Thanks

Hello there!  I hope everyone had a fun holiday season!  Between classes, family visiting, and work, there has been very little time for crafting in my world.  As much as I love the holidays, I am glad that things are starting to slow down.  One of my goals (not calling it a resolution...they never last for me) this year is to send notes to connect more with family and friends that I do not see regularly.  

Now that the pressure (and fun) of holiday card making is over, I'm spending time building a surplus of thank you and everyday cards to send.  I want to share a thank you card I made:

For this card, I used Papertrey Ink's Mini Blooms stamp set.  This is probably one of my favorite sets...I just love those dainty flowers!  Since I have been using winter colors for so long, I decided to incorporate spring colors to brighten the card.  I used Mister Huey's mist (Audrey) to add some color to the background.  After peeking at pictures of the new release mists and projects at CHA, I decided that I need to use these mists more often! Here's another look:

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Reindeer Treats

Hi everyone!  Are you starting to get in the holiday mood yet?  I know I am!  I'm in graduate nursing school and I just finished my last exam (yipee!).  Now I feel like I can actually start celebrating the holiday season.  One of my favorite activities during the holidays is making treats for my family and friends.  Today I want to share with you a tag I made to go along with a sweet treat - white chocolate peppermint chex mix.  

For these tags I used Lawn Fawn's Into the Woods stamp set, Milo's ABCs stamp set,  Winter Gifts stamp set and dies, and Peace, Joy, Love sequins.  I started by stamping and die cutting my tag.  I colored and cut out the reindeer and added a felt scarf.  I made some rolling hills with gray card stock and used iced spruce distress ink to give dimension to the scene.  I adhered the reindeer with foam tape and stamped the sentiment in enchanted evening by PTI.  I finished the scene off with silver and blue centered snowflakes.  

Here's a closer look: 

I am going to enter this project into the current Lawnscaping Challenge.  This week is a color challenge using arctic colors - how fun this time of year!  

Thanks for visiting today and happy crafting!

-Allison

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

Oh HapBEE Day!

Hey guys!  I hope everyone is getting excited for Thanksgiving!  I would like to share with you a card I made a while ago for someone special.  My sister-in-law recently passed her bar exam (yay!) and I made a card to celebrate her amazing accomplishment.  Here is the card I made:

Thanks for coming by and I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!

-Allison

Lawnscaping Challenge #69

Hey guys!  I'm back with another card I made for the current Lawnscaping Challenge to make a project where the sentiment stands out.

I've had an idea in mind for several days and I'm glad I had some free time today to work on it since this is the last day to submit...phew!  I really like the look of chalkboard cards and have been wanting to try the technique for awhile.  I thought that the chalkboard would be a good background for a Lawn Fawn sentiment collage.  Here is the card I created:

This was fun because I always have a hard time picking a sentiment go with a card and with this card, I didn't have to make a decision :)

I used sentiments from all of my Christmas Lawn fawn sets and made a few custom sentiments with Milo's ABCs  (quickly becoming one of my favorite letter sets).  I embossed the sentiments and snowflakes in white.  The chalkboard technique was fairly easy, and I found that color box pigment ink in frost white worked well to create the look.  I used a larger dauber and inked up the sentiments.  I took a paper towel after to blend in some of the areas.  Here is a closer look:

I finished off the look with holly (from Winter Gifts by Lawn Fawn) with glossy accents and clear gems.  I mounted the collage on patterned paper (from Peace, Joy, Love by Lawn Fawn) with red lawn trimmings. 

That's all I have for today...thanks for dropping by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Let it Snow Tag

Hi guys!  I want to share with you a simple tag I made today.  I love to decorate presents with my own tags and ribbon.  Last year I waited too long and I was making tags up to the last minute.  I decided I need to start early!  Here is the tag I made:

I am going to play along with the current 10-Minute Craft Dash Challenge.  I completed the tag in 7 minutes and 30 seconds.  The challenge is all about featuring buttons in the design.  

Since this is a simple tag, I'm also going to link it up to the Simon Says Stamp Challenge. 

Thanks for coming by and happy crafting!

-Allison

Owl I Want for Christmas

Hey guys!  I want to share with you a card I made today.  I was so inspired by Yainea's card that she made for the last Lawnscaping Challenging.  Her card is so sweet and I fell in love with those cuddling owls!  Well..back to the card I made.  Here it is:

I thought a snow globe shaker card would be perfect for this scene.  This was my first attempt at a shaker card, and it was easier that I thought it would be!  Since the sentiment pops out in the scene, I'm going to link this card up with the current Lawnscaping Challenge # 69 .

Hope everyone has a great weekend!  Thanks for coming by and happy crafting!

-Allison