Happy Wishes Inspired by Lawn Fawn's Design Team Member Latisha Yoast

I had a chance to pop into my craft room after a week's trip for work and a whirlwind lately in our life.  I used the opportunity to make a card to congratulate my boss on his recent promotion (I'm really going to miss him).  I found this adorable design from Latisha Yost on the Lawn Fawn blog here. I really love this Lunar Lights set and it paired so well with this cute 6x6 paper pad called My Girl from American Crafts.  Okay so, yes, I'm making a card for a boy with paper from the My Girl set, but it's so pretty I just couldn't resist.  It was easy to adapt to my simply style too.  I used my Sizzix Top Note die to cut out the white piece and mounted it on some paper from the set.  I stamped the sentiment and the base for my "lights" on the white, then stamped the light stamps on the patterned paper and fussy cut them.  Then it was just a matter of adding the yellow "light" on the white background and then taping down my lights.  I added three little rhinestones to finish it off.  So cute and easy peasy.

 

Before I dash off to bed, I just had to add this picture of Chewie who made herself at home on my stamps while I crafted tonight.  I can't believe the places she finds suitable for naps!

 

Hello Card - Design Principals with Britta Swiderski

I'm sharing today a card I made as part of an online class called Design Principals with Britta Swiderski. 
I've just started this class and so far it's pretty interesting.  In addition to a lecture video, there are three project videos:  a tag of class information and two cards.  I thought I would share with you one of the cards I made after watching her video.  I used some paper from the mat stack for Mango Frost by DCWV and my Sizzix Top Note die for the shape and a EK Success punch called Bumpy Road for the strips. The sentiment is stamped in Chocolate Chip ink from Stampin' Up using a stamp from the Portfolio set by Pink Paislee.  I inked the edges of all the paper except the sentiment with Aged Mahogany Distress Ink and finished it off with some Pearls by Recollections.  It was pretty quick to make once I saw her video.  I'm sure I'll share more finished projects as I work through the class.