#9 Mixing those sentiment stamps!

Happy Sunday!

Today I'm mixing up sentiments.

I use to be nervous about cutting my clear stamps apart,

but once I realized it was so much easier than masking 

(or cleaning the parts I didn't need)

I've done quite a bit of dissecting!

Today's card uses Lawn Fawn's 

Joy to the Woods with Milk and Cookies.

The fonts are similar with perfect variation in sizing.

Check it out...

Lawn Fawn Milk and Cookies, Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods, Lil Inkers Stitched Rectangles,

Tombow Markers, Sierra Crafts Pacific Merry Little Christmas pattern paper

 

Tombow markers have been so fun to color with!

Tip: Color images with similar colors from your pattern paper

to bring everything together!

I kinda feel like I did a CAS look from the latest

Retro Sketches Challenge

Mahalo for stopping by!

Don't forget about the GIVEAWAY!

Anxious to Play!

I hope everyone's weekend is going well! 

 If you're looking for the Kitty Bee Designs Blog Hop click HERE

I've been super excited to play with the Lawn Fawn new release...

have you seen it?!?  It's AMAZING!

I highly recommend going to the online store

Butterfly Reflections Ink 

as Vanessa is having a super sale (not on Lawn Fawn new release) 

and her shipping is super quick!!  I received shipping all the way to Hawaii in 3 days!

Don't forget to check out her blog too as they are having a fun challenge

using this mood board...

How could I not play with those gorgeous colors?!?

Here's what I came up with...

Lawn Fawn Dream with dies, Lawm Fawn Sally's ABCs, Hero Arts Shadow inks in Butter Bar, Pale Tomato, Orange Soda, Pool and India Ink Black

Scripty Joy die, Studio Calico Pattern Paper, DCWV Glitter Paper, Vellum

I'm in love with all of the Lawn Fawn scripty dies 

and I wasn't ready to make a Christmas card yet, so I decided to 

make a card for a patient that needs a little encouragment.

I die cut "joy" from glitter paper and again in black to create a shadow efffect.

Then, just swiped some ink over on the side of the pattern paper that had the lightest design,

heat embossed the feathers on vellum and adhered.

The word "choose" was a custom sentiment from Sally's ABCs

Here's a closer look...

The design was inspired by the latest 

Retrosketches

And that's a wrap!  

Mahalo for stopping by and I hope you can get your shopping on!!

Graduation Time with Kitty Bee Designs

Yesterday my niece in Guam texted it was her last day of her senior year!  Where did the time go?!  How did I get old enough to have a niece graduating from high school?!?  We are so proud of the woman she has become...smart, loving and with a kind spirit.  This is how I still see her...

These are my adorable nieces and nephews almost 10 years ago at my wedding!  Amber on the far left is the first of these kiddos to graduate.  This is how she has grown...

I can't really say that she's grown, as in height... I don't think she even makes 5 feet (LOL) but it's so hard to believe she's moving on to another chapter in her life.

So with this in mind I made a graduation card using the little mouse from Kitty Bee Designs.  I chose the mouse because of how little my niece is and of course its cuteness...just like her!

I used Doodlebug Design Cap and Gown pattern paper and the Doodlebug Design sequins. Then white heat embossed the Stamps of Life sentiment from the tv2stamp set.  The star die cut is Lawn Fawn's Star Stackables die.

I was inspired by the latest Retro Sketches

I appreciate you stopping by to check out my creation!  Stay tuned for more!!

Picking Up the Pieces Vol. 20: Watercoloring with Avery Elle

Happy Monday!  This is the first time...in a long time...I'm super happy the weekend is over!  Work has been crazy and being the oncall nurse has been even crazier.  I do love my job, but after several long days of not having a lunch, I'm beat!

Now on to my happy card...

Avery Elle Write It, Avery Elle Custom Panels Die, Tim Holtz Splatters Stencil, Clear Embossing powder, 

Distress Markers, Distress Ink Weathered Wood,Hero Arts India Ink Black

I was in love with the latest Avery Elle release...have you seen it!?  I placed my orders on release day (to make sure they didn't run out) and received it in the mail in 2 days!  Talk about speedy service!!  

The scripty font and the fabulous Custom Panels Dies were a MUST HAVE...of course among a few other sets that I hope to play with soon!

So I just traced over the words with distress markers and went over them with a water pen to bleed the colors. Then used the Tim Holtz Splatters stencil to create the background and die cut that funky panel.  I loved the look of the fountain pen so I just stamped a bunch of them and clear embossed to give it a slicker look.

I was inspired by the next Retro Sketches

I'll also be entering again in Virginia's View Challenge: Stencils.  If you haven't checked out her challenge...you must!  She has fabulous tips and inspiration every month and it truly motivates you to give it a try.

Mahalo for stopping by!

Picking Up the Pieces Monday Vol. 10: Playing with Gelatos!

Another Monday dedicated to sharing projects that are paper pieced, fussy cut or have pattern play.  Today I'm sharing a "dreamy" card which I thought perfect to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr Day. 

This was a fun one playing with some stencils, gelatos and the next Retrosketches

 I went with a subtle look for the background to create the square-ish pieces.  I tried all kinds of pattern papers and in the end decided to go with a stencil...

Lawn Fawn Flutter By, Tim Holtz Bubble stencil, Gelatos in Margarita and Watermelon, Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils, white embossing powder, Hero Arts India Ink Black, American Crafts Kraft cardstock

This is my first time playing with gelatos and I must say the colors are GORGEOUS on colored cardstock.  I love the vibrancy and ease of use.  The shading in the bloom was so easy to do using the gelatos...I'll definitely be playing with more of these and need to start collecting more colors!

Mahalo for stopping by and hope your three day weekend is filled with lots of crafting and fun!!!

Lawn Fawn Birthday Fun!

So I survived Monday and wanted to dive into 2 challenges!  Still feeling the crafty mojo I used Retro Sketches to make this fun card filled with Lawn Fawn goodness.

The sketch...

and my card...

Lawn Fawn Year Three, Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me with matching die, Lawn Trimmings, Lawn Fawn circle and scalloped circle stackables, Lawn Fawn Into the Woods Petite Paper Pack, Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, Hero Arts Shadow ink in Orange Soda, atYouSpica glitter pens

Lawnscaping Challenge is celebrating their 4th birthday so of course I had to make a birthday card...party style!

Finally started using the Lawn Fawn Into the Woods petite paper pack for all those fun patterns and paper pieced the cakes.  The pack has some cute speech bubbles too, so I fussy cut the tiny ones out and then made my own to hold the "smile" sentiment that was white heat embossed. 

And now my bed is calling me...haha...MAHALO for stopping by!