Tuesday, May 26, 2020

On the Road of Life with Lawn Fawn | Video!

Ah, a lovely Sunday drive in the countryside.  That is, until someone gets lost:




I created a video showing how I put this card together.  You may also hear a bit of dialogue going on in that car.  You can watch the video here, at Lawn Fawn's YouTube Channel, and at my YouTube Channel:
Thanks so much for watching, liking, and subscribing to my YouTube channel!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps:  Car Critters, Butterfly Kisses
Dies:  Reveal Wheel, Reveal Wheel Car Critters Add-on, Butterfly Kisses, Scallop Treat Box Spring House Add-on, Shadow Box Card Park Add-on
Ink: Jet Black, Clear, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn, Shabby Shutters, Hickory Smoke, Salty Ocean
Paper:  Wood grain cardstock, Really Rainbow 6x6, Spring Fling 6x6
Other: Car Critters Reveal Wheel Add-on Stencil, White embossing powder, Glue Tube, Stamp Shammy, Shammy Case
Copics:  YR14,16, E30,31,33,35,37, Y15, R20,22,24, BG11, B21,23,24,26, C00,1,2,5,8

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Monday, May 25, 2020

Water Skiing at the Lake with Purple Onion Designs

My grandparents owned a resort in Northern Wisconsin and the lake looked very much like this one, except for the mountains - picture thick pine woods instead.  I learned to water ski on that lake behind a red speed boat with a white stripe.  See those water skis?  Yep, they were red with white too!  Ah, does this bring back memories!  Even that peninsula was part of the resort.  We would have campfires out there.  Later, my uncle and aunt took over running the resort and I spent my summers through high school and college working there - cleaning cabins, waiting on tables, washing dishes, and teaching kids how to ski.  That resort holds some of the best memories of my life.
I used Copics to color everything plus a white gel pen for the wake and water splashes.  I'll wait and put the sentiment on the inside once I know the occasion.  I love that this can fit almost anything fun and enjoyable.

Purple Onion Designs stamps: Lake, Maverick and Miki, Gladys

The entire release, including 25 stamps (27 images in all) plus six sentiments, is available as a bundle at a discount of 30% through May 31st.

Head on over to Purple Onion Designs to check out all the new fabulous images illustrated by Stacey Yacula!

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Friday, May 22, 2020

Lawn Fawn Slide On Over Maze

Today, Lawn Fawn is featuring the new Slide On Over Maze!  It makes the perfect roadway system for cars and trucks so I decided to make a little boy birthday card:

The top part of the sentiment comes from the new Village Heroes stamp set, and the bottom part is from Critter Chatter: Pets.

Lawn Fawn Supplies:
Stamps: Village Heroes, Happy Village, Critter Chatter: Pets
Dies: Slide On Over Maze, Village Heroes, Happy Village
Ink: Jet Black, Clear
Paper: Spring Fling 6x6, Watercolor Wishes 6x6, Bluejay cardstock
Other:  White embossing powder
Copics: C00,0,1,2,4,7, BG11,15, R24,27,39, Y11,15,17, 26, E31,33,35, G43, YG01,03, B34,37

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara


SugarPea Designs Release Day is Here!

Today we recap all of the fun new products over at SugarPea Designs!   I'm featuring the strawberries that come as part of the Piece of Cake SugarCut, and the Happy Word with Shadow SugarCut and Happy Thoughts stamp set.
I also used the previously released Leaf Canopy stencil and the Card Front Element Builder SugarCut to create this anniversary card.
Check out the designs created by my teammates highlighting the new release products.
Every comment is an extra chance to win! 

Amy Kolling
Audrey Tokach
Jennifer Timko
Kara Pogreba - You are here
Linda van Wely
Tatiana Trafimovich
Tricia Barber
Vera Yates

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Thursday, May 21, 2020

New Slimline Dies from Lawn Fawn!

The new Lawn Fawn slimline card dies are here and so is the Village Heroes stamp set with coordinating dies!  Even while we sleep, those medical marvels are out there saving lives, and I'm so grateful!

There are some wonderful interactive elements with the new slimline sets.  I used the Stitched Slimline Hillside Borders, One of the new sliders from Large Slimline with Sliders, and the stitched rectangle from Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps.

After I cut out the hill, I flipped over the negative piece and used it as a mask to ink blend the road.  The background and hills were both white heat embossed, ink blended, and the sky was speckled with white and silver paint.  The card base was ink blended in the middle to match the sky, and the panel was popped up to make room for the slider element.  The hospital and ambulance are both white heat embossed and colored with Zig Clean Color Brush markers.

Supplies:
Stamps:  Village Heroes, Super Star
Dies:  Village Heroes, Large Slimline with Sliders, Small Slimline with Lift the Flaps, Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders
Ink: LF Clear, DI Mowed Lawn, Forest Moss, Black Soot, Chipped Sapphire, Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord
Other:  Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors White, Silver, LF white embossing powder, Life Changing Blending Brushes, Zig Clean Color Brush markers, 3M foam tape

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week - Day 4

It's day four of Sweet Peek Week over at SugarPea Designs featuring a gorgeous new floral, and beautiful handwriting stamps:

I colored the envelope full of flowers with Copic markers, then covered them with a mask made out of the coordinating die, stamped the background stamp over it with DI Scattered Straw, and then ink blended the edges with the same ink.







Check out the designs created by my teammates using today's featured products.
Every comment is an extra chance to win!



Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Lawn Fawn Critters are On the Street!

Lawn Fawn is featuring Car Critters and these critters are in for a wild ride!  The kids are hanging out of the back seat windows while Mom and Dad are too busy figuring out where they're going.
I used the Large Slimline with Sliders die set and the Slimline Stitched Hillside Borders to create the road. 
The roadside images are from various village stamp sets including the new Village Heroes!
Check out all of the inspiration going on over at the Lawn Fawn blog!

I have a reveal wheel card featuring Car Critters on the Lawn Fawn blog,
but I will post it at a later date to include a video.

Supplies:
Lawn Fawn Stamps:  Car Critters, Village Heroes, Village Shops, Happy Village
Lawn Fawn Lawn Cuts:  Car Critters, Large Slimline with Sliders, Slimline Stitched Hillside Border
Ink:  Lawn Fawn Jet Black, Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Distress Hickory Smoke
Copics:  YG01,03,23,67, G24,46, Y13,17, E31,33,35,37,39, C00,0,1,2,3,4,5,8,100, BG11, R22,24,27,39

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week - Day 3

It's a happy day today!  We're in the studio today with Bob Ross for day three of SugarPea Designs' Sweet Peek Week:
I cut a triangle out of the "television studio" to portray Bob's vision for his painting.  That happy little tree makes me happy too!  Speaking of happy, there's a new word die and stamp set (see below) that goes with just about any card I can imagine.  Stay tuned as I will be featuring them later.

Supplies:
Happy Little Trees Stamp Set
Happy Little Trees SugarCut
Happy Thoughts Stamp Set
Happy Word with Shadow SugarCut









Check out the designs created by my teammates using today's featured products.
Every comment is an extra chance to win!
 

Amy Kolling

Audrey Tokach

Jennifer Timko 

Kara Pogreba - you are here

Linda van Wely

Tatiana Trafimovich

Tricia Barber

Vera Yates


Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week - Day 2

It's day two of Sweet Peek Week at SugarPea Designs and today's stamps, dies, and stencils are sure to make a scene:
I stamped the images and colored them with Copic markers, then masked them and used the stencil and Distress Ink to create the background.  I finished off the background with Copic markers.

Supplies:
Cottontail Cuties Stamp Set
Cottontail Cuties SugarCut
Outdoor Scene Builder Stencil


 








Check out the designs created by my teammates using today's featured products.
Every comment is an extra chance to win!

Amy Kolling
Audrey Tokach
Jennifer Timko
Kara Pogreba - You are here
Linda van Wely
Tatiana Trafimovich
Tricia Barber
Vera Yates

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Monday, May 18, 2020

SugarPea Designs Sweet Peek Week - Day 1


Welcome to the first day of SugarPea Designs' Sweet Peek Week!   

A new cake box with all the trimmings is on the menu:

I have a video showing how to put this box together in two different ways.  You can watch the video here, on the SugarPea YouTube channel, or on my YouTube channel:
Thanks for watching!



Supplies:






Check out the designs created by my teammates using today's featured products.
Every comment is an extra chance to win!

Amy Kolling
Audrey Tokach
Jennifer Timko
Kara Pogreba - You are here
Linda van Wely
Tatiana Trafimovich
Tricia Barber
Vera Yates

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Purple Onion Designs' New Sunshine Lake Collection Illustrated by Stacey Yacula

Today we are headed over to the fairgrounds for a tasty treat:
This little squirrel and his food truck come from the latest release.  He's actually selling ice cream, but I covered that with bags of popcorn instead.  The sentiment is a new one from this latest release too.  Wooley the lamb is just beside herself with anticipation!  She, the popcorn, and the background are from last summer's release by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs.

Purple Onion Designs Stamps:  Ice Cream Truck, Sunshiney Sentiments, Wooley, Fairgrounds Background, Fair Accessories

The entire release, including 25 stamps (27 images in all) plus six sentiments, is available as a bundle at a discount of 30% through May 31st.


Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Saturday, May 16, 2020

A Father's Day BBQ with Lawn Fawn's Dandy Day Mice | Video!

The mice are ready to celebrate Dad with a nice juicy hamburger!  All they need to do now is figure out how to get Dad down off the fork!


I created a video to show how this card came together.  You can watch it here, on Lawn Fawn's YouTube channel, or on my YouTube channel:
Thanks so much for watching, liking, commenting on and subscribing to my YouTube channel!

Stamps:  Dandy Day, Let's BBQ, Super Star, Offset Sayings: Birthday, Toadally Awesome
Dies: Leafy Tree Backdrop: Landscape, Mushroom Border, Dandy Day, Let's BBQ
Paper: Woodgrain cardstock, White cardstock, Hello Sunshine Remix 6x6, Spring Fling 6x6, Really Rainbow 6x6
Ink: Jet Black, Walnut, Distress Ink Mowed Lawn, Distress Ink Gathered Twigs
Tools: Glue Tube, Bone Folder, Stamp Shammy, Shammy Case, Signo White gel pen,

Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Friday, May 15, 2020

New Release: Sunshine Lake Illustrated by Stacey Yacula for Purple Onion Designs!

Welcome to Sunshine Lake!  I don't know how far you had to travel to get to the lake, but you're here now and it's time to relax on the beach, take a swim, or even go water skiing! 
Purple Onion Designs stamps: Ida, Daphne, Neptune, Cosmo, Peony, Lake, Rocky Shore
Copic markers and a Signo white gel pen over Memento Tuxedo Black ink

I'll be showcasing some of the new characters over the next few weeks, but in the meantime, head on over to Purple Onion Designs to check out all the new images at Sunshine Lake!

The entire release, including 25 stamps (27 images in all) plus six sentiments, is available as a bundle at a discount of 30% through May 31st.



Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Cheers To All of the Coca-Cola Fans!

Did you know that there are actual Coca-Cola wedding favors?    I'm not sure if they had any Coke favors at their wedding, but this card is for a couple of fans on their anniversary:

I'm featuring this card over at the SugarPea Designs blog today.  The Interlocking Circles reminded me of bubbles, which led me to this card idea.  The bottles are from the Jukebox Jive stamp set, colored with Copic markers.  The Cheers word die and shadow were cut from white and red to mimic the Coca-Cola design.  The sentiments from Everyday Sentiments were white heat embossed on red cardstock.

I created the fizzy cola background with a base of Lindy's Magicals in Steampunk Sepia and Silver Shimmer, followed by a blend of Gathered Twigs and Aged Mahogany Distress Oxide ink.  I spritzed the background with water to give the texture of fizz in the soda.  Nuvo Morning Dew Crystal Drops finish off the bubbly look.


Thanks for coming over to visit!
May the Lord bless you today!
Kara