Hi, everybody! My term with the Lawnscaping challenge blog ended in June, but I was asked to stay on and post any project that I’d like on the second Friday of each month.

Here’s my card for today’s post:

I’m still in school for the summer semester, but I plan to play along with some of the Lawnscaping challenges when I get some free time. You can find out more information on the current Lawnscaping challenge, “Sparkle and Shine,” on this post. Challenge #109 is sponsored by Ellen Hutson!

I’ve included my supply list for this card at the bottom of my post. Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Hi, everybody! I can’t believe it’s already July! We’re kicking off a new Clean and Simple challenge today at Make it Crafty’s inspiration blog! Thanks to everyone who entered our June masking challenge! I hope we get even more entries for this one!

Our theme for this month’s challenge is shaker cards! I’ll admit, I haven’t made many of these, and it took me a while to figure everything out, but I love how this one came out!

I chose the new Jenny Cheers digi stamp for my card, and since tomorrow is Independence Day here in the U.S., I colored her in red, white and blue to celebrate the holiday!

Here’s a close-up look at my card. I added sequins and some of the stars from the Shooting Stars Elements chipboard to the shaker part.

I’ll have a new card to share with you on the Make it Crafty inspiration blog on July 9th, and I’d love it if you stopped by to say hello!

For all of the details on this challenge, stop by the Make it Crafty blog and look for the challenge graphic on the right-hand side of the blog! Our challenge runs through the month of July, so there’s plenty of time to play along with us! We can’t wait to see your entries!

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

It’s time for the Lawnscaping Challenge Facebook Inspiration Team’s (FIT) Monthly Blog Hop! We normally have the FIT hop on the fourth Friday of the month, but there’s a special event happening on the blog next week, so our June hop is a week early!

You’ve probably arrived from Yukari’s blog, but in case you’re starting here, you’ll find the full hop list at the bottom of my post!

This month’s hop is once again being sponsored by The Ink Road! Be sure to visit The Ink Road and Lara’s blog! We’ll pick a winner from all of the comments left on our hop to receive a gift certificate to The Ink Road!

PURPLE is our inspiration color for this month’s hop, and while it’s one of my favorite colors, I sometimes have a hard time creating with it!  I made a card with the walrus in Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Arctic” stamp set . The fan is from the “Best Pun Ever” stamp set.

I stamped another set of fan blades on vellum and punched a hole in the center of the vellum and the center of the white fan blades. Then I attached a brad to the center, but didn’t press it down all the way so the vellum blades can spin.

The “cool” background is made with the same technique (and stencil) that I used on this card.

Here’s a side and close-up look at my card:

Here’s our full blog hop order:

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you’re enjoying all of the inspiration in today’s hop and are going to have some time to craft this weekend!

The Lawnscaping blog will be hosting a Lawn Fawn & coffee-themed blog hop next week, so make sure you stop by the Lawnscaping blog to get in on all fun and inspiration!

Hi, everybody! It’s my day to post at the Lawnscaping challenge blog, and I’m sharing this card:

You’ll find the full list of supplies I used on this card at the bottom of my post. Don’t forget, there’s still time to join in Lawnscaping Challenge #107: Calling All Critters, sponsored by Ellen Hutson!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope your week is going well so far!

Hi, everybody! There’s a new Coffee Lovers Blog Hop kicking off today! So, grab a cup of your favorite coffee, tea, or cocoa, and get ready for some caffeinated inspiration!

I made two cards for today’s hop because I couldn’t decide which one to post:

My first card features images from Some Odd Girl stamps’ “Breakfast Friends” and  “Sunny Mae” sets. The sentiment on my card is from Taylored Expressions’ “A Hug in a Mug” cling stamp set.

My second card was inspired by papers from Amy Tangerine’s “Stitched” 6×6 pad.  I matched colors from the paper to the different cups I stamped from Lawn Fawn‘s “Love You A Latte” clear stamp set.

Many thanks to the crew at Coffee Loving Cardmakers for graciously organizing the hop and working so hard to get everything ready! You can find all of the details and the full list of blogs in today’s hop at Coffee Loving Cardmakers, including the prize lists from all of the super sponsors and the flash sponsors, who are donating prizes to give away during and after the hop!

Hi, everybody! We’re kicking off a new month and a new Clean and Simple challenge at Make it Crafty’s inspiration blog! We had so many fabulous entries for our Background Technique challenge, and want to thank everybody who joined in the fun!

This month’s challenge is all about masking, and I have a super sweet card to share featuring the brand new Wishful Asha red rubber stamp set! I masked a scene with Asha, the clouds and the dandelions:

Masking a scene is fun because you can get so much detail on a single layer. A design can be clean and simple, but that doesn’t mean that it’s boring or plain!

I’ll have a new card to share with you and some of my tips and techniques for masking on the Make it Crafty inspiration blog on June 9th, and I’d love it if you stopped by to say hello!

For all of the details on this challenge, stop by the Make it Crafty blog and look for the challenge graphic on the right-hand side of the blog! Our challenge runs through the month of June, so there’s plenty of time to play along with us! We can’t wait to see your entries!

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