Thursday, June 7, 2012

CAS-ual Fridays Challenge #56–Sweet Spot!

Hola Friends!!

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It’s Friday – which means it’s time for a brand spankin’ new CAS-ual Fridays Challenge!  This week, your challenge is to:  Create a CLEAN & SIMPLE project and include polka dots or spots in your design.  Who doesn’t love polka dots, for crying out loud?!

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This week’s incredible sponsor is DeNami Design – the place to find some of the cutest, most adorable red rubber stamps that you’ve ever seen!  DeNami Design was generous enough to share some super sweet images with the Girl Fridays to help inspire you all – how nice was that?!  They’ve also provided a delicious prize for this week’s TGIF winner, but you’ll have to click on over to the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge Blog to find out what it is.  Thank you DeNami Design – you ROCK my world!!

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I’ve been playing around with my Silhouette die cutting machine this week . . . I LOVE my Silhouette!!  I happened upon a super fun cutting file that I thought would be a PERFECT pairing with the darling DeNami Design images that I was given to work with.  I cut it out of some new Stampin’ Up Lucky Limeade CS.  I stamped (directly onto the card base) the Small Solid Circle and Polka Dot Circle in the openings of the die cut in three different colors, and adhered the die cut to the card base with foam tape, aligning the openings with the stamped images.  I used a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig to place and stamp the sentiment.

PRODUCTS USED:

STAMPS:  Hello Friend, Small Solid Circle and Polka Dot Circle (DeNami Design)
INK:  Black (Memories/Hero Arts), Ginger and Pool (Fresh Ink), Fern (A Muse Studio)
PAPER:  Solar White CS (Neenah), Lucky Limeade (SU)
OTHER:  Circle Border Cutting File (Silhouette Studio), Silhouette SD (Silhouette America), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

 

I’m sorry to challenge and run, friends – I’m in the middle of some super fun stuff for a publication call and need to be spending every single free minute that I have creating.  I should be back on track with sharing with you all after Monday.  In the meantime, know that I appreciate every single minute that you spend here at my little ol’ blog – it means the world to me!  Have a great weekend!

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17 comments:

Angie Tieman said...

Ahhh, a Silhouette, wondered how you made that fabulous circle catcher! Such a fun card, totally LOVE It!

Jenny said...

What a fresh colour combo..... some super neat stamping too getting those polkas to peep through the right hole!!!!
Fab card Karolyn :0)
Jenny x

Jaya Christina said...

wow.. ur take on this challenge is spectacular :)

Gayatri said...

Awesome design, Karolyn! Silhouette huh! I now need a silhouette! Amazon! here I come :)
Love your card. Great design!

Tara Cardwell said...

I love it- the die cut shape is so interesting. I tried to buy a silhoutte this week but they were sold out so my order is on hold :-(

Lynn said...

That die cut is fabulous! Love the color combo!

Lalo said...

That's some die-cut fab right there!!!

maria f. said...

This card is so stinkin' cute. Lucky gal to have a Silhouette. Letting this mull in my brain - possible with dies?!?!?

Christina said...

I seriously need to spend some time getting to know my Silhouette. I've only cut letters so far! This is so cool, and the colors are fabulous. Good luck with the publication call!

Suzanne said...

You're so making me wish I owned a Silhouette! This is unreal! Love it!

Deb said...

I am having Silhouette envy!!! Fabulous card!!! Love those dots!!! Blessings on your submissions!

Vicky Hayes said...

How clever this is Karolyn! I love the little polka dot in your die cut - it reminds me of pin cushions! Good luck with the publication call :)

Janna said...

Hey that's a really cool design! Worked out perfect for the polka dots challenge!
Happy Stamping :)

Julie said...

Love the shapes you've produced and the colours are great.

Lisa A. said...

What a very cool card, Karolyn!! Love the bold colors and patterns against the white!! Congrats on the cover of Stamp It...can hardly wait to see it:)!!

i'm with the band said...

Love this! The colors are perfect!

Lori Barnett said...

WHAT the heck is that??? OH...I know...a piece of art from the mystery machine. YES..It's a mystery because I HAVE NOT USED MINE! I NEED YOU!!!!! LOL! Adorable design with my favorite colors! I know you made it for me..."hello friend" hee hee hee