to an astronaut-ically good friend!

hello there!
today I have a card up on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog and it's out of this world! lol!

I crack myself up!
be sure to check out how I made this card on the Butterfly Reflections Ink blog, if that's your thing!
enjoy!

a hot cocoa kind of day!

hello all!
today I have a card up on the Newton's Nook Designs blog!
and hopefully it sends some nice warm wishes your way!

I used Distress Oxide inks in Black Soot and Iced Spruce to ink blend a gradient background in one corner of the card. then I splattered some white acrylic ink and water on top!
once that was dry, I used some white embossing paste and the Snowfall stencil to add texture to the background.

I colored all of the images from Cup of Cocoa with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!

the sentiment was heat embossed in white onto some black cardstock and then fussy cut out around it and popped it up with foam tape!

I really like the rainbow of cups stacked against that gradient background and all the texture!
be sure to check out the card on the Newton's Nook Designs blog, too!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #92 - Special Occasions

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

yay!

eeep!!
the start of this new year is a perfect time to focus on an upcoming special occasion! love this idea!
for my card, I created a baby card - I just couldn't resist those sweet swans!

love how this turned out!
I stamped the images from Swan Soiree and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers! once they were dry, I added a little dot detail to their cheeks and fussy cut them out!
for the background, I used Distress Inks in Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn to ink blend on white cardstock for the grass and hills! I die cut them out with Grassy Borders and Stitched Hillside Borders!

next, I die cut out the Stitched Pond and used Distress Oxide Inks in Chipped Sapphire, Mermaid Lagoon and Cracked Pistachio for the pond! then I splattered some water on top!
I spread out the grass and cattails that I fussy cut out around the scene, and then finished off the scene with the sentiment heat embossed in white on a soft pink!

I added a little Worn Lipstick to the edges of the Fancy Wavy Border die to tie it in with all the other ink blending on the card!

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

party like there's no tomorrow!

hello again!
today I have another card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!

I kept the current challenge in mind for this card, and I was totally inspired by the sparkler image in the bottom left! soooo cool!

love it!
I thought it would be a fun idea to make the volcano look like the sparkler for these dinos! they're all ready for the new years party!

I colored the images from Rawrsome with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
for the background, I used Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire and Iced Spruce - that was the best combination I could come up with the mimic the colors in the sparkler sky image!
I used Fossilized Amber and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks for the ground. then I splattered the same colors over that area to create a gravel-y look!

to create the sparkler look, I splattered some Distress Paint in Abandoned Coral, Mustard Seed and Dried Marigold! once that was dry, I also used the Liquid Stardust to add some shine!

be sure to check out the card up on the Lawn Fawnatics blog, too!
enjoy!

peace and joy

fancy meeting you here!
today I have a card up on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog - and it's all about the mood board!
for this card, I made the background using the same technique as my other card, but with different colors!

I used Black Soot and Iced Spruce Distress Oxide Inks to ink blend the background. then I sprinkled water and white acrylic paint on top.
once that was dry, I used the circles in varying sizes from the Let's Bokeh stamp set to create the bokeh-ish background! I heat embossed the sizes in different clear finishes, such as clear sparkle, clear and pearlescent clear!

I heat embossed the trees from Let it Snow in black onto vellum, and then added them with foam tape to the sky!
I also heat embossed the phrase from Snowy Backdrops in black underneath it!

to finish off the card, I used some rainbow-y sequins in different sizes!
hopefully you are able to play along with this fun challenge on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog!
enjoy!

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #91 - new year inspiration

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

yay!

ooooo, so gorgeous, right? I loooooove all of the photos! and I love the subdued color palette, too!!! just winning all around!

 

 
eeeeep! love it!
I used the Let's Bokeh stamp set to create a bokeh background! what fun!
I started by ink blending the background in Chipped Sapphire, Seedless Preserves and Milled Lavender Distress Oxide Inks! then I splattered some water on the background!

once it was dry, I did lots of heat embossing! a LOT of heat embossing! I stamped the circles in various sizes all around, and then either heat embossed it in Clear, Sparkle Clear or Pearl clear! oooooo!! ha!

then I heat embossed part of the sentiment in white onto some vellum, and fussy cut around it! I finished the card off with sequins all over, too!

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

Get Cracking on Christmas - deck the halls!

hello!!!
today I'm joining Jenn Shurkus as she continues to Get Cracking on those Christmas cards!! I'm sooooooooo excited to be joining her since I'm still in the Christmas card-making mode! ha!!

be sure to join in the Christmas fun!!
if you create a project, share it on social media with the tag: #getcrackingonchristmas and comment on Jenn's blog for a chance to win!

ok, let's get onto my card!
I combined a bunch of companies on my card - and it's wonderful! lol

so cute, right?
I used the images from the Fa-La-La Stamp and Die set from Waffle Flower Crafts! Those images are just the cutest! and I looooooove the mice singing!! ha!! adorable! I colored them all with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers, and then used the coordinating dies to die cut them out!
I heat embossed the sentiment in white onto a strop of black cardstock, and then popped it, and the mice up with foam tape!

I used Distress Oxide Inks in Mermaid Lagoon, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot and Cracked Pistachio for the winter sky! then I added some beautiful Christmas-star-ish stars to the background with the Twinkle Stencil from Create a Smile Stamps! LOVE!!

thanks so much for checking out my card!
be sure to check in with Jenn Shurkus on her blog for all of the prize and challenge details!
enjoy!