Announcements

Hey!  I'm just popping in to remind you about some exciting things happening around blog-land this week!  

First up is Lawn Fawn's Release Week!  Starting tomorrow, Lawn Fawn will be showcasing some of their newest products on their blog.  As always, there will be fabulous project samples, videos, and giveaways!  And, beginning Feb. 20, all their new products will be available for purchase!  Hooray! 

I also wanted to remind you of the upcoming Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team's Valentine's Day Blog Hop!  Hop with us this Friday, Feb. 14 for some great Lawn Fawn inspired Valentine's Day inspiration.  There may even be an awesome prize pack to be won, so I hope you'll join us! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope to see you back here on Friday for the hop! 

-Lizzy

Valentine Blog Hop

Hey Everyone! 

I'm so happy to be participating in Jenn Shurkus' Valentine Blog Hop! 

Jenn has organized 2 full weeks of Valentine's Day inspiration for you-- everyday until February 14, Jenn and a new blogger will be sharing a special Valentine's Day project.  And since this is the season of LOVE, be sure to leave some comment love at the blogs throughout the hop.  Jenn will be offering up some great prizes to randomly chosen comments along the way. 

So without further ado, here's my card: 

This was a pretty simple card to put together.  I started by inking my Penny Black Apertures stamp in a light gray ink and stamping it in the center of the white card base.  The heart (SU! Hearts Framelits) is die cut from pink cardstock and heat embossed (making it look red).  I did several layers of embossing... 1 layer of clear sparkle and then 3 more layers of just clear.  The result is a glossy, sparkly looking embellishment... I just love it!  

The banner is from PTI's Bountiful Banners stamp set and the sentiment is from PTI's Mini Blooms set.  It's hard to tell in the picture, but the banner is raised in the middle for some extra dimension.  I just used some foam tape for the middle and some glue dots for the sides: 

I finished the card with a few Hero Art's black gemstones. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

Be sure to stop by Lynn's blog, who was yesterday's hop participant, and stay tuned for some great Valentine's inspiration from Kathy's blog, who will be sharing her project tomorrow!  And don't forget to head on over to Jenn's blog every day until the 14th! 

-Lizzy

Lawnscaping Challenge #75: Dots & Hearts

It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  With Valentine's Day just around the corner, we're encouraging you to use hearts and dots on your projects!  

Here's my card: 

I created the front panel with some distress inks and a stencil from The Crafter's Workshop. I've had the stencil for a while, but haven't ever used it, so I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do so.  The stamps are all from Lawn Fawn's Woodgrain Backdrops stamp set.  After choosing a heart for the focal point, I stamped the sentiment and then stamped the arrow.  I just masked off the heart to avoid stamping in the heart.  I was also able to make the arrow a little longer to accommodate the size of the heart: 

I love how clear stamps are so easy to line up! 

I finished up the card by using a copic multiliner to draw lines and dots around the heart and front panel.  The card base is stamped in black with the woodgrain stamp. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp, who will be giving away a $25 gift card to the lucky winner!  Hope you'll join us! 

 

-Lizzy

Love You Tons + VIDEO

I'm over at the Lawn Fawn blog today sharing a video for a sweet Valentine's Day card!   

For this card, I used the Love You Tons stamp set + coordinating dies, the Stitched Journaling Card die set, some Pink Lemonade Lawn Trimmings, and the LF heart dies.  Here's the video showing the card from start to finish: 

In the video, I share a few tips and tricks including an idea to make your own stencils.  For this card, I used the Stitched Journaling Card die set to make a stencil out of a post-it note.  See all the colorful hearts stenciled on the kraft cardstock?  

As I said in the video, you could choose to make a more permanent stencil out of acetate so it could be used over and over again.  I think it's a really fun idea that brings new life to your dies!  

Thanks so much for visiting! 

-Lizzy

Sunflower Thank You + VIDEO

Today I'm over at the Lawnscaping blog to share a card that makes the most out of stamp sets.  Here's a sneak peak of my card:

I also made a video, which you can check out on my YouTube channel, on the Lawnscaping blog, or down below!  

I hope you'll head on over to the Lawnscaping blog to check out the full post! 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Lizzy

Lawnscaping Challenge #74: Inspired By

It's time for another Lawnscaping Challenge!  This week we're challenging you to make a project inspired by one of the Lawnscaping Design Team members.

This was really a tough challenge for me!  All the DT members are so talented and inspiring, so it was quite hard to pick someone.  But, pick I must, and I chose Elise.  She really has such a fun and whimsical clean and simple style and I've always loved all of her cards.  So, hopefully I did her justice :) 

Like Elise, I used a lot of white space, fussy cutting, Quinn's ABC's, and some small hearts for some whimsy.  I have to admit, it was hard for me to say I was "done" with so much white space!  Once I was finished adhering everything to the card, I used my clear glitter pen to add some sparkle to most of the card: 

And there you have it!  I hope you feel inspired to play along with us this week!  Our sponsor is Lawn Fawn, who will generously be giving away a stamp set of the winner's choice! 

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

-Lizzy

LF Supplies: Here's the Scoop, Our Friendship Grows (heart) + coordinating dies, Quinn's ABC's + coordinating dies

Valentine's Video

Hey! 

I'm over at the Lawn Fawn blog today sharing a video for a Valentine's Day card using their new Science of Love stamp set. 

You can check out the video on the Lawn Fawn blog or view it down below via their YouTube channel: 

And I'm totally embarrassed to say that in the video I said Milo's ABC's had only 1 letter "U". Apparently I can't see straight, because there are multiple U's.  *Sigh*.  I hope you'll forgive my mistake! 

Anyways, I hope you enjoy the video.  Thanks for stopping by! 

-Lizzy