Birthday Marci...isn't she sweet?

Have you all seen the adorable new Marci images Irina drew? I just love this new line of stamps! They are so much fun to color - I can't wait to get my hands on the rubber versions instead of just playing with the digis! Of course, if you're into instant gratification - head on over to see what's there - and while you're there, check out the great sale going on - 25% OFF on ALL of our previous designs*!!!! Stop by La-La Land Crafts store today to stack up on some of your favorite Lala, Rosie and of course Animal stamps!!! This is a great deal especially when combined with our FREE Shipping on orders over $50!! *sale price will be reflected in your Shopping Cart*digis excluded

This week I finally got to make a card with Birthday Marci - the first one to be introduced. I love her little panda bear she carries around - isn't he so sweet? I used some Kioshi paper from Basic Grey, and this week's Sketch For You to Try from Jen Del Muro. And of course, I HAD to color her as a blond after my own sweet little Blondie!!

I finished off the inside too...and look..you might see something else that's new!

Irina has just added Cheerleader Marci to the digi store..so be sure to go check her out! She's ADORABLE!! Julia's already bugging me to color her in Cal colors for the upcoming football season - Go Bears! Hmmm, think I can turn this little guy into a Golden Bear?? You know I'll be trying! Birthday Marci will be released in rubber next month...not too much longer to wait if you didn't happen to catch her while she was here as a digi!

PWC116: Back to School

Good morning Prettie Peeps, hope you all are well! This week's challenge is to make a card inspired by back to School! So fitting since Jullia just went back to school last week...and we're busy getting back into the swing of things...(pun intended!) so I of course used Swing on by Sophia for my card. To me, returning to school signals the end of summer, and all the fun, carefree days of summer!

I love this new stamp from the August release. Sophia looks so carefree! I stamped her on some stammper's select white from PTI, then colored her with my copics (to look like my Julia bug of course!). I used some Basic Grey papers to go with her, and a nice big bow!

For the inside of my card I added Off to School Sophia, and just the second half of the sentiment. I love it!

We'd love to have you play along with us...so be sure to visit the Paper Pretties Blog to get all the details and to link up YOUR back to school creation...can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

Happy Wednesday!

Meet Pirate Luka!

I'm so excited, I finally got a chance to sit down and play with the adorable new Pirate Luka from LaLa land Crafts! I was so excited when I first saw this little guy - especially since my little guy has such a love of Pirates (and the word Aarrrgh) He's part of the new Marci and Luka line of stamps illustrated by our very own Irina - amazing isn't she??

I sat down and colored this little guy in, then thought - I have the perfect paper to go with him! The pirate ship paper is from a DCWV stack called All About Boys. ...pretty cute, huh?? The skull paper is some old retired SU! dsp, and I thought the little bit of green ribbon helped bring out the green of Luka's little Parrot, without adding much femininity to the card.

Pirate Luka is only available as a digital download for a few more days, so you'd best hurry. But don't worry, he'll be coming out in rubber REAL soon! However, if you haven't seen the latest Marci...she's another beauty!! Sweet Dreams Marci is over in the store right now too - you can go get them both! :-)

Lastly, we are no longer doing our Wednesday challenges, but we do now have a CUSTOMER GALLERY  in which our customers can link their La La creations anytime they want and then once per month we will have a CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY and award one customer with a prize--to thank you for being a customer and sharing with us your amazing creations!! 
Have a great Thursday everyone! It's Julia's first day back at school, so I'm looking forward to it!

PWC115: Summer fun!

Our challenge over at Paper Pretties this week is to create a project inspired by summer using whatever colors remind us of summer.

I used a recently released new Digi-image that was originally created in honor of my little Jack. After Wheelchair Sophia was released, I asked for a Cooper with leg braces...and this was close enough for us! Isn't he a little sweetie?? Perfect for those little guys in your life who have a tendency to get themselves into a bit of a tight spot!

For my summer colors, I have red and blue and green with a touch of yellow. Nice and bright! I colored little Cooper with my copic markers and used some old SU! papers, newer buttons and ribbons for my card. We'd love to have you play along with us, you could win a great stamp!! Head on over to the Paper Pretties blog to get all the details of how to play, and to link up your summertime creation!

Oh...and if you haven't had enough stamping yet...Paper Pretties is also sponsoring the Tuesday Morning Sketch this week, and you could win more Prettie stamps there!

Paper Pretties Blog Hop Winner

The winner of Celebrate Sophia from my blog is....

Shelly who said... Such a pretty card!!! Love those colors.

thanks Shelly...I hope you enjoy your new stamp set! Be sure to email Heather at hlrcrafts@hotmail.com with your mailing address to claim your prize!! To see a list of ALL the winners from Thursday's hop, be sure to visit the Paper Pretties blog!

Have a happy Monday everyone!
-Jana

Happy Birthday Jackie!!!

It's Prettie Girl Jackie's birthday today, so we're celebrating with a little birthday Hop in her honor. You should have arrived here from Frances' blog, and if not please head on back!

Unfortunately, I spent all of Saturday caring for a sick little guy with a 101+ degree fever, so Jackie's card remains half finished on my stamping table. And now, I've got it finished!! Here's little Cowboy Cooper all dressed up to wish Jackie a very happy birthday!

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I used this past week's Mojo sketch (mojo 150) and love it! Although I have to say..it's a lot of coloring with brown - which is not my strong suit! But I'm pretty happy with how he turned out!

 Now please keep on a hoppin' to see what Jane has created, and be sure to visit Jackie at the end to wish her a happy birthday!

Hope your day is a good one Jackie, and take care of yourself!!!

Paper Pretties New Release and Grand Re-Opening Party!!

Welcome to the next stop on the Paper Pretties Paper Pretties Grand Re-Opening and New Release Blog Hop!!  If you’re arriving from Libby Hickson's blog, you’re in the right place!  If you are just joining us on our HUGE PARTY TRAIN, you can head back to the Paper Pretties Blog to start from the beginning.  Check out all the information in the blog post too, there are PRIZES galore and different GIFTS WITH PURCHASE, you don’t want to miss out!

You’ve likely heard by now, but Paper Pretties is releasing TWELVE brand new sets today, along with the big Prettie Boutique Re-Opening.  All of the new sets will be available for purchase in the Prettie Boutique beginning no later than 7 AM CST today.  I am showcasing the set Celebrate Sophia, and it's perfect timing since today is my SIL's bday - Happy Birthday Flo! (sorry your card is late!)

I used some super fun DP that I picked up at my LSS along with some old SU! colors for the card, and this fabulous May Arts satin ribbon of course!! Sophia herself is colored with copics, my old standby nowadays!

I also finished off the inside of the card, stamping just the balloon, and another of the fabulous sentiments that comes in this set. Be sure to go check her out right away!

And, even though it’s our party, the PRESENTS are for YOU!!  Leave a comment right here on this post to enter to win this fabulous stamp set!!  I will take comments until Sunday, August 15th at 4 PM PST, and then one Prettie Lucky stamper will be chosen at random to receive this set!!  Can’t get a better deal than that!  And you can shop now without fear, if you happen to win a set you already purchased (you know you can’t resist these amazing new images!), you may substitute a different set of equal or lesser value in its place.

If we’re going to have a party, we’re going to make it a REALLY GOOD PARTY.  Here are the purchase specials for all purchases from the Prettie Boutique:

•    Every order placed during release weekend (now through Sunday, August 15th) will receive a free Paper Pretties “Hand Stamped” stamp!
•    All orders that total $25 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free stamp set (Paper Pretties’ choice) in their package!
•    Any orders that total $100 or more (before shipping charges are applied) will receive a free 6x6 paper pad (Paper Pretties’ choice) with their order!
•    The older Paper Pretties’ stamps are still on sale!  Up to 75% off, with many of the Sophia and Cooper sets selling for just $5!  WOW!!

Thanks for joining us today.  We hope you love this release as much as we do!!  Your next stop on our Blog Hop is the UBER talented former Prettie Girl, Jessica (of Whimsical Butterfly Fame!).  Good luck and Shop Prettie!

PWC 114: Ribbon and a sneek peek!

Hey everyone, happy Wednesday! This week's Paper Pretties challenge was to use ribbon on our cards. And, since we're releasing 12 new amazing images tomorrow, I thought I would share a card made with one of the new images, that I just LOVE! Railroad Cooper - isn't he the cutest???  I just love this little guy, especiallly because I come from a long line of Railroad workers, and one of my favorite uncles worked as a railroad engineer for most of his life...so this card is for him!

I colored sweet little Cooper with my copics, and then used some fun new SU! dsp for the background of my card.  I used some great stitched red grosgrain for my ribbon (and some satin ribbon on the inside) along with some fun buttons for the front.

I also finished off the inside of the card with one of the great sentiments that comes with this set. Be sure to visit all the Prettie Girl blogs today to see what they've created , and visit the Paper Pretties Blog to get all the information about how YOU can participate in this week's challenge, and WIN!!

See you all back here tomorrow with another Paper Pretties card for the new RELEASE!!!

LLWWC50: Christmas time already?

I hope you all enjoyed the big birthday celebration for LaLa over the past week...I know I had tons of fun! This week in LaLa Land we're getting a head start on our Christmas cards! Kim challenged us all to make Christmas cards this week - which is one of my favorite things to do, and since she is using Sweet Rosie, that stamp will be 20% off all week long!

I decided to use this cute little Cocoa Whiskers stamp - he looks so cozy with his cup of hot chooclate there with his buddy the bird. I ccolored the image with my copic markers, and cut it out with my nestabilities. The card uses some Basic Grey papers from my stash (nutmeg maybe?) along with some chocolate chip satin ribbon and the new antique brads from SU! LOVE em!!

Be sure to visit the LaLa Land Crafts blog to see all the amazing creations today, and to enter YOUR Christmas card to win a gift certificate to the LaLa Land Boutique, and the prestige of being a LaLa land winner!!

LaLa Winner!

Sorry I'm so late with my announcement...but the winner of the Mystery Party favor from my blog (number 8 was picked by Random.Julia) is Allison Filio who left this comment on Monday:

Allison said...

Cute and fun...love the color choices and layout!

8/02/2010 10:07:00 AM 

 

Thanks everyone for playing along...Allison, I'll pass your email address along to Irina so she can send your prize off to you!! 

 

Be sure to come back tomorrow for my Wednesday LaLa challenge card! 

LaLa's Birthday Beach Bash Final day!

Today is the last day of LaLa's Beach Birthday Bash! Today's game is to  LaLa Land Crafts blog, be sure to head back there now so you can visit all the blogs on today's hop then return to the LaLa Land Crafts blog to leave a comment saying what LaLa stamp you'd like to see next! Oh...and we all have Mystery Party Favors to give away, so be sure to leave comments on all the design team members blogs this week to increase your chances of winning some great stamps!

For my card today I've used Mermaid LaLa. She's all ready to party at the beach with her pretty pink ribbons!! I love this stamp...and had tons of fun coloring her with my copic markers!

I finished off the inside of the card as well using some SU! sets. All ready to send off for someone's birthday!

Keep on hopping and then head back to the LaLa Land Crafts blog to tell us what stamp YOU would like to see joining the LaLa Land family. Your next stop is the amazing Karen Maldonado. Oh...and in case you haven't seen her...here's the newest Marci !

Isn't she adorable?? Meet Ballerina Marci!! She will be making her debut in rubber NEXT month, but for a limited time will be available as a digital download for those who can't wait to start playing with her.

LaLa's Birthday Beach Bash hop continued....

Something special is happening in LaLa Land this week - it's a Beach Birthday Bash to celebrate LaLa turning 1 year old! We have lots of party games (complete with great PRIZES) for all our guests, so if you didn't start at the LaLa Land Crafts blog, be sure to head back there now so you can visit all the blogs on today's hop for your chance to win the prize! Oh...and we all have Mystery Party Favors to give away, so be sure to leave comments on all the design team members blogs this week to increase your chances of winning some great stamps! Today's party game is to find what Beach LaLa is holding...

For my card today, Pirate LaLa is hanging at the beach with her treasure chest. She was colored with copic markers and then cut out to sit on the treasure chest a freehand drew on some very old SU dsp.Not too bad, huh? I added the sky and sand, along with some shading using my copics before adding the large bow.

For the inside, I wheeled along with an old SU! treasure map wheel, stamped Lala again with taken with teal ink (stamped off once) and added the sentiment with Rich razzleberry. I love this card!!!

Keep on hopping until you find Beach LaLa today, and then head back to the LaLa Land Crafts blog to report what she's holding. Your next stop is with alumni guest designer Paul Ford. And be sure to keep coming back every day this week to the LaLa Land Crafts blog as we'll be partying all week long!

And don't forget about Marci!! She will be making her debut in rubber NEXT month, but for a limited time will be available as a digital download for those who can't wait to start playing with her. And guess what?? This is Owner Irina's first illustration she's created for LaLa Land - pretty awesome, isn't she?!?

PWC113: Sophia gets sketchy

This week's Paper Pretties challenge is our monthly Sketch challenge, provided of course by the amazing Frances! We'd love you to play along with us too...just create YOUR card using Frances' great sketch and upload the link to the Paper Pretties blog - you never know, you could win a great stamp set!! Speaking of which, if you didn't start at the Pretties blog, head on back there so you so all the great creations with this months' awesome sketch!!

I pulled out my Off to School Sophia (on sale for just $5!!!) for this month's sketch challenge knowing I wanted to make a card to slip in Julia's lunch bag for her first day back to school later this month. I colored her using my copics (of course!) and used some fun My Mind's Eye dp along with SU! kiwi kiss and pink passion. While my Julia is not a girly girl who loves pink - I think she'll still like this!

I finished off the inside again too (trying to make the time to do that again since I really like the effect!) and included the super fun sentiment that comes with this great Sophia. Don't forget there are still some great deals in the Paper Pretties' Boutique...and keep your eyes peeled for some NEW images coming soon! I am not exaggerating when I say WOOHOO!!! And with our new fast, cheap shipping - you're gonna love it!

Now keep on hopping along to Jennifer's blog to see what amazingness she has!

Happy Birthday LaLa!!!

Something special is happening in LaLa Land this week - it's a Beach Birthday Bash to celebrate LaLa turning 1 year old! And, she's invited ALL of her friends to come play - including a sweet new friend named Marci. Marci will be making her debut in rubber NEXT month, but for a limited time will be available as a digital download for those who can't wait to start playing with her. And guess what?? This is Owner Irina's first illustration she's created for LaLa Land - pretty awesome, isn't she?!?

We have lots of party games (complete with great PRIZES) for all our guests, so if you didn't start at the LaLa Land Crafts blog, be sure to head back there now so you can visit all the blogs on today's hop for your chance to win the prize! Oh...and we all have Mystery Party Favors to give away, so be sure to leave comments on all the design team members blogs this week to increase your chances of winning some great stamps!

For my birthday card today, LaLa is getting ready for all the fun celebrations in the tub. She wants to be squeaky clean for her party, so she's chilling out in the tub and having a blast. Bubble Lala was colored with copic markers and then cut out to mount on the card. I used some old SU! papers along with some Nana's Nursery Kids dp to make the card look like a bathroom (complete with white paneling and a kiwi kiss chair rail!)

I added some little pearls as bubbles (since I cut that detail off the image when cutting it out) and think they turned out very cute. I also stamped on the inside to create this fun birthday card - something so simple that finishes the card nicely.

Once you've counted all the beach balls on my card, keep on hopping along to see what Karen Maldonado has created for us all today. And be sure to come back every day this week to the LaLa Land Crafts blog as we'll be partying all week long!