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 :)

Inspiration Monday-BLING IT!

Good Morning & Happy Halloween (for those of you that celebrate it)! :)

It's time for another Inspiration Monday. But before we get to that, did you see the cuties Irina released just in time for Autumn and the Thanksgiving Holiday?! They are NOW available in rubber!! We've got Baking Marci, Luka with Pumpkin (La-La Land's 1st sitting Luka!), Pilgrim Marci and Pilgrim Luka! They are absolutely ADORABLE! So head on over to the STORE and get your NEW stamps so you can get started on your holiday creating! :)

This week our challenge is:

BLING IT!!

There are some amazing creations on the La-La Land Crafts Blog to inspire you from our fabulous DT so you should definitely head over there to see them. :)

Since it is Halloween today, I decided to make a "SPOOKY" display that was inspired by a project I saw in a Cricut Magazine. I think they used blocks, but this is just different sizes of rectangles cut out of chipboard and covered with AWESOME dp from K&Company Halloween. It's covered in lots of STICKLES (for my bling).

I think I'm going to turn it into a wall hanging, but haven't decided yet. For my project I used 2 images: Skeleton Luka and Kitty Kat Marci.......so CUTE and perfect for Halloween!!

Here's a closeup of the letter "S" panel with Skeleton Luka.

Skin: E000, chalk
Hair/Stick: E37, E33, E35
Hat: BV08, V17, V15, C7, C3, BV23, YR04, YR02, Black, Stickles
Jacket: YG17, YG25, YG03, Stickles
Outfit: C7, C3, BV23
Bag: YR02, YR04, YR07, C3
Shoes, Black, C7, C3

Here's a closeup of the letters "K" and "Y" with Kitty Kat Marci.

Skin: E000, chalk
Hair: V17, V15, V05, BV08
Hat: YG03, YG25, YG17, C7,, BV23, C3, stickles
Shirt: BV23, C7, C3, YR07, YR04, YR02, YG03, YG25, YG17, stickles
Skirt: C7, C3, BV23, stickles
Stockings: YR02, YR04, YR07, YG03, YG25, YG17
Shoes: C7, C3, BV23, glossy accents

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you leave a comment so I know you stopped by. Don't forget, you have a chance at winning a gift certificate to the STORE by uploading your creations to the La-La Land Crafts' Customer Gallery!

Have a great week and see you all soon!

Hugs,
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #43-Unique Fold

It's Thursday (just in case it slipped your mind, haha), and time for another AWESOME CropStop Challenge. The challenge this week is to make a card with a UNIQUE FOLD (no A2 or square cards).

I tend to be a creature of habit and my usual go-to card is a 6x6 square so when I saw this challenge I wasn't sure what to do. As I was filing some things, I came across a Z-Fold Christmas Card my Auntie Val mailed us last December....then the "AH HA" moment happened. I've been saving that card because I wanted to give it a try!! Then I saw a Z-Fold card on Katie's Blog with a punched border, and decided it would be the perfect opportunity to use my new Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Edge Punch that I just bought from CropStop....LOVE IT! (I've been on the hunt for this butterfly border set for a while and finally found it!)

I colored my Maggies a while ago so I can't remember the colors I used. The double-sided dp is from Basic Grey Indie Bloom. Did you see the cute Heather Flower Soft I used in the basket of Tilda with Flowing Hair?? I think it adds a special touch. :) The red rose is from Recollections and the pink flowers came from my friend Cebelica...thanks sweetie!!

The white doily below is also from my friend Cebelica....she's so awesome! I inked the edges with Worn Lipstick Distress Ink. The sentiments on the front and back panels came from the same set, Heartfelt Creations Classic Message....this is my favorite set!!

Here's a list of all the supplies I used from the CropStop Store:
Memento Tuxedo Black
Copics & Chalk
Heather Flower Soft
Stardust Stickles
Scor-pal
1/4" wide Scor-Tape

Martha Stewart Monarch Butterfly Edge Punch

Spellbinders Heart Circles
Heartfelt Creations-Classic Message
Worn Lipstick Distress Ink

Don't forget you can link up your creation to the CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at a $15 gift certificate!! And, if you order anything through the store, you can use my discount code, CTRB-2 for an additional 10% off.....who couldn't use some extra savings?!?!

If you stopped by, please leave me some feedback so I know you visited! I love to read your comments! Have a great week and hope to see ya here again soon!

Hugs,
Rosie

Inspiration Monday-Snowflakes

Good Morning Everyone! It's another Inspiration Monday today. But before I get to that, did you see that Irina just released some more cuties, just in time for Autumn and the Thanksgiving Holiday?! They are sooooo new that they are only available in digi form right now. We've got Baking Marci, Luka with Pumpkin (our very 1st sitting Luka!), Pilgrim Marci and Pilgrim Luka! They are absolutely ADORABLE! So head on over to the STORE and get your new digis so you can get started on your holiday creating! :)

This week our La-La Land Crafts Challenge is:

SNOWFLAKES

I decided to use this cutie called Ice Skating Marci! She's not a new release, but I just love her adorable skating pose! She definitely takes me back to my childhood. When I was little I lived in Germany (my dad was in the Army), and every winter my parents would take us ice skating at the local arena. We always had the best time and I was actually pretty good at it! Of course, now I'm a scaredy cat and a little more afraid of falling on the hard ice....OUCH!!

I've colored her with Copics and chalk.
Skin: E000, chalk
Lips: R20
Hair: E57, E37, E33
Hat: R81, R83, R85, C7, C3, BV23, Liquid Applique
Jacket: C7, C3, BV23, R85
Clothes: R81, R83, R85, Liquid Applique
Socks: R81, R83, R85
Ice Skates: R85, C7, C3, BV23

For my project, I made a snowflake ornament. The wood snowflakes came from my local Hobby Lobby. They had two different styles of snowflakes, so I glued one on top of the other to make mine more dimensional.

The snowflake paper is from The Paper Studio. I added Star Dust Stickles to the middle snowflake and to the royal blue cardstock behind it for extra bling.

Here's a view of my snowflake ornament hanging on the wall. I think it turned out pretty darn cute! :)

Don't forget you can upload your creations all month long to our Customer Gallery so you can be in the drawing at the end of the month for a gift certificate to the Store.

Have a great week!
Hugs,
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #42-Halloween

Happy Thursday y'all! We have another great CropStop Challenge for you this week and it's.....HALLOWEEN!

When Isaiah was little we didn't do much for Halloween because 1.) it's normally pretty darn cold in Oklahoma on Halloween and 2.) he was too little to even know what was going on (plus he didn't eat candy). Now though, he's in school and they always have a party on the Friday before, so he knows he gets candy if he goes around trick-or-treating. Last year was the first year we actually celebrated it. There are not a lot of houses in our neighborhood so I didn't have to worry about him bringing home bags of candy....thank goodness!

For my project today, I found this AWESOME coffin template at Holiday Crafts and Creations. It's already decorated with the wood grain and R.I.P. Once I cut the pieces out, I scored the lines with my Scor-pal. Then all I had to do was assemble it with my Scor-tape, and add my embellishments....quick and easy!!

I used a Martha Stewart Iron Fence border punch and put pop-dots behind it to give it some dimension. I also took my Fabric-Tac glue and draped it across the back of the fence to get some wispy glue strands so it would resemble spider webs (you can see them better in the close-up below). The bat stickers are also from Martha Stewart.

I decided to use this super-cute Magnolia Mini called Mummy Edwin. I don't see him in the CropStop Store at the moment, but there is an Edwin that looks like Dracula.....called Halloween Edwin who would also be perfect for this coffin! I stamped him on X-press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored him with Copics, of course!

There is plenty of room on the inside for candy. On the Holiday Crafts and Creations website, they cut out brownies in the shape of the coffin box and then piped a skeleton in white frosting on top of the brownie....so cute and clever (although I'm not sure I would have the time or patience to do 21 of them for Isaiah's class)!

Here's a side view so you can see what it looks like closed. I would definitely tie twine around it if I filled it with candy to keep it closed. :)

Don't forget to upload your Halloween creation to the CropStop Challenge blog for a chance at winning a gift certificate to the store. And, if you use my discount code, CTRB-2, you'll get an additional 10% off your total order (no minimum required)!

Have a great weekend!!

Hugs,
Rosie

Inspiration Monday-Punch It Out

Good Morning Everyone! It's another Inspiration Monday today. But before I get to that, did you see that Irina just released some more cuties, just in time for Autumn and the Thanksgiving Holiday?! They are sooooo new that they are only available in digi form right now. We've got Baking Marci, Luka with Pumpkin (our very 1st sitting Luka!), Pilgrim Marci and Pilgrim Luka! They are absolutely ADORABLE! So head on over to the STORE and get your new digis so you can get started on your holiday creating! :)

This week our challenge is:

PUNCH IT OUT

I decided to use the new digis Pilgrim Marci and Pilgrim Luka. I just think they are the CUTEST Pilgrims ever!! I colored them with Copics and chalk. To make the border around them I used a corner stamp from Prima and inked it in Wild Honey and Walnut Stain Distress Inks. Then I added dots with a Gold Pearl Pen from Viva.

PILGRIM MARCI
Skin: E000, chalk
Hair: E29, E25, E33
Hat/Dress: YG97, YG95, chalk
Shoes: E37, E33
Basket: E31, chalk
Bread: E50, E31, chalk
Grapes: BV08, V15, colorless blender
Apple: R39, R24

PILGRIM LUKA
Skin: E000, chalk
Hat/Clothes: E31, chalk, black, C7, BV23, C3
Shoes: Black, C7, BV23, C3
Basket: E37, E33
Apples: R39, R24

The cardstock came from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart Border Punch on my middle panel. The background dp is from Close to My Heart. The amber colored rhinestones came from Michaels and the gold leaves/twigs came from Hobby Lobby.

Here's a side view so you can see some of the dimension. I used pop-dots behind the Marci & Luka panel.

I'd like to thank you all for stopping by and hope you leave a comment so I know you were here! :) You guys are amazing and I always love to read what you have to write!! Don't forget, you have a chance at winning a gift certificate to the STORE by uploading your creations to the Customer Gallery!

Have a great week!

Hugs,
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #41: Use Leaves

Happy Thursday y'all! It's time for another CropStop challenge today and this time we want to see you use LEAVES on your card/project.

What a perfect challenge for this time of year....cooler weather, the leaves changing colors, and if you live in Oklahoma....FOOTBALL Season....GO OU (hee, hee)!!

I have lots of Leaves going on in my card. The background dp from The Paper Studio Affinity has leaves all over it. I used some Recollection Leaves to make a wreath frame for my Mini Tilda (isn't she sooooo CUTE!). The lace is also from The Paper Studio.

The flowers/roses are a combo from Recollections and I Am Roses. The pinecones came from a small bundle that I cut apart. The pearls are from Close To My Heart.

You can see behind my Mini Tilda, I embossed a piece of dp with Cuttlebug Swiss Dots and rubbed Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the top. I also distressed some of the flowers with Walnut Stain.

I stamped Tilda on Copic Xpress-It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copics and Chalk. I also raised her up on pop-dots for added dimension.

I always score my cards with my handy, dandy Scor-Pal and I tape everything together with Scor-tape (this stuff is amazingly strong!) and Fabri-Tac Glue.

Don't forget you can link up your card to our CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at winning a free gift certificate to the STORE!! And, if you want additional savings....use my discount code CTRB-2 to save an extra 10% on your order (no minimum required)!! :)

Have a great week and see ya back here soon for some more inspiration!

Hugs,
Rosie

Inspiration Monday-Halloween

Good Morning Everyone! Did you get a chance to check out our BRAND, NEW Release of La-La Land Crafts stamps?? Aren't they the cutest things you've ever seen!!! They are in the STORE right now for pre-order and will ship on October 15th, WOO HOO!!

This week our La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Challenge is:

HALLOWEEN

It's hard to believe Halloween is in a few weeks....man this year is flying by!! We already got the little one his Halloween costume. He's been into Mario Brothers lately and wanted to be Luigi this year. It'll be interesting to see if he keeps that mustache on, LOL!

And....you know that means Christmas is right around the corner, right?!?! I'm definitely not ready for that. I always have these big ideas of projects that I'm going to make for the holidays. Then, before I know it, the holidays quickly pounce on me, and I end up buying cards and presents for everyone, haha!

For today's Inspiration I decided to use this uber-CA-UUUTE Pumpkin Marci....perfect for Halloween! I colored her with Copics and chalk. I used a Prima corner stamp for the distressed edge around my image and embossed it in black. Then I smudged Walnut Stain Distress Ink around the edges and almost to the image.

Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000, E00, E02, E11, R20, chalk
Lips: R85
Hair: E37, E33
Hat: YR02, YR04, YR09, chalk, G24, YG25, YG41, YG45, E37, E33
Pumpkin Outfit: YR02, YR04, YR09, G24, YG25, YG41, YG45, BV08, V05
Socks: YG45, YG25, YG41
Shoes: E37, E33, E000, chalk
Pumpkin Basket: YR02, YR04, YR09, BV08, V05
Lollipop: BV08, V05, YG25

The halloween dps came from Recollections Ravenhead Manor. The spider web border is from a Martha Stewart border punch. The cool black flower is made using a NEW EK Success punch called Dahlia Petals. I used some MS felt web trim and glued it onto the green dp. The sheer orange ribbon and thin black/polka dot ribbon came from Michaels. The black rose is from WOC (it started off cream and I used my black copic to color it). The pearls in the corners are from Close to my Heart.

You can see in the side view that I used pop-dots behind the panel Marci is on.

Well, that's it for me today! Have a great week and see ya back here on Thursday for my CropStop post. Don't forget you could win a gift certificate to the La-La Land Crafts STORE by uploading your creations to our Gallery!

Hugs!
Rosie

CropStop Challenge #40: Dainty Doily

Happy Thursday y'all!! It's another GREAT challenge at CropStop today, and it's my turn to post projects this month so I hope you join me every week for something new. :)

School is in session and things are really busy in our household. On top of everything else, my boss asked me to start working every day so now I feel like I have less time to do the stuff I want to do! I know you all can relate!!

Well, let's get on to this week's challenge......DAINTY DOILY! Now, we should see a lot of you Maggie lovers participating cause I know how popular doilies are on your cards! Really they are sooooo versatile and add such a special touch.

The doily is behind my mini Tilda and Edwin...aren't the two love birds soooooo ADORABLE?!! I took a plain, white doily from my stash and stamped over it with a script stamp from Inkadinkado in Memento Rich Cocoa Ink. Then I distressed the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The beautiful dps came from MME Lost & Found SUNSHINE. The flowers are a combo from Recollections and WOC. The lace trim from WOC started off white and I inked over it with Walnut Stain Distress Ink to make it brown. The thin yellow trim on top of the lace is from Affinity (Hobby Lobby). The dark brown pearls in the corners are CTMH.

Here's a closeup of these cute Minis. I stamped my images on Copic X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black, and colored them with Copics and chalk. I'm still trying to get used to it, but I'm finding it's better to work with a light touch since the ink stays wet on top longer. If you look at Edwin, you can see I paper-pieced his shirt, sweater, and pant cuffs. :)

Here's a side view so you can see the dimension. Tilda and Edwin are sitting up on pop-dots. And, of course, I never create a card without my Scor-Pal and Scor-Tape....the best stuff out there...especially for 3-D projects!!

Well folks, that's it for me! I'm writing this Wednesday evening and I'm just plum tuckered out so I'm off to bed! The kiddo had a friend come over to play this evening, and they have lots of energy so they wore me down! :)

Have a great week and don't forget to link up your card at CropStop for a chance at winning a gift certificate! I hope I see you there!

Hugs,
Rosie