Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the July Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Heidi's blog but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color deep red! Check out my video for more on how I made this card.
Ink Road is providing a $25 gift certificate to a random commenter so be sure to follow along to all the blogs and gather some inspiration and a chance to win. The sets on today's card were Bugs and Kisses and Critters in the Jungle. Next up on the hop is Kim.
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card for Newton's Nook Designs. I wanted to create a special birthday card so I pulled out some of my favorite Newton's Nook sets and my new Fuse tool to create a fun shaker. Check out the video for how I put it all together.
Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card using the awesome How Are Ewe stamp set. I wanted to give this sheep some texture so I stamped him on some felt. For more on how I made the felt work check out the video below.
I just adore Gerda's critters and love seeing how people add texture and dimension to them. Since I'm always up for a new idea: What is your favorite way to give critters texture and make them look more realistic?
For some added definition to the die cut elements I went around the stamped outlines with Copic Markers. This helped tone down patterns on the outside and focus in on the image. I love that Lawn Fawn's Fintastic Friends is great for summer but can be used all year long. I can totally see some gender neutral valentines with that cute pun this February.
Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping Challenge. Today's challenge is inspired by the rainbow! We want to see something with a rainbow of color combined with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I used my Distress Inks to create a rainbow of sea creatures from Critters in the Sea. Check out my video for more on this card.
The sponsor for this challenge is Lawn Fawn. They are offering a free stamp set of choice for the winner. Thank you Lawn Fawn for your support!
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card to celebrate Create A Smiles One Year Anniversary. I adore Create a Smile stamps and so I decided to make another card for their birthday challenge. Please check out their blog for details about how to enter and check out the prize picture below. \
For today's card I was determined to make a birthday sentiment using just My Create a Smile stamps. So the results was kind of a cheeky sentiment teasing someone who is turning an older age. But I wanted to keep the card silly so I added the wiggle eyes to the owl. All the stamps are from the Friends in the Woods set. As I was working on this card I kind of regretted not filming is as there are a few tips in the making of the card. Like masking off the 'for' in the 'for you-hoo' or turning the leave stamps around to stamp solid leaves. But I needed to be finished in time for the contest so just some pictures to enjoy today.
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card to celebrate Create A Smiles One Year Anniversary. I adore Christine's stamps and so I wanted to create a card for their birthday challenge. Please check out their blog for details about how to enter and check out the prize picture below. For today's card I used Create a Smile stamps and stencils. For more details check out the video.
I really wanted to focus in on the stamps for this card so it's very clean and simple. When I first saw the Coffee First stamp set my immediate thought was to have the critters holding the little cups. This squirrel from Friends in the Woods is perfect because his hands look ready to hold something. Once I decided to have the squirrel holding the little coffee cup I got some letter stickers for a custom birthday greeting and added some texture with embossing paste through the Wave of Stars Stencil.
Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the Newton's Nook Designs 2nd Anniversary Blog Hop! Today is super exciting because we are celebrating 2 years of inky paws with Newton's Nook Designs and there is a giveaway! I've been so honored to work with their stamps this past year and look forward to many more projects. I'm also excited for them as they expand the product line to include dies! Be sure to check out the shop to pick up the new products. As for my card today I've combined the ice cream cones to create a large focal point and there's more explanation in my video.
Celebrate with us and enter to win!
Would you like to win a $20 Store Credit to spend at Newton's Nook Designs online shop?
Here’s how to win:
Comment on the Design Team Member and Guest blogs (see list below)! One lucky winner will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the blog hop. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Sunday July 19th at 9pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Monday July 20th. We are running a giveaway on our Facebook page too so make sure to enter there for another chance to win!!
Hello crafty friends! Today I have the last set from the Newton's Nook July Release. This release is especially exciting because it is the 2 year anniversary of Newton's Nook and there are coordinating dies for this set! So for today's card I used the coordinating dies to help make a shaker card. Be sure to check out my video below for more on how I made this card.
I love this unique take on an ocean themed set. I love cute sea critters of course, but the fun nautical elements in this set are a bit different than other sets on the market. Check out how to win this set below!
Would you like to win the “Message in a Bottle” stamp set? This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday July 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday July 17th.
We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there!
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Hello crafty friends! Today I have the next set from the Newton's Nook July Release. This release is especially exciting because it is the 2 year anniversary of Newton's Nook! So for today's card I tried something a bit different and stamped with the back of the ice pop images from the set. Be sure to check out my video below for more on how I made this card.
This stamp set is perfect for summer cards or ice cream lovers. I'm excited to color up other images from this set and to add touches of glossy accents to make these treats look realistic. Check out how to win this set below!
Would you like to win the “Summer Scoops” stamp set? This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday July 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday July 17th.
We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there!
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Hello crafty friends! Today I have the first set from the Newton's Nook July Release. This release is especially exciting because it is the 2 year anniversary of Newton's Nook and because they are releasing coordinating dies! So for today's card I took advantage of the dies to create stencils. Be sure to check out my video below for more on how I made this card.
This stamp set is perfect for cat lovers but especially those who love to nap with their furry friends. I am so happy Jen thought to include that thought bubble die. It is going to come in handy on many cards. Check out how to win this set below!
Would you like to win the “Newton’s Naptime” stamp set? This set will be given away to ONE lucky winner!
Here's how to win:
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday July 16th at 9 pm CDT to comment -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday July 17th.
We will also be having a giveaway on Facebook - so make sure to like our Facebook page and enter to win there!
Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:
Hello crafty friends! Today I am up on the Lawnscaping blog with this card featuring Distress Ink Smooshing. If you want info check out my video or head over to Lawnscaping.
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card and video for the Gerda Steiner Designs n'ewe' release. Be sure to keep reading until the end to find out how to win this set. When Gerda first showed me this set I knew exactly what I wanted to create with it. I just loved the idea of the bunny staring up at the stars. Check out the video for more on how I made this card and to see the whole stamp set.
For your chance to win the set visit and comment on all the blogs in the hop. There will be three winners randomly chosen from all the comments on all the blogs. So the more you hop the better your chance to win.
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card for an exciting special release from Newton's Nook Designs. We are celebrating Shark Week with the adorable new Shark Bites stamp set which is just $11.99 this week! For today's card I created a textured background with some spackling which is a great cheap alternative to embossing paste. For more on this card check out the video below.
Hello crafty friends! Today I'm excited to share my first post as a member of the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team! I will be sharing projects for the challenges but also joining in on the monthly blog hop and making a special guest post once per month. So you will be seeing some more Lawn Fawn here and on my YouTube account. In fact this card has a video to provide further explanation.
Today's challenge is sparkle and shine! We wanted to see anything with some sparkle... sequins, glitters, bling, foil paper. Anything that sparkles and shines paired with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So today's card I used some shiny clear embossing to do the start resist in the background and then some gold foil to add shine to the sentiments and embellishments.
The sponsor for this challenge is Ellen Hutson. There will be a $25 gift certificate of the Ellen Hutson store for the winner. Thank you Ellen for your support!
Hello crafty friends! Today I have a bonus project for Newton's Nook Designs. I'm highlighting the older Love Ala Carte set. As a design team member I receive many stamps in exchange for my work, but this set was released before I was on the team and is such a must have I had to purchase it. The sentiments are just so punny! Check out the video for more on this card.
In case you don't have time for the video here's the summary. I had the idea of using the adorable"Hey there hottie" sentiment but wanted to add some impact to the pepper so I chose to highlight one pepper in red and leave the others green. I also added a bit of glossy accents with a precision tip for some shine to the red pepper. The coloring was done with Inktense Pencils on Distress Watercolor Cardstock.
Before I go I just wanted to mention that I will be continuing on with Newton's Nook Designs through the end of the year. I have already seen some of the upcoming release and Newton fans are going to be so excited! Be sure to save your pennies because there are some must haves in the future and with Newton's Nook Birthday coming soon you know there will be lots of inspiration!
