Happy Easter

As with every single holiday it seems that it just sneaks up on you and there is never enough time to make all the cards that you want.  Especially when teaching.  Most likely this is the last Easter card I will make this year.  Oh, well...  there is always next year, right?  :-)

For this card I used our Easter Marci (love her!).  Marci's dress and a hat band are paper pieced.  You can buy this Marci stamp in our online store, click HERE.

This is one of the projects for my MARCH Workshop.

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

MARCH Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, March 25th

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 card measures 6" x 6".

Project Recipe:

Stamps: Easter Marci - La-La Land Crafts, Amuse - Sentiment
Paper: Bazzill Cardstock, Echo Park 
Tools: Spellbinders Oval, Martha Stewart - Borders, Leaves and Butterfly Punches, Cheery Lynn - flowers.
Other: May Arts Ribbon, Button from Buttons Galore, Pearl Pen, Stickles in Crystal.


Colored with Copics:
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13, BV02
Blush - R20
Hair - E51, E53, E55
Hat, Shoes - E81, E84
Basket - E41, E42, E43

Hugs!!

Easter Cross

This card is similar to the one that I made a few years back, but I still love it!  I love how all different shapes and textures come together.  And it being all in cream color, makes is so very elegant.  

This is one of the projects for my MARCH Workshop.

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

MARCH Workshop is scheduled for:

Sunday, March 25th

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 card measures 6" x 6".

Project Recipe:

Stamps: AMuse - sentiment inside of the card
Tools: Scor-Pal for grid background, Silhouette - Crosses, Corners, and Border (inside of the card), Heartfelt Creations - Window.

Hugs!!

Rosie wishes you a Happy Easter

I've been wanting to make this kind of card for a loooong time!!! I really love this frame-like look of it. I made this card for PASTEL COLORS Challenge on La-La Land Crafts blog. Please click HERE for details and to see all of the awesome projects made for this challenge by our Design Team.

This is the third card for my upcoming "La-La Land Easter" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. To see the first two cards please click HERE. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 18th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, March 30th, 12 pm to 3 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 March 25th, $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 5 3/4" x 5 3/4".





Websters Pages designer paper from their 6" x 6" paper stack, I just can't get enough of it!! Martha Stewart grass border punch. EK Success corner and flower punches. Background stamp is from Magnolia. Butterfly stamp from Martha Stewart clear stamp set.

This Rosie stamp is one of the new digi stamps from La-La Land Crafts, it can be purchased HERE. Oh, and best of all, it is on SPECIAL this week at 20% OFF!!!!

For this card I printed Rosie on Coconut Swirl cardstock by Bazzill at 3 1/8" tall, the image was colored with Copics and cut out..

All other supplies used to design these cards 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!!

Happy Easter - Embossed Egg

I am on a roll making Easter cards!! LOOOOOVE it!!! And lately I am really into making tone on tone cards, I think they come out just so elegant!!

This is the third card for my upcoming "Easter" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all different designs. To see the other two cards for this class please click HERE and HERE. This class is scheduled for:

Tuesday, March 16th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 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 March 25th, $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".




Bazzill cardstock in Egg Shell.. how appropriate is that? ;-) Spellbinders Nested Eggs Shapebilites. Cuttlebug various embossing folders. EK Success corner and flower punches. Martha Stewart leaf punch. Sentiment inside of the card is from Impression Obsession, B5542.

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 make your purchase over the phone.

Hugs!!

SDC#3: Spring Has Sprung!

For La-La Land Crafts SPRING IS HERE Blog Hop please scroll to the post below or click HERE.

Here is my card for the Challenge #3 at Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog. This week you can use ANY of the stamps to participate in the challenge, but if you have some of Stampotique stamps, why not show them some love :-). One lucky winner will be randomly selected for a $15.00 Gift Certificate to Shop at Stampotique!

Our challenge this week being hosted by Joe and the challenge is SPRING HAS SPRUNG!! I have been making spring cards for awhile now, this challenge was not really a challenge for me ;-) It was pretty easy!!

To participate in this challenge and to see all the wonderful cards made by Stampotique Design Team for this challenge, please click here.

I chose two of the newly released Stampotique stamps for my Spring card, Blueberry Bunnies in a Basket and have a wonderful spring.

This will be one of the cards for my upcoming "Spring Stampotique Style" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA.

Stampotique has known for their quirky images.. But there are more than one artist that makes artwork for Stampotique. In this class I want to show you different "faces" of Stampotique. We will use stamps from different artists and make different style cards :-) To see the first card for this class please click here.

This class is scheduled for:

Tuesday, March 23rd, 12 pm to 3 pm
Sunday, April 11th, 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.

$35, 10 participants max

Class Kits are available until April 11th, $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".





Websters Pages designer paper from their new 6" x 6" paper pack (LOOOVE it!!). Spellbinders Egg Shapebilites.. I cut the eggs from Wedding Satin Bazzill cardstock, they look just like real eggs in real live.. pretty cool!!! Square and Scallop square Nestabilites. Martha Stewart grass border punch. EK Success flower punches in different styles and sizes. Marc Richards pearls. The button is from Buttons Galore, Cranberry Hill Mercantile got them in stock in different color collections.. I got FOUR different ones!! Gotta love your buttons!! :-)

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!!

Happy Easter - Cross with Flowers

For La-La Land Crafts SPRING IS HERE Blog Hop please scroll to the post below or click HERE.

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this Spellbinders die that looks like an open book (Labels Seven), but do not get to use it very often.. I have used it on a Sympathy card once, and it has been neglected ever since.. I thought it would work for an Easter card as well, does it look like an open bible?

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

Tuesday, March 16th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 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 March 25th, $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".




Metallic cardstock in white and gold from PaperCuts. Cuttlebug Script embossing folder. Spellbinders Labels Seven, Fancy Tags and Oval Nestabilites. Martha Stewart flower and leaf punches. EK Success corner and small flower punches. Mark Richards pearls. Stamp is by Inkadinkado, it does not have a name on the but here is the number 97750. Image was heat embossed with gold embossing powder. Sentiment is by Impression Obsession, B5542.

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 make your purchase over the phone.

Hugs!!

New Class!!

For La-La Land Crafts SPRING IS HERE Blog Hop please scroll to the post below or click HERE.

I am so excited to be able to teach a class with La-La Land Crafts new stamps at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA!!! I will be designing one more cards for this class, will show it to you in a couple of days. This class is called "La-La Land Easter" and it is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 18th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, March 30th, 12 pm to 3 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 March 25th, $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 measures 6" x 6".

I am showing you the photos of these cards again, but you can read all the information about them in the post below or click here.

I used digi stamps to make these cards, you can purchase both Easter Bunny and Easter Maya at La-La Land Crafts online store. The rubber stamps of these designs will be available by around March 25th at Cranberry Hill Mercantile and also in our online store.

All other supplies used to design these cards 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!!

Easter Cross

I just couldn't wait until Cranberry Hill Mercantile would get the new Spellbinders dies in stock!! I wanted this Cross set SO MUCH since I saw it CHA in January!!! It is just GORGEOUS!!

This will be one of the cards for my upcoming "Easter" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all different designs. This class is scheduled for:

Tuesday, March 16th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 25th, 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 March 25th, $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".




Layers, layers and more layers!!!! You are not surprised thought, right? ;-) I wanted to let the cross stand out and didn't want to clutter the card too much. I love this look a lot, I think it is very elegant..

PaperCuts Metallic cardstock in cream color (don't remember the name of the color, sorry..). Spellbinders Fleur De Lei, Cross and Fancy Tags sets. Mark Richards self-adhesive pearls. Sentiment inside of the card is from Savvy.

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 make your purchase over the phone.

Hugs!!

an Easter Delivery

Still making Easter cards :-) and this is not the last of it, I have a few more planned!!

This is the third card for my upcoming "Easter Bunny" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all with bunny images from different companies. To see the first two cards please click here and here. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 4th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 4th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 7th, 12 pm to 3 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 April 1st, $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".





My Minds Eye designer paper. Martha Stewart grass punch. EK Success flower and leaf punches. Circle Nestabilites. Tree stamp is from Magnolia. Bunny and Chick stamp is from Whipper Snapper, it's called An Easter Delivery MY885. Sentiment inside of the card is from AMuse.

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 make your purchase over the phone.

Hugs!!

for some-bunny special!!

This new stamp from Impression Obsession is too FUNNY!!! Just look at this silly cat sitting in a barrel of flowers and wearing the bunny ears headband!!!

This is the second card for my upcoming "Easter Bunny" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all with bunny images from different companies. To see the first card please click here. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 4th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 4th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 7th, 12 pm to 3 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 April 1st, $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".




My Minds Eye designer paper. EK Success Leaf punch. Nestabilites Circle and Scallop Cirlce dies. BoBunny dotted ribbon. Ruffled ribbon (LOVE it!!) is from May Arts and Cranberry Hill Mercantile has it in six different colors!!!! Stamp is from Impression Obsession, F7537. Image was colored with Copic Markers. Fun Flock on bunny ears. Gold Micro Beads in the centers of the large flowers. Sentiment is from AMuse.

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!!

a 24 CARROT Friend

I love, love, love this stamp from Stampabilites!! My friend Ann picked the perfect sentiment for it too!!!

This is one of the cards for my upcoming "Easter Bunny" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA. We will make three cards in this class, all with bunny images from different companies. This class is scheduled for:

Thursday, March 4th, 11 am to 2 pm
Thursday, March 4th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Sunday, March 7th, 12 pm to 3 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 April 1st, $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".




Have you noticed I am making more of the monochromatic cards lately? hmmm.. wonder why?

BoBunny Designer paper. EK Success border punch. Frames were cut with Nestabilites. The stamp is from Stampabilites, it is called A Carrot Between Friends. Images were colored with Copic Markers. Both sentiments (on the front and inside of the card) are from AMuse.

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!!

Easter Impression Obsession

Sorry for being absent for so long.. Haven't been feeling well, fighting the sinus infection..

I am still trying to get "back to basics" with the regular size cards. I made these cards yesterday with the new stamps from Impression Obsession. The designer paper is by Darci, it has nice glossy finish and the colors are just so soft. The images were heat embossed on the glossy paper and watercolored in with the Memento re-inkers. The borders on the first card (on the front and inside of the card) were done with Martha Stewart punch. On the second card the sentiment was stamped on the satin blue ribbon. Pearls in the corners are from Hero Arts. Corners were punched out with the new dual corner punch from Tonic.

I am really happy how these cards have turned out, they actually look much better in real life.

These are two of the cards for my upcoming "Easter and Spring Impression Obsession" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. At the class we will make three cards, I am still working on the third one.. This class is scheduled for:

Tuesday, March 31st, 12 pm to 3 pm
Wednesday, April 1st, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm

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

Card one.. I think this one would work for a Mother's Day card as well..

Inside view of the card one..

Card two..

All supplies used on these cards are availalbe for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Please call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order.

Hugs!!
:) Irina