Friday, December 13, 2013

Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop!

Hi there and happy Friday!  I am excited that today has finally arrived...it's time for the Lawnscaping Winter Blog Hop!  The theme of this hop is winter and I'm thrilled to be a part of it because I adore all things Lawn Fawn AND this is my first time participating in a blog hop (yay)!  If you are following along on the hop, you should have come here from Cheryl Hutcherson's blog. 


My ALL-TIME favorite winter animal is the penguin and I've had this design in mind for a while. Here is the card that I created for today:


I used Lawn Fawn's Critters in the Snow stamp set (penguins, reindeer, and igloo), Winter Bunny (sleigh), Let it Snow (sentiment), Sweet Christmas (trees), Hats Off to You (santa hat), Year Two (presents), and Bake Me a Cake (christmas lights).  I started by masking the moon and inking the background of the scene with Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, and Iced Spruce distress inks and used Perfect Pearls mist to create some sparkle in the sky.  I added fine glitter to the snowbank to create dimension and an icy effect.  From the Winter Bunny Stamp set, I made Santa's sleigh by masking off the bunny. I cut and colored the penguins, reindeer, igloo, and trees and adhered them to the scene.  

And of course, even penguins need some fun Christmas decorations, so I added "lights" to the igloo.  I finished the scene off with red lawn trimmings and a gold bell for rudolph.  The final card came to 7 x 4.5 inches.  Here's another look:


The next stop on the hop is Valerie Ward's blog.  Be sure to check out all of the projects on the hop.  I know I'm excited to see what these talented ladies have created! Lawnscaping has put together a lot of great prizes, so make sure to leave some love at every stop along the way by Sunday, 12/15 at 11:59PM EST.  

Thanks for coming by and happy crafting!

-Allison

133 comments

  1. OMG! Lol! How adorable!!!! Such a fun scene!!!!

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  2. Okay, this is just simply fabulous! LOVE penguin Santa and his reindeer!

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  3. This is such a clever and FUN Christmas scene with these adorable critters!! I must try this out sometime! Thanks for sharing! ;)

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  4. this card is so rich, and i love the background

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  5. What a adorable scene!!! Love everything about it! :)

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  6. Oh my goodness. What a fantastic scene. This is awesome!

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  7. This is just brilliant :) Love the scene you have created.
    Kate xx

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  8. !!!!!!!!!! this is the sweetest scene ever!!!! :) love all the little details you added :) happy to have you on the hop!!

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  9. The little bell on the reindeer is so cute, the card is adorable!

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  10. Fabulous card, such a great idea! I love the Santa penguin on the sleigh :)

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  11. What a fun card! Very cute! Thanks so much for sharing and the chance.

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  12. I am with you on all time fav winter animal being the Penguin!!! He's so adorable. I love that you made him fly in the sky instead of santa!

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  13. What a fun design. How lucky that the penguin gets to fly with the reindeer.

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  14. This card is so awesome! I love how your penguin borrowed winter bunny's sled! So fun.

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  15. The Penguin Santa is sooo cute... :) Love it..

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  16. Oh, the penguin on the sleigh is just a great idea!
    Like the colours on your card too! Lovely scene!

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  17. What a super fun scene!!! I especially love the lights on the igloo.

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  18. This winter scene is just TOO CUTE! Love the baker's twine reigns!

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  19. Your Santa Penguin is sweet. Love your moon effect technique!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com

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  20. Oh my gosh!! this card is ah-mazing love every single detail like the mini sleighbell, the bakers twine, the christmas lights on the iglu. Oh just perfect!!!

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  21. Oh wow, what a wonderful scene you've created!!! Just gorgeous :)

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  22. So beautiful and funny card!!! I have never seen a penguin Santa before :-) !!! It looks GREAT on his sleigh!!!

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  23. Aw, how adorable! Love this sweet scene :)

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  24. This scene is amazing! Great card.

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  25. Oh my goodness.. I am freaking out! This is so adorable! I am in love th this card. I wish you had a follow me by email button. If you add one, will you email me pls :)
    Hope you have a Merry CHRISTmas!! Hugs -Ali

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  26. Love the delightful scene created, absolutely adorable!!

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  27. Oh my god ! I am quite simply fan of this map ! It is all that I like !
    Thank you to give us the chance to gain a batch !

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  28. Beautiful card, totally love your colours

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  29. This is such a fun scene! Loved the flying penguin!! Was a pleasure creating alongside of you today!

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  30. Now this is one fun and festive card!

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  31. Gorgeous card love the colours and fab scene hugs xx

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  32. What a fun card, I will have to leave sardines out for Santa on Christmas Eve now! :D

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  33. SUPER cute!! Santa penguin is the most darling thing!

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  34. Fantastic scene! Love all those penguins particularly the flying Santa penguin!! Loving it!

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  35. Adorable scene! I love the Santa penguin waving to the other penguins below!
    -Samantha

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  36. Ahh, I LOVE this card, Allison!!! There are so many wonderful little details on this card and how clever was it to have the penguin flying behind Rudolph!! Oh, I just adore this!!

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  37. Fab background on your card, and i love all those details - the christmas lights on the igloo made me smile!

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  38. Like the cute Christmas card with Reindeer & Penguins. Especially like the added jingle bell.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  39. Oh my - what a fun scene! This just makes me smile.

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  40. Fabulous Christmas scene Allison - looks like penguin has hijacked Santa's ride :)

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  41. eek!!! awesome card!! i LOOOOOVE that christmas scene!! it's GENIUS!!!!!!!!! ha ha!! the sky is gorgeous, by the way!! and i love that even the igloo is decorated for christmas!! what a wonderful card!!

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  42. Oh goodness this is cute! What an awesome way to use these stamps! Love every little bit of it! <3

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  43. This is adorable, love the scene

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  44. What an adorable winter scene! You put a lot of detail in this card and the end result is adorable!

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  45. Cute card and I do love your attention to detail. The lights on the igloo are just perfect. I also like that you used lots of different sets to create a really great scene!

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  46. Love how you used the twine as reins for the reindeer.

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  47. This card is adorable!! Love the penguins!

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  48. What an adorable little scene you've created!

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  49. Cute. Love the Christmas lights on the igloo. (:

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  50. such a sweet card, i love all the characters you used

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  51. What a darling scene you created. That penguin is just adorable.

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  52. Great scene! Thanks for sharing!

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  53. What an adorable scene card! Love the Santa penguin!!! teehee TFS!

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  54. Your card is so cute! I love your moonlit sky!

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  55. Oh my goodness! This is the cutest scene ever!! Thanks for sharing!

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  56. Wow! I love the penguin riding in the sled being pulled by the reindeer! Absolutely sweet!

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  57. Wow! What a fantastic scene you created! I am so impressed with all the images/sets you combined for this!

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  58. WOW!! What an AMAZING card. I absolutely love it :) Thanks for sharing

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  59. Wow!! What a detailed scene. So pretty!

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  60. Aw, I love the lights on the igloo! That is such a cute idea. Penguin is my favorite also :)

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  61. I LOVEEEE THIS CARD!!! I'm a first timer too and I've been loving this blog hop!

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  62. I really like how you did the background on this card. Gotta love the penguin - my daughter's fav winter animal as well.

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  63. love the card- the penguins are super cute

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  64. Love the way you combined all the sets! Very creative!

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  65. What a cute scene! And love the lights on the igloo!

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  66. Absolutely adorable! Your card brought a smile to my face....I love it!

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  67. I llllloooooovvvvveeeeeee it, that is beyond cute!

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  68. HOw cute is this card. Fab little festive scene. I love it.

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  69. Wow, this is quite a scene, there is so much detail to look at, but my favorite bit are the christmas lights in and on the igloo

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  70. I have a niece that is crazy for penguins too.

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  71. Haha, so funny. Those penguins are hilarious!

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  72. OMG - what a great card! Love the penguin santa - such a cute idea!!!

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  73. This card is so adorable! I love how you used all of the sets!

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  74. This is just the CUTEST card ever. Love how all your sweet stamp sets came together to play so well. TFS.
    Crafty hugs,
    D~
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  75. Fun fun. Who says penguins can't fly?

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  76. Love the Santa penguin
    May he bring Allison a holiday win.

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  77. I love penguins too! This is too cute!

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  78. Really cute card!
    So fun.
    Carla from Utah

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  79. This card is too cute! I love those penguins! Such a cute scene!

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  80. Very cute, creative use of that sled stamp!!

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  81. This is darling. I love the penguins and the igloo with the Christmas lights cracked me up. Love it!

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  82. Very cute card and I love that you thought to decorate the igloo!

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  83. OMGosh! What an awesomely intricate card! I love every element on it! And I love that the penguin has hijacked the sleigh ;-) BRILLIANT!!! <3

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  84. What a great card... Love the penguins

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  85. What a sweet scene! Love that Rudolph is pulling a penguin, super cute!!

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  86. Oh wow - this is the most beautiful scene! I would frame it and keep it! Love the twine - great touch!

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  87. So very sweet...thank you for the inspirations.

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  88. I LOVE this! Such a fun, creative, bright scene. Thanks for sharing!

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  89. Lovely scene! cuteness overload on that fabulous background. TFS

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  90. I love penguins too, something about them just makes me so happy. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  91. This is such an creative card. I love everything about it. Merry Christmas.

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  92. Absolutely adorable! I love the Christmas scene you created!

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  93. Too adorable, love your sky color

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  94. I didn't know penguins had their own Santa--how cute is this?!

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  95. such a cute card, I need to get these stamps thanks
    upnurse at aol dot com

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  96. Love this! I can never resist a penguin! So coool!

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  97. L-O-V-E It! The penguin being pulled by the reindeer is adorable!!!

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  98. too cute for words!! such a great way to combine all the fun stamp sets. i really love that penguin on his sleigh, so so cute

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  99. Love this scenery, such sweet card!

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  100. It's really a beautiful card! Love it!

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  101. Just gotta love those little critters. Great card.

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  102. Such a cute card! I love your winter sky and plan to try this soon :)

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  103. Very cute! I love the decorations you put on the igloo, such a nice detail :)

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  104. Great Hop Love the projects everyone has made for it.

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  105. Oh my goodness! I love your card! All of the details and colors are perfect!

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  106. Wow!! Such a FUN card Design!! THANKS for sharing and have a Fabulous Holiday a season!! ;)

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