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Elizabeth Craft (CUTE!) Critters

I used the Fox and Raccoon Dies with the Forest Accessories Set… (other dies in this series include: Lion/Tiger, Giraffe, Monkey, Owl, Chick, Cat, Dog, Whale, Jungle Leaves, Tree, Dog House and more!) …on Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock – Velvety to the touch with just a tad of surface texture. It is sturdy and porous, a unique cardstock that absorbs color and holds its shape without tearing. Added color with various Distress Inks, applied with Picket Fence Studios Blender Brushes. The Sun is from Lawn Fawn’s Stitched Rainbow Die Set.  The MFT Clouds Stencil is currently on order, and will be back in stock soon!

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Fa-La-La-La Lawn Fawn!

Join Lauren for this adorable Holiday card class featuring oh so cute (and festive!) Lawn Fawn stamps and dies, including Joy to All, Car Critters and Window Scene; there’s even a shaker card in the mix! There’s a fair amount of fussy-cutting involved, so please bring your favorite scissors and up-close glasses, as well as your basic class kit and some holiday cheer!

Dates available: Saturday, November 20th, 12-3pm (please note the store will be closing at 4pm on this day!); Wednesday, December 1, 11am-2pm; and Monday, December 13th, 11am-2pm. The cost is $22. Limit of six students per class; email elisabeth@paperanthology.com ASAP to reserve your place! There will also be a limited number of kits available in the store, so stay tuned.

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Driving Home for the Holidays

Leave it to Lawn Fawn: not only did they make an adorable set called Car Critters, which features bears who drive; they also configured it to work with the Reveal Wheel system courtesy of a windshield-shaped Reveal Wheel Add-On Die. And then… they made a Christmas Add-On Stamp Set with super-cute reindeer at the wheel!

Lauren used the MISTI to position and stamp all of the images on one layer of card stock. First the car, then the deer, then the antlers. Each element was given a “basecoat” of its lightest color with Tombow Dual Brush Pens, and shading added with colored pencils. There are, of course, coordinating Christmas Car Critter Dies, but in this case the image was fussycut right at the outlines.

Lauren used older dies, punches and patterned paper to make a landscape, but there are lots of options for making a scene, like Dare 2B Artzy’s Curve Slimline Border Dies which has several styles of hills, plus clouds and more; Sunny Studios’ Comic Strip Everyday Die Set, Taylored Expressions’ Grassy Hills or Hero Arts’ Winter Pines. Or pair up with other Lawn Fawn sets, such as All the Clouds, Snow Globe Scenes, Meadow Backdrop. Alternatively, you could choose the low-maintenance option of landscape-inspired pattered paper like Dare 2B Artzy’s Snow Much Fun or Ciao Bella’s Northern Lights.

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New (Cuuuute!) Class

Lawnfawnatics (and all others!) are invited to join Lauren for “Fawn Fun in the Summertime“, a cute and colorful class featuring the tiny Lawn Fawn critters from Beary Rainy Day, Gnome Sweet Gnome and Berry Special paired with chunky Pinkfresh Studio diecut alphabets. We’ll make a square shaker card, a slimline and an A2 greeting. Dates available are currently Monday, June 27th from 11am to 2pm and Saturday, July 16th from 12-3pm; but stay tuned for a third date to be announced! Cost is $22. Students are requested to bring their basic kits, including all the adhesives; we’ll be using a fair amount of foam tape and clear-drying, fine-tipped glue, such as Nuvo Deluxe. Email elisabeth@paperanthology.com to reserve your spot today!

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Night Class: Fa-La-La-La Lawn Fawn

Join Lauren and a flowery car* full of adorable Lawn Fawn Critters on Monday, December 13th, from 6-9pm for a class full of holiday fun… and quite a bit of fussy-cutting! Email elisabeth@paperanthology.com to reserve your spot. Can’t make the date? We’ve just listed a limited number of Fa-La-La-La Lawn Fawn Class in a Kits, get one while they last!

*For the record: if there were pink flowery cars available, Lauren would buy one!

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It’s Pumpkin Spice Season

We’re kicking off autumn in the cutest way possible: check out Doodlebug’s new Pumpkin Spice collection: Eleven double-sided 12×12 papers, coordinating cardstock stickers, diecut packs, even a matching 6×6 paper pad. Pumpkins, leaves, cute critters, seasonal treats and some of the BEST fall plaids we’ve ever seen, make this an automatic go-to for cards, minibooks and more. Plus… this variety of Pumpkin Spice is 100% sugar, fat and calorie free!!!