Quick and Easy Christmas Tags

Cosmo Cricket paper and cut out elements combined with Marci and Luka images - just PERFECT for some last minute quick and easy Christmas Tags!!  

I stamped Santa Marci and Caroling Luka images on textured cardstock and colored with Copics.. you really have to be careful not to add to much color, otherwise it starts to bleed out.. but I do LOVE the effect, they totally look watercolored!!  Other thing you might notice is that I used Distress Stickles on Marci's Santa Hat, poinsettia leafs and on collar of Luka's jacket - LOVE how it has a very settle soft and vintagy look.

These tags are some of the projects for my upcoming upcoming December Workshop (THIS SUNDAY!!).  To see other projects that we will be making at the Workshop please click HERE.

December Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, December 12th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Sunday, December 12th. We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!! Snacks, soft drinks and lunch will be provided.

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  :-)

These tags measure 3 1/2" x 5 1/2". 

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Santa Marci and Caroling Luka -from La-La Land Crafts

Papers: Cardstock - Couture, DP - Cosmo Cricket

Tools: Cirle Nestabilites, Martha Stewart border punch, EK Success Flowers and Leaf punches

Embellishments: May Arts Ribbon and Twine, Pearl Pan in Gold, Distress Stickles in Clear Rock Candy

Inks: Memento in Tuxedo Black

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair- E50, YR20, E33

all Red- R22, R24

all Green - YG91, YG93

Panda - E11, E13, E01

Background - BG10

 Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair- E13, E35

Sweater- R22, R24

Hat- YG91, YG93

Jacket - E11, E13, E35

Book - E01, YG91

Background - BG10

Today is the last day to RSVP for the workshop!!  If you would like to attend and have not received the invitation, please send me your email address and I will add you on to Evite. 

Please let me know if you have ANY questions :-)

Hugs!!

Cranberry Hill Mercantile - BACK IN STOCK!!!

Just a super quick post to let you know that Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA got our Marci and Luka stamps back in stock!!!  Even the new Fancy Marci!!  .. and she is not even available in our online store yet!!  How AWESOME is that??!! 

Stop by or call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to get your Marci and Luka stamps!!!

Hugs!!

On this day..

I am really trying to use all of my new "toys" before Christmas is over!!  I really LOVE these Tim Holtz Texture Fades!!  and, of course, because they are TH products, everything on this card just had to be distressed!!  I am very pleased with the way this card has turned out, it has such a vintagy look to it!!

This card is one of the projects at my upcoming upcoming December Workshop!!  To see other projects that we will be making at the Workshop please click HERE.

December Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, December 12th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Sunday, December 12th. We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!! Snacks, soft drinks and lunch will be provided.

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: Hero Arts- notes background and sentiments

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: TH Snowflakes and Snowman Texture Fades, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilites, Martha Stewart Snowflake punches, EK Success Border punch

Embellishments: May Arts Ribbon (colored with Distressed Inks), Pearl Pan in Gold, Button from my stash

Inks: Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain

Hugs!!

Christmas Gift Set

I decided to play with my new Tim Holtz dies before Christmas is over ;-) 

This Gift Set is the project for my Make-and-Take at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA.  We will make a container with two pockets and a coordinating card. 

This Make-and-Take is scheduled for:

Wednesday, December 15th, 12 pm to 6 pm

It will take about half an hour to complete this project, you can stop by at any time between 12 pm and 6 pm.  Sign up is not required, but is highly recommended as supplies are limited!!

Please bring your favorite dry adhesive, liquid adhesive, Scor-Tape and foam tape to the event.

Cost of the project: $20.  If you can't make it to the make-and-take event or want to make more later, kits are available until December 15th at $25 each.

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

Container measures 5 1/4" x 6 1/2" and the card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".  This set will make a great gift!!  Use these together as a set or split them up, choice is yours :-) 



Put whatever your heart desires into the pocket - hot cocoa, craft supplies, gift cards, etc.



Project Recipe:

Stamps: AMuse - Label, Hero Arts - Music Background and Sentiment

Papers: Cardstock - Bazzill, Patterned Paper:Cosmo Cricket

Tools: TH Reindeer and Christmas Tree dies, TH Embossing Folder, MS Snowflake punch, EK Success small Flower and Border punches

Embellishments: TH Crackle Paint in Picket Fence, TH mini Fasteners, Viva Pearl Pen in Cream and Gold

Inks: Distress Inks in Vintage Photo, Crushed Olive and Walnut Stain

 

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

Hugs!!

Happy {belated} Birthday Lisa!!

Welcome to our La-La Birthday Party Blog Hop! It's our DT sister, Lisa Hjulberg's birthday this week and we're celebrating her with virtual birthday party in the form of a blog hop!

Happy (belated) Birthday Lisa!! 

If you got here from Jana's blog, you are on the right track.. If not, please hop back to La-La Land Crafts blog and start your Hop from there :-)

I didn't get chance to make a card, will try to make one today.. but I brought a "gift" to Lisa's Birthay Party ;-) 

A CAKE!!  Happy {belated} Birthday Lisa!!!!

Let's play a game called "Lisa's Favorite Things"!! Some of the DT brought "virtual gifts" to the party (some of Lisa's favorite things!) ... all you have to do is

1. Hop to all the DT's blogs
2. Leave a comment on each blog
3. Collect the "virtual gifts" along the way (write em down!).
4. At the end of the hop you'll want to email me 5 "gifts" you found on the hop.

At the end of the hop, we will have this GIFT for one of you!

Including:

- Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper pad

- Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses layered stickers

- BoBunny Chunky Charms

- Santa Marci

- 2 Digi stamps of winner's choice!

 You will have until Sunday night to email Irina with your answers.  Winner will be announced Monday.

Lisa, we hope you will enjoy this special hop in your honor and know that we're all thinking of you and wishing you lots of love, inner peace & happiness (and of course LOTS of crafty supplies and friends to craft with!)

Let's get started!!   From here you will want to go to visit SHANTAIE 

 

In case you get lost along the way, here is our blog hop order. 

BLOG HOP ORDER:

LLLC Blog

Debbie

Kim Y.

Cindy

Alice

Kim D.

Kris

Jana

Irina (you are here)

Shantaie

LLLC - please leave a comment and let us know you hopped!

And last but certainly not least... don't forget to stop at  LISA 's- the birthday girl!!  ☺

Remember to gather a list of 5 "virtual gifts" along the way, and email me no later than Sunday night so you will be entered to win a fabby prize package!!

Oh, and before I let you all go.. I want to remind you about MY Blog Candy on my blog, right here.. You have till tomorrow, Friday the 3rd to enter.. just scroll down to the post below or click HERE!!

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!!

Skating at the Island

I know, the title of my post today is kind of silly.. Let me explain :-)  This card with Ice Skating Marci is for my Make-and-Take at the Holiday Open House this Saturday at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.. See.. Now you know...  Ice Skating Marci at Scrapbook Island ;-)

for details about this event please click HERE!!

Card Recipe:

Stamps: La-La Land Crafts - Ice Skating Marci, 

Papers: Cardstock - Bazzil; Patterned Paper - Little Yellow Bicycle and

Tools: EK Success Border punch, Martha Stewart Snowflake Punch, Marvy Urchida circle punch

Embellishments: Viva Pearl Pen in Cream, Crystal Stickles

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distressed Ink in Vintage Photo

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair- E50, YR20, E33

all Pink- E93, E95

all Green - G20, G21, G24

Background - BG10

Don't forget about my BLOG CANDY, here is the LINK!!

Hugs!!

Jazzy Crafts

Here is a reminder about my upcoming events at Jazzy Crafts in Castro Valley, CA 

"Christmas Marci and Luka" Card Class

This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, December 2nd, 6 pm to 9 pm

Please bring a Versamark ink pad, your favorite dry and liquid adhesives, foam tape and scissors to this class.  Please also bring your Copic Markers for your personal use in the class.

 

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"Summer in Paris" Canvas aRt Class

 

This class is scheduled for:

Saturday, December 11th, 1 pm to 4 pm

 

Please bring your Cuttlebug (if you have one), Scor-Tape, your favorite dry and liquid adhesives, foam tape, foam brushes and following Copic Markers to this class:
R000, R01, R11, R20, R21, R22, R24
E25, E27, E30, E33
Y21
YR20, YR21, YR24
YG91, YG93

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"La-La Land Crafts Trunk Show"

Tuesday, December 14th, 6 pm to 9 pm

as always, your $10 ticket entitles you to:

- an EXCLUSIVE preview of our NEWEST stamps!!

- Meet both artists (Eric Berry and me) and have your stamps autographed!! ;-)
- Make-and-Takes

- a Goodie Bag with a FREE stamp included!!

- Refreshments

- a chance to win a GRAND PRIZE valued $100!!

 

 

 

 Stop by Jazzy Crafts or call the store at 510-583-1422 to sign up for the classes and to buy your tickets to the Trunk Show!!

Hugs!!

I am IN LOVE!!

I have to confess.. I have two new loves in my crafting life right now..  Tim Holtz's products and my new toy, Silhoette machine!!!  Just take a look at my card, how can you not LOVE these products!!!

I know I am not getting paid for this, but this also tells you that this is my absolute true opinion ;-)  Tim Holtz's dies and embossing folders are to die for!!  And I am not only talking about the designs, I am talking QUALITY!!!!  Did you know that with TH dies you can cut through a THICK chipboard??!!  Did you see how deep the embossing is from his embossing folders??!!  OH MY!! 

And what about Silhoette??  I have no idea why Cricut is so popular and not so many people even know about Silhoette??  You won't believe how much more freedom you have with Silhouette vs. Cricut!!!  You can buy individual images instead of a whole cartridge (where you might only love a few designs), you can cut whatever size you need, you can make changes to the images, you can position the image on the cut mat where you want (thus saving on paper)!!  I can go on and on.. and I have only had this machine for a few days now and I am still learning!!

Onto my card now :-) 

This card is one of the projects at my upcoming upcoming December Workshop!!  To see other projects that we will be making at the Workshop please click HERE.

December Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, December 12th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Sunday, December 12th. We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!! Snacks, soft drinks and lunch will be provided.

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 if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". 

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hero Arts- sentiment

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: TH Reindeer, TH Flourishes, TH Snowflake Embossing Folder, Silhoutte Banner, Silhouette Christmas Tree, Spellbinders Oval Nestabilites

Embellishments: TH Distress Stickles in Clear Rock Candy, Copper Brads

Inks: Distress Ink in Old Paper and Vintage Photo

and don't forget about my BLOG CANDY, here is the LINK!!

Hugs!!

White Snowflake

I LOVE making white on white Christmas cards!!  They always turn out so elegant!!  This one is no exception, if I can say that myself ;-)  Oh, and I am totally in love with the French Scroll MS punch - GORGEOUS!!

This card is one of the projects at my upcoming upcoming December Workshop!!  To see what else we will be making at the Workshop please click HERE.

December Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, December 12th in the scrap room at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Sunday, December 12th. We will be there all day, from 10 am to 6 pm!! That is a whole 8 hours of lots of FUN!!! Snacks, soft drinks and lunch will be provided.

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 if you have ANY questions  :-)

This card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". 

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Stampendous- sentiment (inside of the card)

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: Spellbinders Snowflake, Martha Stewart Punch Around the Border Punch,

Embellishments: Hero Arts Clear Rhinestone

Inks: Gold Encore (for the sentiment inside of the card)

and don't forget about my BLOG CANDY, here is the LINK!!

Hugs!!