Pocket Envelope – Tutorial Thursday

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Hello everyone! Welcome to Tutorial Thursday!

ALLISON here with you today to share a tutorial with you!

Today’s tutorial is:  POCKET ENVELOPE
A super easy mini pocket to use for gift cards, junk journals, or to tuck a sweet message into
PRODUCTS USED
Spring Has Sprung Paper Pack
Doily String Border Die
Mandala Doily Die
Large Half Doily Die
Pizza Paddle Die
Side Lily Die
Large Birdhouse Die
Skinny Letters Die
Hello There Stamp Set


 SPECTRUM NOIR COLORS
Hair – EB5,3,TN5,2
Skin – TN2,GB1,FS9,CR1
Shirt – BP4,PP4
White gel pen

~ now for the tutorial you have been waiting for ~ 


Start with a 6×6 piece of paper.  I used paper from the spring has sprung paper pack.



Fold in half – corner to corner



Fold down the front fold to the bottom
Lift up flap and fold each side in.  Burnish with bone folder.  You can glue to hold together if you like



Die cut large mandala doily and cut in half.  Glue to inside of envelope



Glue half doily die on top of mandala doily half




Glue on doily border die and trim off excess



Colour, fussy cut and glue on image, skinny letters.  Attach sentiment with dimensional tape

Die cut pizza paddle from brown card stock.  Add die cut flowers, leaves and sentiment




We hope that you are inspired to try out your own creation with the amazing stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts! 

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inspiration and a general chit chat about our products!
Hoping you all have a great week of Creating
ALLISON 

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Ink Swatches

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Hello everyone! Welcome to Tutorial Thursday!
ALLISON here with you today to share a tutorial with you!
Today’s tutorial is: COLOUR SWATCHES
A FUN AND COLOURFUL WAY TO SWATCH YOUR FAVOURITE INKS
PRODUCTS USED
~ now for the tutorial you have been waiting for ~
Die cut paint brushes from white card stock.
Ink blend the stencil of your choice for each paintbrush starting on the handle and finishing above the bristles.
Die cut paint drips and ink blend colour all over drips.
Die cut labels section from white card stock and ink blend with ink colour as well.
Assemble with glue.
Print and cut label indicating colour of ink.  Attach with glue
To strengthen paint drips add a layer of glossy accents.
Die cut Paint Splotches Die from white card stock.
Ink up background stamp and stamp splotches die cut.
Write/Label back with brand and colour
Hole punch.
Add a key ring and hang in plain view for yummy colour therapy
We hope that you are inspired to try out your own creation with the amazing stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts!
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ALLISON
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Technique Tuesday April Release

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Some cute animals and pretty florals are part of Technique Tuesdays Animal House and Garden Society release this month.

Woodland Animals Clear Stamp Set is filled with some super cute and furry critters and punny sentiments. From racoons to weasels this is such an adorable set.

Petunia Clear Stamp Set and Matching Crafting Die is a beautiful large Petunia and the matching die has the word hugs along with the matching shadow cut.

Thanks for stopping by,

Crafty Hugs,

Allie

Picket Fence April Release

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Sharing my final 2 cards as guest designer over at Picket Fence Studios today. I had so much fun playing with all the pretty and fun images and dies and those yummy shaker bits.

Products Used

Tropical Leaves A2 Stencil

A2 Cherry Blossoms Cover Plate Die

Bff Girls Night Out Clear Stamp Set

Filled To The Bri Clear Stamp Set

Sequin Mix Plus – Crafty Friends

Sequin Mix Plus – On a Cloudy Day

Crafty Hugs,

Allie

Technique Tuesday March Release

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This month Technique Tuesday has brought a delicate Hyacinth and matching crafting die to their Green House Society and a Wolf Stamp Set to the Animal House Stamps release.

The wolf stamp set consists of two wolf images as well as lots of fabulous sentiments.

The Hyacinth has one beautiful hyacinth as well as 3 smaller floral buds and 4 sentiments. The matching crafting dies has an additional Sweet Friend Die cut.

Thanks for stopping by,

Crafty hugs,

Allie

Picket Fence Studios April Release

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Sharing some crafty inspiration today using the fun new release at Picket Fence Studios.

Sometimes tea is the only thing

Products Used

Filled to the brim stamp set

Filled to the brim die

Kaleidoscope Butterflies

Sequin mix plus – on a cloudy day

Slimline Retro Burst Stencil

I wanted to use vellum instead of acetate for a shaker window but didn’t want to mute out the pretty shaker bits. By adding extra strong liquid glue to the top of the vellum I was able to show the pretty shaker bits without muting them behind vellum.

To attach the ladies I used dimensional tape on the back of the ladies but positioned it around the layer of embellishments to keep the face on the card as level as possible.

You will always be my cup of tea

Products Used

Filled to the brim stamp set

Filled to the brim die

Tropical Leaves A2 Stencil

Sequin Mix Plus – Crafty Friends

I used oxide inks in the colours salvaged patina, kitsch flamingo, scattered straw, mowed lawn, wilted violet and wild honey on the leafy stencil.

Thanks for stopping by,

Crafty Hugs,

Allie

Picket Fence April Release

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It’s a new release over at Picket Fence Studios and I am so excited to be guest designing this month using some of the fabulous crafty items from this release.


I’m sharing two cards today using the graceful Koi stamp set with matching die and some of the fun new embellishment/shakers from the release.

Slimline shaker – MAY THE FUTURE BRING YOU MUCH SUCCESS

Using wild honey oxide ink and the new Slimline Randomness Hexagon Stencil on a trimmed down sheet of white card stock, ink up and add to a white slimline card base.

Create a shaker frame using acetate and fill with the new Sequin Mix Plus Honey Bears and attach on top.

Stamp sentiment in black versa fine onyx black ink, heat emboss in clear and add dimensional tape and attach to shaker frame.

Stamp and die cut graceful Koi and glue in place.

A HAPPY LIFE NEEDS BALANCE

Start with a white card stock panel trimmed down to 4″ x 5 1/4″. Stencil the new Slimline Hexagon Randomness Stencil with patina oxide ink. Stamp the bubbles from the Graceful Koi fish in a soft turquoise on the panel as well.

Stamp and die cut Graceful Koi fish in orange and turquoise and glue on panel. Trim off fish that over hang the panel. Using dimensional tape add another layer of fish and trim off any parts that overhang.

Add sentiment stamped in black and heat embossed in clear on white cardstock and attach to center of card with dimensional tape.

Finish with a few clear gems from the new Wishes embellishments.

Crafty Hugs,

Allie

Mini Notepad

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Hello everyone! Welcome to Tutorial Thursday!

ALLISON here with you today to share a tutorial with you!

Today’s tutorial is:  MINI NOTEPAD
PRODUCTS USED
Bold Numbers Bundle
Makers Gonna Make Clear Stamp Set
Every Year Calendar Clear Stamp Set
Lined Paper Rubber Stamp
Graph Paper Rubber Stamp
Rounded Stitched Rectangles Die
Notepad Die
Notepad Pages Die
Scalloped Rectangles Die
Long Flags Die
Nested Frames Small Die
Note To Self Paper Pack
Life Documented Paper Pack

SPECTRUM NOIR COLORS
Mouse – TN5,4,2,GB1,CR1
Green – DG3,CG2,CG1
Blue – AB3,2,1
SUPPLIES
Jump Rings
Solid Cardstock
Glue
Ribbon
Jewelry Pliers
Dimensional Tape
hot glue, hot glue gun

OPTIONAL
Chain
Beads

~ now for the tutorial you have been waiting for ~ 


Start by die cutting 20-30 sheets using the notepad die.  Use copy paper and die cut 3 or 4 at a time to speed things up.  On some of these I stamped grids and lines to the sheets.



Die cut the notepad die again 4-6 times using thick card stock and/or patterned paper  (These will be the dividers)

How many dividers and copy paper will be dependent on the size of jump ring or binder rings you use.

COVER
From card stock cut the largest stitched rectangle die, cut in half. 
Using the notepad die mark with pencil on the inside of each side where the holes are and hole punch. 

Glue and add on patterned paper to the front of the scallop die cut and hole punch again.


With the card stock/patterned paper notepad die cuts glue on tabs.  Some tabs I doubled up for extra interest.

Stack covers, dividers and lined paper together.
Using large jump rings/ or small journal rings feed through holes and close with jewelry pliers.
Attach chain and beads to top jump ring.  Make chain long enough to use as a page marker.
Finish the cover by wrapping 2 thin strips of ribbon leaving enough length to tie a bow.  Glue ribbon in place on back and layer die cuts with more glue to secure ribbon.
For the front add a flag and rounded rectangle die cut, glue in place.  Place ribbon over top and glue down.  Add the stitched label over top with liquid glue.  
Finish with another rounded rectangle, a sentiment and hot glue on a button. 
You can also add the months using the Everyday Calendar and cute images.

We hope that you are inspired to try out your own creation with the amazing stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts! 

Make sure to join our LLLC FAN GROUP on Facebook for more ideas, 

inspiration and a general chit chat about our products!
Hoping you all have a great week of Creating
ALLISON 

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Love you slow much

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Playing along with the “Seasons”challenge using the newly released Sloffee Stamp Set from Your Next Stamp. We are in the middle of winter and it’s been super cold here. So when the theme came up for seasons I thought this sloth hanging out in a cup of flowers was the season I would like to time travel to right now. I hope you enjoy my take on a season other then winter.

To make this card.

I inked up a white card stock panel with oxide ink in the colours kitsch flamingo and squeezed lemonade. I added on top the flower panel die and tea cup die. I added some polka dots with a white gel pen to the cup as well as a heart background stencilled to the back.

I did some quick colouring on lots of pretty die cut flowers which I glued on top and behind the cup. I finished the card with the sloth glued on top of the cup and a sentiment attached to the middle.

Thanks for stopping by,

Crafty hugs,

Allie

Rubbernecker Birthday Celebration Blog hop

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Thanks for hopping by on this fun birthday blog hop! Rubbernecker is kicking off February with lots of fabulous stamps and dies as well as some prizes! Yay!!!, to prizes! Be sure to leave a comment and continue hopping along to be entered into this exciting giveaway!

There is sooooo many awesome stamp sets and dies in this release. I used the new lilies stamp set on some newly released mini slimline dies for my hop card! Don’t you just love lilies. Yes, they are suppose to be yellow but I broke the rules and coloured them in a gorgeous blue shade.

I kept my card simple by layering the mini slimline Deckle edge dies and tying some twine off to the side. I coloured and cut the lilies and attached them with dimensional tape to create a little more dimension.

I finished my card with a sentiment heat embossed in black and a few nuvo drops.

Good luck on the hop and thanks for stopping by. Don’t forget to hop on over to these fabulous designers blogs for your chance to win!

All your next stops are down below

Crafty Hugs,

Allie