La-La Land Crafts Trio from 2018

Hi!  I'm checking in with another installment of "I need to get caught up"!  Today I have a few La-La Land Crafts cards from last year that I never shared.

First up, a graduation card featuring Graduation Marci!  She's colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on foam squares.

LLLC Products Used

Graduation Marci digi stamp

Happy Stitched Die

Nested Frames Large Die

Fancy Numbers Die

Loopy Doily Border Die

Book Brackets Die

Star Border Die

Stitched Ribbon Die

Second, I have a 1st Birthday card that was a special order.  Luka is always a good choice for boys of all ages!  This is Luka with Tractor.  Again, I colored the image with Copics, fussy cut, and mounted on foam squares.

LLLC Products Used

Luka with Tractor digi stamp

Stitched Tags Die

Heart Fence Die

Grass Border Die

Sunburst Die

Stitched Clouds Border Die

Pierced Scalloped Circles Die

Stitched Nested Circles Die

And finally, another commissioned birthday card, for an outdoorsy type, featuring Fisherman Luka. I made the tent from a piece of card stock.

LLLC Products Used

Fisherman Luka digi stamp

Happy Stitched Die

Happy Birthday Die

Three Christmas Trees Die

Lattice Doily Border Die

Camp Fire Die (August 2018 club kit)

Thanks for stopping by!  Check back tomorrow for two more projects from the Club La-La Land Crafts January 2019 club kit!

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Regan

I'm an Odd Girl

Hello!  I have some exciting news to share with you today!  I am posting for the first time as an Odd girl!  I was lucky enough to be chosen for the Some Odd Girl design team this term!  I am so thrilled be on this team with so many amazing colorists and paper crafters, showcasing the art of the very talented Kristy Dalman!  Visit the SOG shop HERE to see all the fun and fabulous images she has available for coloring!

For my first post, since it's graduation season, I have two cards for recent grads.  The first one features Graduation Mae.  She is colored with Copics and fussy cut.  I loaded my card with dies.  Most are from La-La Land Crafts.  The exception is the palm tree which is My Favorite Things.  This graduate is headed south to continue her education so I added the palm tree in honor of that.

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Digi Image-Graduation Mae

Sentiment-Congratulations from Stampin' Up Something To Celebrate

La-La Land Crafts Dies - Sunburst, Filigree Border, Cherry Blossom Border, Cherry Blossom Fan, Today Stitched, Celebrate You, Brackets and Arrows, Photo Elements, Fancy Numbers

My Favorite Things Dies - Beach Scene Builder 

Copics Used

Skin-E00, E04, E11, E13, E15 E21, E31, E35, R20, R22

Hair/Eyes-E71, E74, E79

Clothes-B37, B95, B99

The second card stars Graduation Kody.  He is also colored with Copics and fussy cut.  This card was for a teen graduating from a technical high school where he studied automotive, hence the steampunk/gears.

Products Used

Some Odd Girl Digi Image - Graduation Kody

Sentiment - Hampton Arts Congrats Smarty Pants

La-La Land Crafts Dies - Lattice Doily Border, Steampunk Border, Steampunk Heart Cogs, Steampunk Clock, Fancy Numbers

Copics Used

Skin-E000, E00, E04, E11, E21, R0, R22

Hair-N2, N4, N6, N8, B91

Eyes-E35, E37

Clothes-B37, B95, B99, Y28, E87

I will be posting weekly on Thursdays for SOG so be sure to check back for more awesomeness!  Have a fantastic day!

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Regan

Go, Grad!

Hi!  Are you sick of me yet?!?!  It's either all or nothing, I guess.  I'm back with another Saturated Canary creation.  This one was made for my second cousin's high school graduation.  My mom commissioned it, and of course I was happy to oblige.  

I colored Grad Boy 2015 with Copics and cut and matted him with Classic Long Rectangles Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  Other dies used include Tim Holtz's Weathered Clock (Sizzix) as well as a few from La-La-Land Crafts collection: Lattice Border, Hot Air Balloon, and Wrought Iron Fence.  The sentiment  is from an acrylic stamp set called 4 the Grad (Hampton Art). Details include a few Tim Holtz metal embellishments (corner, pen nibs, label pulls), a mortarboard sticker, and glitter chipboard number stickers. 

It's a bit ironic to be blogging a graduation card on the eve of the first day of school, but that's how I roll!  Tomorrow my small man begins his school year as a big 1st grader!  Can someone please tell me how that happened!?  You blink and they grow up!   Before I know it I'll be making him a "congrats you got your license and my car insurance just skyrocketed" card!  But for now we'll concentrate on first grade.  :-)

Hope you are all having a great week out there!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E31, E33, E34, E35, E50, E51, R20, W4, W6, W8, W10

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Regan

Custom Creations

I love when people ask me to create something special for them.  (I also enjoy making personalized cards to give from myself as well.)  I always try to select an image that represents the recipient - their hobbies, interests, likes, physical characteristics.  It is the best compliment in the world when I am told the card is being saved/framed/cherished because it is so unique!  Today I have two cards to share that I made for custom requests and two more that I made for a birthday Kayne and I attended yesterday.  All of them feature a Saturated Canary image.

First up is a graduation card using Grad Girl 2015.

She is colored with Copics and cut using Floral Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I have been  more and more elaborate with my embellishments lately and this is one of those times that I really piled on dies, flowers, and Tim Holtz metal bits!  La-La-Land Crafts has THE BEST DIES EVER!  They are gorgeous, cut wonderfully, and cuts separate from the metal die easily.  Here I used quite a few: Scalloped Border, Lattice Doily Border, Heart Doily, Hot Air Balloon, and Wings Set.  The sentiment if from a Stampin' Up set called Great Grads and is cut with Small Labels Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  The graduation year is computer generated and over stamped with an acrylic stamp from 4 the Grad (Hampton Arts).  I added lace, flowers, a couple of pearls and several items from my Tim Holtz stash (Memo Pins, Time Pieces, Game Spinners, Word Keys, and Pin Nibs).  The mortarboard (graduation cap) is a Jolee's Boutique sticker. Papers are from my stash.

Copics used: E21, E23, E31, E35, E70, E74, E79, R20, R22, R24, V17, V20, V25, N0, N2, N4, N6, 100

Next is Bloom.  This was an anniversary request from a co-worker.  

She is colored with Copics and cut using Labels Twenty-One Nestabilities (Spellbinder).  I tried my hand at clothing folds here.  Not too shabby for a novice, right?  Other dies I used were French Pastry (Cheery Lynn Designs) and Scallop Border & Heart Doily Border (La-La-Land Crafts).  The edge of the image panel is stamped (Hampton Arts), sponged with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo, and flecked with Shabby White Fran-tage.  Embellishments consist of lace, a couple of pearls, flowers, a resin frame (dollar section at Michaels!), and more Tim Holtz goodies (Label Pulls and Word Keys).  The heart punch is Martha Stewart.  Papers are My Mind's Eye - So Sophie: Graceful.  The "LOVE" sentiment is from a Vintage Affections set by the same name (Little Darlings Rubber Stamps).

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E31, E50, E51, E53, E55, E57, E59, G94, G99, R20, R81, R85, V95, V99, Y28, N0, BG10, BG72, BG75

And finally here are the cards I made for one of Kayne's friends and his older brother for their joint birthday party (Irish twins!).  Star Wars is still as cool with kids today as it was almost 40 years ago so I used Krista's image called The Force.  I printed two images out, flipping one so it faced the opposite direction.

The images are colored with Copics and cut using Labels Three Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I tried clothing folds again here.  Their cloaks were a lot harder than the dress.  Not sure if it was garment or the color choice or the colorist (or any combination of the three) but I wasn't as happy with these results as the last time.  Practice makes perfect though.  I sponged the edge with Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and then sprinkled the panel with Shabby Blue Fran-tage.  Other dies used were Star Circles Nestabilities and Stars Five (Spellbinders), Wrought Iron Fence (La-La-Land Crafts), Fishtail Flags Stax Die-namics (My Favorite Things), and Mini Film Strip (Tim Holtz).  I added a Tim Holtz metal Sprocket Gear, punched star border (Martha Stewart), and jute ribbon.  Star Wars paper is from my stash.  The letters used to create their nicknames (for Jacob and Sebastian) are American Crafts Thickers: Subway foam stickers.

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E23, E25, E31, E53, E55, E57, E59, R20, B32, B34, YG11, N0, N2, N4

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Regan

KennyK's Krafty Krew Challenge #195 - Anything Goes with a Twist: Celebrate

Hello!  Late again!  But better late than never I always say.  Friday marked the start of a new KennyK's Krafty Krew challenge and it's cause for celebration!  Literally.  Our optional twist is "Celebrate"!  Your project can be for any type of celebration: birthday, wedding, new baby, graduation...  I went with the latter, making a card for my co-worker for her college graduation this weekend.  

I colored up Graduation Girl from kennykdownloads for the occasion.  She is colored with Copics and cut using Classic Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders) then matted on Floral Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders).  I also used dies for the stars (My Favorite Things) and the doily border (La-La-Land Crafts).  The two sentiments are from an acrylic stamp set called 4 the Grad (Hampton Art).  Papers are from my stash, and I added some flowers and Jolee's number stickers for her graduation year.

We had a busy weekend full of tee ball and play dates including a trip to our local art museum for Star Wars Day.  Kayne took a Jedi training initiation workshop there and it was a lot of fun!  I was also able to sneak in a movie on Friday night to see the newest Avengers film!  Between the yummy Chris Hemsworth as Thor and the sarcastic wit of Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark/Iron Man, I was a happy girl!  How was your weekend?  Productive, fun, relaxing- whatever it was, I hope it was a good one!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a fantastic week!

Copics used: E00, E04, E11, E21, E53, E55, E57, R20, R32, R46, Y28, YG93, B37, N0, N2, N6

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Regan

Graduations.. and a Rant

Hello!  Today I actually have a couple of cards to share with you!  I made two custom graduation cards this week.  The first features Graduation Sassy from Sassy Studio Designs.  She is free over on Paper Craft Planet so that you can start their new monthly progressive freebie challenge.  The challenge this month is: You Did It Happy Graduation.  I also wanted to enter the current Dare To Be Sassy Thursday challenge #177 which is Black and White and a Pop of Color.  I created a twisted easel card because the mood struck me and I haven't made one in a while.  Papers are from my stash, left over from last year's graduation makes.  I colored the image with Copics and fussy cut her.  I love DT member Debbie's sassy grad hat easel card so I borrowed the idea from her.  You can find her lovely original HERE.  I used a Recollections sticker and a tassel for the center of the "hat".  I added flowers and a couple of rhinestones in the corners.  The sentiment is cut with a Spellbinders Classic Ovals Nestabilities and matted on top of one of the Fancy Tags die cuts.  I added more flowers and rhinestones as well as a Martha Stewart border punch.

 

 

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R39, R81, R85, R89, RV69, YR24, Y23, Y32, YG11, BG000, N4, N6, N8).

For the next card I used the Saturated Canary 2012 Grad Girl image and Sweet Sunday Sketch #184.

She is colored with Copics and cut with Spellbinders Classic Circles Nestabilities.  I then matted the image on the Picot Edge Circles Nestabilities.  I used another of the Class of 2013 Recollections stickers plus added flowers and flat back pearls.  Papers are Lovely Lilac from Stampin' Up and have been in my stash for quite some time.

Markers used: Copics (E11, E21, E00, R20, R81, R85, BV02, BV13, BV17, N0, N2, N4, N6, N8, YR24, Y23, Y32, B02, B06).

Now onto my rant...  That is the theme for Day 22 of the Blog Every Day in May challenge: Rant about something. Get up on your soapbox and tell us how you really feel. (a pet peeve, a current event, a controversial topic, something your husband or roommate or neighbor or boss does that really ticks you off)

Nothing has me on fire today, but I have an ongoing issue with how "politically correct" this country has become.  It borders on redonkulous!  I, of course, do not want to be insensitive or insult anyone, but quite honestly I don't care if cheerleaders in Texas use Bible verses at games or if the Pledge of Allegiance has the word God in it.  Is this really what we tie up our justice system with?  And in my opinion, this applies to so many other areas besides religion.  I'd like to believe that I am tolerant enough to let others have their beliefs and allow them to display them without feeling threatened or discriminated against!  Really, America?  The fact that we are all so different is what makes life so wonderful and fascinating!  If it's not hurting people, why can't we teach our children to be open minded and curious?  Why can't we let others teach us their customs and beliefs?  Why is there only ONE right way?  Let's broaden our minds, open our hearts!  At the very least.. if you respect mine, I'll respect yours.  And this concludes my rant.  

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Regan

Class of 2012

Well, look who's been busy!  That would be me!  I made these three graduation cards this morning.  They were a request from my best friend.  I wanted a same yet different look to them so I printed out three copies of Saturated Canary's 2012 Graduation Girl and colored them identically.  I then used the same color card stock (Stampin' Up Basic Black, Bordering Blue, and Night of Navy) and designer paper pad (My Mind's Eye - Meadow Lark) with three different layouts.  Even the embellishments were the same (flowers, Class of 2012 stickers, and bling flourihses).  By using different sketches and arranging the embellishments in varied ways, I was able to achieve a unique look for each card.

The theme over at Saturated Canary Challenge Blog is "Bling It Out" (#21).  I think these qualify!  

The first card uses a sketch designed by my design teammate and crafty friend, Kathy Curry.  It is the current Sassy Studio Designs Dare To Be Sassy Thursday challenge (#133).  You don't have to use a Sassy image to play along, but you get a bonus entry if you do.  I love Kathy's sketches!  A Martha Stewart border punch and Cuttlebug star embossing folder adorn my version.

 

The second card uses MOJO249 from Mojo Monday.  I went shopping last night with my brother.  He needed new clothes for a new job he is starting soon.  While we were out I requested a quick stop at Michaels and did the happy dance when I found they had the Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles Nestabilities!  Out came the 50% off coupon and my purchase was made!  I couldn't wait to use them so here they are making their debut!  Another Martha Stewart border punch graces this creation as well.

 

The third card features a  layout from The Sketchy Challenges (#27).  It has been quite some time since I played along over there, but this one was too fun to pass up! 

 

I am winding down from vacation now... Only one more day off before it's back to work.  I have gotten to do everything I wanted, including some crafting! Plus I even squeezed in a little reading tonight.  Next week is another busy design team week so keep your eyes open for more creations from me, including Sassy Studio Designs sneak peeks and new release!  

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day and happy crafting!

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Regan