La-La Land Crafts 14 Days of Christmas - Day 10

Hello everyone! Welcome to DAY 10 of the annual La-La Land Crafts 14 Days of Christmas!

Kerri here with you today to share a tutorial with you!

Today's tutorial is:  Hot Chocolate Test Tube Holder!

 Yep you read right a Hot Chocolate Test Tube Holder.  These are great to give to a Teacher, Friend or Co Worker they are like a hug in a mug. You can put make them with White, Milk or Dark Hot Chocolate one year I even filled them with French Vanilla!! 

PRODUCTS

Winter Piggies CLear Stamp Set

Home For Christmas Paper Pack

Ski Lift Die

Mountains Die

Lake Die

Stitched Nested Circles Die

Coffee Mugs Die

Build a Cake Die

Long Flags Die

PRISMA PENCILS

Piggies- 937, 1031, 1092, 1068, 1070, 938

Browns- 947, 1082, 1094, 1084

Blues- 901, 133, 1103, 1087, 935

Blacks- 935, 1067, 1065, 1063, 1061

 PAPER CUTS & SCORING

Brown Cardstock:

(1) 4 x 11 

Score on 4" side 2 3/4 & 1 1/4

Score on 11" side 1/2, 1 3/4, 4 1/4, 5 1/2

Scraps for dies

Blue cardstock:

(1) 1 6/16”  x 2 7/16 

(2) 1 2/16” x 2 6/16

Scraps for dies

Home For Christmas Paper Pack:

(1) 1 1/4” x 2 1/4”

(1) 1” x 2 1/4” 

Scraps for dies

~ now for the tutorial you have been waiting for ~ 

You will need your 4 x 11 sheet of paper. If you have 12 x 12 cardstock you would be able to make 3 from one sheet. 

Using score board score score at given measurements as given above in cutting and scoring directions. Here is also a template for you to follow. 

Take your scissors and cut where the red lines are on template

Measure down 2 2/4 on each side and trim a out piece as seen in photo below

The Brown piece is what your holder should look like once you have scored and trim away excess pieces.

 Using the smallest circle from the Stitched Nested Circles Die cut out circle as per template

 Apply Scor Tape as per picture 

Fold along all of your scored lines, peel Scor Tape and form box. What I do is I form the box before I peel my tape to see how it goes together. Your Test Tube Holder will look like the picture below.

The holder is formed and now to make it PRETTY!!!

 Cutting front and side panels cut as per picture

Front Panel- 1 1/4” x 2 1/4”(pattern paper)

          1 6/16”  x 2 7/16   (cardstock)       

Side Panel- 1” wide x 2 1/4” long (pattern paper)

                      1 2/16” wide x 2 6/16 long (card stock)

Once you have them cut glue them together with adhesive and apply them to your holder!

Step 9- Cut out all of your die cuts using dies and die cut machine. 

Step 10- Glue all of your decorations together and make take!

This is a rough layout out just to kind of show you placement.

Step 11- Time to add your completed embellishments to the holder as per picture.  Once that is done fill your test tube with your favorite Hot Chocolate.  I put roughly 3 Tbsp of Hot Chocolate, 1/2 a Tbsp of crushed Candy Cane and some small Marshmallows.  I also added some snow to certain areas of my holder.  

Thank you for joining me have a Happy and Safe Holiday Season! 

 We hope that you are inspired to try out your own creation with the amazing stamps and dies from La-La Land Crafts! 

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Tutorial Thursday!! Coloring with Prisma Pencils

 

Tutorial Thursday- Coloring with Prisma Pencils

Hey there this is DT Kerri and today I am sharing with you how I color with my Prisma Pencils.  Now I do not have an Art Degree or anything like that I do this as a hobby.  A couple of pointers to start is always use LIGHT PRESSURE..it is easier to add color then it is to remove color.  If you struggle with pressure hold your pencil further back.  Try to keep a sharp pencil and color in a small circular motion.  I am going to provide you with a PRODUCT, COLOR LIST as well as step by step instructions.  Hope you enjoy remember don’t give up Pencils take practice.

So here is the card finished now we are not going to make the whole card we are just going to color the Santa.  Now if you want to color the Lights I did use the same Reds, Greens and Blues. First I am going to list the Products and the Pencils I used

PRODUCTS

Dear Santa Clear Stamp Set

Little Merry Christmas Paper Pack

Three Presents Die

Christmas Lights Die

Doubled Stitched Rectangles Die

PRISMA PENCILS

Skin- 946, 1082, 943, 939, 927, 937, 924

Suit- 937, 924, 923, 928, 1014 (or white 938)

Beard- 1056, 1054, 1052, 1051, 938

Toy Bag- 947, 1082, 941, 1084

Blue Gift- 105, 905, 992, 1089

Green Gift- 908, 911, 1005, 1004

Boots- 935, 1056, 1054, 1052

Glamour Dust used on Hat, Pants and Coat

COLORING TUTORIAL 

Step 1

Gather all necessary supplies.  I stamped my Image with MEMENTO TUXEDO BLACK INK onto white 100lb ACCENT SMOOTH PAPER. I always stamp at least two Images incase I mess one up I highly recommend this. Now we are going to get into the coloring!! Make sure you have a sharpener handy and remember keep your PRESSURE LIGHT!

Step 2

So for Step 2 we are going to apply the colors as follows

Skin- 946

Suit- 937

Beard- 1056

Toy Bag- 947

Blue Gift- 105

Green Gift- 908

Boots- 935

Remember to keep your pressure light on a scale of one to ten, one is where you want to be.

Step 3

Step 3 we are applying the second color. Your PRESSURE here still has to be a one

Skin- 1082

Suit- 924

Beard- 1054

Toy Bag- 947

Blue Gift- 905

Green Gift- 911

Boots- 1056

Your second color is going to hit the edge of your first color and extend a bit towards the center.  It will also extend the line of your first color.

Step 4

Step 4 we are applying the third color. Keeping your pressure light and extended color further thus Image is starting to fill with color.

Skin- 943

Suit- 923

Beard- 1052

Toy Bag- 941

Blue Gift- 992

Green Gift- 911

Boots- 1054

Step 5

Step 5 is our fourth color keeping PRESSURE LIGHT and pencil sharp coloring in small circular motion 

Skin- 939

Suit- 928

Beard- 1051

Toy Bag- 1084

Blue Gift- 1089

Green Gift- 1004

Boots- 1052

Step 6

Step 6 we adding the last of our colors to complete out first layer. If you do not see a part of the image listed in this step that means all of the colors have been used.

Skin- 927 this is the last color so all of skin should be done

Suit- 1014 last color

Beard- 938

Toy Bag- none done last step

Blue Gift- none done last step

Green Gift- none done last step

Boots- none done last step.

Now your image should be completely colored.  This is only the first layer of color.  The next Steps which would be 7 - 12 you are going to repeat steps 1 threw 6.  The second layer you are going to increase your pressure a bit.  I have pics to show you each of these steps

Step 7

Step 7 increase your pressure to a three out of ten using the same colors from step 2. Still color in small circular motions.  You may want to extend your first color as well use my pictures if you are unsure.  Having a reference is always good.

Skin- 946

Suit- 937

Beard- 1056

Toy Bag- 947

Blue Gift- 105

Green Gift- 908

Boots- 935

Step 8

Step 8 you are going back and using the colors from Step 3..try to keep your pressure at about a 2 or 3 out of ten

Step 9

As you can see your image is getting close to done.  Here you are coloring with the colors from step 4.

Step 10

Step ten you are using colors from step 5.

Skin- 927

Suit- 1014

Beard- 938

Toy Bag, Gifts, Boots have no colors as they would have been done in the last step.  Now your image is completely colored.  If you want you can do a third layer if you like. Once again you will repeat steps 7 to 10.

Step 11

In this step you are going to cut your image out!!

Step 12

Now that you have cut your Santa out it is time to apply some GLITTER!!

You are now done your Santa he is ready to go onto your project.  Thank you for stooping by and good luck and have fun CRAFTING!!

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Tutorial Thursday- Tree In Bloom Layering Stencil

 

Tutorial Thursday - Using Layering Stencil 

 

Hey there fellow crafters this is Kerri.  So you sit down to my a card and you are going threw your paper and you cannot find the right one for your card..Frustrating right well no more..Stencils are great for this so I am going to show you how I used TREE IN BLOOM Layering Stencil.

SUPPLIES

white card stock

distress oxide ink pads (tumbled glass, mermaid lagoon, antique linen, vintage photo, walnut stain, peeled paint and forest moss)

blending tool

coloring medium

cutter/scissors

PRODUCTS

YOU LUCKY DUCK CLEAR STAMP SET

TREE IN BLOOM LAYERING STENCIL

STITCHED HELLO DIE

MUSHROOM AND GRASS BORDER

LONG FLAGS DIE

Step 1. Gather your supplies

Step 2. Place the tree where you want it on your white card stock

Step 3. Once tree is in place gently lay the leaves stencil over top. This way you can line them up with the branches.

Step 4. Secure your leaf stencil either with magnets like I did or you can use washi tape.  Once secure remove the tree from underneath carefully.

Step 5. Using your lightest green here I have chosen Peeled Paint.  Take your blending brush apply ink and I apply in a gentle circular motion.

Step 6.  Taking you dark green color here I used Forest Moss.  Apply color to blending brush now place color on tips of leaves.  This will give them some dimension.

Here are the leaves done with both the of the Greens.

Step 7. Now you are going to add the tree.  Take the tree stencil and line it up with the leaves.  Once you are happy with the placement you can secure it down.

Step 8. Now to do the tree you are going to take your Antique Linen with your blending brush and fill in tree.  Next you will take Vintage Photo and apply where you want some shadows.  Last is Walnut Stain and use this sparingly in make your shadows pop.

Step 9. If you want some of the flowers on your tree take Tumbled Glass as your lightest color and your Mermaid Lagoon as your shadow color.  Follow the steps for doing the leaves.

Here is the tree all done!! I love the way it looks.  

Now did you think I would not have a card ready well..This clear stamp set YOU LUCKY DUCKY was perfect for this card!! Thanks for stopping by!!

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