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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Day 4 of Lala's Birthday Beach Bash

Welcome to Day 4 of our week-long Birthday Beach Bash & Blog Hop!!

OK, for this next game we are welcoming back some of our ALUMNI design members *Ü*

We're having a new hop every day this week and giving lots of prizes along the way!! If you missed out our past games and hops, please CLICK HERE and scroll down through the posts to follow along! It's worth it to take the time to go back and do all the hops!! They are short, but full of summer fun and creative inspiration! Remember to leave comments on all the blogs along the way because there's lots of "mystery party favors" to be given away!!

NEW GAME!!
"What did Lala take to the beach?"

Hop along design team members' blogs and find what Lala has in her hands and then come back to La-La Land Crafts Blog to leave your answer in your comment!!

As a reminder... [THIS WEEK ONLY!!] you can get your hands on our brand new character, Birthday MARCI in the shop as a digi, but hurry before she's gone!! Here is the link for you :-)

"BIRTHDAY MARCI"


And as promised, I have a new card with Birthday Marci to share with you today!!

I am REALLY HAPPY with the way this card has turned out!! But.. The photos really don't do this card much justice :-( It looks SO MUCH better in real life, you just have to trust me!!! It looks so sparkly and magical, I really wish you could see it life..



Beautiful sparkly paper is from SEI, On the Coast collection. Martha Stewart border punch. Punched border behind Marci was embossed with Cuttlebug embossing folder (hard to see on the photo, but it is there!!). I really wanted to have some scrolls to frame Marci, but I do not own any of die cuts of that kind.. really need to get me some!! So.. I had to improvise!! I used EK Success scroll and leaf punches. Flower punches are from EK Success as well. Rhinestones in the centers of all of the flowers.. Marci was colored with Copic Markers. I stamped one more image and cut out the present and panda, they are popped onto the main image for dimension. CUTE!!

Now, get on hopping :-) Your next stop is Cheryl!!

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Hugs!!

27 comments:

Kristine said...

Oh, I am LOVING this beautiful card Irina, and I can imagine how sparkly this is IRL!! I love your color choices, those black leaves and swirls up top POP against the green, and I love your cute flowers along the bottom. ALSO... your COLORING of miss Marci is AWESOME!! Love this! *Ü*

Margreet said...

Wonderful card with that darling Marci...love all of your details!
xxx Margreet

Stacie (craft-princess) said...

WOW! Gorgeous card!!

Kelly said...

Love...Love...LOVE this card!!! TFS!

Elena said...

You improvised beautifuly, Irina! Gorgeous card!

Helen said...

Your card is GORGEOUS!!! I love the flowers in the swirls and the colors are awesome! I'm so in love with little Marci and I can't wait to meet her friends!

StampinCathy said...

WOW! This is just one stunning card. Great colors and love all the details.

Alicia said...

Love the card Irina! So pretty! And I can't wait to play with Marci!

Hugs,
Alicia

Kathy W. said...

Beautiful card Irina!! Love all the detail:) And Marci is sooo cute.

Shirley said...

I really love this sparkly card! All of the details are super!

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Lisa Hjulberg said...

This is just as beautiful as can be, Irina! I love all the swirls and flowers surrounding sweet Marci!!! I can't wait to color her up myself!

Hugs,
Lisa

JoAnn said...

Great Card! Great details on this card. Don't you just hate it when the card don't show the sparkle as you see it in life. We all know how that is. I'm sure it is beautiful!

carrie said...

Love this card! I really like the contrast of colors with the dark swirls and the interesting color background. Marci is really cute.

Dawn Edwards said...

What a beautiful card. I think the scroll and leaf punched worked perfect for your card!

Jenny V. said...

Beautiful card Irina!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

What a sweet card...love the colors!

Patty Sue 2 said...

I don't know how it looks in real life, but in blog land it is beautiful. Your coloring is fantastic!

Karen said...

I can only imagine how much more gorgeous this Marci card is Irina in real life! I love little Marci and I am virtually pinching her sweet little cheeks! Gorgeous card, and I love the way you colored her!!

Hugs,

Anonymous said...

fabulous card Irina! Your Marci is so beautifully colored and your card is over the top designed! love it!
Pam Going Postal

Kimberly S said...

Marci is looking adorable, and the card is just fabulous! :)

Pam said...

Hoe cute is she. Great design and coloring. Love the colors. Thanks for sharing your talent with us.

Cheryl Valadez said...

Irina, you are working magic with Marci! She looks amazing against those beautiful background papers! What a stunning card ;D

JoAnn said...

Great Card!!! I love the dimension and the details in this card. Thanks for sharing.

Jana Weaver said...

this is gorgeous!!! SO so sweet!!!

Unknown said...

This card is gorgeous.... love all the detail!

Thank you so much for sharing!!!

~Ola
okj83 at live dot com

Jan Hunnicutt said...

Hi Irina, I just love Marci, you've done such a beautiful job drawing her and your card, wow! She's going to be one popular young lady :)

Maureen said...

This is just totally fabulous! Love all the punches and your coloring perfect!