They say it's your birthday ... Happy Birthday to you!!!

Time to Celebrate! It's the FIRST Birthday of Lawn Fawnatics - a twice monthly challenge blog using Lawn Fawn products to create any type of project. The current Lawn Fawnatics challenge is "Color Inspiration".

I created a card using the bright colors and the yummy image. 

I colored the one of the adorable critters from Lawn Fawn's Party Animal Stamp and Die set and dressed him up with a cute party hat and birthday cake with a single candle - perfect for celebrating Lawn Fawnatics first birthday! I die cut the sentiment twice and layered them together for more dimension. I used Nuvo Glitter Gloss pen on the candle, party hat and sentiment for some shimmer. The critter is hanging out on one of Lawn Fawn's new Mini Picture Frame Dies - a set I will be using often!! 

Congrats to Lawn Fawnatics for a successful first year of awesome challenges! Here's to many years to come. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!

Supplies Used:

Lawn Fawn

• Party Animal Stamps & Dies
• Mini Picture Frames Die
• Happy Birthday Border Die
• Stitched Rectangle Stackable Die
• Really Rainbow 6 x 6 Petite Paper Pack
• Stamp Shammy

Other

• Copic Markers
• Misti Stamping Tool
• Nuvo Glitter Gloss Pen
• Foam Tape
• Quickie Glue Pen
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge # 18 - Emboss Resist (waving Hello)

Happy Wednesday! Hope you are all doing well. I'm back today with a second project as a Guest Designer on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog. The current challenge is Emboss Resist. 

My first card was Holiday themed - you can see that here and here in my last blog post.  I decided to get summery with this card and created a water colored background to highlight my embossing and the adorable mermaid from Lawn Fawn's Mermaid for You Stamp Set.

I embossed the fish and "bubbles" with Hero Arts white embossing powder and once that was heat set, I water colored the background with several distress inks. I love how the water coloring pooled in the fish and the bubbles giving them a darker shade. Here's a close up of my card. 

I have had so much fun as a Guest Designer for this challenge and I hope you have been inspired to give the technique a try! You'll love the results! Please stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Blog to see more ideas using Emboss Resist.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!

Supplies Used: 

Lawn Fawn

• Mermaid for You Stamps & Dies
• LF Ink: Fake Tan

Other

• Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
• Distress Watercolor Cardstock
• Distress Inks
• Stickles
• Misti Stamping Tool

Guest Designer for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge # 18 - Emboss Resist

Hello and Welcome December!! 

I'm honored to be Guest Designing this month for the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog. I created two cards for Challenge #18 - Emboss Resist.

I love this technique - it's an easy way to add detail to a project. Here's my first card using a combination of Lawn Fawn stamps and dies.

I stamped snowflakes onto my blank card base using white embossing powder and once it was heat set I blended some Lawn Fawn inks over the background. The embossed snowflakes resist the inks and stand out on the inked background. 

Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog and check out all the Design Team projects for more ideas using the Emboss Resist technique.

I will be back December 13th to share my second card for this challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great week. 

Supplies Used: 

Lawn Fawn

• Critters in the Arctic Stamps & Dies
• Happy Howlidays Stamps
• Stitched Hillside Borders Dies
• Winter Village Stamps & Dies
• Lawn Fawn Inks: Merman, Peacock, Fish Tank

Other

• Memento Black Ink
• Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Copic Markers
• Misti Stamping Tool

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge # 17 - Color Inspiration

Happy Friday!! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving Day with family and friends!! If you are braving the stores for Black Friday, ENJOY!! My Thanksgiving reminded me how thankful I am to have family close by and how great it is to gather together and simply enjoy the day. I'm very blessed.

I am also thankful to have art in my life. Creating is soothing, inspiring and especially fun when done with other creative souls! I am currently loving all the Lawn Fawnatics Challenges - it has pushed me to use stamp sets I haven't touched yet and to practice with my Copic Coloring. The current challenge is a Color Inspiration Board. 

 

I used all the colors and a gift image as the inspiration for my holiday card. I used the Beary Happy Holidays Stamps & Dies - it's an adorable set and a must have for your Holiday cards. Here's my card.

Lawn Fawn's Stamp and Die Sets make creating a scene on a project easy and I love how sweet the bears are in this set. 

Thanks for stopping by and I have some exciting news to share on my next blog post ... stay tuned!!

Supplies Used:

Lawn Fawn

• Beary Happy Holidays Stamps & Dies
• Winter Village Stamps & Dies
• Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables
• Stitched Hillside Backdrop - Portrait
• Stitched Hillside Borders
• Let's Bokeh in the Snow Petite Paper Pack
• Peace Love Joy Petite Paper Pack
• Perfectly PLaid Fall Petite Paper Pack
• Perfectly Plaid Christmas Petite Paper Pack

Other

• Neenah White Cardstock
• Copic Markers
• Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
• Misti Stamping Tool

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #16 - Use Your Oldest Lawn Fawn Stamp Set

Hello Peeps!! I have a new card to share today using the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. Challenge #16 is to use our oldest Lawn Fawn set. 

I dug through my LF Stamp Sets and found my oldest one to be "Critters Down Under" released in 2012. I paired this stamp set with some new releases "Outside In Stitched Square Stackables" and "Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop". I used some bright Copic Markers to color the elements on my card.

I layered the adorable critters on top of each other and added a leaf to the bird's head - they make quite the Happy Birthday gang, don't they?!?! The Woodgrain Backdrop die easily adds great texture to plain cardstock.

Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Blog to check out the DT sample and all the amazing entries for this current challenge.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week. 

Supplies Used:

   Lawn Fawn

• Critters Down Under Stamp & Die Set
• Let's Play Stamp & Die Set (sentiment)
• Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop Die
• Outside In Stitched Square Stackables

   Other

• Misti Stamping Tool
• Sizzix Bigshot
• Memento Tuxedo Blank Ink 
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock
• Neenah Desert Storm Cardstock 
• Copic Markers

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge # 15 - Clever Gift Packaging

Hello and Happy Wednesday! I hope you are all doing well. I have a few new projects to share based on the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge - "Clever Gift Packaging".

 I created a fall themed Scalloped Treat Box and Goodie Bag. Both could be used to hold a few yummy treats and the goodie bag is perfect for a gift card. I used paper from the new Perfectly Plaid "Chill" 6x6 paper pack to create my gift packages. 

Here's a close up of the Scalloped Treat Box. I used the Jump for Joy Stamp & Die set to create the fun scene on the box. 

The Goodie Bag Die is  a quick way to make an adorable treat bag. Here's a close up of the bag.

Come join in on the latest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. Stop by the blog to see all the clever gift packaging projects!!
Thanks for stopping by and see you soon!! 

Supplies Used:

   Lawn Fawn

• Scalloped Treat Box
• Scalloped Treat Box Winter House Add On
• Goodie Bag Die
• Jump for Joy Stamp & Die Set
• Forest Feast Stamp & Die Set
• Scalloped Circle Stackables
• Stitched Circle Stackables
• Perfectly Plaid Chill 6x6 Petite Paper Pad
• Aquamarine Lawn Trimmings
• Doe Ink Cube
• Stamp Shammy

   Other

• Misti Stamping Tool
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock 
• Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 14 - Happy Little Critters

Hello. I'm back today with another card based on the current challenge over on the 

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog. The current challenge is to use Lawn Fawn's ADORABLE critters on a paper craft project. How easy is that! So many critters to choose from. 

I stayed in the Fall/Thanksgiving theme when I created my card. I combined several sets of Lawn Fawn Stamps an Dies and here's what I created. 

I love the new Stitched Hillside Backdrop Die. It's a great base to create a scene on a card. I layered puffy cloud borders to add dimension without making my card too thick. 

Here's a close up of the adorable mice.

Pleases stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Blog to join in and check out all the adorable entries to the current challenge. 

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!! 

Supplies Used:

Lawn Fawn:

• Stitched Hillside Backdrop - Portrait
• Forest Feast Stamps & Dies
• Thankful Mice Stamps & Dies
• Mom and Me Stamps & Dies
• Elphie Selfie Stamps & Dies
• Puffy Clouds Border
• Knock on Wood Petite Paper Pack
• Watercolor Petite Paper Pack
• Lawn Fawndamentals Ink Cubes - Walnut, Hippo, Doe
• Stamp Shammy

Other:

• Bigshot Plus
• Misti Stamping Tool
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #13

Happy Hump Day! I'm back today with a new card based on the latest challenge over on the 

Lawn Fawnatics Blog. This challenge is based on a Fall Inspired Mood Board. 

I just received a few new Lawn Fawn stamps and dies so I put them to use to create a Thanksgiving themed card. The Forest Feast Stamp and Die Set is perfect for fall themed cards. I pulled the colors from the mood board to create my card.

Here's a close up of the cute critter family feasting on Thanksgiving dinner.

I'm so loving the Lawn Fawnatics challenges and I hope you'll stop by and participate too!!

See you soon and thanks for stopping by!! 

Supplies Used: 

   Lawn Fawn:

• Bannertastic Stamps & Dies
• Forest Feast Stamps & Dies
• Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop Die
• Stitched Hillside Backdrop Die: Landscape
• Perfectly Plaid 6 x 6 Petite Paper Pack 
• Watercolor Wishes 6 x 6 Petite Paper Pack
• Carrot, Walnut, Black Licorice Inks

   Other:

• Misti Stamping Tool
• Copic Markers
• Neenah Solar White Cardstock

A Challenge to Spark My Creativity

So, I just blew the dust off my blog. It's been WAY TOO LONG since I posted!! I hope I remember how to do this LOL!! Here's why I've been away for awhile.

I've been focused on getting my butt in shape and eating better. Then the summer came and I was outdoors as much as possible! I started working with a personal trainer a few months ago and he's been helping me get stronger! Our summer in New England is too short so I wanted to embrace as much of it as possible. Now that the days are a bit shorter it's time to return to my studio and get crafting! 

I have been creating cards and mixed media projects for the cutest local shop called Reverie and Merchant Maker located in Foxboro, Ma. If you are local, please stop by. They have adorable children's clothes, jewelry, soaps, handmade signs, and lots of other items created by local artisans. I now have some Fall items in the store if you'd like to visit. 

Recently a friend and I got together to get crafty and we decided to participate in a bi-monthly challenge over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog. The current challenge is to "Create a Scene". Lawn Fawn makes lots of great scene building die sets along with stamp sets that are perfect for putting together happy little vignettes on cards and crafts! I decided to make a scene with one of Lawn Fawn's newest die sets "Shadow Box Card" die. This set creates a super cute 3D card that folds and fits perfectly into an A2 envelope. Then the recipient has a nice surprise when they open up the card and see all the dimension! I used some Lawn Fawn Halloween stamps and dies to help create my scene. Here's my card: 

Here's a side view of the shadowbox card including a peek at the fun new Cute Cobweb die which includes an "adorable" spider.

Another view looking into the shadowbox to see all the dimension.

This was fun to create and so easy with the Shadow Box Card die. I will definitely use this die over and over for seasonal cards. 

Please stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see all the creative cuteness from this challenge and I hope to be back on my blog soon before the dust settles again!! 

Thanks for stopping by and have an awesome day. 

Supplies Used:

      Lawn Fawn:   

• Shadow Box Card Die
• Bannertastic Stamps and Dies
• Cute Cobweb Die
• Spooktacular Stamps and Dies 
• Water Wishes Petite Paper Pack
• Black Licorice Ink
• Stamp Shammy

      Other:

• Misti Stamping Tool
• Copic Markers
• Wink of Stella Brush Pen
• Black Cardstock
• Green Paper from my stash

Happy St. Patrick's Day!! Hello Crop on the Cape 2017!!

Hello! Time to dust off my blog and bring it back to life!

I'm so excited to be spending the weekend with a great group of crafty friends. This is our annual Crop on the Cape and it's a wonderful time to reconnect - good for the heart and soul!! I'm hoping to be somewhat productive - we'll see how that goes.

Since today is St. Patrick's Day I'm sharing a few cards I made awhile ago with Lawn Fawn's adorable "My Lucky Charm" stamps and dies. I used my Copics to color in the cute cat and four leaf clovers. Here's my first card. (The pics were taken at night and at work with my iphone so not the best quality)

I used some vellum to add a soft feel to the card. The title is white embossed. It was fun to use my Copic markers again.

Here's my second card.

I used darker greys for this cat and added some stars from the stamp set. Here's a close up.

Thanks for stopping by and I'm hoping it won't be another month without a blog post.

Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy Weekend!!

A Crazy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! I've been working on a little Valentine's surprise treat for my coworkers. Most of my coworkers have a dog or cat or both so I thought it would be fun to create some ATC's using Tim Holtz Sizzix "Mini Crazy Cats and Dogs" Cling Stamps and Framelits Die Set. The mini set is a "purrfect" size for ATC's and the coordinating framelits made creating 13 of these much easier! I started with a watercolor background using different shades of red and pink distress inks. I then stamped the dogs and cats with the Misti Stamping Tool. I colored the critters with Copic Markers. I stamped a quick sentiment and added some small hearts punched from the water colored paper. I colored the small hearts with a Wink of Stella brush to add an extra pop of glitter.  Each ATC looks different - that's one of the many reasons I LOVE watercoloring!! Here's a peek of them together followed by close ups of each ATC. 

I have to admit, creating 13 of these: 10 for my coworkers, 2 for friends and 1 for me, was fun!! Having the coordinating framelits and the Misti Stamping Tool made it so much faster. I'm still working on my Copic Skills so this was GREAT practice. 

Here's some close ups of the crazy critters.

I love the grey and pink combo - I used Picked Raspberry for a few of the backgrounds. 

Here's the crazy doggies.

I made a few ATC's with the dog below coloring him in different color combinations. 

Here's a lighter version of him.

I love how goofy this guy is - he's the party dog!

Here's the last pup.

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a crazy, fun Valentine's Day!!

Craft Room Happenings

Hello Everyone! Happy Thursday. 

I've been busy in the studio this week creating cards, just in time for Valentine's Day. I started with a trio of cute cards using Lawn Fawn's "Stinkin Cute" Stamps and Dies and Tim Holtz Distress Inks and Watercolor Cardstock.  I water colored swatches of Distress Inks on watercolor cardstock. Once dry, I grabbed my heart punch and punched out a bunch of hearts. They became the base for my cards. Then, using the Misti Stamp Tool  I stamped several ADORABLE little skunks from the Lawn Fawn "Stinkin Cute" stamp set. I colored the skunks with my Copics and then die cut them with the coordinating Lawn Fawn Dies. Here are my cards.

I created an ombre effect with the hearts on one card and kept the hearts on another card more monochromatic.

The hearts that the cute skunks are holding have Stickles on them to add a punch of sparkle. 

I "loved" creating these cards and it's so easy with Lawn Fawns Stamps and Dies! 

I'll be back with more Valentine's Cards next week using Bella Blvd. "Valentina" collection. 

Enjoy the rest of the week and especially the weekend!! 

Thanks for stopping by and I'd love to hear from you.

Teacher Cards

Well, Hello December ... when did you sneak up on us?!?! Not sure I'm ready for you but here you are. I feel like the race is on!! 

I'm back today to share a few Teacher Cards I made using more of the 

Simon Says Stamp May 2016 Card Kit. These cards were super easy to make and would make a nice home made greeting for a favorite teacher. 

I can't get enough of the Lawn Fawn 6 x 6 Plaid Paper pads. I stamped the adorable apples onto distress Watercolor Cardstock and then water colored them with Distress Inks. Here's some close ups. 

Even a green apple looks cute with the plaid papers.

Here's the final card.

I see more plaid in my future!!

Thanks for dropping by and I hope you enjoy the rest of the week!

Thinking of You Card Trio

Hello Cyber Monday 2016!! Good luck today - hope you score some great deals! 

I had a lovely Thanksgiving with my family and enjoyed some time off from work. In my down time I was in the studio catching up on Design Team projects and making cards. I grabbed a Simon Says Stamp Card Kit from May (I know, a little late!) and made some quick and easy cards. I'm now making multiples - it takes just a few minutes more, especially with the Misti Stamping Tool, and I have three cards on hand when needed. I made some cards perfect for mailing someone a smile. Here are my cards.

I love Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid 6 x 6 Paper Pad. The colors are so bright and happy. Here's close ups of each card. 

The sequins included in the kit make the cards even happier!

and the third card 

I also made a few teacher cards with the same kit. I will share them later this week! 

Thank for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow with another Fall pocket page using the last bits of Noel Mignon's "All Fall" Daily Diary Kit. 

See you then and have a profitable Cyber Monday!!