jackson's 1st birthday layout

ok, this is going to be the fastest blog post written in the history of the world!!

...and that's saying something! :)

i FINALLY made this layout for the challenge at lawnscaping - birthdays! ps - happy 1st birthday to you too, lawnscaping!! :)

here's my layout:

i distressed the background paper myself with some spray mist. love it!

i used the lawn fawn stamps:

bannerific

harold's abc's

love n breakfast

quinn's abc's

i glossed the large sentiment for some fun, i love the muted tones of this layout!

the picture up top is actually on top of an envelope i made which contains other pictures from his birthday celebration. like most people who have family out of town, his birthday was celebrated multiple times with different family! :)

ok, that's it!

i can't believe i almost didn't make this challenge! i blame work!! :)

enjoy!

a masculine baby card?

alright, here i am with my last entry for the CHA contest over at lawn fawn!

i'll make this a quick post! so, here's my card:

is it a little masculine? i was going for a masculine feel for the card, and then i thought...uh, sam...a masculine baby card?! i don't know what i was thinking, maybe i was drink on color! because i love that color combination! :)

i weaved some of my ribbons together on the side. the nestabilities label is popped up for dimension. the mobile is heat embossed, and then the moon and stars are also popped up. then i added some glossy shine to the moon and stars, i love the subtle feel it gives off!

the carriage is paper pieced, and it's hard to tell, but i added the mini star the center of the wheels.

so that's my card!

enjoy!

its a girl!

...for someone out there, anyway! :)

i made another card for the contest over at lawn fawn! check out the details *here*!

on with my card:

i made a window card with the cutest mobile stamp you've ever seen! (lawn fawn's plus one stamp set). it's a fairly straight forward card - white on white, minimalist, and bright!

i made a banner for the sentiment and then outlined it in soft (white!) glitter. i am just in LOVE with the grey/yellow color combo. and i LOVE accenting it with pink (or teal! hint hint - i made another card to share with those colors!)

so that's it!

enjoy! and happy lawn fawning to you!

a few buns in the ovens

i'm back with two more cards for the contest over at lawn fawn - you can get all the details *here*:

i made two very similar cards, and here they are:

both ovens/muffins are paper pieced, and they both have some form of bling! :) (stamps are from the 'plus one' stamp set) both cards also square-shaped to mimic the shape of the oven.

for the 1st card i went with a 1950's feel for the oven and made it shades of avocado green - i love it! and i'm always partail to the color combination of green and pink...so it seemed only natural! :)

i also glitterized the heart images from the plus one set for that added pizzaz.

the 2nd card, i went with a more modern feel - stainless steel! :) ha ha! i also white embossed (i love white on white!!) the sentiment behind the image for a more subtle approach. i created a paper rose and added a leaf (from critters in the forest) to complete the look. i love how girly it makes the oven look! :)

lastly, the sparkly glitter ribbon was added to tie in the rose.

so, what are you waiting for? get your crafty on and submit a card for this awesome contest! :)

enjoy!

oh boy, a bundle of joy!

i think it's quite apparent that i am a lover of all things lawn fawn...i mean what's not to love about their stamps? cute, fun, cheery and just all around amazing! yes please!

with that said, it was a no brainer that i was going to try my hand at the challenge going on over at lawn fawn - i mean, i get to play with lawn fawn stamps...yes please! :) the challenge is being held to find some cards to be showcased in lawn fawn's cataloge and booth at the winter CHA - craft & hobby association! so exciting!!

with that said, here's my card! it's not the first card i made for this contest, but it's my favorite so far! :)

i hand drew a cloud card template and then created the card with the assistance of this handy dandy lawn clippings video!

the stamp set i used is 'plus one'. the stork is paper pieced; on the bundle i heat embossed the teeny tiny star stamp from that set. i also heat embossed the sentiment. then, (and this is my new favorite technique/thing to do on cards) i used the two heart images from that set and stamped them in white ink. i used my glass accent to color in the hearts and then sprinkled them with glitter...it's SUPER fun! and i've found the glitter tends to stick better - read: it doesn't get all over your hands and everything else it touches. :)

so that's my card! hope it made you smile!

i would really love for one of my besties to tell me they're expecting so i can send them this card...hint hint!! :D ha ha!

enjoy! and happy new year!!

may your 2012 be filled with inky fingers and crafty masterpieces!

love for rudolph

i know christmas is over, but i'm still feeling the holiday spirit! not to mention, i've had this card idea in my head for a few days, so i just had to make it or risk losing the gem forever! ;) ha ha!

i made this card for the most recent paper smooches sparks challenge. check out the inspiration photo one more time:

yeah. love it! i was inspired by christmas and the reindeer! here's my card:

so, i decided santa is sort of the show stopper at christmas, and to make a card with some love for santa's right hand man - rudolph! :)

i paper-pieced the carrots, and wove the basket myself with some kraft cardstock strips, fun! the basket and some of the carrots are popped up for dimension, and it's hard to tell, but the background is the merriest and most wonderful, sparkly turquoise paper! the paper smooches stamps i used were 'alpha dots' and 'vegtasic'.

that's it! hipefully it helps wind down your christmas spirit, merrily! :)

enjoy!

for santa...only

i had this card in my mind for a long time, and when i saw the latest challenge at lawnscaping was texture, i was like. yes. it's time to come to fruition! :)

i love adding texture (and dimension!) to my projects, so this was super easy. here's my card:

i dry embossed the inside of the polaroid and then rubbed my white chalk ink over it. i was going for a blustery winter day look. i also added accentuated the dry embossing with some extra pops of my white viva pen. i also added some glossy accents to the milk; love that effect!

all of the stamps (lawn fawn, baby!) were paper pieced - of course. i tried to hide the penguins (a dad and a little boy in my mind!) as if they were the ones creating the card. the dad penguin is supposed to be trying to sneak a cookie!

so that's my card! it was totally inspired by my cookie-monster husband and my 3 year old mann! :)

enjoy!