Stenciling Fun in Planners -Beach themed layout

Happy Friday crafty friends! I created a beach themed planner layout in my A5 planner! I love using stencils in my planner to add fun decorative background without adding bulk to the planner. La-La Land Crafts have tons of fun stencils, and always comes in coordinated sets of 2!

I love how so many of the La-La Land Crafts dies can be used for functional components of my planner layout! ;) The cloud works so perfectly for the days of the week, and I will use the postage stamps to write in the highlights of the day! :) 

Stenciling tips:

Build the colors

If you're new to stenciling using distress inks and a blending tool just remember that you have to keep building the color. There's going to be an initial phase where it doesn't look good, but once you keep blending and building the colors, it'll look good in the end! 

Prep the paper

Paper does matter when using distress inks, most crafters like using Bristol paper when blending/stenciling in backgrounds however with planning you likely don't have a choice in paper (unless you print your own inserts, even then bristol is too thick for using it as a planner insert in my opinion). Because of the chalky finish of Distress Oxide inks, the inks almost prep the paper to allow for better blending of the inks! So go ahead and use your light distress oxide inks first, give it a moment to dry then use start blending the colors. 

Shadowing/Ghosting

I haven't had any problems with shadowing with standard planner paper even when I use black distress oxide ink. However if you use a planner with super thin planner paper, like a hobonichi/tomoe river paper, then shadowing is inevitable. 

For writing space 

• Stencil first, then write/stamp, especially if you're using distress oxide/pigment inks, since pigment inks sits on the paper surface if you stencil over your image/writing it'll dull your image/writing.
• Keep the colors light if you want to write over the stenciled area.
• If you want to stencil in dark colors, write with a white gel pen! The effect will look so nice!

Products Used:

Stay Cool Clear Stamp

Double Stitched Hills Border

Stitched Sun and Clouds Die

Postage Stamps Die

Summer is Here Layering Stencil

Copics Used:

Greens: YG05, YG03, YG01

Yellows: Y17, Y15, Y11

Pinks: R11, R0, R000

Purples: V01, V000, V0000

Bear: E79, E74, E71, E35, E33, E31

Elephant: W3, W1, W0

Cat: Y26, Y23, Y21, RV34, RV32

Penguin: C7, C5, C3, C1, C0, Y17, Y15, Y11

Anchor: N4, N2, N1

Hippo: C3, C1, C0, R11, R00

Crab: R27, R24, R22

Shell: V12, V01, V000

Starfish: R21, R11, R00

Distress Oxides Used:

Salty Ocean

Tumbled Glass

Cracked Pistachio

Here's a few close ups of my layout!

Club La-La Land Crafts June Kit - More Project Inspo!

Hello Crafty Friends! I'm here to show a few more projects I've created using Club La-la land Craft's June 2020 kit! June 30, 2020 is the last day to subscribe to get the kit that I've used in the projects below, but if it's past June 30th, don't sweat it, you can purchase past kits with your 2nd subscription!

Click here for more details about Club La-La Land Crafts Kits!

My first project is a planner layout in my B6 traveler's notebook. I chose unorthodox colors for the cloud and the sun, but it's kinda cool that the colors are similar to a watermelon and watermelons are so iconic for the summer! :P 

Additional Products Used: 

Summer is Here Layering Stencil

Copics Used: 

Marci's Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: R22, R21, R11

Marci's Cheeks: R21, R11, R00

Marci's Hair: E37, E35, E33

Marci's Swimsuit: RV55, RV52, R81

Book: N1, N0, 0, BG34, BG11

Pig's Ears: E21, E13, E11

Pig's Skin: E21, E11, E00

Pig's Hooves: N4, N3, N1

Blue-Greens: BG45, BG34, BG11

Pinks: RV55, RV52, R81

Light Blues (goggle): B00, B00, B000

My next project is a slimline card. These little piggies are making waves in this card. I used the postage stamp die and partial die cutting to make the die cut long enough for a slimline card. The panel ended up a little bit short, so I used one of the smaller postage stamp dies and a sentiment to fill the space. I love how it turned out! Sometimes my best ideas comes from having to fix a mistake or when I have to consolidate for something else! 

Additional Products Used: 

Water Ripples Layering Stencil

Postage Stamps Die

Stitched Nested Circles Die

Copics Used: 

Pigs' Ears: E21, E13, E11

Pigs' Skin: E21, E11, E00

Pigs' Hooves: N4, N3, N1

Blues: B04, B02, B01

Greens: G24, G12, YG11

Light Blues in goggles: B00, B00, B000

Click here to join the Facebook group to see more inspiration from past kits!

I'm Dreaming of a Pink Christmas!

Craftin Desert Divas' July release is up and I loveee their new digital stamps! Here's a layout I did with some of their Christmas in July themed digital stamps!

I used some distress inks on the upper right corner to make a night sky and then drew stars in with a white jelly roll pen. All of the digis were colored in with alcohol markers. All of the die cuts were colored in using distress inks. 

Planner: Happy Planner - Mini

Coloring Media (Digital Stamps) - Spectrum Noir and Copic Alcohol Markers
Distress inks used:
Night Sky - Chipped Sapphire,  Blueprint Sketch, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass
Sand die cut -  Antique Linen
Shell die cut- Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick
Seahorse die cut: Cracked Pistachio
Starfish die cut - Fossilized Amber

Additional Products Used:


Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Pink Christmas



Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Summer Snowman



Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Merry and Bright




Craftin Desert Divas - Island Dies

 

Craftin Desert Divas - Ocean Border Dies



 

 

Adorable MFT penguins!!! AHHHHHHH!

The My Favorite Thing Penguins in paradise are simply adorable and went so well with the tropical drinks washi from recollections! All of the functional planner stamps and alphas are from Studio l2e!

The penguins were stamped out onto sticker paper with memento ink, then colored with alcohol markers. I stamped the Studio l2e stamps directly into my planner pages using VersaMagic chalk inks and VersaColor Pigment inks.

Planner: Kikki-K

Versamagic Colors: Pink Grapefruit, Aquatic Splash, Turquoise Gem

VersaColor Colors: Peony

Craftin Desert Divas July Release!

Hello Crafty Friends!

Craftin Desert Divas July release is available in their shop now! The stamps and dies are full of beachy and ocean themes! Here are a few planner layouts that I had created using the new dies and new digital stamps!

How cute are these pirate digis?!?! I used the new Island and Ocean Border dies to cut out sticker paper, then I used distress inks to color in the die cuts. The digital stamps were colored using alcohol markers. :)

Digital Stamps used:

Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Treasure Hunt

Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Pirate Pal

Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Ahoy Matey

Here's a Christmas in July layout using the Surfing Santa and Mermazing Holidays digital stamps. I seriously love how you can scale up and down digital stamps and overlay them! You seriously get a bang for your buck!

Digital Stamps Used:

Craftin Desert Divas Digital Stamp - Surfing Stanta

Craftin Desert Divas - Mermazing Holiday

Click here to buy the new stamps and dies!

Craftin Desert Divas July Release Sneak Peek!

Here's a little sneak peek at the Craftin Desert Divas' July release. If you love the sea or beachy things you're going to love this release! It's going to be AMAZING!

If you haven't already, join the Craftin Desert Divas July Release Facebook Event!  Come see lots of sneak peeks of the new products and stay tuned for freebies! They've already given away two free digital stamps and are about to give away another! 

Click on the image to join: