dino-sized birthday wishes

hello!

today i'm sharing a card that's on the newton's nook blog today! :) 
yahoo!!

they're having a flashback sale on the prehistoric pals set all August long! it's an AWESOME deal! 
so in honor of that deal, i made a super FUN dino card!

who doesn't love neon dinosaurs, right?
i know i do!

i colored the little steggy with distress markers (seedless preserves* and peacock feathers) and i just LOVE how bright he is! eek! the rocks were watercolored with the pumice stone distress marker. a few of the rocks and half of steggy himself, are popped up for some dimension against that awesome vellum grass!

and it just so happens that i had some purple and grey washi that matched steggy PERFECTLY!! so i had to use it!
oh, and the sentiment is from the stamp set too! i just stamped it selectively and added the 'birthday' with some tiny alpha stickers!  LOVE it!

the backgroud was just two shades of yellow distress paint (squeezed lemondae and mustard seed) which i mixed on my craft mat with water and then squished the base of the card onto! love that pop of yellow!

so that's my card! now head to the newton's nook shop and pick up that bad boy for only $10.99!!

*oh, and a little disclaimer...this card contains a color that i RARELY use: purple. for some reason, you may know, it's my crafty kryptonite. i always get stumped when working with purples...it never matches anything, especially not another purple! and it's just...ick. but i really LOVE it here! the combo with the teal and the neon quality...i'm telling you, it has me reconsidering purple...in limited doses only! and only neon! lol!

do you have a color you can't stand working with? i would LOVE to hear all about it!
enjoy!

three (oh!) it's the magic number

my littlest mann turned 3 last saturday!
i honestly don't know how that happened!! he's still my little babe, time is going by WAY too fast!

the simon says stamp wednesday challenge is all about adding sparkle!! well, that might as well be anything goes, right?! it's hard to NOT at wink of stella to everything i do...and stickles recently too! so i'm entering this into the challenge this week! 

anyway, in honor of his birthday, i wanted to make him a very special card! 
i have ALWAYS loved the school house rock song about the number 3! wait, you don't know it?? well please go take a listen here, it's amazing! (like all school house rock songs! ha ha!)

ok, so my card, is totally in honor of that! for my big little 3 year old!

i used a few different lawn fawn sets here. bannerific and harold's abc's (my old favorite duo!) and then the 'magic' top hat from making frosty friends!

i used the lawn cuts puffy star stackables (which i covered with wink of stella, along with the top hat!) to add the mint colored stars to the number 3! oh but wait! the NUMBER 3 ITSELF! i used a cut file from the silhouette FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. 

...next time, i probably shouldn't have combined using my silhouette for the first time and making a 3-D card for the first time...there was lots frustration...and perhaps a crafty item or two were flung across my room. i can neither confirm, nor deny that! lol!

but in the end, i really like how it turned out, it's fun and happy and all about 3! 
thanks for checking it out! 
enjoy!

create a smile august release blog hop!

yay!!!!!
it's time again for the newest create a smile stamps release blog hop!!!

the stamps are INCREDIBLE! and so so so cute!! i honestly had a hard time choosing to make just one card! LOVE these stamps!

Create A Smile are a new stamps company in town - their first stamps were released in July 2014. The stamps are made of high quality photo-polymer and produced in Germany. They will for sure make you smile!

These are the facts:

Create A Smile is releasing two sets TOMORROW! You can find their store at www.createasmilestamps.com 

There are TWO fun sets filled with super cute images, available for purchase at 8am CET (2am EST).

You can win a $15 gift-certificate for the store - all you need to do is hop along and leave comments on all the fantastic and inspiring stops (one comment per person, per blog please!). We’ll pick a random winner from all the comments - so the more blogs you visit (and leave a comment on) - the more chances you have to be a winner!

You have until Saturday August, 9th 8am CET (that's 2am EST). The winner will be announced on the Create A Smile Blog on Sunday (July 13th)

Enjoy the Hop!

now, remember when we asked on facebook for some challenge ideas for the hop? each person chosen will win a 10% off coupon for the month of august!! awesome!!

so, are you dying to know who's name i have?

Klara Zita Keton: encouragement card for sick children

*please email info@createasmilestamps.com to retrieve your coupon code

And here's my card which could (hopefully!!) make a little sick one feel better!

isn't it fun?! 

i wanted to keep the colors bright and happy and have LOTS going on to make it appealing to a little! 

i watercolored the bird with distress markers and then popped him up over some crumpled vellum!

the sentiment is also stamped onto various areas of vellum, and then i added lots of wood veneer chevrons to draw the eye (even MORE!) to the sentiment and bird! and i just LOOOOVE that patterned paper with the mirrors and splatters of color!

do you like? i hope it made you smile!

now on with the hop!!

Create A Smile

Jenny Mullens

Kelly Latevola

Kasia Curry

Christine Drogt

Taheerah Atchia

Samantha Mann

Laura Sterckx

Linda Trace

Mayuri

Danielle Walls

Amy Tsuruta

Anja Curvers

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!

you're tops in my book - lawnscaping challenge

happy monday, all! and a very good morning to everyone!
today is a brand new challenge over at the lawnscaping blog!!

this is challenge is totally, completly up my alley...

that's right! back to school!! my biggest little is going into 1st grade in 2 weeks...eek!!! i can't believe it, and i can't hide from it! lol!

anyway, i made this card for my little mann for his first day of first grade coming up!
lots of lawn fawny love happening here!

i used the puffy star lawn cuts to make the shape of my card! i thought a star shaped card would be perfect for back to school! then i used the speech bubble border lawn cut to make the (popped up!) notebook paper speech bubble part of the star shape! :)

the cute as can be birds from science of love were colored with copic makrers and then i added glossy accents to their glasses! :)  i also used the book from that set and made my own patterned paper for the birds! :)

well, that's it!

ok, so now it's your turn! :) i really hope you join in on the fun with this challenge!!
for even more inspiration (if you can stand it!), check out the lawnscaping facebook page! they're dedicated to keeping your creative juices flowing! :)
what's the worst that could happen? you could wi

n a gift certificate to simon says stamp! hello!!

a little lawn fawny peek of a card

hey there!

it's sunday! yahoo!!

today i am over on the butterfly reflections ink blog, and i thought i would share a sneak peek of my card!

i LOOOOOOOOOVE this card!

it makes me laugh, and giggle, and happy all over!

so go check it out and then go SHOPPING!! there is a whole 50% off section...check it out people!!

enjoy!

need a break? it's friday!

it's friday people! 
we made it through another week! i'm so excited! ha ha!

today i'm over on the create a smile blog sharing a super happy card, sure to cheer up anyone in need of a break from the mundane! :)

i used the super duper adorable (and versitle!) stamp set Comfy!
i just LOVE the kitty image!

i created a strip of rain using tinted embossing paste and a rain stencil! love the mint color! 
the images were colored with copics and then popped up for dimension! and the little kitty is sleeping peacefully on the wood veneer banner, on which the stentiment is stamped! :)

but don't worry, the rain won't last long! see the yellow sun rays? yay! using washi tape to represent the sun is one of my favorite things to do! i don't know why! :)

so that's my card!
be sure to check out the create a smile blog to find out how YOU can be the September Guest Designer! so exciting!!!

enjoy!