Plan a Card with Me - Brainstorming a Birthday Design

Hey friends, today I'm bringing back my popular Plan a Card with Me Series! This time I am brainstorming a birthday design centered around one of my favorite older stamp sets Mama Elephant Ella & Friends. This video gives you a sneak peek behind the scenes of how I come up with a card concept and flesh it out, deciding on what supplies to use, and getting everything ready for a crafting session. If that sounds interesting to you, check out the video by clicking the thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Have a wonderful day!

Six Ways to Color Flamingos

 Hey friends, today I'm bringing you the next installment in my Ways to Color Critters Series and this month features flamingos! I wanted to do something bright, and fun, and summery for July, and I thought flamingoes were the perfect choice. So today I'm sharing six ways to color them with your Copic markers, using the Lawn Fawn Flamingo Together stamp set. Check out the video tutorial below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks for watching!

You're the Coolest Card - Lawn Fawnatics #200

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge and this is a very special one because we are celebrating 200 challenges! I'm amazed that we've been doing this for so long, and that is thanks to the amazing support of Lawn Fawn and also all of YOU! Which is why our theme for this round is Friendship! Aside from that, anything goes!

The star of my show is the super cute new Summer Friends stamp set, which I combined with All the Speech Bubbles. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I took a sheet of the Gleeful Gradients 6x6 patterned paper and stamped the palm tree silhouettes from Flamingo Together in black ink.

Then I cut the Foursquare Backdrop: Portrait out of Black Licorice Cardstock and the ground pieces using the Sandy Beach Accents. I popped those up over the background with foam tape. Then I added my images and speech bubbles to each window and finished off the sentiment using Finley's ABCs cut out of Guava Cardstock. A little Stardust Stickles was the finishing touch.

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. I really hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the design team created and to link up your own project to play along! We can't wait to see what you'll come up with!

Quick Tip: White Cardstock Organization

Hey friends! Happy Independence Day! I know everyone is probably busy celebrating today, so I'm just sharing a Quick Tip video on how I break down and store my white cardstock for quick and easy card making sessions. I hope that you will find it helpful whenever you get a chance to watch! To view it, simply click on the thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Enjoy!

Capy Beach Day Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be featured on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our Summertime Fun Challenge! This one features the adorable new Lawn Fawn Capybaras! vacationing at the beach. I always love to go away somewhere for my birthday so I'm imagining that mama capybara is doing the same in this scene. For all the other supplies and details, be sure to check out my post over there. If you want to see how this one came together, click the video thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for stopping by!

White Cardstock Comparison - Which Cardstock is Best for Copic Coloring?

 Hey friends, today I've got a video that's been in the works for a while. I'm testing out and comparing four different white cardstocks and determining which is best and which is worst for coloring with alcohol markers like Copics. I hope you'll find this video informative! Thanks so much for watching!

Capy Birthday Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so excited to be featured over on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel with a sweet card using the brand-spanking-new Capybaras! stamp set and the Riverside Backdrop: Landscape die. I'll have all other supplies and details in my post over there. If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video link below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. And in case you missed it, don't forget to check out my Six Ways to Color Capybaras video to give you more ideas on how to color up these cute critters. Enjoy!

Six Ways to Color Capybaras

 Hey friends, today I've got another Copic coloring video showing you six ways to color Capybaras, using the brand-new Capybaras! stamp set from Lawn Fawn. The images were stamped on Catherine Pooler Favorite White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink. If you picked up this adorable stamp set from this week's release, hopefully, I'll give you some new ways to color these charming critters. You can watch the tutorial by clicking the video thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I hope it's helpful!

Fintastic Birthday Card - Lawn Fawnatics #199

Hey friends, it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this time we're embracing Summertime Fun! For my card, I pulled together some of my favorite under the sea sets, including Mermaid For You, Ocean Shell-fie, You Are Sublime, and Fintastic Friends. I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.

For the background, I blended Distress Oxides onto a panel of Bristol, using Speckled Egg, Evergreen Bough, and Pine Needles for the water and Antique Linen and Gathered Twigs for the sand, trimmed down with a Simple Stitched Hillside Border.

I stamped some greenery and tiny fish in the background with the Distress Oxides, and then added a sentiment in the top right corner in black ink. I adhered the background to a Lilac card base and then added my images to create the scene. I finished with a bit of 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. I really hope you enjoy it! Mermaid cards are some of my favorites to create! Don't forget to stop by the Lawn Fawnatics blog and check out the rest of the design team's creations and to link up your own and play along!

Birthday Roar Card

Hey friends, today I've got a fun, masculine birthday card to share using the adorable Mama Elephant The Wild Roar along with the beautiful banana tree from Everyday Monkeys. I just love jungle-themed sets, and this one is so darling! I colored everything with Copic markers and trimmed the images out with their matching dies.

For the background, I blended Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, and Pine Needles Distress Oxide Ink onto a panel of Bristol that I trimmed down with the Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables. I stamped an Essential Tag Sayings sentiment in the top right corner and glued that to a Noble Fir card base, then adhered my images.

If you'd like to see how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Six Ways to Color Turtles

Hey friends, today I'm bringing you the latest video in my Copic Favorites Series. This time I'm sharing six ways to color turtles, using the Lawn Fawn Get Well Before 'n Afters stamp set. I stamped them on Catherine Pooler Favorite White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and colored them with my Copic markers. I hope this will give you some new combos to try on your future cards and projects. To watch the video, click the thumbnail below, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Enjoy!

Let's Shellebrate Card

Hey friends, today I have a beautiful underwater scene to share using the adorable Stamping Bella Tiny Townie Mermaid Isla. I adore this sweet mermaid, and she was so much fun to color! I combined her with images from Under the Sea Creatures, masking off to create a one-layer scene, then colored it in, background and all, with Copic markers.

When it was done, I trimmed down the focal panel with the Lawn Fawn Outside In Stitched Rectangle Stackables to give it that nice finished edge and glued that to a Hyacinth card base. I added a greeting from the Mermazing Sentiment Set on an Everyday Sentiment Banner and finished with a bit of Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see the entire process of how this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

Sky's the Limit Card - Lawn Fawnatics #198

Hey friends, it's the first Monday of a brand-new month, and that means it's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! This is a fun one: it's Up, Up, and Away. For my card, I combined the hot air balloons from Flying High with the cute little birds from Heart Tree and It's a Bird! Since I'm still recovering from a neck injury, I kept the color palette really limited and shared several tips throughout the video for creating simplified cards that don't look too plain. I hope that you find them helpful!

After coloring the images with Copics and trimming them out with the matching dies, I created a focal panel by trimming down some Spiffy Speckles 6x6 paper with the Large Stitched Rounded Rectangle Stackables. I added some Spring Showers clouds and stamped part of my sentiment. The rest of the word was die cut out of Lobster Cardstock using Finley's ABCs.

I popped the focal panel up with foam tape over some more patterned paper from Pint-sized Patterns: Summertime and What's Sewing On layered onto a Moonstone card base. I added my images and finished the card off with some tiny iridescent stars and a bit of Stardust Stickles.

I really hope you enjoy this one! You can watch the video tutorial by clicking the thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for checking it out! Be sure to visit the Lawn Fawnatics blog to see what the rest of the design team created and to link up your own projects to play along. We can't wait to see what you create!

Hello Sunshine Card

Hey friends, today I have a sweet and summery card to share using a darling image. This cutie is the Tiny Townie Ally Loves Ice Cream by Stamping Bella. Isn't she precious? I had so much fun coloring her and creating a background with my Copic markers. Then I trimmed her down with the second largest of the Lawn Fawn Large Mini Slimline Stackables.

I popped her up with foam tape over a some patterned paper from the Carta Bella That's My Girl 6x6 pad and added a sentiment from the Stamping Bella Beach Vibes Sentiment Set trimmed down with a Lawn Fawn Everyday Sentiment Banner. Then I finished up with a little Stardust Stickles.

I really hope you enjoy this one! If you'd like to see how it came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thank you so much for watching. Have an absolutely lovely day!

Coloring & Storytime - A Mini Life Update

Hey friends, Happy Memorial Day to all my friends here in the States. Today I've got a super chill video for you guys. I'm coloring some images from Hello Bluebird stamps while I give you a mini life update on some minor medical issues I've been having and what that means for the future of my channel. I hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for hanging out with me. You can view the video by clicking the thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Have a great day!

Happy Bee Day Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends, today I'm so happy to be back on the Lawn Fawnatics blog with another card for our All Dies Challenge! For this one, I combined the new Tree Branches Backdrop: Landscape

with the Magic Iris Beehive Add-on. 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 this card came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Tulip Bouquet Card - Lawn Fawnatics #197

Hey friends! It's time for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and it's Dies Only this round! I've been itching to use the Terrific Tulips, so I knew I had to start there. I trimmed the blooms out of Lilac, Sticky Note, and Ballet Slippers Cardstock and added shading with Shaded Lilac, Mustard Seed, and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Ink. I cut the stems and leaves from Cilantro and shaded with Mowed Lawn.

I wanted to add a sprig of Lovely Lily of the Valley, so I cut the blossoms from Fog Cardstock and the stems and leaves from Algae. To gather my bouquet, I trimmed the Flower Bouquet Wrap from some Bitsy Blooms 6x6 patterned paper, and the bow from Guava Cardstock shaded with Worn Lipstick.

I covered the card base with more Bitsy Blooms patterned paper and added my bouquet at a little angle, leaving room for my Everyday Sentiment Banner with a phrase from Magic Heart Messages. I finished up with a sprinkle of Clear Sequins and some 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. I really hope you enjoy it! Don't forget to check out the rest of the design team's Dies Only projects and link up your own to play along.

Spring Flower Cart Card - Lawn Fawn Feature

Hey friends! I'm super excited to be on the Lawn Fawn blog and YouTube channel today with a card that turns the Treat Cart into a flower cart by pulling in additional images from Treat Cart Add-on: Smoothies & Juice, Veggie Happy, Garden Before 'n Afters, Butterfly Kisses, Backyard Bird Feeder Add-on, and the Porcupine for You Add-on. I'll have all other details and supplies 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 the thumbnail below, or you can find the video HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for watching!

Happy Bee-day Card

Hey friends, today I've got a card that is sweet as honey! Haha. I was so excited to ink up the Bee My Gnomie stamp set from Clearly Besotted. Since there are no matching dies, I masked off a little scene with a post it, stamping on Spectrum Noir White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink and coloring with my Copic markers.

The focal panel was trimmed down with the Lawn Fawn Stitched Circle Stackables. Then I cut down four different prints from the Simple Stories Say Cheese Classic Pooh 6x8 paper pad. Two of them I just used my paper trimmer, but on the other two I used the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Circle Stackables and Stitched Party Banners. I finished with some Clear Sequins and 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. I really hope that you enjoy it and find it buzz-worthy! Ha! Thanks so much for watching. I so appreciate your support. Have a wonderful day!

Six Ways to Color Bees

Hey friends, today I've got another Copic coloring video for you. I'm sharing six ways to color bees, using the Hello Bluebird Bee Happy stamp set. The images were stamped on Spectrum Noir Premium White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink. Hopefully this will give you some new ideas of different combos you can use for your Spring and Summer projects. I hope you enjoy the video! Click the thumbnail below to watch, or you can find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Have a wonderful day!

Bookshop Pull 'n Slide Surprise Card - Lawn Fawnatics #196

Hey friends, today it's time for a new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge, and this is a really fun one! It's our Inspired By Challenge, where we take a card or project by another Lawn Fawn or Lawn Fawnatics design team member and use that to inspire our own project in tribute. There are so many incredible designers to choose from, but I decided to go with Megan Burnette, who inspires me all the time with her fun, full scenes and gorgeous color palettes.

This is the card of Megan's that I chose as my inspiration. I just loved the bookshop theme, and I actually gave my version of this card to the staff at my local, independent bookstore for National Independent Bookstore Day last weekend. That bookstore is my happy place, and it's all thanks to the incredible staff who have made it such a welcoming space to be.

I combined so many different sets on this card, including Little Woodland Library, Little Woodland Library Friends, Simply Celebrate Hangouts, Apple-solutely Awesome, Den Sweet Den, Purrfectly Wicked, Virtual Friends Add-on, and the Porcupine for You Add-on. All of the images were stamped in Jet Black Ink and colored with Copic markers.

I did want to give my card a twist to make it a bit different than Megan's, so I turned it interactive by using the new Pull 'n Slide Surprise. I love the dimension that it creates on a card when you pull the tab, and the staff at the bookstore thought it was a super cool feature!

This one is definitely better seen in video than pictures, so if you'd like to see how it came together, click the thumbnail below, or you can also find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Thanks so much for watching! I really appreciate your support! Have a wonderful day, and don't forget to play along with us at Lawn Fawnatics.

Purrfect Birthday Card Duo

Hey friends, today I've got TWO new projects to share, it's a cute kitty card duo! I have so many birthdays in my family in May, so I am desperately in need of more birthday cards. So I decided to do more multiples. Both of these cards feature the adorable images from the Honey Bee Meow & Furever stamp set, which I stamped on Catherine Pooler Favorite White Cardstock with Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink.

Because I don't own the matching dies to this set, I trimmed down the panels with the Lawn Fawn Lacy Rectangle Stackables, then colored them with my Copic markers to match the layers of Carta Bella Secret Garden 6x6 patterned paper. I finished up with a trio of clear sequins and some Stardust Stickles.

If you'd like to see how these cards came together, click the video thumbnail below, or you can find the tutorial HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I really hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much for taking the time to watch. I'm so grateful for your support! Have a wonderful day!

Taco Pull 'n Slide Surprise Card - Lawn Fawnatics Feature

Hey friends! Today I've got a fun, interactive card to share using the brand new Pull 'n Slide Surprise from Lawn Fawn. I combined a whole bunch of stamp sets on this one, but I will have all the details in my post over on Lawn Fawnatics where I'm featured today for our Bingo Board Challenge! I hope you'll check it out!

If you'd like to see how this one came together, you can click the video thumbnail below, or find it HERE on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. Interactive dies are always better showcased in a video than photos, so I highly recommend you give this one a watch and I really hope you enjoy it! Have a lovely day!