Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 201 – Christmas in July



It’s never too early to get started making Christmas cards, so for this challenge let’s celebrate Christmas in July! Make special holiday cards, gift tags, gift boxes or decorations using your favorite Lawn Fawn sets!


You are invited to share your creativity by linking up your crafty projects at the end of this post! Your project should feature Lawn Fawn stamps, dies, stencils and papers. This challenge will run for 2 weeks and be open until Sunday, August 3 at 11:59pm ET.

For each challenge, we will randomly select an entry to receive a $50.00 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop! Everyone who enters a challenge has a chance to be the random winner! Yay!

We will also be highlighting a few of your fabulous projects at the close of each challenge! By linking your projects to our challenges, you will give permission for us to post your work to this blog and our social media sites. Check out the How to Play page for a few guidelines to play along. We want this to be FUN, so we’ll keep the rules to just a few!

Design Team Inspiration


Christy‘s Treat Cart Add-On: Tacos design is so charming! She used some elements from Critters in the Desert to add Southwestern flair! I love how she separated the scene from the Finley’s ABCs greeting with a Stitched Scalloped Border! The Favorite Flannel paper in the background lends a subtle pattern that is just perfect!


Samantha combined Beachy Christmas with Furry and Bright to create a Christmas scene filled with sand and colorful Christmas lights. For the ocean background she used Stitched Ripple Backdrop, Simple Stitched Wavy Borders and Simple Puffy Clouds.


Mimi‘s “seed-sational” holiday card features Backyard Bird Feeder and Backyard Bird Feeder Add-On in a Spooky Forest Backdrop. Then she used holiday images from lots of sets to decorate the scene for Christmas! Here’s a list of the those sets: Winter Birds, Car Critters Christmas Add-On, Christmas Dreams, Ugly and Bright, Cheery Christmas, Tiny Winter Friends and A Creature was Stirring.


Franci‘s simply adorable scene features Christmas Fishes and a background made with Gleeful Gradients!


Karin‘s frosty design sends a Happy Holidays greeting with a Frosty Family snowman in a Stitched Snowflake window! She stamped the Winter Wavy Sayings sentiment on a Simple Wavy Banner.


Joyce created a whimsical scene with Simply Celebrate Winter Critters and Simply Celebrate Hangouts. The winter hat wearing mice look so cute gathered on the chunk of cheese! For the background Joyce used Let it Shine Starry Skies paper for the Lacy Rectangle, then she layered it on a panel of metallic gold cardstock.


Samantha‘s ocean themed card features the Christmas Fishes jellyfish and a fun punny greeting to match. She used Draped Ribbons Stencil and Stitched Hillside Borders with seaweed from You Are Sublime to create the underwater scene.


Mayra‘s Build-A-Cake design is so elegant! The pops of red and green Poinsettias and Hibiscus fill her card with holiday cheer and a beachy note. The stenciled background has a subtle pattern of poinsettias.


We will have more Design Team inspiration for the Christmas in July challenge over the next 2 weeksBe sure to come back tomorrow when we’ll announce our Featured Fawnatics and random winner for Challenge 200 – Celebrate Friendship!

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Catherine’s Ugly & Bright Interactive Card Inspired by Marine


You are invited to share your creativity by linking up your crafty projects at the end of this post! Your project should feature Lawn Fawn stamps, dies, stencils and papers. This challenge will run for 2 weeks and be open until Sunday, May 19th at 11:59PM ET.

For each challenge, we will randomly select an entry to receive a $50.00 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop! Everyone who enters a challenge has a chance to be the random drawing winner! Woohoo!

We will also be highlighting a few of your fabulous projects at the close of each challenge! By linking your projects to our challenges, you will give permission for us to post your work to this blog and our social media sites. Check out the How to Play page for a few guidelines to play along. We want this to be FUN, so we’ll keep the rules to just a few!

Catherine was inspired by a Christmas card that Marine created for the introduction to Ugly and Bright! She put her own spin on the original by changing the season, creating an amazing beachy, summer design!


In addition to the Ugly and Bright bear, Catherine featured bears from Snow Much Fun and Den Sweet Den! I love the little sleeping bear getting some sun on the sandy beach! She created the beach scene with Stitched Wave Borders, Hammock and Trees and Stitched Hillside Borders. Then she added Sandy Beach Accents and more beachy cuteness with On the Beach and Beachy Christmas. The bear is wearing a bucket hat from Dad + Me and the luggage is found in Car Critters Road Trip Add-On!


She used Reveal Wheel and clear acetate to make the spinning wheel of summer t-shirts! As the wheel turns the bear changes his outfit! So clever!


Catherine used the plain sweater from Ugly and Bright for the summer t-shirts. She stamped a hibiscus from Toucan Do It on one and the island from Plan on It on another one. The third t-shirt is paper-pieced using Gummy Bears paper.


And here is Marine’s brilliant Christmas card that inspired Catherine’s amazing summer-themed interactive card!

I love your amazing card, Catherine! Thanks so much for the inspiration!

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Featured Fawnatics and Challenge 153 Random Winner

Your Christmas in July entries totally got us in the holiday spirit! Big thank you to everyone for sharing your yummy designs with us! Be sure to check out the gallery to be amazed and inspired!




If you are one of our Featured Fawnatics today, we invite you to grab this badge to share on your blog or other social sites!

by Teresa
using Winter Village, Fly High

by Nina
using Christmas Dreams, Crazy Antics

by Vanessa
using Furry and Bright, Lift the Flap Tree Backdrop,
Mini String of Lights, Here We Go A-Waddling

by Liz
using Cheery Cherries, Build-A-Snowman, I Scream You Scream
Tiny Gift Box Hats Add-On, Giant Merry Christmas, Henry’s ABCs

by Chris
using How You Bean? Seashell Add-On, Tropical Leaves, Christmas Palm Tree

by Janneke
using Let’s Roll, Henry’s ABCs, Jessie’s ABCs, Christmas Garland,
Mini String of Lights, Gingerbread Friends, Starry Sky Stencil

by Angela
using Beachy Christmas, Super Star, Stitched Wave Borders,
Bubbles of Joy, Winter Skies, Scripty Bubble Sentiments

by Bianca
using Yeti or Not, Stadium Seating, Car Critters Christmas Add-On,
Simply Celebrate Critters, Simply Celebrate More Critters



And now we have our random drawing winner from Challenge 153 who wins a $50.00 gift certificate to our shop, lawnfawn.com! And the winner is…#21


Congratulations to Denise Bryant! Please send an email to fawnies(at)lawnfawn(dot)com with “Lawn Fawnatics random winner” in the subject line. Then grab this random winner badge to display on your blog and social media!



We will share Design Team inspiration during the next 2 weeks for Challenge 154 – Into the Woods. This new challenge runs until Sunday, August 20 at 11:59PM ET. We are looking forward to seeing your woodland, rustic, or mountain themed projects!

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