The journey is the start of the ADVENTURE {Canvas Art}

 

 I've been working on this project with Tricycle Marci for a few days now.  It was a lot of fun to make, but I am so glad that it is finally done!  

I used a 6" x 6" canvas for the base and made the base and the roof out of chipboard.  Painted with acrylic paint, covered with Mod Podge.  Please see below for the list of supplies.

This altered art piece will look great displayed on the table top or even hanging on the wall.  It is much prettier in real life too!

This is one of the projects for my MARCH Workshop.

To see other projects in this Workshop, please click HERE. 

MARCH Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, March 25th

10 am to 6 pm

in the Crop Room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA

This Workshop is by invitation only.  If you would like to attend but did not receive an Evite invitation from me, please email me at irina_ca@msn.com and I will add you to my email list.

This project measures 8" x 10.5" (including the base and the roof).

  

Hugs!!

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Inspiration Monday-EASTER Card/Project

Happy Monday Morning y'all! Hope you had a great weekend!

Have you heard the recent NEWS?? You can NOW purchase our Easter Stamps in Digi form in the LLLC Store.....just in time to get those Easter projects done!!

You do realize Easter is only 3 weeks away, right? Hard to believe we are already coming to the end of March...man this year is flying!

To help with your Easter ideas, our Inspiration Challenge this week is:

Make an EASTER Card/Project

Take a look at the amazing projects made by our DT. :)

Cindy Haffner using Easter Marci

Copics:
Hair: E51, Y23
Skin: E00, E11, R20

C00, Y17, E33, BG32, G00

Debra James using Marci with Bunny

Copics:
Skin: E00, E02, E30
Headband/Shoes: R81, R83, R85
Flowers/Leaves: RV02, Rv04, YG03, YG06
Hair: E50, E51, E53
Bunny: W1, W3, W5, R81

Faye Wynn-Jones using Marci with Bunny

Copics:
Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37, E40, E57
Skin: E11, E51
Dress/Flowers/Hairband/Shoes: R05, YR02, YR07, G99, YG03, YG63
Bunny: N3, N5, R00, R83

Karen Maldonado using Marci with Tulip
Copics:
Skin: E000, E01, E02, R11, R20
Hair: E35, E50, E53
Dress: YR21, Y06, Y08, Y15, B0000, B00, B02
Plant: E08, E37, YG07, YG17,YG93, RV32, RV55

Kim Dellow using Sugar n' Spice Marci

Prismacolor Pencils:
seashell pink, peach, burnt ochre, pink, sand, blank

Rosie Bridges using Luka with Flowers

Copics & Chalk:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, chalk
Hair: E49, E29, E33
Shirt: R35, B05
Pants: E53, E31, chalk
Shoes: R24, black chalk
Flowers: Y15, R81, R85, R29, R24, R22, G24, YG17, G28
Vase: C3, black chalk

Ruby Montes using Easter Marci

Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E01,E11,E13,R20
Lips: R32,R22
Hair: BV23,BV20,C7,100
Dress/Shoes/Hat: B00,B32,B34,B39,RV0000,R81,R83,R85
Basket: E21,E23,E25
Eggs: BG10,BG15,BV00,V15,Y000,R32,E93
Tulips: B29,B32,B34,B39,R11,RV02,V17,YG06,YG03,YG67,B00,B06
Butterfly: RV04,BG18,E21
Background Doodle: RV0000,RV06,RV17,BV00,B00,0,T2,T4
Ground: E25,E29,E34,E55,Y21
Insects: G21,Y17,E00,E02,E09

And another beautiful creation from Ruby....this absolutely gorgeous tag. We didn't get a chance to showcase it on our blog during our Tag Challenge so we've added it here for you to Ooooh and Ahhhh over!

Ruby Montes using Sweet Dreams Marci

Copics

Skin: E000,E00,E01,E11,E13,E15,R00,R20

Dress: V000,V01,V06,V09,V15

Hair: E40,E41,E44

Bunny Slippers: RV34,RV00,

Panda Bear: C1,C3,C5,C7,100,RV95,W1,W4

Ornate Floral Frame: RV0000, RV00,RV02,R20,RV34,YG63,YG97,G24,G00,E21,E47,E74

I hope you enjoyed all of these beautiful creations from our wonderful and talented Design Team. Please stop by their blogs and leave them some LOVE if you get a chance! Don't forget you can play along with us by uploading your creations to our Customer Gallery. At the end of the month we'll do a drawing and you could win a gift certificate to the LLLC Store.

Check back on Friday for more Inspiration from my fellow DT sisters.
Have a great week!

Hugs,
Rosie and the LLLC Team

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Free Pattern: Curly Sprig Hat - Newborn

This photo prop is for my newest nephew-on-the-way, by special request of his very pregnant mommy.  :)  Don't leave baby unattended with a long curly sprig hat, since it's long enough to make trouble.

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Inspiration Friday- Fabulous Green!

It is Sue her to welcome you to another Inspiration Friday.
As you know, each Monday and Friday the design teams aim to bring you a new and inspirational theme and this week our theme is

{Fabulous Green}

Here is what our fabulous Team Friday created

Karen using Autumn Marci

 

Copic Markers:
Skin: E0000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: E11, E15, E19
Clothes: G12, G14, G16, E41, E0000, N4, N6, N8
Atyou Spica Pen in clear

Lou using Cowgirl Marci



Skin: blush, Soft Peach, Rose Peach, Baby Pink, Sorbet
Eyes: Dove Grey, April Shower
Hair: Ivory, Buttercup, Vanilla, Mustard
Browns: Tan, Nutmeg, Cinnamon
Jacket: Primrose, Soft Lime, Lemon
Greens: Lime Zest, Lime Green, Pear Green
Rope: Aniseed, Mustard


Jeanette Using Autumn Marci

 

Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E51, E21, R20
Hair: E15, E17, E18, E19, Y21
Green: G40, G43, G46
Black: C3, C5, C7, C9
Taupe: E40, E41, E43

 Arlene using Big Panda Marci



Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, BV00, R20
Hair/Panda:  C3, C5, C7, C9
Hat/Boots/Belt: E23, E25, E27
Eyes/nose on hat: E47, E19
Shirt: G20, G21, G24
Vest: YG63, YG67
Panda's ears/Nose: R00
Shorts: B93, B95, B97
Belt buckle, Shirt/Vest trim: Atyou Spica pen 'Olive'

Alberto with Faerie Marci



Jo using Luka with Flowers



Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair: E29, E27, E25, E35
Jacket: YG67 and YG63
T-shirt: YG63
Jeans: B97, B95 and B93
Shoes: T6 and T4
Flowers: YG97, YG95, Y06, YR04, R85

Lil' old me using Marci with Bunny

Copic Markers:

Skin: E000, E00, E11, R01R02

Hair: E51, E33, E35, E25, E29

Rabbit: C00, C0, C1

Leaves: G21, YG63, YG67

Purples: BV00, BV02, BV11, BV13, BV17

Greens: YG03, YG11, YG13, YG17, YG23

We hope you are inspired by our post today! We would love to see your La-La Land Crafts projects so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Remember to send your little ones over to La-La Land Crafts Blog for Kids where they can play along for  fabulous prizes too. 
The new LLLC4Kids contest has just started, the theme is 'The Great Outdoors'

Have a wonderful weekend, hope it is filled with stamping and craft!

Sue

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Challenge # 75 - Let's see Circles

Hello everyone, Teresa here I am your host for today's challenge, it seems ages since I last posted.

The girls from the Rockin' Rubber Team have some wonderful examples for you, how talented are they!!!

Today's challenge that I have set is LET'S SEE A CIRCLE mmmm! you think!

as long as we can see a circle we are happy, it can be dies, buttons gems etc.

Sponsor for this week Crafts and Me

KARINA

using Angel with Emeralds by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

TRACY

Using Newsea-Star by Jasmine Becket-Griffith

TRISH
Using The Scarlet Sofa Jasmine Becket-Griffith

GINA

Used Believe by Zindy Nielson available HERE

AMY
Using Petal Melody and coloured with Promarkers

ANGELA

Using Jasmine Beckett-Griffith's "The Scarlet Sofa"

Here's a close-up

VICKY xx

Using 'Cali Girl' digi image by Hannah Lynn

Thank you everyone who enters our challenges, we really love seeing your creations,
you have until 8am U.K time on the 21st March to post your entry to win our prize here at Crafts and Me.
Please leave your entry here

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Winner & Top 3 for Challenge 73 - Pretty In Lace

Hello & good morning to everyone.

Well I'm here with the winner & the Top 3 from the 'Pretty In Lace' Challenge.

First tho we would like to say thank you for all your fantastic entries & your continued support, it really does mean the world to us......you are the reason we are all here.

Ok first I'm gonna do the winner as Mr Random Org does that because its too darn hard for us humans to do it lol. So the winner is.....drum roll please..........

43 - Caroline H

 Congratulations sweetie contact Trish or Teresa to claim your prize, link is in the side bar.

Ok now onto the hard job picking top 3, you guys dont like making it easy for us do you.....

After much deliberation the top 3 are............

30 - Mary J

59 - Sandy G

74 - Marianne R

These are all so beautiful in their own unique way & each one different from the next.

Well done ladies, please grab your badges from the side bar to display on your blogs.

Thank you once again to everyone who entered. Pop back in an hour for this weeks new challenge.

Tatty bye xoxoxo

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Inspiration Monday {Fantabulous Green}

Hi, Cindy here and I am your host for this week's "Inspiration Monday"! Today we are going GREEN. We want to see lots of Green on your project today!!

Look at the GORGEOUS samples the DT has CREATED!!~

Debra James using Tricycle Marci

Copics-
Bike and Top: G28, G24, G21,YG01, YG03, YG07
Pants: YR23, YRY15, Y00
Hair/Basket: E40, E42, E44
Wheels: W7, W5, W3
Panda: N5, N3, N1
Skin: E00, E30, E20.

Cindy using Garden Bench

Kim Dellow using Marci with Tulip

Prismacolor Pencils:
ginger root, sienna brown, chocolate, dark brown, french grey 70%, black, sand, yellow ochre, apple green, dark green

Ruby Montes using Dress Up Marci

Copics:
Skin: E000,E00,E01,E02,E11,E13,R00,E20,E22
Hair: YR00,YR18,E11,E15,E18
Dress,Hat and Shoes: YG13,YG63,YG67,Y11
Part of dress and Necklace: R81,R83,E93,RV0000

Karen Maldonado using Marci with Cat

Copics:
Skin: E000, E01, E02, R11, R20
Hair: E50, E53, E55, E57
Kitty: R20, W1, W3, W5
Dress: G99, YG03, YG95, C3, C5
Shoes: C1, C3, C5

Rosie Bridges using Luka with Flowers

Copics & Chalk:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, chalk
Hair: E49, E37, E33, E13
Shirt: B91, B93, B95
Flowers: R81, R83, R85, Y15, R24, R27, R29, G24, YG17, YG97
Vase: N2, Stickles
Pants: E55, E11, E53
Shoes: B91, B93, B95, N0, N2

We hope you are inspired by our post today! We would love to see your La-La Land Crafts projects so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Don't forget to send your kids over to La-La Land Crafts Blog for Kids where they can play along for prizes too.

Cindy & the LLLC Team

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Free Pattern: Doll Blanket with Special Stitch

This little blanket is a perfect size to cover up or wrap up a girl's baby dolls.  My girls' medium sized doll has a 12" head circumference.  I used a stitch that I accidentally made up while I was learning to crochet.  Even now that I know how to make all the stitches correctly, I go back to this one sometimes when my eyes get tired of straight rows of double crochets, or my hands get tired of long stints of single crochets.  It's easy stitch that creates an interesting texture.

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Inspiration Friday - One for the Boys

Welcome to another Inspiration Friday. As you know, each Monday and Friday the design teams aim to bring you a new and inspirational theme and this week our theme is

ONE FOR THE BOYS

Here is what our fabulous Team Friday created

Sandie (me!) using  Sitting Luka and the Fountain.

Copic Markers
Skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, R20
Hair - C1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Shirt/Cap/Shoes - YG21, 23, 25. E51, 53, 55
Pants - B91, 93, 95


 Arlene using Outlaw Luka

Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E21, E11, BV00
Hair: E23, E37, E29
Vest: YR30, YR31
Jeans: B93, B95, B97
Shoes: E47, E49
Bike: T3, T6, T9, C1, C3, C5


Sue using Sitting Luka and Stump

Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E02, R01
Hair: E21, E23, E25, E27
Clothing/ Hat: YR12, YR14, YR16, YR18, YG21 YG23, YG25, YG17, Y13, Y15, Y17, N1, C0
Stump: E23, E25, E27, E29
Grass: YG23, YG25, YG17
Mushrooms: E40, E41, E42, YR14, YR16, YR18
Copic Opaque White


Jeanette using Sitting Luka and Tire Swing




Jo using Lil Rocker Luka

Skin : E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair : E27, E25 and E23
Hat, Shirt, Jeans : R59, BG09
Shoes : T6
Guitar : E23, R59, T4


Alberto using Sitting Luka

coloring with faber castel pencils:
skin: peach, burnt sienna, black.
jacket: black, violet red, red, yellow green, lime
t-shirt: black, light grey
jeans: black cerulean
hat: black, cerulean, violet red, red, burnt sienna, brown, yellow green, lime
shoes: red, violet red, black
hairs: burnt sienna, brown, yellow ochre, black

We hope you are inspired by our post today! We would love to see your La-La Land Crafts projects so just link them up to the Customer Gallery and be in with a chance to win a prize.

Don't forget to send your kids over to La-La Land Crafts Blog for Kids where they can play along for prizes too. 

Sandie & the LLLC Team

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Challenge #74 - Things with Wings

Hi there! This is Rose extending a HUGE THANKS to all of you who take part in the Crafts and Me Challenges. Your participation makes us happy! We LOVE seeing your work. And, your support encourages us to continue sharing our passion for creating.

We have another fantastic Dynamite Digi team challenge for you this week! We want you to show us your Things with Wings!

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Teresa has tons of beautiful winged images in her online store. You'll find angels and fairies with butterfly wings, as well as other sorts of fairy wings. Some fairies are on birds, others have butterflies fluttering around them. You'll even find some silhouette fairies.  There are backgrounds for your fairies too!  Flower fairies, contemporary fairies, garden fairies, and woodland folk.  You may find some elves, pixies and gnomes too!  I know where there's at least one steampunk fairy.  And, that's just in Teresa's digital stamps category!

So, bring it on . . . and let’s see your projects showcasing your Things with Wings.

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Our sponsor this week is Crafts and Me Stamps! The generous prize, to be given to a randomly selected entry, is THREE digi stamps of the winner's choice.

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For some inspiration, take a look at these brilliant creations by our Crafts and Me Stamps Dynamite Digi design team . . .

♥ ROSE ♥

using June by Sara Burrier
and Forest Fairy digi papers, page 3

♥ SARA ♥

using Birth of Twilight by Sara Burrier

♥ Mina ♥
using Midnight Warrior

♥ KAREN ♥

using June by Sara Burrier

♥ Vix ♥ 

using Fashion Melody, Floral Fantasy papers

and Martha Stewart 3 in 1 butterfly punch

♥Mona♥

using Cali girl

We sure hope that you’ll join us for our Things with Wings challenge and share your projects with us. Remember to stop back on March 14^th for our next Rockin’ Rubbah Team challenge. You’ll find the winner of this digi challenge 74 posted with our next Digi Team challenge on March 21^st.


Inklinkz has been included below. You have until 9pm UK time on March 13^th to post your entry for a chance to win this great prize by Crafts and Me Stamps!

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugz and Good Luck! from Rose and the rest of the Crafts and Me Dynamite Digi Team

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