Lawnscaping #110 - Color

 Hi everyone! I hope that you all had a nice weekend. It has been so hot and humid the past few days and there was even a tornado warning last night for a nearby town! That was scary and I pray that everyone was okay! It's not very often that there is a tornado in central PA!

On a brighter note, there is a new Lawnscaping Challenge today, and the theme is all about colors!

I always find myself making cards with rainbow colors because those colors are so cheery and fun! Here is the card that I made for this challenge:

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Flirty Frames" stamp and dies, and many thank you stamps including "Critters in the Forest," "Blue Skies," "Home Sweet Home," "Good Fortune," and several of the complimentary thanks stamps from Lawn Fawn orders. I also used a variety of patterned papers from Lawn Fawn for the frames, including "Let's Polka," "Sweater Weather," and "Into the Woods."

To create the card, I first stamped and die cut the frames from the various patterned papers. Then, I used my X-acto knife to cut out the inside of the frames. I arranged the frames on the paper, attached them with some glue, and then stamped the sentiments inside each of the frames. I really like the collage look from those colorful frames!

I hope that you're able to play along with this challenge! The winner from this challenge will win a free stamp set from Lawn Fawn! Don't forget to check out the Lawn Fawn Blog this week, too, because they're sharing some sneak peeks of their new products! :)

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope that you have a great week! :)

Lawnscaping #103 - Dimension

Good morning, everyone! I hope that you had a great Easter with your family and friends! We did a lot of traveling this past weekend, but it was great to be able to visit with everyone! And it was so much fun watching my daughter hunt for eggs! :)

It's time again for another Lawnscaping Challenge! The challenge is to incorporate dimension into your project, by using double sided tape, texture, foam tape, or whatever else!

I used a bunch of foam tape (I use that stuff all the time!) to create this cute anniversary scene:

I used Lawn Fawn's "Small Stitched Square Stackables" dies to create a window with some blue paper behind it for the sky. This card also features "Into the Woods," "Milo's ABCs," and some Lawn Trimmings. I mirror stamped the female deer, colored her a little bit lighter, and added some eye lashes. She's so cute! Here is a close up of the scene:

The top layer of grass is attached with two layers of foam tape, so it really stands out!

Well, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the rest of the cards from the Lawnscaping Design Team! And don't forget to play along because the winner of this challenge will receive a $25 gift certificate from Ellen Hutson! :)

Thanks! I hope you have a great day! :)

Lawnscaping #76 - Dust 'Em Off

Happy President's Day! Do you get the enjoy the day off from work? I hope so! Hopefully you're also not drowning in snow from this weekend! (I'm so ready for spring!)

It's time again for a new Lawnscaping Challenge! The challenge this week is to create a card with a product that may have been overlooked and collecting dust in the corner.

I decided to "dust off" some of my Lawn Fawn dies to create this card:

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Blue Skies" stamp and die, "Home Sweet Home" stamp and die, "Good Fortune," "Bon Voyage," and some patterned paper from Into the Woods petite paper pack. Lawn Fawn is also coming out with a die set to complement the "Bon Voyage" stamp set, so this card would be so easy to make with all of the dies!

The hot air balloons and the banner are attached with foam tape to give them some dimension. I also added some glitter to the edges of the clouds and on the hearts on the hot air balloons. You can't have a card without glitter! :)

This week's challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn, so the winner will receive a stamp set of their choice! And they have some great stamp sets that they just released!

Thanks for coming by! I can't wait to see what you create for this challenge! :)

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Christmas Cookies! Mmm!

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! Do you have any Christmas eve traditions with your family? Tonight we will go to our Christmas Eve service at church and then come home to drink hot chocolate and read Christmas stories around the fireplace. I can't wait!

 I have a "sweet" Christmas card to share with you today:

This card is a little bit smaller than usual and it features Lawn Fawn's "Cozy Christmas," "Sweet Christmas," and "Into the Woods" stamp sets. The milk and cookies are colored with colored pencils and attached with foam tape. They're so cute!

Enjoy your Christmas eve! Be safe if you're traveling! :)

Lawnscaping #67 - Patterned Paper

Happy Monday!! I hope that everyone had a nice relaxing weekend! We were able to spend some time visiting my parents, making homemade spaghetti sauce (mmm!) and listening to/watching the Pirates beat the Cardinals!! It was a good weekend! :)

It's time again for another Lawnscaping Challenge! Woohoo! The current challenge is to create a project with patterned paper!

I decided to use some of the cute patterned paper from the "Into the Woods" petite paper pack to create this card:

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Into the Woods" and "Critters in the Forest" stamp sets, "Stitched Journaling Card" die, black alphabet stickers, and yellow washi tape. I really like how this card turned out - so cute! :)

I can't wait to see what your create for this challenge! You have until October 16th to play along, and the winner will receive a gift certificate to Simon Says Stamp! Get crafting

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Wanna Sketch No. 8

Happy Saturday! Whew, we made it to the weekend! Today we are enjoying some cooler, fall weather complete with a football game and some relaxing. Plus I was able to take a nap today, so it's been a good day so far! :)

I recently came across a sketch challenge at Dahlhouse Design's blog. I thought the sketch so was cute, so I had to play along. Here is the sketch:

 

And here is the card that I created based on this sketch:

 

My husband and I are celebrating our four year anniversary later this month, so this is the card that he is giving to me (yes, he has me make my own cards.) This card features some of Lawn Fawn's new releases including "Into the Woods" stamp set and "Stitched Journaling Card" die set. It also features "Happy Everything" and "Sweet Christmas" stamp sets . I stamped the cute little foxes onto colored and white paper, and then paper pieced them together. I also had to do some mirror stamping for the girl fox. I finished the card with a cute bow tie and hair bow! :)

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! :)