MONTHLY 9 - AUGUST 2020

By bye August, Hello September! Here are my nine favorite projects for the month of August.

Hope Your Birthay is Dino-Mite (3)

You're Magical (1)

You are My Anchor (2)

Have a Relaxing Day You've Earned It (1)

Hope Your Birthday is a Splash! (4)

You're Soy Awesome (2)

You Go, Gull (2)

Ghoul's Night Out (1)

Happy Halloween (13)

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN (14)

I'm definitely ready for autumn, which is my favorite season. I used my all-time favorite stamp set from Lawn Fawn: Happy Harvest. This is one of the stamp sets I return to each year.

For the background I used Sage Leaf cardstock. I used the Gingham Backgrop stamp set and Noble Fir Ink to add a gingham pattern. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with Gold embossing powder from Ranger.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Scarecrow: Y21 - Y26/ G43 - G46/ E25 - E29/ Y08 - Y17/ C0 - C3/ E03 - E21
Pumpkins: G43 - G46/ YR15 - YR16
Sunflowers: G43 - G46/ E25 - W29/ Y08 - Y17
Kart: Y21 - Y26/ E25 - E29/ C0 - C3/ W7

I fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I rounded off the two bottom corners and added highlights and dots to the images with a white gelly roll pen.

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN (13)

For this fall/ Halloween themed card I combined the Pick of the Patch stamp set with the Happy Harvest stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I die cut grass from a piece of No. 2 Pencil cardstock, using the Grassy Border die. I ink blended the edges of the grass blades with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.

For the background I used the Clouds stencil from My Favorite Things. I wanted to create an autumn sky, so I used Vintage Photo and Wild Honey Distress Inks. I never used a brown color for a sky before, but I realy love the look of this sky.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Scarecrow: B91 - B95/ R35 - R39/ Y21 - Y26/ Y08 - Y17/ C0 - C3/ E04 - E21
Pumpkins: Y21 - Y26/ Y17 - Y38 - YR68/ G43 - G46
Squirrels: E04 - E21
Sunflowers: G43 - G46/ Y08 - Y17/ E25 - E29
Spoon + knife: C0 - C3/ E25 - E29
Crows: W5 - W7/ Y08 - Y17

I fussy cut and die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment in Cranberry Ink. I used a white gelly roll pen to add some dots and highlights to the images.

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YOU'RE MAGICAL (1)

For this reveal wheel card, I used the Unicorn Picnic stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

I die cut the reveal wheel panel, using Mermaid cardstock. I ink blended clouds onto the background, using the Clouds stencil from My Favorite Things and Blueprint Sketch Distress Ink.
I die cut two hills, using the Stitched Hillside Borders. I used Cilantro and Noble Fir cardstocks.

I stamped the images inside the cloud reveal wheel. When you turn, the face will change. I used Ballet Slippers Ink for the cheeks.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Unicorns: BG53 - BG57/ B63 - B66/ R81 - R83/ C0 - C2 - 0
Plaid: R14 - R27
Food: R14 - R27/ Y08 - Y17/ B63 - B66/ R81 - R83/ E25 - E29/ E31 - E35/ C0 - C2 - C5
Sun: Y08 - Y17/ Y38 - YR68
Rainbow: R14 - R27/ Y38 - YR68/ Y08 - Y17/ YG13 - G07/ BG53 - BG57
Fairies: Y08 - Y17/ B66 - B63/ R81 - R83/ E31 - E35

I die cut or fussy cut the images. I stamped the sentiment and adhered all the pieces together. I assembled the reveal wheel elements and added the entire panel to a piece of Perfectly Plaid Rainbow paper. I used Mermaid cardstock to die cut a little arrow, so the recipient knows that the wheel needs to be turned.

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YOU'RE TOADALLY AWESOME (4)

For this fun frog card, I used the Toadally Awesome stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I used the Clouds stencil from My Favorite Things and Broken China Oxide Ink.

I die cut a hill, using the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders, Cilantro cardstock and I ink blended the edges with Lucky Clover Oxide Ink.

I stamped the images. I also used some stamps from Swan Soirée. I colored everything with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Frogs: YG00 - YG03 - YG13/ Y08 - Y17
Cat tails: G43 - G46/ E25 - E29
Grass: G43 - G46
Flowers: R14 - R27
Dragonflies: Y08 - Y17

I assembled the card and stamped some swirly lines in Manatee Ink, onto the background. I used a white gelly roll pen to add dots to the images.

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HAVE A MAGICAL DAY (3)

For this unicorn card I used the Unicorn Picnic stamp set, together with the Puffy Clouf Backdrop: Portrait die and Stitched Rainbow die set from Lawn Fawn.

I die cut the background and added Spun Sugar Oxide Ink to the edges of the clouds. I stamped the sentiment in Sunflower Ink and Peacock Ink.

I die cut the rainbow. I used the following cardstocks: Guava, Apricot, Sticky Note, Mermaid and Peacock. I added two clouds on the bottom.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Unicorns: BG53 - BG57/ Y00 - Y02/ R32 - R35/ C0 - C3 - 0

I fussy cut the images and assembled the card. As a finishing touch I stamped the shiny diamonds into the sky, with Wild Rose Ink. I also added highlights to the unicorn images, using my white gelly roll pen.

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GHOUL'S NIGHT OUT (1)

Since I'm done with all this heat, I decided to get in a Halloween made and create a ghostly card. I used the Build-a-House die set and its Halloween add-on, from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I used the Large Slimline with Sliders die. I ink blended it with Shaded Lilac, Dusty Concord, Blueprint Sketch and Black Soot Oxide Inks. When it was dry I stamp and heat embossed the sentiment, from Booyah. I used a Clouds stencil from My Favorite Things and some Yeti Ink to add some soft clouds to the background. I love this look.

I die cut some grass from Rainforest cardstock, using the Grassy Borders. From Woodgrain cardstock I die cut the Spooky Fence Border.

I die cut all the house elements from the folowing cardstocks: Kraft, Storm Cloud, Blue Jay, No. 2 Pencil and Black Licorice. All cardstocks are from Lawn Fawn. For the cobweb and ghosts I used white cardstock and I used Black Licorice again for the spider and bats.

I assembled the card and my first Halloween card of the year is done.

Yes, I'm ready for it. I love the fall and don't like summer (I hate it).

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JUMPIN' UP TO SAY... HAPPY BIRTHDAY (1)

Today is the start of a new challenge over at the Lawn Fawnatics Blog and the theme is something different: Make the sentiment the star. I created this card with the Really High Five set and the Oliver's Stitched ABC's die set.

For the sky I used a cloud stencil and ink blended with Cracked Pistachio Oxide Ink. I die cut a Grassy Border from Cilantro cardstock and ink belnded the edges with Lucky Clover Oxide Ink.

The word 'jumpin' (minus the i) was die cut from Apricot cardstock and Sticky Note cardstock. The Apricot letters were ink blended with Spiced Marmalade Oxide Ink and the Sticky Note letters with Mustard Seed Distress Ink.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Bunny: W0 - W3/ YR00 - YR61 - YR02
Balloons: Y11 - Y02 - Y06/ YR00 - YR61 - YR02/ R14 - R27
Trampoline: YR00 - YR61 - YR02/ W3 - W5 - W7/ W0 - W3

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the rest of the sentiment, added the lines underneath the bunny and added highlights and dots with a white gelly roll pen.

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HAVE A MAGICAL DAY (2)

I created this magical unicorn card with the Unicorn Picnic stamp set from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I used the Clouds stencil from My Favorite Things. I ink blended with Spun Sugar and Worn Lipstick Oxide Inks. I stamped the sentiment in black ink and the word 'magical' was heat embossed with gold embossing powder from Ranger.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Unicorns: Y08 - Y17/ R81 - R83/ B63 - B66 / C0 - C2
Fairies: B63 - B66/ E00 - E11/ E25 - E29/ BG000 - B00
Food: Y08 - Y17/ R81 - R83/ B63 - B66/ R14 - R27/ E04 - E11/ E25 - E29/ C0 - C3

For the unicorn horns I used a Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen in the color gold.

I assembled the card and used a white gelly roll pen to add highlights to the images.

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SENDING SMILES (3)

For this clean and simple card I used the Stitched Rainbow die set from Lawn Fawn.

For the background I did some watercoloring. I used three Distress Ink colors for this: Peacock Feathers, Blueprint Sketch and Wilted Violet. When the panel was dry I die cut it with the Small Stitched Rectangle Stackables and added splatters with the same Distress Ink colors.

I die cut the rainbow using Lawn Fawn cardstocks: Raspberry, Fake Tan, Sunflower, Cilantro and Peacock. I die cut the clouds from white cardstock, added some cheeks with Ballet Slippers cardstock and added Black Licorice cardstock behind each cloud.

I assembled the card and adhered the panel onto a Really Rainbow Scallops paper. I stamped the sentiment, which is from the Long Distance Hugs stamp set.

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HOPE YOUR BIRTHDAY IS DINO-MITE (3)

WELCOME TO JURASSIC PARK!!! I was inspired by one of my favorite movies to create this card. Of course, it didn't feature bears, but still. I used the Rawrsome stamp set, but also used images from Car Critters, Critters Down Under, Gleeful Gardens and Mermaid for You. All from Lawn Fawn.

I started by die cutting and ink blending all my scene elements. I used the Large Slimline with Sliders die. For the sky, I ink blended with Broken China and the Clouds Stencil from My Favorite Things. I used the Stitched Mountain Borders and ink blended this with Crushed Olive Distress Ink. For the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders I used Kraft cardstock, which I splattered with Ground Espresso Distress Ink. I also used the Simple Grassy Hillside Borders and ink blended those with Twisted Citron and Lucky Clover Oxide Inks.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment onto the front grassy hill, using white embossing powder from Lawn Fawn.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Dinosaurs: G43 - G46/ Y21 - Y26/ E53 - E57/ E25 - E29/ C0 - C3
Car: YG00 - YG03/ R14 - R17/ Y02 - Y06 - Y08/ C0 - C3/ W5 - W7/ BG000 - B00
Bears: E25 - E29/ C0 - C3/ Y02 - Y06 - Y08
Trees: YG00 - YG03/ E000 - E00 - E11 - E04
Grass + leaves: YG00 - YG13/ G21 - G28
Rock: W0 - W2 - W3 - W5

I die cut and fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I used a white gelly roll pen to add highlights and dots to the images.

I'm super happy with how this card turned out. It's definitely one of my favorites I created this year!

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YOU ARE MY ANCHOR (2)

For this card I used the Smooth Sailing stamp set together with Ocean Shell-fie and Keep on Swimming. All from Lawn Fawn.

I started by die cutting two pieces of watercolor cardstock, with the Simple Stitched Wavy Borders dies. I ink blended these pieces with Broken China Oxide Ink and added water drops to it. I also stamped and heat embossed the sentiment, with white embossing powder from Lawn Fawn. I did this before ink blending.

For the sandy hill that will go at the bottom of the card, I used the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders and some Kraft cardstock. I added splatter to it with Ground Espresso Distress Ink. I also added some white dots with my gelly roll pen.

For the sky I used one of my favorite stencils from Tim Holtz, the Rays stencil. I applied some Dried Marigold and Squeezed Lemonade Oxide Inks to the sky. After lifting up the stencil, I added some more, to get rid of the white. I didn't re-ink the brushes when I did so.

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers. Here are the colors I used:
Boats: B24 - B26/ BG000 - B00/ R14 - R27/ Y08 - Y17/ Y38 - YR68/ C0 - C3/ C3 - C5
Octopus: Y08 - Y17/ R14 - R27
Anchors: R14 - R27/ C0 - C3/ E11 - E04
Fish: Y38 - YR68/ B24 - B26/ Y17 - Y08
Clam: E11 - E04
Bubbles: BG000 - B00

I die cut the images and assembled the card.

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