The Deconstructed Sketch No. 189

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

As usual, Jen has created a super fun sketch for us to work with this week.

Today I am using the brand new Lawn Fawn mini stamp set Wheelie Like You. That little hamster is so cute and I just love the sentiment. I also used the just released Beachside Pint-sized Patterns paper pad. The papers are such bright, beautiful colors and the patterns are perfect.

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Kadie Ensley 
• Sheri Gilson
• Tangii Crain  
• Tracey Pickersgill  

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 169

Well, here we are with another edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

This week, I am writing to you from sunny Ohio!

I made this card in the wee hours of the morning before I hopped on a plane to come and visit my family over here...

My latest Lawn Fawn goodies are still on my desk, some of them still unused, so I put them to work... even though it is a *little* bit too early to be thinking about snowflakes and penguins. I just LOVE these stitched snowflakes dies, and that little penguin is just the cutest! The paper is from the Snow Day Petite Paper Pack.

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Kim O'Connell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tammy Hershberger 
• Tangii Crain (posting later this week)
• Tracey Pickersgill 

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 167

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

This week, we have a fun surprise for you! In honor of Jen's birthday, Taylored Expressions is sponsoring and giving a $25.00 gift certificate to one lucky sketch participant this week!  You will find all the details over on Jen's blog.

For my card this week, I am using some of my new Lawn Fawn goodies. 

I just love Fall. It is my favorite season, and it always makes me giddy when I can start wearing sweaters again, so I am totally loving the new Sweater Weather paper pad by Lawn Fawn. Happiness! And the Stitched Leaves dies! So awesome! The faux stitching is the dashed line stamp from the Life is Good set. 

Here is the list of the other DT members so you can see how they were inspired by this week's sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Kim O'Connell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tammy Hershberger (posting later this week)
• Tangii Crain 
• Tracey Pickersgill 

I hope you are inspired to give this fabulous sketch a try. If you want to play along with us at The Deconstructed Sketch this week, the linky tool and details are over on Jen's blog!

Lawn Fawn Fun

Hello there!

The new Lawn Fawn release arrived at my LSS yesterday, so I had to rush right over and scoop some up!

There is just so much to love... I am especially enamored with the Stitched Leaves and new Stitched Snowflakes dies.

I also picked up the Snow Day stamp set and coordinating Snow Day 6x6 paper pad along with the Sweater Weather 6x6 paper pad. The sweet little Winter Penguin mini set came home with me as well.

I have two cards to share today, and one that I have to wait to share, because it uses next week's Deconstructed Sketch! :)

For this card, I "scattered" the Stitched Leaves dies on a piece of Papertrey Ink Kraft cardstock, placed them on an embossing pad and then ran them through my Cuttlebug so that I just got a fun impression on the cardstock instead of cutting them out. I then created a mask of each leaf with some painters tape, placed it over the leaves, and sponged Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Aged Mahogany, Spiced Marmalade and Wild Honey. The sentiment is from Lawn Fawn's Just my Type stamp set and the sequins are from the LF Hello Sunshine collection.

For this card, I thought it might be fun to try to create a project that used the Snow Day set for something other than a winter-themed card. I paired the bunnies from Snow Day with the heart from Winter Penguin and the sentiment from Woodgrain Backdrops, and added just a couple of strips of paper from the Snow Day 6x6 pad. I used Tim Holtz Distress Markers to color in the bunnies and a bit of Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam for the heart.

I can't wait to show you my other card next Thursday, using the Sweater Weather papers and the Stitched Leaves dies again (but in a different way)!

Have a fantastic day!

Thanks for stopping by!

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 158

Hello there!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Deconstructed Sketch!

My card this week is for a friend of mine who is getting married today. Yay! It is a beautiful day for a wedding!

I am loving the Let's Polka 6x6 Petite Paper Pack by Lawn Fawn, the papers are so fun and versatile!

Be sure to stop by and see what the other DT members have created using this week's fantastic sketch:

• Arielle Gordon
• Cresta Woodruff
• Jen Shults
• Joanne Basile (sitting out this week)
• Kadie Ensley (taking an extended break)
• Kim O'Connell
• Sheri Gilson
• Tammy Hershberger
• Tangii Crain 
• Tracey Pickersgill (posting later this week)

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Supplies used:

Paper:Kraft {Papertrey Ink}, Classic Crest {Neenah}, Let's Polka {Lawn Fawn}

Stamps: Hello Sunshine, Bake Me a Cake, Woodgrain Backdrops {Lawn Fawn}

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Delicata Golden Glitz {Tsukineko}, Clear, White, Silver Wink of Stella {Zig-Kuretake}

Accessories: Twine {Hemptique}, Wood Veneer Hearts {Studio Calico}

You Brighten My Life

Hello there!

I have a fun little card to share today.

My bff/roommate is a nurse and commissioned me to make a thank you card for another nurse who helped her out recently.

When I saw Lawn Fawn's latest release with the new Get Well Soon stamp set, I knew we had to have it! Not necessarily for get well cards, but for all kinds of nursing related cards. That little bird is just the cutest!

I also used the Spring Showers die set, and a sentiment from the Life is Good stamp set. The thank you sentiments are from Mama Elephant's awesome Many Thanks stamp set. The papers are from Lawn Fawn's Let's Polka 6x6 petite paper pack.

I am linking this up to Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Challenge for June which is just to share something you create!

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your day!

Oh Happy Day!

Hello there and Happy Wednesday!

Do you ever find products that just make you happy?

I saw these new Lawn Fawn Hello Sunshine and Let's Polka papers at my LSS the other day and right away had an idea for a card. Don't you love it when that happens? As I walked along, I found this uber-cute stamp set and die set to match and the result is this card, which literally created itself! :)

The sentiment at the bottom is from Lawn Fawn's Plus One stamp set.

I am linking this up to Simon Says Stamp Work it Wednesday Challenge.  The challenge is to create a card with bright colors, flowers, sunshine or anything else that makes you think of Spring!

Thanks so much for stopping by! 

Hope you have a happy day! :)

The Deconstructed Sketch No. 129

Hello There!

Are you ready for this week's fabulous Deconstructed Sketch?

Jen has another awesome one for us!

I recently picked up this super cute little set of stamps by Lawn Fawn and was just itching to use them, and today's sketch is just perfect for these adorable little birds! The paper is the super fab Make it Merry by October Afternoon.

Check it out:

I happen to know that the Design Team has created some super fantastic creations to inspire you again this week, so here is the list so you can check them out!

Arielle Gordon

Cresta Woodruff
Dawn Easton 
Jen Shults
Joni Wilson
Judy Rozema 
Kadie Ensley
Kim O'Connell
Lori Boyd
Sheri Gilson
Tracey Pickersgill

Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy your day!