Lawn Fawn | Monster Mash

Hello all, it's very cold here so i've been spending some time crafting, most certainly the best place to be when the weather is quite chilly. I purchased these fab little Lawn Fawn monsters a few months back and i've only just got round to using them. These monsters are so adorable, not scary at all!!  

Firstly cut piece of A4 card down to 29.5 x 9 cm and fold to the left using bone folder, so you have landscape card. Cut a piece of red card to fit the top of the landscape card, emboss the red card with the chevrons embossing folder and ran it through the Cuttlebug. Adhere the embossed card to the card black using double sided tape.

Stamped four little monsters using acrylic block and memento tuxedo ink on neenah solar white card, making sure there is a slight gap in between the monsters. Coloured in using WH Smith Soft Colouring Pencils making sure I correctly added the right amount of shading as well. Stamped "Sending you monsters hugs" with the same memento ink pad, In the middle just below the monsters. Using the metal ruler and craft knife I cut straight line across both sides, but be sure not to cut into the monsters as they were fussy cut around with scissors. Cut the piece of card down to fit perfectly to the bottom of the card.

Adhered the stamped image with double sided foam tape, added some sparkle to the monsters with some clear wink of glitter. Added some adhesive dots to finish.

 Supplies 

(Click on the images below to be taken to where I purchased the items, I use no affiliate links) 

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Heartfelt thanks | CB stamps

Hello there, I am back today to show you my latest creation that I made last week 

and thought you would love to see it. It's an ombre design again but this time it's 

done using the fabulous Spectrum noir alcohol marker pens.

First cut a piece of portofino white card down to 29.5 x 10 cm and folded with

bone folder at the top. Take another piece of the same portofino card slightly smaller 

than the card blank. Using chisel tip of the spectrum noir pens I created the ombre

effect using three colours from one colour family. Adhered the matt to card using

 double sided tape.

Using my cuttlebug and go kreate concentric circle large die, I cut circle with PC transfusion vellum, I cut thanks out on Silhouette Cameo using packaging from cardboard boxes and coloured in the thanks with BT4 then heat embossed the thanks using perfect medium and wow EP vanilla sparkle and heat set with heat tool.

Stamped heartfelt with memento tuxedo black ink on white card using CB mini messages set, then 

cut the sentiment down to narrow strip. 

Adhered the thanks to the vellum using zig fine glue pen and attached the vellum to card using

collall 3D glue gel (making sure I applied the glue so it was hidden out the away) adhered the

sentiment with the same collall glue gel. To finish I used Anita's 3D gloss gel to the back of each

sequin using tweezers and attached them onto the card.

Supplies  

(Just click on the highlighted link to purchase the items I've used in this creation)

• Clearly besotted mini messages available from Clearly Besotted UK
• Memento tuxedo black ink pad available from Amazon UK
• Double sided tape from local market
• Wow embossing powder - Vanilla sparkle available from Stamps by Chloe UK
• Zig fine glue pen available from Amazon UK
• Transfusion sparkle vellum - currently unavailable at Paperchase 
• White portofino card - currently unavailable
• Anita's clear gloss 3D Glue available from Amazon UK
• Spectrum noir available from Crafters Companion UK
• Sequins from Poundworld
• Heat tool available from Amazon UK
• Recycled packaging 
• Perfect medium ink available at Amazon UK
• Go kreate concentric circles were available from Cutting edge crafts
• Acrylic block  available from Amazon UK
• Collall 3D glue gel available from Crafters Companion UK

Spectrum noir pens used - BT1 BT2 BT4

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Waffle Flower Monkeys

Hello there, hope your having relaxing Sunday wherever you are the world, I've spent this weekend cutting out with Ciaran the cameo (my nickname for my Silhouette cameo machine) I know to some it may sound a bit sad, but I have always called my machine Ciaran, since I purchased him. I just couldn't be without him either. 

Plus I had to use my brand NEW waffle flower photopolymer stamps that I recently purchased and thought it would be perfect for this card I've made especially for little boy who's birthday is not that long off. 

First I folded piece of card measuring 27.3cm x 10cm in half at the top, next took a strip of the PC monkey washi tape and applied this to the left hand side. Using the Silhouette Cameo I created rectangle and type the name Jenson using Arial font (bold) and place just slightly higher than the bottom of the rectangle, opened Craft Artist software and type in Happy 4th Birthday using Mister Sirloin BTN rare bold font in purple colour. Exported this as PNG and open this in SC software and place it just above the name Jenson.

Now using the print and cut system I cut it out , placed a small piece of lime green card on the card blank just to the bottom right of the card. Adhere EVA foam with double sided tape to the back of matt I have already cut out on the SC. Now adhere the back of that same foam with double sided tape and adhere it to the card blank. Adhering the leftovers of the e and the o with Zig fine glue pen.

Stamped WF willy and friends monkey stamp with memento tuxedo black ink and acrylic block, on to piece of Neenah solar white card then coloured the little monkey in with Spectrum noir pens then cut him out with no white edge and adhere him pinflair glue gel. Finally added some clear droplets that I made using dried Anita's gloss glue and adhere to the card using Zig glue pen.

Supplies 

( As always I leave you the links to where you can buy the same products)

• Monkey washi tape available from Paperchase
• Silhouette Cameo machine available from Amazon UK
• Memento tuxedo black ink pad available from Amazon UK
• Kuretake Zig fine glue pen available at Amazon UK
• EVA foam available from The Works
• Pinflair glue gel available from Amazon UK
• Double sided tape 
• Portofino card (currently unavailable to buy)
• Anita's gloss 3D glue available from Cutting edge crafts
• Waffle flower Willy and friends stamps available at Make the day special 
• Lime green card available from The Works
• Neenah solar white card available at Crafters Companion   
• Acrylic block available at Amazon UK
• Baby wipes available at Wilko UK

(Spectrum noir colours used - PL2 PL4 PL5 IG1 IG2 IG4 DG4 CG1 CG2)


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Polkadoodles something new challenge


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Flutter by with Lawn Fawn

Hello there, well I do hope all of you are having a lovely and relaxing Sunday? My latest make is using yet again my wonderful recent craft purchase by Lawn Fawn and thought you would like to see it..

First of all I cut some kraft card by 29.2 x 10 cm folded at the top, then cut some rossler card to 9.4 x 14cm and attach to the kraft card with double sided tape, then cut another piece of kraft card to 13.2 x 8.4cm.

I stamped the butterflies, by using perfect medium and acrylic block and stamped three and half butterflies then poured over the top some white embossing powder and heated the powder up with heat tool. Once cool, I coloured in the butterflies with  FC watercolour pencils using two purples and and one blue colour and used water pen to blend the colours together.

Using glitter pen I went over the coloured in butterflies, to bring out some highlights and add some sparkle too and attached to the card using double sided tape. Stamped thinking of you using CB stamps on to some leftover kraft card and cut down to make the sentiment and attached to card using mini double sided foam pads. Added three sequins to finish off the creation.

Supplies

As always I do leave list below where you can purchase the same items, all you have to do is click on the highlighted link and you will go straight there.  

• Lawn fawn flutter by stamps available at Make the day special
• Clearly besotted mini messages available at Clearly besotted
• Rossler card A4 Purple 92 available at Paperchase 
• Heat it up tool available at docrafts
• Kuretake water pen 
• Faber castell colour grip watercolour pencils 36 pack 
• Memento tuxedo ink pad available at cutting edge crafts
• Three sequins 
• Purple glitter pen available at most grocery or discount stores
• Mini double sided foam pads by Stix2
• Kraft card available at Crafters Companion 
• Pinflair glue gel 
• Perfect medium available at Crafters Companion
• Double sided tape from local market 
• Heat it up seafoam white embossing powder available at docrafts

This will be entered from these challenges -

CASual Fridays - embossing

Addicted to stamps - make your mark

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Orange and green with scruffy little cat

Hello there, yes I am back again.. I had quite a few cards I'd made last week and was unavailable to show you lovely people last week, so thought I would let you see what I've created. Earlier in the year I manage to purchase this Scruffy little cat stamp in the Crafters Companion sale, but had not had the chance to play with it..so when I came up with this design, this stamp was simply perfect.

Do head over to Crafters Companion website and take a look at their marvellous goodies, they do have regular offers and discounts throughout the year and worth visit.  

The image was coloured in using Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and these are the colours I used -

Skin FS2 FS3 FS4 - Cheek FS6 - Hair  CG1 CG2 CG3 DG2 DG4 - Shadows IG2 IG3 - Socks CG2 CG3 - Eyelashes / teddy OR1 OR2 OR3

Using the free papers from Making cards magazine, I paper pieced Pixie's top to match the pattern paper in the background, To pull the whole design together and match completely.

Card is 29.2cm x 10.2cm folded at the top

As always there will be listed of places when you can purchase the same items, all you have to do is click on the highlighted link in the box and it will take you straight there.

Supplies 

Scruffy little cat Pixie clear stamp - Crafters Companion

Orange / green card from The works

Blank card from Portofino card

Smooth white card Papercutz

Adhesive dots - Paperchase

Pattern paper from Making Cards Magazine MC 166415 Fur and feathered friends

Embossing folder - C art us - Cutting edge crafts

Pinflair glue gel - Cutting edge crafts

Uni posca white gel pen - WH smith

Versafine Onyx black ink pad - QVC

Acrylic stamp block - Silhouette cameo

Go kreate concentric circle dies -  Cutting edge crafts

Desire essentials scalloped oval dies - Crafters Companion

Memento Tuxedo black ink pad - Crafters Companion

Free clear stamp set from issue 6 Crafter's Inspiration magazine -  Crafters Companion

Double sided tape - local market

Oval make sponge for inking the edges

This will be added to these challenges
The paper players challenge
Spectrum noir Facebook Challenge

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Cars for the boys

Hello there, Hope you are having relaxing weekend? Well I have not posted for while as I had some technical problems and within that I have been a little stressed out and sure enough my anxiety as come back with vengeance, so thats why I have been slightly quiet but I'm hoping to get back to normal now on.

I thought you might like to see this card I created especially for boy who is almost teenager but not quite there yet, that awkward age I suppose? Men's and boys cards can be difficult to get right but luckily I have the perfect CD rom that was purchased some years ago, but it came in handy for sure. 

The CD rom in question is the My Craft Studio CD rom called Men-y happy returns and was available through their papercraft library. I'm so glad that it's in my crafty stash as its helped me so much over the years. 

29cm x 9.5cm folded in half at the top

Totally loving the stitched detail and fits perfectly for boy's card, the stitched effect was created using my beloved Silhouette Cameo.

As always I leave details of the items I have used and where you can purchase the items from. just click on the highlighted link and it will take you straight there.

Supplies   

Car Image - Men-y happy returns CD rom - My Craft studio

Nathan, circle, onset and stitched detail  designed and cut on Silhouette Cameo

Satin card - Papercutz

DCWV black and white paper pad 8 x 8

Mini messages clear stamps - Clearly besotted

Memento tuxedo ink pad

Zig fine glue pen - eBay UK

Black card The works

Card blank - Portofino card

Adhesive dots Paperchase

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Pink and Pretty

Hello there, I really hope you are having a lovely Saturday? Its lovely and bright outside, so I thought I would share with you my latest creation that I made yesterday. 

The inspiration for this card is I had discount code for Make it crafty as part of there monthly challenge "All about hair" so when I seen this lovely digital stamp called Tress joyful I just had too have it. There are lots of lovely digital stamps available at Make it crafty website, so please head over there and take a look.  

Spectrum noir alcohol markers were used for this image - Skin PP3 FS2 TN2 FS3 - Hair GB10 GB8 EB5 - T-shirt, bangle BT1 BT2 BT4 - Ear rings, Trousers, Apple, Bangle and headband - BP1 BP3 BP6 - Shoes BT2 BT1 BT4  

Created using A6 (UK) size card and folded on the left side

The circles were cut using my Silhouette Cameo and the cameo software

as always I leave the links at the end this post where you can find the places where I you can purchase the same supplies, all you have to do is click on the links in box below.

My play thing at the moment is this wonderful tool, that is suppose to be for make-up but its also good for blending with your distress inks and its such wonderful tool to have. Its improved my blending skills so much and would highly recommend them to any one.

Supplies 

Tress Joyful digi stamps - Make it crafty

Many mini messages - Clearly besotted

Butterfly wooden confetti - Paperchase

Tattered rose distress ink - Cutting edge crafts

Wording paper - DCWV

Magenta pink card - The works

White pen - Uni POSCA

Pale pink paper - The works

Sequins

Latex cone makeup sponge - Home bargains

Stripe papers - The works

Card blank made with Active paper card from eBay UK

This will be entered for these challenges 

Make it crafty colourful - all about hair

Polkadoodles - Pretty and Pink
Spectrum Noir Facebook challenge - Use a die

In the pink challenge blog

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