Inspiration Monday-Black & White

Happy Monday Morning!! Did you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday? We had a great time with family & friends pretty much all weekend long. Of course, the time went by too fast! I'm sad it's already over, but definitely looking forward to Christmas!

It's time for another Inspiration Monday. But, before I get to my creation, I wanted to to remind you that today is the LAST day to take advantage of the CYBER Sale at the La-La Land Crafts Store.

Receive a 20% DISCOUNT on ANY Purchase of $50 or more!! Digis INCLUDED!! Please enter this CODE upon your checkout - THANKS20. And that is not it - every order will be entered into the DRAWING for a chance to WIN the December RELEASE (eight NEW stamps!)

Irina is also having another fabulous GIVEAWAY on the Facebook page!! You will need to go "LIKE" the La-La Land Crafts Facebook Page (the link is on the right hand side bar) and send all your friends over to "LIKE" the page also.

When the La-La Land Crafts Facebook Page reaches 2,000 fans (we're almost there), Irina will GIVE AWAY a set of 12 Copic Markers in new colors, a pack of X-Press It Blending Card, plus a $15 credit to the store!! Now go tell all your friends to like our page because the sooner we get to 2,000 fans the sooner we'll have that drawing!! :)

This week our challenge is:

BLACK & WHITE

I decided to use the AH-DORABLE Big Panda Marci! Isn't she the cutest thing ever?!? I just love her hat and how her hair covers her eye.....like I said, adorable!!

Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin: C3, N2, N0
Hair: N8, N6, N2, N0
Hat & Panda: C3, C5, C7, N0, liquid applique,
clear glossy accents, black glossy accents
Shirt: C3, N4, N2, N0
Vest: Liquid Applique
Pants: C7, N4, N2, N0, Silver Stickles
Belt: black glossy accents, Silver Stickles
Boots: C3, C5, C7, clear glossy accents

Now, this is the first time I have ever colored an image as black and white so I thought this was really going to be difficult. However, I actually found it easier to color in black & white than in color....is that weird? I guess it's because I always have a hard time choosing color combos, especially for the clothes, so working in grays just seemed easier.

My white and black cardstock are from Close To My Heart. The dps came from Making Memories Wedding 8x8 pad and I edged them with Black Soot Distress Ink. I used a Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop Border Punch to make my border. The crystal swirls are from Recollections and the crystal dots in the corners are from Studio18. The ribbon was really wide so I folded it in half and glued it with Fabri-Tac. :)

I stamped some white cardstock with a few Glitz background stamps & then cut out small pennants with my Spellbinder Nested Lacey Pennants. You can see in the side view that I raised Marci and the pennants on pop-dots.

Now, don't forget to check the La-La Land Crafts Blog on Friday for more inspiration from my fellow DT sisters. You'll also want to join us next week because we've got a SURPRISE for you! :) :)

And remember, you can play along with us all month long by uploading your creations to our Customer Gallery. At the end of the month, we'll do a drawing and you'll have to chance to win a gift certificate to the STORE.

Happy Crafting!
Rosie :)

Crop Stop Design Team Call!!!

CROP STOP CREATIVE TEAM 2012

Crop Stop is looking for 2 committed team members to bring inspiration and creativity to our site through card and layout projects.

The Creative Team call is open to all. We welcome international submissions.
The Creative Team term is February 1, 2012 - August 1, 2012
Deadline for submission is December 31, 2011

PLEASE SUBMIT to Cropstop@cropstop.com
Name
Address
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Link to your blog
List of current and/or past Design/Creative Team positions (Team experience is not required)

Tell us about yourself and why you want to be a part of our team in a paragraph or two.

Send a total of 3 projects that best display your crafting style.

We reserve the right to share your submissions in our Crop Stop Gallery even if your are not invited to join our Creative Team. Please be sure you are sending projects that you are willing to share with others.

As a Crop Stop Creative Team member you will be responsible for creating 4-5 projects every other month for use in our Crop Stop Challenge Blog. (Subject to change depending on number of members)

Submit all work on time to be used on the Crop Stop Sketch Challenge Blog and participate on the blog as required.

Post projects on your personal blog and link products used from the Crop Stop Store.

Work with other Creative Team Members to help promote the Crop Stop Store.

Register on the Crop Stop Forum (to be used for Creative Team communication)

You may be asked to send in physical projects for use in our exhibition booths.

Creative Team Members will receive a fantastic discount as compensation along with occasional free product to be used on projects.

The Crop Stop Creative Team Blinkie for blogs and signatures.

More details will follow upon being invited to join our Creative Team

WEBSITE: http://www.cropstop.com/

If you want to work on a great team with some fabulous gals, then you should definitely apply!! I look forward to seeing your entries!!

Have a great week and get busy on those projects!
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-Creams and Blues

Happy Monday everyone! It's time for another Inspiration Monday at the La-La Land Crafts Blog and this week we have a color challenge for you:

Creams and Blues

This week I decided to work with the gorgeous and beautiful Princess Marci! I loved coloring her and paper-piecing her dress. That's the great thing about these images...the coloring and paper-piecing options are endless!!

Copics & Chalk:
Skin: E000, E02, E11, chalk
Lips: R20, chalk
Hair: E29, E37, E33
Crown: Paper-pieced, stardust stickles, gold stickles
Dress: Paper-pieced (blue areas shaded with chalk)
Tan areas shaded with E31, E55, colorless blender
Gold Stickles

It's hard to tell in the photos, but I added little gold stud earrings to her ears with a little drop of Gold Stickles....so cute in real life!

The beautiful dps are from Close to my Heart. I used the Sizzix Crown die and embossed it with The Paper Studio Mesh Embossing Folder. Then I rubbed Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the edges and top of the crown. I covered the entire crown in Stardust Stickles and outlined the edges with Gold Stickles. I also covered the Fleur-de-lis and Cross with Gold Stickles. The blue pearl and blue & clear rhinestones came from my stash. The large cream pearls are from Recollections.

The blue ribbon trimmed in gold came from my stash also, but I'm pretty sure I got it from Michaels. I used my Bow Easy to tie my double looped bow. The sentiment is from a set by Pebbles Inc. (I got it from my local Hobby Lobby)

In this side view photo, I tried to capture the sparkle from all the stickles. It's really sparkly and pretty in person!

If you want to see more inspiration from my fellow DT sisters, then be sure to head on over to the La-La Land Crafts Blog. You can also participate in our challenges all month long by uploading your creations to the Gallery for a chance to win a gift certificate to the STORE.

Happy Creating and see ya back here soon! If you stopped by, please leave me a comment so I know you were here!

Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving to ya!
Rosie :)

CropStop Challenge #46-All in White

This week's CropStop Challenge is: ALL IN WHITE

We want you to create a project tht is ALL (or at least mostly) white.

Remember to check out guidelines to ensure you are eligible for our weekly prize.

Here's a card I did a while back for some inspiration (sorry, but I didn't have anything else that had more white). You can see the original post for this card HERE.

You have until next Wednesday to link up your projects to the CropStop blog! We will do a random drawing among all the entries and you could win a gift certificate to the STORE.

Happy Creating!

Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-Red, Lace & Pearls

Happy Monday Morning y'all!! Before I get to my Inspiration Monday post, did you see what Irina is offering up on the La-La Land Crafts Facebook page??

It's another fabulous GIVEAWAY!! You need to go "LIKE" the La-La Land Crafts Facebook Page, and send all your friends over to "LIKE" the page also.

When our Facebook Page reaches 2,000 fans, Irina will GIVE AWAY a set of 12 Copic Markers in new colors, a pack of X-Press It Blending Card, plus a $15 credit to our store!! Now go tell all your friends to like our page because the sooner we get to 2,000 fans the sooner we'll have that drawing!! :)

This week our challenge is:

Red, Lace & Pearls!

I decided to use Santa Marci! I'm soooooo getting into the Christmas Spirit so I decided I would make a Christmas card. :)

Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, E00, R81, chalk
Hair: E37, E33
Hat/Dress/Boots: R24, R27, R29, liquid applique
Vest/Tights/Stocking: R81, R83, R85, Stickles
Candy Cane: R29, R24
Holly: R29, R24, YG75, YG97
Panda: C7

My background dp came from MME Lost&Found Christmas and the red, polka-dot paper came from Recollections Union Square. The tan lace came from Walmart. I used my new Sizzix Die to cut the Christmas Tree and embossed it with one of the folders in the Cuttlebug Plum Blossom set. Then I added CTMH pearls and Xmas Red Stickles. The star was covered with Silver Stickles and it was also added to the red tree base.

I added larger white pearls to the corners and raised Santa Marci on pop-dots for added dimension.

Don't forget you can play along and upload your creations all month long to our Customer Gallery. Have a great week and see ya back here soon!

Hugs,
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #45: Flag Colors!!

Happy Thursday y'all! It's time for a new challenge on the CropStop Challenge Blog. This week's challenge is to use the colors of your flag in your project! Here's a card I made previously in the year for some inspiration. :)

Remember to check the guidelines on the left side-bar on the CropStop Blog to make sure you are eligible to win the weekly gift certificate prize to the CropStop Store!

Check the CropStop Challenge blog tomorrow to find out who won last week's "Snowman" challenge.

Have a great week and see ya soon!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-Mauve, Silver & White

Happy Monday Morning y'all!! Did you remember to turn your clocks back an hour?? I almost forgot until I saw it on Facebook...so I guess there's some good that comes from Facebooking....right?!?! On that note, you should "LIKE" the La-La Land Crafts page so you can get all the latest and greatest updates on everything new and see some awesome inspiration!

When the Facebook Page reaches 2,000 fans, Irina will have a GIVEAWAY of course!! How about a set of 12 Copic Markers in new colors, a pack of X-Press It Blending Card plus $15 credit to our store?!?! Now go tell all your friend to like the La-La Land Crafts Facebook page because the sooner we get to 2,000 fans, the sooner we'll have that drawing!!

This week our challenge is:

Mauve, Silver & White!

This was a tough challenge, especially since there are different shades of MAUVE. Some shades have a pinkish undertone and some more lavender. I went with the more pinkish Mauve for this super CA-UTE Ruffles Marci. I just LOVE her and she was so much fun to color! I added the polka-dots to her headband. :)

Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, E00, chalk, RV32
Hair: E29, E37, E33
Headband: RV91, RV93, RV95, Silver ZIG Metallic Pen, Stickles, Black Sharpie
Dress: RV91, RV93, RV95, Silver ZIG Metallic Pen, Stickles
Shoes: C7, C3, Stickles

For the background Mauve dp, I found a free download at the Pixel Scrapper HERE. The silver, glittery dp is from The Paper Studio at Hobby Lobby. The white circle behind Marci is embossed with Cuttlebug A2 Kars Snowflakes. I colored the embossed dots with my Zig Silver Metallic pen and then added Stardust Stickles to the top. I used SB Floral Doily Motifs to cut the dark mauve cardstock. I added white dew drops from the The Robin's Nest Hyacinth Dew Drops across the top and bottom of the silver panels.

The ribbon came from my stash and I used my Bow Easy to tie the double loop bow. The sparkly, silver brads on the ribbon and in the middle of my ribbon flower came from The Paper Studio. The silver glittery leaves are part a Christmas bundle from Hobby Lobby. The pearls also came from Hobby Lobby.

Here's a side view so you can see the dimension. Marci is raised on pop-dots. :)

I hope you check out the La-La Land Crafts blog to see the other creations from my DT sisters. They are all so amazing and gorgeous! Don't forget, you can link up your creations all month long in the Customer Gallery for a chance at winning a gift certificate to the Store.

Have a great week!
Hugs,
Rosie :)

CropStop Challenge #44: Create a Snowman

Don't forget you have a few days left (Wed., 11pm EST) to enter our current challenge at the CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at a $15 gift certificate to the CropStop Store!!

Challenge #44 is to make a Snowman as part of your card/project. You can see amazing creations on the blog from my fellow DT sisters and also link your card by clicking HERE!

Have Fun and hope to see your fabulous cards linked up!

Hugs,
Rosie :)