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

Tilda and Edwin Chasing Butterflies

Only two days left to enter into my Blog Candy, don't miss out!! Here is the link.

The very first time I saw new Magnolia Butterfly Collection stamps, I knew that I would use this running Tilda and Edwin together on the card.. Aren't they just too adorable running in the field of flowers together??!! Love these new images!!

This will be one of the cards for my upcoming "Butterfly Tilda" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 30th, 11 am to 2:00 pm
Thursday, April 30th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Sunday, May 24th, 12 pm to 3 pm

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

This card measures 6" x 6"..





Beautiful designer paper is by My Minds Eye. Circles were cut and embossed with Nestabilites. Corners are the punch from Fiskars called Fancy Photo Corners. Small flowers in the corners were punched out twice with the Marvy punch and then layered. Pearls in the centers of the flowers and in the scallops are from Making Memories. Tilda, Edwin and the Butterflies were colored with Copic Markers. All of the images are raised on pop up dots. I stamped the same butterfly images in yellow ink on the yellow circle behind Edwin and Tilda, you'll have to click on photos above to enlarge to be able to see it..

I also stamped the same butterflies in the yellow ink on the white layer inside of the card. The big yellow butterfly inside of the card is the Cuttlebug die cut.

All the stamps used to design this card (Tilda, Edwin and the Butterflies) are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can order them online, here is the link (FREE shipping with the purchase of two or more stamps) or you can call the store during the business hours at 408-736-9151 to place your order.

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Dahlia in a Pot

Again I want to first remind you about my Blog Candy, there are only four days left to enter!! For details and to enter please click here.

The card below is the second card for my upcoming "April Showers bring May Flowers" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. We will make three cards in this class, all different designs. To see the first card, please click here. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 23rd, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, April 23rd, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 23rd, 12 pm to 3 pm

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.

If you can't make it to the class but would like to make these three cards, please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to purchase a Class Kit.

This card measures 6" x 6"..




I am still on a kick of making cards with punches ;-) .. I made the front of this card to look like a flower in the pot, and on the inside I tried to make it look like a window.. What do you think?

I used Dahlia Fold technique to make the flower, I just love the dimension this flower has!! The leafs were made with Marvy Scalloped heart punches. The base of the flower pot was embossed with Cuttlebug, the scallops were done with Fiskars border punch. The leafs behind the button and on the inside of the card are the Martha Stewart punch. The absolutely GORGEOUS designer paper is by Studio 45.

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Coolest thing since the Sliced Bread

Well, almost the coolest thing.. At least I think so.. You know how I asked you all to number your comments for the Blog Candy.. and you know how it gets all confusing when a few people leave comments at the same time and/or when some of you forget to number the comment.

Tonight I received an email from Melanie with the link to directions on how to number the comments on the blog from Sharla's Blog. I just followed the step-by-step instructions and VIOLA!! all the comments on my blog now have the number next to them!!!

Thank you so much Melanie for letting me know about it!! And, of course, HUGE thank you to Sharla for making the tutorial!!

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Flower Pot Card

Before I start with this post I wanted to remind you about my Blog Candy.. Don't forget to enter, details here.

I have seen tons of this type of cards on Splitcoaststampers lately and decided to try to make one too. I especially liked this card made by Lesa. I have had a lot of fun making this card and really like how it has turned out.

This will be one of the cards for my upcoming "April Showers bring May Flowers" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. We will make three cards in this class, all different designs. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 23rd, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, April 23rd, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 23rd, 12 pm to 3 pm

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.

If you can't make it to the class but would like to make these three cards, please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to purchase a Class Kit.




I changed the dimension of the card to fit the large flowers that I made. This card will fit in 6 1/2" x 6 1/2" envelope. I used Lesa's tutorial found here to make the flowers, but I used Marvy Scalloped Heart punches instead of Nestabilites. The leafs were made with the same punches as the petals for the flowers. Dew Drops in the center of the flowers. Martha Steward punch for the scallops on the flower pot. Cuttlebug Embossing Folder on the bottom part of the flower pot. The tag was cut and embossed with Nestabilites.

Hugs,
:) Irina

Magnolia (Tilda) Butterfly Collection

Just a quick post to let you all know that Cranberry Hill Mercantile just got a shipment from Magnolia with the new Butterfly Collection!! CUTE-CUTE-CUTE!! I better drive to the store right now to get my hands on the stamps that I want to use in my classes. I think I am going to start with Chasing Tilda, Chasing Edwin and Tilda with Ladybug..

To purchase the stamps, please follow this link or call Cranberry Hill Mercantile during the business hours at 408-736-9151 to place your order over the phone.

















Hugs!!
Irina

Copic Class

I have signed up for the Copic Certification class and on Wednesday, April 22nd I will become a Copic Certified Instructor!! How cool is that!! I love, love, love Copic Markers and can't wait to learn more about them. But here are some good news for you, after I become Certified with Copic, I will have classes at Cranberry Hill to share with you what I learned. I have scheduled two classes already:

Tuesday, May 5th, 12 pm to 2 pm
Sunday, May 17th, 12 pm to 2 pm

Click here for more details about this class. Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.

Also, I have sheduled an additional "Spring Penny Black" card class for those of you who have missed it when it was first offered. Please click here for more details. This class is scheduled for:

Sunday, April 19th, 12 pm to 3 pm

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.





Oh, and don't forget to enter into my Blog Candy if you haven't done so already. Here is the link to the post with the details.

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Happy Birthday Tilda

Don't forget to enter into my Blog Candy, click here to go to the post with the info.

Below is the second card for my upcoming "Cupcake Kind of Day" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. We will make two cards in this class, to see the first card please see this post. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 16th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, April 16th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 16th, 12 pm to 3 pm

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

This card measures 6" x 6".





On this card I decided to use Tilda from the Love collection in a different way. I have her holding the cake instead of blowing the hearts. And I made the background layer to look like a big present with the ribbon.

Tilda stamps can be purchased at Cranberry Hill Mercantile, here is the link. Or you can call the store during the business hours at 408-736-9151 and place your order over the phone.

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

Cupcake kind of day..

I can't believe I have abandoned my blog for almost 10 days!! That's the third of the month!! But.. I have been really sick with the sinusitis, I am still on antibiotics and steroids. I am getting much better though.. And, best of all, I got my mojo back!! I think ;-) .

Now is the time to start making cards and scheduling new classes. This is the card that I finished today. I loved this Tilda right when I saw it, but only now got a chance to play with her.

This will be one of the cards for my "It's a cupcake kind of day" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. We will make two cards (different designs) in this class, I am still working on the second one. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 16th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, April 16th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Saturday, May 16th, 12 pm to 3 pm

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




All the gorgeous paper on this card is from My Minds Eye, you really have to see this line of paper in real life. It has the texture and the glitter!! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!

The "lace" on the "tablecloth" was made with the Martha Steward border punch. The cupcake "plate" inside of the card was done (cut and embossed) with oval Nestabilites. Circles on the front of the card were also done with Nestabilites. Images were colored with Copic Markers.

The sentiment is by Impression Obsession. Cranberry Hill has this stamp in both wood mount and the cling mount available.

All the supplies used to design this card are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Sweetheart Tilda and Love Muffin are from the 2009 Love Collection and can be purchased online, here is the link. Or you can call Cranberry Hill Mercantile during the business hours at 408-736-9151 to place your order.

And, last but not the least.. I wanted to tell you that I am going to have a Blog Candy tomorrow.. Make sure to come back to check it out, it's gonna be a good one!!

Hugs!!
Irina