Hey there, everyone!  Welcome to the last night of the February Lawn Fawn inspiration week!  It has been a fun week, filled with lots of amazing projects and comments from Lawn Fawn lovers.  Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement...I am so glad you like what I have done with the latest Lawn Fawn product!

Tonight we are featuring one more new stamp set called "You've Got Mail".  Seriously...love that movie, and I love this stamp set! I am so happy that the owners chose this name for the stamp set...it is just perfect!!  I paired the stamp set with some of the new papers from the Bright Side collection....and love how it turned out!  Here is what I created!!

Hey there, everyone!!  So, aren't you just loving the new "Chevron Backdrops" that we introduced yesterday?  Chevron is such a big trend right now...I am seeing it everywhere!

Tonight we are showcasing the Bright Side paper line yet again...aren't you just loving this new collection?  It is so bright and cheerful, and full of possibilities!  So far I have shown it in a cute style, an elegant style...and tonight I am sharing a more CAS shabby style.  I used just one layer of paper, and focused on the chevron printed kraft paper in the collection.  There are so many different ways to use this paper collection...you are going to definitely want it in your stash.  Here is what I created!

Hey there, everyone!!  I hope that the rest of your weekend was an awesome one!!  I drove to Helena and back for an engagement shoot, which went great!  We had church this evening, then came home and watched The Walking Dead.  Love that show!  So- it has been a super busy day, to say the least.

Tonight we are sharing projects using the new stamp set "Chevron Backdrops".  If you are a fan of the chevron print which is so popular right now, you are going to LOVE this new backdrops set!  You get three great stamping options....tiny chevrons, medium chevrons, and one really large chevron.  For my card I stamped the large chevron to the bottom of the background paper, and the tiny ones in really light pink ink to the sentiment stamp.  Here is what I created:

Hey there, everyone!  So, weren't the samples for Gnome Sweet Gnome the cutest?!!  I loved how different all of our cards were...and I think we used up every single image and sentiment in the set for you all to see!  And didn't the set just go perfectly with how fun and bright the new Lawn Fawn papers are?  Loving it!

Today we are showcasing the Bright Side papers again!  Because it is a completely new product line for Lawn Fawn, we want to make sure you get plenty of inspiration for it!  So that when you get these new papers in your hands you will be so excited to use them!  I wanted to show how these papers can be used for a sophisticated and elegant card today...because while they are super cute for the most part, there are some patterns & colors that are sleek and sophisticated.  Like the grey chevron prints, which are so trendy in everything right now... and you would never know that there is a super cute flower print on the purple paper when folded into an accordion shape.  They paired perfectly with this clean and graphic sentiment as well.  Here is what I created!

Hey there, everyone!  So- did you just love seeing all the projects with the Bright Side paper collection yesterday?  I love that Lawn Fawn has continued to grow, and are creating cute paper lines that match the fun and whimsical feel of their stamp sets!  I am also just a huge fan when a small business succeeds in this day and age!!

Today we are showcasing a new stamp set called "Gnome Sweet Gnome"...which is the epitome of Lawn Fawn!  It goes well with the critters sets, and you are going to love mixing and matching with all of your other Lawn Fawn stamps.  Of course, I chose to paper piece all the fun elements that I used on my card...with the new Bright Side papers, which were a perfect fit!  Here is what I created!

Hey there, everyone!!  Welcome to Lawn Fawn's February inspiration week!  For the next few days we are going to be showcasing some of the new stamp sets, along with the new paper collection that Lawn Fawn released called "Bright Side".  And the paper is what we are sharing with you today!

I created this clean & simple, but still lovely shabby card for you.  I chose to use the papers in pink & aqua only, plus the amazing printed kraft cardstock.  If you are a lover of kraft in anyway...you are going to seriously love the Lawn Fawn version!!  Here is what I created:

Hey there, everyone!  Hope that you are having a great week!  I have come down with a little cold bug....which hit me the hardest yesterday.  I felt gross all day long...but it allowed me to catch up on some of my DVR'd shows!  So, there seems to be a plus to this minus! :)

I have my card to share for CPS sketch #253, where we were sponsored by The Twinery this week.  I did ZERO stamping on this one, and let the paper collection & stickers take care of the sentiment for me.  Here is what I created:

Hey there, everyone!  Long time no post...so sorry for that!  I really needed a creative week off, and in place I did a lot of cleaning around the house, etc.  It was a good week for me, and I am feeling much more inspired and invigorated to create again!

Today is the February Key Ingredients Blog Hop, and our theme for this month is "Take Note".  I took the theme quite literally, and covered this little notepad that I keep in the kitchen to take notes of from phone calls, or write out our grocery list.  The colors in this kit are perfect for a little pad that you leave in the kitchen...they even FEEL like they were meant for that room!  Tee hee!  Here is what I created!
º Store Discount. Subscribers will be given a special discount code to save 10% on any order placed between the 10th - 13th of the month to be combined with your subscription shipment. Subscribers in the US may combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment for no additional shipping fee. Subscribers outside the US will pay additional shipping costs to combine your additional items with your KI Subscription shipment. You'll receive a reminder e-mail on the 10th of each month which will also include a list of other products that will coordinate with the kit being shipped to you that month. This list is incredibly helpful for those who want to stretch the use of a KI with even more supplies!

º Design Team Inspiration. We'll debut the Key Ingredients kit on the 10th of each month followed by 5 days of inspiring projects posted by the Key Ingredients team right here on the Key Ingredients Blog. Of course, don't forget to check out the gallery where the design team is constantly adding new projects!

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If you want to subscribe, just CLICK HERE!!  And don't forget to check out what the rest of the Key Ingredients designers have in store for you today!! 

• Taylor VanBruggen
• Debbie Carriere
• Jessica Diedrich
• Jessie Rone
• Monika Davis

Well, that is everything I have for you today! I hope that you have a wonderful day! ♥♥♥
Until later,
~Lea L.

Hey there, everyone!!  So, I am light nighting it...and just finished taking some images of this cute Love Me card set!  I used up a bunch of my scraps and a few more full sheets of my 6x6 Love Me pad from My Mind's Eye, and used up the majority of the fun matching diecuts as well!

I did this card set for Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary Day 7 challenge...to use hearts on your project.  As you will see on all 4 cards...they all have hearts in some shape or form!!  I also used the sketches from the previous day's PTI post, which I was unable to get to at that time.  Here is the first card:

• Key Ingredients Info and Inspiration - February 10-15 - learn all about this fantastic kit club and see samples from the Key Ingredients Design Team and the Baker's Dozen!  Click here for all the info and start at Taylor's blog each day for all the inspiration.
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Here is an image of the February Key Ingredients kit, and the matching stamp set, "Vintage Dreamer".
If you are not familiar with the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit, let me give you a little bit of information!  It is a kit that is completely taylored to card makers, which includes 8.5x11 cardstock sheets, 6x6 paper, ribbon, and wonderful embellishments each month.  Each kit is perfectly coordinated to take the guess work out of matching, and enables you to create 16 or more cards with each kit!  If you aren't already a subscriber, and would like to be, just CLICK HERE to get started.  

The February Key Ingredients kit is no different then what I shared above, but this month we also have a matching stamp called "Vintage Dreamer".  This stamp set will only be available to Key Ingredients subscribers, and is going to be offered at 50% off through 3/10/12!!  How amazing is that?!  While this stamp set will be available throughout 2012, it will only be at the discounted rate for this short time.  So if you like it, be sure to act fast!! On 3/11/12 the price will go to its regular $21.95.

Because the kit includes the wonderful My Mind's Eye "Rosy" 6x6 papers, I decided that it would be perfect for the current My Mind's Eye Card challenge #32 going on at their blog right now.  It is a lovely sketch, with the theme of "You"...which kind-of fit my card perfectly. ;)  Here is what I created:

Hey there, everyone!  How has your week been so far?  It has been a good one here...kind-of same old, same old, which is always nice.  We did end up getting our television replaced via our service plan from Best Buy because our old one had burn in on the screen.  So- the comparable plasma is one inch larger, and is 3D.  Which, I couldn't care less about...I can't stand watching movies with stupid glasses on.  But, the hubby is happy because the burn in (which I pretty much never saw unless the screen was bright white) drove him crazy...

On a more exciting note {for me anyways....tee hee!}, I am the host for day 13 of our awesome CPS 5th Anniversary Event!  My day is being sponsored by Clearsnap, who has to be one of the most generous sponsors ever!  I would say I use some type of Clearsnap ink on about 95% of my projects, because I just love their ink quality.  For the anniversary event, each designer picked a past CPS sketch favorite, and used it again.  I chose CPS Sketch #121, and here is what I came up with:

Hey there, everyone!!  Did you have a fun Superbowl Sunday?  We had our small group from church over for the game, and ate lots of yummy football food!  {Which basically means lots of chips & dip and appetizers.  It was fabulous!}  I didn't care at all about the teams playing in the game, but it was definitely at least a good one!  And of course, I enjoyed watching the commercials.  My favorite is a tie between the first Budweiser commercial about prohibition ending, and the slingshot baby Doritos commercial.  What about you?

This week Papertrey Ink is celebrating their 5th anniversary, which is such a great milestone!  I didn't get a chance to take part in the day 1 activities, but on today's 5th Anniversary Post there were some digital freebies offered up, and I created two cards with them!  Here is my first card:

Hey there, everyone!  I hope that you had a wonderful Saturday!  We went over to Spokane to watch a cheer competition with some friends whose daughters were competing in it.  AND, my sweet cousin Molly was also competing with her gym in Spokane...so I got to see her cheer too!  It was a fun time!  If you are new to visiting my blog, you might not know that I cheered for 12 years of my life....from the age of 8 as a Pop Warner cheerleader, to the age of 20 at University of Montana.  Cheerleading was a HUGE part of my life, and I really hope that if we ever have a daughter, she will be interested in it too.  I was painfully shy before joining Pop Warner, and cheerleading brought me out of my shell, helped me make friends easier, and was just a really positive part of who I became as a person.

Anyways....moving on!  Tonight is group post night, ending the WPlus9 release week!  This is my favorite part of the week...because I love to go over to Dawn's blog and see all of the design team's projects together in one post.  It is always so fun to see how each person used the new product so differently!  I decided to focus mainly on the new dies, and paired them up with items from the last release to make a fabulous Valentine's day card!  here is what I created:

• Dawn Woleslagle
• Elise Durenberger
• Cristina Kowalczyk
• Jinny Newlin
• Kerrianne Gwin
• Lea Lawson
• Savitri Wilder
• Jean Martin

Don't forget to check the Winner's Post to see if you might have won some of these new stamps and dies!  {You could only win if you commented on Dawn's blog...so keep that in mind for the next release if you didn't do that!}  The other great part about group post is that it means the new stamp sets and dies are available for sale!!  So, head on over to the WPlus9 Website and be sure to pick up the must haves on your list!!

I hope that you have a wonderful day, and be sure to check back tomorrow when we do our design team group post!  It is my fave part of the week! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.