Lawnscaping Challenge #142: Give Thanks sponsored by Lawn Fawn

 

Welcome back to another challenge from Lawnscaping! This challenge is to create a thank you themed/give thanks project. What better time than November to do this, right? Although having thank you cards in your stash is ALWAYS a great idea.   

Our sponsor for this challenge is the lovely...

 

I've been anxious to use these little mice for a while now, so it seemed perfect for this challenge and this time of year, right?!

 

I mean, aren't they the cutest?! 

I used the cheese in the background with Versamark and some clear embossing

powder so the focus didn't take away from the pretty leaves and mice. 

The leaves tucked behind them gave this a nice pop of color without overwhelming the little couple right there giving thanks.

Come on over and check out the challenge rules and the other amazing design team inspiration and enter your project. Have fun with it!

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Thankful Mice
• Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves
• Versamark
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress 
• Clear Embossing Powder
• White Embossing Powder
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
• Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Lawnscaping Challenge #139 sponsored by Ellen Hutson LLC

The wonderful, fabulous Ellen Hutson! is sponsoring this challenge!!! Certainly you are familiar with her and her store, but if not, a little bit about the store in her own words:

Ellen Hutson, LLC began their adventure in November 2006 as an online web store committed to bringing you the finest paper crafting products and related product education. They are always looking to provide their customers with quality products, excellent customer service, and education and inspiration for the products they carry. You can shop with Ellen by clicking HERE. As well please join them to be inspired and learn some fun techniques in the CLASSroom, or stay up-to-date on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and/orPinterest.

Ellen Hutson issponsoring our first challenge of each. The prize? A $25 gift certificate to the online store! Thank you Ellen!

 

And now on to my take on the challenge! I had a blast with this since fall IS my favorite time of year! They say that Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, welllll I think fall is!

 

For this card, I used the Stitched Leaves dies from Lawn Fawn and partially diecut them onto some watercolor cardstock. I placed paper shims in the die cutting machine to make sure they didn't cut all the way through. I did have 2 that did, but I just glued a plain white piece of cardstock behind that diecut panel. It kept everything in place. 

 

I used some white pearls colored in with a gold Sharpie marker to add some dimension.

 

The leaf background was created using Distress Inks, water and a brush. So easy and so rich looking.

 

I added the striping under the panel with a simple gold Sharpie!

Have fun with this challenge!! 

PRODUCTS USED:

• Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves
• Lawn Fawn Into the Woods
• Lawn Fawn Booyah
• Distress Inks: Festive Berries, Scattered Straw, Dusty Concord, Tea Dye, Iced Spruce, Orange Marmalade
• Gold Sharpie Marker
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Cardstock 

Little Red

It's that time of year! Fall!!!! My most favorite time of the year, so I was anxious to make a card with the newest Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy Halloween sets. I chose to use the Little Red. I wanted a darker look to the card since she has a lantern. So I colored this image in with the ColourBlend Pencils. And important here, blend, blend, blend. That's how I achieved the blue glow around her like she was walking into the darkness. I'm thrilled with the way it came out!

The sentiment from this set is perfect, too. This could be a card of encouragement for anyone!

Thanks for stopping by. Take a look at the other Halloween sets available and much more over at Crafter's Companion!

PRODUCTS USED:

• Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy, Little Red
• Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
• Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils: 011, 015, 020, 022, 016, 118, 109, 064, 006, 089, 114, 106, 090, 094, 103, 084, 087, 120, 033, 026, 001, 073
• Spectrum Noir Pencil Blending Stumps 
• Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Black Velvet

Lawnscaping Challenge 137 sponsored by Ellen Hutson LLC

 

It's Lawnscaping Challenge time. It's Monday. Let's get to making projects with TEXTURE! This can be done in so many ways, so have fun!

The wonderful, fabulous Ellen Hutson! is sponsoring this challenge!!! Certainly you are familiar with her and her store, but if not, a little bit about the store in her own words:

Ellen Hutson, LLC began their adventure in November 2006 as an online web store committed to bringing you the finest paper crafting products and related product education. They are always looking to provide their customers with quality products, excellent customer service, and education and inspiration for the products they carry. You can shop with Ellen by clicking HERE. As well please join them to be inspired and learn some fun techniques in the CLASSroom, or stay up-to-date on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and/orPinterest.

Ellen Hutson is sponsoring our first challenge of each. The prize? A $25 gift certificate to the online store! Thank you Ellen!

 

 

I really enjoyed making this because I love coffee and texture. I mean, if you don't, then I just don't know about you ;)

 

 

I had to use that funny hashtag. #pslseason because it's really a thing. :)

 

 

I pulled in texture with the fiber on top of the tag, sweater patterened paper, lined notecard, festive cup sleeve, and the coffee beans on kraft. Mmmm. I love fall. And pumpkins. I thought this would be a cute card to send a friend to invite them to meet for coffee to catch up. 

Join in the challenge and play along! Happy crafting! 

PRODUCTS USED:

• Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts, Tag You're It
• Lawn Fawn Winter Gifts
• Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte
• Lawn Fawn Milo's ABCs
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Rich Cocoa

Lawnscaping Challenge #115: Sentiments Sponsored by Ellen Hutson

Good morning! Today is another fun challenge day with Lawnscaping. Today's challenge is Sentiments. Make sentiments the focal point of your creation.

The wonderful, fabulous Ellen Hutson! is sponsoring this challenge!!! Certainly you are familiar with her and her store, but if not, a little bit about the store in her own words:

Ellen Hutson, LLC began their adventure in November 2006 as an online web store committed to bringing you the finest paper crafting products and related product education. They are always looking to provide their customers with quality products, excellent customer service, and education and inspiration for the products they carry. You can shop with Ellen by clicking HERE. As well please join them to be inspired and learn some fun techniques in the CLASSroom, or stay up-to-date on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and/orPinterest.

Ellen Hutson will be sponsoring our first challenge of each month in 2015! The prize? A $25 gift certificate to the online store! Thank you Ellen!

Here is what I had created for this challenge:

I decided to use a really simple approach to this challenge and make sure that the sentiment stood out from the other elements on the card, so that's why I used them sparingly. I have a list of supplies below that I used to create this card.

For the fall leaves, I just glued them down, overlapping them and then took some brown twine I had. I wanted it to be reminiscent of twigs with the fall leaves. Then, I took my sentiment and used some foam adhesive and glued that down to where I felt it looked best. It's not exactly centered and I liked that! 

For some interest and movement, I added 3 little pearls to the card. In our family, we have quite a few fall birthdays, so this is the perfect card to give to a family member that says celebrate your birthday with a little fall flair :) 

I hope you're inspired to have a fun time creating for this challenge! Make sure you check the Lawnscaping Challenge blog for full details on entering to win. 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves
• Lawn Fawn Stitched Labels
• Lawn Fawn Holiday Party Animal
• Lawn Fawn 12x12 Into the Woods Cardstock
• Spectrum Aqua Markers
• Woodgrain Embossing Folder
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Watercolor Cardstock