New addition to our Design Team and our new Guest Designers

For this week's challenge please scroll down to the post below or click HERE!!

Time flies when you are having fun!! And we are sure having fun here at La-La Land Crafts!!

With that said we have to say goodbye to our November-December Guest Designers. We are very sad to see them go :-( Katie and Moon, we have really enjoyed having you on our team!!

Elena and Kristine are staying with us and moving up to the Design Team!! Congratulations!!

Now we would like to introduce you to our new Guest Designers for the months of January-February. We can't be more excited to have these very talented ladies join our team!!!

Cheryl Rowley of Cottage Creations!!

Thanks to my mother, I have been creating as long as I can remember! I had supplies for just about every craft imaginable-needlepoint, macrame, leather tooling, candlemaking, knitting and crocheting, painting, and well, you get the idea! Before coming to stamping I was in many a craft show selling my tole painted goods which had been cut by my dad and sanded for painting by my mom! It was fun and profitable for many years! I came to stamping about 12 years ago and love it more everyday! I'm so pleased to be a guest designer for Irina and La-La Land Crafts!

and Pam Sparks of Expressions with Heart!!

My rubber stamp collecting began in April of 1994. I saw a stamping demonstration and immediately saw the potential for hours of fun with our three daughters! That PSX victorian winter house stamp caught my eye and there was no turnin’ back!!! Then twelve or so years ago, I learned how to color with Studio II pens, an alcohol based marker similar to Copic markers in how they color. A rep for the company taught us how to color with them and when they went out of business we were so sad! A couple years ago when I started reading and seeing copics online, the desire to color started building inside me again!!!! Got out the "cute" stamps and that was all it took! I love coloring and cutting! lol
I've been married to my best friend Tim for 34 years! We have three married daughters….Heather, Amanda and Breanna and we have grandchildren!!! NINE of them! Wonderful, delightful, the joy of our lives! They love coming to G-ma Pam’s to do “art” as they call it! Course the Cricut is their favorite thing to do! The copics will be next I'm sure! My blog is expressionswithheart.wordpress.com.

Welcome to the team Cheryl and Pam!!

When you get a chance, please make sure to stop by our new Design Team members' and the Guest Designers' Blogs to congratulate them!!

Hugs!!

Challenge #19.. ....*How Charming*

Hello there! Welcome to another great La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge! I am Kathy and this week was my turn to pick the challenge. I decided to go with CHARMS. I hope this one isn't too challenging for you!

Before we get to the rules and DT cards I just want to wish everyone a blessed New Year filled with love and laughter!! Thanks so much for your support to La-La Land Crafts and we all look forward to an exciting 2010!

Here's what you need to do to participate:

1) Create a NEW papercraft project for the challenge. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!

2) You may use any stamps, but if you've got some La-La Land stamps,
why not show them some love?!

3) Link your project to Mr. Linky below
by Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 11:59pm PST (GMT-8).

4) Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry!

5)If you post your card on Splitcoast stampers, please use Keyword: LLWWC19.
If you are also using a stamp from La-La Land Crafts, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC19.

6) Create the link to this challenge (link back to us) in your blog or gallery post

As always, the Top 3 will get to put this adorable button on their blog:



One lucky winner will win this adorable "Down the Slopes Rosie" stamp:



Here is some inspiration from all the fabulous DTs: (Weird to see no Christmas cards but I did make a winter one:) )

Kathy ~ Down the Slopes Rosie



Jane ~ Princess Rosie



Kim ~ Sitting Lala



Lisa ~ Rosie With Bird


Maureen ~ Hot Cocoa Whiskers


Elena ~ Teddy Bear Lala


Kristine ~ Sitting Lala


Katie ~ Sweet Lala


Moon ~ Fairy Lala


Thanks so much for stopping by and we can't wait to see your creations with charms!!!

1. rinat 2. Elaine 3. Rhonda Miller 4. Kate 5. Olga Jewell 6. vicki dutcher 7. farida 8. 1LuvnMama 9. Erin...

10. Marianne's Craftroom 11. Suzi 12. Victoria 13. craftykitten 14. Erin... 15. Itzuvit 16. Renata 17. Anne H. 18. Lori Aragon

19. Guylaine 20. Margreet 21. Meretekj 22. Meretekj-2 23. Linda . J 24. Dragonlady 25. Gena Justice 26. Alicia

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The Winner of the FAIRY TALE Blog Hop

Thank you so much to everyone who had joined us for the FAIRY TALE Blog Hop last week. We had enjoyed your visits to all of our blogs and reading all your sweet comments.

I have used random.org to pick the winning number, and the number is..

..



28!!

Kathy, you are the WINNER!!! Here is what Kathy had said in her comment:

"Kathy said...
Love all your images and your cards totally rock! I hope to enter something for the challenge."

Kathy, please email Irina your mailing address and we will send you the package with all the goodies.

Hugs!!
:) Irina

Challenge #18 Winners

Hello, Friends! It's Kim here. I am back to announce last week's ANYTHING BUT A CARD challenge winners. Every entry was AWESOME! Thank you all so much for playing along with us during the busiest time of the year! We had a great time checking out all your beautiful creations!

Without further ado, here are this week's winners:

By Itzuvit: Itzuv With A Touch

Itzuvit, you are also the winner of Window Lala!

By 1LuvnMama: Luvn The Journey

By Angie: Handmade By Lilacanglia

Congratulations, Ladies! Please email Irina at info@lalalandcrafts.com for your adorable Top 3 button!

Thank you, everyone for playing along! Please come back tomorrow for anther great La La Weekly Wednesday Challenge!

La La Weekly Challenge #18 - Anything But A Card!

Hello there! Welcome to another great La La Weekly Challenge! I am Kim Yu, your hostess this week. We are on week #18 already! Can you believe it? Time definitely flies in the blink of an eye!

Did everyone have fun hopping and checking out the awesome DT creations with Princess Rosie? She sure is a cutie, right? Winner will be drawn later today so stay turned!

Now, for this week, I would like to challenge everyone to create ANYTHING BUT A CARD! I know everyone is quite busy at the moment with the Holiday but we hope you can come and play along! Why not make this a real challenge for yourself before the year ends? :D

Here's what you need to do to participate:

1) Create a NEW papercraft project for the challenge. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!

2) You may use any stamps, but if you've got some La-La Land stamps,
why not show them some love?!

3) Link your project to Mr. Linky below
by Sunday, December 27th, 2009 at 11:59pm PST (GMT-8).

4) Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry!

5)If you post your card on Splitcoast stampers, please use Keyword: LLWWC18.
If you are also using a stamp from La-La Land Crafts, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC18.

6) Create the link to this challenge (link back to us) in your blog or gallery post

As always, the Top 3 will get to put this adorable button on their blog:

One lucky winner will win this adorable stamp:

Here are some inspiration from all the fabulous DTs:

Kim - Window Lala, Rosie with Bird, Princess Rosie and Sweet Rosie

Jane - Down the Slopes Rosie

Lisa - Fairy Lala Kathy - Candy Cane Lala

Maureen - Angel Lala

Elena - Candy Cane Lala

Kristine - Santa La

Katie - Ornament Lala

1. lilacanglia 2. pinky 3. jovita 4. Jacky S 5. Lisa V 6. Sandra P

7. Amy Liz Schultz 8. 1LuvnMama 9. rinat 10. Christine C 11. farida 12. Alicia

13. Gini Cagle 14. Itzuvit 15. Adrina 16. Guylaine

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FAIRY TALE Blog Hop

Welcome to La-La Land Crafts' Fairy Tale Release Blog Hop. To celebrate the release of our new Princess Rosie stamp, we are giving her the royal treatment that she deserves.


Every member of our Design Team and the Guest Designers have made their cards with Princess Rosie which they are now showing on their blogs. To make the Blog Hop even more fun, along with the cards you will find some clues (a secret word or two) on every blog. When you follow the order of the Blog Hop and get to the end, you will have collected all of the words and will be able to put them together into a sentence. When you are done, you will need to come back to La-La Land Crafts Blog and leave your comment under this post.

What's in it for you???

Besides seeing all the gorgeous cards from our Design Team? The winner of the Blog Hop will receive the newly released Princess Rosie stamp along with these goodies:


- Art Warehouse BORDERS Clear Stamp Set
- Hero Arts FROGGY Clear Stamp Set
- two spools of Sweet & Sassy RIBBON
- twelve large Prima FLOWERS

What's even more? While on your treasure hunt for secret words, you might even find some more treats offered by our designers!!! And!! Best of all, I have some great news for you!! Princess Rosie stamp is already available for purchase in our online store (!!!), here is the link.

What do you have to do to join our Blog Hop????

* Start your Blog Hop here at the La-La Land Crafts' blog.

* Each DT Member will guide you to the next Blog during the Blog Hop.

* Collect all of the secret words and put them together into a sentence.

* Final stop is back here at La-La Land Crafts Blog where you have to leave your comment under this post. IMPORTANT!!! Do not reveal your answer in your comment!! We will contact the winner for the answer. If the answer is incorrect we will draw the winning number again..

One entry per person please. We will draw the winning number from all the entries next Wednesday, December 23rd, around 10 am PST. Everyone is welcome to participate. Even if you don't have a blog!! And, we will ship internationally!!

We would really appreciate it if you could help spread the word about our Blog Hop on your blog or just by the word of mouth if you don't have a blog :-)

To start you off on your journey, here is my first card with Princess Rosie. I am so happy with the way my card has turned out!! You can read all the details about my card and see more photos of it on my other blog, here is the link.



Now... Hop, hop, hop to LISA's Blog to find your first clue!!

Good luck to all!!!

Hugs!!

Winners - Challenge #16

Hello everyone! It's me, Lisa Hjulberg, back to announce the winners of La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #16, which was to use pink and green (and a neutral of your choice) in your card/project. We had many wonderful entries to enjoy this week.
Our sincere thanks to each of you for playing!!

Without further ado, behold the Top 3 Faves for this week:

By Christine: Yada Yada

Christine, you are also the winner of Rosie With Bird!

By Erin: N'ice Friends

By Chelsea: Let It Snow

Congratulations Ladies!!

Please email Irina and she will send you the
"Top Three at La-La Land Crafts" badge for your blogs!

We have a Super Fun Blog Hop planned for this Wednesday,
so please be sure to check back with us then!

the Best Christmas EVER!!!

I made card similar to this last year with Tilda by Magnolia, and it was one of my favorite cards. Of course now I just had to make one with Lala!!! I chose Ornament Lala for this card. She is just too ADORABLE holding this HUGE Christmas Ornament :-)

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



Window behind Lala is a stamp from Magnolia, you can purchase at Cranberry Hill Mercantile online store or call the store at 408-736-9151 to place your order. I cut out the window panels and place Snowflake vellum paper behind it. I have been hoarding this paper by Making Memories, it is only being used sparingly and for very special cards ;-) The branch in the window and the sentiment are from the same clear stamp set by Hero Arts (I have had it since last year, sorry.. don't know the name of this set). Fiskars border punch for the awning.

Ornament Lala was colored with Copic Markers, cut out and popped on the card with foam tape. You can purchase this stamp along with others in our La-La Land Crafts online store, here is the link.

We will have a special treat for you on Wednesday right here on La-La Land Crafts Blog, make sure to come back!!

Hugs!!

Winter Lala

Today is the first time I got to ink my Winter Lala stamp. She is so ADORABLE!!! This stamp is not necessarily a Christmas stamp, it can be used for any winter occasion - Birthday, Thank You, Thinking of You or Just Because cards.

This card measures 6" x 6".




BoBunny Designer paper, LOVE it!!! Fiskars Border punch. Ribbon and button are from my stash. EK Success leaf punch.

Winter Lala was colored with Copic Markers. You can buy this and other La-La Land Crafts stamps in our online store, here is the link.

There is still time to participate in this week's challenge on our blog, you have until Sunday 11:59 pm PST to enter. The challenge is PINK & GREEN, how fun is that??!! Click here for details and to see the samples made by LLLC Design Team and the Guest Designers.

Hugs!!

Ornament Lala in Pink & Green

And here is my card for this week's challenge.. To see the cards made by my Design Team and the Guest Designers please scroll down to the post below or click here. We are looking forward to seeing your Pink & Green projects this week, please list them with Mr. Linky on this post.

When I saw this absolutely GORGEOUS paper from We R Memory Keepers, I instantly knew that I was going to make a card with our Ornament Lala!!! Isn't it just perfect??!! And the colors.. it was meant to be ;-) Oh, oh, oh.. and this paper has tons of glitter all over the ornaments!!! Hard to see on photos though, you might have to enlarge them..

This card measures 6" x 6".




The corners were made by punching scalloped circles with Marvy punches, and cut in quarters. Hero Arts flowers. Mark Richardson rhinestones. Ribbon from Michaels. Lala was colored with Copic Markers and popped on dimensionals in front of the ornament that I made with two Nestabilites circles.

You can purchase this Ornament Lala stamp as well as all our stamps in our online store at La-La Land Crafts, here is the link.

Hugs!!

La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #16 - Pink & Green!

Hello everybody! Welcome to another La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!

I'm Lisa Hjulberg, your hostess for this week's challenge. Before I get to the challenge, I want to thank everyone who participated in our Buttons Buttons Buttons challenge last week. Obviously, buttons are a favorite embellishment for many of us! There were so many wonderful cards/projects to see. Congratulations to our Top 3!

I don't know about you, but I'm loving this year's Christmas colors of pink and green. Pink seems to be the new red, and apple green (or variations thereof) is the new shade of green for Christmas. So this week's challenge is to use pink and green (and a neutral if you so desire) in your card/project.

Here's what you need to do to participate:

1) Create a NEW card or other papercraft project for the challenge
using pink and green (and a neutral if you so desire).
Yes, you may combine challenges!

You may use any stamps, but if you've got some La-La Land stamps,
why not show them some love?!

2) Link your card or project to Mr. Linky below
by Sunday, December 13th, 2009 at 11:59pm PST (GMT-8).

Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry!

If you post your card on Splitcoaststampers, please use Keyword: LLWWC16.
If you are also using a stamp from La-La Land Crafts,
please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC16.

3) Create the link to this challenge (link back to us) in your blog or gallery post

As always, the Top 3 will get to put this adorable button on their blog:

One of you will win this adorable stamp:

For inspiration, feast your eyes on what the Design Team
and Guest Design Team have created for you!

Lisa - Winter Lala

Jane - Santa Lala



Kathy - Building Snowman Maya

Kim - Winter Lala

Maureen - Ornament Lala


Elena - Building Snowman Maya

Katie - Sitting Lala

Kristine - Sitting Lala

Moon - Banjo Maya

We hope that you play along with us! ~ The La-La Land Crafts Team

1. Erin... 2. Chelsea 3. Chelsea 4. The Crafty Den 5. JennK 6. Shalini 7. rinat

8. Stacie 9. Hazel 10. Joyce 11. Sharon Zeches 12. farida 13. Audrey 14. Jeanet

15. Christine N 16. Kris 17. Alicia 18. Tammy Miller 19. Bonnie

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