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Lawnscaping Challenge #99: Clean and Simple

9 Feb

Today I’m sharing a trio of cards that I created with the newest Lawnscaping Challenge: Clean and Simple in mind…

I tend to struggle with CAS cards when I’m actively trying to create something clean and simple.  It comes more naturally when I’m just putting a card together…it’s a little odd, I know.  I was having problems visualizing what I wanted to create, so I randomly pulled out a couple Lawn Fawn stamp sets and took it from there.

This is what I came up with!

Lawnscaping 99 CAS www.allthesparkle.com

I think this is my favorite card!  The stamp set I pulled was Starry Backdrops.  I decided to use the large star stamp with masking.  I also grabbed the small bunny from the Hello Baby set as the focal image.  To start off, I stamped the bunny with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  Then I used masking paper to mask off the bunny and I also cut a curved line for the ground and masked that off under the bunny.  I prepped the paper with my powder tool and then stamped and heat embossed the stars.  Then I used a mini ink blending tool to blend Chipped Sapphire, Salty Ocean, and Tumbled Glass distress ink onto the sky.

I peeled off the ground and used the negative space from the masking paper to mask off the sky so I could blend Mowed Lawn distress ink onto the ground.  Finally I removed the masking paper from the bunny and colored him with copics.  To finish the card I adhered the card to Simon Says Stamp Fog Cardstock base, stamped the sentiment with Memento ink, and added a little clear wink of stella glitter to the bunny’s cheek and tail.

Lawnscaping 99 CAS www.allthesparkle.com

I was having fun with the Starry Backdrops set so I decided to make another card!  I used my M.I.S.T.I. to help line up the rainbow and stamped it in Simon Says Stamp and Hero Shadow inks.  I stamped the clouds with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, fussy cut them, and adhered them over the rainbow with foam mounting tape.  Then I used the M.I.S.T.I. again for the sentiment.  I stamped it several times removing the inks from various parts of the stamp with a baby wipe to create the rainbow effect.  Finally I added the little line of stars from the stamp set to highlight the sentiment.  I mounted the piece onto gold glitter paper before adding it to a top folding white card base.

Lawnscaping 99 CAS www.allthesparkle.comThe other stamp set I grabbed was Flutter By.  I knew I wanted to use the butterfly and flower but wanted different greenery.  I used the leaves from the Blissful Botanicals set.  I stamped and heat embossed the flower and leaves and then watercolored them.  Looking back I probably should have also used black ink and clear embossing powder for them.  I was originally planning to do more of a watercolor wash which is why I used the white powder.  I stamped the butterfly in Versafine Onyx Black ink and heat embossed it with clear embossing powder.  I colored the images with Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolors.  The sentiment was also stamped in Versafine ink and heat embossed with clear powder.  I offset the card onto a purple card base and corner-chomped the right edges.

I may have to do more “grab a random set” creations…it was kinda fun to take the decision-making process away and leave it to chance!  Thanks for visiting!

Supplies:

*Lawn Fawn BLISSFUL BOTANICALS Clear Stamps
*PRE-ORDER Lawn Fawn STARRY BACKDROPS Clear Stamps
Hello Baby stamp set
*Lawn Fawn FLUTTER BY Clear Stamps
Kuretake Gansai Tambi 36 Color Set Japanese Traditional Solid Water Colours for Professional Artists
*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad LIPSTICK RED ink010
Orange Soda
Lemon Yellow Mid-Tone Ink
Lime Green Mid-Tone Ink
*Simon Says Stamp Premium Dye Ink Pad ISLAND BLUE ink012
*Hero Arts Shadow Ink Pad GRAPE JUICE Mid-Tone 2012 AF227
*We R Memory Keepers Cropadile CORNER CHOMPER
*Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# SPRING RAINBOW PACK CSSPRB683
*Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SUPER SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Paper Pack 25 Sheets
*DCWV Cardstock 6 x 6 GLITZY GLITTER Paper Stack Printed Matstack MS-019-00052
*Simon Says Stamp CLEAR MASKING PAPER Low Tack 9×12 CLRmsk1
*Tsukineko MEMENTO Full Size Ink Pad TUXEDO BLACK
*Versamark WATERMARK Rubber Stamp Emboss Chalk Resist INK PAD
*VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Pigment
*Hero Arts EMBOSS ULTRA FINE CLEAR EMBOSSING POWDER PW111
*ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker 025320
*Claudine Hellmuth Studio Paint ARTIST BRUSHES Brush Ranger CHS24729
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET A Markers AAAS72A
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET B Markers BBBS72B
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET C Markers CCCS72C
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET D Markers DDDS72D
*Copic SKETCH 72 PC SET E Markers EEES72E
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD MOWED LAWN Ranger SUMMER
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD CHIPPED SAPPHIRE Blue Ranger
*Tim Holtz Distress Ink PAD TUMBLED GLASS Blue Ranger
*Tim Holtz DISTRESS INK PAD SALTY OCEAN Ranger SUMMER
*Fiskars PROCISION ROTARY BYPASS Paper Trimmer 12 Inches 04323
*PRE-ORDER Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS IBT40965
*Martha Stewart SCORING BOARD Score Craft Tool 42-05002
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Comments

  1. Vickey E. says

    February 9, 2015 at 10:50 am

    All these cards Re just adorable. My favorite is the bunny too. So sweet!

    Reply
  2. Meghan says

    February 9, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    All three cards are amazing but that bunny card is super amazing! So sweet!

    Reply
  3. Mary-Anne V. says

    February 10, 2015 at 11:05 am

    That first card totally caught my eye…love the sky and white space!

    Reply
  4. Gail says

    February 11, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Gorgeous CAS cards, love the first one with the little bunny. Gail

    Reply
  5. christiana says

    February 12, 2015 at 3:53 pm

    I love all three of these cards! You did an awesome job. Thanks for playing with us at Lawnscaping!

    Reply
  6. Elise C. says

    February 12, 2015 at 10:11 pm

    All three of these cards are beautiful! The bunny scene is so sweet and I really like the sentiment on the rainbow card! Thanks for playing along with us at Lawnscaping!! 🙂

    Reply
  7. Samantha M says

    February 13, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    WOW!! these three cards are amazing! i LOOOOOOVE that night sky you created! wow!! gorgeous with the bunny looking up!! and i LOVE anything rainbow! so your 2nd card totally is a fav of mine!! thank you for playing along with the Lawnscaping Challenge! 😀

    Reply
  8. Maike says

    February 15, 2015 at 2:23 am

    I truly love the starry night sky you created!!! Thanks for sharing with us!

    Reply

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