3 Lawn Fawn cards using Mojo Monday 2 Sheet Wonder

Hello Crafters!  Welcome back to a new blog post where today I share some cute Lawn Fawn Christmas cards made with the help of the Mojo Monday 2 sheet wonder challenge (original challenge is here Mojo Monday 533 - 535 - Poetic Artistry)

For my cards I used 2 sheets of paper from the Milk & Cookies Doodlebug Design paper pad (this one is old but you can use any papers you like) and I pulled out lots of scrap papers to help mat the layers which gives more depth and dimension.  I amended the measurements on the challenge sheet as Doodlebug papers are 6"x6" (and not 6" x 6.5").  See below for my amended measurements.

Here are the measurements for the matting layers A-D (they are all 1/8" larger)

A = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8" 

B/C = 3 1/8" x 2 1/8"

B/B (together for card #534) = 4 1/8" x 3 1/8"

D = 4 1/8" x 7/8"

Image panel dimensions:

Sketch 533

3 1/4" x 2 1/4" (matting panel 3 3/8" x 2 3/8"

Sketch 534

2" x 2" (matting panel 2 1/8" x 2 1/8")

Sketch 535

Circle 2 1/4" (matting circle 2 1/2")

Before making your first cut (please see the challenge sheet) have a look at the orientation of your pattern.  You want to make sure that you cut your paper so that you can use your papers in the orientation you want.

Once I cut both sheets in to pieces I played around with the papers according to the sketches and figured out how I wanted to arrange them.  I secured all the pieces to a matted layer using various scraps from my scrap box - this project is a great way to work through left over coloured paper scraps!

For the images on the front of the card I used Lawn Fawn Ho Ho Holidays and Holiday Helpers.  I coloured them with Copic Markers in the following colours:

Reds: R39, R37, R35

Pink: R85, R83, R81

Hair/Beard: W6, W4, W3, W1

Belt/Boots/Shoes: C10, C7, C5

Buckle: Y26

Trim/Apron: C3, C1, C00

Duck: Y15, Y13, Y11

Box: E77, E74, E71

To give some dimension to the image panels on the cards I lightly used a blending brush to lightly apply some Distress Ink in Festive Berries.  I really like the pink/red tone of this ink and it paired well with the colours on the patterned paper and copic coloured images.  I secured my images with liquid adhesive and also added some red star confetti to add to the sparkle!  I covered the images in a light layer of Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen which gives a subtle shimmer as the cards move.

The sentiments were stamped in my mini Misti with Versafine Onyx Black Ink.  I used 'Merry Christmas' from Bitty Holiday Wishes by MFT.  For sketch #534 I adhered a 'Seasons Greetings' cut apart.

All of the card panels were secured to A2 sized heavy weight white card bases.

Check out the video below for a 'how-to' guide

I hope these cards inspire you to use pull out some of your patterned papers and create some fun and fairly quick and simple (Christmas) cards.  Once you have the measurements all sorted out you could easily create a lot of cards in a production line like style.

Hope to see you back here again soon! 

Elaine xx