Inspiration Friday- 'Dots and Spots'

Happy Friday to you all!  

Sue here to share our  Friday Inspiration for this week . 

Our inspiration this week is, one of my all time favorites..........................

'Dots and Spots'

Karen Yates with  Ballerina Marci:

Colouring Medium, Copics

 Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20. 

Hair: E43, E44, E47, E35, E41.

 Flower: R20, E21. 

Slippers: R20, R0000, 0. 

Tutu: R81, R83, R85.

Cindy Haffner has used Autumn Marci

Colouring with Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, R20

Hair: Y21, E50

Outfit: R30, RV21

Greys: W1, W2

Inge Groot has used Kitty Kat Marci:

Colouring with Copic Sketches:

Skin: E00, E11, E13


Hair: E33, E39

Greens: G99, YG95

Greys: C3, C5, C7, C9

Purple: V15, V17






Angie using Hunny Bunny Marci

Copics -

skin: E000, E00, E01, E11, E13, R20, R30

hair: NO, N1, N3, N5, N7, N9

DI's - antique linen, vintage photo, walnut stain, aged mahogany, worn lipstick, pumice stone, black soot, dusty concord, milled lavender


Jeanette has used Big Panda Marci:

Colouring with Copic Colors:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: C3,C5,C7,C9

Pink: R81, R83, R85, R89

Grey: C00, C1, C3

Black: C5,C7,C9


Lou Mac with Fisherman Luka

Colouring with:


Skin: YR000, YR00, E11, E02

Hair: E57, 59

Shirt: Putty, Tan, Cinnamon

Reds: Cardinal Red, Burgundy


Greens: Holly, Forest Green, Pear Green

Greys: Cool Grey 3, 4, 5

Jo Nevill  with Carolling Luka :

Colouring with Copics:

Skin : E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21

Hat : E25, E23, YG97 and YG95

Coat : E25, E23 and E41

Top : R59

Holly : YG97, R27

Book : YG97, YG95 and R59

And Lil' Old me Dotting up with Beach Marci:

Colouring with Copics:

Face/skin-E50, E51, E53

Lips/ cheeks- R02, R11 

Hair- E40, E42, E43, E44, E47 

Hat/ floaty ring/ swimsuit- Y11, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y38, YG21, YG23, YG25, RV21, RV23, RV25, RV29

Hope you have enjoyed our display of dots and spots, hope you will join us by 

linking up your La-La Land Crafts creations to the Customer Gallery and they don't have to be Dotty and spotty, any of your La-La Land creations are welcome!

Happy Inking

Sue

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Challenge #55 - Use a digi

Hey sweet crafters!

It is Mona from the Dynamite Digi Team here again! Are you ready for a new challenge? This time we want you to use a digi as the focal point of your creation. You can make anything you want as long as there is a digi on your creation. Isn`t that nice and easy, lol? We know you love nice and easy so we want to spoil you all a bit, lol. Now there`s just for you to run into your craft space and start creating.

Our sponsor this week is our fabulous and generous boss Teresa. And the prize is 6 digis of the winners choice. Isn`t that awesome? There are some absolutely stunning digis in the Crafts and Me shop, so you are really in for a treat, lol.

CRAFTS AND ME.

Here are some inspiration from the girlz.

Guest Designer - Vanessa using Miss Mirabelle
(Lots more pics on her blog!)

Jane using Lady of Opal

Dana using Miss Mirabelle

Mina using Lady of Opal

ROSE

using Priscilla by Hannah Lynn

Mona using Lady of Opal

The winners of our last digi challenge (Stripes) are just below this post so check it out! And i`ll just have to say that i`m so happy it wasn`t my turn to choose the winners course it was sooo many stunning creations that i would have had real difficulties choosing only 3, lol.

HAPPY CRAFTING EVERYONE!

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Winners - Stripes

Good Morning all!  Wow thank you for your entries to our Stripes challenge, so many pretty papers and images there too :)  Our new challenge will be starting shortly so whilst you're waiting here are the winners!

Random Winner of 6 digi stamps by Crafts & Me is 63 - COOPS

and my Top 3 ths week are:

Tracey

Shree

Mary C



Well Done ladies and don't forget to grab your Top 3 badge from the sidebar x

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Upcoming CLASSES with Irina

~ Halloween Card Class ~

Thursday, October 6th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA

Please call the store at 408-736-9151 to sign up for this class.


and

Sunday, October 16th, 11:00 am to 1:30 pm

Jazzy Crafts in Castro Valley, CA
Please call the store at 510-583-1422 to sign up for this class. 

Please bring following supplies to the class:

- your favorite dry and liquid adhesive

- foam tape (pop up dots)
- Scor-Tape

- Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

- Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool

- Mat for blending

If you decide to color images during the class, please also bring Copic Markers for your personal use.  *Please keep in mind that this is a CARD CLASS and not a Copic Class.  I will help you if you need help, but I will not be able to teach to color during the Card Class.

These are the colors that I used to color images for these cards:

 E000, E00, E02, E08, E09, E11, E19, E35, E39

E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, E49

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57

YR12, YR14, YR16, YR21, YR24

YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97

T1, T3, T5, T7

V12, V15, V17

R20

BV08

V01

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~ COPIC Class - ADVANCED ~

Saturday, October 8th, 1 pm to 4 pm
at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA

Please call the store at 408-736-9151 to sign up for this class.

and

Sunday, October 16th, 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm

Jazzy Crafts in Castro Valley, CA
Please call the store at 510-583-1422 to sign up for this class.

In this class you will learn - coloring folds and pleats, 
high contrast coloring, layering/mixing colors and MORE.  
Previous Copic coloring experience is REQUIRED.  

Please bring Copic Markers for your personal use in the class.

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~ Trinket Box Project Class ~

Thursday, October 13th, 6 pm to 9 pm

at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA

Please call the store at 408-978-8900 to sign up for this class.

and

Saturday, November 5th, 2:30 pm to 5:30 pm

Jazzy Crafts in Castro Valley, CA

Please call the store at 510-583-1422 to sign up for this class.

In this class we will make a trinket box in the photos below.  The box measures 6 x 6 x 2.  I will also teach you how to make your images look dimensional without using pop-up dots!





Please bring following supplies to the class:

- your favorite dry and liquid adhesive

- foam tape (pop up dots)
- Scor-Tape (or other strong double sided tape)

- Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

- Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool

- Mat for blending

- Viva Liquid Pearls in Gold 

Please also bring Copic Markers for your personal use:

E000, E01, E11, E13, E17, E18

R11, R20

E50, E51, E53, E55, E57

YR16, YR18, YR20

Y32, Y35, Y38

C00, C1, C3, C5, C7 


*Please keep in mind that this is a PROJECT CLASS and not a Copic Class.  I will help you if you need help, but I will not be able to teach to color during the Card Class.

Please email me if you have any questions.

 Hugs!!

:) Irina

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Inspiration Monday-Dots & Spots

Good Morning Everyone! Did you get a chance to check out our BRAND, NEW Release of La-La Land Crafts stamps?? Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen!!! What....you don't know what I'm talking about? Well then, when you're done here, keep on scrolling down to see the previous post showcasing all the NEW lovelies from our DT. You're going to LOVE them!! They are up in the STORE right now for pre-order and will ship on October 15th, WOO HOO!!

It's Monday and you know what that means, right? It's another Inspiration Monday, and this week our challenge is:

Dots & Spots

You can do so much with Dots and Spots! I have to admit, I have tons of papers with all sorts of dots (large dots, small dots, faded dots, etc.). I really need to start using them up and this challenge reminded me how versatile those dots and spots can be!

For the next couple of months, we have two amazing and talented Guest DT members joining us on Team Monday. Please say a warm welcome to JING and SHARON!!

Now, check out these gorgeous projects from our fabulous DT to inspire you.

Jing van Opstal with Autumn Marci
Coloring Medium: Copics
Face/Arms/Legs: E000,E00, E11, BV00
Hair: E53, E51, E50
Lips: Atyou Spica Lipstick (21)
Jacket: R89 (dotted with stickles and Colorless blender)
Dress: R81, R85, W3 (For vintage look)
Shoes: C0, C1, C3
Hat – R000, R01, R11 (covered with H ot fix Heat fiber)
Opaque White

Sharon Zeches with Winter Marci
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E00, E13, E01, E11
Hair: E53, E99, and E35
Coat/Shoes: YR000, E31, E53, E35
Hat: G20, YG61, YG63
Colors: Tim Holtz Aged Magnolia

Karen Maldonado with Darling Marci

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E02, E01, R20
Hair: E23, E27
Dress: R83, R85, B00, BG53, E000
Shoes: E57, E23

Kim Dellow with Big Panda Marci
Coloring Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
Yellow Ochre, Sand, Golden Orange, Orange, Poppy Red,
Seashell Pink, Peach, Burnt Ochre, Pink, French Grey 50% and 70%

Mary B. Giemza with Pumpkin Marci
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, 00, 11, 13, 21, R20, 30, 35
Hair: E31, 35, 47, 49
Pumpkin Costume: YR12, 15, 16, 18, YG00, 01, 17, 23, 25, G07
Pumpkin: V06, 09, RV66

Rebecca Fabozzi with Ruffles Marci
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E21, E00, E000, R20, R30
Hair: E25, E31, E50
Dress and Headband: V17, V15, V12, V000
Shoes: W5, W3, W1

Rosie Bridges with Ruffles Marci
Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11, chalk
Lips: R24, R29
Hair: E37, E33
Headband/Dress: R24, R27, R29
Shoes: C7, black chalk, black sharpie, glossy accents

Now, don't forget you can join in our challenges and upload your creations to our Customer Gallery. We randomly pick a winner each month for a La-La Land Crafts gift certificate!

Have a great week and check back here on Friday for some more Inspiration from my fellow DT sisters!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

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Free Pattern: Lamb Bonnet

I wanted to make a lamb bonnet, so I looked around on Etsy until I found this one that I loved and used it as inspiration for mine.  This pattern is worked as a rectangle, then stitched together.  You will have to push the puff stitch out to the right side every other row.

This pattern should be fairly easy to adjust for bigger sizes.  The adjustments listed are my best guess; I have only made the newborn size, so if you have the baby or kid available, it would be wise to measure for length after the first (sc) row and for depth before the last (sc) row.  (Baby doll pictured has head circumference of 14".)

See pattern »

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Y'all READY for This??!!!!

Happy Saturday Everyone!! Y'all READY for THIS??!!!!

Today is a special day because it's World Card Making Day, a day for the card making community to unite and celebrate the connection and creativity that is the heart of card making! When it was founded in 2006, it was exclusive to the Paper Crafts magazine audience only. However, due to its popularity, the "holiday" grew to include everyone world-wide. Celebrating the start of its sixth year, World Card Making Day is celebrated annually on the first Saturday in October!

AND, because it's WCMD and October 1st......we're bringing you a NEW RELEASE!! Did y'all hear me?!?! That means 8 brand spanking NEW images!! I know I say this about every release, but these new images.....TOTALLY ROCK! We've even introduced a Harajuku Collection!! (do you see me smiling from ear to ear?!)

Y'all are in for an amazing ride, so sit back, grab your cup of coffee or tea, and settle in for this AWESOME New Release!!

Our team worked really hard to present our new images to you. Take a look :-)

~ ANGEL MARCI ~

Jeanette Comerford

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair: E50, YR30, E33, Y21
Dress: E50, E51, E53, W1
Wings: BOOO, BOO
Roses: R20, R22, R24
Leaves: YG61, YG63

Karen Yates
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin E0000, E00, E11, E13, R20
Hair: E35, E33, E50, E53 and YR21
Dress and Wings: E50, E51, E0000, 0, R32, R35, R37, R20,
R000, G24, G28. Atyou Spica Clear & Gold

Mary B. Giemza

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, 00, 11, 13, 21, R20, 30, 35, 39
Hair: E02, 11, 13, 15, 17, 18
Gown: YG61, T1, 0
Roses: RV00, 10, 11, YG91, 93, 97

Sharon Zeches

~ AUTUMN MARCI ~

Rosie Bridges

Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, R20, chalk
Hair: E29, E37, E33
Hat: Black, Houndstooth Ribbon, Glossy Accents
Jacket/Boots: C7, C3, chalk, Glossy Accents
Shirt/Skirt/Gloves/Socks: R81, chalk, stickles
Houndstooth scarf/belt: Stamped & paper-pieced

Sandie Dunne

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E00, 01, 11. R20
Hair: E09, 18, 19
Green: YG 91, 93, 95, 97
Orange: YR14,16, 18
Brown: E50, 51, 53, 55
Background: E41, 42, 43

~ BEDTIME LUKA ~

Rosie Bridges

Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, chalk
Hair: E37, E33, E02
Clothes: Paper-pieced, shaded with black chalk

~ LIL' ROCKER LUKA ~

Irina Blount

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E00, E01, E02, E11, R11, R20
Hair: YR31, YR23, YR24
T-shirt: C0, C1, C3
Shirt: YR00, YR02, YR04, YR18, T5
Jeans: B41, B34, B45, T5
Hat: YR00, YR02, YR04, YR18 and C0, C1, C3
Shoes: YR02, YR04, YR18 and C0, C1, C3
Guitar: E50, E51, E53, E55 and E13, E17, E18 and E47
Background: BG93, E43, E41

Jeanette Comerford

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9
Clothing: B91, B93, B95, B97
Hat: YG91, YG93, YG95, W3
Star: Y21, YR31, Y11
Guitar: R14, R24, R27, E07


~  RUFFLES MARCI ~


Jing van Opstal

Coloring Medium: Copics & Atyou Spica
Skin: E000, E00, E11, BV00
Lips: Atyou Spica Lipstick (21)
Hair: E57, E35, E31, E50
Blouse: RV000, RV00, RV21, RV25
Headdress/Skirt: B000, B01, B02
Layered Pieces: Atyou Spica Blossom (14)
Opaque White

Jo Nevill

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin - E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair - E27, E25, E23 and E35
Shoes - E25 and E23
Dress/Headband: Paper pieced with My Mind's Eye Lost and Found "Sunshine"

HARAJUKU COLLECTION

~ BIG PANDA MARCI ~

Cindy Haffner

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E00, E11, R20
Hair: Y21, E50
Reds: R14, R46
Greens: G99, BG93
Greys: T00, T2
Browns: E31, E33, E35

Lou Mac

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: YR000, YR00, E11, R30
Hair: E33, E35, E37
Shoes: Cocoa, Henna, Walnut
Pinks: Cocktail Pink, Salmon Pink, Carmine
Greens: Lime Green, Bright Green, Grass
Greys: Cool Grey 3, 4, 5

Trisha McMullen

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20, BV000
Hair: Y32, E31, E33, E35
Clothing: RV02, RV04,RV06, R85, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9
Panda: C1, C3, C5,C7,C9, W1, R00, R20


~ HUNNY BUNNY MARCI ~

Kim Dellow

Coloring Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Black, 70% Cool Grey, 50% Cool Grey, Powder Blue, Peach, Pink,
Burnt Ochre, Apple Green, Olive Green, Crimson Lake, Tuscan Red

Leanne Poe

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E50, 51, 01, 11
Lips: RV04, 11
Hair: BG000, 01, 02, 05, 07, N4
Bow: R22, 35
Hat: Y15, 17, 19, YR24
Glasses: 110
Top/Gloves: B00, 01, 02, 04
Skirt: R35, 37, 39, 89
Necklace: R35, 39, 89
Purse: Y11, 13
Socks: B00, YR21, R35
Shoes: YR21, 24
Umbrella: Y17, R37, B04

~ KITTY KAT MARCI ~

Karen Maldonado
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E000, E01, E02, R20
Hair: E29, E33, E35, E37
Shoes, Skirt, Hat: C1, C3, C5, C7, R35, R37
TShirt: R35, R37
Flower: R83, R85, RV21, G07

Leanne Poe
Coloirng Medium: Copics
Skin: 0, E01, 11, 50, 51
Hair: 0, E40, 41, 42, 50
Beanie: BV01, 02, 04, N2, 3, 4, YR04, 07 (stickles)
Top: BV08, 04, 02, YR04, 07, N2 (stickles)
Skirt: BV 00, 01, 02, 04, 08
Socks: YR04, 07, N4, N7 (stickles)
Shoes: N5, BV04, BV0000
Flower: G20, 24, BV01, YR04 (stickles)

Sue Kohler

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: E50, E51, E53
Lips: RV13, RV14
Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9, RV13, RV14
Hat: RV0000, RV10, RV11, RV29, R39
Flower: YG03, YG06, Y00, Y02, Y08
Tights/Shoes: C3, C5, C7, C9, RV10, RV11, RV29, R39
Dress/Top: RV0000, RV10, RV11, RV13

Soooooo......I bet you are now as excited as we were to see these FANTASTIC New Stamps!! I know every single one of these babies are going to have a nice little trip to my house!! I can't wait to ink each one of them up. You can too, by visiting the La-La Land Crafts Store to get your own cuties!! These new stamps are available for Pre-order and will ship October 15th!

Have a great weekend y'all! Enjoy it to the fullest!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

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