Denami and Lawn Fawn Blog hop!!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)