Using Your Scraps in La-La Land

This week in La-La Land we are using up our scraps. I created my background from offcuts of paper and chose Mad Hatter Luka because he looks awesome coloured in funky colours to match. The felt die cut was siting on my desk after not being chosen to decorate the calico bag in a recent post. The flower bunch was cut and then not used for the new release we had a couple of weeks ago and the orange bow is from a bunch of flowers my hubby bought me. This was a fun challenge to do and made me realize how many scraps I do hoard - LOL.

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.

Mad Hatter Luka

Heart Doily Border Die

Whimsical Flowers Bunch Die

Copics Used

Skin - E11. E00, E000, R20, R11

Hair - BG49, BG45, BG11

Clothes - E44, E43, E42, E40, BG49, BG45, BG11, YG95, YG93, YG91, YR07, YR02, E19, E08, Y19, Y13, Y11

Cup - Y19, Y13, Y11

Happy 21st Anjali

Yesterday one of my daughter's best friends turned 21 and I made this card for her. She's an amazing artist in her own right and also has some gorgeous artwork (aka tattoos) decorating her body. Although I'm an old fuddy duddy and am not interested in tattoos for myself I can really appreciate the artwork. Because of this I chose this beautiful image from Aurora Wings called Dragon Lore. 

Happy 21st Anjali - hope you had an AMAZING day beautiful girl!

Copics Used - Skin (E11, E00, E000, R24, R20, R11) plus 100, C8, C5, C4, C2, Y26, Y21, YR27, YR24, RV69, R27, YG99, YG95, YG93, YG91, E43, E42, E13, G16, B000

New Release Day at Aurora Wings and a Special Celebration

Today we are celebrating 1000 FB Followers at Aurora Wings with a special release. This is Anima Sola and you can buy this gorgeous image from Mitzi's Etsy store HERE. The DT got a chance to play with this early as 1000 followers is such a HUGE milestone and we wanted to make this release special. You can see the gorgeous creations from the Aurora Wings DT on the Showcase Blog HERE. The history behind this image is also explained by Mitzi in the post and I have to say I personally found it fascinating.

There is more fun happening on the FB page including a cute little freebie - so do yourself a favour and pop on over and join in the fun if you haven't already :)

Copics Used - Skin (E11, E00, E000, R20, R11) plus R89, R46, R17, YR04, G99, G85, G82, B06, B02, E35, E33, E11, Y21, Gold Spica (chains)

Top Hat Diorama

Last year at the La-La Land Crafts retreat we got to play with the FABULOUS La-La Land mini top hat and I had this wacky idea to have one open up and have a little scene inside soooooo check it out........

La-La Land Crafts had just released their Alice in Wonderland collection and they seemed the perfect choice for a funky little scene.

As a result of showing this off to the La-La Land team I was asked to put together a tutorial - you'll find it on the La-La Land Blog HERE.

And this is the one I ended up decorating after I had put it together for the tutorial - a little more of a Steampunk theme.

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. And if you give this a go PLEASE let me know, I would LOVE to come over and check it out :)

La-La Land Products Used 

Top Hat SVG file

Marci in Wonderland digi

Queen of Hearts Marci digi

Mad Hatter Luka digi

Travelling Luka digi

Heart Key Marci digi

Whimsy Mushroom set die

Booktab and Labels die set

Steampunk Heart Cogs die set

Steampunk Border die

Wrought Iron Fence die

Grass Border die

Heart Tree die

Cloud, Sun and Island die set 

For a Special Lady.....

This week in La-La Land we are creating something for a "Special Lady". I found a piece of hand made soap with a flat surface and added a stamped and coloured image onto one side. This is really easy to do - stamp your image onto tissue paper, paint a layer of mod podge onto the soap and lay your image into it. Once dry protect your image with another layer of mod podge. To present my soap I added some felt die-cuts to a little calico bag.

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.

Bath Time Marci

Cherry Blossom Flowers Die

Picket Fence Die

Pretty Poinsettia Die

Copics Used

Skin - E13, E11, E00, R24, R20, R11

Hair - E29, E19, E15, E13

Ribbons - B05, B02, B00

Bath and Bubbles - YR27, Y19, B02, B00

Duck - YR27, YR24, YR21, Y19, Y13, Y11

Dies Galore in La-La Land

This week in La-La Land we are using DIES GALORE! I couldn't resist using Bumble Bee Marci and all the bee related products here as there has been a little joke amongst the La-La Land DT regarding my name (Deborah) meaning Queen Bee - LOL. On a whim I added a few of the honeycomb die off cut pieces and I was really happy with the way it looks good both ways!

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.

Bumble Bee Marci

Build-a-Bee Die

Picket Fence Die

Whimsical Flowers Bunch Die

Honeycomb Die

Berry Flourish Die

Copics Used

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

Hair - E49, E44, E43, E42, E40

Clothes - E49, E44, E43, E42, E40, BG18, BG15, BG13, BG11, BG10, BG0000

Wings - BG11, BG10, E42, E40

Flowers - G16, YR14, Y13, C4, C2

For Joy

At the recent stamping retreat I went to a friend of mine - Joy Taylor - had a few stamps she was getting rid of. I picked out this gorgeous little Precious Moments one from Stampendous. It seems this is one of the very first stamps Joy ever got so I promised her faithfully I would be sure to stamp her up and use her....well here she is Joy - LOVE this cute duo. AND this is the very first time I've attempted a cloudy background so I am doubly proud of myself - LOL.

Copics Used

Background - C3, C1, B000, G29, YG45, YG23, YG01

Image - C4, C2, C1, C00, Y19, Y15, Y13, Y00, YR24, R56, R37, R17, E44, E43, E42, E40

A Little Sprite from Aurora Wings

Mitzi from Aurora Wings Stamps has a really cute range of Sprites to colour up. I finally found time to colour up my first one and here it is for you to check out. This is Bamboo Shoot Sprite with Baby Brother. How SWEEEEET is that little guy! You ca get this - and the other sprites - from the Aurora Wings Etsy Store HERE or the Aurora Wings Digital Store HERE. And don't forget to check out the other gorgeous Sprites while you are there :)

And if you LOVE Aurora Wings as much as I do you can check out the NEW Showcase Blog for some AMAZING inspiration coming your way!

Copics Used - Skin (E11, E00, E000, R20, R11) plus C2, C0, C00, E43, E42, E40, YG67, YG63, YG61, YG11, YR27, YR23, YR21, YR20, B21, B12, B000 

New Release in La-La Land Day 2

Onto Day 2 of the New Release over at La-La Land Crafts. It's my last day showcasing these FABULOUS new products but don't forget we are showcasing the Design Team's work with the new release every day this week - so make sure you stop by our BLOG to check it all out!

This release sees the newest look for Miss Marci and she's been designed for use in Mixed Media and well as regular projects. I was sooooo excited to give my very first mixed media canvas a go....such MESSY fun and I think I may be hooked - LOL

Paper Doll Marci (Princess)

Sunny Day Background Elements

Beautiful Day Sentiment Set

Build-A-Bee Die

Picket Fence Die

Diamond Wire (used as a stencil)

Copics Used

Skin - E11, E00, E000, R24, R20, R11, B00

Hair - E43, E42, E40

Clothes - Y19, Y15, Y13, E43, E42, E40, R24, BG13, BG11, BG10

Crown - Y19, Y15, Y13

Flowers - R24, G16, Y19

Clouds - C2, C00, B000

Here's the COMPLETE release for you - check it out - how AWESOME is it?!?!?!

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.

Aurora Wings Challenge - Monochromatic

Wooohooo it's time for a new challenge over at Aurora Wings Challenges and this month we are going.......

I chose the stunning Mermaid Tying a Ribbon to use and absolutely LOVE how she's turned out. I wish you could see all the shimmer from the gelly roll pen - there's so much life and movement when you see this IRL. I always find it amazing how you can achieve something you think is impossible by just trying....after all, that's what a challenge is all about :) So why don't YOU give it a go too......you have a WHOLE MONTH to work on it :)

Don't forget to check out the rest of the AMAZING DT inspiration on our BLOG. We also have a very active Facebook Fan Group with additional contests, challenges and inspiration.  Hope to see you there as well.

Copics Used - BV's 29, 13, 11, 04, 02, 01, 00, 000, 0000, Clear Star Sakura Gelly Roll