Lawn Fawn- Plane and Simple - birthday card

 I love making birthday cards for friends and family - and I especially love playing with letters and names. Therefore I couldn't resist making a card for my friend and send it to her for her birthday.

I started out with using the stitched cloud backdrop die on white Bristol smooth card stock. Then I made a circle mask and blended some distress inks in the circle. I used Milled Lavender, Dusty Concord and Seedless Preserves and made sure to blend them as seamless as possible to make that nice gradient sky. 

The clouds at the bottom were made with vellum and white card stock, using the stitched puffy cloud borders. 

For the letters, I used Cole's ABC's - die cut them in my cuttlebug and let them stay in the negative so I could use the same distress ink blend I used on the circle sky. When ready, they also got a coat of clear Wink of Stella. 

To color in the plane and the banner, I used my beloved Copic Sketch Markers in these colors:

Plane: YG11, G21, YG63, G94

           V12-15-17

           C0-1-3

Clouds and Smoke: C0-1

The little hearts and the cheeks of the clouds I stamped using Distress Oxide in Worn Lipstick.

And of course, there are elements of Nuvo Crystal Glaze, white gel pen and some sparkle where needed. Otherwise it wouldn't be one of my cards, right!?

I'm entering this card to the challenge #21 over at lawnfanatics.com

Thank you so much for stopping by!

//Anna

Duh-nuh - Lawn Fawn / Gummiapan birthday card

First of all - I've got to say that I'm really pleased with how this card turned out. Especially since it wasn't meant to look like this when I first started. This card was made from a mistake...!

As I was creating the background for the Happy Hippos Shaker card, I didn't like how the colors turned out. I found it to be a little too dark to be a sky background. So I put it aside and started over with some lighter colors.

Then, when I was about to create this shark-card, I was initially inspired by this card from the talented Yainea. But as I started to play,  I got the idea to switch the card fronts and make the intended front the inside instead. And now - I'm totally glad I did! 

The "new" card front is just some washitape and the polaroid frame die from Gummiapan, paired with the shark fin and sentiment from the Lawn Fawn stamp set "Duh-nuh". The waves were made using the wave accent die from Lawn Fawn.

The inside is made of Distress Oxides and some Distress ink in tumbled glass, broken china and faded jeans. See now why I thought it was too dark for a sky?!! So to make it an underwater scene, I added a spritz of water to make the colors oxidize. The corals, sea weed and little fish are from the "mermaid for you" stamp set - also from Lawn Fawn - and they were stamped directly onto the distress background, using Versafine black ink.

And the shark is, of course, also from the duh-nuh set. Colored in copic sketch markers: C5-3-1 and highlights with a white gel pen. And if you can spot the discoloration on the shark's forehead - that was also a mistake as I dropped one of my ink blending tools on the shark while putting them away from another project... Oh well!

And to avoid the messiness of embossing on the polaroid frame - I just stamped the word "jawsome" (from the duh-nuh set) in black versafine ink and then went over the letters with a clear sakura glaze pen. Just to get some dimension. The bubbles are also enhanced with some glossy accents.

Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope you have a "fintastic" day! (yeah - another "pun intended")

Below you can find links to the supplies I've used - ones that still are available for purchase, that is :-) 

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Gustav 2 - MFT Happy Hippos Shaker card

Aaand - I'm back with another birthday card! Can't get enough of those, can we? And also - we have a lot of birthdays in August amongst friends and family, so the creation part of me is always thinking about card themes and how to combine stamp sets and so on this time of year.

As much as I love the Adorable Elephants from MFT, I must say that the new Happy Hippos also qualify to a spot on the top of my favorite stamp-set list...! They are just so cute - and a big thank you to Scrapfabriken in Sweden who carry the new MFT stamps and dies!

So on to the specific, nerdy stuff:
The background was made using a mixture of Distress Inks and Oxides. The clouds were made using the wonderful Stitched Cloud dies from Lawn Fawn. I added the clouds' faces using stamps from Lawn Fawn's Plane and simple stamp set and for the cheeks I used Distress Oxide ink in Worn Lipstick.

The balloon shaker part is a die set from MFT (My favorite things). The little pouch that fits the balloon die is sold separately, I think. The hippo and the birds are from the "Happy Hippos" stamp set - also from MFT. The pink balloon I borrowed from a Mama Elephant stamp set called "Spread Happiness".

All the critters are colored in with Copic Sketch Markers:
Hippo: C5-3-1, R20
Hat and Bowtie: BG09, BG57, BG13 and B91
Birds: Y02-08-19, YG23
Balloon: RV25-23, R20

At the bottom I used some striped washi tape and the letters to spell out my nephew's name "Gustav" were die cut with Lawn Fawn letter dies using some teal card stock. Eyes on the critters were enhanced by using some Nuvo Drops in "Ebony black" and of course there are some details with Glossy Accents and Wink of Stella as well. Wouldn't be the same without it!

Please leave a comment if you like what you see! You can also find me on Instagram: @designbyhektor.

Below you can find links to the supplies I've used - ones that still are available for purchase, that is :-) 

Affiliated links used when possible at no cost for you...!

Vilma 5! Lawn Fawn sea critters and pop-up

Today's card was made for a birthday girl who loves to swim and play in the water. So what better suitable than some aquatic critters from Lawn Fawn?!

I made the card as a pop-up card - using the Lawn Fawn hillside pop-up dies with the wave die overlay - inked up with distress oxides and -inks. All critters were colored with my copic sketch markers and highlights were made using a white gel pen and my wink of stella glitter pen.

To spell out hew name on the front of the card, and also to make the number "5" on the inside, I dusted off an old alphabet die from quickutz. Haven't used it for ages, but I got the idea that I wanted to make her name in an ombre fashion with my comics, and I think it turned out really good!! 

Thank you for visiting! Sea you again soon (pun intended)! :-)

Birthday Shakercard feat. Adorable Elephants from MFT

Hi everyone! Today's card is a shaker card with an adorable little elephant from a stampset from My favorite things called exactly that: Adorable Elephants. This stampset has been on the market for some time now, but it's new to me and I can't get enough of these little creatures...! 

This little fellow was colored using Copic Markers:

Body - N0, N2, N4 and N6

Ears -  R00, R11, R20 and RV21  

The dots on the cheeks were made using a white Sakura gel pen.

                                                              

To create the background, I used an older background stamp from Hero Arts and stamped it with Distress Oxide ink in the color "iced spruce".

The shaker part was inked with the same ink and I tried to achieve a somewhat ombré background, using the emboss resist technique with some of the butterflies from the stampset. The frame was diecut with the new stitched rectangle frame dies from Lawn Fawn.

The black enamel dots were made with Nuvo Crystal Drops - gloss Ebony black.

The sentiment "Grattis" means "Congratulations" in Swedish and was diecut with a die from Rox Stamps. I inked it up with some Distress Inks: "Abandoned Coral" and "Festive Berries". The heart balloon was also colored using those inks.

And to make it a shaker card - I popped the frame up in some foam adhesive and also adhered some transparent plastic to make the window. The confetti is a mixture of sequins from different suppliers, f.x. YouDo.

The inside was also made with the Lawn Fawn frame rectangle dies and inked with some Iced Spruce Distress Ink. The stamps are from the same stampset, mentioned above.

And the backside uses my sticker with contact info, along with a cute stamp from Gummiapan: "limited edition" - (which it is)!

To personalize the card before sending it - I simple added the recipient's name using alpha stickers from Tim Holtz. 

I hoped you enjoyed this card, and if you did - please leave a comment! Thank you for visiting and see you soon! Love //Anna

Below you can find links to the supplies I've used - ones that still are available for purchase, that is :-) 

Affiliated links used when possible at no cost for you...!

My Favorite Things ADORABLE ELEPHANTS Clear Stamps BB28	Tonic EBONY BLACK Nuvo Crystal Drops 650N	RESERVE Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad ABANDONED CORAL Ranger TDP46769	Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FESTIVE BERRIES Ranger TDP39969
Ranger Ink - Tim Holtz - Distress Oxides Ink Pads - Iced Spruce	*Ranger Inkssentials GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Dimensional Adhesive	ScraPerfect LARGE NO CLOG WRITING CAP Tip 000082	Ranger Embossing Powder WHITE EPJ36685
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=342224	DoCrafts 3D FOAM TAPE 9mm x 5m Stick It STI7201	Sakura 6 WHITE Gelly Roll Classic Medium Point Pens Set 57488
*Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING TOOL Applicator Foam IBT23616	*Ranger Inkssentials INK BLENDING FOAM REFILLS Applicator Tool Refill IBT23623	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=344436	https://www.simonsaysstamp.com/product.aspx?id=344440
Copic Sketch Marker N0 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 0	Copic Sketch Marker N2 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 2	Copic Sketch Marker N4 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 4	Copic Sketch Marker N6 NEUTRAL GRAY NO. 6
Copic Sketch Marker R00 PINKISH WHITE Pale Pink	Copic Sketch Marker R11 PALE CHERRY PINK	Copic Sketch Marker R20 BLUSH Pink Flesh Skin	Copic Sketch Marker RV21 LIGHT PINK
RESERVE Lawn Fawn STITCHED RECTANGLE FRAME Lawn Cuts LF1142

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Grattis Farmor!

Igår fyllde min söta lilla Farmor hela 95 år!!! Det är helt otroligt - hoppas verkligen att jag har ärvt några av hennes gener!

Jag har använt mig av papper från OA's Travelgirl och Amy Tangerine's Yes, please. Siffrorna är utstansade blommor som jag lagt i form av siffror och pyntat med halvpärlor och lite bling.

Ett ganska enkelt kort, men väldigt effektfullt och jag älskar färgerna!

Material:

Kraft CS

Mönstrade papper från October Afternoon och Amy Tangerine

Mini retro flower punch från EK Success

Fjärilpunch från Martha Stewart

Halvpärlor från ICA Home

Bling från Stampin' Up!

Washitape från Panduro

Alfastickers från October Afternoon

Hushållssnöre

Vit gelpenna

Presentpåse

Lite mer än en enkel tulipan på födelseda'n...

Jag hittade en aubergine-planta på vår plantskola som jag direkt visste skulle passa min vän och tidigare kollega Jessica jättebra. Hon har nämligen ett jättefint litet hemsnickrat drivhus på gaveln till sitt hus. Men det är ju ganska tråkigt att komma med en liten planta i en plastkruka - så pimpad påse fick det bli!

Jag har använt QK-alfabetet "Blossom" och stansat ut Jessica i lila CS. Blomman är stämplad på Kraft CS i distress ink Walnut stain.
Vimpeln är gjord av mönstrat papper från Dear Lizzy, som jag stämplat lite på. Stämplarna är från ett gammat clearstampark och jag kan inte komma ihåg tillverkaren...

Enkelt och snyggt - det behöver inte vara mer komplicerat än så! Och såå mycket roligare att ge bort!

(och påsen är från Zara om det är någon som undrar!)

Grattis"tag" till Mamma!

Min mamma fyllde halvjämnt i förra veckan och vi köpte bl.a. en stor blombukett som behövde ett kort...! Jag gjorde som jag gjort en gång tidigare, dvs en form av LO/tag där vi sen skrev hälsningar på baksidan.

Har jag sagt att jag älskar mina washi-stämplar??! ;-)

Material:
Kortbas "Gone Fishing" från The Paper Loft
Mönstrat papper med fåglar från Panduro (tror det är ett gammalt julpapper)
Rosa papper med woodgrain från gömmorna
Prickigt papper, också det från pappersgömmorna
Bokstavsstämplar från Inkadinkado
Fjäderstämpel från Artemio - stämplad i brunt på Kraft och utklippt efter det
Bakgrundsstämpel från Bo Bunny
Washistämplar från Prima
Blomstämpel från Making Memories och Hero Arts - stämplade i brunt på rosa CS och utklippta efter det
Kantstans från EK Success
Datumstämpel från American Crafts
Nummerbrickorna är utklippta från ett mönstrat papper ur Dear Lizzy's serie "5th & Frolic"
Halvpärlor från Panduro

Grattis Ola!

Min gudmors man Ola blir 70 idag! Hurra hurra hurraaaa!

Material:
Kortbas i Kraft
Trämönstrat papper från The Paper Loft "Hooked on Fishing"
Bokstavsstämplar från Inkadinkado, stämplade i Colorbox Chalk Ink på Kraft
Blomstämplar från Making Memories, stämplade i Colorbox Chalk Ink på Kraft och utklippta, monterade på 3d.-kuddar
Halvpärlor från Panduro
Sifferstickers från Sassafrass
Hushållssnöre
Vit gelpenna