Fintastic! (for Ellen Hutson)

Hi there!

I took a few weeks hiatus from card-making and I was itching to play with some new goodies. I inked up the images from Inner Mermaid and had some fun:

That tail is so gorgeous! I colored it in shades of purple using copic markers. Once the images were colored and die-cut, I reached for a few Avery Elle dies to help design the card.



I die-cut the Waves die, and, without removing any of the pieces, I did some ink blending to compliment the mermaid tail colors. I used Victorian Velvet and Tumbled Glass to color the background, blending them together behind the tail.

To frame the images, and break up all of that purple, I used Avery Elle's Burst die.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Airplane party (for Lawn Fawn)

Hi there!

I'm really falling behind in terms of keeping up with my blogging this summer! You may have already seen this party on the Lawn Fawn blog a few days ago, but I wanted to share it here too.

My nephew turned 3! and I asked if I could make a cake and some fun decorations for his party. I used Lawn Fawn stamps and dies to make it happen.

The red airplanes (from Plane and Simple) are so fun! And what better to pair them with than this vanilla cake with strawberry jelly and piled strawberries on top? yum!

Having the cake match the handmade decor goes a long way into making everything look tied together. And, if you're thinking - but I don't bake! - here's a little secret. When I don't have the time to bake, I'll just hack my way into things. I went to the supermarket and straight for the ready-made cakes. I found 6 inch cakes, that had weird things on top, but otherwise matched my decor. But they were too short. I bought 2 of them (at $5 each!) scrapped off the stuff on top I didn't like, and piled strawberries on top. Not bad, right? Hardly any effort on my part, and it was a huge hit. It tasted good and cost less than making it from scratch.



That's my party planning PSA. ha.

More red airplanes, this time on the water bottles.



The little banners flying behind the planes were perfect for personalization. I hand-wrote each kid's name.



For every party I put together, I always try to think of at least one out-of-the-box item. These red suitcases are my favorite things ever! I used the Fancy Box Die to make them. They were cut out of red paper and then decorated very simply. I cut strips of blue cardstock and wrapped them around. Then, I took a die-cut circle and cut it into 4, one for each corner of the suitcase. I used a strip of which cardstock for a handle. This took the longest out of anything else I crafted for the party, but they are so cute!

For a finishing touch, I added a Tiny Tag onto the front of each suitcase, stamped with the airplane from Plan On It: Vacation.



I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

Holiday Helpers (Lawn Fawn sneak peek week)

Hi there!

Lawn Fawn is showing off their Fall/Winter release all week long! Everything shown this week will be for sale at the end of August.

Today's I'm showing off the cute little elves that you've already been eyeing in the sneak peek banner. I love them so much! Holiday Helpers is an adorable set, with mirror imaged girl and boy elves and all kinds of toy-shop accessories.



I used the Peekaboo Backdrop die to create little vignettes within each opening. The little boy elves are hanging out, playing in the boxes, drinking hot chocolate, while the girl elves are doing all the work. haha.



I created all of the little scenes, and then set them against a blue gingham paper background.



I love the little slit in the box, so that toys (or elves) can be tucked in! So fun!

I also used the Holiday Helpers elves along with the Say What? Christmas Critters and Say What? Gift Tags to make a fun set of Christmas tags.



I love these tags! They are small (read, easy to put together,) but not too small, with room for images without crowding the recipient's name. I love that you can make shaker tags out of them! I kept it simple for my first time out.

I love how the holiday colors really pop against the simple white tag. I hope you like what I've created for you today! Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog this morning for all of the sneak peeks - CLICK!

♥.

Woodland critter huggers (Lawn Fawn sneak peek week)

Hi there!

Lawn Fawn is showing off their Fall/Winter release all week long! Everything shown this week will be for sale at the end of August.

Today, I'm showing off a set of add-on dies for the Woodland Critter Huggers. The Woodland Critter Huggers Winter Add-On set includes mittens, a scarf, a santa hat, and earmuffs!

I've used a good number of them on this card:

I made a little reindeer treat hugger, and gave him a piece of dark chocolate to hold. I love a card and a treat all in one!



I added a scarf, the santa hat and a pair of mittens to the reindeer. Little white gel pen accents help everything really pop!



At his feet, I placed extra die-cuts from the set: the present, the little mug filled with whipped cream and the candy cane. I love how these dies were designed! For the present, I die-cut the box in white and the little ribbon in red. They fit together perfectly. Likewise, the candy cane is 2 dies - one for the white and one for the red part. And the mug has a slit in the top, so that the whipped cream can slide in.

I hope you like what I've made today, and be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog for so many more new product reveals - CLICK!

♥.

Looking up at starry skies (Lawn Fawn sneak peek week)

Hi there!

Lawn Fawn is showing off their new Fall/Winter collection all week long! Everything shown this week will be for sale at the end of August. 

Today, I'm showing off new Woodgrain cardstock, and the Reverse Stitched Scalloped Circle Windows (as well as a pair of adorable bears you'll be later in the week!)

For this card, I colored the bears from Winter Skies and used the scalloped circle window die to create an opening for the night sky. I love them wrapped in the same scarf, looking up at Santa and his reindeer!


I added a tree for a fun pop of color, and set the images onto a sentiment banner flag. I hope you like it!

Be sure to check out the Lawn Fawn blog this morning for all of the new sneak peeks - click!

♥.

Pick of the patch (Lawn Fawn sneak peek week!)

Hi there!

Lawn Fawn is showing off their Fall/Winter release on the blog all week long! New stamp sets, new paper collections, ink colors, and more amazing dies! All of the new products will be available for purchase at the end of August.

Today, we're showing off Pick Of The Patch:

All of those little squirrels! I had them playing in the pumpkin patches. Aren't they so cute? I love the pumpkins with the open lids - perfect for stashing little critters inside. I set the pumpkins onto rolling green hills and gave them shadows by way of a green copic marker. I also added little highlights to the pumpkins and the critters with a white gel pen.



Also new: the Spooky Fence Border - it was the perfect way to balance out the black at the top of the card, and create space for the sentiment.

I hope you like it! There's so much more to see on the Lawn Fawn blog today - click!

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I see your true colors (Ellen Hutson Rainbow Slider)

Hi there!

I had so much fun working with the new Rainbow Slider dies from Ellen Hutson and am so excited to show you what I made!



Isn't it so fun? I kept the card-front pretty simple. I colored all of the rainbow stripes with copic markers, and set it against a cloudy backdrop. The cloud cover plate is by Lawn Fawn. I colored the clouds with white paint and added an extra cloud, from the Rainbow Slider collection to the card.



When the card was fully assembled, I asked my daughter to show you what it does. You pull on the tab, and voila! a rainbow appears.



So fun! To finish off the card, I added a sentiment from Over It (another set in this new collection!) and a tiny heart.



I hope you like what you see so far! Shop the new collection over at Ellen Hutson - click!

♥.