Stampin' Sisters in Christ Challenge

A blessed Second Sunday in Advent to you! This is the day that the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!

Yes, it's true... I finally sat down and made a card! I'm terribly rusty, especially in the coloring department. It took me ages to color this image, but, come to think of it, it nearly always does. I have to practice on a spare image first before I commit to the real one. So please don't look too carefully... squinting is probably best! LOL

I'm privileged to be the hostess of this week's challenge at Stampin' Sisters in Christ. I chose as my inspiration scripture Matthew 1:20-22, "But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us.'" My challenge is to use an angel in your card/project... be it in the designer paper, stamped image, charm, etc. 

The devotion I shared is actually one written by the lovely Laura Campbell of Layers of Color called The 5 Best Christmas Gifts.

I hope you'll jump over to the Stampin' Sisters in Christ blog to read her devotional and to see the wonderful cards created by the rest of the design team. I promise you will be blessed!

I hope you'll also join us for this week's challenge. Our sponsor is Clear Dollar Stamps, offering a $15 gift card to spend in their store. :)

A note about my card... the adorable angel is Angel Marci from La-La Land Crafts paired with patterned paper by Memory Box's Brioche collection. The border punch is by Martha Stewart (love!) as is the holly punch. I used red Candy Dots for the berries. I also sponged around the edges of all the patterned paper and punched border with Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Distress Ink. Marci is colored with Copic markers. I also followed this week's sketch at Sketch Saturday. Hi girls! :)

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hopefully I'll find more time to craft and post soon. In the meantime, don't forget to visit me over at my store blog. We're in the middle of our December release festivities!!!

Have a blessed day!

4 You

Happy Saturday! Time for another fabulous sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday!!

I flipped the sketch on its side for my card featuring Marci With Flower from La-La Land Crafts. I paired her with patterned paper from the Brioche collection by Memory Box and some cute fabric brads by Martha Stewart Crafts.

I hope you'll play with us this week! Our sponsor is Simon Says Stamp! For more inspiration, please visit the Sketch Saturday blog to see the CUTE cards created by our fabulous international design team. You will love what you see!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a wonderful weekend!

We interrupt our regular programming to bring you this breaking news...

GREAT NEWS to all of La-La Land Crafts Southern California fans!!  Next week Irina and Eric will be in your area for not one, not two, but THREE Trunk Shows!!!  Below is their schedule. Please call the stores directly to get on the list for a FREE make-and-take.  Everyone who participates will be entered into the drawing to WIN a GRAND PRIZE!!

Custom Impressions in Bellflower
Friday, March 18th, 5 pm to 8 pm
please call the store at 562-925-5927 for more information

Scrapbooking Made Simple in Santa Clarita
Saturday, March 19th, 9 am to 1 pm
please call the store at 661-298-1112 for more information

Collective Journey in Redlands
Sunday, March 20th, 1 pm to 4 pm
please call the store at 909-793-2200 for more information

They will bring ALL Marci and Luka stamps along with Ally and some animals, plus the NEW stamps from The Playtime Collection!!  Come to make a card, meet both artists of your favorite stamp line and have fun!!

Beautiful Original You!

Happy Friday! Wow this week has zoomed by for me. It's one of those "feast or famine" situations... I'll have weeks go by with very little going on and then boom, lunch dates and/or appointments every day for a week. But it's all been good. :)

I'm popping in today to share a card I made with Ally, one of the new Girlfriends Collection by La-La Land Crafts. A bit different from Marci and Luka, but with a special look all her own! You'll be meeting one of her friends very soon. ;) I paired Ally with patterned paper from the Restoration collection by Crate Paper. I cut the scallops from one of the papers, sponged and layered them with pop dots. I cut the cards from another piece of the paper, sponged and mounted them behind Ally. The words are from the coordinating sticker sheet.

Gotta run. I hope you have a la la lovely day! I'll be back soon with more!

P.S. My heart and prayers go out to all those affected by the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan.

Kiss Kiss

We're having a celebration today at La-La Land Crafts, and you're invited! The fun starts at the La-La Land Crafts blog, so if you haven't been there yet, you'll definitely want to hop over there and follow along for all the fun!

We are celebrating the release of the wonderful new Marci and Luka images (The Playtime Collection)... plus a new family member Ally...in rubber! They've been available in digi, but now you rubber stamp lovers can hold them in your hands!

I'm showcasing Doctor Marci, who is tending to her little panda. Adorable! Raise your hand if you played doctor when you were little. Okay, maybe you don't want to admit it. (*wink*)  This image makes a sweet "get well soon" card, don't you think? I've paired her with patterned paper from the Little Girl collection by Echo Park. That beautiful crocheted flower was hand made for me by my bestie (and LLLC teammate) Kim Yu! Thanks Kim!

My card follows this month's sketch at Sketch for You to Try.

Now on you go to 1LuvnMama's blog to see what wonderfulness she has in store for you! Enjoy!

Hello!

Hello! I'm popping in to share a card featuring adorable Sitting Marci from La-La Land Crafts. Sitting Marci is one of the seven new images released at CHA. They've been available in digi format since then, but are now will soon be available in RUBBER!

Chef Marci

Doctor Marci

Magician Luka

Pilot Luka

Sitting Marci

Capri Marci

and from the new Girlfriends Collection, Ally!

I don't know about you, but I love them all! LLLC stamps are by far some of my most favorite images to color. :)

I played with this week's sketch from Friday Sketchers. The patterned paper is from the Campfire collection by October Afternoon. I went a bit crazy with the die cuts and felt. (*grin*)

Be sure to stop in tomorrow at the La-La Land Crafts blog for a special blog hop celebrating the release! Edited: the rubber release blog hop is being rescheduled for next week, so stay tuned!

Thanks to all who have voted in my little survey... there's still time to cast your vote... it's on the right column of my blog. Right now, it's a statistical dead heat for all the prizes. The reason for my survey will soon be revealed!

Have a la la lovely day!

Sugar 'n Spice Marci... and a Survey!

Well, this is a rather late Friday post, isn't it? I confess I haven't felt myself the past couple of days... been a bit under the weather and I'm only today finding a bit of energy to get back to "normal," whatever that is! lol The washing machine is going full tilt, so I guess that's a sign. (*grin*)

One thing that makes me happy is coloring up sweet Marci. Is she not the cutest thing? This is Sugar 'n Spice Marci from La-La Land Crafts. Pairing her with patterned paper from the Modern Homemaker collection by October Afternoon was a natural fit!

I've loosely followed Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge #105. I sat down to do the math to figure out the sizes of the squares to cut my paper, but my brain got tired (ha). I gave up and used patterned paper with squares built in instead. I'm terrible, I know. :) That cool ruffled edge was made with my Magnolia DooHickey die called Antique Lace which I love love love!

Okay, so I've got a little survey going on here on the right sidebar of my blog (for those reading this by email or RSS feed). Please take a moment to pop in and vote for the item you'd love to win. There's a very good reason I'm wondering, and all will be revealed soon!

Thanks for stopping by. I'll be back soon with Sketch Saturday!

Chef Marci!

Happy Saturday! Time for another FABULOUS sketch challenge at Sketch Saturday!!!

Our sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps with prize of a $10 Gift Certificate up for grabs!

I love all the layers Jo puts in her sketches, and this one is no exception. Fun! My card features Chef Marci by La-La Land Crafts, which is currently available in digi, but will soon be released in rubber! I paired her with patterned papers from the Modern Homemaker collection by October Afternoon. The measuring spoon charm, which I've used in lieu of a sentiment, is by Karen Foster Designs. I do believe that cake looks good enough to eat!

I hope you'll join us for this week's sketch! Be sure to drop by the Sketch Saturday blog to see what the rest of the uber-talented design team ladies have come up with. You're sure to be delighted!

Now, out to the garage I go... we're doing a major clean-out this weekend, despite the rain and cold. This is the only weekend Paul will be in town for awhile, so I ordered a dumpster and now we're all cleaning out our respective rooms. I just wish it weren't so darn cold outside today. But I can't dis my favorite kind of winter weather. The sound you hear are my chattering teeth...

Hugs!

Reach for the stars!

Hey there! I thought I'd pop in to share a card I made with one of the new La-La Land Crafts stamps that debuted recently at CHA... Pilot Luka! For a limited time, you can purchase Pilot Luka (and friends) in digi! Just CLICK HERE.

Every time I see this image, I smile. Even better, when I showed it to my son Avery, HE smiled... and asked me print one off for him to color. I love that!

I paired Pilot Luka with patterned paper from the Campfire collection by October Afternoon. I also added a bit of white Fun Flock to give texture to his hat and coat trim. Mainly, this card is all about that adorable image!

In other news, I'm happy to report that I FINALLY finished putting away Christmas. Yep, it took me until today to finish. Unbelievable. Wait a minute... I suppose technically I'm not actually done until Snow Village is put away, but that has to wait until next weekend when Paul's around to help. He consoled me today by pointing out that technically it's still winter, so it's okay to have Snow Village still up. It's a theory anyway!

I'm working on a NEW project, something that I think is very exciting and I hope to share it with you all soon. I'm a methodical person, so getting Christmas put away is truly significant... it was holding me up. I seem to be the sort of person that has to have the desk cleared, so to speak, before going on to the next big project. Is this OCD? I hope not. Maybe a tad. :)

Thanks for stopping by to visit today! Have a la-la lovely day!

Winner of My Little Blog Candy!

I had a quick little blog candy op on my blog this week... a chance to win Star Boy Luka by La-La Land Crafts. After consulting with Random.org, the winner is

Sharette aka faithnme!

Congratulations Sharette! I've popped you an email. :) Enjoy!

Blog Candy!

Oops, I forgot to add the info about my little blog candy opportunity to my last post before publishing, so for those of you on RSS feed or email, click HERE to add a comment for a chance to win Star Boy Luka!

 

Exciting News from La-La Land Crafts!

As many of you know, I had the pleasure of attending CHA this year and helping with make-and-takes in the La-La Land Crafts booth. LLLC was a new exhibitor at CHA and got LOTS of lovely attention and excitement over the new Marci and Luka images. The ladies (and even a few gents) had a blast with the make-and-takes.I've CASEd one of the four today... I had sweet Capri Marci already colored up, so it took just a few minutes to put the card together.

Capri Marci is one of SEVEN new stamps that debuted at CHA. For a limited time, you can purchase the new releases as digis!!!

Chef Marci

Doctor Marci

Magician Luka

Pilot Luka

Sitting Marci

Capri Marci

and from the new Girlfriends Collection, Ally!

Aren't they wonderful? Let me tell you, it's good times at La-La Land Crafts!!! If you prefer rubber, you won't have to wait much longer... it will be available in about three weeks!

I'll leave you with a funny picture from CHA... this was taken just before the show opened on Sunday. That's Irina and Kim Yu on the right, and the back of Renate (one of our volunteers) on the right. Irina is pretending to show them the make-and-take for the day. (*grin*)

Now off you go to shop for your digis! Have fun in La-La Land!

Edited to add: Oops, I almost forgot the best part! I discovered I have an extra Star Boy Luka, so I'm giving one away to one lucky gal (or guy) who leaves a comment on this post! I'll keep the blog candy open until Sunday night (Feb 6) at 11:59 pm Pacific and announce the winner on Monday!

Big News at La-La Land Crafts!

Hey all you La-La Land Craft Fans...wonderful news! All of the NEWEST Marci and Luka stamps - Formal Luka, Fancy Dress Marci, Darling Marci, Sweetheart Marci, Sugar and Spice Marci, and Amour Luka - are now available for purchase in RUBBER at the La-La Land Crafts store!

~ FANCY DRESS MARCI ~

~ FORMAL LUKA ~ 

~ DARLING MARCI ~

~ SWEETHEART MARCI ~

~ SUGAR N' SPICE MARCI ~

 ~ AMOUR LUKA ~

Not only that, but for a chance to win all SIX of these new rubber stamps for FREE, you'll need to pop on over to the La-La Land Crafts Blog and leave a comment! The deadline to enter is midnight PST on Sunday, January 16th, so hurry!


My card features Sweetheart Marci, and is JUST that...sweet!!! I paired her with patterned paper from the Be Loved collection by My Mind's Eye, and a chipboard piece (love) that I painted with Adirondack Red Pepper Acrylic Paint Dabber. The sketch is Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 99.

Now off you go to shop shop shop! I have a la-la lovely day!