{Lawn Fawn} Christmas 2018 Teacher Gifts

A couple of days ago, I shared an in-process photo on Instagram and here are the finished gift boxes with assorted Lindt chocolate balls inside! My son loves handing out holiday treats to his teachers and it's fun to make them several times a year. Lawn Fawn's adorable stamps and dies make it easy to create perfectly-themed gift boxes.

As you know, my son is in his third year of piano lessons. He also started playing percussion in September after a fun week at summer band camp which got him hooked. The little boy elf and drum from Holiday Helpers with the music stand and sheet music from Critter Concert represent his new-found passion perfectly! All I had to do was add a speech bubble and sentiment from Say What? Christmas Critters with the stage curtains from the Shadow Box Card Theater Add-On for the perfect stage. I was delighted to discover that the whole scene fit perfectly on the Goodie Bag.

I was able to fit four chocolate Lindt balls of various flavours in each bag and secured them with 12" of silver metallic string from May Arts Ribbon.

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{Two Many Cards Video Series} featuring Flora & Fauna + Giveaway!

Hi, everyone! Kalyn and I are back with our video series, Two Many Cards. If you missed our other videos in this series, check out the original post HERE, which explains how and why we're sharing our own unique take on the same products. 

Today, we're featuring the super fun and whimsical Animal Sweaters by Flora & Fauna! These stamps and dies are also sold separately at Ellen Hutson and you can find those links below.

I created a tall 3.25" x 6.5" card to show movement via ombre colours, starting with the lightest shades at the top and darkest colours at the bottom.  The dressed up pug is so adorable, isn't he? I just love the tiny little sweater and antlers with crystal star sequins!

In addition to the change in colours, I also positioned the gifts so that they would appear to be changing and 'moving' as the eyes travel down the card, as if that little pug is telling a story via the sentiment. The contrast between the smooth images against the linen card base is a nice contrast and adds more visual interest to this clean and simple design.

GIVEAWAY
We’re giving away one $25 gift certificate to the Flora & Fauna shop. One lucky winner will be chosen randomly from my video or Kalyn’s video. You must be a subscriber to both our channels!

Be sure to leave some love for both of us to increase your chances of winning! Comments will close at 11:59pm EST on December 22, 2018 and the winner will be announced in the YouTube description for today's video before the next video goes live. Be sure to check back to see if you're the lucky winner!

Please head over to Kalyn's blog and YouTube channel to see her sweet take on Animal Sweaters!

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{Technique Tuesday} 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop

Hello, coffee loving friends! I'm joining the 2018 Fall | Winter Coffee Lovers Blog Hop with a fun card featuring six Technique Tuesday products. You know I'm addicted to the new Beau & Beatrice Beaver stamp set and coordinating dies. This time, I created some gift-wrapped logs for Beau to stand on.

Once again, I masked the toque from Hello Winter, as well as the mug from Sassy Girl Thoughts. The sentiment is from Christmas Cocoa and the textured background was made using the Sweater Weather Crafting Die.

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{Technique Tuesday} December 2018 Release Day!

Welcome to Technique Tuesday's December 2018 Release Day! The design team is featuring a variety of release products and you're sure to love them so be sure to head over to the Technique Tuesday blog for the full reveal and links to all of the amazing projects. All of the amazing new products are now available for purchase!

Since my design team package is stuck somewhere in the Canada Post rotating strikes, I'm once again showcasing the Beau & Beatrice Beaver stamp set and coordinating dies. Since I already used this set on Day 1, I wanted to take it a step further and show you how to use it as a holiday set!

I created masks of the toque from Hello Winter to put holiday toques on the beavers. Then I coloured them with Copic markers and used the coordinating beaver dies to partially die cut the body up to the ears. Then I used scissors to trim around the toques and now the beavers look as if they were created with the toques.

I used one of the sentiments from Beau & Beatrice Beaver and merged it with two different scripted sentiments from Classic Christmas to create a custom sentiment.

To finish, I used the branch as mistletoe and added silver string by May Arts Ribbon, plus red crystals and sparkling clear sequins by Studio Katia to increase the holiday factor.

In case you missed my other December 2018 release post, or if you want to shop for those supplies, here are the links:

December 2018 Release Countdown: Day 1

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{Technique Tuesday} December 2018 Release Countdown: Day 1

Welcome to Day 1 of Technique Tuesday's December 2018 Release Countdown! The design team is featuring a variety of release products and you're sure to love them so be sure to head over to the Technique Tuesday blog for the full reveal and links to all of the amazing projects. All of the product links will go live on December 1, 2018 for your shopping pleasure.

Today, I'm showcasing the Beau & Beatrice Beaver stamp set and coordinating dies. This is the next addition to the Animal House Collection and you know it's going to be punny!

Two Halloweens ago, my entire family dressed up as Minecraft characters. Hubby plays Minecraft as a beaver and while I can't remember why he picked that particular skin, it stuck and now we're all pretty fond of beavers. After all, they're loyal and hardworking. Plus, have you Googled photos of baby beavers?

I used masking paper to build a beaver lodge with the log image. I had originally intended to colour it but after I coloured the beavers and placed them in front of the lodge, I knew it would be too busy so I left it uncoloured. The Beau & Beatrice Beaver stamp set comes with two cute sentiments that would work for a birthday but I wanted a slightly more sarcastic one so the second part of the sentiment is from Sassy Birthday, as are the candles on top of the lodge, making it look like a tiered birthday cake.

***I won't be participating on Day 2 of the December Release Countdown since my package hasn't arrived due to Canada Post labour disputes but I will see you on Release Day with holiday beavers!

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{Ellen Hutson} 12th Anniversary Instagram Hop

Hello, crafty friends! Today is Day 3 of a three-day Instahop, celebrating 12 fabulous years at Ellen Hutson LLC!! It's an amazing milestone for Ellen and her store, and so many of Ellen's friends and designers are sending her warm fuzzies on this special occasion.

I created my card, featuring Ellen, of course, using Bookworm Lady and Wonky Backdrops.

I stamped, die cut and watercoloured the images using distress inks. Then I created a plush carpet using one of the border stamps from Wonky Backdrops. I stamped the carpet in three of the colours to coordinate with the scene and anchor all of the elements.

I pre-arranged the scene to gauge positioning before stamping two sentiments together to create one longer sentiment. Then I secured the mug and book in her hands using glue dots and popped up all of the elements on foam tape.

This is one of those scenes that you wish you were actually inside, isn't it? ;) Be sure to head over to my Instagram to hop along with today's designers and join us in celebrating Ellen's successes and enjoy inspiration from all of today's projects.

Thanks so much for hopping with us!

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{Two Many Cards Video Series} featuring Gerda Steiner Designs + Giveaway!

Hi, everyone! Kalyn and I are back with our video series, Two Many Cards. If you missed our other videos in this series, check out the original post HERE, which explains how and why we're sharing our own unique take on the same products. 

Today, we're featuring On the Bookshelf by Gerda Steiner Designs! These stamps and dies are also sold separately at Ellen Hutson and Simon Says Stamp, and you can find those links below. There are a lot of sales going on this week so be sure to check 'em out!

This is one of my favourite sets by Gerda Steiner Designs. It has kitties, books, plants, a globe and a picture frame and, of course, a shelf that doubles as a desk and frame. Yes, really!

For my first card, I flipped the shelf and made it a desk for bookish kitty and her must-haves. All of the images were stamped with Archival Jet Black ink and watercoloured with distress inks. You can find all of the colours I used in the supply links below.

I love the simplicity of this first card, especially with the splattered glow anchoring the desk.

I went for a more artistic look for my second card. I also turned it into a shaker card by using the die for the desk as a frame.

My favourite part of this card is the repeating sentiment, which I stamped with the same distress inks I used to colour all of the images.

I filled the border with crystal from Studio Katia and retired sequins from Neat & Tangled. I've listed all of these supplies and substitutes below for your shopping convenience.

GIVEAWAY
We’re giving away one $15 gift certificate to the Gerda Steiner Designs shop. One lucky winner will be chosen randomly from my video or Kalyn’s video. You must be a subscriber to both our channels!

Be sure to leave some love for both of us to increase your chances of winning! Comments will close at 11:59pm EST on November 27, 2018 and the winner will be announced in the YouTube description for today's video before the next video goes live. Be sure to check back to see if you're the lucky winner!

Please head over to Kalyn's blog and YouTube channel to see her beautiful take on On the Bookshelf!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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{Lawn Fawn} Critter Concert Shaker Tags

This year, my son started playing percussion (yes, all of the percussions instruments) in a junior band outside of school. It's a full-year commitment of several hours a week but he's loving it. This weekend, they were allowed to bring friends, both experienced and inexperienced, to share their joy of music.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I love to bake as much as I love to craft and I wanted to make some thank you gifts for Damian's friends. I made Double Chocolate Snowball Cookies and packaged them in little tins with 16 cookies in each!

Lawn Fawn's Critter Concert stamp set and coordinating dies featured the perfect animals for band camp - yes, the owl is playing violin or viola but that doesn't matter. I coloured all four animals with Copic markers (colours are listed below) and paired them up in each snow globe, stamped with Ready, Set, Snow and Ready, Set, Shake.

To make the shaker window, I used the Ready, Set, Snow Shaker Add-On dies. I sponged the base of the background with Faded Jeans distress ink and stamped the music notes in the same colour. I filled the shakers with Studio Katia's 3mm Crystal Clear sequins. They're so super shiny!

My son wanted to write a little thank you note in these tags so I made sure they opened by adding a third solid layer, scored at the back so they would open and close easily. In order to attach the metallic silver string and secure the tag to the tins, I added a little tab from My Favorite Things' Tag Builder Blueprints 6 between the two base layers.

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