conversation hearts (Lawn Fawn valentine release week)

 Hi there!

Only 1 more sleep until Lawn Fawn's Valentine release is available for purchase! What's on your list so far? Today, we're showing off a new 2-step stencil set - the Conversation Hearts Stencils.

I did a tone-on-tone pink background with the hearts layer, blending the hearts just a touch darker than the paper already was. Then, I added a hotter pink for the lettering. I splattered white paint over that layer, just to break up all of the pink and add some extra interest.

I cut into the layer with a larger stitched heart, and popped a bear from Den Sweet Den into the opening. I gave him a letter to hold and added a sentiment to ground him.

I hope you like it! The stencil set was so much fun to play with. There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

Slimline love (Lawn Fawn valentine release week)

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Welcome to more of Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! Today, we're showing off new slimline dies: Scalloped Slimline With Hearts! It will be available in both portrait and landscape options. I'm showing off the landscape version today:

I layered cream and white stitched rectangles, onto a scalloped base of light blue. I wanted those red hearts to really pop! I removed the red letters and slotted white ones in instead. The postman owl from Special Delivery comes bearing happy mail!

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the LF blog today - click!

Special delivery! (Lawn Fawn Valentine release week)

 Hi there!

Welcome to Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! We're showing off products from the upcoming release all week long, and everything will hit the store on December 10th.

Today, we're showing off Special Delivery:

I thought it would be fun to use all of the accessories on other critters. I grabbed the recently promoted Germ-Free Bear, and another from Snow Much Fun, and outfitted them to be delivering all the love mail. 

I set them all against a Stripey Backdrop and grounded them with a thick sentiment banner. 

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

for the beautiful bride (Avery Elle)

Hi there!

My cousin's July wedding is fast approaching and we attended his fiancé's bridal shower last weekend. I had so much fun creating a special card for her using Avery Elle stamps and dies:

I colored the pretty lady from Love Birds to match the bride's coloring and framed her using the new Horizontal Stripes cover-plate. I love it for making no-brainer card layouts! Sometimes coming up with the design is the longest part of card-making, right?



I did not have a sentiment that spelled out Happy Bridal Shower, but I had almost all of it. For the rest, I improvised.

I grabbed the BRID, from "bride and groom" and the AL from "all my love" (both, from Banner & Wreath) to create the word BRIDAL. It was actually really easy to fit them together! I think the scripty font was extra forgiving.

The words Happy and Shower were taken from another stamp set, Special Delivery.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

♥.

petit bébé d'amour {avery elle}

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The french-themed stork set from Avery Elle (Special Delivery) is one of my favorites from the current release. It's so cute! I had to play up the theme and add a custom sentiment:

I colored the stork's striped sweater and beret in a parisian blue, and put him against a background of die-cut clouds.

The sentiment "bébé d'amour" was created using Elle's Alphas (it's linked in the list below.) It's a term of endearment for babies, all precious and born out of love.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies:

Special Delivery Clear Stamps

Special Delivery Elle-ments Dies

Wonky Stitches Elle-ments Dies

Elle's Alphas Clear Stamps

♥.

Special delivery {avery elle}

Hi there!

I have a quirky little Avery Elle card to share this morning. I was inspired by some of the Rifle Paper Co. cards out there, because the outstretched hands in Hats Off give me that same vibe (especially this one, this one and this one.)

I started out with a pierced square die-cut, and stamped the hands at the bottom. Then, I stamped the arm that is meant to hold something at the side (I did have to make the sleeve longer by way of a copic multiliner pen.)

To make the images pop a bit more, I masked everything and rubbed a soft brown ink around the images.

I then stamped, colored and die-cut the baby bundle and propped it up onto foam squares.

The entire family is reaching out for that baby! haha.

Hope you like it, and thanks for stopping by.

♥.