BLOG CANDY - Support La-La Land Crafts KIDS

As you probably already know, a couple of months ago we started another La-La Land Crafts blog, the one that is FOR KIDS and BY KIDS.  We call it La-La Land Crafts For Kids.  This blog was started with the idea to have a place for children to share their love to create with our stamps.  We have a page there where you can read about our wonderful Hostesses - we got four girls of ages 8 to 12 who share their creativity with you by posting their projects on the blog frequently.  We have bi-weekly contests for children too!!  And, everyone who participates earns some Marci Money!!   How fun is that?

Now you must have be wondering what all of this has to do with the BLOG CANDY :-)  Well, we would like to get more exposure to our new blog to show children that their work is being seen.  Please show them your support by displaying our LLLC4Kids Badge on your blog, join our Facebook page and most of all please visit our LLLC4Kids often and leave them some love by commenting on the posts and contest entries.

Our Blog Candy today is nothing else but our last rubber stamp release!!  Yep, one lucky person will WIN ALL eight STAMPS from our October 2011 Release!!

Here is what we ask you to do:

1. Grab the code (below the picture) for our LLLC4Kids Badge and display it on the sidebar of your Blog.





<a href="http://lalalandcrafts4kids.blogspot.com" target="”_blank”"><img border="”0”" src="http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx28/Kristine_InkSomething/LLLC4Kids/LLLC4KidsBadgeC4.png" /></a>

2. Subscribe to our LLLC4Kids Blog.  Click HERE.

3. Join our LLLC4Kids Facebook Page.  Click HERE.

4. After completing as many things as you can do from the above, please leave a comment on this post on La-La Land Crafts blog to enter into the drawing.

IMPORTANT!!  You need to leave your comment on LLLC blog to be entered into the drawing!!


You have until October 31st to enter.  We will announce the WINNER here on our blog on November 1st.

Thank you so much in advance for your support!!

Hugs!!
:) Irina

LLLC Blog CANDY!!

How about that??!!  You can WIN EVERYTHING pictured above!!  Click HERE for details!!

Hugs!!

:) Irina

an easy way to WIN 36 COPICS!!!

Just because we can...  Just to be a tease...  We are showing you the PRIZE first!!  

And what a prize it is!!  A FULL 36 SET of SKETCH COPIC MARKERS!!

How can you get it??  We decided that it would be so very appropriate to have a CONTEST for you as one of the way to celebrate Marci's and Luka's First Birthday!!

What's the Contest? 

Create a Birthday themed card or project with our stamps. 

We have so many stamps to choose from, it should be so easy for you!!  

You have until the end of the month to post your cards to La-La Land Crafts blog.  

You can make as many cards as you and post them here as many times as you want during the month of August to increase your chances of winning!!  And with a prize like that you will probably want to enter a few times ;-)

And the best of all, we will let you, our fans decide which project deserves to win!!   We added this super cool feature to allow you vote on the entries.  FUN!!  You will need to "like" the ones you think are the best and the project with the most "likes" will WIN!!  So, if you enter, you might want to ask your friends and family to come here to our blog to vote for you.. just saying...


On September 5th we will count the likes and announce the winner.  Oh, I mean the lucky owner of the new Copic Markers ;-)  


Hugs!!
:) Irina

Would you like to WIN 12 COPIC MARKERS??!!

That's right!!  We are giving away 12 Copic Sketch Markers to one lucky person!!!  

There are three ways to enter into the Drawing and you will get one entry for each option!!  Please visit La-La Land Crafts Blog for details.

Hugs!!

NEW Rubber is in Da House!

Hey all you La-La Land Fans...we've got wonderful news for you! We have RUBBER for all our NEW Marci and Luka stamps - all six of them including Formal Luka and Fancy Dress Marci as well as the four adorable new Valentine images, Darling Marci, Sweetheart Marci, Sugar and Spice Marci, and Amour Luka. 

You can already buy them all in our online store!!!  And...you can also win all six of these new stamps for FREE, so keep reading!

~ FANCY DRESS MARCI ~

~ FORMAL LUKA ~ 

~ DARLING MARCI ~

~ SWEETHEART MARCI ~

~ SUGAR N' SPICE MARCI ~

and ~ AMOUR LUKA ~

Now, we'd love for you all to buy these cuties, but one of you will get to take them all home for FREE!

How?  For a chance to win please visit La-La Land Crafts Blog and leave your comment there before Midnight PST on Sunday, January 16th.

One randomly drawn commenter will get all 6 new stamps for FREE!!!

Good luck to all!!
 

Hugs!!

Happy Thanksgiving Blog Candy

~ this post will stay on the top of my blog until Friday, December 3rd.. please scroll down for more recent posts. ~

It has been awhile since I had a Blog Candy on this blog..  But I thought that today of all days would be a great time to post one here.  I want to show you all how thankful I am for all wonderful friendships that came out of me having this blog.  I started a few years ago and it is amazing how many great people I've met in the Blogland!!  I am so very thankful for all of you!!!

For my Blog Candy I have for you today what else but stamps from La-La Land  Crafts!!  The new ones, Fancy Marci and Formal Luka!!

These stamps are not even available for purchase in rubber yet, only digi.. But one of you will be one of the first to own both of them, IN RUBBER!!

To enter, just leave your comment here on this post, that's it!!  

*if you don't have the blog, make sure to leave me your email address so I can "find" you in a chance that you win ;-)

If you would like to share about my Blog Candy on your blogs, I would definitely appreciate it.. but it's not a requirement :-)  

I will draw the winner next Friday, December 3rd at around 10 pm PST.  

Good luck to all!!!

Hugs!!

ONE DAY ONLY CONTEST!!!

You just HAVE TO visit La-La Land Crafts blog TODAY for the Sneak Peeks of the upcoming release and a little FUN contest to win a $25 credit to the store!! But HURRY, the contest ends tonight at midnight!!!

Hugs!!

An Update..

I am so sorry I have been absent from my blog for over a week now.. Well, the real reason I have been off the computer is because my computer has been broken for over a week now!!!! It should be fixed sometimes this weekend, or so I really hope.. I just couldn't wait any longer and have gotten myself a little netbook (that's what I am using right now).. I can't do everything on it that I usually do on my computer.. but.. it sure beats using the IPhone!!

After the Stamp in The Hand show in Carson, CA this last weekend, I stayed in SoCal for two more days to visit with my niece and her family. I also got a chance to meet for dinner on Monday night two of my La-La Land Crafts Design team members, Kim and Lisa. It was so much fun, we had dinner and talked for about two hours.. girl talk, you know ;-)

I also wanted to tell you about La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge.. This week's challenge is "Thankful".. Just in time for Thanksgiving!! Our La-La Land Crafts Design Team want to show you how much we appreciate all of you by giving away a Blog Candy..

Here is what's in our Blog Candy for you this time:
- Pumpkin Lala
- Spellbinders Shapeabilities Nested Maple Leaves
- Two of Heidi Grace Clear Stamp sets
- Hero Arts DesignBlock Background Stamp
- Magenta Tree Stamp
- HOTP Autumn Leaves
- Making Memories Autumn Splendor Sheer Frames
- Prima Daisy Doodles set of Flowers

Please visit La-La Land Crafts Blog for this week's Challenge details and to see how to enter into the Blog Candy. IMPORTANT!!! Comments left on my blog here will not be entered into the blog candy..

I will be back by the end of the weekend with the new posts with the cards.

Hugs!!

Blog Hop Candy Winner

I know, I know... I am late.. oh so late with this post... I am so, so sorry!!!! I am not going to make it super quick then.. Thank you so much to everyone who had stopped by my blog during the La-La Land Crafts Blog Hop and had left me lovely comments..

My Blog Candy is for this stamp from La-La Land Crafts new release, this is Rosie on a Sled. If you would like to see the card that I made with this stamp, please scroll down to the post below or click here.


You can see all the stamps in the new release as well as the cards that our super talented Design Team and the Guest Designer had made on La-La Land Crafts Blog, here is the link.

I used random.org to choose the winning number for my last Blog Candy and the lucky number tonight is...

...

...


90!! Andreja, you are the WINNER!!! And here is Andreja's comment:

"Andreja - kokos said...

Thank you for the chance to win this candy.

Hugs, Andreja"

CONGRATULATIONS Andreja!! Please email me your mailing address. Rosie is traveling to Slovenia!!!

Don't forget to visit La-La Land Crafts Blog to see if you have won a Grand Prize!! And, while you are there make sure to check out our Weekly Challenge, this week's challenge is Winter/Christmas.

Hugs!!

Blog Candy Winner announced plus a new Blog Candy!!

I had announced the Winner of the last week's Blog Candy at La-La Land Crafts Blog, plus there is another Blog Candy that started today and will go until next Wednesday. There is also another sneak peek, I thought I would show it to you here too...

This is Maya, she is one of the animals in the La-La Land Crafts Animal stamps collection.


By entering into the Blog Candy, you will receive this Maya stamp plus all the goodies in the photo below!!


To see all the details and to enter into the Blog Candy, please see this post at La-La Land blog. IMPORTANT!! You are welcome to leave comments on my blog here under this post, but only comments left at La-La Land Crafts blog will be entered into the Blog Candy..

the Winner, a new sneak peek and another Blog Candy

I had announced the winner of the first ever Blog Candy at La La Land Craft Blog, and as you can see from the title of this post there is also a new sneak peek along with another Blog Candy. Go ahead, check it out!! Here is the link.

Also, wanted to remind you that the tickets to La La Land Crafts Grand Opening at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA are now available.. details here.

Hugs!!
Irina

BIG, HUGE News!!! and a Blog Candy, of course!!

This Blog Candy is now CLOSED! Thank you to everyone who had entered!!

I have been paper crafting for about 7 years now, it all started with scrapbooking and then I have transitioned into the Card Making. I really love making cards because for the small project there are sure so many options and every time I make a new card I get a feel of accomplishment. A few months ago I have decided that I should take my love of stamping and cardmaking a step further. And I took it!! Not even a step really, but a HUGE LEAP!!! I have decided to start my VERY OWN STAMP COMPANY!!!! Are you excited for me yet?

I am sure you have noticed the slogan under my blog title, "welcome to my happy place, to my crafting La La Land". Crafting has really been my happy place, my La-La Land for many years. This is where I go to escape from reality sometimes, and it has definitely helped me to get through some hard times in my life. And what better name for my stamp company would be then "La-La Land Crafts"? Here you go!! There is a new stamp company in town!! How about that??!! I would like to introduce to you for the very first time, "La-La Land Crafts"!!!

Who makes the artwork for my stamps? I have searched high and low to find the artists with just the right artwork that appealed to me, and which also could be turned into the line art for the stamps. Not an easy task let me tell you, but I have found three!!! The first release will have six images from two of the artists, twelve stamps all together!! The second release (already in works) will have the images from all three artists..

My stamps are made of a very high quality deep etched red rubber.. they are already mounted on the cling cushion!!! they are trimmed and ready to be placed on acrylic blocks!! Because of the high quality of the stamps, you will get great stamped images every single time!!

My stamps will be available both retail and wholesale. They will be available internationally too. You will be able to purchase my stamps through my website, http://lalalandcrafts.com/ and also in some of the craft stores. The website is still in works and will be up and running on the official release date. Cranberry Hill Mercantile will be one of the first stores carrying my stamps. If you are a store and would like to carry my line of stamps, please contact me to set up a wholesale account.

The release date will be sometimes at the end of August, the date is being determined. We will start the celebration by having a Grand Opening at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. The website will go live the same day at 11 pm PST.

I can't tell you about my new stamp company and not show you anything now, can I? I would never do that to you!! I can't show you the full images until the official release day, but here is a little sneak peek!!


This is Lala from La-La Land!! Isn't she adorable? Can't wait for you to see the full image of Lala. The artwork is by a super talented artist Kathy R. Jeffords. You can see more of Kathy's artwork here.

Now.. You have a chance to be one of the very first to own La La Land stamps, I am going to give this Lala stamp away to the lucky winner of the Blog Candy!!! Other items included in this Blog Candy are:

- StorRite Plastic Storage Sheets
- Stampin Up "Bella Toile" background stamp
- Stampin Up "Best Yet", set of six stamps
- Stampin Up Taffeta Ribbon in Chocolate Chip
- Inkadinkado, Personal Impressions 8 Notecards and Envelopes
- Inkadinkado, Personal Impressions Daisy, 2 Clear Stamps in this set
- Hero Arts Art paper Flowers

and from the new Lazy Summer Days collection by Magnolia you will get two stamps:

- Loves me Tilda and
- Loves me sentiment


Here is how to enter.. Mention my new Company AND my Blog Candy on your blog, then go to my La-La Land Crafts website and click on the Blog button to go to La-La Land Crafts Blog. Leave a comment there under the first post (it will look just the same as the post here). If you do not have a blog, just spread out the word about my new Company AND my Blog Candy and follow the instructions above to leave a comment.

This is very IMPORTANT!!! You are welcome to leave comments under this post on my blog here, but only comments left at La La Land Crafts Blog will be entered into the Blog Candy!!

Everyone is welcome to participate, I will ship internationally.. One comment per person please :-)

I will draw the winning number on Wednesday, July 22nd at around 10 pm PST. On the same day I will have a sneak peek of the image from another artist, and there also be another Blog Candy.

I am so excited!!!

Hugs!!
Irina

Blog Candy Winner!!

OK, so we got 239 comments on this Blog Candy and the number of my wonderful Followers went up to 304!! You guys are so AWESOME!! You all ROCK!! Thank you so much for all your comments and for the frequent visits to my blog!!

I have used random.org again to choose the winning number and the number this time is..

drum roll...

140



Ananya Gupta, you are the WINNER!! This Candy is going to Kuwait!! Here is Anaya's comment:

"CraftingAnu said...
I just love to see new blogs. I became a follower now so I could see your creations more easily. Thanks so much for the chance to win your candy. Its really awesome and I especially love the cute stamps you're giving away! I've also added a link to my sidebar to help spread the word!

Sun May 03, 12:31:00 AM 2009"

Oh, and you just have to visit Ananya's blog!! She is 18 years old.. I really enjoy visiting the blogs of the young craft artists, so great to have an early start!!

Congratulations Anaya!! Please email me your mailing address and the package with all the goodies will be on the way to you.

Thanks again to everyone who had entered!!

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Yummy Candy and the Blog Awards

No cards to show you today.. It is my son's 18th Birthday, and we will be spending some time together with the family.. However, I wanted to let you know about some fabulous Blog Candy from the other crafty bloggers, here they are (in no particular order):

- Fiona is celebrating her son's 7th Birthday
- Maria's One Year Blogaversary Blog Candy
- Steph's 500 Hits Blog Candy
- Tina's 40th Birthday Blog Candy
- Crystal has a goal to have 100 followers by May 14th

And now I want to thank Trish for these awesome Awards that she has passed on to me!!



Thank you so much Trish, I really appreciate that you thought of me!! Here are the rules for these awards:

"These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly written text into the body of their award."

I have had a really hard time deciding on who to pass these awards too.. How in the world am I suppose to pick only eight??? So I decided to pass it to everyone of you, but especially to these two young crafters:

- Fern, she is just 11 years old, and her creations are AWESOME!!
- Agus, she is only 14, you have to visit her blog!!

Hugs!!
Irina

Blog Candy for my Followers

This Blog Candy is now CLOSED!!

As I said in one of my posts last week, I am offering a Blog Candy to say thank you to all of you who come to visit my blog on a regular basis. I want to thank you for all the comments and email, for the encouragement that you give me!! This is what keeps me going!!

This time the Blog Candy is offered to my Followers only!! Here is what to do to enter: become a Follower of my Blog (click the "follow" button on the right side of my blog) and leave a comment under this post. That's it!! If you already a Follower, just leave a comment and you will be entered. I just wanted to mention one more thing, if you do not have a blog please leave your email address in your comment, that way I will be able to contact you if you win..

And, of course, I would appreciate it if you would spread the word about my Blog Candy :-)

And here are the photos and the list of the goodies that I have for you.. I took a few photos, the first one includes everything and the other ones are the close-up of the items..






- Stampin Up "Riot of Petals" stamp
- Stampin Up "Best Yet" stamp set
- Magnolia House stamp
- 1/8" Scor-Tape
- Cuttlebug "Under The Sea" cut and emboss set
- Hero Arts Sample set - sponsored by Cranberry Hill Mercantile
- Hero Arts Art Flowers - sponsored by Cranberry Hill Mercantile
- set of mini Clothes Pins
- set of Spiral Clips

I will draw the winner from the list of the Followers on Monday, May 11th at around 9 pm PST. This candy is opened to everyone, I will ship internationally!!

Hugs and Good Luck!!
:) Irina

Blog Candy Winner

497 comments on the Blog Candy post!!! WOW!! You ladies ROCK!! Thank you SO MUCH for all your sweet comments!!! Sorry I am a little bit late with this post, I went to the Copic Certification class today (will tell you about it later) and then had to finish up some things before I could get on the computer..

I used the random.org website again to pick the winning number, and the WINNER is.. Delpha!!

Here is what Delpha said in her comment:

"Anonymous said...
#75
I've missed you. Glad you're feeling better. Happy BlogAversary!

Delpha"

Delpha is one of the sweet ladies who takes my classes at Cranberry Hill Mercantile, and this is the first time someone from the store has won!! That's just awesome!! Congratulations Delpha!! I guess I will just leave the goodies for you at the store, huh?

Well, now when this Blog Candy is over I am actually going to have another one next week to say thank you to all of you who has signed up to be a follower on my blog. This candy will be only offered to my Followers.. Make sure to come back!!

Hugs!!
:) Irina

BlogAversary Blog Candy

This is quite amazing, I have had this blog for almost a year now. My Blog's One Year Birthday is this month, on April 21st!! I think it has been a successful year.. My Blog is rated at 144, that is in the third rank with the Stamping Top 50!! I have had more then 97,000 visits!! I have more then 100 Followers and almost 200 email subscribers!! My Blog is being visited by people from 90 different countries!!

I want to thank all of you for coming to visit my blog and for all your comments and the emails. I appreciate all the support you have given me!!


Here is what I have for the Blog Candy this time:

- ever so popular Top Note Big Shot die cut from Stampin Up (this one will work in your Cuttlebug too)
- pack of Shimmery White Stampin Up cardstock
- three Stampin Up ink pads (Kiwi Kiss, Baja Breeze and Tangerine Tango)
- "Birthday Whimsy" Stampin Up stamp set
- various Birthday themed stickers and embellishments
- alterable Door Hanger
- backet of Prima Flowers
- Fiskars border punch
- three Copic Markers (R11, Y13 and YG03)
- two Magnolia stamps (three houses and the sun)

And here is what you need to do to enter.. Just leave a comment under this post with the Birthday Wish for my Blog. To receive a second entry, mention my Blog Candy on your blog and then leave a second comment here. Oh, and this is IMPORTANT, I will ask you again to please number your entry.

Edited to add.. If you enter into my Blog Candy but do not have a blog or if your profile set as "hidden", please provide your email address in your comment. Otherwise, I won't be able to contact you if you win..

I will draw the winning number on Tuesday, April 21st at around 9 pm PST.

Hugs!!
:) Irina

and the Blog Candy Winner IS....

My CHA Blog Candy is now closed..

It was so much fun reading your comments to see what products you are most excited about this year. For me, I am most excited about all the new paper from so many different companies (Basic Grey, My Minds Eye, Imagenisce, Graphic 45 to name a few) and of course stamps (Magnolia, Magenta, Impression Obsession..).

I used random.org to generate the winning number from 203 entries.

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:

139
Timestamp: 2009-02-10 06:26:42 UTC

And..

the winner...

is....



PatsyB!!!

Here is what Patsy said in her comment:

"PatsyB said...
This is great!! I just figured out that CHA must stand for "Christmas Has Arrived" because this sure looks like it to me! Love your blog! Thanks for thinking of us."

Congratulations Patsy!! Please email me your address and I will send this sweet candy your way :)

Thank you so much to everyone for entering and for your sweet comments!!

Hugs,
:) Irina

CHA Blog Candy plus Tilda card

I will start with the card.. This is one of the cards for my upcoming "Valentine's Day Tilda 2" at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, February 5th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 5th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Please call Cranberry Hill at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.

This card measures 6" x 6".


This adorable Tilda is from the new Valentine collection and is available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can make your purchase on line or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place an order.

Designer paper is from The Paper Company, you really have to see this paper in real life, it has such a nice shimmer. The big flower already had shimmer on it, to add shimmer to the smaller flowers I used clear Spica pen. I also added some shimmer to Tilda with the Spica pen. Tag is from Spellbinders.

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At the CHA, I had "collected" a few products from the different companies and I would love to share them with you as a Blog Candy today!! This is what I have for you:

- Tote Bag from Making Memories
- two clear stamps sets, Arigato and Froggy from Hero Arts
- Valentine set of Embossing Folders from Sizzix (these will work in your Cuttlebug!!)
- 8" x 8" Love Notes Collection designer paper pad with double sided paper from Making Memories

PLUS!!! Geri (the owner of Cranberry Hill Mercantile) has sponsored another Tilda stamp!! a BRAND NEW, just ARRIVED TODAY!! Amore Tilda stamp!! From the LOVE Collection!! I think Cranberry Hill is the only store in US that has got the Love Collection in stock ALREADY!!! If you want to make sure you get your hands on these super cute stamps before Valentine's Day, call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order or click here to shop online.






And here is how to enter.. Leave a comment under this post and tell us what new products you are most excited about this year. To receive an additional entry, spread the word about my blog candy by posting about it on your blog and then leave one more comment here to let me know about it.

I'll ask you again to number your posts, it was so much easier for me to find the winning number last time :) .

I will draw the winning number on Monday, February 9th at around 9 pm PST. Everyone is welcome to participate, I will ship internationally.

Good luck to all..

Hugs,
:) Irina

Valentine's Day Blog Candy

This post will remain on the top of my blog until Sunday, February 1st. Please scroll down to see the recent posts.

Yes, it is the time for the Blog Candy again, aren't you all lucky ;-) . Sweet-sweet candy just in time for Valentine's Day. And, we have a sponsor today!! Cranberry Hill Mercantile is letting me give away two Tilda stamps from the new Valentine Collection!! Isn't that just AWESOME!!

To see the cards that I have made with these stamps please scroll to the posts below or click here and here. And these are the stamps that are included in the Blog Candy:

Now, here is how to enter.. In your comment please answer the two questions below. You will be able to find the answers on the Cranberry Hill Mercantile website. See the logo for the Cranberry Hill Mercantile on the top right corner of my blog? If you click on the logo, it will take you to the store's website..

Question #1. How many Magnolia collections are currently available at the Cranberry Hill Mercantile online store?

Question #2. How many stamps are there from the Valentine Collection that are currently available for purchase at the Cranberry Hill Mercantile online store?

When you are ready, please leave a comment under this post with your answers. To receive a second entry, mention my Blog Candy on your blog and then leave another comment here. If you do not have a blog, just spread a word with your friends and direct them to my blog and then leave another comment here (I will just have to trust you on this one :) ).

One more thing, and this is IMPORTANT!! , please number your comment (just look at the number of the previous comment and then add 1 to yours). That will make it so much easier for me to find the winning comment. I am sorry, but the comments without the numbers will not be considered.

I will pick the winning entry using the random.org on Sunday, February 1st at around 9 pm PST. Everyone is welcome to participate, I will even ship internationally..

Please make sure to come back to my blog to see if you have won, you will have two days to claim your prize. If I do not hear from the winner by 9 pm PST on Wednesday, February 4th, I will have to draw another number..

Good luck!!

Hugs,
:) Irina