Friday First Thing's First!!

                 Friday First Thing's First!!

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Anyone who follows me in the sidebar, 
I will feature you on a Friday post.  
I will go check out your blog and list a feature, post, or card, or craft that I found interesting!
( I will follow YOU too!!)

Here are my 3 NEW followers this week, and what I have love about their recent work!

Sabrina Alery of  The Honor Roll

Her Valentine Card from a Sketch is cute! [HERE] 
(Here style has wonderful trendy papers and embellishments on the lines of AMY T designs)

Jasleen of Happily Ever Crafter

Totally IN LOVE with this butterfly on inking CAS card! [HERE]

Miya Do of  Art Jungle

She rocked the FUSION challenge beautifully [HERE]

Oh, and I have a card.

It is Card for Kyleigh time again!

I make outlandishly bright, fun, funny of whimsical cards for my neice Kyleigh!

------The crazier the Better!

Crazy Isn't It!!

Not only will this be her 

Valentine Happy Mail,

I will post it to Paper Smooches ANYTHING Goes!

 Paper Smooches, MWAH!

Week 19-25

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Let's have a laugh!

MUSE 1st Anniversary!!!!

MUSE  1st Anniversary!!!!

Time Flies, Dontcha Know It!

Hooray!!! 

 I love the MUSE DT and the inspirational Jackie Rockwell!

Congrats again Vicki Dutcher of  "All I do is stamp!" 

of being a NEW Muse DT Member!

JOIN IN this week!!!

Hearts galore, what is NOT to love???!!!!

Here is my take on the inspiration card.

I rocked it with some Bo Bunny Family Is paper pad

and the sentiment is from a set 

purchased at AMY T's garage sale....

So I am not sure the maker.... DO Yell to me if you know it

 LOL!!!!

Jackie's card has some lovely minimal check in the background

and this red paper would do the trick!

I turned the panel, popped it all up done!

(Ignore how wonky the hearts are, I don't actually have a heart die folks, so

I drew my own cut out and did my best....

I figured the patterned paper would distract from them not being a die.)

---Did it fool ya?!!!  Did it......Well...Hey.

Supplies: Craft's Meow Telegram Set

Lawn Fawn Peace Joy Love (BG Paper)

Bo Bunny Family Is Paper Pad

Memento Tuxedo Black

White and Black Cardstock, Detail Scissors, Pop Up Foam Tape

Tape Runner

Playing Along at MUSE!

HUGS and PLAY ALONG

 - This is a FUN one!

Curtain Call Y'all!!!

Curtain Call Y'all!!!

Curtain call DT inspirations all are always way CUTE!

So I need to join in too!!

The challenge is Love Letters

So I thought I would make the card a Love Letter Envelope, 

Because of course the Lovin' is on the inside!

Lots of XO XO's and a sweet messenger bird brings

the sweet news!

Hey did you check out the PRIZE????!!!

I used a DeNami stamp on the top the Wonderful LOVE CIRCLE Stamp!!!!!

See the DeNami Blog Hop to see how the Designers used it, 

Make a Comment, YOU COULD WIN IT FREE!!!!!

So SCOOT!  ----Go make some comments!!!

----AND you have 2 days to post a card at Curtain call for ANOTHER chance at $20

DeNami Products -Woot Woot! -------------

Posting to Curtain Call!

CASology CUE Card #79: Contrast!

CASology CUE Card #79: Contrast!

WOW, this is going to be an interesting treat!
This week we are all showcasing a CLEAN and SIMPLE card,
and another card that we have made that is NOT CLEAN And Simple.

I currently do CAS and NON CAS, so this isn't that big stretch for me.

I selected my  inspiration from my entry card I just made for the current FESTIVE Friday challenge.
The card I first entered is what I like to call layered and  lavish.

So here are both cards!

CONTRAST: 

 CAS

Here are the differences that make the card on the right CAS, 

and the one on the Left, NON CAS.

- Lots of  OPEN unfilled space.

- MINIMAL embellishments

- ONE Layer cardstock

-Sentiment on SINGLE layer carstock

-EASY to recreate

-QUICK to make

NON CAS:

Here are the differences that make the card on the left NON CAS

-The space is FILLED

- MULTIPLE Layers of cardstock, embellishments and banners

- The embellishments have MULTIPLE layers

- SEVERAL embellishments cover the page

-- The sentiment is LAYERED on a banner atop more LAYERS

-NOT EASY to recreate, several layers and types of embellishments make this a unique card

that would be challenging to recreate

A LONG time would be spent  to try to reproduce several cards made 

with as many intricate layers upon layers and so may steps.

And just to give you an idea of how both designs came to be, here is the current Festive Fridays challenge Photo Inspiration:

Posting to Festive Fridays

Have FUN creating, and VISIT each Designer to see how they have a Contrast Card, and the card posted on the CASology Blog!

Sponsor:  My Creative Classroom

Prize:  free seat to any online workshop class

Melissa Chipperfield

Ardyth Percy-Robb

Gillian Ross

Jen Wills

Judy Marino

Maureen Merritt

Meghan McMillan

Tracey McNeely
May Park
Joyce Mehrberg

Kimberly Wiener- You are here!!!

Sunday Card Club Cards

I am posting on the run this morning, from our Sunday breakfast spot, so I will have to set links later.

Here are my cards done for card club,  I wanted a FUN watercolor, and Joyce M is the one who posted this Ranunculus card in her CAS style.  I added a panel with  AC banner label sentiments to make it an easy fast card for club.

My second card is a mail friendly version of yesterday's card, substituting the Dear Lizzy wood buttons for MME enamel dots, and keeping it flat instead of adding pop up foam for the circle panel.

Have a great day!!!

I will be crafting with others, JOY!!!

Let me know what you will be doing!!!!