Lawnscaping Challenge 133 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!

 

I love the color palette in this mood board! It's so bright and cheerful. Coming from someone who has a wardrobe of mostly neutral colors, I like to craft with brighter colors!! Especially in the summertime. Here's what I came up with:

 

I think skunks are adorable. Smelly, of course! But they're still cute. So I grabbed the latest set I acquired from Lawn Fawn - Stinkin' Cute. I mean, come on. How can you resist? It's also perfect for this mood board - grey/black/white. I added pops of yellow and teal as well to pull those colors in from the board. I love how it came out.

 

This is almost like a one layer card. I did have to pop up my watercolored panel so that I could use the twine around it. I hope you visit the rest of the design team's blogs to see their creations for this mood board and get inspired to participate. GREAT prize up for grabs! Visit them at the Lawnscaping Challenge blog and read on how to enter to win! 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Lawn Fawn Stinkin' Cute
• Versafine Ink, Onyx Black
• Spectrum Noir Watercolor Cardstock
• Spectrum Aqua Markers
• Memento Luxe Ink, Gray Flannel
• Radiant Neon Inks, Electric Blue & Electric Green

 

 

Because You Make Me Smile

I've got an uplifting card today on the blog. I linked all the products at the end of the post as I usually do, so if you are curious to see what awesome Crafter's Companion products I've used, check that out.

 

I love the soft color palette. It's spring so it inspired me to make something light and feminine. I fussy cut the flowers out and just slit behind the lower one between the leaves to tuck it under and over. Simple touch to create more dimension!

I hope you enjoyed my card today. Thanks for stopping by!

PRODUCTS USED:

• Sheena Douglas Day of the Dead EZMount Rubber Stamp Set - Forever Yours
• Sentimentals EZMount Stamp Set - Imagine
• Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
• Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: DG2, DG3, FS6, CR1, CR10
• Memento Luxe, Grey Flannel

Lawnscaping Challenges #129 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 is offering up a $25 gift certificate to the online store!

Today's challenge is calling all critters. We all know Lawn Fawn has a TON of cute critters to choose from. I pulled a set I have had and I have never used! GASP!! Let's get right to it...

 

I just love this otter!! He's adorable. I created a little scene with some bright sunny skies, a friendly little bird ready to party, and the otter floating on by to a party with a festive hat and a gift, of course!

 

I used some watercolor cardstock and a turquoise blue Spectrum Aqua Marker and a lot of water to give the "water" a soft feel. I tucked the otter behind the first wave to make it appear like he's floating on by. 

 

I took this shot so you could see the dimension you can achieve with some foam adhesive and a little creativity! Very simple take on this challenge, but I'm digging it. 

I hope you play along with us this challenge over at the Lawnscaping Challenges blog. Check out all the other awesome design team projects. I'm telling you, I'm rubbing elbows with a group of very talented ladies!! Be sure to check out our sponsor, Ellen Hutson LLC, as well for a variety of amazing products including our beloved Lawn Fawn. Happy crafting.

PRODUCTS USED:

• Lawn Fawn Year Five
• Lawn Fawn Party Animal
• 7x7 Sheena Burst Decorative Stencil
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• Versamagic, Thatched Straw
• Memento Luxe, Dandelion
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Spectrum Aqua Markers: Kingfisher
• Spectrum Noir Markers: IB2, BT8, GB6, DR4, BP5, CT1, TN5, TN9, TN2, PP4, GB4, JG1, OR2, OR3, JG3, and JG5

 

Clean and Simple Lily Card

This is one of absolutely favorite flowers. They're just gorgeous and colorful, coming in all different colors, and delicate. They're stunning. So I love to color this set for various cards. This one can be for any occasion or any celebration! Gotta love cards in your stash like that.

I used the large lily from the Sheena A Little Bit Floral, Lily set and inked it up with Memento in Tuxedo Black and stamped it onto the Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock. After I did that, I colored it and the leaves in with my Spectrum Noir Markers. A tip for anyone - if you're unsure of coloring/palettes to use for things like flowers, just Google the image you want to see examples for and you can then color it true-to-life.

 

For the strip behind the flower, I used the burlap patterned stamp from the Textures, Basket and Burlap stamp set. I simply stamped it with Memento Luxe in Rich Cocoa on some simple patterned paper. Great way to use your scraps and customize them. 

I glued the strip down to a white cardstock base that I cut, scored and folded to 4.25x5.5. I used foam adhesive for the lily and leaves and stamped the sentiment onto the base with Versafine in Onyx Black. I always like to add a fun little touch especially to CAS (clean and simple) cards. I colored some self-adhesive pearls with True Black (Spectrum Noir Marker) and let that dry and then applied them. 

There are a lot of various flowery stamp sets over at Crafter's Companion that are so beautiful and fun to color and use for all your projects. Especially with Mother's Day coming up. Happy crafting.

PRODUCTS USED:

• Sheena A Little Bit Floral, Lily
• Textures, Basket and Burlap
• Bebunni Floral Collection, Bloom & Grow (sentiment)
• Versafine, Onyx Black
• Memento Luxe, Rich Cocoa
• Spectrum Noir Markers: JG1, LG4, CG2, TN5, BP7, PP1, PP4, PP5, Blender
• Ultra Smooth White Premium Cardstock

Lawnscaping Challenge #123: Sending Love Sponsored by Ellen Hutson

Another new month, another new challenge! Thanks for stopping by today to see what I've created for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge. This challenge's theme is Sending Love. I had the perfect idea in mind for this card, and simple as well!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Ellen Hutson. SO MANY PRODUCTS! Thank you for sponsoring this challenge! Check out the site for many amazing things to help you with your crafting desires wants NEEDS. ;)

Here it is! I started with a simple kraft card base and used some juicy ink with several hearts from the Woodgrain Backdrops set and created my own pattern. This is a great tip when you need something specific in certain colors to match your project. Create your own!

I simply diecut a scalloped square and stamped the little deer a bit lower than center top to bottom (leaving room for the sentiment), stamped the sentiment and diecut a little red heart from the Hearts Lawn Cuts for him to hold. I colored him in with my Spectrum Noir Markers and assembled everything. 

Too cute, right? Join us on this challenge and be sure to check the Lawnscaping Challenge blog for rules and all the other amazing design team projects for some inspiration.

SUPPLIES USED:

• Toboggan Together
• Woodgrain Backdrops
• Hearts Lawn Cuts
• Die'Sire Essentials, Scalloped Squares
• Spectrum Noir Markers
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Love Letter
• Memento Luxe, Angel Pink

Imagine Butterflies

Good morning! I have a simple card up today that can be used for a variety of card-giving events. Or just because. Those are so nice to receive in the mail, too.

I love the pop of black of the butterflies on the colorful watercolored background. I love using black with different colors. It really adds some drama to the card! I hope you enjoyed my card today. Please see below for the list of supplies from Crafter's Companion that were used to create this beauty. 

I wish I could capture the sparkle that I added with the BRAND NEW Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. They are definitely must haves. I think I've used them on every project since I received them!!! They're that amazing. 

SUPPLIES USED

• Stamp-It Australia Imagine, Time to Dream
• Spectrum Watercolor Cardstock
• Spectrum Aqua Markers: Spice, Amber, Meadow, Heather, Sea Green, Aquamarine
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens, Crystal Clear
• Versafine, Onyx Black

Best Witches for Halloween

It's finally October! It's my favorite month of the year with my favorite holiday of the year - Halloween!! Fall is just such a pretty time of year with all the colors all around. So I was inspired to make a fun Halloween card today.

Here is what I created:

 

This stamp is so much fun to color, and because it has small details you will want to shade, I used my Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils. The pencils are perfect for getting into smaller places where your markers won't. 

For the image, I actually stamped the witches feet in the cauldron from the Halloween EZ Mount Stamp Set, Best Witches, onto the Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock panel I had cut out and used a mask to sponge on the yellow/purple background around it. It is a more intricate stamp to mask out, but it's so worth it! I love the way the sponging looks. I flicked on some white spray mist as well for a little added touch. 

I hope you are inspired to create some spooky greetings for this Halloween! Check out the fun items Crafter's Companion has to offer just for this holiday!! 

SUPPLIES USED:

• Halloween EZMount Stamp Set, Best Witches
• Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Dandelion
• Radiant Neon, Electric Purple
• Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils: 097, 092, 102, 118, 014, 025, 022, 015, 043, 045, 038, 039, 078, 021, 115, 084, 119, 063, 120
• Spectrum Noir Blending Solution & Paper Stumps

Sledding Snowman

The holidays are approaching (only 3 months away)! So that means getting some holiday cards ready to mail out in time this year. I'm determined!

I've created this little card today:

I LOVE this little snowman. He's just too cute. And I decided to color this today with my pencils over my markers. They are perfect for images with smaller details, like the scarf, sled, and such. 

Embossing folder and layers with foam adhesive give great dimension and texture to your cards. 

PRODUCTS:

• Mulberry Wood, Sledging By
• Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock
• Memento, Tuxedo Black
• Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress
• White Embossing Powder
• Sheena, Evergreen 5x7 Embossing Folder
• Spectrum Noir Blendable Colored Pencils: 018, 058, 060, 114, 102, 100, 105, 046, 049, 034, 027, 022, 119, 120, 107, 108, 106, 117, 064
• Spectrum Noir Blending Solution
• Spectrum Noir Paper Stumps

Check out all the adorable and new items Crafter's Companion has to offer for their holiday items. So much fun stuff to choose from!

Lawnscaping Challenge #114: One Layer

It's that time again - challenge time! So, this challenge from Lawnscaping Challenges is a great one. Most of us create dimensional cards, with many layers and elements. Not today!! Think CAS! I knew exactly what I wanted to do and the new set I wanted to use for this card...come check it out.

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! YOU ROCK!

Here is my project for this one layer challenge:

I LOVE this set, can I just say that?? It's seriously adorable. All the little sheep and fun elements are too much. It's the Lawn Fawn Baaah Humbug set. My hubby and I give each other a card in our stockings on Christmas morning, so that was my inspiration. I wanted a CAS card since, let's face it, he's a guy and isn't about all the frills and fancy stuff. He likes simple, straight to the point. This fills the bill!

I took a piece of watercolor cardstock and made that my card base. Since this is a single layer card, I knew I wanted to use my Spectrum Aqua Markers for this card anyway, and I generally will stamp that, cut out and adhere to another piece of cardstock, but I just removed that step and stamped right onto my card base! I created my little scene here with the sheep and placed mistletoe and the ribbon between then. I stamped the sheep with Versafine in Onyx Black and colored in with my Spectrum Aqua Markers. 

For the mistletoe, I used Staz-On Midi in Cactus Green and the bow for the mistletoe is Memento Luxe in Love Letter. The sentiment is also in Versafine, Onyx Black. I simply curved it to my liking on my clear block and stamped that my card right above the mistletoe. 

It needed a little something, so I used some painters tape (some people use washi tape as well) to mask off a stripe and I colored it in with a Bronze Metallic Sharpie. 

There you have it. A totally cute, one layer card. 

Have fun with this challenge and be sure to check out the rules to enter your card into this challenge over on the Lawnscaping Blog!

Chalkboard Inspired Card

Good morning! Today I have a card that was inspired by a chalkboard. I love the white on black look and I added some fun bursts of colors with feathers and watercolor cardstock and Spectrum Aqua Markers. I've listed all the supplies below.

I used a black piece of cardstock and stamped the sentiment and used some white embossing powder to make it pop. I did the same thing for the borders. Now when I used the Rock-A-Block with my border edge, I did get some ink on the edge of it so when I rolled it, it left that little line that you see and I love the way it looks! It almost looks intentional ;)

For the chalk look on the black cardstock, I used a small round finger dauber with some white ink and rubbed gently in a circle here and there to give it a soft look of a chalkboard. 

I used my Spectrum Aqua Markers on watercolor cardstock and colored them in various colors and then stamped the feathers on the top of them with Versafine ink after the paper dried. Once that set, I cut them out and adhered them with foam adhesive to the black chalkboard I created. 

Thanks for stopping by! Check out Crafter's Companion for more fun products.

PRODUCTS USED:

Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy, Falling Feathers

Die'Sire Sentimentals EZMount Stamp Set, Vintage

Textures EZMount Stamp Set, Basket and Burlap

Versamark Watermark Ink Pad

Versafine, Onyx Black

Memento Luxe, Wedding Dress

White Embossing Powder

Spectrum Noir Watercolour Cardstock

Spectrum Aqua Markers: Red Violet, Sea Green, Aquamarine, Kingfisher, Begonia, Crimson, Sunflower, Amber and Orchid

Floral Thanks

Today I have a card that's very simple and no coloring! I know, crazy. You know I love to color for my cards, but today, I challenged myself and didn't use a stamp as a focal point. And you know what? I kind of like that! (Don't worry, I am a girl who loves to color always, so fret not.)

I used Shimmering Cardstock in Green Envy for the background. I stamped the flourish from the Textures EZMount Journal Jottings set with Memento Luxe in Wedding Dress. I used a clear embossing powder and I heat set that. It helps to pop the design off the card, especially when using a subtle color like white over a shimmery, darker colored cardstock. 

I picked some fun and pretty elements out of my stash like the little file folder and other elements on the right hand side. I wanted a thank you card, so I diecut the THANKS letters using the Die'Sire Alphabet Uppercase, 1-inch dies out of dark brown cardstock in my stash. I used the small Xyron I have to apply the adhesive to the smaller letters and stuck those to my card. 

I assembled the cluster of elements on the right and used some enamel dots in a cream color for the center of the butterfly and around the card as well. Definitely a clean and simple design today. 

Check out all the amazing dies Crafter's Companion has to offer. Makes card making a cinch!

Lawnscaping Challenge 108: Stars and/or Stripes

Hi there! I'm back today with another fun challenge over at Lawnscaping Challenges. Today, here is our newest one...

Our sponsor for this challenge is none other than the amazing Lawn Fawn! 

Here is my take on the challenge!

I wanted to make a non-card project for this challenge. And I realized I don't have a lot of patriotic decorations, so my goal this summer is to create more of my own! It's more fun anyway :) This little piece will sit on the acrylic base on my china cabinet. 

For this, I took a piece of dark navy cardstock from my stash and cut it down. It's roughly 5x7. Then I took a piece of watercolor paper and used my Spectrum Aqua Markers on an acrylic block and applied water to the block. Then I pressed my watercolor paper onto the block. I love the look this gives!! 

I took the stars from the Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree and Hello Baby sets and used Brilliance Ink in Platinum Planet to stamp onto the watercolored background. It's subtle, but still gives a nice shimmer (in person). I did them in random places on the background. 

For the buntings, I diecut them out with my Die'Sire Classiques Traditional Bunting die out of white cardstock. I wanted them to have a fun patriotic feel, so I took the dotted lines from the Hello Baby set and the wavy line from the Beep Boop Birthday set and used Memento in Nautical Blue and Memento Luxe in Love Letter and stamped them. For the lighter blue lines, I used one of my Spectrum Noir Markers to draw that in. I wanted a little pop of color so I chose the Trim the Tree Lawn Cuts star die and cut out a handful from the 6x6 Let's Polka Petite Paper Pack. 

The sentiment was spelled out with Milo's ABC's in Memento Tuxedo Black stamped onto the watercolor background. I used some smaller letter stickers I had in my stash to spell out BRAVE for a pop of color. 

I glued my watercolor background paper to a piece of chipboard I had saved from packaging and I trimmed it down. I wanted to give it stability to stand up in the acrylic holder, so this really helped. 

I used foam adhesive to glue down the buntings and then I used the same to adhere the small die cut stars to the bunting as well. 

I hope you play along with our current challenge! Get patriotic! :)