Christmas Hamsters for Merry Little Christmas Challenge #63 on the 1st of July 2025

 

For challenge #63 for July/August 2025 of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog I made another card from the La-La Land Virtual Christmas Cards Class using some of my products from La-La Land Crafts!

Here is my card for this month:

and here is a photo from the side so you can sort of see the inside:

This is Irina's design and all the products used on this card are actually already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Christmas Cheer Clear Stamp Set 
• Christmas Traditions Paper Pack
• Christmas Stocking Die
• Christmas Tree Die
• Layered Poinsettia Die - I don't have the Poinsettia Wreath Die
• Olive Branches Die - this was originally part of the April 2022 KOTM
• Double Stitched Chevron Die
• Double Stitched Squares Die

The hamsters were stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics and Prismacolour pencils: 

• Copics - E21, E23, BG72, BG75, C1, C3, C5, R20, R21, R22, R24, R27, R85, G05, G07
• Prismacolour pencils - PC911 Olive Green, PC912 Apple Green, PC924 Crimson Red, PC925 Crimson Lake, PC935 Black, PC939 Peach, PC941 Light Umber, PC943 Burnt Ochre, PC945 Sienna Brown, PC948 Sepia, PC1034 Goldenrod, PC1054 50% Warm Grey, PC1082 Chocolate, PC1088 Muted Turquoise, PC1090 Kelp Green

I also used white gel pen on the images.

Here is a close up photo of the coloured images before I fussy cut them:

I followed Irina's instructions from the class, but used the Layered Poinsettia Die instead of the Poinsettia Wreath Die. I die cut from red cardstock and then coloured the inside of the poinsettia with YR24 Copic marker.  

The sentiment was stamped using Elderberry Memento ink. Everything on the inside of the card was adhered with Art Glitter glue. The front is mostly Art Glitter glue and a little foam tape.

Here is a photo of the inside of the card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog DT over on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything Christmas goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of August, 2025. Please check the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #62.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #06-2025 Jun/Jul - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Vacation Holiday

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #7-2025 - Anything Goes - I won First Prize last month! :)

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #78 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

 

Out Of This World for Love to Craft Challenge #87 for 1st of July 2025

For challenge #87 for July/August 2025 of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog I made a card from the La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat in early February and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. 

Here is my card for this month:

For this card, everything was prepared for us so we just had to do some inking and organise the card! :) This was the bonus card so it included an already coloured image that we just needed to fussy cut. This is Irina's design and all the products used on this card are mostly already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Stellar Friend Clear Stamp Set - I have the rubber stamp version from the October 2023 KOTM
• Moonscape Die - this was part of the October 2023 KOTM
• Stitched Nested Circles Die - we used half a circle
• sequins - included in the box
• Stitched Ribbons Die - for the sentiment

For the background, I used Distress Oxide ink in the following colours: fossilised amber, picked raspberry. wilted violet, salty ocean, peacock feathers, uncharted mariner. I used black soot on the moon, but was a little heavier on the inking then Irina! I also added Shake & Gilt - multicolour to the moon and FW Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic - White pearl to the background, as well as some white gel pen. Everything was put together following Irina's instructions.

Here is a photo of the front showing all the sparkle:

Here is a photo of the inside of the completed card, as well as one from the side showing the inside:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog DT over on the Love to Craft Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Love to Craft Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of August, 2025. Please check the Love to Craft Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #86.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #06-2025 Jun/Jul - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Vacation Holiday

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #7-2025 - Anything Goes - I won First Prize last month! :)

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #78 - Anything Goes

The Creative Crafters Challenge #89 - Anything Goes - I was top 3 for Challenge #87! :)

Thanks for looking!

                   

Add Buttons for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #220 on the 5th of June, 2025

 

I’m running a little late this month as it has been crazy busy; we’ve had a long weekend and we also have had some bad weather, so my computer has been off. Anyway, for this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

Add Buttons

This was a challenge for me as I realised that I don't really have any buttons to put on to cards! So I have substituted with die cut buttons, as well as shiny sequins! So, here is my card:

I have used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts, however the stamp set and one of the dies are from one of the KOTMs that has not been released to the regular range yet. So the products are:

• Sew Happy Clear Stamp Set from the May 2024 KOTM
• Quilt Die including the buttons from the May 2024 KOTM
• Scalloped Square Die
• Get Inky Paper Pack - this paper pack is no longer available

I stamped the hedgehog images and the dress form using Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to Xpress It Blending card, then coloured with the following Copics:

• Hedgehogs - E30, E31, E33, E35, E37, R20, R01, white gel pen
• Pin cushion - BG01, BG05, BG07
• Pins and needles - N1, N3, RV11, RV14
• Scissors - N1, N3, N5
• Thread - BG01, BG05, BG07
• Spool - E31, E33, E35
• Dress form - E50, E51, E53, N3, N5, N7, N9

I took inspiration from the awesome La-La Land Crafts DT and the wonderful Alyce from Kit and Clowder and her monthly classes. I fussy cut the hedgehogs and dress form. Here is a photo after fussy cutting:

I then die cut the Get Inky Paper using the two dies, including the buttons.

Here is a photo of most of the elements laid out on the card:

To put the card together, I adhered the two scalloped squares of paper on to a white slimline card from Envelope Solutions with the popped up dress form in between. I adhered parts of the quilt die, then popped up the hedgehogs.

The buttons were attached to the side of the card using Golden Sunset nuvo glitter drops, then the sequins were adhered with Art Glitter glue.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

    Classic Design Challenge #05-2025 May/June - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Masculine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #6-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

The Creative Crafters Challenge #88 - Anything Goes - I was Top 3 last challenge!

Creative Fingers Challenge #302 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!

 

Balloon Ride from The Paper Shelter for Little Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge #255 on the 1st of June, 2025

Hi All!

Welcome to my post about my card for challenge #255, the 1st of June 2025 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is The Paper Shelter:

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We were given Balloon Ride which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and die cut with the new Slimline Bookplate Die from La-La Land Crafts, before colouring with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04
• hair - C3, BG11, BG13, BG15
• pink - RV11, RV14, RV17
• purple - V20, V22, V25, V28
• turquoise - BG11, BG13, BG15
• balloon - V01, V04, V06, V09, white gel pen, glossy accents
• background - B0000, B000, B00
• outline - BG15

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring, before and after I added the glossy accents to the balloon:

To finish the card, I adhered a piece of cloudy paper from Going Places Paper Pack from La-La Land Crafts on to a white card from Envelope Solutions. I popped up the coloured image with foam tape.

I die cut white cardstock with the Scalloped Sentiment Labels Die and then stamped two sentiments from Hold on Tight Clear Stamp Set - from the Winnie the Pooh Release earlier in the year also from La-La Land Crafts using Elderberry Memento ink. I adhered both with foam tape.

Here is another photo of the finished card, as I realised I had not finished the little buttons on his pants, nor the end of his hat:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 14th of June, 2025. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 1st of June, 2025 to find out the winners of Challenge #254.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

    Classic Design Challenge #05-2025 May/June - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Masculine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #6-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

The Creative Crafters Challenge #88 - Anything Goes - I was Top 3 last challenge!

Creative Fingers Challenge #302 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Mammoth Day for No Patterned Paper for Let's Craft and Create Challenge #219 on the 5th of May, 2025

 

For this month's challenge at Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, we have the optional theme of

No Patterned Paper

This was a difficult one for me as I have so much patterned paper and I want to try and use it! But I had a look online and then at some of my classes and found a card that had embossing and some inking. So, here is my card:

Here is a photo of the inside of the card:

I made a card from the La-La Land Crafts Colour & Create Virtual Retreat in early February and we used stamps, dies and paper from La-La Land Crafts. For this card, everything was prepared for us and we just had to colour the images, fussy cut them and then organise the card! :) This is Irina's design and all the products used on this card are already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Light My Fire Clear Stamp Set
• On The Wall Layering Stencil Set - embossed
• Cave Die
• Stitched Clouds Border Die
• Stitched Sun and Clouds Die
• Palm Trees Die - just the leaves - this is from the July 2022 KOTM
• Stitched Ribbon Die

The mammoth and a couple of the cavemen were stamped and we coloured with the following Copics and Prismacolour pencils: 

• Copics - E000, E00, E11, E13, E15, E71, E74, E77, R20, YR21, C1, C3, C5, YG21, YG23, YG25
• Prismacolour pencils - PC928 Blush Pink, PC935 Black, PC941 Light Umber, PC948 Sepia, PC1025 Periwinkle, PC1033 Mineral Orange, PC1034 Goldenrod, PC1054 50% Warm Grey

I also used white gel pen and Glossy Accents on the images. I inked Mowed Lawn, Fossilised Amber, Picked Raspberry and Wilted Violet Distress Oxide inks on the cave insert for the background on the front before spritzing with water. Then I inked Mowed Lawn for the palm tree fronds.

I forgot to take a photo of all the images before fussy cutting, but here is a close-up of the mammoth during the colouring process:

I followed Irina's instructions from the class.

The sentiment was stamped using Onyx Black Versafine ink. Everything on the inside of the card was adhered with Art Glitter glue. The front is a mix of foam tape and Art Glitter glue. I also adhered a bunch of sequins that Irina included in the Virtual Class kit.

Here is a photo from the side, so that you can see it popped up:

Here is another photo of the finished card:

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

   Classic Design Challenge #04-2025 Apr/May - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Feminine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #5-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

The Creative Crafters Challenge #87 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #300 - Anything Goes

Let's Craft and Create Challenges are monthly and go live on the 5th of every month and you have until the end of the month to add your creations which can be anything goes plus an optional theme.

There is inspiration from the rest of the Let's Craft and Create DT over on the Let's Craft and Create Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card stash.

Thanks for looking!

 

Garden Wheel Barrow from All Dressed Up Stamps for Little Patch of Craft Friends Challenge #253 on the 4th of May, 2025

Hi All!

Welcome to my post about my card for challenge #253, the 4th of May 2025 challenge for the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge Blog.

Here is my card:

Our sponsor for this challenge is All Dressed Up Stamps:

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Prize is 2 images

I chose Garden Wheel Barrow which I have digitally printed on to X-Press It Blending card and die cut with Scalloped Squares Die from La-La Land Crafts, before colouring with the following Copics markers:

• flowers - RV11, RV14, RV17, Y11, Y15, Y17, YR12, YR24, YR18
• leaves - YG03, YG23, YG17
• wheel barrow - Y21, E93, E95, E97, E99, C1, C3, C5
• spade - E13, E15, E17, B14, B16, B18
• bird - B12, B14, B16
• dirt - E31, E55, E57, E59

As usual, I have taken inspiration from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes and bonus classes.

Here is a close up of the colouring:

I then adhered the coloured image on to a Kraft square card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is another photo of the finished card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends DT over on the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog to be eligible for a prize!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Saturday the 17th of May, 2025. Please check the Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge blog on Sunday 4th of May, 2025 to find out the winners of Challenge #252.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges:

    Classic Design Challenge #04-2025 Apr/May - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Feminine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #5-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

The Creative Crafters Challenge #87 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #300 - Anything Goes

Thanks for looking!

Cowbells Ring for Merry Little Christmas Challenge #62 for the 1st of May, 2025

 

For challenge #62 for May/June 2025 of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog I made a card from the La-La Land Virtual Christmas Cards Class using some of my products from La-La Land Crafts!

Here is my card for this month:

and here is a photo from the side so you can sort of see the inside:

This is Irina's design and all the products used on this card are actually already released in the La-La Land Crafts Shop, so the products are:

• Cowbells Ring Clear Stamp Set 
• Christmas Traditions Paper Pack
• Christmas Stocking Die - for the holly leaves and berries
• Christmas Cookies Die - for the snowflakes
• Stitched Trees Die - this was originally from the October 2018 KOTM
• Stitched Clouds Border Die
• Double Stitched Hills Die
• Double Stitched Squares Die
• Tabs Border Die - this was originally from the September 2015 KOTM
• Horizontal Pocket Die

The cow was stamped with Tuxedo Black Memento ink on to X-Press It Blending card and coloured with the following Copics and Prismacolour pencils: 

• Copics - E21, E23, BG72, BG75, C1, C3, C5, YR23, R21, R22, R24, R27, R85, G05, G07
• Prismacolour pencils - PC911 Olive Green, PC912 Apple Green, PC913 Spring Green, PC924 Crimson Red, PC925 Crimson Lake, PC935 Black, PC936 Slate Grey, PC939 Peach, PC943 Burnt Ochre, PC1034 Goldenrod, PC1054 50% Warm Grey, PC1082 Chocolate, PC1088 Muted Turquoise, PC1090 Kelp Green

I also used white gel pen on the image.

Here is a close up photo of the coloured image before I adhered it to the card:

I followed Irina's instructions from the class, but added White Blizzard Nuvo Glitter Drops on to the snowflakes instead of pearls (I have tucked them away somewhere!) 

The sentiment was stamped using Onyx Black Versafine ink. Everything on the inside of the card was adhered with Art Glitter glue. The front is a mix of foam tape and Art Glitter glue.

Here is a photo of the inside with the card flat:

Here is another photo of the finished card:

There is inspiration from the rest of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog DT over on the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog, so please pop over to everyone's blog by clicking on their name. We always appreciate a comment or two! :) You can also find out what other challenges are out there, which could give you some ideas for your card or gift stash.

We all hope that you are able to join us for this challenge. We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing your gorgeous "always anything Christmas goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on the 15th of June, 2025. Please check the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog to find out the winners of Challenge #61.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge #04-2025 Apr/May - Anything Goes with Optional Twist: Feminine

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge - #5-2025 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #77 - Anything Goes plus optional Paper Piecing

ABC Christmas Challenge April - H is for Ho, Ho, Ho! (Santa) and I is for ice - I have a cow in a Santa hat and snowflakes that are made of ice!

The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up Challenge #122 - Anything Goes Christmas with the Optional Twist... BLUE & GOLD

Thanks for looking!