Free Pattern: Infant Leg Warmers

I made these leg warmers for my little #2 out of cotton yarn, since we live in the land of heat and sun. If you live up North, you may want to choose a warmer yarn, like a wool blend.


This is approximately a 3-6 month size.
(Advanced Crochet Note) If your kid is super chubby, like mine, you may want to increase sooner or be sure to crochet loosely. These turned out a little snug on my girl’s calves.


For a 6-9 month size, see modification after the pattern.

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Sweet Treats with Santa Marci!!

Hello there..it's Karen, and I am here sharing Santa Marci with you today!!  I decorated this 3x5 kraft treat bag with peppermint stick candies! 


You could actually fill the treat bag with anything, but I decided to choose peppermint sticks!  During winter time, our family loves to dip peppermint sticks into hot chocolate! Yum!! I also added some crystal glittter to Santa Marci's hat, dress and top of her shoes for a little sparkle!! 

If you have some projects that you would love to share with us, please upload to our Customer Gallery!  We'd love to see your creations!! Each month, we randomly chose a lucky winner!  So, upload as many times as you would like!!

Have fun creating, and thanks for stopping by today!! If you get a chance, scroll down and see what our newest Guest Designer, Debbie, has created today with Birthday Marci!  It's so precious!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Karen

My First Post for La-La Land


Hi everyone - my name is Debbie I'm just sooooo excited to be here as GDT for La-La Land for the next few months - it's a long way from Australia to La-La Land but the trip is sooo worth it - LOL! I thought my first post should be all about celebrating - and what better way that with the gorgeous Birthday Marci. I just LOVE her sweeeeet face - she would bring a smile to anyone's face - a bit like the HUGE grin I had when I got invited to play over here!

I've paired her with some Pink Paislee DP and some shapes cut using my nesties. The small tassle is from Christina Re. The border punch is Martha Stewart.

Thanx for having me - and like Arnie says - I'll Be Back!

xXx

Another Sakkalo's Zigzag card

Yippee, Friday! Happy Friday, Marci and the gang fans!

I love fun fold cards and when I discovered this Sakkalo's Zigzag card on Stamping Owl's blog, I made a bunch of blank cards (card bases) so when I need one, I have it! I made THIS first one and love it so today, I am sharing another one!

For today's card, I used Birthday Marci. I like to send Birthday cards to my friends and family on their birthdays (although they are late most of the time LOL) so Birthday cards always come in handy for me. I colored Marci with Copics. Sentiment is by Papertrey Ink.

This card measures 5.5 x 6.



Before I let you guys go, just a little reminder that today is the Trunk Show at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA. Both Eric and Irina will be there to introduce our Marci and Luka stamps!! If you are in the area, stop by and have fun!

Thanks so much for stopping by today, everyone!

Caroling Luka

Hi everyone! Lisa here, popping in to share a card I created showcasing Caroling Luka. Could he be any cuter???? And, yes, he's singing Joy to the World just for you! By using DP with a scene already featured, this card came together quickly and easily, which just goes to show you don't have to spend hours to make a card with a lot of pop... especially when the stars are Luka and Marci!

If you're in the San Jose area, don't forget the Trunk Show tomorrow at Scrapbook Island!

Have a la la lovely day!

Marci is Skating by

Howdy folks, Jana here. I'm back with another Marci card, and this time she's hit the ice! Presenting, Ice Skating Marci, isn't that little plaid skirt adorable?? I love paper piecing!!


I used some Cosmo Cricket Mitten Weather dp for my background, and another piece from the same pack to make Marci's skirt. I colored her with Copics, and cut her out. To build my scene, I started with the background, and the oval cut from shimmery white paper (which is what Marci was also stamped on...it works fabulous for copics!!) to make my ice rink. Then, I sponged the edges of 2 darker trees, added some polar white flowersoft to one side (because the sun melted it on the sunny side!) and put them BEHIND my ice. next, I used to ligther green trees (also sponged and snowed) to enclose my rink a little more. Finally, I added the felt snowdrift at the bottom to hem in the last bit of the rink.


And if you're in the area, join us at a Trunk Show at Scrapbook Island in San Jose, CA on Friday, November 5th!!  Both Eric and Irina will be there to introduce the Marci and Luka stamps!! 

Your $10 ticket entitles you to:

- an EXCLUSIVE preview of our newest stamps!!
- Meet both artists (Eric Berry and Irina) 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!! 

Winter Marci Gift Set

This Gift Set consists of a container with two pockets and a coordinating card. And, of course, you could use a card and the container separate..  The stamp is our Winter Marci . 


Tags pulls out - you can write your message on the back :-)


See how you can make it a PERFECT gift for your stamping friends!!  You can make it as a coordinating assemble to hold the stamp in one of the pockets!!  I know, I know.. I am such an enabler ;-)




Project Recipe:
Stamps: La-La Land Crafts - Winter Marci, Tim Holtz - Ticket, Hero Arts - Sentiment
Papers: Cardstock - Bazzill, Patterned Paper:Basic Grey
Tools: Scor-Pal, Martha Stewart border and snowflake punches, EK Success border and small flower punches
Embellishments: Ribbon - Bobunny, Button - Buttons Galore, Pearls - Mark Richards
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink Vintage Photo

Copics Used:
Skin - E00, E01, E02
Hair - E50, E31, E35, E37
Coat and Hat - E41, BG000
Boots and Sweater - R000, R11, R20, R22


Hugs!!

Thanks Snow Much


Hello, Happy Wednesday to you! Shantaie here with Ice Skating Marci and a wintery thank you card. In cool shades of blue and snowflakes all around, Marci is ready to hit the ice! I just love the swish of her skirt, and her photo ready stance! Ice skater Marci was colored with prisma pencils, OMS and a blend of copics. I added a BIG bow and a fun sparkly pom pom to her hat for a fun texture, I just love adding dimension to the cute outfits!

I invite you to add your projects using La La Land images in our customer gallery Each month a winner is randomly chosen, so the more you share the better your chances are to be our lucky winner!

Happy creating!
Shantaie

White Christmas

♫ ♪ I'm dreaming of a white Christmas ♫♪

Ya Ya, I know... it's not even Thanksgiving time yet and I'm "Dreaming of a White Christmas?!"  LOL.  I just love Christmas and am anticipating everything that goes along with the "most wonderful time of the year".  Hi everyone!  I'm Kristine and I'm filling in for Karen today as her 'puter is acting up and won't allow her to come play with us in La-La Land today :(  Sorry Karen!  I think we've all been there and know how frustrating that can be.  Hope it's back up in no time as we don't want to miss your fabulous creativity for even a moment!!  ☺

Welp... I have a very simple card to share today.  I just recevied this awesome 5x7" cutting/embossing plate called Brocade Window  and wanted to try it out.  Love how elegant it looks with white.  This card is 5 1/4" x 7 1/4"... so it is quite a bit larger than the normal sized A2.  And the cute li'l girl in the middle is SANTA MARCI which hopefully you all are familiar with by now?  If not, you've GOT to go see the new releases in the shop!!  Then I added a white ribbon poinsettia, some white branches and red rhinestones and wha-la! 

For the inside, I printed off the Legend of the Candy Cane.  This is such a wonderful short story of how the candy cane was invented.  It also forms the shape of a Christmas tree.


I'll type it out here as well in case you can't read that:

The Legend of the Candy Cane
The Legend of The Candy Cane.  A humble candy maker in Indiana wanted to make a candy that would be a special gift for the King of Kings, so he made the Christmas Candy Cane. He incorporated several symbols for the birth, ministry, and death of Jesus Christ.  He began with a stick of pure white hard candy to symbolize the Virgin Birth and sinless nature of Christ, and hard because the church is built on solid rock, and firmness, for God’s promises are a firm foundation. He formed it in the shape of the letter -J- to represent the precious name of Jesus, who came to earth as our Savior.  It could also represent the staff of the Good Shepherd with which He reaches down in to the ditches of the world to lift out the fallen lambs who, like all sheep, have gone astray. Then he added three small red stripes to represent the scourging Jesus suffered on His way to the cross. One large red stripe would remind those with eyes to see and ears to hear of the promise of eternal life. It would be a gift of love that would tell His story -the greatest story ever told.

Have a Terrific Tuesday!!  And remember, if you make a creation with La-La Land stamps, please show us what you've made by linking to it in our Customer Gallery!  ☺  Go Ink Something!

Have a Super Day!

Did you have a Super Day yesterday at Halloween?  Since my son is all grown up, we don't even decorate for Halloween anymore.. the only Halloween thing I did yesterday was to go shopping for Halloween candy ;-)

Speaking of Halloween.. I have SO MUCH of Halloween paper left, it's not even funny.. So.. take a closer look at my card..  All designer paper on my card today is from Halloween collection by Basic Grey.. clever me, huh?  ;-)

My card today features Supercupcake Marci and two stamps from the Super Heroes Window set - the Window and the Sentiment!!  You can buy all of these stamps in our online store, HERE is the link :-)


Did you know that the Skyline Window stamp in the Super Heroes Window Set is sized just right to cut out with Cirlce Nestabilites, SUPER easy!!!   I stamped the Window onto the dp and colored with Copics - buildings with C1 and C3, and the moon with Y15.

Super Cupcake Marci was colored with these Copic Markers:

Skin - E00, E01, E02
Hair - C1, C3, C5, C7
all Purple - RV0000, V01, V15, V17, BV08
all Pink - RV000, R83, R85
Belt - YG03, G82, YG63


Hugs!!