HUGS FROM CANADA WITH LAWN FAWN

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s time for a new Challenge at Lawn Fawnatics! Challenge #143 is to create a project inspired by where you live. As I have just recently moved back to Canada, my card features some of my favourite things that Canada is known for, beavers, moose, bears, snow, skiing, and maple syrup!

To start, I die cut A2 sized white cardstock with the largest rectangle from Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables. Using the Cloudy Stencil, I ink blended the clouds with Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide. I die cut Stitched Mountain Borders and ink blended the mountains with Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide. I splattered some Hickory Smoke Distress Oxide mixed with water and sprayed some Shimmer Sparkle Spray for texture. I adhered the mountain border onto the cloudy background.

I stamped, diecut and colored all the images with Copic Markers listed below.

For the moving tail mechanism, I used the Waving Pull Tab set. Using the die in the set, I die cut the slits for the arms 1 1/2″ from the bottom of the card. I then made another hole lower (highlighted in red below) than the original so that the hole for the arms were roughly in the middle of the slits.

For the beavers, I used the tails of the two beavers from Wood You Be Mine? I trimmed off the tails after I colored them (see below) and I adhered the tails onto the bear arms from Snow Much Fun after I put the arms into the slits.

I die cut the snowy hills using Stitched Hillside Borders. I die cut small snow piles on the front snowy hill to tuck in the beaver and tree stump using Sandy Beach Accents. I adhered the snowy hills onto the card with foam tape. Next, I die cut “CANADA” using Henry’s ABC’s and ink blended the letters with Festive Berries and Spun Sugar Distress Oxide.

I adhered the card onto a Ruby Red background and finished off the card with a White Heat embossed sentiment.

The Challenge is open until Sunday, March 5th at 11:59PM ET. All entries will have a chance to win a $50 Lawn Fawn gift certificate and you will also have a chance to be featured in the Lawn Fawnatics Blog!  Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:

• So Dam Much
• Wood You be Mine?
• Critters in the Arctic (Moose and Toque)
• Ugly Sweater (Hat)
• Yeti Or Not 
• Hats Off To You
• Plan On It: Holidays
• Beary Rainy Day
• Stitched Mountain Borders
• Stitched Hillside Borders
• Sandy Beach Accents
• Cloudy Stencil
• Large Stitched Rectangle Stackables
• Apple-solutely Awesome ( Maple Syrup)
• Let’s BBQ (Burger die for the pancakes, plate)
• Henry’s ABCs
• Waving Pull Tab Starter Set
• Ocean Shell-Fie (“Hugs”)
• Slow Down And Enjoy (“From”)
• Snow Much Fun ( Arm die, I glued the beaver tails onto the arm die)
• Ruby Red Cardstock 

Copic Markers:

• Beaver: E33, E31, E30, E13, E11, E00, R20
• Moose: E13, E11, E01, E00, E31, E30, E000
• Mountie Hat: E43, E42, E41
• Bear: E43, E42, 41
• Coat: Y26, Y23, Y21
• Plate, Toques, and Boots: RV29, RV34, RV32
• Goggles: B99, B95, B91
• Pancakes: E31, E30, Y21, Y11
• Maple Syrup: E31, E30, RV29, E32, BG10

Others:

• Sheer Shimmer Sparkle Spray