Critters ever after

Hello.

I'm here today with two cards made using Lawn fawns Critters ever after.

I have hardly used this set even though i have had it for ages.

I figured it was time to get it inked up and to practise my colouring.

For this card i started by stamping and colouring the  dragon  image and cutting it out.

Then i used the clouds from Bon voyage and heat embossed them before using distress inks to colour the background.

I machine stitched the main panel just as a little extra.

Then layered some die cut clouds, the dragon is raised on pop dots.

I gave the clouds a silver lining too with some diamond stickles.

Benneriffic stamps and co-ordinating lawn cuts were used for the sentiment.

This card uses lots of Lawn fawn goodies too.

I wanted to used the lawn cuts that co-ordinate with A birdie told me stamps set.

I decide to kind of make a story board type card.

Inside says Make a wish.

Here are all the products i used for both cards.

Critters ever after

Bon voyage

Daphnes closet papers

A birdie told me

Happy everything

Items used but currently out of stock are 

Bannerific

Bannerific lawn cuts/dies

A birdie told me lawn cuts/dies

Thanks for looking.

Notts Weekend Mini Book

For the last couple of weeks, I've been working on turning my photographs from our beautiful Nottingham Weekend into a little mini-book. Lots of cutting, corner chomping, stamping and sticking later and I've finally finished. 

I very much wanted the emphasis to be on the photographs and the journalling - and I've included a lot of space for journalling, as well as adding some smaller page titles to add a bit of texture. 

There's a lot of pages packed into one little mini book, so I've kept my embellishments to a minimum, using my favourite stamps from Lawn Fawn's;Bon Voyage, Bannerific and Say Cheese Too, along with some of the smaller doily shapes from Unity's Blossom Stackers. There's some teeny bits of bling too, just to add some - but not too much - dimension and some continuity between the pages.

Little Gift Tags

In between projects, I always clear my desk of leftovers, but to make tidying feel a little less like a chore, I like to gather up some of my scraps and make something small. I find it helps me to use up those teeny, tiny scraps while I still have the incentive!

Stamps help with this process, because the smaller designs really make the most of those scraps - and there's very little waste. 

During my last desk clean, I decided to make a few little gift tags. I chose my designs and colours based on a few leftover pieces of ribbon which were floating around.

This first tag uses a sentiment from Cruising Through Life, a little cloud from Bon Voyage and a circle element from Blossom Stackers. Doesn't it look like a little sun when it's stamped in yellow?

On this second tag, I've used some leaves and floral elements from Blissful Botanicals and FlutterBy. The two sets compliment each other so perfectly.

And lastly, a simple little tag made with a sentiment from Boob Tubes and an embellished star element from Learning Year By Year.

*** Please note that although the new website for Make The Day Special is now open, Emily is still working on the shop and we're currently unable to link to each stamp set. We'll let you know as soon as everything is re-stocked on the website. ***

Bit of a mixture

Hello.

Lots of cards today, these have all been made for challenges.

And haven't posted here yet.

Stamps used on these cards are all from Lawn fawn and Paper smooches.

 Thanks for looking.

Belated Birthday

Happy Saturday.... again, these weeks are just whizzing by!!!

Today I have a belated birthday card to share with you that uses Lawn Fawn stamps with a few adaptations....

I do like to get the most from my stamps and sometimes just by sitting and looking at them for a while you see how else they can be used.... for instance the green flowering shrub behind the mail box is actually the top of the tree from 'Critters in the Burbs' which has been cut away from the trunk and then cut in half to make it peek out either side of the mail box. 

The turtle is from 'On the Mend' and has been carefully inked so as not to include the poultice on his shell and then I drew in the missing detail and gave him a letter to carry instead.

I've used Promarkers to colour the images and popped them up on foam dots, if you're wondering about the yummy grey chevron pattern paper... it is one of the twelve fun patterns from the 6x6 Lawn Fawn paper pad which will be in stock soon... keep your eyes peeled for it at the shop, because the patterns are just gorgeous :0)

Stamp sets used : You've Got Mail, Critters in the Burbs, Jessie's ABC, On the Mend, Bon Voyage

Thanks for popping by and hope you have a great weekend :0)

Jenny x

Spring Stashbusting Tags

Hello! Hello! It's been a long time, but I'm so pleased to be back with the ladies here at Make The Day Special. I've really missed playing with my lovely stamps - so I was thrilled to have some time this weekend to get stuck in. My fingers are now satisfyingly inky!

First I made a couple of little gift tag backgrounds using some teeny, tiny scraps. It's really simple, just stick them down, then sew them up! I thought the colours would be perfect for spring.

The first tag uses a partial sentiment and balloons from Admit One and a little cloud from Bon Voyage - both sets from Lawn Fawn's Summer 2011 Release. Still one of my favourite stamp collections!



The second tag uses a simple sentiment from Cruising Through Life, another set from Lawn Fawn's Summer 2011 Release, and some pretty stars from Learning Year By Year, one of Unity's Store Kits.



Such super, simple stashbusting projects that will add a little 'something, something' to any gift.

One stamp two ways

Hello.

Ive been busy playing with Lawn fawn stamps.

I thought i would show a couple of ways to use the same stamps.

The set I'm using is Admit one.

 For this card I coloured the Ferris wheel with my pro markers and added it to my card base with foam backing.

For this card i wanted to use the Ferris wheel as a silhouette.

So I stamped it onto black card and did lots of cutting.

I coloured the windows using a white pen.

The clouds come from the bon voyage set.

You can find both sets here. 

Thanks for looking.

Sponsoring The One Stop Craft Challenge

Just to let you know that we, along with Fred She Said digital designs are sponsoring this week's challenge over at One Stop Craft Challenge which you will find here: Challenge #166.

You'll need to make a card for the theme to be in with a chance of winning a £10 voucher to spend in our shop where we have stamps to suit every taste.

2 of our DT have made cards for this challenge:

Jo's card uses the Itty Bitty stamp "relax.renew.restore"

Kate's card uses
Sally's ABC  and Bon voyage from Lawn fawn.

Bon voyage

Hello.

Ive finally got round to inking up the Bon voyage set from Lawn fawn.

This card was very simple to make but was fun too.

Ive just coloured the outline of there clouds with a blue pro marker.

The planes were stamped coloured cut out and the stuck on using foam pads to raise them up.
Thanks for looking.

Loving My Lawn Fawn's

As you have all probably realised by now - I love my Lawn Fawn! This bright and beautiful card uses three of Lawn Fawn's most popular stamp sets - Jessie's ABCs, Blissful Botanicals and Bon Voyage.



Jessie's ABCs is a super set full of letters - upper and lower case - along with numbers and punctuation. It even includes multiples of some letters, making longer words and phrases easy and quick to stamp. I can now stamp my own sentiments whenever I like - versatile and easy on the pocket!



So, to use the sentiment I'd stamped, I then created a card to showcase it a little. The background is created using one of the stamps from BLissful Botanicals - stamped in the 'sing along' colours of the rainbow - and the clouds are from Bon Voyage.

Can you see why I love my Lawn Fawn?

Thinking of you

Hello.

A couple of Lawn fawn cards to share today.

The first one above uses School house backdrops, blissful botanicals and sophies sentiments.

All of these sets can be bought from make the day special

This card uses Quinns abc, blissful botanicals and bon voyage.

Thanks for looking.

Oh nearly forgot its the make the day special "get em while you can" blog hop this Saturday.

Be sure to stop by for a chance to win some fab prizes.

Lots Of Little Lawn Fawns

I've been busy making little cards from all of my scraps this week and I just couldn't resist using the stamps from Lawn Fawn's Summer Release. They are just oh so lovely!



My first card features some of the leaves and a dinky little flower stamp from Blissful Botanicals and a sentiment stamp from Cruising Through Life.



The second card uses the most adorable clouds you'll ever see - they're from the Bon Voyage Set - along with the balloon stamps from Admit One and a sentiment from Blissful Botanicals.



And, last but not least, an idea for Father's Day using the sentiment stamps from Say Cheese Too and a couple of stamps from Admit One. Cute, right? Go get 'em!