Inspirational Monday-Make a Christmas Card or an Ornament

Hey all! it's me Trisha and I'm hosting this week's Inspirational Monday. Every Monday we are showcasing a new and creative challenge here at La-La Land Crafts' site! The challenge this week is to make a Christmas card or ornament! Sounds like fun doesn't it?

Before I start with our Inspiration post, I would like to remind you about our CARD CONTEST happening on our Blog right now to celebrate Marci and Luka's 1st Birthday!! The winner will get to take home a set of 36 Copic Markers....WOW!! You'll want to get your card uploaded asap because the winner is determined by FAN votes. You can purchase a digital stamp from the store so you can start right away. For details please click HERE.

Now on to our Inspiration Monday: Make a Christmas Card or Ornament

Check out what our creative team has come up with this week:

Rosie used: Caroling Luka

Copics & Chalk:Skin: E000 & chalkHair: E29, E33Hat: E31 & chalkCoat: E25, chalk, liquid

applique/Pockets: R39, YG97, chalkShirt: R39, YG97, chalkPants: E31 & chalk, liquid appliqueShoes: E25 & chalkWreath: YG97, G24, R39Book: YR23, chalk, YG97

Kim used: Luka on Sled

Koh-I-noor pencils: 12; 24

Becca used Sunny Christmas Marci

Copics used:

Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30Hair - E44, E43, E42, E41

Dress - G16, G17, G20, R29, R27, R24, R22Antlers - E27, E23, E21

Lightbulbs - W5, W3, W1, R27, G16, YR13, Y15, Y28

Trisha used Marci with Snowman

Copics used:Coat and toque, boots: B000, B00, B01, BG02, E41, E43, E59

Hair: E51, E53, E59

Skin: E000, E00, E21,E11, R20

mitts, tights, scarf: R81, R83, R85

Snowman: W1, W3, R00, YR15, YR20, BV00, V04, V06

Don't forget to upload your cards to our Customer Gallery and enter to win a fabulous prize at the end of the month!

Have a great week!!

Trish :)

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Free Pattern: Vintage Football Helmet Newborn and Number 3 Applique

I saw a little helmet like this on Pinterest, and I loved it.  I didn't see a pattern online for it, so I whipped one up.  All the preseason football playing in our house put me in the mood!

The final round of scs is really important to make the earflaps nice and round, so don't be tempted to skip it!

Baby doll pictured has a head circumference of 14"

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WINNER - JULY Customer Gallery

Finally we are ready to announce the WINNER of our July Customer Gallery!!!  

We just loved this GORGEOUS SUMMERY card by Sherri Willshire! 

CONGRATULATIONS Sheri!!  Please contact email us with your mailing address and your choice of a rubber stamp :-)

Hugs!!

:) Irina

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Marci CARD CLASS!!

If you would like to take a class from Irina, here is your chance!!

When: Saturday, September 3rd, 12 pm to 3 pm

Where: Jazzy Crafts store in Castro Valley, CA

In this class you will not only make three super cute Marci card in various Easel card styles, but Irina will also teach you how to color our images!!  Learn from the source!!  A lot of different techniques, tons of information and a lot of fun, that's what you will get in this class!!

Mermaid Marci

Genie Marci

Roller Skate Marci

Please bring the following supplies to the class:

- your favorite dry and liquid adhesive

- foam tape (pop up dots)

- Distress Ink in Vintage Photo

- Tim Holtz Ink Blending Tool

- Mat for blending

and these Copic Markers:

 E000, E00, E11, E33, E50 

E70, E71, E74, E77, E93, E95, E97
R11, R20
RV10, RV11, RV23, RV32, RV34
Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28
YR20, YR31
B000, B00, B01, B02, B05

BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG72

G00, G02

Please call Jazzy Crafts at 510-583-1422 to sign up for this class.  Don't delay, sitting is limited!!

Hugs!!

:) Irina

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Inspiration Friday - Make your own Paper/Chipboard Embellishments

Good morning everyone!!! It's Sandie here and today it's my turn to host the La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Friday. Every Monday and Friday our Design Team will bring you a new and inspirational  theme.  This week our theme is Make your own Chipboard/Paper embellishments.

You are welcome to play along as we would love to see your creations with La-La Land Craft stamps. Please link your projects to our Customer Gallery to be in with a chance of winning a prize at the end of each month.

This is what our fabulous team came up with

Beate using Faerie Marci

 Copic Markers:
Dress: R21, R22, R24
Stockings: YR30, YR31, C0, C1
Hair: E50, YR31, E31, E33
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Wings: G000, G00, G02, C1, C2
Stones: G03, G07
Tiara: Y13, Y15, Y17

Cindy using  Doctor Marci

Copic Markers:

Skin E00, E11, R20
Pinks: RV21, RV23
Hair:E15, E27, E33

 

Sandie using Witch Marci

 Copic Markers

Skin: E00, 01, 11, R20

Dress/Hat: C1, 3, 5, 8. V11, 13, 17

Pumpkin: YR14, 17, 18

Broom: E31, 33, 35, 50, 51, 53

Jeanette Using Genie Marci

 Copic Markers:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, R20
Hair: E50, YR30, Y21, E31
Clothing: RV000, RV00, RV02, RV04, RV06

Trisha used Ballerina Marci

embellies are: punched tag, butteflies, paper lace floral border, fan accents

Copics used: Hair: E30, E31, E33, E35

Skin: E000, E00, E11, E21, R20, BV0000

Dress: G20, G21, G24

Roses: R81, R83, R85

We hope our post today inspires you to be creative. Don't forget to link up in the Customer Gallery if you play along :)

Sandie

xxx

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Challenge 47 - MAKE IT COUNT! by including a number!

Hi there! This is Rose extending a HUGE THANKS to all of you who take part in the Crafts and Me Challenges. Your participation makes us happy!   We LOVE seeing your work!   And, your support encourages us to continue sharing our passion for creating.

We have another fantastic Dynamite Digi team challenge for you this week! We want you to MAKE IT COUNT! by including a number! Numbers can be found on your background paper, in your images or sentiments, included through your use of stickers, die cuts, and/or charms. Anything with a number will do!

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What’s the prize? - Our sponsor for this week is MEMORY BOX!

Memory Box sells tons of products (cards, envelopes, 6x6, 12x12, stamps and dies)!

The generous prize, to be given to a randomly selected entry, is THREE dies: the Sanibel border, the Crystalline Border and the Tabbed Pocket!

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The lovely Teresa has added fabulous new digital stamps to the Crafts and Me Stamps’ store.  Prepare to be inspired while the Crafts and Me Stamps’ Dynamite Digi Team shows how we MAKE IT COUNT! by including a number! on our projects using some of the newly released images.

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Awww!!! Today we're bidding a fond farewell to our longtime teamie, the amazingly talented Vix! Vix has been with the Crafts and Me Stamps challenges blog since the beginning and has always provided such wonderful inspiration. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank her for each and every incredible project she has shared here. We all love you and we'll sure MISS you, Vix!

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Crafts and Me Stamps’ Dynamite Digi Team Challenge 47 Gallery

Our Special Guest Design Team Member 

♥ LYN BLACKDRAGON ♥ 

using Celtic Angel

♥ JANE JOHNSON ♥ 

using Porcini

♥ MINA HARTLEY ♥

using The Talisman

♥ MONA EIDHAMMER ♥ 

using Porcini

♥ ROSE CRAWFORD ♥

using The Giving Angel by Sara Burrier

We sure hope that you’ll join us for our MAKE IT COUNT! by including a number! challenge and share your projects with us. Remember to stop back on August 17^th for our next Rockin’ Rubbah Team challenge. You’ll find the winner of this challenge #47 posted with our next Digi Team challenge on August 24^th.

Please Note:   If you use a CRAFTS AND ME EXCLUSIVE STAMP (Rubber or Digi), you’ll be entered into a separate monthly drawing to receive 4 FREE CRAFTS AND ME DIGI IMAGES OF YOUR CHOICE.   Your entry here will make it in time for the August 20th drawing and that winner will be posted on August 24^th’s weekly challenge too!

Inklinkz has been included below. You have until 8pm UK time on August 16^th to post your entry for a chance to win this great prize by Memory Box (AND, if you use a Crafts and Me image, you’ll also be entered into this month’s separate draw for 4 Crafts and Me digi images)!

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If you’re interested in joining us as a guest designer, please pop over to the Crafts and Me Stamps blog to find out how (click here).

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Thanks so much for stopping by!
Hugz and Good Luck! from Rose and the rest of the Crafts and Me Dynamite Digi Team

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Winner and top three - challenge 45 - Ribbons

Hi everyone its that time again...time for our winner and top three of the Ribbons challenge...the lucky winner of the 6 digis of your choice is

No 202 - DONNA

congratulations Donna if you could contact Trish (details on sidebar) she will arrange for your prize

now onto the top three, I hate choosing because there are so many amazing entries but after a lot of considering I chose

TARA - wow to the card and I love how she threaded her ribbon and her stunning handmade roses

CLAIRE - wow to those stunning colours they work so well together and that spotty ribbon is lush

SARAH - what a stunning creation and beautiful satin ribbon (one of my favs)

congratulations girls please pick up your Top3 badge from the sidebar

Mina xxx

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Winners - Summertime

Good Morning all!  Sorry I'm a bit late posting winners for the summertime challenge, trouble at the ranch!  Mina will be along shortly with her winners for her ribbons challenge so don't go away just yet and then we'll be back at 9am with a new challenge!


The entries were outstanding again, I love summer colours and stamps, mind you I also love autumn and winter and spring too lol!  As always you made it really difficult to choose but thank you each and every one for joining in and also thank you to our July guest Carol for joining in the fun too!  Don't forget if you wish to join in as a guest then check how to here!

*DRUMROLLS*

The random winner of 6 digis by Crafts and Me is.....78 Creepy Glowbug (Gloria)

And my awesome Top 3 are....

96 - xtglx

34 - Chelsea Le



91 - Renate

Well Done!  Please grab your top 3 badge in the side bar, Gloria please contact Teresa for your prize x

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A NEW La-La Land Crafts BLOG!!

This is a month of contests, giveaways and SURPRISES!!  We are so very happy to announce our NEW La-La Land Crafts blog for CHILDREN!!  

La-La Land Crafts For Kids

Yes, yes, yes!!  Now your kids will have a place where they can see what other children are creating and will be able to show their love for our stamps by participating in bi-monthly contest as well!!  

And the best of all, this blog is run by children as well!!  We got four wonderful girls with their mom's by their side hosting the blog.  Please visit the HOSTESSES page to learn about our girls.

If you have children please visit our new LLLC4KIDS blog with them.  And even if you don't have kids or yours are all grown up, we would really appreciate it if you would visit us at LLLC4KIDS blog and show us your support.

We are really excited about this new adventure!!  

Hugs!!

:) Irina

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Inspiration Monday-Make your own paper/chipboard embellies

Good Monday Morning everyone! It's Rosemary with another Inspiration Monday for you. Every Monday and Friday La-La Land Crafts Design Team will bring you a new inspirational theme. We would love for you to play along with us. All you have to do is link your project using a La-La Land Crafts image to our Customer Gallery.

This week we challenge you to make your own paper/chipboard embellishments.

Before I start with our Inspiration post, I would like to remind you about some activities that are happening on our Blog right now!!

To celebrate Marci and Luka's First Birthday we have a CARD CONTEST going on right here on our Blog!! The winner gets to take home a set of 36 Copic Markers.....WOW!! This is something that you can't afford to miss!!
Don't have a blog? You can upload a photo of your card to any photo sharing website (i.e. Photobucket or Flickr) and then copy and paste that link to the La-La Land Blog.
Don't have a Marci or Luka Stamp? You can purchase a digital image from the store so you can start your birthday card/project right away!!
For more details please scroll down to the post below or click HERE.

We also have a FACEBOOK Contest for a chance to WIN TWO RUBBER STAMPS of your choice!! To enter, all you need to do is ask your friends to join our Facebook Fan page and tell us in their comment that you sent them. The person with the most referrals wins!! Just like that.... EASY PEASY!! For more details please click HERE.

Now on to our Inspiration Monday...making your own paper embellies! As many of you know, embellishments can get pretty pricey. What better way to save some extra dollars than to make your own embellishments. There are so many tutorials and YouTube videos out there that walk you step-by-step on how to make your own paper roses, flowers, buttons, etc. Crafters & Technology are an AWESOME combination, aren't they?!

Here are the fabulous and gorgeous creations from Team Monday!

Karen Maldonado with Faerie Marci

Paper Butterflies & Paper Rolled Flower
Coloring Medium : Copics
Hair: E13, E37
Skin: E000, E00, E01
Outfit & Crown: YR30, YR31, R83, YR00, YG91, Y28


Kim Dellow with Genie Marci

Paper Pleated Ribbon
Coloring Medium: Prismacolor Pencils
Skin - Pink; Peach; Seashell Pink
Hair - Sand; Chocolate; Goldenrod
Clothes - Olive Green; Sand; Yellow Ochre; Goldenrod
Koh-I-Noor: Gold


Becca Fabozzi with Darling Marci

Paper Swirl
Coloring Medium: Copics
Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30
Hair - E27, E23, E21
Dress and Shoes - RV13, RV10, RV14, G24, G21, G20


Rosie Bridges with Scout Marci

Paper Carnation, Paper Rolled Roses, Paper Butterflies
Coloring Medium: Copics & Chalk
Skin: E000 & chalk
Lips: R20
Hair: E29, E37, E33
Shirt & Shoes: E31 & chalk
Skirt: G21 & chalk
Sash: G24, chalk, Y02, R27, G28, BV08, B04, YR23, R20
Butterfly: B04, G21, YR04, Y02, BV08, Stickles

Now don't forget you can play along and upload your creations to our Customer Gallery.
Join us back here on Friday for more Inspiration from our lovely and talented Team Friday.
Have a wonderful week!

Hugs,
Rosie

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