squeeze the day!

hello!
today I am super excited to share that I have this FUN, summery and interactive card up on the Lawn Fawn blog!
and, like I am prone to do...I have a video to go along with it! yay!
you can watch it here or on my youtube channel!

so cute!
I thought it would be a cute idea to make the giant lemons selling the lemonade to the mice! and when you peek behind the lemonade stand, there's a little mouse getting a peek at another sweet, giant lemon! ha!
I started by stamping the images from Make Lemonade!, You're the Zest and All the Clouds. then I used Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and colored them in! once they were dry, I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out, and then added some details with a white gel pen.
I also splattered some white acrylic ink on top of the clouds - for just a little bit of texture!

I love the Knock, Knock, Who's There? interactive die set, and I thought it would be so fun to have a sneaky little surprise behind the lemonade stand! lol
I started to create the scene by using white cardstock and die cutting out the grass and hill with Grassy Border and Stitched Hillside Borders. then I used Distress Oxide Inks in Pine Needles, Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron. I also made a set of the same borders and the same inkblending to go behind the lemonade stand, when you open the 'door!'

then I used a white cardstock base, and folded it in half, as you would a card base. I used Distress Oxide Inks in Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. then I flipped the card base over and did a little ink blending where the door would open, as well. I also used the lighter colors to match the pull tab mechanism when you open the door.

I almost forgot to add the sentiment, I was having so much fun making the card!! but I finally heat embossed the sentiment in white onto some Black Licorice Cardstock and then trimmed it into a banner and popped it up with foam tape.

I hope you like these sweet little mice as much I do!
be sure to check the card out up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and watch the video to follow along on how it came together, too!
enjoy!

Newton’s Nook Designs 13th Birthday Celebration!

today is a BIG day!
we're celebrating Newton's Nook for their 13th birthday!

 

you can totally create a project life type spread, gift tags and, of course, cards! all of the new sets will be available for purchase Friday, July 17th, right here! 

all of these new products are so fun!
and sooooo versatile!

I had SO MUCH fun making this cute card!! it's the sweetest image!

I started by stamping the image and then coloring it in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I used the coordianting dies to die cut them out, and then added some details with a white gel pen! I love making the stars encircle the hoop - it helps give it movement, I think!

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber, Antique Linen and Squeezed Lemonade for the background. then I used the Sunscape Stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure added, to create the tone on tone look!
I then used the some white embossing paste and the Cascading Stars Stencil to add enen MORE texture!

I popped up newton onto a circle from the Circle Frames Die Set from vellum. then I backed the card front with a paper from the Black & White Basics Paper Pack.
the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some grey cardstock and then die cut with a banner from the Banner Trio Die Set.

Check out the Design Team Blogs for more inspiration and featured project details:
Newton's Nook Designs
Larissa Heskett
Donna Idlet
Rosie Lopez
Samantha Mann
Diane Morales
Amanda Wilcox

who's ready for a reverse rainbow?

hi there!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, and it makes me so happy!
also, I made a video for the card!
you can watch it here, or on my youtube channel!

I really love how bright and happy this is!

I started this card by stamping the images and then coloring them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I stamped images from Silly Goose, Silly Goose Rain or Shine and Beary Rainy Day. once the images were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and then die cut them out with the coordinating dies. LOVE these cute images!


for the background and interactive pieces I used Fog Carstock and the Cloudy Stencils to add a cloudy look for the background. I ink blended using Distress Oxide Inks in Black Soot and Lost Shadow. 
I also die cut out the ground from Cilantro cardstock. then I added some ink blending with Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles. 

I attached the pieces to complete the Over the Rainbow interactive element and then used a piece of bright diagonal rainbow colors from the Really Rainbow Petite Paper Pad as a surprise pop of color and rainbow under the cloudy sky! I call it a reverse rainbow! lol! 

all of the images were attached directly to the card. The sentiment from Silly Goose, Rain or Shine was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then cut into a banner shape. I stamped the rest of the sentiment from Really Rainbows onto the pull tab part of the card!


I finished off the card by stamping some falling rain onto the background and then added some whimsical white details.

be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawn blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #220 - Inspired By

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

I love how happy this challenge theme makes everyone!

this is such a sweet and lovely challenge!
I was inspired by this beautiful card by Karin!

so fun! I love the butterflies and rainbow colors!

everything pops so well against the white on white details!

and here's my card that was inspired by hers!

 

I started by die cutting out the butterflies from Magic Iris Butterfly Wreath Add-on in vellum a bunch of times.
I used a bunch of Distress Paints in rainbow colors on white cardstock and set it aside to dry. then I used the outline die of the butterflies from the same set and die cut them out.
I attached the vellum butterflies to the back of the outlined butterfly images. love the dimension!

I heat embossed the sentiment from Better Days in white onto some Storm Cloud cardstock and then cut it into a strip.
the background of the card is white woodgrain cardstock with white rainbows made with embossing paste and the Corner Rainbow Stencils.

the butterflies were placed in a rainbow order all over the card. I also added a sprinkling of sequins to finish the card off.

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

enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #215 - All Things Rainbow

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

welcome to one of my favorite challenges ever!!
rainbows!!

this challenge has something for everyone!
because rainbows always make everything better!

so fun!
I stamped the jar from How You Bean? onto acetate and heat embossed it in black.
the jar lid was stamped and colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, like usual! lol
I also added some details to the lid wit a white gel pen, and then used the coordinating dies to die cut everything out! 

for the background, I used some beautiful Fog Cardstock. I used white embossing paste and the Stratus Clouds Background Stencils to add some fun texture (I also added some of the same texture with the same stencil to the top of the images, but not until later in the process! lol)
I die cut out the clouds in white cardstock on the bottom of the card with the Puffy Cloud Borders.

I used the Corner Rainbow Stencils and ink blended them with various Distress Inks to make it in the traditional rainbow colors!
I used some clear, glitter embossing paste and smeared it all around the top of the rainbow! once it was dry, I fussy cut it out and added foam tape to pop it up!

the sentiment is from Rain or Shine Before 'n Afters and was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then cut into strips. I also popped them up for some height towards the top of the card.
I thought about adding some sequins, but decided against it for this card - the sparkle on the rainbow is REALLY noticeable in real life, and I didn't want to be too extra! lol

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

enjoy!

apple blossoms

hello!
today I have this card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog - and I love it!

it's been something that I had bouncing around my head for weeks!! and I finally found the time (and motivation! lol) to make it!
I stamped the images from Autumn Apples, Newton's Hanging Basket and Cherry Blossoms and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. once they were dry, I splattered white ink on to of everything and then die cut them out once they were dry.

for the background, I used Alcohol Inks in greens and black. it's been a while since I've made an alcohol ink background, and it was so fun and easy! also, love how it makes the red apples pop!

I used a bunch of the little leaves and placed them around the card to add more gree.
and I finished off the card by heat embossing the sentiment in white onto black cardstock and fussy cutting it out.

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