Lawn Fawn - 4th of July Slimline Card

Hey there,

Look who's back! It's our cute mice family and they're celebrating the 4th of July in New York City! Like always I stamped a bunch of images coming from different sets because I wanted to recreate some iconic things in that city: some brownstone houses, a yellow cab, and a hot dog stand.

So I stamped everything on Neenah Solar White cardstock using jet back ink and colored using my alcohol markers.

When it was done, I moved on to the background. I cut a slimline panel measuring 8,5 x 3,5" and used firework dies to create three of them at the top of my panel.

To color my sky, I used chipped sapphire distress ink on one half of the panel, trying to keep the firework spots pretty light. For the biggest firework I used blueprint sketch distress ink. For the medium one, I used candied apple distress ink. And for the small one I used white pigment ink.

Next I splattered water drops on my panel that I dried using my paper towel, And then, to emphasize the firework effect I splattered a bunch of liquid stardust on my sky, and I insisted on the firework spots to make them really sparkly.

For the bottom of my panel, I die cut some elements: three grass borders and two straight borders that I will use as a road or path. To color the grass borders, I used peeled paint and forest moss distress inks, and for the straight borders, I used antique linen and gathered twigs distress inks.

I stamped my sentiment 'Happy 4th of July' on the smallest grass border and attached all the borders at the bottom of my panel. And then I glued all the images using glue dots to finally create my cute New York City scene.

Once everything was attached, I ended up with a gap between the houses and fireworks so I stamped a second sentiment 'Let's Celebrate'. And I wanted to emphasize the firework effect even more so I applied white blizzard nuvo drops along the lines to add a final touch of sparkles in the night sky.

VIDEO

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LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets

Let's bbq

Holiday party animal

Plan on it: meal planning

Dandy day

Happy harvest

On the beach

Here we go a waddling

Super star

Coaster critters

Baked with love

Wild for you

Love poems

Winter village

Happy village

Village shops

You're just my type

Die sets

Large stitched 4 bar rectangles

Stitched fireworks

Grassy border

Harold's ABCs

Misc.

Jet black ink

Liquid stardust

Blue jay cardstock

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: chipped sapphite, blueprint sketch, candied apple, peeled paint, forest moss, antique linen, gathered twigs

- White pigment ink

- Sakura white gel pen

- White Blizzard nuvo drops by Tonic Studio

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol smooth cardstock

Hello Bluebird - Aloha

Hello there,

Today I'm taking you with me for a trip to Hawaii! I have personally never been there, so this card is a good way to virtually visit the archipelago!

I started with the coloring. I stamped all my images using Potting Soil ink by Ranger and cut everything using the coordinating dies.

But we don't have palm trees in our Hello Bluebird collection, so I decided to create them. For the tree trunk, I used the middle tree of an image from Picked For You, the leaf image is from Portrait Pals. And for the coconuts I used snowballs from Snowball Fight and Snow Play.

I assembled the palm trees, and next I colored additional images. All the supplies are listed below the video at the end of this post.

For the background, I cut and colored several elements:

- a 5,5 x 4,25" panel that I colored using cracked pistachio and peacock feathers distress inks,

- a mountain + two hill borders that I colored using shabby shutters and mowed lawn distress inks,

- an ocean section that I colored using tumbled glass, salty ocean and blueprint sketch distress inks,

- a sand border that I colored using scattered straw and vintage photo distress inks.



Next, I white heat embossed my sentiment 'Life is better at the beach' at the top of my panel, and adhered all the borders. And finally I attached all my images on the panel.

I cut the word 'Aloha' out of white cardstock and yellow glitter cardstock. I stuck the white letters first to get a dimensional base, and then I adhered the sparkly letters on top using liquid glue.

Finally, I stamped some seagulls in the sky and waves in the ocean, both stamps are from Seaside Girls, and I added white dots in the middle of each flower.

VIDEO

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HELLO BLUEBIRD SUPPLIES

- Seaside girls stamp set - Picked for you stamp set - Portrait pals stamp set - Jungle littles stamp set - Silly birds stamp set - Snowball fight stamp set - Snow play stamp set

- Beach babes stamp set - Ocean scene die - Oliver alpha die set - Glacier peaks die set - Hill and dale die set

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: cracked pistachio, peacock feathers, tumbled glass, salty ocean, blueprint sketch, shabby shutters, mowed lawn, scattered straw, vintage photo

- Sakura white gel pen

- Clear embossing ink by Lawn Fawn

- White embossing powder by Lawn Fawn

- Glitter cardstock by Lawn Fawn

- Strathmore bristol cardstock

- 80lb Neenah solar white cardstock

Lawn Fawn - Interactive Baby Card

Hey there,

Today we join our cute mice family again in a very special occasion. Kelly and Mike, the owners of Lawn Fawn, just had a baby boy, and to help in the house, those sweet little mice have offered to take care of the laundry.

Like always I used multiple stamp sets to create my card, so make sure to check the list of supplies below the video at the end of this post.

I first started by stamping all the images on 80 pounds Neenah Solar White cardstock using Jet Black ink, and I colored everything using my alcohol markers.

When it was done, I cut a Reveal Wheel panel out of Strathmore bristol cardstock. And I invite you to watch the video below to see how I dit cut the circle window. It's easier to explain with images than with words ^^

Once the window was cut out, I created a simple sky using the cloudy stencil along with tumbled glass distress ink. And I added a little bit of texture to the clouds by splattering drops of salty ocean distress ink miwed with water using very thin brush. And I also added drops of liquid stardust all over the panel to bring sparkles to the scene.

When my sky was dry, I die cut another reveal wheel panel, as well as a wheel and colored those elements the same way as the main panel, and again you can check my video to see the process ^^

Next I die cut a small circle and put a small brad though the little hole in the middle, and I put this brad at the back of the wheel through the hole as well. I opened the brad to keep the pieces together and I applied foam squares around the brad on the circle.

I removed the backing paper off the foam squares and placed the wheel behind the main reveal wheel panel, making sure to line up the clouds. And I pressed down onto the second reveal wheel panel to stick the wheel only.

I stamped my sentiment 'Welcome baby boy' at the top of the main panel using jet black ink. I applied foam tape around the wheel, making sure not to touch it, removed the backing paper, and attached the main panel on top.

To ground my scene, I cut a grass border that I colored it using shabby shutters and mowed lawn distress inks. I attached that border at the bottom of my panel, applied foam tape and double sided tape at the back of it and attached it on a 5,5 x 4,25" rainbow panel.

Next I attached the images, starting with one of the stakes. I cut it in three pieces, according to the shape of the panel, and I glued the middle piece in the background on the second cloud panel, and attached the two other pieces at the top and bottom on the front panel. This way the image is still a whole element but doesn't interfere in the wheel mechanism. And next I stuck the remaining images using a combination of liquid glue, foam squares and glue dots.

When everything was attached, I stamped tiny arrows directly on the wheel so the recipient of the card knows what to do, I also stamped a heart on the baby bodysuit and added white highlights on the images as well. And finally I applied some white blizzard nuvo drops on the butterflies, and added a few morning dew drops here and here to bring an extra touch of shine.

VIDEO

Below (click on the image) or here

LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets

Little bundle

Really high five

Dandy day

Loads of fun

Holiday helpers

Super star

Wild for you

Easter party

Push here

Die sets

Reveal wheel

Reveal wheel circle add-on

Large stitched rectangle stackables

Simple grassy hillsides

Misc.

Cloudy stencil

Really rainbow 6x6 paper pack

Jet black ink

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers

- Distress inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, shabby shutters, mowed lawn

- Sakura white gel pen

- White blizzard nuvo drops by Tonic Studio

- Morning dew nuvo drops by Tonic Studio

- 80lb neenah solar white cardstock

- Strathmore bristol cardstock

Lawn Fawn - A Relaxing Summer Pull Tab Card

Hi there,

Today I have a cute and happy beach scene to share with you! And nothing surprising, I used a bunch of stamp and die sets to create this interactive card, so be sure to check the list of supplies below the video for more details.

I stamped all the images using jet black ink and colored everything using my alcohol markers like always.

When the coloring was done, I cut a stitched rectangle and the different borders out of strathmore bristol cardstock. I started with the stitched rectangle and used the cloudy stencil along with tumbled glass and salty ocean distress inks to create the sky.

Next, I wanted to keep the sand border simple so I used scattered straw distress ink only to color it, and I added texture by splattering scattered straw and vintage photo water drops on my paper.

Next, the ocean borders. I colored the tall one using tumbled glass and peacock feathers distress inks, and the small one using peacock feathers and blueprint sketch distress inks. Next, some texture again. First some water drops on both borders, and then I used peacock feathers and blueprint sketch distress inks mixed with water to add some darkness.

Next I moved on to the interactive part of my card.

I first started by cutting a notch out of both ocean borders, on the right side. Next I cut an horizontal slit out of the large ocean border.

I die cut the pull tab element and colored it the same way as the small ocean border, applied double sided tape on one of the tabs, and I folded those tabs. I put the tabs through the slit at the back of the ocean border, and attached a sleeve at the back of the border to keep the pull tab element in place.

I took the small remaining piece from the first ocean border, I cut an arrow out of it using the arrow handle die and I glued this element at the very end of the pull tab.

I white heat embossed my sentiment 'Have a relaxing summer' on the small ocean border.

Next I removed the backing paper off the pull tab and attached the bear. I applied foam tape on the front of the large ocean border, making sure to stay away from the pull tab mechanism, and then I attached the small border on top so that my little bear could finally swim.

At the back of that same border, I applied more foam tape, making sure one again to avoid the mechanism, and then I adhered the element to the sand border. Next I applied double sided tape at the back of that sand border and stuck it to the cloudy panel.

And then I finally moved on to the next step: attaching all the images using a combination of glue dots and foam squares. And when everything was attached, I stamped some seagulls in the sky, I added white highlights on the images and finally I attached my panel on a mermaid card base. And I also gave the fox a pair of sunglasses ^^

VIDEO

Below or here

LAWN FAWN SUPPLIES

Stamp sets Really High Five Keep on swimming Ahoy matey Happy village Village shops Fintastic friends Coaster critters Rub a dub dub On the beach You are sublime Die sets Let's toast pull tab addon Large stitched rectangle stackable Stitched hillside border Stitched simple wavy border Stitched wave border Misc. Cloudy stencil Jet black ink Clear embossing ink White embossing powder Double sided tape

OTHER SUPPLIES

- Spectrum Noir markers - Distress inks: tumbled glass, salty ocean, scattered straw, vintage photo, peacock feathers, blueprint sketch - Sakura white gel pen - Neenah solar white cardstock - Strathmore bristol cardstock