More Kitties and Books!

Hi everyone - today's the last day to enter a critter project for Die Cut Divas November Challenge. I'm sharing my kitty card as inspiration with the end-of-month team at Diva Cut Divas HERE. I also have a bonus card below, found only on my blog.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections A2 card; Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Winter Petite

& Watercolor Wishes Petite

Stamps with Dies - Lawn Fawn Cozy Cats Stamp + Die Bundle &

Simply Celebrate Hangouts Stamp + Die Bundle

Stamps - Lawn Fawn Sophie's Sentiments (retired)

Dies - AJVD Stitched Dot Rectangle Backdrop Set

Other - Copic Markers; white gel pen; 

Memento ink; SSS Starshine dots

Our fabulous sponsor this month is Lawn Fawn. They donated a $25 gift card for our random November winner to be awarded on December 3rd. Thanks Lawn Fawn!

I stamped and die cut all the images, then colored with Copics. The extra books were trimmed off a piece of a hangout used on a previous card. Stamped the sentiment on a banner from the stash (brand unk). I die cut a plaid rectangle and a small blue rectangle, then added to an A2 card. Arranged my kitties and books on the blue rectangle, then added some starshine dots.

For my bonus, I made a winter scene:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Winter Petite; scrap of green

Stamps - Lawn Fawn Magic Holiday Messages

Stamps with Dies - Toboggan Together Stamp + Die Bundle

Dies - Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Borders,

Forest Border

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape;

Hero Arts and Memento inks

Adhered a plaid A2 layer to an A2 card. Die cut a stitched hillside from an A2 panel of white. Added a die cut tree border behind the hill and glued atop the plaid layer. Stamped, die cut and colored the sleigh, gifts (3) and reindeer (2). Assembled and added to the card. Thanks to teamie Arlene for sending me the sentiment she'd already cut with a circle from her stash. I colored the elements with Copics & popped it onto the card with foam tape.

That's it for today. I hope to see you in the November Diva gallery with any brand of critter; just be sure to include die cuts &/or embossing folders in your design.

I will add the bonus card as a last minute entry to the November Christmas Kickstart Challenge #104 to Just Add Antlers. And to Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #209 where critters celebrate the holidays.

Thanks for visiting & happy crafting!!

Cozy Cats in a Winter Wonderland

Hi friends - TGIFF (double F for FUNN Friday & Craft Roulette tonight!)!! I meant to play in Lawn Fawn Challenge #208 yesterday but forgot to include something new. Well, the fall plaid paper was new but I wanted to go bigger! So, here's the card I made today using Lawn Fawn's new Cozy Cats along with some of their older dies:

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Recollections A2 card; Lawn Fawn Favorite Flannel Fall Petite

Stamps with Dies - Lawn Fawn Cozy Cats Stamp + Die Bundle

Dies - Lawn Fawn Winter Wonderland Window 

& Stitched Hillside Borders

Other - Copic Markers; white gel pen; foam tape

I added a strip of the fall plaid (works great for winter too!) to an A2 card. Die cut the window and some stitched hills, plus snowflakes from the window set. Assembled the hills and window and added to the card, then layered two snowflakes that match the border over top. 

Next I die cut, stamped (using the negative), and colored the cats and speech bubble. Stamped the sentiment "Happy Pawlidays" into the bubble. Added these to the card along with some bitty snowflakes. Done!

Talk about "old" (or shall we say "well loved"?) - the Stitched Hillside Borders are from 2014. They cut beautifully, are still in the Lawn Fawn inventory and I use them often! Lawn Fawn released the Winter Wonderland Window in 2023; it's another fave of mine! I'll use just the snowflake dies to cut batches of snowflake for the stash - very handy!!

I'm also adding my card to Darnell's NBUS Challenge #80 since my cats are newly used & at Merry Little Christmas #65 where Anything Goes Christmas (entry #3). I'm also playing at the We Love Stamping November Challenge where they're doing Anything Christmas (plus an Anything Goes option) - my second entry.

That's it for today, friends. Thanks for visiting and if you're free at 6:30pm Central Time tonight, come and watch Craft Roulette Episode #292 Live with me! Oh, and remember the November Die Cut Diva Challenge where we're doing Critters with sponsor Lawn Fawn. You can use any brand but we'd love to see Lawn Fawn!

Birthday Party Mice!

Hey crafty friends - thought I'd play with some new Lawn Fawn and enter Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #206 There's No Place Like Home.

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White;

Paper Studio Assorted Cardstock;

Lawn Fawn All the Sparkles Petite (grey stripe); 

Fancy Pants Park Bench (grey)

Stamps w/dies - Lawn Fawn Birthday Mice,

Simply Celebrate Critters (dies HERE),

Simply Celebrate Hangouts (dies HERE),

 All the Speech Bubbles (dies not used but HERE), & 

Toboggan Together (dies HERE)

Dies - Lawn Fawn Heart Garland Backdrop Portrait &

Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up

Other - Copic Markers; foam tape; white gel pen

On Tuesday, Lawn Fawn announced a special freebie stamp set, Birthday Mice, only available in local participating stores. Lucky for me, my local bestie Anchor Paper is participating! I headed over there & added more Lawn Fawn to my stash, including the dies to match the freebie stamps. I decided to combine them with some older products to create a homey birthday party scene - just like the ones we had when I was a child!

First I stamped, die cut & colored all scene elements. I wanted to give them a party frame but the one in my stash was for Valentine's Day. No problem - I die cut it (three times for dimension) & trimmed off the top of the hearts. Next I die cut banners from a LF box card die set & added them in place of the hearts. Backed the frame with some patterned paper & adhered to an A2 card. Added the table, mice and speech bubbles. It needed something else so I stamped a trio of presents from a Christmas set. Die cut and colored them with Copics to match the scene. Some white gel pen details finished the card.

I'll also add my card to Darnell's October NBUS Challenge #79 since the birthday mice are new. I'm also playing at the October We Love Stamping Challenge using the Anything Goes Option & Seize the Birthday #315 also using Anything Goes.

That's it for today friends! I'll be watching Craft Roulette in a few hours and will probably share that card tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by & happy crafting!!

A fun Easter Platform Pop-Up!

Hey everyone - I'm sharing at Die Cut Divas today but am also posting here with a bonus. It's Anything Goes for this month at the Divas - just remember to use a die cut &/or embossing folder.

Here's my platform pop-up card combining new and older supplies 

from our fabulous March sponsor, Lawn Fawn! 

Supplies: Paper - Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110lb;

Lawn Fawn Petite Rainbow Plaid & Dotted; Paper Studio green card;

Scraps of pink/yellow/orange

Dies - Lawn Fawn Platform Pop-Up,

Platform Pop-Up Picket Fence Wrap Around,

& Grassy Border

Stamps with Dies - Lawn Fawn Hay There, Hayrides!

(coordinating dies HERE),

Carrot 'bout You (coordinating dies HERE),

Carrot 'bout You Banner Add-On (coordinating dies HERE), &

Hay There, Hayrides! Bunny Add-On (coordinating dies HERE)

Other - Copic markers, Memento Tuxedo Black ink;

Hero Arts Ultra Pink & Green Apple inks

Lawn Fawn has generously donated a $25 gift card to their online store 

for our random winner. Thanks, Lawn Fawn!

I had loads of fun putting this pop-up card together on Tuesday. I have to admit, it was a long process - what I like to call one of my masterpieces - LOL. Just did simple stamping, coloring and die-cutting, then assembled but it took several hours! Oh, and I masked off the fence and sponged green on the lower part of the wrap-around. The platform was released in 2022 but the fence add-on just came out this spring. Kelly Marie has a great tutorial video on the platform's product page - so easy to assemble!

Here are a couple more views - from top & flattened (fits an A2 envelope):

You can see a Christmas version of the platform pop-up with a different add-on HERE. And if you're still with me, here's a bonus project - a little thanks treat box using Lawn Fawn's Fancy Box set. Very quick & easy to die cut and assemble. I probably could've done a dozen of these in the time it took to make the platform card!

That's it for today. Hope to see you in the March Diva gallery - you have until 9pm Pacific time on 3/31/24 to join us! I'll add my pop-up to Darnell's March NBUS Challenge since the Easter stuff is all new. I'll also join the current Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #169 where the theme is to be inspired by a favorite book, movie or song - my book is Peter Rabbit, of course. My farmer looks a bit happier than the one in the book, though, & that's Peter driving the carrot car!

Thanks for visiting & happy crafting!