~ Hello Winter ~

It's time for La-La Land Craft's new winter release and for my first card I am showcasing the uber adorable moose from the "Cozy Christmas" Clear Stamp Set.  He is dressed up in his winter's finest and is warming up with a delicious cup of hot cocoa after chopping down his Christmas tree. 

 I created the background by sponging Tumbled Glass Distress Ink over  the Large Stitched Tag and then spreading Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste through the new snowflake stencil from the "It's Snowing" Layering Stencil Set.

La-La Land's new Pinecone Bough Die is incredibly beautiful and adds such a lovely touch to the top of their new Large Stitched Tag Die. 

As you can see, this card is full of dimension and it took four layers of foam tape for me to add stability to his antlers.  I love making cards with lots of layers and depth.

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Cozy Christmas Clear Stamp Set

Sweater Weather Background Stamp Set

It's Snowing Layering Stencil Set

Double Stitched Hills Border Die

Scalloped Rectangle Die Set

Three Christmas Trees Die

Large Stitched Tag Dies

Jingle Bells Wreath Die

Pinecone Bough Die

~ Copics ~

Moose:  E34 E35 E57 E79 E93 100

Pinecones:  E34 E35 E57 E79

Hooves & Coffee Cup:  C1 C3 C5 C7

Greens:  YG03 YG17 YG67 G94 G99

Blues:  B91 B93 B95 B97

Reds:  R24 R27 R29 R89

~ Misc. ~

Distress Ink:  Tumbled Glass

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ This Moose be Love ~

Hi Everyone,

My brother asked me to make a card for his bride for their 15th wedding anniversary.  He told me something cute and fun and this is what I came up with.  What could be cuter than a shaker card and a moose in love?!  

 I put the shaker inside of another frame and popped the moose on top.  I cut up the sides of his legs and made it look like he was sitting amongst the grass.  You can see the dimension in the picture below.

The inside says "This Moose be Love"

~ Whipper Snapper Designs ~

Moose In Love

Moose Be Love

~ Dies ~

Whimsy Stamps:  Grass & Cloud Edger Dies
The Stamp Doctor:  Grass Edger
Lawn Fawn:  Puffy Cloud Borders, Spring Showers,
Grassy Hillside Borders, Stitched Scalloped Rectangle Frames

~ Misc. ~

Spectrum Noir Crystal Clear Sparkle Pen
Nuvo Crystal Glaze

~ Copics ~

Moose:  E34 E35 E57 E79

Hooves:  C1 C3 C5 C7

Hearts:  R46

Rose:  R24 R27 R29 R46

Leaves:  YG03 YG17 YG67
Sun:  Y032 Y08 Y19

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Jingle all the Wave ~

Jingle wave, jingle wave, jingle all the wave....sounds like a good place to spend Christmas to me!  There's nothing like feeling the ocean breeze on your face and seeing nothing but ocean for miles to ponder, pray, dream, refresh and renew your heart and soul!!!

I love making cards with lots of dimension.  You can see the Rudolph Seahorse is on top of a Mini Action Wobble Spring (see pic below) so when you shake the card he wobbles, too.....so cute and fun!!!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Christmas Tidings Clear Stamp Set

Grass and Cloud Edger Die Set

Making Waves Stencil

Snowflake Chipboard Set

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

Stickles "Stardust" Glitter Glue
Mini Action Wobble Springs

~ Misc. ~

Nuvo "Red Berry" Crystal Drops

Distress Ink:  Salty Ocean & Peacock Feathers
Make It Crafty Chippie Snowflakes

Gelly Roll 10

Diamond Dust

Sequins

~ Copics ~

Seahorse:  BG10 BG11 BG13 BG15 BG18 YG11 E50 E93

Jingle Bell:  Y11 Y15 Y19 YR24

Santa Hat:  R24 R27 R29 R89

Santa Trim:  C0 C1 C3 C5 

Cast Shadow:  BV20 BV23

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Candy Cane Forest ~

This sweet little polar bear from La-La Land Crafts is having fun making sugarballs in a candy cane forest in the land of Sugarland.  Didn't you know the North Pole was located in Sugarland and not in the middle of the Artic Ocean?!!!  I love how this scene turned out looking so sweet and delicious!

I created this scene by covering all the die cuts in Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste.  Look at all that glimmering shimmering goodness!  This paste dries so fast and is beyond easy to use.  I think I need to buy a case of it!  

I love all the dimension this card has!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Polar Bear Rubber Stamp

Candy Cane Die

Snowflake Flurry Die

North Pole Die

Double Stitched Hillside Border Dies

Scalloped Rectangles Die

~ Copics ~

Polar Bear:  W00 W0 W2

Cheeks & Paws:  R11 R20

Cast Shadow:  BV20

Snowballs:  B0000 B000

Pinks:  R81 R83 R85

~ Misc. ~

White Gelly Roll Pen 10

Nuvo "Moonstone" Glimmer Paste

FolkArt Metallic Pearl White Paint

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Sweet Christmas Wishes ~

Hi Everyone,

As you know, I love to make shaker cards and I just couldn't help myself making one with this adorable gingerbread girl from Whimsy Stamp's,  Gingerbread Love Rubber Stamp Set.  To make the shaker, I used Whimsy's "Peekaboo Windows 2 Die" and put dimensional foam tape around each square to create separate shaker windows and filled each window with different colored sequins, Diamond Dust, mini cookie cutters, mini jingle bells, and Shaker Fun Snowballs.  I also put the gingerbread girl on top of a Mini Wobble Spring so when you shake the card the gingerbread girl wiggles, too.  All these elements make such a fun interactive card!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Gingerbread Love Rubber Stamp

Peekaboo Window 2 Die

Mini Action Wobble Springs

Shaker Fun Tin - Snowballs

~ Copics ~

Eyes:  100

Cheeks:  R81 R83 R85

Bows:  R24 R27 R29 R46

Gingerbread:  E34 E35 E57

E59 E79

Cast Shadow:  BV23

Gelly Rolls:  08 and 10

Nuvo Gloss White Crystal Drops

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Cheers ~

Today's La-La Land Craft's Inspiration Friday Challenge is to use a background stamp.  I decided to use two.  The dot background stamp that comes in the Hello Lovely Background Set is definitely a lovely background stamp.  I stamped it using Lemonade Distress Ink to make the background paper and for the Ship's Wheel Die and the ferris wheel from the London Border Die.  It is the perfect subtle summer color to go along with an ocean theme.  I stamped the background stamp called "Wood Planks" in Walnut Stain Distress Ink and used the Lattice Bracket Die for a pier shape.  I also stamped a second piece of cardstock using the "Wood Planks" background stamp.  Since Distress Ink works well with Copics I was able to color over the woodgrain pattern.  After coloring these pieces, I attached the Lattice Bracket Die piece over the second stamped piece of woodgrain cardstock and trimmed it to match.  I really love how the pier turned out!  Now "At The Beach Molli" has the perfect place to sit and enjoy the view and sip her lemonade in her super duper cute watermelon bikini.

  To make the ferris wheel look like it was all lit up I added rhinestones and I added Nuvo Gloss White Crystal Drops to the waves to make them look like they had white caps.  This card was so much fun to create!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

At The Beach Molli Rubber Stamp

Jaws Because Clear Stamp Set

Wood Planks Background Stamp Set

Hello Lovely Background Stamp Set

Nested Frames Large Die

Lattice Bracket Die

London Border Die

Ship's Wheel Die

Waves Die

~ Copics ~

Skin:  E50 E51 E11 E13

Cheeks:  E93

Lips:  E04

Eyes:  B91 B93 B95

Hair:  Y21 YR23 YR24 YR27 E99

Pinks:  RV13 RV14 RV09

Greens:  YG03 YG17 YG67 G99

Cast Shadows:  BV20 BV23

Lemonade:  Y02 Y06 Y08 Y19

Sunglass Lenses:  C1 C3 C5 C7

Pier:  E33 E35 E37 E47 E59

Waves:  B34 B37 B39

Muliliner:  0.3

White Gelly Roll 10

Nuvo Crystal Glaze

Nuvo Gloss White Crystal Drops

Distress Inks:  Lemonade and Walnut Stain

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Magical Winter Wishes ~

Hi All,

I'm here today sharing one of Whimsy Stamp's new releases called "Favorite Flake".  It is such a cute set and I couldn't resist making a card using this darling Unicorn trying to catch snowflakes on its tongue.  In a magical world, Unicorns come in all kinds of colors so I decided to use lovely shades of lavender or in Copic terms, blue-violets.

I used Whimsy's Snow Dangle Stencil and Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste. I also spread the paste over the cloud die cut.  Look at all that shimmery goodness!  This paste is so easy to use and dries super duper fast.  It's translucent so you can achieve different effects by using it by itself, like I did with the stencil and over the cloud die cut or putting it over color, like I did on the Unicorn's horn.  You can also add a few drops of your Copic Various Ink Refill to match any project you are working on.  How cool is that?!

Look how sparkly the Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste looks on the unicorn's horn.  Also, his teeny tiny tongue just cracks me up!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Favorite Flake Clear Stamp Set

Grass and Cloud Edger Die Set

Shaker Maker Combo Die Set
Envelope Edger Die Set

Snow Dangle Stencil

Nuvo Moonstone Glimmer Paste

Sparkletz - Jelly Fish

~ Copics ~

Unicorn:  BV0000 BV000 BV00 BV01BV13

Cheek & Tongue:  RV11
Cast Shadows:  BV20 BV23

Multiliner .05
Gelly Roll 10

Happy Stamping~

~ Nicolette ~

~ A Heartfelt Thank You ~

Happy Friday,

Today's theme for La-La Land's Inspiration Friday is to make a thank you card.  Isn't Paper Doll Winter Marci absolutely darling?!  I just love her eyelashes!!!  She is all snuggly warm in her fuzzy hat, sweater and mittens which I created using my Various Ink Colorless Blender and a piece of terry cloth.

I created her stockings with my .05 Multi-liner.  Marci is after all a fashionable paper doll!

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Paper Doll Marci - Winter - Rubber Stamp

Rose Hat Marci Rubber Stamp

Scalloped Rectangles Die 

Open Hearts Border Doily Die

Double Stitched Hills Border Die

~ Copics ~

Skin:  E50 E51 E11

Hair:  E23 E25 E29

Red Hearts:  E04 E07 E09

Blues:  B93 B95 B97

Cast Shadows:  BV20 BV23

Blending Solution and Terry Cloth

Multi-liner .05

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~

~ Wishing You Peace, Love & Joy ~

This is my last card in my monochromatic with a pop of color series.  I used DoveArt's "Pine Bough" from Whimsy Stamps.  I stamped the Pine Bough three times cutting out two of the pinecones and popping them up on top of the frames.  I also made a tunnel type card by layering the Basic Stitched Oval Dies from the smallest to the biggest to really give the card depth.

Always remember...you do not have to use traditional colors to make a statement...think outside the box and color the way that makes YOU happy!!!

~ Whimsy Stamps ~

Pine Bough Rubber Stamp

Holiday Mini Sentiments Clear Stamp Set

Basic Stitched Ovals Die Set

Wire Fence Embossing Folder

~ Copics ~

C0 C1 C3 C5 C7 C10

Happy Stamping~

~ Nicolette ~

~ My Heart Belongs to You ~

Today's La-La Land Craft's Inspiration Friday theme is to make an interactive card and I just can't resist making a shaker card. They are super fun to make and your friends and family love receiving them!

La-La Land's Postage Stamp Dies really make it easy to send a message of love.  I also used the Ric Rac Die to make it look like a postage cancellation stamp.  I paper-pieced her outfit with tiny dot paper and added a heart to her cheek using Copic R21 and white dots to her other cheek using a white Gelly Roll Pen.  I wanted the heart she is making with her hands to have dimension so I added some shimmer with Spectrum Noir's Sparkle Brush Pen and Tonic Nuvo's Crystal Glaze.

~ La-La Land Crafts ~

Heart Hands Molli Rubber Stamp

Postage Stamps Die

Open Hearts Border Doily Die

Ric Rac Die

~ Copics ~

Skin:  E50 E51 E11

Cheeks:  E93

Hearts:  R21

Lips:  E04

Eyes:  B91

Hair:  E50 YR31 YR24 YR35 E57

Happy Stamping!

~ Nicolette ~