on the beach

Capybaras at the Beach with Christy

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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, July 6 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!

Hey friends, it’s Christy here with another card for our Summertime Fun Challenge! When it’s my birthday, I always like to plan a little day trip to get away somewhere, so for this card, I wanted to feature a capybara family having a relaxing day at the beach, celebrating mom’s special day. I combined images from Capybaras, On the Beach, and Pool Party.


I colored the images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies. Then I made a background by masking off the bottom right corner of a piece of Bristol and blending on Distress Oxide Inks. I used Antique Linen, Gathered Twigs, and Vintage Photo for the sand. Then I removed the mask and blended on Salvaged Patina, Salty Ocean, and Uncharted Mariner for the sea. I dry brushed some white acrylic paint along the edges to soften them into waves.


Once the background was dry, I cut some tiny pockets into both the sea and sand using the Riverside Backdrop: Portrait and the Ocean Wave Accents. I stamped a sentiment in the top right corner. Then I adhered my images with liquid glue and glued the focal panel to a Mermaid card base.


If you’d like to see the whole process of creating this card, you can check out the video tutorial on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty. I hope you enjoy it! We can’t wait to see what you create for our Summertime Fun Challenge. Have a wonderful day!

This is so much fun, Christy! Thank you so much for sharing today!


And for more Capybaras fun, join Jenn and Kelly for another fun Create with Us LIVE coming up soon on July 8th! Get all the details HERE and save the date to join us for all the Create with Us fun on YouTube LIVE!

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Catherine’s Ugly & Bright Interactive Card Inspired by Marine

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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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Catherine’s Light-up Camping Scene

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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 20 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 takes us “into the woods” on a fun camping trip with the On the Beach critters!


Catherine used a fun mix of 6×6 papers to make the tent from Build-A-Campsite and also to create “sleeping bags” for the critters. For the background she stenciled with Nighttime Sky to create that awesome moon.


Then Catherine added the Pear Blossom EZ-lights behind stars from Upon a Star. The sentiment is also from that set. And finally, she added the “button” from Push Here so the recipient knows that the card is interactive.

Thank you so much for this brilliant Into the Woods inspiration, Catherine!

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We are looking forward to how you will take us “Into the Woods”. Share your challenge entries HERE.