Flying High Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with a fun birthday sunrise surprise card using Really High Five and the Puffy Cloud Borders with some Rainbow Ever After 6x6 patterned paper. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there. This card is for our Bingo Board Challenge, which has been so fun! So if you're looking for some new and interesting card making inspiration, definitely check that out. I've got a video tutorial for this card as well, which you can view by clicking down below or find HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day! 

Fairy Bayou Birthday Card

Hey friends, it's Christy here with another magical fairy garden card using Hello Bluebird. This time I had the song Blue Bayou on my mind, and so I wanted to create a scene with a fairy hopping across lily pads, as if she were playing hopscotch. I pulled together images from Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and Fishin' Hole, colored them with Copic markers, and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started with a panel of Bristol and blended on some Distress Oxide Inks. I used Shaded Lilac, Wilted Violet, Villainous Potion, and Chipped Sapphire for the sky, and Salty Ocean with Chipped Sapphire for the blue bayou. Then I die cut another piece of Bristol using the Pond Builder and blended on Mowed Lawn and Pine Needles. I stamped a sentiment from Birthday Script in the center and popped the grass up with foam tape.

I added my images to the scene and finished off the card with some clear sequins and Stardust Stickles. If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or you can find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy this one! Thanks so much for watching and for stopping by!

Birthday Bouquet Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a colorful birthday card featuring Bloomin Happy and Party on the Farm. I'll have all the other supplies and details listed in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or you can find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching!

Rainforest Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #171

Hey friends, it's time for a new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is so much fun! We've got a Bingo board for you to use, which gives you so many possibilities! You can get Bingo by doing a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal line. For my card, I went with a diagonal line, going from the top left to the bottom right, so paper trimmer, critter, birthday, ink blending, and glitter.

I brought in a bunch of stamp sets for this one, including Simply Celebrate More Critters, Toucan Do It, Wood You Be Mine, Beary Rainy Day, and Ahoy Matey. I colored the image with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I trimmed out the Giant Happy Birthday to You from Woodgrain Light Brown Cardstock and Chocolate Bar and glued them together to create a drop shadow with the woodgrain cardstock on top.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto some Bristol Smooth Surface Cardstock using the Birch Tree Stencils to create the look of a jungle or rainforest. In the center I used Twisted Citron and darkened that up at the top and bottom with Mowed Lawn. I trimmed off a little bit with my paper trimmer and glued it to a Noble Fir card base. I popped up my sentiment and images and finished with a little Stardust Stickles. BINGO!

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click the video thumbnail below or find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's Bingo board creations on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog and link up your own projects to play along. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Magical Fairy Garden Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a colorful card inspired by some patterned paper. I combined several stamp sets for this one, including Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and Strawberry Patch and colored all the images to match with my Copic markers. I'll have more details and links over there, so I hope you'll check out my post! If you'd like to see how the card came together, I have a video tutorial for you, which you can view by clicking below or find HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a magical day!

Plan a Card with Me - Using Patterned Paper as Design Inspo

Hey friends, today I've got another Plan a Card with Me video. This time the entire card was inspired by a piece of patterned paper from the Pebbles Cool Girl 6x8 pad. I ended up combining a few different Hello Bluebird stamp sets including Fairy Dance, Fairy Garden, and  Strawberry Patch. I take you through my whole thought process, from the initial idea to a fully fleshed out card concept with all the supplies picked out. If that sounds interesting to you, you can check out the video by clicking below or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it!

Patterned Paper Breakdown - Tips for Mixing Prints for Spring

Hey friends, today I've got a new Patterned Paper Breakdown video, sharing you four new paper pads for Spring and giving you my tips for mixing and matching different patterns. If that sounds interesting to you, you can check out the video tutorial below or find it HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching!

Spring Bird-day Card - Lawn Fawnatics #170

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this one is right up my alley. It's patterned paper! Yay! You can use any of Lawn Fawn's existing papers or you can create your own. I combined three different patterns from the new Rainbow Ever After 6x6 and used the Winter Birds to make a Spring card by combining it with Toucan Do It and Really High Five. I colored all the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the focal panel, I cut down a piece of Bristol Cardstock with one of the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables and blended on some Distress Oxide Inks using the Cloudy Stencil. I wanted it to be a sunset sky, so I used Spun Sugar, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass, I did a little splatter detail to look like confetti, and stamped a sentiment down at the bottom in black ink.

Then I took the patterned papers and trimmed them down with a Large Stitched Rectangle Stackable and layered them on a Speckled Eggshell card base. I popped the focal panel up with foam tape and adhered my images with liquid glue. To finish off the card, I added a few Clear Sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or find the video tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the team created to inspire you and to link up your own patterned paper projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you make!

Lil Easter Bunnies Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a sweet Easter bunnies in training card! I just love these cuties from our Little Painters stamp set. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out. If you'd like to see how the card came together, you can click on the video tutorial below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. Thanks so much for watching! Happy Easter!

 

Twinkle Little Star Card

Hey friends, today I'm back with a card for a super exciting occasion! I just became an auntie again! I have a brand-new baby niece who is just as sweet as can be, and deserved the sweetest card to welcome her into our family. I pulled together images from Hello Bluebird's Little Star and Sweet Dreams, with accents from Word Buddies Jungle and Balloon Buddies. I colored them with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I cut down some Bristol Cardstock with the Nesting Deckle Mini Slimline dies and blended on Distress Oxide Inks in Spun Sugar, Kitsch Flamingo, and Saltwater Taffy. I splattered on some water, ink, and Gansai Tambi Starry Colors. Then I heat embossed my sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and Clear Embossing Powder. I added my images with a mix of foam tape and liquid glue and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

I really hope you guys enjoy this one, and that my brother and sister-in-law will too! If you want to see how it came together, click below or watch HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching! Have a great day!

Kangarrific Birthday Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a cute card featuring the super adorable Kanga-rrific stamp and the Kanga-rrific Add-on. I absolutely love these sweet kangaroos and I was so excited to get to play with them. I'll have all the other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out. If you want to see how the card came together, click below or watch HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much! I hope you enjoy it!

Easter Carrot Treat Boxes - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm over on the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog with some cute Carrot Treat Boxes featuring Carrot 'Bout You and the Tea-rrific Day Add-on. I'll be tucking these into my kids Easter baskets next week, filled with Skittles jelly beans. All other supplies and details will be in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! I've also created a video tutorial, so if you'd like to see how they came together, click below or watch it HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much! Have an amazing day.

Little Golden Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #169

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this time it's our popular Inspired by a Book, Movie, or Song! The books that first inspired my great love of reading were the Little Golden Books. There were so many clever stories and delightful illustrations. So my card is inspired by the back cover of all the Little Golden Books with the animals clustered around the edges framing up the message in the middle.

I wanted to have a good mix of characters, but since the possibilities of which ones to use was endless, I narrowed them down to a woodland critter theme. I pulled together images from so many sets, including Porcupine for You, Wood You Be Mine, Scent with Love, Hive Five, A Bug Deal, Let's Go Nuts, Critters in the Arctic, Happy Harvest, Party Animal, and Magic Messages. I stamped all the images in Jet Black Ink and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

Then I trimmed down some Spiffier Speckles 6x6 patterned paper with the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables and glued that to a Sage Leaf card base. I stamped a sentiment from Magic Messages on more patterned paper with Noble Fir Ink, trimmed it out with the matching die, and popped it up with foam tape in the center of the card. Then I arranged all the images around it, filling it with as many little details I could squeeze in.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below or watch the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. And don't forget to like and subscribe! Then be sure to check out the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you. And link up your own projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you come up with!

End of the Rainbow Card - Hello Bluebird Feature

 Hey friends, I'm over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a subtle St. Patrick's Day card featuring Next Door Gnomes and the After the Rain Scene. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out. This is also the follow up to my previous Plan a Card with Me video, where I brainstormed the idea for this card and chose all of the supplies. I really hope you enjoy both videos! Thanks so much for watching.

Plan a Card with Me: St. Patrick's Day Edition

 Hey friends, today I've got another Plan a Card with Me video, and this time I'm trying to create a St. Patrick's Day card, but one subtle enough that it could also pass for a Springtime card. I'm featuring the Hello Bluebird Next Door Gnomes stamp set, and hopefully transforming these little cutie into leprechauns. If this sounds like fun to you, you can check out the video tutorial by clicking below, or find it HERE on YouTube. Thanks so much for watching!

Tea Party Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #168

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this time the theme is one of my absolute favorites: Birthday! I love to make birthday cards. There's just something so joyful about them. For this one, I wanted to make a really detailed woodland scene using a whole bunch of images, so I combined Porcu-pine for You, Tea-rriffic Day, the Tea-rriffic Day Add-on, Toucan Do It, Butterfly Kisses, Our Friendship Grows, and You Are Sublime. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I started with a piece of Bristol and blended on Distress Oxide Inks. For the sky, I used Salvaged Patina along with the Cloudy Stencil. For the ground, I used Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn applied with the Slimline Grassy Stencil. Then I cut the largest Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frame out of Dark Brown Woodgrain Cardstock and popped that up over top with foam tape.

I stamped a sentiment from Party Animal at the bottom of the focal panel and adhered that to a Barn Red card base. Then I adhered my images using a mixture of foam tape and liquid glue to create some depth and dimension. To finish off the card, I added a few touches of my favorite embellishment, Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see the entire card making process, you can check out the video tutorial by clicking below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Be sure to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team came up with to inspire you, and to link up your own birthday projects to play along! We can't wait to see what you create!

Foxes Colored 5 Ways

 Hey friends, today I've got a coloring tutorial, showing you five different ways to color foxes with Copic markers. I'm using an image from the Hello Bluebird Forest Friends set, stamped in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Spectrum Noir Ultra Smooth Premium White Cardstock. I'll walk you through each of the color combinations I used and why. So if that sounds interesting to you, click below to watch or find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. Thanks for watching!

Garden Party Birthday Card

Hey friends, today I have a square Springtime card to share with you. For this one, I combined images from Hello Bluebird Garden Friends, Garden Party, Bloomin Happy, and Cake Time. I stamped all of the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored them with Copic markers to match the Carta Bella Flora #6 paper pad, and trimmed them out with the coordinating dies.

I die cut the patterned paper with the Gallery Frame #7, then popped it up with foam tape over some Bristol Cardstock. I watercolored a simple background using Shaded Lilac and Bundled Sage Distress Ink, then stamped a sentiment from Birthday Script in the top left corner. I added my images with a mix of liquid glue and foam tape and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click below to watch or find the video tutorial HERE on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Be sure to hit the like button and subscribe to my channel if you do. I so appreciate your support! Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Spring Fest Road Trip Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a sweet mini slimline scene featuring the brand new Carrot 'Bout You stamp set. I combined that with a few other supplies, which I'll have listed in my post over there, so I hope you'll check it out! If you'd like to watch how this card came together, you can view it over there, or click below. Thank you so much for watching! I really hope you enjoy it!

Hip Hop Hooray Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm super excited to share another card for our Spring Fling challenge at Lawn Fawnatics! I'm on the blog over there with this sweet scene using the brand new Carrot 'Bout You stamps and Rainbow Ever After 6x6 pad. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post, so I hope you'll check it out! I also have a video tutorial, so if you'd like to watch, you can click below or find it HERE on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Thank You Honey Card - Lawn Fawnatics #167

Hey friends! Welcome to a new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge. This one is all about Spring, which makes me think of blossoms and buzzing things. I started by stamping out the bees from Hive Five, and combining them with branches from A Bug Deal, leaves from Our Friendship Grows, and flowers from Magic Messages and Stinkin Cute. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with their matching dies.

For the background, I trimmed down a piece of Bristol with the Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Then I blended on Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink using the Cloudy Stencil and splattered that with Gansai Tambi Starry Colors. I adhered that to a Sunflower card base and stamped on the inside with Doe Ink. Then I die cut the Magic Iris Beehive Add-on out of more Sunflower and added definition with my Copics.

Then I white heat embossed a sentiment from Magic Messages onto Chocolate Bar Cardstock and popped the hive over top with foam tape. I adhered my images with a mix of liquid glue and foam tape and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles. And that's it!

If you'd like to see how this card came together, you can click below or find it HERE on YouTube. Don't forget to like the video if you enjoyed it and leave me a comment to let me know what you think! I really appreciate it. Be sure to visit the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge blog to see what the rest of the design team created to inspire you, and to link up your own Spring Fling projects to play along!

1 Set 4 Ways Episode 11 - Beeline to Your Heart

Hey friends, today I'm bringing back my 1 Set 4 Ways Series featuring the adorable MFT Beeline to Your Heart illustrated by Jenoblade. I got this set in the mail the other day and I was so excited to play with it that I just couldn't stop at designing one card. I had to keep going. If you want to see the entire process of going from one card idea to four, including deciding on the layouts and choosing my supplies, you can find the Plan a Card with Me x4 video using that link.

So after I figured out the layouts of these cards and which images I would be using for each, I stamped them all out using Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored them with Copic markers to match some patterned paper from the Carta Bella Here, There, and Everywhere 6x6. To keep the cards unified, I used the same paper pad for all of the cards, but I chose different patterns to mix for each one. I trimmed out the images with the matching dies.

Another way that I kept the cards cohesive is by using the same size and design focal panels. I started by trimming down Bristol Cardstock with the MFT A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 2. Then I used the Rolling Clouds Stencil to add Tumbled Glass and Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide Ink for the sky. For the ground I used the Drifts & Hills Stencil with Bundled Sage and Rustic Wilderness.

The last way I tied the cards together was by using the same Lawn Fawn Sticky Note Cardstock for all four card bases. I stamped additional images and sentiments on the inside with Sunflower Ink. Then I layered on my patterned paper, using two prints for each card. I popped the focal panel up with foam tape, glued down my images, and finished with some Stardust Stickles.

Because I used those similar designs and products for all the cards, they would make a great set to give to someone as a gift, or they can be used to build up your stash and sent out individually. Either way! If you'd like to see how they all came together, click below or find the video HERE on YouTube. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

Plan a Card with Me x 4

 Hey friends, today I'm sharing another Plan a Card with me video. This time I'm coming up with not one, not two, not even three, but FOUR card ideas at once using the MFT Beeline to Your Heart stamp set illustrated by Jenoblade. Which means that Friday's video will be a 1 Set 4 Ways, which I haven't done in a while because they are so time-consuming to film, but I was just that excited about these images! I hope you enjoy this video, walking you through each layout and supply as I prepare to make four cards using one super adorable stamp set. Check it out down below or find it HERE on my YouTube channel.

2024 Valentine Card Series #11 - Hello Bluebird Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be over on the Hello Bluebird blog with a fun mashup of stamp sets including Autumn Days, Balloon Buddies, Bloom and Grow and Carried Away. I'll have all other details and supplies in my post over there, so be sure to check that out. This is also Day 11, the final day of my 2024 Valentine Card Series! I really hope that you all enjoyed it, and if you missed any videos, feel free to check out that playlist to find all of the previous videos in this series. Thank you so much for watching and for supporting my channel with your likes and comments. I so appreciate you all! Wishing you the loveliest Valentine's Day!

2024 Valentine Card Series #10 - Lawn Fawnatics #166

Hey friends, welcome to our newest Lawn Fawnatics Challenge: Interactive Cards! For my project today, I decided to create some little treat bags for my boys for Valentines Day, using the new Lawn Fawn Heart Pouch. But first, I started by stamping out my images from Scent with Love and the Scent with Love Add-on, coloring them with Copic markers, and trimming them out with their matching dies.

To create the heart pouches, I cut out two panels for each treat container from Ballet Slippers Cardstock, then ran one panel of each back through my die cutting machine with the Heart Pouch Dotted Hearts Add-on to give the front some extra interest. I also die cut the heart lace strip from white cardstock, and the XOXO tag from white and Guava Cardstock. I assembled the box using 1/4" Double-sided Tape.

Then it was time to decorate the boxes. I first adhered a little triangle of Fruit Salad 6x6 patterned paper to the bottom point of the heart. Then I added the white heart lace strip over top. I glued my images on and filled up each treat box with candy. Then I closed them up with a bit of twine and threaded on the XOXO tag before I tied each bow.

And that's it! I really love how these treat pouches came out, and I think my kids are going to love them too. This is also Day 10 of my 2024 Valentine Card Series, so if you'd like to see how they came together, you can watch the video tutorial below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the design team has created to inspire you, and to link up your own interactive creations and play along!