Happy Valentine's Day!

I am still working with our new stamps from the Valentine's Day collection.  This card was created with Cupid Luka, the sentiment comes with this stamp!!   I paired Luka with papers and embellishments from Love Me collection by My Minds Eye.

This card was made for my upcoming "Valentine's Day Class"
 
When: Thursday, January 19th, 3:30 pm to 7:30 pm 

Where: Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA   

We will make two cards and a heart box in this class.  To see other projects please click HERE and HERE.   This is a four-hour class.  We will make projects and will color the images in the class.  I will be there to teach you coloring with Copics and/or you improve your coloring skills!!

Please call the store at (408) 736-9151 to sign up for this class.

This card measures 6" x 6".

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Cupid Luka (Sentiment INCLUDED) by La-La Land Crafts
Papers: Neenah Crest Solar White, Bazzill Cardstock, My Minds Eye
Tools: French Pastry Doily by Cheery Lynn Designs (Click HERE to BUY)

 

Copic Markers: 
Skin - E00, E11, E13

Blush - E02

Hair - E50, E51, E53, E55

Outfit - R21, R22, R24, R27, R89

Wings - T0, T1, T3

Quiver, Bow and Arrows - E50, YR20, YR21

Hugs!!

Cupid Marci Heart Shaped Box

I am so very happy with the way my project came out!!  This project features one of our NEW stamps CUPID MARCI!  Cupid Marci stamp comes with TWO Sentiments too, I used one of them today.  The other sentiment says "Hugs and Kisses".  Pretty awesome!!  You can BUY Cupid Marci Stamp Set in our online store, click HERE.

Did you know that you can now buy Cheery Lynn Dies in our online store?!!  

I made the heart shaped box using Heartland America Large Die by Cheery Lynn Designs for the top and the bottom of the box.  This is actually a set of TWO dies - one is the intricate heart doily die and the other one is the background layer (which can be used on it's own as well if desired)!!.  LOOOOVE it!!

On the top of the box there is another die from Cheery Lynn - Fanciful Flourish.  VERY pretty!!  

Click HERE to go SHOPPING!! 

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This is one of the projects for my JANUARY Workshop.

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

JANUARY Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, January 8th

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 box measures 4.5" x 4.5".

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Cupid Marci (Click HERE to BUY)
Papers: Neenah Crest Solar White, Bazzill Cardstock
Tools: Silhouette Cameo (Roses), Heartland America Large Die by Cheery Lynn Designs (Click HERE to BUY), Fanciful Flourish Die by Cheery Lynn Designs (Click HERE to BUY).
Other: May Arts Ribbon Lace and Ribbon, Stickles in Crystal

 

Copic Markers: 
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13 
Blush - R20

Hair - E50, YR20, E51, E53

Dress, Wings, Hair Band - B000, B00, T1

Bow and Arrow - YR20, E51, E53 and RV00, RV02

Roses - RV00, RV02, RV32 and YG03, YG63

Hugs!!

Be mine, Valentine!!

As simple as this card looks, you will never believe how long it took me to make it!!!  WOW!!!  It is always hard for me to make cards for boys and men and this one was no exeption!!  I had tried so many different layouts, but this is the one I decided on.. And to tell you the truth, even with the amount of time I spent on this card, I still really LOVE how it turned out!!

I again put my Silhouette machine to work!!  The hearts and the Banner are cut with it.. The sentiment is computer generated..

This is my first card with this NEW stamp from La-La Land Crafts, his name is Amour Luka!!  Amour Luka is one of the stamps in the Valentine's Day release.  Please click HERE to see the other images.. You can buy all the stamps in this release in digi format already!!  Rubber stamps are coming SOON!!

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for THIS Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Amour Luka from La-La Land Crafts, click HERE to buy

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Pink Paisley

Tools: Silhouette machine for Hearts and Banner, Martha Stewart Border Punch, Spellbinders Circle and Scalloped Circle Nestabilites

Copics Used:

Skin - E00, E01, E02

Hair- E50, YR20, E33, E37

Shirt - BG000

Vest- E40, E41, E42, E43

Pants - B32, B34, B37

Shoes - E33, E37, E29

Rose and Heart Box - R20, R22, R24, R27, R39

A few REMINDERS!! 

~ NEW!! La-La Land Crafts Valentines Day Collection now available in digi, click HERE for details.

~ La-La Land Crafts 20% OFF SALE on Seasonal Stamps, details HERE.

Hugs!!

Love Birds

This card is more of a traditional Valentine's Day card.  It came together pretty fast by using my Silhouette again for the die cuts!!  Both the Stitched Heart and the Birds on the Branch were cut with it..  I really LOVE how this card has turned out!!  It simple, but yet so elegant!!!

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/4" x 5 1/4".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts (on the front of the card), Stampin' Up (inside of the card)

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: Silhouette machine, Martha Stewart punch-around-the page punch

Inks: Distress Ink in  Fried Brick

Hugs!!

Darling, I ADORE you!!

I just had to make another one of the 12" x 12" frames for Marci!!  Darling Marci is too special to be contained to cards only, she needed something more!!  I sure enjoy having this special Framed aRt displayed on my table!!

Did you know that you can now get this Darling Marci digi as a FREE Gift??  Click HERE for details!!

I sponged all of the layers of the beautiful My Mind Eye paper with Vintage Photo Distress Ink.. I even sponged on some clouds!!  LOVE the coordinating My Minds Eye tags too!!  This page came together in no time and what a PERFECT Paris background for our Marci!!

If you want to see this beauty in person, stop by La-La Land Crafts Booth #4607 at CHA, I will bring it there for display FOR SURE!!

Project Recipe:

Frame: Prima (it's been now discontinued.. too bad..)

Stamps: Darling Marci from La-La Land Crafts

Papers: My Minds Eye

Tools: Tim Holtz Die Cuts - Flourish, Flowers; Martha Stewart Butterfly punch, EK Success Border Punch, Sewing Machine

Embellishments: My Minds Eye -Punch out Tags

Inks: Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair- E50, YR20, E13, E35, E37

Dress- R20, R21, R24, R27, R29

Shoes and Bow- C1, C3, C5, C7

Hugs!!

Kiss the Frog

This card was so MUCH FUN to make!!!  I can't even look at this little froggy without having a chuckle!! 

Most of the elements on this card were created with my Silhouette SD machine - Heart Banner, KISS playing card, chain border and the Frog!!   The Frog and the playing card were done using the Print and Cut feature - LOVE it!!

To give the frog more weight, I cut out three more shapes out of plain white cardstock and glued them all together.  Since I ended up coloring the sides of the shapes in black, next time I am just going to cut these out of black cardsctock instead..

I also want to show you how this printed Frog looked like before I added some more color to him with Copics..

HUGE difference!!  I also gave him the googly eyes and crowned this little Prince with Tim Holtz Crown die cut!! 

This card is one of the projects for my upcoming January Workshop!!   To see other projects please click HERE.

January Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, January 9th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!!

This Workshop is by invitation ONLY!!  If you have not received an email from me with information about the Workshops and would like to attend, please send me your email address and I will email you an Evite invitation. 

Please email me if you would like to join my Workshop and/or if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Sentiment from Hero Arts (inside of the card)

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Pink Paisley

Tools: Silhouette machine, TM - crown

Embellishments: Glimmer Mist in Forest Green (on DP - applied with brush), Mark Richards Rhinestones, Stickles in Golden Rod, Button from Buttons Galore

Inks: Distress Ink in  Fried Brick

Copics Used:

G20, G21, G24, G85

Hugs!!

Valentine Card Holder

I am so happy with how this box has turned out!!! Even though it took me longer to make it then I had anticipated.. I tried to make the cards for the box as simple as I could since this is a Make-and-Take project.. Sometimes the simple cards take me the longest!!

I will be doing this Make-and-Take project next Thursday, February 11th from 11 am to 7 pm at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA.

You can stop by any time between 11 am and 7 pm, it will take about 30-40 min to make the box and four cards.

Please bring your favorite adhesive and pop-up dots. All other supplies will be provided.

Cost of this project is $20.00. The kits will be available for $25.00 for those of you who are not able to attend or would like to purchase additional kits to make more at home.

Sign up is not required by highly recommended, supplies are LIMITED!!

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class and/or purchase your kit/s.








Making Memories Designer paper. Hearts on the front of the box made with Spellbinders. Martha Stewart Border Punch. Cupid stamp is from Amuse. Marvy Heart punches on the cards. Hero Arts clear stamp sets for the sentiments.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. If you do not live in the area, you can call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

Hugs!!

always in my heart

I am still working on improving my skills with "simple" cards.. I have made two more today for my upcoming "Quick and Simple Valentines" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make FIVE cards in this class. To see the first two cards please click here. This class is scheduled for:

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

Please bring your Cuttlebug, foam tape and your favorite adhesive to this class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max.

Class Kits are available until February 4th, $35 each.

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class and/or purchase your kit/s.

Both of these cards measure 6" x 6".



Best Creations Designer paper. Marvy Urchida scalloped hearts punches. Sentiment is from Hero Arts clear stamp set called Valentine Sayings. Mark Richards rhinestones.

This is the second card.. It is kind of busy, but I like it :-)



BoBunny designer paper. Overstamped the paper with script stamp from Penny Black called Letter Background 1999L and swirls stamp from BoBunny clear stamp set called Harmony SH337. All of the elements on this card are cut out from Best Creations designer paper. Sentiment is from Hero Arts clear stamp set called Valentine Sayings. Mark Richards rhinestones.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. If you do not live in the area, you can call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

Hugs!!

Be my Valentine

It is not a secret, I have a very hard time making simple cards.. To challenge myself, I have scheduled a "Quick and Simple Valentines" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make FIVE cards in this class. I am showing you two of the cards today and will post the other three within a few days.. This class is scheduled for:

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

Please bring your Cuttlebug, foam tape and your favorite adhesive to this class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max.

Class Kits are available until February 4th, $35 each.

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class and/or purchase your kit/s.

The first card measures 6" x 6".


I have made my own ribbon by stamping XOXO and the hearts using Stazon ink, really LOVE how it turned out. Hearts were made with Marvy Urchida punches and embossed with Cuttlebug. Martha Stewart Border punch. EK Success Corner punch. Stem for "hearts flower" is from clear stamp set by Hero Arts called Many Hearts.

The second card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".


Basic Grey designer paper. Fiskars Border punch. Hearts are from Hero Arts clear stamp set called Many Hearts. Sentiment is from Hero Arts clear stamp set called Valentine Sayings.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. If you do not live in the area, you can call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

Hugs!!

In the Moo-ood for Love

I made yet another card with the new stamp from La-La Land Crafts, this is Cupid Maya. This stamp along with other eight stamps from the new release is now available for pre-order at La-La Land Crafts online store, here is the link.

Don't forget to visit La-La Land Crafts blog for the INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE NEW RELEASE Blog Hop for the chance to win the new stamps. Everyone on the Design Team and Guest Designers have made the cards with the new stamps, you just have to see them!!!

This is the second card for my upcoming "Valentine's Day in La-La Land" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. We will make three cards in this class, all with the newly released images. To see the first two cards please click here and here. This class is scheduled for:

Tuesday, January 19th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Saturday, January 23rd, 12 pm to 3 pm

Please bring the foam tape and your favorite adhesive to this class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max.

Class Kits are available until January 23rd, $35 each.

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class and/or purchase your kit/s.

This card measures 6" x 6".




I made the card base out of Fleur Edge designer paper from Little Yellow Bicycle, it has the cut out edge already!! LOVE it!!! Other designer paper is from Making Memories. EK Success Corner punch. Sentiment on the front of the card is by Amuse. Sentiment inside of the card is from the clear stamp set by Hero Arts called Valentine Sayings. Maya was colored with Copic Markers.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. If you live in the area, you can now pre-order all of the new La-La Land Crafts stamps at the store too!! If you do not live in the area, you can call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

Hugs!!

You Have a Piece of My Heart

Don't forget to visit La-La Land Crafts blog for the INTO THE NEW YEAR WITH THE NEW RELEASE Blog Hop for the chance to win the new stamps. Everyone on the Design Team and Guest Designers have made the cards with the new stamps, you just have to see them!!!

Oh, I just LOVE these little hedgehogs and the sentiment that goes with them!! ADORABLE!!!

This is the third card for my my upcoming "Penny Black Valentine" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. To see the first two cards please click here and here. This class is scheduled for:

Saturday, January 9th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, January 28th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, January 28th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Please bring your Cuttlebug, foam tape and your favorite adhesive to this class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max.

Class Kits are available until January 28th, $35 each.

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class and/or purchase your kit/s.

This card measures 6" x 6".





Cloud 9 Design designer paper. Hedgehog images (both on the front and inside of the card) as well as the sentiment on the front of the card are from the clear stamp set by Penny Black called "piece of my heart", 30-042. The sentiment inside of the card is from Hero Arts clear stamp set. Martha Steward border punch. Marvy Urchida heart and circle punches. Crystal Accents on the puzzle hearts.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. If you do not live in the area, you can call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

Hugs!!