Lawnscaping’s Facebook Team November Inspiration Hop!

November 28, 2014March 18, 201530 Comments

Hi, everybody! Although my term with Lawnscaping‘s Facebook Inspiration Team doesn’t officially start until December 1, I thought it would be fun to join the team for their November blog hop, which is on the last Friday of each month.

Our blog hop is sponsored by Spectrum Noir, and they’re giving away a generous prize pack of two sets of alcohol-based markers in BLUE and COOL GRAY!

Make sure you leave comments on all of the blogs in today’s hop, because ONE lucky person will be chosen from ALL of the comments left on the blogs to win the prize! (So, that means the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!)

Here’s the full list of blogs in today’s hop:

Lawnscaping Blog

Tracy G.

Sabine

Isha

Kari

Lenny

Lexa

Marina

Suzanne – you’re HERE!

And, since BLUE and COOL GRAY are inspiring our hop creations, I came up with this card:

I used papers from Lawn Fawn‘s “Let’s Polka” and Peace Joy Love petite paper packs, a sentiment and some snowflakes from “Winter Penguin“, and images from “Winter Bunny” and “Winter Fox“. A few of the snowflakes are from the “Critters in the Arctic” set.

I hope those of you in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday yesterday! We had a very low-key celebration (just me and hubby, since he had to work today), I don’t plan to fight the crazy shopping crowds today, but if you do, I hope you find some great deals!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Don’t forget to leave me a comment before you go for your chance to win the super cool prize from Spectrum Noir!

Lawnscaping Challenge 94: Count Me In! (and an announcement!)

November 20, 2014March 18, 20155 Comments

Hi, everybody! I’m stopping in today to share my card for the current Lawnscaping challenge! The theme for this one is “Count Me In“, which means to include numbers somewhere on your project.

I picked some of Lawn Fawn’s “Sweater Weather” paper for my card, and chose to make it a school-themed thank you:

To work in the number theme, I made some faux washi tape with numbers from the “Harold’s ABCs” stamp set. I mirror-stamped the apple from the “My Silly Valentine” set, and used stamps from the “So Much To Say” set for the sentiment and the star accent.

For all of the details on this challenge, stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog!

And, now for my announcement: I’ll be joining the Lawnscaping Challenge Design Team on December 1! I’m over-the-moon excited about being part of this team, and being able to share my creations featuring Lawn Fawn stamps, papers and embellishments!

I’ll have a new card for each challenge (which start on the 1st and 3rd Monday of the month), and will be posting a project on the Lawnscaping blog on the 2nd Monday of each month. I’d love it if you stopped by to say hello or to link up your card for each challenge!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! We’re still doing our best to keep warm here…hope the weather’s not too bad where you are!

Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Challenge!

October 16, 2014March 18, 20153 Comments

Hi, everybody! I have a few cards to share today featuring Lawn Fawn stamps and papers for the design team call for the Lawnscaping Challenge’s Facebook Inspiration Team.

I’ve been participating in the challenges at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog for a while now, and thought it would be fun to try out for the team!

For my first card, I combined stamps from Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Arctic” and “Love You A Latte” sets with papers from the “Snow Day” and “Peace Joy Love” petite paper pads. The walrus’s scarf is from the “Winter Owl” set, and the coffee cup is from the “Winter Fox” set.

My second card is a different take on the moose in the “Critters in the Arctic” set. I dressed him up for Halloween with some props in the “Spooktacular” set. And, there’s no way he’s going trick or treating with just one treat bag, so I gave him five!

My third card is inspired by an idea I had to combine one of the sentiments from the “Science of Love” set with some other stamp sets to make a “punny” Halloween card.

I stamped the back of one of the cookies in the “Milk and Cookies” set with watermark ink on vellum and heat-embossed them with opaque white powder. To make the other parts, I used a circle punch and a regular hole punch on some paper scraps.

The jar is from the “Summertime Charm” set and the tag sentiment is from the “Spooktacular” set. The chevron paper is from a retired Lawn Fawn paper pad.

Hope you enjoyed checking out my cards today! I hope you’ll be inspired to mix and match some of your stamp sets to make something new!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you’ll get some crafty time to make something fun over the weekend!

Two challenges, one card!

October 8, 2014March 18, 20155 Comments

Hi, everybody! I’m playing along with the current Lawnscaping challenge, which is to use patterned paper on your project.

I used papers from Lawn Fawn’s retired “Into the Woods” and “Bright Side” petite paper packs and the new “Love You a Latte” clear stamp set for my card.

For all of the details on this challenge, or to link up your entry before the deadline (Wednesday, October 15), stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog!

I’m also entering my card in the current challenge at retro sketches. This week’s challenge is to pick one of your favorite sketches from the retro sketch archives to inspire your entry. I chose retro sketch #86. Here’s a look at that sketch:

For information on either (or both) of these challenges, stop by the Lawnscaping and retro sketches blogs! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope your week is going well so far!

Hugs,

Lawnscaping Challenge: Critters Galore!

September 22, 2014March 18, 20153 Comments

Hi, everybody! Just popping in tonight to share my card for the current Lawnscaping challenge, which is themed “Critters Galore”!

My take on this challenge was to mirror-stamp the new “Winter Penguin” and create a skating scene for him and a penguin pal!

The papers are from Lawn Fawn’s “Snow Day” and “Peace Joy Love” petite paper packs:

For all of the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry before the Wednesday, September 24 deadline, visit the Lawnscaping challenge blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you’re having a wonderful week so far!

Hugs,

Lawnscaping Challenge: One Layer Card

September 3, 2014March 18, 20155 Comments

Hi, everybody! Hope you are having a good week so far! I’m playing along with the current Lawnscaping challenge, which is to make a one-layer card.

My order with the new Lawn Fawn stamp sets came in yesterday, so I started playing with them! As you’ve probably noticed with other cards I make, one of my favorite techniques is creating a scene with masking, which is perfect for this challenge!

Except for the grass stamp, all of the stamps I used are from the brand-new “Spooktacular” set. You’ll find the grass stamp in “Critters at the Dog Park“.

I created the background by masking off all the stamped images and sponging on a few shades of purple ink. Then, I colored the images and heat-embossed the sentiment.

I would have liked the embossing to be sharper, but that’s my fault…I didn’t let the background ink dry long enough. I think that I’ll stamp the sentiment before creating the background when I try this technique again.

Here’s another look at the card so you can see it’s only one layer:

For all of the details on this challenge, or to link up your entry before the deadline (Wednesday, September 10th), stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog! And while you’re there, check out what the DT made for the challenge…there’s lots of fun, one-layer inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Hugs,

Lawnscaping Challenge: Add Texture

August 18, 2014March 18, 20155 Comments

Hi, crafty friends! I’m playing along with the new Lawnscaping challenge, which is to add texture to your card or project! This week’s challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn Stamps!

At first, I thought about using an embossing folder for texture, but after pulling out my Lawn Fawn stamps and flipping through them to pick what sets I would use, I came across the “Yeti, Set, Go” set and was inspired to make a “pettable” yeti by stamping on felt.

I used Staz-On ink to stamp on white felt for most of the yeti’s fur, and a small piece of teal felt for his tummy. I trimmed the felt and glued both pieces on another yeti that I stamped on card stock. I stamped the yeti again, colored in his face, trimmed it and glued it on top of the felt.

Here’s a close-up look at the yeti. You can see the dimension of the felt on the card stock. I also added texture with gloss medium on some hearts stamped from Lawn Fawn’s “Happy Feast” and “Critters Ever After” sets. To make textured snow, I added some chunky glitter glue to a strip of paper. It wasn’t quite dry when I took the picture, so I went back and used mini glue dots to adhere his feet to the snow.

Here’s the graphic for this challenge, which ends on Wednesday, August 27. You can find all of the challenge details and inspiration from the Lawnscaping Design Team at the Lawnscaping blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope your week is off to a great start!

Hugs,

Back To School with the Lawnscaping Challenge!

August 10, 2014March 18, 20151 Comment

Hi, crafty friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! I’m stopping in today to share my entry for the current Lawnscaping challenge! The theme is “Back to School”, and even though I don’t have any little ones (or big ones) heading off to school soon, I made this bookmark:

I used papers from the “Into the Woods” 6×6 Petite Paper Pad, the “Winter Owl” stamp, the small graduation cap from the “So Much To Say” set, and the sentiment comes from the “Science of Love” stamp set. I made my own cork reinforcement and tassel to finish off the bookmark.

For more details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, please visit the Lawnscaping Challenge blog!

I’ll be back on Tuesday with a post at the Sweet Stamp Shop blog, and the newest digis from Some Odd Girl Stamps! Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope your week is off to a great start!

Lawnscaping Challenge: Watercoloring

July 26, 2014March 18, 20153 Comments

Hi, everybody! Hope you’re having a great weekend! I’m stopping in today to share my card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge! This week’s challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn Stamps, and the theme is watercoloring. I haven’t done much watercoloring for a while, but I am glad I challenged myself!

I created a watercolor effect with the solid flower stamps in Lawn Fawn’s “Let’s Roll” set. First, I inked the flowers with a water-based dye ink, thinned the ink with a water brush, then stamped the flowers onto some slightly-textured natural paper.

I stamped the chopsticks on kraft card stock, stamped and colored the sushi rolls on white card stock, and stamped the sentiment on black card stock with watermark ink, then heat embossed opaque white powder over the stamped sentiment.

For all of the details on this challenge, and to link up your entry, stop by the Lawnscaping Challenge blog!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I’ll be back on Tuesday with the new digi stamp release from Some Odd Girl Stamps! See you then!

Lawnscaping Challenge #85: Summer Color

July 15, 2014March 18, 20154 Comments

Hi, everybody! I’m back to share my entry for the current challenge at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog, which is a color combo challenge (blue, orange, and yellow)!

Here’s my take! I used stamps from Lawn Fawn’s “Into the Woods” “Swimsuit Season“, “Make Lemonade“, and “Jessie’s ABCs” sets! I made the fox’s sunglasses by stamping the capital O from the alpha set sideways, coloring them in and connecting the two ovals with a black pen.