Inspiration Friday - Tick Tock, add a Clock

Hi!

Tamara here with this week's Inspiration Friday. Our theme this week is

Tick Tock, Use a Clock

and here are the fabulous projects from our Team Friday.

Alexandra

Stamp: Time Flies Marci

Dies: Winged Heart, Stitched Elements (Oval), Stitched Nested Circles, Heart Doily, Steampunk Clock, Filigree Flowers from the April Club Kit

Copics:
Skin: E04, E11, E00, E000, E0000 + RV21
Hair: E53, E55, E57, E59
Goggles: W6, W5, W3, W1
Oranges: E17, YR18, YR16, YR12
Whites: T3, T1, T0
Greens: BG99, BG96, BG93, G21, G000
Clock: E44, Y28, Y26, Y23, Y21
Y38, Y35, Y13

Tamara
Stamp: Time Flies Marci
Dies: Stitched Nested Circles (set of 7) Die, Winged Heart Die (set of 2), Yin Yang Border Die, Heart Doily Die

Distress markers and Spectrum Aqua markers used:
skin: vintage photo
cheeks: worn lipstick
hair: antique linen, walnut stain
glasses: tan (SA), black soot
jacket: tan (SA), black soot
dress: victorian velvet, black soot
clock: weathered wood, black soot, victorian velvet
shoes: victorian velvet, black soot, walnut stain

Stephanie
Stamp: Paper Doll Marci - Birthday
Dies: Stitched Elements (set of 7), Numbers set from the May Club Kit

Copic used:
Skin (E000-00-21-11-13-04, R20)
Hair (E42-44-447-49)
Clothing and accessories (RV13-17-19, BG11-13-15-18, V04-06-09, Y13-15-17, E33-35-74-77-79)

Alina
Stamp: Time Flies Marci (with sentiments)
Dies: Steampunk Heart Cogs Die (set of 3), Stitched Elements (set of 7), Photo Elements Die Set (November Club Kit)

Colour pencils:
Skin: Prisma Premier PC939, Derwent Coloursoft C130;
Hair: Derwent Coloursoft C530, Prisma Premier PC1081;
Dress: Prisma Premier PC1072, Derwent Coloursoft C530;
Jacket: Derwent Coloursoft C600;
Shoes: PrismaPremier PC947;
Clock: Prisma Premier PC1072, Derwent Coloursoft C530;
Glasses: Prisma Premier PC1056, Derwent Coloursoft C530.

Sue

Stamps: Time Flies Marci (Clock only)
Dies: Stitched Nested Circles, Stitched Ribbons, Diamond Wire, Steampunk Border Die, Steampunk Clock

Copics:
N1, N3, N5, N7
YR20, Y21, YR23

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Have fun and creative weekend!

Hugs,

Tamara and Team Friday

Inspiration Friday - Anything but Christmas

Hi,

Tamara here. Today I'm hosting this week's Inspiration Friday. Our theme is 

Anything but Christmas. 

I'm sure you saw what our amazing Team Monday and Team Wednesday have prepared for you, but now it's time for Team Friday. Have fun!

Mary J
Dies: Berry Flourish Die, Cherry Blossom Flower Die

Tamara
Stamp: Watercan Marci
Dies: Heart Doily Die, Cherry Blossom Branch Die

Distress markers and inks used:
Skin: vintage photo
Cheeks: worn lipstick
Hair: walnut stain, antique linen
Dress: victorian velvet, black soot
Boots: victorian velvet, black soot
watercan: Peeled Paint, black soot

Arlene

6x6 Layout
Dies: Lattice Border Die, Stitched Elements (Set of 7) Die, Cherry Blossom flowers die, Heart Doily die, Open Lead Flourish die, Creepy vines die, Rolled Rose Small & Medium die, Filigree Corner die

Alexandra

Stamp: Top Hat Steampunk Marci

Dies: Lattice Doily Border, Stitched Nested Circles, Stitched Elements (a banner die), 

Steampunk Border, Steampunk Heart Cogs, Hot Air Balloon

Copics:

Skin: E04, E11, E00, E000, RV21

Hair: E29, E27, E23, E21

Outfit: R59, R37, R35, R32

T5, T3, T0

 E57, Y28, Y26, Y23

Alina

Stamp: Marci with Lantern (with sentiments)

Dies: Stitched Nested Circles (set of 7) Die, Lattice Border Die.

Colour pencils:

Skin: Prisma Premier PC939, Derwent Coloursoft C130;

Hair: Prisma Premier PC935;

Outfit: Prisma Premier PC1074, Derwent Coloursoft;
Lantern: Prisma Premier PC1020.

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 weekend!

Hugs, 

Tamara

Inspiration Monday - Tags and/or Tickets

Hello everyone!

Joy here bringing you our next in the line up of challenges, this week is all about Tags and/or Tickets, super fun to add to any creation..

Let's jump in and share what the Monday girls have whipped up as inspiration..

Joy

Stamp:  Telephone Marci

Die:  Steampunk Border Die

Copics

Skin:  E00, E02, E11, E13, R20, R24

Hair:  W1, W3, W4, W7, W9

Headbands:  B21, B23, B24, B26, Y21, Y23, Y26

Glasses:  RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99

Outfit:  RV91, RV93, RV95, RV99, B21, B23, B24, B26

Socks/Shoes:  Y21, Y23, Y26, B21, B23, B24, RV91, RV93,RV95, RV99

Phone:  Y21, Y23, Y26, W10

DEBBIE

Stamp:  Big Panda Marci

Dies:  Lattice Doily Border and Build a Bee

COPICS

Skin:  E000, E00, E11, R11, R20, R24

Hair:  E08, E35, R59

Clothes:  B91, B93, B95, B97, YR23, YR24, YR27, Y19, R46, 100

Hat & Panda:  C00, C2, C4, C6, C8, R01, B000, 100 

ANNE-MAREE

 Stamp:   Christmas Lantern Marci 

Dies:  Ornate Snowflakes, Berry Flourish and Stitched Tabs  

Copics

Skin:  E02, E11, E50, E51, R00, R20

Hair:  E13,  E15,  E17 

Hat and Coat:  V91, V93, V95, V99 

Bow, Collar and Dress:  E81, E84, E87 

Lantern:   W1, W3, W5, Y11, Y08 

JENNY
Stamp:  Letter to Santa Luka 
Dies:  Lattice Doily Border, Grass Border and Heart Fence

Copics
Skin:  E0000, E000, E00, E01, E11, R20
Hair:  E25 ,E27, E31 
Scarf, Tops of Shoes and Reindeer Nose:  R24, R27, R29, R59 
Jacket and Patches on Knees:  YG91, YR93, YG95 
Pants and Shirt:  E40, E41, E43, E44 
Reindeer Head:  E43, E44, E50, E51, E53, E55
 

LINDA
Stamp:  Outlaw Luka
Dies:  Steampunk Border, Steampunk Heart Cogs and Wings Set

Copics
Skin:  E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R20 
Hair:  W3, W5, W7, W9 
Clothing:  W1, W3, W5, W7,B91, B93, B95, B97, B99
Bike:  W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9, R35, R46, R59

SILVIE
Stamp:  Ladybug Marci  
Dies:  Lattice Border,  Lattice Doily Border, Heart Doily, Wings Set and Fancy Butterfly

Copics
Skin:  E02, E15, E18, E59 
Hair:  E0000, E000, E01, E04, E11, R20, R21
Blues:  B21, B23, B45, B95, B97, B99
Brown:  E41, E43, E44, E47. E70, E71, E74, E77, E79

 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 crafty week!

Hugs from the Monday Gals

 

Monochromatic

Happy Monday to you all!

This week is all about creating projects monochromatic style, using the one tone :)

Let's share some inspiration for you..

JOY

STAMP:  Marci with Umbrella

DIE:  Lotus

COPICS

W0, W1, W3, W4, W7, W9

DEBBIE

STAMP:  Heart Key Marci

DIES:  Heart Key and Lock, Heart Ribbon Corner and Filigree Crown

COPICS

BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10, BG000, BG0000

Clear Sakura Glitter Gelly Roll 

ANNE-MAREE  

STAMP:  Lil' Devil Marci

DIES:  Open Leaf Flourish, Spiderweb Corner and Eerie Bats

COPICS
N1 N3 N5 N7 N9

JENNIFER
  

STAMPS:  Sitting Luka, Tuffy from Luka with Kite and Sentiment and Sunny Day Background Elements

DIES:  Booktab and Labels and Steampunk Border

COPICS

FACE:   E0000,E000,E00,E01,E11
HAT, T-SHIRT AND PANTS:   E00,E21,E25,E27
SHIRT:   E21,E25,E27
HAIR:  E21,E25,E27,E29
SHOES:  E00,E21,E25,E27
DOG:   E000,E00,E21,E25,E27

LINDA

 STAMP:  Singing Luka
DIES:  Filigree Crown and Heart Treble Clef

COPICS
W0, W1, W3, W5, W7, W9

SILVIE

STAMP:   Big Panda Marci 
DIES:  Booktab and Labels,  Diamond Wire, Heart Doily, Heart Doily Border, Stitched Scallops Border, Rolled Rose Large,  Rolled Rose Small and Medium and Open Leaf Flourish

 

COPICS
OUTFIT:  BG78, BG57, BG72, BG11, BG70
C00, C1 , C3 , C5 , B00 , B0000
W00, W3, W5, W7
HAIR: E25, E29, E53
SKIN:  E0000, E000, E01, E04, E11,R20, R21
PANDA:  C00, C3, C5, C7, B000, B0000
 

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Happy crafting!

From the Monday Gals and..

  

Tutorial Thursday: A Wall Hanging

Hello dear readers!

It's Alexandra here today with our usual Tutorial Thursday section.
I want to show you how to create a shadow box wall hanging as well as embellish it with versatile die-cuts from La-La Land Crafts.

Let's begin!!!

To tell you the truth, I have a circle cutter (both by Martha Stewart and by EK Success), but after throwing several sheets of cardstock away without getting one even circle, I decided to use an “oldie but goodie” pair of compasses. :)

So, in any way which is comfortable for you, prepare 3 circles  of  the 6” diameter and 1 template of the same diameter (I used a regular printing paper for that).  

Take the template piece and fold it in half, then turn 90 degrees clockwise and fold again:

This is how we can easily find the center of the circle. Take a needle tool and poke a hole in the middle, where the folded lines meet:

Take one of the 3 circles and place  the template piece on top, try to match two of the circles as precise as possible (this shouldn’t be really hard, though we are talking about the same diameter circles here) J Pole the hole again, to “transfer” it to the bottom circle.

Take a pair of compasses, and using a ruler measure 2 1/4". Draw a circle of this radius on one of the 6” circles. Cut it out to get a “ring”:

So, now we have two 6” circles  and one “ring”:

Cut s stripes of paper measuring 1” X 12”.  Score 1/4” from both sides of each stripe:

Cut the snips of about ¼” on both of the scored sides (on the 3 stripes):

Take one of the circles and embellish to your taste. I’ve stamped the edge and distressed it with the Vintage Photo Ink:

To this circle we will add two eyelets and a thread, so that we will be able to hang our shadow box on a wall. So… Mark the places where the eyelets will be, and punch holes of the corresponding size (matching the size of the eyelets). Pull one end of the thread through the hole and leave a “tale” of about 1”. The thread I took was about 8” long, but again, everything depends on how long you want your thread to be.

Holding the tale from the back side, place an eyelet from the front to secure the thread at its place:

This is how it should look like from the back side before you’ve set the eyelet:

And after you’ve set it:

Repeat the process for the second eyelet:

Secure the tales with the clear tape:

Take another circle and glue it down to the one with the eyelets (on the side where the tales are):

Back to the “ring” piece. Stamp it and distress (or embellish with the designer paper) according to your taste:

Take one of the strips, fold the snipped parts and curve the strip with your fingers in the following way:

We will attach this strip to the inside part of the ring and this way will start to form our shadow box. Apply the blue bit by bit, and glue the strip down, paying attention to the edges, try to keep them as round as possible.

** I use a quick dry adhesive by Scotch, but I suppose you can use any other glue you like to work with, just be patient and don’t hurry with this step.

When the strip will be about to end, take another strip and glue the edge of it to the first one:

Finish forming the inside part of the shadow box, and cut the access of the second strip (don’t throw it away though). This is how things should look like by now:

 Now, using your fingers shape  and curve the third strip and the left piece of the second one in the following manner:

Start gluing the strips to the outer edge of the shadow box in the same way you did for the inside edge – bit by bit.

Cut off the access:

This is how it will look like after you’re done both with the outer and the inside edge:

Apply the adhesive on the folded snips as follows:

Now attach this piece to the circle with the eyelets and the thread. Take your time!! Although the adhesive is quick-dry, you’ll have enough  time to straighten everything up while paying  attention to the edge. Make it as perfect as you can J

Now comes the fun part – embellishing! Die cut the cogs of different colors using the various La-La Land Crafts dies. I’ve cut out a Steampunk Clock as well:

Since the clock is quite delicate, I’ve backed it up with an acetate sheet using Glossy Accents:

Start to place the cogs inside the shadow box (without gluing them down yet), have a look at your project, arrange the cogs the way you like and only after that start to glue them down.

*I’ve doubled the most of the cogs with plain white cardstock.

The first layer of cogs that you see here are glued down with the simple glue:

And those on  top, are glued with the tiny pieces of mounting tape for achieving a 3D effect:

Continue adding the rest of the die-cut shapes and form your design:

I’ve added several wooden cogs and brads’ heads here and there:

And here are the pictures of my finished wall-hanging:

You can download my computer generated sentiment in PNG format here (Right Click to Save As..)

The La-La Land Dies used for creating this shadow box are as follows:

Steampunk Clock

Steampunk Border

Steampunk Heart Cogs

Open Leaf Flourish

Cherry Blossom Branch

Rolled Rose Small & Medium

Thanks for viewing and have fun creating!

Hugs,

Alexandra