Happy Anniversary!

Hi There!  I hope everyone is having a good week so far.  Today is my wedding anniversary, and I want to share with you a card I made for my husband.  

I absolutely LOVE this sentiment from Lucky Stars by Lawn Fawn.  Here's a closer look:

I will be playing along with Simon Says Stamp for the "Anything Goes" challenge this week. 

Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!

-Allison

Distress Marker Background

Hello Everyone!  Today I wanted to share with you a few cards that I made this week using distress markers as a background.  The first card is for my husband's birthday.  I knew I wanted to do something colorful for his card and here's what I created:

I used several distress markers to create a rainbow background for the PTI birthday die cut and border.  My husband really likes turtles, so I knew I had to get this little guy as soon as I saw this Lawn Fawn set in stores.  I colored the turtle with some distress markers and added some stickles to the party hat.  I finished the card with a PTI balloon die cut and pink lemonade twine.  

I am always surprised by how much supplies I usually have left over after a project.  I had plenty of the rainbow background left and no plans for the day.  Well, what's a crafter to do...make more cards!  Here's what I came up with:

I just love coming up with different ways to use scraps from previous cards.  I am definitely going to think about materials and future projects before throwing them in the trash.  

Thanks for stopping by today and Happy Crafting!

-Allison

  

Lawnscaping Challenge #62

Hello Everyone!  This week I am playing along with Lawnscaping to create a card using paper-piecing!  

This is such a fun technique and one of the best parts is putting different patterns of cardstock together.  Here's the card I created for this challenge:

The hardest part of the challenge was picking which Lawn Fawn stamp set to use.  I decided to go with Blue Skies and I am really happy with how it turned out.  I will be sending this card to my sister-in-law who has been studying all summer for her upcoming bar exam.  Here's another look:

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Birthday Present

Hello Everyone!  I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far.  It is a gorgeous day and I'm excited to spend some time outside with my dog Miles.  First, I want to share with you a card I made this morning.

For this card, I took various pieces of washi tape and attached them to a square piece of cardstock.  I used the Impression Obsession bow die to cut a bow out of glitter cardstock to finish the look.  I stamped the sentiment, which is from Papertrey Ink, in Peacock Feathers.  I added a few silver glitter hearts because who doesn't love a little extra sparkle :)  

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope everyone is having a relaxing Sunday!  Happy Crafting!

-Allison

Just Because...

Hello Everyone!   Hope everyone is having a great week so far.

For me, one of the best things about being a crafter is the excitement you get to experience when someone receives your project.  Now that my husband is spending most of his life in the hospital and I have more free time, my goal is to send a weekly "just because" card to someone in my life.  This week, I will be sending a card to my mother.

I am extremely blessed to have such a close relationship with my mother.  If you ask one of my family members, they would say that my mother and I are two peas in a pod.  And one of the best things about our relationship is that we share a favorite hobby together.  Yes, my mother is my partner in crime card-making!  We often spend hours in our local crafting store or trying a new technique at home together.  Sometimes we only finish one card, but no matter what, we always have such a great time coming up with new ideas together.  This inspired the card I made today {close your eyes mom!}.

I love elephants, so I knew I needed the Bella with Friends stamp by Wild Rose Studio as soon as I saw it.  I started the card by stamping the scene in gray ink.  I used copics to color the elephants and butterflies.  For the grass, I wanted more of a watercolor appearance, so I colored the grass with Inktense Pencils.  Here's a closer look:

I wanted to add more movement and dimension to the scene, so I used distress inks to create a cloudy background.  I think the sentiment is perfect for my mom because of the special time we get to spend together doing something we both love!  Love ya mom!

Mom and I after my husband's graduation

That's all I have for today.  Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting :)

-Allison

Happy Birthday Card!

Hi Everyone!  Sorry for the lack of posts recently, but it has been a very busy time for my family right now.  My husband is about to start his internal medicine residency program.  We are very fortunate that we both have time off and we have been spending a lot of time together before he gets too busy with his program.  Of course, I still found time to take a SLIGHT detour on one of our day trips to a stamping store where I found a very cute beehive stamp.  I used the stamp to help create a card for a friend's birthday.

I used the Flower Bursts Pattern by Hero Arts to create the background for this card.  After embossing the background, I added bright color with Shaded Lilac and Pickled Raspberry Distress Inks.  I colored the beehive and bees with copics and adhered them with foam tape to create dimension in the scene.  

I am playing along with Lawnscaping Challenge this week.  It is all about creating dimension with your project.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend! 

-Allison

Happy BARKday!

Hello Everyone!  Today I made a card for Lawnscaping Challenge #59.  This week it is all about coloring!

Here is my take on this week's challenge:

I used the Critters at the Dog Park stamps and coordinating die cuts to create this birthday barkday scene.  This is one of my favorite new sets from Lawn Fawn, and I adore the coordinating dies, which make it so easy to have fun with the stamps!  I colored the dogs with copic markers.  Here is a closer look:

I wanted to bring some bright color in, so I selected paper from Funky Town by PTI for the background and birthday hats.  The sentiment was made using the Claire's ABCs by Lawn Fawn. 

That's all I have for today.  Thanks for visiting and happy crafting!

-Allison