Lawnscaping Challenge #135 - Pattern Palooza and a Farewell

Hello there!  Happy Monday!!  Today begins another Lawnscaping Challenge, but we get to that, I have announcement of sorts...  Last week, it was shared on Lawn Fawn blog that I, along with two other fantastic ladies, have accepted the invitation to be on the Lawn Fawn Design Team!  I am over the moon and super excited, but it's a bit  bittersweet as well because I will be leaving the Lawnscaping Team.  I have enjoyed my 3 years here, and am so thankful to Laurel for the opportunity. It has been so much fun creating for these challenges, and getting to interact with some of Lawn Fawn's biggest fans!  I am not going too far though... you will see even more Lawn Fawn creations from me, and I could not be more thrilled about that!

Now onto the challenge!!  This week, we are all about patterns!

Challenge #135 is sponsored by our friends at Ellen Hutson!

For my card today, I had the idea of patterned clouds. Here is what I came up with...

 I started of by diecutting a piece of patterned paper from the Hello Sunshine 6x6 paper pad (I believe this has been discontinued, unfortunately) with the Stitched Rectangles Stackables.  I matted it with a white scalloped edge using the Scalloped Rectangles Stackables.  I diecut my clouds using the Puffy Cloud Frames dies.  I cut once from patterned paper from the Perfectly Plaid 6x6 paper pad, and once from white cardstock to use as a frame.  I diecut three stars using the smallest die in the Puffy Stars Stackables, and the moon from the Sun and Moon die set.  I cut it from white paper and colored it with Copic markers.  I stamped a smiley face on the moon using the Donut Worry stamp set.  I glued everything down, popped the stars up with foam tape, and added a scattering of sequins.  For my sentiment, I used the Lucky Stars stamp set, and stamped it in black on a hand cut banner.  I popped the panel up on a white card base and added a bow with Lemon Lawn Trimmings.

That's all for me today!  Be sure to visit the blog for all of the challenge details and for lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so  much for stopping by!!

Supplies:

All listed and linked above :)

Lawnscaping Challenge #134 - Rainbow

Hello there!! It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  Challenge #134 has a rainbow theme!

We are sponsored this week by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

For my card today, I started off by diecutting a piece of watercolor paper with the largest die from the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set.  Then I used a rainbow of Distress Inks and ink blending tools to put down a rainbow of colors on my paper.  I dripped some clean, clear water on it and sopped it up with a paper towel.  I stamped and colored the unicorn from Critters Ever After and diecut him with coordinating dies.  Behind him, I diecut Puffy Cloud Frames diecut, and then popped him up with foam tape.  I stamped a sentiment using a stamp that came from Lawn Fawn in one of my orders.  Then, I added a scattering of sequins. and stamped tiny stars from the Critters Ever After stamp set, in a rainbow of colored before popping the panel up on a white card base using foam tape.

That's all for me today!!  Be sure to stop by the blog to see lots more inspiration from the design team, and get all of the challenge details!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After, unknown LF sentiment
Dies: Critter Ever After, Simply Puffy Cloud Frames, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables
Ink: Lawn Fawn Plastic Flamingo, Freshly Cut Grass, Peacock, Fish Tank, Distress inks in: Picked Raspberry, Carved Pumpkin, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: Masters Touch Watercolor paper, PTI White
Other: Pretty Pink Posh sequins, Copic Markers, White gel pen, Foam tape

Waving Hello {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  Today I am sharing a card over on the Lawnscaping Blog that goes along with the current challenge... Distress Mania!  I used Distress Inks to "ink smoosh" my underwater background!  If you are not familiar with "ink smooshing", it's very easy to do and the results are so fun!  You will never get the same effect twice!  All you need are Distress Inks and a piece of acetate or old plastic packaging.  You can even use a sandwich bag.  You just press the ink pad onto the plastic, add a few squirts of water, and press the wet ink on to your paper.  I prefer to dry each layer before moving onto the next, but you don't have to if you prefer not to.  The colors will just mix together more.

Once my background was completely dry, I added a stitched edge with the largest die in the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set.  I cut a second stitched rectangle from kraft cardstock, and used the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders to add a slope to my sand.  For added dimension, I added some Walnut Stain Distress ink to the edges with an ink blending tool.  I stamped and colored a mermaid, rock, seaweed and the cute little seahorse from the Mermaid for You stamp set and then diecut them using coordinating dies.  I adhered some pieces flat with a glue pen, and some with foam tape, and added a sentiment from the same stamp set.  Then I mounted the panel to a white card base using more foam tape.

That's all for me today!!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Mermaid For You
Dies: Lawn Fawn Mermaid For You, Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Simple Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: Lawn Fawn Celery Stick, Freshly Cut Grass, Ranger Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Broken China, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire, Walnut Stain, Memento Tuxedo Black
Other: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape

Lawnscaping Challenge #132 - Distress

**This is my second post for the day. If you are looking for my Papertrey Ink Moments Ink Planner post, please scroll down**

Hi there! It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This challenge is a Distress Maniacs Challenge!  Use Distress products on your project or do some sort of distressing... or both!



We are sponsored by our friends at Lawn Fawn!

One of my most favorite ways to use Distress Inks to to watercolor with them.  To create my card, I pulled out Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Candied Apple Distress inks.  I started near the top of the watercolor paper, and used a 1" wide flat brush to create my stripes.  I left the paper dry, and applied each color of distress ink, from lightest to darkest and back again.  I dried each stripe with a heat tool before moving onto the next one. If a particular stripe wasn't dark enough for my liking, I painted over it again, then dried it a second time.  When I was happy with my watercoloring, I added a stitched edge with the largest die in the Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables.  Then, using my favorite stamp set from the newest release, So Smooth, I stamped and colored the cute little blender, drinks and fruit, and then diecut them with the coordinating So Smooth dies.  I added accents with a white gel pen.  I stamped a sentiment from the same set on a strip of white cardstock, and adhered it with foam tape.  This helps ground the images so they are not floating on the front of the card.  I arranged my pieces and then popped them up with foam tape.  Finally, I added a scattering of sequins to finish things off.

Be sure to check out the blog for all of the challenge details and for lots more inspiration from the design team!  I hope you will join us for a chance to win some new Lawn Fawn!! :)

Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn So Smooth
Dies: Lawn Fawn So Smooth, Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Versafine Onyx Black, Ranger Distress ink Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Picked Raspberry and Candied Apple
Paper: PTI White, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper
Other: White Gel Pen, Foam Tape, Copic Markers, Sparkling Clear 4mm and 6mm sequins

Lawnscaping Challenge #131 - Off Kilter

**This is my second post today!  If you are looking for my Reverse Confetti post, please scroll down**

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This one is a fun one!  We are challenging you to use at least one card element on a angle!

We are sponsored by our friends at Ellen Hutson!

For my card today, I used one of my favorites from the new release, Mermaid for You! I am thrilled to see Lawn Fawn adding cute little people images to their lineup, and I love that this stamp set will work so well with a bunch of other Lawn Fawn stamp sets!

I started off by watercoloring a teal background for my underwater scene.  When it was dry, I diecut it with the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables.  I also cut a piece of kraft cardstock with the same die set, and then cut the diecut on a angle, creating the ocean floor for my scene.  I stamped, colored and diecut a bunch of images from the Mermaid for You stamp set, and diecut them with the coordinating Mermaid For You dies.  I adhered everything to my background, some pieces with a glue pen, and others with foam tape.  I stamped a sentiment from the same set on the bottom right of the scene, added some details with a white gel pen, and then added a scattering of clear dots to looks like bubbles.  Finally, I popped the panel up on a white card base using foam tape.

Be sure to visit the blog for lots more inspiration from the design team and to get all of the challenge details.  I hope you will play along for your chance to win a great prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You

Dies: Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables

Paper: PTI Kraft, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor paper

Ink: Lawn Fawn Freshly Cut Grass, Lawn Fawn Guava, Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Artist Loft Watercolors, 4mm Clear Droplets from Pretty Pink Posh, Foam Tape

I Wheelie Like You {Lawn Fawn}

Hi there!  Today I am sharing this card on the Lawnscaping Challenges blog.  I love making mini card sometimes, because the change in "canvas size" is refreshing to me.  I often make mini cards when I want a smaller stamp set to be the star of the show.

For this card, I started off by creating a watercolor background for my little scene.  When it was dry, I diecut it with one of the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set.  I stamped, colored and diecut the cute little hamster and wheel from the Wheelie Like You stamp set.  I wanted a pair of hamsters, so I stamped and colored two of them.  I used a snippet of Perfectly Plaid patterned paper to ground my scene, and then popped the hamsters and wheel up using foam tape.  I stamped the sentiment from the stamp set just above the images, then mounted the panel on a white card base, and added a twine bow to the top of the card to finish it off.

That's all for me today!  Thanks so much for stopping by! :)



Lawnscaping Challenge #130 - Sparkle and Shine

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This week, we are all about sparkle, shine and shimmer!

This challenge is sponsored by our friends at Lawn Fawn!

For my card today, I started off by watercoloring a background.  Then, when it was dry, I diecut a stitched edge using the Small Stitched Rectangles dies.  I diecut some clouds out of white cardstock and vellum using the Puffy Clouds Borders. On the white cloud layer, I stamped a sentiment from the So Jelly stamp set.  Then I stamped, colored and diecut the dragon and stars from the Critters Ever After stamp set.  I popped them up using foam tape, and then added some iridescent sequins for some sparkle.

Be sure to visit the blog for lots more inspiration from the design team!  I hope you will join us for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping  by!

Supplies:

All listed and linked above :)

Lawnscaping Challenge #129 - Critters

Hi there! It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This week, we are calling all critters!

This challenge is sponsored by Ellen Hutson!

For my card today, I started off by water coloring a piece of Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper with my Artist Loft pan water colors.  When it was dry, I diecut the piece with the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables.  Then I stamped a diecut the little skunk from the You're Stinkin' Cute stamp set which was a Lawn Fawn Black Friday Exclusive (but I think you will see him available again soon!). I added a strip of patterned paper from the 6x6 Let's Polka in the Meadow paper pad, and then popped the panel up on a white card base.  Finally, I added a bow with Orchid Lawn Trimmings.

Be sure to check out the blog for all of the challenge details and for lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Stinkin' Cute
Dies: Stinkin' Cute, Small Stitched Rectangles
Paper: Let's Polka in the Meadow 6x6, Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper
Other: Copic Markers, Artist Loft Watercolors, White Gel Pen, Foam tape, Lawn Fawn Orchid Lawn Trimmings

Loads of Birthday Fun! {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  Today I have a fun card that I am sharing on the Lawnscaping Blog, that mixes and matches a bunch of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamp sets!

To start my card, I diecut a piece of Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor paper with the largest die in the Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set. I challenged myself to use a color combo that seems to be everywhere lately - Mint and Coral.  Truth by told, I don't love these colors (I'm probably the only one on the planet that feels this way LOL!), which is why I challenged myself.  I watercolored a background with Cracked Pistachio and Pumice Stone distress inks.  A while back, I saw a polka dot washer and dryer on Pinterest, and I couldn't wait to recreate it by paper piecing the washer from the Loads of Fun stamp set with some Lawn Fawn patterned paper!  I stamped and colored a bunch of other images from that set and die cut them with the coordinating dies.  Inspired by one of the sentiments in the stamp set, I decided to create a birthday card, and pulled out my Party Animal stamp set, and I will never turn down the opportunity to use the Baaah Humbug sheep.  He's the cutest!  I played around with placement, and adhered some pieces with a glue pen, and others popped up with foam tape.  Finally, I glued the panel to a white card base.

I am quite happy with how this turned out.  I sure to love mixing and matching my Lawn Fawn stamps, especially when it's an unlikely combination.  Stretching your stamps = more bang for your buck!

Hope you like!  That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

All listed and linked above ;)

Lawnscaping Challenge #128 - Sketch

Hi there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  A sketch challenge!

We are sponsored this week by our awesome friends at Lawn Fawn!

For my card, I started with a white card base.  I cut two strips of white cardstock at 3/4" and adhered them on a diagonal on the card base.  I diecut on of the Stitched Rectangles Stackables from white cardstock to create my little scene.  I used Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters distress inks to add color to the diecut  and then used the grass border from Chirpy Chirp Chirp stamp set with Freshly Cut Grass ink.  I stamped, colored and diecut the owl and baby and tree stump from the Mom and Me stamp set, and popped them up on foam tape.  Then, I mounted the panel on a white Scalloped Rectangles Stackable diecut, and added it to the card base with foam tape.

Be sure to visit the blog for all of the challenge details and lots more inspiration from the design team.  I hope you will join us for a chance to win!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Mom and Me, Chirpy Chirpy Chirp
Dies: Mom and Me, Stitched Rectangles Stackables, Scalloped Rectangle Stackables
Ink: Lawn Fawn Freshly Cut Grass, Ranger Distress ink in Tumbled Glass and Shabby Shutters
Paper: PTI White
Other: Copic Markers, Foam Tape

Lawncaping Challenge #127 - Florals

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!!  Challenge #127 is all about flowers!

We are sponsored by our friends at Ellen Hutson!

For my card today, I pulled out my favorite Lawn Fawn flowers from the Flutter By stamp set.  I started with a mermaid notecard as my card base.  I added a strip of Perfectly Plaid patterned paper and a white scalloped border to the bottom third of the card base. Then I stamped, colored and fussy cut the large mum, two leaves and one of the butterflies from the Flutter By stamp set.  I added some white gel pen accents, and popped the pieces up with foam tape.  Then I stamped a sentiment from the  Mom + Me stamp set, and added a bow with Aquamarine twine.

Be sure to stop by the blog for all of the challenge details and for lots more inspiration from the design team!  Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

All supplies are listed and linked above.

Lawnscaping Challenge #126 - Sweets

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge, and this one is pretty SWEET!

We are sponsored by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

For my card, I pulled out one of my favorites Sweet Smiles.  I just love coloring that gumball machine!  My background was inspired by something I saw in a magazine... sort of a sponged ombre of sorts.  I am not sure how well it worked it, but I  think it's kind of cool.  I used Blueprint Sketch distress ink at the bottom, and then pounced the ink blending tool up to the top of the panel adding less ink and I went up.  I stamped, colored and diecut the gumball machine and a few gumballs with the coordinating Sweet Smiles dies, then stamped a sentiment from the same stamp set.  Finally I added some accents with a white gel pen, and tied a twine bow with Blue Jay Lawn Trimmings.

Be sure to visit the blog for all of the challenge details and lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Sweet Smiles
Dies: Sweet Smiles, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink
Other: Copic Markers, white gel pen, foam tape, Bluejay Lawn Trimmings

Have an Unbelievable Birthday! {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  Today I am sharing this unbelievable birthday card for you using the new Lovable Legends stamp set and coordinating dies on the Lawnscaping Blog!

I just LOVE this little Big Foot, and couldn't wait to ink him up!  I started off by diecutting a piece of white card stock using the largest die in the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set.  Then I used Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo distress inks to sponge a  background.  I also splattered some Vintage Photo along the bottom dirt line, and added some clean clear water droplets to give more dimension.  I stamped, colored and diecut the big foot, trees, party hat, and a few sets of foot prints from the Lovable Legends stamp set.  I added some white gel pen accents, and accents with copic markers to the solid stamped images.  Then I diecut some clouds using the Puffy Clouds border dies.  They are cut from white cardstock and again from vellum.  I stamped a sentiment from the stamp set on the white cloud, and popped that up on the panel with foam tape.  Then I adhered all of the other pieces to my scene with either foam tape or a glue pen.  The little big foot looked empty handed, so I stamped the balloon from the Year Four stamp set, and fussy cut it out to pop up.  Finally, I matted the panel on brown cardstock, and popped the matted panel up on a kraft card base using foam tape.

That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Loveable Legends, Year Four

Dies: Lawn Fawn Lovable Legends, Puffy Cloud Borders, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables

Ink: Lawn Fawn Freshly  Cut Grass, Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa, Distress ink in Tumbled Glass and Vintage Photo

Other: Foam Tape, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen

Lawnscaping Challenge #125 - Color Splash

Hello there!!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This challenge is a fun one!  Create a black and white project with just a splash of color!

This challenge is sponsored by Ellen Hutson!

I couldn't wait to ink up some of the goodies I got from the newest Lawn Fawn release!  Loads of Fun is my most favorite (though I will probably say that every time I ink up a new stamp set!).  I stamped and colored the washing machine, laundry basket, undies, and laundry soap, and then diecut them with the coordinating Loads of Fun dies.  I diecut a piece of black and white patterned paper from the Let's Polka in the Dark 6x6 paper pad using the largest die in the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set, and cut it again from black cardstock to use as the floor in my little scene.  I adhered everything to the patterned paper, some pieces with glue pen, and others with foam tape.  Then I added a few accents with a white gel pen.  I stamped a sentiment from the same set using versamark ink and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.  Finally, I adhered the panel to a red card base and added a bow with some red and white Lawn Fawn Twine.

Be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Blog for lots more inspiration from the design team, and to get all of the challenge details.  I hope you will join us for a chance to win an awesome prize! :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Loads of Fun
Dies: Lawn Fawn Loads of Fun, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables, SSS Tiny Hearts
Paper: PTI White, Pure Poppy, True Black, Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the Dark 6x6 paper pad
Other: Lawn Fawn Peppermint Lawn Trimmings, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape

Lawnscaping Challenge #24 - Celebrate!

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  Challenge #124 is all about celebrating!  

We are sponsored this week by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

I can never have too many birthday cards on hand, so I chose to make another one to add to my stash.  I love mixing and matching stamp sets, and I did it again with this card!  I started off by creating a purple ombre background using distress inks.  I added some water splashes  and them mopped them up with a paper towel to get a fun splattered background. After it was all dry, I ran it through my diecut machine to add a stitched edge using the largest die in the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set. I diecut some vellum using the Puffy Cloud borders, and then added a strip of Let's Polka in the Dark 6x6 paper pad to the bottom of the panel.  I just love the dragon in the  Critters Ever After stamp set and I knew I wanted to use him on my card.  I colored him and dicut him with the coordinating Critters Ever After dies.  Then I pulled out my Party Animal stamp set to stamp, color and diecut some balloons, the tiny cake, and a party hat for my dragon.  I popped everything up with foam tape, and added some accents with a white gel pen.  I stamped a sentiment from the Party Animal stamp set, and some stars from the Critters Ever After set to fill up the sky. To finish things off, I added a scattering of sequins.

That's all for me for now... Be sure to check out the Lawnscaping blog to get all of the challenge details and get lots more inspiration from the design team.  Thanks for stopping by!! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Critters Ever After, Party Animal
Dies: Critters Ever After, Party Animal, Small Stitched Rectangles, Puffy Cloud Borders
Paper: Lawn Fawn Let's Polka in the Dark 6x6, PTI White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo black, Distress inks in Dusty Concord and Wilter Violet
Other: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape, Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear sequins

Lawnscaping Challenge #123 - Sending Love

Hello there!  It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  Challenge #123 is all about sending love!

We are sponsored this week by our friends at Ellen Hutson!

For my card today, I decided to pull out a few sets that I have not used in awhile.  I started off by using Picked Raspberry distress ink to sponge an ombre background on a piece of white cardstock.  After I applied the ink, I added some water droplets and dabbed them up with a paper towel after a few seconds.  I just love the effect that it gives!  I added a piece of patterned paper from the Let's Polka in the Dark paper pad to the bottom of the panel, and then ran the piece through my diecut machine with the Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables to add a stitched edge.  Then I stamped and colored images from the Baked with Love stamp set and diecut them with the coordinating Baked With Love dies.  I also stamped and fussy cut the cake from the Year Three stamp set to put on top of my cake plate.  I added accents with a white gel pen and adhered some pieces with a glue pen and others with foam tape.   I stamped a sentiment from the Baked With Love stamp set, and stamped a few hearts to finish my scene.

Be sure to check out the blog for all of the challenge details and lots more inspiration from the design team! I hope you will join us for a chance to win an awesome prize!!

Thanks for stopping by!!

All supplies are listed and linked above :)

Great Chemistry {Lawn Fawn}

Hello there!  I have this fun watercolor card to share with you today over on the Lawnscaping Challenges blog!  Our current Lawnscaping Challenge is all about Watercoloring, and I couldn't resist making another card, because watercolor is my favorite!

To make my card today, I pulled out a bunch of distress inks.  I tapped Picked Raspberry, Mermaid Lagoon and Squeezed Lemonade onto a large acrylic block.  Then, I added water to each color with a paint brush.  I made a small puddle of distress ink and water on my watercolor paper, and then simply blew air through a straw, turning the paper to send the ink in the direction I wanted it to go.  I repeated this with different colors, letting sprays of color mix to create new colors.  Then, I loaded my paintbrush with Picked Raspberry and a good amount of water, and tapped the paint brush to get splatters.

When my watercolor piece was dry, I diecut it with the largest die from the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables, and then I stamped, colored and diecut the little beakers from the Science of Love stamp set.  I felt like they were getting lost on the background, so I used the middle heart from the Stitched Heart Stackables to cut a vellum heart.  Adding the vellum mutes out the background enough to show off the beakers better.  I popped them up with foam tape, and then heat embossed a sentiment from the same stamp set on to a strip of black cardstock using white embossing powder.  

That's all for me today!  Thanks for stopping by! :)

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Science of Love
Dies: Lawn Fawn Science of Love, Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables, Stitched Heart Stackables
Paper: Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper, PTI True Black, Stampers Select White, Vellum
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Squeezed Lemonade, Mermaid Lagoon, Versamark
Other: White Embossing Powder, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape, drinking straw

Lawnscaping Challenge #122 - Watercolor

Hi there!  Today starts another Lawnscaping Challenge and I am so excited because it's all about my favorite... Watercolor!

We are sponsored this week by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

One of the things that I love to do most with watercolor is create my own backgrounds.  Sometimes they are completely abstract, and some times, like today, I create patterns on purpose.  I love the look of bold black and white stripes mixed with bright colors!  I started off my card with a piece of Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Paper.  I tape it down to a board, and used a wide flat brush and my $5 Artist's Loft Watercolors from Michaels to paint wide stripes from top to bottom.  When it was dry, I diecut the piece with the largest die from the Small Stitched Rectangles die set.  Then I stamped, colored and fussy cut a bunch of flowers and leaves from the Flutter by stamp set.  After I had an arrangement decided, I adhered some pieces with foam tape and others with a glue pen. For a sentiment, I used Violet's ABCs  to heat emboss "hello" on a black strip of cardstock, which I embossed with white embossing powder, then I cut a banner end on one side, and added it to the card front with foam tape.  I adhered the finished panel to a black card base, and added a scattering of black sequins to finish things off.

 

Be sure to check out the blog for all of the challenge details and to see lots more inspiration from the design team!  And just so you know, you are not seeing double... I am sharing this card on the Lawn Fawn blog today too! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Flutterby. Violet's ABCs
Dies: Small Stitched Rectangles
Paper: PTI True Black, Stampers Select White
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark
Other: Artist's Loft Watercolor Palette (Michaels), white embossing powder, copic markers, Avery Elle Midnight Blend sequins, foam tape

Lawnscaping Challenge #121 - Winter Wonderland

Hi there!  It's time for our first Lawnscaping Challenge of the new year!  This challenge is Winter Wonderland themed!

We are sponsored by our friends at Ellen Hutson!

For my project today, I pulled out my Critters in the Arctic stamp set.  I just love the moose in the stamp set, and I love him even more with googly eyes!  I started off my diecutting a piece of white cardstock with the Small Stitched Rectangles Stackables die set.  Then I used Faded Jeans distress ink and an ink blending tool to add color to the center of the panel.  I added a few water droplets to give the panel some more interest.  I diecut a snowy hill for my friend to stand on using the Stitched Hillside borders dies, and popped that up on the panel with foam tape.  Then I stamped, colored and fussy cut the moose, adding some white gel pen accents, and his googly eyes before popping him up with foam tape.  Then I added a scattering of tiny snowflakes using the Mini Snowflakes dies.  I mounted the panel on a Scalloped Rectangles Stackables cut from navy cardstock.  Then I diecut some patterened paper from the Pint Sized Patterns: Beachside 6x6 paper pad using the Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables and added that to a white card base.  I popped the panel up with foam tape, and added a bow with some Blue Jay Lawn Trimmings.

That's all for me today!  Be sure to check out the blog for all of the challenge details and to see lots more winter wonderland inspiration from the design team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:
Stamps: Critters in the Arctic
Dies: Small and Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables, Scalloped Rectangles Stackables, Stitched Hillside borders, Mini Snowflakes
Paper: Lawn Fawn Beachside Prints 6x6 pad, PTI White, Enchanted Evening
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Faded Jeans Distress
Other: Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Foam Tape, Blue Jay Lawn Trimmings

Lawnscaping Challenge #120

Hey there!!  Can you believe that today starts the last Lawnscaping Challenge of 2015?!  Where did the year go?!  This challenge is Christmas themed!

We are sponsored by the super fabulous Lawn Fawn!

If you have visited my  blog before, you know that I am obsessed with the Making Frosty Friends stamp set.  It was my first Lawn Fawn purchase... the set that started it all! ;)  I love Christmas time because I know I get to pull them again again after a year-long hybernation,  Pairing them with the Snowy Backdrops die makes me giddy.  I wanted to try out my FUSE tool (that has been collecting dust since I bought it in July), so I created a fun, glittery shaker as a backdrop for my snowmen (or in this case, snowladies).  I stamped, colored and diecut the snowmen and a few of the cute bunnies from the Snow Day stamp set, and popped them all up on the shaker piece with foam tape.  I added a sentiment from the Critters in the Arctic stamp set on a Stitched Circle Tag and adhered it to a white card base that I layered with a pink diecut Snowy Backdrop.

Be sure to stop by the blog to get all of the challenge details and to see lots more inspiration from the design team!

Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

Supplies:

Stamps: Making Frosty Friends, Snow Day, Critters in the Arctic

Dies: Making Frosty Friends, Snow Day, Stitched Circle Tags, Snowy Backdrops, Stitched Hillside Borders, Stitched Rectangles Stackables

Paper: Lawn Fawn Let's Bokeh in the Snow 6x6 pad, PTI White, Raspberry Fizz

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Other: Pretty Pink Posh Sparking Clear sequins, Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, PTI Raspberry Fizz Satin Ribbon, Glitter, FUSE tool, foam tape, silver pearls