A Lawn Fawn Strawberry Patch

~ Christina

It’s been a while since I’ve made a Lawn Fawn card, and, you guys, this one makes me so happy. The sweet, summery feels of this card makes me want to start my own little strawberry patch. But, for now, I’ll have to settle for this one😊

To create my little scene, I used Lawn Fawn’s Strawberry Patch set and paired it with the new Watering Can set, which has the cutest little seed packet you ever did see. I love that you can customize it to fit into any garden you want to grow. On my seed packet, I stamped a little strawberry from the How You Bean? Strawberries Add-On stamp set. I added strawberry flowers from the Outside In Stitched Strawberry set.

For most of the elements on my card, I started with white die cuts and applied layers of color with Distress Inks to achieve bright, saturated colors. I used kraft woodgrain cardstock for the handles of the tools, and for the background, I started with a light blue cardstock. To add depth and dimension to my die cuts, I used shading, color variation, and, of course, foam squares.

I finished my card with a big scripty sentiment and a touch of sparkle to some of the elements with A Wink Of Stella glitter marker. I considered some white gel pen highlights, but I’m just not the best with those pens and didn’t want to ruin my design. But if you’re skilled with gel pens, it would be a cute addition.

I hope this card gives you all the happy summer vibes that it gives me and inspires you to create your own sweet strawberry patch! All the details are listed below, including all the supplies I used. Thanks for visiting today!

STEPS


1.) Create the background.
▪️ On a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ light blue cardstock panel, blend a darker blue Distress Ink around the edges, gradually blending in a medium blue ink, moving towards the center, but leaving the center the lightest blue of the cardstock.
▪️ Die cut a grassy edge to cover the bottom 1/4 of the card and apply Distress Inks, blending from green grass to brown dirt. Splatter the dirt with a darker brown color and/or green ink.
▪️ Attach the grassy edge to the bottom of the sky background, trimming if necessary, with liquid adhesive.
▪️ Die cut the largest Stitched Scallop Rectangle Frame from white cardstock two times. Lightly apply ivory or cream ink to one of the frames to tone down the stark white of the cardstock. The frame will be attached to the background and the grassy edge creates an uneven layer not allowing the frame to lay flat. To correct this, trim about a 1/4 off of the bottom of the other frame and then adhere it to the reverse side of the other full frame. The single layer at the bottom of the frame will lay flat against the grassy area while the double layer of the rest of the frame will lay flat against the sky. Secure to the frame to the background panel with liquid adhesive.
2.) Create the die cut elements.
▪️ Die cut the elements for the card from white, heavy-weight cardstock, except the handles for the tools, for those use kraft woodgrain cardstock, and the backer pieces for the strawberries and the holes in the watering can. Those I die cut from black cardstock.
▪️ Fussy cut the water for the watering can and the little mound of dirt because there aren’t dies for these.
▪️ Using a sticky or grip mat, apply Distress Inks to the die cuts. Apply darker colors around the edges of the die cuts for shading and dimension. Small and detail blending brushes are helpful for smaller areas like the strawberry tops.
▪️ After inking, splatter the watering can with water and also darker gray ink for a little texture and interest. Add splatters of dark brown ink to the dirt mound.
▪️ Assemble the die cuts, securing with liquid adhesive.
▪️ Stamp a little strawberry on the seed packet and color with alcohol ink markers.
3.) Create the sentiments.
▪️ Stamp the sentiment strip in black ink on white cardstock and die cut with a thin sentiment strip die.
▪️ Die cut the Scripty Sweet twice, and then stack and secure with liquid adhesive.
▪️ Lightly apply ivory or cream ink to the sentiment strip and the scripty text just to tone down the stark white of the cardstock.
4.) Assemble the card.
▪️ Attach the die cuts with a combination of liquid adhesive and foam squares.
▪️ Attach the scripty text with thin foam strips anywhere it doesn’t rest against a die cut.
5.) Finish the card.
▪️ Use a glitter pen to add sparkle to the water, the scripty text and the flowers.
▪️ Attach everything to an A2 side-fold card base with liquid adhesive.

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3 thoughts on “A Lawn Fawn Strawberry Patch”

  1. This is 100% certified DELIGHTFUL! I love it. It might also be 100% organic, but at least we’re certain it’s DELIGHTFUL. So cute!!

    Lori S in PA

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