Lawnscaping FIT Blog Hop: Orange

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the October Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Angel but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color orange! 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 Violet's ABCs, Monster Mash, and Let's Polka in the Dark. Next up on the hop is Heidi.

Lawnscaping blog

Marina: http://www.polishandcraft.com/…/lawnscaping-challenge-blog-…

Lexa: http://rainbowjellomakesmehappy.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-…

Lenny: http://getinspiredandbecreative.blogspot.com/…/fit-october-…

Jessica: http://www.allthesparkle.com/2015octhop/

Kate: 

http://justkatecrafting.blogspot.com/…/10/Orangebloghop.html

Kim: http://craf-tscrap.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-october-blog-…

Suzanne: http://wp.me/p2AMkE-2Yn

Angel: http://www.mywholestampinworld.com/…/lawnscaping-challenge-…

Jess: http://jesscraftsblog.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-fit-blog-h…

Heidi: http://craftytime4u.blogspot.com/…/lawnscaping-challenge-fi…

Clean and Simple Kitty Christmas

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a card made with the Gerda Steiner Designs Deck the Halls stamp set. I wanted to really focus on this cute little kitty so I created a clean and simple card. Check out the video for more:

When working on a clean and simple card simple it can be beneficial to keep the color story minimal. This is why I opted for a neutral color cat. I'm a big fan of adding sparkle on Christmas cards so here I added gems, glitter, and glossy accents. I love that I was able to sneak in some gem destashing into such a stamp heavy design. 

Check out Gerda Steiner's amazing selection of Christmas stamps and then share your creations over on the Facebook group. 

Vellum Ghosts with Lawn Fawn Spooktacular for Lawnscaping 116: Too Cute to Spook

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is Too Cute to Spook! We want to see a cute Halloween project with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I created a custom background with a stencil and used vellum to give the ghosts a transparent feel. Check out my video for more on this card. 

I love the little ghosts from Booyah as well and I think they may be next for some vellum stamping. I can't wait to see all the clever ways people use sentiments 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!

Newton's Nook Holiday Release Fox Hollow

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs October Holiday Release. The last stamp set of the release is called Fox Hollow and it has coordinating dies! I absolutely adore the fox from Sweetheart Tails and was so happy to find out the fox would be getting it's own set. Check out my video for more on how I made this card and then keep reading to find out how to win this set!

Video coming soon!

Would you like to win the new “Fox Hollow” stamp set?
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 October 15th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday October 16th.

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

Anette Allen - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release Newton's Christmas Cuddles

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs October Holiday Release. The third stamp set of the release is called Newton's Christmas Cuddles and it has coordinating dies! Of course you had to know there was going to be a new Newton's Christmas set. I admire that Jen can come out with a fun unique Newton set each year. Check out 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 the new “Newton's Christmas Cuddles” stamp set?
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 October 15th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday October 16th.

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

Anette Allen - Guest Designer

Comparing Purple Distress Inks and The Hop to Stop

Hello crafty friends! Today I am here with a card set and video for Becca Dawn's Hop to Stop which is aiming to raise awareness for domestic violence. Please follow the link to learn more and find out how you can participate. The rules of the hop ask you to create a purple card and since I got the Wilted Violet Distress Ink in my October DT package from Tupelo Designs LLC I decided to incorporate the hop into my video. Check out more about the ink comparison and a card tutorial in the video. 

Newton's Nook is a sponsor for this hop and Tupelo Designs LLC carries many of their sets so it was a perfect combo. Of course there is a lot of purple inspiration on this hop and so if it makes you fall in love with purple, I'm hoping this look at the whole range of purple Distress Inks will help you figure out which are for you. Unsurprisingly I consider them all must haves!

Also the check out the Facebook page for the hop so you can find out how to donate your cards. 

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release Festive Flamingos

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs October Holiday Release. The second stamp set of the release is called Festive Flamingos. This set is quite unique and features some flamingos all decked out for the holidays. This is great for some of those who celebrate a tropical Christmas. Check out 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 the new “Festive Flamingos” stamp set?
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 October 15th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday October 16th.

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

Anette Allen - Guest Designer

Newton's Nook Designs Holiday Release: Holiday Smooches

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs October Holiday Release. The first stamp set of the release is called Holiday Smooches. This set features several adorable animal couples giving Christmas smooches. I think if you change up the sentiments some of them could be used for Valentines as well especially the birds and the penguins. 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 the new “Holiday Smooches” stamp set?
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 October 15th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday October 16th.

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

Anette Allen - Guest Designer

Custom Sentiment using Lawn Fawn for Lawnscaping 115

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is sentiments! We want to see something where the sentiment is the star of the show but using  some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I created a custom sentiment for my card using Violet's ABCs. Check out my video for more on this card. 

I am so in love with the Lawn Fawn papers. They make cards so quick and easy and the simple patterns are great for die cutting. I can't wait to see all the clever ways people use sentiments 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!

Making a Scene with Create a Smile Stamps and Hero Arts Ombre Inks

Hello crafty friends! Today I have some cards for the Create a Smile guest design team call. I love Create a Smile's fun unique stamps and the Poppin Over set really called to me because I adore critters and these ones are so cute. That little waving bear makes me smile every time. Check out the video for more on how I made these cards.

I love my Hero Arts Ombre Inks but I don't always use them in the way they are intended. Because there are three distinct pads I find myself using them separately as much as together. I couldn't pick the critter I liked best so I decided to make a whole set and it was a great excuse to play with a range of the Ombre Inks as well. If you love Create a Smile stamps as much as me please check out their Guest DT call. You can even use the free digital stamps to enter.

Challenges:

Create A Smile Stamp Nov Guest DT Call

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Virginia's View: All Things Colored

Custom Masked Background for a Coffee Loving Squirrel

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm here with a card for the Fall Coffee Lovers blog hop. I know there lots to see on the hop so I won't add too much detail. Please click the link to learn more about the hop or watch my video for more about my card. 

As mentioned in the video the stamps are from Gerda Steiner Designs and called Happy Fall and Snowman Friends stamp sets. Gerda Steiner Designs is sponsoring the hop. I love making my own backgrounds but for this card I didn't want to fill the whole background so I used some masking to fill just a small space.

Challenges:

Fall Coffee Lovers Hop

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Anything Goes