wild about Lawn Fawn's CHA 2014 Catalog Challenge!

well hello!

i have some exciting things happening on my blog later this week - i can't wait! but in the mean time, i have been dying to get in some crafty time so i could enter the latest lawn fawn CHA catalog challenge! i finally snuck a few minutes here and there together to make a card! (hopefully i will have time to make some more later...)

for my card, i used two stamp sets: critters in the savanna and admit one! 

i thought it would be so cute to tie a little red ballon onto the rhino's horn...he he he!!

let's see the background, the rhino and the birds were all colored with distress inks (not the markers, though that did cross my mind! lol). the balloon was colored with copics and then i added some blush to the little critters...because i can't resist that!! lol! :) they look so cute!

a few of the images are popped up for dimension, and that's all she wrote folks! 

hopefully you will enter (or already have!) too! what a fun contest! 

enjoy!

lawnscaping challnege - tags or treat bags

i hope everyone had a wonderful, family-filled and relaxing thanksgiving (if you're in the states, that is!). 
we're on our way back to south carolina today, and we're hoping to skip the traffic! lol!
in more exciting news - it's time for a new lawnscaping challenge! yahoo!!

and this is a super fun challenge - it's all about making bags or tags! how fun! and perfect for this time of year!

i decided to make a treat bag! i had a few ideas and they all came together like magic! lol!
i thought, wouldn't it be fun to have a rainbow yeti bringing sunshine to someone in need!
so that's what i did!

i paper pieced the yeti from yeti set go with some super FUN, bright and cheery papers!! then i popped him up on a handmade tag which i stuck on a slanted heart shaped doily!! super fun, right?!

 
i tied another twine bow at the bottom and stuck in some yellow pins (never used those before...but i have a ton! why?! lol!) i stamped the sentiment onto a banner from bannerific which i outlined with a copic and vwa-la! all done!

i think this is a super cute bag, and i love those little yellow gumballs of sunshine!

i hope this brightened your day, and inspired you to try your hand at creating a bag or tag for this challenge and for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

get your patterned paper on and you could win a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!

frosty paws

hey there! thanksgiving is almost here! and it's so exciting to spend the day (or weekend, if you're lucky enough) with family! 

today i'm over on the newton's nook blog today sharing a layout i made of my own little furry friend - phoenix! :)

it's hard to tell on a layout, but i acutally used 4 different stamp sets on it! of course the newton with a scarf is from the newton's holiday mischief stamp set! i paper pieced that cute little, bundled up cat and then popped him on an white enamel covered snowflake! :)

i used two different sentiments too. the one stamped directly on the photo is from frozen friends (LOVE stamping on photos - it's like physically making your own instagram, lol!) and the one on the side is from snow day! i also used the paw image from newton's antics! :)

i started the layout by splattering some white mr heuy's on the page and then adding a border strip of navy paper and then strips of washi. 

both photos are popped up, and under the paw print one is a little bag with my journaling! :)

this layout is all about when we moved to washington state (in 2007!! i don't scrapbook in order, i scrap on the pictures i'm inspired by at that time. it's totally unorganized and i don't even have a BOOK i keep my pages in, but it helps me keep the creative juices flowing! i get to scrap what i want, when i want! no pressure, because it's just for me, right?! lol) anyway, it was the first time little phoenix had ever experienced snow and he was both curious (duh - cat) and timid. it was so funny to watch him! 

so that's it! 

hopefully you have a long weekend coming up and you can sneak in some crafy time! if you do, get your newton's nook stamps (or grab the amazing freebies here) and play along in the inky paws challenge! it's fun, easy, and you could win some stamps! score!

enjoy!

inky paws sketch challenge #5

it's time for another inky paws challenge over at the newton's nook blog! the sketch this time is SO fun and absolutely fun to work with!!

i think this sketch is so fun!! and the very first thing i saw when looking at the sketch was a present! so that's what i made! i made my card look just like a present!

i used the cute little puppy stamp from canine christmas and copic colored him in festive colors! i added the sentiment to the tag, too! and the 'to' and 'from' are from the holiday wishes stamp set!

i used some twine to add another color to the card, and also to hang the tag from! the white ribbon is also two pieces that can give the look of a thicker ribbon, with the twine lined down the middle. fun, right?

so that's it! the tag was popped up and finshed the super simple, but still cute card!

now it's your turn to get your creative juices flowing and enter the inky paws challenge! you could win some newton's nook!! 
enjoy!

lawnscaping challenge - polka dots

get ready! it's time for a new lawnscaping challenge! 
and i'm extra excited because it's also my mom's birthday! ha ha! (happy birthday, mom!)
this new challenge is all about polka dots, pople!!

i think my card is super fun! well, it's a shaped card, so it's got that going for it! lol!

i die cut out the banners and the card base/background. the un-polka dotted base is watercolor paper that i stamped directly on and then colored the image with my distress markers. it's hard to tell they were the distress markers, though! ha ha! not very watercolor-y! :) oops.

i used my sewing machine and sewed along the border a few times and also sewed on the banners (and around the border of the sentiment banner).

add a few pearls, and you got this beaut-e, made for my mom who, really is, so lovely! :) 

i actually only used one lawn fawn stamp set for this card...what?! i couldn't even tell you the last time that happened! lol! i used sew lovely (such a pretty and soft set!!)

for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! we're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)

this week we're sponsored by lawn fawn! so get your card making on, and you could win a stamp set of your choice! :)

a stand out sentiment sneak peak

what's up?
are you thinking you want to check out a mini tutorial, by yours truly? 
well if that's so - head over to the lawnscaping blog today!

i'm over there with a mini tutorial and a FUN card that is all about highlighting sentiments, in honor of the challenge that just ended! :)

here's a little peek at what you can expect:

enjoy! :)
and come back on monday when we'll be unveiling the next challenge! 

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release - Frozen Friends

next up with the newton's nook november release is another amazing must-have winter set!!

the snowmen in this set are awwww-dorable!! and i LOVE them all so much! this new set is called frozen friends, and will be ready for purchase november 15th here! :)

my first card is  little love-bug of a card! i stamped the tall snowman image twice and paper pieced them holding hands! awww!! so cute right!! and what could make it cuter?! the little speech bubble from say cheese, i think!! LOOOOVE that speech bubble!!

i added some glitter to the heart with my wink of stella pen and popped up the speech bubble. then i added some enamel dots and glossy accents to their buttons! such a sweet and happy card for the sweet and lovely sentiment! 

both images were popped up for dimension. the sentiment was stamped with some staz-on ink onto the wood veneer banner - doesn't it look like that little bird is trying so hard to stay in the air while holding the sentiment?! love it - it totally makes me giggle! i also heat embossed, in white, the beautiful snowflakes from this set! (some of the best little snowflake images ever, i think!) :)

my last card for this release is soooo sweet! it's the lovely little cuddling snowmen! LOOOOOVE them!! i paper pieced these, too and popped them up for dimension. then i placed them on the really fun, silver grid washi tape!

oh, and i forgot to mention that the base of the card is some polka dotted vellum which i sewed onto my card base. i LOOOOVE the effect - it looks like a really soft snow fall! and then a few white sequins finished it off!

Would you like to win Frozen Friends?
This set will be given away to Two lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

1. Comment on Newton's Nook Design blog: http://www.newtonsnookblog.com. One Winner will be randomly chosen from the comments on the November release posts.

2. Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the November release blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday, November 14th at 9 pm Central Standard Time to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, November 15th.

Make sure you check out all the blogs participating in the Launch Party below to enter:

Tessa Wise

Jocelyn Olson 

Samantha Mann  (that's me!)

Jennifer Ingle

Ashley Marcu (november guest!)

Danielle Lounds (novemberguest!)

thanks so much for visiting, and don't forget to comment for your chance to win! :)

enjoy!