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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop


It's time for our last Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop for 2012 - can you believe how FAST this year has flown past!!! Our Hostess with the Mostest this month is the wonderful Jane - and all the fun starts on her BLOG - but if you are already hopping you should have arrived here from Alice's Blog

Jane has asked us to go CAS (Clean and Simple) - aaaaaagh! 


There was a little bit of discussion behind the scenes when Jane chose Clean and Simple with a lot of us wondering how much embellishment we could 'sneak on' and still have a CAS card - LOL. I decided to curb my natural inclination to throw on lots of layers and flowers by printing out the gorgeous Spring Fairy Aleta larger than I normally would and then simply popping on a sentiment and framing it all up. Oh OK - I did sneak a few rhinestones on too - LOL.

I also used a glitter gel pen to give a little bit of sparkle to her wings and skirt - you can see a bit of the shimmer in the photo on the left.

Now it's time to head on over to Mina's Blog - where I'm sure there is a fabulous CAS treat for you.


Hop order - links are on my left sidebar under Mo's logo.
Jane, Julie, Debby.Y, Heidy, Alice, Debbie {me}, Mina, Pops, Jak, Gretha, Kerttu 

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus RV66, RV63, RV10, RV0000, E18, E15, B00, B000, B0000, G28, G24, G21, Sakura Glitter Gelly Roll Pen

Monday, December 17, 2012

Valentine's Release from La La Land Crafts


Are you ready for a NEW RELEASE from La La Land Crafts??? Well if you are you're in luck! Today we are showcasing the gorgeous Valentine's release. Now many of you may know I don't celebrate Valentines but I LOVE the fact that the four new images and three new die sets are versatile enough to be used for many occasions!

This is "Best Friends Luka" - another cute image in a series with Luka and his best friend Tuffy - a fabulous image for boys who love their dogs! I've paired him with one of the new dies (Heart Banner) and some buttons.



Don't forget to pop over to our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies and see the rest of the release being showcased. 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.

Best Friends Luka
Heart Banner Die

Copics Used - 
Skin - E21, E13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11
Hair - E59, E57, E55, E53
Clothes - B97, B95, B93, B91, R89, R37, R27, R24, T6, T4, T2, T0
Tuffy the Dog - R39, R37, R27, E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, R20, R11 

Sunday, December 16, 2012

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #177


This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we are celebrating Christmas! I've gone for something a little non-traditional - Tilda is obviously having a little Christmas gathering with friends - don't those gingerbread cookies look YUM! There's also lots of festive glitter and a little sleigh charm to finish it all off.

And don't forget to check out our BLOG to see what the rest of the amazing MDUC DT have created to inspire you.

Copics used - Skin (E21, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus E59, E39, E37, E35, E31, E30, RV66, RV63, RV55, RV10, BV11, BV000, BV0000, B000, YG17

Friday, December 14, 2012

It's Snowing in La La Land


This week in La La Land we are using snow and/or snowflakes. I decided on a bit on Wintery fun and chose to pop Snowboard Marci onto a circular card having the time of her life as she boards down the slopes. I chose a fairly simple layout - letting the soft colours and the "snow" take centre stage. I used 3 layers of  "snow", embossing the middle one to give the effect of a well used run among the freshly fallen edges.

As well as our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies, 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.


Copics Used - 
Skin - E21, E11, E000, R20, R11
Hair - E44, E43, E41
Clothes - C2, C0, C00, YG63, YG61, YG01, YG0000, RV63, RV52, RV00, RV0000
Snowboard - YG63, YG61, YG01, YG0000

Monday, December 10, 2012

Christmas Stocking


Ever since I saw this gorgeous image from Mo Manning it's been on of my favourites and I couldn't get through Christmas without using her at least once! Her name is Pammy's Stocking and I have to say I am soo jealous of her gorgeous head of hair!

There are a couple of other similar images available too -  Cammy's Stocking - another little girl, plus the two boys - Jimmy's Stocking, and Timmy's Stocking.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus B69, B66, B63, B60, R89, R37, R24, Y19, Y11, Y06, Y0000, YR31, YR04, BG70, E51, E39, E35, E33, E31, T2, T0
 

Friday, December 7, 2012

Gold and Glitter in La La Land


This week in La La Land we are using Glitter and Gold. I tried something a little different and painted Angel Marci's wings, headband and dress details in using Gold Smooch. I had to give it a couple of layers to get a good coverage and then I let it dry for about an hour. I had planned to re-draw the detailing in on her wings with black copic liner pen but instead I used some deeper gold copics to create the shadows. The copics did "slip" a little on the slick surface but the end result was well worth the effort. The green and gold designer paper is quite glittery as the writing is done is a shimmery gold too. I didn't use any glitter as such but all the gold gives a lovely shimmer and sparkle to the card.

As well as our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies, 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.


Copics Used - 
Skin - E21, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11
Hair - W2, W00, YR000
Dress - YR21, YR20, YR000, YR0000
Gold Sections - Gold Smooch, YR27, YR21
Flowers - YG67, YG63, YR27, YR21

Thursday, December 6, 2012

A Family Christmas Portrait


A few weeks ago my lovely friend Lori Boyd from By LORi Designs sent me some of her gorgeous images to have a play with. I merged 3 of them together to create a family "Christmas portrait". These guys were so much fun to colour up. I usually don't have time to colour up images that aren't from the DTs I'm on but I really must try and do it more often.

The sentiment I used is from The Craft's Meow's Season's Greetings set.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus G48, G43, G40, R89, R46, R27, R14, E29, E29, E19, E17, E04, C7, C4, C3, C2, C0, YR24, YR21, Y21, B95, B93, B91, B00, B000, B0000, Gold Smooch

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Taste of Winter


This little cutie is Taste of Winter by Mo Manning. With the stinking hot weather we had last week here in Melbourne I decided to get lost a little Winter scene and try and pretend I was cool - it didn't work - LOL.

It looks like a storm may be brewing with that dark sky and a few flakes of snow starting to fall - I don't usually colour my backgrounds but it was fun for a change. I added in some punched snowflakes as well as the printed ones for extra interest.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E11, E000, R20) plus E47, E44, E43, E42, E41, E40, C4, C00, B06, B05, B02, B00, B000, B0000, Y28, Y26, Y13 

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #175



This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges we have a sketch for you. I love sketches because sorting out a layout is often the thing that takes the most time for me, so having it set up already makes everything that little bit easier! And when it's a fabulous sketch like this one from our very own Kylie, everything just seems to work.
Don't forget to check out the rest of the amazing inspiration from my fellow MDUC teamies on out blog HERE. We hope you get a chance to come along and play too.

Designer Paper is from Prima

Copics Used -  Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus E51, E35, E33, E31, B0000, R85, R83, R81, RV000, Y19, YG63, YG61, YG0000


Saturday, December 1, 2012

Make it Crafty Christmas Advent - Day One

There's only 24 days til Christmas!
The Make it Crafty gang and our Special Guests thought it would be fun to have a 'grown up' advent calendar as we count down the days until Christmas full of inspiration just for us creative minds!


Each day a sneak peek will be revealed on the MiC store blog with a link for you to follow "to open the door". You'll need to stop by the store blog each day to open the next door!


PLUS Zoe has Christmas Candy full of lots of crafty goodies that you don't want to miss out on!


AND THERE'S MORE GIFTS

But what's even more exciting is that you will have a chance to win the Make it Crafty goodies that I have played with today thanx to Zoe's generosity!!

By leaving a comment on this post you could win the following


Make it Crafty Images - 
RAP graffiti and trash cans from Urban Object Digi Stamp Collection

Make it Crafty Chipboard Kit - Shadow Box Square Frame

The comments will stay open until the 31st of December and the winners will be announced in the New Year on the MiC store blog. You can join us for all 24 days - giving you 24 chances to win some MiC goodies! If you join us late, simply go back to the start and catch up!

This is what I have created with my MiC goodies!


I really wanted to make something for boys this time - so I headed for Make it Crafty's Urban Scene Digi's to get some inspiration for my shadow box. I merged some of the elements and then overlaid them onto a Bearly Mine digi paper before printing out. This leaves the image blank for colouring but the background all ready to go!
Don't forget to leave a comment below before December 31st and stop by the Make it Crafty Store blog to 'open the door' to 24 other inspirational projects!

Thank you so much for joining us and we wish you and your loved ones a wonderful loving Christmas.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus 100, C10, C7, C5, C4, C3, C2, C1, C0, E89, E59, E57, E39, E37, E35, E33, E31, E29, Y26, Y23, Y19, Y11, R85, R39, R27, R24, R22, R14, YR24, B95, B91, YG99, YG95, YG91


Friday, November 30, 2012

Paper Piecing in La La Land


This week in La La Land we are paper piecing. La La Land images are perfect to paper piece as they have large areas to work with. I chose 3 different patterns from one of my paper pads and used them for Marci's outfit as well as for the background. I also used the papers for the rolled roses and faux buttons so everything ties together well.

As well as our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies, 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.


Copics Used - 
Skin - E21, E13, E11, E00, E000, R21, R20, R11
Hair - E35, E33, E31, E30
Detailing - E27, BG78


Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Star Topper for the Tree


With Christmas just around the corner I thought how cute would it be to colour up this little guy and have him reaching up to put the star on top of the tree. It's always been a tradition in my home for one of my kids to add the decoration of choice to the top of the tree - even if we had to lift them up and help - although it's been a few years since we've had to do that - LOL. 

This little cutie is called Hanging the Star by Mo Manning. I've also used the French Window die from Poppystamps and the Christmas Tree die from La La Land Crafts to help complete my little scene.

Copics Used -  Skin (E21, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus Y19, Y11, YR24, E44, E43, E41, B14, B12, B00, B000, B0000

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Another Baby Onesie Card


Recently I made THIS card for my daughter's boss and one of the girls my daughter worked for asked if I could make something similar for a friend of hers - another non-gender specific card. Yellow is always a safe option when you can't use pink or blue and I paired it with Kraft and white - a lovely fresh colour combo. This time around I chose the gorgeous Butterfly Baby from Saturated Canary to colour up.

Once again the card was cut using my Cameo - I LOVE this machine!!!!

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus B05, E44, E43, E42, E40, Y35, Y02, Y00, Y0000, BG0000, R24, R21

Friday, November 23, 2012

Giving Thanks in La La Land


With it being Thanksgiving in America the team at La La Land are joining in the fun and "Giving Thanx". I cut my card out using my Cameo - the words are attached to the top of the front and the cream card behind is on the inside of the card. I used Websters DP on the front - it almost doesn't need any embellishing but I do love the texture of adding flowers and bling.

As well as our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies, 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.

La La Land Stamp Used - 

Copics Used - 
Skin - E21, E13, E11, E00, E000, R20, R11
Hair - E35, E33, E31, E30
Clothes - T2, T0, R39, R27, R24, R21, B18, B16, B14, 100
Pie - E39, E35, E31, E30, R39, R24


Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Santa's Little Helper


I'm madly getting the last of my Christmas cards done and I love this sassy lady from Mo Manning -  meet Little Present - she's perfect to send to someone who doesn't like cutsie or for one of those gentlemen we all have trouble creating for.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus R39, R27, R24, R21, 100, T8, T6, T4, T2, T0, BV34

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Magnolia Down Under Challenge #173


This week at Magnolia Down Under Challenges it's "All About Books". My mojo has been sadly lacking over the past few days since being sick, with projects taking me significantly longer than usual to put together so I like the way they look. But late last week my good friend Deb Adams sent me the link to an AMAZING tutorial to make a little book basically out of scraps. I have long been a follower of Amy from Stampin'Stuff and was surprised I'd missed this little gem but soo glad Deb let me know about it! 

I had NO IDEA what I was going to create for this week's challenge but late Friday night I decided I was so excited about this tutorial that I wanted to see if I could get it done! Shame I had to take my son to tennis comp on Saturday morning!!!!! I did take a few short-cuts on this to get it done - not letting the glue or tea-stained pages drying properly for example - LOL - but am loving how it turned out and am feeling those creative juices flowing again! The spine of this is half a toilet roll tube cut lengthwise to give you an idea of size. I used some offcut microfibre suede to cover the outside but brown cardstock in place of fabric on the inside as the fabric took too long to glue down.


Amy uses album binders to hold her pages together - but with no time to go shopping I had to improvise and used some twine to tie everything together - after discovering glue alone just wasn't going to cut it! The holes are all there when I get a chance to change them over though!

Don't forget to check out the amazing inspiration from the rest of the fabulous MDUC DT on our blog HERE.

Copics Used - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus  B97, B95, B91, E77, E42, E41, E18, W3, W2, W1, W00

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Busy Town


Recently I had the honour of colouring up one of the new village backgrounds for the Make it Crafty store and figured I may as well pop it on a card too. I hope seeing it here makes you realise what a fun little place this is. I've nick-named it Busy Town as my card seemed to end up with lots going on - LOL.

I added one of the cute new Christmas fairies off to one side - she's casting some special Christmas wishes over the town. I picked out the yellow glow from the village windows to colour her up so she stood out and yet still looked like she belonged. I also used one of the new chipboard borders which I cut into 2 pieces to frame the town up after popping on some pearl "berries". A few more pops of yellow with some of my favourite embellishments - flowers - helps to tie it all together.

Make it Crafty Digi Images - 

Make it Crafty Chipboard - 

Copics Used - 
Fairy Star - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20, R11) plus YG67, YG17, YG05, Y19, Y13, Y000, BV04, BV01, C8, C6, C0
Winter Town - C2, C1, C0, C00, E27, E19, E18, E17, E13, E11, E00, YR68, YR24, YR21, G28, G24, G21, G20, B00, B000, R46, R39, Y15, Y02


Friday, November 16, 2012

Using Numbers in La La Land


This week in La La Land we are using numbers in our projects. With Christmas looming I felt this was the perfect project to create. The pattern for the number cubes and stand are from the Silhouette store and are cut using my Cameo.


As you can see the blocks can be changed around to count up to Christmas Day - a fun chore for the kids to do each morning. A little Christmas scene on the side adds some fun.

As well as our BLOG where you can check out inspiration from my amazing teamies, 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.

LLLC Image - Christmas Present Luka
LLLC Die - Christmas Tree

Copics Used - 
Skin - E21. E11. E00. E000. R20, R11
Hair - E44, E43, E42, E41
Clothes - B99, B97, B95, B93, B91, C2, C00, E44, E43, E42, E41
Present - BG72, BG70, clear glitter gel pen and white paint pen


Thursday, November 15, 2012

Mo's Dream Team Blog Hop

This month Mo's Dream Team are hop hop hopping along with some gift ideas for you - perfect with Christmas looming. Our wonderful Hostess with the Mostess is Kerttu this month and she's asked us to create a card with a little gift inside. Kerttu's Blog is the start of all the fun but if you are already hopping you should have landed here from Alice's Blog.


I used my Cameo and a pattern from the Silhouette store to create this "Gift" shaped card with tabs to hold a gift card inside - the pattern comes with a paper bow but I wanted to add the sparkly ribbon instead  I used one of my favourite of Mo's Christmas images to decorate the outside, Little Elf Finn is one of the Bauble Babies and looks soooo cute swinging from underneath the ribbon bow.

Your next stop on the hop is Mina's Blog where I'm sure there will be an amazing gift idea to inspire.

In case you get lost along the way here's the blog hop order for you - you'll find the links on my left sidebar under Mo's logo....
 Kerttu, Jane, Julie, Debby Y, Heidy, Alice, Debbie {me}, Mina, Pops, Jak, Gretha

Sentiment stamps are from The Craft's Meow, designer paper is from MME.

CopicsUsed - Skin (E21, E13, E11, E000, R20,R11) plus BG18, BG13, BG11, BG10, YG67, YG17, R85, R56, C6, C4, C2, C0, E44, E43, E40. Gold Smooch

Monday, November 12, 2012

Another Scrapmatts Christmas Decoration



I had such a fun time at the last papercraft show checking out the latest releases from Scrapmatts - this is the new Mini Tray Round - it measures about 10cm/ 4" and is perfect for a Christmas Decoration. I added some  more Meg's Garden DP, some Snowtex snow, Scrapmatts snowflakes and sentiment, pearls and Prima roses. I love the vintage feel this mix has given my project. The white chipboard has been sparkled up with my clear glitter gel pen. Hope you like it too....