Critters at the Pond Card - Lawn Fawnatics #225

Hey friends! It's time for a brand-new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this is such a fun one! Let's Go Wild! features critters in their natural habitats. I took my card a little to the extreme, wanting to squeeze in as much wildlife as I could. Just look at them all happily coexisting! I pulled in critters from Silly Goose!, Wood You Be Mine?, Little Woodland Library Friends, and Beary Rainy Day and accessory images from Toadally Awesome and Swan Soiree.
 

For the background, I die cut the Riverside Backdrop: Portrait out of Bristol Cardstock and added color with Distress Oxide Inks. I used Tumbled Glass and Broken China for the sky, both of those plus Mermaid Lagoon for the water, and Bundled Sage and Rustic Wilderness for the ground.

I stamped a sentiment across the bottom, adhered the background to a Peach card base, and glued down all my images. For an extra pop of color, I also added a Stitched Rectangle Frames

in Peach to match the inside. And of course, I finished things off with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, check out the video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it and that it inspires you to create your own Let's Go Wild card to play along!

Herd It's Your Birthday Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends! Today I'm so pleased to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a sweet birthday card featuring the brand-new Highland Cows! I've given them a lemon lavender cake to celebrate from the Make Lemonade Add-on, and incorporated some lovely patterned papers! For all of the details, please see my post over there, or you can check out the video tutorial on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it. Have a wonderful day!

Six Ways to Color Highland Cows

 Hey friends! I'm back with another video in my Ways to Color Critters Series. This time I'm sharing six ways to color highland cows, using the new Highland Cows! stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I've stamped the images in Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink on Catherine Pooler Favorite White Cardstock and colored them with Copic markers. To see the coloring in real time, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Have a wonderful day!

East Coast Christmas Card - Lawn Fawnatics #224

Hey friends! We've reached the year's midpoint, which means it's time for our Christmas in July Challenge at Lawn Fawnatics! I chose to make an East Coast Christmas card, extending all the way from Maine to Florida. I pulled in images from Christmas Fishes, Beachy Christmas, Smooth Sailing, Life is Good, and the Car Critters Christmas Add-on.

For the background, I started with a piece of Bristol Cardstock, and blended on Distress Oxide Inks. I used Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand, and Salvaged Patina, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon, and Uncharted Mariner for the sea. I left a small band of white cardstock between, then pounced on some Dr. Ph. Martin's Bleedproof White acrylic paint to simulate the waves lapping the shore.

I arranged my images in a collage-style L shape and adhered them with a combination of Scotch 3M Foam Tape and liquid glue. Then I finished off the card with an Everyday Sentiment Banner and a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty! And don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog to check out the other amazing Christmas in July creations that the design team has made to inspire you, and to link up your own projects to play along!

Wishing You the Zest Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

 Hey friends, today I'm on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Summer Splash Challenge! This one features the brand-new Make Lemonade! stamp set, which I had so much fun using! Who doesn't love a tart, sweet fresh-squeezed lemonade in the Summer? For all the supplies and details, please check out my post, or you can watch the video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below, or HERE to go straight to the video on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you like it!

Cows Come Home Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

 Hey friends! Today I'm honored to be on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a cute card featuring the adorable new Highland Cows! stamp set. I mixed them with images from Heart Tree and It's a Bird on the Meadow Backdrop: Portrait. For all the other supplies and details, please see that post, or the description bar below the video on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

Fintastic Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #223

Hey friends! Are you ready for a brand-new challenge at Lawn Fawnatics? I know I am! Summer is my favorite season, and I am so ready for Summer cards! For this one I'm diving deep into the ocean to swim amongst blacktip reef sharks -- something I would NEVER be brave enough to do in real life! I used a whole bunch of images on this one, including You Are Sublime, Duh-nuh, Duh-nuh Flip Flop, Mermaid for You, Fintastic Friends, and Party Animal. 

For the background, I blended Distress Oxide Inks onto a panel of Bristol Cardstock. I used Salvaged Patina, Mermaid Lagoon, and Uncharted Mariner for the sea. Then I die cut the Desert Canyon Backdrop: Landscape out of more Bristol, and used Hickory Smoke and Black Soot for the reef, and Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand.

I stamped my sentiment in the top left corner and adhered my images with liquid glue. To cover up my ink-blended edges and tie into the diver's wetsuit, I added a Stitched Rectangle Frame of Blue Jay Cardstock. As always, I finished off the card with a little Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty! Also, be sure to visit the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the other design team members have created to inspire you and to link up your own Summer Splash projects and play along! We can't wait to see what you make!