ps meets lf

i have a new card today that i created for the latest challenge over at lawnscaping: dimension and layering! i'm also going to enter this for paper smooches' november guest designer search!

this is another one of those cards that i have had as an idea in my head for a while, and just finally was able to make it come into fruition! as soon as bought lawn fawn's 'clear to see' stamp set, i KNEW i wanted to use the glasses on one of the critters from their stapms! but alas, they are just a smidge too big. enter paper smooches' stamps! the 'fruitastic' stamps are the perfect size for adding glasses! lol!

here's a little breakdown on what i did:

i fussy cut and paper pieced the paper smooches fruit and then heat embossed the glasses onto the orange. after i adhered the orange onto the base of the card and stamped the first part of the sentiment, i added a layer of velum.

then i added the polaroid from lawn fawn's 'say cheese' stamp set with the lemon on it (which is also popped up). lastly, i stamped the rest of the sentiment onto the polaroid.

the reason i added the velum was because i wanted it to be 'fuzzy' with the orange, and 'clear' with the lemon to really emphasize the sentiment! fun, huh? :) i hope you thought so!

ok, off to the beach!

enjoy!

a little loopy layout

today i have a layout that i made for my newest little mann! my first layout with him on it (if you don't count the one i made showing his ultrasound (here). anyway, i wanted to make it just perfect, and i hope i came close to that, at least! i was inspired by the latest challenge going on at CAS-ual Fridays - feeling loopy!

i knew i wanted to do a banner-type layout, and when i read the challenge, i was like BAM, that's it, ribbon loops! here it is:

i looped ribbon around the twine to look like a banner! you may think this color combo is a little odd (grey, teal and yellow), but i LOVE it. we did all of his room in this color scheme! so i knew i had to incorporate those colors on his 'welcome' layout! :)

i used two different lawn fawn stamp sets (harold's abc's and plus one) for this layout. LOVE me some lawn fawn! :) the moon and stars that hang next to the ribbons on the banners are actually part of the mobile on the 'plus one' set that i isolated. :) i really liked the look of the mixing the 'harold's abcs' stamp set with thickers for the main title of the page. that's one of my favorite parts!

i also added some buttons to a few of the ribbon's to add some dimension and hidden delights! :)

i then added nolan's 'stats' and some pictures of him from the hospital, and vwa-la! another CAS layout in the bank. :)

well, that's it!

enjoy!

my favorite technique

the current challenge going on at wee memories is using your favorite technique! and the technique i chose was paper-piecing!

i was thinking this may be one of my favorite challenges because i had so much fun making this card - i just love paper-piecing! but in reality, i just love getting crafty!

so here it is:

the stamps i used are from the craft's meow and one of the sets (owl be thinking of you) was actually designed by jenny (wee memories) herself! seriously, give it up, those owls are too cute for words aren't they! :) and the other stamp set is fun(tashe)tic and it really is. LOVE it! ha ha!

the owls are all paper-pieced of course. but they are also popped up for dimension, as is the sentiment. it's a very clean card, but i adore it. and i love the personality that each different patterned paper gives the owls! :) especially the 'super snazzy' owl with the 'stache!'

side note - sorry the pictures are so dark! my camera was clearly acting up and not cooperating for this shoot. it's now in the shame corner.

:)

well it's the beginning of another week, only 4 more days until friday! :) let the countdown begin! :)

enjoy!

world card making day challenges

world card making day was today! yahoo! i almost made some scrapbook layouts, i had to stop myself! lol!

anyway, did you see that lawn fawn is having a little challenge to celebrate world card making day? the challenge is to create a thank you card AND send it. i am definately guilty of making cards and then saving them! i don't know what i save them for! ha ha! anyway, we just moved across town into a house and i made this card for my father-in-law who helped us move! he came all the way from california to help, so he definately deserved at least a card! lol!

i am also submitting this card in the lawnscaping challenge - create a project celebrating world card making day! :)

anyway, it wasn't hard at all to create a thank you card with lawn fawn stamps, they're amazing! lol! and in this card, i used 3 different lawn fawn stamp sets (critters in the snow, making frosty friends, and many thanks).

i heat embossed with clear, the background of the card. i love how it the clear embossing powder looks on the white cardstock. especially since this is a winter scene, i think it adds to the 'snow' effect. at the bottom of the card are little pom-pom's that i cut off of some ribbon i had. i adhered them on to look like snow balls!

the snowman and penguin are paper-pieced and popped up for dimension. :)

well, that's my card! i hope i can get crafty even more tonight! once the short people go down for sleep that is! :)

enjoy!

cookies and milk in love

here's another card i made in the wee hours of the morning when i was unable to sleep. oh, don't get me wrong. i wanted to sleep. so bad! but i was unable to sleep because the short people in this house had other ideas! :)

anyway, as i was making my other card for the lawnscaping challenge (getting texty), this card came into my head. i knew i wouldn't rest until it was made. i just didn't think it would be so early in the morning! oh well!

i just can't resist making lovey cards with the milk and cookies from lawn fawn's stamp set 'cozy christmas'! i had originally intended to used some sort of fawny critter, but i was drawn back to these guys! anyway, here it is:

since the challenge is all about text, i thought it would be neat to use the sentiment as a background and an image in the word bubbles (which by the way, i got that stamp set by october afternoon from laurel beard, and i LOVE it. i have big things planned for this set!) anyway, it was just my way to make this card a little cheeky! :)

the milk and cookies were paper pieced and popped up, along with the word bubbles.

my husband loves milk and cookies and won't eat a cookie without milk (i, however, do not have that problem!), and since our 6 year anniversary is tomorrow, i think this card is perfect for him!

*yawn*

well that's the card! short and sweet! :)

enjoy!

gettin texty with it

today i am sharing a card i made for the most recent challenge at lawnscaping - getting texty!

it was super fun and easy card to make, and i really like it! but i was looking at the other submissions so far, and they are so amazing! so i'm having a bit of card envy! i already have another card in mind for this challenge, as well as a layout. now i just have to find time to make them! (we're moving on saturday, so i'm also operating with half my supplies, which makes it more difficult!)

anyway, here it is:

i printed out the lyrics to queen's 'you're my best friend' onto white cardstock. that is one of my all time favorite bands, and song! i used a strip of vellum to soften the lyrics where i put the main sentiment.

i used lawn fawn's 'quinn's abc's' stamp set (one of my new favorite sets!) and just fussy cut the letters. inside of the card i paper-pieced the pears from 'my silly valentine'. i thought it would be a cute little addition since the pears just look so cute and friendly together!

alright, that's it! i'm off to finish work and hopefully get a little crafty later tonight! :)

enjoy!

a little happy birthday

today i broke out my denami design stamps for a theme challenge they're having this week: animals! and it just so happens that the only stamps i have from them are owls, so it works out perfectly!

i *almost* used colored pencils to color the owls, but then i went to my old standby, and paper-pieced instead. oh well! i like how bright and vibrant the patterned papers look against the black!

all of the owls and balloons are popped up for dimension, and there's even more popped-up-action because the base that the scene is on, is also popped up from the rest of the card. :)

i used my circle punch to create the balloons. the sentiment was stamped from the 'sentiment sampler' from paper smooches (another fabbie stamp company in my opinion!).

well that's it! i hope the card made you think cheery thoughts, if nothing else!

enjoy!