Time Out Challenge Guest Designer and Video

Today I have the honor of celebrating with Time Out Challenges on their fifth birthday!  Congratulations to the Time Out team on five years of fun and fabulous challenges!  Your dedication is much appreciated!

 Here is the Time Out prompt that inspired my card:

 I made a video to show how I created this card.  You can watch it here or on my YouTube channel:

Supplies:
Stamps:  MFT Sow Much Cuteness, Uncorked
Dies and Stencils: MFT Inside Out Stitched Rounded Rectangle, HUGS, HELLO, Drifts and Hills Stencil, Lawn Fawn Cole's ABCs
Ink: Distress Oxide Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Salty Ocean, Blueprint Sketch, Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics: R000, R00, 02, 30, 32, RV91,93
Other:  Signo white gel pen, Zig Writer Kiwi marker

You will find the team's amazing inspiration and all the details over at the Time Out Challenge's Blog.  I hope you will join in the fun!

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara

Twofer Card Challenge #14: Balloons

Balloons abound at the Twofer Card Challenge!  My balloon of choice comes from the W+9 stamp set, Unforgettable:

This first balloon is quite a powerful orb of helium in order to lift that elephant clear into the clouds.  Both the balloon and elephant were colored with Copics and masked before the background was ink blended with a cloud stencil.

The birthday balloons were heat embossed and the birthday diecut was edged with VersaMark and also heat embossed.  They were smooshed with Lindy's Magicals which were also splattered onto the card base. 

I hope you'll join us in the gallery with your balloon creations!  You will find our guest designer and design team's cards floating over at the Twofer Card Challenge blog! 

Supplies:
Stamps:  W+9 Unforgettable
Dies:  PTI Wonderful Words: Birthday, MFT Single Stitched Rectangle Frames, LF Cole's ABCs
Copics: BV20, 23,25, V20, BG0000,000,02
Inks:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, VersaMark pen, DI Picked Raspberry, Tumbled Glass
Other:  Lindy's Magicals in Queen of Hearts Red, Time Travel Teal, Curiouser Chartreuse, Rusty Lantern Lime, Fuzzy Navel Peach, Cosmopolitan Pink, Ranger Princess Gold EP, SSS Fine Detail White EP, MFT Mini Cloud Edges, Hobby Lobby gold thread

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara

Mushroom Note Card - Adding Depth to Die Cuts

Lawn Fawn's Mushroom House die cut makes a great little note card.  It even fits into a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2" envelope made out of a 6x6" piece of paper!

I colored the house with Copics and made a video to explain my process:

 Here's the little envelope with a stitched rectangle for the recipient's name:

You can watch the video here or on YouTube:

Supplies:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Oh Gnome (inside sentiment)
Dies: Lawn Fawn Mushroom House, Scallop Box Card Pop-Up (stitched rectangle)
Paper:  Lawn Fawn Spring Fling
Copics:  W0,1,2, E40,41,42, R30,32,35,37,39, C00,0,1,2, YG17, G17
Other:  We R Memory Keepers Punch Board, Jewel Picker

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara

Willy Wonka Meets Lawn Fawn

One of my favorite movie scenes of all times is the imagination room in Willy Wonka's factory!  Thinking about the current Lawnfawnatics challenge brought it to mind, and here's my card:

I wasn't sure if I could really do that scene justice on a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" card, but it gives the feel of the room anyway.  I watched clips of the movie to get some ideas.  The scene is a mixture of industrial factory, outdoor garden, and giant candy!  The windows are similar to the factory where it was filmed, and of course it needed a chocolate river.  I have it at a distance and it bubbles up at its bank.  Mr. Wonka is holding a buttercup and saucer like in the movie, and candy is hanging in the trees.  So many more things could be added, like Oompa Loompas and a pipe to suck up Augustus Gloop, but I didn't want the scene to get too heavy.  The wall, walkways, and grassy areas are Copic marker.

This card is going over to play in the following challenges:

Lawnfawnatics Challenge #48:  Inspired by a book, movie, or a song.  Movie version: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

 

Supplies:
Stamps: Lawn Fawn Oh Gnome, Toadally Awesome, Octopi My Heart, Let's Play, Year Seven, Sweetest Flavor, Dad+Me, Rub-a-dub-dub, Hats Off to You, How You Bean, Bicycle Built for You, Thanks a Latte
Dies:  Lawn Fawn Scalloped Treat Box Spring Add-on, Stitched Mountain Borders,
Paper:  Lawn Fawn Really Rainbow
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Rich Cocoa
Copics:  C00,0,1,2, W0,2, B0000,00,02,05, R12,20,22,24,27,59, Y02,04,15,32, YG01,03,05,17, G40,43, YR 00,14,21,27,68, E13,19,31,41,43,44, RV21,23,25, V01,05,09, BV000,02,04

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day filled with pure imagination!
Kara

Whirled Peas Graduation Card and Video

So excited to play with some new and not-so-new products from Lawn Fawn!  I fell in love with those little peas the first time I saw them!

The sentiments were created with some partial stamping from various Lawn Fawn sets.  I will list them all below.  I mention them as I stamp in the video.  So thankful for the MISTI!

I made a video showing how I put this card together.  You can watch it below or on my YouTube Channel:

This card is going to go play in the following challenge:

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes

 

Supplies:

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn Be Hap-pea, Simply Celebrate Spring, So Smooth, Elphie Selfie, Happy x3, How You Bean?, Let's Play, Simply Sentiments, Rub-a-dub-dub

Dies:  Lawn Fawn Fancy Wavy Banners, MFT Stitched Rectangles

Copics: C1,2,4,5,6,7,8, YG01,03,05

Paper:  Georgia Pacific 110#, PTI New Leaf, Green Parakeet

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaMark, Distress Oxides Mowed Lawn and Twisted Citron

Other:  Signo white gel pen, Copic Multi-liner .3, Prismacolor black brush tip marker, SSS fine detail white embossing powder

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a very HAP-PEA day!
Kara

Twelve Kits of Occasions - February

Nancy Penir is our host this month over at the 12 Kits of Occasions.  She gave us everything we needed to have a party in the park including balloons, pinatas, carousels, and flowers!

 

I made eight cards for this party:

 

As you can see, there is such a variety of styles in my cards, as Nancy provided such a rich array of elements.  I had so much fun with this kit, Nancy!  Please head on over to the Twelve Kits of Occasions blog to see how creatively the team used this wonderful kit.

All of the supplies from the kit are listed on the 12 Kits blog.
Here's a list of items I used from my own craft room:
Stamps:  "Have a" from LF Toadally Awesome, Inkadinkado Happy Birthday (on swan card)
Dies:  N&T Box, ME Stitched Hill Borders (otter water), LF Tag You're It, MFT Single Stitched Line Rectangle Frame, Small Scallop Rectangle Frame, Fringed Scallop Border,"love" and "d" from "friend", PTI Scene it Basic Backer, Scene It Doily Tag Base, Paper Clippings Thank You, Sizzix circle and scalloped circles
Other:  Wink of Stella, Glossy Accents, Ranger Princess Gold embossing powder, Copic Markers

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara

No Line Coloring a Rainbow Unicorn with a Video

I put together a bit of sparkle today and a video showing a no-line coloring technique to create a rainbow mane and tail blending red, yellow, and blue.

Here's the video of how I colored him:

 

I didn't have a plan for this little guy before I colored him, but afterward I remembered the Lawnfawnatics What's the Weather challenge and the sketch and photo over at the Fusion Card Challenge and decided to just cut him out, add some Wink of Stella to his hair, and set him in the air with some sparkly clouds in the sky.  This is one magical unicorn as he's flying and he doesn't even need wings!  The inside sentiment says, "Hope your day sparkles!"

This card is going over to play in the following challenges:
Fusion Card Challenge: Rainbow Cupcake
Lawnfawnatics:  What's the Weather
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge:  Anything Goes
   

Supplies:
Stamps:  Lawn Fawn A Little Sparkle
Dies: Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle from Scallop Pop-Up Box, Clouds from Pivot Pop-Up
Paper:  Georgia Pacific 110#, Recollections Glitter Paper Pad
Copics:  0, C00,0,1,2, Y13,15,17, B00,12,14, R22,35
Ink:  Memento Summer Sky, VersaMark
Other: Ranger Holographic embossing Powder (on the clouds)

Thanks for coming over to visit!  I hope you have a wonderful day!
Kara