Card Class with Jana!!

Would you like to make THREE ADORABLE Marci and/or Luka CARDS?   Jana has a class scheduled at Memories Live On store on Sunday, September 25th from 2pm - 4pm.

Memories Live On is located at 10191 De Anza Blvd in Cupertino, California. Please call the store at (408) 446-9901 to sign up for this class.

Here's sweet little Genie Marci ready to grant your wish!

You get to choose Luka or Marci for the cowboy card

And a final card using the adorable Sugar 'n Spice Marci (coming soon!).

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Challenge #53 Stripes

Good Morning all and we're back for another challenge here at Crafts & Me!  The winners of our buttons & bows will be on a separate post so don't forget to check to see if you're a winner!

For our challenge today I'd like to see some STRIPES.  I need some order to the chaos sometimes so I love stripy papers!

Crafts and Me are the Sponsors for this weeks challenge and the prize is 6 Digis of the winners choice, how fantastic, there is tons to choose from for a wide variety of tastes! 


Over to the girls and we're joined by our fab guest designer Karen from Feline Creative so please do pop over and leave her some loves too!  Thanks for playing with us Karen! 

You dont have to use a Crafts & Me image but as always we'd LOVE to see them!

Guest Designer - Karen Howard using Violet

Vix using Miss Mirabelle

JANE

Mina using Analinda

Mona using Birth of Twilight

ROSE

using Perched at Dawn by Sara Burrier

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Winner and Top 3 - Challenge 51 Lace

Morning! Jane here with the winner and top 3 for the lace challenge number 51. The winner of the choice of ribbons, chosen by random, is:

Here are your random numbers:

22 

Timestamp: 2011-09-20 20:22:44 UTC

and that is Kym's Crafty Cards! Congratulations! Please email Trish to claim your prize (address in the sidebar) and don't forget to grab your winner's badge too!

Phew, you all gave me a hard time choosing the top 3 for this challenge with so many gorgeous entries, but here they are, in no particular order:

Lori

Tara W

Cheryl

Congratulations ladies! Please grab your Top 3 blinkie from the side bar for your blogs! Thank you to everyone who entered and be sure to stop by later for the next challenge! x

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Marci COPIC Card Class!!

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

When: Sunday, October 2nd, 1 pm to 4 pm

Where: Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, 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 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, YR21, YR23, YR24, YR31
B000, B00, B01, B02, B05

BG0000, BG10, BG11, BG72

G00, G02

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up for this class.  Don't delay, sitting is limited!!

Hugs!!

:) Irina

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Inspirational Monday - Embossing (wet or dry)

Hey all! it's me Becca 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 Embossing (Wet or Dry)! Sounds simple enough and like fun doesn't it?

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

Kim Dellow
Sunny Christmas Luka

Coloring - Prismacolor Pencils: 50% Cool Grey, 70% Cool Grey, Scarlet lake, Crimson Lake, Koh-I-Noor: 12, 13, Gold

Mary B. Giemza

Princess Marci

Copics - Skin E000, E00, E11, E21, R20. R30

Hair - Y21, 23, 26

Crown - Y11, 17, 28

Dress - RV10, 13, 25, E40

Karen Maldonado

Prince Luka

Copics:

Hair - E49, E47

Skin - E000, E00

Crown - Y28

Boots and Belt - W3, W5, W7

Outfit - YG63, YG93, YG95, YG97


Rosie Bridges

Faerie Marci

Copics & Chalk:

Skin - E000, R20, chalk

Hair - E25, E33, E02
Clothes - B00, G20, G21, G24, chalk, stickles
Crown - B00, Chalk, stickles

Becca Fabozzi

Roller Skate Marci

Copics: Skin - E21, E00, E000, R20, R30

Hair - E25, E31

Overalls - B99, B97, B95, B91, Y15, Y00

Shirt - W1, W00, Y15

Helmet - Y15, Y13, Y00, RV14, RV17, RV10

Skates - W1, W00, Y15, RV10

Thanks so much for stopping by!! Please make sure to upload your creations in our Customer Gallery!! Have a great day and week! xox Becca and the DT team ! :)

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Free Pattern: Thick and Thin Striped Beanie - 3 months

Premie size here.
Newborn size here.
6 month size here.
9-12 month size here.

See pattern »

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Inspiration Friday - Use a Doily

Good morning everyone!!! It's Sandie here again today 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 Use a Doily.

Our Guest Designer Jo Nevill 

using Sugar n Spice Marci

Skin : E000, E00, E13, E11, R20 and R21
Hair : E29, E27, E25 and E35
Dress/Hairband/ Shoes/Apron/Heart : R29, R27 and R24
Apron/Socks : E41 and E42
Spoon/cake : E25 and E23

Jeanette 

using Witch Marci

Copic Colors:
Face: E000, E00, E11, R20
Hair: YG61, YG63, YG67
Dress: W3, W5, W7, W9, YR02, YR07, E07
Broom: E74, E77, Y21, YR30, YR24

Sandie 

using Super Cupcake Marci

Copic Markers-
Skin - E11,01, 11. R20
Hair - E42, 43, 44
Reds - R22, 24, 27, 29
Blues - B91, 93, 95
Greys - C1, 3, 5

Inge
using Mermaid Marci

Coloring is done with combination Prisma Pencil and Copic Sketches
Skin: E00, 939, 1092
Hair: E33, E39, 946
Fishtail: BG11, 1088, E50, 1054, 1093

Cindy 

using Witch Marci

Copics
Skin E00, E11, R20
Grey W1, W3, W5
Orange YR02, YR07, YR09

Sue

Using Ice Skating Marci

Copic Markers -
Face_ E50, E51, E53
Lips/cheeks- R01, R02
Hair- E21, E23, E25, E27
Hat- R02, R05, BG10, BG11, BG13
mittens & Jacket- R02, R05, R27
Dress- BG10, BG11, BG13
Tights & socks- R02, R05
Skates- R05, BG0000, BG10, C3, C5, Colourless blender
Cheery Lynn Die

Angie
using Marci with Snowman

Copics:
skin - E000, 00, 01, 11, 13, R20, 22, 30
hair - E41, 42, 43, 50, Y21
carrot - YR04, 23, 65, E43
DI's: black soot, weathered wood, faded jeans, broken china, vintage photo, walnut stain, barn door

We hope our post today inspires you to be creative. Don't forget to link up in the Customer Gallery if you play along. You could be the lucky winner of our monthly prize.. 

Sandie & the LLLC team. 

xx

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REMINDER!!! So Cal TRUNK SHOWS - Friday and Saturday!!

Come spend some quality time with us at!!  Please call the stores directly to get on the list for our FREE Make-and-Take

Custom Impressions in Bellflower

Friday, September 16th, 4 pm to 8 pm

please call the store at 562-925-5927 for more information

Scrapbooking Made Simple in Santa Clarita

Saturday, September 17th, 9 am to 4 pm

please call the store at 661-298-1112 for more information

We will bring ALL of our Marci and Luka stamps along with Ally and some animals!!  The NEW ones from our CHA releases too!!  Come to make a card, meet both artists of your favorite stamp line and have FUN!! 

See you there!!

HUGS!!

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Tutorial Thursday - Square Christmas Cracker

Good morning. Today we have a tutorial by our Guest Designer Jo Nevill. Jo made a wonderful Square Christmas Cracker for her GDT project last week and very kindly prepared a tutorial to show how it's done. 

Supplies-
12” x 11” patterned cardstock for cracker
2 x end stiffeners  - 2” x 11”
1 x centre stiffener – 3½” x 11”
Nestabilities square (measuring 1 1/8”) or square piece of card measuring 7/8th” x 7/8th”

How To - 
Score the patterned cardstock and all the stiffeners along the 11” edge at 2.5”, 5”, 7.5” and 10”

Attach the two end stiffeners to the ends of the cardstock and the centre stiffener to the centre of the cracker.

Using the centre square of the Nestabilities square die or your template square, draw **diamonds across the score lines making sure the centre of the diamond runs through the score line.  Also make sure the points of the diamonds are also lined up.  When you get to the end of the cardstock, draw a triangle shape as shown.  Repeat this both ends of the cracker.

Score three lines, one line above the top of the diamond shapes, one through the centre of the diamonds and one below the diamond shapes.

Fold all the score lines and at the ends make two mountain folds and a valley fold.

 Assemble the cracker and fold the ends.

Embellish as desired, and add your favourite La-La Land Crafts image. Add ribbon on both ends and your cracker is complete

**You can make the diamond shapes larger so that the ends of the cracker “pinch” more and can be used as a proper cracker when a snap is added to the centre.  If adding a snap, attach the snap with a small amount of glue or tape to the centre and each end of the snap otherwise it will not snap when pulled!.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today. We do hope you will try your hand at one of Jo's Crackers - and don't forget to link up in the customer gallery if you do.
xx

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Winner and Top 3 Challenge #50 Add a Charm

Hi Trish Here with the winner of my add aCharm challenge #50
and the winner of the cute stamp from whiff of Joy, picked by random org is
Number 37 June
Please email Me (trish) to claim your prize.
Email on side bar and don't forget to pick up your winning badge.

Now onto the Top 3, I always find this bit so hard as i love all the entries we get and thankyou all for joining us each week.But i have to pick 3 so here goes in no particular order.

SARA


PLUNDIS


MARLIES


Be sure to pick up your Top3 Badge from the sidebar and display it proudly on your blog.
Thankyou to everyone who entered.
(hugs)
Trish (-:

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