Stamp Show TOMORROW!!!

Just a quick note to let ya all know that I will be at the Stamp in the Hand (The Original Rubber Stamp Convention) show in San Jose, CA tomorrow.. Saturday, April 17th from 9 am to 4 pm. I will be doing a make-and-take at the Stamp On Over booth.

If you are coming to the show, please stop by to say "hi" and to make a super cute project with me!! I will also have some of my La-La Land Crafts stamps there at the Stamp On Over booth, even the ones from the new release!!!

Here is the link with more info about the show..

See you there!!!

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Palm Tree

For the preview of the new release from La-La Land Crafts please scroll down to the post below or click HERE.

This is the second card for my upcoming "Cards for Men" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class. To see the first card please click HERE. These cards will feature different techniques and designs. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 22nd, 12 pm to 3 pm
Saturday, May 1st, 11 am to 2 pm

Please bring your Cuttlebug, your favorite dry adhesive, Versamark ink pad, Scor-tape and foam tape to the class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max

Class Kits are available until May 1st, $35 each.

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

This card measures 6" x 6".


It is hard to pick the right stamp for the masculine card.. For this card I decided to go with a newly released Palm Tree stamp from Hero Arts, KS401. I wanted my card to have a tropical feel.. The scenery background was created by sponging with Distress Inks and then I stamped the Palm Tree three times over it. Layers were cut with Nestabilites.

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.

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you're PURRRFECT!!!!

Did you get a chance to play a game with us at La-La Land Crafts Blog yesterday? I sure hope so, it was so much FUN!!!! And today we are showing you all the images from our new April 2010 Collection. Jane is hosting a challenge this week and she has challenged us to use SCRAPS. Oh boy, do I have scraps!!!! :-) I have used pieces of paper from the pile of scraps on my work table, even the card base is the left over from another card!! I used new Digi stamp, Sherman.. Don't you just love his name? Very fitting, I think :-) You can purchase Sherman along with all other new stamps from this release in our online store, here is the link.

This card measures 6" x 6".



Designer paper from My Minds Eye. I created the window panels behind Sherman with the cloud paper, before cutting the panels apart I stamped Memory Box branch stamp with Tim Holtz ink. Sentiment stamp is from Inkadinkado. I printed Sherman at 3 1/4" tall and colored him with Copic Markers. LOVE his striped socks!! ;-)

Now.. go visit La-La Land Crafts blog to see all the new images and the cards that our Design Team has created with them!! Oh, oh, oh!!! And one of the new images is even on Special this week at 20% OFF!!

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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!!!

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Down by the Seaside

I had quite a few people asking me to teach a class with cards for men.. I just had to challenge myself once again to design some masculine cards..

The card below is one of the cards for my upcoming "Cards for Men" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class. These cards will feature different techniques and designs. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 22nd, 12 pm to 3 pm
Saturday, May 1st, 11 am to 2 pm

Please bring your Cuttlebug, your favorite dry adhesive, Versamark ink pad, Scor-tape and foam tape to the class. All other supplies will be provided.

$30, 10 participants max

Class Kits are available until May 1st, $35 each.

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

This card measures 6" x 6".




Bazzill Cardstock and Creative Imaginations designer paper. Lighthouse scenery image is from the clear stamp set by Inkadinkado called Down by the Seaside. Shells that are stamped on the background layer are from the clear stamp set from Crafty Secrets called Seaside. I used Distressed Inks to stamp the images and to sponge the edges.

I am not sure if you can see it on the photos (please click on the the pictures for enlarge), but the center image layer has been embossed with UTEE and looks glossy in real life.. very pretty!! if I can say pretty about masculine card ;-) Then I colored with Copics on the top of embossing. Just a hint of color, not too much..

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.

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have a bee-utiful day!

Quick post today.. need to get some rest.. I am tired!!!!

This is the third card for my upcoming "Some-bunny Special" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all with bunny images from Happy Hoppers. To see the first two cards please click HERE and HERE. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, April 8th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, April 8th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 13th, 12 pm to 3 pm

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

$30, 10 participants max

Class Kits are available until April 13th, $35 each.

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

This card measures 6" x 6".




My Minds Eye Designer paper. Martha Stewart leaf and border punches. EK Success corner and flower punches. Mark Richards pearls in the centers of the flowers. Button from the Buttons Galore. Stampabilites (House Mouse) stamp called Buzzy Friends. Sentiment from AMuse.

Image was colored with Copics. Fun Flock on the yellow parts of the "bees" bodies.. I ran out of my quicky glue pen and had to use a different glue with Fun Flock, don't really like the result.. the quicky glue pen works MUCH better!!! Crystal Lacquer and stickles on the wings.

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.

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Coloring with Copics Class - more Samples

No card today to show you, but a few more samples for my upcoming Coloring with Copic Markers Class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. In this class we will cover along other things coloring of Clothes, and Black and White objects. To see some of the samples of the skin tone and hair color combinations please click HERE. I am still working on the samples for Highlights and Shadows.

Oh, and I wanted to mention that even if you are not into the stamps that I am using for my samples, you will learn the fundamentals of coloring with Copics which you will be able to apply to different images to fit your paper crafting needs :-)

This class is scheduled for:

Wednesday, April 7th, 12 pm to 2:30 pm
Saturday, April 24th, 2 pm to 4:30 pm

Please bring your Copic Markers for your personal use in the class. Participants will receive a list of colors being used in the class. If you do not have Copics yet, you will be able to use mine.

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

I am having too much fun coloring the samples!! Please keep in mind that these are still a "work in progress" :-)

The samples in the picture below are for the different color combinations of jeans and other clothing..


The samples below are for coloring of Black and White objects.. please click on the photo to enlarge for the a better view..


I have quite a few things that I need to accomplish today, but I will try my best to find some book to put my samples into to make a "Copic Color Reference Book". I am very excited about it, can't wait to make it!!

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Happy Birthday Sparkle!!!

There is a celebration today at La-La Land Crafts for one of our Guest Designers. Happy Birthday Sparkle!! May your day be filled with laughter and happiness!!

Make sure to visit La-La Land Crafts Blog to see Birthday post for Sparkle!! There are more Birthday cards there from our Design Team!! And, it would be great if you would stop by Sparkle's blog to wish her Happy Birthday :-) just click HERE.

I made my card with Porsha, one of my favorite stamps from La-La Land Crafts!!! You can purchase Porsha and other La-La Land Crafts stamps in our online store, here is the link.

This card measures 6" x 6".



I used this card by Teresa from Splitcoaststampers as my inspiration. Teresa is a Featured Stamper this week!! I just loved the color combination and the layout of her card!! Since I do not have the beautiful label stamp from Gina K that Teresa used on her card, I had to improvise :-) .

Designer paper by Graphic 45. Spellbinders Labels One and Circle Nestabilites. I sponged the circle and then stamped Hero Arts swirls with purple ink. Sentiment is from JustRite. Porsha stamp from La-La Land Crafts.

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Copic Class - Skin and Hair combinations - Samples

I had so much fun coloring different images from Magnolia and La-La Land Crafts last night in preparation to my upcoming Coloring with Copic Markers Class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. In this class we will cover along other things coloring of different skin tones and hair colors. This class is scheduled for:

Wednesday, April 7th, 12 pm to 2:30 pm
Saturday, April 24th, 2 pm to 4:30 pm

Please bring your Copic Markers for your personal use in the class. Participants will receive a list of colors being used in the class. If you do not have Copics yet, you will be able to use mine.

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

Here are some of the samples.. I will add a few more images for more of skin and hair colors combinations for this class. In this class will also cover coloring of the clothing and coloring of white and black objects.


I will use these circles to make a Copic Color Combination Reference book for myself. So many times I color the images and really love the color combinations, however.. frequently I forget to write down the colors used!!! I think this book will be a GREAT, GREAT tool!!!

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Dates To Remember with Tilda - March

I am moving along with the pages for my Tilda calendar. For March pages I decided to use Happy Tilda from Raising the Ceiling Collection along with Air Balloons paper from Webster Pages.

These pages are for my upcoming "Dates To Remember - Tilda Calendar" Class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. It a is a series of five classes to create a 12-months perpetual calendar/book with Tilda and other stamps from Magnolia. To see what the front cover for this calendar/book looks like please click HERE. Click HERE to see the January pages. And here is the link for February. In this class we will make pages for three months: March, April and May. This class is scheduled for:

Part 2- March, April, May
Sunday, April 25th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, April 27th, 12 pm to 3 pm

$30 per class, 10 participants max

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

You have an option of making cards instead of calendar pages, please specify upon sign up.

Class Kits are available until May 18th, $35 for each session.

Pages measure 5 1/2" x 8 1/2".




Webster Pages designer paper. Martha Stewart Border punches. EK Success flower punches. Tilda was colored with Copic Markers.Month (March) and the oval borders stamps are from JustRite Calendar Set. Ovals cut with Nestabilites.

All supplies used for this project 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 make your purchase over the phone.

Hugs!!