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Hello Crafty Friends!! 

It is Nora here from A Creative Touch with a fun birthday card honoring CAS-ual Fridays NINTH Birthday!!! 

Stamps Used: Frankly'isms

Dies Used: Pinked Slimline Dies

Stencil: Falling Leaves

I started off this card by using using the Falling Leaves Stencil Distress Ink. 

Instead of using it as a stencil, I added color to the actual stencil, spritzed it with water and then smooshed my paper onto the stencil. When it was dry, I added some stamping using the Frankly'ism stamp set.

I cut it down my stenciled panel and added it to purple, A2, top folding card base. I added some white circles under the my panel to create a partial "scallop" border that I had die cut using the Pinked Slimline Dies. 

I then stamped a sentiment from Frankly'ism on a white circle with purple ink. 

I adhered it over a purple scalloped circle that I die cut using the Pinked Slimline Dies using foam adhesive. 

I created an inner white panel to be adhered inside the card with a matching sentiment to the one on the front of my card.

My finishing touch was to adhere some sequins to the card front.

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That is all from me today. Please stop by this week for some fabulous projects by the other design team members. Have a FABULOUS day!!

Celebrate with a Margarita

Happy Tuesday everyone!!! Nora here from A Creative Touch. I cannot believe that it is JUNE!!!

Today I am on the blog with a card that I created with the margarita glass from the Salty stamp set and a sentiment from the Sassy Celebrations set. 

I started off this card by stamping the margarita glass with midnight ink onto a piece of kraft cardstock. 

I colored in the drink with colored pencils and used Gamsol to blend the pencil. 

Next I used a white gel pen to emphasize certain areas of my strawberry margarita.

I then added Stickles glitter glue over the sugar crystals and Glossy Accents to again emphasize areas 

on the glass.

While the margarita was drying, I stamped the "celebrate" in with pink Distress Oxide onto a scrap of white cardstock. I heat embossed over it with WOW! Clear Gloss Super Fine Embossing Powder. I then fussy cut the sentiment out.

Now that all my pieces were complete, it was time to put the card together. 

To begin, I adhered a scrap of pattern paper on the edge of a white, A2, top folding card base. 

I cut a half inch off my kraft card front and adhered it over the white card base. 

I used foam adhesive to adhere my sentiment toward the bottom of the drink and my card was complete. I have a particular friend I intend to send this card to.

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I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by. Be sure to stop by the blog this week for more crafty goodness from the Design Team. Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Supplies I used from CAS-ual Fridays:

A SImple Happy Birthday Card

Happy Wednesday!! Nora here from A Creative Touch on the blog today with a simple birthday card.

I decided that I wanted to use the new Flowery Background stamp and paired it with a sentiment from the Everyday Dragonflies stamp set. 

I stamped the flowers onto a white rectangle with black ink. I then die cut the panel with a rectangle die and mounted it on an A2, top folding, aqua card base.

Originally I searched my stash for some aqua thread to add to my card front but I could not find any. Instead I used some silver thread to make a nest near the middle of the card. 

I then adhered two of three white banners that I die cut using the Pinked Slimline die set. 

On my third banner, I stamped a sentiment from the Everyday Dragonflies set and adhered it over the other two banners using foam adhesive. 

I finished off my card by adding aqua colored gems randomly around my sentiment. 

I hope you like my card today. It is an easy card to reproduce and stock your stash for upcoming birthdays! Remember to use my code NORASENTME to get 15% off your total order. 

I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by today. Have a FABULOUS day!!!

Sparkling Floral Happy Birthday Card w/ WoW Embossing Glitter!!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today to share a BEAUTIFUL Birthday Card, FULL of some Sparkle!! 
I'm SO ready for SPRING!! One of my FAVORITE Background Stamps from CAS-ual Friday's Stamps is the Full on Floral!! I LOVE the way it looks Embossed with some WoW Embossing Glitter!! 

I Started by Stamping and Embossing the Full on Floral Image onto my Card Base using WoW Embossing Ink and WoW Embossing Glitter in Cup Cake Heaven!! 

SWOON!! The color of this Embossing Glitter is just STUNNING!! 

Then for the Sentiment I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment from the Happy Birthday Stamp Set!! I Stamped with Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and Embossed with WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! Then heat set it with the WoW Dual Speed Embossing Tool!! I Cut the Sentiment out and then backed it  with a Lawn Fawn Raspberry Cardstock Frame!! I adhered it to the Full on Floral Card Panel using Foam Tape!! Then I added some Sunny Studio White Pearls for a finishing touch!! 

I LOVE the way this turned out and how BEAUTIFUL this Image is when Embossed with some WoW Embossing Glitter!! THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope I've INSPIRED you today!! 

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Have a FABULOUS Week!! 

Larissa Heskett 💗

Birthday Shaker Card

Hello everyone! Maria here with you today and I am back to share yet another shaker card, showcasing the Somebunny Stamp set.  This is probably one of my all-time favorites from Cas-ual Fridays Stamps.

I started by stamping the image on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored it in with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  I used my precision snips to fussy-cut the image.

I wanted to use this super cute patterned paper that I have from my stash as my background.  This was cut measuring 5 1/2 by 4 1/4.  I adhered this panel on some A2-size notecard.

Next, I die-cut the starburst background panel using a die from my collection.  I adhered some acetate sheet on the back and added some foam tape to create my shaker well.  I added my iridescent sequins on top and adhered the sunburst panel to close my shaker.

I finished my design by adhering my focal image and adding the sentiment that was stamped and embossed with some white embossing powder.  Easy peasy!  Here's another look:

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