Free Pattern: Kid's Crown

I made this crown for my #1's birthday. She's a two-year-old princess now!

Newborn size here.
12-month size here.

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Happy Day!

Happy Halloween, all! This is guest designer Alice. I have a card made with Super Cupcake Marci to share with you today.

This would be such a fun Halloween costume, don't you think? I had a lot of fun coloring this cutie! I paired her with BasicGrey's Sugar Rush collection. The sentiment sticker is from SRM Stickers.

Copics used:
skin: E11, E01, E00, E000, R20
hair: E37, E35, E33, E31
outfit: BV02, BV00, BV000, Y35, Y32, E35, E33, E31, E51, E50, YR04, YR02

That's all from me. Hope you have a happy and safe Halloween!

Thanks for stopping by! =)

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A Short Term Farewell and a Votive . . .

Hey Gang, 1LuvnMama here! Don't let the title of this post scare you. Although this is my last post for La-La Land Crafts Blog, I'll be back at some point. My farewell is for a short time since I'm awaiting the arrival of my little guy. Like I said, I wanted to go out with a BANG with this post. I hope you'll stick with me because I have lots of photo shots to share with you!

For my project, I made a Votive Card using a tea light. I saw this on Splitcoaststampers some time ago and thought I'd give it a try. I made this Votive Card two-sided . . . one in a Halloween theme and the other in a Christmas theme.

Here's the Halloween theme featuring Pumpkin Marci and Witch Marci.

Got Candy?

Witch Marci is just flying by to say "HI"!

Now here's the Christmas themed side featuring Santa Marci, Caroling Luka, and Winter Marci.

Ho, Ho, Ho . . . Merry Christmas!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland!

This is the top view looking down on the tea light.

I wanted to show what the Votive Card looks like with the lights dimmed and the tea light on.

How did I make this card? Here's the dimensions . . .

I cut a piece of CS at 8-1/2" x 12". On the 8-1/2" side, I scored the CS in half at 4-1/4". Turn the CS around to the 12" side and score at 3", 6", and 9". Using an Exacto knife, cut on the score line from the 3" mark to 9" mark. This will give you an opening for the tea light. Decorate as you wish and adhere the two ends shut. You can make the dimensions any size you want, it's totally up to you. I hope my directions make sense . . . I'm not good at tutorials. You can actually fold up this Votive Card and tie a ribbon around it to give as a gift.

Well, I hope you enjoyed this project as much as I enjoyed making it. I know I'll keep this out in the next couple of months. Be sure to visit the Online Store to get your Marci & Luka stamps. They are perfect for the upcoming holidays!

Thanks again for all your support and I'll definitely keep you updated on the "boss"!

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Sweet Little Witch Marci

Hey y'all! Lisa popping in to share a card I made for this week's Taylored Expressions Sketch Challenge. I just couldn't resist making one more Halloween card featuring adorable Witch Marci. For awhile there, I thought I was getting burned out on Halloween. Now I'm sad to see the holiday pass because I still have lots of wonderful Halloween images and goodies to play with. How does that happen? LOL

It's a good thing that I can still have lots of fun with the winter Marcis and Lukas!!! I'll be back soon with more to share. In the meantime, I hope you have a la la lovely day!!!

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CHALLENGE #14 WINNER

Here we go folks the winner of challenge #14 something for a Teenager is:-

NO. 35 ANNE H picked by random .org

Please contact me Anne with your addy for your prize & don't forget to take your winners badge from the side bar to display proudly on your blog.

My top 3 was difficult this challenge, so many lovely entries made my choice difficult but here they are:-

Vicky

Glittery Katy

Lisa Sparkle

Congrats girls please take your top 3 badge from the side bar to display proudly on your blog.

Thank you everyone who entered.
PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR THE LATEST CHALLENGE.

Teresa xx

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Santa Marci

Hello, everyone! Kim here today!

I am so glad Friday is finally here! This week has been loooong!

I am slowly but surely getting more Christmas cards done! Yay! All thanks to all these cute winter/Christmas Marci's!

For my card today, I used Santa Marci. She is as cute and sweet as can be! I love little girls with Santa's hats! So cute! Oh which reminds me, I gotta start working on my daughter's hat! I think my son outgrown his already so that's two crocheted Santa's hats on my list...

Anyway, I decided to use up some of my scraps and this is what I came up with! Pretty cool layout, huh? LOL Did you spy a Tim Holtz' embossing folder?? Well, not the folder here but I used it on the green cardstock. It's not Christmas themed but thought it looks cool for Christmas.

Those gold snowflakes are K&Company chipboard stickers. Border punch is by Martha Stewart. Sentiment is by Hero Arts. I also use polar white Flower Soft and Sparkly Fluff on Marci's outfit.

Well, that's all I have for you guys today! Hope everyone have a lovely Friday! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Girl Power!!

I know this is a pretty simple card, but for whatever reason.. I just LOVE how it turned out!!!  It is sweet, not too girly and would work for any occasion!!!

This card is one of the MAKE-AND-TAKE projects for our TRUNK SHOW next Saturday at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA.  For the second Make-and-Take we will make a project with one of our NEW NEVER BEFORE SEEN stamps!!! 

For details about the Trunk Show please click HERE.  Please call Scrapbook Island at 408-978-8900 to purchase your tickets!! 

This card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

BoBunny designer paper.  EK Success border and flower punches.  VIVA liquid pearls in the centers of the flowers -LOVE this stuff!!, I buy mine from Scrapbook Island store. 

Sentiment is from our Super Heroes stamp set.  This stamp set comes with the Skyline Window, various sentiments and a few of coordinating stamps.
   *at the Trunk Show you will have a choice of sentiments for your card :-)

Super Cupcake Marci was colored with these Copics:

Skin - E000, E00, E01

Hair - YR20, E31, E33, E35, E37

Mask and Clothes - R00, R11, R20, R32, R24
Background - E01

You can buy both of the stamps from this card in our online store, click HERE.

Hope to see you at the TRUNK SHOW!!

Hugs!!

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Winter Marci in Fall colors

Howdy La-La fans, Jana here. How is everyone today? For today's card, I was totally inspired by this card from Karen, because I just loved the colors she used, and I remembered I had this fabulous dp from my LSS (sorry, can't remember who makes it just now!) that would be perfect.

I stamped Winter Marci on a perfect panel from MFT, then stamped her again on the reverse side of this amazing floral print for the linen look burgundy to paper piece her coat and hat. I then used my W1 and W3 copic markers to add some shading to her coat and hat - that works like a charm!! I colored in the rest of her, cut out the pieces and put her all together. Then, I cut her out with my labels 14 nestie and went to town with my sponges and some creamy caramel and true thyme inks.

I went for a very simple layout, and just added a strip of the reverse paper with some lace across the card, then started playing with different buttons. I hadn't quite finished when my good friend and demonstrator Michelle came over with my jumbo button share from SU! It was EXACTLY what I needed!!

I finished off the inside with some more dp and a great SU! stamped greeting, and voila! Perfect fall bday card! So...what have YOU been creating with your La-La Land stamps?? We'd love to see your creations, so please link them up on the LLLC blog here, and you could win some La-La Loot! Have a fabulous day!

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I Need A Hero

Hi I'm Shantaie Fowler and a big "Hello and Happy Wednesday" to you all! Could you use a Hero today? If you are like me an everyday hero is probably easier to find than a super hero that can leap tall buildings in a single bound.

Star Boy Luka is the perfect guy to to celebrate the heroes we have in our lives each and every day! Watercolored  with markers in muted oranges, reds, and turquoise Star Boy Luka is bold, brave and ready to go.

Be sure share your latest creation in the customer gallery it just makes our day to see the fun and inspirational ways you are using your La-La Land  Images,  { you could even say that makes you our hero! }

Thank you so much for visiting today, we appreciate you  spending part of your day here with us here in the Land Of La-La! *grin*

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Fall Marci Tissue Box Cover

Happy Wednesday La-La stampers!!  I'm Kris and I have a fun project to share... this tissue box cover that I saw in the SCS Weekly Inkling.  There's no bottom to it, and the "lid" is glued on so these are real simple to lift up and switch out the tissues!  I think I'll make one for each season for my desk at the office ... pretty it up a bit at work =)  

For 2 of the sides I stamped Winter Marci and colored her in Fall colors to match the designer paper.  Isn't she just the sweetest??  LOVE her!   Definately one of my faves in this winter release.

Hope I've inspired you to Ink Something!  =)  If you create with these adorable LLLC characters, please share them with us in our customer gallery!  

Please come back later today to see Shantaie's Super Cute card!!

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Challenge *16* Make a Christmas Gift

Morning folks it's Gina here i'm your host for this challenge but i would just like to thank everyone who entered our Halloween challenge and we had a great time visiting your blogs and seeing your fabulous creations.

The winner and top three will be added a little later so please check back.

Whilst i'm here don't forget the New release of Hannah Lynn stamps over at Crafts and Me and there is 10% off for registered newsletter readers from 26th Oct-1st Nov while stocks last, ONLY if you enter the word xmas at the check-out.

Right onto this weeks challenge i would love to see Christmas Gifts and as you can see the lovely DTs have made some fantastic creations to give you some inspiration.

This week we are sponsored by Clevercuts.

This is the prize a little set of 6x6 masks from the That special Touch range
Our versatile masks are laser cut out of easy wipe clean plastic and can be used with Mica Mists, Inks and even embossing using a die cutting/embossing machine (big shot, cuttlebug, wizard, etc), our 6”x6” masks are shown below .




Here's the DT fabulous creations for you.

Amy

TRACY



Image is Bookworm Fairy available HERE

Little heart pearls available HERE

VIX

Stamps used: Candy Cane Angel and Winter Green Wishes

GINA

tellulahs-treasures from Crafts and Me

Trish

Image is one of the NEW Molly Harrison Stamps

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Sweet Dreams Marci!!

Karen here today, and I am sharing Sweet Dreams Marci with you!!   I thought I would paper piece her little nightgown and bunny slippers today with this beautiful and soft paper from My Minds Eye!! 

I loved the print on this designer paper, and it kind of reminded me of those little nightgowns I used to purchase for my beautiful daughter when she was younger!  The pink backround has been embossed with the little hearts and a simple little ivory bow was tied with a little flower, button, and pearl added!  The card base is one of my Silhouette die cuts by Hero Arts!  I love the sweet little flowers on each of the four corners!!

Don't forget to upload your cars to the Customer Gallery!!  It's almost the end of the month, but there's still time to play and for a chance to win a prize!!

Have a wonderful day!

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Country Christmas

Please see the post below this one or click HERE for information about our upcoming Trunk Show in San Jose, CA!! 

I made one more card with Caroling Luka, this time he is out in the Country ;-)  You can now buy this stamp along with all our newly released Winter/Christmas stamps in our online store, HERE is the link.

This card measures 6" x 6".

I used my "tile" technique on the Country background image behind Luka.  It is oh so pretty in real life, I really wish the picture would show it!!  Background stamp is by Stampendous called Forest Cottage Scene.  After I embossed the whole layer with UTEE twice, I colored on the top with Copics (BG72, BG75, G99, E39, R27) and White Sharpie.

Martha Stewart Fence punch.. I usually use this punch for Halloween, but it also looks like the fence on the background stamp.. country like.. The snow on the bottom of the fence was made with Snow Paste by MuddPuddles, I bought mine at Scrapbook Island.

Caroling Luka was colored with these Copic Markers:

Skin - E00, E01, E02

Hair - E13, E35, E37

Hat, Sweater and Mittens - R22, R24, R27

Pants - YG91, YG93, YG97

Jacket and Boots - E11, E13, E35, E37

Wreath - YG03, YG63, R27

Stampin' Up corner.  Copper brads in the corner and on Luka's jacket for the buttons.

Swirl stamp is from clear stamp set by Prima.  Sentiment inside of the card is from clear stamp set by Hero Arts.

Hugs!!

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TRUNK SHOW in San Jose, CA!!

Join us at a Trunk Show at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Friday, November 5th!!  Both Eric and I will be there to introduce our Marci and Luka stamps!! 

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-Take

- a Goodie Bag with a FREE stamp

- Refreshments

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

Don't miss out on this FUN party!!  Stop by Scrapbook Island or call the store at 408-978-8900 to purchase your tickets!! 

Hugs!!

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Sweet dreams...

Hello! Cheryl, here and it's my turn to share a card with you on the blog. I chose to work with Sweet Dreams Marci as it is very late here and bedtime sounds oh so comfy ;D I paired her with papers by October Afternoon and added an assortment of paper flowers down one side. It's a simple card, but sometimes that's the way to go.

Have you played with the new Marci and Luke images yet? If so, show us what you've made by linking it to the Customer Gallery. It's easy to do and you could be selected to win a prize at the end of the month. Someone has to win ;D

Swing by tomorrow because you will find another amazing card created by one of my fabulous DT sistahs!

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Free Pattern: Chunky Yarn Newborn Hat

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