3D Christmas ornament card

Happy Thursday everyone!  Today I've got a little tute for you that I'm showing also on the La-La Land Crafts blog on creating 3D Christmas ornaments for a card.  Now this is easy peasy, but my friends always think my cards using this technique is really impressive - and I like to impress!  ;)

So first off, here is the finished article...

And here's how I made those ornaments...

1. I selected three different but co-ordinating papers but you can use any combination you like.  I die cut one each of the third smallest die in the Stitched Nested Circles die set and two each of the second smallest die in the set
2. I then used my score board and scorer to fold each circle in half
3. Using three different papers for each, I glued them together to create three ornaments as shown above
4. Lastly, I glue a piece of twine down the middle of the backs of the three ornaments

To finish off the card, I positioned the three ornaments onto a piece of white cardstock, using glue at the back of the ornaments and cellotape on the back of the card to secure the twine.  I simply topped the ornaments off with some Doodlebug gems for a bit of bling, but little bows would look good too.

You can also make these into tree ornaments simply by doubling up the number of die cuts and gluing them to create a full ball - I'm going to give this a go myself!

Here's a photo showing it from a different so you can see a bit more of the depth...

I think you'll agree that really was easy peasy and I hope you give it a go!

That's it from me today but stop by again to get your daily dose of La-La Land Crafts inspiration over at the blog.  I'll be back tomorrow with my La-La Land Crafts DT post - ta ta for now!

More La-La Land Crafts inspiration

We are showcasing more of the La-La Land Crafts new release today - Team Friday have done an amazing job so be prepared to fall in love with the gorgeous new all over goodies again!  I've made three projects for today so you may want to settle in for five minutes!

Here is my first card....

Whenever I see this guy I keep singing "yeah yeah yeah, ohhhh-yeah, I'm all shook up" - well, the dogs seem to love it when I sing it to them!  So this cool guy is called Singing Luca and I matched him up with My Minds Eye Alphabet Soup papers and a touch of glitter on his stars.  This layout seems to be very popular at the moment so I used last week's Deconstructed Sketch #147 and flipped it on its side.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20

Hair: C01, C03, C05, C07

Outfit: C0, C03, C05, C07 R01, R05, R08

For my second card I made this using Paper Doll Marci - Princess and created the scene using the Picket Fence, Whimsical Tree and Whimsical Flowers Bunch dies...

She is so pretty!  And I love her little leg bands and roses on her shoes!  I matched her up with Echo Park papers for a splash of yellow.

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20

Hair: E50, E51, E53

Outfit: Y0000, Y11, Y13, R20, R22, E71, E77

And for my last card I made this with the gorgeous Paper Doll Marci - Hearts and Random Flags Banner die...

Copics used:

Skin: E000, E00, E21, R20

Hair: C01, C03, C05, C07

Outfit: Y11, Y13, Y17, BG10, BG53, BG57, C03, C05

Another beauty!  I matched this little lady up with BasicGrey Lilykate papers and finished off with some lickle ickle iridescent pearls that you can't really see in the photo!  I'm also annoyed with the photo - the yellow in her dress is not that bright!  Hey ho.

You will want to check out the rest of the team's gorgeous projects showcasing the goodies over at the La-La Land Crafts blog here!

Deep in thought...

(Please scroll down for my Lili of the Valley blog hop post

for a chance to win prizes!)

It's Bellarific Friday!  And Em has also decided to release the new Stamping Bella stamps today too so no more waiting to get your hands on these gorgeous goodies in the store later today!   So I decided to combine my DT make today with one of the newbies and this week's Bellarific Friday theme to use ribbon or washi tape...

Some of you may be thinking "hang on, I've seen this before!".  Well you'd be right and you'd be wrong, lol!  I used the wrong image so have now used the correct image plus I added a ribbon!  I also used BasicGrey papers and My Favorite Things rolled flower die.

So, check out the rest of the gorgeous DT inspiration over at Bloggabella.  The next Bellarific Friday is this sketch...

Send your creations to Em by next Thursday for a chance to win some Bella Bucks!

A sympathy card

Gosh, where does the time go nowadays?!  It seems like it was only Bellarific Friday yesterday and it's come around again!  So this week we had a sketch to follow and here is my take on it...

This is a sympathy card as my husband's cousin died recently so no cuteness from me today.  This beautiful flower is called Rose with a Hearty Centre and I used BasicGrey papers and a sentiment is from the Lili of the Valley Handwritten Phrases set.

Next week's Bellarific Friday is "friends" - I can feel an Uptown Girl stamp coming out for that!  Send your creations to Em by next Thursday.

I gotta go now but I'll be back this weekend with my Lili of the Valley DT post - ttfn!

Wanna chat?

Hello!  Back again today for Bellarific Friday and this week the theme was "fall colours".  Here is my Bellarific Babe card...

This is Lulu's Morning Fix - I think we can all relate to this!  I matched her up with BasicGrey papers and some Echo Park letter stickers.

Next week's theme is this sketch...

Get your creations to Em by next Thursday and pop by to get all the deets and check out the rest of the Babes' creations!

 

Beautiful you

it's Bellarific Friday time and this week the theme is sisters or friends.  Here is my Bellarific Babe card take on it where I've made a card for a friend PLUS I used one of the new Uptown Girls called Polly Loves Her Perfume...

She is so beautiful indeed!  And I love that sentiment that comes with that gorgeous gal!  I matched her up with BasicGrey LilyKate papers, a touch of lace and lots of Stickles Glue on the trims - this shimmers!  Here's a close up...

The next challenge is the sketch below - well, either a square or circle version!  Email your creations to Em by next Thursday 13 June for a chance to win $20 Bella Bucks (either by submitting a project or simply commenting on next week's Bellarific Friday post)!  ttfn!

 

There She Goes You Are Loved Blog Hop Challenge!

(Please scroll down for Jessica's birthday blog hop!)


It's the last day of the There She Goes new May release and we are topping it off with a flower set from Torico.  Not my usual style but actually very useful for some classic makes! 

You Are Loved is a 4x4 set that includes a total of 5 stamps and will sell for $12.00.

Here is my Trendsetter make using this gorgeous set...

Such a gorgeous set, don't you think?  I matched it up with BasicGrey LilyKate papers, a doily and some gorgeous organza ribbon.

Would you like to win the new You Are Loved stamp set? Join the hop and comment as you go along - the more you comment, the better your chance of winning!  Go here to check out all the deets!


Thanks for visiting and I'll see you later on my blog rounds - ttfn!

Happy birthday Jessica!!!

Today is owner of There She Goes Jessica Knutsen's birthday!  And in celebration the Trendsetters and friends are doing a blog hop in her honour!  So without further ado, here is my card for Jessica using the new Amalia who will be in the shop in the newly released section at 11pm EST Saturday...

Check out the rest of the gorgeous birthday cards below!

Happy Birthday Jessica!

 

You are dino-mite!

I'm here today to share some goodies I used from the Quixotic Paperie store!  I made this card using one of the super sweet characters from the Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps Cute-a-saurus...

 

I stamped him on Make It Colour Blending card and created the bed leaves using MFT Die-Namics - Vine Border and I stamped the matching sentiment from the set using Fishtail Flags stax.

I'm off now - thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another Quixotic Paperie make soon!

 

Day 2 of the All That Scraps new February release preview!

It's the second day for the All That Scraps February release preview and today we showcasing the Mashi's Muffin newbies.  Here is my DT make...

I used Mashi's Muffin Fan, Lines of Lanterns and AmyR Eggstra Special Sentiments.  I think Mashi's Muffin girls are always so cool!  I'm going to send this to one of my relatives for the upcoming Cinese New Year.  I added quite a lot of Stickles Glitter glue in Star Dust to the fan, lanterns and flowers in the BasicGrey paper to make it pop.  Here's a closer look...

I am entering this card into the Simon Says Stamp challenge for anything goes.  The release is this Thursday 7 February at 8pm CST.  Check out the blog here to see more inspiration and  link up to Inlinkz for a chance to win some of today's cute stuff and also get another chance to win by joining in with the Banner Blog Giveaway!

I will be back later with my By Lori Designs DT post and tomorrow with day 3 of the ATS preview!

Day 3 of the Lil' Inker Designs new release hop!

Before I get onto this post, I just wanted to let you know that I'm not visiting anyone as I'm sick in bed!  Hope to get round to *see* you all tomorrow!

Anyhoo, it's day 3 and the last day of the Lil' Inker Designs hop showcasing the new stamp sets by Sugar Kissed Cottage designer Lindsey Amschler and dies!  Here is my project today using the very beautiful Snarky Lady I...

I love this lady and the matching sentiments in this set!  I matched her up with My Minds Eye Follow Your Heart papers with Stampin' Up ribbon topped with a BasicGrey fabric brad.  For the base I used the largest Lil' Inker Designs Stitched Square Mat to add some more interest.  I am going to enter this into the Simon Says Stamp  and Show challenge for "what are you famous for?" (Bright, clean cards!)

So back to the hop!  You should have come here from  Lindsey and you now need to hop off to Jen del Muro.  Don't forget to comment along the way - the more you comment, the better your chance of winning!  We'll be giving away prizes for two $10 store credits!

We have sad news though - the very talented and extremely sweet Emily Leiphart is leaving our little team.  We are losing a massive talent but she needs to focus on her real life so I wish her the very best.

I'll see you tomorrow with my MilkCoffee Stamps and  Make It Crafty DT posts!

Day 1 of the All That Scraps January release previews!

Today we are previewing the All That Scraps January release and we are focusing on the gorgeous creations by Christine, owner of All That Scraps.  Here is my DT make using newbies Meoples Lucky Rainbow, AmyR Lucky Sentiments and CC Cutters Lucky Charms...

I just love those cool funky Meoples - they are so fun to create with!  Release date is 3 January at 8pm CST - not too long to wait!  Check out the blog here and  link up to Inlinkz for a chance to win some of today's cute stuff!  I am entering this into the Simon Says Stamps challenge of anything goes.

I'll be back tomorrow with day 2 of the previews!