Ingenious Inkling

Lawn Fawn Happy Birthday

The current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge is Old & New - make a card combining a supply you've had in your stash for awhile with something new.

 

I knew I wanted to use my the row of gifts from my new Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Winter to make a card inspired by this one by my friend Sam (also, so I could join her Use Your Stuff - Birthday Challenge) - #umschallengebirthday

 

I stamped and Die Cut my gifts with no real plan in mind ... then I decided to spray with several colors of Distress Oxide Spray.  I realized I really needed to stamp the gifts again, but I had removed my stamp from my MISTI.  I put the negative of my die cut back into my MISTI, positioned my stamp in the opening, picked-up the stamp with my lid and then inserted my die cut back into the negative space, so I could stamp again ... TA DA!.  

After I sprayed, I remembered I had some backgrounds in my stash I had created using the same spray combination.  The old on my card are these Stitched Rectangle Lawn Cuts I've had forever ... I used three sizes for my layers (and managed to attach the bottom one upside down ... oh well, no one will notice other than a card maker).  I used a combination of the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables and Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables (I store them together).

I added three sizes of bling to the top of my packages and layered on some grid washi tape, a scrap of sprayed paper and a scrap of white paper to fill out some of the white space.

 

And I'm seizing the toppings at Seize the Birthday where the theme is Layer It!

Happy Winter

I love the beautiful colors in the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Inspiration Board.

 

The movement of the lines reminded me of the Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts - Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop ... I used it on the lightest blue of the color combination.

 

 

I die cut the Lawn Fawn Stitched Snowflakes from the other four colors and stacked them using 3-D glue dots for dimension.  I put some Bumpy Bling in the centers.

 

The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn Say What Christmas Critters.

fa-la-la-llama

Lawn Fawn released a new Sketch Challenge today, which was the perfect opportunity to ink-up the new-to-me Lawn Fawn Say What! Christmas Critters.  I used Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow Christmas papers to piece together the sketch.

 

I colored my Llama with Spectrum Noir Markers and fussy cut one of the Christmas trees from the background paper.

 

I love those happy little colors.

Baby Baby

Tonight I realized I had absolutely no baby cards in my stash ... how does that happen?  So baby cards are on the creative agenda.

I started with Taylored Expressions Bubble Greetings - Baby.  I paper-pieced the sweet little onesie.

I used the Stitched Journaling Card Die from Lawn Fawn for the DiesRUs Challenge.  The tiny typed sentiment is from Memory Box Big and Little Words with some Valentine's Day Designer Papers (perfect for tiny little girl cards).

I'm also linking-up at the Simon Says Stamp Think Pink Challenge.

Plaid Birthday RePlay

When I went to get the stamp link for my last card, I discovered that STAMPtember is giving away gift certificates from each of the companies participating, so I decided to make a second card to link-up using the same CAS(e) this Sketch! layout (because as my Grandma always said, you can't win if you don't play). 

I pulled out sentiments from Heffy Doodle Everyday Sentiment Duos to pair with another plaid background from Sweet 'n Sassy Texture Tiles 4 (that I decided was too dark of a green for my first card).

 

For my cake, I inked-up Lawn Fawn Year One.

 

 

Also linking-up at All About Occasions at the Watercooler Wednesday Challenge.

 

Snarky Cactus

After seeing Nora's awesome takes on this week's CAS(e) this Sketch!, I challenged myself to create my own cards using things currently on my craft table (because I was taking a break from cleaning-up the tornado that landed).

I had a package of 2 remaining Lawn Fundamentals Walnut Note Cards, so that's where I began.  I paired it with some lime green packaging from the back of some Making Memories Mini Shimmer Alphabet Stickers and a scrap of dark green cardstock punched with a border punch.

 

I finished with some Tim Holtz Snarky Impertinent Stickers and some 3-D Cactus stickers.  Quick, fun and easy peasy.

The first one was so fun, I made a second.

 

Snort ... I amuse myself.  Have a great week.

You Mean the World to Me

When I saw the theme at the theme at CASology, and idea came together for and idea I could combine with the Lawn Fawnatics Sketch Challenge.

 

I stamped the Lawn Fawn Wish You Were Here Globe (that's Africa peeking in on the right) in Navy Ink and die cut with the Lawn Fawn Cross Stitched Circle.

 

I went with navy stripes and earthy green before adding a scattering of stamped hearts.  My inspiration also came from the {PIN}spirational Challenge.

 

 

I'm also linking-up at the Going around in Circles Challenge at Simon Says Stamp (with my Big Blue Marble ... loved that show).

 

Help!

This week it's an Anything Goes Challenge at The Male Room (with an optional twist of no designer paper). 

 

 

For the men in my family, a Beatles-themed card is always a safe bet.  Growing up, the sound track of our lives were the Beatles. There were lots of other artists playing on the record player every day, but the Beatles were the ones who left the biggest impression.

 

I built the card around some fun Beatles Album Cover Stickers.  I created my background using Paper Inspirations Sheet Music Background Stamp & the sentiment is from My Favorite Things Keep On Rockin'.  The Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside was perfect for my wavy lines.

It's also Masculine *Anything Goes* Challenge at The Watercooler Wednesday Challenges.

I Love Winter

We're still creating cards featuring SNOW at Jingle Belles.  I decided to build my card around Lawn Fawn's Stitched Snowflakes.

 

I die cut the snowflakes from Watercolor paper, Blue and Red Card Stock and layered them on a piece of lighter blue designer paper.  I picked the colors based on the tiny image of children sledding.

 

I used the sentiment from Lawn Fawn's Yeti Set Go (I intended to join the Something Old, Something New Challenge at Lawn Fawn, but it turns out both the stamp set and dies were released in the Winter of 2014).

I'm also joining the Any Holiday! Challenge at Hiding in My Craft Room.

All is Calm

We're still creating PEACE-ful cards at Jingle Belles this week.

I started my card with this PEACE Bingo card.  Next I went searching through my doilies ... because clearly a Bingo card needs a doily.

Next I found the scrap of texty packaging (it makes me feel peaceful when I recycle) and an already trimmed piece of burlap paper.  Next in the process was finding a piece of base paper that incorporated both the brighter green of the bingo card and the mintier green of the package ... Basic Grey Juniper Berry papers to the rescue.

Next I added the Lawn Fawn wooden snowflake pieces and a gold *merry christmas* rub-on to my bingo card with a minty green enamel dot in the center.  Then I added the S&H Green Stamps, which always remind me of my Grandma.  She and I used to sit together at the dining room table licking all of those stamps and filling up the books while we solved the world's problems.  Then when it was time for me to go to college, she picked-up all of those books and took me to the S&H Green Stamps store where I picked-out a Black & Decker Iron to take with me to college (that I continued to use for almost 20 years).  Those memories make me happy ... and very peaceful ... remembering how much she loved me and how much I loved spending time with her.

Finishing touch as an All Is Calm sentiment sticker to help tie in the black from the background paper (and add one more peace-ful element).  I really love how this one turned out ... and I loved the creative process.

I hope you'll find peace in your creating this week and come join us.