Lawnscaping Challenge #117 - Thinking of You

oh yeah! it's a new week! 
it's a new month! (by the way...November is here...HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?!)
sigh.

anyway, it's the start of a new Lawnscaping Challenge! and this is a perfect challenge to show someone how much you think of them! :)

see? i told you!
we want to see you make your best thinking of you card! that can include hello, encouragement, etc! and we all know Lawn Fawn has some of the best sentiments around for this task!

i used three different sets on my card! those clouds from Starry Backdrops are my all time favorite shape cloud! so i cut and colored them with copics about 100 times! lol!

i added a splash of blue watercolor in the background with some Distress Ink (Tumbled Glass) and the packaging technique! once it was dry, i heat embossed the sentiment from Love You a Latte! 
and to add just a little but of extra whimsy, i added that cute little face to one of the clouds from Let's Roll! :)

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 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!! :)

a Leafy Layout

hello out there!

today i have a layout up on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! and i LOOOOOVE how it came out!

here's a little sneak peek:

i stamped and watercolored LOTS of leaves - head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog to read about how this layout came together! 

thanks and enjoy!! :)

foxy coffee

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my Newton's Nook Inky Paws Challenge card, scroll down or click here**

hi again!!
today, i'm super happy to also be on the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 
i created a super fun, just because card to send to a coffee-lover near you! :)

to see the whole card, and read about hot to make it yourself, head on over to the Create a Smile Stamps blog! 

thank you!!
enjoy!

Inky Paws Challenge #26 - Color Challenge

hi again!
hope everyone has had a great week!
today is the start of a new Inky Paws Challenge! woo-hoo!!

i created a watercolor look on the vellum! eeek!! it's my new favorite thing to do! i'm going to do it all the time, i think! ha! (note: i did NOT come up with this myself, i saw THIS VIDEO and fell in love!)

ok, so i after i did that warm pinky-watercolor-y background on the vellum, i stamped the CUTE CUTE CUTE flamingos from the newly release Festive Flamingos stamp set onto the base of the card (behind the vellum!

then i stamped the combined sentiment from Festive Flamingos and Years of Cheers! i just LOVE how it's a non-traditional Christmas card! the colors are Christmas with a twist! ha! 

finally, i added some teal and mint washi to the top and black splatters on the vellum! love!!!!

i hope you have time to play along with the Inky Paws Challenge! 
enjoy!

Sweet Stamp Shop October Release!

hello!
good afternoon!

today Sweet Stamp Shop is releasing some AMAZINGLY adorable stamp sets!! it's impossible to pick a favorite set from the release, so my two two are the T-Rex Hugs and Elements! They're SOOOO fun!!

my first card features the cute cute cute little dinos!!

i watercolored the images with Distress Makers and then popped them up! 
i die cut a circle from some cardstock and then used the negative space to create my Distress Ink blended background! I used my go to colors: Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Cracked Pistachio! :) Once i was done blending, I flicked some water on top! 

the sentiment was heat embossed in black and i added a black stripe to the side with some washi! 

my 2nd card uses those cute little 'science things' on my card!

ha ha ha! i know they're called beakers...or test tubes...and maybe even a Bunsen burner...see? i kind of know things about science! lol! 

first i used some white embossing paste against the white cardstock and smeared it on with a stencil in those cute thin stripes!
then again, i watercolored the images with Distress Makers and lined them up in a little rainbow!!

i about DIED when i saw that the set included words with letters from the Periodic Table! ha! so cute!!

so yeah...this release guys, it's amazing!! be sure to check it out here!

enjoy!

a mixed media Christmas

hello!!
it's wednesday - halfway through another work week for me! :)

today i have a cute cute cute card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog! i used the newly release Fox Hollow stamp and die set! but, as much i want to use those cute little foxes on EVERYTHING, i decided to make a card with the tree image!

first i die cut the tree out twice from a post it note, then i attached them to my card! i very carefully watercolored with Distress Inks around the post it note trees! once it was dry, i peeled up the masks! then i stamped and heat embossed in white the tree image itself! LOVE how subtle that is!

i stamped the sentiment and snowflakes in white for some contrast ( LOVE!) and then added some black and white polka dot washi tape to the side! i couldn't resist adding some white polka dots to the card with my embossing paste and stencil! 

i really LOOOOOVE how this came out!
i hope it made you smile and maybe look at those smaller scene building elements in a stamp set with a new perspective! 
enjoy!

a sweet goodnight hulk layout

Hello and good morning!
Today I have another post up on the Sweet Stamp Shop blog!

This time, I was totally inspired by cute arrow embellishments I saw here, and I thought, I must have them! Better yet...I must MAKE them! Ha! 

After I made some, I added them to a layout!

I just had to choose the photo of my littlest Mann asleep in his hulk costume! Mind you, he was tucked in that night in PJ's! He just got up, changed and then went to sleep! Ha!

So...yeah! Be sure to head over to the Sweet Stamp Shop blog to see how I made them!
Enjoy!