Don't open until Christmas!

If you are coming to any of our events listed below, you will get to make this Milk Carton/Gift Box along with other projects:

Sunday, October 21st, 2012

Boxes Class at Scrap Happy in Tiffin, Ohio

click HERE for more information

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012

Workshop at Andie's Scrapbooking in Bakersfield, CA

please call the store at 661-831-2766 for more information and to sign up

Saturday, November 10th, 2012

Copic Project Workshop at Katie's World in Stockton, CA

please call the store at 209- 931-8131 for more information and to sign up

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012

Workshop in San Jose, CA

click HERE for more information

My project features these products from La-La Land Crafts:

Stamps - Christmas Elf Luka, Sentiment from Christmas Present Luka
Dies - Christmas Tree, Heart Fence, Rolled Rose Large, Rolled Rose Small and Large Flourish

 
All layers of my Milk Carton Gift Box were inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.


I applied Crackle Paint in Picket Fence to the Christmas Trees, Fence and the roof of my box. 


I added Crystal Stickles over the paint and to the rolled roses.

Christmas Elf Luka was colored with Copics:

Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13
Blush - R30, R20, R21
Hair - YR20, YR21, YR24, E57
All Red - R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
All Green - YG03, YG25, YG17, YG00, YG97
All White - W1, W3
Aqua Present - BG11, BG53, BG57, BG75
Pink Present - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV19
Purple Present - V01, V12, V15, V17, BV08
Blue Present - B000, B00, B01, B05, B45
Yellow Present - Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, YR14
 

Hugs!

'Tis the Season To Be Jolly!

I tried something new today - coloring with Copics on glitter!   I used regular cardstock (any white cardstock will do) covered with Scor-tape and Glitter Ritz Glitter in Cool Highlights. Once you burnish the glitter, it doesn't come off!  It doesn't even get on your Copics! So AWESOME!   Marci was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black on top of glitter and then colored with Copics.  It's very different then coloring on paper, image looks a bit muted but it's oh so pretty and very very sparkly!  Especially when you get it under the light.  So, so pretty!  And of course it's just perfect for Christmas cards!

My card features our Christmas Elf Marci (sentiment comes with Marci stamp) and these La-La Land Crafts Dies - Christmas Tree, Holly Flourish, Large Flourish, Lotus and Rolled Rose (small).

Can you see sparkle on this photo better?  

You might need to enlarge the photo (just click on it) to see it.

I used my Scor-Pal to create a pleated paper ribbon.  I scored at 1/2" and 1/4" repeatedly and then folded the pleats.  It's held to the card with Scor-tape.

Flowers are made with Lotus Die and Rolled Rose Die (small) in the middle.  Roses look more like a coral color in the photo, but they are really pink, they were die cut from the same cardstock as the layers on my card.  Leafs under the flowers are from our Large Flourish Die.

I stamped Christmas Elf Marci inside of my card in Vintage Photo ink.  Banners were made with leftover papers.  The same flower as in front of the card, but with Pearl Pen in the center.

Christmas Elf Marci was colored with Copics:

Skin - E13, E11, E01, E00

Blush - R21

Hair - E47, E44, E43, E42
All Red - R39, R27, R24, R22

All Pink - RV34, RV11, RV10

All Green - YG95, G24, G21

Shoes - E47, E44, E43, E42

Ground -  E13, E11, E01, E00

Background - B00, B000, 0

Hugs!!

Warm Winter Wishes!

I just love making white on white cards for Christmas.  There is just some simple elegance in them with all the layers and different textures.

My card today features our Christmas Lantern Marci stamp along with our DIES - Christmas Tree, Heart Fence, Large Flourish and Lotus.  Sentiment is included with Christmas Lantern Marci stamp.

Top of the front panel is embossed to add texture to my card.  I also used a doily behind Marci.

Heart Fence was cut in half and attached to each side of the card.  See those pretty stars?  They are the centers from the Lotus Die, I thought that they were just perfect for the Christmas night scene!

I made white poinsettias with our Lotus Die by layering all the different size flowers in a manner to resemble the poinsettia.  Leaves were cut from the Large Flourish Die.

I might have gone a bit overboard with the inside of my card, but I really love how it turned out!

Christmas Lantern Marci was stamped in Vintage Photo ink inside of one of the circles.  Behind the circles is a doily and I used our Filigree Corner die on the top and the sides of the doily.  I used the same Filigree Corner for the corners as well.

Christmas Lantern Marci was colored with Copics:

Skin - E00, E93, E11, E13
Blush - R20, R30
Hair - E43, E44, E47
Coat, Hat - E51, E53, E55
Dress - R21, R22, R24, R29, R59

Hugs!!

Tuffy Treat Box

Well, after making a house type of project for Marci (see yesterday's post), I just had to make a little house for our Tuffy too!!  I know Tuffy stamps are not yet as popular as our Marci and Luka, but he is WAY TOO CUTE to be forgotten!   This dog stamp is one of four stamps in Tuffy Stamp Set, it also comes with five sentiments and three coordinating doggy stamps.  You can buy this Stamp Set in our online store HERE.

I added Santa Hat - this stamp is one of the stamps from some Stampin' Up set - sorry it was loose in my container and I do not recall what set it came from.

This house shaped Treat Container was cut with my Silhouette Cameo.   It measures approximately 3" x 4".

This is one of the projects for my October Workshop!  To see other projects for this Workshop please click HERE.

OCTOBER Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, October 30th

10 am to 6 pm

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.

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Tuffy (dog) by La-La Land Crafts , Sentiment by Hero Arts, Santa Hat by Stampin' Up
Papers: Bazzill Cardstock, Pink Paisley
Tools: Silhouette Cameo (House Treat Box), MS Border Punch, EK Border Punch
Other: TH Distress Crackle Paint in Picket Fence, Crystal Stickles

Copic Markers: 
E35, 37, E59,

E51, E53

YG91-97

R24, R27, R38

Hugs!!

White Christmas

I LOVE making white on white cards for Christmas.. they seem to ALWAYS turn out so elegant!!  I wasn't sure about white poinsettia, but I think it works!!!  Believe it or not, this card was inspired by one of Tim Holtz's tags, this one. 

I used this Spellbinders Poinsettia die last year, but my card last year didn't look anything like this.. this one I LIKE!!  I shaped the petals and popped the layers of the flower.  Background grid was made with my Scor-Pal.

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 (this Sunday!!) 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 6" x 6".

Card Recipe:

Stamps: Hero Arts- sentiment

Papers: Cardstock - Couture

Tools: Spellbinders Poinsettia, Tim Holtz Flourish Die, Scor-Pal

Embellishments: Pearl Pan in Cream

Inks: Encore in Gold

Hugs!!

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!!

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!!

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!!