BOO to You!!

HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

Larissa here today to share a FUN Boo Slimline Card!! Halloween is closing in FAST and I thought it would be FUN to share a Glow-in-the-Dark Card with coordinating Glow-in-the-Dark Envelope!! 

Have you ever used the WoW Glow-in-the Dark Embossing Powder!!?? If not, this Card might CHANGE your Mind!! SWOON!! I'm in LOVE with this stuff especially for something FUN and INTERACTIVE during the Halloween Season!! Kids and Adults alike a SURE to get a KICK out of this Design!! 

I Started by Die Cutting the Pinked Slimline Dies for my Card Panel and Card Frame!! Then I inked the Panel with some Peacock Feathers and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks!! 

Next I Stamped and Embossed the Spider Webs in the Corners of the Card Panel from the Spooky Stamp Set using some WoW Embossing Glitter in Cupcake Heaven!! Then I Stamped and Embossed the "BOO" in Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and Embossed with WoW Glow-in-the Dark Embossing Powder!! SWOON!! I just LOVE the look in real Life too as it gives a SPOOKY Feel to the Embossed Image!! Then I added some Black Soot Distress Paint Splatters and some Studio Katia 3mm Mini Wiggly Eyes to the Spiders and they REALLY make the Images come to LIFE!! 

Then for the Flap of my Slimline Envelope I Stamped and Embossed the "SPOOKY" Sentiment again using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Glow-in-the Dark Embossing Powder!! I added some Black Soot Distress Paint Splatters and some White Gel Pen Details for the Eyes to finish off the Design and I just LOVE how well the Envelope coordinates with the Card!! 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today!! I hope I've BRIGHTENED your Day with this FUN Glow-in-the Dark Card!! I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the NEW, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

Larissa Heskett 🕸🕷

Courage Now, Tomorrow and Always for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month!!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today and I can hardly believe that September is half over!! 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month to bring awareness to childhood cancer, which remains the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 14!! So today my Card was made to HONOR ALL of those Kids battling Cancer or those who are in remission!! You're ALL AMAZING and your Courage and Strength is VERY INSPIRING!! 

I Started by creating my Background Panel!! I inked with Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide Ink and added some Water Splatters and Black Soot Distress Paint Splatters along with some Nuvo Midas Touch Shimmer Pen Splatters!! I LOVE the addition of even more Sparkle in the background!! Then I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiments!! The Courage Word is from a Discontinued (Powerful Words) CAS-ual Fridays Stamp Set, but I figured several of you probably have it and LOVE it as much as I do so I'm using it anyway to hopefully INSPIRE you to give some of your older sets some much need use too!! 

You can use ANY Sentiment here and there are SEVERAL Word Dies that would be PERFECT as well!! Like the Hope Fri-Die or even the Just Breath Fri-Die!! I Stamped with Vera Fine Black Onyx Ink and Embossed with WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! Then I Stamped and Embossed again with WoW Embossing Ink and this time I Embossed with WoW Bright White Embossing Powder!! 

I Stamped the Ballerina Image from the Tutu Stamp Set with WoW Embossing Ink and then applied the NEW WoW Picnic Basket Embossing Glitter!! Yellow is the Color associated with Childhood Cancer so that's why I've chosen to use the Yellow Color!! Then I used the coordinating Ballerina Fri-Dies to Die Cut the Image out!! Then I adhered it to the top of the Courage Sentiment using some Foam Tape!! 

I added some Jewels for even more Sparkle and then adhered the Card Panel to a NND Scalloped Rectangle Die Cut from some TE Oreo Cardstock!! I adhered it to a Crate Paper Patterned Paper Cardbase using Foam Tape for some dimension and mt Card was done!! I LOVE the way it turned out and I just KNOW it'll make the recipient Abby's Day as she's CELEBRATING 5 Years of Remission after enduring 2 1/2 years of treatments for High Risk A.L.L. Pre B Cell Leukimia!! She's a ROCK STAR and I hope she knows how AMAZING she is Now, Tomorrow and Always!! 💛

Please help spread ENCOURAGEMENT to any Child or Family that you know going through this difficult process and KNOW that these small acts of kindness REALLY do help to BRIGHTEN their Day!! 
Help Spread AWARENESS for Childhood Cancer!! 

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the NEW, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!! 

Larissa Heskett  💛🎗💛

  

Happy Birthday Card FULL of Texture & Sparkle!!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today and I've got a STUNNING Birthday Card FULL of Texture and Sparkle!! I LOVE being able to combine products and this design shows just how you can combine several for a very BEAUTIFUL Design!! 

I started by creating my background!! I LOVE that stencils can add interest, without distracting away from the Images!!  I added some Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot Distress Inks!! For some Shimmer, I added some Opalescent watercolor splatter along with some Wilted Violet and Turquoise Watercolor that I added Opalescent Watercolor too!! Its HARD to see in the photos, but in real life its SO BEAUTIFUL!! I think the BOLD background  REALLY makes the Flowers POP!! They are front and center!!  

After inking and adding the splatters, I used the Modern Petals Stencil that I sprayed the back with some Pixie Spray from Therm O Web to help hold it in place as I stenciled the design with some White Pigment Ink using an Ink Dauber!! I wanted a subtle Design so I applied the ink very light and I really LOVE the soft Blue hue that was left behind!!

For the Flowers I Stamped and Embossed the Images from the Pretty Posies and Peace & Comfort Stamp Sets!! I used WoW Glitter Embossing Powders!! Using different Colors for all of the different Images so they'd all have their own Color!! Then I used the coordinating Posies Fri-Dies and the Garden Fri Dies to cut them out!! I colored the Images with Copic Markers (Flowers: V1, V04 & V09  RV00, RV09 & RV19  Leaves: G00 & G02   YG11 & YG13   Flower Centers: YR00 & YR02) I added some Tonic Studios Morning Dew to the Centers for some dimension!! I used iCraft 3-D Foam Squares to adhere the Flowers and Leaves to my Card Panel around the Circle Die Cut I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment on!! I used the NEW Happy Birthday Stamp Set in Navy Metallic Embossing Powder!! To finish off my design, I added a few Studio Katia Iridescent Crystals!! I really LOVE the way it turned out and I hope I've INSPIRED you to try mixing several of your Products together to create a Card FULL of Texture and Sparkle too!! 

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       THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! 

LARISSA  💖

Thinking of You Card to make someone SMILE!!

Hello Crafty Friends!! 

Larissa here today to share a SWEET thinking of You Card!! I'm using one of my FAVORITE Sets Called Nate & Friday along with giving you a SNEAK PEEK of a NEW Set coming NEXT WEEK!! The Sentiment is from that set and I hope you'll join us next week for ALL of the FUN and Inspiration!! 

I started by creating a Patterned Paper Background!! I used some Aged Mahogany and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks to Ink the Edges of the Panel!! Then a added some Black Soot Distress Paint for some texture!! 

Next I Stamped and Embossed the Image using Versa Fine Black Onyx Ink and WoW Clear Gloss Embossing Powder!! I LOVE the extra Texture that the Embossing Gives to the Image!! It really makes it POP!! I added some Tonic Studios Glitter Nuvo Drops to the Heart on his chest and some Black Gel Pen to his Nose, along with some White Gel Pen details for highlights!!

 I Stamped and Embossed the Sentiment in WoW Glitter Embossing Powder to coordinate with the Nuvo Glitter Drops I added to the Heart!! I Die Cut a Black Banner and adhered it behind the Sentiment Banner that I inked with the same Aged Mahogany and Gathered Twigs Distress Inks to help tie it all together!! Then I adhered it using 3D Foam Squares!! A Few Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins were added and I added some Tonic Studios Morning Dew Nuvo Drops and Red Glitter Drops to add even more interest!! I LOVE the way it turned out!!

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the NEW, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!!  

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! 

Don't forget to join us NEXT Week for the NEW Release!! We'll be sharing LOTS of AMAZING Inspiration plus chances to WIN!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

Just Dance!!

Hello Crafty Friends!!

Larissa here today to share a SWEET Gift Tag/Bag idea!! I have several Nieces and a few of them are Dancers/ Gymnasts!! I LOVE being able to SPOIL them with SPECIAL surprises after meets or recitals!! This would even be PERFECT for just a Thinking of You Gift to help Pick someone up!! I've used the Tutu Stamp Set and the coordinating Dies!! These are just STUNNING Images AMAZING for so many occasions!! 

I Started by creating the Gift Bag!! I Die Cut it from two pieces of Woodgrain Patterned Paper and I Stamped and Embossed the Full on Floral Stamp to Stamp onto the Gift Bag with some Versa Mark Ink and then Embossed it with some WoW Bright White Embossing Powder!! I LOVE the way it looks on the Woodgrain Patterned Paper!! I then adhered the Gift Bag together and then I Die Cut the Tag Buddies Fri-Dies from some White Cardstock!! 

I Stamped and Embossed the Tutu Image onto some Cardstock with Versa Mark Ink and then Embossed it with some WoW Embossing Hot Gossip Glitter Embossing Powder!! SWOON!! Talk about GORGEOUS!! Embossing these Images with Glitter Embossing is my FAVORITE!! It really makes them come to life!! If you haven't given it a try I hope I'll INSPIRE you to give it a try!!

I Die Cut the Tutu Image out using the coordinating Ballerina Fri-Dies and then Inked the Tag Buddies Die Cut with some Victorian Velvet Distress Oxide Ink using an Ink Dauber!! I ran a Static Bag over the bottom of the Tag and then Stamped and Embossed the "just dance" sentiment onto the bottom of the Tag using some Versa Fine Ink and Embossed with some WoW Metallic Gold Sparkle Embossing Powder!! I then adhered the Tutu Image onto the Tag with some Foam Tape and then adhered the Tag to the front of the Gift Bag with some Foam Tape!! A Scrap Ribbon Bow finishes off the Gift Bag and I just LOVE the way it turned out!! 

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THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

LARISSA  💖

You have Survived.............

HELLO CRAFTY FRIENDS!! 

Larissa here today to share a Dimensional Encouragement Card!! 

I'm using the NEW Doing Great Stamp Set, along with the Trellis Cover Fri-Die!! I wanted to showcase the dimension of this Die Cut if you want to showcase it!!??  

I personally LOVE dimension, so I KNEW I wanted to highlight it!! I Started by Die Cutting the Trellis Die from some Tonic Studios Pearl Damask Handmade Paper!! SWOON!! It's HARD to see in the photos, but this paper really makes this Die Design come to LIFE in person!! I adhered the Die Cut to my Tumbled Glass Distress Inked Background using liquid adhesive and I only applied it to the main lines of the die so I could POP the other areas up!!

I adhered a Studio Katia Iridescent Crystal in the middle of every Flower and I just LOVE the way it looks!! For my sentiment I Stamped and Embossed the NEW Doing Great Stamp Set using Peacock Feathers Distress Oxide Ink and WoW Embossing Powder in Neutral Shimmer!! The Iridescent Glitter matches with the Iridescent Crystals I added!! I wanted to add a POP of Color so I used some of the leftover Deco Foiled Heart Die Cuts that I saved from this Card that I created HERE!! I used the BEAUTIFUL Hearts A2 Panel Fri-Die that I Die Cut from some Therm O Web Deco Foil Toner Sheets that I Foiled with some of the EXCLUSIVE "Rainbow Bright" Taylored Expressions & Therm O Web Deco Foil!! I think they add the POP I was looking for and match with the Iridescent Sparkle of both the Crystals and Embossing Glitter, plus it adds a bonus Visual Triangle that I think this Design needed!! ALWAYS Save those leftovers as you never know when you might be able to use them!! Then I adhered it to the center of the Card with some Foam Tape!!  

For TONS of AMAZING Inspiration make sure to visit the CAS-ual Fridays Stamps Blog and shop the New, Old and Sale Products in the CFS Shop!! You can also use my discount code LARISSASENTME to SAVE 15% off anything in the Shop!! WHOOP WHOOP!! 

THANKS SO MUCH for stopping by today and I hope you have a FABULOUS WEEK!!

Larissa  💙