Winter Unicorn (Lawn Fawn inspiration week)

Hi there!

It's Lawn Fawn inpsiration week time, and we're kicking things off with a closer look at Winter Unicorn:



I nestled my little unicorn into a winter scene of Stitched Mountain borders. The sentiment is from Merry Messages, and I curved it a bit to follow the curve of the snowbanks.



I hope you like it!

There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

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Big hugs! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

I'm joining with Neat and Tangled to show off a new die, Big Hugs. It's a great oversized sentiment die in such a fun font!



I paired it with the deer from Into the Woods, and the snowman from Beary Merry, and made a frame out of the new Scalloped rectangle dies.

Aren't they cute together?

All of the new products will be for sale in the NT store as of TOMORROW, October 14th at 8AM EST.

I can't wait to see some of our new products featured in your own creations! For now, visit the NT blog to see what the rest of the design team has made - click!

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more cowbell! (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hey there!

Remember the old SNL skit? If you do, you'll go crazy for Cowbell, designed by my friend Miriam:



It's hilarious! And I always love having images in my stash that I could use for the guys. The slightly older guys, in this instance, haha.



For this card, I colored the cowbell, and cut apart the sentiment to make room for the Celebrate die. The focal panel was adhered onto a sheet of starry acetate paper that I've had around forever.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the NT blog this morning - click!

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Beary Merry and Little Baby Jesus (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there, and welcome back to another day of Neat and Tangled's October release week!  Today, I'm sharing the rest of my sets with you: Beary Merry and Little Baby Jesus.

First up, Beary Merry. You may already recognize him! He was my most popular Christmas digi last year, but I keep getting emails asking for the stamp version.

I love the dies we created, that allow you to slip the smaller images into his arms. If don't love coloring, this polar bear is the ticket. I gave him rosy cheeks and a red scarf and called it a day.

The little snow image included in the set is my fave - it's chunky and so fun to heat emboss.



I just love that quirky Santa mug - but it's gotten mixed reviews at my house. My son thinks it's weird, haha. I would totally be drinking out of that mug near Christmas-time!

Here, I colored the bear with my favorite brown copic combo: E30, E31, and E33. I keep a light hand when it comes to the darker colors. I colored yesterday's deer with the same combo.

The sentiments in this set are so fun, aren't they? Love those fonts!

For both cards, I also used a new die set being released this month, Scalloped dies. They are so versatile, and I love the little banner flags included.

Next, I turned another digi into a stamp - Little Baby Jesus:



I just think it is the sweetest image, and I love the sentiment. I used the banner flags included in the Scalloped die set to frame the image with the sentiment and added some wooden star accents.



If you're still with me, thanks for stopping by! I'd love to know what you think of these new sets! And check out the NT blog this morning for more design team inspiration - CLICK!

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Into The Woods (Neat and Tangled release week)

Hi there!

I am so excited to kick off Neat and Tangled's October release week with a new set that I designed, called Into the Woods.



I illustrated the 4 critters that you see here: a hedgehog, a badger, a deer and a teeny little mouse. I just think that the little mouse is the sweetest! And that deer is perfect for Christmas and baby cards too, not just for fall!



I stamped, colored and die-cut all of the images and set them onto an ink-blended background. The leaves blowing in the wind is including in the set as one image - perfect for framing out the shorter critters and giving the whole card a sense of balance.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the NT blog this morning - click!

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Baby card set

Hi there!

I'm on the NT blog today showing off a card set I made to slip into my sister's baby gift basket (thank goodness she doesn't check crafty blogs, lol.)

My little sister is having twins in December! She already has 2 girls and this will be girls 3 and 4. We're so excited!

I love creating thank you cards for new moms. I used Itty Bitty Welcoming Committee for these cards. I love that the image is so large it takes the guesswork out of designing the card-front.

When I create multiples of the same set, I usually do it very systematically. First, stamp and color all images, then die-cut them. Next, figure out what to do with them. It's not usually all planned out!

The best decision I did make was to frame out the focal image with the Hooray wreath. I snipped the word hooray out and placed it onto a piece of grey cardstock. 

I splattered some white ink onto the grey circle to give it a dreamy quality and added some pink to the bottom half of each card to make sure that the set looked girly enough for my sister and her soon-to-be-FOUR girls.

Thanks for stopping by!

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Witch way? (Just ME digital stamps)

Hi there!

I wanted to share a few more projects I made using digi stamps from my Etsy shop's halloween collection. They feature a couple of cute little witches:



First up, these little tags are so easy to make! I just placed the little witch from the Pumpkin Carvings set over the sentiment. I colored her in brighter halloween colors, to make it less scary and more cute for the littles. I showed my daughter the tags, and she's excited to color a bunch of them for her friends. That's the beauty of digis! I'll just print and cut out the tag shapes and she will happily color and gift them with a little halloween treat for her classmates.



My second little witch, from the Cute Witch digi set (insert eye roll, I ran out of creativity when naming that one!) is ready for candy!  I layered the sentiment over her skirt, colored the image and placed it over a starry coverplate (by Lawn Fawn.)



These lovely ladies are too cute to spook! I hope you like them too - check them out in the Just ME digital stamps store - click!

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