Hey there, everyone!  Welcome to the last day of our April Lawn Fawn inspiration week!  Today we are showcasing "Stay Tuned", which is a super cute 3x4 stamp set.  You are going to just love the retro images and cute sentiments on this one!

This card is pretty clean and simple, and I just love the fun circle cut out!! Here is what I created:
I hope that you have an awesome day!! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

Hey there, everyone!  Welcome to day three of the April Lawn Fawn inspiration week!  Today we are showcasing a mini stamp set, which is perfect for stamping on the back of your cards or adding to handmade gifts you give people.  It is called "Handmade With Love", and you are going to love it.

I decided to use it on the back of one of my cards today.  It just so happens that the font matches the sentiments in "Grand Greetings", so I used them together!  Here is what I created:
I hope that you have an awesome day!! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

Welcome to day two of our April Lawn Fawn inspiration week!!  Today we are showcasing a new alphabet set called "Claire's ABCs".  This is a super cute alpha, and it is a similar font to some of the sentiments that you will see throughout the Lawn Fawn stamp sets.

I created a cute little Earth Day card, combining this alpha set with "On The Mend".  The heart shaped world is from the Give A Hoot Cricut cartridge, and I just think it is adorable!!!  Love that it is heart shaped!  I also used these stitched felt hearts, which I think I have had in my stash for at least 3 years!!  Tee hee!  Glad I found a cute way to use them!!  Here is what I created:
I hope that you have an awesome day!! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

Hey there, everyone!  Welcome to the April Lawn Fawn inspiration week!  We are having 5 fun filled days full of inspiration and giveaways on the Lawn Fawn blog!!  Today we are showcasing the new "Flutter By" stamp set, which is ultra feminine and full of flowers and butterflies.

I went a little shabby chic with my card, and layered this & that to my heart's content!  I love the glittered doily in the background, and the paper pieced butterfly from the stamp set was the perfect touch to accent the sentiment with.  Here is what I created:
I hope that you have an awesome day!! ♥♥♥

Until later,
~Lea L.

Happy Friday, everyone!!  Welcome to this month's Key Ingredients blog hop!!  Our challenge this month is to get creative with TAGS.  And don't forget that we want our subscribers to play along with us, so be sure to add your projects to the link list on Taylor's blog!!

Today I am sharing a card that uses three of the tags as a background accent.  Here is what I created:

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

And don't forget about the subscriber's challenge as well!!



Until later,
~Lea L.

Hey there, everyone!  Sorry for being a bit late to choosing the winner...we have family in town, and I have been busy getting ready for them to arrive/them actually arriving!  Here is the winner of the Paper Smooches "Spring Groves" stamp set:
Congratulations!  Please forward  your shipping address to jnllawson @ bresnan.net, and I will forward it onto Kim, who will get the stamps sent off to you.   Thanks to everyone for such sweet comments on my card...I greatly appreciate them!!  I better get going for now, so I hope you have a wonderful day!

Until later,
~Lea L.

Welcome to the NinaB Designs's 2nd blog hop! We had a great time last month and we just want to thank you for your enthusiasm and encouraging words. The NBD team has new projects to show you today featuring NinaB Designs Spellbinders™ Paper Arts (Home Sweet Home and Sewing Elements), The Craft's Meow Stamps, and Want2Scrap bling. We have added a new twist to our hop. Not only do we have tons of inspiration for you, but we also are joining in the Crafty Friends' challenge that you can participate in. And of course, there will be prizes up for grabs! You will find more info below.  So now that some of the details are out of the way, here is what I created for the blog hop!!

THE CHALLENGE:
If you choose to participate in the challenge, create a new project that uses two die cuts. They don't have to come from two different die cut sets. Then, link it to the Crafty Friends' challenge blog. One participant will win the Sewing Elements dies. You can enter as many as you want.  

THE RULES:
Leave a comment on as many blog hop stops as possible. FOUR commenters left on the NinaB Designs team blogs will be picked to win prizes. One comment per blog please. This is open to our international friends. Here are the links to the NBD team:


THE PRIZES:
There are several prizes to be won. One Crafty Friends' challenge blog participant will be randomly picked to get the Spellbinders' Sewing Elements dies

Four commenters left on the NinaB Designs team blogs will be picked to receive the following:

Hey there, everyone!  My friend, Kim Hughes, has asked me to help promote one of her newest stamp sets this month.  When she sent me the email, I was like "Of course!!"  I love Kim's cute stamps...I have been a fan of hers ever since her CHF days, and that is the time that we "got to know" each other as card makers.   We also were both part of the CPS sketch blog team together.

On April 15th, Paper Smooches will release their newest set called "Spring Groves" and I am here today to help promote this sweet set!  This is the sixth stamp set from their "Kismet collection".  Here is what I created with this super cute stamp set!

Hey there, everyone!  Just popping in really quick to let you know that this is release week of the April Key Ingredients kit.  Here is a little peek of my card that went up on the Key Ingredients blog today:
Head on over to the blog to see it in its entirety, and for instructions on recreation!  Have a great day, and I will be back tomorrow with something fun!

Until later,
~Lea L.

Hey there, everyone!!  Welcome to the group post, which is the last night of our WPlus9 release week!  This means that everything is now for sale in the WPlus9 store, and a final project from all of the design team in one post on Dawn's blog!!  I LOVE seeing everyone's projects together in one post...I think I say that every single release, but it is just true!  We all have such different styles, and it is just so fun to see what everyone comes up with!

I decided to create an Easter card using the brand new Super Star stamp set, while mixing and matching older sets to create a custom Easter sentiment.  I wanted the card to be more faith based, and the starburst in Super Star made for the perfect rising sun.  The resurrection of Jesus is what we celebrate this time of year, and I wanted to create a card with this in mind. 

My new plates were also delivered, and I was able to use the Chevron impression plate...and let me just say, I am super impressed with it!  I have had metal impression plates from other companies and gotten rid of them because they worked horribly, and warped.  The WPlus9 impression plate is sturdy and hard....and it embossed beautifully.  I am SO excited that Dawn has introduced them, and I can't wait to see what other plates she comes up with!  Without further ado, here is what I created!

Card Challenges Used:
-The Pink Elephant #142- clean & simple
-The Kraft Journal #65- spring or Easter
-Fab N Funky #115- embossing
-Simon Says Stamp challenge- favorite tool (corner rounder)
-Paper Sundaes #114- Easter
-One Stop Craft challenge #176- Easter
-Raise the Bar #98- religious Easter

Don't forget to check out what the rest of the WPlus9 team has come up with for group post night!  And be sure to head over to the WPlus9 and pick up your must haves!!

Hey there, all!!  Welcome to day 3 of the April WPlus9 release!  I hope that you are enjoying all the inspiring projects and new products that WPlus9 is coming out with this month.  Tonight we are sharing ANOTHER brand new item never before sold by WPlus9.  You are going to be so excited!!  Here is what we are introducing tonight:

• is a 4x6 clear photopolymer stamp set
• contains 9 stamps; 1 frame, 6 sentiment builders, and 2 accent images
• will be available for purchase April 5th

• coordinates with the Label Layers 4 stamp set
• two separate dies wired together that can be easily snipped and separated
• will be available for purchase April 5th

• 5.75" x 4.5" double sided steel impression plate
• made in the USA
• will be available for purchase April 5th

I have a little bit of a sad face right now, because I am waiting on some new sandwich plates to come in for my Cuttlebug...so I couldn't use the impression plate.  :(  But, I will definitely be using it tons once they come in, and I can't wait!!!  So for tonight, I used Label Layers 4 and coordinating dies for my card.  You are going to just LOVE this stamp set....it is definitely a must have!!  Here is what I created: