Inspirational Monday..!!

Hi everyone, 

welcome to another inspirational Monday!!

This week our theme is 

"Anything goes"

Henryka

Stamp - Paper doll Marci - hearts

Dies - Build a cupcake,  Double stitched circles,  Filigree hearts,  Koi circle set, Love owl tag, Notched flowers,  Scroll bracket,  Stitched nested hearts,  Two leaves set

COPICS:

Face and Body: E000, E00, E11, E04, R20

Hair: RV63, RV66, RV69

Dress and Socks: BG45, BG49, BG78, V01

Heart: V01, V02, V04

Shoes: C1, C3, C5

Jennifer

Stamp - Marci with a rose

Dies - Double stitched circles, Notched flowers,  Pierced scalloped circles,  Thanks and kindness, Two leaves,  Cherry blossom flowers,  Heart ribbon corner

COPICS :

Face E0000, E000, E00, E01, E11, R20

Hair - E30, E31, E33

Pink on Rose, Hat, Dress, Bows - RV00, R81, R83

Blue on Boots, Dress, Hat - B91, B93, B95

Debbie

Stamp - Cupcake princess Marci 

Dies - Scroll bracket die, Stitched elements,  Cherry blossom,  Creepy vines,  Flag banner

COPICS :

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R24, R20, R11

Hair - E53, E39, E35, E11, Y21

Clothes - V06, V04, V01, V000, E53, E09, 

Crown and Sceptre - V06, V01, V000, E53, E09, YR27, YR24, YR24, clear Wink of Stella

Teacup - E53, E11

Anne maree

Stamp - Nautical Marci

Dies - Wave border,  Palm tree,  

COPICS :

Skin E50 E51 E21 R00 R20

Hair,E30 E31 E33

Hat Suit B91 B93 BG0000 R20 R22 

Shell R00 R21 R22

Ashlee

Stamp - Birthday clown Luka

Dies - Double stitched circles,  Birthday flag,  February club kit 2015

COPICS :

Skin - E50, E51, E53, E55, R11, R20

Hair - E30, E34, E35

Shirt - YR65, YR68

Pants - C0, C2, C4, BG32, B99, YR68, R24

Shoes - C0, C00, C2, C5

Hat - YR68, YR27, R24, R27, R29

Button - E34, E35, E37

Balloon - YR0000, YR00, YR02

Present - R24, R27, R29

Straps - C0, C2, C5

Thanks for visiting the blog today, 

I hope you have all got some inspiration from the team!!

Hugz Ashlee

Inspiration Wednesday - Tick Tock, Use a Clock

Hello La La Land Craft friends!

It's Arlene here with this week's Inspiration Wednesday!

This week's theme is:

Tick Tock, Use a Clock!

And what a line up we have today from Team Wednesday! ❤

Anna:

Dies: Pretty Poinsettia Die ( leaves ), Groovy Border Die, Small Lacy Border Die, Cherry Blossom Branch Die, Berry Flourish 

Cathi:

Dies: Cherry Blossom Branch Die, Steampunk Clock Die, Creepy Vines Die, Rolled Rose Small & Medium Die, Rolled Rose Large Die 

Margot:

Dies: Stitched Nested Circles ( set of 7 ), Open Leaf Flourish Die, Steampunk Clock Die 

Arlene:

Dies: Diamonds Lattice Border die, Cherry Blossom Branch die, Berry Flourish die, Flag Banner Die, Mini Scallops Border die (April 2015 Club Kit)

We'd love to see your creations with this week's challenge. Upload your creation to our Facebook page and join in the fun! For inspiration, be sure to check us out on Pinterest too!

Have a fabulous rest of the week, friends!

❤ xoxo,

Arlene & Team Wednesday

Tutorial Thursday - Cracked Glass and Faux Porcelain Embellishments

Hi All, 

Debbie here today with a couple of fun little techniques using UTEE embossing powder. I've created a card with a Cracked Glass technique image and faux porcelain embellishments - I hope you like it. 

Here's what you do.....

You'll need

A coloured image

Die cut an paper embellishments

Versamark Ink

Clear UTEE powder

Melting Pot

Heat Tool

Teflon Mat

Plastic Tweezers

I coloured up Time Flies Marci, cut her out and attached her to a Stitched Circle die cut piece of patterned paper 

Then apply Versamark ink and UTEE powder - you'll need to do this approx. 3-4 times to get a nice even glassy finish. Set your finished piece in the freezer for about 10 minutes to make the embossed layer nice and crisp. You can use regular clear embossing powder to do this but you'll need a few more layers.

Take your piece out of the freezer and immediately twist gently to create cracks. If You're not happy with the result use your heat gun to re-melt and try again. Sometimes the embossed layer separates if do this but it will only add to the finished distressed look.

For the embellishments melt some UTEE powder in your melting pot.

Collect your embellishments - here I have some paper flowers, some die cut Small and Medium Rolled Roses and some die cut Creepy Vines

Once the UTEE has melted completed dip your embellishments to coat and lift to drain off the excess. Set on your teflon mat.

For unwired pieces use plastic tweezers to dip - metal ones may damage the non-stick surface of your pot.

Here you can see the difference between the dipped items and the undipped ones. The UTEE makes them hard, glossy and deepens the colour. 

If you end up with excess drips on your pieces you can cut them off and and soften the cut edge using your heat tool. You can also pop any bubbles by gently using your heat tool.

And here's my finished card. The UTEE does add a unique look to your embellishments and works well with the Cracked Glass Technique.

The Faux Porcelain also looks great mixed with a simple coloured image - here's a small gift bag I decorated using Cheeky Monkey Marci (Retired), Rolled Roses and Berry Flourish.

One thing to remember - the UTEE adds some weight to the card so I suggest it's not a technique to use if you're planning on posting your finished card internationally.

I hope you like this idea and you're inspired to give it a go.

Until next time....Happy Stamping

Debbie

xXx

Inspiration Wednesday - Doilies

Hello La La Land Crafters! Arlene here today to host this week's Inspiration Wednesday! 

This week's theme is: 

Doilies

The Wednesday team came up with some wonderful inspiration for you, so grab your supplies and won't you play along?

First up is this fabulous scrapbook page by Cathi...

Cathi

Dies: Fancy Butterfly die, Feathers (set of 2) die, Hanging Hearts and Love Word dies, Heart Doily Border die, Creepy Vines die

Here is a fun Zig Zag card from yours truly...

Arlene

Dies:  Small Lacy Border die, Stitched Nest Circles (set of 7) die, Stitched Elements (set of 7) die, Heart Fan die, Heart Doily Border die, Scalloped Banner die, Berry Flourish die, Rolled Rose Small and Medium die

Next up is this gorgeous card from Margot!

Margot
Dies: Open Hearts Doily Border die, Large Lacy Border die, Stitched Elements (set of 7) die, Open Leaf Flourish die, Berry Flourish

And last but not least, here is a sweet shabby chic card created by Anna!

Anna
Dies: Lattice Border die, Cherry Blossom Branch die, Open Leaf Flourish die, Heart Doily Border die 

So grab your doilies and play along! Add your creations to our Facebook page and Twitter and for more Inspiration find us on Pinterest.

Enjoy your day! ❤

xoxo,

Arlene & Team Wednesday ❤

Inspiration Wednesday- Valentine

It is Sue here to share today's Inspiration with the Wednesday Team

'Valentine' 

With love in the air, the Wednesday team has some more inspiration for you to make that special something for the one you love!
Let's see what gorgeous creations they have to share........

 Klaudia

Dies:   Stitched ZigZags, Hanging Hearts and Love word set

Kathy

Dies: Hanging Hearts and Love word set, Wrought Iron Fence, Heart Doily

Cathi

Dies: Heart Doily, Creepy Vines, Hanging Hearts and Love word set, Rolled Rose Large, Rolled Rose Small and Medium

Margot

Dies: Hanging Hearts and Love word, Large Lacy boarder, Open Leaf Flourish

Don't forget you can play along and join all the La La Land Crafts fun over on our Facebook Page, where you can post all your La-La Land creations, remember you can also find us over on Twitter and our Pinterest boards. 

Have a great week, see you next week!

Sue and the Wednesday Team

Inspiration Wednesday - Getting Krafty

Hello everybody!

Klaudia here with new inspirations for you.
Our theme for this week is

Getting Krafty

That's what our Wednesday Team prepared to inspire you.

Kathy
DIES: Berry Flourish, Cherry Blossom Flowers Stitched Nested Circles

Cathi O'Neill
DIES: Fancy Butterfly Die Creepy Vine Dies, Heart Doily Border Die, Heart Doily Die, Lotus Die

Margot
DIES: Lattice Border Die, Cherry Blossom Flower Die, Open Leaf Flourish Die

Klaudia
DIES:
Heart Doily Border Die, Pretty Poinsettia Die, Heart Snowflakes Die,

Don't forget, you can join in all the fun here at La-La Land Crafts by adding your creations to our Facebook Page or Twitter.

Have a nice day!
Klaudia

September 2014 NEW RELEASE Showcase Day Five

It's the last day of the September 2014 NEW RELEASE Showcase!! We do hope you've enjoyed the week of inspiration by our very talented Design Teams. If you haven't had a chance to check them out before now please do keep on scrolling down - you don't want to miss a thing!!

Today, Team Friday are showcasing all of the Halloween products. In total there are TEN new stamps and TEN new dies/die sets - let's take one last look at them.
All of the NEW PRODUCTS are available to purchase right now. Click HERE to go shopping!!

 

And now let's see what our Team Friday have created...

Arlene Cuevas

Stamp: Egyptian Mummy Marci

Dies: Spiderweb and spider, Tombstones

Older Dies:  Creepy Vines, Frightful Fence

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV00

Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9

Dress/Bandages: W1, W2, W3

Crown/Accents/Sandals: Y21, Y23, Y26, Gold Stickles

Alexandra

Stamp: Zombie Marci

Dies: Spiderweb and spider, Tombstones

Older Dies: Pumpkins, Spiderweb Border, Spiderweb Corner, Creepy Vines, Eerie Bats, Frightful Fence, Scary Tree, Spooky House

Copics:

Skin: YG67, YG03, YG11, YG0000

Hair: V09, V06, V04, V01

Outfit: N7, N4, N2, N0

E15, YR18, YR16, YR12, YR01

V09, V06, V04, V01

Sue

Stamp: Egyptian Mummy Luka

Dies: Spiderweb and Spider, Tombstones

Older Dies: Creepy Vines, Eerie Bats, Scary Tree

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R11,

Hair: E51, E53, E31

T0, T1, T3

BV02, BV13, BV17

E95, E97, E99, E57

Alina 

Stamp: Egyptian Mummy Marci

Dies: Spiderweb and Spider, Tombstones

Older Dies:Creepy Vines, Pumpkins, Frightful Fence, Scary Tree

Colour pencils:

Skin: Prisma Premier PC939, Derwent Coloursoft C130;

Hair: Prisma Premier PC1056;

Crown & outfit: Prisma Premier PC1021, PC 1056, Derwent Coloursoft C620.

Tracey

Stamp: Dia De Los Muertos Marci

Dies: Stitched Elements, Spiderweb and Spider, Tombstones

Older Dies: Creepy Vines, Eerie Bats, Frightful Fence, Scary Tree

Copic Markers:

Skin- E0000, E000, E00

Hair-- E13, E15, E18, YR21

Dress- W10, W8, W6, W4, W2

R22, R24, R27, R39, R89

YR02, YR04, YR09, YR27

V12, V15, V25, BV08

YG25, G94, G99

Sandie
Stamp: Dia De Los Muertos Marci
Dies:  Spiderweb and Spider, Tombstones
Older Dies: Creepy Vines, Eerie Bats, Spiderweb Border, Spiderweb Corner,

Copic Markers:

Face - E000, E00, E1. R43, R46, C3, C5, C7, C9

Hair - C1, C9

Clothing/Flowers - R35, R37,. R39. C5, C7, C9. YG03, YG67

Mary J

Stamp: Egyptian Mummy Luka
Dies - Tombstones, Spiderweb Banner

Copics Markers:
Face: E000, E00, E21, R20
Hair: E35, E37
Outfit and presents: C01, C03, V12, V15, V17, Y21, YR23, YR27

And that is is for our September 2014 NEW RELEASE showcase! All of the NEW PRODUCTS are available to purchase right now. Click HERE to go shopping!!

You can join in on all the La-La Land Crafts fun over on our Facebook Page, where you can also post your own La-la Land Crafts creations. You can also find us on Twitter! 

Sandie & Team Friday

xXx

Tutorial Thursday - flowers by Margot

Hi it's Margot here :)

This tutorial shows how to make the flowers in the picture above . It’s long, but easy peasy, I promise!

 Let’s get started .  .  .

What we need ....

I have used Lotus Die - leaf die . To make a flower I have cut 6 petals ( leaves ) , in raspberry and  pale blue.

I sprayed the petals ( leaves ) with water.

Then I have embossed each petal at the back with embossing tool (small ball) on an embossing mat.

I turned the petal over and pressed down  with the embossing tool using a lot of pressure.

Ready embossed petals. It looks like this when finished.

Then I glued petals together.

 

When dry, pierce a hole in the center of the flower with with a paper piercer. and insert a cluster of stamens.

Then I  applied some gesso and glitter and it's ready.

 You can use anything to decorate flowers ( pearls, rhinestones, stamens ).

And my card

Products used :

Heart Doily Border Die

Open Leaf Flourish Die

Creepy Vines Die

Lotus Die

Butterflies Set 1 Dies

Hope you like my flowers and if anyone makes them please be sure to come back and share with us - we have a Facebook Page HERE and a Facebook Group HERE.

Have fun playing!!!

Margot