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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 16 – Use Your Oldest Lawn Fawn Set!

- Nancy Krueger 14 Comments

For this challenge we invite you to create a new card, scrapbook page or crafty project that features your oldest Lawn Fawn set! For some of us that takes us back seven years ago to first release sets like Critters in the “Burbs! Maybe you’re a new Fawny fan and your oldest set is from a recent release, that’s what will make this challenge so fun! You can check for when your sets were released at lawnfawn.com by clicking on Shop and selecting Release Date. Have fun combining old with new Lawn Fawn stamps and dies! This new challenge will run until Sunday, November 19 at 11:59PM PT. We can’t wait to take this stroll down memory lane with you!

For each challenge, we will randomly select a winner to receive a $25.00 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop! 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 will keep the rules few! Note: we’ve amended the rules a bit to limit entries to no more than 4 for each challenge.

Now let’s see what our amazing Design Team has created to inspire you!

Karin combined a sentiment from a newer set, Jump for Joy with a vintage set, Critters in the Forest!
Samantha M. shows off her lovely style on a card featuring the reindeer from Critters in the Snow!
Christy combined the adorable squirrel from Critters in the ‘Burbs with Scripty Joy and our new Birch Trees dies! She filled her beautiful shaker card with Chunky Glitter!
Jessica‘s sunny Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up design is filled with adorable Critters Down Under!
Samantha C created a fun way to announce a new address! Her card features retired sets You’ve Got Mail and Home Sweet Home along with some vintage patterned papers! The cute dog, squirrel and tree are from Critters in the ‘Burbs!

Just for fun our challenge admins, Jenn and Nancy went back into their photo archives to find their oldest set used on vintage card designs (it’s Critters in the ‘Burbs from Lawn Fawn’s first release in March 2010 for both)!

Jenn‘s clean and simple design is timeless and so adorable!
Nancy paired her critters and tree with clouds and a sentiment from a retired set, Partly Cloudy.

We will have Design Team inspiration for you over the next 2 weeks and of course, we will have our Featured Fawnatics and Random Winner from Challenge 15 tomorrow!


Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 13 – Fall Inspiration Mood Board

- Nancy Krueger 8 Comments

There’s a crispness in the air, that subtle hint that Fall is here! Let’s celebrate this happy season with a Fall Inspiration Mood Board Challenge! We want to see your unique projects inspired by the photos, colors or both! This challenge will run through Sunday, October 1st.


For each challenge, we will randomly select a winner to receive a $25.00 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop! 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 will keep the rules few!

Now let’s see how our amazing Design Team was inspired by the Mood Board!

Karin‘s cute critters are Jumping for Joy because Fall is here!
Samantha created a beautiful inky backdrop of Fall color for the cute bear and bird from Love You S’more!
Christy combined lots of happy critters from Jump for Joy, Happy Harvest and Forest Feast for her fun Fall card!
I love that there are so many different ways to use the same stamp sets! For Jessica’s Autumn card she layered the background with Stitched Tree Borders in Fall colors!
Samantha C used the colors to inspire her choice of patterned papers and cardstock! She combined stamps from Critters in the Forest, Happy Harvest, Jump for Joy and Year Five!

We will have Design Team inspiration for you over the next 2 weeks and of course, we will have our Featured Fawnatics and Random Winner from Challenge 12 tomorrow!


Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 5 – Spring Inspiration Board

- Jenn Shurkus 10 Comments

Are you ready for another Lawn Fawnatics Challenge? This time we have an inspiration board that will hopefully give you some creative ideas!

For each challenge, we will randomly select a winner to receive a $25.00 gift certificate to the Lawn Fawn shop! 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 will keep the rules few!

Our awesome Design Team used the spring inspiration board that Jenn created and designed some fabulous cards!

Christy combined the kitties from Bicycle Built for You and Meow You Doin’ to create this rainbow filled spring scene
Jenn has her kitty, Mister Harley looking pretty cozy on top of a banner from Bannertastic and some flowers from Fab Flowers
Jessica used Meow You Doin to create a cute siamese kitty peeking at us through the wonderful window. How clever how she colored the window to look like wood!
Karin used Bicycle Built For You to create this fun friendship greeting! Love her inky background!
Kate used Meow You Doin’ and Fab Flowers on her card. Looks like this kitty is sleeping in a bed of flowers!
Nancy created a fun spring scene using Leafy Tree Backdrop Portrait, Meadow Border and Bicycle Built For You. The bright colors are sure to bring someone cheer!
Samantha C combined a lot of sets for her thank you card. Bicycle Built For You, Fairy Friends, Critters In The Forest, Gleeful Gardens, Scripty Thanks and Simple Puffy Cloud Frames
Samantha M is showcasing Meow You Doin and Small Stitched Leaves on this playful card!

There are so many ways to interpret this mood board and we can’t wait to see what you create!