Pearly Sparkles July Challenge ~ 3 of a Kind

Hi Crafty Friends,

Are you ready for July's Challenge at Pearly Sparkles?

Our challenge is "3 of a Kind."  How fun will that be?

Here's my project.

  My daughter requested a special sympathy card. I was inspired by a project we made during the

LaLa Land Crafts Make & Take held at my local scrapbook store.  Most of the dies and all of the stamps for this card are from LLLC.

This card fits in a standard business envelope.  There will be extra postage because I used lots of layers both outside and inside.  I love layering!

Did you find my 3 of a Kind?  I used 3 layered pointy flowers with Nuvo Drops centers.  The oval mat behind the angel was stenciled.  The marbled background is a LLLC background stamp.  The angel was stamped on heavy card stock and then fussy cut.

I hope you'll join in this month's challenge.  Just follow the link above.

Happy July and thanks for stopping by,

Cut it Up Challenge #201 ~ Boys will be Boys

Hi Crafty Friends,

Our challenge at Cut it Up is Boys will be Boys.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Digital Delights by Louby Loo.

For my card I'm using Surfing Jimmie from Digital Delights online store.

Jimmie is colored using Copic Markers.  

I inked a LaLa Land Crafts stencil for the background and then added Jaded Blossom die cuts and sentiment to complete the card.

I hope you'll stop in at Cut it Up, see more design team projects, and then join in our challenge.

My Time to Craft #411 ~ Christmas Scene

Hi Crafty Friends,
Now I'm in Christmas countdown mode.  It's less than a month away!!! Are you ready?
Our My Time to Craft theme for this challenge is Christmas Scenes.
I used a variety of dies and one stencil, all from La-La Land Crafts, to create this 4.5 x 6.5 in card.

The snowy mountains and lake dies are from the October Club kit.  The 3 trees and Santa sleigh are available in the store now along with the stencil.  

I hope you'll join us for this challenge.  Be sure to visit the MTTC blog to see some amazing Christmas scenes for inspiration.

My Time to Craft #407 ~ Inside Out

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our theme for the My Time To Craft challenge is INSIDE OUT.  So, what do we mean by that? We want to see the INSIDE of your card as well as the outside.  I'll admit that I often leave the inside blank but I'm always inspired by Irina Blount (La-La Land Crafts) because she always creates something special for the inside as well.
Here'a a birthday card that was inspired by one of Irina's make n take classes at our local Memories for the Making store.

All of the dies (except the scalloped rectangle) are from La-La Land Crafts.  I also embossed an LLLC stencil for the white background and stamped the gingham using an LLLC background stamp and Distress Oxide ink.  I love that you can use  stencils with inks as well as emboss with them.  I used my Gemini Jr. to cut all of the die cuts.

Please join us for our Inside Out challenge.  Be sure to show us both parts of your card!

Cut it Up Challenge #180 ~ the focus is on SENTIMENTS

Hi Crafty Friends,
For challenge #180 on the Cut it Up Challenge Blog we are focusing on SENTIMENTS.
Our sponsor, Scrapping for Less, sent an adorable clear stamp set for us to use.  It has flip flops and a cool summer drink but I decided to only use two of the sentiments this time.

I used a card mat die from Whimsy Stamps for the base.  The clouds where inked using La-La Land Crafts new Summer is Here stencil.  I also used Jaded Blossom's Tropical die to create the sandy shore.  I had the greenery die cuts in my stash.  The sun is from a Spellbinders miniature set that I found at Tuesday Morning.
I hope you'll join us for this challenge at Cut it Up. Scrapping for Less is provided the prize for this challenge.

Die Cuttin Divas challenge 429 ~ Embossing

Hi Crafty Friends,
Our challenge for Die Cuttin' Divas is EMBOSSING.
There are many different embossing techniques -dry using an embossing folder, using a metal stencil with a stylus, heat embossing and, my new favorite, dry embossing using a stencil.  For today's project I've used  the harlequin stencil from La-La Land Crafts Hearts and Harlequins set to create my embossed background.

To create this effect, I ran the stencil through my Gemini Jr. but added the embossing mat to the stack.  Most of the die cuts and poodle image are from the Club La-La Land April 2019 kit.  I've used papers from an older My Mind's Eye 6x6 stack.  

If you have stencils on hand, you might want to try embossing with them.  It's one more way to extend the possibilities of your crafting supplies.

Come on over and join our challenge.  Just follow the link above. 

Cut It Up Challenge #176 ~ Welcome Summer

Hi Crafty Friends,
We are welcoming summer over at Cut it Up Challenge Blog.
My card box project was inspired by a project from the Make N Take/trunk show put on by Irina Blount from La-La land Crafts at our local Memories for the Making store.  We're so lucky to be close to Irina so we get to have her come at least once every two months!!!

This box is 4 inches square and comes with a piece of acetate for the window.   I made it into a card box so there is actually a folded card attached to the back - great to write a personal note and/or use as a stand.  Here's a list of the materials I used: Jaded Blossom Stitched Squares and Tropical Dies La-La Land Crafts kraft box, Pocket Tag dies, and Water Waves Stencil The Rabbit Hole Designs Sofishticated stamp set Distress Oxide Ink, Distress Ink, Momento Ink, and Copic Markers
This challenge is being sponsored by Newton's Nook.