October 30

Happy Wednesday!

Can you believe October is almost over?!

I guess what they say is true...

time flies when you're having fun!!

Today, Girl Friday Virginia is bringing us her midas touch,

Amber Waves style!

2 gorgeous visions in embossed gold!

The first is embossed over pattern paper which really gives it stunning look.

If you look closely, she stamped it first in a warm neutral to give a soft shadow effect

to those gorgeous gold wheat stalks.

Next she embossed gold over chocolate *yum* on the 

Oval Tag Fri-Dies.

Wow, oh wow!

She has used Bold Wishes in the coolest way!

So much color and lots of cool stuff happening here!

Here are Virginia's notes so you can see all the coolness:

Special features:

1. I applied various Distressed Inks over part of the Chevron stencil (by Studio Calico) to create an unique background.

2. To create more visual interests, I added the distressed chipboard and faux stitching.

3. The bold sentiment from Bold Wishes is perfect with this. 

4. Stamp the sentiment in light and darker shades of inks to create a bigger impact!

Well, that's it for today!

I'll be back tomorrow to put a little "wee!" into your Halloween :)

October 28

Happy Monday!

Let's start this week off right.

Girl Friday Dana has 2 beautiful cards for your oohing and aahing pleasure!

First up from Amber Waves...

I love the way she stamped her cardbase on the diagonal.

Wonderful tone on tone look, and the little white dots she added 

really make her focal panel pop.

Lovely!!

Next up is a beautiful birthday card using Zigs & Zags,

Mums the Word and Casual Elegance.

I love the little leaves from Casual Elegance paired with the pretty flowers from Mums the Word.

The cool Zigs & Zags background really looks great with the floral theme of this card.

Whole lotta lovely!!

We'll be back tomorrow with the winner's from our Saturday birthday post.

You still have time to comment, so check it out!!

It's our official FIRST Birthday!!

Happy Birthday to us!

One year ago today,

I pushed the button...

THE button that officially opened the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Store!

Oh what a feeling that was!

I am so grateful to you all for being such a huge part of our first year.

I hope you will continue to love what we do in our second year :)

Today I've got a special suprise for you all!

Catherine Pooler, who you all know and love from Stampnation

is getting inky with CAS-ual Fridays on her blog today!

You will most definitely want to see what she came up with! :)

There might be a little CAS-ual Fridays somethin' somethin' for you over there

so be sure to stop by, leave her some love and check out her website.

You will LOVE the video she did :)

She's got a little somethin' somethin' for you here too!

She has an AH-MAZING card class starting

and I think you will all LOVE it!

Cost is $27 but YOU my lovely friends...get a $5 savings if you sign up before the 28th!

Woot Woot!!

Coupon code: CASUAL 

Click on this graphic to get all the awesome deets :)

But guess what...there's MORE!

2 lucky ducks will win the class for FREE!

Simply leave a comment right here for your chance to win!!

Then, head on over to see what treasure awaits you!

Click HEre

October 25

It's Friday!!!!!

Just think...one year ago today, 

I was posting the big reveal,

we were all eagerly waiting for the store to finally open!

Tomorrow will be ONE YEAR!

In honor of our birthday week,

Girl Friday Lynn

has created a fabulous birthday card!

I love the clever inking of the birthday letters from Shenanigans.

All those happy sentiments stacked up are

so much fun!

All those pretty colors and patterns really make it seem like a party folded in half! :)

You still have time to get your free 4 Petals Die :)

Speaking of birthdays...

I'll be at Scrap 2 It

in Fort Collins, CO

doing make & takes as part of their 3rd birthday celebration!

If you're in Colorado, come on by and say hi!!

Tomorrow, we'll have even more birthday fun!

Be sure to come by :)

October 23

Happy Wednesday!!

We are smack dab in the middle of our 

First Birthday Week

and Girl Friday Sylvia has a couple of 

really awesome cards to share with you!

I LOVE that big bold background she created with the border stamp

from Big Thanks.

That big sentiment from Shenanigans is perfectly paired with this 

super cool card!

I love the black and aqua color combo!

What a fun way to wish congrats, don't ya think?

Ka-Boom really does work nicely with Brickworks :)

If any of these great sets are on your wishlist, 

now might be the time to get them

because you'll get 

 the 4 Petal Fri-Die for FREE!

We're celebrating all week long :)

October 21

Happy Monday!

It's the first Monday of our 1st Birthday Week!

eeeeeeekkkk!!!

Did you see yesterday's birthday announcement?

It's pretty great and we'll share the best part again at the end of this post.

Girl Friday Piali got inky with our 2 newest stamp sets

and I have to say...WOW!

You are gonna love 'em :)

So simple and so pretty!

I love the pretty way she embossed that gorgeous sentiment from

Amber Waves.

then tied on several loops of twine over a pattern paper.

Simple. Elegant. You can do this!

How darling is this box?

Gosh, I love the way she used the stamps from 

Spooky.

Fun tag, fun fussy cutting, and cute, cute, CUTE!

Any of these on your wish list?

Now is the time!

It's our birthday, but you get the present!!

That's right!

All orders will automatically get our 

4 Petal Fri-Die set!

FOR FREE!

No code needed, and you don't even have to put it in your shopping cart.

Simply order what you want from 

www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com

and I will personally add this darling Fri-Die set to your package!

Happy Happy Happy!!!!

October 20

Hooray!!!  

It's our Birthday Week!

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you 

to all of our amazing fans who have been

soooooo supportive of us during our 1st year.

I get a little teary-eyed thinking about how much your support 

and kindness has meant this past year.

YOU ALL ROCK!!

I've got lots more fun planned for our 2nd year, 

starting right now!!

Check out this awesome birthday present

I'd like to share with YOU...

That's right!

Every order placed today through October 26th

will automatically receive our

 4 Petal Fri-Die

FOR FREE!!!

No special code needed :)

You don't even have to put it in your shopping cart!

I will happily pack it with your order :)

Simply visit 

www.cas-ualfridaysstamps.com

Tell your friends, this is for 

EVERYBODY!!!!

Woot Woot!!!!!!!

October 17

Happy Thursday!

Sometimes, all a card needs is a sentiment...a really great sentiment!

Check out these 2 awesome cards from Kelly that show off a couple of our really great sentiments.

Love how she sort of "folded" this one in from Bold Wishes.

Cool colors, cool textures, great sentiment!

Soft colors, pretty sequins, cool graphic shapes...and a really great sentiment from Woot Woot!

We've got lots and lots of sets that have really great sentiments.

Please visit one of our awesome retailers to check them out, or you can visit our store.

Wishing your favorite retailer carried CAS-ual Fridays Stamps?

Send me an email and tell me about your favorite store :) info@cas-ualfridaysstamps.com

October 15

Happy Tuesday!

Here in Colorado, the leaves are turning...and falling.

There is a chill in the air, and we are spending more and more time with a fire going.

Autumn is most definitely here.

I have a lovely card to share with you today from Jingle.

I adore all the gorgeous papers she used.

I think the Amber Waves stamps look fabulous embossed over the delicious patterns.

Simply stunning.

Yesterday was a postal holiday, but today the Happy Mail is making it's way around the planet again.

Hooray!!

October 13

Happy Sunday!

I'm really excited to share Angie's card with you today.

She used our newly released Spooky set, and I think it's positively adorable!!

So many fun things going on here that I love!

Love the darling background she stamped using the cool circle border..;

Love the the little blackboard ghostette with her cute little bow...

Love the awesome way Angie used the Oval Tag Fri-Dies to scoop out that cool little cut out for her...

Love the fun way she stamped the sentiment...

Love, Love, Love it!!!

October Sneak Peek Day 5

It's Day 5 of our 

October Sneak Peek Party!

I hope you aren't done feeling funky

because we've got more to share!

Yesterday we got funky with a round tag set,

but today we have a fabulous square set that was designed to 

coordinate with Bold Wishes.

However, as you'll see, it's lots of fun however you decide to use it!

Introducing...

Funky Square Tag

Lynn used Bold Wishes...

and then she had a little fun with Wonderful Words...

Piali used Amber Waves...

and Woot Woot!

The funky jack from our Funky Round Tag set is a fun surprise, isn't it?

Sylvia got a little Spooky...

Dana created these darling place cards using Amber Waves...

Angie played with Bold Wishes...

Kelly got creative with these...

Jingle used Amber Waves...

Virginia had lots of fun...

Ok, that's a wrap for this Sneak Peek Party!!

Did the Girl Friday Ink Squad completely rock this week, or what?

I know...they rock ALL the time! :)

The fun's not quite over yet...

I'm giving away a freebie from each sneak peek day 

to a random comment.

***All you have to do is leave a comment right here on this post answering this question...

Of all the sneak peeks you've seen here this week,
which are you most excited to see revealed in it's entirety tomorrow?

Tomorrow is the big reveal!

All the new Fri-Dies and stamp sets will be revealed AND available in the stores!

The 5 winners from our Sneak Peek posts will be announced,

and there will be happy dancing!!

Only 1 more sleep!

See ya in the morning!!

October Sneak Peek Week Day 4

Ohmygawsh!

Are we having fun at this Sneak Peek Party or what?!

I don't know about you, but I was humming Christmas carols all day yesterday! 

Welcome back to Day 4!

I hope you're feeling a little funky today.

If you're not, I'm pretty sure you will be by the end of this post.

Today we have a brand new Fri-Dies set that was 

created to coordinate with our Exclamations stamp set.

But guess what, it's also super fun on its own!

It's a 3 die set, and the darling round tag measures 2 3/8 x 2 7/8.

Such a great size!!

Introducing...

Funky Round Tag Fri-Dies

Kelly had fun with Spooky...

and then she just had fun!!

Angie got inky with Christmas Carols...

Sylvia played with Amber Waves...

Virginia had fun with Exclamations...

Jingle got a little Spooky...

Lynn played with Exclamations...

Dana got into all sorts of Shenanigans, and also played with

WTF, Casual Elegance, Woot Woot and Exclamations...

And then she played with 8 Happy Nights...

Piali had some fun with Spooky...

You're feeling a little bit funky now aren't ya! *wink*

I'm giving away a freebie from each sneak peek day 

to a random comment.

***All you have to do is leave a comment right here on this post answering this question...

Those who have gotten inky with me will totally confirm this, 

because they've witnessed the phenomenon ...

I cannot create a card without my Stampin' Up Grid Paper.

It's the craziest thing!  

What is your must have crafty tool?

Tomorrow is our last sneak peek.
Same time, same place, jammies welcome :)