Christmas Envelopes with Lawn Fawn

Happy Monday friends!

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I actually found some time this weekend to play with my new goodies from Lawn Fawn!!  Vanessa from Butterfly Reflections Ink hooked me up...I totally recommend her store for speedy service and huge selection of goodies!

I played with the Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Envelope die using some glitter paper and used some scrap cardstock to create scenes and cover panels (just by using the envelope die to cut the panel I needed).  These envelopes will be perfect for holding gift cards or money for the holidays!

On the left uses the Lawn Fawn Scripty Merry die and I made a little banner with the sentiment from the Lawn Fawn Cheery Christmas set inked in Lawn Fawn Yeti ink.

On the right uses the Lawn Fawn Cheery Christmas and the sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Tiny Tag Sayings inked in Lawn Fawn Fish Tank ink.

With all that glitter paper and texture I wanted to enter the latest Lawnscaping Challenge...

Mahalo for stopping by and hope y'all have a great week ahead!

Last Minute Mother's Day Cards!

Not quite sure how May crept up on me and that tomorrow is Mother's Day!  YIKES!!  I got some last minute orders from work which calls for quick and easy Mother's Day cards.  I had to pull out my Lawn Fawn stash because they've been poorly neglected.

Let's start with card #1

Some pattern paper (no time to color!) and Lawn Fawn's Best Pun Ever is the star of this card.  Created a little window with a scalloped square and voila!

Card #2

I went cutesy with this one using Lawn Fawn's Gleeful Gardens and Stitched Oval Stackable dies.  Lawn Fawn inks and sequins were the finishing touch and copics were used to quickly color the shrooms and grass.

Card #3

Don't you love that scripty mom font?  When you are running out of time, Lawn Fawn inks save the day!  I used Lawn Fawn's Penelope's Blossoms inked in Lawn Fawn Yeti pigment.  To give the blooms color I went over the Yeti ink with Lawn Fawn inks in Wild Rose, Sunflower, Carrot, Jalapeno, Celery Stick, Merman and Fresh Lavender.  Popped up the craft cardstock on some pattern paper that matched the die cut mom and there ya have it!

Card #4

I used Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle die to create a couple of windows.  Lawn Fawn's Mom +Me sets the perfect scene.  All inks are Lawn Fawn and the owls are copic colored.  Because I cherish my grandmothers, I took a little more time on this card and would like to enter it in the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Calling All Critters

That's it for me!  I wish you all a Happy Mother's Day and are able to give big hugs to those moms around you.  Mahalo for stopping by!!

Using those scraps!

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YAY for Friday!  I'm super excited for the next Lawn Fawn release and while I'm eagerly awaiting my goodies to arrive, I decided to give some older Lawn Fawn sets some lovin'.

It all started with some scrap pieces I kept.  You know the ones from your 6x6 pad that only have 1/2 an inch left?!  I really can't stand to throw them away, but they've been accumulating so I decided to use it as a background.

Here's what I mean...

I glued a bunch of scrap pieces onto some printer paper and then die cut a scalloped rectangle stackable from Lawn Fawn.  Then I cut down some white cardstock to create the scene and used the scalloped rectangle as a mat.

I used Lawn Fawn sets Love n' Breakfast, Year Four (for the balloon), Year Two (for the party hat) and Scripty Sayings to kinda match the font of the first line of the sentiment.  Each image was colored with copics and cut with the matching dies!  I LOVE matching dies!!  I used foam tape to adhere the pieces for dimension.

This card was inspired by the latest Lawnscaping Challenge

Mahalo for stopping by!

Quick and Easy Coloring of Christmas Lights!

Aloha and happy Sunday friends!

I'm over at A Blog Named Hero sharing a fun and colorful card featuring

Hero Arts and Lawn Fawn!!

I combined both of these sets...

Hero Arts Sparkle Border and Lawn Fawn Baaah Humbug.

Here's a little sneaky peek of how the card began.

Using a sponge dauber and Lawn Fawn ink allows for fast coloring of the sweet light bulbs!

It would be so awesome if you hopped on over to see the completed card!

It was a really fun collaboration!!

Mahalo for stopping by!

Falling For You

Aloha and welcome to my blog!

If you're new, I hope you'll return!!

I'm super excited for another round of Coffee Lover's Bloghop and

can't wait to hop around and indulge in a few cups of coffee.

I'm making this a quick post as I have family in town from

Portland and Guam, but I'm definitely returning for more coffee 

inspired cards and a GIVEAWAY...so definitely stay tuned!

Today's card...

I'm a huge Lawn Fawn fan and used a few of their sets

(Holiday Party Animal, Sweater Weather, Let's Bokeh)

to create a sweet little Fall scene.

If you're wanting to join the fun I highly recommend going to the blog

as there are a lot of sponsors and awesome prizes being given away!

Have a great weekend and 

MAHALO for stopping by!!

Lawnscaping Coffee Blog Hop

Aloha and welcome to 

I'm super ecstatic to be a part of this hop especially because

when you get LAWN FAWN and COFFEE together

you're bound to make some awesome things!

As a nurse I'm always needing encouragement cards

and little gifts for my patients and their families.

It's never easy being sick or taking care of someone that is,

so my hope is to bring just a tiny bit of sunshine and 

hopefully a smile or two.

Today's card...

I'm totally in love with Lawn Fawn's latest release

(I know I've said this before...but it's true!)

I used a bunch of Lawn Fawn sets and their matching dies:

Critters in the Jungle, Love You A Latte, Bake Me a Cake and Milo's ABCs.

I created the scene with the Stitched Oval Stackables die and

Puffy Cloud Borders to create the sky and ground.

The images were stamped, colored with copics and die cut.

Of course it wouldn't be a coffee themed card without a monkey carrying a mug

with a whipped topping (from the Bake Me A Cake set) and some 

coffee beans stamped in the background.

Sometimes I want to just give a little gift because occassionally 

words don't seem enough...

I thought of putting a simple coffee ice cream recipe inside.

The Lawn Fawn Milk Carton die is so fun to dress up and

the Treat Yourself stamp set I turned into coffee to match the theme.

I added the bow on top for some cuteness by punching two holes 

and threading the ribbon through to close the carton!

Here's the recipe I put inside in case you'd like to try it for yourself
It really is divine!

Easy Homemade Coffee Ice Cream
1 cup Cold Brewed Extra Strong Coffee
1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 can Sweetened Condensed Milk

Blend everything together using an electric mixer to get whipping cream nicely whipped.
Place in freezer safe storage container and freeze over night.
Super easy and simple.
I love my coffee ice cream strong and not too sweet
so it may need some tweeking depending on your taste.

OK so did I mention PRIZES?!?

We have a bunch of generous sponsors...

 Lawn Fawn, Ellen Hutson, The Ink Road, Crafters Companion, Spectrum Noir, The Alley Way Stamps, Newtons Nook, Faber Castell, and Right at Home! 

Leave comments along the way for your chance to win!!
You'll have until the end of the day (11:59 Eastern Standard Time)
on June 28th to get your comments in.
 Winners will be announced on the Lawnscaping Blog that week

Below is the blog hop order starting from

Lawnscaping Challenges
that's me --->Niki G. 
Gray Whiskers Crafts
Melissa
Kristina B.
Lysa
Dianchik
Yolanda G. 
Jennie M. 
Julie C. 
Ellen 
Nina-Marie
Michele S. 
Anni
Michelle L.
Lydia
Oreet
Tammy H.
Shannon M. 
Kim
Kelly S. 
Trish K. 
Tanja
Amy
Kim H. 
Monica M. 
Beau Monde Designs
Valerie W. 
Maria
Wiebke
Maia Ink
http://melissabowden.com/
Vicki
Chitra
Tracy
Curl E. Cue's
Coralynn
Carisa
Dawn E.
Kate 
Kristina P. 

If you encounter any errors along the hop, please email Laurel directly at 

laurelbeard at me dot com. 

Please do not leave them in the comments.

Happy hopping!  Next up on the list is
Gray Whiskers Crafts

MAHALO for stopping by!

Shimmery Wedding Congrats

My apologies friends!

I completely spaced the winner for the 

Summer Coffee Lover's Bloghop.

I truly enjoyed hopping around and seeing everyone's coffee inspired projects.

Even more fun was receiving your comments!

They totally made my day!!

So without further ado...

butterfly843 is the lucky winner of the 

Lawn Fawn Scripty Love die!!!

I have contacted her through email.

Again a big MAHALO to everyone that stopped by and left a comment!

On to today's card...

I love the Scripty dies from Lawn Fawn and know that I'll be collecting

every word they come out with...LOL!

I die cut the word twice from the DCWV Glitzy Glitter Matstack and 

again in black to create some shadowing.

The ring was stamped, colored with a silver pen and fussy cut

 from Lawn Fawn's Happily Ever After.

I did a little snip, snip to create the plain wedding band.

The background is a Sizzix Mini Hearts embossing folder.

Tried to keep it simple with all the bling and shimmer.

I'm in love with the Neenah Metallics Cardstock which was found at my

local Wal Mart...can you believe it?!

I'll be entering this in the latest 

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday: Anything Goes

and using this for inspiration

I went with a Clean and Layered look.

I hope you'll come back on Friday for an exciting blog hop

with the Lawnscaping Challenge!

There's tons of prizes from some great sponsors!!

Mahalo for stopping by!!!

I'm Guest Designing at Tag You're It!

I am completely honored to be guest designing over at 

Tag You're It!!

(for the Coffee Lover's Blog Hop click HERE)

I've loved entering their challenges!

Since I'm a challenge junky, 

(and seem to always be short on crafting time)

it's the quickest way for me to get some crafty time in.

Here's this weeks inspiration...

The sweet apple die cut, mini clothespin and twine

 got my attention right away!

 I needed to thank a very special coworker for helping me out

which called for a baked good.

I used Lawn Fawn's Baked With Love and My Silly Valentine

to create the tag and that clothespin is from Pebbles.

I've been hoarding it for some time, waiting for the perfect 

project to add it to!

I asked the hubby to make a little apple pie and 

he was kind enough to dress it all up for me!

A BIG mahalo to the 

Tag You're It Challenge

for having me!

And mahalo to you as well for stopping by!

Something New for A Blog Named Hero

Aloha!

A Blog Named Hero 

has a new challenge out

We're challenging you to use your 

NEW stuff or a NEW technique.

I was super excited to use my 

NEW Hero Arts stash...

the perfect excuse to take some crafty time out of my

busy work and family schedule...haha!

I decided to create a window with the largest
Simon Says Stamp Stitched Circle die
(I've said it before, but they are my faves!)
Then I placed a rectangle stitched die insert
stamped with the my newest Hero Arts background stamp
Forest Floor Bold Print.
(talk about versatility...you'll be seeing me use this background stamp a lot!)

I had the most fun with the
Layering Hibiscus set!
I had to experiment with some ink colors and finally settled on these.

The first flower on the left was the most subtle, but reminded
me of our state flower...the yellow hibiscus.
It was a combination of Lawn Fawn's sunflower for the base
and Hero Arts Shadow Ink Butter Bar for the top layer.
Of course it wouldn't be our state flower without the red stemen in
Hero Arts Shadow Ink Red Royal.

The middle flower is Butter Bar with Lawn Fawn's Fake Tan
and the far right hibiscus is Butter Bar and Fresh Peach.
The leaf base is Lawn Fawn's Freshly Cut Grass with
Hero Arts Ombre Ink (the lightest color) for the detail.
This stamp set is a great way to play with all your inks!

I stamped the sentiment in Hero Arts Shadow Ink Forever Green
to keep with the color theme.
Everything was fussy cut and adhered with some foam tape
on certain petals for added dimension.

I hope you'll play along with us for your chance to win

Mahalo for stopping by!

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Teacher Tags

Happy Monday all...

It's almost summer in this household with my son graduating from

preschool in a couple of days.

Of course that calls for teacher gifts!

He has a great set of teachers, and by that I mean

there are 4 of them.

That called for something quick and easy, yet practical.

Which means Starbucks!

I was inspired by the latest

Tag, You're It Challenge

I used the color theme and of course coffee from the 

Lawn Fawn set Love You A Latte.

I ran the die cut "thanks" through my Fiskars Crimper.

(yup, dusted it off)

I wanted to get that coffee cozy/sleeve look from Starbucks.

And here's a look at all 4 of them...

Hope you all have a great week ahead!

Mahalo for stopping by!!