Merry Christmas!

"So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and  placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn." - Matthew 2:4-7

Merry Christmas! I am back to share with you the last card in this year's 25 Days of Christmas! This card is to help remind us about the real reason for Christmas:

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Quinn's ABCs" and "Riley's ABCs." To make the upper case J, I just used the lower case J without the dot on top! The letters are colored with Prismacolor pencils and coated with stickles.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas with your family and friends. I am so thankful that God gave us the greatest gift of all, His Son! Merry Christmas! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 23 and 24

 Hi everyone! Merry Christmas eve!! I realized late last night that I forgot to share a Christmas card with you yesterday! There are so many things that I'm trying to get done before Christmas that I completely forgot! I'm sorry!

To make up for it, I'm sharing two Christmas cards with you today! :)

This first card features Lawn Fawn's "Quinn's ABCs" and "Winter Gifts." I wanted to make something that was simple and to the point. The letters and images are colored with Prismacolor pencils!

This next card features Lawn Fawn's "Spruce" notecards and Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp and die. Again, simple and to the point!

Well, thanks for stopping by! Do you have any fun Christmas Eve traditions to do today? We always go to the candlelight Christmas Eve service at our church, and then we'll come home to drink some hot chocolate and read a few Christmas stories before bed. I can't wait! Have a nice day! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 22

Hi everyone! Only a few days left until Christmas! Yay! :)

I have another card to share with you today that you may have already seen. This card was on the Lawn Fawn blog earlier in November, but it's just too "sweet" to not share again! :)

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Sweet Christmas" and "Milk and Cookies" stamp sets, as well as "Finley's ABCs" dies. Highlighting the sentiment with little images is such a cute way to make the sentiment shine! (And literally shine if you use glitter paper!!)

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a good Monday! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 21

Hi everyone! I am so excited to share this card with you this morning. This represents the true meaning of Christmas!

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and Lawn Fawn's "Milo's ABCs" and "Violet's ABCs" stamp sets. I used a few different blue inks to make the background, and then stamped the images and sentiment in black ink. It made for a perfect one layer card which is great for mailing! 

Well, I hope that you have a good day! I'll be back with another card tomorrow! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 20

Happy Saturday everyone! Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? I know we will probably be making sugar cookies, but I'm not sure what we'll do after that. Whatever it is, it will be fun! :)

I don't have a card to share with you, but I did want to share some Christmas tags from this year and last year.

These tags were on my blog just recently! They feature Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and die.

 These tags were on my blog at the beginning of December and they are some of my favorite tags ever! They feature Lawn Fawn's "Critters on the Farm" and "Winter Gifts," stamp sets, and "Tag, You're It" and "Cole's ABCs" dies. I also used some Lawn Trimmings!

These tags were from last year, but I still think they're so cute! They feature a ton of different Lawn Fawn products like "Cozy Christmas," "Making Frosty Friends" and "Milo's ABCs" stamp sets, as well as some sequins and Lawn Trimmings. Christmas tags are such a fun way to dress up gifts!

Well, thanks for stopping by for some Christmas Tags! I hope that you have a good weekend! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 19

Hello again everyone! I hope that you enjoyed the Christmas card set that I shared over the past few days. I am super excited to share this card with you today - it's one of my favorites from this year!

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Finley's ABCs" die cuts, silver sparkle Lawn Trimmings, and stars from "Blue Skies" stamp set. For this card, I first die cut the sentiment from white card stock. Once I knew where the letters were going to be on the card base, I used inks to make a fun pink and purple background. Then, I stamped, colored, and cut the stars and attached them with foam tape. I colored the stars with the same colors that were used in the background! Here is a close up:

Thanks so much for stopping by! Can you believe that Christmas is less than a week away?! I only need to get one more Christmas present so I'm almost done! Enjoy your Friday! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 18

 Good morning! I am hear to share the last card in my Christmas card set with you! But, don't worry! There are still 7 days left of Christmas cards (they're just not part of a set!) :)

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and die. The image is colored with Prismacolor pencils and attached with foam tape. I also used some yellow and pink washi tapes to ground the image on the card base. I really like these image from Paper Smooches - they're perfect for Christmas! Here are all three of the cards:

Well, thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day and stop back again tomorrow for another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 17

Hello again! I am back again to share one of my 25 Days of Christmas Cards!

This card is very similar to yesterday's card but with a different image!

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and die. I used some blue and green polka dot washi tapes to ground the image on the card base. The image is stamped and lightly colored with Prismacolor pencils, and attached with foam tape.

Thanks for stopping by! Check back again tomorrow to see the last card in the set! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 16

Good morning everyone! I hope that things are going well with you! I have another Christmas card to share with you this morning!

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and die. I also used some coordinating pieces of washi tape to ground the image on the kraft card base.

This card is actually part of a three card set, so stop by again tomorrow to see the next card in the set! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a good day! :)

Lawnscaping #96 - Merry Christmas!

 Good morning! Did you have a nice weekend? My daughter's birthday party was this weekend and it was so much fun! We let her smash and eat a cupcake and it was adorable to watch! Now I just need to focus and try to finish up my Christmas shopping!

And since Christmas is just around the corner, it is the perfect time for the new Lawnscaping Challenge which is all about Christmas! 

Here is the Christmas card that I made for the current challenge:

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Riley's ABCs" and "Winter Gifts" stamp sets, as well as "Finley's ABCs" die cuts. I die cut the letters from two different red and green card stock and alternated the colors on the card. I decided to add a coat of glossy accents on the letters to make them stand out a little bit. Then, I stamped "sending you" above the letters and embellished it with some holly leaves and hearts. Here is a close up of the letters.

Well, thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to play along because the winner will receive a free stamp set of their choice to Lawn Fawn (and they just released some adorable Valentine's Day sets!) :)

Have a nice day! Don't forget to stop back again tomorrow for another 25 Days of Christmas Cards!

25 Days of Christmas Day 14

Good morning! I told you I would post the card earlier than I did yesterday! :)

I'm excited to share a cute snowman scene with you today!

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Making Frosty Friends," "Winter Gifts," and "Sweet Christmas" stamp sets, as well as the "Stitched Hillside Border" dies. I cut a few hills out of white card stock and added stickles along the top edge. Then I stamped the images and colored all of them with Prismacolor pencils. For the trees in the background, I used a white paint pen to add some snow along the branches. I rarely use colored card stock for my card base, but I really like it with the light blue! I also just remembered that I had intended to add some birdie foot prints behind the bird on the left! Next time! :)

Thanks again for stopping by! Check back tomorrow for a new card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 13

Hi everyone! I know, it's getting late, but I didn't forget! My daughter's birthday party was today and I have been running around all day getting things ready, enjoying time with family and friends, and then relaxing! But, I still make it before the day was over! :)

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Snow Day" petite paper pack for the background and sentiment tag, gold sparkle Lawn Trimmings, and "Winter Gifts" stamp set. The holly images and hearts are colored with Prismacolor pencils and attached with foam tape. You can make some very quick and easy cards using the little tags that come in the petite paper packs! :)

Well, thanks for checking in! I'll make sure that I don't post tomorrow's card late! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 12

Good morning! I told you yesterday that I would have another moose card to share with you, and here it is! :)

Hehe! That sentiment just makes me laugh every time! This card features Lawn Fawn's "Critters in the Arctic," "Hats Off to You," "Riley's ABCs," "Stitched Hillside Border" dies, and Cloudy Lawn Trimmings. I started by masking off a square in the middle of the card and used inks to create the background. I added some snowflakes with white ink and also die cut a snowy hill. The moose and hat are colored with markers and attached with foam tape. Then, I stamped the sentiment below the scene and added the twine along the top.

Thanks for stopping by! Now I need to hurry and get things ready and organized for my daughter's birthday party tomorrow! Ah! Have a nice day! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 11

Hello! I am back to share another Christmas card with you! This card was shared a while ago on the Lawn Fawn blog, but I think it's just too cute to not share again! :)

This is my favorite card this Christmas! This card features a ton of Lawn Fawn products - patterned paper from "Snow Day," "Stitched Hillside Border" die, "Violet's ABCs," "Critters in the Arctic," and "Hats Off to You" stamp sets, and Sky Lawn Trimmings. That moose is just the cutest!!

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow and see how I used this Christmas moose for a different card! :)

P.S. I also wanted to let you know that Lawn Fawn just released their new Valentine's day products, and they are super cute! Go check them out! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 10!

Ah, I can't believe that it is December 10th!! Today is my daughters one year birthday! Where did this year go?! We have prayed and waiting for a child for so long and I thank God every day that she is here!

December 10th is also a special day to my husband and I because it is the day that we started dating and the day that we got engaged! Ever since we started dating, we have always watched the movie "It's a Wonderful Life" every year on December 10th (except for last year because we were in the hospital!). So, I think it is the perfect day to share this card with you!

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Cole's ABCs' dies, "Winter Sparrow" stamp set, and "Snow Day" patterned paper. I die cut the sentiment from a piece of white card stock and made sure to keep the centers of the a, o, d, and r (I almost lost the "a" piece at one point!). Then I adhered the white card stock to the patterned paper and added the middle pieces of the letters. Then, I stamped, colored, die cut, and used foam tape to adhere the sparrows to the card. I finished by adding a few music notes.

Well, thanks for stopping by! I am going to enjoy this "wonderful" day with my husband and daughter! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 9

Hi everyone!

It is starting to get really cold here! The weather forecast is calling for sleet and freezing rain today - yuck! I don't mind the snow because it looks pretty from inside my house, but freezing rain is dangerous!

In light of the weather here, I think today's card is very appropriate!

Let it snow and don't let it sleet! :) This card features Lawn Fawn's "Snow Day" petite paper pack, silver sparkle Lawn Trimmings, Lawn Ornament sequins, "Finley's ABCs" die cuts, and "Critters in the Arctic." The scene on the patterned paper is so cute and it is the perfect background for this sentiment!

Well, thanks for stopping by today! Check back again tomorrow for another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 8

Welcome back to another 25 Days of Christmas cards! I hope that you are enjoying the cards so far because we have 17 days left until Christmas! :)

Just like yesterdays card, this one is also very clean and simple. I wanted the image to be the focal point for this card:

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" and Lawn Fawn's gold sparkle Lawn Trimmings. The image was stamped and die cut with the coordinating dies, colored with Prismacolor pencils, and attached with foam tape. To finish, I tied some twine along the top of the card.

Thanks for stopping by! Check back again tomorrow to see another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 7

I am back again to share another Christmas card with you this morning! I kept this card very clean and simple, and I really like how it turned out! :)

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Winter Sparrow." Yep, that's it! I started by stamping the branch in brown ink and the sentiment below it in Memento black ink. I stamped the birdies onto white card stock, colored them with my Prismacolor pencils, cut them out, and attached them with foam tape. To finish the card, I added a few music notes above the sparrows. Quick and easy, and it would make a great layout to mass produce!

Well, thanks for stopping by! Have a nice, relaxing Sunday! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 6

Hello everyone! Do you have anything fun planned for this weekend? We are finalizing plans for my daughter's birthday party and working on mailing Christmas cards. We are hoping to make a gift for my daughter and if it turns out well, I will share it with you sometime! :)

Anyways, I have another Christmas card to share with you today!

I haven't added a big bow to a card for a long time! This card features Lawn Fawn's "Finley's ABCs," "Violet's ABCs," and Lawn Ornaments mixed sequins. The sentiment is also cut from LF's "Snow Day" petite paper pad. I die cut the sentiment from patterned paper and white card stock to give it some dimension, too!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope that you have a good weekend and don't forget to stop by again tomorrow for another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 5

Happy Friday everyone! I just realized that Christmas is only 20 days away! And there are still a few people that I need to get gits for! Time to go shopping! :)

I have another Christmas card to share with you today!

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Happy Trails" and "Winter Gifts" stamp sets. I added a few lines to the card to make it look like a station wagon carrying a tree home to get decorated! Hehe!

Well, thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day and I'll be back again tomorrow to share another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of ChristmasDay 4

 Hello again! I am back to share another Christmas card for the 25 Days of Christmas series! But, instead of a card today, I am sharing Christmas tags! :)

These tags feature Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas" stamp set and die, as well as the "Tag Scallop" die. Having dies for the tags and images help to make Christmas tags really quickly! 

I am also entering these tags into the current Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a good day! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 3

Eek, it's already December 3rd! Yesterday, we finished decorating our Christmas tree and of course listened to Christmas music. It is definitely starting to feel like Christmas now! 

I have another Christmas card to share with you today!

This card features Paper Smooches "A Blessed Christmas." This is one of my new favorite Christmas stamp sets! For this card, I stamped the angel on one side and mirrored stamped it on the other so that they're facing each other. Then I stamped the stars and sentiment, and colored the images with Prismacolor pencils.

I am also entering this card in this week's Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge - anything goes! The challenge is until December 7th so there is still time to play along! :)

Thanks for stopping by! Come back tomorrow for another Christmas card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Day 2!

Hello!! I have another card to share with you for my 25 Days of Christmas card series!

This card represents my little family wishing someone a Merry Christmas! :)

This card features Lawn Fawn's "Making Frosty Friends," "Critters in the Arctic," (for the baby snowman's hat!) and "Stitched Hillside Border" dies. I used two different shades of blue glitter paper for the background. The snowmen and their accessories were stamped onto white cardstock and colored with Prismacolor pencils. I used foam tape to give the hills some dimension, and I even put the "daddy" snowman behind the first hill. Here is a close up:

Well, thanks for stopping by! I'll have more Christmas cards to share with you everyday until Christmas! Have a good day! :)

Lawnscaping #95 - White on White

 Happy Monday! I hope that everyone had a nice Thanksgiving weekend! We had a whole week of Thanksgiving festivities with family members, so we had a lot of fun! I even made a turkey shirt for the little one to wear! She was so cute in it!

Since it's the first Monday of the month, that means there is a new Lawnscaping Challenge!

I have to warn you - this is a hard one! It took me forever to finally think of what to do with this challenge and I'm not completely satisfied with the result, but here it is:

Eh! White on white is hard! I also smeared a snowflake on the right side, so that's a bummer too. Oh well, the next one will be better! :)

Anyways, this card features Lawn Fawn's "Cole's ABCs" dies and "Critters in the Arctic" (for the snowflakes). I die cut 3 sets of letters for the sentiment so that there was so dimension to the letters and then I attached them to a piece of vellum. Then, I stamped and embossed a bunch of white snowflakes around the sentiment. That idea was better in my head - oh well!

Well, don't forget to play along with this challenging challenge! I can't wait to see what you create. The winner will receive a $25 gift cerficiate from Simon Says Stamp! Yay! :)

Also, I will be continuing my annual 25 Days of Christmas Cards this year! Last year I was only able to make 13 cards (sorry everyone!), but I'll have 25 this year! Come back everyday leading up to Christmas to see a different card! :)

25 Days of Christmas Tags

Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in the US! I hope that you're able to enjoy the day with family and friends! I can't believe that it is already the end of November! In just a few days, my little girl will be turning one - ahh! Where did this year go!? 

Anyways, on a brighter note, I am excited to be participating in the 25 Days of Christmas Tags organized by Tracey McNeely! Tracey was kind enough to invite the Lawnscaping Team to join in the fun this year, and of course we were excited to participate! :)

The tags that I decided to make are not only great for Christmas, but could also be used for birthday or any other occasion. 

Who doesn't enjoy a good animal pun on their gifts!? :) These cards feature Lawn Fawn's "Critters on the Farm," "Tag, You're It" stamp and dies, and "Cole's ABCs" die. I also used some silver sparkle Lawn Trimmings around the white ribbon at the top. I had to do a little bit of masking to get the sentiment just right, but that is super easy to do. The sheep are colored with Prismacolor pencils and I also used some glitter paper for the "ewe" letters.

Don't forget to leave a comment on Tracey's blog for a change to win some amazing prizes from Lawn Fawn, Paper Smooches, Neat and Tangled, CAS-ual Fridays, Clearly Besotted, and Reverse Confetti.

Also, leave a comment on my blog, as well as the other Lawnscaping Team's blogs, for additional chances to win! You have until the end of today, November 27, to comment, and the winners will be announced on November 28 on Tracey's blog.

Thanks again for stopping by and have a Happy Thanksgiving! :)

Lawnscaping #94 - Count Me In!

 Happy Monday! I hope that you had a good weekend! It snowed here this weekend - brr! Why does it have to snow?!

We have a fun Lawnscaping Challenge for you this week! The challenge is to use numbers somewhere in your project!

There are so many ways to use numbers in your project! I decided to use numbers to make a birthday card for my husband! This was perfect timing, too, since his birthday is this week!

The numbers that I used are stickers that I had lying around, but Lawn Fawn has so many cute number dies that would work great for this card! This card also features "Hats Off to You," "Year Two," and "Hello Sunshine" stamp sets from Lawn Fawn. The stars and hearts are from "Sweet Christmas." The balloons are stamped with blue, yellow, and teal inks, and the rest of the images are colored with Prismacolor pencils to match. I wanted the balloons to have a black outline to coordinate with the other images, so I used a fine point black marker to trace around the image. It worked pretty well, but you can see that the lines are crooked (like on the heart balloon!) Oh well, I still really like how everything came together and how fun this card looks! Perfect for a birthday!

Well, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to play along! The winner of this challenge will receive a free stamp set of their choice from Lawn Fawn! :)

Mr. and Mrs. Owl

Hi everyone! I hope that your week is going well! Things are going pretty well here. I am keeping busy at home with the baby and getting a ton of things done around the house. Yay for productivity! :)

I have another wedding card to share with you! This is one of my favorites that I created this summer. Introducing Mr. and Mrs. Owl!

The background didn't turn out super well, but I still really like the big, bold stripes! I masked the background and then used various pink inks to create the background. The bottom stripe doesn't look that bad in real life! This card features Lawn Fawn's "Critters in the Arctic," "Riley's ABCs," and "Home Sweet Home" stamps, as well as the "Hearts" die.

Thanks for stopping by! Also, don't forget to check out the Lawn Fawn Blog today for some more Christmas and holiday card inspiration! Have a great day! :)

Have a Sweet Christmas!

Good morning! I hope that you had a lovely weekend! 

I have a fun card to share with you as part of the Lawn Fawn Fawny Holiday Week! :)

Here is the card that I created:

I had so much fun creating this card! I used a ton of little images from Lawn Fawn's "Sweet Christmas" and "Milk and Cookies" stamp sets. For the sentiment, I used "Finley's ABCs," as well as "Sweet Christmas" again. All of the images are colored with Prismacolor colored pencils and attached to the card base with foam tape. 

Well, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other adorable projects on the Lawn Fawn Blog! There will be inspiration all week - I can't wait to see what everyone created! Have a good day! :)

Etsy Shop Saturday!

Yay the weekend is finally here!  We're planning on doing some yard work before it gets too cold, go to a craft show to look around, and maybe do a little bit of shopping! Ah, relaxing! :)

I have another Whimsipost Etsy Shop card to share with you today! There is a girls version:

And also a boys version!

I used Stampin' Up's "Wild About You" stamp set, along with Lawn Fawn's "Critters Down Under" stamps for the sentiment and hearts. The images are stamped in pink, yellow, and orange inks for the girls card, and blue, green (although the pictures makes it looks teal!), and grey ink for the boys card. The smiling crocodile is my favorite image in that set!

Well, thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other cards available in the Whimsipost Etsy Shop! Have a good weekend! :)

Mr. and Mrs.

 Hello again! I'm back to share another wedding card with you!

Before we get to the wedding card, I wanted to let you know that next week is the Fawny Holiday Week on the Lawn Fawn blog! Don't forget to check it out to see a ton of Christmas and holiday inspiration! 

And now, onto the card!

I made this for my mom to give at my cousin's wedding this summer. It features Lawn Fawn's "Violet's ABCs" stamp set (for the and), "Finley's ABCs" and "Heart" die cuts, gold sparkle Lawn Trimmings, and patterned paper from Let's Polka. I die cut the letters and hearts from glitter card stock so they are nice and sparkly! For the background, I attached the patterned paper, added the doily on top, and then covered them in a layer of vellum. I finished off the card by adding the twine and hearts at the top. This card was perfect for my cousin's wedding because they used Mr. and Mrs. in the wedding invitations and in a lot of the decorations at the reception.

Well, thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a good day! I'm going to try to get some crafts done this afternoon while the baby is sleeping! :)