La La Land's Copic Marker Storage

Have you seen the fabulous new marker kits for sale at La La Land Crafts??? If you haven't you can check out the different designs for different markers HERE. 

The one I have is the Sketch Holder Kit but it also holds Ciaos if you're like me and have a mix of markers. The kits comes flat packed and is made from pale card, but due to the fabulous design it is ultra sturdy when it's put together. The pale card also takes colour really nicely if you want to doll it up a little. Irina has put together a Youtube video of the assembly for you HERE.

I decided I wanted to make mine look like it has been sitting around for years and made from aged wood so I went back in time to my faux wood tutorial HERE - although with the cream base of the card I needed to swipe a heavier base of SU More Mustard on at the start.

The decorative pieces were simply swiped with dark brown ink and then glazed before attaching. If you do this gently on the LLLC badge pieces the detail will pop out - just be careful not to be too heavy handed or the ink will settle into the grooves and make the design disappear.

Distressing It in La La Land

This week in La La Land we are distressing. It's great fun to scrunch and scratch up paper - very therapeutic - LOL. Distressing also adds some fabulous textures. I also used some frantage embossing powder and white paint to distress up my project pieces. The chipboard sentiment is from Scrapmatts.

Don't forget to pop over to our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Wheelbarrow Marci

Bridge Die

Heart Tree Die

Rolled Rose Medium Die

Island Die

Copics Used

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, R11

Hair - YR23, E18, E15

Clothes - R59, R56, R83, 100, W2, W00, E44, E43, E42, E40

Wheelbarrow - E44, E43, E42, E40, 100, W7, W5, W3, YR23, R59, R56, R83, W2, G29, G24

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #193

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have a fun challenge for you - we are asking you to go green baby and recycle. I came up with a really fun project using a black plastic 3D chandelier my daughter had decided was rubbish after it had been hanging in her room for the past 8 years or so. It was certainly something a little different to play with and I decided to use my Magnolia dies to dress it up. I had planned to pop a mini world Tilda in there too but decided it was fine like it was. I did use some shabby white frantage embossing powder over the black first - to lay a sparkly shabby chic base for my die-cuts and to tone the black down a little.

As I was taking my photos - not an easy job with a 3D project at times!!!! - I noticed the shadow on the wall so snapped a shot of that too....what a fun silhouette!

And don't forget to see the fabulous recycling inspiration from the rest of the MDUC DT on our BLOG.

Butterflies in La La Land

This week in La La Land we are focussing on butterflies and/or birds. I figured Faerie Marci was the perfect choice to use given the winged theme. I cut the shaped card out using my cameo and had fun decorating it up in darker tones than I would normally use for a faerie card - but I love the definition the black gives. The chipboard sentiment "cloud" is from Scrapmatts.

Don't forget to pop over to our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Rose Faerie Marci

Butterflies Set 1 Dies

Copics Used

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

Hair - V09, V06, V05, V04, V01

Clothes - 100, V09, V06, V04, B99, B97, BG72

Headband - 100, BG72, R24, R20, R11, G24, G21, YG21

Wings - BG70, V04, V01

New Release Excitement in La La Land

 This week in La La Land we are showcasing our NEWEST RELEASE!!! Some FABULOUS new stamps, shadow boxes and dies - there is sure to be something that will become a "must-have" in your craftroom!

My showcase is fairly nautical - so ahoy me hearties - step aboard and enjoy the cruise - LOL. The chipboard pieces on both of my projects come from the shadow box's accessories and they colour up beautifully with Copics.

Sailor Luka

Nautical Shadow Box

Flag Banner Die

Bridge Die

Copics Used - 

Shadow Box - 100, C6, C4, C2, E18, E07, YRO7, YR04, Y26 plus warm white acrylic paint, gold smooch

Luka - 

Skin - E13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11

Hair - E18, E17, E07, Y26

Clothes - YR0000, E18, E07, C3, C2, C0

Wheel - 100, gold smooch

And my second project is a little bit more girly - although I still think the "rusty"anchor works with all the pink - LOL

Nautical Marci

Sentiment from Telephone Marci

Flag Banner Die

Folding Banners Die

Chipboard Anchor and Seagulls from Nautical Shadow Box

Copics

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

Hair - E49, E44, E43, E42, E41

Clothes - R89, R85, R83, R81, RV10, T4, T2, T0, E49, E44, E43, E41

Shell - Y06, Y0000, R01, E43

And here's the FULL release for you to check out....

Don't forget to pop over to our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #191

 

This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have a Tic Tac Toe board for you to play along with. I'm very proud of myself as I have managed to complete a full house on this board - I don't think combining 2 elements and using chipboard sentiments is cheating is it???? These fabulous sentiments are new from Scrapmatts and I had the fun job of introducing the Melbourne public to them at the recent Scrapbooking Show.

And since we had to complete the inside of the card I thought I'd show you that I did that too. I know it's simple but you need space to write a greeting - right????

Don't forget to pop over to the Magnolia Down Under Challenges BLOG to check out the rest of the Tic Tac Toe inspiration from the DT.

Copics Used - 

Skin (E11, E00, E000, R20, R11) plus YG67, YG63, BG13, BG11, E49, E41, E18, E15, E13, R24, R22, R21, R01

White, Kraft and One Colour in La La Land

Before I chat about my card I must apologise for being so quiet lately. I've cut down my crafting time a bit to concentrate on home life. It's nice having a bit of a break to recharge the batteries and reconnect with the important people in your lives.

This week in La La Land we have a colour challenge for you - White, Kraft and One Colour. I chose to use teal as my colour after being inspired by my DP. I love how soft this colour combo has turned out. 

Don't forget to pop over to our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and remember La La Land Crafts also have a Facebook Page HERE and La La Lands Facebook Group HERE. We love seeing your amazing creations using La La Land Stamps and Dies too.

Heart Key Marci

Wings Set Die

Copics

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R20, R11

Browns - E44, E43, E42, E40

Teals - BG13, BG11, BG10, BG000

White Shading - W5, W2, W00