Hello, and welcome to a special day for Lawn Fawn and Hero Arts! To help celebrate Hero Arts' 45th anniversary and also in celebration of the stamp industry as a whole, Lawn Fawn has put together a special exclusive stamp set (with coordinating dies also available!) that is only available to purchase at Hero Arts!

You can find the Big Thanks stamp set and coordinating dies in the Hero Arts store, but you also have the chance to win them by participating in the hop! Details on how to enter are at the bottom of this post.

I have been really addicted to making box cards lately! Lawn Fawn's Scalloped Box Card Pop-Up die set makes it super easy to make these fun, dimensional cards. I also mixed in a few pieces (the grass and the trees) from some older Shadow Box card add-ons. I love that Lawn Fawn designs all of these sets to work together!

Now for the really fun part- how to enter to win some fantastic prizes by following along the blog hop!

There will be 3 prizes, drawn from comments left across the entire blog hop (meaning you can comment on all of the blogs if you want for multiple entries into the drawing!):

• One winner will receive the stamp set and dies!
• One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Lawn Fawn
• One winner will receive a $25 shopping spree at Hero Arts

Hoppers have until Sunday, September 29 to leave their comments, and the winner will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

To make it easy to find all of the blogs in the hop, here's a list of links to all the participants:

Hero Arts
Lawn Fawn
Audrey Tokach
Caly Person
Chari Moss
Elena Roussakis
Elise Constable
Emily Midgett
Grace Camou
Ilina Crouse
Janette Kausen
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Latisha Yoast
Laura Bassen
Lynnette Kauffman
Megan Quinn
Melissa Mann
Melissa Stinson (that's me!)
Michelle Short
Nichol Spohr
Tammy Stark
Yainea Nuñez

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Lawn Fawn December 2018 Inspiration Week // Tiny Gift Box Raccoon and Fox Add-On

So, how was that for a long blog post title? Ha!

Some of Lawn Fawn's products can have some long names, though, especially when they are of the add-on variety. I am totally on board with any length of name for these little cuties, though, because the Raccoon and Fox add-ons to the Tiny Gift Box die are simply adorable!

I said a couple of posts ago that I couldn't stay away from the glitter with this release, and I had such fun using Lawn Fawn's Sparkle Cardstock (these colors are from the Autumn pack) for the faces and tails on my boxes. 

The add-ons and boxes are super easy to put together, but do take a bit of time to actually do all of the die cutting. And I cannot recommend the Lawn Fawn Glue Tube enough when putting these together- it made sticking all of those little pieces down so easy!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll be back tomorrow with another projects from the Lawn Fawn Valentine's release!

Lawn Fawn December 2018 Inspiration Week // I Love You(calyptus)

Koalas were my favorite animal when I was a kid, and are still one of my favorites today. Back then I practically memorized the book A Koala Grows Up and would get a bit miffed when people referred to them as bears (because they are, in fact, marsupials).

So, when Lawn Fawn came out with the new I Love You(calyptus) mini stamp set as part of their Valentine's release, I was pretty excited!

This card is pretty simple - I used the Zig Zag Rectangle dies (yes, again!) to cut a background from some green Gotta Have Gingham paper. I stamped the images onto Bristol paper with Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink and colored with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and a water brush. Then I layered the cut images over a die cut Sending Hugs die (also part of the new release), added some white Nuvo drops, and that was that!

Thanks so much for stopping by- I hope you have a great day!

P.S. While kid me read A Koala Grows Up to get my marsupial facts, grown up me very much enjoys the following (only slightly NSFW) educational video:

 P.P.S. "Koala in the rain" has become a substitute for a phrase containing a certain four letter word in our house. :)

Lawn Fawn December 2018 Inspiration Week // Let's Toast

We may be surrounded by all things Christmas right now, but Lawn Fawn is already gearing up to release their new Valentine's products at the end of next week- Thursday, December 13 to be exact! Today the design team is working with the adorable Let's Toast stamp set and coordinating dies, and I have a card to share!

I will admit that I just could not stay away from the glitter with this release! I used Lawn Fawn's sparkle cardstock on all but one project. There's just something about winter and Christmas that makes me want to bling all the things.

To make the card, I used the Zig Zag Rectangle dies to cut the white background, then cut a piece of watercolor paper using the Stitched Circles dies and blended Worn Lipstick and Tattered Rose Distress Oxide inks onto it. I stamped the images onto Bristol paper with Lawn Fawn's Jet Black ink (no heat embossing this time) and colored with my Zig Clean Color Real Brush pens and a water brush. Super cute, super simple, and super fun!

I'll be back tomorrow with the only card I made for this release that didn't include glitter- ha!! Until then, have a great day, and thanks so much for stopping by!

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Lawn Fawn Thermoweb Week // Adventures with Purple Tape

Lawn Fawn and Thermoweb have teamed up this week to offer lots of inspiration combining products from the two companies. When I was asked which of Thermoweb's products I wanted to work with, the answer was easy- Purple Tape!

I've been using Post-It tape for die cutting for years, but I've always had issues with it not being quite flexible enough to adhere through the openings of teeny, tiny dies (due to it having a thick paper backing). This meant that sometimes my dies would shift during cutting, making me a sad panda- especially if it was a cut that I spent a lot of time coloring! I found that Purple Tape is wonderfully oh-so-flexible, though, and has a better hold, too! Imagine a slightly less aggressive version of blue painter's tape. I'm in love, and I'm never going back!

I combined Lawn Fawn's Deck the Halls and Snow Day stamp sets to make today's card, and I clustered some branches, pine cones, and two adorable bunnies around a sentiment banner to create my focal point. I enjoy making a scene card now and then, but making a card with a cluster at the focus feels more like me. It takes me back to the days when I did oodles of scrapbooking, and honestly I could see myself using the same composition as an embellishment on a page (note to self- try that soon!). 

Thanks so much for stopping by today, and be sure to hop over to the Lawn Fawn blog to see the other bits of gorgeousness that the design team has in store for you this week!

Have a great day!

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Lawn Fawn Exclusive for Simon Says Stamp // Nutty or Nice

It's Stamptember over at Simon Says Stamp, which means that it's time for their annual exclusive stamp (and die!) set from Lawn Fawn! This year's set is an adorable assortment of winter-themed squirrels called Nutty or Nice. This set has lots of smaller images, which would make it great for a shadow box or pop-up box card, but I decided to use the Peekaboo Backdrop to make a card with a series of mini-scenes.

And I used a couple of images to decorate the inside of my card, too!

Here are a few details about the card:

• The images were colored with Zig Clean Color Real Brush markers and a water brush. I am still a bit Copic-challenged, and I just find the Zigs much easier to work with.
• I stamped the images with Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed with clear powder- my go-to when using Zigs since it helps to keep the color inside the lines.
• The little snowflakes are actually from the just-released Winter Skies set. I needed something to use as a bit of filler, and the Lawn Fawn shop actually has a great search feature where you can find out which sets have a certain type of image/design. For example, need a tree? Search for "tree" and you'll get a listing of every Lawn Fawn stamp set with a tree in it. It's a fantastic resource!
• I die cut the Peekaboo Backdrop frame from 80 lb. white cardstock three times and stacked/glued them together using Lawn Fawn's glue tube to give a bit of dimension. I have tried a massive number of liquid adhesives in the past and found all of them lacking. This little tube is super easy to use and works really well for both intricate and large pieces.
• The background was ink blended using Broken China Distress Oxide ink over watercolor paper.
• I wanted to give the tree branch a bit of a shiny look, so I used a Tim Holtz stamping platform to first stamp the branch with Lawn Fawn Doe ink, then stamped over it again using Lawn Fawn's clear embossing ink. I heat set some clear embossing powder into the clear ink, which let the brown ink underneath show through. You can use this technique with any dye ink to get the look of colored embossing powder, but all you really use is clear!

You can pick up this stamp and die set over at Simon Says Stamp during Stamptember...as long as it is in stock! In past years the Lawn Fawn set has sometimes sold out in a matter of a day or two, so don't delay if you want one!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to drop by the Lawn Fawn blog to see what the rest of the amazing design team has done with this set!

Lawn Fawn August 2018 Inspiration Week // Double Slider Surprise (in a TN!)

Hello, and welcome back to another day of Lawn Fawn's Release and Inspiration week for this month! This week the design team is working with a batch of the new products (which will release on August 23rd), and today we're all playing with the Double Slider Surprise die!

I decided to see how well this would work to add extra photos in my latest scrapbooking love- traveler's notebooks. I know I jumped on this bandwagon late in the game, and I'm not really sure why I resisted for so long! I love this smaller format and how quickly pages come together. Sometimes, though, I still have an extra photo or two I'd like to include while still keeping lots of white (or, in this case, green) space on a page.

The slider mechanism is surprisingly easy to put together since the die set cuts everything out for you. Kelly has a great video up on the Lawn Fawn YouTube channel explaining how to put everything together and also showing some great card examples.

I will say that while I really like this idea for adding photos to one or two layouts in a TN, it can add a bit of bulk to the page since you need to use a heavier weight (I used 80lb) cardstock for the pullout tabs. It's definitely not something I would use on every page in a notebook, but it's definitely a fun way to mix things up here and there!

The little apple image is from the new Caramel Apple stamp set, and I colored it (and actually all of my images for this week) with either Zig Clean Color Real Brush Pens or Arteza Real Brush Pens

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Be sure to hop over to the Lawn Fawn blog where the rest of the design team has some amazing card examples using the Double Slider Surprise waiting for you!

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Lawn Fawn August 2018 Inspiration Week // Pick of the Patch

Hi, everyone, and welcome to another fun week of inspiration using the new Lawn Fawn products that will be releasing on August 23rd! Today the design team is featuring several fall and Halloween themed stamps and dies, and you can see lots more inspiration from the other Fawny girls over on the Lawn Fawn blog!

My card today features a couple of images from the adorable new Pick of the Patch stamp set, and I paired it with some new dies (Reverse Stitched Scalloped Circle Windows) and old dies (Small Stitched Leaves and the foliage from Pretty Poppies) to create a window for my sentiment and a small cluster to finish off the frame. The leaves were cut from the new Knit Picky Fall paper collection, and I just love the autumn colors and patterns in this set!

All stamping, including the sentiment, is done in Versafine Onyx Black ink and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. This gives the sentiment a little bit of "pop" while at the same time helping me keep my coloring in the lines on the images, something that makes coloring with watercolor brush markers (I used both Zig Clean Color and Arteza markers here) a bit easier as it tends to keep the color inside the lines.

I used a bit of Glossy Accents to add some shine and dimension to the pumpkin, and also used a Wink of Stella pen in clear glitter to add a little shimmer to the die cut leaves.

Thanks so much for stopping by- I hope you have a great day!

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Lawn Fawn // Perfectly Plaid Layouts

Welcome back to my third entry for Lawn Fawn's February Inspiration Week! Today I have two layouts to share using the new Perfectly Plaid papers that were part of the CHA Winter 2016 release. All of the new items will be available for purchase on February 18th in the Lawn Fawn shop and at other retailers, and both Simon Says Stamp and Scrapbook.com actually have the entire CHA Winter 2016 release available for preorder right now!

My first layout uses Perfectly Plaid pretty much on its own- just some white cardstock, vellum, and a tag added in. I find that my Lawn Fawn layouts are a little bit less full of "stuff" than my other pages, simply because the company makes fewer embellishments. I enjoy the challenge, though, and they make plenty of dies that make it easy to make my own page accents.

Hands down my favorite Lawn Fawn dies to use on layouts are their alphabets. I used Finley's ABCs to cut the title for this page from some salmon colored felt. A few years ago I bought a big 6x9 sampler pack of awesome wool blend felt from Benzie Design, and it's become a staple on my Lawn Fawn pages. Honestly, if I could go back in time to when I first started scrapbooking, I wouldn't buy Thickers or large alphabet stickers at all- I'd gladly trade them all for alphabet dies and some basic materials such as foam, felt, and cork that are so versatile and don't leave you with lots of leftover letters!

You'll be seeing lots of miss Sophie Clare on my Perfectly Plaid layouts over the next few months since her wardrobe seems to be a perfect match for the colors in the collection, but for my second layout today I actually ventured into some garden photos.

This page mixes Perfectly Plaid with Lawn Fawn's second new paper collection, Let's Polka in the Meadow. The colors in the two lines really complement each other nicely.

I used another set of Lawn Fawn alphabet dies- this time it was Cole's ABCs- to cut my title from some thin cork sheets.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I'll be back tomorrow with one final card using more of the new release stamps. See you then!

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