{With All My Tart} Lawn Fawnatics #45

hi,

I'm back with another Lawn Fawn creation and I thought I'd join this months' fawnatics challenge which is all about love. I started off with picking a color scheme. This one sort of found me because I was going through my leftover cardstock pile, you know the little bits and pieces that you end up with and there they were right in front of me: light blue, peach and craft. So pretty!! I decided to go with that!

I used a rounded, stitched rectangle die for my white cardstock and regular rectangle, stitched dies for the rest of my cardstock pieces. I used a labels die from Spellbinders to put my sentiment on and secured it with brads. The notebad edge was done using a punch.

I colored everything using Copic Markers and I added a little bit of Stickles Glitter to the heart.

thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sonja

{Thanks A Latte]

Hi everyone,

I recently stumbled upon Lawn Fawn stamps and fell in love with their pun-tastic stamps right away. What made this all even better, as if that were possible - I found some European retailers who carried them!! Since we moved to Sweden I've been struggling a bit trying to find new suppliers for my stamping habit since ordering from the US is quite pricey and takes a long time. Anyway - I'm super excited to share my very first Lawn Fawn card with you, featuring Thanks a Latte .

I used a perforated cutter for my cuttlebug cutting board to get the pattern into my white cardboard. Then I used the thanks die from the Hello & Thanks Label Dies by Reverse Confetti. I used yellow and peach Distress Ink for the background. I used Copic Markers to color in the coffee mugs and I used stamps from the Watercolor Basics stamp set by TCP for the speckles. 

The final touches consisted of adding highlights with a white gel pen, some Stickles Glitter and clear Jewel Dew Drops.

thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sonja

{Make Lemonade}

Hi everyone,

I pulled out an old, now retired (I believe) Taylored Expressions stamp set I have today and decided to make a card around it. 

For the cover panel I used a Perforator Cutting Blade for my Cutterpede Paper Trimmer to create the diagonal lines pattern. I then took a circle die and cut out a circle out of my white cardstock. I used a slightly smaller circle die than the previous one and cut some yellow cardstock with it. I then layered the yellow behind the white and trimmed off the excess on the straight edge.

I colored my lemons and lemonade glass with Copic Markers, added some glitter for texture and added some clear Jewel Dew Drops as final touches.

Closer look: 

thanks so much for stopping by!

Sonja

{Happy Anniversary}

Hi everyone,

I have two silver wedding anniversary's in my family coming up this year so I'm in desperate need of some cards. Came to find out - I don't have a lot of wedding themed cards so I had to get a little creative but I thought Sprinkles and Poochie on the swing from Just Let it Happen (TCP) would make a really cute anniversary card. 

So...for this card I started out with blending some Distress Ink (Mermaid Lagoon) into my paper. I then stamped some splatter using  the Watercolor Basics Set from TCP. I love this set because you know exactly what your splatter will look like. Very handy! Then I stamped Sprinkles and Poochie on top of my background and colored in the swing with Copic Markers. The sentiment I took from the Simply Said Set. As a final touch I added some Clear Jewel Dew Drops and a little bit of glitter to Sprinkles collar.

Closer look:

thanks so much for stopping by,

Sonja

{A Sweet Hi}

I somewhat recently came across HoneyBee Stamps and fell in love with their whimsical designs. This card here uses the Sweet as Honey set, which is currently on sale. I used the modular hexagon bunches Die from HoneyBee to cut out my bee hive pattern. For embellishment I used clear Jewel dew drops.

thanks for stopping by,

Sonja

{Love U}

I had a lot of fun making the last clean card so I thought I'd go ahead and make another. I really love adding dimension through layering. For this card here, I started off with a white card as my base. I then use some black cardstock for framing and topped that off with another layer of white cardstock which I embossed to give it some interest and texture. I used one of my old Verve dies to cut out the U and put a piece of red cardstock behind that to make it pop. The final and very top layer was the little black heart, which went on top of everything.

Here is the final card:

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Happy crafting!

Sonja

{Sending You Love}

Happy new year everyone,

I'm back with my very first card of 2019 and I wanted to keep it a bit more clean this time so I stuck to an almost all white card and really tried to constrain myself with the layering. For this card I used the Clouds CutUps Die from TCP. I used a polka dot embossing folder for my sky, just to add a bit more texture to it and pop the clouds a bit more. The sentiment is from the Just Let it Happen set by TCP and the rocket is from an older, now unfortunately retired TCP set.

Here is my card:

Thanks so much for stopping by and to a happy crafting 2019 :)

Sonja

{Jolly Christmas} Color Throwdown #523

Hi everyone,

I had a lot of fun exploring different and a bit unusual color combinations for christmas but now it's time for something a bit more traditionally and this week's color throwdown challenge is just perfect. Red, green and craft is one of my all time favorite christmas color combo.

I wanted to try to do something a bit more minimalist this time. I normally love to go crazy on the layering and stacking  but I really tried to constrain myself. I embossed white snowflakes from an older, retired TCP stamp set on my cardstock and dabbed some white ink with a sponge on it for a touch of snow. I used the Snowfall Style 1 Die from PTI for the large snowflake.

Thanks so much for stopping by 

and a Merry Christmas!!!

Sony

{Jewel Christmas} Funky Christmas Pt.5

Hi,

I hope you're ready for another funky christmas card. I wanted to push myself a little out of my comfort zone on this one and decided to base my card on a patterned paper I'd normally wouldn't chose...and that was this one:

I usually prefer a bit more subtle patterns with smaller accents and details. I'm also not really a pink person so this paper would have probably been one of the last ones I would have used from this pack.

I thought to pull this one off, I'd have to pair it with a fun christmas tree stamp so I looked through my old stamps and found this Sprinkle one from the Cat's Pajamas that was just perfect for it.

Now I wanted a sketch that I could base my card on. I've found that having a sketch design before you start making your card is a great way to save some time. I found this sketch from MFT on Pinterest that sparked my interest and thought could be fun to make.

 

The pattern was so busy already I wanted to keep the coloring of the stamp to a minimum.

I used sponges and ink to add a subtle background behind Sprinkle and the tree. I just wanted to make it pop off the page a bit more. Some glitter, ribbon and a little metal accent were the final touches.

Here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sonja

{Too much Howliday Fun} Funky Christmas Pt. 4

Hi,

I'm back with another installment of my funky christmas color series. For this one I started with a goold ole sketch search on pinterest and fell in love with this one from Jen Shults:

I really like playing with 3D elements and layering to reveal...must be my day job as a 3D Artist creeping in.lol But that's why this sketch looked like a lot of fun to me. Now I just had to pick a paper and decide whether I wanted the pattern on top or below. I went with layering it on top because the pattern would have gotten lost had I layered it underneath.

These adorable snowman are from this fun pad that started it all:

Next up was figuring out the stamp and sentiment. I had done a lot of circular designs lately so I wanted to keep the rectangular shape for a change. I recently had put in an order with The Cat's Pajamas but hadn't gotten the chance to use all of my new goodies yet so I thought...time to change that. I pulled out the set Big Cups and even though it's not really a christmas set, you can easily re-purpose it to one. I chose sleepy Poochie and paired it with the Happy Howliday sentiment from an older, now retired set.

I added a cut out snowflake behind Pooche, sprinkled some glitter, added some brads and that was it.

Here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Happy Holidays!!

Sonja

{Bright} Funky Christmas Pt. 3

Hi,

I'm back with another card in my funky christmas color series. This whole series was inspired by some really pretty designer paper pads I found in my local hobby store here in Sweden.  One of them was this cute snowman paper. I decided to pair the grey and white with a little soft pink.

I found a great sketch on pinterest - of course now I can't find it anymore so please forgive me for not giving it proper credit. I love the sentiment from TCP's set Give a little (now retired I'm afraid) and I really wanted to use it for this card. The challenge was that it's more of a vertical stamp so it wouldn't work as a side sentiment on a flag banner or anything like that. It had to become the main focal point. Thankfully, that set comes with this cute little penguin which can act as a perfect frame topper, which is exactly what I used it as. 

Some glitter and subtle copic coloring, a little glitter ribbon and bow aand the card is done.

Here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Merry Christmas,

Sonja

{Candy?} Funky Christmas Pt. 2 and Color Throwdown 522

Hi everyone,

I decided to get inspired by this week's Color Throwdown Challenge and incorporate that into my funky Christmas Color series. Especially the salmon color makes it so unique so I wanted to use that as my base and really highlight it.

I picked out my cardstock and then I went out to find a sketch I could use as inspiration. I came across this one from an old  Sweet Sunday Challenge and decided to re-purpose it a bit.

I used the cute little penguin from TCP's Big Cups and paired it with a sentiment from an older retired TCP set. I wanted to break up the diagonal lines a bit so I used a bit of Jute Twine and added a little bow. The card still felt a bit bare after that so I cut out a big snowflake from PTI and used it behind my sentiment.

Some glitter, coloring and jewel drops completed the card.

Here's a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sonja

{Oops} Funky Christmas Pt 1.

Hiiii,

I'm back with another christmas card. I mentioned last week how I got inspired by some designer christmas paper in my local hobby store because of the somewhat unusual colors they used. That inspired me so much that I decided to continue and make a series of christmas cards using non traditional color schemes.

Here is my very first entry aaand you can tell I was a little tired when I made this card since I didn't realize I had paired a Sprinkle sentiment, the cat with Poochie, the dog. Yeeaaahhh... lol oooohh well. The stamps are from the Cat's Pajamas Give a little (now retired I believe).

The fastest way for me to make a card is by starting with a sketch. Pinterest is an amazing way to search through sketches and what I like to use. This is how I came across the sketch I used to inspire me for this card:

It's an old sketch from 2013 on Jen Shults' blog but I absolutely adore it so I decided to run with it. I don't alway follow the sketches exactly. I rather take them as a starting point and then I go with where things take me. In this case, I went with a rectangular version of the square design and since the card was already a bit bottom heavy, I decided to place the brads on the top instead.

Next step: pick a paper and a color scheme.

I picked the dark grey christmas tree from this paper pad by Panduro Design, which is from our local hobby store chain here in Sweden. I paired that with salmon colored cardstock from PTI.

Some sparkling ribbon, copic markers, glitter and crackle paint completed my card ingredients.

Here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by,

Sonja

{Sweet Holidays} Mojo Sketch 504

Hi everyone,

I did a little bit of christmas shopping for my cousin's family when I spotted some super adorable christmas themed patterned paper in my local hobby store. I loved the somewhat unusual color theme and that's what inspired me to sit down and make a card again. 

I then spotted Julee's sketch on her blog and decided to take that as my jumping off point for my card. You'll notice I took some liberties with this one.

I picked a pattern and then started to layer complimentary cardstock. A little trial and error ensued until I landed at something that I liked. I wanted to make a card that I could also use as a gift card holder for our local coffee shop so a coffee motive was a must. I decided on using the to go cup from Verve's Better With You set. I paired that with a saying from PTI's Petite Places Holiday Lane. I also used the little gingerbread man stamp from that set to add a little flavor to my coffee cup. 

Lastly I needed something that worked as a frame and anchored the card. I didn't really have any small snowflakes so I decided to use the flowers from Reverse Confetti's Toucan of Friendship. I feel like they can either have a tropical or wintery feel, depending on how you dress/stamp them up.

Some final touches with a copic marker to draw in some shadows, some glitter in shape of ribbon and Stickles glitter and this is where I ended up:

here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by and Merry Christmas!!!

Sonja

{Santa is coming to town} Petite Places

Hi everyone,

I managed to squeeze in a little time and try out a new stamp set I got from Papertrey Ink. It's called Petite Places: Holiday Lane and it's super adorable. I made these two cards with it:

 Detail View:

Thanks for stopping by and happy holidays!!

Sony

{Hello Sunshine} TCP Tuesday 345

Hi everyone,

it's finally spring here in Sweden and after a long winter, it feels so good to have the sun come out. And nothing says spring to me better than one of Alma's newer stamp sets: Family Forever. This cute bear with this ducky friend is just too adorable.

Here is my card:

I embossed the bear and the sentiment to make the blacks really pop. For the look of the fur on the bear I first colored the edges with water color pencils, then applied water and then went back over the wet surface with the water color pencils. 

Here a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Sony

{Happy Bee-day} SFYTT meet Honey Bee's challenge

Hi everyone,

We're in the middle of overtime at work since we're getting ready for E3 but I did have a little bit of time today so I decided to  maximize it by combining two challenges: the sketch challenge by Reverse Confetti with the color challenge by Honey Bees. I'm a bit new to Honey Bee's but I absolutely love how versatile they are. 

Here are the challenges:

                                          

 

and here is my card:

I used the stamps and dies from the Sweet As Honey set by Honey Bee's. I paired that with some jute twine and stitched circle die. To give the illusion of fireflies in a jar I used a piece of vellum and added a bit of glitter and jewel drops on top. The flower was colored in using Copic markers.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great start to your week!

Sony

{Perk up} TCP Tuesday 344

Hello everyone,

I'm back with a TCP Tuesday challenge card. This month's pick is the popular coffee/tea theme, which gave me a chance to pick up my Verve stamp set Better With You and pair it with the TCP's Watercolor Basics stamp set aka coffee spill set. :)

I used water color pencils for the to go cups and layered the spill spot using Distress Ink mixed with a bit water, works like a charm.

Thanks so much for stopping by and have a great start to your week!

Sony

{Hello, hello, a cheerful hello} SFYTT 57

Hi everyone,

I'm back with one more card today. This one is for this month's Reverse Confetti Sketch for you to try challenge. You can see the sketch a bit further below in my blog post. I was in the mood for something jazzy, something with dimension and graphic. And that's how I ended up with this card here:

the inside:

So...for this card I used the hello die from the Hello & Thanks Label. The toucan sans saying are both from the Toucan of Friendship set. Both of these products are from Reverse Confetti. The circular dies are from My Favorite Things.

The official sketch:

and a closer look:

Thanks so much for stopping by!!

Sony