rain or shine before ‘n afters

A Card Sketch Easter Design with Samantha!

- Nancy Krueger 1 Comment

Hey everyone, Samantha here with a sweet little Easter card that is inspired by the current Card Sketch challenge. I really love sketch challenges, because it allows you to think differently while creating a project. I wanted to create a fun Easter scene that still followed the sketch.

The bunnies from the Some Bunny stamp set are so adorable, and I love the little garden and carrots the comes with the set. Since spring always seems to always be rainy, I thought it would fun to have a rainbow in the sky! The tonal papers from Spiffy Speckles Petite Paper Pack create such a wonderful backdrop.

The Card Sketch challenge goes through Sunday, April 19th at 11:59 PM EST. Please check out the challenge page for so much inspiration from both the designers and current entries. It is so much fun to see the different ways the sketch has been interpreted. I hope you have an amazing day!   

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Wishing you all a happy, healthy and crafty weekend!
Sending love and hugs from everyone at Lawn Fawnatics!

A Delightful Heart Day Card with Samantha!

- Nancy Krueger 3 Comments

Hey everyone, Samantha here wishing you a very happy Valentine’s Day! I have created a sweet little Valentine’s scene inspired by the current Lots of Love challenge! I love the washy rainbow color palette and the casual hearts on the inspiration board. Rainbow colors are always fun to work with and they bring such a fresh look to your project.

The sweet little ducks from the Rub-A-Dub-Dub stamp set are so expressive and adorable. The ducks are having fun dancing under the raining hearts. The tiny umbrella from the Elphie Selfie stamp set is scaled perfectly for the ducks. I stamped the pond from the Dad + Me stamp set in the Fresh Lavender ink. I colored shadows on top of the ink with my Copic makers. I love to color on top of colored ink, because it is a quick and easy way to add depth to a flatter stamped image. I added rainbow color in the umbrellas and the Rain or Shine Before ‘n Afters rainbow!

The Just Stitching Hearts die cuts are so amazing for backgrounds. You can layer the different hearts together for an interesting look. They add a fun tonal element behind your scene.

You still have time to enter the Lots of Love challenge! The challenge is open until Sunday, February 16th 11:59 Eastern Time. Please check out the challenge for tons of inspiration.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I hope you have the a wonderful day!

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Wishing our Fawnatics friends a happy, crafty weekend!

Sending Sunshine with Jessica!

- Nancy Krueger 3 Comments

Good morning! Jess here with a card for our current sketch challenge! I decided to be a little more abstract with the challenge this time…here’s what I created! 😉

To start I die-cut the Stitched Trails hearts onto a piece of Moonstone cardstock to represent the hearts in the sketch. Then I die-cut the sun from Spring Showers with Sunflower cardstock and blended a little Spiced Marmalade Distress oxide ink onto the edges for the large circle of the sketch. I also die-cut the Puffy Cloud Border and Stitched Hillside Border from white cardstock.

Next I die-cut the Forest Border from white cardstock and blended Cracked Pistachio and Evergreen Bough Distress oxide ink over it. Then I die-cut the Little Town Border from Raspberry cardstock and adhered tiny squares of Fog cardstock behind the houses for the windows and doors. The hills, houses, forest, and clouds represent the lines of the sketch. Next I stamped the sentiment from Rain or Shine Before ‘n Afters onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I adhered the layers together and tucked the sun behind the forest. Finally I adhered the sentiment with foam mounting tape to finish the card.

And that’s it! You have two more weeks to get crafty and I can’t wait to see how the sketch inspires you! Thanks so much for stopping by and have a fabulous week!

-Jess