Wednesday, June 30, 2010

LLWWC#45 - TRY SOMETHING NEW

Hello La La Land Crafts fans! Welcome to another fantastic week of La La Weekly Wednesday Challenge! I am Kim, your hostess for this week.

Before we move on to this week's challenge, I want to thank everyone for playing along with us week after week! Thank you for all the awesome support!

There is a slight change to our wonderful team. This is Lisa's last week with us. :( So sad! Lisa has been with us since the beginning, a whole nine months! We will sure miss you, Lisa! Now for the good news! We are thrilled to have Jan, Eva and Karen as our new Guest Designers for the next couple of months! Welcome aboard, Girls! Also, joining us again is Pam! Pam was a Guest previously. We adore her amazing creations so we are glad she could join us again. Welcome back, Pam!

Okay, on to this week's challenge. How many of you have seen tons of amazing creations out there and wanted to try your hands on but haven't have the time to? I know I do! Well, what better time to try than now! Yup, this week's challenge is to TRY SOMETHING NEW! This can be ANYTHING new, a new tip, a new technique, a new card shape, handmade embellishments....anything you haven't tried your hands on!


This week's featured stamp is BANJO MAYA! She is 20% off the regular price, good through next Tuesday!



Also, one player will WIN a $10 Credit towards any rubber stamps of your choice in the La-La Land Crafts store!! Three of you will be awarded this TOP THREE award badge to proudly display on your blog!



Here's what you need to do to be eligible to win the PRIZE or Top Three badge:

  1. Create a NEW card/project for the challenge that has embossing on it. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!

  2. Everyone is welcome to play, but to qualify for the Top Three badge and/or the prize your project MUST have a La-La Land Crafts stamp on it!! You are welcome to use any other stamps along with La-La Land Crafts images, such as sentiments, background, etc.

  3. Link your project to Mr. Linky below by Monday, July 5that 11:59pm PDT (GMT-8). Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry! If you post your card on Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC45.

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

Here are some inspiration from our wonderful DT and GDT to get your creativity going. Be sure to check out each DT's blog for details on their fabulous creations!

What's new: This is my first time making a suspension card!

Kim - Happy Maya

What's New: 1Luvnmama's first time masking. She did a great job altering Lala too!

What's New: Jana tried her hands on Faux Sea grass.

Lisa - Summer Bill and Maya
What's New: She created a background using Glimmer Mist


Maureen - Fairy Lala
What's New: Maureen tried this dotty background she has been seeing on blogland!

What's New: Cheryl made this tattered flower using the new Tim Holtz tattered floral alteration die.
What's New: Jan tried this dotty background as well!

Karen - Lala With Heart
What's New: Karen made an easel card for the first time!

Eva - Bubble Lala
What's New: This curtain card, of course! Love at this gorgeous card!!!

Please enter the FULL URL of your post with your challenge card in Mr. Linky below, or if it's a link to your gallery, please link us directly to your card. We can't wait to see what you come up with!!


1. Jennifer. P
2. Arlene Williams
3. Maddie
4. Mel X
5. Sheika Linda
6. Yvonne - Scrappy
7. Deonna B
8. Nana
9. Happy Days
10. Peggy M - The Wired Angel
11. sarah-louise
12. Marjo
13. Dailly
14. Lauren

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

LLWWC44 Winners!

Happy Tuesday, La-La Land peeps! 
I think that everyone enjoyed the White on White challenge!
The entries were all wonderful! 
Thank you so so much for playing along with us!
Great job, everyone!!

Just a little reminder, we welcome everyone to play along our La La Weekly Wednesday challenges. However, for a chance to win the TOP 3 badge or win a $10 store credit we require you to use a stamp or digi from La-La Land Crafts.

Now let's see who made our TOP 3 for this challenge:

Kristine - Beautiful wedding card! Get this... she used a piece of her own wedding veil to create Lala's veil!
Fabulous embossing and ribbon treatment! GORGEOUS wedding dress!


Kris - Gorgeous embossing and floral embellishments! Rosie is holding a sunflower and Kris made a white sunflower to frame Rosie! How clever!



Alicia - What a pretty box that she made! See how Alicia embossed on the panel behind Lala? Very nice! Sweet ribbon treatment up on top... someone's gonna feel so special receiving this treat!





Drum roll please.....


The winner of $10 credit to La La Land Crafts is...


Kristine!


Congratulations, ladies!
Please email Irina for your prize/badge!


Once again, thank you all for playing along with us!
Stay tuned for another fun La La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge tomorrow!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Angel Lala

Hello everyone! Lisa here, stepping in to upload my very tardy card for La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge, featuring Angel Lala. I cheated a little with the kraft... and the leaves behind the roses... but hopefully Jane won't mind. (eek!) What a great challenge, though, don't you think? I hope you are or are planning to play with us! There's still time! You can find all the challenge details by scrolling down to the post below.

Have a La-La Lovely Day!

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Tutorial - How to use (print) your Digital Stamps

Congratulations!! Now you are a proud owner of La-La Land Crafts Digi Stamps!! If you have never used digi stamps before, here is a step-by-step tutorial just for you!

Step One - Open the folder on your computer containing your Digi Stamps.


Step Two - Pick your image, right click and choose "Copy" .


Step Three - Open a new Word Document, right click and choose "Paste" .


and here it is!!


One of the great things about the digis is that you are not limited to the size of the stamp, you can print it at any size to fit your project needs!!

Step Four
- Choose the size of the image for your project. Right click on the image and choose "Format Picture" .


Step Five - Click on "Size". Pick the size of your image, then click "Save".


I like printing multiple images at once, this way you save time and paper!!

Step Six (optional) - Right click on your image and choose "Copy" .


Step Seven - Right click inside of your document and choose "Paste" .


you can fill in the whole document with the same image..



..or even with different digi images to be printed on the same sheet !!


ready to print? Step Eight - Click on "File" and then from the drop-down menu pick "Print"




That's it!! Now you get the whole sheet full of printed Digi Stamps to play with!!

And here are a few tips for you:

- Print your digi stamps on the paper that you use for your projects. You can print your stamps on cardstock or watercolor paper depending on your needs.

- If you are planning on cutting your digi stamps with die cuts (ie, Spellbinders), make sure to space your images to have enough room.

- Wait for the ink to dry to avoid smudging. Remember, the printer ink is different from the ink that you stamp with. When in doubt, use your heat gun to speed up the process.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

LLWWC44 - White on White Challenge

Hello La-La Land peeps! Jane here! It's my turn to host this week's challenge! Before I get started, I just wanted to thank everyone who joined us last week for Maureen's embossing challenge. What awesome entries! Congratulations to the winners!

I love the color white. It's so crisp and clean. I have been really into making cards using white on white, with color only on the stamped image. This week, the challenge is just that... everything WHITE except for the stamped image. It's really fun and not as difficult as you might think it will be.

Since I used Happy Maya on my card, she will be on sale for 20% OFF through next Tuesday! I LOVE Happy Maya and I hope that you will add her to your collection too!



Also, one player will WIN a $10 Credit towards any rubber stamps of your choice in the La-La Land Crafts store!! Three of you will be awarded this TOP THREE award badge to proudly display on your blog!


Here's what you need to do to be eligible to win the PRIZE or Top Three badge:

  1. Create a NEW card/project for the challenge that has embossing on it. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!

  2. Everyone is welcome to play, but to qualify for the Top Three badge and/or the prize your project MUST have a La-La Land Crafts stamp on it!! You are welcome to use any other stamps along with La-La Land Crafts images, such as sentiments, background, etc.

  3. Link your project to Mr. Linky below by Monday, June 28 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT-8). Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry! If you post your card on Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC44.

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

For inspiration, take a look at what the Design Team and Guest Designers have created for this challenge.




1LuvnMama - Porsha



Cheryl - Bubble Lala




Jan - Fairy Rosie



Kim - Winter Lala



Maureen - Easter Dress Rosie



Please enter the FULL URL of your post with your challenge card in Mr. Linky below, or if it's a link to your gallery, please link us directly to your card. We can't wait to see what you come up with!!

1. Kristine
2. Gloria M
3. Caro
4. Kathy W.
5. Alicia
6. Cooking With Cricut
7. Kris
8. SAZCreations
9. Joanne

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Tuesday, June 22, 2010

LLWWC43 Winner!

Hi everybody! It's Maureen here and I'm back to post the winner of my Embossing challenge! A huge thank you to those that played along, however if you want a chance to win the TOP 3 badge or a $10 store credit, we require you to use a stamp or digi from our store. Drum roll please . . . . And the winner is . . .

Denise Lynn with this super sweet card using the new Beach Rosie set:



Congratulations Denise! Please email Irina to collect your badge and your $10 gift certificate.

Please join us again tomorrow when we'll have another fun La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge!

((Hugs))~Maureen

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #43 - Embossing

Hello La-La fans! Maureen here and I get the privilege of hosting this week's challenge! I decided to make the challenge embossing because it's something I love doing, but for some reason haven't done on any cards recently! You can do either dry or heat embossing - the choice is yours! Just have fun with it!

Since I used the Beach Lala set on my card, she will be on sale for 20% OFF through next Tuesday!!! She comes with four sentiments and is available either square cut (with cling mount) or unmounted... plus she's perfect for summertime projects!


Also, one player will WIN a $10 Credit towards any rubber stamps of your choice in the La-La Land Crafts store!! And three of you will be awarded this TOP THREE award badge to proudly display on your blog!


Here's what you need to do to be eligible to win the PRIZE or Top Three badge:
  1. Create a NEW card/project for the challenge that has embossing on it. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!

  2. Everyone is welcome to play, but to qualify for the Top Three badge and/or the prize your project MUST have a La-La Land Crafts stamp on it!! You are welcome to use any other stamps along with La-La Land Crafts images, such as sentiments, background, etc.

  3. Link your project to Mr. Linky below by Monday, June 21 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT-8). Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry! If you post your card on Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC43.

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

For inspiration, take a look at what the Design Team created for this challenge. Be sure to check out the Design Team blogs for all the details on their projects!


Maureen - Beach Lala


Lisa - Bubble Lala


1LuvnMama - Sunflower Rosie


Kim - Summer Bill and Maya


Jane - Happy Maya


Cheryl - Summer Lucky



Please enter the FULL URL of your post with your challenge card in Mr. Linky below, or if it's a link to your gallery, please link us directly to your card. We can't wait to see what you come up with!!

1. Joyce
2. Brenda Brown
3. Gloria M
4. Yvonne - Scrappy
5. Jan Hunnicutt
6. Deb Neerman
7. iReneM
8. Marion van Eijsden
9. Denise Lynn
10. Erin...
11. SuzanneK
12. Yvonne - Scrappy
13. Yvonne - Scrappy
14. Marjo
15. Carolyn
16. TwistedWitch
17. Peggy
18. Stacy Walker

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Winners of LLWWC42 Challenge!

Hey everyone! I'm sorry to be so late posting up the winners for my BLUE challenge. There were some awesome entries this past week. I wish I could give each of you an award! Don't forget that while you can enter any cards you wish in La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge, you are only eligible to win a $10 voucher to spend on rubber stamps in the La-La Land Crafts store or Top 3 award if you use La-La Land Crafts images in your cards.

Behold the winners of the Top 3 award for LLWWC42:

 


Aren't they great!!! Congratulations ladies! Please email Irina (info@lalalandcrafts.com) and she'll send you your Top 3 Badge!

And the winner of the $10 Voucher to spend on rubber stamps in the La-La Land Crafts store is Shirley N! Woo hoo!!! 

The next challenge will be posted tomorrow (Wednesday), so please be sure to join us then!

Saturday, June 12, 2010

LLWWC41 Winner!

Hi everybody! I apologize for the delay in posting the winner for our super fun Summertime challenge! A huge thank you to those that played along, however if you want a chance to win the TOP 3 badge or a $10 store credit, we require you to use a stamp or digi from our store. Drum roll please . . . . And the winner is . . .

Tracy Borba with this adorable card using the new Summer Bill and Maya set:


Congratulations Tracy! You are the winner! Please email Irina to collect your badge and your $10 gift certificate.

Don't forget - you still have a little time to enter The Color Blue Challenge!

((Hugs))~Maureen

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

La-La's Weekly Wednesday Challenge #42 - The Color Blue!

Hello La-La fans! Lisa here and I'm SO HAPPY to be back as your challenge hostess this week!

Summer is here, and one thing that reminds me of summer is the color BLUE... blue skies, blue water... it's such a gorgeous and happy color and comes in so many wonderful shades! This week, my challenge to you is to use the COLOR BLUE as the predominant color in your cards/projects.

Since I used Garden Rosie on my card, she will be on sale for 20% OFF through next Tuesday!!! She comes with three greetings and in both square cut or unmounted... plus she's ADORABLE!



Also, one player will WIN a $10 Credit towards any rubber stamps of your choice in the La-La Land Crafts store!! And three of you will be awarded this TOP THREE award badge to proudly display on your blog!


Here's what you need to do to be eligible to win the PRIZE or Top Three badge:



  1. Create a NEW card/project for the challenge using the COLOR BLUE as the predominant color. You are more than welcome to combine challenges!


  2. Everyone is welcome to play, but to qualify for the Top Three badge and/or the prize your project MUST have a La-La Land Crafts stamp on it!! You are welcome to use any other stamps along with La-La Land Crafts images, such as sentiments, background, etc.


  3. Link your project to Mr. Linky below by Monday, June 14 at 11:59pm PDT (GMT-8). Be sure to link directly to the blog or gallery post featuring your entry! If you post your card on Splitcoaststampers or any other online gallery, please use BOTH keywords LLLC and LLWWC42.


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

For inspiration, take a look at what the Design Team created for this challenge. Be sure to check out the Design Team blogs . . . such amazing talented crafters! :)


Please enter the FULL URL of your post with your challenge card in Mr. Linky below, or if it's a link to your gallery, please link us directly to your card. We can't wait to see what you come up with!!

1. Tracy Borba
2. Lorie S.
3. Dalis
4. Joyce
5. Gloria M
6. Jan Hunnicutt
7. RoseZ
8. FataAzzurra
9. Shirley N

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