Lawnscaping Challenge #94 Count Me In

Happy Monday! You want a new Lawnscaping Challenge!  Well, its here!!  It is all about the numbers game for this challenge!!

It is about incorporating numbers on your project!  For my card, I thought it would be fun to do a different take on a Christmas card.  I started by die cutting all of the numbers from the Quinn's 123's dies from white card stock.  I, then took my numbers and used R29 Copic Marker to color in the 2 and 5 and the G17 Copic Marker to color the rest of the numbers.   I, then die cut a 4 inch white card stock panel and adhered my numbers straight down.  Then, I used Violet's ABC's to stamp out 'December' in VersaFine Onyx Black ink ( probably my favorite alpha set from LF) and the "TH" after 25. Then, I stamped the tree from Trim The Tree in Versa Mark onto a piece of vellum card stock and heat embossed it in Gold embossing powder.  I didn't want to take away from my numbers back ground, that is why I chose vellum.  I fussy cut that out and put little dots of Tombo Mono glue around the embossing on the back so you couldn't be able to see the adhesive.  I also wanted a pop of gold on the sides of my panel, so I had some gold WOW paper from American Crafts in my stash and added a thin strip on each side, and then I adhered that to my 4.25 in square white card base.  For the finishing touches I added some enamel dots to my tree.

I don't want to forget to mention that the ever so awesome Lawn Fawn is our sponsor for this challenge, so if possible I'd play along for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate!!  

Thanks for stopping in!!  See you soon my friendly crafters!

Kari

Holiday Card Series Card #3 and #4

Good Sunday evening!  I am catching you all up on my Holiday Card Series - I forgot to share with you Card #3 and I just posted Card #4 over at my YouTube Channel.  If you haven't subscribed yet, I invite you to do just that and maybe stay awhile :o)


This is Card #3 - I actually featured this one over at the Lawnscaping Challenge Blog - so if you haven't checked that out yet - be sure to click the link and it will take you directly to it.  I used a Simon Says Stamp/Lawn Fawn Exclusive for this card.  This stamp set was part of the Stamptember Celebration over at Simon Says Stamp.  Love these birds!!

And....my latest for you Card #4

I used one of my newest sets that I purchased a few weeks back from Clearly Besotted Stamps called Hangin Around.  It is a set I knew I had to get, because it screamed enamel dots to me!! And, as you can see that is exactly how I used it.  I have both videos below if you'd like to check them out!!  Thanks for stopping in, and I will be back tomorrow to share a new Lawnscaping Challenge with you!!  Till then!

Kari

Lawn Fawn Fawny Holiday Week Day #3

Hi everyone!! I am so honored and thrilled to be apart of Lawn Fawn's Fawny Holiday Week! The Lawn Fawn and Lawnscaping DT's have teamed up and there are so many wonderful talented ladies, and I hope you've enjoyed all of the wonderful inspiration so far!  OH! And...there are prizes - so be sure to leave comments for your chance to win!

For my card, I wanted to use the Stitched Snowflakes dies. I die cut three of them and I wanted to add some shine and sparkle, so I applied my Versa Mark Ink pad directly onto the snowflakes, and then I added some Ultra Shimmer WOW Embossing Powder, and then I heat set them.  They are so pretty in person!! I also used some scraps I had of the Snow Day 6x6 paper pad.  I had used the red snowflake pattern on a previous project when I die cut it with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables - I used the largest die and had a strip of it left, so I used that as well the teal snow falling pattern, probably one of my favorites from the pack and I adhered both strips directly to my red card base.  I wanted a pop of white other than the snow flakes, so I used the largest Stitched Scallop Border die and added that to the teal pattern paper to give it a finished edge.  For my sentiment, I used the 'Joyful Wishes' from Joy to the Woods stamp set.  I strategically inked it up in Versa Fine Onyx Black ink so it would the sentiment wouldn't be in one line.  Then, it was time to adhere my snow flakes, and to finish them off I added some Hero Arts gems and I used a red sequin from my stash to the largest snow flake. 

 I like how simple this card is, but elegant at the same time!!  Thank you again to Lawn Fawn for the pure joy of being apart of this wonderful week!!  Happy Fawny Holidays!!

-Kari 

Holiday Card Series #2 (Lawnscaping Challenge #93 Fall & Pumpkins)

Welcome back!  Today my card is pulling double duty!  The newest challenge for Lawnscaping is up!  It is all about Fall/or Pumpkin themed projects.  This is also Card #2 in my Holiday Card Series for 2014.  Before I get down to details, I must give a shout out to our wonderful sponsor Simon Says Stamp!  For the winner of this challenge - they will get a $25 dollar gift certificate to spend how ever you'd like in their online store!  

So I used some of my favorites for this card!  I used the So Thankful set along with the matching dies as well as the pumpkin from Spooktacular.  I stamped the So Thankful pumpkins on pattern papers from from the Sweater Weather 6x6 pad( LOVE THIS SO MUCH) using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, and I stamped the pumpkin from Spooktacular with the same ink, but removed the ink from the eyes and mouth, and stamped it down on to white card stock.  I added some dimension with a W-3 Copic Markers as well as a C1 Copic Marker to give the look of a white pumpkin.  Once all of my pumpkins were stamped and die cut out, I die cut my framed pieces from the same 6x6 pad, as well as some colored card stock.  I also die cut the largest leaf from the Stitched Leaves die set from Lawn Fawn as well as the Thanks from the Thanks die also from Lawn Fawn, and used some Wood grain Card stock from SSS.  I wanted to emboss my Thanks die cut, so I applied some Versa Mark ink and sprinkled on on Pewter Embossing Powder, and heat to set. I assembled all of my pieces to my card, and once I was finished, I added some Lawn Trimmings to my leaf as well as some Wink of Stella to my pumpkins.  To see how I put it all together - my video is below!  Thanks so much for watching and reading, and I will be back for Card #3 of my Holiday Card Series soon!!  Have a great week!

Kari

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Kari

Sparkle and Shine - Mama Elephant Challenge

Hello everyone!  So - I've done something I haven't done in months! I decided to participate in a challenge!!  No DT projects, just play time!  The newest Mama Elephant Challenge is up for November, and I was inspired.  I love Mama Elephant stamps and dies, and I bought the set Winter Wonderland last year, but by the time I was able to get my hands on it, the holidays were over.  This set was super popular, and it was constantly sold out.  So, I decided to ink it up, and let the creative juices flow.  I actually love the end result if I do say so myself!  That is the wonderful thing about creativity - I had NO idea where I was going, and I just looked in my supplies, and once I picked out my dies from Lawn Fawn, then I just sat down, and came up with this card.

I die cut the Stitched Banner dies from Lawn Fawn out of some PTI Stampers Select White card stock.  I die cut both dies at the same time on my white card stock, and created a larger border piece and then the inner piece.  I then started to ink up the outer frame with Iced Spruce Distress Ink, then I moved on to my inner piece.  I punched out a circle with my 1 1/4 circle punch to make a moon mask, and then added the Iced Spruce, Tumbled Glass and Chipped Sapphire Distress Inks.. I love the gradient look that came out of this.   Then I stamped in VersaFine Onyx Black Ink the birch trees and little deer.  I then stamped the star images in VersaMark Ink and embossed in silver embossing powder as well as my sentiment. I also made a border piece from a scrap piece of card stock to match the same silver.  I started to assemble my card by choosing some solid blue paper from the Doodle Bug 6x6 Frosty Friends pad, and adhered my frame to it, and then adhered foam adhesive to my smaller panel for a little dimension.  I adhered the whole panel to my Enchanted Evening card base, and then added my silver strip and some Hero Arts gems to finish things off.

It was so fun to just play and explore what I could come up with for this challenge!!  See you soon!

Kari

2014 Holiday Card Series - Card #1

Hello my fellow crafters!!  Welcome to card #1 in my Holiday Card Series for 2014!!  This is my first series I've done, and first Holiday Card Series, so I hope you enjoy the cards I make and present to you, and I also hope to inspire you on what to make for your holiday cards this year!!

Today, we are using a great stamp set from The Stamps of Life called Ornaments4Christmas and its coordinating dies.

For the first ornament, I stamped it out in Fern Ink from Simon Says Stamp.  I love this green color, such a pretty Kelly Green. I then die cut that out with the matching die as well as the ornament topper.  I took my Galaxy Gold Memento Ink Dew Drop and just swiped the pad across a piece of scrap white card stock, and let dry, and used the topper die to cut out.  I then worked on the other ornament.  I used a piece of silver shimmer paper from the Shimmer Stack from DCWV, and inked up my ornament in VersaMark Ink, and then applied some SU! Gold Embossing Powder, and heat to set, and also die cut it out using the matching die. I then used a white panel that I had previously die cut from a another project using the stitched frame from Femme Frames from ME.  I didn't use it before because it has gotten a smudge on it, so I set it aside.  I didn't want to scrap it and waste it, so that is when I decided to use some pattern paper from the Oh, Deer 6x6 pad from Fancy Pants.  I love this candy striped pattern, so I die cut it using the same stitched frame, and I adhered that pattern paper using my PLUS adhesive.  I needed some "strings" for my ornaments so I decided to use the dotted stamp from Deck the Halls from Lawn Fawn and stamped those using my favorite black ink - VersaFine Onyx Black ink.  I stamped my sentiment from the same SOL set also in the same black ink.  I added my ornaments to my card panel, and then added some foam squares to the panel to pop it up off of my white card base.  Simple, and easy to replicate!  I think that's the name of the game when making Holiday Cards!!  

The video is below if you'd like how this one came together!!  Thanks for stopping by, and I'll be back with Card #2 soon!!

Lawnscaping FIT Team October Blog Hop

Helllllooo! Welcome to another Blog Hop with the Lawnscaping FIT Team!!  For this month's hop we are inspired by Reds and Greens!!

Before I get into details about my card, I wanted to give a shout out to Spectrum Noir for being our awesome sponsor!!  You should have found your way to me by awesome Isha!!  I am sure she had something awesome to feast your eyes on!

For my card, I wanted to mixed the old with the new!  I used Ornate Ornaments for the focal point, and I used Joy to the Woods ( both Lawn Fawn sets, of course) for my sentiment.  I die cut a piece of white stampers select card stock and die cut it using the femme frames from Mama Elephant.  I stamped out my branches in both Pear Tart and Cottage Ivy Memento Inks. I think stamped the ornaments directly onto my panel in Black Memento Ink, and then stamped them again on another piece of white card stock to color them in with my markers.  Once I was done with my coloring, I fussy cut them out using my Fiskars detail scissors and then adhered them on with foam adhesive to give them dimension.  I stamped out my 'Merry Christmas' sentiment from Joy to the Woods in Versa Fine Onyx Black, this is my favorite black ink for sentiments.  Then, for my card base, I cut another piece of white card stock down to make an A2 top folding card, and I die cut a piece of pattern paper from the Snow Day 6x6 pad using the largest stitched rectangle stackables die.  I loved the musical notes paper for contrast with the ornaments. I adhered my pattern paper down to my card base, and popped up my main panel with foam adhesive.  For a final touch, I added some shimmer with what else the Wink of Stella Glitter pen in Clear.  I hope you like this card, and it gives you some inspiration for your holiday cards this year!!  

It's time to send you off to the talented Lenny!!  Enjoy the rest of the hop!!!  

See you soon!!

LSC #92 Halloween Theme or Color combo

Hi my friends!  So, we are entering into a new challenge, and right around the corner is Halloween. Now I will be completely honest and say that I am really not into Halloween.  Never really was that big into it as a kid either.  But, I did have some fun putting together this card for this challenge.

I used the cute set Spooktacular.  I also used So Thankful for one of the smaller pumpkins.  I started out by die cutting a piece of white card stock and a piece of vellum from one of the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies, and then I inked up my background with distress inks - Scattered Straw, Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, and Chipped Sapphire.  Once I was satisfied with my background, I started working on my images.  I stamped the kitty cat, pumpkin, the moon and a bat all from the Spooktacular set.  I colored all of my images with Copic Markers except for the bat - I just used the die to cut him out of black card stock from my stash.  Once I was done with all of my images, I cut out a border for them to sit on out of black card stock.  I adhered my vellum onto my inked back ground to "mute" it just a bit, and then started adding all of my images on top.  I stamped my sentiment out in Staz On ink as this is a good ink for vellum.  You can't tell in the picture, but I added some shimmer using my Wink of Stella clear brush marker on the witches hat, the small pumpkin and the moon.  

Then, I started to put my card together.  I die cut some pattern paper from a Doodlebug 6x6 pad, and added that straight down onto my Smoke Card base, and then I put foam adhesive on my main panel and adhered it to my pattern paper.  Turned out cute I think, and I feel I can still give this card to a friend! 

Hope you like this card and it inspires you to join us for this newest challenge over at Lawnscaping Challenges.  Our awesome sponsor is the fabulous Lawn Fawn!!! Link up your project for the chance at a $25 gift certificate!

See you soon!

Kari

1000 YouTube Subscriber Giveaway!!

Hi Friends!!  Today is an exciting post!  I am doing my 1000 YouTube Subscriber Giveaway!  I have not officially hit that magical number quite yet - but I am getting really close!  I wanted to go ahead and get this giveaway going as I will have two prizes to give away!  I have a Rafflecopter for both prizes so be sure to enter for your chance at both prizes!  You MUST be a subscriber to my You Tube Channel - that is the ONLY requirement that I have.  It is only fair since it is a giveaway for my YT subbies!

Like I said, I am doing 2 prizes!!  One is a prize pack I've put together, and I have a video giving you a look into more detail on that, and I am also giving a $25 dollar gift certificate to Butterfly Reflections, Inc Online Store to another winner!

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I want thank you all for supporting me! It means a great deal!  If only I could give everyone a prize!

I will have my winners in 2 weeks - so be sure to check back, or better yet - make sure you follow my blog to find out the instant the winners will be posted!! *GRIN*

Crafty Hugs to all!

Kari

LSC #91 Patterned Paper

Hi everyone!  Welcome to the first challenge for October 2014 for Lawnscaping! We are focusing on using pattern papers and there lots of great ones out right now!  Of course, I used the newest ones from Lawn Fawn and you can pick these papers up along with so many other awesome finds from our sponsor Simon Says Stamp!  They are wonderful to give the winner a $25 gift certificate to their store!

Here is my card that I made and I didn't do any stamping!  I used pattern papers from LF's Snow Day 6x6 paper pad.  To create the layers, I used the Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables dies - I love these!!  I am obsessed frame dies right now!  

For my sentiment - I used this adorable "Merry" wood veneer - and these are exclusive to Simon Says Stamp.  They are in Kristina Werner's handwriting!  LOVE! To add a bit of something extra ( not that it really needs it) and added some of Wink of Stella glitter pen :)

I hope this has inspired you to get out your pattern papers!  I know for me - I need to use them more often instead of hanging on to them!  We buy these things to use!! I have to keep reminding myself of that sometimes - LOL!  Thank you all for stopping by today!!  Hope you have a great week!!

Kari

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World Card Making Day + video!

Hi everyone!! So - calling all card makers around the world!! Have you had a chance to get crafty today to celebrate this years World Card Making Day? Luckily, I have had a chance to sneak in my card and my video tutorial for you before the day comes to and end! Today, I wanted to make a fun card with lots of color!! I also did one of my favorite techniques as a card maker - Emboss Resist! I used a stamp set that I was not for sure if it was still available, but I did find it somewhere and have linked it below if you are interested in this fun stamp set! All the supplies I used are linked below!!

Here is the video to show you just how I made this card!!  Enjoy!!

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September Lawnscaping FIT Team Blog Hop

Hello everyone! So hard to believe we are winding down September, and heading into October! Crazy!! Today, the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team is bringing you more inspiration, and we are inspired by Yellows and Browns.  This awesome hop is sponsored by the awesome Spectrum Noir.  You should have found your way to me by the awesome Isha!

For my card, I pulled out some papers from Lawn Fawn's Sweater Weather 6x6 pad.  One of my favorites for sure!  I die cut both pieces of pattern papers I chose from the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables dies!  Love these too!  They make a card quick and simple!  I stamped out my sunflower from Our Friendship Grows, and colored my flowers using some yellows and browns, with a 'dash' of orange to bring it all together.  Once I was done coloring my flower, I die cut it out using the coordinating die, and added some shimmer using the Wink of Stella brush marker ( I am addicted). Then, I stamped out my sentiment with Memento Rich Cocoa ink, and cut it down to fit on my card and popped it up with foam adhesive!  

OK - time to send you off to Lenny! I am sure she has something awesome for you to feast your eyes on!!  

Be sure to leave comments for your chance to win some awesome Spectrum Noir Markers!

See you soon!

Kari