Lawn Fawn Week Day 3

Hi friends!  Welcome to Day 3 of Lawn Fawn Week!!  Hopefully you are not too tired of me yet!  :)

Today I am sharing a tutorial using Sweet Friends.  I mentioned in yesterday's video that I had some technical difficulties which caused me to have to refilm and remake the card for Day 2.  Welp - it also has happened for Day 3 as well, but it is alright.  If anything, I have learned from this experience not to panic (too much) and I was able to still get a video tutorial up for all of you.

I went ahead and created a different card though than the original card I made for the first video, but I used the same supplies, but added a few extra.  I will still share the original card I made with you too.  I wanted to ink up this cute yogurt or "froyo" cup 4 times, and color it in with four color combinations.  Once I stamped, colored, and die cut my images, I die cut 4 small squares using one of the stitched square stackables dies with the Gotta Have Gingham papers to match each froyo cup.

Before adding any of my pieces to this card base, I stamped out a custom sentiment using Owen's ABC's and stamped it out with Lawn Fawn ink.  I created a faint pencil line for a guide, and then once I stamped it down, I was able to simply erase that line.

I then added the die cut elements to the card front panel which is a piece of white card stock that I die cut using the largest of the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies.  I used my liquid adhesive to do this quickly and easily.

For the inside, I stamped out some sprinkles, and then added my additional sentiment.

Super cute, and perfect for a sweet friend!!  

For my original card, I made a Pivot Pop Up Card - I like both, and I hated that I lost all of my video footage, but I still was able to create a card and video tutorial.

That's is from me today!  Be sure to come back tomorrow, as I will be talking about the GIVEAWAYS and how you can enter to win!  See you then!!

Layered Stamping using the Mini Misti

Happy First Day of Spring!!  Hope you all are enjoying your Sunday!  I am sharing this card, and video tutorial today featuring this awesome stamp set from Altenew called Winter Cardinal!  Cardinals are my favorite bird for many reasons, and I just love the layered look!

I am also using my brand new toy - the Mini Misti!  I didn't invest in the original, and happy that I waited as I enjoy having this smaller size!

I kept the card very simple as I didn't want to take away from the Cardinal!  If you'd like to see how this card came together, the video tutorial is below!!

RESERVE MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit mistimini	Altenew WINTER CARDINAL Clear Stamp Set AN203	Lawn Fawn CRANBERRY Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF859	Lawn Fawn WILD ROSE Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF860	Lawn Fawn LOBSTER Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF926
Lawn Fawn WALNUT Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF867	Lawn Fawn BLACK LICORICE Premium Dye Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF868	Lawn Fawn YETI Pigment Ink Pad Fawndamentals LF1003	Avery Elle Steel Dies FINISHED FRAMES Set D-03-18 or 021983	Lawn Fawn SCALLOPED RECTANGLE STACKABLES Lawn Cuts Dies LF997
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8	*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320	PTI Stamper's Select White Card stock

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National Craft Month Celebration Blog Hop

Hello my friends!!  Welcome to a fun blog hop celebrating National Craft Month!  All month long, crafters are taking pride that a whole month is dedicated to a hobby we love!  We all craft in different ways, and this blog hop is showcasing some of those fun creations!  I am thrilled to be taking part in this fun blog hop headed up by the fabulous Nicole of the Right At Home Shop.  

For this blog hop, we are inspired to use what ever supplies we are loving, and my first love in card making is anything Lawn Fawn!  They are my tried and true stamp company!  I also know that Easter is coming up at the end of the month, so I thought it would be fun to create a fun springy-easter card 

( no pun intended) teehee!  I usually don't make Easter cards, as I really don't have anyone to give them to, but I couldn't resist using the Lawn Fawn inks to create this fun jelly beans and to pair it up with the yummy new papers that Lawn Fawn has released in their Perfectly Plaid 6x6 papers!

For the jelly beans I used - Plastic Flamingo, Carrot, Juice Box, Sunflower, Jalapeno, Celery Stick, Butter and Merman! I die cut a piece of my favorite white card stock from the scallop rectangles dies from Lawn Fawn ( they are my favorite at the moment) as well as a piece of the plaid pattern paper that went SO well with the jelly bean background!  

I took a piece of scrap white card stock and die cut a stitched circle, and also used some of the new Jalapeno card stock from LF, and die cut some grass using the grassy border die and then took that same stitched circle and die the grass as the bottom to fit my circle perfectly.  I took some Tumbled Glass distress ink and blended that onto the top portion of my circle to give it a sky look.  

I, then stamped my hopping bunny and added a little color to him with C1, R20 and my colorless blender. I used the coordinating die to die cut him out and added some foam tape to the back.  I put all the elements together onto an A2 top fold Merman card base.  For my sentiment, I die cut a banner from the Large Journaling Card die set and stamped the "Happy Easter" sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and for some final touches, I added some Wink of Stella to a few of the jelly beans.

Isn't fun and colorful!!  Well, of course this is a celebration, and with a celebration, comes prizes!  You will have a chance to win some fun goodies by heading over the the RAH Blog!  This will take you directly to the blog post to enter!  

Next up is my friend Laurel!  I am sure she has something fun to feast your eyes on as well!!  Have fun on the rest of the hop!  And, Happy National Craft Month!

-Kari

Colorful Stamping on Kraft Card Stock | One Layer Card

Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope all of you that celebrate has had a wonderful day with the one you love...even if you are single...its good to love yourself!!

I wanted to share with you on how to stamp with colorful inks onto kraft card stock!  I love the look of kraft - but it is hard to achieve colorful stamping just with the inks alone.  So, I wanted to revisit an oldie but a goodie technique.

With this tutorial, I also created a one layer card, which can be difficult at times too.  We all love to add dimension and pretty embellishments to our cards, but it is good to have one layer cards as they are easy to mail!

Below is my tutorial on this card!!

I love how this masked off technique also gives the illusion of dimension without having dimension at all!!

Unfortunately, I couldn't find the stamp set I used on the Stamps of Life website as it was a special thank you set for being a club member. But you could use any flower sets you may have to achieve the same look!  Enjoy the tutorial 

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