Lawnscaping Challenge 138

Lawnscaping?  It's just a fun way to say creating with Lawn Fawn!  I am a Lawn Fawn addict and I was so excited that I had time this week to join in on the current challenge 'Geometric'!

I knew I wanted to create some fun windows or insets in my card front so I grabbed some Lawn Cuts and started playing around with a layout, it took three tries but in the end I was really happy with how it turned out!  I backed each opening with papers from the new 6x6 Perfectly Plaid Fall collection and then added some Copic colored images on top of each one!

Hope you get a chance to get crafty today!

Spotted!!!

Wow, I feel so honored to have my card "Spotted" over at the My Favorite Things Card Challenge Blog!  I have fallen hard for the all the amazing My Favorite Things products.  I especially love the Birdie Brown stamp collections (can you get any cuter?!) and the Die-namics Blueprints sets, together these stamps and dies make completing a card during naptime a snap!

This card features the Harvest Mouse stamp set and the 
Die-namics Tags Blueprint 5.  Those little hearts are part 

of the tag Die-namics and they are awesome for filling shakers too!

Thank you so much for stopping by, see you soon with some more crafty goodness!

My Favorite Things Superstar Card Contest

Woah, nothing like squeaking in at the last minute!  The contest closes today and I finally was able to complete the card that has been floating around my desk for a week!  This is my first shaker card and I am really happy with how it turned out; I can't wait to make more in the future.

This card uses the following products, which I love and adore, from My Favorite Things:

Die-namics Blueprints 29 - Window the dog is looking through and flower boxes!
Die-namics Tag Builder Blueprints 5 - The heart confetti in the shaker window!
BB You Make My Tail Wag Stamp Set - Dog and dog/cat bed.
BB I Knead You Stamp Set - Sleeping kitty.
BB Cool Cat Stamp Set - Vase and fish bowl.
BB Lucky Dog Stamp Set - Sentiments, inside and out.
BB Hog Heaven - Flowers in the window boxes.

All of the images were colored with Copic markers and fussy cut... it took a bit but I think it was so worth it in the end!  Thanks for stopping by to check out my Superstar Card entry!

My Favorite Things Challenge Card

Wow, I feel like it has been such a whirlwind start to the school year! My son is playing soccer it takes up most of my evenings driving through construction to pick him up or to go and watch his games, but we have had awesome weather to enjoy so I really can't complain!

Anyway... I am back with another card to share with you.  I created this for the My Favorite Things Wednesday Sketch Challenge #298.  I love the MFT Stamps card challenge blog it is full of awesome inspiration, great color ideas, fun challenges and there are links to download ALL of the previous sketch challenges too!

My take on Sketch #298 used the awesome Strike Up The Band stamp set by Birdie Brown, I am just so in love with all of her fantastic stamp designs and this one might be edging out the Harvest Mouse set as my current favorite!  I was really feeling sparkly when I created this card so there is glitter galore, but I think it works perfectly with that sweet sentiment! The sentiment and background stamps all come from this same set, they are stamped in Versamark and embossed with either Ranger Princess Gold or Wow Opaque Black embossing powders!  The bunny is colored in with Copics and his gold accents are embossed with the beautiful gold powder again.

Thanks for stopping in!  I hope you are having a fantastic end to your summer!

Fabulous Florals & Flamingos

Now that The Daily Marker Coloring Challenge is over I wanted to join in on a few other challenges.  This week over at Simon Says Stamp's Wednesday Challenge they are using awesome Hero Arts products to make fabulous floral cards!  As a lover of Hero Arts designs I have quite a few in my collection which made it easy to create this fabulous floral & flamingo card!

I began by stamping the background stamp (Hero Arts & Studio Calico design) with three different shades of Ranger pigment ink, the lightest shade ended up being just too light to see so I restamped using just the two darker shades... good thing I was using my Misti!  After I heat set the pigment ink I spritzed both orange and pink Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist lightly over the whole thing and heat set that as well.

For my florals I used the Color Layering Hibiscus set from Hero Arts and stamped the larger images on vellum using the same pigment inks as before and then heat setting them before cutting them out.  I also stamped some of the smaller flowers and leaves onto the background using Altenew Crisp Inks and some Versamark with gold embossing powder for the stamen.

I really felt this card was calling for a flamingo...or maybe I have just been dying to use my new Color Layering Flamingo set, but either way I love the addition of this gorgeous lady!  The flamingo is stamped using Altenew Crisp Inks for the pinks and Lawn Fawn Hippo for the eye, beak and legs.  Then I used the coordinating die cut to cut her out.  Tip I got from the awesome Nichol Spohr is to die cut the flamingo first then use your Misti and line up the legs to get them just right!  It works perfectly!  The sentiment is also from the flamingo stamp set and looks amazing embossed in gold!

Thanks for visiting, I hope to be back soon with some more crafty creations!

Cards, Cards, and More Cards

Hi there, I wanted to drop in and share a few more of the cards I created with images colored during The Daily Marker 30 Day Coloring Challenge!

'Happy Birthday to My Hero!'

This is the super cute card I made for my awesome husband's birthday this week!  It features owls from several different Lawn Fawn sets, one of my favorite things about the Lawn Fawn designs is their ability to mix and match seamlessly!  I found this adorable card on Handmade by Yuki (she is so darn talented that you should definitely grab some more coffee and browse her fantastic blog).  I loved the dimension that she created by placing some of the scene elements behind vellum!  Hubby really like the card which made my whole day!

'Magical Day'

My inner five year old LOVES this unicorn set from Avery Elle.  I was able to create a super shimmery glitter effect by blending out my Zig Clean Color Markers with a clear Wink of Stella pen!  This is true unicorn perfection!  The fantastic circle framing the unicorn is from Mama Elephant, I have been debating about getting this die and I am so, so, so glad I did... it is pure awesomeness in an unassuming metal die!

'Hooray For This Day'

How darn adorable are these raccoons?!  I saw this Rowdy Raccoon stamp set from Mama Elephant and I couldn't resist.  These little rubbish robbers are just too cute; there is even one wearing a cowboy hat and riding a stick horse!  But I digress... the card is made with just one image stamped over and and over again to create this cheering crowd!  Each critter is cut with the coordinating die and then they are progressively popped up on different levels of foam tape to create the dimension similar to spectator stands.  The banner stamp is from Avery Elle and the sentiment is from an Ali Edwards Story Stamp Set.  The yellow stars are from this fantastic Simon Says Stamp set and they were stamped in this yellow ink from Lawn Fawn onto some scraps of yellow paper and then I gave each one a shimmery shine with my clear Wink of Stella pen... oh how I love that pen!  I think this would be a great card to give to someone graduating.

'Jelly Good'

This card was just a quick one to check out the newest My Monthly Hero kit from Hero Arts.  Sadly the kit is now sold out but you will can purchase this beautiful ombre mermaid ink pad and the super awesome Color Layering Octopus stamp set that were released with it.  I am definitely going to have to try out the vellum layering for dimension, as seen above, with this stamp set.

Happy Friday!  Thanks for visiting and I hope you all have an awesome weekend!  

Coloring Challenge

Hi there, are you participating in The 30 Day Coloring Challenge over at The Daily Marker?  This is my first time participating but I am LOVING every single minute of it!  Did you know coloring can relieve stress?  Sign me up for anything that relieves stress!  Grab something to color with and check out the details of the challenge over at The Daily Marker!

I thought I would share a few of the cards that I have made with all my freshly colored images...

'Believe in yourself!'

This card features lots of fantastic stamps from Lawn Fawn, including Critters In The Sea, Mermaid For You, and Life is Good.  The sand hills were made with the Stitched Hillside Borders from Lawn Fawn and the white outer frame is from My Favorite Things.  All images were colored with Copic markers.  The background features Distress Inks blended and spritzed with Tattered Angels mist (I find that this process creates a really nice blend with a bit of sparkle).

'More Than Naps'

This sleepy little kitty is from Newton's Nook, if you are looking for adorable cat images this is the company to check out!  The image was colored with Copic markers and after die cutting it I mounted it on an felt background to make it feel even cozier!  The inner white rectangle and striped rectangle mat were both cut with these dies from Lawn Fawn.  The outer frame is from My Favorite Things and the heart tag is an older die from QuicKutz.

Thanks for visiting and I hope you get in some coloring today!