Make Your Own Planner Stickers!

Hi! Suzanne here with some inspiration to add Lawn Fawn stamps to your planner pages! I made some mini circle stickers with some of the smaller images in several of my Lawn Fawn sets. Here's a look at the stickers on a page in my planner:

I stamped a bunch of smaller images on some label paper the first time around. It didn't work as well as I had hoped because once I punched the final versions from the paper, it was very hard to remove the backing so they would stick to the planner pages. The images on this sheet are from "Critters at the Dog Park", "Party Animal" and "Love You A Latte".

I recommend using some light weight card stock instead of the sticker paper (unless you have some sticky paper with easy-to-remove backing) and run the punched pieces through a sticker maker. 

I also stamped some of the faces from the "Sweet Smiles" stamp set to make emoji-type stickers. Unfortunately, I don't have Lawn Fawn's planner sets yet, so I used the sets I already have. (The planner sets would be perfect for this project, though, and I hope to make more stickers when I get those sets!)

I made my own circle template so I could pick images that would fit in a 1/2" sized circle punch. It also came in handy when I colored the images. The template is just a strip of kraft cardstock with a circle punched in one end.

I hope I've inspired you to take another look at your well-loved Lawn Fawn sets and make some stickers of your own!

Don't forget to join the current texture-themed Lawnscaping Challenge! There are a few more days left to link your entry for your chance to win a gift certificate to Ellen Hutson! (Don't forget to read the challenge rules in the sidebar to make sure your entry is eligible for the prize!)

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

BBQ Fun

Hey everyone, Samantha here with a fun BBQ themed card. With summer just around the corner, I just had to create an outdoor grilling scene. The dachshund is the master of the grill and is happily sharing a hot dog with his friend. 

All of the stamped images are layered on top of tonal pattern paper. I wrapped "Peppermint Single Cord" around the top of the card and tied it into a bow for a final touch. 

Materials Used:

Critters at the Dog Park

Into the Woods Petite Paper Pack

Let's BBQ

Peppermint Single Cord

Perfectly Plaid Petite Paper Pack

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you have a great day! 

It's Friday! Treat Yourself!

Hi, everybody! Suzanne here with a sweet card to share with you today! 

We love to treat ourselves to ice cream at a wonderful place near our house that also sells mini "pup cups" of ice cream for dogs. So, we bought one and brought it home for our dachshund, who LOVED it. I know that if given a chance, he would totally be like the dog on my card! 

I colored the dachshund from "Critters at the Dog Park" to match our dog, and stamped the scene so that he's diving into a big ice cream sundae (one of the images from "Here's the Scoop").

I cut four one-inch strips of paper from the Let's Polka Mon Amie petite paper pack to make a custom patterned paper design for the background. The sentiment is from the new "Treat Yourself" stamp set. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed my card and are planning to treat yourself to something fun this weekend!

Don't forget, there's still time to enter the current Lawnscaping challenge, "Sparkle and Shine"! Check out this post for all the details and to link up your entry!

Sweet Treats

Hey everyone, Samantha here! I have a very sweet card to share with you today. These dogs are up to some mischief when their owners are away. With strategic planning and teamwork they were able to snatch the cookie jar off the counter. These cookies are made with carob chips instead of chocolate chips, so no upset tummies here! Hopefully they will get rid of the evidence before their owners return. 

I used a variety of Lawn Fawn supplies to create my scene. The dogs are from the "Critters at the Dog Park" stamp set. The cookies and jar are from the "Milk and Cookies" stamp set. "Sweater Weather" and "Let's Polka" petite paper packs where used to create my background.

Thanks so much for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful day! 

i ruff you

Good morning, Roxanne here today! I created this cute little card today that I'd love to share with you.

Here is my project - a totally cute little card for that special someone!

For this card, I used a simple mossy colored card base. It's a linen paper, so it's already nice and textured! I then took a sheet of the green pattered paper from the 6x6 Snow Day Petite Paper Pack and cut it into strips. They're roughly 1" wide. I then glued them on an angle on the card base. I love when you can use a holiday paper on a non-holiday card! I thought it went perfectly with this card. 

For the image, I stamped the frame from the Say Cheese set with Memento, Tuxedo Black onto a white card stock. I then cut out the frame leaving a thing white border all the way around. I did this because I knew that I was going to be cutting out the other images and leaving a white border as well. This way, it all goes together :) 

I used the paw print from the Critters at the Dog Park set and stamped them in Versamagic, Sugarcane. It's a pretty, soft taupe color. Very subtle. I simply stuck Post-It notes over the border of the frame to make sure the paw prints didn't go over that border. 

I used the grass image from the same set with Radiant Neon in Electric Green. I stamped several rows of this and layered them up so the grass looked fuller. Who doesn't love full, lush grass??

I could not resist the French bulldog from the Critters at the Dog Park set either!! I love him. I colored him in brown tones with my Spectrum Noir Markers. I cut him out, leaving the thin white border around the edges. I then took the bow tie image and stamped that onto a piece of the blue polka dot paper from the 6x6 Let's Polka Petite Paper Pack. His little nose was colored in using a black Spica pen, so it's just a touch sparkly in person. Reminiscent of a wet dog nose!

The card still needed something else, so I grabbed the large tree from the Critters in the Burbs. 

I glued that down with some adhesive, hanging it over the edge of the frame, and I just cut the bottom of the tree to stop at the bottom of the inner frame. For the bulldog, I popped him up with some foam adhesive. 

The sentiment, i ruff you, was stamped in Memento Luxe, Love Letters. It's the perfect color for love!

I hope you enjoyed my card I created today! 

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! ♥

Merry Christmas

Hey everyone, Samantha here wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! I created this little holiday scene with a wide variety of Lawn Fawn supplies, and I had so much fun making it! I really wanted to depict the joy and also some of the chaos that may occur during the holiday season.

Materials Used:
Cozy Christmas
Critters at the Dog Park
Critters in the Forest
Mistletoe Single Cord
Peace Joy Love Petite Paper Pack
Snow Day Petite Paper Pack

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

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! ♥

Everything is Fun with You

Hey everyone, Samantha here with a fun fall themed card. It is officially autumn, and before we know it leaves will start changing into beautiful colors. I wanted to capture the joy many dogs have during this time of year when playing in piles of leaves. They have so much fun jumping into and running through the piles. I paired different Lawn Fawn pattern papers together. The tone on tone patterns make it really easy to mix and match.

Materials Used:
Critters in the 'burbs
Critters in the Dog Park
Dewey Decimal Petite Paper Pack
Into the Woods
Let's Polka Petite Paper Pack
Love You Smore
Pink Lemonade Petite Paper Pack

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

Who Let the Dogs Out?

Hello Fawny Friends!

Melissa here today with a crazy fun Critters at the Dog Park card!

 So fun! I busted out mists, distress ink, copics, the big shot, glossy accents, glitter and tons of dies!

The new Lawn Fawn set, Critters at the Dog Park, is so so so stinkin' cute! And I love that there are dies for each of the 5 dogs in the set! And I used my dies for Quinn's ABC's too.

Let me explain...I printed off a piece of notebook paper, tri-folded it and adhered the top portion of the notebook paper inside the card. Sorry for the lighting, my photo area is way smaller than the full length of the piece of paper but I had to show you!

I hope you like it! You have a few more days to enter our Bling It challenge too! Have a great day!

Melissa

PS-in case you missed THIS post...you must go see. It's fellow DT member  Christy's crafty space! We'll have a few of the Lawnscaping DT girls show you their spaces in the following Friday's too! We all LOVE to peek at others junk, lol!