Puppy Kisses and Paper Dreams

Here is the inside of the card. I used two colors of Lawn Fawn inks for the sentiment and die cut out the panel using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle.

This is the challenge that I am entering this card into. It is such a fun challenge - you should check out all the amazing design team cards too. They are awesome!

Thanks so much for checking out my card. I really hope my friend likes her birthday card. It was fun to make. INAL CLOSURE

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Sunday, March 17, 2019

Kristina's Crafty Cruise (Pirates of the) Caribbean card

Hi! Today's card is another card for the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Inspired by a Book, Movie, or Song. This card is inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean. I made this card for the (AMAZING!) Kristina Werner, who organized Kristina's Crafty Cruise 2019. I attended this cruise, and it was fantastic! We cruised through the Caribbean, thus, this card.

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Ahoy Matey stamp set
Lawn Fawn Life is Good stamp set
Lawn Fawn Bannerific stamp set (retired)
Lawn Fawn Raspberry ink
Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-up die
Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink
Lawn Fawn Glue Tube adhesive
Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Spring petite paper pack

Bossy Joscie Crafty Goods Handcrafted By personalized stamp

Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive

Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen

Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen
Tonic Tim Holtz Stamp Platform

Tonic Tangerine machine

Another angle of the card.

A front / bottom part.

The other side.

And, the sweet parrot and his treasure.

This cruise was amazing - my first cruise ever. Kristina was incredible, so sweet and nice, and I can't wait to cruise with her and all my new besties again, in 2020.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Dad's "The Jerk" Birthday Card

Hi! Today's card is a birthday card for my Dad. One of his favorite movies is "The Jerk" with Steve Martin. And right now, Lawn Fawnatics Challenge is to make a card inspired by a Book, Movie, or Song. Thus, this birthday card for Dad! I hope he likes it ... and gets it. Let's check out the card.

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Peekaboo Backdrop die
Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink
Lawn Fawn Fake Tan ink
Lawn Fawn Moonstone ink
Lawn Fawn Raspberry ink
Lawn Fawn Artichoke ink
Lawn Fawn Dad's Day stamp set (retired)
Lawn Fawn Rub a Dub Dub stamp set
Lawn Fawn Bicycle Built for Two stamp set
Lawn Fawn Coaster Critters stamp set
Lawn Fawn Admit One stamp set (retired)
Lawn Fawn Puffy Cloud Borders die
Lawn Fawn Clarks ABCs stamp set (retired)
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle die
Lawn Big Scripty Words stamp set
Lawn Fawn Year Three stamp set
Bossy Joscie Crafty Goods Handcrafted By personalized stamp

Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen

My plan was to create a few memorable scenes from the movie. I started by cutting out a panel using the Peekaboo Backdrop die. Then, I created little vignettes inside each panel. The first one is a memorable sentiment. Remember towards the end, when Navin R Johnson is walking around, saying, "All I need is ... " and he picks up some things? And keeps grabbing other random stuff he sees? This scene cracks me up! I stamped out that part of the sentiment using the (retired) Clark's ABCs stamp set.

One of the things that Navin R Johnson says is he needs this chair. He picks it up and carries it around as he grabs a paddle ball and other things. I didn't have a chair the right size, so I used the lounge chair in the retired Dad's Day stamp set, and stamped it with Fake Tan ink since the chair is kinda orange in that scene in the movie.

And, remember the scene when he is in the bathtub, with his dog (I can't say the real name here, but in the censored version, his name is "Stupid"), and he is spouting his feelings out to his girlfriend? Welp, had to capture that scene too! I used the boy and dog from Bicycle Built for Two, and the bubble bath, tub, and bubbles from Rub a Dub Dub.

And, Navin R Johnson ends up working in a carnival. He has to engineer the kiddie train and he hates every second of it. I used the ferris wheel from Admit One (retired), the boy from Bicycle Built for Two, and the trains from Coaster Critters.

For the inside, I used Big Scripty Words and Clark's ABCs for the sentiment, and stamped them using Jet Black, Raspberry, and Artichoke inks. I also stamped the cake and slice from Year Three and colored them to look like chocolate cake, my Dad's favorite cake flavor.

I hope Dad gets this, and figures out it is an homage to "The Jerk" ... and that I don't think HE is a jerk! Hahaha.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Rabbit Garden Frenzy card

Hi! My card today is a thank you card using Lawn Fawn's Some Bunny stamp set and lawn cuts (matching dies). This card is also perfect for the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Happy Little Critters so I am entering it there too!

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Some Bunny stamp set
Lawn Fawn Some Bunny lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Double Slider Surprise die
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders die
Lawn Fawn Grand Greetings stamp set (retired)
Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Chill Petite Paper Pack
Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink
Sparkle N Sprinkle Sparkle embossing powder
Copic markers
Distress inks
Tim Holtz Distress sprayer
Anti Static Bag

Versafine Onyx Black ink
Bossy Joscie Crafty Goods Handcrafted By personalized stamp
Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen

Tonic Tangerine machine

I used Lawn Fawn's Double Slider Surprise die to make this card interactive and fun! I started by stamping out all the images with Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink, which is a Copic friendly ink. I colored all the images and then put them back in the Stamp Platform, and stamped the images again, using Versafine Onyx Black ink. Then, I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sparkle embossing powder and heat set them. I die cut them out using Lawn Fawn's Some Bunny lawn cuts and my Tonic Tangerine die cutting machine. I also die cut out the panels of the Double Slider Surprise die set and then blended Distress Inks onto them and spritzed them with water using the Distress Sprayer. I blotted off the water splotches, and ended up with a nicely textured background! I did the same for the hillside borders - I ink blended them, spritzed them, then die cut them and layered them up to create the ground and garden area.

I assembled the Double Slider Surprise, following the directions in Kelly Marie's reveal video (which are so helpful!) and layered the slider card over a panel of Chill Plaid, layered over a yellow card base. Here is a photo of the card with the sliders pulled out.

This photo shows the Sparkle embossing powder for the images, and the shimmer from the Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss pen. I also added some white highlights with a white gel pen.

And here is the other side of the slider, that cute bunny gardener!!

I made this as a Thank You card, and stamped out a sentiment from the (unfortunately) retired Grand Greetings stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I also stamped some sparkles in that stamp set along the bottom for a little extra fun.

I had a lot of fun with this card and I love how it turned out! Those bunnies make me happy. I love this stamp set! Well done Kelly Marie and Erica!!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Happy Holidays Tags

Hello! I made some holiday tags and I am also entering them into the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Wonderful Winter. Let's check out these tags:

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Say What? Christmas Critters stamp set
Lawn Fawn Say What? Christmas Critters lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Tag, You're It lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Chill Petite Paper Pack
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangles lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink
Lawn Fawn lawn trimmings
Lawn Fawn patterned paper
Sparkle N Sprinkle Sparkle embossing powder
Sparkle N Sprinkle Super Thick Silver embossing powder
Sparkle N Sprinkle Christmas Green embossing powder
Sparkle N Sprinkle White Detail embossing powder
Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pens

Versamark ink
Anti Static Bag
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive
Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen

Tonic Tangerine machine

I stamped out the images using my Stamp Platform and Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink, which is Copic friendly. I colored the images with Copic markers. Then, I placed them back inside the Stamp Platform and stamped them again, with Versafine Onyx Black ink. And then I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it. This gave the images a bright black line again. And then I die cut them with the matching lawn cuts and my Tonic Tangerine die cutting machine.

I also die cut some tags using Lawn Fawn's Tag, You're It die for the background. I also die cut some of the papers using Lawn Fawn's Stitched Hillside Borders lawn cuts to give the tag some background and grounding.

I also stamped sentiments on the tags with Versafine Black Onyx ink and sprinkled on Sparkle embossing powder and heat set them.

I swiped my Anti Static Bag on the for the sentiment, placed my Lawn Fawn Say What? Christmas Critters sentiment bubble stamp inside the Stamp Platform, and stamped out the image using Versamark Ink. I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Christmas Green embossing powder. I did a double layer of the embossing powder, and then stamped the sentiment over it, with Versamark ink and sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's White Detail embossing powder and heat set it. I also sprinkled on some Sparkle N Sprinkle's Super Thick Silver and heat set it from the bottom, for some extra sparkle for the unicorn. I also die cut out a frame with Lawn Fawn's patterned paper, using the Tag, You're It tag lawn cut, and put a Stitched Rectangle inside to create the frame. I tied up all the tags with some Lawn Fawn lawn trimmings from my stash. I also swiped some Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen on the images.

These are such fun tags. I used them for some gifties for my co-workers and they really make me happy! Happy Holidays to you and yours.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Sunday, December 16, 2018

Simply Celebrate Winter card set

I made a set of cards, using Lawn Fawn's Simply Celebrate Winter stamp set and matching lawn cut dies. I also used Stitched Rectangles and Lawn Fawn's Really Rainbow Christmas patterned papers.

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Winter stamp set
Lawn Fawn Simply Celebrate Winter lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow Christmas patterned papers
Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Toboggan Together stamp set
Lawn Fawn Trim the Tree stamp set
Lawn Fawn Say What? Christmas Critters stamp set
Lawn Fawn Cozy Christmas stamp set
Lawn Fawn Winter Scripty Sayings stamp set
Lawn Fawn Sweet Christmas stamp set
Copic markers
Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pens
Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink Pad
Tonic Tim Holtz Stamp Platform [1707e]

Tonic Tangerine machine [138e]

Tonic 12" Wide Base Craft Guillotine [454a]

Tonic Easy Clean Craft Mat [1514e]

I stamped out the Simply Celebrate Winter images using my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, and Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink, which is a Copic friendly ink. I colored the images using a rainbow assortment of Copic markers. Overall, I kept the coloring simple (without shading) and colored everything in rainbow order. I used the Simply Celebrate Winter lawn cuts and my Tonic Tangerine machine to die cut out each image. I popped them up with foam dimensionals and adhered them to white cardstock that I die cut with the Lawn Fawn Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I matted each rectangle with a coordinating color of solid cardstock, and layered this onto assorted Lawn Fawn's Really Rainbow Christmas patterned paper, in the 12x12 size. I layered these onto a cardbase, and the cards were done! Super easy and fun to whip these out!

Here is a close up of the ornament strip. I used a lot of Lawn Fawn stamp sets (see above) to stamp out sentiments on each card panel. I stamped these in the Lawn Fawn Jet Black ink as well. And, I covered certain parts of each image with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss pens to make those parts sparkle!

Here is the row of the houses. LOVE them! I sparkled up the snow on the roofs and the doors and windows.

These sweet snowmen are so cute! I used rainbow colors for their scarves and ear muffs. So sweet!

And, here is the box I made. I created a belly band and used more Lawn Fawn patterned paper from my stash.

I am also entering these into the Lawn Fawnatics Winter Holiday card challenge. These were really fun to make, and they actually came together pretty quickly.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Sunday, December 2, 2018

Star Shaped Cards

I made these star-shaped cards, perfect for the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 41 - Shaped Cards. Let's check out these cards!

I used Lawn Fawn's Fairy Friends stamp set. I stamped the images with my Tim Holtz Stamp Platform, and Memento Tuxedo Black ink, a Copic friendly ink. I colored my images with Copic markers, and then put them back into the Stamp Platform, and stamped them again with Versafine Onyx Black. I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it. This is one of my favorite ways of being able to color with Copics with a Copic friendly ink, and then ending up with a good solid black outline that is embossed! The key is the stamp positioner. Over-stamping is a breeze! I squeezed on some Dries Clear glue to a few strategic locations, like the wings, and sprinkled on some Sparkling Snow glitter from Sparkle N Sprinkle. I die cut some stars using Lawn Fawn's Puffy Star Stackables dies, using my Tonic Tangerine.

I also die cut out some clouds using Lawn Fawn's Puffy Cloud Borders from vellum and cream cardstock. I layered these all up, and squeezed on some more adhesive and sprinkled more glitter.

And, I used my NEW "made by" stamp that I purchased from Bossy Joscie Crafty Goods. I LOVE it! She does custom and personalized stamps, and a lot of other great things! She also created an electronic image for me that are on each photo. Thank you so much Joscie!!

I think these sweet Star shaped cards are so cute, and will look good adoring the gifties.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Bridge Fold Thanks Card

Hi! This card is a Thank You for our dog and house sitter. I did a Bridge Shape card, since the latest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge is Shaped Cards. I stamped out the house from Lawn Fawn's Happy Haunting, I stamped two pups and the tree from the Critters in the 'Burbs. Here is the card.

I wanted some dimension for the card, and found the bridge card design on the internets. I cut and scored my card base. I added in the patterned paper panels using Lawn Fawn's Knit Picky Fall Petite Paper Pack. I also die cut the green paper using the Grassy Border die. I also stamped out the thank you sentiment using the Grand Greetings (retired) stamp set and Versafine Black Onyx Ink. I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sparkle embossing powder and heat set it. Then, I die cut it with Lawn Fawn's Everyday Sentiment Banners. Then, I layered the sentiment over a card panel strip, and attached it to the front of the card. This panel holds the card in the bridge shape.

And, this card can be flatted to mail and fits perfectly inside an envelope!

This was a fun card to make. I really like this shape and think I will do more in the future!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Monday, October 22, 2018

Ghoul Friend Card

Today's card is a little gift tag, that I am entering in the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Bling It On ... Ya'll know I could really do a LOT MORE bling, but I am keeping this one a little subtle. I know, unlike me :) I used Lawn Fawn's Booyah stamp set and lawn cuts. I stamped out the ghostie, her hair, and broom in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and then colored the images with Copic markers. I die cut the images, with my Tonic Tangerine die cutting machine. I also die cut out the blue cardstock with Lawn Fawn's Stitched Rectangle dies and Lawn Fawn's Perfectly Plaid Spring Collection paper with Scalloped Rectangles dies.

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Booyah stamp set
Lawn Fawn Booyah lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Scalloped Rectangle Stacksables lawn cuts
Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Spring collection paper pack
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Sparkle N Sprinkle Silver Pearl embossing powder
Sparkle N Sprinkle Reflection glitter
Sparkle N Sprinkle Perwinkle glitter
Sparkle N Sprinkle Sunset glitter
Sparkle N Sprinkle Shaved Ice glitter
3/4" Action Wobble
Sparkle N Sprinkle Anti Static Bag

Versamark ink
Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen
Tonic Tim Holtz Stamp Platform [1707e]

Tonic Tangerine machine [138e]

Tonic 12" Wide Base Craft Guillotine [454a]

Tonic Easy Clean Craft Mat [1514e]

I blinged up her hair too! I rolled on some Nuvo Smoth Precision Glue Pen onto her hair streak. I sprinkled on some Sparkle N Sprinkle's Periwinkle glitter. Then, I rolled on more glue pen onto her hair to give it some curls. I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Reflection glitter. This made her hair sparkle! I also used the Tim Holtz Stamp Platform to stamp out the sentiment and sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinkle's Silver Pearl embossing powder and heat set it. Then, I blended some distress ink over the sentiment and the edges of the rectangle to give it some gradation.

I rolled more Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen along the stitched edge of the card panel. I sprinkled on Sparkle N Sprinke's Shaved Ice chunky glitter. I mounted the ghoul on a 3/4" Action Wobble and attached it to the tag. I added a few black and purple blingly stars from my stash, and this tag was done!

This little tag is just what I need to give my Ghoul Friend a little giftie. I hope she enjoys it!

Thanks for stopping by. Have a magical day!

-Chris

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Sunday, October 14, 2018

Outhouse Birthday Card

Today's card is an OUTHOUSE! (Tee hee!) I used several Lawn Fawn products, and will be adding this to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #38, Awesome Autumn. Let's check it out!

Supply List:

Lawn Fawn Reveal Wheel Sentiments stamp set
Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves dies
Lawn Fawn Grassy Border die
Lawn Fawn Stitched Woodgrain Backdrop die
Lawn Fawn Happy Happy Happy stamp set
Lawn Fawn Big Scripty Words stamp set
Sparkle N Sprinkle Black Magic embossing powder
Sparkle N Sprinkle Clear Detail embossing powder
Anti Static Bag
Versafine Onyx Black ink
Versamark ink

Tonic Tangerine machine