crafting in LALA-land

Crafting around the house

2012-01-31T13:13:00.000-08:00

I'm crafting like a kid again.

Remember that messy, carefree kind of art?

I've been reminiscing and came up with this card...

This is for the

Around the House Challenge in the Moxie Fab World

So what's my household product...Dish soap

The kids LoVe making these soap bubble art and it makes such a funky effect. And it's easy to do, here's how...

1. Mix together in a bowl

2 Tbsp. Dish soap
2 Tbsp. paint
and 1/2 Cup water
(I just eyeballed it, no need to measure. Just make sure it's not thick and it bubbles. Also make sure the liquid has enough paint so the color shows)

2. Add a straw and blow

3. Dap your paper onto the bubbles (you want to use heavy cardstock so your paper doesn't rip) let dry and that's it. It's ready to do what you want to it.

Squiggle Saturday "All loved up"

2012-01-29T00:39:00.000-08:00

It's another Squiggle Saturday and we're getting ready for valentines day.

February is just around the corner so this time the challenge is

"ALL LOVED UP" that means all things Valentines, Love, Wedding, Anniversary.....anything romantic!

Here's my Lovey-Dovey combo

I used the Lovey-Dovey squiggle digi for this card and treat box holder. (Find the stamp HERE). They are so "tweet" don't cha think! And to get everyone into the spirit of love the store is overing a sale on the "Love birds" digi. check them out!

Here's the card

Treat box

Again you got two weeks to link up your "LOVEY" projects anyone you got (I know you're starting on those Vday goodys so link 'um up) over on the

Squiggle Stamp Blog

1 positive + 1 negative =

2012-01-27T12:56:00.000-08:00

SO what do you get when you add one positive and a negative???

This card

I've used positives and negatives Die-cuts to make make cards before but never both. So I thought I would try it out on a piece of felt. You likey??

This is another

Die Cutting Challenge in the

Moxie Fab World

I embossed the felt piece and then positioned the die cuts on the felt on top of the cutting mat. Then ran it through the big shot nice and tight. I decided to use a stiff piece of felt rather then the regular thin ones, just because it holds up better. Because of this you have to make sure you get a tight squeezes for rolling and roll twice.

ric#4 - Christopher Kane Resort 2012

2012-01-24T13:11:00.000-08:00

Remember yesturdays "NO color" card?

well I fell in love with the style and decided to do two more BUT this time with a rainbow of colors.

(thank-you cricut and copics)

They're both inspired by this weeks

Runway Inspired Challenge

Christopher Kane Resort 2012

The top die-cut letters are from the "Doodletype" cart and colored with copics.

Tip: use removable tape and put the die-cuts close together on a scrap piece of paper, then color. You'll get a more uniform rainbow that way.

These two are also for the

Die Cutting Challenge in the

Moxie Fab World

The bottom letters are from the "Opposites Attract" cart. Yes there is no letters in a box on this cart but all you have to do is use your trimmer to cut a box around the letters (you may remember this from the post before).

Isn't it funny how you can have so much ribbon yet never the perfect one?

Yeah, welcome to my life! I love ribbon, all ribbons...different colors, shapes, textures, patterns. You name I have it (Like a whole drawer and six rings full). But I didn't have a matching rainbow set...UGH...so here's how I did it.

Tip: Always have on hand plenty of white ribbon. You can color them with any color you want with Copics.

A black and white paper trimmer chevron

2012-01-23T17:06:00.000-08:00

It's a black & white day

(with absolutely NO color at all)
check it...
This cards for:
CAS-ual Fridays
Penguin Suit
and the
Cutting and Trimming challenge in the
Moxie Fab World You like chevrons? (shaking head yes). Don't have that stamp or pattern paper? (shaking head yes with a sad face). Don't be sad because here's a little how to using just the basic scrapers tools i.e. cardstock and a paper trimmer

1. Use a paper trimmer to cut strips of 1/4 inch
(I'm using black & white but you can use any amount of colors you like)
2. Take two scrap square pieces of paper the same size and cover it good with adhesive. This is your base.
(I ran it through your xyron sticker maker)
3. Then add one of the 1/4 inch strips from one corner of the base to the other diagonal. and keep adding till you fill the square.
(I lined up my two scraps pieces to save time)4. Cut the over hang off the square from the back of the base. Now you have two lined squares.

5. Next you want to make strips of the base. BUT wait, you have to make sure you have them facing different ways so line them up like in the picture below. These are your two groups.

6. Now cut the two groups into 1/2 inch strips.

7. It's time to get your chevron on!!! Make the pattern by alternating and adhering the two base groups and lining them up like so...And there you go, BAM...chevron pattern!!!
Here's a link to the studio Calico blog were Jennifer Mcguire has a youtube video on how to do this too.
For this card I cut the letters out (using the multi cut function on my cricut). Make sure you leave enough room between letters. Then I used my paper trimmer again cut boxes around the letters.

Some squiggle love!!!

2012-01-11T16:42:00.000-08:00

I'm sending
Squiggle Stamp
some love!

Have you ever seen this card before?
It's super cute Daisy and if you did then you must have this apple store app...

This is one of the cards I made for the app and if you don't have it then click on the link above and get it because it's AWESOME. You have tons of great sketches, along with super fab inspiration, right on your phone to take anywhere.

And did you see the new challenge over on the Squiggle stamp blog?
It's to do an RECYCLE-UPCYCLE project
you don't have to use a stamp from the store to play but if you do it doubles your chances to win so get linking
...you can get to the blog by clicking below...

CFC #34- chip off the ol' block

2012-01-10T12:16:00.000-08:00

My home is quiet today. The last of my school bound kiddos went off to school this morning (winter break is officially over) so it will be quite calm till 2:00 when they all come home.
So in honor of the silence I'm sharing a clean and simple card

It's a
CAS-ual Fridays
"chip off the ol' block"
(love the name of these themes)
I used a pebbles sticker from their "fresh goods" line and that was all the embellishment this window card needed.

ric #3 - Gareth Pugh spring 2012

2012-01-08T14:17:00.000-08:00

Who's ready for some fashion?

It's a
Runway Inspired Challenge
This one is totally colorless and I'm digging it!

I've had this Hero Arts/Sizzix stamp and die-cut for weeks and it's been sitting on my table waiting to be used. Thought this was just the right time for their first inking (love how they fly off the page)...
Here's the fab inspiration photo

Two rainbow SPARKS cards

2012-01-06T12:41:00.000-08:00

I'm feeling in need of some colors
The past couple of Holiday months been filled with oranges and browns,merry greens and reds, and black and white bling...So lots of color is needed
Her are two colorful cards for this weeks
Paper Smooches
SPARKS
challenge

Sunny TVs using "boob tubes"

colorful & chatty using "perpetual bliss"

First card of 2012

2012-01-03T16:36:00.000-08:00

It's a new year and a new begging for my little blog
As you may have already notice I changed the look and the name of my bloggy blog and one of my new years resolutions is to do more crafting. So expect to see me more often!

So on to my first card of 2012
Now that the big three holidays have pasted us by it's time to get ready for valentines day

CAS-ual Fridays
is teaming up with this months
Market Street Stamps
block party
The challenge is to Create a Clean And Simple project using Kraft and Twine and of course a Market Street stamp...I used my favorite MSS "sweet lace".
Also the
Ribbon Carousel Challenge
is an anything goes challenge so here it is...