Happiness Blooms Card - Lawn Fawnatics #191

Hey friends, it's time for a new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and I am so ready for this one -- it's Spring Fling! It may still be a snowy landscape outside my windows, but it is definitely already Spring in my heart. I am so ready for sunshine and flowers and color! For this card I pulled together images from Veggie Happy, Garden Before 'n Afters, and Butterfly Kisses. I stamped them in Crunchy Leaf Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I did a simple watercolor wash onto a panel of Bristol Cardstock with Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink. After that was dry, I glued it to the front of a Speckled Eggshell card base. Then I trimmed down some patterned paper from the What's Sewing On? 6x6 pad. I cut down the floral print with my paper trimmer, and used a Stitched Scalloped Border on the pale blue pattern and popped them up with foam tape.

I added my images to the watercolored panel with a mix of liquid glue and foam tape. Then I stamped a sentiment in more Crunchy Leaf Ink and trimmed it down with an Everyday Sentiment Banner. I really love the soft, storybook style this card has! I really hope that you enjoy it too.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click on the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. If you like it, please don't forget to hit that thumb's up button and subscribe to my channel! Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along!

Altered Mini Composition Notebooks - Lawn Fawnatics #190

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you a video that I have been wanting to make for such a long time! I'm going to be re-creating my very first video on YouTube! Altering Mini Composition Notebooks is where Christy Gets Crafty began, and I've been wanting to pay homage to that for years. When I saw that our next Lawn Fawnatics Challenge was Anything but a Card or Tag, I knew this was the perfect opportunity to finally bring that video up to date!

For this project, you'll need to start with some mini composition notebooks. Lots of stores sell them, but I picked up this three pack at Dollar Tree for $1.25. Since filming, I was able to score five more three packs at Dollar General for $1 each! You'll also need some patterned paper, and this gorgeous collection is from the Lawn Fawn What's Sewing On? 6x6 pad. I love the dainty florals in these beautiful pastel shades.

You're also going to need some kind of strong adhesive to attach the papers to the covers and spine. I love using 1/4" Double-sided Tape. There's no mess and it's super strong. I added a ribbon closure for each of these notebooks, to keep the recipients writings a bit more private, and decorated the fronts to give them a little more personality.

I stamped some images and a tiny sentiment from Garden Before 'n Afters and Butterfly Kisses in Crunchy Leaf Ink on the Little Letter die cuts and colored them with Copic markers. If you'd like to see how these came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! These make such great gifts or craft fair projects! Don't forget to visit the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the team has created and link up your own projects to play along!

2025 Valentine Card Series #9 - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so honored to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a sweet, nighttime scene featuring I Heart Pandas and Upon a Star. I'll have all other products and details in my post over there, so I really hope you'll check it out! This is also Day 9 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

2025 Valentine Card Series #7 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so excited to be over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Lots of Heart challenge. For this one, I combined images from Really High Five, Special Delivery, Scent with Love, and Love Letters, which I stamped in Crunchy Leaf Ink, giving them a soft, storybook feel. I'll have all other details and supplies in my post over there, so I hope you'll check that out. This is also Day 7 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how the card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for watching! Have a wonderful day! 

2025 Valentine Card Series #6 - Lawn Fawnatics #189

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one's got Lots of Heart! We've got a whole inspiration board to inspire your Valentine projects. For my card, I started with the sweet lemon from You're the Zest, stamped it twice and added a different face into each one, to create a cute little couple. I also added in a couple extra leaves from Hang In There. I colored everything with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol with the Lacy Rectangle Stackables and blended on a background of Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink. I stamped a sentiment in the upper right corner, using Henry's Build-A-Sentiment: Love and Jessie's ABCs. The rest of the phrase I die cut using Finley's ABCs.

I created a card base from Ballet Slippers Cardstock and used the Lots of Hearts Background Stencils to add a fun pattern. Then I popped the focal panel up with foam tape and adhered my images and letters with liquid glue. I finished off the card with a trio of hearts from the Heart Garden Border and some Stardust Stickles.

This card is also Day 6 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how this one came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! If you do, please consider clicking the thumbs up button and subscribing to my channel. Thank you so much for your support! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to check out the rest of the design team samples and link up your own projects to play along. Have a great day!

2025 Valentine Card Series #5 - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a super sweet card featuring products from the brand-new Valentine Release, including Sweet Strawberry, Doily Hearts, and Lacy Rectangle Stackables. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check that out! This is also Day 5 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how that came together, click below, or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for watching! Have an amazing day!

Fawnie Lots of Heart Week - 2025 Valentine Card Series #3

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be participating in the Lawn Fawn Lots of Heart Week! All week, we'll be sharing heart or love-themed inspiration over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel to get you in the mood for your own Valentine card making! And there will be a daily giveaway to a random commenter as well, so make sure you get yourself entered to win by leaving those comments and showing the designers some love! 

For my card, I wanted to focus on the dies and include only minimal stamping. I adore the new  Little Letter dies, and decided to make that the star of the show, by cutting out three of them in Ballet Slippers, Guava, and Barn Red Cardstock with the little heart seals to match. I closed up the bottom one, but for the other two, I added the letter insert, which I stamped using the Valentine Mice, which was the FREE with $60 set from the latest release. I colored them with Copic markers.

I die cut the Quilted Heart Backdrop: Portrait out of Speckled Eggshell Cardstock and layered that over a Ballet Slippers card base. I also cut Scripty Love out of more Lobster. The rest of the sentiment I stamped and trimmed out with the smallest Everyday Sentiment Banner, split it in two, and arranged beneath the envelopes on my card front. And of course, I finished up with some Stardust Stickles.

This card is also Day 3 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below. Or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Panda-stic Birthday - Lawn Fawnatics #188

Hey friends, Happy New Year! It's time for our first Lawn Fawnatics challenge of 2025: Let's Celebrate! Since I am always in desperate need of birthday cards this time of year to rebuild my stash, that's what I decided to create, featuring the adorable I Heart Pandas and the I Heart Pandas Add-on. I combined them with accessory images from Yappy Birthday, Elphie Selfie, Party Animal and Car Critters Christmas Add-on. I colored them all with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I took the Bamboo Stencils and blended Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock. I used three shades of green: Cracked Pistachio, Lucky Clover, and Pine Needles. Then I took the Foresquare Backdrop: Portrait and cut it out of Speckled Eggshell Cardstock. I popped that up with foam tape over the stenciled background.

For the sentiment, I die cut Oliver's Stitched ABCs out of Barn Red, Guava, and Noble Fir Cardstock to match the Copic coloring. The rest I white heat embossed onto more Noble Fir and trimmed down with the smallest Everyday Sentiment Banner. Then I finished off the card with a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics challenge blog to check out the rest of the design team's creations, and to link up your own projects and play along. We can't wait to see what you create!

2025 Valentine Card Series - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, I'm so happy to be over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel today with a sweet card featuring the new I Heart Pandas stamp set and Little Letter dies. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope that you'll check it out! This is also Day 1 of my 2025 Valentine Card Series on my own YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty, so if you'd like to see that, just click the thumbnail below. Thanks so much for watching!

2024 Holiday Card Series #19 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our final challenge of the year! This one combines images from Penguin Party, Snow Cool, Beachy Christmas, Christmas Fishes, Beary Happy Holidays, and Smooth Sailing. For all other details and supplies you can check out my post over there. This is also Day 19, the last video in my 2024 Holiday Card Series! I really hope that you all enjoyed it! I love making Christmas cards and I really put my heart into each and every one. If you'd like to see how this one came together, click the thumbnail below or find the video HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for watching! 

2024 Holiday Card Series #16 - Lawn Fawnatics #187

Hey friends, it's time for our FINAL Lawn Fawnatics Challenge of the year! Can you believe it? And of course, we had to end things with some Happy New Year Inspiration. You can use any of the images, colors, or theme to inspire your designs. I, personally, picked up on the blacks, whites, and reds in the photos, which made it perfect for the brand new I Heart Pandas stamp set! 

Because I still needed Christmas cards, I also brought in images from Beachy Christmas, Christmas Dreams, Christmas Fishes, and the Frosty Family Add-on, plus added in a little bow from Scent with Love. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Next I die cut the new Bamboo Forest Backdrop: Portrait out of Cilantro Cardstock and added details with Copics. For the background, I blended Festive Berries, Candied Apple, and Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide Ink onto Bristol Cardstock, then layered that behind the bamboo. I also added in two Stitched Hillside Borders snowdrifts.

This card is also Day 16 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it all came together, click the video thumbnail below. Or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I had so much fun playing what these new products and I hope it will inspire you with your own creations. Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #15

Hey friends, today I've got a fun, Northern lights card for Day 15 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series featuring some super cute penguins. I used Lawn Fawn's Penguin Party, Snow Cool, Yeti or Not, and Beary Happy Holidays to create this scene. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto Bristol Cardstock, using Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, and Peacock Feathers for the Aurora Borealis, and Black Soot for the night sky. I added a snow drift using the Stitched Hillside Borders and stamped a sentiment from Merry Messages in Peacock Ink. And of course, I added a bit of sparkle with Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope that you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching. I really appreciate your support! Have a lovely Christmas season!

2024 Holiday Card Series #12 - Lawn Fawnatics #186

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is extra sweet! It's Coffee, Tea, and Treats! This is another one of my favorites because there's just so many directions you can take it in. But for this card, I wanted to have a scene where mama and baby bear get all their holiday baking done in one day. I pulled in images from Lawn Fawn's Den Sweet Den, A Creature Was Stirring, Holiday Helpers, Christmas Dreams, Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, S'more the Merrier, Unicorn Picnic, Garden Before 'n Afters, and Purrfectly Wicked.

I colored the images with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I cut down some 6x6 patterned paper from Let It Shine: Starry Skies and a piece of Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and glued them to a Kraft card base. I added a white strip of cardstock for my baseboard and stamped a sentiment at the top right corner in Jet Black and Lobster Ink.

Then it was time to stage the scene! I adhered all my images with a mix of Scotch 3M Foam Tape and liquid glue. I added a bookshelf and a stool to give the scene a cozy, cottage feel and sprinkled my goodies and ingredients around the bears. I stamped a sentiment on the inside of the card with Walnut Ink and finished up with a little Stardust Stickles for some sparkle and shine.

This card is also Day 12 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Also, don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the team has created for this challenge and link up your own projects to play along. I bet they're going to be sweet! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #9 - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I am so thrilled and honored to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a fun and festive all dies card using Book Collection. This one definitely brings together my two big passions: reading and card making! I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so be sure to check that out. This is also Day 9 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click on the video thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a lovely weekend!

2024 Holiday Card Series #8 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Holiday Critters challenge. This one features the adorable snow dog and snow cat, along with their entire Frosty Family and Frosty Family Add-on crew! For all other supplies and details, check out my post over there. This is also Day 8 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! To see how this one came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Lawn Fawnatics #185 - 2024 Holiday Card Series #185

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this is one of my favorites of the entire year, Holiday Critters! There is just something so festive about animals celebrating the season. For this card, I started out with the Simply Celebrate Santa stamp set, and added in images from Ho-Ho-Holidays and Holiday Helpers. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started by blending Distress Oxide Inks directly onto my Blue Jay card base. I used Chipped Sapphire and Black Soot to create a night sky, and splattered some white acrylic paint to create stars. Then I trimmed part of my sentiment out of Barn Red and Noble Fir Cardstock with Finley's ABCs. The rest, I white heat embossed onto Narwhal Cardstock.

For the house, I used Sage Leaf Cardstock, and for the roof, alternating rows of Narwhal and Storm Cloud. I added snowdrifts using the Stitched Simple Wavy Borders, and a chimney left over from a previous Lawn Fawn project using the brick wall stencil. I put it all together and finished the card with a bit of sparkle from Stardust Stickles.

This card is also Day 7 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series! So if you'd like to see how it came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can also find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Also, don't forget to visit the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the designers have created to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along!

Fawny Holiday Week - 2024 Holiday Card Series #5

It's Fawny Holiday Week over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel! It's going to be a super fun week FULL of holiday inspiration surrounding all things Lawn Fawn. Each day there will be a new video and a GIVEAWAY too! So make sure you check back often for your chance to win some goodies and to simply be inspired.

It's my honor and privilege to get to help kick off Day 1 with the first video! I just adore polar bears, so I wanted to make a fun Christmas card featuring the cubs from Snow Much Fun and Den Sweet Den combined with Treat Cart. I also added in accessory images to complete the scene from Treat Cart Add-on: Coffee, Holiday Helpers, and A Creature Was Stirring. I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

Then I created a focal panel by cutting down some Candy Cane Lane 6x6 patterned paper for my sky, and adding two Stitched Hillside Borders snowdrifts. I stamped my sentiment on the bottom one in Merman Ink. Then I popped that up with foam tape over two layered prints of patterned paper for a fun, peppermint polar party! I added a few Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles to finish it off.

This card is also Day 5 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series on my own YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty, so come check it out! And if you've missed any other videos in the series this far, you can click the link above to take you to the full playlist. Or you can find today's video HERE. I really hope you enjoy today's video and all of Fawny Holiday Week! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2024 Holiday Card Series #3 - Lawn Fawnatics #184

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this time we've got a pretty Holiday Inspiration photo and color palette to inspire you. For my card, I really wanted to ink up the adorable, new Cheesy Christmas. These mice are just so cute! I combined a bunch of stamp sets to pair with them, including Holiday Helpers, A Creature Was Stirring, Christmas Dreams, and Fly High. I colored all of the images with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I cut down some Candy Cane Lane 6x6 patterned paper and Light Brown Woodgrain Cardstock with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables to be my wallpaper and floor, then added a thin strip of white cardstock for my baseboard. I glued that to a Kraft card base and adhered my images over top. Then I stamped a sentiment onto a Simple Wavy Banner and added that to the top right and trimmed off the excess. And of course, I finished things off with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

This card is Day 3 of my 2024 Holiday Card Series, so I hope you'll check out the video tutorial, either by clicking the thumbnail below or finding it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! I had so much fun creating this one. Also, be sure to visit the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to check out the rest of the design team's Holiday Inspiration and to link up your own projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you create!