Blissful Birthday

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

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

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

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

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

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

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