Friday, November 27, 2015

Lawnscaping FIT Bloghop: Violet

Need a Hug Card by Jess Crafts using Lawn Fawn Yeti Set Go

Hello crafty friends! Welcome to the November Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team Blog Hop sponsored by Ink Road. You should have arrived from Angel but there is a list at the bottom of the post to help you stay on track. This month we are featuring the color violet! Check out my video for more on how I made this card.


Ink Road is providing a $25 gift certificate to a random commenter so be sure to follow along to all the blogs and gather some inspiration and a chance to win. Today's card was created with the Lawn Fawn Yeti Set Go stamp set. Next up on the hop is Heidi.




Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Extending a Sentiment to Create a Scene

Happy Holiday Card by Jess Crafts using Newton's Nook Designs Simply Seasonal and Holiday Smooches

Hello crafty friends! I'm sharing a card over on the Newton's Nook blog today. I extended the happy from Simply Seasonal to give the birds from Holiday Smooches a place to perch. Head on over to see the full card.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Custom DIY Bag featuring MaMoo Kids Blank Artist Tote

Custom Tote Bag by Jess Gerstner featuring Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs Critters on the Savanna and You Color My World

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing something a bit different. I got the opportunity to do a sponsored video with MaMoo Kids to customize my own tote bag. I was really excited about this because I thought it would be great as a traveling art journal tote. However I'm also thinking this would make an awesome and super special holiday gift. I have lot of quotes on my art journal Pinterest board and some people who would appreciate a handmade gift. For more on how I made this bag check out my video tutorial.


I started with the high quality blank artist tote. I love that these are made in the USA, include a zipper and are a very thick sturdy canvas. I was able to create this bag with just the cardmaking supplies I had on hand. You can find a list of the supplies I used down below.

Custom Tote Bag by Jess Gerstner featuring Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs Critters on the Savanna and You Color My World

Other supplies:
Lawn Fawn Quinn's ABCs: http://amzn.to/1lFZt5F
Lawn Fawn Violet's ABCs: http://amzn.to/1lFZuGw
Lawn Fawn Critters on the Savanna: http://amzn.to/1MyTgBh
Lawn Fawn Color My World: http://amzn.to/1lFZBBY
Stamping Grid Block: http://amzn.to/1lFZGFN
Staz On Ink: http://amzn.to/1lFZI0g
Copic Markers: http://amzn.to/1lFZMgx


Monday, November 23, 2015

Santa Card with Create a Smile Snow Dance Kit


Santa Christmas Card by Jess Gerstner featuring Create a Smile Snow Dance Kit

Hello crafty friends! Today I have a card using the Create a Smile Snow Dance kit. This kit was full of so many fabulous bits. I just love Create a Smile's fun and whimsical designs.  You can check out the video for a closer look at the kit and a full card tutorial.


As mentioned in the video I was able to layer lots of fabulous elements from the kit like the large scale snowflake stencil and the pretty patterned papers. I love the arrow enamel shapes because they easily draw your attention to the focal point. 

Santa Christmas Card by Jess Gerstner featuring Create a Smile Snow Dance Kit

Challenges:



Tuesday, November 17, 2015

25 Days of Christmas Tags featuring Newton's Nook Designs

Christmas Tag by Jess Gerstner featuring Newton's Nook Designs Fox Hollow

Hello crafty friends! I'm excited to be joining in Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event. I know there is a ton of inspiration and many prizes to be won so I don't want to take up too much of your time. Today's 25 Days of Christmas Tags sponsor is Newton's Nook Designs and so I made a large sparkly tag with the Fox Hollow stamp set. Please check out the video for more information.

Video coming soon!

 Be sure to play along for your chance to win!



Monday, November 16, 2015

In With the Old at with Lawn Fawn's Stay Tuned Stamp Set


Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is In with the Old! We want to see an older supply used and be sure to include some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I created a custom background with a stencil and the Stay Tuned set from Lawn Fawn. I haven't pulled out that set for ages and almost decided to sell it but look how fun it turned out. Check out my video for more on this card. 


The sponsor for this challenge is Lawn Fawn. They are offering a free stamp set of choice for the winner. Thank you Lawn Fawn for your support!




Thursday, November 12, 2015

Newton's Nook Designs November Release Simply Seasonal



Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs November Release. The last stamp set of the release is called Simply Seasonal and this is a must have in my opinion! There are little images that you can pair with the pretty sentiments and in today's card I show you how to can create cards for all seasons. I could see using a similar designs but with ombres for a different look. Check out my short video for more tips on stamping these cards and keep reading to find out how to win this set!



Would you like to win the new “Simply Seasonal” stamp set?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday November 12th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday November 13th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Newton's Nook Designs November Release Jolly Tags


Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing the Newton's Nook Designs November Release. The first stamp set of the release is called Jolly Tags and it has coordinating dies! There are super cute critter tag designs and I'm sure the coordinating tag dies will be useful outside of holiday cards and tags.   Keep reading to find out how to win this set!



Would you like to win the new “Jolly Tags” stamp set?
This prize will be given away to ONE lucky winner
Here's how to win: 
Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective blog release posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday November 12th at 9pm CST to comment  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday November 13th. 

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

25 Days of Christmas Tags featuring Lawn Fawn

Christmas Tags by Jess Gerstner featuring Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods and Let's Bokeh in the Snow

Hello crafty friends! I'm excited to be joining in Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags event. I know there is a ton of inspiration and many prizes to be won so I don't want to take up too much of your time. Today's 25 Days of Christmas Tags sponsor is Lawn Fawn and so I made a little tag set using their Joy to the Woods set and the Let's Bokeh in the Snow papers. Please check out the video for more information.


 Be sure to play along for your chance to win!



Monday, November 9, 2015

Monday, November 2, 2015

Clean and Simple Thank You Card for Lawnscaping Challenge 117



Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing a card for the latest Lawnscaping challenge. Today's challenge is Thinking of You! We want to see a project with an encouragement or a message of kindness with some Lawn Fawn goodies. So for today's card I decided to make something really simple. I wanted this to be something you could make quickly when you needed a card fast or when you wanted to brighten someone's day but didn't have much time. Check out my video for more on this card. 


For today's card I used the Critters Down Under stamps and dies as well as the Let's Boken in the Snow 6x6 paper pad.


The sponsor for this challenge is Ellen Hutson. There will be a $25 gift certificate of the Ellen Hutson store for the winner. Thank you Ellen for your support!