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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge 118 – Clean and Simple

- Nancy Krueger 20 Comments

Hello friends! Today is the start of a new challenge! We invite you to embrace the white or open space and create a Clean and Simple card or craft project! This is the challenge that helps you edit your creativity to focus on one special element!

We invite you to share your creativity by linking up your crafty projects at the end of this post! Your project should feature Lawn Fawn stamps, dies and papers. This challenge will run for 2 weeks and be open until Sunday, February 20th 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!

Let’s see what our amazing Design Team created to inspire us!

Jessica added just a bit of inking to give the suggestion of blue sky! Then she assembled a cute sun and clouds from Spring Showers and a glittery gold Scripty Hello to complete this simply adorable design!

Joyce put the focus on the sweet images and sentiment from Let’s Toast! She framed the little vignette with some hearts and a Fancy Scalloped Rectangle. So cute!

Samantha started with a column of blue watercolor, adding some stenciled stars over the top. Then she brought in a few images from All the Clouds to fill the sky! Her sentiment is a combination from Rain or Shine Before ‘n Afters and All the Clouds.

Caly used the “white space” to create a window with Outside In Stitched Circle Stackables. She filled the window with some tropical leaves stenciling and a cute critter from Hang in There!

Christy‘s sweet design proves that the open space can be any color! She combined Happy Hugs with Giant Sending Big Hugs, layering them on a Quilted Heart Backdrop! The peachy colors are so lovely!

Franci used images from Eggstra Special Easter, colored in bright, happy colors! She added just a little ink blending to define the space then stamped the sentiments in pretty pastel ink colors to create two beautiful clean and simple cards!

Karin created layers of Quilted Heart Backdrop, Lacy Heart Stackables and Fancy Scalloped Rectangle in white. Then she added special detail with a beautifully inked Giant XOXO and Car Critters Christmas Add-On cuties!

Samantha started her clean and simple design with a panel of patterned paper from Really Rainbow! Then she layered two Selfie Frames, filling one with a cute scene that features Bugs and Kisses, and A Bug Deal images! She kept this really simple by using Watercolor Wishes Rainbow paper to fill the background in the frames.

Our favorite mermaid is definitely dreaming of beach weather with this simply beautiful Mermaid for You card! Jenn included images from So Jelly and letters from Owen’s ABCs to complete her design!

We will share more Design Team inspiration for you over the next 2 weeks and we’ll announce our Featured Fawnatics and random winner for Challenge 117 – Lots of Heart tomorrow! Now it’s time for you to get creative!

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

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A Tropical Center Picture Window Card with Samantha!

- Nancy Krueger 2 Comments

Our 3D card challenge is a 3 week challenge, open until September 5, at 11:59PM ET. We can’t wait to see your 3 dimensional card creations! Link them up HERE.

Samantha M joins us today to share her cute Center Picture Window Card featuring lots of tropical fun!

This is Samantha’s first attempt to create a Center Picture Window Card and she said she was a little intimated at first. She decided to check out the Intro Video at Lawn Fawn’s YouTube channel for the step by step instructions for assembling these cute 3D mini cards. You’ll find the Intro to Center Picture Window Card video HERE.

Samantha decorated the card with Tropical Leaves Background Stencils in a pretty blend of green and teal. The punny sentiment is such a fun way to send a note of thanks!

Instead of using the layering pieces included in the Center Picture Window Card set, Samantha used the tree branches and leaves from Toucan Do It to add dimension to the scene inside the window. Such a clever idea!

She included a spot on the back of the card to write a sweet message!

Thank you for inspiring us today, Samantha! I’m so happy you finally tried this fun die set!

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We are looking forward to seeing your 3D Cards! We will have more Design Team inspiration for you over the next week and a half! Check out the challenge gallery HERE.

Franci’s Toucan Do It Card Sketch Design

- Nancy Krueger 2 Comments

We hope you will join us for the Card Sketch Challenge! Click HERE to share your Card Sketch creativity! Your project should feature Lawn Fawn stamps, dies and papers. This challenge will run for 2 weeks and be open until Sunday, August 15th at 11:59PM ET.

Franci used the Card Sketch to create a beautiful card using Toucan Do It!

To begin her gorgeous design, Franci used Tropical Leaves Background Stencils to create the diagonal element from the sketch. She framed this panel on layers of neutral colors of cardstock.

Then she stamped, colored and arranged the jaguar, toucan and branch from Toucan Do It to mimic the shape from the sketch. A simple Everyday Sentiment Banner finishes the design!

Thanks so much for inspiring us today, Franci!

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We are looking to forward to seeing how you are inspired by the Card Sketch!