
Hello and welcome to Lawn Fawn’s May 2025 Inspiration Week! Our April 2025 Release is available now at your favorite store and at www.lawnfawn.com! Woohoo!
Since we have already introduced all the wonderful goodness in our April Release, we have a different kind of Inspiration Week planned! Each day this week we will showcase the new release with different themes and today our theme is graduation cards! We are so excited to inspire you with amazing design team samples, inspiring videos and of course, daily giveaways!
Daily Giveaway
We already have four places you can leave comments to win:
Our big giveaway post!!
Birthday Inspiration post!
Pull ‘n Slide Surprise post!
Thank You Inspiration post!
AND today’s post too!
Mindy is back with another video tutorial. This time she shares a fantastic graduation card to inspire you! You can watch the video below or click HERE to watch at our YouTube channel.
Thank you so much for watching! Now let’s check out more Design Team inspiration!

Mindy combined cute mice from You Autumn Know and Whoosh Kites with sentiments from Simply Celebrate Graduation and You Goat This to create a super cute card! And the mortarboard and diploma from Woodland Critter Huggers Graduation Add-On are so charming added to the star!

This Outside In Stitched Star shaker window is so fun and adds a special detail to Mindy’s simple design!

Latisha stenciled her card with Graduation Caps Background Stencils before adding Giant You Did It! She layered the giant greeting on a pink pastel pearlescent vellum circle with a sentiment from Simply Celebrate Graduation.

Perfect for an elementary school graduation, Megan‘s card features a cute chalkboard! She used the Shadow Box Card to make the frame for the chalkboard, cutting it from Woodgrain cardstock. Then she added an apple from Build-A-Barrel: Apple and white embossed messages from Simply Celebrate Graduation.

Melissa‘s card is so eye-catching! With a glittery gold background, she layered on a Candy Cane Lane oval shape. It’s the perfect colorful backdrop for the black Giant You Did It and the graduation cap!

Elena‘s graduation card is a fun shaker design with Simply Celebrate Graduation! The background from Candy Cane Lane petite paper adds fun color and gold foil stripes. Elena used Ta-Da! Diorama! Scalloped Window Add-On to create the shaker window.

The reward for finishing a course of study is a summer filled with sunshine and fun! Yainea‘s card features Giant You Did It with Pool Party! She added a Fly High sentiment on a Fancy Wavy Banner and a strip of Vertical Rainbow Stripes Washi adds lots of happy color!

Audrey used Graduation Caps Background Stencils to create an overall design on her card. Then she added an Outside In Stitched Apple with the cap from Woodland Critter Huggers Graduation Add-On! And then she layered Scripty Congrats in Green Sparkle cardstock on a white Scripty Congrats Outline Add-On.

Tammy‘s graduation card is so elegant, even with the cute mice of Simply Celebrate Graduation! She created a full card shaker filled with star shaker bits. And the Giant You Did It in glittery gold looks so good with the black, red and white mortarboard and diploma from Woodland Critter Huggers Graduation Add-On.

Grace created a glitter filled shaker card to congratulate the graduate! And the colors and collage elements are so fun and perfect for a celebration! She stared with a Stitched Rectangle panel of Rainbow Ever After petite paper that she cut using Reverse Stitched Scalloped Circle Window.

Then Grace created a collage using Woodland Critter Huggers Graduation Add-On, Party Balloons and congrats from Simply Celebrate Graduation. She used the thin guides from Pull ‘n Slide Surprise to cut a rainbow of cardstock strips to layer Louie’s ABCs letters on! So bright and fun!
Giveaway Time
I hope we have inspired you to make clever graduation cards with our April Release! Tomorrow we will have another fun theme and more inspiration for you! But for now, it’s giveaway time! Leave a comment telling us what made you smile this week by May 16th at 5:00pm ET. We will randomly pick one winner to receive a stamp set with coordinating die set along with a petite paper pack of their choice. Make sure to come back tomorrow, Friday, March 16th for our next inspiration week post!
Thank you so much for all of your excitement for our inspiration week! We love your comments, tweets, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube messages! Every one puts a big smile on our faces! We think Lawn Fawn fans are the best in the world. We love you guys!
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Getting morning cuddles with my cat made me smile.
The shaker card i made yesterday
Yesterday’s rain and then watching the birds play in the puddles
Going to the cinema with 2 of my children
My cat never fails to make me smile 😃. And so far all the people I met this week were super friendly (that’s RARE in Berlin!)
All the cute Lawn Fawn inspo made me smile today!
I started new job this Monday, so that! 😊
Seeing my son perform well at his football trial made me smile!
Watching my kids interact with my sister, who’s visiting from out of town. They love auntie!
Getting time in my studio to create made me smile.
Watching an old favorite show on television.
Celebrating Mother’s Day made me smile this week!
Watching the birds, squirrels, rabbits and all other critters while making cards.
My cat never fails to make me smile 😃. And so far all the people I met this week were super friendly (that’s RARE in Berlin!)
Mother’s day! I had breakfast with my family and then a call from my youngest son who didn’t make it home from college yet. Then I spent the afternoon card making. Such a good day.
Working with some incredible people made me smile .
When all the pieces finally came together in a card I had been puzzling over for a week. Every time I go by my craft table, I stop and look at it and it makes me smile. Also any time I look at my dog Lucy, I smile.
Has anyone else seen the AI baby judge judy reels? The babies with the mustaches make me smile/laugh every time.
I smiled because – A mama duck incubating her nest! This would be cute … Lawn Fawn ducks with lots of cute little baby ducks! (I know there are swans but ducks would be adorable too.)
We have been watching the birds fluttering around our feeders this week. Fun to watch their antics…also it is a special time here in northern Ohio as the migrating birds are coming north…lots of birdwatchers here!!!
Watching my son play tuba at this middle school band concert on Tuesday made me smile this week.
My daughter was hired for a position she really wanted. The lab works with the high school BioTech career block students so it was pretty competitive and not only did she get the job but at her choice location. I’m super excited for her.
Seeing my cats cuddle up this week made me smile.
GREAT shares!! I love Mindy’s and Elena’s but I like all the “makes” shared. Y’all are incredibly talented! My cats made me smile today. They’re so silly and comical!!
Lori S in PA
I smiled when my daughter came home and the dogs were beside themselves with joy!
This week we have had warmer temperatures and the birds and squirrels are quite active. My flowers are blooming like crazy on the deck. Those make me smile.
So many things have made me smile this week! But the best one so far today is my granddaughter going potty in her big girl potty for the first time! Happy dance at grandmas house today!
My boys trying not to fight for every little things. And failing 😁
My son graduated from college this week…with honors! SO PROUD
I am smiling broadly at my 5 month old granddaughter who has begun smiling all the time.
We’ve been exchanging texts with our daughter, who’s in grad school….she’s almost done with finals and we’ve been sending her good vibes along the way!
I have good health – that’s what made me smile!
My daughter finished high school!
My grandsons took all of us grannies to the tulip festival and out to dinner for mother’s Day this week. That made me smile…..a lot!!💕
I smiled this week as I thought over the beautiful weekend we just had celebrating at my youngest son’s wedding! 😊
I smiled when I saw a cardinal
A surprise FaceTime from my grandson made me smile this week.
A delivery of. beautiful flowers from my out-of-town son made me so happy!
A sweet snuggle with my black lab, Daisy
Coffee makes me smile, every morning!
I smiled looking at all of the beautiful flowers I planted on Saturday!
What made me smile most is we just adopted a kitten yesterday. She is sweet, cute and fun!
Talking to my grandkids on a video chat always makes me smile!
Hearing my daughter improve in her singing lessons made me smile.
My kids made me smile.
Watching my neighbor’s grandson play T-ball. So much joy bursting from that little boy.
My new grandson made me smile. He’s just 3 1/2 weeks old and we’re all in love. Even his crying is adorable…for now ♥
Celebrating Mother’s Day with my family made me smile! We had a great time together and I’m still smiling!
The fact that at work they are bringing puppies for us to play with today!
My daughter’s birthday fell on Mother’s Day this year and we had a great celebration with family. That made me smile!
My granddaughter makes me smile always.
FaceTiming with my granddaughter made me smile this week.
Dealing with crazy puppy antics made me smile today!
My husband brought me breakfast to my desk this morning. 🙂
I smiled a lot yesterday when we celebrated May birthdays for my two daughters and two grandchildrens.
Seeing my nephew this week made me smile. He’s the best. 🙂
Attending band/choir concerts of my grandchildren made me smile this week.
A beautiful spring day made me smile!
My kitty and the squirrels outside.
it has been raining all week in md. i just love the sound and the outside smell. springtime rain is the best.
The spring temperatures!
Having time to finally play with my new stamps yesterday made me smile! I’m loving the new interactive dies, super easy to assemble.
Shopping is limited where I live, but Mother’s Day had lovely weather so I decided to explore a few stores. I mostly window shopped, but I did bring home a potted lemon tree! 🍋🍋🍋 I hope it will eventually bear fruit. ☺️
A family dinner on Sunday made me smile this week.
My son made me smile this week.
A wonderful Mother’s Day celebration with my daughters and husband made me smile a lot this week!
A surprise afternoon iced coffee from a friend made me smile.
Spring flowers made me smile this week
Seeing all the inspiration made me smile this week.
I painted a door hanger, and it turned out so cute. That made me smile.
My son graduated this week so that made me smile (and cry). Of course I made him a Lawn Fawn congrats card.
Getting work done on my house earlier than expected made me smile.
I finished my bookmarks for kindergarten and chatted with my granddaughters! That makes me smile
Something that made me smile this week was seeing how much joy my daughter brings to my mother. They’re relationship is just adorable
I work in an elementary school and the random little things these kids say (sweet, silly, and confusing all at the same time) make me smile every single day.
My students make me smile
My grandkids make me smile every day!!! I can always count on them!
Found out that my son is coming home this weekend for a visit and that made me smile!
Having dinner with a friend who I hadn’t seen in quite some time made me smile this week.
I smiled when I discovered that Lawn Fawn was having an inspiration week!
My son made me smile this morning–just got home from college!
Seeing the garden I planted growing made me smile.
My dog makes me smile….everytime I see her or think about her.
Celebrating the last day of preschool with my youngest made me smile!
Had a great dinner with my son! That always makes me smile and my heart happy!
Going out with my son and grandson for Mother’s day
My brothers dog made me smile. She had gotten into the corn starch and had it all over her face!
I always smile when I get to spend time with my grandkids.
Helping my dad plant my mom’s flower garden! We do it every year together, since we lost her in 2017.
I had long phone conversation with both my sons. Talking to my kids always makes me smile!
Seeing my little grandson brings the biggest smiles!
Talking to my bestie! I love her to death!
The sunshine today made me smile after so many rainy days lately!
All the inspirational cards made me smile!
The beautiful lilacs blooming in my yard made me smile.
We had enough rain to leave puddles, which we desperately needed!
Celebrating my best friend’s 50th birthday. And yes, she got a lawn fawn card.
I had a pretty awesome Mother’s Day weekend that put smiles on all our faces!
Lawn Fawn you always make me smile in the morning when I read the blog before getting up💚💚💚💕
I’ve got to get the Hugger Graduation add-on set. Great cards today, they made me smile.
Booking my trip to see my family in June made me smile this week.
When I just found my credit card that I thought I lost earlier today… 😂 Phiuuuu…….
Art class with my sweetie made me smile this week.
Seeing the sun shining
Kids getting excited to move up a grade next year!
It’s my day off which makes me smile!
These delightful cards made me smile today! Such fun ideas for grads!
what made me smile this week: I had a great Hawaiian seafood plate yesterday – yummmm – made me smile after a tough morning.
My cup of coffee while watching Lawn Fawn newly released videos.
I’m sick and still went to my water workout class last night and felt proud of myself for going!
Snuggles with my dog, Ellie, made me smile. Because she’s not an especially snuggly dog, so it was a rare treat.
Such cute inspiration!! Spending time with my grandsons made me smile:)
A random stranger saying: “God bless you” made me smile! 🙂
Seeing my beautiful spring flowers thriving.
Listening to the peepers at night makes me smile.
My grandson and my fur babies made me smile this week. Always do, every day!
The sunny, warm weather we’ve been having this week made me smile!
Oooo. I love the pull&slide cards. I think they’re both perfect for that surprise in a birthday card, and for enclosing a gc in the back (easy access).
Truly every one of the cards for inspiration week made me smile. So much cleverness in each card, whether by color, technique, or pun usage: they all made me smile!
My daughter said she liked my spots on my face (I was sans makeup) because they make me look like a giraffe and she loves giraffes ❤️🤦♀️❤️😂
Pictures I received of my niece made me smile today.
OH my heck! Such cute cards!!! Adorable! Wonderful inspiration!
Being in my craft room every day makes me smile. 🙂
My puppy Maddie makes me smile EVERYDAY!
My son made me smile with his funny replies.
My sweet 4 year old pup makes me smile everyday!
Listening to my grandson talk about his school day made me smile.
What made me smile was having my friends over for dinner and scrapbooking last night. Not only did we smile a lot, but we had many laughs, too!
Going to the beach
Baking cookies
My cat running for cuddle time always make me smile!
Having time Tomorrow to do my hobby
My son graduated on Saturday with his Bachelor’s Degree!
Seeing all the beautiful spring flowers made me smile this week.
Been sick with high fever and a terrible cough all week, but today I got some new LF product I had order, of course that made me smile
My dog can always make me smile – she is certainly one of a kind and her antics can bring a smile in any situation.
My goofy cats always make me smile!
Getting some really good deals on some Lawn Fawn products.
Watching my vegetable garden grow ❤️
After a bit of a drought, having a quick rain shower come through and refresh the flowers is making me smile!
Getting a great report at the doctor made me smile today
Seeing pictures of my grand children
These are SUCH fun!! They definitely made me smile! My daughter came home for a day and I got in person snuggles- big smiles!
Some very slithery snakes I saw on my walk made me smile today. They didn’t stick around long they had places to be this morning.
My 3 year old is a hoot and makes me smile everyday with some of the things she says 🩵
My wife
My flowers blooming made me smile this week!
Seeing my youngest celebrate at her end-of-year party made me smile big.
Hummingbirds
Watching a quail family in our yard made me smile.
The state of the world is really making it hard to smile nowadays, but uplifting stories about animal rescues from people I follow on YouTube still puts a smile on my face 🧡
My kids made me smile!
My team leader at work gave me a shout out for a situation that I handled with a ‘difficult’ stakeholder. And to top it off, my manager also congratulated me on it too. I love my job and those I work with, and each day is so full of smiles and laughs.
Playing with my dog made me smile.
So many fun cards from the team that delighted me this week!
All my kids at school put a snails in my face today
I’ve been smiling all week, next week we celebrate my twins graduating college, it will be a whirlwind but so proud of them and their accomplishments. And no more tuition payments, that gives me an extra big smile! 🙂
Celebrating my husband Michael’s birthday! 💗🎂🐭🎁💗
Seeing my Mom this week makes me smile. We don’t live close to each other so it’s extra special to get together.
A dinner date with my husband made me smile this week.
Planning my upcoming vacation made me smile!
My daughter…I’m so proud of her!
All the buds in my gardens. So happy spring is finally here.
Painting my nails this week made me smile. 🙂
Celebrating the last day of school and my Birthday!
watching my grandkids play baseball make me smile
My significant other made me smile because he’s been working hard to build me a craft room 😁
All these cute graduation cards made me smile!
My dog always makes me smile!
Hubby acting goofy puts a smile on my face.
I spent the day today with my eldest daughter picking up her grad dress – yup in just over a month my second amazing child graduates and leaves the nest to fly – that makes me smile!
Getting to spend some time with my aunty and uncle.
I had a great chat with a friend today.
Fantastic projects!
I work as a Teacher’s Aide at a school and what made me smile today was a girl who has been very reluctant to accept help asking for me to help her!
Winning a crafty prize surely made me smile. ~Leanne S
All the flowers in bloom in my back yard!
Late lawn fawn birthday cards arriving in the mail!
Walking my puppies and seeing all the lovely flowers along the way!
My grandchildren make me smile!
A visit from a family member.
I love the spring flowers.
listening to the birds and other assorted wildlife
I am in the process of doing a major purge In my craft room. While a time-consuming task, I am making progress, and that makes me smile.
I decluttered my craft room (of non-craft related items) so I finally have desk space to craft again
An early anniversary celebration with my husband was the highlight of the week!
Inspiration weeks always make me smile!
This has been a challenging week for me, but I can always count on my Sparks to make me smile.
I am smiling I will soon see my grandsons
Looking back at my son’s baby pics made me smile.
Seeing my 2-year old grandson this week made me smile!
It’s a long weekend here in Canada so taking our first camping trip of the year. That sure put a smile on our face
Been a rough week here fighting germs but receiving birthday cards from my LF friends has been a huge cause of smiles!
I got to spend time with both of my kids for mother’s day, even though they live in different states.
Besides seeing my granddaughter smiling on FaceTime on Mother’s Day, the cute graduation cards…paper airplanes buzzing overhead cracked me up!
Planting my garden made me smile.
I smiled this week because we had a family tickle fight with our teenagers and nearly teenagers kids it was spontaneous and super fun! 😁
My coworker had a butterfly cocoon in their office and the butterfly emerges this week. It was pretty cool.
I starting to make some cards with flowers and also crocheting spring flowers to decorate my house’s windows
My 2 year old son! He is a joy.
Our dogs and the dogs I volunteer with! 🙂
Being on vacation!
It’s Friday, what better reason to Smile!
Seeing my grandkids, they always make me smile.
My smile thisweek was watching my granddog chasing swallows after he had been down with a sore foot for a couple weeks.
This week has been rough but what made me smile is Scooter the dog I’m sitting for, he’s a goofball.
seeing some old friends
I spent an evening stamping out a bunch of Lawn Fawn sets in preparation for coloring and die cutting. All the LF critters make me smile, especially the mice!
My daughter graduated from ESF with her bachelors degree in wildlife sciences. She also graduated from the ESF Ranger School two years ago with her associates degree in forest resource management. Two degrees in four years. She amazes me and makes me smile every single day. 🐇🐿🐻🐍🐢🐛🐞🐝🌲🌳🍃🌱🌿
Lawn Fawn always makes me smile!!!
I just love shaker cards. Good job designers!
Spending time with family made me smile.
I smiled this week because the terrible thunderstorms stopped.