Showing posts with label dies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dies. Show all posts

Friday, August 28, 2020

Patterned Paper - backgrounds and paper piecing

Hello Crafty Friends! Oh what I'd give to have a spa day with my favorite gals! Until I'm able to do so, I'll just live vicariously through my stamped images! :P



Today's inspiration Friday is all about Patterned Paper! I absolutely love making patterned paper using La-La Land Crafts background stamps. You can make as much as you need and in any color you want! 

I stamped out a pastel polka dot background using the Hello Lovely Background stamp. I trimmed out 0.5" strips and pieced them together to make the a striped pastel rainbow.  Then I used the leftover patterned paper to paper piece the towels and hat for the Spa Gals in the card. I used copics to add a little more depth and details to the towels and hat. 

Products Used:

Copics Used:
Hippo: C3, C1, C0
Duck & Drink: Y11, Y15, Y000
Oranges: Y38, Y35, Y32
Blues: B91, B93, B41, B0000
Greens: G40, YG13, YG11
Pinks: RV11, RV00, RV000, RV0000
Purples: BV00, BV000, BV0000


Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Club La-La Land Crafts - August Kit - More Project Insp!




Hello Crafty Friends! I'm here to show a few more projects I've created using Club La-la land Craft's August 2020 kit! August 31, 2020 is the last day to subscribe to get the kit that I've used in the projects below, but if it's past August 31st, don't sweat it, you can purchase past kits with your 2nd subscription!



My first project is a weekly layout in my B6 Traveler's Notebook. I made a fun scene with the little kitty and puppy taking a nap after filling up on popcorn! I really loved how Cristena with the design team turned the popcorn and antenna components to make a floor lamp! I used partial die cutting to make the scalloped rectangle the right size for my planner. 

Using the background stamps to create a pattern on the chairs so fun and easy!


Additional Products Used: 

Copic Colors:
Cat: E53, E51, E50, R85, R81
Dog: E53, E51, E50, W3, W1, W0, E79, E74, E71, R85, R81
Greens: YG13, G40, YG0000
Blues: B93, B52, B41, B000
Greys: C7, C5, C3
Frame: E37, E35, E31, W1, W0
Popcorn: Y21, Y11, Y0000


My next project is a clean and simple card using the Movie Night Marci Rubber Stamp and her puppy friend! I wanted some soft colors so I used some of the paper from the Hello Baby Paper pack! I really love gray and pink together!



Additional Products Used: 

Copics Used: 
Marci's Hair: Y28, Y26, Y23
Marci's Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: RV52, RV34, RV32
Marci's Cheeks: R11, R00, E02
Marci's Shirt: C3, C1, C0
Marci's Pants and Headband: B93, B91, B41
Marci's Slippers & Bowl: R21, R20, R00
Popcorn: Y21, Y11, Y0000
Dog's Fur: E35, E33, E31, W7, W5, W3, E79, E74, E71, R85, R81

Friday, August 21, 2020

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:

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!



Saturday, August 15, 2020

Cozy up for Club La-La Land Craft's August Kit!

Hello Crafty Friends, I'm here to reveal the Club La-La Land Crafts August 2020 Stamps and Dies Kit!

What is Club La-La Land? 

It's a monthly subscription with exclusive coordinating stamps and/or dies from La-La Land crafts. Each month you'll receive a package with a kit based on your choice of subscription plan - Stamps and Dies, Stamps Only, or Dies only.

Step-by-Step Project Tutorials from the Club La-La Land Crafts Design Team are also included with your subscription!


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Sign up by August 31, 2020 to get this kit!

The August kit is all about getting Cozy and Chillin'! I love the retro style home entertainment! It's all about Movie Night this month!

My first project is a monthly planner layout in my A5 Planner. I was inspired by the "this is a test" screen which ultimately gave my layout a very 80-90s vibe! I'm digging it, it's so FRESH!



Additional Products Used:

Copic Colors:
Marci's Hair: E79, E74, E71
Marci's Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: R85, R83, RV11
Marci's Cheeks: R21, R11, R00
Marci's Shirt and Headband: RV13, RV02, RV00
Marci's Pants: C3, C1, C0
Marci's Slippers: C1, C0
Bowl: BG32, BG11, BG10
Popcorn: Y23, Y21, Y000
Cat's Fur: Y38, Y35, YR27
Cat's Nose: RV34, RV32
Dog's Fur: W7, W5, W3, W1
Dog's Ears & Tongue: R11, R00,
Dog's Nose: E79, E74
Electronic Devices: C7, C5, C3, C1

My second project is a slimline card. In order to jam pack all the goodies in this kit I definitely needed a slimline card. I thought it would be fun to have some pastel appliances so I made the TV baby blue, and the VCR pink! 



Copic Colors: 
Marci's Hair: N6, N4, N2
Marci's Skin: E21, E11, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: R85, R83, RV11
Marci's Cheeks: R21, R11, R00
Marci's Shirt and Headband: BV02, BV01, BV00, BV000
Marci's Pants: C3, C1, C0
Pinks: RV13, RV02, RV00
Bowl: B01, B00, B000
Popcorn: Y23, Y21, Y000
Cat's Fur: Y38, Y35, YR27
Cat's Nose: RV34, RV32
Dog's Fur: E55, E53, E51, W7, W5, W3
Dog's Ears & Tongue: R11, R00,
Dog's Nose: E79, E74
Couch: E35, E33, E31, E50
Remote Control: C7, C5, C3, C1

You can see my Reveal Video of the Club La-la Land Crafts August 2020 Kit here:







Friday, August 14, 2020

Outdoor Pool Party Penguin Card

Happy Friday everyone! Today's card theme is "Outdoors"! I chose poolside as my outdoor as that is my kind of outdoor activity!

This is my first attempt at drawing pool water! I'm pretty happy with the results! Even though my card is summer themed, the Spring has Sprung paper pack had some nice blue-greens that went really nicely with the water that I had drew in.


Products Used:

Copics Used:
Yellows: Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11
Greys: C7, C5, C3
Cheeks: R00, R0000
Pinks: RV13, RV02, RV00
Greens: YG05, YG03, YG01
Water: BG32, BG11, BG10, BG000
Cloud Shading: B000, B0000

Friday, August 7, 2020

Rock N Roll Hippos

Its Inspiration Friday with La-La Land Crafts and the theme is MASCULINE! Nothing says masculine like some Rockin' Hippos right? I used some background stamps onto some red card stock  for the pennants. I really love the background stamps because you can make perfectly coordinated patterned paper!

Join the La-La Land Crafts Facebook group to see crafty inspiration from others!



Products Used:



Copics Used:

Greys: N6, N4, N3, N2, N1, N0
Yellows: Y17, Y15, Y11
Reds: R29, R27, R24, R22
Browns: E53, E51, E50

Friday, July 24, 2020

Tone on Tone BeYOUtiful Floral Monthly Planner Layout

It's Cheryl with the Inkon 3 Creative Team here to show you how I made this BeYOUtiful monthly pages.


Did you know that the Atelier Inks are Copic Safe? This inspired me to do some tone-on-tone coloring. I think it looks super cool and it keeps the color palette simple which makes coloring super easy! 



I used a scalloped rectangle die and die cut some white card stock. On the white card stock, I stamped out the flowers from the BeYOUtiful Clear stamp set using the Peacock Blue Atelier Ink, then I stamped out the leaves from the same stamp set using the Goddess Green Atelier Ink. Next, I colored in the flower with blue copic markers and the leaves and stems with green copic markers. Then stamp the sentiment "Hello BeYOUtiful" on the lower left hand corner of the rectangle using Twiggy Brown Atelier Ink.


For my A6 planner, I cut a rectangle 6"x 4.25" out of white card stock, and punched holes on the side. Then I used the Leafy Forest Stencil, blender brushes and the Peacock Blue and Goddess Green Atelier Ink to create a beautiful background, you don't have to bring the background all the way to the center since you will cover it with the card stock with the flowers. Adhere the scalloped rectangle with the flowers onto the card stock with the Leafy Forest background.


On the monthly calendar side I stenciled in some more leafy backgrounds using Peacock Blue and Goddess Green Atelier Ink. Then I added some gold sparkly washi tape on the top of the page.


What do you think of the tone-on-tone coloring? It's not quite no-line coloring, but you get a nice softness to the image right?


Products Used:

Copics Used: 
Blues: BG05, BG02, B000
Greens: YG27, YG23, YG13

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

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!


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: 

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: 

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

Tuesday, June 16, 2020

Club La-La Land Crafts - June 2020 Kit - Unboxing and Projects

Hello Crafty Friends, I'm here to reveal the Club La-La Land Crafts June 2020 Stamps and Dies Kit!

What is Club La-La Land? 

It's a monthly subscription with exclusive coordinating stamps and/or dies from La-La Land crafts. Each month you'll receive a package with a kit based on your choice of subscription plan - Stamps and Dies, Stamps Only, or Dies only.

Step-by-Step Project Tutorials from the Club La-La Land Crafts Design Team are also included with your subscription!


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Sign up by June 30, 2020 to get this kit!

This month's kit is beach themed and it's soo FUN! Not ready to go back to the beach yet? Let the Club Kit take you away to fun times in the sun! :) 

My first project is a monthly planner page in my A5 planner. I've got Reading on the Beach Marci laying down on the bottom corner of my planner page soaking up the sun while the piggies are making sand castles, sipping lemonade, and getting ready to snorkel! 

I used a lot of the La-La Land Crafts stencils to make really fun backgrounds on these pages! For the ripples I used distress oxide inks, first using Tumbled Glass, then Cracked Pistachio, and then Salty Ocean. I'm sooo in love with the way the waves looks!



Additional Products Used:

Copic Colors:
Marci's Skin: E13, E21,  E11, E00
Marci's Lips: RV34, RV11, RV00
Marci's Cheeks: R22, R21, R11
Marci's Hair: N6, N, N3, N2
Marci's Swimsuit: BG57, BG32, BG15
Book: N1, N0, 0, R22, R21
Pigs' Ears: E21, E13, E11
Pigs' Skin: E21, E11, E00
Pigs' Hooves: N4, N3, N1
Yellows: Y17, Y15, Y13
Blue-Greens: BG34, BG32, BG13, BG11
Reds: R37, R35, R32
Light Blues (goggles and glass): B00, B00, B000
Sand: E35, E33, E31
Wood trim on chair: E37, E35, E33

My next card is a slimline card! I've been addicted to these cards and love how you can put more stamped images and die cuts in because of the extra room! Isn't this a fun scene of piggies at the beach? I used the Snowy Hills Layering stencil for the yellow background, the stencils are designed to be able to make a large continuous background so if you love slimline cards, buy all the stencils!!! 




Additional Products Used: 

Copic Colors: 
Pigs' Ears: E21, E13, E11
Pigs' Skin: E21, E11, E00
Pigs' Hooves: N4, N3, N1
Yellows: Y15, Y13, Y11
Pinks: RV13, RV02, RV00
Light Blues in goggles: B00, B00, B000

You can see my Reveal Video of the Club La-la Land Crafts June 2020 Kit here:







Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Club La-La Land Crafts - May 2020 Kit - Unboxing and Projects

Hello Crafty Friends, I'm here to reveal the Club La-La Land Crafts May 2020 Stamps and Dies Kit!

What is Club La-La Land? 

It's a monthly subscription with exclusive coordinating stamps and/or dies from La-La Land crafts. Each month you'll receive a package with a kit based on your choice of subscription plan - Stamps and Dies, Stamps Only, or Dies only.

Step-by-Step Project Tutorials from the Club La-La Land Crafts Design Team are also included with your subscription!


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Sign up by June 10, 2020 to get this kit!

This month's kit is Farm themed and it's ADORABLE! I'm going to share with you some planner layouts using the May Club La-La Land Crafts kit! Not a Planner Girl? No problem, my planner layouts can easily be used as card fronts as well! ;)

My first project is a monthly planner layout in my A6 ring planner, using the Farmer Marci Rubber Stamp and the Truck Die. The layout is really more Truck themed. My husband has been watching a lot of Truck Modification shows and it gave me the inspo. to do this layout. I love the theme of the kit, but it's always awesome to be able to use it in other ways! I made a really cute Felt Truck Planner charm that can be clasp onto the elastic!


Additional Products Used:

Copic Colors:
Marci's Skin: E13, E21, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: RV34, RV32, R11
Marci's Cheeks: RV11, RV10, RV00
Marci's Hair: E29, E25, E21
Marci's Overalls: B97, B95, B93, B91, B0000
Marci's Hat and Shirt Cuff: BG34, BG15, BG11
Marci's Shirt: Y26, Y23, Y21
Marci's Boots: E55, E53, E51, E000
Marci's Socks and Undershirt: N1, N0, 0
Bunny: E53, E51, E50, E0000
Bunny Nose: RV34, RV32, RV11
Bunny Tail: W3, W1
Shovel: E25, E23, E21, N3, N1, N0

My second project is a weekly planner layout in my B6 planner.  I made a fun farm scene using the Barn die along with the Farmer Marci and one of the adorable bunnies from the Carrot About You rubber stamp set. I stenciled in the background using distress oxide inks.


Additional Products Used: 

Copic Colors: 
Marci's Skin: E13, E21, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: RV34, RV32, R11
Marci's Cheeks: R21, R11, R00
Marci's Hair: W7, W5, W3
Marci's Overalls and Hat: G94, G43, G40, G21
Polka dots: G40
Marci's Shirt, Socks, Overall Pocket & Cuff, and Hat Trim: W3, W1, W0
Marci's Boots: E37, E35, E33
Marci's Undershirt: Y11, Y00
Bunny: W3, W1, W0, E55, E53, E51, E50
Bunny Nose: E77, E74, E71
Carrots: YR68, YR21, YR14, YR12
Carrot stem: YG25, YG23, YG01, YG00
Dirt mound: E55, E53, E51, E50

You can see my Reveal Video of the Club La-la Land Crafts May 2020 Kit here:








Wednesday, April 29, 2020

More Project Inspo - Club La-La Land Crafts April Kit


Hello Crafty Friends! I'm here to show a few more projects I've created using Club La-la land Craft's April 2020 kit! It's too late to subscribe to get the kit that I've used in the projects below, but if you subscribe next month, you can purchase past kits with your 2nd subscription!


My first project is a planner layout in my B6 Traveler's notebook! I wanted a nice subtle background so I used the Water Ripples Layering Stencil, I die cut the cheese using yellow cardstock and then used copic markers to add some shading details. Lastly I used the pizza toppings as a day of the week and date divider! Isn't this such a fun layout?


Additional Products Used: 

Copics Used: 
Marci's Skin: E13, E11, E21, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: RV34, RV32, RV11
Marci's Cheeks: RV11, RV10, RV00
Marci's Hair: E18, E15, E13, E11
Marci's Outfit (Blues): BG78, BG48, BG13, BG11, BG000
Marci's Outfit (Greens): YG67, YG63, YG07, YG03
Marci's Shoes: N4, N3, N2, N1, N0
Mouse: W3, W1, W0
Mouse Nose: RV34, RV32, RV11
Mouse's chef outfits: N1, N0, 0
Red Scarf: R39, R35, R32
Pizza Dough: E53, E51, E50
Pizza Crust: E55, E53, E51, E50
Cheese: Y21, Y11, Y000
Pepperoni & Tomato Sauce: R39, R37, R35, R32
Murshrooms: E74, E71, E70

My next project is a fun Pepperoni Lover card! I used the Heart stencil from the Hearts & Harlequins Layering Stencil set. First I used the Squeezed Lemonade distress Ink onto white card stock, then I used worn lipstick to stencil in the heart. Then I used colored pencils to shade in the hearts and add little dots to make it look like pepperoni hearts! :P



Additional Products Used: 

Copics Used: 
Marci's Skin: E13, E11, E21, E00, E000
Marci's Lips: RV34, RV32, RV11
Marci's Cheeks: RV11, RV10, RV00
Marci's Hair: W7, W5, W3
Marci's Outfit (Reds): R39, R37, R35, R32
Marci's Outfit (Yellows): Y23, Y21, Y11, Y000
Marci's Shoes: Y23, Y21, Y11, Y000, N1, N0, 0
Pizza Dough: E53, E51, E50
Pizza Paddle: E27, E25, E23
Pizza Crust: E55, E53, E51, E50
Cheese: Y21, Y11, Y000
Pepperoni & Tomato Sauce: R39, R37, R35, R32


Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Club La-La Land March Kit Unboxing and Projects


Hello Crafty Friends, I'm here to reveal the Club La-La Land Crafts March 2020 Stamps and Dies Kit!

What is Club La-La Land? 

It's a monthly subscription with exclusive coordinating stamps and/or dies from La-La Land crafts. Each month you'll receive a package with a kit based on your choice of subscription plan - Stamps and Dies, Stamps Only, or Dies only.

Step-by-Step Project Tutorials from the Club La-La Land Crafts Design Team are also included with your subscription!


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Sign up by March 20, 2020 to get this kit!

This month's theme is SCREAM worthy...ICE-CREAM that is! :P  As always there's a Marci rubber stamp set, and the critters this month are UNICORNS! AHHHHH!


My first project is a weekly planner layout using the Unicorns from the "What's the Scoop" stamp set. Aren't they adorable? Stencils are a creative planner girl's best friend because you can add a lot of cool design elements without adding bulk to your planner. I stenciled in the clouds using La-La Land Craft's "Summer is Here" layering stencils. I cut out the Ice Cream using the "Ice Cream" dies that comes with this month's kit onto sticker paper and colored them in using copic markers. Then I finished it off with some rainbow planner stickers and washi tape! 


Additional Products Used:

Copic Colors: 
Unicorn Shading: C3, C1, C0, 0
Unicorn Ears: RV000, RV11
Unicorn Nose, Horn, and Hooves: B00, B000, B0000
Unicorn Hair (Pink): R85, R83, R81
Unicorn Hair (Purple): V15, V12, V000
Unicorn's Ice Cream Cone: E53, E51, E50, RV04, RV02, RV00, YG25, YG03, YG01
Unicorn's Cupcake: B01, B00, B000, Y02, Y00, R27, R22, YG25
Ice Cream Die cut (Strawberry): RV000, RV00, RV02
Ice Cream Die cut (Chocoalte): E27, E23, E34
Ice Cream Die cut (Vanilla with Chocolate Syrup): E53, E51, E50, E29, E25, E23
Ice Cream Bowl: B00, B000, B0000
Cherry: R27, R24, R22, YG25, YG03

My second project is a card using the "Marci with Ice Cream" stamp. I tried to mimic an ice-cream parlor's awning by using a striped patterned paper from the "Love you More" paper pack, and the "Scalloped Rectangles Die". The pink heart patterned paper is also from the "Love you More" paper pack! The "You are Sweet" was die cut using some paper from the "Blue Christmas" designer paper pack! Isn't it awesome how so many of La-La Land Craft's paper packs coordinate with each other?

I'll admit that coloring this Marci's hair seemed overwhelming at first, but just keep adding the the layers of coloring and it will look fantastic!



Additional Products Used: 
Skin: E21, E00, E000, E0000
Lips: R81, RV11, V000
Cheeks: R11, R01, R00
Hair: E79, E77, E74, E71
Marci's Shirt: BG49, BG13, BG32, BG11
Marci's Skirt & Headband: RV14, RV13, RV11
Marci's Boots & Ice Cream Cone: E55, E53, E51
Marci's Ice Cream: R85, R83, R81, RV04
Ice Cream Cone (Die Cut): E55, E53, E51
Ice Cream (Die Cut): RV04, RV02, RV00, RV000

You can see my Reveal Video of the Club La-la Land Crafts March 2020 Kit here:







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