BEAR-y Sweet Lawn Fawn Poetry

Hi friends! I’m SUPER excited to welcome back special Lawn Fawn guest Megan Quinn to our blog today! She is SO talented and it’s always inspiring to see how she creates! Read on to learn more about her latest card and enjoy!

Hello! This is Megan and I am super excited to be back on the Simon Says Stamp Blog today to share a fun interactive card with you! I think we could all use a little more happy these days. That is exactly what Lawn Fawn and crafting is all about! Not only is it calming for the crafter, it also allows you to pass on that joy to someone else. You cannot beat a two for one deal, am I right?!

The card that I have created features one of my favorite Lawn Fawn critters of all time. The captivating and charming bear images included in the Snow Much Fun and Den Sweet Den Stamp Sets. (I can’t seem to stop grabbing for them and the ideas just keep coming with these little guys.) This card could certainly be used for the upcoming Valentine’s Day, but it would be great to send to someone to let them know that you are thinking of them too.

To begin, I chose the images that I wanted to use. I picked ones from Snow Much Fun, Den Sweet Den, Special Delivery, Love Poems, and Just My Type Stamp Sets and stamped them onto Lawn Fawn White Cardstock using an alcohol friendly ink. I then colored the images using Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies. For the sliding sentiments, I cut a 1 1/2” wide strip of white cardstock, stacked the sentiments from the Love Poems Stamp Set, and stamped them using the same ink.

Next, I built the background elements for the scene. Using the largest rectangle from Large Stitched Rectangles Stackables, I die cut a piece of Bristol Smooth Cardstock. (This cardstock is so forgiving for ink blending. It really is a game changer.) I wanted to maintain a white border without having to add an additional layer so I used Post It Tape to mask off the edges and to mask the line that divides the floor from the wall in the scene. I used Peacock Feathers, Blue Print Sketch, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, and Black Soot Distress Oxide Inks to ink blend the wall. Then, I flicked on diluted Black Soot to add a bit of interest to the wall. For the floor section, I used Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Oxide Inks. I flicked on some Vintage Photo and a bit of gold from the Gansai Tambi Starry Nights palette. Once the panel was dry, I heat embossed a sentiment from the Love Poems Stamp Set at the top.

To die cut the interactive elements, I began by laying out the images on the background panels. This allowed me to figure out placement and to line up the dies to cut out the square from the background piece for the typed piece of paper coming from the typewriter. I also cut out the notch at the bottom using a die from the Waving Pull Tab Starter Die Set.

Using the front panel, I traced where the notch is at the bottom and the square hole for the typed piece of paper lines up onto another A2 sized piece of cardstock that will go behind the front panel. (This allows me to get proper placement for the sliding mechanism.) To make the double slider, I used the die from the Snow Much Fun Die Set that has two slits and partially die cut it into back panel. I only die cut one slit about 1/4” from the bottom of the traced square. I then partially die cut another slit about 1/4” from the top of the traced notch at the bottom. Using a 1/2” piece of plastic, (I trimmed down a piece of a freezer ziploc baggie for mine.) I threaded the plastic thru the slits and attached them together using Lawn Fawn 1/8” double sided tape. Using the same double sided tape, I attached the sentiment strip to the front of the plastic strip. I attached a pull tab to reverse side to complete the mechanism.

To finish the card, I adhered the images using liquid glue and glue dots. I used foam tape to adhere the front panel to the back panel, being careful not to interfere with the slider. I then adhered the back panel to a card base using foam tape as well.

I hope that you have enjoyed seeing my card. Thank you so much for stopping by the Simon Says Stamp Blog and I hope that you have a great day!

SUPPLIES:

Lawn Fawn SET SNOW MUCH FUN Clear…
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Lawn Fawn SNOW MUCH FUN Clear Stamps…
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Lawn Fawn SNOW MUCH FUN Die Cuts lf2412
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Lawn Fawn SET DEN SWEET DEN Clear…
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Lawn Fawn LOVE POEMS Clear Stamps LF2167
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Lawn Fawn LOVE POEMS Die Cuts LF2168
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Lawn Fawn SET YOU’RE JUST MY TYPE…
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Lawn Fawn SET SPECIAL DELIVERY Clear…
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Lawn Fawn HAY THERE Clear Stamps LF1595
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Lawn Fawn LARGE STITCHED RECTANGLE…
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Lawn Fawn WAVING PULL TAB STARTER SET…
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Lawn Fawn 80 LB WHITE 8.5 x 11 Inch…
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Lawn Fawn WHITE Embossing Powder LF1537
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Simon Says Stamp Embossing Ink Pad…
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Lawn Fawn GLUE TUBE Adhesive LF1664
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Lawn Fawn 0.125 INCH DOUBLE SIDED…
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Lawn Fawn 0.25 INCH DOUBLE SIDED TAPE…
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Scrapbook Adhesives 3D 217 WHITE FOAM…
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Glue Dots 0.188 Inch MINI DOT N GO…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad…
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Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi STARRY…
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Set of 5 Rainbow Pack MULTI SIZE…
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Sakura WHITE OPAQUE GLAZE GEL PENS 2…
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Tonic WHITE BLIZZARD Nuvo Glitter…
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Ranger GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue…
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Copic Sketch MARKER E30 BISQUE Skin…
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Copic Sketch Marker E31 BRICK BEIGE…
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Copic Sketch MARKER E33 SAND Beige
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Copic Sketch MARKER E34 TOAST
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Copic Sketch Marker E40 BRICK WHITE
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Copic Sketch Marker E41 PEARL WHITE…
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Copic Sketch Marker E42 SAND WHITE…
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Copic Sketch MARKER E43 DULL IVORY…
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Copic Sketch Marker E44 CLAY Dark Gray
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Copic Sketch Marker E50 EGG SHELL…
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Copic Sketch Marker E53 RAW SILK Cream
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Copic Sketch Marker YG01 GREEN BICE…
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Copic Sketch Marker YG11 MIGNONETTE…
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Copic Sketch MARKER YG13 CHARTREUSE…
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Copic Sketch Marker YG17 GRASS GREEN…
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Copic Sketch Marker YG25 CELADON…
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Copic Sketch Marker Y0000 YELLOW…
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Copic Sketch Marker Y13 LEMON YELLOW
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Copic Sketch Marker Y17 GOLDEN YELLOW…
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Copic Sketch Marker Y21 BUTTERCUP…
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Copic Sketch MARKER YR24 PALE SEPIA
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Copic Sketch Marker R14 LIGHT ROUGE…
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Copic Sketch Marker R17 LIPSTICK…
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Copic Sketch Marker R22 LIGHT PRAWN…
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Copic Sketch Marker R29 LIPSTICK RED…
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Copic Sketch Marker B000 PALE…
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Copic Sketch Marker B00 FROST BLUE
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Copic Sketch Marker b60 PALE GRAY BLUE
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Copic Sketch MARKER B63 LIGHT HYDRANGEA
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Copic Sketch Marker B66 CLEMATIS Blue
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Copic Sketch Marker BV01 VIOLA Violet
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Copic Sketch Marker BG0000 SNOW GREEN
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Copic Sketch Marker BG10 COOL SHADOW
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Copic Sketch Marker BG11 MOON WHITE
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Copic Sketch Marker BG13 MINT GREEN
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Copic Sketch Marker BG32 AQUA MINT
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Copic Sketch Marker RV52 COTTON CANDY…
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Copic Sketch Marker RV55 HOLLYHOCK…
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Copic Sketch Marker RV63 BEGONIA Pink…
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Copic Sketch Marker RV66 RASPBERRY…
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Copic Sketch MARKER C0 COOL GRAY NO. 0
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Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Grey
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Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Grey
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Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Grey
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Copic Sketch Marker W0 Warm Gray
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Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY No. 1
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Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Grey
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Thanks so much for stopping by, and thanks to Megan for being our guest!

  1. Wow Wow Wow! Love it! All the busy baby bears and Mama still finds time to send off a note to a friend. How adorable!

  2. This is so amazing! I love the critters and the way the message changes. A video would be very helpful, however…difficult to imagine how it all came together and moves.

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