Lace Work

Last week I was asked if could demo how to use some Lace Template at a Craft Club. I tried to come up with something a little different and used my Season of Joy Stamp set from Stampin' Up to create the central image and replicated it down the right hand side. I quite like how it turned out - quite a modern look. I also like the shape of the card and think I'll use it again. The real Red ink matched some Cardstock I already had which was handy.

Also, today is the GRAND OPENING of LA LA LAND CRAFTS! I can't wait for Maya to land this side of the pond! Have a look around at the other stamps available too.

And while you're over there, check out the Guest Designer Page too - still find it quite surreal to see myself there.

La La Land Crafts Design Team Announced

Yesterday I posted some candy alert for you regarding a new stamp company called La La Land Crafts. Well, they have now announced their design team and there are some amazing projects to see from them. The Design Team are:

Jane Matsumoto

Sheila Lygo

Kim Yu

Maureen Wong

Lisa Hjuberg

Kathy Page

Well, apparently there were over 200 applicants for the DT and so 5 Guest Designers were also chosen, they are:

Karin Hoeve

Marcea Watkins

Paul Ford

Sue Kment

Kim Blakey

Did you spot it? That's right, I've been chosen as a Guest Designer for the next couple of months!!! WOOHOO!!! I'm just awaiting that first parcel right now and am soooooo EXCITED about this.

The release of these new stamps will be August 12th with the La La Land Crafts Store website going live August 12th at 11pm that night. That is US time, not sure when that is UK time as I'm not sure about the time difference yet!

Hope you enjoy having a look around the other blogs and are looking forward to seeing the release of the new stamps as much as me.

Final Day

Yesterday was my final slot as Guest Designer over at Elzybells :( My final project was a tutorial, so if you fancy having a go at making these, pop over to this page and see how they were made. If you are also an Elzybells fan, why not join the Exclusively Elzybells group over at Paper Craft Planet Group and share some ideas.

A bit of everything...

On the Elzybells Blog today, there's a range of cards from Easter to Christmas:

And if you are a fan of Elzybells Stamps too then why not join the Elzybells group on Paper Craft Planet by clicking here. It's still in its infancy but with luck, it will be a place to share ideas using this wonderful stamp range.

Cookie Day

Day 3 and it's Cookie Day - well not really, just used the cookie themed images from the clear JUST DESSERTS set. Here's a cookie jar which has been decorated. It's the first time I've tried decorating a jar.

And a matching card. Quite busy for me with a lot going on. Isn't the he sentiment just brilliant. Always nice to have a bit of humour and the Elzybells sentiments certainly provide that.

Make sure to visit the Elzybells Blog for more great ideas and inspiration

Second Day of Design Work

So it's day two of my stint as Guest Designer with Elzybells and these are what are up today. These cards and bookmarks all use the fantastic Farmyard Animal stamps. There are loads more than I've used here (I've since bought more chickens and cows!!!). For more details about these cards, hop on over to the blog.

Can you believe it...

Yes indeed, Elizabeth asked me to be the April Guest Designer for Elzybells. It's been really hard keeping the secret. If you're a regular follower of my blog then you'll know how much I enjoy using these stamps. This is part of the reason for lack of updates lately - I've been creating but not been able to show them on here lol.

My first lot to be shown have been adapted from a Mojo Monday challenge a few weeks ago - the same image and colour scheme used with different layouts.


Here are some I made in green and using the Cuttlebug to emboss on the card base rather than the elements.

Remember to visit the Elzybells Blog and check back over the week for more of my creations.