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Lawn Fawn | Happy Halloween Card (made with all die cuts)

Hello friends!

Every once in awhile I think it's a fun challenge to create a card made entirely from die cuts (with the exception of a greeting) and with all the amazing dies available in Lawn Fawn's collection, I was able to create this spooky Halloween Scene card in a snap!

On Canson Watercolor Cardstock I painted a night sky with dark blue, black, and deep purple Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors. Once blended, I let the background sit and air dry and then die cut the background with an Outside In Stitched Rectangle. A moon from the Sun and Moon Dies was die cut from Canson watercolor cardstock and painted with silver and very light touches of black to give it a cool moon "glow".

Birch Trees, bats and the cat from the Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Dies, spiders from the Cute Cobwebs Dies, and the Picket Fence were die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock. The trees were adhered to the background as shown, the Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen was used on the bats to make them glittery and they were attached to the card to appear to be flying in front of the moon, faces were added to the spiders from the How You Bean Candy Corn Add On Stamp Set using Versamark Ink and heat embossing with Lawn Fawn White Embossing Powder before being "hung" from trees and the fence and cat were adhered with black foam adhesive squares.

Spider webs from the Cute Cobwebs Dies were die cut from vellum and adhered to the card as shown using a Xyron Sticker maker adhesive. A sentiment from the How You Bean Candy Corn Add On Stamp Set was stamped with black ink to finish the design.

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To watch the creation of this Halloween card made completely from die cuts from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Mama Elephant | Dos & Three Amigos Love You Card

Hello! Today I'm sharing a card with some of my favorite Mama Elephant images! The Dos Amigos coordinate with the Three Amigos and are so fun when used together. I used all five images on this love you card. These little critters are sure to bring a smile to the recipient's face!

For the background, I die cut the Tri Window frame from smooth white cardstock, keeping the inside rectangles. I inked all the pieces with Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron, and Squeezed Lemonade Distress Inks. Sentiments from the Bear Hugs Stamp Set were stamped inside the middle frame on the backghround using black dye ink.

The inside rectangles were adhered directly to a top fold card base. The frame was secured  using foam adhesive squares.

The Dos Amigos and Three Amigos images were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink. The images were colored with Copic Markers and die cut with the coordinating Dos Amigos and Three Amigos dies. All critters but the bunny were adhered inside the frames, directly to the card base as shown. The bunny was adhered with foam adhesive.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this dos & amigos love you card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Lawn Fawn | Otterly Merry Christmas Card

I can hardly believe it but Christmas crafting has begun. I think with this card, it marks my first official Christmas card for 2017! The earlier we start our Christmas card-making, the more we can enjoy the holiday season! This little sweet scene card features lots of new stamps and dies from the Fall & Winter 2017 Lawn Fawn Release.

The frames were created with the new Portrait Stitched Hillside Backdrop. The white frame was inked with Salty Ocean Distress Ink, spritzed with water from a Distress Sprayer and blotted dry. Another frame was die cut from vellum and I trimmed off the top part of the frame, keeping only the bottom waves. These were adhered over the bottom of the frame to help give the illusion of water.

From the panel leftover from the smooth white cardstock die cut frame, a Stitched Mountain Border was die cut and very lightly inked with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. The mountains were adhered to a white top fold card base and topped with die cut snow caps.

Birch Trees were die cut from smooth white cardstock, lightly inked with Pumice Stone Distress Ink and adhered over the mountain background.

Vellum was die cut using an A2 sized Stitched Rectangle Die. Sentiments from the Winter Otter Stamp Set were stamped with Versamark Ink and embossed with Lawn Fawn Silver Embossing Powder. Snowflakes from the Beary Happy Holidays Stamp Set were stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Lawn Fawn White Embossing Powder. The panel was secured behind the front frame to give the illusion of a snowy forest with a lake in the forefront.

Images from the Beary Happy Holidays Set and Winter Otter Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock, colored with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating dies. The images were adhered to the scene as shown to finish the design.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this sweet winter scene card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Honey Bee Stamp | Blah Bunny + Blah Blah Blah

Hello friends! Do you ever have those days where you don't want to adult? This greeting from the Honey Bee Stamps Blah Blah Blah Stamp Set cracks me up! This is a fantastic sentiment set, where you can mix and match greetings for all kinds of encouragement, thinking of you, I'm sorry, etc. style of greetings. I'm using the adorable Blah Bunny Stamp Set with these greetings but you can use many other image stamps with these sentiments!

For the background, I die cut smooth white cardstock using the largest A2 Double Stitched Frames Die, masked off the outer edges with post it tape and then used a Sunburst Layering Stencil to add Distress Ink colors to to the background for rainbow sun rays. I used Distress Inks in Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Shaded Lilac, and Wilted Violet.

Greetings from the Blah Blah Blah Stamp Set were stamped on the background with Simon Says Stamp Black Dye Ink as shown.

Images from the Blah Bunny Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers, and die cut with the coordinating Blah Bunny Dies. The images were adhered to the background as shown.

The card was finished with a scattering of Honey Bee Stamps Sunny Day and Cloudy Day sequin mixes.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this blah bunny card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Essentials By Ellen United We Flourish | Honey Bee Stamps Sending Sunshine

Guess what?!!!! I'm super excited to announce that Honey Bee Stamps and joined with Ellen Huston for a collaboration stamp and die set for the United We Flourish campaign! I love that so many of my favorite companies are joining forces to create new and exciting products for us! This Sending Sunshine Stamp and Die set is an amazing addition to your greeting collection and goes perfectly with the Sunburst A2 Cover Plate, Partly Cloudy Dies, Cloud Borders Dies, Ray Of Sunshine Stamp Set, and Sunburst Layering Stencils.

S H O P P I N G

Products mentioned in this post are linked below:

Be sure to come back September 1st for a blog hop showcasing the Sending Sunshine Stamp and Die Set plus I will be sharing a bonus project for Ellen Hutson with a Mix & Match post on September 7th! 

Want to see more stamps and dies from the United We Flourish campaign?

Shop these stamp and die sets from Lawn Fawn, Avery Elle, and Ellen Hutson below and check out my card featuring the Lawn Fawn set by clicking the link below the photo. 

Click HERE for the original post and video tutorial.
 

Have a great Sunday!

Waffle Flower Crafts | Stitched Morning Glories & Embroidery Hoop Frames

Hello! I hope everyone's weekend is off to a fabulous start. I'm at a Volleyball Tournament all day today and have big plans to get lots done around the house tomorrow such as defrosting the deep freeze, laundry, ironing, and other exciting tasks! ha!

Today, though, I'm sharing a thank you card featuring the Stitched Morning Glories Stamp Set and Embroidery Hoops Dies. Additional elements like the greeting and background stamping were stamped with images and greetings from the Notions Stamp Set. This set perfectly matches the look and feel of the card. Cross-stitching was my first crafty love so the look of stitched stamps makes my heart happy!

Images from the Stitched Morning Glories Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using New Fish In Pond, Daydreaming, Safe Choice, Happy Go Lucky, You Said What, and Chirp Chirp inks. Instead of using the coordinating dies, I die cut the images or portions of the images with the Embroidery Hoops Dies, keeping only the inside portion of the image.

For the frames, I adhered smooth white cardstock to Fun Foam backed with Stick It and die cut the Embroidery Hoops. I inked up the frames with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.

For the background of the card, I used the largest Patched Layers die to add "stitching" detail around the 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" panel. A greeting from the Notions Stamp Set was stamped with Like A Pro Ink and additional Notions images were stamped all over the background with New Fish In Pond ink.

The Embroidery Hoops were adhered to the background panel and the Stitched Morning Glories circles were adhered inside the embroidery hoops.

The panel was attached to a white top fold card base to complete the design.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this framed up stitched morning glories card from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Simon Says Stamp & CZ Design | Hello You with Nuvo Gilding Flakes

TGIF friends! Today I'm sharing a couple of cards featuring Cathy Zielske's Hello You Stamp Set, Simon Says Stamp background stamps and Nuvo Gilding Flakes! Both cards feature one of my favorite looks, metallics on darker cardstock. 

For both cards, the large "hello" greeting from the Cathy Zielske's Hello You Stamp Set was stamped on Lawn Fawn Blue Jay and Black Licorice cardstock using Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder. Nuvo gilding flakes in Silver Bullion, Sunkissed Copper, and Radiant Gold were applied to the sticky embossed greeting, rubbed in and the excess removed with a Blender Brush.

For the bottom of the blue background card, the Simon Says Stamp Leaves Background was stamped with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Ranger Sticky Embossing Powder. The same Nuvo gilding flakes in Silver Bullion, Sunkissed Copper, and Radiant Gold were applied to the sticky embossed greeting, rubbed in and the excess removed with a Blender Brush.

A greeting from the Hello You Stamp Set was stamped on smooth white cardstock using Blue Jay Ink, trimmed into a thin strip and adhered to the background as shown. Scor-tape in 1/8" was adhered above and below the greeting, Nuvo Radiant Gold Gilding Flakes were adhered to the adhesive with the excess removed with a Blender Brush to finish the background.

The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base.

For the bottom of the black background card, I masked off the top portion with post it tape, stamped the Simon Says Stamp Circle Doodle Background with Versamark Ink and heat embossed with Antique Gold Embossing Powder. The design was watercolored with Kuretake Tansai Gambi watercolors in metallics and white.

A greeting from the Hello You Stamp Set was stamped on Lawn Fawn Storm Cloud Cardstock and embossed with white embossing powder. Scor-tape in 1/8" was adhered above and below the greeting, Nuvo Radiant Gold Gilding Flakes were adhered to the adhesive with the excess removed with a Blender Brush to finish the background.

The panel was adhered to a white top fold card base.

 

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of these hello you cards with gilding flakes from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Lawn Fawn Fall & Winter 2017 Release NOW AVAILABLE!!!

Guess what?!!!

The Fall &  Winter Lawn Fawn products are now available! Yay! This is such an amazing release, you guys!!!! Happy Shopping!

Here' a look back at the projects I created for the August Inspiration Week. More new projects featuring the rest of the release are coming soon....

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the Costume Party Stamps and Dies and Village Border Die.

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the Shadow Box pop up card dies.

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the How You Bean Candy Corn Add On stamps and dies.

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the Gift Box Dies, Cute Cobwebs Dies, Fall Tiny Tags Dies, and Pumpkin Spice stamps and dies.

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the Forest Feast stamps and dies and Birch Trees dies.

Click HERE for the original blog post featuring the Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Add On and Cute Cobwebs dies.

Have a great day!

Lawn Fawn | Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Add On

Welcome to the Lawn Fawn August Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is featuring the Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Add On Dies, Shut the Front Door Dies, and Cute Cobwebs Dies. I paired the Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Add Ons with the Scalloped Treat Box and the Cute Cobwebs dies for this cute little Halloween gift box! Not only does this make the most adorable gift/treat packaging but it can even be used for decoration after the gift has been given. 

The treat box was die cut from Storm Cloud Cardstock. To give the "house" some texture, Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink was inked through the Tim Holtz Bricked Stencil. 

Elements like the tree, bats, door, window frames, cat, and roof from the Scalloped Treat Box Haunted House Add On set were die cut from Black Licorice Cardstock. The Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen was used on the bats to give them a glittery, shimmery finish. The ghost was die cut from vellum and adorned with Eerie Eyes stickers.

The cobwebs and the spider were die cut using the Cute Cobwebs dies. The web was trimmed down to fit the size and scale of the treat box better. The Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush Pen was used on the spider for a glittery finish as well.

Fossilized Amber and Spiced Marmalade Distress Oxide Inks were used to color the solid die cut panels that fit behind the windows and door die cuts. This color combination gives the illusion of the lights being on in this not-so-spooky haunted house.

The spooky tree was adhered with a bit of foam adhesive for dimension. I used Scrapbook Adhesives black foam squares as they blend into the project much better than white foam squares. You get the dimension without the unsightly white foam that would detract from the design.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this scalloped treat box Halloween house gift box from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!

Lawn Fawn | Forest Feast Thanksgiving Card

Welcome to the Lawn Fawn August Inspiration Week!

Today the Lawn Fawn Design Team is featuring the new Forest Feast Stamp Set and Dies and Birch Trees Dies. I created a Thanksgiving forest scene sure to make the recipient smile! I paired these new stamps and dies with previously released stamps and dies.

Images from the Forest Feast Stamp Set and Thankful Mice Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Jet Black Ink. The tree stump was stamped with Walnut Ink and all the images were colored in with Copic Markers and die cut with the coordinating Forest Feast Dies and Thankful Mice Dies.

The background was die cut from a Watercolor Wishes patterned paper using a Large Stitched Rectangle Die. A green Knock On Wood patterned paper was die cut using the same die and then borders were die cut using Stitched Hillside Borders Dies. Trees were die cut from a Knock On Wood patterned paper using the Birch Trees Dies.

Greetings from the Forest Feast Stamp Set were stamped on the background using Black Licorice Ink.

The borders were adhered along the bottom edge of the background and the birch trees were tucked into the borders, framing up the sentiment.

Leaves from the Jump For Joy Stamp Set were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Sunflower, Pumpkin Spice, and Chili Pepper Lawn Fawn Inks, die cut with the coordinating Jump For Joy Dies and adhered to the trees as shown.

The rest of the images were adhered to build the thanksgiving table scene and a black glaze pen was used to add detail to the eyes.

The panel was adhered to a white side fold card base to finish the design.

V I D E O  T U T O R I A L

To watch the creation of this forest feast Thanksgiving card and gift box from start to finish, click HERE or watch below:

S U P P L I E S

Below you will find links to the supplies used to create this project. Click the icon for the store underneath the thumbnails to start shopping. Where available I use compensated affiliate links at no extra cost to you. Your support helps me to keep bringing you new projects and videos. Thank you!