"Double the love" Baby Card

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here with my final post on the Lawnscaping blog. I've had so much fun being part of the Facebook Inspiration Team and I can't believe how quickly the term flew by! I hope you've enjoyed my creations and thank you so much for all of the sweet comments and support!

For today's post I made a sweet baby card for my boss. She is expecting twins - a boy and a girl! I decided to use the adorable images from the "Hello Baby" set to create a cute little scene.


I used the largest of the small stitched rectangle dies to cut my background using pattern paper from the "Pint-sized Patterns: Beachside" 6x6 paper pack. I used two stitched square stackables to cut a window from the background and to cut a frame from white cardstock. I stamped the clouds directly onto the square background and colored the sky using "Tumbled Glass" distress ink. I die cut a separate square from white cardstock and colored the grass using Hero Arts "Green Hills" dye ink. I cut two layers of grass using the "Grassy Border" die.

Although the "Hello Baby" set does include a sentiment for twins, I decided to make a custom sentiment using the "Scripty Love" die and "Harold's ABCs." I die cut the love die three times from white cardstock. I then white heat embossed the "double the" onto a strip of vellum. To finish the card, I stamped the "congratulations" sentiment from "Penelope's Blossoms" on the inside of the card.


I just love how this card turned out and I hope my boss likes it too! I hope you were inspired by today's post and thanks again for stopping by! Be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more amazing inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s card. Don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Stars and Stripes, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

I Wheelie Like You

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here. Today I have super cute card featuring a newer set by Lawn Fawn called "Wheelie Like You." This adorable mini set has been sitting on my desk since it released and I finally had the chance to use it.



I used one one of the "Flirty Frames" to frame my scene. In order to have the hamsters facing each other, I mirror stamped the hamster on the right. I masked the images and created a sunset using "Wild Honey" and "Broken China" distress inks. I then stamped the little heart and colored the images using Copic Markers. I cut the frame using the coordinating die. I cut one of the 4-bar "Walnut" notecards in half for the backdrop and used pattern paper from the "Let's Polka: Mon Amie" 6x6 paper pack for the background. I die cut the edges of a white card base using a stitched scalloped die. I stamped the sentiment onto a banner strip and popped it onto the card using foam tape. I added some Pretty Pink Posh sequins as a finishing touch.

These little hamsters are just so cute and I love how my card turned out. I hope you liked today's card and thanks again for stopping by! Be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more amazing inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s card. Don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Try A New Technique, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

Easter Candy Boxes

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here. I know it's not Easter anymore, but I wanted to share with you some cute Easter candy boxes I made for my family using non-Easter stamps. I actually don't have any Easter-specific stamp sets, so to improvise, I used the cute bunnies from the "Snow Day" set and created my own custom sentiment using "Harold's ABCs."



I made a total of 4 candy boxes and they were super quick and easy to make. I colored the bunnies with Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies. I kept the coloring simple, but just added a touch of blush and shading to give them a little bit more depth. I used my black Sakura Gel pen on their eyes and noses to make them pop and added small white dots with my white Sakura gel pen. I used one of the frames from "Flirty Frames" to frame the sentiment. The center of the frames were stamped with the "Gingham Backdrops" stamp in light yellow ink (a bit hard to tell in the photo). I then lightly distressed the inside portion using "Antique Linen" distress ink. I then die cut the candy box die from "Let's Polka: Mon Amie" pattern paper 8 times. I filled the candy boxes with chocolate eggs and sealed them with yellow twine.

I hope you were inspired by today's post and would love to see what you create using this new candy box die! Thanks again for stopping by and be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more awesome inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s projects. And don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Sketch, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

Gleeful Gardens Card Set

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here with a super cute card set featuring the new "Gleeful Gardens" set. For this card set, I decided to use the same layout and design and just switch up the images and sentiments.

I started off by using two of the smaller stitched rectangle dies to cut a frame from dark brown cardstock. I used the smaller of the two rectangle dies to die cut the sky from light blue cardstock. I then used the stitched hillside border dies to cut three hills from olive cardstock.


I glued the sky and grassy hills directly onto the background panel and used foam tape to mount the frames for a little added dimension. I then colored all of the images using Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies.

 
For the background panel, I used the A2-sized stitched rectangle die to cut three pieces of ivory cardstock. I then used a stitched border die to shorten the width of the panels. I then stamped the sentiments directly onto the panels. I die cut thin strips of pattern paper from the "Let's Polka: Mon Amie" using the medium stitched scalloped border and adhered the strips behind the background panels. To finish the cards, I mounted all of the layers onto khaki cardbases using foam tape.



Thanks again for stopping by and be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more awesome inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s projects. And don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Distress Addicts, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

Wedding Card and Custom Monogrammed Notecards

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here with a wedding card and coordinating 4-bar notecard set I made using "Penelope's Blossoms."

Since I wanted to have a white border around all of the stamped images, the coordinating dies made perfect masks. The only mask I had to die cut by hand was the custom monogram which I made using "Milo's ABCs" and "Violet's ABCs." I used a pinstripe background stamp for the background and mounted the focal panels onto teal cardbases. I tried to keep the notecards as flat as possible for easy mailing.

I hope you like these cards as much as I do, I'm just in love with my friend's wedding colors! Thanks again for stopping by and be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more awesome inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s projects. And don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Birthday Celebration, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

Birthday Card & Gift Topper

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here with a super fun birthday card and coordinating gift topper. I made these for our dear friends who recently celebrated their son Connor’s first birthday. Our friends have a super cute pet Boxer and I thought it would be so fun to have the Boxer from the “Critters at the Dog Park” set holding a birthday balloon.

I started off by die cutting the background panel using the A2-sized stitched rectangle die. I used “Harold’s ABCs” to spell out “happy birthday” and white heat embossed the sentiment directly onto the background. I then masked off the stitched edges and the clouds from the “Hello Sunshine” set and colored the sky using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I stamped the dotted clouds slightly off-set with a matching blue pigment ink. I then stamped the sun in a yellow pigment ink and inlaid it onto the background panel. I used one of the “Stitched Hillside Border” dies to cut a hill and colored the hill using Shabby Shutters Distress Ink. To complete my sentiment, I stamped the balloon from the “Hello Sunshine” set in blue dye ink and then white heat embossed the “1st” from “Harold’s ABCs” directly onto the balloon. I then colored the Boxer, tennis ball and bone using Copic Markers. To finish the card, I attached some yellow twine to the balloon and tucked it behind the Boxer’s paws.

Instead of a gift tag, I thought it would be a cute idea to make a custom gift topper that my friends could keep and display. To create the gift topper, I die cut Connor’s name using “Finley’s ABCs” from white cardstock and white craft foam. For the O’s, I die cut the balloon from “Hello Sunshine” out of green cardstock and then added some highlights to the balloons using my white gel pen. I colored two of the little birds from the same set using Copic Markers and cut them out using the coordinating dies and also cut them out from white craft foam. I adhered the die cut pieces onto a panel of pattern paper from the “Let’s Polka” 6x6 Paper Pack I had die cut using one of the large stitched rectangle dies. To anchor the balloons, I attached some “Cloudy” Lawn Trimmings behind the balloons and tucked the twine behind the focal panel. To finish the gift topper, I matted my focal panel onto some yellow cardstock I had die cut from one of the larger stitched rectangle dies.


I really love how the card and gift topper turned out and my friends totally loved it too! Thanks again for stopping by and be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more awesome inspiration and visit my blog for a full list of supplies used to create today’s projects. And don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Create a Background, you have until Wednesday to play along! ♥

2015 Desktop Calendar

Hi everyone! It's Yuki here with my first blog post on the Lawnscaping blog :). One of my favorite things about the end of the year is buying new calendars for the following year. This year instead of buying a calendar, I decided to make my own desktop calendar to give as a gift.

I reused an old CD calendar case I had from a previous year as my calendar stand. For the dates, I used a calendar stamp set I had purchased specifically with this project in mind. However, you could also use calendar stickers, printables or even write the dates by hand. I found the stamp to be the most versatile and convenient since you can stamp it in different colors and even heat emboss it. I decided to make each month unique and tried to  highlight key dates such as holidays and even my friend's birthday.

Since I used a TON of different products (too many to list), I listed the Lawn Fawn products used for each month under the photo captions.

Winter Penguin; Yeti, Set, Go.

Science of Love, #awesome

Critters in the Forest, Hats Off To You, Grassy Border

Hello Baby, Milo's ABCs, Hello Sunshine

Critters at the Dog Park, Sweater Weather, Stitched Hillside Borders

Critters in the Burbs, Grassy Border

Life is Good, Let's Polka

Critters on the Savanna, Grassy Border

Into the Woods, Sweater Weather

Spooktacular, Stitched Hillside Borders, Forest Border

Finley's ABCs, Stitched Leaves, Violet's ABCs

Critters in the Arctic, Hats Off To You, Stitched Hillside Borders

Yay you made it to the end of the post! I know that was a lot of scrolling LOL, however I hope you enjoyed today's post. Although this project was a little more time consuming than most and did require some extra planning, it was super fun to make and I'm really happy with the end result. I hope my friend likes her handmade gift as much as I do!

Thanks again for stopping by and be sure to visit the Lawnscaping Challenges Facebook page for even more awesome inspiration. And also, don't forget to check out the latest Lawnscaping Challenge: Merry Christmas, you have until Wednesday to play along!

Happy Holidays! ♥

Introducing.... 2 new FIT Design Team Members

Greetings folks! Laurel here with a much overdue post!!! I am so sorry time just got away from me and before I knew it, it was December 9th!!!! Please join me in welcoming our two newest members joining the Facebook Inspiration Team!!!!  Suzanne and Yuki!!! Their talent speaks for itself and I am so excited they are joining us!!!  A few words about them taken directly from their blogs (because I stink and didn't ask for a proper bio from them)!

I stamp, I color and I make cards! 

Hello! My name is Yukari; however, most people call me by nickname, Yuki. I started card making in the winter of 2013 and quickly became addicted ☺. I enjoy spending my free-time training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and snowboarding during the winter months.