Into the Woods - Lawnfawnatics Challenge

 

I have been in a stamping drought lately.  I go to my room and look at my supplies, get overwhelmed and then try to decide if I should just give them all away or try to make something.  Today I decided that I would join in some challenges.  Today's card is for the Lawnfawnatics challenge.  It features You Autumn Know, Scripty Autumn, a little heart from Tiny Tag Sayings: Birthday and the Fall Leaves background Stencil.  I even pulled out my oooooolllllldddd crimper.  Remember those?? LOL.  I colored with a mixture of alcohol markers from different companies.  Thanks for dropping by!

Lawn Fawn Critter Concert

Hello again!

I have had this Level Up die by My Favorite Things for a few months a long time now and I've been too nervous to try it, but I wanted to make a card from our music team at church to the bass guitar of our bass player because it broke during practice. (How's that for a run-on sentence!). Anywho, I thought this was a perfect time to try the 3-D die.  I used the sweet Lawn Fawn Critter Concert set and it turned out "better than horrible" as Gina K would say. Even though it wasn't perfect, it was fully appreciated, as indicated by the bass guitar's full return to health two weeks later. :) 

BTW, I'm the raccoon in the front playing flute... :)

 

Christmas in August

 

Hello friends!

I have sooo many Christmas cards to make!  So today I'm sharing a Christmas card with you inspired by the ABC Christmas Card Challenge... New and Old.

 I'm using an Old stamp set - the Poinsettia one - that I'm not exactly sure what company it's from and a New stamp set - Oh Holy Night by Sweet & Sassy Stamps. 

So tell me, are you a one of a kind Christmas card maker?  Or a mass producer?  I would love to mass produce my card, but I don't do it very often.  I get overwhelmed if there were a lot of steps to it and I think about doing them all over and over.  But I love to do all the steps the first time because it is like figuring out how to put a puzzle together. :)

Have a great day and be sure to check out the challenge!

Blessings!

Tricia

Lawn Fawn Coaster Critters Reveal Wheel Card

 

I know this isn't Christmas-ish, but I made my first Lawn Fawn reveal wheel card yesterday, and I **love** it!  The little critters are sooo sweet, and the reveal wheel just adds to the amazingness of the card.  If you spin the wheel it says smiles / love / presents / laughter.  It adds so much fun!!  My daughter loves to go to Disney, so I made this card in her honor.  See the Mickey Mouse ears on the bear?? :). I cannot wait to stamp with this set again!!

Here are the Lawn Fawn products I used...

(not affiliate links, I just love the product!)

Coaster Critters Clear Stamps

Coaster Critters Dies

Reveal Wheel Die

Reveal Wheel Friends & Family Sentiments

Lawn Fawn - Cheery Christmas

Hello friends!

I have a tag to share!  Amazing!! 

It's been so long since I shared here.  Instagram is great, but I miss being able to type out my thoughts.  I've been in the process of downsizing my stamping supplies - purging old things to make room for new.  I have over 45 pounds of stamps and supplies to find a home for at this point, and I'm not done!

One of the things I realized as I've been working through which stamps to keep and which to let go is that I have a few of these Lawn Fawn critter sets that I just *love*, but that I am afraid to use because I don't consider myself a good scene builder.  So I've decided to change that.  I am going to become a good scene builder.  I'm going to watch videos, read blog posts, buy any tools I need and PRACTICE.  So today I started by stamping out a number of images from the Cheery Christmas set.  I colored them with markers and a white gel pen and then started to build a little scene on the table in front of me.  Originally I was going to use all the images on the same card, but then I found this piece of snowflake patterned paper in my stash and plans changed...

I ended up with this...

The word 'happy' is from the Winter Penguin set.  Too cute!  I need a lot of tags for Christmas this year, so I took the extra critters that were left when my card was done and made the tag you see above.  It's a small start, but it's a start!! :)

I'm playing along with the Lawn Fawn Challenge this week.  I'm loving all the inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!! 

 

Your Next Stamp - Fave of 2019

Hello everyone!  Are you all ready to celebrate Christmas?  Today our challenge at Your Next Stamp is to make a card with our favorites.  I chose my favorite set from 2019 - Spread Your Wings and my favorite embellishments... GUMDROPS!  I wish you could see all the sparkle on this card.  Between the glitter in the Gumdrops and the Wink of Stella I used on the wings of the butterfly, it really shines.   It makes me happy. :)

Spread Your Wings - Set and Dies

Peek A Boo Trio

Gumdrops

Be sure to swing by the Your Next Stamp blog for some more inspiration.  I hope you will play along!

Blessings!

Tricia

Winter Warm Up

Hello friends!

With Thanksgiving behind us in the US, it's time for a Winter Warm Up challenge over at Your Next Stamp!  I pulled out one of my favorite sets - Hot Cocoa Phoebe and made an easy card.  Here are my ingredients...

Hot Cocoa Phoebe 

Stitched Rectangle Dies 

Sweet Baby 6x6 Paper Pad 

Gumdrops 

Curved Scallop Edge Die 

We would love for you to play along!!

And here is some fun Black Friday news!!  A 30% off sale at Your Next Stamp!!!  Woo Hoo!!  Have fun shopping!

Holiday Hello

Hello friends!

Would you like some extra inspiration with one of the new Your Next Stamp sets?  I love how the train cart "fillings" from Santa Express Train Carts Two can be used in different ways to give your card a whole different look.

Today, I added the ornament and lights cart topper that I cut out with the matching die to a sponged background that I dressed up with a simple die cut Scallop Star Edge border, a few hand cut flags and some Gumdrops.  I love that it looks whimsical and almost elegant with the light colors.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Happy holiday stamping!

Your Next Stamp Challenge - Mad for Plaid

Good morning!

Today starts a new challenge over at Your Next Stamp and we are looking for cards that are "Mad for Plaid".  I decided to make it easy on myself and used some plaid background paper from the Mint Cocoa Kisses 6x6 Paper Pad.

The sweet little mice are from the new set Holiday Tea and the sentiment is one of my favorites from the Flurry of Happiness set.  I cut out my image and sentiment with dies from the Cool Tag Three Die Set, and used a Stitched Rectangle Die to cut out my patterned paper mat. Some Gumdrops  twine and a bit of Stickles finish it off! 

Join us over on the Your Next Stamp Blog to get some more inspiration and be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win!

Your Next Stamp Release Day -

Welcome to my stop on the Your Next Stamp November New Release Blog Hop! (Try saying that 5 times fast...)

I have had such fun playing with the stamps and dies in this release.  There is so much Christmas cuteness!  The set I used today is my very favorite.  What's not to love about bunnies and cookies???

Before I show you my card, don't forget that there is a $25 YNS Gift Certificate prize to one commenter during the hop.  The more blogs you visit and comment on, the better your chance of winning, but you don't have to comment on every blog to qualify.

OK, ready for my Christmas Cookie card??

Christmas Cookie

Stitched Rectangle Die

Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Die 

All together now...

AWWWWWWWWW. 

My card is so, so easy.  Even the coloring is easy.  A kraft card base, a Darice embossing folder and some ribbon make the bottom layers.  Then I colored my Christmas Cookie image and cut it out with a Stitched Rectangle Die and used a Scalloped Stitched Rectangle that I cut in half and resized to make the red scalloped mat.  I stamped the sentiment and hand cut a little flag and then I popped it up with a little knot of twine on the end.  The iridescent sparkly snowflakes were at the bottom of a drawer in my stamp room.  Who knew??   I thought they fit here!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to leave a comment, and then it's off to hop, hop, hop and shop, shop, shop because there is 20% off with the code below!!

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Your Next Stamp Preview - Warm Wishes

Welcome to preview day!!  We have such a fun release coming out tomorrow!  I have a card to share from the new Holiday Tea set...

Doesn't that look cozy?  I love the look and versatility of the new Falling Stars die that I used in the background.  I can see that becoming a staple in my card making.  

Here are the YNS products that I used...

Holiday Tea Stamp Set / Die Set

Falling Stars Die

Stitched Rectangle Dies

Gumdrops

Mint Cocoa Patterned Paper

You'll find today's lineup of previews over on the Your Next Stamp Blog.  And be sure to come back tomorrow for our new release blog hop!

Blessings!

Tricia

Your Next Stamp Holiday Challenge

Hello again!  We are starting a new challenge over at Your Next Stamp today with the theme of "Holiday Wishes".  I pulled out a set I hadn't had a chance to ink up last year - Stocking of Joy.

I used a sweet sentiment from the Flurry of Happiness set, some patterned paper from Mint Cocoa Kisses, a Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Die, and some gumdrops.  Sweet and Simple!

I hope you will play along!

YNS Challenge 125 and a SALE

Hello!  There's still time to play in the Halloween challenge over on the Your Next Stamp blog!

I made a monster-ously cute card with the new Way Cool Monsters set from along with the matching die set.  I used the Mini Ink Splatter stamp to make a background and used the Stitched Fishtail Banner Die for the sentiment.  I hope you'll play along!!

BUT WAIT! Before you go, Karen is celebrating her 40th birthday... again. :). And she's giving you the presents!  For just 24 hours you can take 40% off your entire purchase!!! WOW!!  

Here's the fine print...

1. Please read the guidelines below for this special 24 hour birthday sale! 

    •     You must enter the code - No refunds for orders placed without the discount code


    •    FREE Shipping does not apply during this sale. If your order is over $75 (in the US or Canada) you will see a flat rate shipping charge of $10. The more you order the more you will save!


    •    Shipping rates for International orders will depend on the size of the order


    •    Discount applied to YNS in stock items only

2. Grab the code - YNSK40B3

3. SHOP! SHOP! SHOP!

Ok, now you can go shop! 

You're welcome. :)

Have a good weekend!

Tricia

Going Long! YNS Challenge 124

Hello friends!  

Our challenge title for this week at Your Next Stamp sounds like it should be football related!  But instead we were asked to make a card that was 3.75" x 9".  I don't make cards that long very often!

I decided to go with one of my favorite birthday sets... Waddles - Happy Brrr-thday.  I colored the images with my Comics and then fussy cut them, since I don't have the dies for this set.  I cut a mask from a piece of cardstock with the Circle Burst die and sponged through it with some yellow ink to add a "sun" to my sky.  I stamped a sentiment on some purple cardstock with Versamark ink, using both the Make Some Noise and Cool Tag Banner Sentiments, and embossed it with white embossing powder.  Then I sprinkled it with gel pen dots for some fun.  The banners are cut from cardstock and patterned paper from the Birthday Girl pad, and I finished it up with some Magical Pastel Sparkly Gumdrops and some Fairy Magic Sparkly Gumdrops.

Be sure to drop by the Your Next Stamp Blog, Instagram Page, and FaceBook Page and comment for chances to win a free set!  Comments must be left by 10/9 and the winner will be announced on 10/11.  Or play along with us!!  This challenge runs through Oct 17th at midnight EST.

Make Some Noise

Acck!  So much sweetness!!!  I love this new Make Some Noise set from Your Next Stamp!  There are matching dies available to cut out the little images, but .... well, I buried my wire cutters under the pile on my stamping desk and couldn't find them ahem...misplaced my wire cutters so I couldn't cut the dies apart when I made the card.  The good thing is that they are easy to fussy cut! :)

I cut out the background with the new Circle Burst Die and sponged it with shades of pink and orange.  The patterned paper is from the Birthday Girl paper pad. Don't you just love patterned paper??  I do!

Thanks for stopping by today!!  

Blessings!

Tricia

Your Next Stamp Challenge

Hi everyone!  I have a card to share for today's challenge over at Your Next Stamp that uses one of our new September sets!  
Our theme for this challenge is CELEBRATION and I am celebrating with this sweet little bear from the Silly Fun Birthday set...

All of our new sets and dies and Gumdrops are available now in the shop.  Be sure to stop by!!

Tricia

Your Next Stamp Preview - Silly Fun Birthday

Have you been enjoying our celebration of Your Next Stamp's 10th anniversary??  What are your favorite sets so far?  I get to show you one of my favorites today!!

Before I show you the card, though, I'll remind you that all of the new products will be available on Thursday, September 12th (that's today!) at 11 am EST.  Don't forget to leave a comment for a chance to win one of the new products on the YNS Blog or the YNS Instagram page! You can also find a full list of who has a preview on the YNS Blog.

So, on to today's card featuring the Silly Fun Birthday set... I love the animals in this!!  So great for a child's birthday card, especially... or anyone who is a child at heart!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Tricia

Your Next Stamp Preview - Fabulous Feathers

And hello again!

We are celebrating 10 years at YNS this month!  I'm so happy for the opportunity to be a part of this incredible DT! YNS images are just so cute!!

We have a week full of previews for you and then all of the new products will be available on Thursday, September 12th at 11 am EST.  Each day you have a chance to win one of the new products by simply commenting on the YNS Blog or the YNS Instagram page! You can also find a full list of who has a preview on the YNS Blog:)

Today I am previewing one of the new sets that will be available on September 12th.  It's called Fabulous Feathers and it is so sweet!

Fabulous Feathers

Winter Wonderland Sparkly Gumdrops

I was trying to make a little sky behind my birdie by embossing some white feathers on card stock and then sponging over it with blue ink, then framing it in a popped up circle.  Kind of like a shaker card without the shaker... :).  Just a quick, fun card to say hello to a friend!!

Don't forget to drop by the Your Next Stamp blog and social media pages for chances to win a free stamp set or two!

See you in a few days with another preview!

Your Next Stamp Challenge 121

It's school time, so we are working with our ABC's at Your Next Stamp... Anything But a Card.  This is something I really struggle with, but it really came together fast when I decided to use the Flower Treat Bag die!  I decorated the pieces with some fall patterned paper before I used some ScorTape to put it together.  Then I layered a few tags together and tied them onto the bag with some twine.  It fits that little baggie of M&M's perfectly!! :)

Here are the products I used...

Flower Treat Bag Die Set 

Chickie Love 

Cool Tag Four Die Set 

Bugs and Kisses 

Head over to the YNS Blog for lots of inspiration, to leave a comment for the prize drawing and to join in with the challenge!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tricia

Your Kindness

Hello again!

I have a quick and easy card to share today for our "Thank You" Challenge at Your Next Stamp.  I made my background paper do most of the work!  I stamped a sweet smile from the So Mush Fun set on the sun, and added a butterfly and sentiment from Flowers and Smiles set.  Quick and easy and already in the mail to brighten someone's day!

Be sure to jump over to the YNS Blog and leave a comment by August 14th.  You might win a free stamp set!  You can also play along with our challenge up to August 22nd.  We'd love to see your projects!