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Lawn Fawnatics Challenge #88: Oh Christmas Tree

2 Nov

Good morning!  It’s time for a new Lawn Fawnatics challenge and we have a great kick off challenge for the holiday season! I can’t wait to see what you’ll create!! 🙂

Here’s what I created:

Christmas Fishes by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawn

Christmas Fishes is one of my all-time favorite sets and I thought it would be perfect as the main focus for my card!  I also added a bunch of fishy friends and accessories from Mermaid For You, Fintastic Friends, and Duh-Nuh!  I stamped all of them onto white cardstock with copic-friendly black ink and then colored them with copics before die-cutting them with the coordinating dies.  I added a few accents with a white gel pen and then set them aside while I worked on the rest of the card.

Christmas Fishes by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Lawn Fawn

To create my background I stamped the tree onto a panel of strathmore bristol smooth cardstock with no-line ink so that I could see where I wanted to focus my blending.  Then I masked off the bottom and blended peacock feathers, mermaid lagoon, blueprint sketch, and chipped sapphire distress oxide ink around the panel keeping the lighter colors focused around the tree.  Then I removed the mask and masked off the water.  I blended antique linen and tea dye distress oxide ink to create my sandy ocean floor.  Then I spritzed the panel with water a few times and blotted off the excess.

I stamped and heat-embossed a sentiment from Merry Messages onto black cardstock.  I used foam mounting tape to add the sentiment and tree and then built the scene around them with all the cheery sea critters!  To finish the card I added a little spectrum noir clear sparkle and glossy accents over the tree and santa hats!

And now it’s your turn!  I can’t wait to see what you create!!  You can link up your entries on the Lawn Fawnatics blog!

Thanks so much for visiting and have an amazing day!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!

christmas fishes | Lawn Fawn
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christmas fishes – lawn cuts | Lawn Fawn
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mermaid for you | Lawn Fawn
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mermaid for you – lawn cuts | Lawn Fawn
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fintastic friends | Lawn Fawn
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fintastic friends – lawn cuts | Lawn…
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duh-nuh | Lawn Fawn
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duh-nuh – lawn cuts | Lawn Fawn
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
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Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Ranger Ink – Tim Holtz – Distress…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Copic Markers
[ SBP | ELH | SSS ]
AF435 Intens-ified Black Ink Pad -…
[ HA | ELH | SSS ]
Sparkle Pens Clear Overlay, Crafter’s…
[ ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Nuvo Clear Crystal Glaze
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Amazon.com : Uni Posca Extra Fine…
[ AMZUS | SSS ]
Nuvo 2 Pack Light Mist Spray Bottles
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Ranger Ink – Inkssentials – Mister -…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool…
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Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
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Scrapbook.com – Ink Blending Tool and…
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AF419 Clear Embossing & Watermark Ink…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
PW122 White Detail Embossing Powder -…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Strathmore Bristol Smooth Pad 9 X 12
[ ELH | SSS ]
Paper Basics – Stamper’s Select White…
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PS323 Hero Hues Premium Cardstock…
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GW101 Precision Glue – Hero Arts
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Amazon.com: Scotch 1/2-Inch by…
[ AMZUS | SSS | ELH ]
Scotch Pink ATG One Fourth Inch…
[ SBC | ELH | SSS | AMZUS ]
MT100 Original MISTI Laser Etched…
[ HA | SBC | ELH | SSS ]
Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut…
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Crafter’s Companion – Gemini Jr. -…
[ SBC | SSS | AMZUS ]

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  1. Mary G says

    November 2, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    Jess, you are a genius and so hilarious! I think this card is incredible and an excellent spin on the challenge!

    Reply
  2. tara prince says

    September 23, 2021 at 10:58 am

    so awesome

    Reply

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