Top 15 of '15 (& A Giveaway)

Hey guys! It's been a long time since I have been around this ole blog! Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays.
Our holidays were good but busy. My sis, brother-in-law & nephew were in town so we spent a lot of time with them.
New Year's Eve was very quiet & we stayed home. My mom & her husband, my sis, bro-in-law & nephew came over & Leah had 3 friends come spend the night.
Ty has been sick with an unbearable cough & cold for the past week & w are hoping he can go back to school tomorrow!

I want to do a quick post with my favorite projects of 2015. I didn't do as much scrapping or crafting this year, so I hope I can come up with 15!!
Here they are (in no particular order):  And if you can get through the entire post, there is a giveaway at the end! 

1. I loved the way this card turned out. It started with a sketch from Sketch "N Scrap.

2. This layout uses mostly Bella Blvd products & started with a sketch from SOUS.

3. This page also uses Bella Blvd goodies and began with a sketch from My Scraps & More.

4.These mason jars were so fun to decorate for Valentine's Day! (featuring flair from The Crafty Pickle.)

5.I loved the Capture collection from Basic Grey. This layout began with a sketch from My Scraps & More.

6.This page uses a mix of Basic Grey's Capture collection & Simple Stories' I Am collection (which was probably my all-time favorite collection of the year!).

7. Here I mixed I Am with October Afternoon's Saturday Morning & love the end result!

8.There is a lot going on on this page, but I love it & the subject matter.

9.This simple page began with a sketch from MSAM.

10.This card was created for CAS-UAL Chic using CAS-UAL Fridays stamps.

11.Here is another page using a sketch from MSAM. It was so fun designing for Audrey!

12.This page had me pulling out lots of old supplies & I love that I finally used them!

13.This card was also created for CAS-UAL Chic. I really enjoyed using string on my projects this year!!

14.I loved this line from Pink Paislee, even though it's a couple years old. A true oldey buy goody!

15.And lastly is this simple layout that I created to play along with Scrapbook Circle's sketch challenge. Look at those sweet faces!! 

Now for my giveaway! Comment here & tell me which of the above 15 projects is your favorite. I'll choose one winner on Friday, January 8 to receive a box of scrappy goodness from me!

Thanks for sticking around! I'm hoping 2016 allows for a lot more scrapping!
~Stephanie





 

 

 

Snowflakes

Hey y'all & happy first Friday of December!

Today there is a new challenge up at CAS-ual Chic, The Utterly Adorable Layers Challenge!

It's the last challenge!
Let's finish up 2015 with a spectacularly fun challenge theme.

CC05: This one is all about the snowflakes!
This challenge runs Dec 4th-18th

The winner will receive a wonderful prize from

CAS-ual Fridays Stamps 

has loads of wonderful sets on sale right now 

in fact, a whole lot of the things you'll see in our inspiration parade

 can be found at special savings in this category right now... 

and don't miss out on your last chance to grab a few of our retiring sets 

at a substantial savings! 

Last chance for Retiring stuff, as it is officially gone by December 31st,

or while supplies last

 

Here is my card featuring the Lovely Snowflakes stamp set:

I stamped the snowflake
with two colors of ink & then stamped again with VersaMark & added some glitter. I added sequins to the tips of the snowflake for some extra bling! A button in the middle with some tied twine finished off my snowflake!

Now it's your turn!

We can't wait to see what you'll create using our snowflakes theme.

You can play as often as you'd like.

Link your project here before 6pm eastern on December 18th.

 

Show us your snowflakes!

 

Thanks for visiting!

~Stephanie

Cas-Ual Chic November Challege

Hey y'all! Happy November (already)!

This month at CAS-ual Chic the challenge is to use metallic on your project.
 

CC05: Use metallics in your creation. For example, foils, metallic threads, gold or silver embossing powder, etc. Get creative!This challenge runs Nov 6th-27th
The winner will receive a $20 gift certificate prize from CAS-ual Fridays Stamps!! We can't wait to see what you create!

Here is my card, featuring the Sassy Smiles stamp set:

 

I used some scrap paper on top of the white cardstock. I then placed a small strip of khaki cardstock horizontally over the butterfly patterned paper. I stamped the "Smile" sentiment using two ink colors.

The glitter butterfly & clock are older items from my stash.

 

 

If you get the chance to play along be sure to link up your creation here for your chance to win!

Thanks for visiting. Stay crafty, friends!!

~Stephanie

   

CAS-UAL Chic Challenge

Hey y'all & happy Friday! We are all preparing for the effects of hurricane Joaquin. I pray we are not hit too hard & that we don't lose power! Hope you all are safe where you are too.

It's the beginning of October (so hard to believe) & that means a new challenge at CAS-UAL Chic!
   

It's a tic-tac-to challenge!! What fun! Here is the card I created:

I went with "stitching", "coloring" & "distressing".

There is stitching on the die cut circles at  the bottom of the card; I distressed the edges of my papers & colored some of the circles on the white paper.

I used the star Fri Dies & the twinkle stamp set to stamp my sentiment.

  

 

 

Thanks for visiting! I hope you find some time this month to play along!!

Stay crafty!

~Stephanie

 

 

CAS-UAL Chic Challenge #3

Hey y'all! Happy Friday. It's a bittersweet day around here. My niece is flying to South Africa today & will be there for a month & a half on a mission trip. I am so very proud of her, but we will all miss her bunches & I am a bit worried about her too. We will be counting down the days 'til she returns!

Today the newest challenge is up over at CAS-UAL Chic and it is to include something musical on your project.

 Here is my card:

 

 

I used the Cupid's Arrows stamp set from the store & the Heart Board Fri-Dies.

 

I also used some scrap sheet music paper along with a sentiment regarding music!

Be sure to play along with this challenge and link up on the blog for a chance at a fabulous prize!! 

Have a great weekend. I hope to be back soon!
Keep crafting!
~Stephanie

 

 

  

Pretty Patterns

Hey y'all! Happy Friday!
Today the current challenge is up at CAS-UAL Chic!

 

For this challenge, we are celebrating patterns! You could use patterned papers, a pattern stamp such as chevrons, houndstooth, etc, or even a pattern you create! Make sure to show us your layers, too!

 

I created a general greeting card that could be used for a birthday, thank you, congrats, etc.

 

 

I used a green chevron paper & a star patterned paper. The hearts are from the heart board Fri-Die set and the "I love you" stamp is from the Cupid's Arrows set . Both can be found in the store.  My papers are from Bella Blvd.

 

Here is a close-up:

 

 

I added the red twine & popped up the heart to give the card more dimension & interest.

 

You can enter your projects-cards, tags, layouts, etc-until August 28th!

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you at CAS-UAL Chic!!

~Stephanie

 

 

CAS-ual Chic Embossing Challenge

Hi guys & happy Friday!
The very first challenge is up today on the CAS-ual Chic blog!!

 

CCC01:  Create a new project that features embossing, 

and dress it up with all your Utterly Adorable Layers!

You are free to use any embossing technique on any project you like (cards, layout, PL spread, etc.).
I created a card for this challenge:

 

I used the Calm and Loving stamp set from CAS-ual Fridays stamps to create my card. I stamped the heart cluster with Versamark on vellum, then added embossing powder to the stamped image. The sentiment is also included in this sweet & versatile set!

 

 

 Head on over to the blog to see what the other design team members created. We would also love to see your creations!  Be sure to link up to the challenge!! You can enter as many projects as you'd like before noon on July 31. There is a great prize to be had from CAS-ual Fridays stamps!

 

 

Keep crafting!

~Stephanie

  

New DT!

Hey y'all! I have been MIA for awhile, I know. Summer came at us in full swing & we just got home from vacation a few days ago. We are all missing the beach terribly now!

 

While we were away, some exciting news was announced over on the CAS-ual Chic blog.

  
 CAS-ual Chic is a brand new fun and inspirational challenge for those who love Utterly Adorable Layers in their design! It is a sister blog of CAS-ual Fridays and about a month ago, I received an email from Michelle asking me to join the team!  There is one challenge a month so you have plenty of time to play along. There are no product requirements and you can make anything  you choose-cards, layouts, PL spreads, etc. The DT will be using CAS-ual Friday stamps & dies & would love to see them in your projects if you have them!
The first challenge goes live tomorrow, so be sure to stop back by!
Have a great night!
~Stephanie