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Capybaras at the Beach with Christy

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Be sure to check out this fun BBQ Friends stamp set! It’s our Free Gift with orders over $60 exclusively at lawnfawn.com until Friday, June 27th at 11:59 pm (Pacific Time), while supplies last. No coupon code is needed. Happy shopping! 


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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Samantha’s Sunny Summer Day by the Pool

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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, this Sunday, September 1 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!
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!

Hi everyone, it’s Samantha! My card depicts a sunny day poolside! Because, let’s face it, in South Carolina, in the summer, you HAVE to be doing something by the water if you’re outside! It’s SO hot here!
We spend lots of our summer days cooling off at the pool, and I thought this would be the perfect card to showcase a fun summer day here!


I stamped the images from Pool Party and My Rainbow and then colored them with Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Once everything was dry, I added some details with a white gel pen, then die cut them out with their coordinating dies!


I die cut out the pool with the Stitched Pond set, and then ran it through my die cutting machine with the Stitched Ripple Backdrop, to give it some texture! I also used my craft knife to cut along one of those perforated ripples to make it look like the unicorn was swimming!

I used the Brick Stencil and some Lost Shadow Distress Oxide Ink to create the soft tile area surrounding the pool! The pool itself was ink blended with Blueprint Sketch, Mermaid Lagoon and Salvaged Patina.


Lastly, I die cut the letters using Henry’s ABCs from some white cardstock. And then I used the Distress Oxide Inks in Fossilized Amber, Mustard Seed and Squeezed Lemonade to add a bright and sunshine-y sentiment!

Thank you so much for inspiring us today, Samantha! Your card is so full of sunshine and fun!

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Featured Fawnatics and Challenge 178 Random Drawing Winner

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You all rose to the Color Inspiration challenge with beautiful cards! I love that you used the colors for more than just summery designs! Thank you all so much for sharing your creativity! Be sure to check out the Color Inspiration challenge gallery to be 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 Cris
featuring Whoosh Kites, Secret Garden Window


by Selena
featuring Simply Celebrate Critters, Finley’s 123s
Picket Fence Border, Scripty Happy, Oliver’s Stitched ABCs


by Katie
featuring Flamingo Floatie, Penguin Party, Bayou Backdrop


by Traci
featuring Fly High, On the Beach,
Cloud Background Hot Foil Plate


by Jeanette
featuring Window Frame, Window Scene: Winter, Furry and Bright


by Sophie
featuring Flamingo Together, Beachy Christmas,
Swan Soirée, Platform Pop-Up


by Jenny
featuring Pool Party, Treat Cart,
Scalloped Slimline with Hearts: Portrait


by Maquela
featuring You are Sublime, Stitched Ripple Backdrop, Stitched Rectangle Frames



And now we have our random drawing winner from Challenge 178 who wins a $50.00 gift certificate to our shop, lawnfawn.com! And the winner is…#53


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



You will find amazing inspiration by our talented Design Team during the next 2 weeks for Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 179 – There’s No Place Like Home. This challenge runs until Sunday, September 1 at 11:59PM ET.

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