Challenge # 78 - Butterflies and Bows

Morning Folks! Firstly thank you to each and every one of you that joined in with our challenge last week. We loved visiting your blogs and seeing all the creativity out there. Vix will be back in the next day or two with her winner and top 3 as she's not managed to do her rounds yet as she's been poorly sick so she's catching up!

Carol here and I'm hosting this weeks challenge, hope you've had a good week and are ready for a new challenge theme. This week I decided to choose butterflies and bows, two of my favourite things. Our sponsor is our fabulous Crafts and Me Store and the lucky winner gets to choose 3 digis of their choice. How fab is that?

For your inspiration here are the gorgeous works of art by our great design team :

GUEST DESIGNER ALYCE using ANALINDA

♥ ROSE ♥

using Moon Glow by Hannah Lynn

Mina using Be Mine

SARA

using Porcini by Sara Burrier

Carol

Using July Digital Stamp

Vix using Fairy Treehouse, Forest Fairy digital papers, Mushroom Fairy, For You Fairy, Nature Fairy, 3 in 1 Butterfly Punch

Mona using Love letter and Forest fairy digi paper sheet #30

Hope we've inspired you to come back with your creation and join us this week! Don't forget to leave us your link below. Good luck!!

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INSPIRATION MONDAY *Recycle/Alter Something*

Hi Everyone, Debra here, and I'm your host for this weeks " Inspiration Monday".

This week we have the theme

***** RECYCLE/ALTER SOMETHING*****

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Ruby Montes and Faye Wynn-Jones for their AMAZING creations the last two months as Guest Designers! I'm sure you'll agree they did an awesome job bringing Marci and Luka to life. Thanks so much ladies!!

For the months of April and May, we bring you two new Guest Designers, Tracy Valure and Sara Winter. Please stop by their blogs and say Hi and leave them some LLLC love! Their creations are fabulous and I know you'll enjoy seeing them here. :)

Here are some amazing creations to inspire you! You'll want to head to each DT's blogs to see what was recycled/altered!

CINDY using EASTER MARCI

Copics:
Hair E51, Y23
Skin: E00, E11, R20
C00, Y17, E33, BG32, G00

SARA using FAERIE MARCI

Copics-

skin-E000 E00 E11 E02

dress -R81 R83 R85

hair- E50 E51 E53 E23 E29

tights- YG61 YG23

KIM using COWBOY LUKA

Prismacolor Pencils:

Seashell Pink, Peach, Burnt Ochre, Pink,

Ginger Root, Dark Brown, Yellow Ochre,

Spanish Orange, Kelp Green

TRACY using EASTER MARCI

Copics-
Hair: E50, E51, E53
Yellow: Y00, Y11, Y15, E31, E30, E33
Dress: YR61, YR65, YR68
Basket: E42, E43, E44
Eggs: RV10, R83, YG11, YG17, B01,B04
Sky: B000, B0000
Grass: YG61, YG63, YG67

ROSIE using MARCI WITH BUNNY
Copics & Chalk-
Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11, chalk
Hair: E49, E37, E33
Headband: R81, R83, R85, Y11, YR23, YG03, YG45, Stickles
Dress: Paper-pieced
Band on dress/Shoes: R81, R83, R85, Stickles
Bunny: E55, R20, chalk

DEBRA using DARLING MARCI

Copics-

Skin- E000, E00, E11, R20.

Shoes-C5, C3, C1. Hair- E51, E53.

Bow/Frill- BG18, BG49
plus...W5, W3, W1, E40, E50, E51, E53, B000, B00

We hope our post today inspires you to be creative and play along with us this week and don't forget to link up in the Customer Gallery . You could be the lucky winner of our monthly prize.

Remember to pop back on Friday for more inspiration from the Friday team.

Debra & the LLLC team.xxx

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Free Pattern: Bear Boo-Boo Buddy Ice Pack Cover

When I made the original boo-boo buddies for my girls, I thought little animals would be cute, but I hadn't gotten around to revisiting the pattern - until now!  It took only a few simple additions to the original pattern to make a bear boo-boo buddy.  

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Inspiration Friday ~{Wild Child}

Happy Friday! This is Jeanette and I am hosting this week’s Inspiration Friday. This week our theme is:

Wild Child

Here are the creations of our Friday Design Team:

Sandie using OutLaw Luka

Copic Markers

Skin: E000, 00, 01, 11. R20

Hair: C3, 5, 7, 9. R22, 24, 29

Shirt: BG 70, 72, 78

Pants: E31, 33, 35

Vest: C3, 5, 7, 9

Tricycle: R07, 14, 24. Y02, 11, 13, 17

Lou Mac also used Outlaw Luka

Skin - Blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach
Hair - Buttercup, Vanilla, Mustard, Gold
Jeans - Dove Grey, Powder Blue, Arctic Blue
Cool Grey 1-5, Black
Red, Poppy
Royal Blue, Indigo Blue
Meadow Green, Apple Green

Karen used Hunny Bunny Marci

Copic: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: RV29, RV25, RV23, RV21
Clothes: 100, W7, W5, W3, G09, YG05, YG01, V17, V15, V12, Y17, Y15, Y13, RV25, RV23, RV21

Arlene used Kitty Kat Marci:

Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV00
Hair: E74, E77, E79
Hat/Stockings/Shoes/#1: W5, W7, W9
Flower: Y15, Y18, RV00, RV02, RV04, YG63, YG67
Shirt/Skirt: BG11, BG32, BG34
Shoe Buckles: At You Spica Glitter Pen "Pitch Black"

Jeanette used Ruffles Marci, L’il Rocker Luka and the Wall Set:

Copic Markers

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Hair: E50, YR31, E33  (Marci) E30, E77, E79 (Luka)

Hat, Wall, Pants: E40, E41, E42, E43

Guitar & Bird: BG11, BG13, BG18

Pink: RVOOO, RV10, RV21

Shoes: C3, C1

Stickles in Crystal for Marci’s head-band and shirt

Ruby used Outlaw Luka:

Mediums :
SKIN: E000,E01,,E11,E13,R20
HAIR: E50,E51,E53,E55,BV20,C3,C7,W3,W9
BIKE: R22,R19,R35,Y17,Y11,W2,W4,W8,BLACK
SHIRT: R22,R29,R35
PANTS: B00,B32,B34,B39
JACKET: BV25,C5,100
SHOES: 100,C3,C5

Suzanne used Hunny Bunny Marci and Tuffy

Jo has used Cheeky Monkey Marci:

Skin : E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair : B05, B02
Clothes : R85, R83, R81, T6, T4, T2



Alberto using Mermaid Marci

coloring with Faber Castel pencils:
face: burnt sienna, peach, black, violet red, blue green
hairs: black, burnt sienna, burnt umber, beige
fish tale: blue green, black, mint green

We hope you have enjoyed our Wild Child Theme!

We love to see your La-La Land Crafts makes so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Hugs Jeanette xxo

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Challenge # 77 - Elegant Fairies

Hi everyone, Karina here today to post our new challenge. Do you enjoy spring as much as I do as well? I love it when it is getting warmer again after a hard winter. It was me as well who chose the theme for our this weeks challenge. As I am a big fairies lover I want to go with 'Elegant Fairies'. So let us see all kind of fairies... aren't they all elegant on their own? We look very much forward what you will show us.

Also this week we have a wonderful sponsor. It is Crafty Ribbons

And you have the chance to win this fabulous prize, a Bev's Bag...

See what gorgeous creations the Rubber team have made for inspiration...

AMY

Using one of the new Hannah Lynn stamps called Aia

GINA

Used Molly Harrison Wonderland Available HERE

KARINA

using Night Blossom by Janna Prosvirina

VICKY xx

Using 'Night Blossom' by Janna Prosvirina available at Crafts & Me.

TRISH Using Bat Wings-Jasmine Becket-Griffith available HERE

TRACY

Using one of the new Hannah Lynn stamps called Aia

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Winner and top 3 cards for challenge #75 Let's see Circles

Hello everyone,
The winner of this challenge picked by Random.org issssss-drum roll

NO.88 Glenda Atkins

Well done Glenda, please take your winners badge from the side to display on your blog with pride, please contact Trish in the sidebar for your prize

now onto my Top 3
This was a really hard task for me to choose as there was so many lovely cards entered. I got there in the end by weederling them down if there is such a word lol! and chose these three beautiful cards in no particular order.

No. 74 Mari Harpham


No.79 Scrapellen

No.25 Pami

Thank you ladies, please take your well earned badge to display with pride on your blog.

Don't forget to enter this weeks challenge.

Teresa xx

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Inspiration Monday - {Wild Child}

Hello All, it is Kim Dellow here hosting this week's Inspiration Monday. This week we have a colour inspiration for you:

Wild Child

So shall we kick off with some Wild work from your Monday team?

Debra James with Buccaneer Marci

Copics:
Clothes-E08, E19, E97. E40, E42, E44. Sack- E29, E25, E15.

Hair-E50, E51, E53. Skin- E00, E02, E30

Faye Wynn-Jones with Kitty Kat Marci

Copics:

Hair; E29, E31, E35, E57

Skin; YR00, E00

Clothes; N1, N5, N7, N9, 100, V09, Amethyst Promarker

Flower; YG63, YG67, Y00, Y000, Y11, V09, Amethyst Promarker

Cindy with Hunny Bunny

Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, R20

Hair E51, Y21

Blues: G00, B00

Pinks: R81, R83

Kim Dellow with Marci With Cat

Prismacolor Pencils

seashell pink, peach, pink, sand, yellow ochre, dark brown, burnt ochre, red crimson, crimson lake, 70% cool grey

Karen Maldonado with Cheeky Monkey Marci and the Brick Wall Set

Copics:
Skin: E0001, E01, E02, R20
Hair: T3, T5
Shirt: B00, B02, E31, E37, R20
Skirt: B34, B37, B39
Hat: R37, R24, RV29, B00, B02, Y6, Y15, E31, E37
Boots: E31, E37

Rosie Bridges with Lil' Rocker Luka
Copics & Chalk:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, Chalk
Hair: E57, E35, E13
Hat: C7, C5, C3, YG03, Stardust Stickles
Shirt/Shoes: C7, C5, C3
Pants: B91, B93, B95, C3
Guitar: Copic Mulitliner .5, E31, YG03, C3, C5

Well I hope you enjoyed this Monday's Wild showcase and don't forget to pop back on Friday for more inspiration from the Friday team! Also we love to see your La-La Land Crafts makes so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Have a fun week.

Kim

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Free Pattern: Vintage-look Summer Bonnet

I love this sweet Easter bonnet for a photo prop, or it would be beautiful in white for a christening bonnet.

I used a stitch from The Crochet Stitch Bible - all credit to them for the stitch.  I will try to explain it the best I can, but I will not do a diagram because it would just be copying the book.  If you want further help, the book is easy to find on amazon.

This is a newborn size (doll pictured has a head circumference of 14"), but it would be easy to adjust for bigger sizes.  Just add 10 to the foundation sc and add a row at the end for each size up - so for 3 months, 72 and 11 rows; for 6 months, 82 and 12 rows, etc.  That would be my guess anyway.

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Happy Easter

I hope you all enjoyed the makes from our AMAZING Design Team this week.  I just had to make an Easter card too!

As with every single holiday it seems that it just sneaks up on you and there is never enough time to make all the cards that you want.  Especially when teaching.  Most likely this is the last Easter card I will make this year.  Oh, well...  there is always next year, right?  :-)

For this card I used our Easter Marci (love her!).  Marci's dress and a hat band are paper pieced.  You can buy this Marci stamp in our online store, click HERE.

This card measures 6" x 6".

Colored with Copics:
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13, BV02
Blush - R20
Hair - E51, E53, E55
Hat, Shoes - E81, E84
Basket - E41, E42, E43

Hugs!!

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