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La-La Land Crafts Challenge #22

Welcome to La-La Land Craft’s Weekly Wednesday challenge!  Design Team member,  Elena challenged us to use a Fancy Fold.  She gave us a list of ideas and this is what I chose…the Spring Card by Sandy Hulsart.  When you pull it out of the envelope it “springs” up!  Be sure to check the challenge blog to see what the other gals created…I can’t wait to see myself!  I love new ideas! Linking up to Saturday Spotlight challenge also…”get WILD with snowflakes”!  cool!  oh we are in a ice storm right now…oldest daughter just emailed (iPhone) and said their electricity was off..boohoo!  Snowflakes would be better than this ice for sure!

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I stamped Down the slopes Rosie in Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored her with copic sketch markers.  I used Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses pattern papers.  Frosted Lace Stickles glitter glue on the snowflakes and around the sled. The let it snow charm is from my collection,  I think it was from Quest beads.  Martha Stewart snowflake punches…the large one is Himalayan and the medium is ??Alpine??  can’t remember for sure. I throw the packaging away on those! lol  oh and I used her snowfall around the page set also.  I linked to 7Kids so you can see what they have to order. I used a teeny Bazzill pink brad to attach the charm…be watching…7Kids is going to have them in stock soon!

Here’s a close up of the charm and cute Rosie…she reminds me of one of our granddaughters..lol always moving!  AND,  great news…the new release images are available and shipping! There is a special offer at La-La Land Crafts – Buy three, get one FREE!! Between now and January 30th, when you purchase three stamps from La-La Land Crafts online store, you will receive a FREE stamp of your choice! Just write your choice in the notes section upon check out.  I am going to have fun with the new ones…had to have cupcake Rosie!

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A view from the side.  You can kinda see the fold….

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I used a few copics to color her!  eek! lol  I tend to “over” color…maybe????  nah….lol

It’s an exciting time of year for the stamp and scrapbook world with CHA this weekend.  So many new stamps and products, a gal could be on the computer 24/7 looking at all the new stuff!!!!  eek! We only think we need clean sheets! (I say that because I forgot to put mine in the dryer! oops!) Tab at 7KidsCollegeFund.com has added a pre-order category for the new Stampavie stamps coming in March….lots to love in these collections!  I’ve seen some cards/projects designed by the Stampavie gals that put me in the state of “want”! lol  Take a look and come back and pre-order to your hearts content!  I’d love to hear what you like/love!   Have a great rest of the week and thanks for coming by EWH!

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Copic Creations Challenge #20

The challenge….Ethnic skin tones…I colored my image,  called “Whoosh” Native American.

The sponsor… Phindy’s Place digital stamp images….

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The Design Team has created awesome cards again! Be sure to take a look at the Copic Creations Challenge blog.

  • I colored this cute little sledding guy with copic sketch markers…  face – E02, 11, 13, 15, 17, 99   sled – R24, 27, 29, 59   coat & hat– B91, 93, 95,97,99   pants – E93, 95, 97, 37     boots – W1, 3, 5, 7, 9   scarf & mittens – YR 21, 23, 24, B99   background – BG0000
  • The AWESOME sentiment stamp “Let the fun begin”  B3996,  is a new stamp from Printworks page H36.  If you want to order it,  send me an email and I’ll tell you how to go about it since the new stamps aren’t in their online store yet.
  • Snowflakes are Marvy Uchida punches in three sizes
  • Scor-it tool – card scored in half before folding
  • Circles are all cut with Nestabilities dies by Spellbinders
  • Black Button brads by Making Memories
  • Pattern paper by Basic Grey Junebug
  • Stickles glitter glue in platinum and frosted lace
  • EK Success heart punch
  • Everything is edged and aged with antique linen distress ink by Ranger

I probably forgot something but just holler if you have a question!  Hope you can join us for the challenge this time…you have two weeks!

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La-La Land Crafts Challenge #21…

This week the design team and guest designers for La-La are making “shape” cards…anything other than a rectangle or square….so take off creative people and let’s see what you can come up with! I decided to color up Happy Maya with my copic sketch markers,  cut her out and let her out of the barn! Moooo-oooh lala!  I wanted the rooster to be crowing that but the banner just didn’t fit over there and it was too late to turn the rooster around! lol  The rooster is a Tonic punch and I hand cut the hay. Bringing up Tonic makes me want to mention the paper cutters I use. “Commercial”………..I LOVE the Tonic Guillotine cutters!  The only ones for me and I have them all! Just in case you’re lookin’ for the best cutter out there!  The barn is cut three times on the Cricut, 2 red and 1 brown from the newer Everyday Paper Doll cartridge at 5.5 inches. I used a Karen Foster ribbon brad at the end of the banner.
Here’s my card for this challenge…

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Happy Maya is stamped with Memento Black Ink on Neenah Classic Crest 80# card-stock. I stamped the barn with my Stampin Up Sanded background stamp and edged everything with distress ink.

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The hearts on the inside are from a Stampin Up punch…very fun!  I wish I’d thought to use some nestabilities on the inside…*sigh*….always forgetting stuff! lol

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Sorry about all the pictures… I decided to take a picture of the stamps to show you how I did the words.  I used my stampamajig!  oh my,  “Commercial”  I LOVE my stampamajig!!!  do you all use one?  I could do a tutorial,  if it’s something you might like….just pictures,  I don’t have a video camera.  whew! lol

I used three stamps from Printworks. All stamped in Versafine Black Onyx ink…love this ink for just traditional stamping…a very sharp crisp image.

  • C2902 Merci (just the “m”)
  • C2873 Oooh La La
  • D2242 Laughter is the Sun (I couldn’t find this one to link it, when I do, I’ll come back and add it)

See the other designer’s creations on the La-La Land Crafts blog!  Wishing you lots of laughter!

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Winner and new punches…

Thanks everyone for participating in the La-La Land Crafts blog hop!  I Appreciate all your comments and I wish every-one could have won cute Rosie.

The winner of the La-La Land Crafts blog hop candy from my blog is

#54  Jan Larson…InkThisStampThat!!! She wrote…”This card is amazing. I can’t believe you stamped her dress (well, actually, I can!!). I didn’t think I needed the Labels 8 set until I saw this card. Stop enabling me!!!”  YEA! Jan! You just won this super cute Rosie with a Present stamp….send me an email with your info….thanks again every-one!!!

You are going to love this news… 7KidsCollegeFund.com just put up a pre-order for the Nellie Snellen flower punches I used here on this card.  Click on this photo below to see how they actually work…very cool…I know,  can you believe I’ve had them for a few months and only used them once?!  Shakin’ my head at myself!

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coming from the Orient…

I didn’t get to stamp all my new Christmas stamps….so….a Christmas card might find it’s way onto this blog now and then during the year! lol I’ve never started this early! lol Our area stamp club has had to cancel our Christmas party two times now, so I can still make cards until the February meeting! I love these caroling wisemen…Soooo CUTE!  and majorly on SALE right now!!!

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I used some sentiment stamps from Printworks…be sure to scroll down…
B3548 Joy, F2520 We Three Kings and F2524 Wise Men

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I stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored these cute wisemen with copic sketch markers and the pattern paper is from Cosmo Cricket.  Sing JOY!

Moving on to Valentine’s Day…Tab just added the three new Pink Cat Studio designs…super cute! Take a look! Wouldn’t you know I just ordered yesterday! lol