Lawnscaping Challenge #102: Distress Addicts

Hello friends and Happy Sunday!  Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge.  

 

This challenge is all about adding distress products to your project to create texture.  I have been wanting to try the "bokeh effect" technique for a while and after being inspired by Mandy's card, I thought this effect would be fun for the challenge.  Here is my card:

 

For the background, I used my watercolor brush and added three distress inks (Pickled Raspberry, Spun Sugar, and Squeezed Lemonade) to watercolor paper.  After filling in most of the background, I splattered some water on the background.  Once completely dry, I used some circle stencils that I made from various sizes of round die cuts and randomly colored in areas with white pigment ink to create the "bokeh effect".

I used the same distess inks to color balloons from Lawn Fawn's Party Balloons die set.  I colored and die cut the critters from Lawn Fawn's Happy Easter set. I created an Easter-inspired birthday sentiment using the Quinn's ABCs and Happy Everything stamp sets.  Finishing off the card, I  scattered some sequins from the Pink Lemonade sequin mix by Neat and Tangled. 

I hope you enjoy my card!

-Allison

Lawnscaping Challenge #101: Dots and Stripes

Hey crafty friends!  Today I have a card that I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge #101.  

I just got in my Let's Polka Mon Amie paper pack so I knew I had to play along.  Here is the card I made:

I thought paper piercing would be a fun technique for this challenge.  I used the large and small sunflower stamps from Lawn Fawn's Our Friendship Grows stamp set.

I stamped and cut out the middle part of the flower in a different color.  I adhered the flowers and leaves to the card, and trimmed off the edges.

I finished the card off with a birthday sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Scripty Sayings.  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

-Allison

Lawnscaping 100th Challenge Birthday Celebration!

Hello friends!  Today is a special day! It's Lawnscaping Challenge's 100th challenge if you can believe it!  I have been invited as a special party guest by Design Team Member Elise Constable. Be sure to head on over to the Lawnscaping Blog where you can see ALL of the Design Team projects as well as ALL of our special party guest projects.

I'm beyond excited to be participating in this fun party!  The challenge theme is birthday celebration!

Here is the card I created for the challenge:

I decided to make an underwater birthday scene using Lawn Fawn's "Critters in the Sea" and "Whale you be Mine" stamp sets.  I started by creating an ocean background with some Twinkling H20 watercolor paints.  I used Lawn Fawn's "Stitched Hillside Border" dies to to create a wave-like appearance and to add movement to the scene. 

There are a lot of fantastic crafters participating in this "friendly" celebration, so be sure to check them all out! 

Thanks for stopping by!
~Allison

Lawnscaping Challenge #98: Create a Background

Hello everybody!

I hope anyone up in the Northeast isn't getting hit too hard by the Snowmageddon!  We're just getting a lot of cold rain here in Virginia.  Today I decided to make a Valentine's card for the Lawnscaping Challenge #98. 

This challenge is all about creating a fun background for your cards using stamps.  I made my background by using the Lawn Fawn "Into the Woods" stamp set to create love-themed arrows that are cute enough for Cupid to use!  I stamped the two ends of the arrows slightly separated from each other and then added little pink hearts to the middle of each arrow.  

Then I used the adorable "Sending Hedgehugs" stamp set to create two darling little hedgehogs who are falling in love! I finished it off with the Lawn Fawn "Scripty Love" die cut and "Milo's ABCs" for a custom sentiment.   

Thanks for stopping by!

~Allison 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Have a Heart

Hello everyone!  Today I have a card to share with you that I made for the current Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  This challenge is all about love, which is fitting because I absolutely LOVE my new heart stencil that I used for the card.  

To create the background, I made pink embossing paste with distress inks (Pickled Raspberry and Spun Sugar).  I embossed the heart stencil starting with the darkest shade of pink embossing paste at the top and ending with the lightest shade to create an ombre effect.  

I stamped the postcard on vellum and embossed in white and stamped the sentiment.  I made two small holes on the side of the vellum and used twine to attach the vellum to the background.  After coloring the bunny and umbrella I adhered them to the card with glue.  I finished the card with clear glitter on the umbrella. 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a lovely day!

-Allison 

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn "You've Got Mail" stamp set

Lawn Fawn "Hello Baby" stamp set and dies

Mama Elephant "Up and Away" stamp set

Simon Says Stamp "Falling Hearts" Stencil

Distress Inks (Pickled Raspberry and Spun Sugar)

Wink of Stella (clear)

Twine

Happy Hello featuring Mama Elephant + Altenew

Hello friends!  Today is certainly a happy day for me...my husband has the next two days completely off (which doesn't happen often).  Wahoo!

I have two happy-inspired cards to share with you that I made featuring the Happy Everything stamp set from Mama Elephant and the Painted Flowers stamp set from Altenew.

The flowers are stamped with three shades of pink ink (Bubblegum, Lollipop, and Plumberry by Mama Elephant).

 I embossed the "happy" script die cut with liquid platinum embossing powder by Ranger and added the coordinating sentiment.  

I really love the Happy Everything stamp set!  It is so versatile and I decided to make another card.

 I finished the card off with 6mm pink sequins from the Sweetheart sequins mix from Pretty Pink Posh.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

-Allison

Thanks Snow Much

Hi friends and Happy 2015!  Hope everyone had a great holiday!  I really enjoyed spending time with family and friends, but it is now time to get back to reality.  On a happier note, I have a card to share with you that I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge #97.

 

The challenge is to design a winter-themed project using some beautiful Pinterest-inspired images.  I love this idea because I'm not ready to put away my holiday stamps yet.  I came up with a playful thank you card perfect for winter:

I started by making the snowy background with distress inks (Faded Jeans and Evergreen Bough).  After inking the background, I used white embossing paste with the Falling Snow stencil. 

I knew I wanted to partially die cut the snowman and bird.  This was my first attempt at partial die cutting (my friend Lizzy has a great video tutorial on this technique) and it was fun!  I can't wait to try it again!

After stamping and coloring the snowman and bird, I embossed the thanks sentiment and snowflakes with iridescent embossing powder to add some shimmer to the card.

Thanks so much for stopping by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Supplies:

Lawn Fawn "Making Frosty Friends" stamp set and dies

Lawn Fawn "Winter Sparrows" stamp set and dies

Lawn Fawn "Stitched Snowflakes" dies

Lawn Fawn "Milo's ABCs" stamp set

Lawn Fawn "Scripty Thanks" die

Simon Says Stamp "Falling Snow" stencil

Judikin's "Iridescent Sparkle" Emobssing Powder

 

 

Merry Christmas Shaker Card

Hello crafty friends!  Hope everyone is having a lovely weekend!  Yesterday we had our annual cookie baking day and we had so much fun making Christmas cookies for our friends and family.  This has been a tradition for years and it is so nice that we continue the tradition even with everyone's crazy schedules.  

And our finished product:

 Do you have any fun Christmas traditions?  

Today I have a Christmas shaker card to share with you that I made featuring Lawn Fawn's Winter Sparrows stamp set. 

I started by masking a moon and distressing the background with several different blue distress inks.  I wanted to have a snowy scene, so I used the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp with white embossing paste. Sorry the picture is blurry, I had a difficult time getting a clear picture. 

I used the Stitched Rectangle die from Simon Says Stamp as the border for the shaker card.  These dies are perfect for shaker cards.  I just love how the stitched border adds a polished look to the card.  Here's a closer look: 

I'm going to play along with the Christmas challenge going on at the Lawnscaping Blog. 

I'm also entering this card in the Winter Inspiration challenge at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

Thanks for coming by and have a great week!

-Allison



 

Merry Christmas Card Featuring Lawn Fawn

Happy weekend everyone!  I cannot believe it is the last weekend before Christmas, crazy!  More unbelievable is that I have finished my shopping and wrapping, and have sent out all of my Christmas cards.  Now it's time to relax and enjoy the holidays!  Today is our annual cookie day with my family and I cannot wait to eat bake Christmas cookies!

I have a card to share that features the bunnies from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day stamp set. 

I started this project by stamping trees from the Let it Snow stamp set (Lawn Fawn) in teal and silver.  I used the Christmas Banner stamp from the White Christmas set (Stampin' Up) as my sentiment for the card. 

I used the Stitched Journaling Card die cut (Lawn Fawn) on a piece of patterned paper from Snow Day Collection to frame the card.  

I added clear Wink of Stella to the trees and red twine to finish the card.  

I'm going to enter this card into the Lawnscaping Challenge #96.  The theme of the challenge is Christmas. 

 

I'm also going to play along with Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.  The challenge this week is "Winter Inspiration".  

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

-Allison

Christmas Wreath Card

Good morning and happy Sunday!  I hope everyone is having a great weekend so far.  Today I'm going to try to finish up my Christmas shopping.  I'm usually a last minute shopper and I'm hoping to have everything done today so I can enjoy more holiday festivities this year :)

I have a Christmas card to share with you that I made using the Tiny Dots stencil from Simon Says Stamp.

  
 After inking up the stencil with silver ink, I created a Christmas wreath with the Laurels stamp set from Avery Elle.  

One of my favorite sentiments this year is the Merry Christmas die from Simon Says Stamp.  The script is so gorgeous!

I finished the card off with a silver bow and added clear glitter to the sentiment and berries.  Well I hope you enjoyed this post and thanks for stopping by!

-Allison 

Two Cards Featuring Simon Says Stamp Stitched Square Dies

Hello friends!  Happy December!  I can't believe it is already December and so close to Christmas! Where has the year gone?  Today I have two cards to share with you that I made from the new Simon Says Stamp Stitched Squares Dies from the "In Stitches" release.  One of the many things that makes these dies so awesome and unique is that the dies have stitches on both sides of the cut line.  How fun!

I love making Christmas cards and think these dies would make a great shaker card, but decided I needed more non-holiday cards.  Here are the two cards I created using these dies:

I started by making a background using  Lawn Fawn's Interlocking Background stamp.  I embossed the pattern in gold and then colored random areas with different shades of pink copics.  I then used the stitched square die on the patterned paper and white cardstock for the two cards.

For the first card, I embossed the sentiment from Mama Elephant's Make A Wish stamp set in gold.  I kept it simple and added a few gold stars.  

 

I just love how the stitched edges line up!

 

For the second card, I used the super adorable stamps and coordinating dies from You Are Pawesome by SSS.  I added touches of gold embossing on the balloons and sentiment to match the background.  

I used vellum with the same stitched die cut to soften the background for this card. 

Hope you enjoyed this post and have a great weekend!

-Allison

Lawnscaping Challenge #94

Hello everyone!  Today's project is for the current Lawnscaping Challenge, Count Me In.  

I made a tag to go along with a Christmas present for a special friend.  I really enjoy making my own packaging for gifts to add a personalized touch.  

My friend loves animals so I thought this penguin would be perfect for the tag.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!

-Allison

Sending Hedgehugs

Hello everyone!  I have a quick and simple card to share with you today.  This card features Lawn Fawn's Hedgehugs stamp set.  

These hedgehogs are super adorable...I just had to get my hands on this set! 

Well I'm off to spend time with my family!  Hope you have a great weekend :)

-Allison

Snowflake Window Card

Hello everyone!  In celebration of the recent cold weather, I have a fun snowflake window card to share with you today.  

This card features the Winter Sparrows stamp set and coordinating dies by Lawn Fawn.  To begin the card, I used several dies from Snowflake Medley (by Papertrey Ink) to create windows for the scene.  I distressed the background with peacock feathers and used the Falling Snow stencil by Simon Says Stamp to create the snowy background with embossing paste.  I just LOVE this stencil!  It is definitely a must have for winter scenes!  I colored the sparrows with copics (W0, W2, W5).  Here's a closer look:

For the sentiment, I white embossed "Merry Christmas" from the Let it Snow stamp set onto a tag from Winter Gifts (Lawn Fawn).  

One more photo:

Hope you enjoyed and thanks for stopping by :)

-Allison