Leaves are Falling, Autumn is Calling ~ Double D Challenge

Double D Challenge is up with a new challenge, and the theme is Fall Leaves.

I happily pulled out some older sets to make this card.  I started by embossing the front panel using the Falling Leaves embossing folder from Spellbinders, which just happens to be the prize that we're giving away to the winner of this challenge.  I cut a piece of journal cardstock using a Stitched Scalloped Nested Rectangle from Gina Marie Designs.  I stamped a leafy image from PTI's Forest Floor, on the left side of the journal card.

The stamped sentiment is from Echo Park Fall Memories with the addition a trio of Small Stitched Leaves from Lawn Fawn cut from scraps found in my scrap box.

I can't wait to see how you're inspired by this wonderful mood board that Darlene put together.

Here's the prize you could win when you play along:

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Put Me There!

Warm sandy beach, palm trees, setting sun and an empty beach chair.

Please, put me there!

This Adirondack chair is calling my name.  Beach Sunset Stencils from Lawn Fawn were the jumping point for this card.

The Adirondack chair is an oldie from Impression Obsession, while the palm tree from Elizabeth Craft Design is also old and long since retired.

I think I'll enter this card into the following challenges:

Just Us Girls ~ Anything Goes using a stencil

Word Art Wednesday ~ Anything Goes

I hope you're enjoying your summer.

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Sweet Honey Note ~ ScrapbookPal

What could be sweeter than sending a handmade card to someone just to brighten their day? 

Lawn Fawn makes it so easy to do just that!  I created this “sweeter-than-honey” card using Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Beehive Add-on Die set along with More Magic Messages clear stamp set.

I added some distressing to the edge of the beehive and center medallion and some Copic and gel pen details to the bees, flowers and leaves.

  I love how Lawn Fawn products can be intermingled and always coordinate perfectly.  Find them now at ScrapbookPal.

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Fall Plaid ~ Double D Challenges

Good morning friends~  There's a new challenge starting up over at Double D Challenges and the theme is "Fall Plaids".

I found all the die cuts and plaid paper in my box of scraps.

In Focus:

The barrel and rake are both from Marianne Designs.  The pumpkin is from Memory Box and the leaves are a combination of Spellbinders and Lawn Fawn.  The sentiment is from Just Rite Stamps.  I sure do miss that company!

 

Not a single new piece of paper was harmed in the making of this card.  haha!   I love making cards using up leftovers from my scrap boxes. 

I do hope you'll visit Double D Challenges to see more amazing inspiration from the talented design team.

Here's the inspiration photo:

And here's the prize that will go to the winner of the random draw:

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Lawn Fawn How You Bean Seashell Add-on ~ ScrapbookPal

Summer is my favorite season.  Living on the east coast we have rugged rocky coasts and sandy beaches.  One thing I enjoy doing, which I don't do enough, is going to sit by the oceans edge and just be still.

I recently had the pleasure of working with Lawn Fawn's summer release.  My assignment was How You Bean Seashell Add-on Stamps & coordinating Lawn Cuts, through ScrapbookPal.

These stamps and dies are right up my coastal alley!  

Here's how I made my cards:  

I started by stamping all the seashell images onto 80# Neenah Solar White cardstock scraps that I pulled out of my scrap box.  This is a great way to use up some of the smaller pieces of cardstock that are leftover from other projects but are too big to toss away.  I then colored them with Copic Markers.

Next, I die cut them all out using the How You Bean Seashell Add-on Lawn Cuts.  You can see I amassed quite a pile of them. 

 

Next, using the Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen, I randomly applied glue and then sprinkled each shell with Elizabeth Craft Designs Cool Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter.

Card #1:

For the first card, I stenciled a very light background onto an A2 sized kraft cardstock base, using a swirly stencil I had in my stash.  I then added a strip of weathered wood design paper and simply layered all the shells along the bottom of the strip.  This image could possibly reflect the results of my collecting seashells all day at the beach.

I stamped the sentiment from How You Bean Seashell Add-on Stamps to the lower right corner.  

Card #2:

I used the Beach Sunset Stencils to create a warm, sunny background for card #2.  I needed enough sand along the bottom of the card panel for the seashells to land, so I slid the cardstock through the sandy part of the stencil so that I could extend the sand, and stenciled on Brushed Corduroy DOX Ink.

I then finished stenciling the rest of the scene using Salvaged Patina, Broken China, Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed, Mowed Lawn and Vintage Photo DOX Inks.

In Focus:

I glued the seashells onto the sand and added flecks of sand using a fine tip brown marker, and stamped the sentiment just above the sunrise.

Two summer cards just perfect for celebrating the all-to-short summer season here on the east coast, and I still have lots of leftover die cut images all ready to use for a future project.

I've linked all the supplies I used below, that can be found at ScrapbookPal.com:

Lawn Fawn How You Bean Seashell Add-on Stamps

Lawn Fawn How You Bean Seashell Add-on Lawn Cuts

Lawn Fawn Beach Sunset Stencils

Distress Oxide Inks

Nuvo Smooth Precision Glue Pen

Copic Markers

I hope you'll stop in for a visit at ScrapbookPal, and while you're there check out there New Arrivals and what's Coming Soon.  They also have an extensive line of wonderful products in their Clearance section.

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You Are So Amazing ~ ScrapbookPal

Hello crafty peeps~ I'm so happy to be back home from my trip out west.  I had such a wonderful time in California, caring for my sweet little "P".  Now I'm trying to get my crafting mojo back!  It's my privilege today to share this project I made for ScrapbookPal using Lawn Fawn's More Magic Messages stamps & dies.

This is part of their new summer release and it is filled with sweetness!

I started by stenciling the Honeycomb Stencil onto an A2 sized card panel using Dried Marigold and Rusty Hinge Distress Oxide Ink, using a Background Blender Brush from Honeybee Stamps.

I stamped the small flower and leaf images from More Magic Messages Clear Stamp Set onto a piece of yellow cardstock.

I also stamped one of the sentiment stamps on white cardstock and die cut it using the coordinating More Magic Messages Lawn Cuts.  The cutie little bees are from the Magic Iris Beehive Add-On.

I added a bit of Rusty Hinge DOX Ink around the edge of the yellow stamped panel and then mounted it onto a piece of white cardstock to add a bit of definition.

I think this card turned out so cute and it was great fun to make!

Here is a list of products I used that can be found at ScrapbookPal.

Lawn Fawn More Magic Messages Clear Stamps
Lawn Fawn More Magic Messages Lawn Cuts
Lawn Fawn Magic Iris Beehive Add-On
Lawn Fawn Honeycomb Stencils
Honeybee Stamps Blending Brush
Distress Oxide Inks

I hope you'll visit the ScrapbookPal store and check out all their New Arrivals.

While you're there, check out what's Coming Soon, and they always have a growing list of products marked down on Clearance.  

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Lemonade ~ Double D Challenge

Hello my crafty friends ~ I just love the colors of summer, don't you?

Double D Challenges is starting a new challenge this week and I think you're going to love the inspiration board.  The theme for the next two weeks is "LEMONADE".  SWEET, right?

I pulled out Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemons and Dried Citrus Slices from The Greetery to make my card.

I cut all the pieces out of white card stock and blended on Distress Oxide Inks in the colors Squeezed Lemonade, Mustard Seed and Spun Sugar.  I added some glitter to the inside pieces of the lemons to sugar them up.

The sentiment banner is stamped and die cut using Papertrey Ink Banner Style.  

Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy!

I hope you'll play along with this sweet challenge, over at Double D Challenges.

Here's the mood board to help inspire you:

And here's the prize that you could win if you play along:

Here are some links to the following products I used today:

Lawn Fawn Zesty Lemons
The Greetery Dried Citrus Slices
Squeezed Lemonade DOX Ink
Mustard Seed DOX Ink
Spun Sugar DOX Ink

ETA:  I'm adding this card to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge ~ Anything Goes

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Lovely Spring Dogwood Blossoms ~ ScrapbookPal

I love everything about spring, especially when all the trees and flowers start coming back to life.  Honeybee Stamps had an amazing spring release a few weeks ago, and I had the pleasure of working with the Honey Cuts, Lovely Layers: Dogwood and This One's For The Girls clear stamp set.

These Honey Cuts Dogwood Dies are pure spring delight!  Let me show you more details on how this card came together.

 

I started by cutting all the die elements out of 80# white cardstock. 

I separated them by flowers, leaves and flower centers and colored them using Copic Markers.  You can see the colors I used in this photo. I was inspired by this photo of a pink dogwood blossom I found online.

 I also colored the single solid die, where the small elements will be placed.  I glued the flowers, leaves and buds onto the branch using Bearly Art Precision Liquid Glue, lifting the edges of the petals and leaves to add dimension.  

Once the flower branch was assembled, I created the base of the card by die cutting a white A2 size card panel that I die cut using Lawn Fawn's Quilted Backdrop, to add more texture to the card.  I found the striped scrap of paper in my stash that fit the sentiment from Honeybee Stamps "This One's For The Girls" clear stamp set, just perfectly.  I LOVE this stamp set!  It has so many wonderful sentiments but it also has a variety feminine names, including some in Spanish.  You could use this stamp set for so many special occasions.  

Once the flower stem was adhered to the card front using liquid glue, I added some Lime Green Stickles to the centers of the flowers, just to add a bit of sparkle.

So sweet!

I hope you enjoyed today's project.  You'll find these products and so many more when you visit ScrapbookPal.  

Here's a list of products I used today:

Honeybee Stamps Honey Cuts Lovely Layers:  Dogwood

Honeybee Stamps This One's For The Girls Clear Stamp Set

Lawn Fawn Quilted Backdrop

Copic Markers

Bearly Art Precision Liquid Glue

Lime Green Stickles

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