lawnscaping challenge #95 - white on white

well hello!
it's a new monday! and it's a new month! and it's the LAST month of 2014!! how did that happen? i have no clue! time is FLYING...i can't believe it! 
i CAN believe today means it's a new lawnscaping challenge! yahoo!
and the challenge this week is...

white on white?! seems boring? NOPE! i literally had 100 ideas for this challenge! there is so much you can do! 
i finally settled on stacking some die cuts and embossing paste! 

see? lots of fun dimension going on! not boring!
i used some white embossing paste and super awesome triangle stencil to create the background. then i die cut the sentiment using the Scripty Joy die! i stacked 5 layers (of relatively thin) white cardstock to add dimension. then i stitched it to the card base with my sewing machine! (swoon).

i also added a layer of picket fence distress glitter and then glossy accents...that didn't turn out as well as i wanted it to, but it was too late to fix or change it!
so i added some splatters of 'frost' mist and a strip of shine grid washi to one side!

i really do LOVE this card!! i can't wait to see what everyone makes!!

so that's my card!are you ready to play along?
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! :)

lawnscaping challenge #94 - count on it!

well hello!it's monday! and that means a brand neW lawnscaping challenge! and this time, it's all about using NUMBERS!!

i knew right away, that i wanted to make a layout, and that i wanted to make a 'timeline' sort of layout!
the good news - i made a timeline layout!

the bad news - it didn't turn out exactly as i imagined...
oh well!

see? there's a lot happening, and that makes me sad, i feel like there is just too much going on...but what's done is done. and i don't hate it. i just think it could have been better...

so, yes. it's a timeline of my 'happily ever after' so far! :) i used the numbers from Quinn's 123's and fussy cut them all out! 
i also used Plus One and Wish You Were Here and stamped directly onto the background to emphasize the life events. i stamped the heart and one of the sentiments from #awesome under the 1997 photo. (yes people...1997...that's when i started dating my *now* husband! all i can do is shake my head when i think of it!) 

there is some flair from an older Lawn Fawn collection and also the sequins from the Let's Polka collection on the layout!

i stitched the title (*old, old and did i mention old?* thickers), center of the timeline and on a few of the photo edge with my sewing machine, too. i usually always stitch on my layouts! especially the titles/thickers!

so that's my take on numbers! if i was going to do this layout again, i would remove some of the mattes behind the photos, remove the gesso on the bottom and keep it cleaner since there are so many photos. 
but like i said, i really love that i have this documented! all our major occassions as a couple! 

so that's my project! are you ready to play along?
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! :)

congratulations to you!

hello all!
it's friday! and today i am sharing a card i made for a couple ongoing challenges! :) 

little tangles is having an anything goes challenge (in honor or World Card Making Day last saturday)! challenge accepted! ha ha!

and also, check out this amazing photo inspiration from the runway inspired challenge! 

oh gosh! i love! i love the colors, the white space and all of the 'splatter-y' looking things behind the model! so cool!!

so here's my card, with those challenges in mind:

so fun!
i took my gold dellicata ink pad and swiped it along in the bottom left corner of some white cardstock. i looooooove the brush stroke look you get when you do that! i stamped the sentiment from neat and tangled's everyday labels stamp set and popped them up with some foam tape! SUCH A VERSITLE SET! love it!

that panel was then popped up over some bold black and white diagnol striped paper from my stash and then i added some more gold splatters and black splatters! and finally a few gold sequins finished it off! 

so fun, right? i really LOVE how this card turned out!
enjoy!

happy BOO-thday!

good morning!

today i'm on the newton's nook blog, and i'm sharing a SUPER fun birthday card!
(there just might ALSO be a giveaway and DISCOUNT code over there too...you may want to check it out!!)

my card is for one of my favorite friends' son! he LOVES ghosts, and even had a ghost birthday party one year! so i thought it would be hilarious and so perfect for him to receive a ghost birthday card! :)

i used the adorable image of winston as a ghost from boo crew (i seriously LOVE that set), the perfect balloons from winston's birthday, and part of the sentiment is from the newly released simply sentimental! :)

i colored all of the images with disterss inks and watercolored them a bit.
then popped them up for some dimension! :)

i had to add some splatters and i just LOVE that fun, unique sentiment perfect for the birthday boy! :)

so that's it!
don't forget - check out all of the happenings on the newton's nook blog today for your chance to win! :)
enjoy!

create a smile - a peek at the august release!

hello hello!!
today, i have a card on the create a smile blog showcasing a card made with the newest release (available at the end of the week, here!)

it's so exciting!!!
i decided to make a pull/slider card! 
i don't know the exact name of the type of card i made...but i DO know, it took me MUCH longer than it should have to create! ha ha! 

ok, so here's the card:

i just LOVE that chameleon image!
i stamped him onto some acetate and the patterned paper. then i used my craft knife to cut around the image on the patterned paper and adhered the acetate to the back of the panel.

you can pull the sentiment and it changes the color of the chameleon to the whole spectrum of the rainbow! LOVE it!! i mean, i love anything rainbow, so of course, it's fun to me! ha ha! i created the rainbow pull tab panel thing, with lots of distress paints and water and watercolor paper! lol! it's SUPER vibrant! :D

i finished the card off with lots of sequins, paint splatters and enamel dots in various clear and greys. i really wanted all of the colors of the chameleon to pop and stand out! 

there's a little video of the card on the create a smile blog - check it out and see a little peek of what else you'll find in this release!

enjoy!