Patterned Papered Dreams

CFC128: So long...

Hi everyone! Today's post is a bittersweet one, as it's my last one as a Girl Friday at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge. I still remember the ginormous happinness I felt when I received Michele's acceptance email after I applied for the team, and I will always be thankful to her for this great chance to be part of such a wonderful challenge. And specially for the friendships I've made. Thanks so much for everything, Michele! You're one amazing lady and I'll do my best to keep playing  :)

But wait! There's still a new challenge up and running. The deet is to make farewell cards that are longer than the average card. There's a fab Cas-ual Fridays Stamps prize up for grabs, so play along!

 

Here's my farewell card. I started with a scor-tape strip covered with glitter. You know, farewells need a bit of drama, right? The plaid was stamped with the lines from WTF, which was the first stamp set Michele released. And the colors, of course, are CAS-ual Fridays signature blue and orange (actually, the blue should have been more a tealish one, but well...). The bold sentiment was die cut with the Cameo. Yes, again ;)

¿And that tiny bow? It's a die designed by Nina Yang for Avery Elle. You can find it here but beware... it's addictive!

 

And a closer look

 

So there you go! I hope you'll play with us this week and thank you so much for all the sweet comments you've left me during my time with CAS-ual Fridays. I hope you'll still visit me around here :)

Happy weekend!

CFC127: Over the Edge

Hey friends! Time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge! I'm sorry I was pretty much MIA for the last two weeks, but it's been really busy at work and catching up with life after my trip to CHA. This two weeks just flew! So anyway, here I am with a new card. I don't know if it's over the top but it's certainly over the edge ;) Because the challenge for this week is to create a project with an element that extends over the edge!

 

 

Play with us for a change to win a wonderful prize sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays stamps! You have plenty of time, because the challenge will run for two weeks. Sweet!

I chose to extend a banner over the edge of my card. The colorful background was stamped with the smaller cluster in CFS Bold Wishes and the sentiment is from Papel Picado Banners by Avery Elle.

 

 

Thanks so much for visiting and have a great weekend!

CFC126: Color blocks

Hey everyone! I'm back from CHA Winter in Anaheim! I had the most amazing time there and finally got to meet, hug and kiss (we Spanyards kiss a lot, ha!) lots of friends in real life. Oh, and also saw the most amazing new crafty goodies. But the best part was definitely the people, and specially spending time with my roomies Ashley and Tenia and making new friends too. The chats with these two ladies are something I will treasure forever in my heart and I hope we can repeat it!!! What a great experience :)

Ok, so time flew and we have a new challenge at CAS-ual Fridays. Think color blocking and translate that into your clean and simple project. Fun, right? You can play with inks, plain cardstock, patterned paper... lots of ways to create with blocks of color.

 

 

 

And of course, there's a fantastic prize involved. CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is sponsoring the challenge, details here.

 

 

 I chose to make my color blocks by masking the card base and sponging ink. Then I stamped a sentiment from Bold Wishes by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps and a branch from Savvy stamps and finished with little dots of white enamel accents.

Give it a try! Color blocking is great for visual interest.

Have a great weekend and thanks for stopping by!

CFC125: In a Word

Hello there! Today we're bringing you the first CAS-ual Fridays Challenge of 2014! The challenge is to choose a word that describes what you hope for the new year and use it on your project. Fun :)

 

This week we are sponsored by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps. You can check more about the awesome prize here.

I haven't made a New Year resolutions list, but I definitely have a word for this year. Well, I actually have three: resolve, persistence, determination. In other words: I have to work to make things happen. I find that I tend to be lacking in perseverance, so that's my goal for 2014: more effort and less procrastination ;)

 

 

That said, here's my card. A bit of die cutting with the Cameo and a bit of stamping + perfect pearls (I can't put them down!)  to translate my 2014 goal into a card.

Thanks for visiting and best of lucks with your resolutions for this year!

 

 

CFC124: Happy New Year!

Surprise! We are starting this week's challenge a day early! Why? Because CAS-ual Fridays is pairing with the super fun 10 Minute Craft Dash Challenge. Just perfect for the new year countdown, right? Complete your CAS new year project and you can play in both challenges.

 

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps is sponsoring the two challenges and there's a great prize for the winner! Details here.

Me? I had great plans for this challenge. My card idea shouldn't take more than 5 minutes. Just die cutting. Oh, but it did take more than 5 minutes, and more than 10. Because adhering the positive parts of the die cut "happy" was a nightmare, lol! This means I won't be able to link to the Craft Dash. Boo.

 

 

See that white cardstock I used? It's one of my super fab finds in Bolivia and it's called "cáscara de huevo", which means "egg shell". Because it has egg shell texture! Isn't that cool? Here's a closer pic:

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and Merry, Merry Christmas!

CFC123: Let it Snow...

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... aaaah. I wish! But here in South America rainy season is in full swing! When we have a sunny day it is truly glorious, but it is rain most of the time. No snow in Christmas for me, boo! But at least I have snowflakes. Snowflakes stamps, that is :)

 

 

So if you love  a white Christmas, join us this week at CAS-ual Fridays Challenge with your very own CAS creation using snow! Die cuts, stamps, artificial snow... lots of possibilities. You can win a "snowtacular" prize from pur sponsor this week! Details here.

I went all snowy and seasonal with a little gift box.

 

 

The box was die cut with the Cameo (but you already knew, right?). Then I stamped a strip of kraft wrapping paper with the pretty snowflakes from this CFS set. To finish the box, I die cut and stamped a banner and a sentiment from this WPlus9 set I just got (and love!). Finally, I colored some rhinestones and adhered them to the box. Done :)

 

 

That's it from me! Have a wonderful weekend and stay warm!

CFC122: Out on a limb

Happy Friday, people! Thank God it arrived, it has been a crazy week around here! Ok, so time for a new CAS-ual Fridays challenge. Let's get in the Christmas spirit, shall we?

 

 

This week we want to see CAS creations that include a tree, or parts of a tree. There's a wonderful prize from our sponsor, Ellen Hutson! You can find out the details here.

Well, my choice was obvious. Oh, Christmas Tree...

 

I started die cutting a tree from copy paper with the Cameo and used the negative piece to mask the front of the card and blend green ink (Distress). Once I was happy with the color, I stamped the Hero Arts starry background with Versamark and brushed on gold perfect pearls. The sentiment is Ali Edwards/Technique Tuesday and the star was die cut from chipboard and wood paper. Then I just adhered both stars together for some dimension. Remember that the fixative for perfect pearls is water! Just spray some water into the air and flick the card under it so it catches the mist. This way the cardstock won't warp :)

I wish you could see how pretty is the gold shimmer in real life!

 

Happy weekend and thanks for visiting!

CFC121: Create with 8

Hello and welcome to a new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge! For this week we are going to create with 8, because that's the number of letters in both Thankful and Hanukkah.

 

 

So use 8 of whatever you want in your clean and simple project (8 colors, 8 sequins, 8 bows, 8 rhinestones...) for a chance to win a great price from our sponsor, Simon Says Stamp!

I used 8 squares that represent 8 gifts. To be honest, at first I was going to add 8 little die cut bows to the top of the gifts, but the card looked way too busy that way, so I simplified and ended up leaving just the squares.

 

 

The patterns in the gift/squares were stamped combining images from Simply Tags: Christmas by Nina Yang for Avery Elle, and the sentiment is a partial one from Naughty or Nice by CAS-ual Fridays Stamps.

Thanks for visiting and happy, happy weekend :)

 

 

CFC120: Curtain Call Combo!

Hello friends! Guess what? The newest CAS-ual Fridays Challenge is double the fun! This week we're pairing with the Curtain Call Challenge, so you can link your projects in both places :)

The deet is to create a clean and simple project inspired by this beautiful pic. You can win an amazing prize offered by our sponsor, CAS-ual Fridays Stamps! More details here.

 

I decided to make a set of tags. The inspiration comes from the colors and the rustic feeling of the gorgeous pic.

 

I put the Christmas Carols set and the Funky Round Tag Fri-Dies to work on this set of tags. The flowers in that set provide lots of possibilities!

Thanks for visiting and happy weekend!

CFC119: Embossing

Happy Friday, people! Yay for the weekend and yay for a new challenge at CAS-ual Fridays! Feel like doing some embossing clean and simple style? It's one of my fave techniques. No matter if it's dry or heat embossing, the results are always so cool...

 

Ellen Hutson is sponsoring the challenge (a two weeker, by the way) and has a great prize for the winner. Details here.

Ok, so as much as I love both dry and heat embossing, I went for a different kind of embossing this time, thanks to the big pot of embossing paste that I had sitting on my desk. After this shy attempt to use it, I decided to be brave and make a whole background with the stuff.

 

What do you think? I used a Studio Calico stencil that I've had for a long time. Oh, and I used it to emboss a pattern on my card base too. For the sentiment, I adhered scor tape to a piece of cardstock and die cut the letters from it. Then I just added gold glitter and adhered them with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by and happy weekend!