"c" is for cake {lawn fawn inspiration week}

It's the last day of lawn fawn inspiration week!  I hope you've enjoyed seeing all of the design team projects. Today, we're highlighting the mini-sets: year three and mother's day.

I stepped out of my usual card size to make something a little taller and thinner (just what I'd like to be, hee.)



I stamped the "c" from quinn's abcs, and "is for" from riley's abcs.  It's hard to tell in the photos, but I added glossy accents to the "c" and also to the flower in the vase at the bottom.  I stamped, colored, and glittered up the fun little chocolate cake.



Want a slice?  I placed it onto the love 'n breakfast tray.  Just for you.  If it's your birthday :)

Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving the sweetest comments this week.  You know how to give a girl a lift!

my home is with you {lawn fawn inspiration week}

Welcome to another day of lawn fawn inspiration! We are showcasing "riley's abc's" - a super fun-looking alphabet set.

I decided the a full quote would be the best way to show it off:

I paired riley's with a little birdhouse and used clouds as masks only to create my little scene.  I alternated using the capital and lowercase letters, to create visual interest.  

I kept things soft by stamping in a dark grey ink instead of black, and tied a matching ribbon around the bottom of the card.  I'm kind of digging this orange, kraft and grey scheme - what do you think?

Thanks for stopping by!

monogrammed mini-cards {CSS group project}

***this is my second post of the day.  Scroll down or click *here* for my lawn fawn inspiration week post.

Mornin'!

Today's CSS group project is all about alphabets.  I'm showing off the new, amazing larger alphabet dies with a monogrammed 3x3 notecard set.

I started out with a 3x3 inch plain white folded card, and partially die-cut the K into the top so that it remained one fluid piece.  It looked cool just plain white, but I added a bit of extras :)



a different-colored gingham inside each card,



and a strip of matching cardstock to accentuate the cut-out letter on the card-front.



It's all packaged up and ready to go!

Check out the other amazing all-about-alphabet projects:

Tracy ♥ Jen ♥ Audrey ♥ CSS blog

you are my sunshine {lawn fawn inspiration week}

Lawn fawn inspiration week, and today we're showcasing the pink lemonade and daphne's closet paper lines.

I used the papers, heart dies, a sticker, and *gasp* no stamps to create this card:

I used the different sizes of heart dies to create space for me to show off a few different patterns in our collections without it looking too busy.  For a delicate, homespun feel, I ran the panel through my sewing machine before propping it up onto my polka dotted card base.



A sticker, from the pink lemonade collection, looks so fun against the cheery yellow base.  I added a few yellow sequins to give some shine, but still blend in with the background.

I hope you like it!  Thanks for stopping by ♥

hello & good day {mama elephant guest designer}

****This is my 3rd (and final) post of the day!  Scroll down to see my lawn fawn inspiration week and lawnscaping challenge posts****


I am so thrilled to be guest designing with Mama Elephant this month!  Welcome to the Mama Elephant April Stampede:

For the stampede, I created a card with my favorite new set, tree friends.

This set is so soft and pretty!  I stamped the tree and colored it in with copics, adding a few falling leaves and a squirrel silhouette to the mix.  

And, because I didn't want to cover up the beautiful tree, I stamped the sentiment onto vellum and added glue dots behind a couple of sequins to hold it in place.

I hope you like what I've created!

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20.00 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog on Friday, April 19th.

Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Leave a comment on the Mama Elephant Stampede blog post

2. Become a follower of the Mama Elephant blog

3. Like/share us on Facebook: http://facebook.com/mamaelephant

4. Follow/tweet about us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/heymamaelephant

And be sure to visit all the stampede stops today!

Kryssi/mama elephant ♥ Lisa Spangler (guest desigining) ♥ Mariana Grigsby ♥ Lea Lawson ♥ Alice Wertz ♥ Geralyn Sy ♥ Savannah O'Gwyn ♥ Cheiron Brandon ♥ Pamela Ho (guest designing) ♥ Jenn Biederman ♥ Pearl Lui ♥ JJ Bolton

when rhinos fly... {lawnscaping challenge}

***this is my 2nd post of the day!  scroll down or click *here* for my lawn fawn inspiration week post

It's time for another lawnscaping challenge!  We're asking you to craft your inspiration!  Is there a crafter who inspires you?  A pin that caught your eye?  A new stamp set or tool that sparked something creative in you?  Craft it, and link up to our challenge!

I am so inspired by Pinterest.  Especially, posters and prints.  I found this nursery print:

and turned it into this card:

I didn't keep the vintage vibe, or even the same animal (we need a lawn fawn elephant, though!) but that harness inspired me to hook up my party rhino and take him for a spin.  You know what they say: when rhinos fly... (oh wait, that's pigs.  hee)



I paper-pieced the balloons, but masked around the clouds to sponge in a soft sky.  The harness on the rhino was hand-drawn, using a memento black marker, so that I could still color him in with copics and not have any ink-bleed.

Now that I'm writing up this post, I realize that I not only roughed up the edges of my patterned paper, but I also added some faux stitching, and used "critters on the savanna."  I think I must have crafted this card the same day as my woven giraffe card :)  Do you ever do that?  Carry over a certain technique from one card to the next if you craft them in the same day?  I hardly ever make more than 1 card at a time.... maybe I should stick to that.  *grins*

I hope you join us this week:

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woven & wild {lawn fawn inspiration week}

I love lawn fawn inspiration week!  Today, we're highlighting "critters on the savanna" and I thought I'd do a softer take on the set.



I cut strips of off-white cardstock, sponged all of the edges, and wove them onto an aqua-colored-cardstock-mat.  I left gaps so that the aqua would show through.  I then roughed up the edges for an added textural element.



Some aqua-colored grass and a colored-to-match giraffe still bring on the wild... but I think I just made my giraffe blush.  yeah I did.

I hope you like my softer take on this fun set!