got you on my mind!

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog!
it's inspired by the March Mood Board, and so sweet! (at least, I think so! ha!)

it's a birthday card for my Grandma!
check it out, and play along, if you feel so inspired!
enjoy!

squeeze the day!

hello there!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
I used the super fresh and fun, Lemon Twist stamp set!

it's been a while since I've used this set, and it was calling my name! also, I paper pieced the lemons - which I haven't done in a LONG time!! I used to paper piece everything, I feel like! but then I discovered coloring! lol!
I used various yellows and greens from patterned papers in my stash. and then I used Distress Inks in Mustard Seed, Fossilized Amber and Mowed Lawn to add some shading to the images!
then I splattered some of the yellow color on the lemons for some more texture!

for the background, I did ink blending in Distress Oxide Inks Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet and Milled Lavendar. then I splattered some color and white acrylic ink on top!
I finished off the card by stamping the sentiments in Chipped Sapphire!

be sure to check it out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

don't let your dreams be dreams

hello there!
today I have a scrapbook layout up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
it was created using the current challenge: Inspired by a Movie, Book or Song!
this is on of my favorite challenges EVER!

so sweet, right?
I was inspired by the Jack Johnson song, Dreams Be Dreams! and I included a few pictures of my little Menn, who aren't so little anymore! but I can't help but snap a few photos of them while they're sleeping and remember the times when I used to rock them to sleep as babies!

I created this background with lots of watercoloring! I stared with the Starry Sky stencil and some translucent embossing paste. once that was dry, I used watercolors in blues, mints and greys in a swirl motion! and then, once that was dry, I used the same stencil (but only the largest star area) and white embossing paste to add even more texture!

then I stamped the smaller part of the sentiment with Violet's ABC's in Onyx Black Ink. and then for the 'dreams' words, I die cut them out with Cole's ABC's and then watercolored some soft grey and gold! then I popped them up with foam tape!

be sure to check this out on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, too! and I hope you play along!
enjoy!

Get Cracking on Christmas - Jingle All the Way

hello!!!

today I'm joining Jenn Shurkus as she continues to Get Cracking on those Christmas cards!! I'm sooooooooo excited to be joining her since I'm still in the Christmas card-making mode! ha!!

be sure to join in the Christmas fun!!
if you create a project, share it on social media with the tag: #getcrackingonchristmas and comment on Jenn's blog!
as an added bonus! Jenn will be doing a live event on her YouTube channel Thursday, March 18th at 8p ET!
www.youtube.com/jennshurkus

ok, let's get onto my card!
I used a bunch of Waffle Flower Crafts products with a dash of Newton's Nook and a Sprinkle of Lawn Fawn! lol!

so cute!
those llamas from the Fa-La-La Combo set are so adroable! I just love their cheer! I colored all of the images with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!!

I used Distress Inks in Twisted Citron, Squeezed Lemonade and Mowed Lawn to create an ink blended background! then I used the Music Stencil with the same colors, but with more pressure when I was ink blending, to create the music notes in the background! 

once it was dry, I used the Snowflake Trio Stencil from Lawn Fawn and white embossing paste to add some texture!

the background was then die cut out with the Nesting Speech Bubbles Dies to create the fun shaped card! and finally, the sentiment was heat embossed in white and popped up!

one more thing, I had to add some cute little puffy balls to the tops of all the heads!

don't forget to comment on Jenn's blog post and play along, too! 
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #97 - Inspired by a Book, Movie or Song

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card that's up on the Newton's Nook Designs, blog, scroll down or click here**

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

yay!

I am in LOVE with this challenge! it's so easy and so fun, and soooooo inspiring! I had about 1000 ideas in my head that I had to narrow down! lol!

and I decided to go with Mary Poppins! and bonus! I made my first mini-slimline card! It measures 3.5x6 and it's so cute!

the song has been stuck in my head for days, and it's the PERFECT card to send to someone who is feeling sick!
I created my image by combining the fairy from Fairy Friends, the umbrella from Plus One, the scarf from Say What? Christmas Critters and the flower from Love 'n Breakfast! I popped them all up on foam tape! the spoon is from the Stitched Mug Frame die set! and I used Distress Inks in Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber to add color!
I added the 'sugar' with the Lawn Fawn Glue and Chunky Glitter!

I die cut the clouds with the Outside In Stitched Cloud Stackables from Fog Cardstock. then I used some white embossing paste and the Starry Sky Stencil to add some texture!
I created the whole scene on some rainbow striped paper from the Really Rainbow Petite Paper Pack for some extra pops of rainbow goodness and cheer!

finally, the custom sentiment was created by heat embossing the letters from Harold's ABC's onto some black cardstock and then popped them up, too!
I also stamped the 'get well soon' on the side of the card, and that is from the adorable Get Well Before 'n Afters!

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!
enjoy!

have a paw-some birthday!

hi there!
today I'm back with another card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
and it's another birthday card! (I feel like I'm stocking up for the year! woooo!)

love this little pup!! he cracks me up!
I stamped the puppy, hat, and bone images from Puppy Playtime, and the balloons are from Fabulous Frenchies!
all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut out with the coordinating dies!

for the background, I did some ink blending with Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio! then I used the Pawprints Stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure on the ink blending tool, to add the pawprints in the background! such a subtle but fun addition!

the image seriously cracks me up, because he has the bone in his mouth, and he's looking back at you like...ooops, busted! ha!!
finally, I heated the sentiment in white onto a strip of black cardstock and that is the card!

be sure to check out the card on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

toucan do it, girl!

hello there!
today I have this fun (and funny!) card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!

I just love these cute and adorable images! and I can't lie...that rainbow background doesn't hurt anything! lol!! rainbow tropical leaves?! yes please!
ha!

I used the Tropical Leaves Stencil for the background, along with an array of Distress Inks! I first inkblended in the rainbow colors directly on the white cardstock. then I placed the stencil on top, and used the same colors, but with more pressure (to make it darker!) for the leaves!

I colored all of the images (which are from Toucan Party) with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
I added some foam tape to the toucans and then popped them up!

I die cut out a black speech bubble with the Speech Bubbles Die Set and then layered the sentiment in pink and yellow cardstock on top!

be sure to check out the card on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

yee-haw, saddle up cowboy!

well, hello again!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, and it's full of some rootin' tootin' fun! lol!

love it!
I used the adorable images from Newton Rides West stamp set to create this fun birthday card! all of the images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then die cut out with the coordinating dies!

I used the Sea Borders and Sky Borders die sets to create the ground! my intention was to have the 'clouds' that were die cut, to look like the cloud of dust that is kicked up when riding a horse in the dirt! lol!! that was my intention, but I'm not sure it was completely executed correctly! lol!

I ink blended the ground in Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber and Walnut Stain and then splattered the same colors and also some white acrylic ink on top to mimic some sand!

I also used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Peacock Feathers! then I used the Cloudy Sky Stencil to add some clouds with the white embossing paste!
I heat embossed the 'yee-haw' in white onto a black Speech Bubble!

be sure to check this card out on the Newton's Nook blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #96 - Birthday

 

happy Monday!
let's start this month off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

yay!

who doesn't love making birthday cards?! I love them! and this time, I decided to make an under the sea themed birthday card!

I used Distress Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio for the ocean! then I used an old rays stencil from my stash to create the sun rays through the water! I used the same colors to ink blend, but with more pressure, then splattered some water on top!

I used various images from Seahorsin Around, Fintastic Friends, Ocean Shell-fie, and You are Sublime.

to create the bottom of the ocean, I die cut some white cardstock with the Stitched Hillside Borders, and used Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber and Walnut stain. then I used the same colors to splatter on some color, as well as some white acrylic ink!

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!
enjoy!