Lawnscaping Blog Hop: Spring in Seattle

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Theme:  Spring!


Garden Party!

I adore paper lanterns, don't you?  Hang them up in the backyard and instant Garden Party!

I used Echo Park paper and inked up lawn fawn's:



and



Some of you may have seen an earlier preview of this card:


Spring in Seattle

sad but true

It makes us REALLY appreciate those sunny days!

I managed to use 3 lawn fawn sets:





and...



Now hippety hop over to Sweet Vera's blog:


Comments

Laurel said…
Aren't you busy tonight?! These are so fun!
Jay Gee said…
Cute cards Amy - the 'Spring in Seattle' makes me smile :)
Sylvia said…
Beautiful cards, Amy! I can see you are enjoying your week off. I would like a little of your spring rain please, my garden needs watering, but no hail or tornadoes, so please send it on! Have a lovely Friday.
Piali said…
Super cute cards! love them both!
jen said…
I'm ready for those lights instead of the bumpershoot (even had snow mixed in today! boo!)
These are both so fun!!!
Joe Shien Shien said…
beautiful card...!! love them both!!
SUPER SUPER cute! LOVE the Spring in Seattle--it was raining when I was there in Feb....I hear that's what it does most of the time! LOL :) FAB cards:)
Jen said…
oh, so fun!! and i love that spring in seattle card! so funny today we were in, out, in, out....as the sun came and went!xoxo
Riet said…
What a gorgeous cards Amy.

Hugs Riet.xx
Pendra said…
Adorable cards... loving these stamps sets! I'm gonna be so broke!
Lynn said…
Awesome cards...I love those lanterns...I need real ones for our back patio :)
Pam said…
Super cute cards Amy!! I have a cousin in Seattle, and have heard about the rain! Hope your weekend is Sunny!
Sherry Eckblad said…
What a cute card. It feels like I saw this one yesterday. *grin*
gRiSeL™ said…
What lovely cards!!! I really liked that "Springtime in Seattle" one!!! Man, I really need to get me all those Lawn Fawn sets!!! :D
Linda Breedlove said…
Love the lantern card, Amy... so cute! All these stamp set are fabulous!!!
Gretchen said…
Love the lanterns! LOVE!!!
Laurel Beard said…
WOAH!!!! I love this! So bright and fun!!!! Love the clouds and paper pieced lanterns. And love your second card. It seriously made me laugh!!!!! I heart your cards! MWA!

And I AM LOVING YOU HAVE ADDED A BLURB ABOUT WORD VERIFICATION ABOVE. I MUST DO THAT 2!
Kelly said…
love these. I esp love the colors int he first one. I am into orange this spring!
luluvision said…
super cute cards! Thanks for sharing!
Eve said…
Luv the idea of Garden Party for Spring, with those Lantern hanging!! Great card! luv Seatle card too... sorry that it's true... :-) you got me an idea though; Always Sunny in Guam! with SUN shine on the card! Luv your idea! :-)
Christiana said…
Love both of these cards, Amy! Great paper combos on the first, and I love the traditional black umbrella on the second.
Annette Allen said…
So cute...love your cards..LF stamps are just too fun...

Have a wonderful Easter..
Unknown said…
great cards! love the colors of both...so cute!
Tami B. said…
Two cute cards. I've never paid any attention to the Partly Cloudy set, but you opened my eyes to it so thanks.
Tammy said…
Super cute Seattle card! Such a great blog hop!!! You ladies are so talented!!!
very nice cards, love the lights!
cnelson said…
LOVE, LOVE, LOOOOOVE BOTH these FABULOUS cards!
Erica said…
Fun cards-I especially like the rain card.
Yainea said…
Great cards! I love the Spring in Seattle one because it's the same where I live, hehe
Janetcraft said…
Wow this is superb cute!!!!
Anonymous said…
Fun cards!
TesaB said…
Ohhh, these are some fun and super sweet cards!!!! Gorgoeus stamps you use!!!!
Miriam Prantner said…
These are great Amy! The Seattle one makes me laugh a bit. Love how you mixed and matched so many of the sets!
elizabeth said…
Those paper lantern stamps are so perfect for paper piecing and you did an awesome job. Beautiful cards.
Tina M said…
Very cute creations, TFS!
Anonymous said…
A garden party sounds delightful. And your card is delightful too!
Jingle said…
These are both super cute!
Larissa Heskett said…
THANKS for sharing!! I LOVE the FUN DESIGNS!! Your cards ALWAYS make me SMILE!!
Have a FABULOUS EASTER WEEKEND!! =)
Katie said…
Very cool. For the most part we don't get rain (I'm in so cal). The one time I went to Seattle I was hoping and packed for rain.. not a single drop. Perfect weather the whole week. I hope you get some sunshine. I would want rain.
Ryann said…
So super cute, Amy! Sophie's Sentiments is my go-to sentiment set. I love your Seattle showers card :)
Chunyuan said…
cute card. It can be all year round Seattle card:)
Samantha Mann said…
ha ha! love the spring in seattle card!! so true!!!!! and totally love the garden party card too!
sharon g said…
How nice that you used so many different sets. SO cute.
WOW!!! How do you find time to make so many fabulous cards!!! Impressed! As always I just love you designs and choice of colors!


Have a very Happy Easter, hugs Karin
lisajak78 said…
Lovely colors on this card!
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Amy Martin said…
What fun bright color cards. They are so cute. Loving all these stamp sets from Lawn fawn. Thanks for sharing.
Serena Bee said…
adorable cards!! TFS

Serena
Linda-d said…
Love the lanterns. very pretty
Kim C said…
Very very cute and colourful! Thanks for sharing!
Jen W. said…
Loving those lanterns and will happily trade you some sunshine for rain! :)
Both cards are so fun, Amy! But, I do love that super cheerful lantern card. :)
Shemaine Smith said…
Hey you busy little card maker bee! Nice job Sista!
Thayer Family said…
Spring in Seattle! I love it...home sweet home.
Lynnda said…
Busy Chicadee!!! I love them all...cute and fun cards...!!!! hugs...xoxo
Patricia Hays said…
The bright colors you used are so cheery!
Elise C. said…
Wow, all of your cards are so cute! I love the paper you used in the first card!
Lefki said…
Great use of stamps!!! Thank you for the fun and inspiration.
StephC said…
Fantastic card!
LauraJane:) said…
NICE COLOR choices with the Lanterns
Marie said…
Great cards! TFS =)
Audrey Pettit said…
SUCH cute cards, Amy!
Trinh said…
So cute! Hope you get more sunshine soon!
Glenda J said…
Love these fun cards! Especially the bright and cheerful lantern cards.
Sue D said…
Great spring cards!
Angie Tieman said…
Adorable cards! I need that banner set!
Melissa Shea said…
Love the lunar lights!
Jenny said…
These are so creative and Spring-ee - love it!
Saskia said…
Great to see your lovely work on your blog!!!

I hope to be back crafting soon!!

Sweet greetings, Saskia
neddgirl said…
So cute!

Rebecca
brrck@yahoo.com
Karen B. said…
Amy, these are two fantastic cards! I really like the personalized rainy one.
Wee Von said…
What a cute card. I too love the little lanterns.
Crafting Vicky said…
very very cute cards!
JJ Bolton said…
Super cute Amy! Those lanterns are some of my favorite Lawn Fawn stamps:). Love the papers you used!
Stephanie said…
These are SO fun! I love the colors and they're both so perfect for spring!
Jocelyn Olson said…
Look at all that awesome Lawn Fawn! Love the paper piecing in the Lunar Lights card. The embossing in the second card is fab!
Rachel said…
oh you make those lanterns look so pretty and festive! happy spring!
Mrs. Hill said…
These are wonderful. I love the lantern card. It's just fantastic! The glitter on the umbrella card is cute too. :)
Tamara said…
wow, very cute cards!! Love them both
TFS!! xx Tamara
zehra said…
Cute cards, love the lanterns
a simple but meaningful card....
These are adorable amazin as always!!!!!
Sabine said…
Love your cards! Very cute!
Svetlana said…
Very cute card!! Love all your cards!!
Isha Gupta said…
Sweet and fun cards. TFS!!
Eva said…
Really beautiful card! It's a very original idea to use the paper lanterns for a spring card. Great idea!
Lisa Arana said…
both are too cute, but LOVE the spring in seattle!
glowegal said…
Adorable!!! Both cards are great! I love the versamark raindrops especially! Great work!
love your cards and the paper you used!
Lisa
FrancineB said…
Fun cards. Nice use of color and design.
Cris said…
Great cards! I love the way you combine the papers! TFS!
Angela said…
Cute cards! Now I'm thinking about that banner set! :)
Alice said…
too cute! super cards, Amy!
Anonymous said…
hehehe too cute!