A Quick CAS Birthday Card

I saw the stamps sitting by my desk, they were just asking to be inked up. I didn't have a lot of time but I wanted to make a card. Out came some pretty inks, a punch or two, a bit of ink spray and a couple minutes later, here's what happened:

It took longer to photograph the card than it did to make it! And I'm really happy with the CAS look of it too. I love that it's just stamping, nothing fancy. I layered the stamped panel on a Hero Hues Pool card base. The butterflies were punched out of stamped cs then spritzed with Mister Huey's.

And here's what I used:

Thanks for stopping by!

blessings,
nancy

Stamp Fever Party

I had so much fun yesterday! It was a festive atmosphere at Stamp Fever for the Lawn Fawn birthday celebration. The store was decorated with banners, there were Pink Lemonade Cupcakes and shelves fully stocked with Lawn Fawn goodies! Kelly's make 'n take table was the place to be.

I started the day by teaching a class (using all the new Lawn Fawn sets and papers, of course).

A big smile from Lauren!

This group takes their card-making seriously

This was a wonderful group of women, I had a great time!

I had to bring my little Tia with me as her big buddy was at the groomer and she doesn't like to be left home alone. Luckily she didn't lack for friends to cuddle with her.

Tia didn't know Jane but seemed very happy to hang out with her!

Tia knows and loves my sweet friend Sue, she even helped Sue do a bit of shopping.

Finally at the end of the day, I posed for a photo with my sweet buddy Kelly.

Make sure to visit the Stamp Fever blog for more party photos and the announcement of the Blog Hop Winners!!

I'll be back tomorrow with a new card!! I finally had time for some creative fun!

Also since the announcement of the imminent end of Google Reader I checked out a couple alternatives. I really like Feedly. I moved my current blog reading list with just one click. It's going to be an adjustment since I had a routine with Reader but I really like the way Feedly looks and the features. I hope you'll add my blog to whatever new reader you choose.

blessings,
nancy

Wishing Lawn Fawn a Happy Birthday with Stamp Fever

Shortly after I started teaching classes at Stamp Fever I got an email from Kelly Marie Alvarez asking if she could show us her new stamp line. Kelly brought her stamps, it was love at first sight and I've been a fan of Lawn Fawn ever since. Stamp Fever has carried Lawn Fawn since the very beginning!

This month Lawn Fawn celebrates three years of bringing cute-ness, whimsy and quality to the crafting community! It seems only right that Stamp Fever should throw a party to celebrate!!

We've put together this mini hop to get the word out about the birthday celebration. If you are in the Orange County, Calif. area please join us at Stamp Fever! We'll have cake (Pink Lemonade Cupcakes!!) and Kelly will have a fun Make 'n Take to share.

There will be prize drawings at the party but we don’t want to exclude our blog readers. 

We will randomly choose one winner from those who comment at The Stamp Fever blog and one more random winner from comments on the Hop Participant blogs. 

To increase your chances of winning: Follow the Stamp Fever blog in a reader or by email subscription; sign up for our Newsletter; follow Stamp Fever on Facebook and leave us a comment there. 

Each winner will receive a Lawn Fawn Stamp set and the coordinating Lawn Cuts Die set.

Happy Third Birthday, Lawn Fawn!

Stamps: Year Three, Fanciful Frames, Bake Me a Cake; Pink Lemonade Papers.

Drawing is open until 10:00 pm PDT on Friday March 15. The random drawing will take place at the party with the winners being announced Sunday, March 17 on the Stamp Fever blog.

Please visit these blogs and wish Lawn Fawn a Happy Birthday!

Stamp Fever Birthday Hop for Lawn Fawn list of Participants:

Stamp Fever Blog

Nicole- Unify Handmade

Chari- MossyMade

Britta- Britta Swiderski Creative

Vera- Ling's Design Studio

Lynnette- Netter's Notables

Barb- ...Enjoying Life

Lin- Sending Hugs

Marcy- En Papillote Arts

Kathy- Wading in Creativity

Katie- Katie's Quarks

Virginia- Yes, Virginia

Melissa- Love My Scraps

Deborah- Society of Stampaholics

Nancy- Happy Heart Studio

Annette- My Clever Creations

Lawn Fawn Blog

blessings, 

nancy

Fixing a Flawed Card Design

Over on the Stamp Fever blog you'll find a new series called Card-Making 101. The first in the series is "Fixing a Flawed Design".

I hope you will pop on over and leave a comment to let us know you were there!

blessings,
nancy

Cafe Mocha at Home

I'm not a big Starbucks fan (I'm cheap), but I do like an occasional hot beverage with some special flavor. This morning as I poured the last of the coffee from the pot into my cup I had a light bulb moment as I noticed the can of chocolate sitting on the counter...why not make my own Cafe Mocha!

Here's what I did:
Fill cup 1/3 full with coffee. Add 2 teaspoons Trader Joe's Sipping Chocolate powder and stir to combine well. Add about 1/2 teaspoon sugar or to taste (I don't need things too sweet) and stir again. Add milk to fill the cup and microwave for 1 minute on high. Stir again and top with whipped cream (hubby always has cans of whipped cream in the fridge). Enjoy!

You may need to adjust the chocolate and sugar amounts depending on the size of coffee cup you use.

Now I'm off to attempt some scrapbook pages....the day could go horribly wrong but at least it started well!

blessings,
nancy

i'm still here....really i am

Things are starting to slow down a bit so I made some time to do a little blog post. I really do want to be much more consistent with posting but I just haven't had much quality crafting time.

I did have the fun assignment recently to design (and in a few cases, re-design from the original) the Lawn Fawn card samples that were shipped to stores. It was not hard to make cute cards because these stamps are so adorable.

I will be teaching a class with this set of cards on March 16 at Stamp Fever...it's about time! The sets I used are: Good Fortune, Happy Easter, Home Sweet Home, Critters on the Savanna and Summertime Charm. I used papers from the Pink Lemonade and Daphne's Closet collections.

 (based on the original design by Latisha Yoast)

 (based on the original design by Lynnette Kauffman)

thanks for visiting!

blessings,
nancy

laugh giggle be silly

Wow, can't believe it's been so long since I've posted here. I'm busy and I'm loving it but my little blog is lonesome.

I had the chance to play with the wonderful Hero Arts group in the latest Scramble today. The always adorable Judy was our hostess for the festivities. Her running commentary was so fun, I love her sense of humor! The theme was Spring and since it is decidedly un-Springlike here in the OC I was thinking warm colors!

Just a simple card made, photographed and uploaded in less than an hour. I love that sentiment by Hero Arts!

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blessings,

nancy