Birthday Ewe // Lawn Fawn

Hello! I'm over on the MarkerPOP blog today with a birthday card that uses a Christmas stamp set!

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Yeti Christmas // My Favorite Things

I'm on the MarkerPOP blog today, showcasing yet another irresistible Birdie Brown stamp set...

Pop on over to the blog for more details!

Cow-raccoon...? // Mama Elephant

I'm over on the MarkerPOP blog today, with a card featuring the adorabubble Mama Elephant Rowdy Raccoons stamp set.

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Coordinating Dies Focus // Lawn Fawn

Hello all!
Long time, no see!
I had a hectic two midterm weeks at the end of February to the first week of March, and then drove straight off to Iowa to visit my brother and some friends. Now I'm home and back in the saddle!

The cards today were rather experimental ones...

The Chit Chat stamp set and dies are both so versatile, and I decided to focus on the dies for the two cards.
The sensible thing to do in the case of this first card would be to color the cardstock first, and then die cut, but as is well known, I am not usually very sensible, and as a result, I have this extra card...

These cards are for the Lawnscaping Color Splash challenge...

Also, to announce the winner of the Altenew gift certificate giveaway; Random.org picked #25, which is...
Joy Meadows!
Thanks to all for the sweet comments, and Joy, if you could just shoot me an e-mail, I'll get the gift card code out to you ASAP. :)

Thanks so much for stopping in and God bless!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Canson
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Chit Chat
Ink: Versamark, Stazon, watercolors
Other: sequins (stash), enamel dots (Doodlebug), white embossing powder (Martha Stewart)

Tools: Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn Chit Chat dies, water, paintbrush

Threadless Stitched Border Birthday // Lawn Fawn

I'm going through my last midterms ever right now, so today's post is a quickie...

I wanted to see how the robot would stamp and color on fabric, so I played with that. Then I colored a Studio Calico wooden die cut, and made a custom "ticket" to settle the image and sentiment on.
For the border, I simply stitched the cardstock without using thread - this is one way to get that punched/dotted look that a lot of dies have.

This card is for the Lawnscaping Celebration #124 challenge.

Thanks so much for stopping in and God bless!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Canson
Patterned paper: Crate Paper
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Beep Boop Birthday
Ink: Stazon, Versamark
Other: wood veneer (Studio Calico), fabric (stash)

Tools: sewing machine, Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn Beep Boop Birthday dies

Shaker Birthday // My Favorite Things

I'm finished with finals, and now I have a whole four weeks to totally devote myself to making cards!!...and applying for jobs...and hanging out with my family....and baking (LOTS of baking!)

Today's card was started the evening I finished my last final, for the MFT Sketch 258 challenge...

These little pups are so adorable! And they will be perfect for making both young boy and girl cards! I've come to love these sorts of images for my cards much more since I invested in the Zig clean color brush system - it's so dang easy and fun to color with them.

To make sure the sentiment could stand out, I used the Lawn Fawn Chit Chat stamp set - this stamp set works so well with other animal and person image stamp sets. It's even super fun to use by itself! The set and die combo are a rather hefty investment, but Scrap2U (who I'm not affiliated with in anyway, I just had a good experience with) has some great deals on the dies and other stamp/die combos.

A couple things before I go:

• the sequins I used on this card are the Tequila mix from the sweet Lucy Abrams - THIS is how I organize my sequin/glitter stash.
• I'll be giving away some brand new Hero Arts stamps and dies over the break, and the first giveaway is over on my Instagram! You don't need to follow me, just leave a comment to be entered to win some fun Clearly Kelly stamps. 

Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Michaels

Patterned paper: Crate Paper Pretty Party

Stamps: My Favorite Things Top Dog and Birthday Bears, Lawn Fawn Chit Chat

Ink: Hero Arts (black)

Other: sequins (Lucy Abram), white and gold paint

Tools: Cuttlebug, My Favorite Things Top Dog, Birthday Bear and Boutique Windows dies, Lawn Fawn Chit Chat dies, paintbrush and water

Inlaid Die Cutting // Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember and Hero Arts exclusive

I'm stopping in with a video and two cards today showcasing a beautiful stamp collaboration between Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp.

Gah, while this card was so fun to make, it was the darnedest thing to photograph.

But for reals, terrible photographs aside, isn't this stamp/die set just gorgeous?!

Here's a video to show you how I made my card (and how I fixed a little boo-boo)

As I mention in the video, this second card was actually my first test run, but I wasn't crazy about the stamping at first.
At first.
Then I decided I didn't want to waste it, so I worked it out eventually...

I used two cute mini stamp sets by Lia for Hero Arts to do the leaves on both cards - Elves and Build a Wreath. Great bang for your buck in these little mini sets from Lia.

Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Bazzill Walnut Cream, Hero Arts Floral Layering paper, Michaels
Stamps: Hero Arts & Simon Says Stamp Prayers, Hero Arts Elves by Lia, Build a Wreath by Lia and Color Layering Christmas Tree
Ink: Versamark, Hero Arts Charcoal, Dark Quartz and Passion Flower
Other: embossing powder (Hero Arts)

Tools: Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn Border die, Simon Says Stamp hearts dies, Hero Arts and Simon Says Stamp Prayers die

Stamped Background Focus // Avery Elle

Hello, I'm here today with a card background made using two small image stamps.
This card is for the AEI{heart}U Embossing challenge, with the entire embossed background created using the two small branch images from the adorable Storybook stamp set.
Seriously, can't stop using it.

I topped off the little fawn with an embossed bow, and added some embossed butterflies to give the fawn something to look at. Once I had heat embossed the butterflies, I flipped them over and colored their wings using a Distress Ink marker. After coloring, I zapped the butterflies once more with the heat gun, so that the marker coloring didn't smear.

I did some simple coloring on the fawn with a Memento Marker in Desert Sand. This is the best it gets from someone coloring impaired (i.e. me). ;)

I doubled up the white part of the frame, just to give a little dimension to the project. 

And guess what? I made a video!

That's it for me today! Thanks so much for stopping in and God bless!

SUPPLIES

Cardstock: Bazzill

Stamps: Avery Elle "Storybook", Lawn Fawn "Beep Boop Birthday"

Ink: Versamark, Versafine, Distress Ink, Memento

Other: embossing powder (Hero Arts)

Tools: Cuttlebug, Papertrey Ink Simply Jane die, Avery Elle Storybook die, Lawn Fawn Beep Boop Birthday die, heat gun

Papertrey Ink July Blog Hop Challenge

Hello all! Today I'm sharing a card for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop challenge (my blog post title didn't give it away, did it? ;))

What I took from the photo is pretty obvious - butterflies (of course), pink, and then I thought the sentiment kinda looked like the pictures on the wall.
My butterflies were cut using the Happy Trails die, and topped with a gold embossed sentiment from Sweet Speech.

The bow was a little tricky to tie - the thinner the thread/string, the harder it is for me to get a tight bow. After several pathetic attempts, I solved my dilemma by adding a little ball of temporary adhesive down to the patterned paper. As I twisted the thread around each other, I used the adhesive to keep the little cross in place, then once I had finished off my loops and completed the bow, I was able to remove the adhesive.

Gold is always so tricky for me to photograph, and this is probably the only card I was able to do gold semi-justice.
Oh, and isn't that stitched border so fun? I know I'm gonna be getting a lot of mileage out of THESE stamps.

Here's a video to show you how I made the card.

If you're looking for some stamps to fill up your stash, I'm having a stamp sale HERE.
That's it for me today! Enjoy the rest of the hop and your weekend!

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Cardstock: Papertrey Ink, Bazzill
Patterned paper: Crate Paper "Journey"
Stamp: Papertrey Ink "Sweet Speech"
Ink: Versamark
Other: gold string, pearls, gold embossing powder

Tools: Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders die, Papertrey Ink Happy Trails die

Shaker card // Lawn Fawn

Things were getting a little too girly around here again, so here I am with no-frills card to shake things up! (sorry, that was awful ;))
This card is for this weeks Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge (anything goes) and for the SSS Monday challenge (anything goes) as well.

This is one of the first shaker cards I've ever done - if I could change anything, I'd do something about those clouds hidden behind the vellum pocket, but for a simple little baby card, I left it as is.

I finished my last class of the semester today, and I am officially a senior! Wohoo! If you know of any cardmaking/papercrafting/craft companies that have some kind of summer internship, let me know, because I'm looking high and low for a cool place to put my design skills to work!

Thanks for stopping in and God bless!

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Supplies not shown
Cardstock: Canson
Other: vellum

Quilling // Lawn Fawn

I decided the blog was getting overwhelmed with girly cards again, so here's a masculine/gender neutral card to spice things up a bit.

This card was published in one of the last issues of Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking...*sigh* I miss that magazine.

No joke, I pulled this quilled frog from my scraps basket, and I made it at least, oh, six years ago! I had a little thing for quilling for a while when someone gifted me a Klutz quilling how-to book, but I eventually found it too time intensive for my style of cardmaking.
I can spend hours playing around with the arrangement of items on my cards, but I don't care to spend too much time on individual items, thus I don't involve myself with Copics or fancy coloring shtuff.

Quilling this frog was pretty simple though. I don't know all the technical terms, but the frog's head is just a tight circle, and the other pieces of his body are loose circles pinched in simple, various ways. Add a little smile with a marker, then attach some googley eyes, and there's you have your frog!

Thanks for stopping in and God bless!

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Supplies not shown
Quilling tools/design/paper: Klutz
Other: googley eyes (stash), vellum (Joann Fabrics)

Lawn Fawn // Hello Baby

Another scrappy card! I tell ya, I'm on a roll! Today's card uses some leftover die cut flowers from THIS card.

I'm playing along in the Simon Says Stamp and Lawn Fawn Flickr Co-challenge that my sweet friend Barb is co-administrating. Just use some kraft paper/ink and Lawn Fawn and/or Simon Says Stamp product!

I used the Lawn Fawn Hello Baby (the images are SO cute!) and Simon Says Stamp Inside and Out Sayings (one of my favorite sentiment stamps sets) sets for my card, as well as the SSS Mini Hearts die...

Momma bunny accidentally got some blush on her nose, so pay no heed to that. ;)

Thanks so much for stopping in today and God bless!

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Cardstock: Canson, Bazzill
Patterned paper: DCWV, Crate Paper (both retired collections)
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Hello Baby", Simon Says Stamp "Inside and Out Sayings", WPlus9 "Fresh Cut Florals"
Ink: Versamagic, Stazon, Tim Holtz

Tools: Cuttlebug, circle die, WPlus9 Fresh Cut Florals die, Lawn Fawn Hello Baby dies, Simon Says Stamp Mini Hearts die

Moooove me

While I can't make any cards in Austria, I can start cleaning out my old draft closet, and start posting some old cards.

I had the cow all stamped and layered, and built the rest of the card around it.

I have a lot of detail pictures...I used to do it all the time, but I've stopped since I felt like they were unnecessary, but what do you think?

I still love these coconut buttons.

That's the oldie for today! Thanks for stopping in!

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Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: October Afternoon "Sidewalks" and "Fly a Kite"
Stamps: Lawn Fawn 'Critters on the Farm'
Ink: Staz-on
Other: button (stash), burlap (Joann's), paperclip (Tim Holtz), ribbon (PTI)

Tools: sewing machine, Cuttlebug, MFT Framed Greetings die, scissors, adhesive, trimmer

What to do

...I've been getting a lot of things done this week, now that I'm finished with summer classes, but I've gotten to the point where I only have a few things left to do, and those are the things that I'm really dreading.

So, in an effort to make myself feel productive (without actually getting anything done), I'm writing this up and sharing a cute little card for this weeks Lawnscaping challenge...

...using some heat embossing.

I used the new, super cute Chit Chat stamps and dies, along with the Gnome Sweet Gnome stamps and dies. I'm not gonna lie, I'm a little bit obsessed with coordinating stamps and dies, plus, the Chit Chat bubble dies are definitely dies that could be used by themselves (oh, and this is definitely not me trying to justify my recent, rather large stamp/die purchase...;))

I thought it was fun how the button I used above the gnome happened to have the name "Ralph" on it. ;)

Anyways, thanks so much for stopping in, and I hope you have a more productive day than mine is turning out to be thus far! ;)

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Cardstock: Canson, Bazzill
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Chit Chat" and "Gnome Sweet Gnome"
Ink: Versamark, Distress Inks, Stazon
Patterned paper: Dear Lizzy "Lucky Charm"
Other: buttom, string, vellum, embossing powder

Tools: heat gun, Cuttlebug, My Favorite Things Framed Greetings die, Lawn Fawn Chit Chat and Gnome Sweet Gnome dies

You are amazing!

It's my best friend's birthday, and while this card's randomness and colors are definitely not her type, I think the sentiment inside makes up for it. :)

I seriously love THIS set from Simon Says Stamp - so perfect! I'd love it if they came out with a similar set. ;)

This is for the Lawnscaping challenge...

Anyways, my friend's sisters are actually driving up to surprise her tonight (good thing she doesn't read this blog ;)) and I've gotta catch up on some school before then, so thanks for stopping in and God bless!

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Cardstock: Strathamore
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Gnome Sweet Gnome", Simon Says Stamp "Inside and Out Sayings"
Ink: Strathamore, Memento
Other: kraft tag (Maya Road), wood veneer (Studio Calico)

Tools: Cuttlebug, Lawn Fawn Gnome Sweet Gnome dies

As I procrastinate

...I have another old card post to share with you. I'm thinking this one is around...two(?) years old.

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I don't know what it is with kraft, white, blue and red, but I love using them on cards (in a non-traditional way).

This Emma's Shoppe paper is so much fun - I added Glossy Accents to all the polka dots...I think I saw Kristina Werner doing it once with the Restoration line.

And those adorable Lawn Fawn chickies...

This is a bonus blog post - two cards in one!

Thanks for stopping in and God bless!

Shabby Chic Lawn Fawn

....I just think that shabby chic cards with cartooney like stamps look SO cute, so I had to give it a go with some adorable Lawn Fawn stamps. :)

I started out with a whole doily and frame die cut in the center of the card, with ribbon coming on the side, and patterned paper in the backgound - typical Clare shabby chic card. ;) I don't know if you've noticed, but I feel like I tend to use pretty much the same sketch every time I make a shabby chic card -
 

Sketch made using PicMonkey - love this editing tool!

....look familiar? ;)

Sometimes I just have to challenge myself NOT to use a familiar layout, and I tried to on this card - though it still looks a lot like the sketch...well, at least I tried. ;)
Made this card for Stamp It! Cards Love Card Challenge in the Moxie Fab World and Lawnscaping's dimension challenge...

 Here 'tis my shabby chic Lawn Fawn card. :)

I know my last Lawn Fawn card also used a chocolate milk cow, but I really can't help myself! And no, I won't promise that my next two or three Lawn Fawn cards don't have chocolate milk cows...in fact, I think I could safely promise the opposite. ;)

Wee little hearts drawn in the sentiment using a Copic marker borrowed from my sister.

That's all for me today - I have lots of cleaning to do (Wednesday cleaning day...yuck), blogs to hop to, and various assignments to finish. :)
Thanks so much for stopping in and have a blessed day!

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Supplies not shown:
Cardstock: LSS
Patterned paper: October Afternoon 'Fly A Kite'
Other: pearls, ribbon (Bearydo Shoppe), button, doily, string, Copic

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors, sewing machine

Chocolate milk cows =

...an ideal birthday card for me. :)
For this weeks Lawn Fawn challenge (Birthday)

and for Simon Say Stamp (use something new - I used my new Fiskars cloud punch)

The pink ribbon in this photo looks kinda funky and ugly, but it's really a nice pink IRL.

I made this for a friend of mine who had a birthday recently and shares my love of chocolate milk - we've decided that someday, we're going to open up our own dairy farm and invent chocolate milk cows - thus the sentiment inside of the card - 'may all your dreams come true'. ;)

So today is my birthday, and to thank for God allowing me to bumble around the earth this long (and also in gratitude of being a Hero Arts fab five recently), I'm giving away one Hero Arts stamp set of your choice!
If I were you, I'd be thinking along the lines of THIS gorgeous stamp, or THIS perfect masucline set, or THIS pretty collage set - yummm! Or maybe one of those new Sizzix-Hero Arts combos...mmmm...
All you have to do is leave a comment, and, as always, if you're a follower, you get an extra entry (leave a second comment letting me know).
Hurry up, because this is only open till this Wednesday (the 12th) at midnight!

Now I'm off to go to Mass, and then, to the stamp store! It'll be the first time in my cardmaking 'career' that I've actually been to one, so yes, a little bit excited here. ;)

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Cardstock: LSS, Bazzil
Patterned paper: Colorbok, K&Company
Stamps: Lawn Fawn "Critters on the Farm", Hero Arts "Essential Messages" and "Sending Smiles Messages"
Ink: Staz-on
Ribbon: American Crafts

Tools: trimmer, scissors, Fiskars cloud punch

hay there!

....what's up? :)

 Quickie post today as I've got places to go, things to do! I just thought first I'd let you know that I'm gonna try to get this ol blog-a-roo on some sort of schedule...mostly for my own convenience. ;) It helps when I post those old blog drafts because then I'll remember to maybe submit that card, or when I need a card for a friend, I'll remember that I have the perfect one for the occasion!

Anyways, here is a card made for last weeks Simply Scrapping Crafts challenge - style challenge! Clean and simple, easy peasy.

A cute little E.A.D Designs sticker....

...and a fun Lawn Fawn sentiment....

That's it for me for now - have a blessed day!

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Card recipe
Card stock: LSS, DCWV, Bazzil
Patterned paper: Basic Grey
Stamp: Lawn Fawn
Ink: Staz-on
Sticker: E.A.D Designs
Ribbon: Drop of Sunshine

Tools: trimmer, adhesive, scissors