MONTHLY 9 - JULY 2024

Bye bye July, hello August, already half-way through the year. INSANE. Here are my favorite projects for July 2024. 

Season's Greetings (17)

Let's Taco 'Bout Your Birthday (5)

You're the Coolest (1)

I LIke You a Waffle Lot (4)

Have a Fruitful Day (1)

I Got You Desert, Oops I Meant Dessert (1)

You Desert the Best for Your Birthday (Sorry I'm Running Late) (1)

Thanks for Being Fintastic (5)

Feel Better, Hope You're Back on Your Feet Soon (1)

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THANKS FOR BEING FINTASTIC (5)

I created an ocean themed thank you card, using the Coean Shell-Fie stamp set, You are Sublime stamp set and Deser Canyon Backdrop die set.

I die cut the canyon die from Paperbag cardstock. I added some white and browns watercolors to it, to make it look like sand. For the background I used the Ocean Wave Stencils and ink blended with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink. 

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers:

Octopus: V22 - V25/ BG57 - BG57

Jellyfish: R32 - R35 - R37/ V22 - V25

Fish: Y15 - Y17/ YG00 - YG03

Clam: V22 - V25/ R01 - R22

Lobster: R32 - R35 - R37

Plants: Y15 - Y17/ R01 - R22/ YG00 - YG03/ Y38 - YR07

Rocks: W0 - W3 - W5

Bubbles: BG000 - BG01

I die cut and fussy cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment, from Keep on Swimming, and added some highlights to the images with a white gel pen. 

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SEDING HAPPY THOUGHTS YOUR WAY (1)

I'm on the Lawn Fawn blog today with this cute and simple friendship card. I used the Scootin' By stamp set, together with happy Hugs. 

For the background, I used a cloud stencil and ink blended with Broken China Distress Oxide Ink. I die cut a hill from Narwhal and Cilantro cardstock, using the Simple Stitched Hillside Borders and the Simply Grassy Hillside Borders. I ink blended the edges of the grass blades with Lucky Clover Distress Ink.

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers;

Bunny: W0 - W3/ E00 - E11/ E04

Fox: E31 - E33 - E35/ E11 - E04/ E00 - E11

Scooters: C0 - C3/ B24 - B26/ BG53 - BG57/ R05 - R46/ Y15 - Y17

Helmet: B24 - B26/ R05 - R46

Horn: Y15 - Y17/ BG53 - BG57

Bubble: BG000 - BG01

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and added highlights with a white gel pen. 

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SEASON's GREETINGS (17)

It's Christmas in July, over at the Lawn Fawnatics Blog I used the Build-a-Snowman die set to create this Christmas card. 

For the background, I used the Snowflake Background stencils. I first used Shaded Lilac and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks, for the base layer. For the snowflakes I used Dusty Concord and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide Inks. 

I die cut a Simple Stitched Hillside Border from Pixie Dust Glitter cardstock. All the snowman elements were die cut from white cardstock. I colored everything with Copic Markers. Here are all the colors I used:

Hat: C3 - C5 - C7/ V22 - V25

Carrots: Y17 - YR16

Scarf: RV32 - RV34

Bow tie + heart: BG11 - BG13

Arms: E31 - E33 - E35

Ear muffs: BG11 - BG13/ V22 - V25

Mittens: RV32 - RV34/ V22 - V25/ BG11 - BG13

Bird: C7/ Y17/ V32 - V34/ BG11 - BG13

Buttons: C3 - C5 - C7

I assembled the card and stamped the sentiment from the Scribbled Sentiments: Winter stamp set.

I used a white gel pen to add some highlights. 

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HAVE A FRUITFUL DAY (1)

With my last Lawn Fawn order, I got this free stamp set: Fruitful Friends. And I was really feeling it today, creating a fruitful fun card with these cute fruits. 

For the background I got the daisy pattern paper, from the Pint-Sized Patterns Summertime paperpad. It has so many summer-y designs in it. I added a strip of Sunflower cardstock to the bottom. 

I stamped the images and colored them with Copic Markers:

Orange: Y15 - Y17 - Y38/ BG93 - BG96/ YG00 - YG03

Apple: R05 - R46/ BG93 - BG96/YG00 - YG03

Banana: Y15 - Y06/ YG00 - YG03

I stamped the smiley faces on them as well. I also used the All the Speech Bubbles stamp set and added the sentiment from Fruitdul Friends to the each speech bubbles.

I fussy cut the images. I assembled the card and added highlights to the images with a white gel pen. I stamped the sentiment onto a strip of Fake Tan cardstock, which I die cut with the Stitched Sentiment Banners.

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I LIKE YOU A WAFFLE LOT (4)

I was an a strawberry waffle kind of mood this morning, when I created this card. I used the A Waffle Lot stamp set and Berry Special stamp set. Both are from Lawn Fawn. 

I used the Fruit Salad paperpad for the background and added a Chili Pepper cardstock strip to the bottom. 

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers. Here are all the colors I used for this card:

Mice: E41 - E43 - E44/ E04 - E11/ G43 - G46/ Y21 - YR23

Toaster: C0 - C3/ G43 - G46/ Y21 - YR23

Strawberries: G43 - G46/ R05 - R46

Forks: C0 - C3

Waffles + crumbs: E31 - E33 - E35

Container: Y21 - YR23

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment to the bottom and added hightlights with a white gel pen. 

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YOU DESERT THE BEST FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY (SORRY I'M RUNNING LATE) (1)

For today's card, I used the Critters in the Desert stamp set from Lawn Fawn. I already used it a ton this year, it's such a unique set.

For the background, I created a gradient with Squeezed Lemonade and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide Inks. 

I die cut the Cactus Border from white cardstock and layered a piece of Paperbag cardstock on top. 

I colored the border and the stamped images all with Copic Markers. Here are all the colors:

Cacti + succulents: YG00 - YG03/ G24 - G28/ YG06 - YG09

Snake: Y21 - YR23

Roadrunner: E71 - E74 - E79/ Y21 - YR23

Rocks: W0 - W3 - W5

Hats: Y06 - Y15/ Y17 - YR16/ R32 - R35/ V22 - V25

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped a super long sentiment into the sky of the card. As a finishing touch, I used a white gel pen to add highlights to all the images. 

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LET'S TACO 'BOUT YOUR BIRTHDAY (5)

I'm on the Lawn Fawnatics Blog today, for the Fun with Food challenge. I used a bunch of Lawn Fawn sets, creating a Mexican themed birthday party. I used Year Nine, Let's Toast, You're the Zest, Critters in the Desert, Virtual Friends Add-On and Year Seven. 

For the background I used a piece of paper from the Fruit Salad paperpad. I added a piece of No. 2 Pencil cardstock to the bottom.

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers. 

Taco: Y21 - YR23/ E55 - E57/ R05 - R46/ Y15 - Y17/ YG09 - G17

Cactus: YG09 - G17

Banners: R05 - R46/ Y15 - Y17/ YG09 - G17/ Y38 - YR68

Avocado: E55 - E57/ YG00 - YG03 - YG13/ YG09 - Y17

Lime: YG00 - YG03 - YG13/ YG09 - G17/ E55 - E57

Hat: R05 - R46/ Y15 - Y17/ Y38 - YR68/ YG00 - YG03 - YG13

I die cut or fussy cut the images. I also die cut the word 'taco', using the Henry's ABC's die set. I used Cilantro, Chili Pepepr, Fake Tan and Sunflower cardstock. 

I assembled the card, also stamping the rest of the seniment around the word 'taco'. As a finishing touch, I added white highlights with a gel pen. 

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FEEL BETTER, HOPE YOU'RE BACK ON YOUR FEET SOON (1)

Today, the new Lawn Fawnatics Challenge went live and it's all about food. So let's have fun with it. I decided to use a bunch of the food themed sets from Lawn Fawn: Year Fourteen, Berry Special, Aloha, So Smooth, Yo'u're the Zest and Get Well Before 'n After.

For the background, I used the banana pattern from the Fruit Salad paperpad. I added a strip of Vanilla Malt cardstock to the bottom. 

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers:

Banana"Y15 - Y17/ Y02 - Y06/ E53 - E57

Grapes: YG00 - YG03 - YG13/ G43 - G46/ B41 - B45

Strawberries: R05 - R46/ G21 - G28

Lemon: Y15 - Y17/ YG00 - YG03 - YG13/ G43 - G46

Pineapple: Y21 - YR23/ G43 - G46

Blueberries: B24 - B26

I die cut or fussy cut the images and assembled the card. 

I die cut a banner, using the Stitched Seniment Banners and Sunflower cardstock. I stamped the sentiment, from the Get Well Before 'n After stamp set. 

I used a white gel pen to add highlights to the images. 

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I GOT YOU DESERT, OOPS I MEANT DESSERT (1)

The Critters in the Desert stamp set from Lawn Fawn has this really cute sentiment, that I've been wanting to use ever since I got the set. So, today is the day 😀

For the sky, I wanted to create a sunset type of color scheme. I used Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber Distress Oxide Ink, as a gradient. 

I die cut the Cactus Border and used two Distress Oxide Ink combos. For the cacti I used Lucky Clover and Twisted Citron. For the succulents I used Bundled Sage and Rustic Wilderness. This last combination I used way to little, I love these greens. 

For the desert ground, I used a piece of Paperbag cardstock. I added white and brown watercolor splatters, to make it look more textured. 

I stamped the images and colored everything with Copic Markers:

Tortoise: E15 - E18/ BG93 - BG96/ YG61 - YG63 - YG67

Snake: Y21 - YR23

Rocks: W0 - W3 - W5

Succulents: YG00 - YG03

Cake: E31 - E33 - E35/ Y21 - YR23/ R32 - R35/ R37 - R39

Sun: Y21 - YR23/ Y38 - YR68

I die cut the images and assembled the card. I stamped the sentiment and used a white gel pen to add highlights to the images. 

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