birthday before ‘n afters

Samantha’s Underwater Birthday Card Inspired by Elena!

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We invite you to share your creativity by linking up your crafty projects HERE! Your project should feature Lawn Fawn stamps, dies, stencils and papers. It’s the last weekend for this challenge which closes on Sunday, May 14 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!


Samantha was inspired by this amazing underwater scene card by Elena! It features Mermaid for You and Mermaid for You Flip-Flop!


Samantha created her own underwater birthday party scene swapping Manatee-rific for the mermaids! She also used Watercolor Wishes Rainbow paper in the background, using Stitched Ripple Backdrop instead of Sunburst Backdrop. And she used Simple Stitched Wavy Borders for the ocean floor.

Like Elena, Samantha used the cake from Birthday Before ‘n Afters. She also added images from Scootin’ By, Mermaid for You and You Are Sublime. And like her inspiration, she used Scripty Bubble Sentiments, adding Finley’s ABCs to complete her greeting!

Thank you so much for creating this adorable inspiration, Samantha!

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Be sure to get your entries in by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, May 14! Link them up HERE.

Samantha’s Sweet Critter Birthday Card

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We invite you to join us for our current All Things Birthday Challenge! It will be open until Sunday, March 20th at 11:59PM ET. We can’t wait to see your creative birthday ideas!

Samantha created a birthday card with some super cute critters! She started with a Fancy Lattice Backdrop in white layered over a Speckled Eggshell panel. She added this to a Ballet Slippers panel to create a pretty pastel background.

Next, she stamped, colored and die cut images to create a sweet critter birthday celebration! She combined Birthday Before ‘n Afters, Butterfly Kisses, Really High Five, Dandy Day and Scootin’ By. For the greeting she stamped a birthday message from Wavy Sayings on a Simple Wavy Banner.

Thank you so much for inspiring us today, Samantha! This card is so adorable!

Happy crafting friends! We can’t wait to see your All Things Birthday creativity!

“Create a Scene” Inspiration with our Guest Designer Ashley!

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We can’t wait to see your creative Create a Scene projects! This challenge will be open until Sunday, May 2 at 11:59PM ET. Have fun!

Our wonderful Guest Designer, Ashley joins us today to share some amazing Create a Scene inspiration!

Ashley’s festive underwater birthday party scene features Ocean Shell-fie and Birthday Before ‘n Afters! She built her fantastic scene on a Large Slimline with Sliders panel that she stenciled with the Bubbles Stencil!

How cute are those critters blowing bubbles from Bubbles of Joy! The little octopus also has a noisemaker from Party Animal! It’s all in the details!

Ashley stamped the “happy” from Yeti or Not on a Pearlescent Vellum Simple Wavy Banner for an extra touch of shimmer and shine!

Thank you so much, Ashley for being an awesome Guest Designer! Your fantastic scene cards are so inspiring!

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