~ La-La Land Crafts - Tea Time ~

Happy Friday My Fellow La-La Land Craft Fans!

How darling is Afternoon Tea Marci?! She is so sweet that yellow is the only color I could image her dress to be and polka dots were a must.  Not only do I love the color yellow but I also love polka dots.  This combo represents pure happiness to me!

Afternoon Tea Marci comes in two sizes.  I used the mini size from the Celebrate Collection Stamp Set.  

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Celebrate Collection Stamp Set

Afternoon Tea Marci (Full Size)

So Many Dots Layering Stencil Set

Scalloped Rectangles Die Set

Nested Frames Large

Nested Frames Small

Mandala Doily Die

Long Flags Die Set

Tall Bracket Die

~ Copics ~

Skin:  E50 E51 E21 R21 R20 E04

Hair:  E30 E31 E55 E57 E59

Eyes:  B91 B93 B95

Yellows:  Y11 Y13 Y15 Y17 Y19

Flowers:  R81 R83 R85

Leaves:  YG03 YG63 YG67

Cast Shadow:  BV20

~ Misc. ~

Sakura White Gelly Roll Pen #10

Silver Rhinestones

**I participate in La-La Land Craft's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Whimsy Stamps - Enjoy Making Memories ~

Welcome Whimsy Stamp Fans!

It's day three of Whimsy's newest release and I hope you are enjoying the creative journey the design team members are taking you on.  Today I am sharing with you a card I made from the Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set.  This was a past Paper Door Kit and is now available for everyone to purchase.  Male cards can be very hard to make and this set makes it so easy.  There are so many different creative possibilities. 

This steam locomotive looks amazing colored in grayscale.  I absolutely love making black and white cards...I think they make such an elegant statement!

The Notched Rectangles Die Set was the perfect die set to use.   I love how the train looks like it is literally coming out of the tunnel!

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Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set

Notched Rectangles Die Set

~ Copics ~

C1 C3 C5 C7

~ Misc. ~
Silver Rhinestones
Newsprint Candi Dots (From my Stash...yes, I am a craft hoarder!)

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Day 2 of Whimsy Stamp's May 2019 Release ~

Hello My Crafty Peeps!

Welcome to Day 2 of Whimsy Stamps May Release.  Today I am showcasing the new Tree Swing Cling Stamp and their new Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp.  When I started designing for Whimsy's new release, I had not planned on it being all monochromatic.   If you follow me, you know it is one of my favorite ways to color.  One, I love the way it looks and two, I love showing how to look at images from a different point of view.  This Tree Swing image is beautiful all on it's own.  You can color it in color as if it is full of life or you can color it in grayscale representing a beautiful life lived.  Being able to use an image in multiple ways and for multiple occasions is important to me, as I am sure it is for you.



 I love a good background stamp and the new Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp has so many possibilities...I can't wait to use it on future projects!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Tree Swing Cling Stamp

Enjoy the Journey Clear Stamp Set


Scratchy Plaid Background Stamp

Basic Stitched Ovals Die Set

Furever Friends Die Set

~ Copics ~

W1 W3 W5 W7

~ Misc. ~
Versafine Onyx Black Ink Pad
Black Pearls

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Introducing Whimsy Stamp's New May 2019 Release ~

Hello Friends!

Welcome to Whimsy Stamp's new May release.  This hilarious frog stamp is from Dustin Pike's new Gnome Me So Well Clear Stamp Set.  This lil' guy just cracks me up!  He's been hangin' out amongst the shrooms finding some tasty snacks.



  Whimsy's Peekaboo Window 3 Die is one of my favorite dies.  It has so many creative possibilities!  It certainly made it easy for this froggie to keep a ninja eye out for his next delicious victims...lol

Speaking of eyes...I added Nuvo Crystal Glaze to his eyes to add character, dimension and a little extra fun to this cutie.



To create the mushroom border, I used a mini post-it note as a mask.  This is such an easy technique to use when you want to add extra images.

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

*NEW Gnome Me So Well Clear Stamp Set


Hand Stitched Nested Rectangles Die


Peekaboo Window 3 Die

~ Copics ~

W00 W0 W1 W3 W5

R24 R27 R29 R89

R30 R32

BV20
Multiliner:  0.5

~ Misc. ~
Nuvo Crystal Glaze
Mini Plastic Ants

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Whimsy Stamps - Panda Wiggle ~

This panda is ready to wiggle his way right into your heart!  Have you ever had a stamp or stamp set that just got your creative juices flowing?  This Panda Butt Set from Whimsy Stamps is one of those stamps sets that did that for me.  I had so much fun creating with set!  You can see two of my other cards HERE and HERE.  It's always a good thing when you can create more than one type of card from just one stamp set!



Doesn't he look like he is just wiggling and waddling his way right past you?!  Squeeeee...I just love a cute panda butt!!!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Panda Butt Clear Stamp Set


Panda Butt Die Set


~ Copics ~
 C1 C3 C5 C10
0 Blender

~ Misc. ~
Darice Vines Background Embossing Folder

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ La-La Land Crafts - All I Need ~

Happy Friday!

Team Friday's challenge for today is to use the new release.  La-La Land Craft's newest release is extremely elegant and full of inspirational mantras.  This mantra is my personal favorite!  

I created the glitter paper by covering a black piece of cardstock using Versamark Ink and embossing it with WOW's! Taffeta Pink Embossing Glitter.  Even though this embossing glitter is pink, it is translucent and takes on the color underneath.  In this case, it gives the illusion that the embossing glitter is an iridescent black.  You can see what this embossing glitter looks like when I used it on top of white HERE.  I stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black Ink before embossing it and colored the berries on the twig die cut with my 100 Black Copic Marker before embossing them.  I love being able to use my craft products in different ways to get different looks.  I think all these products used together make for a very elegant card.



This card was very hard to get a really good picture of how elegant and sparkly it truly is.  Even my daughter said "WOW!  That's gorgeous!"   Coming from her, that is a huge compliment!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

I Can And I Will Clear Stamp Set

Scalloped Rectangles Die Set

Stump with Twig Die Set

Mandala Doily Die

~ Copic ~

100 - Black

~ Misc. ~

Versamark Ink Pad

Versafine Onyx Ink Pad

WOW! Taffeta Pink Embossing Glitter

**I participate in La-La Land Craft's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Whimsy Stamps - Spring is in the Air ~

Hoppy Hump Day Everyone!

I have created a super fun spring shaker card using Whimsy Stamp's new Bunny Spring Squares Cling Stamp along with their new Peekaboo Windows 4 Die.  This stamp is just not for Easter.  It is the sweetest stamp to celebrate that spring has sprung! I decided to turn this card into a shaker card using the tiny circle cut outs as the shaker windows using fun spring colored baking sprinkles as the shaker bits.  I just adore the tiny carrot die from the Build-a-Basket Die Set and thought they would make the perfect little border for this spring card.  You know bunnies love their carrots!  To make the flower border, I used the large flower die that also comes in the Build-a-Basket Die Set.  The dies that come in this set are a must have!



The Bunny Spring Squares fit perfectly inside the openings of the Peekaboo Windows 4 Die. I love how the stitching around the  squares still shows inside the die cut window.  I think it gives it that extra special touch!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Bunny Spring Squares Cling Stamp

Peekaboo Window 4 Die

 Build-a-Basket Die Set

~ Copics ~

Bunny 

 W00 W0 W1 W3 

R0000 R000 R00 R01

B0000 B000 B00

Flowers

V20 V22 V25

Y21 Y15 Y38 E13

Leaves

YG03 YG17 YG67

Cast Shadow 

BV20

~ Misc. ~

Acetate

Baking Sprinkles

**I participate in Whimsy Stamp's affiliate program.  That means I receive a commission when products are purchased through links here on my blog. (At NO additional cost to you).  This allows me to be able to make more projects to share and hopefully inspire you!  From the bottom of my heart, I appreciate your support!!!

Happy Stamping!