La-La Land Crafts: Snail Mail

The December 2024 La-La Land Crafts Kit of the Month (KOTM) is all about happy mail! This kit has the an adorable Marci stamp called Sending Mail Marci, the cutest critters stamps called Happy Mail, and a Mailbox Die. This critters set comes with a snail, sloth, cat, and dog/cat combination. I just love the cute snails, so I had to make a snail mail card. 

Check out the La-La Land Kit of the Month subscription options to see which one fits you.

Additional products:

• On the Wall Layering Stencil
• Scalloped Rectangles Die

Supplies used:

• Slimline card base 3-1/2'W x 8-1/2"H
• Pink cardstock for panel/mat, die cutting parts of mailbox, and letters
  
• White cardstock for stenciling, die cutting parts of mailbox, and snow
• Distress Inks for stenciling in Victorian Velvet, Bundled Sage, Broken China
• Distress Ink in Hickory Smoke for edges of mailbox
• Transparent Vellum

Copic markers & Prismacolor pencils used:

• Snail Body & Head: E99, E97, E95, E93
• Blue: B16, B14, B12, B00 + PC903, PC919
• Green: YG97, YG95, YG93, YG91 + PC911, PC912
• Pink: RV13, RV11, RV02, RV00 + PC928, PC929

Notes:

• The snow is hand cut. Ink the edges with Distress Ink in Broken China.
• Make sure you insert the snail before gluing the door down on the mailbox.

I hope you give this card a try. Those snails are just too cute!!

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La-La Land Crafts: Happy Mail

The December 2024 La-La Land Crafts Kit of the Month (KOTM) has the cutest critters (snail, cat, sloth, and dog/cat combo) called Happy Mail, the most beautiful Sending Mail Marci stamp, and an amazing Mailbox Die for the critters to hang on! 

This card showcases Sending Mail Marci and one of the cat critters from Happy Mail. This month's theme is all about happy mail/snail mail and is perfect for sending cards for any happy occasion. 

Check out the La-La Land Kit of the Month subscription options to see which one fits you.

Additional products:

• Double Stitched Arches Dies
• Winter Time Paper Pack
• On the Wall Layering Stencil
• Scalloped Sentiment Labels

Supplies used:

• 6"x6" white card base
• 5-1/8" x 5-1/8" pink cardstock panel/mat
• 5"x5" white cardstock for stenciling
  
• White cardstock to cut out six layers of shaker frame
• Acetate for shaker window
• Double-sided adhesive foam tape for shaker
• Small beads (or any shaker bits)

Copic Markers used:

Marci

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Eyes: B97, B95, B91
• Cheeks: R20
• Lips: R83, RV11
• Hair: E59, E57, E55, E53
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91
• Pink: R85, R83, RV11
• White: N5, N3, N1, 0
• Dark brown (bag): E47, E44, E43, E42
• Tan: E33, E31, E30

Cat

• Eyes: YG97, YG93
• Fur: W6, W4, W3, W1, 0
• Pink: R20
• White: N5, N3, N1, 0

Notes:

• Use the Double Stitched Arches Dies to create the shaker. Cut out 6 layers of the frame.
• So that the shaker lays flat on the card front, die cut the card front with the Double Stitched Arches Die and place the shaker flat against it. On the reverse side, add layers of foam tape and then adhere to the card base.
• Adhere the colored stamps and die cuts as shown.

I hope you are loving this KOTM as much as I am! Thank you for stopping by. Have a creative day!

Scrappy Boy Stamps: Merry Swiftmas

I just had to create a Christmas card using the Scrappy Boy Stamps Country Girl set for one of my friends that's a "Swifty." It's quick and easy to create a Christmas or holiday card using any of the Scrappy Boy Stamps and patterned papers. I used the Alphabet dies to create a custom sentiment. Such a fun card to make!

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Country Girls stamps and outline dies
• I Love Christmas paper pack
• Country Girl paper pack
• Stitched Scalloped Edge Dies
• Stitched Rectangle Dies
• Alphabet Die

Supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• White cardstock for panels/mats
• Green cardstock for the sentiments/alphabet dies
• Black cardstock for shadow of alphabet dies
• "Merry" is from an old Sizzix die tag. You can use a stamp if you don't have a die. 

Copic markers used:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks: E93
• Lips: R46, R14
• Hair: YR24, YR23, Y21
• Purple: V17, V15, V12
• Gray/Silver: N5, N3, N1

Notes:

• Die cut all pieces to fit an A2 card and assemble as shown. 
• Cut 2 sets of the alphabet dies for Swiftmas. One is the shadow. 

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Scrappy Boy Stamps: Hope Your Birthday is off the Hook

For my Scrappy Boy Stamps design team day project, I am using one of my favorite stamps from the Never Grow Up stamp set. This card is quick and easy to make using the Gift Card Tag Die and Pirates Paper Pack. After coloring the stamp, this card only took 30 minutes to put together!

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• Never Grow Up stamp and outline die
• Gift Card Tag Die
• Pirates Paper Pack
• Stitched Rectangle Die

Supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• Ribbon

Copic markers used:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00
• Cheeks & Tongue: E93
• Hair: N9, N5, N3
• White: N3, N1, 0
• Purple: BV08, BV04, BV02
• Gold/yellow: Y38, Y35, Y32
• Light yellow: Y19, Y15, Y13
• Red: R56, RV34, RV32
• Brown: E37, E35, E33
• Silver: N3, N1
• Feather: V95, V93, V91

Notes:

• Cut/Die cut all the pieces, assemble, and adhere to the card base. 
• After tying the ribbon, I stapled it down so the ribbon does not come loose.

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Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek 2: Hei Hei, It's Your Day!

It's time for another Stamp Anniething December sneak peek! This month's release was inspired by my favorite Polynesian mythological film. Today's card features Maui; the crazy rooster Hei Hei; the amazing Volcano Island Builder; and the Water Reflection Stencil. This new release is available for purchase today, except for the Water Reflection Stencil. This stencil will be available for purchase in mid to late December. 

Products used:

• How Far You'll Go stamps and outline dies
• Volcano Island Builder dies
• Water Reflection Stencil (available in mid-December)
• Sentiment Strips dies
• Palm Tree Die (island only) - retired

Supplies used:

• A6 white card base
• White cardstock panel/mat with edge colored with Distress Ink in Faded Jeans
• White cardstock for card front
• Distress Inks in Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Chipped Sapphire for the water
• Distress Inks in Squeezed Lemonade and Wild Honey for the sky
• Distress Inks in Black Soot and Hickory Smoke for the volcano
• Distress Ink in Vintage Photo for the island
• Black Copic Multi-Liner
• White gel pen
• Double-sided adhesive foam tape

Copic markers used:

Maui

• Skin: E25, E23, E13, E11
• Cheeks: R20
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Hair: E49, E47, E44, E43 + Black Copic Multi-Liner
• Tatoos: W3
• Green: G28, YG17, YG03
• Brown (necklace): E44, E43, 0

Hei Hei

• White: C3, C1, 0
• Yellow: Y38, Y35, Y13
• Blue: B05, B02, B00
• Red: R37, R35, R32

Magical Fish Hook

• Light brown: E43, E42
• Dark brown: E49, E47, E44

Notes:

• Background
• Use the Water Reflection Stencil for both the water and the sky using Distress Inks listed above.
• Die cut the volcano and ink using the Distress Inks listed above. Adhere to the card front.
• Die cut the island and ink using the Distress Ink listed above. Add texture using the black Copic Multi Liner and white gel pen to make it look like sand. Adhere to the card front.
• Adhere the color stamps and sentiment onto the card front using double sided adhesive foam tape except the Magical Fish Hook (glue flat).
• Adhere all the panels to the card base.

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Stamp Anniething Sneak Peek 1: How Far You'll Go

It's time for Stamp Anniething's December sneak peeks! This month's release was inspired by the amazing Polynesian mythological film, Moana! Today's card features Moana, her side-kick pig, Pua, and the Mahalo word die. An adorable and fun set for making cards, scrapbooks, book marks, tags, and more!

Products used:

• How Far You'll Go stamps and outline dies
• Mahalo word die

Supplies used:

• A2 white card base
• White cardstock panel/mat with edge colored with Copic B97
• Copic friendly white cardstock for card front and word die
• Pink cardstock for word die outline
• White gel pen

Copic markers used:

Moana

• Skin: E25, E23, E13, E11
• Cheeks: R22
• Tongue: R22, R21
• Lips: R24
• Hair: 100, C7, C5
• Brown: E39, E35, E33, E31
• Dress: YR18, YR16, YR14, E35, E31, E84, E81
• Necklace: BG07, BG18

Pua

• White: C3, C1, 0
• Gray: C5, C3, C1
• Pink: R85, R83, R81

Mahalo word die

• Orange: YR18, YR16, YR14, YR12
• Yellow: Y15, Y12
• Blue: B97, B95, B93, B91

Background

• Sand: W5, W3, W1 + white gel pen
• Water: B97, B95, B93, B91, B00, B000, BG000 + white gel pen
• Sky: BV11, BV01, BV00, BV000

Notes:

• The background was hand created. If you are not comfortable had creating the background, use patterned paper, stencils or dies.

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La-La Land Crafts: There is a Bit of Magic in Every Snowflake

The November 2024 Kit of the Month from La-La Land Crafts is one of my favorite kits to make winter-themed projects. Catching Snowflakes Marci is just adorable and so fun to color! I used La-La Land Crafts' beautiful patterned paper and snowflakes to make this night scene card.

La-La Land Crafts Products used:

• November 2024 KOTM
• Winter Time Paper Pack
• Scalloped Rectangle Dies
• Scalloped Sentiments Labels Die

Supplies used:

• A6 White card base
• White cardstock (A6 size)
• Transparent vellum for die cutting snowflakes
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen
• Double sided adhesive foam tape

Copic markers used:

Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
Eyes: B97, B95, B93
Cheeks: R20
Lips: R22, R20
Hair: E59, E57, E55, E53
Purple: V28, V25, V22, V20
Blue: B95, B93, B91
Peach: R17, R21, R12, R11
White: N3, N1, 0
Brown: E59, E57, E55, E53

Snowflakes: V25

Notes:

• Cut patterned paper to fit the A6 card front and adhere.
• Die cut one Snowflake Doily and 4 snowflakes in various sizes out of transparent vellum. Color snowflakes with the Copic marker listed above. Add sparkle with the Sparkle Pen.
• Adhere the Snowflake Doily and Snowflakes as shown.
• Cut white cardstock to fit the A6 card front. Using the scalloped rectangle die, cut out a window. Adhere onto the patterned paper.
• Adhere the colored image and sentiment to the card using double-sided adhesive foam tape.

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Woodblock Wednesday Challenge: Cherry Blossoms Thank You Card

It's been several months since I've had time to participate in the monthly Woodblock Wednesday Challenge run by Amy Tsuruta. The challenge is to make a card using wood mounted rubber stamps. I’m using older stamps for this card. To be honest, I don't really have any new stamps, since my new rubber stamps now come unmounted, where I use a clear block to stamp. However, I love my older wood-mounted stamps and still continue to use them.

Today's card uses two woodblock stamps. The first one is from Penny Black, Inc. called Delicate Blossoms (SKU 4404K). You can still get this stamp on Penny Black, Inc.'s website if you search the SKU number.  It's also available on Amazon. The second stamp (sentiment) is from Stampin' Up, called Kind and Caring Thoughts stamp set. This is a retired set, but a used set can be found on Ebay.

It's also been quite some time, that I've used my Momento Water-based Dual Markers. Since the Delicate Blossoms stamp is a silhouette stamp, it is perfect to ink the actual stamp with the markers, huff, then stamp. This method made it look as if I used watercolors.  I used the Stampin' Up Stamp a Ma Jig to re-stamp 3 times to get the image just perfect.

Products & supplies used:

• Penny Black, Inc. Delicate Blossoms stamp
• Stampin' Up (sentiment) Kind and Caring Thoughts (retired)
• Momento Dual Markers in Rich Cocoa and Angel Pink
• Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Paper (you can use regular cardstock)
• A2 White card base
• Brown cardstock for mat/panel
• Stampin' Up Stamp a Ma Jig

I love how this clean and simple card turned out. I hope you give this a try!

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La-La Land Crafts: Have a fan-tusk-tic day!

One of my favorite things to make is large gift tags. They really make a plain gift bag look nice. I also tie tags on bottles of wine, hand soaps, body sprays, and other gifts. Here's a tag I made using an adorable walrus stamp from the Freeze the Day clear stamp set from the November 2024 La-La Land Crafts Kit of the Month.

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La-La Land Crafts products used:

• November 2024 KOTM
• Ice Floes Die
• Large Stitched Tags Die
• Double Stitched Arches Die
• Christmas Traditions Paper Pack
• Berry Branch Die
• Scalloped Sentiments Labels Die

Supplies used:

• White cardstock to cut out tag base
• Light blue and white glitter cardstock to cut out ice floes and snowflakes
• Light red glitter cardstock to cut out berries
• White Bristol cardstock
• Distress Inks in Broken China and Wilted Violet
• Various color flat back rhinestones
• Ribbons to match your tag
• Double sided adhesive foam

Copic markers used:

Walrus

• Brown: E19, E17, E15, E13, E11
• Purple: V17, V15, V12

Ice Floes

• Blue: B2

Notes:

• Die cut one tag from white cardstock and the other with patterned paper. Adhere the two together to form a sturdy tag.
• Die cut the tag's hole reinforce piece from red glitter cardstock and adhere to the tag.
• Die cut the berries from red glitter cardstock and snowflakes from blue and white glitter cardstock and adhere to the card as shown.
• Die cut one Arches Die from Bristol cardstock. Ink blend using the Distress Inks listed above. Splatter a little water for texture. 
• Die cut the Ice Floes from white glitter cardstock. Color the edge using Copic marker B2. Adhere the ice floes onto the inked Bristol cardstock. 
• Adhere the colored walrus onto the inked Bristol cardstock. Adhere to the tag using double sided adhesive foam tape as shown.
• Adhere the sentiment using double sided adhesive foam.

I hope you give tags a try! They're really fun to make! 

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Stamp Anniething: Treat Yours"elf"!

There's still time to get some cute holiday cards done in time to be mailed out. Here's a fun one I made using Stamp Anniething's Treat Yours"elf" stamps and Holiday Scene Builder dies. So easy and fun with the awesome Holiday Scene Builder Dies!

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Treat Yours"elf" stamps and outline dies
• Holiday Scene Builder
• Sentiment Strips
• Hybrid inks (trees): Willow Bough, Bamboo
• Hybrid inks (presents): Caribbean Sea, Azure, Chili Peppers, Crimson
• Shaker Basics Set #1 (circle)
• Glitter cardstock (retired)

Supplies used:

• A6 white card base
• White mat/panel
• Bristol cardstock (for all die cuts)
• Patterned paper from my Close to my Heart (retired)
• Patterned paper from CC Designs (retired)
• Vellum
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen
• White gel pen

Copic markers used:

• Skin: E04, E11, E21, E00, E000
• Cheeks: R20
• Tongue: R22, R20
• Blue: B16, B05, B02, B00
• Red: R39, R46, R35, R32
• Pinecone: E29, E25, E23, E21

Notes:

• Trim white cardstock mat leaving a 1/8" border and adhere to card base.
• Trim one of the patterned papers leaving a 1/8" border and adhere to white panel.
• Trim the other patterned paper 1-3/4" wide and 1/8" border at the top and bottom then adhere to card as shown.
• Die cut 3 sets of trees. Ink with hybrid ink colors listed above. Assemble together. Die cut the ornaments and stars using glitter cardstock and adhere to the tree.
• Die cut 2 sets of presents. Ink with hybrid ink colors listed above. Assembled together. Adhere the trees and presents onto the card. 
• Die cut the vellum with the circle die. Adhere to the card using a vellum tape runner or clear double sided tape. Adhere the elf image using double sided tape.
• Add a few of the tree ornaments onto the vellum using a small drop of glue.
• Adhere the sentiment.
• Ad sparkle to the card using the Sparkle Pen. Add it everywhere except for the elf skin. Add white dots with the white gel pen.

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Scrappy Boy Stamps: Easy Christmas Gift Bags

Scrappy Boy Stamps has the perfect size Shopping Bag Die to make the perfect size holiday gift bags for gifts, such as soaps, perfumes, wallets, movie tickets, etc. The bag measures 5-3/4"W x 4-1/2"H x 2"D. Just die cut all the pieces and glue together. So easy when you use pretty Christmas patterned paper. If you don't have holiday patterned paper, you can use gift wrap! Here are two bags I made with different patterned papers.

Scrappy Boy Stamps products used:

• 3D Shopping Bag Die
• Stitched Nested Tag Dies
• Santa's Workshop 6x6 paper pack
• Merry and Bright 6x6 paper pack (out of stock)

Supplies used:

• Kraft paper to cut the base of the Shopping Bag
• White cardstock to cut out large tag to put behind small tag
  
• Ribbon and twine
• Small hole punch

Notes:

Shopping Bag

• Die cut all the pieces of the Shopping Bag Die and bend at the score lines.
• Glue the mat and patterned papers on the front and back panels of the shopping bag. Using the twin ribbon hole die, create the ribbon holes for the bag. 
• Glue the mat and patterned paper for the bottom of the bag. Glue this piece to the front and back pieces.
• Glue the sides of the shopping bag.
• Add the ribbon

Gift Tags

• Cut the larger tag using white cardstock and the smaller one out of patterned paper.
• Do not glue the tags together. Punch a hole through both tags for the twine (you can use the ribbon hole die).
• Tie the tag onto the ribbon using twine. 

These bags are so fun and easy to make! Please give it a try!

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Stamp Anniething: Heard You've Been Good

The Elf on the Shelf became popular in 2005. My youngest child was about eight years old then. I've always had a couple of elves I would put on the mantel as Christmas decorations, but I never thought of hiding them in different places. Probably because they were quite big and hard to hide. These elves are cute, just like this stamp from Stamp Anniething's November 2024 release called Treat Yours"elf". Instead of using traditional colors of red and green, I love using this shade of purple, grape, for this card.

Stamp Anniething products used:

• Treat Yours"elf" stamps and outline dies
• Elf Layering Stencil
• Hybrid Inks (for stencil) - Lavendar Bloom, Graphite, Freesia
• Hybrid Inks (for sentiments) - Amethyst and Crimson
• Shaker Basics #1 (rectangle)
• Sentiment Strips
• Stripes and Dots Paper Pack (retired)

Supplies used:

• A6 white card base
• Purple/grape colored cardstock mat/panel
• White cardstock for stenciling
• Vellum
• Rectangle die 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" (to cut vellum)
• Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pen
• White gel pen

Copic markers used:

Elf

• Skin: E27, E25, E23, E13
• Cheeks and tongue: R22
• Hair: N9, N5, N3, V04
• Purple/grape: Layer 1: V99, V95, V93; Layer 2: V06, V05, V04
• Brown: E29, E25, E23, E21

Tree, Presents and Banners

• Green: G07, YG06, YG03
• Purple: V99, V04
• Yellow: Y17, Y35, Y32

Notes:

• Cut the purple/grape cardstock leaving a 1/8" border and adhere to the card base.
• Cut the patterned paper 1" x 4-1/8" and adhere to the sides of the card as shown.
• Cut the white card stock 5" x 4-1/8". Use the Elf Layering Stencil and Hybrid inks listed above to create this background panel.
• Die cut or cut a piece of vellum 4-1/4" x 3-1/8" and adhere to card using vellum tape runner or double sided clear tape.
• Adhere the colored images and sentiments as shown.
• Using the Sparkle Pen, add sparkle to the banner, presents, stars, and the elf (except the skin). Add some white dots with the white gel pen.

Such a cute elf and a fun card to make. I hope you give this a try!

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