Tutorial Thursday at La La Land Crafts!

Hey friends! ♥
Be sure to stop by the La La Land Crafts blog today where I will share a video tutorial on how to create this cool summer gift bag, featuring some of the fabulous new summer dies!

Click HERE to head over to the La La Land Crafts blog.

Hope to see you over there!

xoxo ♥,

Arlene

Inspiration Wednesday: Washi Tape or Twine

Hello my friends! 
I'm here today with another Inspiration Wednesday project for La La Land Crafts! ♥
This week's theme is:
Washi Tape or Twine
I handmade these fun pair of cards with a background created with the new Double Stitch Hills die.
Here are some photos:

It's amazing what you can do with the La La Land Crafts dies to create fabulous background designs for your cards! ♥

Be sure to check us out on Pinterest for more design team inspiration!

Thanks for stopping by!

much love & paper kisses! ♥

~Arlene

Products:

Double Stitched Hills border (Set of 2)

Cherry Blossom Branch die

Pretty Poinsettia die

Prima Butterfly collection

Prima Flowers

Paper Trey Ink Kraft card stock

Pretty n' Posh Sequins

Vintage lace from my stash

3M ATG adhesive

Hot Glue

La La Land Crafts - June 2015 Release Showcase!

Hello friends! ♥

Today I have 2 projects to share with you showcasing dies from La La Land Craft's June 2015 release!

Do you love summer as much as I do? The sun, the beach, the wind in your hair! It's one of my favorite times of the year and the June release features fabulous summer themed dies that are to die for! ♥

First, here is a peek at the Dies release, available NOW at the La La Land Crafts Shop:

For my first project, I created a summer themed card...

I used the Double Stitched Hills Border die to create a little wave in the middle of the card... I inserted the umbrella handle through it...

I created a 3D Beach Umbrella by die-cutting the umbrella twice with card stock, then cutting up one of them and folding up the layers. Love the look!

I adore the Flip Flops die, so cute!

On the inside of the card, I layered the new Scallop Trimmed Banner die and the Flower Banner die...

For my second project, I created a summer themed gift bag...

If you haven't met Molli yet, be sure to drop by the La La Land Crafts shop to check her out... she is adorable as can be.... and she's available for purchase now! ♥

Thanks so much for stopping by today! ♥

Don't forget to join in all the La La Land Crafts fun by adding

your creations to our Facebook page and for

more Inspiration we are now on Pinterest!

Have a fabulously crafty day!

xoxo ♥,

Arlene

Other Products used on these projects:

Graphic 45 By The Sea collection

I Am Roses flowers

Recollections pearls

Seashells

Glossy Accents

E6000

Scor Tape

Hot Glue

Brads

Sequins

Scrapbook Adhesives 3D Foam Squares

Inspiration Wednesday - Father/Masculine

Hello friends! ♥

I'm here with this week's Inspiration Wednesday project for La La Land Crafts!

This week's theme is...

Father / Masculine

With Father's day around the corner, it's a perfect time to make that special something for Dad, hubby or that special Father in your life! ♥

I created this masculine gift bag featuring dies from La La Land Crafts (product list below):

Join us for this week's challenge and upload your project to our Facebook group. Be sure to check out our Pinterest page too for inspiration!

Thanks for joining me today and Happy Father's day to all those special men out there! ♥

xoxo,

Arlene 

Products:

Stitched Elements die (Set of 7)

Honeycomb Die

Stitched Ribbon die (Set of 3)

Booktab and Labels die (Set of 3)

Folding Banner Die (Set of 2)

Graphic 45 Good Ol Sport paper collection

Paper Trey Ink kraft card stock

Walnut Stain Ranger Distress Ink

We R Memory Keepers Gift Bag Punch Board

Scor Tape

Brads

Twine

A Wedding Layout featuring Graphic 45's Time to Flourish

Hello friends! ♥

Today I'm excited to share a special project for Graphic 45!

As our first project for the 2015 design team term, the designers were asked to create a favorite project. 

One of my favorite things to create are scrapbook pages, or "layouts". It's the perfect way to express your creative style and commemorate a special occasion or moment in time.

For my first project, I created a layout featuring a photo from my wedding. It captures a very special moment when I was getting dressed for my wedding with the help of my brides maids. This layout features Graphic 45's Time to Flourish and Botanical Tea papers...

Here is a Snapguide tutorial showing how this layout came together. I hope you give one of these a try yourself!

Check out How to Create a 12x12 Wedding Scrapbook Page by Arlene Butterflykisses on Snapguide.

I also created a short video showing this layout up close:

I'm honored to be featured on the Graphic 45 blog today as a welcome to the 2015 design team term. I hope you have time to stop by, take a peek at some of my favorite projects and learn a little bit about me. ♥

Click HERE to visit the post on the Graphic 45 blog.

Thanks so much for stopping by! ♥

xoxo,

Arlene

Products:

Time to Flourish 12x12 paper pad

Time to Flourish Journaling Chipboard

Botanical Tea: Botantical Tea, Hello Friend, Sweet Camomile

Coordinations Signature Series card stock

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Keys

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Key hole

Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads

Bazzil card stock

Prima Flowers

Prima leaves

I Am Roses Flowers

Martha Stewart corner/border punches

Twine

Cheesecloth

8” White doily

Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

Dimensional tape

Inspiration Wednesday - Tick Tock, use a clock!

Hello blogger friends! ♥ It's Inspiration Wednesday with La La Land Crafts and this week's theme is: Tick Tock, Use a Clock I incorporated a clock chippie on this shabby chic card, and added die cuts from my LLLC dies. Here are some photos:

Join us for this week's challenge and upload your project to our Facebook group. Be sure to check out our Pinterest page too for inspiration!

Enjoy the rest of the week! ♥

xoxo, 

Arlene

La La Land Crafts Dies:

Diamonds Lattice Border die

Cherry Blossom Branch die

Berry Flourish die

Flag Banner Die

Mini Scallops Border die (April 2015 Club Kit)

Other Products:

Graphic 45 Gilded Lily

Paper Trey Ink Kraft card stock

Paper Trey Ink White card stock

I Am Roses flowers

Sequins

Inspiration Wednesday - More than 1 Fold!

Hey there! It's Arlene with this week's Inspiration Wednesday project.
This week's theme is:
More than 1 Fold
I created this super fun "Napkin Fold" card with inspiration from "dawn5377" on YouTube. When I first joined YouTube, she was one of the first channels I subscribed to. When I feel like getting a little boost of inspiration for unique cards, I flip over to her channel! I created a little video showing you this card up close, but first let me share some photos...

I combined an array of La La Land Crafts dies to accent the card (supply list at the bottom of this blog post)...

The belly band is held together with a few velcro adhesives...

This is what you get when you take off the belly band...

Here's what the card looks like when you open it up all the way...

So fun!!

Here is the YouTube video showing you this card up close:

La La Land Crafts Products:

Heart Scroll Corners die (Set of 2)

Heart Fan die

Shabby Flourish die (April Club kit)

Rolled Rose Large die

Yin Yang Border die

Flag Banner die

Stitched Nested Circles (Set of 7)

Other Products:

Graphic 45 An ABC Primer collection

Prima Flower

Paper Studio card stock (cream & black)

3M Adhesive

Tombo glue

Ranger Distress Ink - Walnut Stain

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Be sure to visit us on our Facebook group and page and for inspiration, check us out on Pinterest!

Go Golden State Warriors! :-)

xoxo,

Arlene