My CHA Blog Candy is now closed..
It was so much fun reading your comments to see what products you are most excited about this year. For me, I am most excited about all the new paper from so many different companies (Basic Grey, My Minds Eye, Imagenisce, Graphic 45 to name a few) and of course stamps (Magnolia, Magenta, Impression Obsession..).
I used random.org to generate the winning number from 203 entries.
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
139
Timestamp: 2009-02-10 06:26:42 UTC
And..
the winner...
is....
PatsyB!!!
Here is what Patsy said in her comment:
"PatsyB said...
This is great!! I just figured out that CHA must stand for "Christmas Has Arrived" because this sure looks like it to me! Love your blog! Thanks for thinking of us."
Congratulations Patsy!! Please email me your address and I will send this sweet candy your way :)
Thank you so much to everyone for entering and for your sweet comments!!
Hugs,
:) Irina
Monday, February 9, 2009
2009 Calendar with Tilda- OCTOBER
ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT TO ENTER INTO MY CHA BLOG CANDY!! HURRY!!! Details here.
Yesterday I showed you September pages for my Tilda Calendar (to view scroll down to the post below or click here), and today here are the October pages. If you would like to take this class, there are still a few spots left for the class on Wednesday. Please call Cranberry Hill at 408-736-9151 to sign up.
One of the great things about making a calendar is that in a short period of time you get to use so many different images from all seasons. Of course I had to do Halloween pages for the month of October. I really love this Witch Tilda, but didn't get a chance to make a card with her last year..
Tilda was stamped inside of the Nestabilites oval and colored with Copic Markers. I then used Nestabilites as a stencil and sponged purple ink inside of the oval. Pumpkins were stamped, colored and cut out. Orange Peel stickles on Tilda's broom and the pumpkins. I used Spica pen in Clear Star to add sparkle to Tilda's hair, hat and her shoes (I don't think you can see it on the photos, but it is there..). Designer paper is from Imagenisce.
All of the Magnolia stamps I used on these pages (Spiderweb, Halloween Pumpkins and Tilda with Spiderweb) are from the Halloween and Autumn Collection and are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. They are not shown on the website, but you can call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order.
:) Irina
Yesterday I showed you September pages for my Tilda Calendar (to view scroll down to the post below or click here), and today here are the October pages. If you would like to take this class, there are still a few spots left for the class on Wednesday. Please call Cranberry Hill at 408-736-9151 to sign up.
One of the great things about making a calendar is that in a short period of time you get to use so many different images from all seasons. Of course I had to do Halloween pages for the month of October. I really love this Witch Tilda, but didn't get a chance to make a card with her last year..
Tilda was stamped inside of the Nestabilites oval and colored with Copic Markers. I then used Nestabilites as a stencil and sponged purple ink inside of the oval. Pumpkins were stamped, colored and cut out. Orange Peel stickles on Tilda's broom and the pumpkins. I used Spica pen in Clear Star to add sparkle to Tilda's hair, hat and her shoes (I don't think you can see it on the photos, but it is there..). Designer paper is from Imagenisce.
All of the Magnolia stamps I used on these pages (Spiderweb, Halloween Pumpkins and Tilda with Spiderweb) are from the Halloween and Autumn Collection and are available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. They are not shown on the website, but you can call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order.
:) Irina
Sunday, February 8, 2009
2009 Calendar with Tilda - September
My Blog Candy ends this Monday, have you entered yet? Click here for details.
Just on time for the class this morning ; ) I had finished the September and October pages for my Tilda Calendar. This class is scheduled for:
Sunday, February 8th, 2 pm to 5 pm (this class is FULL)
Wednesday, February 11th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
These pages measure 6" x 6 1/2". Half an inch of the cardstock on the sides will be used to bind all the pages together to create a calendar. This Tilda is called Tilda with Slate and she is from So Heavenly collection. Isn't she just the cutest in the paper pieced plaid skirt?
To make the chalkboard, I sponged a little bit of the white ink onto the black cardstock and stamped the numbers in white ink. I used the woodgrain stamp from Hero Arts on the light brown cardstock to make it look like it's made of wood. Designer paper is from Basic Grey.
This Tilda stamp (Tilda with Slate from So Havenly Collection) is available at Cranberry Hill Mercantile, you can either place your order online or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours.
:) Irina
Just on time for the class this morning ; ) I had finished the September and October pages for my Tilda Calendar. This class is scheduled for:
Sunday, February 8th, 2 pm to 5 pm (this class is FULL)
Wednesday, February 11th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
These pages measure 6" x 6 1/2". Half an inch of the cardstock on the sides will be used to bind all the pages together to create a calendar. This Tilda is called Tilda with Slate and she is from So Heavenly collection. Isn't she just the cutest in the paper pieced plaid skirt?
To make the chalkboard, I sponged a little bit of the white ink onto the black cardstock and stamped the numbers in white ink. I used the woodgrain stamp from Hero Arts on the light brown cardstock to make it look like it's made of wood. Designer paper is from Basic Grey.
This Tilda stamp (Tilda with Slate from So Havenly Collection) is available at Cranberry Hill Mercantile, you can either place your order online or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours.
:) Irina
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Two Inchie Cards
It has been a productive day today!! I made two of the Inchie cards and am almost done with the two Tilda calendar pages!!
These cards are for my upcoming "Inchie Art" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. At the class we will make four cards, all different designs and these will be the two of them. This class is scheduled for:
Saturday, February 14th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, February 17th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.
Both of the cards measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". First card features Magenta stamp for the main image, background stamp by Hero arts and the greeting is from A Muse. All the stamps on the second card are by Inkadinkado.
My CHA Blog Candy ends on Monday, only a few days left to enter!! Click here to go to the Blog Candy post.
Hugs,
:) Irina
These cards are for my upcoming "Inchie Art" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. At the class we will make four cards, all different designs and these will be the two of them. This class is scheduled for:
Saturday, February 14th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, February 17th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.
Both of the cards measure 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". First card features Magenta stamp for the main image, background stamp by Hero arts and the greeting is from A Muse. All the stamps on the second card are by Inkadinkado.
My CHA Blog Candy ends on Monday, only a few days left to enter!! Click here to go to the Blog Candy post.
Hugs,
:) Irina
Thursday, February 5, 2009
more about CHA..
First I want to remind you about my CHA Blog Candy, it is for some goodies that I got from CHA plus a brand spanking new Tilda stamp!! If you have not entered yet, go to this post to check it out and to see how to enter.
no new cards to show you today.. but I wanted take some time to tell you more about the products that we had ordered at CHA for Cranberry Hill Mercantile..
I had mentioned a few of the companies that we had ordered the new paper from in my previous posts, and here is the list of more companies : KaiserCraft, Imagenisce, Bazzil, Daisy Bucket, Basic Grey, Bo Bunny and I am sure I am forgetting a few.. Tons of gorgeous paper will start arriving soon and Cranberry Hill is having a 30% off sale on ALL the printed paper to make room for the new stuff!! The sale ends this Saturday.
Stamps.. to add to the ones that I had already told you about.. Impression Obsession has some great new ones!! Imaginisce has the stamps that coordinate with their beautiful paper line and they retail for $1.00 each!! From Darice - stamps and also paper. And HUGE line of stamps from JustRite!!
At Magenta booth I got to meet my Design Team leader in person, Julie. It is so nice to put a face to the name and she is such a sweetheart!! At the last day of the show I got to take home some of new stamps, LOVE THEM!! When I was choosing the stamps, Helene told me "don't be shy" :) . You will see some of my work with the new stamps here on my blog very soon, but for now I will show you the samples from the booth.
There is one company that Cranberry Hill did not carry before, Stampotique.. Their stamps are really DIFFERENT ;) .. Charlene found their booth and called us all to check it out.. Their images are kind of cute in a weird kind of way.. We ordered some stamps and some sentiments, the sentiments are really funny.. Here are a few photos with the samples from their booth..
Hugs,
:) Irina
no new cards to show you today.. but I wanted take some time to tell you more about the products that we had ordered at CHA for Cranberry Hill Mercantile..
I had mentioned a few of the companies that we had ordered the new paper from in my previous posts, and here is the list of more companies : KaiserCraft, Imagenisce, Bazzil, Daisy Bucket, Basic Grey, Bo Bunny and I am sure I am forgetting a few.. Tons of gorgeous paper will start arriving soon and Cranberry Hill is having a 30% off sale on ALL the printed paper to make room for the new stuff!! The sale ends this Saturday.
Stamps.. to add to the ones that I had already told you about.. Impression Obsession has some great new ones!! Imaginisce has the stamps that coordinate with their beautiful paper line and they retail for $1.00 each!! From Darice - stamps and also paper. And HUGE line of stamps from JustRite!!
At Magenta booth I got to meet my Design Team leader in person, Julie. It is so nice to put a face to the name and she is such a sweetheart!! At the last day of the show I got to take home some of new stamps, LOVE THEM!! When I was choosing the stamps, Helene told me "don't be shy" :) . You will see some of my work with the new stamps here on my blog very soon, but for now I will show you the samples from the booth.
There is one company that Cranberry Hill did not carry before, Stampotique.. Their stamps are really DIFFERENT ;) .. Charlene found their booth and called us all to check it out.. Their images are kind of cute in a weird kind of way.. We ordered some stamps and some sentiments, the sentiments are really funny.. Here are a few photos with the samples from their booth..
Hugs,
:) Irina
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
One more Valentine Tilda
This is the second post today, please scroll down to the first one to check out my Christmas in February cards and also don't forget to enter into my CHA Blog Candy!!
Just a quick post.. Last night I stayed up until about 3:30 to make the cards for my "Christmas in February" card class, to see the cards please scroll down to the post below or click here.
This morning I wanted to show you the second card for my "Valentine's Day Tilda - Part 2" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Since the class is scheduled for this Thursday, I thought it would be a good idea for you to see both cards before you come to the class. To see the first card please see this post.
If you haven't signed up yet, there are a few spots available in both morning and evening classes. Just call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to put your name on the list.
Thursday, January 5th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, January 5th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This card measures 6" x 6".
On this card, I have used Tilda from the So Heavenly Collection. She is called Cross Stitch Tilda and is available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can place your order online or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours.
Designer paper is from Making Memories, these are some of the prints that are from the paper pad that is included in my CHA Blog Candy. This paper is just GORGEOUS!! The greeting is from A Muse.
Hugs,
:) Irina
Just a quick post.. Last night I stayed up until about 3:30 to make the cards for my "Christmas in February" card class, to see the cards please scroll down to the post below or click here.
This morning I wanted to show you the second card for my "Valentine's Day Tilda - Part 2" card class at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Since the class is scheduled for this Thursday, I thought it would be a good idea for you to see both cards before you come to the class. To see the first card please see this post.
If you haven't signed up yet, there are a few spots available in both morning and evening classes. Just call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to put your name on the list.
Thursday, January 5th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, January 5th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
This card measures 6" x 6".
On this card, I have used Tilda from the So Heavenly Collection. She is called Cross Stitch Tilda and is available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can place your order online or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours.
Designer paper is from Making Memories, these are some of the prints that are from the paper pad that is included in my CHA Blog Candy. This paper is just GORGEOUS!! The greeting is from A Muse.
Hugs,
:) Irina
Christmas in February? Why not?
Starting this month, I will be teaching at least one class with Christmas cards each month. I LOVE making Christmas cards, and this will give us a big head start.
This class is scheduled for:
Saturday, February 7th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, February 10th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
I had a really hard time taking photos of these cards.. First of all, it is after three o'clock in the morning and also because of the shimmer and gloss on the paper. These cards definitely look MUCH better in real life. In fact, I am very happy how they have turned out.. If you click on the pictures below, they will enlarge and you might be able to see the details better.
I call the card below "White Elegance". White metallic paper by Bazzil, the Poinsettia stamp is from Penny Black (Sandy, thank you for helping me pick up this stamp today!!). Poinsettia was heat embossed with the gold embossing powder and then colored with the Pearlascent watercolors. This card measures 6" x 6".
Edited to add.. I got quite a few questions about this card today, so I decided to take a minute and answer all of them here.. This card is very simple, really.. I used white pearlasent cardstock for the card base and all off the layers. There are three squares on the front of the card, the main image was heat embossed on the smallest one and then I used Scor-Pal to dry emboss the frame around on its perimeter, that creates the illusion of an additional layer. The swirly things are the negative parts of the Cuttlebug corner die cut (I used the corners on the inside of the card). Hope this answers your questions.. :)
On the second card I used one of my favorite Magenta stamps, LOVE IT!! This stamp is called Santa and Child, 95.164L. Since the image has such an "old world" feel, I used the Cracked Glass technique on this card. Noel stamp is by Penny Black. This card measures 4 1/2" x 6".
And, don't forget about my CHA Blog Candy. For details and to enter, please visit this post.
Hugs,
:) Irina
This class is scheduled for:
Saturday, February 7th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Tuesday, February 10th, 12 pm to 3 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
I had a really hard time taking photos of these cards.. First of all, it is after three o'clock in the morning and also because of the shimmer and gloss on the paper. These cards definitely look MUCH better in real life. In fact, I am very happy how they have turned out.. If you click on the pictures below, they will enlarge and you might be able to see the details better.
I call the card below "White Elegance". White metallic paper by Bazzil, the Poinsettia stamp is from Penny Black (Sandy, thank you for helping me pick up this stamp today!!). Poinsettia was heat embossed with the gold embossing powder and then colored with the Pearlascent watercolors. This card measures 6" x 6".
Edited to add.. I got quite a few questions about this card today, so I decided to take a minute and answer all of them here.. This card is very simple, really.. I used white pearlasent cardstock for the card base and all off the layers. There are three squares on the front of the card, the main image was heat embossed on the smallest one and then I used Scor-Pal to dry emboss the frame around on its perimeter, that creates the illusion of an additional layer. The swirly things are the negative parts of the Cuttlebug corner die cut (I used the corners on the inside of the card). Hope this answers your questions.. :)
On the second card I used one of my favorite Magenta stamps, LOVE IT!! This stamp is called Santa and Child, 95.164L. Since the image has such an "old world" feel, I used the Cracked Glass technique on this card. Noel stamp is by Penny Black. This card measures 4 1/2" x 6".
And, don't forget about my CHA Blog Candy. For details and to enter, please visit this post.
Hugs,
:) Irina
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Magnolia (Tilda) Love Collection at Cranberry Hill Mercantile
This is the second post today, please scroll down to the first one to check out my new Tilda card and also to enter into the CHA Blog Candy!!
Just a quick note to let you know that the NEW LOVE Collection from Magnolia is now available at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Please call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order or click here to make your purchase on line.
And here are the stamps that are in stock as of today..
Amore Tilda (this stamp is also a part of my CHA Blog Candy!! Just scroll down to the post below or click here).
Love Cake
Cupid Tilda
Loving Edwin
Love Muffin
Sweetheart Tilda
Tilda with Puppy
Tilda with Hearts
As I had mentioned in my previous post, Cranberry Hill is the only store in the US that has this collection in stock already (not the pre-order)!! They are ready to come home with you!!
Hugs,
:) Irina
Just a quick note to let you know that the NEW LOVE Collection from Magnolia is now available at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. Please call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order or click here to make your purchase on line.
And here are the stamps that are in stock as of today..
Amore Tilda (this stamp is also a part of my CHA Blog Candy!! Just scroll down to the post below or click here).
Love Cake
Cupid Tilda
Loving Edwin
Love Muffin
Sweetheart Tilda
Tilda with Puppy
Tilda with Hearts
As I had mentioned in my previous post, Cranberry Hill is the only store in the US that has this collection in stock already (not the pre-order)!! They are ready to come home with you!!
Hugs,
:) Irina
CHA Blog Candy plus Tilda card
I will start with the card.. This is one of the cards for my upcoming "Valentine's Day Tilda 2" at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. This class is scheduled for:
Thursday, February 5th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 5th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
This card measures 6" x 6".
This adorable Tilda is from the new Valentine collection and is available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can make your purchase on line or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place an order.
Designer paper is from The Paper Company, you really have to see this paper in real life, it has such a nice shimmer. The big flower already had shimmer on it, to add shimmer to the smaller flowers I used clear Spica pen. I also added some shimmer to Tilda with the Spica pen. Tag is from Spellbinders.
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At the CHA, I had "collected" a few products from the different companies and I would love to share them with you as a Blog Candy today!! This is what I have for you:
- Tote Bag from Making Memories
- two clear stamps sets, Arigato and Froggy from Hero Arts
- Valentine set of Embossing Folders from Sizzix (these will work in your Cuttlebug!!)
- 8" x 8" Love Notes Collection designer paper pad with double sided paper from Making Memories
PLUS!!! Geri (the owner of Cranberry Hill Mercantile) has sponsored another Tilda stamp!! a BRAND NEW, just ARRIVED TODAY!! Amore Tilda stamp!! From the LOVE Collection!! I think Cranberry Hill is the only store in US that has got the Love Collection in stock ALREADY!!! If you want to make sure you get your hands on these super cute stamps before Valentine's Day, call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order or click here to shop online.
And here is how to enter.. Leave a comment under this post and tell us what new products you are most excited about this year. To receive an additional entry, spread the word about my blog candy by posting about it on your blog and then leave one more comment here to let me know about it.
I'll ask you again to number your posts, it was so much easier for me to find the winning number last time :) .
I will draw the winning number on Monday, February 9th at around 9 pm PST. Everyone is welcome to participate, I will ship internationally.
Good luck to all..
Hugs,
:) Irina
Thursday, February 5th, 11 am to 2:30 pm
Thursday, February 5th, 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Please call Cranberry Hill at 408-736-9151 to sign up for the class.
This card measures 6" x 6".
This adorable Tilda is from the new Valentine collection and is available for purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile. You can make your purchase on line or call the store at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place an order.
Designer paper is from The Paper Company, you really have to see this paper in real life, it has such a nice shimmer. The big flower already had shimmer on it, to add shimmer to the smaller flowers I used clear Spica pen. I also added some shimmer to Tilda with the Spica pen. Tag is from Spellbinders.
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At the CHA, I had "collected" a few products from the different companies and I would love to share them with you as a Blog Candy today!! This is what I have for you:
- Tote Bag from Making Memories
- two clear stamps sets, Arigato and Froggy from Hero Arts
- Valentine set of Embossing Folders from Sizzix (these will work in your Cuttlebug!!)
- 8" x 8" Love Notes Collection designer paper pad with double sided paper from Making Memories
PLUS!!! Geri (the owner of Cranberry Hill Mercantile) has sponsored another Tilda stamp!! a BRAND NEW, just ARRIVED TODAY!! Amore Tilda stamp!! From the LOVE Collection!! I think Cranberry Hill is the only store in US that has got the Love Collection in stock ALREADY!!! If you want to make sure you get your hands on these super cute stamps before Valentine's Day, call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 during the business hours to place your order or click here to shop online.
And here is how to enter.. Leave a comment under this post and tell us what new products you are most excited about this year. To receive an additional entry, spread the word about my blog candy by posting about it on your blog and then leave one more comment here to let me know about it.
I'll ask you again to number your posts, it was so much easier for me to find the winning number last time :) .
I will draw the winning number on Monday, February 9th at around 9 pm PST. Everyone is welcome to participate, I will ship internationally.
Good luck to all..
Hugs,
:) Irina
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Valentine's Day Blog Candy Winner plus NEW BLOG CANDY COMING UP
Thank you so much to everyone who had entered into my blog candy!! And a special THANK YOU to Geri (Cranberry Hill Mercantile) who has sponsored the stamps!! Now, this Blog Candy is closed, but you can always buy your Magnolia stamps at Cranberry Hill online store, just click the very top banner on the right side of my blog.
We had 133 entries this time, and
the lucky number
is
67.
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
67
Timestamp: 2009-02-02 05:51:07 UTC
Linda Coughlin, you are the winner!! Here is Linda's comment:
"Linda Coughlin said...
#67 Thanks for this opportunity. You are uber talented and I love looking at your creations. I counted 10 collections although not all of them are labeled collections.There are 9 stamps in the Valentine's collection."
You just have to visit Linda's blog, here is the link. Linda has a great style, she calls it vintage shabby retro. Great cards there plus some tutorials!!
Linda, please email me your address and I will send sweet Tildas on their way to you!!
Now, I have an announcement to make about the next Blog Candy.. Make sure to come back tomorrow, I will have some goodies that I got at the CHA that I will share with you in my Blog Candy.
Also, check out Claudia's blog candy, here is the link. It is for a Sarah Kay stamp from Stampavie!!
Hugs,
Irina
We had 133 entries this time, and
the lucky number
is
67.
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
67
Timestamp: 2009-02-02 05:51:07 UTC
Linda Coughlin, you are the winner!! Here is Linda's comment:
"Linda Coughlin said...
#67 Thanks for this opportunity. You are uber talented and I love looking at your creations. I counted 10 collections although not all of them are labeled collections.There are 9 stamps in the Valentine's collection."
You just have to visit Linda's blog, here is the link. Linda has a great style, she calls it vintage shabby retro. Great cards there plus some tutorials!!
Linda, please email me your address and I will send sweet Tildas on their way to you!!
Now, I have an announcement to make about the next Blog Candy.. Make sure to come back tomorrow, I will have some goodies that I got at the CHA that I will share with you in my Blog Candy.
Also, check out Claudia's blog candy, here is the link. It is for a Sarah Kay stamp from Stampavie!!
Hugs,
Irina
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