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Here to share a few Lawn Fawn projects!
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First up is this Mom's Day card, which is either really late for this year's Mother's Day or really, really early for next year's Mother's Day. Ha! I actually made this one for a Mother's Day PC call, but it wasn't picked up. Those felt embellishments from Sassafras just make me smile. :o) I used Harold's ABCs to create the sentiment -- seriously, I never get tired of that alphabet set!
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Here I've used the cute little bug and a sentiment from On the Mend. I created a sort of 'frame' by repeatedly stamping the bug -- I realize they're not framing anything [ha!], but after stamping and colouring 'em, I kind of thought it would be too busy to add something in the centre. My favourite thing about this extra-CAS card is the little bug peeking out with that cute little smile from underneath the sentiment!
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Here's another super-simple card, this time using the dashed line from Bon Voyage and a sentiment from Just My Type. When making this, I kind of just started stamping without thinking too much -- just to see what would come of it. Looking at it now, it probably would've looked a little better if the line above the sentiment was a little closer to the sentiment, but there it is. Sometimes I think I'm a little too serious and look at some of my card making projects with a critical eye, when really, this is supposed to be fun. "Serious" and "card making" shouldn't be in the same sentence, right? :o)
I love stamping a light-coloured ink on charcoal grey -- I just think it looks neat! That little brad you see there is from Doodlebug.
Hope you got a smile here today! Take care!
Hello, folks!
Did you see today's post over at the Paper Crafts Connection blog? The cover of the upcoming special issue, Card Ideas for Paper Crafters [formerly known as Go-to Sketches], was posted! I can't help but re-post it here:
[Image courtesy of Paper Crafts magazine!]I was completely surprised [no kidding] to see one of my sketches on the cover! I didn't know that would be happening, so it was really neat to see!! I submitted a card for that particular sketch, but it wasn't selected -- I can totally understand why seeing the great designs that made the final cut! I ended up re-submitting my card to another call and had luck then -- so I guess the tip here is not to be afraid to re-submit your work! :o)
Things have been sort of piled up the past little while, which is why the ol' blog hasn't been updated the past couple of weeks. I'm one of those that prefer a slower pace to life, so when a lot starts happening at the same time, I tend to get overwhelmed easily. I've got some catch-up posts for the next little while -- a 'hoppy' tag, some Lawn Fawn projects, a Stamp It! Cards post, and my favourite card from the July/August issue of Paper Crafts! :o)
Thanks for stopping by today!
Hello, folks!
Today is the last day of projects for Lawn Fawn July inspiration week, and it's featuring my favourite of this week's stamp sets...we're talkin' Critters on the Farm!
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I was really tempted to make a brightly coloured scene card, but instead, I went with a CAS monochromatic card! I just love the look of birds hanging out together like this. :o) I used the two little bird images from the Critters set [this stamp set equals non-stop smiles!], and the little guys are all enjoying the day perched on the line stamp from Lunar Lights! I thought this sentiment from On the Mend was a good fit! :o)
For more super-fun projects using the Critters on the Farm stamp set, check out the blogs of the other Lawn Fawn girls:
Julie
Latisha
Lea
Lynnette
Nichol
Teri
Tiffany
...and, of course, the Lawn Fawn blog!
Thanks for stopping by today, and have a crafty rest-of-the-week!! :o)
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Today is the second day of projects for Lawn Fawn July inspiration week! It's Quinn's ABCs day today! Here's the card I made to share...
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I stamped the cursive writing line from Schoolhouse Backdrops and then stamped the letters from Quinn's right over it. I added Stickles to the letters to add a little 'pizzazz'!
Tip! My favourite way to add Stickles is to apply it over a similarly coloured 'base'. For example, each letter was first coloured in with a Copic marker similar to the Stickles colour I chose. I didn't worry about finding an exact match -- just a colour that was close. I find that this makes the glitter look 'fuller' or more evenly applied. If I had just applied the Stickles to the plain white letters, some of the white cardstock would show through a bit here and there, making the glitter look a little sparse compared to how it looks with colour underneath. I also use this tip when dressing up store-bought die-cuts or printed chipboard -- adding glittery accents over the printed colours can really liven them up! :o)
For more super-fun projects using the Quinn's ABCs stamp set, check out the blogs of the other Lawn Fawn girls:
Julie
Latisha
Lea
Lynnette
Nichol
Teri
Tiffany
...and, of course, the Lawn Fawn blog!
Thanks for stopping by today! Hope you're having a good week so far! :o)
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For the next few days, the Lawn Fawn DT will be sharing projects for three of the stamp sets released in May! Today is Clear to See day! My card for today is extra CAS [actually, all of my cards for this week are]...
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When I first saw this stamp set, I immediately thought, "Vellum!" I knew I wanted to make something that had part of a pattern 'clear to see' [ah hee hee!] and the rest veiled with vellum. I used a PTI die to die-cut the heart, and there are some white gel pen 'stitches' around the heart that didn't show up very well in the picture. Also, I'm not sure what mysterious thing caused the left side of the vellum panel to look all wobbly there -- when I noticed that, I just thought, "Wha-?!" Crazy picture-taking weirdness there. Ha!
For more super-fun projects using the Clear to See stamp set, check out the blogs of the other Lawn Fawn girls:
Julie
Latisha
Lea
Lynnette
Nichol
Teri
Tiffany
...and, of course, the Lawn Fawn blog!
Thanks for stopping by today!
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Here today to share a mini card I made with a few stamps from Jane's Doodles' Garden Friends stamp set!
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Sometimes I just like making cards without using a sentiment -- then the cards can be for any occasion, or a sentiment can just be added later to suit a particular recipient. I used the two different flower stamps from the set, as well as the smiling bee. Can't go wrong with a smiling bee, right? Eh heh heh. And there's that grass border punch from Martha again...I think that just might be my most-often-used Martha border punch!
Thanks for stopping by today!
