Exciting News! - Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Design Team

Good Morning!

I am thrilled to share with you that I am part of the brand new Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Design Team!!  We will be sharing lots of inspirational projects on the Lawnscaping Facebook page, along with a blog feature once a month.

I love my Lawn Fawn stamps and it is a dream come true to be on this Design Team!  I cannot wait to share my projects with you and I hope to see you participating in the challenges!

Have a great day!

~Tracy

Sweet Stamp Shop- Use What You Have #4

Good Morning!

I dug through my box of craft supplies (you know...the box that just sits there full of old craft supplies that are so not cool anymore) and found some bowling stickers from K & Company that I thought would look great on a birthday card.  I don't know why I ever bought those stickers in the first place because I suck at bowling! Ha!  Anyway, I made those old stickers look awesome by pairing it with some Sweet Stamp Shop stamps and Echo Park paper!

The Stash:

My Card:

Supplies:

-Bowling Sticker Medley from K & Company

-Sweet Stamp Shop: Furry Friends Forever and Against The Grain

-Echo Park Happy Days 6x6 paper pad

-Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink

-Studio Calico Wood Veneer Stars

-Mister Huey's Peppermint

-Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

-Vellum

You can check out the challenge and enter your own card here!

Have a great weekend!

~Tracy

Good Morning Sunshine Layout + Complete Layout #1 Video

Hello!

I have been in the scrapbooking mood the last couple of days and found some pictures of myself when I was younger.  I decided to turn on my camera and film my process for completing my layout.  I started out by gathering some coordinating products that I wanted to use, along with the photo that I wanted to scrapbook.  

I think it's so amazing to see how a person's scrapbooking style changes over time.  I have come to realize that I like the look of layers and I LOVE to add inks, paints, and embellishments to my layouts.  

Enjoy the video:

I {heart} my wood veneers!

The Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher has become one of my favorite tools in scrapbooking!

Of course, I had to add sequins to my layout ; )

Supplies:

- Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm "Wishing Well" patterned paper

-Crate Paper Fourteen "Cupid" and "Love" patterned paper

-Amy Tangerine Yes, Please "Commit" patterned paper

-Studio Calico Wood Veneers

-Heidi Swapp Trimmings

-Maya Road Gray Satin Pleat Edging

-The Twinery "Stone" twine

-Darice Sequins

-Canvas Corp Mini Bags

-Dear Lizzy Lucky Charm Accent & Phrase Stickers

-My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Hattie "Happy" Label Stickers

-Dear Lizzy Splendid Thickers

-Mister Huey's "Mint Julep" and "Clay"

-Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

-Tim Holtz Pumice Stone Distress Ink

-Adirondack Acrylic Paint Dabber - Snow Cap

Make sure you come back tomorrow to check out the awesome card I made for the Sweet Stamp Shop Use What You Have Challenge!

~Tracy

Core'dinations + May Arts + Stampendous Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Day 1 of the Core'dinations, May Arts AND Stampendous Blog Hop!

All of these companies are giving away goodies on their blogs AND Core has a secret DT member blog they have picked out to choose a random winner, too!  There are some Core Tags, May Arts ribbon AND Stampendous stamps up for grabs ALL WEEK LOOOOOOOOOOOONG! 

We are hopping all week long for some AMAZING prizes! Each company is giving way prizes on their own blogs AND there will be surprise winners on the individual team member blogs as well. Make sure you check back every day for more chances to win!

Here is what I created for you today using Core, May Arts ribbon and Stampendous Stamps:

I stamped the Jump Rope Kiddo (M279) stamp from Stampendous on a piece of Xpress Copic paper and colored it in with Copics.  I then matted it on a piece of pink paper from the Core'dinations Brights paper pad. For my background, I punched 1 inch circles also from the Brights paper pad and embossed them with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder.  A little sanding with the Sand It Gadget helps make all of the dots really stand out.  I finished up the card my tied a bow with the awesome orange polka-dot ribbon from May Arts!

Supplies:

-Copics: E00, Y06, YR02, YR04, YR07, R29, RV02, RV04, YG61, YG63, YG67, E31, E33, E37

-Stampendous: M279 Jump Rope Kiddo

-Xpress It Blending Paper

-May Arts Orange Polka Dot Ribbon

-Core'dinations Brights Card Stock paper pad

-Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder

-Dust Buddy

-Sand It Gadget

-Glossy Accents

Here is your list for today:

Core'dinations Cardstock Team:

Jennifer Edwardson

Jill Lebbin

Tracy Gruber

May Arts Team:

Emily Lanham

Erin Theim

Stampendous blog:

Jamie Martin

Tenia Nelson

Have a great day!
~Tracy

Have You Hopped Yet Today?!?!?

It's a big week on the Core'dinations Blog!!

The Core'dinations Design Team is teaming up with both the May Arts and the Stampendous Designs Teams!!  Tons of awesome projects, great inspiration, and lots of PRIZES!!

What are you waiting for?  Go here to have your socks knocked off!

~Tracy

Hello Friend

Hello!

I am loving the Sweet Stamp Shop Use What You Have Challenges!  It is the best feeling to use up the supplies that you have had for years and make them feel new again.  I found a set of rain-themed stickers with the rain coat, rain hat, and umbrella.  I decided to use the raccoon from the Furry Friends Forever stamp set and dress him up in the rain gear!

For the "water" I used a water brush and Distress Markers.  I also added a bit of ink to my water brush and flicked it at the paper to create the rain drops.

Supplies:

-Sweet Stamp Shop Furry Friends Forever stamp set

-Distress Markers - Faded Jeans and Broken China

-Copics: RV11, W1, W3, W5

-Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

-X-press It Copic paper

Have a great day!

~Tracy

Out of this World Birthday!

Good Morning!

I have another card that I made for Round 1 of the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol.  I thought the rocket ship and the little alien would make a cute birthday card for a little boy (or girl....girl's can like aliens too ; ) ).  This was a very time consuming card and I didn't make it in one sitting.  It actually took me a few days to complete it because I would just do one step at a time and then get side-tracked ; )

Supplies:

-Distress Inks-Tumbled Glass, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot, Walnut Stain, Squeezed Lemonade, Spiced Marmalade, Barn Door

-Sweet Stamp Shop- Out In Space stamp set

-My Mind's Eye patterned paper

-Sizzix Dot Matrix embossing folder

-Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler

-Spellbinder's Standard Circle Small

-VeraMark pad

-White embossing powder

-Uniball Signo white pen

-Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

-Diamond Stickles

Have a great day!

~Tracy

Freakin' Great Birthday Coming Your Way

Good Morning!

Round 1 for the Paper Crafts Gallery Idol is over now, but this is one of the cards I created for it.  I thought the sentiments were perfect for a teenager's birthday card!  I also love the Neon Orange ink because what teen doesn't love neon?

The first two (top and middle) speech bubbles have sentiments from the Paper Smooches Slang Gang stamp set.  The third speech bubble has the "birthday" from the Paper Smooches Sentiment Sampler stamp set and the "coming your way" from the Paper Smooches Spiritual Sampler stamp set.  The speech bubbles are from the Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me stamp set.  The hexagon background is from Hero Arts and stamped with Hero Arts Neon Orange Ink.

Have a great day!

~Tracy

More Lawn Fawn Love

Hello!

I hope everybody has had an awesome Memorial Day so far and taken some time from your day to thank all the men and women who have and are currently serving our country and protecting our freedom.  I had a few spare minutes to make a Clean and Simple Card for the current Lawnscaping Challenge.  

Lots of fussy cutting and coloring on this card!

Supplies:

-Copics: C1, C3, YR68, Y11, Y13, B02, B05, E23. E25, YG63, YG67

-Lawn Fawn Critters On The Savanna stamp set

-Memento Ink: Tuxedo Black, Bamboo Leaves, New Sprout

Have a great day!

~Tracy

Use What You Have Challenge

Good Morning!

I saw the Use What You Have Challenge at Sweet Stamp Shop and I decided I should probably participate ; )  I have so many old stickers, papers, and embellishments that need to be used!  It feels so good to put all of those old supplies to use and not just toss them.  I found an old Making Memories Glitter Bling frame (no idea where I got it!)  and the Love Me 6x6 paper pad from My Mind's Eye that is a couple years old.

The Glitter Frame is much more sparkly in person!  I decided to use the boy and girl from the Sweet Stamp Shop Lil' Sweet Peps stamp set.  It seems like I always need wedding cards or have someone asking me to make one for them, so I thought I would get ahead of the game and have some on hand.

Supplies:

-Copics: E00, E02, E23, E25, RV11

-My Mind's Eye Love Me 6x6 paper pad

-Sweet Stamp Shop Lil' Sweet Peps stamp set

-Making Memories Glitter Bling Frame Silver Oval

Have a great day!

~Tracy