Inspiration Friday - Washi Tape &/or Twine

Hey everyone!

Stephanie here with you today to present what the team's been playing with for this week's challenge:

WASHI TAPE AND/OR TWINE!

This is such a nice challenge, because if you've never used those types of embellishments, you'll definitely thank us after creating something wonderful!! But for now, let's see what Team Friday did to inspire YOU!

Alexandra

Stamp: Marci With Lantern

Dies: Cherry Blossom Branch, Beach Umbrella

Copics used:

Skin: E04, E11, E00, E000, E0000

Hair: W7, W5, W3, W1

Outfit: R02, R12, R01, R00

E57, E55, E53, E51

Lantern: R89, RV34, R81, RV10

Tamara

Stamp : New Years Marci 

Dies: Stitched Clouds Border (set of 2), Stitched Nested Circles (set of 7), Open Leaf Flourish, Beach Umbrella , Shabby florish (April Club Kit) 

Distress markers and Spectrum aqua markers used:

skin: vintage photo

cheeks: worn lipstick

hair: antique linen, walnut stain

dress: victorian velvet, black soot

shoes: walnut stain, victorian velvet, black soot

Alina

Stamp: Love You Marci (with sentiments)

Dies: Beach Umbrella, Stitched Elements (set of 7)

Colour pencils:

Skin: Prisma Premier PC939, Derwent Coloursoft C130;

Hair: Prisma Premier PC1093, PC1081;

Boots and hairband: Prisma Premier PC1084, PC1072

Sue

Dies: Beach Umbrella, Groovy Border, Groovy Elements, Stitched ribbon, Stitched Elements

Stephanie

Stamp : Picture Perfect Marci 

Dies: Stitched elements set of 7

Copics used :

Skin (E000-00-21-11-13-04, R20)

Hair (E44-47-49)

Clothing & accessories (B00-01-02, E31-33-35-37-39, BV23-25-29, W0-1-3-5)

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Remember, 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!

Have a very creative weekend and a happy 4th of July!

Inspiration Friday: Hidden Extra

Hello all, it's Mary J here and I'm here to round off our week of inspiration with the theme of...

Hidden Extra

There has been some gorgeous and very clever work already this week by the design team, now let's see if Team Friday can live up to their excellence!

Arlene

Stamp: Marci with Lantern
Dies: Creepy Vines die, Stitched Nested Circles, Lattice Border die, Stitched Elements, Filigree Corner die

Copic colors:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20, BV00
Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9
Shoes: W3, W5

Alexandra

Stamp: Kimono Marci,

Dies: Cherry Blossom Branch

Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E00, E000, RV21
Hair: 100, N8, N6, N4, N2
Kimono: T5, T09, T07, R24, R30
W5, W3, W1
Umbrella: E15, YR16, YR14, YR12

Tracey
Dies: Booktab and labels, Pretty poinsettia, Christmas tree, Holly flourish, Stitched scallops

Sandie
Stamp: Paper Doll Marci Winter
Dies: Stitched Nested Circles, Build a Christmas Tree, Snowflake Banner, Stitched Scallops Border

Copic Markers
Skin - E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair- E51, E53, E55
Shirt/Hat - RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99
Skirt - B91, B93, B95, B97
Shoes- C5, C7, C9

Mary J (me!)

Stamp: Beautiful Day Sentiments Set
Dies: Lotus Die, Stitched Scallops Border Die, Open Leaf Flourish Die

Sue
Stapm: Retro Marci (Sentiment)
Dies: Stitched Nested Circles, Stitched Elements, Heart Doily border, Open Leaf flourish, Berry Flourish, Heart Tree

Alina
Stamp: Winter Wishes Marci (with sentiments)
Dies: Stitched Nested Circles (set of 7) Die, Stitched Elements (set of 7) Die, Build-a-Christmas Tree Die 

Colour pencils:
Skin: Faber-Castell 9201-132, 9201-189;
Hair: Prisma Premier PC1081;
Outfit: Prisma Premier, PC1031, PC1072, PC1074, PC935.

So what's the verdict, did they do good?!  I think they did!  (Even if I say so myself, lol!!)

Well that's it for our Hidden Extras inspiration this week.  Thanks for visiting and don't forget to keep in the know of all things La-La Land Crafts over at our Facebook Page, Facebook Group and Twitter.

Mary J

TUTORIAL THURSDAY ~PAPER PIECING with Rubber Stamps~

~ Paper Piecing with Rubber Stamps ~ 

Hi there, it's Tracey from Team Monday here. Following on from last week's tutorial from Debbie P on digital paper piecing, I am going to show you how I paper piece the old-fashioned way using rubber stamps and patterned papers.

~STEP 1~ 

Choose your La-La Land Crafts rubber stamp and a selection of coordinating patterned papers. 6x6 " paper pads are ideal for this as the patterns are usually printed smaller.

I used Marci with Lantern

Stamp your image onto white cardstock, and then stamp the sections of the image that you would like to paperpiece onto the patterned cardstock.

~STEP 2~

Color in the parts of your image that aren't going to be paper pieced.

COPICS 

Skin: E0000, E000, E00, E21, R30

Lips:  R32

Hair:  C2, C4, C6, C8, C10

~STEP 3~  

Carefully cut out the pieces you have stamped onto patterned paper using very fine-tipped scissors.

At this point I realised that it would be too difficult to cut around her hand on her floral jacket, so decided to leave it and paper-piece it later.

~STEP 4~

Adhere the patterned paper pieces onto the colored base image.I used a combination of double-sided tape and liquid glue.

~STEP 5~

Restamp just Marci's hand onto white cardstock and color as before.

Cut out carefully.

~STEP 6~

Adhere hand over jacket.

Add shading to clothing and lantern to give a more three-dimensional look.

I used Copic colors R30 and W2.

~STEP 7~

Cut out Marci leaving a fine white border around her.

Paper-piece the small hanging lanterns onto the blue background paper and stamp the sentiment included in the set.

Add some die cuts:

Decorative corner die set cut from gold glitter card stock.

Pretty poinsettia die  cut from green felt

Rolled rose small and medium die  cut from orange felt

Stitched scallops border die cut from patterned paper.

And there you have your finished card.

Paper-piecing is particularly good if you are in a rush, as you only need to color skin and hair.

It's also a good technique if you are just starting out with copics, as you only need colors for skin and hair and can paper-piece the rest.

I hope you enjoyed my first ever tutorial for La-La Land crafts, and hopefully I have inspired you to give it a try yourself. We would love to see your creations.

Inspiration Monday~~ Paper Piecing!

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Hi everyone!

Welcome to another La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday.

The theme to inspire you to play along with us this week is....

PAPER PIECING!!

Before we get to our DT Samples, we would like to take this opportunity to say "thank you" and "goodbye" to three of our DT Members: Kim Dellow, Karen Maldonado and Renee Ludlow. These amazing ladies brought Marci and Luka to life through their awesome and gorgeous creations and we will miss them tremendously!! We wish them the best in their future endeavors!!

 Now, on to our DT creations. We hope these fabulous projects inspire you to grab your La-La Land images and join in the fun.

 Debra James

Stamps: Whimsy Mushroom Set Rubber Stamp 

 Stump Rubber Stamp Set

Die - Butterflies Set 1 Dies

 Copics- R85, R83, R81, E77, E74, E71,E41, E42, YG95, YG06, YG03, Y21, Y11,0.

Kim Dellow

Stamp-  Marci with Lantern (with accessories) Rubber Stamp 

Die- Butterflies Set 1 Dies

Prismacolor pencils -
ginger root, peach, blush pink, henna, burnt ochre

  Renee Ludlow

Stamp - Carousel Horse

Die - Heart Fence Die

Rosie Bridges

Stamp - Bedtime Luka

Die - Filigree Corner

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: E49, E47, E44

 Sara Winter

Stamp - Tea Time Set Rubber Stamp 

Die-  Rolled Rose Large Die

Cindy Haffner 

Stamp - Travel Marci 

Die - Eiffel Tower Die

 

 Copics: Hair: Y21, Y23
Skin :E00, E11, R20
G00

In addition, you might want to check out the La-La Land Crafts Company page and Group page on Facebook. We also have a twitter feed! If you haven't joined our groups yet, you might want to think about it because these are the places Irina announces special sales! :)

Don't forget that we would love to see your La-La Land Crafts creations!! Be sure to link them up to the Customer Gallery for a chance to win a prize.

Till Next time

The La-La Land Crafts Design Team Monday

xxxxx

Inspiration Friday { All a Flutter}

Hello happy and fabulous crafters, Sue here with this weeks inspiration Friday!

Our inspiration for this week is

"All a Flutter"
Use Butterflies


If you are anything like our Team you will love to add butterflies to your creations, they just add a touch of serenity and finesse!

Remember to add your "Butterfly" Creations to the La La Land Crafts Customer Gallery, as always there is a prize for the winner!


Brand new DIE DESIGNS, you will see quite a few in the teams creations today!! Go have a peak all all of them once you've finished up here - you won't be disappointed! ;)

Without further ado lets see the beauties the team have to share.........

Karen using Lantern Marci

Copic and Atyou Spica
Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: C7, C5, 100
Clothes: YR27, YR24, YR23, YR21, R08, R05, R02
Lanterns: BG57, BG53, BG23
Gold and Red Atyou Spica

Jo Nevill using Scout Marci

Copics
Skin: E0000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair: E37, E35, E33, E31
Top: Y26, Y23
Sash: E37, R27, G07, B05
Skirt: E37, E47
Shoes: T6, T2

Chris using Marci with Tulip

Tombow Markers: Lime Green, Yellow, Cyan, Red, Sky Blue, Flesh
Distress Ink Markers: Forest Moss, Bundled Sage, vintage Photo, Barn Door, Scattered Straw, Tea Dye, Faded Jeans, Crushed Olive

Jeanette using Watercan Marci and Butterfly Set 1 Die

Copic Markers
Skin: E00, E21, E51, R20
Hair: E30, E31, E74, E77
Yellow: YR31, Y23, YR24
Pink: R81, R83, R85
Watering Can: C00, C1, C3

Tara using Watercan Marci and Butterfly Set 1 die

Copic Markers
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20
Hair: YR21, YR23, E53, E55
Boots and Flower: B21, B23, B32, R14, R17, R46

Arlene using Travel Marci , Street Lamp and Butterfly Set 1 Dies

Copic Markers
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV00
Lips: R20, Atyou Spica Pen (Blossom)
Hair: E74, E77, E79
Skirt/Shirt/Purse/Boot Trim: Atyou Spica Pen (Mint)
Luggage Trim: Atyou Spica Pen (Sand)
All else is paper pieced using Prima's Pixie Glen Papers

Sandie using Fancy Marci, Butterfly Set 1 Dies and Eiffel Tower Die

Uncoloured. Stamped on kraft card using momento black ink

Lil old me using Travel Marci and Butterflies Set 1 Die

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R01, R02

Hair: E50, E51, E53, E55

Blues; B0000, B000, B00, B02, B04

Yellow: Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17

Oranges: YR00, YR02, YR12, YR15, YR16

Grays: N1, N3, N5 

Remember to upload your Butterfly creations to the Customer Gallery and you might be our lucky winner come the end of the month. 

Have an awesome weekend
Sue :)

Inspiration Monday - {All Wired Up}

Hello All, it is Kim Dellow here hosting this week's Inspiration Monday. How about all those lovely new release makes last week? Fabulous weren't they?

This week we have a different inspiration for you:

All Wired Up

It is all about using wire or chain somewhere in your make.

The DT have some fabulous inspiration to get your creative brains working on this one so shall we kick off with some work from your Monday team?

Debra James with Marci With Lantern

Copics:
Dress/Pants: R00, R20, R46
Hair: C3, C5, C7
Skin: E00, E51, R22
Lanterns: R81, R83, R85.

Cindy with Watercan Marci

Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, R20

Hair: E51, Y23

Can: Y02, Y00

Pink: RV32, RV21

Blue: BG10, BG01

Sara Winter with Ruffles Marci

Copics:

Skin: E000 E00 E11 E02

Dress: R35 R46 R59

Skirt: B000 B00 B12 W2

Hair: E51 E53 E55 E23 E44

Kim Dellow (that's me) with Watercan Marci and sentiment from Marci With Lantern

Prismacolor pencils - seashell pink, peach, pink, burnt ochre,lemon yellow, yellow ochre, sand, spanish orange, scarlet lake, tuscan red, dark brown, 30% cool grey

Rosie Bridges with Marci with Lantern

Copics & Chalk:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Cheeks: Chalk

Lips: R22

Hair: Black 100, N6, N4

Outfit & Lantern: Paper-pieced & stickles

Jing van Opstal with Hollyhocks, Sunflowers,  Fence  and Bee (accessory from Marci with Watercan)

Copic Markers & Faber-Castell Pencils

3D Sunflower: Y00,Y02,Y13,Y15,Y17,E44,E49

Fence: E40,E42,E44,E49,E09

Leaves: G000,G00,G94,G99

3D Cluster of Flowers/Hollyhock: V000,V12,V17,V99

3D Bee: E40,E49,YR01,YR000,E09

Pathwalk: W01,W05,W07,E44

Well I hope you enjoyed this Monday's showcase and don't forget to pop back on Friday for more inspiration from the Friday team! Also we love to see your La-La Land Crafts makes so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Have a fun week from all the La-La Land Crafts Team.

Kim