MONTHLY 9 - JANUARY 2020

Bye bye January, hello February! My favorite crafty projects of January.

You're O-Fish-Ally Awesome (2)

Instead of Texting I Made This Card (3)

Believe, and You Can Do Just About Anything (1)

You Make Me Smile (1)

You're Seriously the Best (1)

You're Awesome (1)

I Carrot 'Bout You (2)

Sealed with a Kiss (3)

Reveal Wheel (24)

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BELIEVE, AND YOU CAN DO JUST ABOUT ANYTHING (1)

I created this encouragement card with the Bookworm stamp set from Mama Elephant.

For the background I used simple white cardstock. I used a scoring board and a bone folder to add stripes to the background. It's a simple technique, which I should use more often. And it looks really good.

I wanted the characters to sit on a shelve of some sorts, and I created this with Moonstone cardstock.

I stamped the images and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Here are the colors I used:
220 - Tea Rose + 076 - Medium Beige
024 - Wine Red
042 - Turquoise Green + 049 - Green Shadow
055 - Pale Yellow + 050 - Yellow
083 - Lilac + 806 - Pale Violet
026 - Light Pink
072 - Beige
091 - Grey
045 - Pale Green

I fussy cut the images and added them to my panel. I also die cut a speech bubble from Spiffy Speckles paper, using the Speech Bubbles die set. I stamped the sentiment onto it. It's from the Dragon Wishes stamp set.

I really like the background and I haven't used Zig Markers other then no-line coloring in a while. I'm happy with this look.

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JUST A LITTLE NOTE TO SAY... (1)

For this encouragements card, I used the Loved Poems stamp set, together with the Just My Type stamp set.

For the background I used a piece of Spiffy Speckles paper. For the ground I ink blended a strip of watercolor cardstock with Spun Sugar Oxide Ink and Picked Raspberry Distress Ink.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Mice: E41 - E43/ C0 - C3/ C3 - C5/ R01/ R22
Paper: Y00 - Y02/ YR21 - Y17/ RV01 - R22/ E22 - R29
Hearts: RV01 - R22/ R22 - R29

I die cut all the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment in Lobster Ink and added highlights with a white gelly roll pen. I adhered the panel onto a Raspberry cardbase.

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YOU MAKE ME SMILE! (1)

Today I am featured on the Lawn Fawn blog, with this Just My Type card.

For the background, I used the Spiffy Speckles paper. For the 'floor' I used Woodgrain cardstock. I die cut both with the Small Stitched Rectanle Stackables.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Desk: E74 - E79/ E11 - E04
Typewriter: C0 - C2/ C5/ R22 - R35
Mice: E41 - E43/ RV10 - R81
Paper: R000 - R01
Desk lamp: R11 - R35/ YR21 0 Y38/ C0 - C3
Envelope: R22 - R35/ R000 - R01

I die cut or fussy cut all the images, stamped the sentiment onto the paper and adhered everything to my background. I adhered the panel onto a Guava cardbase.

Please make sure to check out the post on the Lawn Fawn Blog!!!

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I CARROT 'BOUT YOU (2)

It's been a while since I used the Magic Picture Changer die from Lawn Fawn. Today I used it together with the Some Bunny stamp set.

I die cut the Magic Picture Changer Elements from Sticky Note cardstock. On only one of them I stamped two carrots from the Rooting For You stamp set. I used Spiced Marmalade and Lucky Clover Oxide Inks. The other piece of the the Magic Picture Changer I will leace blank, so it looks like the bunny started a blank canvas and painted carrots.

For the background and the front of the Magic Picture Changers, I used Spiffy Speckles paper. For the 'floor', I used Kraft cardstock. I stamped the Woodgrain Backdrops stamp onto it, in Vintage Photo Distress Ink. I also ink blended the edges a little bit with the same color. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto this piece.

For the frame arount eh 'painting', I used Paper Bag cardstock. For the string and nail, I used Stormcloud and Fake Tan cardstock. Fake Tan and No. 2 Pencil cardstocks were used for the tab to pull.

I stamped the images and colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Here are the colors I used:
090 - Grey + 091 - Light Grey
044 - Deep Green + 041 - Light Green
050 - Yellow
070 - Orange
062 - Dark Brown
072 - Beige
230 - Pale Rose

I fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I added the panel onto a Kraft carbase.

I had this idea in my head, but it turned different than I had inteded. But I'm very happy with the result!

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YOU'RE AWESOME (1)

For this love themed card, I used the Just My Type stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I took a Ballet Slippers cardbase and stamped the heart image onto it in Bubblegum Ink, creating my own pattern paper.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Typewriter: YR21 - Y38/ BG18 - BG72/ W5 - W7
Desk lamp: R22 - R35/ YR21 - Y38/ W2 - W5 - W7
Flowers: YR21 - Y38/ R22 - R35/ BG18 - BG72/ YG11 - YG13
Paper: YR30 - YR31

I fussy cut or die cut the images. I stamped the sentiment onto the two pieces of paper. I also die cut a Fancy Folded Banner from Guava cardstock. On this I stamped the central sentiment.

I adhered the banner with foam tape. I rounded off two corners.

There are so many fun ways to use Lawn Fawn stamps!!!

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GIFT TAGS (2)

For the newest Lawn Fawanatics challenge we got a really cool theme: "For the Birds". So look through your bird stamps and create cute projects with them. I used the new Stud Puffin stamp set and made some gift tags, using the Heart Shaker Tag Die set.

For the background of the tags, I used Spiffy Speckles paper. For the frame I used either Guava cardstock or No. 2 Pencil cardstock. For the topper, I used Vanilla Malt cardstock.

I stamped the Puffins and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Puffins: W5 - W7/ W0 - W3/ Y38 - YR68

I die cut the images with my Cuttlebug.

I assembled the tags and stamped the sentiments onto them in Hippo Ink. I used sentiments from the Love Poems stamp set and took a different one for each tag. They can be used for all different occasions.

I added some twine to the tops and adhered the puffins to each tag.

Either for a birthday, Valentine's Day, Father's/ Mother's Day, for a friend, you name it. They can be used for all sorts of festivities.

Check out our current challenge on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog and join us!!!

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YOU'RE O-FISH-ALLY AWESOME (2)

For this friendship card, I did some no-line watercoloring. I used the Dad + Me stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I started to create all the elements for my scene. For the sky, I ink blended some Broken China Oxide Ink. Simple, with a light hand.

I die cut some grass, using the Simple Grassy Hillside Borders and the Grassy Border die. I ink blended with Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks. From Fog cardstock, I die cut mountains, using the Stitched Mountain Borders die set. I added snowcaps to them.

I started by stamping all the solid images in the set. The puddle of water I stamped with Forget-Me-Not Ink and Moonstone Ink. The cat tails were stamped in Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks and Doe Ink. For the little rocks I used Manatee Ink and Hippo Ink. I used Fresh Lavender Ink and Grape Soda Ink for the dragonflies.

The images I will color were stamped in Antique Linen Distress Ink. I used my Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers for coloring. Here are the colors I used:
062 - Dark Brown + 072 Beige + 076 - Medium Beige
090 - Grey + 091 - Light Grey
092 - Blue Grey
043 - Olive Green
021 - Light Carmine
052 - Bright Yellow + 050 - Yellow

I fussy cut all the images (a lot of little details...) and started to assemble the card. I stamped the sentiment in Hippo ink and also added some trails behind the dragonflies, using Manatee Ink.

I'm so happy with this no-line coloring card, with the soft colors and how the scene turned out.

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SEALED WITH A KISS (3)

For this love themed card, I used the Sealed with a Kiss stamp set, together with the new Stud Puffin stamp set. All products are from Lawn Fawn.

For the background, I used the Ray stencil from Tim Holtz. I first applied some Squeezed Lemonade Oxide Ink without the stencil and then added Spiced Marmalade Oxide Ink through the stencil. Eventually I muted the colors with Squeezed Lemonade again.

I used the Stitched Simple Wavy Borders for the ocean and die cut two from Mermaid cardstock. I ink blended the tops with Broken China Oxide Ink. For the beach, I used the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders and Paper Bag cardstock. I splattered some Chinese White watercolor onto it.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Puffins: W5 - W7/ W0 - W3/ YR16 - YR68
Seals: W0 - W3
Fish: Y15 - Y17/ YR16 - YR68
Rocks: C0 - C2 - C3 - C5
Grass: G43 - G46
Hearts: R14 - R46 - R59
Starfish: R14 - R46

I die cut or fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and added some highlights and dots to the images using a white gelly roll pen.

It is love themed, but it could also be a friendship card or a card for your mom or dad.

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YOU'RE THE CREAM TO MY COFFEE (1)

For this Valentine's card, I used products from different companies. My central product is the Cocoa Cups die set from My Favorite Things.

I wanted a glitter background. I used a stencil from Reverse Confetti, the Hearts stencil. I taped it to a piece of Chili Pepper cardstock, and took my Versamark ink pad. I applied it to the paper, through the stencil. I added Ruby Romance embossing powder from Wow to it and heat embossed it. It looks super sparkly.

The cups were die cut from Guava cardstock and Fog cardstock. I ink blended with Picked Raspberry Distress Ink and Hickory Smoke Distress Ink. For the cream, I used Vanilla Malt cardstock and Antique Linen Distress Ink. I also used the Hearts dies from Lawn Fawn, which I die cut from Chili Pepper cardstock and ink blended with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink.

I die cut a frame from the embossed background, using the Stitched Rectangle Scallop Frames. I also die cut this frame from Black Licorice cardstock. I added the background and the frame onto a Fog cardbase.

I die cut a Speech Bubble from the die set from Lawn Fawn with the same name. I used Fog cardstock for this. I stamped the sentiment onto it and also smiley faces onto the mugs. I added eveything to the card and used a white gelly roll pen for some highlights.

I just love this background technique and I don't use it often enough. It's so easy and it looks fabulous!

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INSTEAD OF TEXTING, I MADE THIS CARD (3)

Today is the first new Lawn Fawnatics challenge of the year and the theme is very cool: "Something Old, Something New". I used the new Just My Type stamp set and Love Poems stamp set, together with the older Love Letters stamp set.

For the background I used the Spiffy Speckles paper and I added a strip of Raspberry cardstock to the bottom of the piece.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Mice: E41 - E43/ E71 - E74/ RV10
Birds: YG41 - G02/ YR21 - Y38
Typewriter: BG18 - BG72/ C0 - C5/ YG41 - G02
Lamp: YR21 - Y38/ Y06/ C05
Envelope: YR21 - Y38/ R22 - R35

I fussy cut and die cut the images. I stamped a sentiment onto the paper coming out of the typewriter. I added everything to my background and stamped my central sentiment. I added some highlights with my white gelly roll pen.

It's super fun to combine old and new sets. And Lawn Fawn does it like no other.

Check out the newest challenge on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog and join us!!!

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KEEP SWIMMING (5)

I created a one layered, simple ocean themed card, using the Ocean Fun stamp set from My Favorite Things.

For the background I used Moonstone cardstock and ink blended some Broken China Oxide Ink onto it. I used the Drifts & Hills stencil to add waves to the background.

I took the Rays stencil from Tim Holtz and Yeti Ink from Lawn Fawn. I added rays to the top of the background, to make it look like the sun shines above the ocean and rays are coming down into the water.

I stamped the sea creatures, all in Lawn Fawn Inks. I used two ink color for eacht critter, to give them more dimension Here are the inks I used:
Sword fish: Manatee Ink + Hippo Ink
Top jelly fish: Fresh Lavender Ink + Grape Soda Ink
Bottom jelly fish: Grape Soda Ink + Sugarplum Ink
Yellow fish: Butter Ink + Sunflower Ink
Orange fish: Moonstone Ink + Forget-Me-Not Ink
Blue fish: Carrot Ink + Pupkin Spice Ink

I added eyes to all the fish and fussy cut them. I stamped the solid schools of fish to the background, in Soot Ink. I also used this color for the sentiment. I adhered the fish with foam tape. The bubbles were stamped in Moonstone Ink.

I adhered the panel onto a Sunflower cardbase.

Really simple, but I sometimes like doing that kind of card.

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