Art Journal with Me #11 - Tell Your Story

Hey friends, today I'm slipping in under the wire with my November Art Journal with Me spread. This month was inspired by a recent day of antique shopping and my love of vintage writing supplies. I started out in my Square Art Journal with some layers of washi tape, washi stickers, tickets, and even bits of ephemera like the receipts from the antique stores.

For the main focal images, I used a few pieces of patterned paper from the Mintay Written Memories 6x6 pad. I cut out a gorgeous typewriter, books, papers, ink bottles, and more. I collaged all of my elements, using white gesso to bring it all together and clear gesso to seal it all in. For the titles, I used Tim Holtz Small Talk Stickers, and of course added the date with my Retro Date Stamp.

For the crafty chat, I'm talking about my lifelong passion of writing, why I gave it all up, and where I'm going from here. I hope you'll grab some craft supplies or a beverage and a snack and come hang out! Check it out below or you can view it here on YouTube. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2022 Holiday Card Series #14

Hey friends, it's Christy here with Day 14 of my 2022 Holiday Card Series! I could not wait to ink up the adorable You've Got Mail stamp set from Mama Elephant! I think these critters sending off their happy mail are just so sweet. I colored them all with Copic marker and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Both the background and frame were made of patterned paper from the Simple Stories Baking Spirits Bright 6x8 pad. I used the Mama Elephant B2B Arches to die cut a window into the striped panel and popped it up with foam tape. I finished off the card with a stamped sentiment, a few sequins, and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or watch it here on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! If you do, please consider subscribing to my channel. I'm getting so close to 25K and I would so love your support. Thanks so much for stopping by!

2022 Holiday Card Series #13 - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hello my friends! Today I'm honored and excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel today with a fun and quirky card using Halloween stamps for a Christmas theme. I did not want to wait an entire year before using the adorable bats from Fangtastic Friends, so I combined them with images from Ugly and Bright, Beachy Christmas, Snow Much Fun, Cheery Christmas, and Ready Set Snow. I'll have all other supplies listed and linked over there and shown clearly in the video tutorial. I hope you'll check it out! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2022 Holiday Card Series #12 - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm back with a card on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog for our Holiday Critters challenge! This one combines images from Furry and Bright and Joy to All with a custom, punny sentiment using Finley's ABCs. I'll have all other supplies listed and linked over there, and also showed clearly in the video tutorial. This is also Day 12 Holiday Card Series. Yay! I've hit a dozen videos so far! Make sure you're subscribed so you don't miss any. There's still lots more to come. Thanks so much for visiting!

2022 Holiday Card Series #11 - Lawn Fawnatics #137

Hello friends, welcome to another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This round is so much fun, because it is all about holiday critters! I could easily make a hundred cards in this theme, I just love critters so much, and especially holiday ones! For this card, I wanted to ink up Snow One Like You, since I hadn't had a chance to use it yet. I paired it with images from Snowball Fight and Over the Mountain Borders. I colored them all with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

I decided to create a mini slimline card, so I die cut some Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock with the Small Mini Slimline Stackables and then blended on Distress Oxide Inks in Kitsch Flamingo, Salvaged Patina, and Stormy Sky. I layered my images over top and stamped a sentiment at the bottom in Bubblegum Ink.

Then I created a card base with Speckled Eggshell Cardstock and layered on some tan Knit Picky Winter 6x6 patterned paper that I die cut with the Large Mini Slimline Stackables. I popped the focal panel up with foam tape, and finished with a few sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

This is also Day 11 of my 2022 Holiday Card Series! I'm cranking along here as count down to Christmas. If you haven't had a chance to watch yet, you can find the entire playlist here. I hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's projects and enter our challenge on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog! See you next time!

Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things - November

Hello friends, today I'm so happy to be on the MFT Stamps YouTube channel with the November edition of Christy Gets Crafty with My Favorite Things! This time I instantly fell in love with the new Stacey Yacula stamp set Polar Opposites. I loooove polar bears, and this big guy looks so huggable! I stamped all the images in Extreme Black Hybrid Ink, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I white heat embossed the Snow Flurry Background onto Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock. Then I added Distress Inks for an emboss resist technique. I'll have the exact colors I used shown in the video. I also splattered the background to give it more of a distressed look. I trimmed that panel down with an A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2 and adhered it to a Red Hot  card base. Then I layered on a Stitched Snow Drift with the sentiment stamped at the bottom and my images, and finished with some Stardust Stickles.

To see this card come together, click below or view it over on the My Favorite Things YouTube Channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2022 Holiday Card Series #10 - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hello friends! Today I'm so happy to be over on the Hello Bluebird Blog with a card using Penguins on Ice and doing the reflection technique on the Ice Skating Pond Horizontal Scene. I'll have all the details over there, so I hope you'll check it out! 

This is also Day 10 of my 2022 Holiday Card Series, so I hope you'll watch the video and give it a like if you enjoy it! I have to say, this one was so much fun to create. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Fawny Holiday Week - 2022 Holiday Card Series #9

Hello friends, it's the start of Fawny Holiday Week at Lawn Fawn! All week we're going to have so much inspiration on the blog for your holiday card making. It's going to be incredible, you won't want to miss it. Today I'm helping kick things off with a tropical themed card starring Beachy Christmas. I like to think of this scene as Santa on the 26th of December, taking a much earned vacation! I colored all the images with Copic marker and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

I built the background by blending panels of Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Salvaged Patina for the sky, with Peacock Feathers and Salty Ocean for the sea, which I trimmed down with a Stitched Simple Wavy Border. For the sand, I used Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs, and trimmed those panels down with a Simple Stitched Hillside Border and a Stitched Hillside Border. I added some Spring Showers clouds, two seagulls from Life Is Good, and an Everyday Sentiment Banner to finish things off.

This is also Day 9 of my 2022 Holiday Card Series! Can you believe we're at Day 9 already? You can check out the tutorial below or find it here on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check back on the Lawn Fawn blog all week, and hang on to your socks, or they might get knocked off! Haha! Thanks so much for stopping by and kicking things off with me. Have a great day!

2022 Holiday Card Series #8

Hello friends, today I'm excited to bring you Day 8 of my 2022 Holiday Card Series! For this one, I wanted to ink up the new Hello Bluebird Merry Makers stamp set. These fun and festive critters just make me smile! I stamped the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock, colored them with Copic Markers, and trimmed them out with the matching dies

I also wanted to use some patterned paper from the Simple Stories Mix & A Mingle 6x8 pad. I chose a soft snowfall print for my sky and layered a snowdrift over top using Hello Bluebird Hill and Dale, and trimmed those both down with the Nesting Deckle A2 dies, then popped those up over two more layers on my card base. For the sentiment, I cut the Special Delivery Words out of Barn Red Cardstock. Then I finished up with some winter sequins and Stardust Stickles.

To see this card come together, click below, or you can watch the video on YouTube. If you enjoy Holiday Card Series, please like the video and subscribe to my channel. I have lots more videos to come! Thanks so much for stopping by!

2022 Holiday Card Series #7 - Lawn Fawnatics #136

Hello and welcome to another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This round is all about Making the Sentiment the Star. This is a great way to make quick and easy cards, so I decided to make two, featuring Ugly and Bright. I also wanted to show you how you can transform a regular sentiment into a holiday one, just by adding in an extra word. I did this using Giant Sending Big Hugs, and stamping the word "cozy" onto a little strip.

I also wanted to drive home the cozy theme by using patterned paper from the new Knit Picky Winter 6x6 pad. I did one card in blue, and one in red, adhering the papers onto Blue Jay and Barn Red Cardstock. I finished up with some Clear Sequins and Stardust Stickles.

These cards are also Day 7 of my Holiday Card Series. To see how they came together, you can click below or watch here on YouTube. Don't forget to like the video and subscribe to my channel! Your support means the world. After that, head over to the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog and check out the rest of the design team's creations! I know you'll be inspired!

Autumn Greetings Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hello friends, today I'm happy to be over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a sweet fall card using our new Autumn Days stamps and dies -- so cute! I'll have all other supplies listed over there, so I hope you'll check it out! I also have a video tutorial, which you can find below or here on YouTube, including the whole process, start to finish. Even the coloring! Enjoy!