Summer Succulents Lawn Fawn Card

Hi friends! Happy Tuesday! Thanks for popping by our blog today! Please join me in a big welcome to special guest Lynette Lundquist! Please read on and enjoy!

Hi friends! Lynette here! Thanks for checking out my card! The first step I took when creating this card was to make a watercolor background using Zig Kuretake Gansai Tambi colors in yellow and orange. Next, I stamped Woodgrain Backdrops with Doe ink onto a piece of kraft cardstock, cut into strips, and layered to make the look of a planter box.

The cacti are stamped in Noble Fir, Jalapeño, Freshly Cut Grass, and Celery Stick using the stamp set Stuck On You. Then I layered them in the planter box to make a cool succulent mix. Marvy pens were used to add additional color to the cacti tips and I applied adhesive strips to the back of the kraft cardstock to create the dimensional look. The small butterfly is from the stamp set Chirp Chirp Chirp. The cardbase is from Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid Rainbow collection.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you like my card and got some inspiration!

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Studio Monday with Nina-Marie: Lawn Fawn Magic Slider

Hello crafters, it’s Nina-Marie here with you today for a new Studio Monday video! Have you tried out Lawn Fawn’s fun Magic Slider dies? These make the creating of slider cards SO easy! Today I am going to share this Fall-themed scene slider, which reveals a sentiment on the inside of the slider!

The Magic Slider dies can be used in a variety of ways. I wanted to use it to reveal the sky behind my scene, as well as the sentiment… I also love how the Push Here stamp set from Lawn Fawn allows you to add cute prompts on interactive cards for the recipient. Check out the reveal of the full scene below:

Isn’t that so cool!? All of the images I used in this card were from Lawn Fawn’s Happy Harvest stamp set and I colored everything with Copic markers. If you are interested in the colors I used, I have them listed below.

Scarecrow; B32, B23 (overalls), YR12, YR09 (shirt), Y15, Y38 (straw), E51, R00, E93, YR18 (face), E53, E55, E57, G24, G94 (hat), E59, E57 (stick)
Sunflowers: Y11, Y15, Y35 (petals), Y32, Y28, E55, E57, E59 (centers), YG05, YG25, YG09 (stems)
Pumpkins: Y38, YR16, E57

Because the main focus of the video was building the slider itself and not the scene piece-by-piece, I wanted to touch on a few of the scene/card details that I didn’t get to touch on in the video.

The grass areas were cut with Lawn Fawn’s Simple Grassy Hilldsides dies and I popped those up with foam tape off of the slider housing piece (the navy blue frame). I love how these have a sloped appearance to them!

The scene INSIDE the slider was very simple; I cut down a piece of blue cardstock with the rectangle included in the Magic Slider die set. Then with some clouds from Lawn Fawn’s Plane and Simple stamp set, I stamped the entire piece to make a cloudy sky. I used some pigment ink and an ink dauber and randomly added spots of white in the clouds; I didn’t bother to try and stay inside the lines for this.

The sentiment is stamped used two stamp sets; the thanks is from Happy Harvest and the “you’re awesome” is from Plane and Simple. I heat embossed “thanks” and stamped the other sentiment in Indigo Bold ink from Hero Arts.

The cute plaid patterned paper from Lawn Fawn’s Perfectly Plaid Fall collection matched so well with the colors in my card! I cut my slider from this paper and I love how it looks.

I also stamped some of the wheat stalks from the Happy Harvest stamp set onto my Neenah Desert Storm card base and added some stitching details using My Favorite Things’ Basic Stitch Line dies.

I again want to quickly touch on one of my favorite aspects of the card; the cute “slide me” message! The Push Here stamp set from Lawn Fawn is a must have if you make a lot of interactive cards! I heat embossed this one onto orange cardstock.

I hope you will watch the video to see the Magic Slider dies used to make this cute Fall-themed thank you card! I’m so glad you stopped by and visited with me today; I’ll be back again very soon with a new tutorial to share with you!

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Dwell in Possibility by Paula Cheney

Hi friends! Thanks for popping by the blog today! Please welcome back special guest Paula Cheney to the blog! She made this gorgeous art to feature!! Please read on for more info on how to recreate and enjoy!

At the beginning of 2017, Tim Holtz idea-ology released Baseboards, Layers and Paper Dolls; they are a group of products specifically created to be used together. The idea behind these products is that no matter the substrate, whether using a Vignette Tray, a Burlap Panel, or a Framed Panel, you can easily layer these products to create a collage. Today I am going to use a Framed Panel and incorporate Baseboard and Layers elements, as well as a couple of my favorite Sizzix Bigz dies, to create a beautiful layered collage. Enjoy!

1. Using Collage Medium and a brush, adhere a piece of Tim Holtz Memoranda paper to the back board of the Framed Panel. Cut away any excess paper.

2. Use the Stampers Anonymous Polka Dot stencil and Distress Grit-Paste to create a raised pattern over parts of the patterned paper. Let dry.

3. The frame has been painted and given a gilded patina using Ranger products. Here’s how I did it:

Paint the frame with Iced Spruce Distress Paint. Let dry.
Coat the half of the frame surface with Distress Collage Medium VINTAGE. While the Collage Medium Vintage is still wet, randomly brush on Heirloom Gold Perfect Pearls. I concentrated the powder in the corners and feathered it out from there. NOTE: Vintage Collage Medium dries very fast so it’s best to only paint it on half at a time.
Brush away the excess powder with a fluffy brush.
Repeat steps on the other half of the frame, then spray powdered areas with a mist of water. Dry with a heat tool to set the powder. (Do not skip this step.)

4. Adhere Adhere the finished frame to the back panel with Distress Collage Medium.

5. Adhere Baseboard to the Framed Panel with foam squares.

6. Choose elements from the Layers packs (Botanical and Collector) to create the center collage. Tint black and white pieces with Distress Markers (roses) by coloring the image and then wiping away the ink with a soft cloth. This will leave just a tint of color.

7. Rub wood Ruler Piece with Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Spritz with water and pat dry. Break off the end of the ruler to fit the collage.

8. Adhere Layers elements to the Baseboard with foam squares. Add an Index Clip to the end of the Ruler and adhere to Baseboard with Collage Medium. Let Dry.

9. Cut a least two flourishes from chipboard using the Sizzix Scroll die. Paint with Media White Gesso to seal the chipboard before painting.

10. Paint the Scroll elements with two coats of Tattered Rose Distress Paint. Once dry, use a Blending Tool to add Distress Ink over surface. Pat inked surface with wet wipe to remove parts of the ink. Stamp over the surface using a permanent ink such as Ranger Archival and any text stamp.

11. Add Scrolls to the collage with foam squares.

12. Adhere linen Textile Surfaces to a piece of chipboard (this product is self-adhesive). Run the chipboard through the Vagabond Machine using the Deco Alphabet (DWELL).

13. Color Tim Holtz Craft Thread with Distress Ink and water. Dry with a heat tool.

14. Add cut out Deco letters over the Ruler (some letters may need foam squares to level the word over the uneven surface). Part of a Quote Chip was used to create the rest of the sentiment.

15. Add Hinge Clip, Loop Pin and Typed Token to the Baseboard. Then finish the piece with added Layers elements and a bow made from the colored Craft Thread.