La-La Land Crafts Inspiration

Happy Friday! Here is my card for this week’s LLLC Inspiration. It features cute little Cupid Marci.
I created a tag with my Silhouette.


Paper is from SU!, roses from Wild Orchids and the felt embellie is from Pink Paislee.
Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: Y11, YR30, E31
Dress & Hairband: R30, R32, R35
Roses: R32, R35, R37, YG63, YG67
Gold Atyou Spica pen

Whiff of Joy Sneak Peek

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a lovely Christmas! We had a wonderful time and it was magical for the children. I was hosting this year and so I was pretty busy in the days leading up to the 25th.  It has taken a few days for me to shake off being so tired and get back to the crafty side of my life. My December Daily is completed and I am so happy that I undertook this project. The kids loved it and so did my hubbie. I still plan to show you the completed album but again….need the time!

Today I have a sneak peek of one of the new Whiff of Joy images that will be released on January 5th. I have made a “thank-you” card for my boys to give.

The image was colored with Copic Markers and I cut it out and adhered it to a scalloped square that I sponged with Tumbled glass distress ink. The paper is from October afternoon, the ribbon from stash and the red balls were from this year’s Christmas crackers! Recycling!

Have a great day!

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Winner of Window # 20

Happy Wednesday! Here is the winner of yesterday’s Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar Window #20…..

 

 

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Which is :

Scrapalajen aka Jennyfer from  Scrap à la Jen

 

Congratulations! Please contact me at jeanettecomerford@sympatico.ca with you mailing address so we can get the stamp out to you!

For everyone else, you still have other chances to win stamps. Don’t forget that today another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar Window #20

Happy Tuesday! This is Window # 20!

Welcome to the Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar!! I am so excited because today it is my turn once again to host Whiff of Joy's advent calendar window!

I used the wonderful stamp with Henry mouse: Nativity Scene and this is Day # 15 in my December Daily album. The paper is from MME Lost & Found collection and I adhered some different ribbons to the panel. The text is a Technique Tuesday Stamps set by Ali Edwards. The banner with 15 was made with the Whiff of Joy banner die. I have a soft spot in my heart for this stamp because it reminds me of the wooden Nativity scene that I bought a few years back so that my children could actually touch  and move around the figures of the Nativity scene without any worry about breaking the figures. I had (and still have) a beautiful porcelain one but didn’t ever want them to handle it but at the same time, I wanted them to feel close and comfortable with the scene. So, when I saw the rustic wooden one….it came home with me. Right now, they have it set up so that the kings are a long way off….still travelling….I plan to include a picture of it in my DD as well.

If you would like a chance to win this sweet stamp, simply leave a comment here at the end of this post. I will announce the winner on Wednesday!

Please bear with me and my inconsistent blogging…it has been one thing after another and I am getting things done as I can do them :) My aim is still to celebrate the time leading up to Christmas with my family and that has been taking priority of late.

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Winner of Window #17

Happy Sunday! Hope your weekend was productive and festive. I have been cooking up a storm today and I have simmering pots and baked goods all ready to be frozen and taken out for Christmas. I am the hostess for our families this year :) I also have a HUMONGOUS mess in my kitchen that I am avoiding at the moment! LOL! I just wanted to quickly let you know the winner of yesterday’s Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar Window #17…..

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Min:Max:Result:14Powered by RANDOM.ORGWhich is :Alethea  from Lilo DesignsCongratulations! Please contact me at jeanettecomerford@sympatico.ca with you mailing address so we can get the stamp out to you!For everyone else, you still have other chances to win stamps. Don’t forget that today another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

 

Hugs Jeanette

Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar ~ Window 17

Happy Saturday! This is Window # 17!

 

Welcome to the Whiff of Joy Advent Calendar!! I am so excited because today it is my turn to host Whiff of Joy's advent calendar window!

One lucky commenter on this post will win the gorgeous stamp that I have used.

This is my page for Day # 2 of my December Daily Album. I used a 6x6 page protector and created this sweet insert for it. I used “Dancing with Gingerbread Man”. I adore anything gingerbread, so this stamp is one of my favorites!

The lettered patterned paper was from the Studio Calico kit and I do not recollect the manufacturer. The texted paper with the ornate frame and sentiment is from Simple Stories. Their 25 days of Christmas line is just fabulous and I have used it a lot in my album. I used a Martha Stewart border punch with cream cardstock to create the fancy border on top and below the focal image. The brad is from MME Lost & Found collection. To create the date for the page, I used a sweet tiny envelope (also in the kit) and stamped #2 on a tiny tag that I made using the Whiff of Joy metal tag die. I simply added some baker’s twine to complete the look.

If you would like a chance to win this sweet stamp, simply leave a comment here at the end of this post. I will announce the winner on Sunday!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you liked Window #17. I have yet to photograph the pages of my DD album that have been filled with text and pictures. I am still trying to play catch up from our vacation and while the pages are almost up to date…..I have to find the time to take photos of them! ACK!

Hugs Jeanette xxo

Christmas Card

 

Good morning! It is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

 

Happy Thursday Everyone! I still haven’t taken pictures of my December Daily because I have been so busy trying to get it caught up! I now have Days 1-5 completed as well as Days 11, 12, 13. I hope to get these up for you by tomorrow :) I have been just running here and there….what a crazy week this has been. I love it all, but need a few extra hours of uninterrupted time to get to where I need to be!

Here is a card I made last month and never had the chance to post. It is a Mo’s Digital Image and I fell in love with it. I printed it out very lightly as is the new craze in coloring these days :)

Have a great one!

Hugs Jeanette

Back from the Beach…

Hello my dear friends! My blog has been sadly neglected and for that I apologize! We have just returned from a fabulous holiday at the Beaches Resort in Turks & Caicos. It was a very much needed time to relax and spend time together as a family. We all had such a wonderful time.

I had all the days leading up to the vacation planned out….but what I didn’t plan on was getting a stomach virus a week before we left. It was brutal and I was bed ridden for several days. All my lovely plans went out the window and I wasn’t able to work ahead on my projects or do my Christmas cards and shopping before I left. I am so grateful that I was well for the trip and that no one else came down with it. I breathed a huge sigh of relief….can you imagine…..no….don’t!

So, bear with me as I get sorted out. I still have not tackled my inbox….it was full :) For now, I have a few photos for you from our trip. Sigh….I miss it already. I love being near the ocean.

I am trying to get my December Daily up to date……..and will start showing my days starting tomorrow. I’ll show them in groups until I am caught up :) For now, I want to share this special offer with you :)

 

Hugs Jeanette xxo

La-La Land Craft Inspiration Friday

Good morning! It is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

Happy Friday! Are you ready for some La-La Land Inspiration? This week our challenge is:

A Photo Inspiration:

I used this adorable Snowboarding Marci (there is a Luka one too and I am itching to color him up). I cut the snow-globe shape using my Silhouette and embossed the globe with a Cuttlebug folder. The sentiment is Ali Edward’s Technique Tuesday. I know that my blue tones are off but it was more the outdoors feel I was trying to capture!

Copic markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: Y11, , Y21, E43
Hat & Snowsuit: BG10, BG11, BG13, C3
Scrf, Mitts, board: Y21, R14, R27, E07

You can play along with us by uploading your creations all month long to our Customer Gallery. We'll do a drawing at the end of the month and you could win a gift certificate to the STORE!

Hugs to all! thanks for stopping by!

Jeanette xxo

La-La Land Craft New December Release

Good morning! It is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

What can I tell you? LLLC has done it again! The new release is tremendous and I have a card to share with you using one of the new images of sweet Marci!

I colored Marci in soft tones that I thought went well with the gorgeous Pink Paislee paper. I cut out a tag shape with my Silhouette and embossed it with a Hero Arts ledger stamp with white embossing powder. I sponged the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. I used a small Wilton doily, May Arts silk ribbon and SU! Hodge podge Hardware and sentiment to complete the look!

You can see more of the new collection over at the LLLC Blog! The DT has totally outdone themselves!

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs Jeanette xxo

La-La Land Crafts Friday Inspiration

Good morning! It is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog

Happy Friday! Are you ready for some La-La Land Inspiration? This week our challenge is:

Black & White

I never had the opportunity to color up this sweetie…you know how it is sometimes :) So, please forgive my “out-of-season” card!

Luka with Pumpkin
Copic Markers:
Skin: C00, C1, C3
Hair: C5, C9
Clothes: C3, C5, C7, C9
Koh-i-norr orange pencil used over the pumpkin

You can play along with us by uploading your creations all month long to our Customer Gallery. We'll do a drawing at the end of the month and you could win a gift certificate to the STORE!

Hugs to all! thanks for stopping by!

Jeanette xxo

December Daily Album

Good morning! It is time to open another window on the Whiff of Joy advent calendar! If you discover which designer is hosting today's prize you have a chance to win the stamp used on their card.

Katharina, Alice, Colleen, Gio, Ingrid, Jane, Jane Millard, Jeanette, Lori, Sandie, Sonja, Tutorialblog Happy Thursday and Happy December 1st. I finally have all the pages and components of my December Daily photographed and ready to show you. I think I may have gone a little over-board! A couple of the panels (for days 2 & 15) will need to remain secret as they will be shown later this month….perhaps with a prize or two involved :)
This post is really photo heavy but I figured I would show you it all at once…I didn’t want to make you wait any longer. Hopefully as the month progresses and I add my personal photos to the album, I will have the time to share that with you as well. Okay…..here we go:

I covered my chipboard album with gesso, warm white acrylic paint and then a layer of matt mod-podge to protect it. The word “december” is from a Kerri Bradford cutting file, the numbers were in the Studio Calico kit as were the brad and snowflake (got that idea from Nichol Magourik) the frame is from SU! and I sprayed it with Mr Huey Hollyberry mist and added glitter glue to it ( I did the same with the title)

This will be my cover page. I will be adding another frame and then some text.

This chipboard calendar was also in the Studio Calico kit. I added the numbers with all old Hero Arts number stamp set and Jenny Bowlin Cough Syrup ink. I also added some stamped test along the bottom from an Ali Edwards Technique Tuesday stamp set.
Here are the pages and inserts. You can click on any picture and it will enlarge for you  :) I added Hambly transparencies which I cut to fit and punched holes into. The die cuts are all from Kerri Bradford Kits, the stamps are from Whiff of Joy, Magnolia and Tickled Pink Stamps. Most accessories are from the Studio Calico kit and the rest is stash. I think I outline a lot of that in my intro video which you can find ~ here~


As you can see, I didn’t always use the same style to date my pages, I like that there are different styles and I think it makes if more fun to have to hunt a little for the date. I love uniform, but once in a while a little change is perfect :)
Stamps ~ because I know you and you will want to know ;)

• Page 3 Penguin’s first snow
• Page 6 Willow with Santa’s Stocking
• Page 9 Lil Christmas Lolita Evie (digital)
• Page 12 Christmas Light
• Page 13 Christmas Kiss
• Page 14 Mini Henry and Large Cup
• Page 16 Tickled Winter Lil Lolita Evie
• Page 18 Mary and Baby Jesus
• Page 19 Mini Quiet Santa
• Page 21 Ribbon Tilda
• Page 22 Praying Angel
• Page 23 Mini Wee & Reindeer

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hugs Jeanette xxo