Hope You're Day GLOWS. . .

Another card from the "ready to publish" batch I have from cards I made before my sabbatical.  The items aren't exactly new anymore, but perhaps they are new to you? This was the first time I used the GITD embossing powder as well as the stamp & die sets. It is snowy and dreary here and I needed to brighten things up so I chose to publish this post now. I hope you enjoy this write up!

I love playing with new stuff and playing with new stuff that does something {other than stamp or die cut} is even better! I was perusing Amazon and this bundle pack of Lawn Fawn stuff came up; the light bulb set, Lights Out, this set, both with coordinating dies, and a bottle of the new Glow in the Dark embossing powder.  Was it cheaper?  I dunno, but I had wanted all of it, so my finger slipped pressed the button and they ended up in my cart.  I had so much fun with this card, I hope you like it!

What I Used to Make my Card:
White Card Base
Distress Oxide Inks - Salty Ocean, Wilted Violet, Squeezed Lemon, Mermaid Lagoon, Seedless Preserves & Black Soot
Zig Clean Color Markers
Lawn Fawn Little Fireflies Stamps, #LF1593
Lawn Fawn Little Fireflies Dies, #LF1594
Lawn Fawn Grassy Border, #LF613
VersaMark Ink 
Ranger Archival Ink in Jet Black
Lawn Fawn Glow In the Dark Embossing Powder, #LF1577
Tutti Designs Stitched Nested Rectangles, #TUTTI-217
Shades of Green Paper
Watercolor Paper
Dimensional Dots

These fireflies are SO cute! I pondered for a while how I was going to use the GITD {Glow in the Dark} embossing powder so I watched the video which Lawn Fawn puts out with each new release.  I took the idea about making the fireflies' butts glow using little dots.  I covered a piece of white card with VersaMark ink and sprinkled on the GITD embossing powder and heated it up with my heat gun.  I did this multiple times (honestly, at least 8 times) as I wanted to be sure the powder was thick enough to really glow.  I set the paper aside while I continued working on the card.

Another Look

I made my background with Oxide Inks, set that aside, and stamped my little fireflies on watercolor paper using my MISTI.  While I had everything out, I also stamped my sentiment.  I used Clean Color markers to color the fireflies {this was a challenge - I have no idea what color real fireflies are, but I suspect they aren't that pretty.  I improvised to make mine look sweet when they aren't glowing} and cut them out, as well as my sentiment.  I needed something to ground the scene so I cut out the Grassy Border twice, using two shades of green.

Next step was to die cut the little circles out of the paper I had coated with the embossing powder.  Then I attached them to the firefly butts and let them dry.  Once my background was fully dry, I attached the grass cuts and the sentiment.  I also cut out two of the "twinkles" from the embossed card so I could put them around the word GLOWS in the sentiment.  I popped most of the fireflies up with some dimensional dots and I was done! 

The card matched up with the Glow In The Dark spots

I was so anxious to see what it looked like in the dark, and I am SO pleased at how the card came out, but my camera refused to take a picture of the card! Absolutely refused.  I figured I'd try my cellphone and luckily that worked!  I hope you like this adorable card as much as I do! ~ fondly, Christi

I am entering my card in the following challenges:
NBUS {Never Been Used Schtuff}, #13 - Anything New Goes 
2 Crafty Critter Crazies, #37 - Anything with a Critter {fireflies are critters?}
Take It, Make It Challenge, April - Anything Goes 
Coloring in Scrapland, April Challenge - Anything Goes w/ Option of Embossing
Dream Valley Challenge, #223 - Things with Wings
Pammies Inky Pinkies, #2015 - Anything Goes

A Trio of Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Cards

I know most of you are stuck in the house and the big trip of the week is to the grocery store to see if they have any toilet paper - thank goodness that is starting to get easier, at least here in Colorado it is.  I have been crafting like crazy in between doing some chores that have been put on the back burner; at least I feel that something is getting done! The entire  time I took off from crafting I still shopped, and bought crafting supplies, cause how can you not?   Once I started to look at all the goodies I have amassed I really wanted to play with these sets that go along with the Lawn Fawn Shadow Box card; I love that these cards can be folded to fit into a regular A2 envelope! I made three of them {I sense a pattern here; I seem to be making sets lately. I guess I am making up for lost time!} Here is the trio of Shadow Cards I made:

Here is the group:

What I Used for Each Card:
Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card, #LF1486
Gina K. Amalgam Ink in Obsidian
Sturdy Cardstock for the Boxes 
Various Pastel Colored Card

Now, this is what I used to make the Waving Hello card {in addition to the items listed above}:

 

Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Ocean Add On, #LF1705
Lawn Fawn Wavy Sayings, #LF1899
Lawn Fawn Fancy Wavy Banners, #LF1923
WOW! Opaque Bright White Super Fine Embossing Powder, #WL01SF 
VersaMark Ink
 
This was simple to make, I just cut out all of the pieces, using appropriate colors of card and put the card together.  I stamped the sentiment onto the banner with Versamark ink and embossed it with the white embossing powder.  Attached the banner and the card is done!

To make the Spring Shadow Box card I used {in addition to the items listed above}:
Lawn Fawn Spring Shadow Box Add On, #LF1906
Strip of Acetate

This card was a little more time consuming; cutting out and gluing the little flowers to the hillside took a bit of time.  I cut out the bunnies, one out of grey card and one in brown, and put the card together.  I made the back brown bunny appear to be jumping using the strip of acetate.  It's so much fun to make the pieces of a car look like they are floating {it's the little things that make me laugh!!}


Lastly, to construct the You're a Star card I used {in addition to the items listed above}:

Lawn Fawn Shadow Box Card Theater Add On, #LF1706
Lawn Fawn Lucky Stars Stamp Set, #LF514
Hero Arts Strawberry Ink
Strip of Acetate
Die-Namics Stitched Fishtail Sentiment Strips, #MFT-1123

I like the double meaning of this card, you're a star in a theater, get it? I cut out all of the components, put the card together, again using a strip of acetate to make the star appear that it is floating in the background.  Finished it up with the sentiment and the gems.  After all, why be on stage if you can't rock some bling? 

That's it for today! I hope my 3 happy, spring cards brought you some joy; and

Another Look at all Three

I sincerely hope everyone in your world is doing fine.  If any of the cards, or projects, on my blog speak to you, please message me & if I still have it, it's yours! No worries as I will pay the postage.  I have so many cards hanging around I need to do something with them and while I do donate a bunch it would be nice to share them with other card makers.  Email me {StampinDiva at yahoo dot com} and I will let you know if I have the card(s) available.  Thank you so much for using your time to come visit me - do leave me a comment so I can visit you back! Fondly, Christi

I would like to enter my cards in the following challenges {if the challenge is specific to one of the cards, I will note which one is entered}:
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Spring Moodboard {see below} 
NBUS, #13 - Anything Never Been Used {schtuff} - I never used the Spring and the Theater Add On's for the Shadow Box Cards :)  
Die Cut Diva's - April Challenge - All About Animals {Spring & Waving Hello Cards}
Country View Challenges - April Challenge - Animal Magic {Spring & Waving Hello Cards}
A Perfect Time to Craft - April Challenge, Anything Goes
2 Crafty Critter Crazies, #37 - April Challenge, Anything with a Critter {Spring & Waving Hello Cards}
Southern Girls Challenge - April Challenge, Anything Goes 
Cut it Up! - Hopping Down the Bunny Trail {Easter} - {Spring Card}
Craft Rocket Challenge, #69 - April Challenge - Furry Friends {Spring Card}