Merry Christmas Tag

Quickly sharing a tag for the challenge held by Tracey McNeely.

My tag was inspired by Joyce's cute Tag on Day 3.  For my tag I used stamps and patterned paper from Lawn Fawn.

Thank you for coming by.

Merry and Bright Mice

This new collaboration set from Lawn Fawn, "Merry Mice" is so adorable (find it here, affiliate link used at no extra cost to you)!  I used Copic markers to color the stamped images.  Then I cut out the images with the matching dies.  The patterned paper is also from Lawn Fawn, "Merry and Bright".  The star patterned star was die cut with Lawn Fawn's "Puffy Star Dies".This stamp set works so well with Chibitronics.

I built a simple push tab circuit to light up the star.

I love Lawn Fawn's happy little critter images.  

Create holiday projects that are merry and bright! Lawn Fawn and Chibitronics have teamed up again to bring you this exclusive, limited-edition kit. In this kit, you will find a holiday stamp set, coordinating dies, lights, patterned paper, twine, cardstock, templates, easy-to-follow instructions, and more. Create two complete projects, and learn the skills needed to create even more!

This kit contains:

• “Merry Mice” stamp set
• “Merry Mice Lawn Cuts” custom crafting dies
• Chibitronics “Merry Mice” Light Kit - 6 LED stickers, 15 feet copper tape, and 2 coin cell batteries
• Instructions, templates, and supplies to create two complete projects
• Access to inspirational videos, printable instructions, and printable templates to create even more cards

You can find more cards created with these new stamps at the Chibitronics Blog.  Thank you so much for coming by.

Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Card Kit

Welcome to my post featuring the Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn Kit.  I think it is so wonderful that Chibitronics and Lawn Fawn have gotten together to design a card kit. Eiko from the Chibitronics Design Team has extremely clever cards, she helped design the kit.

You can find the kit here (affiliate link used at no extra charge to you).

For my card I used the papers from the kit and the circuit design.  I used two Lawn Fawn stamp sets; "Oh Gnome" and "Charge Me Up for Chibitronics".  

I started out by painting a galaxy sky on water color paper.  I went with a pastel palette, "Pastel Dreams" from Prima.  When the sky was dry I used "Large Cross-Stitched Circle Stackables" dies from Lawn Fawn to die cut the circle.  I also diecut the little heart and taped a piece of colored velum behind it.  I stamped and watercolored the gnomes and the lantern and fussy cut the images.  I adhered the pieces of the card front together on a piece of patterned paper included in the kit.  I did mark on the pattern paper first where the lights were to shine through and used a craft pick to punch the small holes.  

I made the circuit using the plan Eiko designed for the kit.

I adhered the card front to the circuit using some foam tape so there is some clearance for the battery switch.

This kit is adorable and anyone you gift a special Chibitronics card too will be wowed.

I hope you are enjoying seeing the many ways this kit can be used.

Cutie Tag

I'm excited today to be able to share with you that Tag You're It! Challenge is back with challenge #80!  Tracey McNeely was able to organize the challenge again and I am very glad to be back on the Design Team.

The theme for this challenge is:

I diecut my tag using a Studio Katia die from bristol paper (my favorite for blending inks).  I blended two shades of Distress Oxide for the background.  I used Lawn Fawn stamps and dies for the rest of the elements on the tag.  The little skunk was stamped on paper for coloring with pastels.  I used my stamp positioner to stamp the skunk, when I finished coloring it with pencils I stamped over it again to make the lines of the image crisp.  I fussy cut the image then adhered it to a piece of black fun foam and fussy cut again.

This tag will be perfect for one of my kids for valentine's day.  I hope you are inspired to join the challenge at Tag You're It!

Out of this World Birthday

Something relaxing to me about swirling around watercolors to create a galaxy background. But I don't think it looks like much until I add the white splatter for the stars.  While the background was drying I colored the planets and rocket with Copics.  I fussy cut the colored images out.  I adhered the planets to background.  The rocket has a piece of clear thread taped to it.  The black diecut panel has a piece of diecut foam adhered to it.  I adhered the ends of the thread for the rocket in between the foam and black cardstock so the rocket moves a bit when the card is shaken.  I forgot to emboss the sentiment on the front of the card until after I stuck it all together.  I tried to heat emboss the sentiment in white on the front but it was a mess.  So I ended up adding the sentiment on a white strip of cardstock (which covered my failed embossing attempt). I finished my card off with dash lines using a white gel pen and some clear Nuvo Drops on the rockets window.

I used Lawn Fawns "Puffy Stars" dies and "Out Of This World" stamps for this card.  I am sharing this card at Lawn Fawnatics.

Have a great weekend.

Season's Greetings Shaker

Hello!  I'm here today with a card for the Lawn Fawnatics challenge.

I have older Lawn Fawn stamp sets but this is my oldest Christmas set.  I still have the matching patterned paper too.  The stamp set is from 2012.  I water colored a galaxy background on watercolor paper and die cut it when it was dry.  I then embossed the trees and some snowflakes using a glittery white embossing powder.  I initially tried doing this as an embossed resist by first die cutting the circle, embossing the tree images then water coloring but I found that the tree images didn't come out very well.  

Thank you for stopping by.  Have a great weekend.

Pumpkin Thanks Tag

Hello!  It is great to be back at Tag You're It! Challenge after having the summer off.  Our inspiration for challenge #74 is a fun tag from our Featured Artist,  Bev Buenker.

The elements of Bev's fantastic tag that inspired me where the stripes, the black and white with pops of color and the 3 flowers.

How I made my tag:

1.  Die cut a tag from white card stock (die from Papertrey Ink)

2.  I placed my tag on a ruled craft mat, lining the top up with a line on the mat then placed a post it note on the top of the tag to mask it off, the craft mat helped me place the post it straight.

3.  Stamped the stripes with a background stamp (Impression Obsession stamp and Versafine Ink) embossed with a clear glitter (WOW Neutral Glitter)

4.  Stamped pumpkins on a piece of card stock (stamps from Lawn Fawn)  colored with Copic markers and fussy cut.

5  Adhered pumpkins to tag.  Stamped vine for large pumpkin on tag.

6.  Stamped and embossed sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by.  I hope you are inspired to join challenge #74 at Tag You're It!

Pumpkin Birthday Card

Hello.  Here today with a card inspired by the mood board at Lawn Fawnatics challenge.  The little So Thankful For You set of stamps from Lawn Fawn is one of my go to stamps every fall, I love the pumpkins they are fun to use and colour.  For this card I stamped the pumpkins in gold on watercolour paper.  I then watercoloured the background.  I added a few layers of paint to the the background before I was happy with it.

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Card for Tween Out of This World

Hello.  Two of my nephews have Birthdays coming up, they are both the same age and will be turning into ten year old tweens this year.  Cards for tween boys can be tricky, don't want the card to be too cute but not too grown up either.  I used a card layout from CASE This Sketch for this card to help me get some inspiration.

Method:

1.  Mask off stripes on black cardstock cut to 4.25 x 5.5".  I used some thin masking tape and worked on a craft mat with a grid printed on it to help me place the stripes straight.

2.  Sponge on Distress Oxide Ink.  I used three colours.  

3. Splatter with white paint.

4.  Remove tape and use a ruler to draw a stripe with a white gel pen.  

5.  Stamp and colour planets (from Lawn Fawn set Out Of This World) with Copic Markers.

6.  Fussy cut planets and color cut edge with black marker (I find this makes the edge look cleaner).

7. Stamp and heat emboss sentiment.

8.  Adhere black cardstock to cardbase then adhere planets and sentiment to card.  Some of the planets and the sentiment I adhered with foam tape.

9.  Embellish with black Nuvo Drops.

I am also entering this card in the Lawnfawnatics challenge, "Cards For Kids".

Thank you for stopping by.

Out Of This World

Hello!  Today I'm excited to be sharing my card today as a member of the Chibitronics Design Team for our collaboration with Lawn Fawn.  

I made this card for my sons Birthday.  Sometimes I struggle making cards for my sons who are getting too old for cute cards but still are preteens.  The Chibitronics were a cool way to make my 8 year old an interactive card.  I created the card front before working on my Chibi lights layout.My first step in card making is to make a rough sketch of my card  to see if  my ideas will work and help me with my card design.  For my background I did the watercolour galaxy technique.  Once dry I used the Lawn Fawn stars die to cut out the stars (Lawn Fawn Dies Starry Skies).  I stamped and watercoloured the planets and rocket ship (Lawn Fawn stamp set Out Of This World) then fussy cut them and adhered them to the background.  For the stars I used a Copic marker to colour a piece of velum yellow then adhered it to the back of the watercolor piece.  Once the front was ready I could put together my light circuit.  I made my circuit on graph paper that is thin so I can place it on top of the card front and see through it to mark where I want to place my lights.

I made a pull tab over the battery, to activate the card and complete the circuit my son needed to pull the black strip of cardstock.  I adhered the circuit to my card front using dimensional foam tape.

There is a $30 Lawn Fawn gift card and a Chibitronics starter kit (valued at $30) that will be given away randomly to two winners drawn from comments across all days and all blogs so the more you visit and comment, the better your chances to win!  Please leave comments before 11:59 PM EST Sunday, May 28th to be eligible to win.

Please click here to return to the Lawn Fawn Blog or here. to return to the Chibitronics Blog

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Good Apple

Hello.  Our school district had exams last week so Teacher Appreciation week is celebrated this week.  I have had a Fuse Tool for a while and finally got it out to cards for my sons teachers. I used a shaker card technique that  Jennifer McGuire shared a while a go using the Fuse Tool.   My kids school has smart boards so I coloured the chalk board from the Lawn Fawn stamp set to look more like a smart board. 

  I'm linking my card to the Lawnfawnatics challenge.  I was inspired by the cheerful colours of the mood board from the current Lawnfawnatics challenge.

I am also sharing my card at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge, the theme is A Little Bit of Sparkle.

I used Lawn Fawn stamps dies and patterned paper for my card.  I colored the stamped images with Copic markers, added glossy accents to the apples and used Martha Stewart micro beads and glitter in the shaker.

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you are having a good day.

Written In The Stars.

I'am very excited to be joining the Chibitronic Design Team, Chibitronics are such a fun product! For my first Design Team project I made a Mother's Day Card using stamps from Lawn Fawn.  I first wrote MOM in pencil at the top of a piece of card stock then stamped the stars along the letters.  I erased the pencil lined then colored the stars and covered them with Glossy Accents.  I stamped the owl and tree stump, masked the stamped images and the bottom of the card.  Once the Glossy Accents was dry I blended Distress Ink over the piece, the Glossy Accents resists the ink so the yellow stars show.  Once my card front was complete I built my Chibitronic circuit.  To figure out the placement of my lights I held my card front up to a lamp and placed a piece of computer printer paper cut down to the size of the card front over top.  The light shone through the card stock and I could see where the stars were and mark on the computer paper where I wanted the lights to be.  I than built my circuit on the paper.

Chibitronics are such a cool way to make a unique interactive card.  If you would like to see more project ideas head over to the Chibitronic website.

Thank you for stopping by.  

Stinkin' Cute

Hello!  I made this card with inspiration from the Tag You're It! Challenge.  Karin Akesdotter provided us with adorable inspiration for the first Tag You're It! challenge of 2017.  

I wanted to make a Valentine card for one of my kids and thought the colors would be great for one of my sons.  I used a little stamp set from Lawn Fawn and Dies from My Favorite Things for my card.  For the background I sponged distress ink on Bristol card stock than applied embossing paste through a stencil.  I water colored the little skunk using Zig Real Brush Pens.  

I hope you join us at Tag You're It! Challenge #63, and when you do please explain how your work was inspired by the challenge.

Thank you for stopping by.

Warm Wishes

Hello!  I made this card using stamps, patterned papers, dies and sequins from Lawn Fawn to participate in the Lawnscaping challenge and the Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

I used stamping and masking to create the scene with the Yeti and hot cocoa.

I than embossed the snowflakes in glittery white and blended Broken China Distress Ink for the sky.  I colored the yeti and cup using Copic markers.  The sentiment was embossed with the same sparkly white as the snowflakes and I blended blue distress ink over it as well.  

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Christmas Deer

Hello!  With beautiful warm sunny days like we are having here today it's easy to forget Christmas isn't that far off!  I water coloured this little LawnFawn deer image a few days a go and shared it on Instagram for Kathy Racoosin's 30 Day Color Challenge.  Having some colored images on hand makes it easy to put a card together.  I stamped the background stripes using versamark on a piece of diecut cardstock and embossed them in clear.  The sentiment was diecut using a Lawn Fawn die, I layered it 4 times and cut it so it would fit on the card when orientated vertically.  Sharing this card at two challenges; Virginia's View and Lawnscaping.

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You're Neat

Hi!  I made this card for the Lawnscaping challenge.  We are challenged to use the colors purple, black and a third color of our choosing (I chose green).  I embossed the lawn fawn monsters using glow in the dark embossing powder on bristol card stock.  I watercolored the embossed critters using Zig Real Brush Pens and the background I used distress ink and black zig pen.  After the painting was dry and I adhered the layers to a card I added glossy accents to the eyes and some sequins and Nuvo drops.

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Stamps used: Lawn Fawn "Monster Mash"

Pumpkin Spice Latte Card

We may be getting a bit cooler fall temperatures here this week which is exciting!  I enjoyed a pumpkin spice latte this morning despite the summer temperatures we are still having here.  Pumpkin spice is awesome!  A few weeks a go I saw an Amazon advertisement for products they carry with pumpkin themes and one item was a cell phone case that inspired my card design.

Playing along with the Lawnscaping challenge #138 "Geometric" (shapes my card has is a circle and heart).  Also joining the Fall Coffee Lovers Blog Hop.

Thanks for coming by.

Stamps Used: Lawn Fawn "So Thankful" and "Love You a Latte"

Dies Used: "Small Cross Stitch Circles" and "Hearts Lawn Cuts"

Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn Beachside