Lawnscaping Challenge 103: Sponsored by Ellen Hutson

Welcome back to another Lawnscaping Challenge!

The wonderful, fabulous Ellen Hutson! is sponsoring this challenge!!! Certainly you are familiar with her and her store, but if not, a little bit about the store in her own words:

Ellen Hutson, LLC began their adventure in November 2006 as an online web store committed to bringing you the finest paper crafting products and related product education. They are always looking to provide their customers with quality products, excellent customer service, and education and inspiration for the products they carry. You can shop with Ellen by clicking HERE. As well please join them to be inspired and learn some fun techniques in the CLASSroom, or stay up-to-date on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter, and/orPinterest.


Ellen Hutson will be sponsoring our first challenge of each month in 2015! The prize? A $25 gift certificate to the online store! Thank you Ellen!

And, I figured since Ellen was sponsoring, I'd also play along in her Mix It Up Challenge! This time around, the challenge is to combine some Essentials by Ellen and Lawn Fawn.  Not a problem for me!!!!

I used some Distress Inks along with some flowers from Penelope's Blossoms for the background.  To create some dimension, I used the Essentials by Ellen Bold Blooms die and cut it multiple times.  The top layer was cut from Sweater Weather.  I added the sentiment in white embossing powder from Love You A Latte.

To make sure I had some extra dimension, I also added an entire layer of fun foam to the back of the front panel.  The card really pops!

I hope you will play along with us!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn

Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn

Dies: Essentials by Ellen

Inks: Distress Inks

Embossing Powder: Ranger

Enamel Dots: Doodlebug

Other: Fun Foam

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Lawnscaping Challenge # 102: Distress Addicts sponsored by Lawn Fawn

Hello, hello! It's time for another fabulous Lawnscaping Challenge! 

This time, we are going 

Distress CRAZY!

We are sponsored by the always amazing Lawn Fawn! Those folks just rock and they are sponsoring this challenge with a free stamp set of the winner's choice! 

For my creation, I used Distress Markers, Distress Inks AND I distressed the edges of my card! I really tried to push myself with this one.  I don't normally use doilies or my Distress Markers, so I went all out. And that sentiment? It's on clear acetate, to give the card a little extra zing!

To start, I colored onto the Penelope's Blossoms stamp set with Distress Markers, spritzed them with water and then stamped them onto watercolor paper.  I die cut a few extra elements using the coordinating Lawn Cut and added them onto the main bloom with some foam adhesive.

Then, I added Distress ink to the doily, and tried mixing some different patterened papers.  To finish off the card, I distressed the edges and added the sentiment from Birthday Tags with the banner from Good Fortune. 

This one is a bit different than my normal style.  That's a little 'distressing,' isn't it??!?!!? Just kidding! I hope you'll play along with us!

Stamps and Dies: Lawn Fawn

Markers: Distress Markers (Peeled Paint, Festive Berries, Worn Lipstick, Mustard Seed)

Ink: Distress Ink (Broken China, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick), Staz On Jet Black

Patterned Paper: Lawn Fawn (Hello Sunshine)

Acetate: Heat Resistant by Crafter's Companion

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Embossing Paste and Embossing Powder

Hi!
I wanted to share how I made a card using Q-Tips to ink up stamps AND how I added embossing powder to embossing paste!

I used the new Penelope's Blossoms and coordinating die cuts.

I used a Q-Tip to ink of the stamp so I could have a variation of colors.  I used the light color for the outside and then went in with a darker color for the center of the flower.  I love this effect!

Then I grabbed a stencil and used my palette knife to added some embossing paste to it.  Simon Says Stamp has a TON of different pastes.  They are seriously fabulous.

Before it was fully dry (I waited about 5 minutes), I dropped some embossing powder onto it and used my heat gun to heat it all up.

It gives a fun effect, especially if you add some ink and do an emboss resist technique (like I did below)!

This technique really adds great texture and makes the card super interesting! I hope you'll give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by!

*Wendy Vecchi WHITE EMBOSSING PASTE Studio 490	*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn PENELOPE'S BLOSSOMS Lawn Cuts Dies	*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn PENELOPE'S BLOSSOMS Clear Stamps	*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
*American Crafts Zing! MUSTARD Opaque Embossing Powder	*VERSAMAGIC Dew Drops 4 Chalk Ink Pads FLOWER POT	*VERSAMAGIC Dew Drops 4 Chalk Ink Pads FRUIT COCKTAIL	*VERSAMAGIC Dew Drops 4 Chalk Ink Pads PRETTY PASTEL
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD MILLED LAVENDER Purple Ranger

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Revisiting A Watercolor Card

Hi! I just wanted to re-share this card I made!

I used the flowers and sentiment from the new Lawn Fawn Penelope's Blossoms.  I heat embossed them in white and used my Distress Inks as watercolors.  I added in Perfect Pearls so the watercolors shimmer and I added some Wink of Stella to the little wood veneer for that bling!!!

Inks: Distress Inks
Stamps: Lawn Fawn
Paper: Recollections
Embossing Powder: Ranger



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Lawnscaping Challenge #77

Welcome back to another Lawnscaping Challenge!!!! It's time to use sparkle/shine on your project!!!!!

The wonderful people over at  Simon Says Stamp are sponsoring this challenge with a $25 gift card to Simon Says Stamp!!!!

I used the flowers and sentiment from the new Penelope's Blossoms.  I heat embossed them in white and used my Distress Inks as watercolors.  I added in Perfect Pearls so the watercolors shimmer and I added some Wink of Stella to the little wood veneer for that bling!!!

I hope you'll play along with us!

Stamps: Lawn Fawn
Ink: VersaMark, Distress Inks
Embossing: Ranger
Stock: Recollections
Other: Perfect Pearls, Wink of Stella pen, AC wood veneers



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