Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #175 - Summertime Fun

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

yay!    

nothing goes together better than summer and Lawn Fawn!

I LOVE making summer themed cards with Lawn Fawn products!
and this time I did a LOT of watercoloring for the background!

 

I stamped the images from Life is Good, Fintastic Friends and On the Beach. then I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.  I also decided to fussy cut out all the images! I just love that little crab on vacation!

for the beach/sandy shore I used Distress Inks in Walnut Stain, Vintage Photo and Fossilized Amber. then I sprinkled some white acrylic ink and the same ink colors to make it look sandy!
the wave was created with watercolors onto the 80lb white cardstock and lots of white acrylic ink! so FUN!

I popped up the sand castles, crab, beach ball, sun and sentiment with foam tape. the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then the banner was hand cut.

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!

enjoy!

so mush love for the graduate!

hi there!
today I have this fun, special graduation card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog! 

one of best friends' daughter graduated from high school (and also from college with an Associates Degree!!) and she LOVES mushrooms and purple! so that's what I used to make this card! 

I stamped and colored the images from Fabulous Fungus Stamp Set, Succulent Garden Stamp Set, Newton's Graduation Stamp Set with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! then once they were dry, I added some details with a white gel pen and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them all out!

for the background, I used white cardstock and die cut out using the Frames & Tags Die Set. then I used Distress Oxide Inks in Seedless Perserves, Chipped Sapphire and Milled Lavendar. I even popped up the frame portion with foam tape.

for the background of the large window, I used the Essential Alphabet Die Set and backed it with black cardstock so it would pop! as well as so it would match the small banner that I die cut from black cardstock with the A7 Frames & Banners Die Set and then heat embossed the sentiment!  

be sure to check out the card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #174 - Feature a Stencil

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

yay!    

there's nothing better than using stencils on a card!! one my favorite things to use!

I love love love using stencils!! and this time, I did my best to feature the stencils!! 

I used the Corner Rainbow Stencils to create an ocean in an abstract kind of way!
I used lots of Distress Inks and LOTS of masking to create the "waves": Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio.
then I splatted water, white acrylic ink and Liquid Stardust.

once everything was dry, I used the Cloud Background Stencils and white embossing paste to add texture and interest to the sky!
for the sentiment I used Giant Hello Sunshine die! I die cut it all out with white cardstock 5 times. then I used Squeezed Lemonade and Mustard Seed to add the yellows, and kept the skinny letters white.
then I stacked it all together to add some height!

I also splattered some more Liquid Stardust on top of the sentiment, too! I love that subtle shine and splatter look!

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!

enjoy!

you desert the best!

hello!
happy weekend! today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawn blog using some of the newest products! so fun! and BONUS, I have a video to share with this card, too!! you can watch it by heading to my youtube channel, or clicking here!

I think this card is so cute!
I just love the pops of color! and speaking of color, I stamped the images from A Bug Deal, Year Ten and the new Critters in the Desert stamp set. I colored them in with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.
I also added some details with a white gel pen.

I did a LOT of Distress Ink blending on this slimline card!
I cut the card base using the Scalloped Slimline with Hearts: Portrait frame. then I used some white cardstock and the Stitched Hillside Borders and die cut 3 hills. I lined the hills up according to the height that I wanted them, and then I used some washi tape on the back of them to keep them together. then I used the same frame from before and die cut out the hills! and that is how the rest of the scene comes together in a cohesive manner!

I used Distress Inks in Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo for the hills. then I splattered some white acrylic ink, as well as the ink color on top to give it a sandy texture.
for the sky, I used Black Soot, Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers and Salvaged Patina. then I used the stencil and the same colors, but with more pressure then I splattered some white ink on top to mimic night stars! 

all of the critters were attached with foam tape. and then the rest of the images were glued directly to the scene.
I heat embossed the sentiment onto Black Licorice Cardstock and then used the Fancy Wavy Banners to die cut it out.

be sure to head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see this card, and also check out my video, too!
enjoy!

cone-gratulations!

hello and happy Wednesday!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
the current challenge is all about only using dies and it's such a fun way to stretch my creativity!

I used the I Scream, You Scream die set from Lawn Fawn to start my card! everything was cut from white cardstock and then I added color with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Antique Linen for the ice cream (it was as close to Vanilla as I could get! lol)
then I used Saltwater Taffy for the blush!
I also used Saltwater Taffy, as well as Candied Apples, for the cherry on top. the stem uses Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.

I used Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber and Walnut Stain to the cones. I also used the same colors for the 'cone' sentiment. once those letters were die cut using Henry's ABCs from white cardstock, and ink blended with the colors above, I placed the letters inside the cone dies and ran it through my die cutting machine to add the stitched detail to the letters, too!

I die cut out the rest of the sentiment with black cardstock. all of the letters were popped up with foam tape.
I also added some details to the images with a white gel pen.
for the background, I used Blueprint Sketch, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina and Cracked Pistachio to ink blend and add color. then I splattered on all of the colors on top, as well as some white acrylic ink.

be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog, and play around with your dies, too!
enjoy!

just wing it!

**this is my 2nd post of the day! to see my card for the new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, scroll down or click here!**

hello and happy Monday!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, and it's giving me summer rainforest vibes! lol!

so fun, right?!
I stamped and colored in the butterflies from the Monarchs stamp set. then I used the coordinating dies to die cut them out.
I also die cut out some vellum and used my sewing machine to stitch the two together!

for the background, I used some dark blue cardstock. then I used the Transfer Duo gel and the Tropical Leaves stencil. once the gel was dry, I used flock in greens and teals to add texture and color! I love the bold jewel tones!

I die cut out the sentiment using the Essential Alphabet Die Set and then glued the butterflies to the background!

be sure to check the card out on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge - Dies Only!

happy Monday!
let's start this week off with a NEW challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

yay!    

a Dies Only challenge and so fun! it definitely pushes me since I'm SO used to stamping and coloring! love how this card came out!

I decided to make a PUNny and summer-y card!
I used white cardstock to die cut out the Flamingo Floatie, Stitched Wave Borders, Stitched Hillside Borders and Hammock and Trees.
then I used Distress Inks to add color to alllllllll the things! lots of ink blending!

below are the colors I used for all images:
waves: Wilted Violet, Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Salvaged Patina
land and palm tree bark: Vintage Photo, Fossilized Amber
palm tree leaves: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn
sky: Mustard Seed, Squeezed Lemonade, Picked Raspberry

I used the new Draped Ribbons Stencil for the sky.
then I die cut out all of the letters for the sentiment in white cardstock with Henry's ABC's. I finished off the card by adding some chunky glitter to the bottom of all the letters.
the entire card as die cut with the Large Slimline with Sliders.

I really can't WAIT for you to play along! you could win a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn!!!!

enjoy!