bonjour!

Good morning!  Today I'm sharing a card I made a week or so ago using Lawn Fawn's Gleeful Garden set.  I think this has got to be one of my most favorite stamp sets in the history of the universe!  The snails are too cute!  The flower, the bird, the mushrooms!  I took French for many years in high school and college, so the bonjour sentiment is fun too!


I think we may have turned the corner on the weather ... it's supposed to be mild all week with no snow in the forecast.  It's supposed to be in the 50s on Wednesday and Thursday.  YES!!

Enjoy your week!
~ Dawn

snail mail

Happy Weekend everyone!  I made this card for the It's Hip to be Square Paper Issue.  Aren't these the cutest snails?  I may have mentioned a time (or two) before that I love Lawn Fawn products.  And the matching dies make it super easy to cut out the images quickly. 

Today is the last day of February.  Finally! I'm hoping that March brings spring in a hurry!  I am really not enjoying this cold weather.  At all.  We did see a couple of robins this week, so there's hope right?

Enjoy!
~ Dawn

happy birthday

A quick post tonight to celebrate Lawnscaping Challenge's 100th challenge!  I am a big fan of Lawn Fawn products.  The cuteness factor, oh my!  This was a really easy card to make.  I stamped the bear image from the Love You S'More set and cut it out with the matching dies.  I attached him with foam so he stands out a bit.  Then I added "Happy Birthday" (also from Lawn Fawn) and added some bling with the sequins.  The end! 

It's still cold here.  So very cold.  And I'm so very tired of it.  March is around the corner, and I'm hoping spring isn't far behind. 

Stay warm!
~ Dawn

happy valentines day

Hey y'all!!  As you read this, I'll be in GA enjoying warmer weather (hopefully!), spending some time with Bill when he's not working, and visiting with my sister!

Here's another card I made with the February Simon Says Stamp Car Kit.  This one is a bit more traditional.  There were a lot of really beautiful papers in this month's kit.  And how cute is the heart made of paper clips?! 

Do you send out valentines? 

~ Dawn

valetines

I think Valentines are so much fun to make!  Every year I make several for family and friends.  This month's Simon Says Stamp Card Kit has some really good rub ons in it.  I had fun playing with them.  And I think the black & white is something different for a valentine.

Bill & I are headed to GA for a long weekend.  He has a work event that's about an hour from my sister, so I'm going to visit her while he works!  Hooray!

Have a good weekend!
~ Dawn 

hello sunshine

Two posts in one week!?  What!?  That's what happens when I have a couple days off from work!!  This card is made for the Create a Background Lawnscaping Challenge.  It's been cold and dreary around these parts with some snow thrown in for good measure.  I'm ready for some spring!

To make this background, I stamped the sun image with Versamark ink, then embossed with clear embossing powder.  It makes the images shiny and they stand out a bit more than if I would have stopped with the Versamark.

Hope everyone is having a good week and looking forward to a fun weekend! 
~ Dawn

hello friend

Good morning friends!  Today I have a card that I made for the new issue at Paper Issues - Say It Ain't Snow Cold Outside.  Sometimes it's a nice change to put together a card made of mostly elements and not too much stamping.  The only thing stamped on this card is the "hello friend" sentiment. 

Speaking of cold ... we're to have some snow tomorrow.  Only 1-3 inches, but still snow.  I'm ready for spring - we're half way there! 

Thanks for stopping by - Dawn