ready set go! layout

hello!

today i have a layout up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog, and guess what?! there's a sale going on, too!!
be sure to grab your favorite goodies in the SALE section too! there's a Spring Fling section and a Stamp + Die section - all on SALE!! 

anyway...! here's a sneak peek at my layout!

be sure to head to the blog to see and read bout this page, and then go SHOPPING!! that's how i'll be enjoying Mother's Day!! 
happy Mother's Day to all of the mom's to be, Godmothers, mothers of furry friends and those who wish to be mothers - you have my love!
enjoy!

Lawnscaping Challenge #139 - Pinterest Inspired

well, It's time for a new Lawnscaping Challenge!! :) 
and not only that, people it's OCTOBER!! how did that happen?! ha!! but i'm so glad it did, because that means FALL!

isn't that Pinterest image GORGEOUS!! it just exudes fall and warm cuppas and happy! lol! i LOVE this!
my card uses those beautiful oranges and browns, and i brought in a lot of texture, too!

i love it!
ok, so I watercolored those ADORABLE little acorns from the Into the Woods stamp set with my Distress Markers! they're so cute! i popped them up over some torn vellum that i glittered with my Spectrum Noir Glitter Pen! :)

the leaves from the Stitched Leaves die cuts! I used Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Inks to create the color! then I splattered some white acrylic paint on top of them!
The background has texture from a polka dotted circle and some embossed paste! LOVE how this came out! 

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

this week we're sponsored by a brand new sponser for the Lawnscaping Challenge - Ellen Hutson! so get your card making on, and you could win a $25 gift certificate! hello!! :)

Lawnscaping Challenge #137 - Texure-fied!

well, It's time for a new Lawnscaping Challenge!! :) 
and it's time for a new month! and people - It's September!! i seriously can't believe it's already September...

anywho - let's focus on the good! 
the new Lawnscaping Challenge is all about texture! and i couldn't be MORE excited to make something!

eeeek! so fun, right?
i used some of the new Lawn Fawn sets and, naturally, textured cardstock! ha! 
to start, i used Distress Inks to create a watercolor-y, winter-y sky (Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Wilted Violet and Salty Ocean).

Once it was dry, I used a falling snow stencil and some embossing paste to create the puffed up circles of snow! so FUN!!
i stamped the penguin from Snow Cool onto some white woodgrain paper! i used that same paper for the snow hills, which were die cut using the Stitched Hillside Borders! 

i heat embossed the sentiment from the new Merry Messages, and placed it on the edge of the scene! a little unexpected, but fun, right?

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

this week we're sponsored by a brand new sponser for the Lawnscaping Challenge - Ellen Hutson! so get your card making on, and you could win a $25 gift certificate! hello!! :)

Inky Paws Challenge #35 - Burlap and Lace

hello and good morning!
today starts a new Inky Paws Challenge on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
and it's a great one - burlap and lace!!

so unique! and it really pushed me! but i came up with a card i just LOVE!

i used the AMAZING butterfly set: Beautiful Wings, along with the coordinating dies - the dies really make it SO easy!!!
it just so happens that I had some burlap 'paper' lying around, so i cut it into a banner shape (and ran some glue along the edges to prevent any further fraying)!

the butterflies were heat embossed in white onto some vellum, which i really think just adds to the delicate feel of the card! then i used my sewing machine to stitch the butterflies onto the burlap!
i even added a white doily under the banner! LOVE this card! It's not my usual style, but I'm super in love!

so be sure to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge so you can have a chance to win some Newton's Nook stamps and dies!
enjoy!

wishing you more sunshine than rain

hello!
today i have a card on the Create a Smile blog! and it really makes me happy! (hopefully it does the same to you!)
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you can read all about my card, and see a close up, on the Create a Smile blog! 
but here are some fun facts:

*embossing paste - NO stencil (gasp!)
*dimension
*stitching
*4 stamp sets!

have i piqued your interest? if so, head over to the Create a Smile blog to read all about it! :)

thanks for stopping by!
enjoy!

merrily merrily merrily

**this is my 2nd post of the day! if you want to see my Newton's Nook Designs holiday release day 5 card, please scroll down or click here**

hello! it's me again!

today, i'm on the Create a Smile Stamps blog again! (insert applause track here!). just a refresher - this month, we're working with WOW embossing powders! hooray!!! :)

today my card is super fun! and i'll show you the card, and then you'll have to go on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to see how i made that awesome textured panel! :)

do you love it? it's super fun! i used the cutest cutest cutest penguins ever from Cool Buddies! i LOVE them!  i colored them with copics and then added some detail to their bellies with a white gel pen! :)

the white background with the snowflakes from Smiling Snowflakes was a super fun experiment!! the details on how to make that are on the Create a Smile blog! 

oh, and did you notice that we're having another Guest Design Team call for December? DEFINITLY put your hat in the ring! you could work with these (and other NEW!) amazing stamps! win!! maybe you don't own any Create a Smile stamps yet...(*gasp!*) no problem! there are a bunch of freebies here!

alrighty, that's it for me! 

enjoy!

lawnscaping challenge - texture

well hello!
it's monday! and hopefully all of you enjoyed a nice weekend! that's what weekends are for, right?

and monday's are for new lawnscaping challenges! yahoo!
this one is all about texture!!

as in, oooooo that card looks amazing, let me touch it! lol!
that was what i thought of when i was creating my card - one that poeple want to touch! lol!

so here it is:

lots of texture-y goodness, right?
i used some authentic-looking woodgain patterned paper and then put some white embossing paste on top! 
then i spattered some gold and black mists onto the background.

i used a circle die and crumpled up the vellum (touch it!!) and put some thread underneath it all wonky!
the fox is from into the woods and i LOVE him! i colored him with some copics and popped him up! the top and bottom of the background is also machine stitched on. and the sentiment is from wish you were here too! sweet!

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! :)