Inspiration Monday-Frame It with a Window

Hi Everyone, Cindy here, and I'm your host for this weeks " Inspiration Monday". Each Monday and Friday our design team aim to bring you a new and inspirational theme. Follow along to any of our themes and link up on our Customer Gallery for a chance to win a monthly prize.

Today’s Theme is Frame It with a Window!!~

Let's see what our talented ladies have for us!!~

Debra James using Ruffles Marci, Scout Marci, and Heart Chair

Copics- Skin- E00, 51, R22. Hair/Pants-E44, E42, E41,
E40.Shirt/Top- R00, R81, R83, R85. Copic Black Multiliner. Spica Pens-Chocolate, Blossom

Cindy using Mod Marci

Copics:
Skin E00, E11, R20
Hair YR23, E51
Peaches, E93, R12
Grey W0, W2, W3
Shirt G00, BG10

Sara Winter using Fancy Marci

copics

skin E000 E00 E11 E02

dress-R35 R46 R59

hair-E50 E51 E53 E23 E29

Kim Dellow with Baking Marci

Prismacolor pencils: Seashell pink; peach; pink; burnt ochre;

dark brown; black; crimson lake; tuscan red; sand

Rosie Bridges using Baking Marci & Marci with Cat

Baking Marci:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, chalk

Hair: E49, E29, E25, E33

Yellow Shirt: Y01, Y15, Y21, Y24, stickles

Apron: R81, R83, R85, R35, RV09, Viva Pearl Pen

Oven Mitts: E31, E55,

Pie: E31, E51, R35, R39, C5

Marci with Cat:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20, chalk

Hair: YR20, Y15, Y21, colorless blender

Dress: G02, G95, G07, stickles

Shoes: G02, G05, G07, C3, C5, C7, stickles

Cat: C3, C5, C7, R20

Tracy Valure using Ruffles Marci

Red: R20, R22, R24

Yellow: Y11, Y15

Green: G40, G43, G46

Blue: B91, B12, B14

Hair: E50, E51, E53, E33

Ground: E40, E42, E43

Outline: B000

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20

Karen Maldonado using Saluting Luka

Copics

Skin: E000, E01, E02, R11

Hair: E29, E27

Hat: YG91, YG95

Shirt: E81, E42, E43, E84

Flag/Necklace: R59, B37, T1, T3

Jing van Opstal using Marci with Bunny

Luka with Flowers (Sentiments)

Hair: E59,E35,E33,E31,E50,E00

Face/Arms/Legs: E000,E00, E11, BV00

Dress/Headband: V12,V15,V17,V99,V0000,V000,W3,E50

Bunny: W0,W1,W5,W7

Lips: Atyou Spica #21 Lipstick

Others: Atyou Spica #21 Lipstick, #6 Melon,#11 Gold, #17 Mint,#16 Buttermilk

Opaque White

Hope you enjoyed our creations, thanks for dropping by!!~

Hugs from Cindy and the LLLC Design Team xoxo

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Free Pattern: Three-Flower Tie Headband

Here is #2 sporting the tie headband.  I saw a lacy tie headband on Pinterest, and I was inspired to make a baby-sized one for my girlies.  The tie works well for crochet, since the chain stitch isn't naturally stretchy.  It probably wouldn't work too well for a wiggly baby, but for my almost-two-year-old it worked out well.  She wore it for about half an hour and it didn't slip.

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Inspiration Friday - Unusual Hair Colour

Morning guys. So glad you could stop by today. Meee, Lou Mac, will be hosting this weeks Inspiration Friday.. we've got some

UNUSUAL HAIR COLOURS 

to show ya. Boy, the DT have gone all out on this one! ;) Let's see.

Karen using Genie Marci

Copics and Spicas

Copic's: Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20
Hair and Clothes: B06, B05, B04, B02,
T3, T2,
Y38, Y17, Y15, Y13, Y11,
0
Buttermilk and Clear Atyou Spica Pens

Jo using Super Cupcake Marci

Copics

Skin : E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair :V17, V15, R83
Clothes : V17, V15, R85, R83, R81, BV08

Arlene using Mod Marci and Heart Chair

 Copics

Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, R20, BV00
Hair: R24, R27, R29, R39
Blouse: W3, W5, W7
Guitar: E51, E53, E55, E27
Chair (trim): E25, E27, E29

Sue using Princess Marci

 Copics

Skin: E000, E00, E11, RV000, RV00
Hair: R81, R83, R85, R39
Clothing: RV0000, RV000, RV00, RV10, RV81, RV83, RV85


Jeanette using Mermaid Marci

Copics 

Skin: E00, E50, E01 R30, R20
Hair: BG11, BG13, BG18, YGOO, YGO3
Tail & top: Y11, Y15, YR02, YR04, YR09, E09


Alberto using Doctor Marci

  

and me, Lou Mac using Kitty Kat Marci

ProMarkers and FlexMarkers
Skin - Blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach, Burnt Orange, Baby Pink
Hair - Duck Egg, Turquoise, Marine, Petrol Blue
Eyes - Sky Blue, Azure
Honeycomb, Mango, Mandarin
Cool Grey 2, 3, 4, 5
Soft Peach, Peach

Sandie using Mod Marci

 Copic Markers
Skin - E000, 00, 11, R20
Hair - B21, 23, 32
Reds - R00. 21, 22
Yellow - Y00, 13, 15
Boots - C1 through C7
Guitar - E31, 33, 35. Colourless Blender


I hope this has inspired you to break out those colours and get creative with your little stamps hair doos!! 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.

xo, Lou Mac.

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We are going 3-D #79

Angela, here today to bring you our newest challenge. It's my turn to host the challenge and I wanted to try to keep it pretty simple. So I decided to go with one of my favorite things..3-D Embellishments.
Pretty easy huh?? You can use anything with a lift...Ribbon, Flowers, Buttons,Brads,, you name it.
I can't wait to see what you come up with.

Hosted By Angela

Sponsor is Crafts and Me

ANGELA

Here is my sample of 3-D embellishments

I used an new image by our New artist Dollie James

called "Sweetest Gift Ever"

And here is some inspiration from the rest of our Rubber DT girls.

Yes I said girls as we are all still so young! lol

KARINA

using Sharlotta by Hannah Lynn

TRACY

Using City Girl by Hannah Lynn

AMY

Using Hug me by our new artist Dollie James

TRISH

Using Angel with Emeralds By Jasmine Becket-Griffith

VICKY xx

Using 'Making A Wish' by Jasmine Becket-Griffith available only at Crafts & Me.

We can't wait to see all your creations. Good Luck!!

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Winner & Top 3 Challenge # 77 - Elegant Fairies

Hello everyone, thank you so much to all of you who joined us at the Elegant Fairies Challenge. It was a big pleasure to see all your wonderful entries. The winner of challenge no. 77, picked by random.org is... drum roll...

No. 22 - Cliodana

Now onto my Top 3... not an easy thing with so many lovely entries. Here we go with them in no particular order...

Maya

I love your coloring on kraft... looks awesome

Coops

what an amazing shape of card!

Twisted Witch

such a beautiful colouring and fabulous colour combo

Very well done, ladies!! Please grab your badges from the side bar to display on your blogs. Thank you once again to everyone who entered. We look forward to see you again next challenge which will go online in only one hour. So just pop back soon.

Have a wonderful day!

Hugs, Karina

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Inspiration Monday--Unusual Hair Color!

Good Monday Morning to you all! I hope you had a great weekend! Hard to believe it's already over...it seemed like it went by so quickly! Now it's back to the grind.

This week we have a fun challenge for you!!

UNUSUAL HAIR COLOR
(no brown, black, blonde, etc.)

As you will see from the following DT projects, we all had fun with this challenge!! It's nice to think and work outside the box sometimes. :) You can view all the details of our DTs' creations, by clicking on their name to go directly to their blogs. Please leave them some love when you visit. :)

Cindy using Marci with Bunny

Copics:

Skin: E00, E11, R20
Pinks: R30, R85, R81

Debra using Fancy Marci
Copics:
Skin: E00, E000, E30, R20
Dress/Hair/Shoes: G02, G07, G17, E40, E42

Karen using Hunny Bunny Marci

Copics:
Skin: E000, E01, E02, R11, E11, E95
Hair & Barrette: BG05, BG53, B00, R85, R83
Bunny Hat: E27, E29, E57, R81, R83, R85
Outfit (gloves, purse, necklace, boots, socks): BG05, BG53, B00,
R81, R83, R85,G02, G07, Y11, Y17, E57
Umbrella: R81, R83, R85

Kim using Soccer Luka

Prismacolor Pencils:
seashell pink, peach, pink, burnt ochre, crimson lake, black

Rosie Bridges using Hunny Bunny Marci
Copics & chalk:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, chalk
Lips: R22
Hair/Skirt: B29, B24, B21, colorless blender
Hair Barrette/Heart Necklace/Gloves/Socks: R22, R24, R27, C3
Hat/Shirt: C7, C5, C3
Smiley Face: Y15, YR23
Umbrella: Y11, Y15, YR21, YR23, YR24

Sara using Mermaid Marci

Copics:
Skin: E000 E00 E11 E02
Hair: R81 R83 R85 R59
Top & Tail: BG000 BG01 BG05 BG09

Tracy using Cheeky Monkey Marci
Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: YG11, YG13, YG17
Monkey/Shoes: E40, E42, E43, E44
Red: R20, R22, R24
Black: C3, C5, C7
Shirt: R20, R22, R24
Skirt: B00, B01, B02, B04
Brick Wall: R01, R02, E04, E40
Grass: YG61, YG63, YG67
Clouds: C00, C1, C2
Sky: B000, B0000

You can purchase all of these wonderful and cute stamps in the LLLC Store! Don't forget you can play along with us all month long by uploading your creations to our Customer Gallery. Please stop back by on Friday to see more inspiration from my fellow DT members. You won't be disappointed!

Have a great week!

Hugs,
Rosie and the LLLC Team

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Makes: Busy Bags - Toothpick Punching and Clothesline Fun

This week I made a bunch of these activities for a busy bag exchange with some friends.  For my two girls I took two slots in the 10-slot exchange, so I sent 8 of each away.  I'm looking forward to all the loot that comes back!

Toothpick Punching

For my first bag I chose an activity that #1 girl has really enjoyed.  I can't remember where I saw this first, but it's definitely floating around in the busy bag world.  I cut construction paper down to 8.5/11 and printed a document I made with shapes, groups of shapes, a solid capital alphabet, a dashed capital alphabet and 3 sets of numbers.  (In hindsight I probably should have done caps and small letters on the alphabet squares.  Whenever I print it off again I will probably change it.)  If you want the doc, email me and I will email you back a pdf.

I put each pile into a baggie, and also included a baggie of toothpicks, a washcloth and these instructions:

Instructions:

Place washcloth on table

Set a few cards on cloth

Have child punch on black lines with toothpick

When done, hold it up to a light to see the shape or letter

Ideas for Variations:

With groups of shapes, child can punch the center of each shape

On numbers, you can add corresponding number of dots in marker

You can set out groups of shapes and the corresponding shape, and have the child match them after they are all punched

Clothesline Fun

For my second bag, I chose something I want #1 girl to learn how to do - pin felt "clothes" onto a clothesline.  There is a great tutorial with printable clothes pattern for this activity here.  I made my own pattern by folding a piece of paper in half and drew a half of a pair of pants, shirt, and skirt.  I cut them out and used them as the pattern on the felt.  (It was even easier to use a felt cutout as a pattern, since felt sticks to felt.) 

Be sure to make the clothes a good size - at least the size of your palm.  Otherwise it will be too hard for the kid to hold and pin. I chose to do three colors with three pieces of clothing each, to give flexibility for making patterns and matching.

I included pieces of nylon string, with hot-glued tips so they wouldn't ravel, (I was going to use cotton yarn, but while testing it, #1 hung on it and snapped it.  So we went with the nylon.) and 6 clothespins.  I would have liked to give more clothespins, but I needed to keep the cost down and I did have to mail these bags.  Also included was a card with these instructions: 

Instructions:

Tie string between two chairs

Have child pin clothes to the line with clothespins

Ideas for Variations:

Have child pin all of one color

Have child pin all of one type of clothing (shirts, pants, skirts)

Make a simple pattern of 3 for child to copy

(Felt is machine washable, cold water, delicate dry cycle)

 ©2012 Alli Hyer, all rights reserved.  You may publish or post a link, but you may not publish or post in whole or in part.

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Inspiration Friday - Alter or Recycle Something

Happy Friday! It's Sandie here and I am hosting this week’s Inspiration Friday. 

Each Monday and Friday our design team aim to bring you a new and inspirational theme. Follow along to any of our themes and link up on our Customer Gallery for a chance to win a monthly prize. 

This week our theme is:

Alter or Recycle Something


Here are the creations of our Friday Design Team:

Arlene Cuevas using Sitting Luka
(Recycled USPS Box packaging.)

Copic markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, BV00
Hair: C3, C5, C7, C9
Shirt buttons/Shoe laces/Button on cap: T6


Sue using Big Panda Marci

Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R01, R02,
Hair: E02, E08, E19, E18
Yellows: YR21, YR23, YR24
Browns: E0000, E000, E00, E21, E23, E25, E27, E29
clear spica pen


Alberto using Heart balloon Luka, Heart Balloon, Marci & Garden Bench.

coloring with faber castell pencils:
-skin: burnt sienna, peach, black, violet red, red
-bench: burnt sienna, black, orange yellow
-hairs: black, burnt sienna, brown, yellow ochre
-the light blue is from: light blue, cerulean, black
-the greens are: yellow green, black
-the reds are: red, violet red, black


Jeanette using Genie Marci

Copic Markers:
Skin: E0000, E00, E21, R20
Hair: E44, E47, E49
Clothes: B60, B63, B66, B69
Lamp: Y21, YR23, YR24


Sandie using Cheerleader Marci

Copic Markers
Skin -E000, 00, 11, R20
Hair - E21, 23, 25, 27
Green - YG00, 03, 06
Orange - YR02, 14, 18
Grey - C1, C3


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.
Sandie & the LLLC team.xxx

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Tutorial Thursday {Dots}

Hi there Crafty Peoples, it is Sue here with another Tutorial Thursday!

I hope you are gearing up for a wonderful Easter Break, with a feast of fabulous 'Guilt' free chocolates!

Our tutorial today is featuring 'Dots' (my all time favourite!) made with Copic markers.  It is so easy and it gives an amazing effect, whether it be clothes, shoes, backgrounds and the list could go on....

Marci with Bunny looks so sweet all dotted up!

Using the SSSC #154  sketch

Sit back and enjoy!

If you are having trouble viewing the video, here is the direct link

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dard_bHyNE0

If you would like to see all the copics colours used in this card head over here...

Happy Easter to you all

Sue :)

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