Hi there SCT friends, it's Nancy Damiano today with a peek at what I've been up to. Recently, I've taken an interest in card making and all the techniques and tools that go along with that hobby. In particular, I love the idea of stamps and coordinating die sets. They can be pricey though, so I've come up with some creative ways to get the most use out of these tools. The set I've chosen today is Donut Worry by Lawn Fawn. I love this company's designs and sense of humor. Who doesn't love a good pun!
Let's start out with my first love – scrapbooking. This layout is about a funny vacation moment and my love of a large pink donut. The "x" design in the center draws the eye towards the center and the photos. The thought behind that particular decision was "x marks the spot" or the donut in this case!
The Lawn Fawn donuts were colored with Copic markers (some with white embossed sprinkles) in shades of pink, magenta and red. I scattered them at the top of the layout to add movement and whimsical touch to the design.
Next, we have the traditional card. I used Copics in shades of pink, blue and brown to create this lovely box of donuts. To create the donut box, I used the Inside Outside Rectangle Die Frame by My Favorite Things. This cut the rectangle to the perfect size and added a nice embossed stitch line to the edges. Some baker's twine and a stamped birthday sentiment complete the simple card.
My last project with the Donut Worry set is this project life spread. This story coordinates with the pink donut layout and they lay side by side in my scrapbook. Here I used the die to create a custom donut 3×4 card.
I used a masking technique to layer stamped images of the donuts so I could get some in the foreground and background. I used a rainbow of Copic markers to create the colorful donuts and a simple type font stamp for the title. The card took 10 minutes to create and gives this spread a nice handmade touch.
Stamps and coordinating dies are wonderful tools for cards, scrapbooking and project life. When deciding which sets to invest in, I make a list of at least 3 projects I can use them on. This helps me to narrow down my wish list and control the costs of yet another new hobby in my life!
These are so cute!! Would love a donut as big as my face! Sounds YUMMY! TFS!
Love the first layout! The cross made of paper is such a good idea!
Fabulous layout!!! Love the Lawn Fawn donuts!!! Too cute!!!
So adorable!! Love the Lawn Fawn!! :D
FUN layouts and cards!
Look at those donuts!!! LOVE them all!
Awesome inspiration! That box of donuts cards is super neat. And I’m now craving donuts.
Cute ideas. I love the card :)
Love how you used the dies for cards and your scrapbook. Love how versatile a stamp/die set is shown by your great work. Thanks for sharing.
So cute! Love finding versatility in the more expensive papercrafting products.
So many darling ways to have fun with this super sweet stamp/die set!!! I just love it all!!! Thanks for the delightful inspiration!!!
You did a beautiful job with this fun stamp! Love them! :)
CUTE & FUN :)
LOVE how you have used them on both cards and layouts => I’m INSPIRED!!!
Love this sooo much! Your enthusiasm for the place really shows in the layout and journaling. Seems only right the Krusty burger was meh. Aren’t they 50% sawdust? Ha!
Fantastic layout!! Thanks for sharing!
Very colorful and eye catching! You did
a fabulous job with the Simpson characters
and your journaling really adds a lot of
“character”, to your characters!
Many thanks for sharing…
Cindi
Such fun projects! Love the card and how it looks like a box of donuts. So cool.
Now I want donuts! I want to send dozens!
Simply adorable!
Such fun projects! The donuts are adorable :)