Showing posts with label Irina Blount. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Irina Blount. Show all posts

Thursday, February 6, 2014

La-La Land Crafts TV - Project and Coloring TUTORIALS!

 Two NEW TUTORIAL videos on our YouTube Channel!

The first episode is a project tutorial in which I show you how to make Hanging Hearts Valentine's Day decoration.  And, by the way, you can now purchase a Hanging Hearts Kit and an SVG file in our online store HERE are the links - http://shop.lalalandcrafts.com/Hanging-Hearts-Project-Kit-8067.htm and http://shop.lalalandcrafts.com/Hanging-Hearts-SVG-FILE-SVG002.htm :-)



And in the second episode, I show you how I colored Heart Cupcake Marci :-)



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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

La-La Land Crafts TV - Introduction and a GIVEAWAY!

Something new and exciting this year at La-La Land Crafts!
Please watch the video below for the announcement and a giveaway :-)


*you'll need to view this video on YouTube in order to subscribe :-)

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tutorial - Quick and Easy Elegant Christmas Cards

Irina is here with a Tutorial Thursday on Tuesday for you!

Christmas is around the corner and if you are still making your Christmas cards, you must be running out of time!  Today I would like to show you how to make four GORGEOUS cards in no time!!!

All these cards are made out of cream and metallic gold cardstock and feature dies from La-La Land Crafts.

Card 1
~ Snowflake ~
 1. Cut Cream cardstock for the card base at 5" x 10" and score it at 5".
2. Use Scor-pal to score a frame on 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of Cream cardstock.
3. Glue above layer to 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" Gold cardstock.
4. Glue both layers to the card front.
5. Glue 4" paper doily to the center of the card front.
6. Glue together 2 3/4" x 2 3/4" Cream cardstock and 3" x 3" gold cardstock.
7. Use foam tape to attach the panel to the center of the card front.
8.  Use Scor-pal to score a frame on 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" piece of Cream cardstock.
9.  Glue above layer to 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" layer of Gold cardstock.
10. Use foam tape to attach this panel to the center of the card front.
11.  Cut 2 sets of snowflakes using Heart Snowflakes Die.  One set out of Cream cardstock and one out of Gold cardstock.
12. Using foam tape, layer small gold snowflake on the top of large white snowflake.  Then use foam tape to attach layered snowflake to the center of the card.
13.  Cut 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" Gold cardstock and 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" Cream cardstock for inside of the card.  Embellish inside of the card with remaining snowflakes.

Card 2
~ Poinsettias ~
 1. Cut Cream cardstock for the card base at 5 1/2" x 11" and score it at 5 1/2".
2. Use Scor-pal to score a frame on 5" x 5" piece of Cream cardstock.
3. Glue above layer to 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Gold cardstock.
4. Glue both layers to the card front.
5. Glue together 4" x 4" Cream cardstock and 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" gold cardstock.
6. Use foam tape to attach this panel to the center of the card front.
7. Use Scor-pal to score a frame on 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" piece of Cream cardstock.
8.  Glue above layer to 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" layer of Gold cardstock.
9. Use foam tape to attach this panel to the center of the card front.
10.  Cut a flourish using Large Flourish Die. Glue the flourish to the left side of the front panel.
11. Stamp sentiment using Walnut Stain Distress Ink on Cream cardstock.  Cut with a circle die.  Cut Gold cardstock with the larger circle die.  Layer them together and use foam tape to attach to the center of the card.
12. Cut two sets of poinsettias from Cream cardstock using Pretty Poinsettia Die.  Use two larger and one medium sets of petals to create a larger flower.  Use one medium and two small sets of petals to create a smaller flower.
13. Cut centers of the flowers from Gold cardstock using the same Pretty Poinsettia Die.  Use foam tape to attach centers to the flowers.
14. Arrange poinsettias on the front of your card and use foam tape to attach them.
15.  Cut 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Gold cardstock and 5" x 5" Cream cardstock for inside of the card.  Embellish inside of the card as desired.
 
Card 3
~ Winter Wishes ~

1. Cut Cream cardstock for the card base at 5 1/4" x 10 1/2" and score it at 5 1/4".
2. Cut 5" x 5" layer from Gold cardstock and 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" layer from cream cardstock.  Glue them together and then onto the front of the card.
3. Glue together 4" x 4" Cream cardstock and 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" gold cardstock.
4. Use foam tape to attach above panel to the center of the card front.
5. Cut 4 sets of corners using Decorative Corner Die set.  Use larger corners from the sets and glue them to the corners of the above panel.
6. Stamp Christmas Lantern Marci using Walnut Stain Distress Ink onto Cream cardstock.  Cut with a circle die.  Cut Gold cardstock with a larger circle die.  Layer them together.  Glue 5" paper doily to the bottom of the Gold cardstock.  Then use foam tape to attach these layers to the center of the card.
7. Stamp Winter Wishes sentiment (from Hot Cocoa Marci rubber stamp) using Walnut Stain Distress Ink onto a strip of Cream cardstock.  Glue sentiment to the bottom right side of the card.
8. Cut three roses using Rolled Rose Large Die and Rolled Rose Small & Medium Die set (one of each).  Use quilling tool to make the roses.  If you are not sure how it works, we have a youtube tutorial on how to make them.
9. Arrange roses in a cluster and glue them over the sentiment.
10. Cut a leaf using Open Leaf Flourish Die.  Cut the leafs apart, arrange them under the roses and glue down.
15.  Cut 5" x 5 " Gold cardstock and 4 3/4" x 4 3/4" Cream cardstock for inside of the card.  Embellish inside of the card using remaining corners.

Card 4
~ Christmas Tree ~

1. Cut Cream cardstock for the card base at 5 1/2" x 11" and score it at 5 1/2".
2. Cut 5" x 5" piece of Cream cardstock and 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Gold cardstock.  Glue them together and then to the card front.
3. Glue together 4" x 4" Cream cardstock and 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" gold cardstock.
4. Use foam tape to attach above panel to the center of the card front.
5. Cut 8 sets of corners using Decorative Corner Die set.  Use 4 large corners from the sets and glue them to the corners of the above panel.
6. Glue together 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" Cream cardstock and 3 1/2" x 3 1/2" gold cardstock.
7. Use foam tape to attach above panel to the center of the card front.
8. Use 4 small corners from the corner sets and glue them to the corners of the above panel.
9. Cut two circles with circle dies, one from gold and another one from cream cardstock.  Glue circles together and use foam tape to attach them to the front of the card.
10.  Cut 3 Christmas Trees using Christmas Tree Die. Score trees in the center and glue them together on the fold lines.  We have a Tutorial here on how to make this type of 3D Christmas tree.
11. Cut gold star using Pretty Poinsettia Die.  Use foam tape to attach it to the top of Christmas Tree.
12. Glue Christmas Tree in the center of the circles.
13.  Cut 5 1/4" x 5 1/4" Gold cardstock and 5" x 5" Cream cardstock for inside of the card.  Embellish inside of the card with the remaining corners.

I hope you find these tutorials helpful in making your Christmas cards.  :-)

Hugs!

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Spring Front/Accordion Front Card with Cauldron Witch Marci



Hello La-La Land Crafts' Fans!  Irina is here today to show you one of the cards I had designed for the La-La Land Palloza Craft Retreat that we held last month.

Even though Halloween is over, I wanted to share this card.  I call it a Spring Front or Accordion Front Card.  It's a 6 "x 6" card which can be shipped flat, but the front panel springs out when the card is displayed.

 
Close up of the front panel -

My card features Cauldron Witch Marci, one of my favorite stamps from our last release!

I used some of our dies to embellish the front panel of my card.  Scary Tree was cut out from craft cardstock, sponged with Vintage Photo distress ink and then stamped over with the woodgrain stamp from Hero Arts.  

Pumpkins were cut twice - once from orange cardstock and again from craft cardstock - then layered to create jack-o-lanterns.  

There is Frightful Fence behind Marci.  Fence was cut in two parts to accommodate the card.  

One of the bats for the Bats die is in front of the "moon".  Leaves from the Open Leaf Flourish are added behind Pumpkins and behind the Sentiment (included with Cauldron Witch Marci stamp).

Stitched Scallops Border Die on the top to create a "roof" :-) 

 A view from above -
Spiderweb Border Die was used to add edges to the top and the sides of the card.  Spiderweb Corner Die on the side panels and Creepy Vines on the inside of the folded panels.

 Side view -

Heart Tree was cut in half and added to each side of the card.  The tree is standing on one of the dies from the Booktab Set.  I added Black Pearl Pen for added dimension.

Inside of the card - 

To embellish the inside I made a little scene using another one of the bats from the Bats Die along with one of the dies from the Booktab Set over the "moon".  Spiderweb Corner Die was added to the corner.

Back of the card - 

The back of the card is embellished with Heart Doily Border under the panel of designer paper.  I added another die from the Booktab & Labels Set with another bat from  the Bats Die inside of it.  Black Pearl Pen added again for dimension.


Cauldron Witch Marci was colored with Copic Markers:
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13
Blush - R20, R21
Hair - YG01, YG25, G24, BG96
Hat, Dress, Shoes - E70, E71, E74, E77, E79
All Purple - V01, V12, V15, V17, RV69
All Orange - YR02, YR12, YR27, E08, E09
Cauldron - C0, C1, C3, C5, C7, C9
Cat - W2, W4, W6, W8

Here is a TEMPLATE for the front panels of the card.

We would love to see your cards made with this template!
Please share with in our Facebook Fan Group!

Hugs!


Saturday, July 6, 2013

NEW CLASS - Card Class with Irina Blount


Join Irina Blount for her  
 Card Class 

at Cranberry Hill Mercantile in Sunnyvale, CA

Saturday, July 20th
12 pm to 4 pm
$48

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.

We will make three cards in this class in various designs and styles.  One of the cards is a paper bag card, the other one features clear acetate overlay.  These cards are finished inside and out!




Please bring following supplies to this class:
-Your favorite dry and liquid adhesives
-Foam tape
-Double sided tap
- Your Cuttlebug or other die cutting machine (if you have one) with plates and a shim.
-Your Copic Markers or other coloring medium of your choice for your personal use in the class.

Please call Cranberry Hill Mercantile at 408-736-9151 to sign up.

Seating is limited, call early to reserve your spot :-)

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Tutorial Thursday {Copic Coloring and Easel Card Tutorials}

Hello, hello, hello! 

Irina is here today to share an Easel style card made with our Irish Marci and quite a few of our dies.


I used the smaller one in the Scallop Bracket Die Set to create the scallops on the layers of my card.


I used these dies to embellish my card:


Marci was stamped on X-Press It card and colored with Copic Markers: 
Skin - E50, E51, E53
Blush - R11, R20
Hair - E08, E18
Dress, Hat - YG01, YG23, G43, YG67
Apron - C3, C5
Shoes - C3, C5, C7, C9 


If you would like to see how I colored Irish Marci, here is a TUTORIAL for your viewing pleasure.


And here is a TUTORIAL on how to make an Easel Style card.


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Hugs!

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Happy Holidays - Gift Box

A quick post from me today.  This is one of the projects that I designed for my classes.  It's a little goody bag, perfect for Holiday gift giving!  If you would like to see a TUTORIAL on how to make this goody bag/gift box - click HERE.

My project features:
Sentiment from Christmas Elf Luka
Luka was colored with Copics:
Skin - E00, E00, E11, E13
Blush - E02, R20
Hair - E51, E53, E55, E57
Santa Hat - R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
/ W1, W3
Sweater - YG91, YG93, YG95, YG97
Pants - B41, B45, B37
Boots -
E51, E53, E55, E57
Present - Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, YR04, YR14

 Ribbon - R21, R22, R24, R27, R29, R59

 Hugs!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Don't open until Christmas!


If you are coming to any of our events listed below, you will get to make this Milk Carton Gift Box along with other projects:

Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Boxes Class at Scrap Happy in Tiffin, Ohio
click HERE for more information

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Workshop at Andie's Scrapbooking in Bakersfield, CA
please call the store at 661-831-2766 for more information and to sign up

Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Copic Project Workshop at Katie's World in Stockton, CA
please call the store at 209- 931-8131 for more information and to sign up

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
Workshop in San Jose, CA
click HERE for more information

My project features these products from La-La Land Crafts:

Stamps - Christmas Elf Luka, Sentiment from Christmas Present Luka
Dies - Christmas Tree, Heart Fence, Rolled Rose Large, Rolled Rose Small and Large Flourish

 
All layers of my Milk Carton Gift Box were inked with Vintage Photo distress ink.


I applied Crackle Paint in Picket Fence to the Christmas Trees, Fence and the roof of my box. 


I added Crystal Stickles over the paint and to the rolled roses.

Christmas Elf Luka was colored with Copics:
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13
Blush - R30,
R20, R21
Hair - YR20, YR21, YR24, E57
All Red - R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
All Green - YG03, YG25, YG17, YG00, YG97
All White - W1, W3
Aqua Present - BG11, BG53, BG57, BG75
Pink Present - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV14, RV19
Purple Present - V01, V12, V15, V17, BV08
Blue Present - B000, B00, B01, B05, B45
Yellow Present - Y15, Y17, Y35, Y38, YR14

 
Hugs!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Rejoice in the Season!


If you weren't on our blog yesterday, you'd missed all the excitement!

We have a NEW RELEASE!

  It's a mini-Release with 4 stamps, two of them are Christmas Angels and two are New Years images!  Our Design Team Monday created some GORGEOUS projects with these new stamps, you can see them by scrolling down to the post below or just click HERE.

I already made a card with one of the new stamps too!  I used our Angel Marci with Lyre!  So timely and so perfect for Christmas cards and projects!

If you are coming to any of our events listed below, you will get to make this card along with other projects:

Sunday, October 21st, 2012
Card Class at Scrap Happy in Tiffin, Ohio
click HERE for more information

Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Workshop at Andie's Scrapbooking in Bakersfield, CA
please call the store at 661-831-2766 for more information and to sign up

Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Copic Project Workshop at Katie's World in Stockton, CA
please call the store at 209- 931-8131 for more information and to sign up

Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
Workshop in San Jose, CA
click HERE for more information


There are two Sentiments included with this Marci stamp and I used one of them on my card.  Other sentiment says "Peace on Earth".

Marci was colored with Copics:
Skin - E00, E01, E11, E13
Blush - R30, R20
Hair - E51, E53, E55, E57
Dress, Wings  - B000, B00
All Yellow - Y32, Y35, YR23, YR24

I added Crystal Stickles on Marci's wings.

 I used our Rolled Roses Dies to embellish my card, you can buy them here and here.  Leafs are from our Large Flourish Die.  I just love how versatile this Flourish Die is, you can use it as is or cut the leafs off and use with flowers on your projects!  Love it!

This is the inside of my card.  I stamped Angel Marci with Lyre image with Walnut Stain distress ink.  Flowers are our Lotus Die and I used the center of the Lotus for the star above Marci.  I also used our Holly Flourish Die here.

Hugs!

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Christmas Altered Canvas with Drawer Base


I am so very excited to share this project with you.  It took me three days on and off to design it, but I can say that this is probably one of my favorite projects right now!  See, I had an idea of having an Altered Canvas with a roof and a drawer on the bottom for a base.  I was looking for a box to use for my base and since I couldn't find what I needed, I had to build one instead!

The base measures 7 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1 1/2".  I even made legs for it too!  I swear, before I put the paper on it, it looked like a piece of furniture from Ikea.  It is very sturdy too even though it's made entirely from cardstock and chipboard! 

Roof was made out of chipboard and adorned with lace and die cuts.  Flowers are made with our Lotus Die and the greenery is from our Holly Flourish.  Can you guess about the scallops on the roof?  Those are upside down Heart Fence die cuts!  Clever, huh ;-)

I used our Christmas Elf Marci on my canvas.  She is just so precious!  Love, love, love her!  I cut Christmas Tree from different designer papers and also from cream cardstock.  There is a doily cut in pieces behind Marci to create "snowy hills" as well as our Heart Fence.

Here is a list of Copics I used to color Christmas Elf Marci:
Skin - E00, E93, E11, E13
Blush -
R30, R20, R21
Hair - E51, E53, E55, E57
All Red - R22, R24, R27, R29, R59
All Green - YG03, YG25, YG17, YG00, YG97
All White - W1, W3
Holly Berry - R21, R22, R27 / YG03, YG95, YG97

I used flowers from Lotus Die and leafs from Holly Flourish to embellish fronts of the drawers.   Punched the holes and put the heavy string through for the handles.

Roses are made with our Rolled Roses Dies, we got them in three different sizes!  Small and Medium Roses come in a set and we got a separate Large Rolled Rose die.  The leafs were cut from our Large Flourish Die.

 Here you can see drawers pulled out.  Each drawer measures 2 1/4" x 2 1/4".  Plenty of room for little treasures!

 This is the back of my Canvas project.  If you know me, you know that I just couldn't leave it unfinished!  

Hugs!!