings.  I adhered the body of the second on top of the first, then folded the wings upward.

I lightly penciled in a "trail", then machine-stitched over the top with yellow thread:

I added some bling to the butterfly body, and along the trail down to the sentiment:

I really enjoyed making this card!  I hope you'll find the time to play along with this week's challenge.  You have until next Thursday at noon EST to do so!  Thanks so much for looking!

I'm also playing along here:
Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge - Anything Goes


Supplies: card base: The Paper Studio; patterned papers: My Mind's Eye; stamps: Paper Smooches (Flap Happy, Simply Said); ink: Tsukineko (Memento London Fog); rhinestones: The Paper Studio; sewing machine: Kenmore; quilting thread: Americana

CFC55: Hope your birthday is outta sight!

Happy Friday!  I can't believe it's already June!  Crazy!!!  And today is my parents' anniversary.  I s'pose I should get on that, card wise... but first, I'm back with a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge.  And since it's the first challenge of the month, that means it's a Guest Designer Challenge!  And this challenge is open to so many possibilities:

Create a Clean & Simple card using bling - rhinestones, glitter, even stickles.

This challenge is sponsored by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp!

I love that eye charts and eyeglasses are popular right now - they're so fun!  I got the Maya Road Eye Chart Sentiments stamp set recently, and couldn't wait to use it!  And I thought it would look great paired with the glasses from the Paper Smooches Get Outta Town set.  I stamped the glasses onto a star die-cut, then blinged them out with red rhinestones.  Okay, are you ready for the paper yummies?  Here ya go:

I scored the edges of my white cardstock with a scoring board, then added a computer-generated sentiment (printed on a chevron patterned paper from the Echo Park Sweet Day 6x6 pad).  Here's a close-up of my blingy specs:

So are you ready to play along with this week's challenge?  You can add as little or as much bling as you want - just keep the card clean and simple.  You have until next Thursday, June 7 at noon EST to link up your card.  We'd love to have you!

I'm also playing along here:

Charisma Cardz Challenge #21: Bling

Lily Pad Cards Star Challenge

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes Challenge

Supplies: cardstock: Recollections (black), Georgia Pacific (white), Core'dinations (yellow); patterned paper: Echo Park; stamps: Maya Road (eye chart), Paper Smooches (glasses); ink: Tsukineko; star die: Spellbinders; die cutting machine: Cuttlebug; scoring board: Martha Stewart; baker's twine: Divine Twine; rhinestones: The Paper Studio