The CUTEST Lawn Fawn Scene Card!
Hi friend! Happy Sunday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Mayra-Duran-Hernandez to our blog to share this ADORABLE card idea featuring new Lawn Fawn! Read on and enjoy!

Hello to all who are part of this ‘moo-velous’ crafty community! Did you catch the hint of the product I will be showcasing today? The adorable new Highland Cows stamp set!! The newest Lawn Fawn release is full of cuteness, with 8 new stamp sets with coordinating dies and coloring stencils, 14 new standalone die sets, and an awesome new paper collection! There is plenty to choose from to create projects for any time of the year!
From the moment I saw the images from the Highland Cows set, I knew it would be super fun to color these using markers or the coordinating stencils. For my card today, I paired these cuties with the Riverside Backdrop: Portrait die and the Giant Outlined Yay die to create the scene of these fun cows cow-gradulating the recipient.
I added color to the cows using Copic markers; this herd of cuties has a matching reddish/ brown color to their beautiful coats. Next, I colored the flowers and grass images that I would be using on my card using Copic markers as well. I then moved on to one of my favorite steps: adding color to the die-cut pieces to create the depth and dimension for the scene. On the water pathway piece, I used the Cobblestone stencil to add a path to the lake area for this adorable herd. I hope today’s card inspires you to create with these cuties!!

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Give it a Try! Stitched Memories Board



Hi friend! Happy Saturday! I’m delighted to welcome back special guest Richele Christensen with this really detailed and fun Stitched Memories Board idea! Would you try this with some of your memorabilia? Read on to learn more from Richele and enjoy!

Hello friends! I’m so excited to share my Stitched Memories Board project today. The Board has pockets for your cherished tags and things and you can pin your favorites treasures at the top (I pined up some test blocks I’m working on). Palette Canvas Cloth is perfect for its designs, durability and structure. I’ve used Tim Holtz Palette Canvas Cloth in Charcoal – Typography, Green – Tiny Print, Neutral – Map and some Multi – Collage and Tickets. This 16” x 20” Rodalm frame from Ikea is perfect but you can use any frame for this. Let’s get started!


Gather your supplies Palette Canvas Cloth, Frame, Idea-ology Trinkets, Distress Paint, Distress Ink, Alcohol Ink, some vintage lace, vintage mother of pearl buttons and maybe a few photos.
Cut your fabrics as follows: Typography – 20” x 24”, Green Tiny Print – 19” x 14”, Neutral Maps – 19” x 14” and fusible interfacing 1 – 20“ x 24” and 2 – 19” x 7”


Press the interfacing to the back of the fabrics with an iron. You will note that the interfacing is cut for half of the pockets so line up the interfacing with the bottom 3 edges and press well. Fold the pockets in half and press again with the iron.
Mark the pocket as follows: Measure 6” up for the bottom edges of the main panel and draw a line. Pin the Green pocket lining up to the line to the bottom edge of the pocket. Draw a line down the center from side to side to create 2 sections for the pockets.


Sew the green pocket to the main panel 1/4” up from the bottom edge of the pocket and sew down the center to create the 2 sections.
Now do the same for the Brown pocket at the bottom. Measure 5” down from the top of the Green pocket and pin the Brown pocket lining up the top of the brown pocket 5” down from the top of the green pocket. Now divide the pocket in to 3rds from side to side. Sew the bottom of the pocket to the main panel and stitch on the 2 divider lines you created for the sections.


Lay the inner frame piece or the frame over the main panel with the pockets to define the space and give you an idea where to place things . Position the buttons for the heart. You could also do your initial, a star etc.
Add some hand stitching to a few of the buttons using embroidery floss or pearl cotton.
Arrange and adhere the buttons to the pocket with Collage Medium. Set aside to dry.


Paint the Foliage and Floral Adornment with Distress Paint in Victorian Velvet, Bundled Sage and Speckled Egg, paint 2 coats to cover the metal well. Let dry or dry them with a heat tool then add a little Gold Metallic Alcohol Ink to a cotton swab then lightly rub over the surface to hit a few of the high points. Don’t overdue the gold as you want the colors to show. Less is more in this instance.
Use a cotton Swab and Alcohol Ink in Metallic Gold and Mushroom to age the Keys, Memo Clips, Pin Nib and Sweetheart Adornment.


Cut some pieces from the Multi Tickets and Collage Canvas Cloth and arrange as desired. Pin the elements in place and hand stitch around them to secure. You can fold the edges under or fray the edges both will look great.
Add a cluster of vintage lace and ribbons and pin to board. You can also add a few keys on some fine string to dangle from the center of the lace. Add a few vintage buttons and a Flare Button with Collage Medium to the top edge of the green pocket.


Adhere the florals, leaves and the Sweetheart metal pieces to the button heart. Let dry.
Apply Design Tape to the inner frame piece. Adhere the end with a small amount of Collage Medium.


Snip at the corners and fold over the edges on both sides of the frame piece. If your frame doesn’t have this inner frame you can skip this step.
Wrap the sewn pocket fabric around a piece of foam core board cut a little smaller than the frame. Use Design Tape to help hold the fabric in place. Start with the sides.


Trim the corners and continue folding over the edges for the top and bottom. Use masking tape or painter tape to secure all the edges.
Insert the foam core into the frame and secure.


I created these cute little pins for the board using the Multi Collage Fabric. Cut out some of your favorite section of the fabric. I used a few backgrounds and a saying, fray the edges and then pin them together with a little button on a Loop Pin. Now pin them to the board. These would also be cute in a journal or card.

Cut some #8 tags from the Palette papers and add to the pockets.
Now for the best part. Decorate with tags, photos, and more. I added a few little quilt blocks for fun at the top. I can’t wait to see what you make! Thanks so much for stopping by and as always happy sewing! -Richele

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Create Custom Scene Cards by Mixing Die Sets


Hi friend! Happy Friday! Please join me in welcoming special guest Nichol Spohr to our blog back in our monthly installment of Making the Cut – our monthly blog series that celebrates the love of all things die cutting! Nichol is showcasing this adorable mix of newly released A7 Arches, Quirky Daisies, and Dewdrop Daisy dies, as well as Leafy Greens stencil and Lawn Fawn’s Build-A-Bunny and Build-A-Critter Bug Costumes! Be sure to watch the video for all the details and enjoy!



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