It's a Patterned Paper Challenge at the Pond!

Time for another Simon Says Stamp sponsored challenge. This month it's Patterned Paper so go through your stash of paper and have some fun with us at Lily Pad Cards!

That's just what I did with some of my favorite Crate Paper 6x6 papers from the Farmhouse, Random and Portrait sets with an assist from a scrap of yellow gingham from the Girl's Paperie. The star of the show is the charming new Lawn Fawn set, Love n Breakfast.

There's a whole lot of paper-piecing going on with the breakfast tray, each element was stamped and cut out from different paper scraps. A bit glossy accents adds some shine to the egg yolk and the flower vase.

I can't wait to see what you do with patterned paper, I'll be looking for your cards in the challenge gallery at Lily Pad Cards!

I'm so excited about CHA, just a few more days! If you will be there I'd love to meet you, stop by the Lawn Fawn booth on Monday and say hi!

blessings,
nancy
Titus 3: 4-8

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Paper Pieced Anniversary Card

My mom and pops in-law just celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. They are remarkable people who have lived and laughed and loved very well. I am grateful to them for raising their son to be my wonderful, loving husband.

I wanted to make a sweet light-hearted card for them. Mom has had a series of strokes that have diminished her eye-sight so I used lots of contrasting colors and some paper-piecing to add texture. Lawn Fawn stamps provided the perfect images, full of whimsy. The strip on the bottom is a wink to my father-in-law's Colorado farming roots.

I'm adding this to the current Lawnscaping Challenge #20- Paper Piecing.

~ Proverbs 18:22 ~

The man who finds a wife finds a treasure,

and he receives favor from the Lord.

blessings,

nancy

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Harvest Moon Mini Card for Simon Says Stamp

Hi everyone...I'm back with another {guest designer} project for Simon Says Stamp.



The theme this week at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog is halloween or goth. I don't normally do halloween or goth so I found a compromise using the new Lawn Fawn set Happy Haunting and a bright color palette.

This is a 4x4 mini card featuring the spooky house and bats from Happy Haunting.

The house was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Tiara White cardstock. I colored it using various colors of Copic markers. I cut it out and spritzed it with a mixture of Perfect Pearls powder and water in a mini mister. Then I set it aside to dry.

For the background I trimmed white cs to 3.75 square. I covered the whole piece with Jenni Bowlin Lavender Sachet ink. Then I spritzed the Hero Arts Friend Definition cling stamp with the Perfect Pearls water and stamped onto the inked background. This gives a fun blurred image.

Next I punched a 2.25 inch circle from the calendar paper in the Crate Paper Portrait 6x6. I inked it with Wild Honey Distress ink. Then I stamped the pair of bats with Tuxedo Black ink. Then I spritzed this piece with Perfect Pearls too.

To assemble the card I started by adhering a 4x4 black cs panel to the card base. Then I added the "moon" to the background and adhered it to the card. The house was added with dimensional foam adhesive.

To finish I added the sentiment with Tiny Type stickers and then I added some Glossy Accents to the windows and the bats.

So now, make sure you join in on the challenge because Heidi will be giving one lucky entrant a $50 voucher to her FANTASTIC Simon Says Stamp Superstore !!

~ Psalm 62:1,5 ~

I wait quietly before God,

for my victory comes from Him.

Let all that I am wait quietly before God,

for my hope is in Him.

blessings,

nancy

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My Cup of Tea

I'm supposed to be posting my cards for my class next Saturday but nothing is coming together just yet so in the meantime I'll just share some cards I've been making lately just for fun!

I love playing with Lawn Fawn stamps! This card came together really quick with an Accent Cut from the Farmhouse Collection by Crate Paper. No bling, just a fun little card to have on hand to easily pop in the mail.

For this card I used Lawn Fawn stamps to create the background pattern and paper from the Farmhouse and Random 6x6 paper pads. I'm adding this card to the Lawnscaping Challenge to add layers/dimension.

Here's a close-up of the stamping...a little Glossy Accents really makes the heart on the teacup stand out.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

~ Colossians 4:2 ~

Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

blessings,

nancy

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