A Party Pinata Magic Picture Changer | Lawn Fawn Video!

These critters really know how to throw a party!  I just wonder where they got the cash to buy all those party decorations!

I used a very easy way to line up my stamps within the picture changer.  I have a video showing how I did it and how I put this card together.  You can watch it here, on Lawn Fawn's YouTube channel, or on my YouTube channel:

Thanks so much for watching!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps:  Really High Five, Dandy Day, Butterfly Kisses, Year Seven, Party Animals, Upon a Star
Dies:  Magic Picture Changer, Magic Picture Changer Add-on, Meadow Backdrop: Portrait, Coordinating dies for the stamp sets listed
Ink: Jet Black, Distress ink: Salty Ocean, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn
Paper: Watercolor Wishes 6x6 paper pad, Cilantro
Other: Glue tube, bone folder, stamp shammy, shammy case, 1 3/4" acrylic block, 1/4" and 1/8" double sided tape

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

You're Smokin'!

and I mean literally!  I took a flame to the image square and burned the edges:

Today I'm over at the SugarPea Designs blog featuring a masculine card.  This BBQ buddy and his Webber grill are from the Grill Master stamp set.  The sentiment comes from the King of the Grill Sentiments stamp set. It's white heat embossed on a tag from the Envelope Liner Sugarcut set.  I set the scene with a picnic patterned napkin stamped using the Buffalo Check stamp and cut with the stitched scallop rectangle from the Card Front Element Builder SugarCut set.  To increase the charred look, I lightly swiped some Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke and Vintage Photo from the singed corners outward, and also carried it through on the main panel of the card.

Copics:  C0,1,3,5,7,8, R02,20,22,24,27,29,39, E000,00,21,33,35,37,47, B91,93,95,99

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Simon Says Stamp Lawn Fawn Feature

Today I'm excited to be guest designing for Simon Says Stamp on behalf of Lawn Fawn!  

I decided to go "all boy" with lift-the-flap elements revealing bugs, dirt, and cake!

Please head on over to Simon Says Stamp's blog for all the details and a list of products used to make this card.

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Out for a Ride with Purple Onion Designs | Video

Fox and Frog are enjoying the fresh air of spring!  I have a two part video series on my YouTube channel.  The first one focuses on coloring the fox and frog image, and the second one features masking and stenciling tips along with coloring the flowers and some colored pencil detail.

You can watch the videos here, or on my YouTube channel:

Thanks for watching!

Supplies:
Purple Onion Stamps:  Free Spirits, Floral Corners
Dies: Spellbinders Ovals
Stencils:  Lawn Fawn Grassy Hillside Border
Copics: E11,13,17, 30,31,33,34,35, R02,05, W00,1,2,3, C1,3,4,6,8, 100, YG05,11,13,17, G12,14,20,21,24, YR14,21 Y00,02,21,23,26
Prismacolor Pencils:  90% Cool Gray, Dark Brown, Mineral Orange, Dark Green
Ink:  Lawn Fawn Jellyfish, Distress Ink: Tumbled Glass, Twisted Citron, Shaded Lilac, Tumbled Glass
Other: Avery full sheet labels

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Mama Swan and Her Babies - Video!

These four babies just swan to say...Have a Beautiful Mother's Day!  

I have a video over at Scrapbook Pal's YouTube channel showing how I ink blended the background with Lawn Fawn's new Hillside stencils and several other new items from Lawn Fawn.  Supplies and written instructions can be found at Scrapbook Pal's Blog.

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Squishes and Kisses

I'm not quite sure how these two snails give hugs and kisses, but none the less, they are squishy!

Purple Onion Stamps:  Tucker, Garden Bugs, Everyday Blurbs
Copics: V12,15,17,95,99, YG11,13,61,63,67, G12,14, C0,2,3, E41,44,81,84
Inks:  Lawn Fawn: Jellyfish, Distress Ink: Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Gathered Twigs, Brushed Corduroy, Catherine Pooler:  Grape Crush, Pixie Dust, Sugared Lavender

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

You Are Unfroggettable!

I'm hoppy to be hopping with Lawn Fawn's April Inspiration Week!  The feature today is Don't Worry, Be Hoppy which includes a frog and bunny's front and backsides, and wonderful punny sayings!.  Their little arms die cut so they can hang out just about anywhere, and a special die helps them become great bookmarks!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps:  Don't Worry Be Hoppy, Hey Lady, Offset Sayings: Birthday, Say What? Spring Critters 
Dies: Outside/In Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Outside/In Stitched Circle Stackables, Flippin' Awesome (small banner), Don't Worry Be Hoppy, Hey Lady, Say What? Spring Critters
Ink:  Jalapeno, Jet Black
Other:  Acetate, Copics, Lindy's Magicals

Purple Onion Designs New Release Continues!

These two friends know what it's all about (hint: it's not the hokey pokey)!

This stamp is called Elliot & Marcel - Hugs.  It was illustrated by Julian Charlton for Purple Onion Designs and is part of his new spring release.  Head on over to the Purple Onion Designs blog to see all the new stamps and wonderful inspiration by the design team!

These friends were colored with Copic Markers.  Marcel was a combination of E10s, and Elliot was BV00s and 20s.  C0,1,3 for the ground shadows.  I cut the image out using a Lawn Fawn Outside/In Stitched Scalloped Square Stackable, and placed in on some MFT Bundles of Blossoms Brights patterned paper.  The sentiment is from the same POD set.  Please consider this a jumbo hug today from me!

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Year Ten! Lawn Fawn April Inspiration

This little cactus and his friend are ready for the party going on over at Lawn Fawn's blog!  April Inspiration Week is here and today's feature is Year Ten! 

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps:  Year Ten, Party Animal
Dies:  Outside/In Stitched Scalloped Square Stackables, Outside/In Stitched Rectangle Stackables, Year Ten, Party Animal, Flippin' Awesome (stitched square)
Ink: Jet Black
Paper: Hello Sunshine 6x5 paper pad
Other: Brusho, Copics

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

New Purple Onion Designs Stamps Illustrated by Julian Charlton!

If you're feeling down today, I hope these two will help you smile:

We're celebrating a new spring release of stamps with Julian Charlton's illustrations at Purple Onion Designs!  This is one of three stamps featuring Elliot & Marcel, the elephant and monkey.  Check out the blog to see all of the new images!  I will have another card featuring Elliot & Marcel early next week.

I love the size of this elephant!  It gives plenty of room to paper piece fun patterns.  I used some older paper from Basic Grey: Hipster.  He was shaded with Copic markers BG70,72, C0,1,3.  The monkey was stamped, colored with E70,71,74,50,51,53, and cut from white cardstock and glued back on the elephant.  The sentiment is also a new one from Julian Charlton, and there are several that work perfectly with this image.  I white heat embossed it, added some Distress ink over that, and added some shadow under the words with a C3 and C1 Copic marker.

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Twofer Card Challenge #26: Rain/Umbrella

Are you ready for a new Twofer Challenge?!  Our theme this month is rain/umbrella.  My image of choice is this puppy, Buddy, from Penny Black's Buddy and Duck stamp set.

Buddy looked like he could walk a tight rope with the way he was holding that umbrella, so I let him try it out on this birthday card.  I was going to stamp water and a shark fin under him, but decided to give him a break since he's working without a net.

Buddy and Duck are fast friends in this next card.  I paper pieced their umbrellas and ink blended the sky with a cloud stencil.

I hope you will join us for this fun challenge!  Please head on over to the Twofer Card Challenge blog to get some wonderful inspiration from our guest designers, TK and Rosi, and the team!

 

Supplies:
Stamps:  Penny Black Buddy and Duck, LF You are Sublime, Coaster Critters, W+9 Sending Sunshine
Dies: LF Stitched Rectangle Frame Stackables, MFT Grassy Hills, Puffy Clouds
Paper:  Doodle Bug Love Birds (umbrellas)
Stencils:  MFT Mini Cloud Edges
Ink:  DI Stormy Sky, Memento Tuxedo Black, LF Clear
Copics: C00,0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7, E31,33,35,37,49, YR14,16,68, Y13,15,17,35
Other: Black Twine, LF white embossing powder

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Say it with Flowers

There are some gorgeous sprays of flowers by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs.  I just touched the surface today with one simple way of framing a sentiment:

Purple Onion Designs Stamps:  Floral Corners, Kindness Sentiment Set
Copics:  YR61,65,68, R20,21,22,24, G20,21, YG61,63,67

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Blowing Birthday Wishes with Lawn Fawn | Video!

Recently, I shared a card featuring Lawn Fawn's new Dandy Day and Oliver's Stitched ABCs.  I decided to recreate it in a video, and this time I am using regular Distress Inks and Lawn Fawn's Liquid Stardust to make the inky background:

You can watch the video here, on the Lawn Fawn YouTube Channel, or on my YouTube Channel:

 Thanks for watching!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps:  Dandy Day, Offset Sayings:Birthday
Dies:  Oliver's Stitched ABCs, Stitched Rectangle Frames
Paper:  Sugar Plum, Bristol Smooth
Ink: Jet Black, Clear
Other:  White Embossing Powder, Liquid Stardust, Glue Tube, Stamp Shammy, Shammy Case, 1/4" Double Sided Tape

Also: 
Distress Ink:  Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Faded Jeans
Copics:  BV01,02,31, V04, G12

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara

Mix It Up Challenge #66 - Thanks A Bunch

It's time to begin a new Mix It Up Challenge over at SugarPea Designs!  So fun to work with spring time inspiration and a wonderful sketch too!  I was inspired by the colors, the fluffiness of the bunny, the out-of-doors, and the sketch:

SugarPea Designs Supplies:

Stamps:  Gnome for Christmas

Dies:  Envelope Liner

Stencils:  Geo Tri Hex

Also: DI Mustard Seed and Fossilized Amber, Copics BG02,05,07, Y15,35,38, YG05,07, G24, W00,1,2

How will you be inspired?  I hope you will join us during this month for March's Mix It Up Challenge!

 

Thanks for coming over to visit!

May the Lord bless you today!

Kara