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Hey, Chica: June Club LLLC Release Review

Welcome! For my first post this morning I'm sharing two more cards made with the June 2019 Club La-La Land Kit stamps and dies. I hope you picked up this kit when it was available in June! If you did, then this is just a little more inspiration as you play with your kit. If not, I hope you enjoy seeing the Fiesta Marci and Ay, Chihuahua cards anyway. :-)

First up is Fiesta Marci in a traditional outfit, along with one of her faithful chihuahua sidekick. I found some pretty Cinco de Mayo Digital Papers at CreativeMarket.com that I thought would work perfectly with Fiesta Marci; I used these paper on both cards in this post. Both her rose and the red layer of her skirt are popped up with foam tape for some added dimension.

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color Fiesta Marci and the Chihuahua.

For my second card, I used a different chihuahua from the Ay, Chihuahua set, along with several of the June dies--that guac bowl was fun to color!

The Copic Sketch markers that I used are all listed here, for your reference.

Again, check THIS PAGE for more about the Club La-La Land Crafts Monthly Kits. 

Thanks for visiting!

Club La-La Land Crafts June Release: Let's Fiesta!

Welcome! I've got a couple of super cute projects to share with you today from the June 2019 Club La-La Land Crafts Kit. It's time to get your FIESTA on with Marci and her three chihuahua companions! 

Here's a picture of the full kit and my first two cards.
Sign Up for the June 2019 Kit shown above will go 
through June 19.

First up is Fiesta Marci in her party dress, complete with sequins. After all, a girl needs some bling! I used digital papers from the Cashmere Dame paper pack by Glitz Designs (from Snap Click Supply HERE), printed out at 6" x 6" to get a small pattern. If you already have some pretty floral papers or fiesta-themed papers on hand, use them! Just coordinate your markers to your paper, and you'll be fine.

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color Fiesta Marci. I have also written a stepped out PDF tutorial for this particular card. If you are a club subscriber, you will be sent a link to several tutorials using the June Card Kit.

I adore this little chihuahua image and had a great time coloring the chihuahuas! While I generally like medium to large dogs, I make an exception for chihuahus and miniature dobermans--mostly because they don't know that they are little dogs. They still have the bark and the attitude of a big dog! And really, who could resist that face?? My best tip on coloring the chihuahuas: do an image search for them--the vary so much in both color and pattern that it's hard to go wrong. I also loved that you can use the lime and pepper dies that are letters in the Fiesta Word die to add details to the Taco and Guacamole images. (I'll have a card using the Guacamole image up on July 9.)

Shown above are the Copic markers that I used to color the Let's Taco 'Bout It card. I used the Just for You Background set to stamp the gingham background in kraft ink onto kraft cardstock. 

Finally, here's a short video sharing some tips and details on the cards, as well as explaining how the kit subscription works. If you have a problem with the embedded video, HERE's a link. 

You can find out more about the June 2019 Club La-La Land Kit HERE. Fair warning--the kit is on a subscription basis, and it's available for a very limited time--through June 19. Occasionally kit images may rotate into the regular LLLC stamp line six months to a year later, according to the website. But if you think you love it, that date is June 19. Again, I will have another June kit post on July 9 for some additional kit ideas.

Sign Up for the June 2019 Kit shown above
will go through June 19.

Please note that the Club La-La Land Kit links that I have used here are affiliate links. Thanks!

Bonjour: Club La-La Land Crafts April Review

Welcome! This morning I'm back to share a couple more cards made with the April 2019 Club La-La Land Kit stamps and dies. I hope you picked this kit up when it was available in April! If you did, then this is just a little more inspiration as you play with your kit. (If not, I'm told that you can purchase past kits that are still available beginning with the second month in a club subscription. I'm pretty new to club kits, but what I've gathered so far is that if you love it the first time you see it, you need to get it then! But if you didn't get it then, there will probably be another chance, and there will definitely be another awesome kit the next month--just watch for it!)

Isn't this Marci in Paris a cutie? I colored her skin and hair, as well as the poodle, with Copic markers, and I paper-pieced her clothing and added just a bit of Copic shading on them. While I didn't film the coloring of this particular card, I did film coloring of this same Marci image and the poodle image. You can find those videos on my YouTube channel here: http://bit.ly/DebbieOlsonYouTubeChannel


Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the images on this card. 

Now how about some Paris notecards? I loved the Paris die, and I wanted to make something elegant with it. An additional die that I used was the LLLC Ribbon Corner Die. The patterned papers that I used were from the Sweet Paris 6 x 6 Designer paper pack by Dovecraft. I've had these papers for a while, but I'm guessing that you could find some elegant lovely papers to use with the Paris die whether you find these exact ones or not!

Again, check THIS PAGE for more about the Club La-La Land Crafts Monthly Kits. Please note that an affiliate link IS used in this post.

Thanks for stopping by!

Club La-La Land Crafts April Release: Poodles of Love

Welcome! Today I have a second card and coloring video to share, using the April 2019 Club La-La Land Crafts Kit. For this one, I used the Poodles of Love stamp set, along with the Paris die (April Kit) and LLLC's Stitched Elements Die. For patterned papers, I found some perfect digital scrapbooking papers and printed them out at 50% (6" x 6")--Samantha Walker's More Paris Girl Pink and Black and More Paris Girl Pink and Gray. 

If you'd like to see how I colored these poodles with my Copic markers, check out the video above. If you have any problems viewing the YouTube video that is embedded above, HERE is a direct link to my Coloring Poodles of Love images: https://youtu.be/pLeRXUQPpOY

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Poodles of Love images. 

Sign Up for the April 2019 Kit shown above
will go through April 19.

Here's a picture of the FULL kit--two stamp sets and three dies. Of course, if you prefer just stamp sets of just dies, you can subscribe to that option as well. I explained the club part pretty thoroughly yesterday, so i think I'll just link you to the April 2019 Club LLLC kit page to learn more if you'd like.

Well, I guess that's it for today--I hope that someone finds the video helpful! Thanks for stopping by,

Please note that the Club La-La Land Kit links that I have used in today's 
post are affiliate links. Thanks!

Club La-La Land Crafts April Release: Paris, Anyone?

Welcome! I'm pretty excited to share what I've been up to for the last few days--coloring some super cute images from the April 2019 Club La-La Land Crafts Kit! Today I have a card to share with you, as well as both a kit preview video AND a coloring Marci in Paris video.  Tomorrow I will have a second card to share, with its own coloring video as well. (Yes, my Copics have been getting a good workout. . . and we won't even talk about video editing! ;-} )

Shown above are the Copic markers that I used to color the Marci in Paris and Poodles of Love images. Patterned papers are from the Carta Bella It's a Girl 6" x 6" paper pad. 

If you have any problems viewing the YouTube video that is embedded above, HERE is a direct link to my Coloring Marci in Paris video: https://youtu.be/WBYz2YeWDvU

And HERE is a direct link to my preview of the April kit video: https://youtu.be/tsvyE0Iu6Ac It's not just about opening a package--I tossed some helpful tidbits in, I hope!

PRODUCT KIT $39.99 (stamp kit AND die kit)

STAMP KIT $19.99

DIES Only KIT $29.99

Several project tutorials are also available to club members too!

Sign Up for the April 2019 Kit shown above will go through April 19.

You can find out more about the April Club La-La Land Kit HERE. Fair warning--the kit is on a subscription basis, and it's available for a very limited time--through April 19. Occasionally kit images may rotate into the regular LLLC stamp line six months to a year later, according to the website. But if you think you love it, that date is April 19.

Again, I will have one more April kit post tomorrow, along with a coloring video for the poodles in the Poodles of Love stamp set. 

Please note that the Club La-La Land Kit links that I have used here are affiliate links. Thanks!

Love to Bake Marci: Two Cards and a Coloring Video!

Welcome! This morning I'm back to share a couple more cards made with the March 2019 Club La-La Land Kit stamps and dies. I hope you picked this kit up when it was available in March! If you did, then this is a little more inspiration as you play with your kit. (If not, I'm told that you can purchase past kits that are still available beginning with the second month in a club subscription. I'm new to club kits, but what I've gathered so far is that if you love it the first time you see it, you need to get it then! But if you didn't get it then, there will probably be another chance, and there will definitely be another awesome kit the next month--just watch for it!)

My first card features Love to Bake Marci, along with one of her three Baking Hamster sidekicks. I colored Marci's hair and skin on the video below, and I paper-pieced her clothing.

Yes, I sped it up--it's only ten minutes long. It would have been almost forty minutes long otherwise, and nobody wants to watch me color for forty minutes!

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used to color the Love to Bake Marci and Baking Hamsters images. Patterned papers are from the Echo Park Petticoats & Pinstripes 6" x 6" paper pad. 

Next I have a card featuring the cupcake/muffin die in the March kit; I designed my card around the sentiment that's on the inside of my card, "You are a cupcake in a world full of muffins." I loved that sentiment and knew that I wanted one cupcake and several muffins. (It's simple to make cupcakes vs. muffins: with your muffin, tuck the top inside the wrapper, and with the cupcake, leave the top on the outside of the cupcake wrapper.) I added a bit of Glossy Accents to my little strawberry on top of the cupcake, as well as glitter on the frosting. I think that you could also use the muffin configuration to make chocolates--you know, the ones that come in paper wrappers like  a Whitman's Sampler. . . Patterned paper for this card is digital, printed on a color laser printer at 50% scale, Carta Bella Homemade with Love Paper Pack 2.

Again, check THIS PAGE for more about the Club La-La Land Crafts Monthly Kits. Please note that an affiliate link IS used in this post.

Thank you for visiting!

 

Whipped Up Just for You: Club La-La Land Crafts March Release

Welcome! I'm pretty excited to share what I've been up to for the last few days--coloring up some sure-enough cute images from the March Club La-La Land Crafts Kit! Today I have a couple of cards to share with you, and I'll have an unboxing video ready on Tuesday, tentatively. On April 9, I will have a couple of different cards to show you as well as a coloring video. . . Yep--finally trying video again! ;-) 

Before I share my projects, I should probably explain how Club La-La Land Crafts works: it is a monthly subscription plan from La-La Land Crafts that includes three different kit possibilities, with this month's products pictured above.

PRODUCT KIT $39.99 (stamp kit AND die kit)

STAMP KIT $19.99

DIES Only KIT $29.99

Several project tutorials are also available to club members too!

Sign Up for the March Kit shown above will go through March 21.

So, here's my first card with Love to Bake Marci--isn't she a doll? I also used an image and a sentiment from the coordinating Baking Hamsters stamp set. And how about that Mixer die? It looks just like my 30-year old Kitchen Aid (that still works just fine, by the way). . . 

Shown above are the Copic Sketch Markers that I used to color the Love to Bake Marci and Baking Hamsters images. Patterned papers are from the Carta Bella Homemade Love DIGITAL paper Pack 2 (purchased from Snap Click Supply). I printed them out at 50" to get 6" x 6" paper. (I live two hours from the nearest brick and mortar crafting store, so digital/printable papers can be a great alternative if I need something specific in a hurry!) A stepped out .pdf instruction sheet of this card is available to kit subscribers.

How about more of those cute hamsters? (I googled "hamster images" to try to find different fur patterns, so that little guy on the left really IS based on a real hamster!) On the Mixer die, I used my Versamark pad very carefully to ink up the beater and the little knob on the front of the mixer so that I could use some silver embossing powder on them. 

Shown above are the Copic Sketch markers that I used on this card. Papers are from the same Carta Bella Homemade Love DIGITAL paper Pack 2 that I mentioned in a previous paragraph. 

So, do YOU want to play with these fun stamps and dies?
You can go HERE for the KIT details or to join the club!

Please note that affiliate links ARE used in this post.

Thank you for visiting,

Edited to add: Unboxing video Link is HERE. Thanks!