Watercolor Rudolph - Lawnscaping Challenge #96 + winner

Hello deer friends! (Ha! Get it?) Welcome to Lawnscaping Challenge #96! Can you believe this is our LAST challenge of  2014? I hope you'll help us send this year off with a blast and create some of your most special holiday cards yet!

For my card, I decided to give my markers a rest and do some watercoloring with Distress Inks and Lawn Fawn's Let It Snow and Critters In The Snow stamp sets. This is also the #9th installment in my 2014 Holiday Card Series so I hope you'll give the video a watch. 

Please stop by the Lawnscaping Challenges blog to check out the other amazing design team projects and link up your own creations as well.

Special thanks to the wonderful folks at Lawn Fawn for providing our winner with a FREE stamp set of their choice. Just in time for the new release! Wahoo!

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Before I sign off, I want to announce the winner of my giveaway from the Coffee Lovers Blog Hop. I had a blast hopping along this weekend and I so appreciated all the awesome comments I received on my card. The winner of that card and the $10 Starbucks gift card I put up as candy is Becca Cruger. Congrats, Becca! I'll be contacting you later today for your mailing info. Huge thanks to all who entered! Have a great day!

Seasons Tweetings - Holiday Card Series #7

I *finally* got a chance to film a bit today, so I'm bringing you card #7 in my 2014 Holiday Card Series. I love this little Winter Sparrow set from Lawn Fawn and it was just calling to me to use it.

I created a window card by die cutting one of the Lawn Fawndamentals Notecards with a Lawn Fawn Circle Stackables and using that as a panel. Then I inset the sparrows and added Pretty Pink Posh sequins and some Stickles glitter glue. I hope you enjoy the video!

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I also created this card with the Christmas Card Challenge #53: Anything Goes in mind. There's still a few days to enter if you haven't already! 

Be Jolly - Holiday Card Series #5

 Hey crafty friends! Today I'm here to share the next installment in my 2014 Holiday Card Series. Day #5 features this adorable Be Jollysnowman stamp and die set from Avery Elle. Isn't he a cutie?

To make him even more fun, I decided to pull out my Flower Soft, which I hadn't used in ages! It's funny how those things get set aside and forgotten about. I'm glad I remembered to pull it out today though. I think it makes him extra special. Watch the video and see if you agree. ;)

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I also wanted to mention that I made this card because I was inspired by the current AEIheartU Challenge #18 - Holiday. It's been my goal this month especially to participate in more challenges and interact more with all the other amazing crafters out there!

Also, this card will be going to the Caring Hearts Card Drive benefitting the elderly in nursing homes. Won't you consider making a few extra cards and blessing others with them this holiday season?

Merry & Bright - Holiday Card Series #4

Hey crafty friends! Can you believe it's already November 1st? Time to kick it in to high gear with those Christmas cards, if you ask me! Well, perhaps today I can inspire you with card #4 in my 2014 Holiday Card Series.

It all began with these adorable bunnies from Lawn Fawn's Snow Day Collection. I love them so much and just knew they had to be featured in my next video. I ended up combining elements from the entire collection -- stamps, dies, patterned paper -- the works! They all play so nicely together, don't they?

I hope you enjoy this little scene as much as I did while creating it. Once again, all the cards in this series benefit the Caring Hearts Card Drive. Click on the YouTube icon at the bottom right corner to watch there in HD and please don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe! All those things mean so much! Have a fabulous day!

Merry & Bright - 2014 Holiday Card Series #2

Good morning! Welcome to the second installment of my 2014 Holiday Card Series! The minute I received my Mama Elephant new release order in the mail this week, I knew that my very next card would have to feature one of these adorable Arctic Penguins! They're just so darn cute! 

I decided to give him a Northern Lights background which I achieved by using Distress Inks in Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Dusty Concord, and Seedless Preserves. But if you google the Aurora Borealis, there are so many color options to choose from! I'm definitely going to keep playing and making more of these backgrounds for my new little friends. :)

Enjoy the video! Click on the YouTube icon in the bottom right corner to watch it there in HD. And please don't forget to leave me a comment, thumbs up my video, and subscribe if you haven't already. All those things mean so much to a YouTuber! It really helps us out!

I'll also be linking this up to the current Mama Elephant and Me Challenge: Anything Goes. There's still a few days left to play along if you haven't already! 

2014 Holiday Card Series #1

Good evening, friends! I am super excited to announce that I began my 2014 Holiday Card Series on my YouTube channel today! To kick things off, I started out with my favorite new stamp set from Wplus9, Winter Woodland, and inked up those cute critters using the rock and roll technique with some Memento Luxe inks.

I paired that with the gorgeous new Simple Stories Cozy Christmas 6x6 papers, as well as some polkadot vellum and American Crafts glitter paper. 

All my cards will be going to the Caring Hearts Card Drive benefitting the elderly in nursing homes. I hope you'll consider participating. It's such a great cause. Enjoy the video and have an fantastic weekend!

By the way, this time of year is an awesome time to link up to the Festive Friday Challenge! Be sure to check them out!