Netter's Notables

Exciting Lawn Fawn news

2012-01-26T15:37:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

CHA is just around the corner… days away. I wish I could go. I love to see my crafty friends, and of course, there are the exciting new products coming out.

I’ve a little insight to share about Lawn Fawn…Check out this video!

Lawn Fawn’s Bright Side paper, stickers and twine

Go to the Lawn Fawn Blog for the full scoop.

I’ve been super fortunate to be able to play with this yummy paper, and you’re going to love it.

Thanks for stopping in friends!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Continuing with rejects

2012-01-19T07:50:00.000-05:00

Hi Friends

I have another card today that was a reject from the latest Paper Crafts Publications call.

It’s kind of fun to see these summery cards with the cold temperatures.

I used several Lawn Fawn stamps for this card, Cruising Through Life, Bon Voyage, Schoolhouse Backdrops, and Admit One.

I got the idea to make the road from Schoolhouse Backdrops from my super sweet friend, Laurel.

Thanks for stopping in friends

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Reject time

2012-01-17T07:45:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

Well, it’s never fun to submit for publication calls and not have them picked up. The upside is that I have some projects to share with you at the blog.

Anyway, here is a card that I made for the shaped cards category.

I used Lawn Fawn’s Hello Friend, and Blissful Botanicals. I cute the flower shape using my Nestabilities.

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Winter Wonderland

2012-01-16T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

I don’t know about where you are, but winter arrived last Thursday in Indianapolis. We went from 50 degree temperatures to the teens and a few inches of snow. Normally, I’m okay with snow, but this storm prevented a friend from visiting. We were bummed but will reschedule.

The new Lawnscaping challenge celebrates winter. Create any winter themed project. The challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn, so get your creative juices flowing.

Here’s what I came up with.

I also incorporated a layout from the Online Clean and Simple card-making class. This is such a great class, there’s so much fun inspiration.

I’m going to be in Berlin for work, so I won’t be spending any time in the craft room until next weekend. I am scheduling blog posts, so there will be projects up at the blog.

Hope you decide to play in the new Lawnscaping challenge.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Online Card Class Sketch

2012-01-12T09:08:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

I’m participating in the Clean and Simple Online Card Class. This is the first time I’ve done a class like this, and I’m loving all the inspiration. I’m way behind on trying out some of the techniques, etc. But I did make something using the sketches they provided. Here’s what I came up with:

I used some Paper Smooches stamps. I just love this Promenade set. As you can see I let the colors of the patterned paper (My Mind’s Eye) dictate the color scheme.

Thanks for stopping by today

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Sympathy cards

2012-01-11T09:11:00.003-05:00

Hi Friends,

I know I keep apologizing for neglecting my blog, but I am here again to say sorry for the length between posts. Last week proved to be quite eventful. Be advised, I am long-winded for a few paragraphs, so if you want to skip ahead to the projects, I completely understand

My sweet chihuahua, Bella, had exploratory surgery and liver biopsy done on Monday in response to some abnormal blood tests (and exams following those results). We found out that she has a genetic liver condition where she doesn’t have full liver function, so she will be going on a special diet. Thankfully, her recovery from surgery is going well, and she’s acting much more like herself this week (although she’s supposed to be taking it easy until next Monday).

Then on Tuesday, a sweet friend of ours from church passed away. We love their entire family. He was only 56 and had just found out that cancer had returned. Although his cancer had returned, the death was unexpected as he had just completed radiation treatments and not yet started chemotherapy. He left behind a wife of 29 years, a son, and a daughter (and soon to be son-in-law).

I cannot tell you how much I love this family and him. He had such a special relationship with his daughter, Amber, who will be marrying Alex in May. (And I am blessed to be making her invitations). My heart breaks to know that he won’t be walking her down the aisle. They had a relationship the exemplified what a father-daughter relationship should be. He adored her (and his son too). As a woman who has no relationship with her father, and whose father didn’t attend her wedding, seeing their love for each other was always such an encouragement for me. It was a vision of the Heavenly Father’s love for me which I haven’t seen in my own life.

Lest, I continue to go on in a depressing way, I am so excited for Gordon to be in Heaven with his Savior, Jesus Christ, where there are no more tears, and no more pain. No cancer, and no chemo. Gordon was dreading enduring chemo again, and praise the Lord that God spared him of that. I look forward to seeing Gordon again.

Prior to Gordon’s passing, I had made some sympathy cards. We try to send them to families in the church when appropriate, so I like to have some on hand. As we all know, they aren’t the most fun to make, but seriously they are one of the best cards to send to people. I cannot tell you how many times people have expressed their appreciation for receiving a hand-made sympathy card. I would encourage you to make some and more importantly, send them.

I’m going to post a few that I made so that they’re all in one post.

I used some new Hero Arts stamps from their 2012 catalog. (Remember sentiments, Dot Flower Background). I embossed the background, I just think that adds a nice touch of dimension. I like to keep sympathy cards pretty simple, so I find embossing nice to include.

The black lace ribbon is from May Arts.

One note to consider if you are going to stamp your sentiment over the embossing, use Stazon ink. I’ve found that to work, but not die inks. I’ve not tried pigment or chalk inks, so those could work too.

Thanks for stopping in today. I will have a happier card to share tomorrow.

One last thing, there is still a little time left to enter the Lawnscaping challenge, featuring birthday projects.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping—Happy Birthday

2012-01-02T09:28:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off 2012 with the first Lawnscaping challenge. This is the one year anniversary of the challenge, so we’re having a sort of a birthday party. Our challenge this time is to create a birthday themed project, AND there’s a special gift for the followers of the Lawnscaping challenge blog.

Our challenge this time is sponsored by the awesome online store, Simon Says Stamp. They are giving away a $25 shopping certificate to the winner.

Here is my project.

I thought this was a fun winter birthday card. I used the following Lawn Fawn sets: Making Frosty Friends, Bannerific, Sophie’s Sentiments, Pa-Rum-Pa-Pa-Pum, and Hats Off to You. I made the pom-poms using some DMC floss. (I’m thinking of doing some photo step out instructions for making these if there’s interest, so please let me know if you’d like to see how I made these—they are super easy).

Head on over to the Lawnscaping blog to check out the birthday present for you! Everyone needs birthday cards, so I hope you’ll decide to play along!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

2011 Favorites

2011-12-29T10:00:00.003-05:00

Hi Friends

I know I’ve neglected the blog lately. I think the blog-world in general has been quiet due to the holidays. I’ve also had a bad cold that has zapped any energy I had (that hadn’t been devoted to Christmas activities).

Last year, I did a blog post (as did many others) featuring my top 10 of 2010, so I thought I’d do a top 11 for 2011. These are some of the cards that I’ve created that I liked the best.

I’ve linked up the original blog post to the photo if you want more info on the cards.

A Valentine using Lawn Fawn’s My Silly Valentine

A birthday card for my mom using Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Forest, Bannerific, Fly Free, Bake Me a Cake

Friend Thank you card using Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Botanicals and Hello Friend

A masculine birthday card using Lawn Fawn’s Bon Voyage, and Sophie’s Sentiments

The only card in the bunch not featuring Lawn Fawn stamps is a birthday card for my friend, Demaree, using Skipping Stones stamps

“I’m Here for You” featuring Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Forest

“Friends Forever” (which I should’ve made “fur-ever") using Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Burbs, Harold’s ABC’s and Quinn’s ABC’s

Patriotic Birthday using Lawn Fawn’s Bake me a Cake and Teeny Tiny Backdrops

Thanksgiving card featuring Lawn Fawn’s Harvest Season

“Let it Snow” featuring Making Frosty Friends and Sally’s ABCs

“Have a Merry Christmas” featuring Lawn Fawn’s Making Frosty Friends, Cozy Christmas, Frosties and Plus On

Thanks for stopping in today. Looking back through the year was fun to do. Some seem like an eternity ago that I made them. If you decide to do a similar type of post, please let me know, I’d love to see your favorites!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge

2011-12-19T08:49:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you’re doing well. Things sure have been quiet here at the old blog. I hope to rectify that in the not too distant future, but with our vacation and Christmas planning, time has run out.

I have made a card for the new Lawnscaping challenge which is to use texture. Fun huh?! You can use anything (ribbon, texture plates, embossing, etc!) that adds dimension/texture to your card.

I used Quinn’s ABC’s to create the candy-cane letters. I colored them in with my Copics and then added some sparkle with Stickles. It’s hard to see in the photo but the patterned paper is also glittery.

This challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn. The winner will receive a Lawn Fawn stamp set of your choice!

Can’t wait to see what you come up with.

Lynnette

All About Red Blog Hop

2011-12-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the second Lawnscaping blog hop. This hop is all about red! So all we needed to do was create a project with red in it, using Lawn Fawn stamps as a focal point. Super easy right, especially this time of year. You should be arriving from Tina M’s blog.

I was inspired by a coffee mug I have and this is what I created (actually I created two projects):

Hope you like them. Now, hop on over to Karin’s blog (Peppermint Patty). If you get lost or want to start at the beginning, just head to Laurel’s post that kicked it all off.

There are prizes up for grabs, here are some details:

Prizes from Lawn Fawn, Whisker Graphics, Mold Muse are up for grabs! Prizes will be selected randomly from comments left on the blogs, and one will go to a blog participant! You will have until Sunday December 11th at 11:59 EST to comment. The winners will be announced on December 12th.

Have fun and happy hopping!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn and May Arts

2011-11-30T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hi Friends,

The fun with Lawn Fawn and May Arts continues today! May Arts ribbon is just so beautiful and high quality. I just love it, and I am so grateful that we’ve gotten the chance to play with it this week.

For today’s post, I had this idea in my head for awhile after seeing something similar in one of my cooking magazines, or books. I wanted to make a tree out of ribbon on a card, so this is what I came up with:

I started out with a different design in mind, but this is how it ended up. I think it’s pretty fun. In looking at it now with all the characters wearing scarves, I should’ve made the sentiment, “warm wishes” or something along those lines. Oh well, maybe next time.

Thanks for stopping by, and be sure to head to the Lawn Fawn and May Arts blogs to have a chance to win some fabby prizes.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn + May Arts

2011-11-28T08:05:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

I’m so excited about this post and the pairing up of Lawn Fawn and May Arts. I just LOVE ribbon, and when we got the chance to do this with May Arts, I was so excited.

The designers received a HUGE amount of ribbon from May Arts, they were seriously so generous. I wanted to showcase as much of it as I could on my project, so here’s what I came up with:

I took a tin that I bought at Michaels (you could use a soup can or whatever old tin, but I was lazy and didn’t want wash it all out). So I used as much of the pretty May Arts ribbon that I could. I laid it on and arranged and rearranged the ribbon until I got it in an order I was satisfied with and then started attaching to the can. I used red line tape. I started out with a glue gun, but it was bubbling up the ribbon.

I cannot locate the photos of the ribbon that are on the tin, but when I find them, I will link them up later.

Be sure to head to the Lawn Fawn blog for details on giveaways!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Thanksgiving Wishes

2011-11-23T06:51:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

I love seeing the long weekend in my sights! Of course, tomorrow will be crazy busy but filled with fun and family.

In honor of the U.S. holiday, I thought I’d share a Thanksgiving card

Isn’t the Lawn Fawn turkey just so cute? I colored him with my Copics which is my favorite thing to do. Coloring is so therapeutic for me. I curved the sentiment from Harvest Season to headline the card. And I used some patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye “All Spice”.

Thanks for stopping by and have a happy Thanksgiving to my U.S. friends.

Hugs and blessings

Lynnette

Lawnscaping Challenge #22

2011-11-21T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hi All,

Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. It went by fast for me, as they all seem to. I'm looking forward to a short work week and to seeing our family on Thursday. I won't get into the mild stress I am feeling about getting the house in order and food prepared. It will all come together and be fine.

We're starting a new Lawnscaping challenge today. And it's another fun one, we are to create a papercrafting project inspired by this photo:

This challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn. The winner gets their choice of stamp set.

Here's the card I came up with:

One of my favorite people from church recently moved away, and I miss her a lot. I'm going to put this in the mail to her to let her know how much she means to me.

Thanks so much for all your sweet comments on the collaboration Laurel and I had last week. We had so much fun. We really want to do it again! I have picked a winner through random.org

This means that the sweet Brandi is the winner, she was the first comment on Day 2 of the collaboration week with Laurel. Brandi, shoot me an email and let me know what stamp set you would like and your address where I can send it. Congrats girl!

Thanks for stopping in today, I hope you play along with the Lawnscaping challenge.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Collaborating with Laurel

2011-11-20T07:54:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

I hope you’ve been enjoying your weekend. Today is the last day of collaborating with Laurel (for this round anyway, we’ve already decided we want to do it again). We decided that we wanted to play with patterned paper today. This is right up my alley, I love patterned paper (you may have noticed if you’ve visited my blog for any length of time, like more than once).

I decided to go with the pocket gift card holder (see this blog post for the first one). I thought I’d show the steps to make the pocket card. I will do another step by step instruction to make the other card holder. (This is my first attempt at trying this, so be patient with me, I am still learning Photoshop and not good with it).

Step 1:

Get a square piece of paper. I used double-sided patterned paper from Stampin’ Up! You can always makes your own double-sided paper (my paper is 7 inches by 7 inches but you can vary the size depending on what you want to put in it)

Step 2:

Fold two corner to touch and score the fold

Step 3:

Fold a corner across

Step 4:

Fold the other corner across

Step 5:

Fold one layer from the top down to create a pocket

Step 6:

DECORATE!

Please note that if you want to tie ribbon around it, I recommend using drop of glue or small piece of tap because it slides due to the angle of the pocket.

I used Lawn Fawn’s Making Frosty Friends, Ornate Ornaments, and Bow and Holly to decorate.

Be sure to go see what Laurel came up with. Remember to comment for a chance to win your choice of Lawn Fawn stamp set.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Saturday

2011-11-19T07:39:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends

Just a quick post to let you know that tomorrow will be the last day of collaborating with Laurel, not today. She had another post to do, so we decided to wrap up our fun week tomorrow.

I will still be drawing for a winner of your choice of Lawn Fawn stamp set tomorrow night at 9:00p.m. EST. So you have until then to comment.

For today, I thought I’d share a Thanksgiving card. I’ve been posting so many Christmas cards, I thought it was important to remember Thanksgiving.

I have so much to be Thankful for. Sometimes, I am overwhelmed by the grace that God has shown me. I need to be more continually grateful and acknowledge my Heavenly Father for His blessings. The greatest gift being salvation through Jesus Christ, and I praise Him for His sacrifice for me and my sins.

Now, onto today’s card:

I wanted to put the pilgrim hat on the pumpkin for awhile, and this is how I made it work out. I used Lawn Fawn’s Harvest Season and Hat’s off to you.

Have a great day, and be sure to come back for tomorrow’s collaboration post.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

2011-11-18T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi!

I hope you are having as much fun with our collaboration week as Laurel and I are. I had no clue how much this would be. Today’s project is to use the colors: Kraft, white, teal/robin’s egg blue, and red.

This started out as a big challenge for me. Sometimes, I can run with color challenges, and others, I hit a wall. It finally came together in my head, and this is what I came up with:

I adore the little birds from the Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends stamp set, so I decided to use them. I used the snowflakes from the the same set, and the sentiment came from Bows and Holly. You might be able to see a little of the sparkle. I added some to their scarves and to the centers of the snowflakes. I pleated the ribbon and added a couple of gemstones.

I also used my 1/8 corner rounder and I love it!

Thanks for stopping in, be sure to head to Laurel’s blog to see her creation. Remember to comment for a chance to win your choice of Lawn Fawn stamp. I will draw a winner Sunday night (9:00 p.m. EST) and post it on Monday.

Have a great day and wonderful weekend. (We do have another post on Saturday which will wrap up the collaboration week).

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Day 3 of collaborating with Laurel

2011-11-17T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Friends

So Laurel and I are having so much doing this collaboration week. For today’s post, we’re featuring one of Laurel’s favorite techniques… distressing. I love distressing too, I just have a lot to learn on all the options with the technique.

You do remember that I’m giving a way a Lawn Fawn set to someone who comments this week? I’d sure love to give you the Lawn Fawn set of your choice.

Onto today’s card:

I used Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Snow for this card. I made my own snow globe by embossing snowflakes in white then distressing over them with Ranger Broken China distress ink and punching it out with a large circle punch. Then I made the stand part of the snow globe by embossing a piece of kraft card stock with wood grain. Then I distressed it with Antique Linen, Tea dye, and a little Walnut stain. I attached the snow to the circle then the wood grain stand. Next I added the critters and the twine. Lastly I added a couple gems for sparkle.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Laurel’s blog to see her creation.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Partnering with Laurel Day 2

2011-11-16T08:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

Happy Wednesday, and thanks for stopping by on Day 2 of Laurel and I collaborating. She is such a dear friend, and this is so much fun!

Did I mention that I’m going to give away a Lawn Fawn set to one lucky commenter this week?? So be sure to leave your comments. (U.S. or Canada only please, sorry).

So for today’s partnership day, we decided to use the same set. Laurel picked the set and chose: Lawn Fawn’s Cozy Christmas. Here’s an image of the adorable set:

And here’s my card:

I hope you like it. I had to add in the cat from Critters in the Burbs and the mouse from Critters on the Farm. I thought later that I should’ve made a sentiment “not a creature was stirring…” Maybe another card will be in the works incorporating this thought..heehehe

Now, head over to Laurel’s blog. I’ve not seen her creation yet, so I’m excited to see what she’s come up with!

Have a blessed day

Hugs

Nette

Partnering with Laurel day 1

2011-11-15T08:09:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you’re having a good week so far. My sweet friend, Laurel Beard, and I have seen all these blog partner posts and decided that we wanted to get in on the fun! So today is the first day of our joint post. Our them today is to CASE each other.

I decided to CASE this card of Laurel’s:

Here’s my take on her inspiration:

I showed this to my husband, and he said “wow, that’s a big raccoon.” Maybe it’s a little out of proportion? Oh well, I hope you still find it fun.

I’ve decided to do a fun little give away for this week. All you have to do is comment for a chance to win a Lawn Fawn set of stamps of your choice.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

A Very Fawny Holiday

2011-11-09T00:01:00.000-05:00

Hi Friends,

The Holiday Inspiration week continues at the Lawn Fawn Blog. Today, the sets featured are Ornate Ornaments and Critters in the Snow. So in honor of a Very Fawny Holiday, here’s what I came up with:

This is a card that I’ve had in my mind for a long time. Sometimes I get ideas when I’m out walking (my exercise of choice), and then I have to really focus so that I don’t forget the idea. (I usually, well, in fact, I never carry a sketchpad when I’m out walking). So I had this idea in my mind after a walk one day. I actually made 3 different versions of it, and this is my favorite.

I used several sets from Lawn Fawn. I just love the dear from Critters in the Snow and putting a scarf (from Winter Bunny) just seemed to work so well. I embossed the snowflakes in white (from the Critters in the Snow set) and then distressed with Ranger Broken China Distress ink. The trees from Critters in the Forest were actually stamped on green paper and accents added with my Copics. The sentiment came from Bows and Holy. (I’ve said it before and will likely say it again, I love how easy it is to combine various Lawn Fawn sets.) I added some Crystal stickles to the snowy ground, parts of the tree and centers of snowflakes for a little sparkle. I did spritz the background with shimmer, but it’s impossible to capture in my limited photography skills.

If you haven’t yet, head over the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other samples for the design team. It’s sure to put you in the holiday mood (it is a little tough here, the temps were around 70 today!)

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Holiday Inspiration Week

2011-11-08T07:44:00.007-05:00

Hi Friends,

This week is a fun week for the Lawn Fawn team. We’re doing a Holiday Inspiration week to get you motivated to start on your Christmas cards and projects. Today, Winter Fox and Winter Bunny are being featured. I have projects for both stamp sets!

First up, Winter Bunny

I wanted to make a shaker card, and I decided Winter Bunny was perfect for this card. The little beads add such a cool effect. This card will be perfect for a child.

ETA: If you want to know how to make a shaker card, the amazing Debbie Olson has an excellent tutorial here.

Next, a couple of gift card holders using Winter Fox

This sweet little fox with her cup of cocoa or coffee just made me think it would make the perfect gift card holders. I have many friends who can’t live without their Starbucks, so these are going to come in handy.

(Patterned paper in first card holder is from Collage Press, and in second card holder is My Mind’s Eye).

Let me know if you’d be interested in instructions for making any of these projects. I’m not a videographer like many of the talented bloggers out there, but I could make some step by step photo instructions for you.

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by. If you haven’t already, head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other projects and for a giveaway!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge #21

2011-11-07T00:00:00.001-05:00

Hi Friends,

It’s time for another Lawnscaping challenge. The theme this time is to make a “thank you” card. We are sponsored this time by the amazing Simon Says Stamp.

They are offering a $25 gift card to the winner of the challenge.

With Christmas coming fast, I decided to make a thank you card with that in mind. We are so blessed with generous family and friends that we will be needing some thank you cards.

I thought this would be a fun card to send. It’s really bright and cheery. I used Lawn Fawn sets: Quinn’s ABCs, Ornate Ornaments, and Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum. I am still using up my Collage Press Paper.

This will be a good week to visit the Lawn Fawn blog because there will be loads of Holiday inspiration to get you in the mood for getting your Christmas projects going!

I hope you decide to play along with the Lawnscaping Challenge. I look forward to seeing your fabulous creations!

Hugs and blessings!

Nette

Cards that Care Blog Hop

2011-11-04T07:00:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I cannot believe I’ve not posted all week. Wow, I’ve been a bad blogger. Well, I’m excited to be posting today and be part of the Cards that Care blog hop. The super sweet and talented Vera put this together with the wonderful Jennifer McGuire. They are organizing a holiday card drive to take to nursing homes. Isn’t that just the sweetest idea? I am so honored to help with this effort.

In honor of this card drive, they’ve put together this Cards that Care blog hop to spur interest and give away some prizes. There are all kinds of talented designers who will be showcasing some beautiful projects. If you’ve been hopping along, you should’ve arrived from my wonderful and talented friend, Laurel. If you’ve just arrived, head on over to Vera’s blog to start at the beginning.

Now, here’s the card I created for the hop:

I broke out some Lawn Fawn stamps for this card. I used Making Frosty Friends, Hats off to You, and Cozy Christmas. I put it with some Collage Press patterned paper. It’s hard to tell in the photo, but on the white fur of the hat, I used some fun flock.

Now, I mentioned prizes before? All you have to do is comment on the blogs participating in the hop and random winners will be drawn. Interested in some of the goodies up for grabs? How about:

Avocado Arts, Lawn Fawn, Hero Arts, Jennifer McGuire (A spot in her upcoming Holiday Boot camp class), Mami Doodles, May Arts, Penny Black, and Monika Wright’s I Love it All. Some pretty good stuff! Vera’s blog has all the details of the prizes.

Next up on the hop is the amazing Melania Deasy

Have fun, good luck, and have a great weekend.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

More Halloween Fun

2011-10-27T11:07:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Thought I’d share another Halloween card today.

This post is going to be brief, I’m not feeing too great or chatty. But I do hope you enjoy the card.

I’ve used Lawn Fawn’s Happy Haunting stamp set which is just so fun for Halloween. Today, I used more traditional Halloween colors.

I thought I’d enter this into a couple of challenges that it qualifies for: Lily Pads challenge which is a sketch challenge and this is the sketch:

And I thought I’d submit it for the current Wee Memories challenge which is a “free-for-all.”

Thanks for stopping by friends

Nette

Happy Haunting

2011-10-25T08:34:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends!

I hope your week has gotten off to a great start.

My week is shaping up to be quite busy, and I’m not sure I’ll be able to spend too much time in the craft room at night (boo). But most of the stuff I have going on is fun, so I cannot complain too much.

I thought I’d share a Halloween card today since it’s the season right now.

Again, I made this for a sketch challenge a couple of weeks ago and didn’t get it posted in time. Oh well, I have a Halloween card made to send out.

I used the super fun My Mind’s Eye paper (Mischievous) with Lawn Fawn’s Happy Haunting.

Thanks for stopping in today!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Halloween paper-piecing

2011-10-19T08:23:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you’re having a great week. It’s pretty dreary and rainy here in Indianapolis, but it happens.

Today, I wanted to share a Halloween card that I’m entering into the current Wee Memories challenge which is to make a holiday themed project, any holiday. So here’s my project:

All of the images on this card are paper-pieced. (This card would qualify for the current Lawnscaping challenge featuring the paper-piecing technique). I used Lawn Fawn’s Happy Haunting with My Mind’s Eye “Mischievous” paper. I did darken some of the house with my Copics, but other than that, it’s all paper-pieced, including the ghosts! (Notice that the house has multiple papers paper-pieced onto it to create the look)

I hope you like. Thanks for stopping in today.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge

2011-10-17T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you had a great weekend. It’s time for another Lawnscaping challenge. It’s another good one, paper-piecing. Lawn Fawn is our awesome sponsor for this fun challenge.

I love paper-piecing, and Lawn Fawn stamps are perfect for that. I decided to go with one of the first Lawn Fawn sets, Sew Lovely.

I used some My Mind’s Eye paper. As you know, I love their patterned paper. I added some died seem binding and a couple roses to complete the look.

Be sure to head to the Lawnscaping blog to check out the rest of the design team’s projects. I hope you will play along with us for this fun challenge. I can’t wait to see your creations.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

CPS Sketch Challenge

2011-10-14T07:59:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy Friday! Anyone have any big weekend plans? We are going to see “Real Steel” tonight with my brother and nephew. I have to admit when I saw the previews I thought it was Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots comes to the big screen. And I thought it looked bad. Well, then my brother and nephew asked us to go. We read some of the reviews, and it’s gotten fairly decent reviews. Now, don’t get me wrong, I have very low expectations, but we are going to give it a chance. I’d love to hear what you have planned for the weekend?

Now, onto paper-crafting… I don’t know about you, but I struggle, and I mean STRUGGLE with coming up with layouts for my cards. Last night, I decided to check out the CPS sketch challenge. And that is what I used to create this card:

As I said yesterday, I need birthday cards, so I came up with this. I used Lawn Fawn’s Bake me a Cake set which is my go-to birthday set. I also combined it with some Jillibean Soup patterned paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a great weekend!

Nette

October Birthdays

2011-10-13T07:28:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope you’re having a great week and enjoyed the Lawn Fawn Inspiration week.

October is a busy month for birthdays, so I’ve been busy making birthday cards (some of which have already been shared). Today, I thought I’d share a birthday card I made for my brother who turned 40 on Monday.

The Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage set is perfect for him because he’s an airplaine mechanic.

Hope you have a great day!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn “My Cup of Tea”

2011-10-12T08:40:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope you’ve enjoyed the Lawn Fawn Inspiration week. Today is the last day, and we’ve saved a fun little set for last. We are featuring “My Cup of Tea” today. It is a mini set full of cute images. Here’s what I came up with using the set:

I decided to put it with some lovely My Mind’s Eye paper (Gertie). I played off the colors in the paper. I added a small bow from jute and a customized pearl (colored with a Copic to coordinate).

Remember to head over the Lawn Fawn blog to see the projects the design team came up with. Of course, there are giveaways, so you won’t want to miss that.

Be sure to check out the last day of the Just Keep Swimming Blog hop. I have a post here. There are tons of designers involved and some great prizes. The most important thing is that the hop is set up to raise money for a family struggling with cancer. One thing that has always impressed me with the paper-crafting community is the generousity.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a blessed day

Nette

Just Keep Swimming

2011-10-12T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I am honored to be participating in the blog hop/fundraiser for Katie Renz. Below is some information about the blog hop.

From October 10-12 some of the best stampers are joining together to support and encourage our friend and fellow stamper, Katie Renz, who is currently battling inoperable gastric cancer. If you're not familiar with her, Katie’s cancer story started just before Christmas last year. This young, beautiful, healthy, vibrant mother of 3 with her infectious smile was suddenly diagnosed with an inoperable cancer, virtually overnight. A few tummy aches and then stage 4 gastric cancer. Her first post about it is here. The idea of “Swimming for Katie” came from her recent post here.

This exclusive stamp used in my sample, designed by Becky Oehlers is available as a clear stamp, as well as a digis or a dig and SVG cut file. 100% of the profits go to Katie's fund to help her and her young family. Her husband Kevin and her three young children need our help and support. In addition to the Keep Swimming Octopus, Marianne Walker and True =D Doodle Designs both also donated digis that are for sale. Direct donations are also being accepted. Information central is HERE. This is a permanent page that will stay active at i {heart} papers with current information and the full 3 day blog hop listing, as well as the donation button.

Here is the donation button if you’d like to access it from here:

'>Donation Code

Keep Swimming Octopus
Peachy Clear stamp
$5.50 with free shipping

Keep Swimming Octopus DIGIstamp
$3.00 with instant download

Keep Swimming Octopus DIGIstamp with SVG cut file
$3.50 with instant download

Keep Swimming Mermaid DIGIstamp
$3.50 with instant download

Keep Swimming Ribbon Fish DIGIstamp and DIGIpapers
$5.00 with instant download

I hope you will join me in supporting Katie through a purchase or donation. The following is a list of everyone who has projects posted today. I hope you will be inspired by them and moved to purchase or donate. Thank you!"

Amy Heller

Danielle Lounds

Debbie Carriere

DoBea A.

Fran Gumprecht

Geny Cassady

Gina K.

Holly McMillen

Jackie Pedro

Jak Heath

Javablustamper/ Jacquie

Julie Lacey

Julie Masse

Kecia Waters

Kim Kesti

Kimberly Crawford

Latisha Yoast

Laurie Schmidlin

Lisa Arana

Lisa Henke

Lisa Silver

Lydia Fiedler

Lyn Bernatovich

Lynette

Maria Gurnsey

Meg Craig

Melissa Bickford

Michelle Woerner

Mona Pendleton

Niki Estes

Robyn Weatherspoon

Sandie Dunne

Sarah Jay

Sarah Martina Parker

Savannah O'Gwynn

Shemaine Smith

Stephanie Washburn

Susan Liles

Susanna Boyd

Tobi Crawford

Trudy Sjolander

To help raise money for Katie, Creating for Causes (www.creatingforcauses.org) has generously donated a FREE ticket (value: $249.95) to one of their upcoming 3-day Scrap & Stamp Retreats.

The winner of the free ticket will enjoy 3 days of non-stop fun and creativity with fellow scrappers, stampers and paper crafters, and can choose between the Charlotte, NC Scrap & Stamp Ritzy Retreat at The Ritz-Carlton on October 21-23 or the Orlando, FL Scrap & Stamp Retreat at the Marriott World Center on November 4-6. Both retreats promise to spoil you and provide 48-straight hours of creating, camaraderie and fun!

To learn more about the events, please visit: http://www.creatingforcauses.org/our-events/scrapbook-events/.

Not only will you be raising money for Katie by making a donation, you get a chance to win a wonderful weekend getaway for yourself! And, because all of Creating for Causes' events are charity events that raise money for local charities, you'll be giving back twice!

Wow, a weekend retreat for you and two chances to help others. Does it get any better than that?

Here's how it works:

Simply make a $33 donation (or more) for Katie and indicate that you want to be entered in the Creating for Causes Retreat ticket drawing. Everyone who makes a qualifying donation will be entered into the drawing and one lucky person will be attending this 3-day retreat for FREE! That lucky person could just be you! (If you have already donated and wish to be included, just email kate(at) iheartpapers (dot) com)

DEADLINE TO ENTER FOR THIS GIVEAWAY IS FRIDAY 9PM EST, although other donations will be accepted for weeks to come.

Now, before you leave, I do have a card to share with you in honor of this event… Here it is:

I sure hope you join in to help. Every little bit will help.

Have a blessed day friends

Lynnette

Another Sally's post

2011-10-11T06:44:00.003-04:00

Hi Again Friends,

Yes, I have two posts today. This post is also featuring Lawn Fawn's Sally's ABC's.

I decided to separate the two because I also want to submit this one to the Young Crafter's Unite challenge (even thought I am not as young as they are, I hope that doesn't disqualify me). The challenge is to make a coordinating envelope.

As I mentioned yesterday, we went to wedding over the weekend. We gave the couple a gift card. Incidentally, I used to be against giving gift cards, but after our wedding, I have a new perspective. We loved the gift cards we received, it helped us fill in things we needed but hadn't gotten. Since we weren't going to have a beautifully gift wrapped present, I wanted to make a pretty card and envelope.

Remember to visit the Lawn Fawn blog to see the Design Team's projects.

Thanks for stopping in again today :)

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn's Sally's ABC's

2011-10-11T06:39:00.003-04:00

Hi Friends

Welcome to day 2 of Lawn Fawn's inspiration week. Today, we're showcasing Sally's ABC's.

Each Thanksgiving, Carlin and I host our family's for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. I thought it would be fun to make place cards using Sally's ABCs. Here are our place cards:

And here is the whole family's place cards together :

You can see that I paired Sally's ABC's with Harvest Season. I think it will help our table be a little more festive.

Thanks for stopping in today. Be sure to head over the Lawn Fawn blog to see the entire design team's projects and for a chance to win. Lawn Fawn is always doing some fun little giveaway.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Winter Fox

2011-10-10T08:11:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy Monday! I hope you enjoyed your weekend. We had a beautiful weekend in Indianapolis, warm temperatures, sunny skies, and the fall colors are really vibrant this year. We went a lovely wedding this weekend, and it was a perfect day for the newly wedded couple.

Lawn Fawn is having an inspiration week this week, and we are featuring some fun stamps this week. Today, we get to showcase the super cute Winter Fox.

Here is my card…

This little fox is just so sweet. I put her with the tree from Critters in the Forest and Frosties.

I have to confess that I had a little accident where the sentiment is. (Made the mistake of trying to stamp the sentiment over the embossed snowflakes…doesn’t work). I had gotten pretty far into the card at that point, so I was trying to figure a way to save it. This is what I came up with, and I have to admit, I am pleased.

If you haven’t yet, head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the entire Design Team’s work, and to sign up for a chance to win some fun stuff!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Haunting Banner

2011-10-05T09:14:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Well, it’s October which means that you’re going to start seeing some Halloween cards here at the blog. I will space them out so that you don’t get sick of them (wink).

Today’s card, I actually made for a sketch challenge but missed the submission deadline. Oh well, still made for a good sketch.

I used the sketch from the Lilly Pad Sketch challenge, but like I said, I missed the deadline. Here is the sketch anyway.

I used Lawn Fawn’s Happy Haunting and Bannerific combined with My Mind’s Eye Mischievous paper (had some scraps that worked perfectly to paper piece the banner).\

Thanks for stopping in. Have a blessed day

Lynnette

Lawnscaping challenge

2011-10-03T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

It’s time for another fun Lawnscaping Challenge. This challenge is sponsored by the wonderful Simon Says Stamp

They are offering up a $25 gift certificate to the winner. They carry loads of great product (including Lawn Fawn stamps), so this is a great prize that I wish I could win.

The challenge this time is to add dimension to your card. Personally, I love dimension on cards, so this was right up my alley. I think a little dimension adds so much to a card.

Here’s what I came up with:

This card uses so much dimension. I punched a big circle in the front panel of the card. Then I stamped the Hero Arts clouds on a piece of Neenah white cardstock, next I punched out waves and adhered them with pop dots to create layers of waves I popped up the orange panel with the window in it over the clouds and waves. Next I colored the dolphin, hat, banner, seaweed, and shell. I cut them out and attached to the card.

I hope you like it. And I hope you will play along with us in this fun challenge. Be sure to check out the Lawnscaping blog to see the other design team members’ creations.

Have a great Monday

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Card Positioning Challenge

2011-09-30T17:26:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I was able to do something that I’ve not done in ages. I played in a sketch challenge. I realize I do the Lawnscaping challenges routinely as a design team member. I was able to make a card for the Card Positioning Challenge blog. Here’s what the sketch looked like:

And here is my take on the sketch:

I paper-pieced the pumpkin and leaves. I embossed a panel to add some texture, wrapped some twine around it, attached the leaves and pumpkin, stamped a sentiment and added some bling.

The stamps are Lawn Fawn’s Harvest Season, the patterned paper is by My Mind’s Eye (All Spice).

Thanks for stopping in. Have a great weekend.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Same layout—two looks

2011-09-28T08:32:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

It’s Wednesday already, wow. Yay! The week is going fast. I hope your week is going well. I’m having a good week although seem to be either bothered by allergies or coming down with something. I’ve had a headache off and on along with sore throat and earache.

We’re having fall show itself here in Indiana, and I’m loving it. The leaves are starting to change colors, and the temperatures are getting into the 60s which I find very pleasant.

ANYWAY, I wanted to share two cards today that are the same basic layout but totally different looks. Both cards use Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Botanicals (which as most of you know, I LOVE).

First up a happy birthday card:

The vibrant colors along with bow and flowers just make for a cheery birthday card.

The second card is a sympathy card. I know we don’t enjoy making those, but if ever anyone needs a card is at a time when they are grieving the loss of a loved one.

You can see the feel of the card is different than the birthday card. I just used more muted colors, some twine, and distress inks.

Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Ornaments

2011-09-22T09:10:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope your week is going well. I can’t believe it’s Thursday already and that we’re nearing the end of September. Wow! Time flies. It’s going to be the holiday season before you know it.

Along that line of thinking, I thought I’d share a card featuring the new Lawn Fawn “Ornate Ornaments” set.

This set is so fabulous with all the ornaments, evergreen branches. There are just so many options. I love paper-piecing, and these larger ornaments are perfect for paper-piecing. I paired them with the My Mind’s Eye 12 days of Christmas paper which I love. I also added some gems and glitter (stickles) to punch them up a bit.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and blessings

Nette

Tuesday

2011-09-20T08:19:00.001-04:00

Hi There

I hope your week is off to a great start. Mine sure is. Last night, I spent the evening with two Godly women from my church having coffee and fellowship. It was such an encouragement and just plain fun. I am so grateful to the Lord for the friends He’s given me. I am so blessed.

Since I was out last night, I didn’t do any crafting, BUT it just so happens, I have some projects that I’ve made and haven’t been shared yet. I thought I’d share one today with you.

This card would also work for the current Lawnscaping challenge. Speaking of which, have you checked it out? It’s to use letters, text, etc. in your card. And Lawn Fawn is sponsoring the challenge. A set of the winner’s choice is up for grabs. Since Lawn Fawn just recently released 9 new sets, I think there finding a stamp set shouldn’t be hard!

Thanks for stopping by today, have a blessed day

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge

2011-09-19T07:52:00.001-04:00

Hey There

It’s time for a new Lawnscaping challenge. This is a unique and fun one… to use text, letters, etc as a focal point in your card.

This challenge is sponsored by Lawn Fawn! How exciting is this!

And here is the card that I came up with:

Garrett is my nephew, and he turns 10 in a few weeks. I cannot believe it. Time has flown by. Anyway, I thought this would be a fun card to give him on his birthday, not that a 10 year old boy will truly appreciate a handmade card, but he’s worth it.

Now, get creating, a Lawn Fawn set of your choice is up for grabs! Be sure to check out the Lawnscaping blog for some fab inspiration. Can’t wait to see what you come up with

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Thursday

2011-09-15T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you’re doing well. It’s post Lawn Fawn Inspiration week, and I’ve been busy in my new job. So, I haven’t had loads of time to craft. However, I have some cards made previously and thought I’d share one today.

This little birthday card is one that I think would work well for a male birthday which is always a challenge. I thought the blue and green of the paper would lend itself to a card for a boy. (I also think it would work for a female but I usually try to bling those up a bit)

I used Lawn Fawn’s Bake me a Cake which is a go to for me when I need a birthday card. I combined with some Jillibean Soup paper and American Crafts felt Rick Rack. Of course, I colored my cake with Copics.

Thanks for stopping in friends!

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Making Frosty Friends

2011-09-14T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hi There

So, it may be 80 + degrees, but we’re thinking about snow on the Lawn Fawn Design Team! Hehehee. Today is the last day of the inspiration week. I hope you’ve had as much fun as we’ve had creating these projects.

Here’s what I came up with:

I love these little birds in the set. I mean I seriously love them. So that’s why I built my card around just them. Don’t get me wrong, the snowmen options are countless, and I cannot wait to play with building snow-people, but I just couldn’t resist these birds. I love the little bird turning his head looking towards the front. Anyway, I paired the set up with Smitty’s ABC’s to customize the sentiment which is a play on the sentiment that comes with the set.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the inspiration week. If you’ve not already, remember to go the Lawn Fawn blog and check out the projects and sign up for a chance to win!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Ornate Ornaments

2011-09-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

HI Friends,

Are you enjoying the Lawn Fawn inspiration week? It’s making me think of Christmas, and it was 85 here today! (I’m also realizing that I’m already behind as I’ve not really started on Christmas cards yet…must fix that).

I digress. Today, we’re featuring the new set, Ornate Ornaments. This set has so many options for creating custom ornaments. So much so that I’m going to share 2 projects with you.

First up, a card that would really be easily mass produced for making lots of cards for all those people on your list. The part that took the longest was coloring and cutting the acorns (But coloring and cutting are so much fun, so who cares if it takes a little bit of time?)

Next, I wanted to use the little ornaments in the set to make a gift set.

And here’s a close up of the tag…

Now, be sure to head over the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other designers’ creations. And of course, you know there are giveaways, so good luck!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Inspiration week

2011-09-12T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

It’s that fun time of the month where we get to highlight some newer Lawn Fawn Stamps! This week is focused on Holidays. Today, we get to share projects from the fabulously adorable “Pa-Rum-Pa-Pum-Pum.” The set couldn’t be any more cute, seriously.

I decided to go with tags for my project, here’s a group shot.

Don’t they look fun and happy together? (To get the photo, I dug out this wreath from my Christmas decorations to set the scene.)

Now I have some close ups to share with you too..

I had so much fun making these tags. The images are great for coloring. They go so well with the new My Mind’s Eye Merry and Bright Christmas paper.

Thanks for stopping by today, and remember to check out the Lawn Fawn blog to see the design team’s projects and a chance to win prizes!

1st Lawnscaping Blog Hop

2011-09-09T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

Happy Friday!! The Lawnscaping blog is having our first blog hop and will have amazing prizes along the way (sponsors include Lawn Fawn, Mold Muse, and mystery prize packs. The theme of the hop is holiday cards. It can be any holiday of choice, so this was wide open.

If you’re following along in the hop, you should be arriving from Patricia GJ. If you’ve come to my blog first, I highly encourage you to start at the beginning at the Lawnscaping blog to get to see all the creativity! (AND all the prize info is at the Lawnscaping blog).

Here is the card I made for the challenge:

I chose to do a Thanksgiving card because I figured there would be a lot of Halloween and Christmas cards. Plus, I need to get Thanksgiving cards made (along with Halloween, Christmas and birthday cards!) AND, I just love LOVE coloring the cornucopia.

Well, I’m sure you are anxious to move onto the next blog in the hop, and next up is Jess Larsen.

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to leave comments for chances to win some amazing prizes!!!

Have fun!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Flowery friends

2011-09-07T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope you are doing well. Today was my first day in my home office. I’d say I’m off to a good start. I got up early and got to it. I have a bunch of reading to do, so I made a significant dent in it. It was quiet, but that is okay. I think it will take some getting used to, but I’m up for the challenge.

Now, onto today’s card… this is one I made for a friend’s birthday awhile back and haven’t shared yet.

You can see that I used Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Botanicals to make a wreath similar to what I did here (but using Harvest Season instead). If I had to do this card over, I would leave out the leaves and flower on the sentiment, but oh well.

Thanks for stopping in today.
Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping challenge

2011-09-05T09:43:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I’m late getting my post up, so sorry about that kids! My spacey brain just dropped the ball on this one.

That notwithstanding, Lawnscaping has another fabulous challenge starting today. And it’s sponsored by the amazing Simon Says Stamp. They are giving away a $25 gift certificate to their online store. They are truly the best online retailer, so this is an awesome prize!

The challenge this time is embossing. It can be dry embossing or heat embossing, your choice! I love embossing, so this was a fun challenge. Here’s what I cam up with

I embossed the leaves from Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Botanicals with clear embossing powder. Then I embossed Judy’s blooms with sparkly embossing powder. I made a panel of kraft and distressed the edges with Antique Linen, stamped the sentiment. I cut out the images, arranged on the panel and attached. Pretty easy card which was good for me since I just got back from a trip and have been pretty tired.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Thank you Kelly

2011-09-02T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

Today is a fun post to thank Kelly Marie, one of the founders of Lawn Fawn whose stamps this blog adores. She’s been so good to the design team, and we wanted to take some time to say thanks and thought a blog hop would be a nice start.

You should be arriving here via Laurel’s blog. Here’s the card I made and have sent to Kelly

It’s pretty simple, but I wanted to showcase the fun Petaloo flowers.

Next stop on the blog hop is Ashley! Have fun and thanks for popping in.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Note of thanks

2011-09-01T00:00:00.000-04:00

Hi!

I hope you’re having a good week. I’ve got another thank you to share with you. It uses another one of the sentiments from the new Lawn Fawn Many Thanks set.

I’ve combined it with Fly Free and Blissful Botanicals.

Thanks for stopping in

Hugs and blessings

Nette

More thank yous

2011-08-31T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

I’m continuing on the “thank you” theme this week and am sharing two thank you cards.

The latest Lawn Fawn Many Thanks set is so perfect for creating a variety of thank you’s.

Since these two cards are so similar, I thought I’d share both together.

I thought the swirls in this My Mind’s Eye (Hattie) paper looked adorable with this sentiment.

Thanks for visiting

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Travel week

2011-08-30T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

Confession time, I’m prescheduling these blog posts. I’m traveling this week to start my new job, and I wanted to share some fun stuff on the blog this week along with some creations. So if something seems out of date or something, it’s probably because I’ve prescheduled it and don’t have a way to update it.

When I departed my old job, I had several really nice people do some kind things to wish me luck and congratulate me. I am so grateful that my departure was pleasant. I’m going to share a lot of thank you cards that I’ve made for these kind friends and colleagues

Today, I’m sharing this one:

I know I’m totally hooked on blissful botanicals, but can you blame me? This one is for a dear friend who gave me a beautiful new business card holder with the Initial “L” on it.

Thanks for stopping in

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping—Guess Who

2011-08-29T12:00:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

Since there are 5 weeks in the month, Lawnscaping is doing a fun little game (with a prize associated with it). Each of the design team made a card which is posted at the Lawnscaping blog. Your job is to guess which of the designers’ card it is. If you guess correctly, you will have a chance to win a fab prize package!

Be sure to check it out and make a guess!

I’ll have a card tomorrow for you to check out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Happy Turkey Day

2011-08-24T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

Welcome to the last day of the Lawn Fawn previews. Today, we’re featuring the mini set “Happy Turkey Day”. It features a cute little turkey with the sentiment.

Here’s what I came up with:

Isn’t that turkey so adorable? He’s so fun to color! I used some old patterned paper (I think it’s by Imaginesce but not sure).

Be sure to go to the Lawn Fawn Blog to see the other designers’ creations and to sign up for a chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Harvest Season

2011-08-23T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

I know you might be thinking that this is supposed to be a new release today. But Lawn Fawn decided to do a fun thing and do a throwback from last year’s sets. Some of us are featuring Harvest Season, and some of the other designers’ are showing Heebie Jeebies.

Lawn Fawn released Heebie Jeebies and Harvest Season last year, and both are fabulously adorable sets that deserve a little love, don’t you think?

Here’s what I came up with:

I’ve wanted to make a wreath using the leaves from this set for a long time. This release week, or throwback day gave me the perfect excuse to do it! I started by stamping a circle of leaves on white cardstock that is the card front, and then stamping leaves on another sheet of paper. I colored them various fallish shades. I cut several out from the other sheet of paper and arranged to create a full wreath. I added the strip of patterned paper and stamped the sentiment. I wrapped some twine from the Twinery around it and adhered to the card base. I tied a bow and attached to the wreath with a button and finally added some bling to it.

I hope you like it. Be sure to go to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other designers’ projects and sign up for your chance to win

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Many Thanks

2011-08-22T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

It’s day 2 of the Lawn Fawn previews, and today we get to feature a fun sentiment set called “Many Thanks.” I needed some thank you cards, so this set is perfectly timed for me. With holidays fast approaching, I am guessing we can all use some good thank you sentiments.

Here’s what I came up with:

You can see that I combined with the wonderful Blissful Botanicals set and some My Mind’s Eye paper (Stella Rose—Mabel). I added some Prima flowers and a few bits of bling.

If you haven’t already, be sure to head over the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other designers’ projects and to sign up for a chance to win.

See you back tomorrow for another Lawn Fawn post

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Happy Haunting

2011-08-21T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

It’s that time again, time for some new Lawn Fawn stamps to be released. There are 9 new sets that will be released this week, and boy are there some fabulous stamps coming out. The Design Team are previewing 3 of the new sets, beginning with Happy Haunting today.

When I saw this set, I was blown away. It has so many perfect images for the upcoming Halloween season. (It will be here before you know it, can you believe it?) I absolutely loved coloring Haunted House with my Copics. I did layers of W-1, W-3, W-5 with some E-33 and E-35 to try and give it that worn look. You can’t tell in the photo but the points on the fence actually have black Stickles in them. At the last minute I added the googlie eyes to the ghosts, and I’m glad I did.

Make sure you head over to the Lawn Fawn blog to check out the Design Team’s work and sign up for your chance to win some new stamps!

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Happy Haunting

Ink: Memento

Paper: Stampin’ Up and Neenah

Other: Signo pen, googlie eyes, Jillibean Soup Twine

Smile

2011-08-17T20:33:00.003-04:00

Hi Friends

Sorry my blog posts have been so sporadic lately. I've had a lot going on. It's all good stuff, but it's still be a lot on my plate. I'll tell you about it below. Before I do that, I thought I'd share a card I made using the fabulous Lawn Fawn set Blissful Botanicals.

I just love this set. There are so many options with it. I have focused on the leaves before, so I decided to give the flowers some love.

So, here's what has been going on. I've recently resigned from my job. I've been at this company for nearly 13 years, so this was not a decision that I took lightly. I had an incredible opportunity come my way, and after a lot of prayers, Carlin and I decided that I should pursue it. I am overwhelmed with how good God is to me. Friday is my last day, and I still cannot believe it.

I am so excited about this new job, but I am sad and nervous too. I have a lot of friends I've made over the last 13 years, so it's hard knowing I won't be able to meet up with them easily for coffee or lunch. (I am going to be working from home, so I can meet up with them for lunches, just not so easily). Thus, while I am excited, happy, it is also bittersweet.

I've not slept real well because of my mind racing. I've also got some other things unrelated to work that I'm working through that have me preoccupied. It amazes me how God blesses me despite all my flaws. I am so grateful.

That is just a little bit of why I've been inconsistent here at the blog. I want to let you know that the friends I've made while blogging are a huge blessing to me. I am amazed at the friendships I've made through this little blog. I thank you all for stopping by. I do apologize for not commenting on your blogs lately. For some reason, I cannot comment on google blogs when I'm using my internet explorer (I've not taken the plunge on my laptop to switch search engines, but I'm getting close). The only time I can comment on blogs is when I'm on my iPad using Safari. I do stop by and ooh and ah and the amazing creations.

Just one more thing, remember there's a super fun Lawnscaping challenge going on right now with a great prize package from Jenni Bowlin.

Have a great day, hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping challenge

2011-08-15T07:09:00.003-04:00

HI Friends

It's time for anotehr Lawnscaping Challenge. This one is sponsored by the awesome Jenni Bowlin. She's offered up a generous prize package that you're going to love.

The Design Team got some goodies to play with while we made our single layered cards. This is one I came up with:

It's feeling fallish here the last day or so (and I love it). That inspired me to break out the Lawn Fawn "Harvest Season" stamp set. I also attempted coloring with colored pencils, and boy do I need to work on that. (And probably invest in a little better colored pencils).

Hope you play along!
Nette

Make Me Smile

2011-08-09T19:30:00.004-04:00

Hi Friends,

How are you? I hope you all are doing well. This is going to be a short post, so bear with me. How about I get right to the creative part of the post:

I just love this sentiment. I keep thinking I'm going to make something for my hubby with it, but this card ain't it (wink). Just a little too girly for my man. I originally made this card for the Lawnscaping distressing challenge, but then I got the idea to make the sunset card instead. Speaking of the Lawnscaping challenge, there is still a little time left. It's being sponsored by the super fabulous Simon Says Stamp . They are super duper sweet and ship lickity split. So a chance to win $25 gift card is fabulous!!!

Thanks for stopping in friends, and enjoy your week

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Denami and Lawn Fawn Blog hop!!

2011-08-04T04:00:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I’m so excited to tell you about a fun blog hop going on today and tomorrow. Denami and Lawn Fawn are teaming up together to do a co-sponsored blog hop. You should be hopping here from Dana Seymour’s blog.

This blog hop is all about cuteness! You’ve got the cutest wood rubber stamps in Denami paired with the uber cute Lawn Fawn clear stamps. Eek, what could be more fun???

Hmmm, let me think, how about if there were prizes involved?! Yep, there are! On August 4th and 5th, all you have to do is comment to be entered for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Denami AND a $25 gift certificate to Lawn Fawn. (Just one comment per blog, please).

We each made projects pairing up Denami stamps with Lawn Fawn Stamps. Let me tell you that this was super easy to do, they compliment each other so well. I decided to get a jump start on Christmas projects. Here’s what I came up with:

Here’s a close up of the box. I used a Denami template to make this cute little gift box.

And here’s the coordinating gift card.

Your next stop on the blog hop is Laurie Wilson.

Be sure to comment for your chance to win.

Thanks for stopping by and happy hopping.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Bows and Holly, Cozy Christmas, Frosties, Denami Puppy in Stocking and Kitty in Present

Ink: Memento, Studio G, Stampin Up, Colorbox

Paper: American Crafts, Bazzill Basics, Neenah

Other: EK Success scallop punch, Twinery, Copic markers, We R Memory Keepers Corner Rounder, Denami button

Lawnscaping challenge

2011-08-01T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you had a great weekend. I can’t believe it’s Monday already, and August! Time flies. This summer has been so hot that we’ve not really been able to be outside to enjoy it.

Speaking of time flying, it’s already time for another fun Lawnscaping Challenge! This one is about distressing. The options are wide open for this one. You can distress edges, images, or background colors. I wanted to challenge myself on this one and decided to go with making a background color scheme.

I wanted to create the feel of a sunset. It took a few trial and errors to get the effect I was going for. In the end, I am satisfied with how the colors turned out. I used Tim Holtz’s Wild Honey and Fired Brick distress inks along with a some Stampin’ Up So Saffron (it’s lighter). I started inking my white Neenah paper with the So Saffron ink, then added the Wild Honey, and then the Fired Brick. I went back with the Wild Honey to get some blending and smoothing out of the color.

For the scene, I broke out Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Forest.” I’ll confess here that I had these images colored and filed away (I love to color and cut, so sometimes I will sit and do that while we watch television. Then I have a stash of colored images to create from.) I used the sentiment from Lawn Fawn’s “On the Mend”. I arranged them and wanted to leave some “white space” or “sunset space” in this case (wink). I tell you it was tough for me not to put something in it.

Our challenge sponsor this time is the fabulous Simon Says Stamp. They are offering up a $25 shopping spree to the winner. I have to tell you, I just love them. They are so nice and quick to ship. This is a great prize, I tell you.

Be sure to go to the Lawnscaping blog to check out the other design team members’ inspirational pieces. There are some super duper fabby creations to get your mojo flowing.

Thanks for stopping in.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Speedy Recovery

2011-07-27T21:43:00.004-04:00

Hi Friends,

How is your week been? The heat wave continues here in Indiana, and we could really use some rain.

I’ve not felt too crafty lately, but fortunately, I have some cards that I can share. This one is a get well card that I made for a friend’s daughter who had her tonsils’ removed. I tried to do messy stitching, and it just looks like I don’t know how to sew (which is true). I think that she probably liked the card nonetheless.

I used Lawn Fawn’s “On the Mend” set. That is the perfect set of stamps for cheering someone up who is sick or who’s had surgery. It’s fun and whimsical.

I’m really looking forward to the weekend (as is the case every week). I’m excited about seeing the “Cowboys and Aliens” movie. When my hubby told me about it, I thought that it sounded ridiculous. However, after seeing some previews and knowing the cast (Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde), I am really wanting to see it. Also, early reviews have been encouraging.

I’m also really hoping to spend some time in the craft room. I just need to reconnect with my crafty supplies and get in the groove.

Thanks for stopping by

Nette

Supplies: (Ask me if you have a question, I’ll be happy to share).

CHA recovery

2011-07-26T21:52:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

Sorry for the length between posts. Last week’s trip to CHA while fabulous was also draining. The heat has been tough, and couple that with long days (into the wee hours of the next morning) and walking the floors, makes Nette a tired girl.

I thought I’d share a fun Lawn Fawn card that I made for a friend celebrating a new job.

I thought it would be a fun whimsical card to celebrate a new job. I love the My Mind’s Eye Lime Twist “Fly a kite” 6x6 paper pack. LOVE. IT. I say that a lot with My Mind’s Eye paper, I know. I just thought the clouds from Bon Voyage and the kitty from Critters in the burbs went so well with the kite paper. I customized the sentiment using Harold’s ABC’s. (All stamps by Lawn Fawn). I finally got my hands on the Fiskars grass punch which makes me so happy. I just love this. I finished it off with some Twine by Jillibean Soup.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and blessings.

Nette

Leaving for CHA

2011-07-20T07:10:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I’m leaving today for the Summer CHA outside of Chicago. I cannot wait to see the soon to be released product lines. I’m sure I’ll come back in the Christmas spirit. (hehehee). Most of all, I am SO excited to see some sweet friends at the conference.

I plan to take lots of piccies to share here on the blog.

For today, I thought I’d share a little scene from the farm. Or a scene from Lawn Fawn’s Critters on the Farm (with Bon Voyage clouds, and Partly Cloudy sun)

I added some googlie eyes. I just wanted a little silliness to the card for fun. I colored the images with Copics. This scene reminds me of the ongoing Lawnscaping challenge, to create a scene. Who doesn’t like creating scenes?? And Lawn Fawn stamps make it so easy (of course for the challenge, you don’t have use Lawn Fawn stamps to play in the challenge.) A Simon Says stamp gift certificate is at stake, so I hope you join in!

Thanks for visiting. Have a blessed day

Lynnette

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn (Critters on the Farm, Partly Cloudy, and Bon Voyage)

Ink: Memento

Paper: Neenah, American Crafts

Other: Copic markers, Googlie eyes

Tuesday

2011-07-19T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi there!

How are you friends? Who’s going to CHA? I’m leaving on Wednesday to attend, and I’m really excited to see some dear sweet friends (and the previews of new products to be released).

Today, I thought I’d share a set I made using Lawn Fawn’s Clear to see set.

You can see these are super simple cards. I embossed the glasses to add a little punch to the card. I rounded the corners to finish them off before tying some twine around the top. Easy peasy.

Thanks for dropping in today folks.

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge

2011-07-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

It’s time for another Lawnscaping challenge. This is a super fun one that is perfectly suited for Lawn Fawn stamps. The challenge is to build a scene.

Here’s what I came up with:

I used Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Burbs, Bon Voyage, Quinn’s ABCs, and Harold’s ABCs. (Yes, this looks familiar to the Inspiration week, but I liked the sentiment and cat and dog friends so much that I went with it).

Simon Says Stamp is sponsoring our challenge, the winner will receive a $25 gift credit to spend on whatever you want. (Yes, they do sell Lawn Fawn Stamps!)

Be sure to get over to the Lawnscaping blog to check out the design team’s samples. They are fabulous!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Supplies:

Stamps: (Lawn Fawn Critters in the Burbs, Bon Voyage, Quinn’s and Harold’s ABCs)

Ink: Versamark, Memento

Paper: Papertrey Ink, Neenah

Other: Twine (The Twinery), Edge punch (EK Successs), Corner Rounder (We R Memory Keepers), Embossing Powder (Stampendous)

Blissful Birthday

2011-07-14T00:15:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you’re having a great week. I’ve not felt too great, but I’m hopefully turning the corner.

I wanted to share a card I made for my Mother-in-law’s birthday. I combined Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Bontanicals, Judy’s Blooms and the sentiment from Bake Me a Cake in this card.

I have a funny albeit embarrassing story to share about this card. On the day I mailed this card (packaged with her birthday presents), I also mailed a package to a friend who’s been enduring a difficult time. Well, I didn’t label the packages before heading to the post office, and, well, my mother-in-law got the “Thinking of You” package and friend got the “Happy Birthday” package. SO. HUMILIATING.

Boy, did I feel (and still do, I might add) like a DORK. Anyway, both parties were very good natured about it, and even helped in setting things right.

Lesson learned, I will always address the packages before going to the post office.

Have a blessed day friends

Nette

Critters on the Farm

2011-07-13T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hi!

How is your week going? The steamy weather continues in Indiana. We’re hoping relief is on the way.Lawn Fawn’s inspiration week continues on with today’s featured set, Critters on the Farm. We all love the Lawn Fawn Critters, and the latest set continues to impress!

Here’s what I came up with:

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog to see the design team’s creations and sign up to be eligible for giveaways!

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Quinn’s ABC’s

2011-07-12T00:01:00.001-04:00

Hi All,

Boy, it is SO HOT here in Indianapolis. It’s supposed to be this way most, if not all, of this week. Ugh, the heat index on Monday was about 110, Not even kidding.

Perfect weather to spend in the crafty room. Today, the Lawn Fawn Design team is featuring Quinn’s ABCs. This is another great alphabet set, but the alphabet is larger scale and would be awesome for scrapbooking. Here’s the card that I made:

I embossed the alphabet to add some interest to the sentiment. I also used Harold’s ABCs to spell out “forever.” I also used Critters in the Burbs and Bon Voyage to complete the scene.

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog if you haven’t already to see the projects the design team put together. And I’m sure there will be another chance to win some goodies.

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and blessings

Nette

Supplies:

Stamps: Lawn Fawn Quinn’s ABC’s, Critters in the Burbs, Bon Voyage

Ink; Memento, Versamark

Paper: Bazzill Basics, Neenah

Other: Stampendous Embossing powder, EK success border punch, Create it ribbon, Copic markers

Clear to See

2011-07-11T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy Monday! I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. I don’t know about you, but mine went by way too fast. We do have a fun Lawn Fawn inspiration week to look forward to. These stamps are already being sold. We are hoping to give you some more fun ideas for using these stamps. As usual, there are some great prizes for grabs at the Lawn Fawn blog.

Today, we’re showcasing “Clear to See”. Here’s my card:

I went with a pretty simple layout. I wanted to bring in some color to it, so I stamped the glasses with different colors of pigment ink. I added a few gemstones to give a touch of bling.

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn Blog, If you haven’t already. Lots of inspiration to be found there, and as previously noted, PRIZES up for grabs!

Thanks for stopping by

Hugs and blessings

Supplies:

Stamps: Clear to See (Lawn Fawn)

Paper: White (Neenah), blue (American Crafts)

Ink: Studio G (colored inks), Memento (black)

Other: Ribbon (Bazzill Basics), Gems (Hero Arts), Punch (Fiskars)

Thinking of You

2011-07-06T20:43:00.003-04:00

Hi Friends

This is going to be a quick post, so please forgive me. I’m exhausted. I came home from work and spent time in the heat and humidity finishing some yard work. I planted some more perennials (that were on sale since they were done blooming), and spread the final bit of mulch (which was also on sale). Anyway, I am really tired.

Today, I’m sharing a card that I made using stamps from Inspired stamps. This company focuses on Biblical stamps. She has a lot a bible verses, and cute images. I am always looking for Christian stamps, so I was happy to find this company. I used this cute little praying girl to make a thinking of you card. I don’t have a lot of experience coloring people images, so this was a start for me. (I love coloring with my Copics, but generally stay away from people images). This little girl was so sweet, I had to give it a try.

If you’re looking for scriptural stamps, I would recommend giving Inspired stamps a look.

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge #13

2011-07-04T00:01:00.002-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy 4th of July (for my American friends!) I hope you have fun plans for this Monday off. Today, begins a new Lawnscaping challenge for you, and I think you’re going to like it.

How fun is it to receive a handmade card and then find the inside is also decorated??! I admit, I rarely do this, but I need to more often. It really finishes off the project.

We have a fabulous sponsor for this challenge, Karen Burniston, who designs pop up dies for Sizzix. She’s a talented designer who’s donating a pop up Sizzix die that she’s designed. The design team received samples cut out from the die to use for this challenge. Here’s what I came up with:

Outside of card:

Inside of card:

I used the Lawn Fawn sets: Bake Me a Cake, Teeny Tiny Backdrops, Admit One, and Sophie’s Sentiments. I’ve said it before, but I love how easy it is to combine Lawn Fawn sets together.

I’ll admit that I doubt I’ll go to this much effort for every card, but I am going to try and make an effort to give the inside of my cards some love.

Be sure to go to the Lawnscaping blog to see the other designers’ cards, they are seriously WOW!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day

Nette

Forever Friends

2011-07-01T07:29:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

Happy Friday! For those of us in the U.S., we’re looking forward to a long weekend here. What plans do you have to celebrate Independence day? We have more plans to work in the yard, and I am getting together with a friend to do some papercrafting. I am looking forward to that SO much.

Here’s a little card I made awhile back.

I used Lawn Fawn’s “Critters in the Burbs,” and “Hello Friend”. I also used some Nikki Sivils paper to create the background and paper piece the tree.

Thanks for stopping in today. I hope you have a great weekend (long or short). Remember a new Lawnscaping challenge starts on Monday, you won’t want to miss it!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Enjoy the Ride

2011-06-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hello Friends,

Thought I’d share a fun little card that could be used for multiple purposes. This card features the Lawn Fawn “Admit One” set.

I broke out some My Mind’s Eye paper. I just adore their patterned paper. I love getting the mini packs so that the patterns and colors coordinate. It makes is so fun and easy to pull a card together.

Hope you’re having a fabulous week so far.

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

Blissful birthday wishes

2011-06-27T20:32:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope you are doing well. We’ve been busy here, doing work around the house, specifically outside in the yard. Our yard has started to come together. There’s been a lot of sweat going into that. We’ve planted shrubs, flowers, and spread mulch. There’s still tasks left to do (more mulch to spread), but we’re getting there.

Thus, I’ve not spent a lot of time crafting. I’ve been tired and not really inspired. However, I do have some projects to share this week. This card is one I made for a dear friend (Marissa, this is your mom’s birthday card in case you’re checking).

Marla, my sweet friend, absolutely loves trees, leaves, and foliage. So I came up with this little card for her. I know I’ve said it before, but I adore the Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals set.

Thanks for stopping in. Remember there’s a fabulous Lawnscaping sketch challenge going on right now with great prizes up for grabs. I hope you decide to play!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Wee Memories Challenge

2011-06-21T20:00:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

I thought I’d play in this week’s “Wee Memories” challenge which is Party Themed Projects. This is perfect because I needed a birthday celebration card for my favorite cousin (or cousin-in-law as the case may be).

Here’s what I came up with:

Michelle (above referenced cousin) has a little yorkie-poo that she loves to dress up in sweaters, Halloween costumes, etc. So I thought it would be fun to incorporate that into the card design. I threw in some balloons to add to the party feel of the card. Hopefully, she’ll like it.

Thanks for stopping in today, have a great week.

Nette

Lawnscaping challenge 12

2011-06-20T21:05:00.006-04:00

HI Friends,

It’s time for another Lawnscaping challenge, and this time it’s a sketch challenge. We have a fabulous sketch designed by the winner of the Lawnscaping sketch challenge, Jennifer Rzasa. Here it is:

I am in love with Lawn Fawn’s Blissful Botanicals, so I decided to use it for this challenge. I also used the Lawn Fawn “Hello Friend” set which Is so versatile.

That patterned paper was given to us by our fabulous sponsor, Nikki Sivils. There’s an amazing package of Nikki Sivils’ goodies that will go to the winner of the challenge. There will also be a guest designer spot to the winner! Lots of fun up for grabs.

Be sure the check out the Lawnscaping blog to see the designers’ inspiration and to get more details! We cannot wait to see what you come up with!

Hugs and blessings.

Nette

Another Father’s day card

2011-06-16T00:05:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I have another Lawn Fawn card to share today featuring the Schoolhouse backdrops set. I usually make a couple cards with each of the featured sets.

So, today’s card is one that I didn’t submit to be used during the official Inspiration week activities, but with Father’s day being Sunday, I thought I’d share it.

I struggle making cards for men. I know this is a common woe amongst us card-makers. I think this background set is a good fit masculine cards.

Also, I wanted to let you know that I’ve been trying to visit and comment on blogs, but blogger has been giving me fits and not letting me comment. I’ve gone to many blogs to comment and not been able to. I do apologize, I have enjoyed seeing many of your creations and look forward to visiting your blogs and being able to comment soon.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Blissful Botanicals

2011-06-15T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

Okay, I am SO excited about today’s Lawn Fawn set, “Blissful Botanicals.” This set is a set that I have been asking Kelly for since Lawn Fawn was launched. And I mean I asked her about it A LOT. When I saw it, I was not disappointed. I LOVE THIS SET!!! There are so many options with it. Here’s my sample for today’s reveal:

Can I tell you how much fun I had making this card?? Coloring and cutting are two of my favorite card-making techniques, and this set is so perfect for it. It’s also great for paper-piecing, and men’s cards too (sans flowers and butterflies).

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog for more inspiration. Then run, and order this set. It’s a must have.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Schoolhouse Backdrops

2011-06-14T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Again,

It’s day 2 in the Lawn Fawn June inspiration week. Today, we’re previewing the “Schoolhouse Backdrops” set.

This set would be so cute to make cards for teachers as gifts, or to scrapbook with. Since I needed Father’s day cards, I went that route. Here’s what I came up with:

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn Blog for all the fun projects the other designers’ created.

Thanks for stopping by! Hugs and blessings

Nette

On the Mend

2011-06-13T00:05:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

I hope you all enjoyed a wonderful weekend. I’m excited that we are ready for Lawn Fawn’s June inspiration week. We’re kicking it off with the “On the Mend” set. This set has all the images you’d need for a get well card. The images are fun and whimsical and certain to cheer up anyone who’s “on the mend.”

Here’s the card that I made for the reveal:

Isn’t that turtle just so dang cute? I threw in the clouds from “Bon Voyage” and the butterfly from “Critters in the Burbs” to finish out the scene.

The paper is American Crafts and the white that I stamped and colored the images on is “Neenah.” I used some twine from the “Twinery,” and a button from PTI.

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other designers’ cards.

Another Papertrix preview

2011-06-07T20:27:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

How are you doing? Is it hot in your area of the country? Geez, in Indiana, we skipped spring and went from winter to the dog days of summer. It’s been 90+ degrees. That’s crazy! I hoping things will cool off to more pleasant temps soon.

I thought I’d share another card that we’ll be making on Saturday at Papertrix in Nashville, Indiana.

This card features a Lawn Fawn Classic, Sew Lovely. I just love this set. I figured it would be perfect for people to make.

Just as a reminder, there will be two classes on Saturday June 11. One will begin at noon and go until 2:00, and the second will start at 3:00 and go until 5:00. The cost is $20 per class, but there is a discount if you sign up for both! There will be a door prize for each class, and we’ll just have lots of fun. If you live nearby, I’d love for you to join us.

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping challenge

2011-06-05T21:11:00.011-04:00

Hey Friends
I hope you’ve had a wonderful weekend. I always sit amazed at how quickly they go by.
It’s time again for another Lawnscaping challenge, and this one is one I think many will love. We’re featuring Clean and Simple designs!

Clean and Simple designs are so popular now, so I am so excited to see what you all come up with. I know we’re going to be blown away. Each challenge, it’s so fun to see all the original ideas!

We are grateful to have Simon Says Stamp sponsoring us. At stake is a $25 gift card to their store!

Here is what I came up with for the challenge, a set of quick baby cards. I think these would be great to mass produce for announcements, thank you’s, invites, etc. They were really quick to make which makes them ideal for mass producing.

I used Lawn Fawn’s “Plus One” set which has so many cute images for baby cards. I love coloring, so it was hard for me just to stamp them, but the idea was to do something quick.
Be sure to check out the other design team members’, including our fabulous guest designer, Vera, cards at the Lawnscaping blog. We are so excited to see what you create.
Hugs and Blessings
Nette

Back to work

2011-06-01T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi All

Well, after a long weekend (here in the U.S.), it’s off to work. I’m grateful to say that this will be a short week in the office as I am going to a conference later in the week. It’s just a day trip. The conference is outside of Chicago, so I am going to spend the night with my dear friend and take Friday off.

Anyway, for today’s card. I thought I’d share one I made using a Paper Smooches set, “Hang Ups.” I love sets that can build on each other, so this one caught my eye right off. I have gotten very discerning about the stamps I purchase because I love my Lawn Fawn stamps so much that I use them most of the time.

Anyway, enough of my ramblings, here is my card:

I made this card awhile back using one of Tiff’s previous sketches but didn’t get it posted in time. That’s okay, it provided great inspiration. She posts some amazing sketches on Sundays, I encourage you to check them out if you don’t already.

Here’s what the sketch that the card is based on.

(She’s got a new one posted, so I’d encourage you to check it out).

Thanks for stopping by.

Nette

Lawn Fawn classes

2011-05-31T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

I'm super excited to tell you that Lawn Fawn stamps have arrived at Papertrix in Nashville, Indiana (my favorite stamp store despite it being an hour from home).

Here’s the shop (isn’t it so cute?!)

Over the course of time, I’ve gotten to know the owners. Long story short, now that they are carrying Lawn Fawn, they asked me to teach a couple of classes. EEEEK! I’m so thrilled. I’ve not gotten to teach since I was a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator. I’m going to be teaching two DIFFERENT classes on Saturday June 11th. Participants will make 4 cards using at least 4 different Lawn Fawn sets. AND, there will be a drawing for a prize in each class (read free Lawn Fawn sets!).

Check out the Papertrix store site for more info on the class. The classes cost $20 each, but if you sign up for both, you get a discount. And there are prizes involved.

Just for fun, I thought I’d share a couple of cards that we’ll be making. I’m going to show you two today (one from each class). Since the class is shortly before Father’s day, we’ll be making some cards for dad. That’s what I’m going to preview for you today…

Class One

Class Two

Class one will start at noon and go until 2:00, and Class two will start at 3:00 and go until 5:00. If you’re nearby, I’d love for you to join the class. We’ll have loads of fun.

Thanks for stopping in today. I’ll show you some more previews in the coming days

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn with Helmar Adhesives

2011-05-30T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy Memorial Day to my fellow U.S. friends. I hope that you all enjoy this day as we honor those who have served our country and paid the ultimate sacrifice. For those of you in the military or with family in the military, thank you for your service.

Today’s post is a fun one. Lawn Fawn is partnering with Helmar adhesives to show how the products can work together. They sent us a bunch of fun products to play with (double-sided tape, Zap dots in multiple colors and dimension (1/4 and 1/2 inches), and multiple glues.) This was a fun assignment! Here’s what I came up with:

I used My Mind’s Eye Fine and Dandy paper. I paper-pieced the clouds and plane. I used Lawn Fawn’s Bon Voyage set and Sophie’s sentiments. The dashes across the top and bottom are from the Bon Voyage set. (Love these!) The ric rac is from American Crafts and the twine is from the Twinery.

Here’s a close up of the images so that you can get an idea of the dimension.

(I used the 1/2 inch Zap Dot with the airplane and 1/4 inch Zap Dot on the cloud on the right side. I used the quick dry adhesive to adhere the paper to the card base.

Thanks for stopping by. Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawn blog for more information and other samples!

Thanks for stopping in friends!

Hugs and Blessings

Nette

World Go Round

2011-05-24T20:11:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope you are doing well. I thought I’d share another card I made using the latest Lawn Fawn release. I used the Lawn Fawn “Admit One” set. This card shows that you do not have to color the images from it. They are cute enough to stand on their own.

I did pare it with the cute Imaginisce paper again. They just go too well together not to put them together.

I’m a huge fan of the paper roses these days. So I added them to the bow (which I do a lot these days).

Thanks for stopping in. Have a blessed day

Lynnette

Follow your dreams

2011-05-23T21:40:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

I hope your week is off to a good start. I pray for all those impacted by the tornados in the Missouri and Minnesota. So tragic. I pray for the families who lost loved ones and those who have to clean up. There sure have been some rough storms this spring.

Onto a lighter topic, I thought I’d share a card today. It’s one I made during the Lawn Fawn release last week but didn’t use.

I used the Lawn Fawn Cruising through Life stamp set. I did some masking to add depth to the flowers and the pinwheel, colored with some Copics and tied some twine around it. I also used my Corner rounder on the bottom two corners. This card really came together quickly despite masking and coloring

Thanks for stopping by, Have a blessed day

Lynnette

Lawn Fawn Cruising…

2011-05-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends

Thanks for dropping in again today. We are previewing another fabulous set from Lawn Fawn today. It’s called “Cruising through Life.” It’s another great set with super fun images.

Here’s what I came up with:

I decided to feature the cute pinwheels from the set. I made another thank you card which I need. I wanted something bright, cheery and springy. This patterned paper by Jillibean Soup (Half Pound Blossoms) I thought achieved the look I was going for.

I colored the images with Copics, and the flowers are Prima and Recollections.

Be sure to go the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other design team samples and sign up for a chance to win some freebies.

Hugs and blessings

Lawn Fawn Bon Voyage

2011-05-17T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends!

So what are you thinking of the Lawn Fawn previews so far? The sets are just so awesome. You will absolutely love them. I’d have trouble deciding and would have to buy them all.

Today, we’re previewing a cute little set, called “Bon Voyage.” Here’s what I came up with:

How cute are the clouds and that plane? I am going to be using those clouds over and over. Seriously.

I paired the set with Harold’s ABCs to make custom sentiment. I am in need of some thank you cards, so I wanted to make a dent in those.

Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawn blog if you haven’t already. They are going crazy with giveaways this week, so you’ll want to get your name in for a chance to win!

Also, remember there’s a new Lawnscaping challenge up featuring polka dots with a great prize to the winner… a $25 to Mold Muse and a guest designer spot!

Thanks for stopping by. Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawn Fawn Preview

2011-05-16T00:52:00.000-04:00

Hi Again Friends,

I know I’ve been away, and now, two posts so close together.

Lawn Fawn is having 9 new sets release on the 19th, and we’re highlighting 3 of them this week. There are some AWESOME and I do mean, AWESOME stamps that will be released. You are going to love them.

Today’s set is called “Admit One,” and it is so adorable. My card features the uber cute ferris wheel along with the tickets and sentiments that fit in them.

I paired the stamps with the fun Imaginisce paper (Animal Crackers) that features fair/circus images. I colored the ferris wheel with Copics.

Be sure to go to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other designers’ work and to get the details on your chance to win!

Thanks for stopping by (again today)! Hugs and blessings

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge #10

2011-05-16T00:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

It’s time for another Lawnscaping Challenge to kick off. This one is all about polka dots. SO many options with this challenge.

We have a super fabulous sponsor this time, Mold Muse. Mold Muse has an Etsy store that sells molds to make your own embellishments, earrings, etc.! I’ve purchased from the store before, the product is amazing, and the service is wonderful.

Our winner will receive $25 certificate to Mold Muse, and a Guest Designer spot on the Lawnscaping blog. FUN!

Here’s my take on the challenge.

I used Bazzill Basics pre-embossed cardstock as my base, the patterned paper is from My Mind’s Eye, and I used two molds (the cupcake and the bow). The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn’s Sophie’s Sentiments. I made this card for my friend’s daughter’s birthday. (You may remember her from these birthday invites I made awhile back…).

Sorry my blog has been quiet lately. I had surgery (nothing major) on the 5th, and have just taken some time to heal. I’m starting to get back into the craft room and trying to get the mojo flowing, but it’s taking awhile. If I am out of the craft room for any length of time, it takes awhile to get the creative juices flowing again.

Oh, and Lawn Fawn release week starts today too, so be sure to check and see some previews.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Another take on Tiff's sketch TG017

2011-05-03T00:06:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

So today, I’m going to share another card I made for Tiff’s sketch challenge from last week. (I know I’m late, but I wanted to share it anyway).

Here is her sketch (again this was last week’s, she has another fabulous one for this week).

And here’s my take on the sketch:

I used some new Verve stamps. I saw those blooms and leaves and had to have it. Verve also has nice bible verse stamps that I love! (The stamps I used are: Proverbs 16:9, and Bloom and Grow).

I also used some fabulous e2DAILY Wild Flower fabric tape that I got while hubby and I were on our get away.

Thanks for stopping in!

Hugs and blessings.

Nette

Lawnscaping Challenge

2011-05-02T00:02:00.000-04:00

Hi Friends,

We’re kicking off another fun Lawnscaping challenge today. This challenge is to create a party themed project. Let your creative juices flow on this one. There are tons of possibilities.

Simon Says Stamp is our fabulous sponsor this time. So the winner will get a $25 gift certificate to the online store.

I went with a card that could really be used for any sort of party. I will have it on hand when I need it which will likely be soon because there are several birthdays of friends and family in the not so distant future.

Here’s what I came up with

I used Lawn Fawn’s Bannerific and Sophie’s Sentiments on this one. (Have I mentioned before that I just love paper-piecing, and there are so many fun Lawn Fawn stamps to paper piece). I paired them with some fun Basic Grey Paper, some twine, gems and light distressing, and boom a celebration card.

Speaking of Lawn Fawn, they are donating 20% of their profits this week (May 1 to May 7)to the Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization. Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog for all the details. It’s a fabulous cause, and what better excuse to get some Lawn Fawn fun! (You know you need some new Lawn Fawn stamps, so this is the perfect justification to purchase them).

Shoowee, this has been a long post. Thanks for sticking with me. Can’t wait to see what you do with the challenge.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Tiff’s sketch challenge

2011-04-30T18:38:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

Hope you’re enjoying a fabulous weekend. It’s been a nice and DRY day here in Indy. We actually got some work done in the yard which we desperately needed to do.

I wanted to play along with Tiff’s sketch challenge. She does some amazing sketches each Sunday. Check out this week’s sketch:

And here’s my take on the sketch…

I used Lawn Fawn’s Critters in the Forest set, and I paired it up with the American Crafts paper.

Thanks for stopping by

Have a blessed day

Nette

Happy Birthday

2011-04-27T19:12:00.002-04:00

Hi Friends

Boy, it seems like forever since I’ve posted. I thought I’d share a card I made using the Lawn Fawn Year One set.

This little set makes putting together a quick, cute card, super duper easy.

I used more My Mind’s Eye Paper and some fun gems. I used a Martha Stewart balloon punch which I think is so fun.

Hope you’re having a great day and surviving the rain.

Hugs and blessings.

Nette

Congrats

2011-04-26T00:29:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends

Happy Tuesday, hope your week is off to a great start. Things in Indy have been wet, but thankfully we've dodged the really dangerous weather that other areas have endured (at least so far). Today’s card is for our cousin (Carlin’s cousin, mine by marriage). She and her fiance just got married on the beach in Florida (so nice!) And this card is for them.

I used Lawn Fawn’s new Happily Ever After set. The hearts and sentiment was perfect. Of course, I colored the hearts with my Copic markers. I also used Teeny Tiny backdrops to add the background in. I distressed the edges with some Ranger Distress inks, and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey. And I just tied some twine around the card to add just a little something to it.

Thanks for stopping in.

Hugs and blessings

Nette

Easter Cards

2011-04-22T00:05:00.001-04:00

Hi Friends,

Today is a somber day for Christians as it is the day honoring when Christ was crucified. This was a day that had to occur for Christ to redeem those who would follow Him. It’s important to remember the wrath that He endured to save me from my sins.

Sunday, will be a much more cheerful day in celebration of the resurrection. In anticipation of that day, I made some cards and sent to some friends and family. I used the Easter Joy set from Taylored Expressions. It was cute yet it has wonderful scripture to go along with the images.

Here are a few cards I made for the holiday:

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a blessed weekend friends

Hugs and blessings

Nette