simply celebrate winter

Caly’s Happy Holiday Yeti

- Nancy Krueger 2 Comments

Hi there! It’s Caly with you today sharing a project for the Holiday Critters Challenge!  This is an extra long challenge and runs 3 weeks, so you’ll have lots of time to play and enter.  The challenge ends on December 5th at 11:59pm PT.  Be sure to link up your projects on the “current challenge” post located at the top of the page.


My card today uses images from a few winter stamp sets.  I used primarily the Yeti or Not set.  I love these adorable yeti and use it every chance I get.  I also used a house from the Winter Village set, the tree line from the Simply Celebrate Winter set, and snowmen from the Ready Set Snow set.

I stamped and colored all of the images with Copic markers.  When done, I die-cut them and set them aside to work on the background.  I ink-blended a panel with Distress Oxide Inks in Tattered Rose, Worn Lipstick and Picked Raspberry, then  lined it with three layers of Stitched Hillside Borders.

Reds:  R21, R22, R27
Oranges:  YR30, YR61, YR66, YR68, Y17
Greens:  G21, G24, G28
Teals:  BG10, BG11, BG13
Blues:  B00, B0000, BG000, BG02, BG07
Browns:  E31, E35
Yeti:  W00, W1, W3, R30

I colored the top of the hillside borders with the BG10 marker to give it a splash of color and contrast between the layers.  I adhered the first two layers right over my ink-blended panel.  The very top layer is attached with foam adhesive to give it more dimension.

I finished by stamping my sentiment at the top of the card panel, attaching my images to create a fun scene.  Lastly, I added some white gel highlights throughout to give these images more interest.

I hope you like it!  There will be lots of inspiration throughout the next 2.5 weeks, so be sure to check back here on the blog or the #lawnfawnatics hashtag on Instagram.  Again, this challenge ends on December 5th at 11:59pm PT. 
Happy crafting!
~Caly

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Featured Fawnatics and Challenge 106 Random Winner

- Nancy Krueger 4 Comments

Hi friends! It’s time to show off some of the awesome designs you linked up for the Card Sketch challenge! We saw so much creativity in your cards and we can’t thank you all enough for joining us for this challenge! Please check out the Card Sketch challenge gallery to see all the fabulous entries!

If you are one of our Featured Fawnatics today, we invite you to grab this badge to share on your blog or other social sites!


by Helga
using Delightful Daisy, Simple Stripes: Diagonal, Scripty Bubble Sentiments

by Claire A.
using Simply Celebrate Winter

by Emily
using Happy Hibiscus, Tropical Leaves

by Kelli
using Outside In Stitched Pumpkin, Happy Harvest, Fall Fling paper

by Sarah
using Narwhal and Friends, Mermaid for You

by Kim
using Happy Hugs, Scripty Hugs, Really Rainbow paper

by Jessica
using Car Critters, Out of This World, Scootin’ by, Bannertastic

by Catherine
using Unicorn Picnic, Bubble Border, Rainbow




And now we have our random drawing winner from Challenge 106 who wins a $25.00 gift certificate to our shop, lawnfawn.com! And the winner is…#1

Congratulations to Stephanie! Please send an email to fawnies(at)lawnfawn(dot)com with “Lawn Fawnatics random winner” in the subject line. Then grab this winner badge to display on your blog and social media!



We will share Design Team inspiration during the next 3 weeks for Challenge 107 – 3D Cards This new challenge runs until Sunday, September 5th at 11:59PM ET.

Thank you so much for joining us each month for our Lawn Fawnatics challenges! You inspire us with your amazing creativity and kindness!

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A Super Happy Holiday Critter Card with Christy

- Nancy Krueger 1 Comment

Hey friends, it’s Christy here with another card for our Happy Holiday Critters Challenge! I love making scene cards, and I combined so many different sets into this one. I used Beary Happy Holidays, Cheery Christmas, Mice on Ice, Holiday Helpers, Yeti or Not, and Simply Celebrate Winter. I colored all my images with Copic markers and trimmed them out with the matching dies.


For the background, I used a piece of bokeh paper from the Snow Day Remix 6×6 pad for the sky. I added stitching detail to the edges with the Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables, then added some tree silhouettes with the Stitched Tree Border. Overtop of that, I layered two Stitched Hillside Borders, one glued flat to the card, and the other popped up with foam tape.

I cut out an icy pond using the Bayou Backdrop and heat embossed a little swirl of ice skating tracks from Mice on Ice. I added that to the lower left corner of the card. Then I added my images into the scene with a combo of liquid glue and foam tape.

The little snowman was from Simply Celebrate Winter. I just masked him off from the rest of his friends when stamping and used the dies to cut out most of him, and my Cutter Bee scissors to trim down the rest.


To finish things off, I added a sentiment stamped in Bubblegum Ink and trimmed out with an Everyday Sentiment Banner, and a bit of Stardust Stickles for a little sparkle.

I also finished off the inside using Simply Celebrate Winter, which you can check out in the video tutorial on my YouTube channel, Christy Gets Crafty.

The Happy Holiday Critters challenge will be open until Sunday December 6 at 11:59PM ET. We hope you will join us!

Thank you so much for sharing with us today, Christy!

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Have a fun and crafty weekend, friends!