Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #8: Summertime Fun

 

It's challenge time over at Lawn Fawnatics! This is challenge #8 which is summertime fun. 

I mean, we are in the thick of summer right now, so inspiration is all around us. 

I love to make a little scene with a simple greeting as I did in my card for this challenge.

 

I love watercoloring, so I used watercoloring on each of my elements. 

The picket fence diecut I just left white and watercolored my green right up to the curve. 

I embossed the hello greeting in white to make it stand out ever so slightly. 

I also gave the clouds a bit of a blue tone. The sky is actually just 

a light blue cardstock underneath my watercolor paper diecut.  

I hope you're inspired to play along with our challenge. 

It ends in a week, so be sure to get your project entered for a chance!  

http://www.lawnfawnatics.com/challenges/lawn-fawnatics-challenge-8-summertime-fun

• Lawn Fawn, Little Picket Fence
• Lawn Fawn, Yay, Kites!
• Versafine Ink, Onyx Black
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock
• Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers
• Water Brush Pen
• White Embossing Powder

Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #7: Watercolor

  

Good morning! I have a fun card today for the Lawn Fawnatics 

challenge #7 which is watercolor. I adore watercolor and it's summer, 

so why not use a summer set for this card?!  

I wanted the background to be bright so I mimicked a gingham
tablecloth that you see at summer picnics with using Distress Ink
and a paintbrush and water brush pen to create the design.

 

The ketchup is so happy to be with the burger on the little plate.

And the sentiment, come on. We should ketchup. We totally should.

www.lawnfawnatics.com

Enter the challenge before it ends!! Winners will get a $25 gift certificate

to the Lawn Fawn online shop at www.lawnfawn.com.

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• Lawn Fawn, Let's BBQ
• Distress Inks: Festive Berries, Tea Dye, Old Paper
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• White Gel Pen
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Pencils
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock
• Water Brush Pen & Paintbrush
• Spray Mist, Black

It's Been Awhile...

Good morning, everyone! It's been quite a while since I last created and shared with everyone. There are a few reasons for my absence.

My mother passed away on March 17th and as you can imagine, it was something that was very difficult for me to accept and process. I don't think I'll ever fully accept or process her loss. It was tremendously hard for me, and continues to be. There has been other personal/family health issues and dilemmas as well, so my emotional plate is full! No more, please ;)

So, I'm attempting to create again and get back to crafting and doing the things I enjoyed to do before. It's been a long, hard road with her health the last 5 years and now I have to kind of start over with my new normal.

But I do have happy news in this post, honest!! I have accepted the position to be on the design team for Lawn Fawnatics which is a challenge blog for Lawn Fawn. I'm beyond thrilled to be designing alongside a group of such talent. Come check out the blog:

www.lawnfawnatics.com

I hope that you'll check out the blog and the projects and challenges thus far! It's going to be a lot of fun for me and YOU, so participate every challenge.

-Roxanne

Happy Shower Card

I have a baby shower coming up this month and I wanted to create a fun and whimsical card for my friend and their joyous celebration. I decided a giraffe would be adorable for this occasion. Complete with a pink hair bow of course. I don't have girls, so when I can, I create fun and girly things!

 

 

I used a fun floral paper for the background on top of a pink card base. I grabbed a fun Polaroid-inspired die to use to showcase my little giraffe. I popped up the giraffe with some foam adhesive to give some dimension.

This time, I colored with my Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils. They are creamy and so great to color with. If you used the blending solution and paper blending stumps, you can achieve such great dimension!

Thanks for stopping by. Please be sure to visit the Spectrum Noir blog for more inspiration from the other talented design team members! 

SUPPLIES USED:

Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils: Maple, Maroon, Maize, Bumblebee, Ginger, Sorbet
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Marker: FS9 (cheeks)
Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps

 Lawn Fawn, Hello Baby

Avery Elle, What's Up Stamp Set

Lawn Fawn, Octopi My Heart Stamp Set & Lawn Cuts 

Lawn Fawn, Say Cheese Lawn Cuts 

Stampin' Up, Chalk Talk Framelits Dies
American Crafts My Girl 6x6 Paper Pad
Memento Luxe Ink, Morocco
Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black
Versafine Ink, Onyx Black

Spectrum Noir Monthly Challenge February 2017

There is a new monthly challenge over at Spectrum Noir for February!

The challenge theme* for February 2017 is:

ANYTHING GOES!

Color up ANYTHING you want using ONLY your Spectrum Noir alcohol markers (Next Generation or Illustrator), Sparkle markers, blendable colored pencils, watercolor pencils, Aqua markers, Colorista goodies, or AquaTint inks, put it on any card or project, and you can play along with us! Share your work with us, enter below and you'll be in with a chance of being chosen for our Card of the Month or Top Three spots!

*PLAY ALONG WITH OUR BONUS THEME:

Love & Friendship

Want to be in with a chance of winning $30/£30 in Spectrum Noir products? Create a project using our bonus theme, like our Design Team did, and you'll be entered to win loads of coloring goodies!

Check out the blog post here

 

I'm a huge fan of watercoloring, so I grabbed my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers to create this background.

I mean, come on! I've made this for my husband for Valentine's Day. I thought it was cute, but oh-so-true. Sap alert!

I had a blast creating this background. I mean, doesn't watercoloring look like a ton of fun?! Come on and join our monthly challenge and enter your project.

SUPPLIES USED:

Spectrum Aqua Markers: Rose Pink, Blossom, Begonia

Spectrum Noir ColourBlend Pencils: Fireweed, Boysenberry, Rose Peach, Peony, Carmine
Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: BP2, PP3, DR3, DR7
Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps
Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock

Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock

Lawn Fawn, Octopi My Heart Stamp Set 

Stampin' Up, Valentine Defined
Stampin' Up, XOXO
Memento Ink, Tuxedo Black & Rosebud
Versafine, Onyx Black

Teacher Thank You Cards

Good morning! I don't know about you, but I appreciate my children's teachers greatly. I volunteer once a month this year for my youngest's classroom by coming in to listen to him and his classmates read to me for an hour. I have never volunteered, and I am honestly regretting not doing this sooner. I love going, and I'm so in awe of how the teachers run the classroom so smoothly. It makes me really appreciate what they do every day. 

I wanted to make his teacher and teacher's aide thank you cards to show that I appreciate them. I think I'll include a gift card inside for them. Any suggestions as to where? I'd love to give them for Valentine's Day. I think it makes them smile when you drop off little treats like this. I hope they understand how much I do appreciate what they do. 

For this, I used a cute little bushel of apples and the sentiment that it just perfect for this card! (I did make two of these cards; one for each teacher.)

I chose the lined patterned paper behind everything and added a small heart in the lower right corner.

I used a messier look to watercolor the image in with my Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers. I color a swatch onto an acrylic block and pick up the color with a water brush pen.

For the blue background around the bushel, I flicked on the color for the dots of blue. I love watercoloring so much, so plan on seeing a lot from me using this coloring method! It's just too fun.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards for these patient and loving women that teach 20-something 7 year olds day in and day out! I can't wait to give these to them.

SUPPLIES USED:

• Spectrum Aqua Watercolour Cardstock 
• Spectrum Noir Aqua Markers: Burgundy, Crimson, Blossom, Fawn, Sepia, Chestnut, Slate, Bud Green, Evergreen, Aquamarine
• Water Brush Pen
• Memento Luxe, Love Letter (small red heart)
• Versafine, Onyx Black 
• Lawn Fawn, Thanks a Bushel Stamp Set 

SPECTRUM NOIR

Big Announcement and Monthly Challenge Card for January 2017

Good morning! I have some exciting news to share with you all today. I am now proud to announce that I'm part of the Spectrum Noir Design Team. I can't explain how thrilled I am to be a part of this team with these amazing talented artists.

If you have noticed, I use Spectrum Noir products in almost every project I've created for quite a while now. And every new product that gets introduced, I fall more in love. I've used so many different products and none compare to the ones offered by Spectrum Noir. 

They're affordable, and just amazing to color with. Check out the blog over at at Spectrum Noir to see all the products offered and get design inspiration across the board. You'll be in awe of the creations!

Spectrum Noir Website
Spectrum Noir Blog

Every month, Spectrum Noir offers a different challenge. Check out this month's challenge HERE.

• Ready for a brand new challenge? Color up ANYTHING you want using your Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Sparkle markers, blendable colored pencils, watercolor pencils, Spectrum Aqua markers, or AquaTint inks, put it on any card or project, and you can play along with us! Share your work with us, enter below and you’ll be in with a chance of being chosen for our Card of the Month or Top Three spots!
•  *PLAY ALONG WITH OUR BONUS THEME: USE A COLORING PAGE
• Want to be in with a chance of winning $30/£30 in Spectrum Noir or Spectrum Aqua products? Color a project using our bonus theme, like our Design Team did, and you’ll be entered to win loads of coloring goodies! Please remember to use only Spectrum Noir products for coloring; you may enter up to five times. Click on the above link for details on how to enter.

Here is my card for the monthly challenge. I color images in my Colorista coloring pads while I'm out, usually at my oldest's Boy Scout meetings. While he's in his meeting, I sit down and use my time to color. This way, I have images that are colored and ready to make into something like this card below! It's a great way to pass the time AND have images ready to create into a card (or other item) quicker. 

 
 This page is a part of the Colorista coloring pad called Butterfly Garden. It has gorgeous gold accents on the butterflies (not captured above) that really add elegance to these colored images. 

I used a small tag with a sentiment stamped in Versamark ink and embossed with white embossing powder. I then applied a distress ink over that and flicked on some water to create a splotchy effect. I pulled a piece of orange ribbon from my stash to coordinate. 

 

I chose a purple card base to accent the colors in the butterflies. See how much punch you can pack with just coloring 2 butterflies?

 

The Colorista colored pencils blend beautifully together. You adjust the amount of color with the pressure you apply while coloring. That's where the white and light areas come in. Less pressure = less color. More pressure = more intense color. I thought I loved the markers until I used the colored pencils! Plus, they're easy to take along with you. 

I keep a few coloring pads, Colorista markers and colored pencils in my bag ready to just grab and go. I love how easy it is to relax and color. 

Have a blast entering your project into the monthly challenge, and good luck! 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Spectrum Noir Colorista 5x7 Pad with Foil, Butterfly Garden
• Spectrum Noir Colorista Colored Pencils: Set 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 
• Lawn Fawn, Hello Stamp
• Versamark Ink
• White Embossing Powder
• Distress Inks: Scattered Straw and Spiced Marmalade

Lawnscaping Challenge #144: Christmas/Holiday sponsored by Lawn Fawn

Welcome back to another challenge from Lawnscaping! This challenge is CHRISTMAS, or any other holiday you celebrate.

Our sponsor for this challenge is the lovely...

 

Since it's holiday time, and we are all crazy busy (I'm like this all the time, so I'm starting to think it's just my personality!) so I shall keep it short and sweet.

I used a definite traditional color palette of red and green, but I added a pop of color with the glow of the lightbulb pulling in some yellow. It's hard to tell, but it's shimmery and so pretty in person.

 

A great way to take a look at your sentiments and try to pair up a fun out of the box idea from another set. This is how you can get so much more use out of your stamp sets!

 

I hope you enjoyed my bright greeting card! Thanks for stopping by and join in on our holiday challenge over at the Lawnscaping blog. Happy holidays!

 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Turn Me On
• Lawn Fawn Merry Messages 
• Lawn Fawn Baaah Humbug
• Lawn Fawn 6x6 Paper Pad, Snow Day
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• StazOn, St. Valentine

Lawnscaping Challenge #143: Let It Snow sponsored by Ellen Hutson LLC

 

It's that time of year...winter. You either love it or you hate it. I'm going with the latter just because after years and years, and years, of shoveling/dealing with frigid temps, it's not the most fun time of year. I prefer summer and fall, thank you ;)

On to our sponsor - Ellen Hutson! 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!

 

 

I must admit though, snow is really pretty. Especially when it's night and it's so silent falling outside your windows. That's what this card reminds me of - a town in the evening hours with snow falling for them to wake up with a blanket covering everything in the morning hours. 

 

I hope you enjoyed my card (and my rant about snow) today for this challenge. Create something fun with the Let It Snow prompt and head over to the Lawnscaping blog. Thanks for stopping by. 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Little Town Border
• Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• Memento, Nautical Blue
• Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass and Dusty Concord
• Mister Huey's Opaque White Mist
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock

 

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 #141: Clean and Simple sponsored by Ellen Hutson

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!

Now on to my project for this challenge! 

I decided to start making some of my holiday cards that I give to loved ones, friends, my kids teachers and this year, my Cub Scout den families. I love using my handmade cards for this reason, so I try to craft throughout the year so I have a nice variety by the time it's ready to send them or hand them out. 

 

Isn't that deer just too cute?! I kept the layout, you guessed it, clean and simple! There's something satisfying about white space to me. It's the designer that still lives inside my brain. I can't help it.

 

I had cut out the hat and used some foam adhesive to give it dimension and make it pop up off his head. 

 

I hope you're inspired and enjoy this CAS challenge as much as I have! It's my absolute favorite challenge we have done. Get crafting and enter over at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog! 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Cheery Christmas
• Lawn Fawn Merry Messages
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Crafter's Companion Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens
• Lawn Fawn 6x6 Paper Pad, Snow Day

Lawnscaping Challenge #140 sponsored by Lawn Fawn

There's a new challenge that's perfect for fall - COLOR SCHEME. Just use purple, black and a color of your choice! I can't wait see what you all come up with.

We are sponsored by the always amazing Lawn Fawn! Those folks just rock and they are sponsoring this challenge with a free stamp set of the winner's choice! So many stamp to choose from, I know. It's tough. We just heart them! Thank you Kelly Marie and gang for sponsoring us! 

 

I had so much fun creating this card!!! As I've said many times before, I LOOOOOOVE Halloween. Everything about October is amazing to me. So I had to make a cute little card wishing someone a spooky Halloween...

 

As you can see, my color of choice was olive green. 

That's the perfect compliment for this card I think!

 

I decided to really make this little vampire pop by putting him hanging from a branch.

Such a simple touch, but I really think it makes the card!

 

I wanted a soft purple to contrast with the dark olive and black, so I turned to my watercolor markers, watercolor cardstock and some water. I did flick on some black and white spray mist for an added touch. If you look closely, you can see in white where I stamped little stars. VERY subtle. 

 

I popped up the wings and the ghost vampire off the background as well as the entire watercolored panel to give it some interest. 

This was so much fun. I encourage you to have 

a blast with this and enter the challenge HERE!  

PRODUCTS USED:

• Lawn Fawn Booyah
• Lawn Fawn Love You S'more
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• Spectrum Aqua Markers
• Spectrum Aqua Watercolor Cardstock
• Heidi Swapp Color Shine, Black Velvet
• Studio Calico Mister Huey's Mist, White