October 2023 Card Chain Challenge Reveal

I signed up again for the Card Chain Challenge! Essentially you sign up and make a card that you send to the person before you in the sign up and the person that signed up after you, sends you a card!

For October 2023, I made a card to send to Jill in West Virginia - this is what I sent her:

Here are the options that we had to make the card:

Theme Options: Bears / Balloons / Friendship

Product / Technique Options: Something Fluffy / Spotlight Stamping

I have used the theme options of bears, balloons and friendship, then also "something fluffy", although my version is not fluffy on the card, but is in real life! I have used a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire of a simple slider card, which you can find here! Unless indicated all the products are from La-La Land Crafts.

I stamped the bear images from December 2016 Club La-La Land Crafts kit on X-Press It Blending card with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, I coloured the three images and fussy cut them!

I have coloured all the images with the following Copics markers:

• bears - E00, E11, E13, E15, E18, R20
• basket - E71, E74, E77
• balloon - BG11, BG13, BG15, BG18, Y17
• blue on earth - BG53, BG57, BG49
• green on earth - G40, G43, G46

I then followed the tutorial from Jennifer McGuire Ink - Simple Mirror Stamping + DIY Slider Card using the Long Stitched Slots Die to make the slider part. I also used the Three Clouds Die plus Distress Oxide inks: Tumbled Glass, Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers, Twisted Citron and Mowed Lawn.

I followed Jennifer's instructions in the video and used a "Pull" sentiment from Studio Light Essentials Collection Clear Stamps #276 - I think I bought it from Simon Says Stamp, but it doesn't seem to be available from there anymore. I stamped all three sentiments - "pull" and one from the December 2016 Club La-La Land Crafts kit and then one from May 2023 KOTM - all in Elderberry Memento ink.

I learnt from my last interactive card and doubled the pull tab, so that it easily slides back and forth and has some stability!

I adhered my interactive base to a white card from Envelope Solutions.

Here is a photo before I adhered the interactive base to the card and also before I stamped the sentiment on the pull tab:

Here is a photo of the images after fussy cutting:

Here is a photo of the card before, during and after pulling the slider:

As usual, I found inspiration for the colouring from the wonderful Alyce at Kit and Clowder and her fantastic monthly classes.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges:

Classic Design Challenge October #10 - Anything Goes

A Perfect Time to Craft Open Challenge #11-2023 - Anything Goes

Mix It Up Challenge MIUCB #68 - Anything Goes + optional Stamping

The Creative Crafters Challenge #69 - Anything Goes

Creative Fingers Challenge #264 - Anything Goes

Corrosive Challenge #10 - Anything Goes (I won this challenge last month!)

Critter Crazy Challenge #80 - Anything Goes with a Featured Critter - I have three!

I hope that Jill likes the card, again, I was a little late organising myself and posting it as I was away in Perth for work and then have been at a conference in the Adelaide Hills.

Thanks for looking!

Club La-La Land Marci with Sled and Bears for the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog #33 on the 1st of April, 2021

For my third challenge with Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog and as I have been collecting a whole bunch of Christmas stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts, I decided to use the November 2020 Club La-La Land Crafts Kit. I have used both the stamp sets and some of the dies!

Here is my card:

Anyway, I have stamped Marci with Sled and the three bear images from the November 2020 Club LLLC Kit using Black Tuxedo Memento ink on to X-Press It Blending Card.

Then I have coloured with the following Copics markers:

• skin - E000, E00, E21, E11, E04, R20, R30
• lips - R20, R22
• hair - E21, E23, E25, E29
• grey - C0, C1, C3
• reds - R32, R35, R37, R39
• blues - B12, B14, B16, B18
• pompoms on hats - Twinkle Stickles
• sled - E31, E33, E35, E37
• outline - BG000/B000 (I have accidentally refilled my BG000 with B000!) 

I fussy cut out the images and then using my die cutting machine cut out the Fence on a Hill and the Winter Houses in some card stock from my stash. I adhered everything to my slimline card from Envelope Solutions.

I have taken inspiration for the colouring from La-La Land Crafts Blog.

Here is a close-up of the colouring of the images:

As I couldn't fit everything on the slimline card, I added one of the bears and the sentiment to 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 goes" creations. Please ensure that you are a follower of the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog!

Have fun! This challenge will end on Friday the 30th of April, 2021. Please check the Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog around the 5th of April to find out the winners of Challenge #32.

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

Classic Design Challenge April #4 - 5th Birthday Anything Goes

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge #91 - Anything Christmas Goes

Christmas Crafts All Year 'Round April - Something that starts with G and/or H - I have a girl and some houses! I also one of the Top Picks for March!! :)

NBUS Challenge #25 - Never Before Used Schtuff, otherwise Anything Goes!

2 Crafty Critter Crazies for April 2021 - Anything Goes as long as there is a critter or two! I have a few bears who are very cute!

Thanks for looking!