CAS-ual Fridays • April Showers Bring May Flowers

  Happy Friday everyone! Sadly to say this week is my last week with CAS-ual Fridays, my term has come to an end. I just want to stake a second and thank Michele and my fellow design team mates. I had such a blast with this team. I came out of my comfort zone and dabbled in CAS land and loved every second of it! I also want to specially thank the owner and creator of CAS-ual Fridays Michele Gross. Not only is Michele a good friend but she is so fun and easy to work with as a boss. Michele is incredibly witty, creative, and such a sweetheart, I just love her to pieces! CAS-ual Fridays is going to be bigger than big and I am so glad I was a part of it! Thank you!!

This week we are getting into the spirit of Spring by incorporating flowers into our cards CAS style.
Come play along for your chance to win some fabulous stickers from our sponsor SRM Stickers!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Starving Artistamps • Zodiac

Capricorn 



Sagittarius




Today I am sharing two more cards from the funAntidepresstamps Zodiac from Starving Artistamps! This is is soooo much FUN!! I love each little sign, they are adorable!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

CAS-ual Fridays • Sketch

This week at CAS-ual Fridays we are using a sketch for inspiration, and Gina K's Theresa Momber as our sponsor. Come and play with us at CAS-ual Fridays for your chance to win some fabulous prizes.

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

The Ribbon Carousel • No Sew Tutorial

Laura here, I am always in need of unique gifts to give to my friends when they throw their fabulous dinner parties. Here is a quick tutorial on how to make a no sew apron and matching oven mitt, using

The super cute wide Black/Ivory Striped Grosgrain ribbon, and Craft Glue from the Ribbon Carousel Store!

(Supplies: 1 oven mitt, 1 matching cotton napkin, craft glue, 5 yards of wide grosgrain ribbon, and an iron)

First, I went to a local kitchen store and bought one oven mitt and a matching plain cotton napkin. I then ironed all the creases out of my apron and folded it long ways so that one side was about 5 inches longer.

I then placed where I wanted my beautiful ribbon to go, and lightly used craft glue to adhere my ribbon. I told you, No Sew... brilliant!!! Sewing machines scare me, and craft glue works like a charm. :D 

Make sure your edges are folded over all pretty and glued down firmly. I found that spreading my glue with my finger tip evenly on my ribbon worked the best. I then cut and glued my ties for the apron at the top of the skirt itself, in-between the fold of the apron on both sides. 

I then used my left over wide stripped grosgrain to line my oven mitt so it would match. And there you have it a simple but super cute apron and matching oven mitt is born!  I also added little bows to my apron and mitt with ribbon from the RC Store! :)

This project is super fun and easy and will wow your friends with the possibilities of ribbon!

Thanks, 

Starving Artistamps • Antidepresstamps Zodiac

Libra

 
Cancer

Today I am sharing two more cards from the fun Antidepresstamps Zodiac from Starving Artistamps! This is is soooo much FUN!! I love each little sign, they are adorable!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

The Ribbon Carousel • Color-a-licious

This week’s challenge is to get colorful!  Use those bright colors you might not usually choose.  Come on…get a little sassy!  You’ll be just like our fabulous sponsor this week…. 

Totally Stampalicous!

Come and play with us at The Ribbon Carousel for your chance to win some fabulous prizes! 

Make your NEW creation following the ribbon carousel challenge of the week. Any submissions made prior to the challenge date will be deleted. Be sure to include some 
type of ribbon, twine, hemp, lace....basically, anything that comes on a spool. 

For my card I used The Ribbon Carousel's Fuchsia/Pink Sheer Two Tone Shimmer Ribbon

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

Starving Artistamps • Antidepresstamps Zodiac

Aquarius #1

Aquarius #2




Lots of new and exciting stamp collections are debuting at Starving Artistamps! Here are a couple of cards from the new Antidepresstamps Zodiac. I LOVE this set, it's fun and whimsical and so versatile, a designers dream. Without further ado let me introduce to you, Aquarius #1 & Aquarius #2!



















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CAS-ual Fridays • Opposites Attract

This week at CAS-ual Fridays we are getting colorful creating a CAS card with opposite colors on the color wheel. Our sponsor this week is The Crafts Meow , they always have super cute stamps to work with.

Come on over and play with us at CAS-ual Fridays for your chance to win some fabulous prizes!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!

The Ribbon Carousel • Getting Sketchy with YNS!

This week we’re hopping with our sponsor, Your Next Stamp’s Designers to bring you TONS of inspiration using this week’s challenge sketch and the adorable stamps from YNS!  Our fabulous designer, Debbie Carriere, has provided both teams, AND YOU, with a fun sketch to play with this week.

We are excited to have Your Next Stamp as our sponsor this week!  Your Next Stamp offers a wonderful variety of fun and whimsical rubber stamps and dies.  Karen is offering up a discount to all of the players here at The Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog!  Thanks so much Karen!!  

The Challenge: Use the sketch above and enter your card at the Ribbon Carousel Challenge Blog by next Monday at 11:59pm EST.  Details on the blog.

The Blog Hop : Visit each of the designers below.  Leave a comment on each blog. End at the Ribbon Carousel blog and enter your name in the Inlinkz! You have until Friday 11:59pm EST to complete the hop.  Winners will be announced on Saturday! 

 What can I win if I hop?: One (1) $25 gift certificate from Ribbon Carousel or One (1) $10 gift certificate from Your Next Stamp. 

Here are the designers participating!  Good luck and enjoy the hop!


Thanks for all your sweet comments!

CAS-ual Fridays • Let the Hunt Begin!

Easter weekend is fast approaching and ay CAS-ual Fridays we are celebrating with fun CAS cards with the theme of what you would find in your Easter basket. This week is a Guest Designer week and our sponsor is Simon Says Stamps . I hope you all have a fabulous holiday weekend!

Thanks for all your sweet comments!