Summertime Fun with Lawn Fawn!

Summer 2020 is undoubtedly the strangest one ever, but barbecuing remains a source of enjoyment, so for Lawn Fawn's challenge #81 Summertime Fun I decided to make a congratulations card with a faux Kamado Joe masked into the lawn.  While this card is very similar to the one I made for their food contest, I'm proud of my efforts in making this truly clean and simple, a single layer -with the tiny exception of the burger on the grill and the gingham ribbon I needed to cover the card base that got slightly marred when I ripped off my washi tape mask.

Supplies:  Lawn Fawn Let's BBQ stamps & dies, Versafine black ink, clear embossing powder, Copic markers, Tim Holtz distress inks: twisted citron, mowed lawn & pine needles and Paper Studio red gingham ribbon.

Happiest Wishes

I thought this week's My Favorite Things color challenge #146  lent itself well to a bowl of strawberry ice cream with chocolate syrup, but since I don't yet own any MFT card stock,  the color I liked best for Summer Splash may be a bit more teal.than intended.

Supplies:  There She Goes Ice Cream, All Night Media Splatter Pattern, Stampin' Up! Happiest Birthday Wishes, Whisper White and Chocolate chip card stock,  Recollections polka dot card stock, Papertrey Ink Mat Stack 7 Basics die, Memento Ink,  Copic markers, Ranger Glossy Accents, Wink of Stella, random banner die and colored card stock scraps.

A Novel Birthday Card

I love to read, as do many of my friends and family, so naturally I like My Favorite Things' Our Story stamp set. It includes cute children with books, but today I decided to crop out the humans for something more unusual and this animal seemed quite comfortable in the girl's arm chair. What could be more novel than a panda reading a book?  I used My Favorite Things Sketch Challenge #499 as my inspiration for the layout.

Supplies:  MFT Happy Pandas, Our Story, Papertrey Ink Argyle Socks pattern paper, Copic markers, Memento and Versafine black ink, Copic markers and dimensional tape. 

Fun with Food challenge

Lawn Fawn has some of the cutest food stamps I've seen, so I was eager to participate in their Fun with Food challenge and practice making a clean and simple card like the adorable one Jessica posted.  I tried to recreate her band of color in my efforts, and with the sentiment placed at the bottom of the card I felt comfortable with all the white space, layering it on a white card base (since I still can't bring myself to complete a single layer card yet)!

Supplies:  Lawn Fawn Let's BBQ stamps & dies, Versafine black ink, clear embossing powder, Copic markers, Tim Holtz distress inks: twisted citron, mowed lawn & pine needles and Paper Studio red gingham ribbon.

MFT B-day Challenge: Gift Card edition

I dug through my stash, looking for inspiration to create a card for this month's My Favorite Things birthday challenge, to make a card that is also a gift card holder.  I found some cute mailbox die cuts I've had since I don't remember when and was delighted that the gift card fit inside!  I made a (multi-step) birthday-themed postage stamp, postmarked the card, splattered the mailbox with iridescence for a celebratory effect, and finished with some subtly stitched "hugs" (or are they kisses?) along the bottom border, leaving the red flag moveable for the fun of it!

Supplies:  MFT Celebrate You (sentiment), Happy Pandas (balloon), All Night Media Wish Postmark and Splatter Pattern, Hero Arts Edged Background, Lawn Fawn Stitched Borders, Tim Holtz candy apple red distress ink, Versamark pen, Copic markers, clear & white embossing powder, brad, dimensional adhesive, Stampin' Up! stitched border die (?), Whisper White and Basic Black card stock.

Up, Up and Away

I am not one of those people who feel the need to fill every quiet moment with idle chatter, TV or radio.  I enjoy quiet time, a lull in conversation doesn't bother me, it's a rare opportunity for introspection or a moment to think before I speak! Today's card helped me understand that craving others seem to have to fill that auditory void.  In taking on My Favorite Things sketch challenge #498 this week, I found that leaving significant white space on a card is extremely difficult for me to do! All the more reason I needed to accept the clean and simple dare! 

I admire those who routinely create beautiful single layer cards, but I could not resist adding black and blue mats to mine.  I am not a minimalist!  Are my cards generally overdone?  Maybe; I will try to be more selective about how I use space, but don't expect to see this much unadorned card base very often.  I was so tempted to add texture, watermarks or sequins to accent the "plain"  parts. It also turned out to be incredibly tricky to complete as I repeatedly got a smudge or crease on the white part!  I swear I spent just as much time on this C&S card as any other more complicated layout!

Supplies:  Stampin' Up! Whisper White, Basic Black, Bashful Blue card stock and ink, sentiment, Papertrey Ink Up, Up and Away, stamp set and Copic markers.

Zoom, Baby, Zoom!

This weekend I attended a virtual baby shower for my husband's niece, Julia, so I decided to use My Favorite Things' color challenge #145 to make a baby card.   She's not having a gender reveal, but this color challenge works great in case it turns out to be a baby boy!

Supplies:  Stampin' Up! Teeny Tiny Wishes sentiment, Whisper White card stock, Papertrey Ink Tremendous Treats Birthday images, scrap cardstock, Momento black ink, colored pencils and random die.

Bamboo Birthday

This week I decided to make a birthday card using  MFT Sketch Challenge #497.  I pulled out my favorite panda stamps and scissors and set about stamping and fussy-cutting bamboo.  I don't own the polaroid-style die from My Favorite Things or any of their adorable party animal stamps (yet), so I created my own mini frame.  It was a challenge to get the inside corners cut clean with my paper trimmer, so I simply used some bamboo pieces to hide the imperfections.  Looking at it now that it's done, I wish I had added more embossed bamboo to the right upper side of the green background, but I don't know if it's worth taking the whole card apart to redo, is it?  I might . . .  

Happy B-Day

Inspiration from My Favorite Things Sketch challenge 496 encouraged me to create this cute
B-day card that could be perfect for my brother "B", my husband the gardener, or most anyone! 
Who wouldn't love these adorable, non-stinging creatures delivering wishes for a happy birthday celebration?

Supplies:  My Favorite Things Meant to Bee stamp set, Stampin' Up! Honeycomb embossing folder,  dimensionals, Midnight Muse and random yellow and patterned card stock, Copic markers and Ranger super fine detail white embossing powder.