Jellybean Prayer Card

As we approach Easter this weekend, I thought I'd share one of my Easter cards.

It all started with a card base by We R Memory Keepers - inked rose and a stamp set by Inky Antics - Jelly bean Jubilee. I love this Jelly Bean prayer! The set comes with beans to stamp. I coordinated the colors of the beans with the prayer using Hero Arts neon inks. I used a Copic multiliner 0.3 to draw the outline for the white jelly bean. For a softer look I mounted the panel to vellum.

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges:

• 613 Avenue Create - #117 Anything Goes
• AAA Cards - #36 Easter colors
• Amusing Challenge - #17 Anything goes
• Glitter n sparkle - #130 Easter
• The Corrosive Challenge blog - #221 hop into spring
• Scribble and Scrap - #41 always anything goes
• That Craft Place - Easter/Spring

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Crafts Galore Encore Trick or Treat? Something Scary? or Something Sweet?

This month at Crafts Galore Encore we're excited to see your Halloween creations! That's right... trick or treat, something scary, or something sweet (for those not into Halloween). Our sponsor Kenny K Downloads will gift two digis of choice to 2 lucky winners! One will be chosen at random and the other chosen based on the content of their entry. 

One lucky winner will also be chosen to receive a Christmas stamp set donated by one of the CGE DT members.

As you can see, I worked with the oh, so cute Trixxie Treat Digi Stamp. It was so fun to color! I might just get myself an outfit like that for Halloween! Holler!! LOL.

Copics:

• Hair - C: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
• Skin - E: 13, 15, 18
• Cheeks - R17
• Lip - R: 29, 59
• Eyes - E: 13, 15
• Dress - R: 20, 24, 29
• Hat - R: 20, 24, 29
• Leaves - YG: 61, 63, 67
• Pumpkin - YR: 20, 23   Y: 07, 15
• Boots C: 3, 5, 7, 9  R: 20, 24, 29 straps black multiliner

I dug into my stash for a black DCWV 5x5" card base and added 3 patterns of halloween paper from my stash (from Joann Fabrics I believe) to create the card front. I finished the card off by adding Trixxie and clear wink of stella pen to her eyes, the ghost and the moon.

Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie

Challenges TBD

DCWV Amusement Park Scrapbook Layout

As promised I'm back.... with the companion page for my amusement park layout. I created this layout for my nephew's scrapbook with the DCWV Stack-a-holic challenge in mind.

Most of the layout was created using DCWV - My Sunshine Stack. However, a small amount of embellishments are from The Paper Loft - Double-sided die cuts - Summer Shapes, Lawn Fawn Peace Love Joy - sequins and American Crafts ribbon and twine. All the layers were inked with Tim Holtz Distress ink - antique linen using a finger dauber.

For more information on the first page I created, see my last post.

Together they make a great pair of pages about my nephew's ride on the Ferris wheel. After creating the layout I couldn't decide whether to reverse the pages due to the title being on the right hand page. The timeline suggested we waited in line and then we got on the ride so I positioned them this way. However, I think it's a little more pleasing to the eye to see them reversed. 

Here's how they look the other way around. 

Do you see a difference? Which do you like best? Does it matter that the timeline of events is nw backwards or do you just see cute kid faces? I know there's no right or wrong answer. But I am just curious if anyone else goes through these dilemmas. Please leave me a comment with your vote. Thanks for stopping by!

La-Vie


Challenges

• DCWV September Stack-a-holic challenge

Amusement Park Scrapbook Page - September Guest Designer - Scrapstuffz

Happy Monday!!!

I'm super excited to guest design for the Scrapstuffz "Inspired By" Challenge blog for a 2nd time this month. It's 'double your fun' month so I am back with a project inspired by another photo (see below). It's perfect for those of us (me included) who just don't want to let go of the summer.

I drew my inspiration from the ride itself, the colors, the sparkle of the lights and the straight lines. I created the right hand page of a 2-page layout featuring me, my darling children and my nephew riding the ferris wheel. I love the mix of vibrant and muted colors in the DCWV - My Sunshine Stack. I was able to make my own embellishments from the 2 pages of cut outs in the stack. The tag, the word "curious" and the phrase "I love this" for example.

I set the layers apart by inking the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - antique linen - with a brustix. That allowed me to get into small areas because I did all the inking after the entire layout was completed.  Jolees makes the best titles! I've been waiting to use this one for quite some time. So worth the wait!!! The sequins from Lawn Fawn Peace Love Joy give this page a little extra sparkle. My favorite pen for journaling is Copic Multiliner (0.3 size). Today I used brown to allow the pictures to shine the most rather than the words.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you check out the challenges over at Scrapstuffz "Inspired By" Challenge blog. If you'd like to see the right hand page and the complete layout together pop back here tomorrow. It's been a pleasure to guest design this month!

La-Vie

Challenges

• DCWV September Stack-a-holic challenge

Jungle Baby Shower Cupcake Picks

I love making cupcake picks! It's a hot seller for me right now - especially for baby showers and birthdays. These are for a jungle themed baby shower and I love how they came out. If you haven't tried to dress up your cupcakes, give it a whirl. It makes any occasion so much more festive!

A few tips and tricks for you... I usually create tiny die cuts to adorn my cupcake pics but I recently started using stickers. The DCWV Animal Crackers stack came with a page of glittered stickers (and a page of die cuts) in the front of the stack. It was very convenient to use coordinating stickers to bring together this look. When the stickers were too large to fit, I used a 1.5" Marvy punch to punch out just a portion of the image.

Inking the edges (sometimes with a similar color, others with an opposite color) helped to create dimension. I always add extra adhesive, Terrifically Tacky tape, to my stickers. They never seem to be sticky enough and it may not adhere to certain surfaces. Better safe than sorry! I also use the Terrifically Tacky tape between the layers of the double sided cupcake pick and to hold the toothpick in place. This particular stamp said B is for boy but since this baby shower is for twins, I added the "s" with my Copic multiliner.

Supplies:

• DCWV Animal Crackers stack - stickers and blue glitter leaf card stock
• Creative Memories - Yellow patterned paper
• Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Salty Ocean, Clear and Simple Stamps - Espresso Your Style
• Stamp: Recollections - Bouncing Baby Boy
• Copic Multiliner .3 brown
• Adhesives: Terrifically Tacky Tape, Xyron
• Party Picks - colored wooden toothpicks
• Punches: Martha Stewart scalloped circle layering punch, Marvy 1.5" and 2" punches

Challenges:

Great Impressions - Add some sparkle

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
D.L Art - Anything goes
Pin and Tack - Anything goes


La-Vie