MAY CLASSES

I have two upcoming classes in May in San Jose, CA.

~ Life is a Journey Album ~ 

  

Friday, May 18th, 5 pm to 9 pm

at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA

Please call the store at 408-978-8900 to sign up for this class.

This album can be used for the travel photos and journaling, and/or for any life occasion.  The album measures 8" x 6 1/2" and has 8 various shape pages PLUS a pocket with a postcard!  This project features Graphic45 papers, La-La Land Crafts stamps and some of the NEW exclusive dies from La-La Land Crafts.  We will use Cinch to bind the album in the class.

Please click HERE to see more photos of this project.

Please bring following SUPPLIES to the class:
- Paper trimmer
- Scissors
- Your favorite dry and liquid adhesives
- Double sided tape
- Foam tape or pop dots
- Viva Pearl Pen in Black
- Copic Markers for your personal use in the class:
  E00, E95, E11, E13, E02, E41, E42,
E43, E44, E47, E50, E51, E53, E55,
E57, E70, E71, E74, E77.

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 ~ Altered Canvas Project Class ~

 Friday, May 25th, 5 pm to 9 pm

at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA

Please call the store at 408-978-8900 to sign up for this class.

This project features painting and stamping on a canvas, various punches and diecuts.  Irina will also teach you dimensional paper piecing and how to color image with Copic Markers.

Please click HERE to see more photos of this project.  

Please bring following SUPPLIES to the class:

- 4 (four) Foam Brushes (small or medium size)
- Mod Podge (matte or glossy, your preference)
- Rubber gloves (if you don't like to get your hands messy)
- Prima or other flowers of your choice
- Score-Tape in 1/4" and 1/8"
- Stazon Ink in Timble Brown
- Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black
- Scissors
- Copic Markers for your personal use in class:
  E00, E11, E13, E41, E43, E50, E51, E53
  R20, R37, B41, B35, W4, W6, C 7, C9

Hugs!!

Kimono Marci

I wanted to create something other than a card with one of our new stamps - Kimono Marci, I made a pull out drawer box.  I went with the soft colors for the background.  Pagoda was cut with my Silhouette.  The CLOUDS and the ISLAND behind Marci are NEW DIES from La-La Land Crafts (COMING SOON!!!).

 

Marci was colored with Copics.  I colored Marci's kimono in light pinks first, let it dry and then drew the roses with Copics.  That was so much fun adding a design by painting it on!  I might do a video tutorial on that soon.

Skin - E50, E51, E53
Blush - R30
Hair - C3, C5, C7, C9
Kimono - RV52, RV11

Roses - RV52, RV55, RV66 / YG01, YG03, YG63
Roses on Kimono - RV55, RV66 / YG03, YG63
Umbrella - YR20, YR21, YR23 / YR24, YR27, E17

Hugs!

Hi, Friend!

YAY!!  Celebration continues!!  On Monday we've released 14 NEW stamps in Marci and Luka range and this week our Design Team is showcasing new stamps plus we have prizes.  Read on!

For my card today I used not one, not two but FOUR stamps from our NEW Release!!  I created a scene card by masking and stamping images.  My card features Watercan Marci, Hollyhocks, Fence and Sunflowers.

Plus here is a SNEAK PEEK of one of La-La Land Crafts COMING SOON Dies!!  Check out our gorgeous filigree BUTTERFLIES!! 

Now to the fun stuff!  This time around we have different levels of PRIZES for you! 

- Comment on EACH Blog from participating Guests and Design Team Members (links are attached below for your convenience) for a chance to WIN THREE STAMPS of your choice from our store! *we will pick two winners from your comments on different blogs.

- Make a qualifying* purchase in the La-La Land Crafts Store at any time between April 23rd and May 1st. All orders will be entered into the drawing and one of the orders will be refunded, making it FREE!
*rubber stamps only, digis excluded

In addition, we have a Limited Time Bundled PACKAGE!! You can purchase ALL 14 stamps stamps in this release with savings of over 20%!!

Click HERE to go shopping!

Time to HOP!

Arlene Cuevas - www.butterflykisseswithlove.blogspot.com
Leanne Poe - http://liloshaggymoto.blogspot.com/
Jeanette Comerford - http://jeanette-happythoughtsinkspots.blogspot.com/
Jo Nevill - http://bootsblogspot.blogspot.com/
Karen Yates - http://karenscraftspace.blogspot.com/
Lou Mac - http://lou-dot-mac.blogspot.com/
Sandie Dunne - http://sandieshores.blogspot.com/
Sue Kohler - http://sue-myinnerreflection.blogspot.com/
Alberto Gava - http://loshakeratoalberto.blogspot.com
Irina Blount - you are here :-)


Have FUN and don't forget to comment on each blog for a chance to WIN!

 Hugs!!

Ring! Ring!

 

 Did you see it?  Did you see it?

Yesterday we introduced 14 NEW stamps in our Marci and Luka range!!  

If you didn't see them yet, please use this link to visit La-La Land Crafts blog.  You really don't want to miss it, there are PRIZES for grabs!!!

My card today features one of the NEW stamps, this is Telephone Marci!  This stamp comes with two sentiments and I used one of them on my card today.  Ring! Ring! - this sentiment is very generic if you think about it.  You can "ring" the recipient of the card for any reason - Birthday, Thank You, Congratulations, or Just Because.

I tried to go for a bit of an old fashion look with my card.   I used one more of our stamps with Telephone Marci.  Marci is sitting on our Heart Chair.  The chair upholstery was paper pieced.  Marci was colored with Copics.

See the very pretty filigree style Dress Form on my card?  YES!!!  This is a little sneak peek of one of our NEW PRODUCTS!!!  It is a DIE CUT and it is COMING SOON!!!

This card measures 6" x 6".

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Telephone Marci and Heart Chair - from La-La Land Crafts
Paper: Bazzill Cardstock, Echo Park 
Tools: La-La Land Crafts Dress Form Die (coming soon!), Cheery Lynn Doily, EK Success Flower and Border Punches 
Other: May Arts Lace and Ribbon 

Copics:
Skin - E00, E93, E11, E13
Blush - R20
Hair - R02, E08, E18
Glasses - R14, R24, R29 / T5, T7, C9
Blouse - C1, C3
Hair Bands, Skirt - BG10, BG11, BG13, BG72
Dots - R14
Shoes - T3, T5, T7, C9
Telephone - R14, R24, R29 / T5, T7, C9

Hugs!!

NEW RELEASE at La-La Land Crafts!

Starting today, La-La Land Crafts Design Team is showcasing 14 BRAND NEW Stamps from our April Release!!

It's a long post, but I have A LOT to show you today!  I am very excited about these new images.  We got something for everyone in this release!

Let me introduce to you:

Kimono Marci, Marci with Lantern, Karate Marci, Karate Luka...

Hula Marci, Ukulele Luka, Graduation Marci, Graduation Luka...

Travel Marci, Telephone Marci, Watercan Marci...

Hollyhocks, Sunflowers, & Fence
 

My card today features one of the new images - this is Watercan Marci!  The bee and the sentiment (Bee Happy!) are included with Watercan Marci stamp!

Copics:
Skin - E00, E93, E11, E13
Blush - R02
Hair - YR20, E35, E37, E39, E59
Dress, Visor - Y00, Y02, Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
Boots - B000, B00, B12, B14 / Y02, Y21
Watercan - YG01, YG03, YG63
Bee - Y02, Y21 / T5, T7 / B000, B00

For this release we have different levels of PRIZES for you!

- Comment on EACH Blog from participating Guests and Design Team Members (links are attached below for your convenience) for a chance to WIN THREE STAMPS of your choice from our store! *we will pick two winners from your comments on different blogs.

- Make a qualifying* purchase in the La-La Land Crafts Store at any time between April 23rd and May 1st. All orders will be entered into the drawing and one of the orders will be refunded, making it FREE!
*rubber stamps only, digis excluded

In addition, we have a Limited Time Offer - a Bundled PACKAGE!! You can purchase ALL 14 stamps stamps in this release with savings of over 20%!!

Click HERE to go shopping!

BLOG HOP LIST

Cindy Haffner

Debra James

Faye Wynn-Jones

Karen Maldonado

Kim Dellow

Leanne Poe

Rosie Bridges

Ruby Montes

Sara Winter

Suzanne Dean

Tracy Valure

Please check back La-La Land Crafts blog throughout the week for more inspiration! You’ll want to leave comments on all the DT and GDT posting projects this entire week to be eligible for even more PRIZE drawings!!

Now, head on over to our store and snatch up these NEW STAMPS right away!! 
Click HERE to go shopping!

Hugs!!

Life is a Journey!

I am so excited about this project!!  I've designed my very own shapes for the pages for this album in my Silhouette!  It is ALL CUSTOM MADE!  I had so much FUN, seriously!  I know I will be doing it again! 

This album has a lot of uses with the sentiment "Life is a Journey".  It can be used for the travel photos and journaling, and/or for any LIFE occasion.

This album features one of our newly released stamps, this is Travel Marci!  LOOOOVE her!!  Paper from Graphic 45.

This is one of the projects for my APRIL Workshop.

To see other projects in this Workshop, please click HERE. 

APRIL Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, April 29th

10 am to 6 pm

in the Crop Room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA

This Workshop is by invitation only.  If you would like to attend but did not receive an Evite invitation from me, please email me at irina_ca@msn.com and I will add you to my email list.

This album is pretty big!  It's about 8" long, 6 1/2' wide and 1 1/4" tall. There are 8 pages in this album PLUS a pocket with a postcard!   I used my Cinch to bind the album. 

Here are the photos of the front, back and some of pages in this album.  I know I say that a lot, but it really does look better in real life!!

Hugs!!

Advanced COPIC Class

I designed a new Copic Class for those of you who are ready to take it to the next level with Copics!!  

~ Advanced COPIC Class ~

When: Friday, April 13th, 2012
5 pm to 10 pm
Where: Scrapbook Island, San Jose, CA

The cost of the Class is $65.

This event is scheduled through the store.  To sign up, please call Scrapbook Island at 408-978-8900.

Please note, previous Copic coloring experience IS REQUIRED to take this class.

I am keeping this as a small class to make sure that everyone gets as much attention from me as they need.  This is a hands on Class and you will have plenty of time to work on your coloring skills!

You are guaranteed to improve your Copic coloring skills by taking this class!

Here is what will be covered in the Class: 

- Advanced skin tones
- Advanced hair coloring
- Advanced shading and blending
- Folds
- High contrast coloring
- and MORE!

We will be using X-Press paper in this class!  This paper is favored by many and becomes more and more popular.

Please bring your Copic Markers for your personal use in the class.  

All other supplies will be provided.

Please let me know if you have ANY questions.

Hugs!!