Beach Week in Review + 3 Videos!

Hello there friends, I had a Beach week on my YouTube Channel recently and it was great getting to create several cards using beach-themed stamps from my stash. I created a simpler card and a stepped up card with an interactive feature!

Day 1 features the Gina K Ocean-Minded Stamp set

The larger card has a pop-up Adirondak chair. So fun!

Here's the video if you'd like to see how these cards came together.

Day 2 features the Hero Arts Color Layering Waves and Color Layering Sea & Sky stamp sets.

This set features a slimline card and a pop-up box card!

Here's the video, if you're interested

Day 3 features the Hero Arts Beach Heroscapes Stamp set.

For these cards, I created a one layer card, A interactive window card with an awesome brick technique I saw Vickie from Clips and Cuts do. I loved the way that came out! The third was another pop-up card this time with a pop-up beach ball.

Here's the video if you'd like to check these out:

Note: The Pop-Up dies I used are retired---I know, I know...BUT there are some updated dies available that are actually easier to put together that the ones I have and they are wafer dies, not the Bigz dies I have. You can check them out here ---> Adirondak Chair,  Surprise Ball.

Hope you're well and staying safe.

Until next time...

 

Custom Bookmarks with Tassels! + VIDEO

Hi friends,

Today I have a non-card project to share that I created for myself!

Here they are:

I recently picked up 4 books to read over the Summer (and beyond) so I made one bookmark for each of them. They feature the cute Lawn Fawn critters reading their own books. Each bookmark also has its own tassel. I used the WeRMemory Keepers' Fuse Tool to create the plastic pockets. But if you don't have it, you can get a similar look by using a laminating sheet through a laminator or Scotch Self-Sealing Laminating Pouches.

Here's a peek of the back- some cute critter bums 🙈!

If you want to see how these came together, you can click ----> HERE, or watch below.

 

Supplies Used:

Bookmark Duo dienamics- My Favorite Things

Fluffy Cloud dies- Sunny Studio

Bookworm stamp set & coordinating dies- Mama Elephant

Don't Worry, Be Hoppy stamp set & coordinating dies- Lawn Fawn

Slow Down and Enjoy stamp set and coordinating dies- Lawn Fawn

Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps- Lawn Fawn

Perfectly Plaid Rainbow paper- Lawn Fawn

Really Rainbow Scallops paper- Lawn Fawn

Hello Sunshine Remix paper- Lawn Fawn

Chunky glitter- Lawn Fawn

Assorted twine

pony beads- kids craft section

Thanks so much for poppin' in today!

Until next time...

Starbucks Inspired Drinks | Slimline Birthday Card

Hi ya friends,

Today I have a birthday card that is inspired by some of Starbucks perfect summer drinks!

Here it is:

I created a Unicorn, Frappuccino, and Pink Drink. Yummy, right?

Confession: I don't drink Frappuccino types of drinks. I am borderline diabetic so these drinks would probably push me all the way! I do, however, treat myself to a Pink drink from time to time. It is so yummy! This is what it looks like in case you've never had one. In the words of Ferris Bueller,  "It is SO choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."

It's a dreamy blend of coconut milk and strawberry goodness 😋

Here's the innies:

Guess what? I have a video to walk you through the process of how this card came together.

You can watch it ---> HERE  or by clicking below.

Supplies:

Donuts and Sprinkles Stamp- My Favorite Things (MFT)

Mini Cafe All Day Dies- MFT

Rectangle Peek-A-Boo Window Die- MFT

Slimline Basics Dies- Mama Elephant

Sentimental Dies- Avery Elle

Distress Inks: Ground Espresso, Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon

Distress Oxides: Vintage Photo, Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon

Birthday Cake Sprinkles- Trinity Stamps

Thanks so much for popping in today. Stay healthy & safe and enjoy a lovely crafternoon.

Until next time....

It's a BOY!

Hello crafty friends,

Thanks for popping in to my little crafty corner of the world.

Today I have a baby boy card to share with you. As some of you may know, Kelly Marie and her husband, Mike,  just welcomed a bouncing baby boy to the the Lawn Fawn family! I am so excited and happy for them because I know this has been a long time in the making.

Here's the card:

And the innies:

I used lots of stuff I've had in my stash for eons, so they may no longer be available. But, there's always new and cute baby stuff being released all the time- so no worries if you can't get these.

Guess what? Yep, there's a video tutorial on how this card came together. Click on the video below or check it out----> HERE!

">SUPPLIES

Dies:

Welcome Baby Sizzlits Decorative Strip- SIZZIX

Airplane, Fire truck- CUTTLEBUG Wafer dies

Baby Bib & Bottle dies- ECHO PARK

Baby Onesie and stamp set- MFT

Slim Card Basics- MAMA ELEPHANT

Poetic lowercase Alphas- POPPY STAMPS

Stamps:

For You, Deer- LAWN FAWN

Other: Chunk Glitter- LAWN FAWN

Ice White Pearl Pen- Viva Decor

Perfectly Plaid Paper pack- LAWN FAWN

Until next time....tootles!

Distance Learning Thank You Cards

Hello friends,

I am back to share some thank you cards I created for my school kiddos. We finished Distance Learning FINALLY so I got going on creating 25 of these goodies.

I must admit, I don't particularly like mass-producing cards. It feels less personal. But in cases like this, it's what one has to do to be efficient.

Allow me to let you in on my typical card-making mind process...💬💬💬

I think about the person I'm creating a card for. I think about the reason/situation for the card. I think about their likes, their personality, little quirks, etc.- anything that will help me to personalize my therapy crafting session 😁. Then, I imagine what the card would look like... Then, I head over to my crafty stash and pick out some stamps and goodies that will bring the idea in my mind into reality. And that's it! I go about creating. So when I emerge from being "in the zone" I evaluate my crafty creation & if it doesn't make me smile, then I cannot send it. Thankfully, this doesn't happen very often. I think this is why as card-makers, we love what we do. Our crafty creations make us smile, then when the recipient gushes and loves it, we get a second wave of good feels, right? Right. So I guess that's what's missing for me a bit in mass producing cards.

So on to today's cards:

I can't say these were super easy to mass-produce, but they weren't hard either. Having a stamping tool like the one I used is definitely a plus to getting these done much faster. Well, instead of tell, I'll show you how these cards came together. You can watch the tutorial below or ----> HERE.

And a peek at the innies.

Thanks so much for popping in today. Hope you're all well and finding some time for a lovely crafternoon or two.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps:

Chalkboard- Stampendous

A Good Apple- Lawn Fawn

Spanish Scripty Sayings- Lawn Fawn

PI Graduation Girl- MFT

IB Knowledge- MFT

Notebook Paper Embossing folder- The Paper Studio

Inks: Green Hills, Orchid, Orange Soda, Aquatic- Hero Arts

Until next time...

Fiesta Birthday Slimline Card + VIDEO

Hello friends,

Today I have a birthday card I made for a teacher friend.

Here it is:

I used the Hola Mexico stamp set from Waffle Flower.

I colored it with lots of Copic markers in rainbow colors. I popped up the dancer, the papel picado banner, and the piñata. Since I wanted to use as many of the cute images, I decided that a Slimline card was in order! For details, I added Stickles to the banners, piñata, her dress, and the hats.

Here's a peek at the innies:

The "felicidades" is a Tim Holtz' die. I didn't even know he created dies in Spanish until I ran across them by chance on Simon Says Stamp! I was so excited to see T!M created dies in Spanish *Ü* Felicidades means "Congratulations" or "Best Wishes" in this case for a birthday. In case you're wondering about the upside down (inverted) exclamation mark, in Spanish, an exclamation mark (or question mark) is used before the expression and after it. It alerts the reader, that there is an exclamatory ( or interrogatory) phrase coming up.

Guess what? There's a video of how this card came together.

or watch it ----> HERE, if you'd like.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Hope you're all in good health!

Until next time...

Supplies:

STAMPS: Hola Mexico- Waffle Flower

DIES: Hola Mexico- Waffle Flower

(Escritura en la Sombra: Cada Dia #1) Shadow Script: Everyday #1 -Sizzix Tim Holtz

Sheltering Tree & Leaf Trio- My Favorite Things

Slim Card Basics- Mama Elephant

Crafty Catch-Up!

Hello crafty friends,
I know it's been way too long since I posted. That was right before the shut down happened and Distance Learning began. I just finished on Friday and cannot stress enough how relieved I am. I was glad to see my students (when they managed to turn on their video), but am worried for the ones I didn't hear from. I'm hoping it was simply because they didn't want to bother. My district made the decision to give all students, regardless of their grade at the time, a "credit" for their semester grade. So that meant that if they had an A, they got "credit" on their transcript. If they had an F, they got "credit" on their transcript. Ah well... more on that later...

Since I was crazy busy trying to learn a million tech things, I totally neglected my poor little blog. So let's catch up why don't we? Remember, I post regularly on Instagram, so that's the best way to see what I'm up to when you don't hear from me here...

A Reveal Wheel Card: Fortune Teller Tabby-Lawn Fawn

 

Interactive Birthday Slider Card: Peek-A-Boo Fair- Avery Elle, Coaster Critters-Lawn Fawn 

Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

 Watercolor Aloe Thank You Card: Aloe My Friend- Darcie's
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

Slide and Bump Interactive Birthday Card: Peek-A-Boo Fair- Avery Elle
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

 Hello Kitty Easter Cards: Hello Kitty Sizzix dies
Guess What? There's a YouTube Tutorial on how I created this card---- HERE.

Make-up Shaker Birthday Card: Make Me Up kit- Queen and Company

 

Watercolor Hummingbird Birthday Card: Hummingbirds-Pretty Pink Posh, YOF Lily of the Valley- Papertrey Ink.

Mother's Day Orchid Inside Tunnel Cards: Orchid- Hero Arts

 Slimline Mother's Day Cards

 Boba Tea Mother's Day Shaker Card: Boba Shaker Combo dies- Mama Elephant

 Boba Tea Hello Card: Boba Tea- Mama Elephant

 You can find more deets on the instagram posts or the videos. I will be back with a (LARGE) crafty haul to share.
Tootles!

Lunar New Year Card: Year of the Rat

Hi friends,
Today's card is for our Chinese language teacher at my high school who is celebrating the lunar new year. 
Here's the card:

 And the innies:

 

  Guess what? 

Here's the video so you can see how it came together:

Thanks for watching and for popping in today!

Until next time...

Supplies: Chinese Landscape Die- Amy Design Magical Sky Stencil- Echo Park Sugar Glitter Paste- BoBunny Lunar Animals Stamp set, Lunar Sayings stamp set- Mama Elephant Distress Oxides: Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Candied Apple Pearl white gems- Pretty Pink Posh Masking Magic- Gina K

A Cheery Birthday Card

Hi friends,
I'm back to share a birthday card for a friend and I've got another video for you! My friend has been a bit down recently, so I wanted to bring a smile to her face by giving her a happy card. And I don't know anything happier than Lawn Fawn images along with some super cute ones from Neat and Tangled! I am super rusty at making videos...since it's been 3 years, but hopefully I will learn more and create better videos in the future. Hope you enjoy the video  *Ü*



Supplies:

Stamps:

Lawn Fawn: Party Animal, Forest Feast

Neat and Tangled: My Favorite Nut

MFT: Twice the Wishes

Dies:

Treehouse Scene Die- Hello Bluebird

Stitched Hillside Borders- Lawn Fawn

Mini Banner dies- MFT

Other:

Brusho- Lime Green

Victoria Embossing folder- ProvoCraft

Until next time...

Trays for Ink Blending Foam Pads- VIDEO!

Heloooo crafty friends,
It has been 3 years since I posted a YouTube video, but today I am back to share something that was a problem solver for me! Like many of you, I put a velcro circle under my ink pad to attach my ink blending foam pads. The problem with this is that because I had to stack them on top of each other (for storage purposes), the ink from the pad would transfer to the lid of the ink pad that was under it.
I don't know about you, but I'm pretty "Type A" about these things so I did not like that.
In today's video, I share a solution that was inspired by the great Karen Burniston.

You can find Karen Burniston's blog post ---> HERE , where you can download her cut file and PDF. The easiest thing would be to use the cut file of course, but I didn't have access to my Cricut at the  time. The way I shared was pretty easy.
Here are the scoring measurements for 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock:
1/4", 1 1/2", 1 3/4", 2,  3 1/4", 3 1/2", 3 3/4", 5", 5 1/4", 5 1/2", 6 3/4", 7", 7 1/4", 8 1/2", 8 3/4", 9", 10 1/4", 10 1/2"
Use heavyweight cardstock. It helps the trays to be sturdy and the foam pads don't fall out. I used 110lb cardstock, but if you have 65lb or 80 lb cardstock, you might need to pinch the trays to hold the foam pads in.
Hope it helps! Until next time....Tootles!