Lawnscaping FIT Blog Hop: Yellow

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the August Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Lenny but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color yellow! 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 Lawn Fawn products on today's card were Critters in the Savannah, Stitched Hillside Borders, Hearts Dies and Small Stitched Rectangles. Next up on the hop is Suzanne.

Lawnscaping blog

Marina

Heidi
Lenny
Jess <-- You Are Here
Suzanne
Kim
Kate

Lexa

Angel

Creating a Artsy Look with Distress Products and Newton's Nook Beautiful Blossoms

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card over on the Newton's Nook blog. I did some Distress Ink smooshing and then embossed the flowers from Beautiful Blossoms. I finished it off with some Distress Stain splatters. You can check out a video tutorial for more information.

I have heard that the splatter technique can harm your Distress stains so a fun cheap alternative is bingo markers. I have a video comparing Distress Stains and Bingo Markers and showing more techniques. You can find bingo markers at your dollar store or online.

No Line Watercoloring with Inktense Pencils and Create a Smile Stamps

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card featuring Create a Smile stamps and Inktense no line watercoloring. I recorded the coloring of this card on a Periscope broadcast and was able to upload it to YouTube if you want to check it out. However it is much more fun to join in the live broadcasts because you can chat. So follow @JessCrafts on Periscope to catch the next live broadcast. 

I stamped in Antique Linen Distress Ink because the Distress Ink will react with water and blend in. Any light colored Distress Ink would work similarly. For Inktense pencil coloring I color directly to the paper for the intense color. The sentiment is a mix of Create a Smile Cool Buddies and Newton's Nook Simply Sentimental.

Challenges:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Food and/or Drink

CAS(E) This Sketch

Embossed Masculine Deer Card for Lawnscaping Challenge 112 Embossing

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is embossing! We want to see something with any kind of embossing including heat or dry embossing, embossing paste etc combined with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I stamped and colored some of the fun images from Party Animals to put over my woodgrain background. Check out my video for more on this card. 

I love how you can use the cutesy Lawn Fawn critters on masculine cards just by picking the right colors and textures to pair them with. I can't wait to see all the clever ways people use embossing for this challenge. 

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!

Using a Stencil to Guide a Copic Colored Background for The Daily Marker Pop Up Coloring Challenge

Hello crafty friends! Today I am here with a card for The Daily Marker Pop Up Challenge to use lines. I decided to use a stencil to help me create my lines. For more on how I made this card check out my video.

As mentioned in the video the stencil is from Simon Says Stamp and the stamps are from Gerda Steiner Designs. If you are wondering why there is popcorn in the picture it is a fun way to signify the 'pop' up challenge around the web and on social media.

If you haven't already I encourage you to participate in this challenge because it simple and fun but will also probably cause  you to stretch yourself creatively because you will see all the cool things others are doing.

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Dies

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs August Release. There are two die sets with this release. There are dies for Newton's Antics and for the new Tranquil Tides set. Today I'm layering the Tranquil Tides dies on a Distress Ink blended background accented with the bubbles from the set. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win a store credit!

Would you like to win “$10 store credit”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest 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 August 13th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday August 14th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Tranquil Tides

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs August Release. The second stamp set of the release is called Tranquil Tides. I adore these silhouette sets from Newton's Nook and I knew I wanted to try a vibrant watercolor background with these solid sets. I also love this unique sentiment. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Tranquil Tides”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Thewinner 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 August 13th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday August 14th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner<

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook Designs August Release Mermaid Crossing

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs August Release. The first stamp set of the release is called Mermaid's Crossing. I think this is a really unique set for Newton's Nook and this whole release gave me an opportunity to play with some fun ocean backgrounds. I have done many ocean backgrounds in the past but I am mixing it up a bit today by adding in the sun rays. Check put my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Would you like to win “Mermaid Crossing”?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! Thewinner 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 August 13th at 9pm CDT to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday August 14th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton's Nook Designs

Lydia Evans

Larissa Heskett

Samantha Mann

Crafty Math-Chick

Jess Gerstner<

Stephanie Muzzulin

Danielle Pandeline

Nina-Marie Trapani

Kimberly Rendino

Yukari Yoshioka

Liz Munoz - Guest Designer

Back to School Treats for Lawnscaping Challenge #111 Back to School

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a treat bag for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is back to school! We want to see something with a back to school theme combined with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's treat bags I stamped some of the fun images from A Good Apple to create a background for the bird from Science of Love. Check out my video for more on this card. 

It is so easy to use the Lawn Fawn alphabets to create your own custom sentiment. Once I decided on a design these little cards were easy and to put together. You could make a few for your kiddos and their new teachers or even make some for a whole class. I can't wait to see all the clever back to school ideas for this challenge. 

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!