Introducing La-La Land Crafts Design Team!

OMG! I am SO excited to announce that I am part of La-La Land Crafts' Design Team!

I fell in love with these super cute images when Irina released the sneak peeks. I think that you will too! The Design Team will be making our individual introductions starting Saturday so please come visit us on the La-La Land Crafts blog.


I am floating on air right now. I have been wanting and wishing to be on a design team but was always a wee bit afraid to try out for a spot. I am so glad that I reached out for this one. I can not wait to start sharing these adorable stamps with you here and on La-La Land Crafts.

Introducing the Design Team:
Kathy Page
Kim Yu
Lisa Hjulberg
Maureen Wong
Sheila Lygo
Me :)

Introducing the Guest Designers for September & October:
Karin Hoeve
Kim Blakey
Marcea Watkins
Paul Ford
Sue Kment

Such talent!

Wow... it's like a dream come true! I'm on a design team! Wooo hoooo!

Thank you, Irina!

La-La Land Crafts Grand Opening Giveaway

Please see "The La-La Gala" post for more information

Irina has posted one last blog candy in honor of the Grand Opening and it is one FANTASTIC giveaway!

Here's what she had to say:

I do not have any more sneak peeks for you, but here is one more Blog Candy! I will give away not one, but THREE stamps from La-La Land Crafts, THREE of your choice!!! You know how you will be able to make a choice? Because my online store will be opened next Wednesday at 11 pm PST and you will be able to see everything that we have for you!!





On the top of the three La-La Land Crafts stamps you will also receive all other goodies in the photos above. We have for you:

- Stampin' Up Really Rust cardstock
- Hero Arts Flower Outline background stamp
- Nestabilites Labels Two set
- QuicKutz Plants Embossing Folder (works with Cuttlebug)
- Bazzill Bitty Blossoms and four stamps from the Lazy Days of Summer Magnolia collection
- Tilda (was only available with the Club purchase)
- Strawberry
- two Beach Flowers

How do you win this most yummy blog candy?

Please visit the La-La Land Crafts for the deets!

GOOD LUCK!!!

The La La Gala!

Wednesday, August 12th, Irina Blount of La-La Land Crafts will be hosting the La La Gala at Cranberry Hill Mercantile 6 pm to 9 pm. The website will go live at 11 pm PST.

If you would like to join us for the La La Gala celebration, please stop by Cranberry Hill Mercantile to purchase your ticket or you can do it over the phone by calling 408-736-9151.

The La La Gala is a private event. Only 50 tickets will be available!! The cost of the ticket is $10.00.

The ticket entitles you to:

- be first to see the new La La Land Crafts stamps from the first ever release!!
- Goodie Bag which includes one of the new stamps (valued $9.00)
- FREE Make-and-Take
- chance to win a Grand Prize (valued at $100)
- refreshments
- 10% discount on all stamps and accessories in the store (code 123)

If you are not in the area, please check out the website after it goes live that night at 11pm, PST.

Have you seen the sneak peeks? Simply adorable!





I am so excited for Irina and hope that you will join in on the fun!

See you there!

July's winner!

I can not believe it's August!! How did this happen?
Thanks to all who checked in and sent me such sweet emails.
I disappeared for over a week because of personal issues and should have posted this a few days ago! I am sorry to keep you waiting.


I have a winner of the gift certificate to Scrapbooking Supplies R Us!
BUT... before I get started, I need to mention that I will be posting another giveaway for this week later tonight. SO, please be sure to come back to find out what's up for grabs next!



Now, with the help of my youngest son, we have drawn a name out of the box.



Congratulations to BETH!

Beth said:

The new blog is terrific. It's very easy to navigate and find everything..I love it. Wow, it's really difficult to know what I would buy..I would probably start with some stamps, as I am new to stamping..but knowing myself, I wouldn't stop there..LOL. Keep up the great work..the blogs are very inspiring (and enabling..hehe). Thanks! :)

Please email me at: whoopsie.daisy{at}sbcglobal.net

I will arrange a code with the store so that you can start shopping online!

xx

Introducing "The Crop Spot" and another Monday's Fun Day!

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to BETH!

Memories Live On's (MLO) blog, "The Crop Spot" is now up and running!

Just to clarify, the store is located in Cupertino, CA. but MLO also has an online store called "Scrapbooking Supplies R Us" and it is on that site where you will find the new store blog.



What's super exciting is that I will be blogging for the store with two very talented ladies, Scrapperlicious (a.k.a. Irene Tan) and Holly (also a teacher at MLO).

You can check it out here: The Crop Spot

To celebrate the new blog, we are giving away $20 worth of products of YOUR CHOICE from the online store!

What do you have to do to enter?

1) Go check out the new blog and the online store

2) Come back here and post what you would get for $20 in products from Scrapbooking Supplies R US if you won the giveaway AND...

3) Let me know what you think of the new blog!

Those following my blog will already get an extra entry after posting their comment here but please know that becoming a follower is not necessary (totally appreciated nonetheless).

Help spread the word and you get another chance! Just be sure to post your link to your website / blog so that I can check it out. If you don't have one, no worries! Just email a few friends and have them mention your name when they post their comment. It works!

I work hard to keep track of all the entries and put your names into a box as your posts come in. Not to worry! The box is shaken and names are tossed well every day!! :)

A lucky winner will be drawn on July 31st at 11pm.

xx

Waterfall Birthday Card

These waterfall cards are so much fun to make!














Aren't these little critters adorable? I colored them all with my Copics and atyou Spica pens.

Oh! We started our swim lessons today! It was supposed to start yesterday but someone got sick in the pool and they had to shut the pool down before our lessons started. I was a wreck driving over to the pool... hands shaking and my stomach twisted into a knot. BUT I got through it and Anna (my instructor) said I didn't look nervous at all! It really helped that Melanie had me going under the water on Sunday to help me get ready for the lessons (love that girl!!). Anna got me to float and kick and do some freestyle. Eeek! I'm swimming... actually learning to swim! Never in my wildest dream did I think I would be able to do this without freaking out. Well... freaking out on the inside but managed to keep it contained for the most part. Can you imagine an adult losing it in front of all those young children?

Carpe Diem

There's a brand new Twilight Tuesday Sketch challenge "TTSC7" that posted this morning over at Twilight Tuesday! Check it out!



Here are the details for the challenge:
Twilight Tuesday Sketch Challenge Guideline:
1. Have fun! This is a no pressure, do it when you can challenge.
2. This sketch will not limit your creativity in any way. Use it to create and have fun!
3. Make anything you want – card, bookmark, scrapbook page, quilt, drawing…
4. It can be Twilight themed and be based on the 5 books, movies and or soundtracks.
5. Tell us where your inspiration comes from. We want to know!
6. Let us know where you post your pictures of your project. If you upload to SCS (or anywhere else) please use the keywords TTSC7.
7. Our Basic Challenge Rules also apply.

Carpe Diem:



Supplies:
Paper: "Voyez en Arrière" & "Mon Ami" ~ Christine Adolph (Creative Imaginations)
Stamps: "Carpe Diem" ~ Marah Johnson (Hampton Art)
Ink: "Tuxedo Black" & "London Fog" (Memento)


Inspiration:

I'm going to go off in a tangent with this one... hope it's okay with the Twilight gang!

I love poetry... especially Robert Frost.
This one poem keeps going through my mind when I read the Twilight series.


"Carpe Diem" by Robert Frost

Age saw two quiet children
Go loving by at twilight,
He knew not whether homeward,
Or outward from the village,
Or (chimes were ringing) churchward,
He waited, (they were strangers)
Till they were out of hearing
To bid them both be happy.
"Be happy, happy, happy,
And seize the day of pleasure."
The age-long theme is Age's.
'Twas Age imposed on poems
Their gather-roses burden
To warn against the danger
That overtaken lovers
From being overflooded
With happiness should have it.
And yet not know they have it.
But bid life seize the present?
It lives less in the present
Than in the future always,
And less in both together
Than in the past. The present
Is too much for the senses,
Too crowding, too confusing-
Too present to imagine.


Thank you for visiting!
Twilight fans... give this challenge a try!

It goes this way and that way!

My August class at Memories Live On is fast approaching!
Date: Saturday, August 1st
Time: 2p – 5p
Fee: $25

Have you ever seen these cards go this way and that way?









Each of the two cards have a wonderful element of surprise that are easy to replicate and so much fun to receive!

I have a third card to show how you can use a punch to create a window for an unexpected layer and use a stamp to make it pop!




All of my classes come with colored pictures with detailed instructions. Most of the materials are pre-cut.

Please bring with you:
- paper trimmer (black scoring blade) / Scor-Pal
- favorite adhesive
- scissors

The following items are not necessary and will be provided but it helps to have them if you do not want to have to wait too long for your turn.

- Copic markers (0, G14, YG13, Y13, Y38, R20, Y00, RV14, B1, E59)
- Alternate colors: anything similar and close is fine. G82 & B32 also works well.
- Copic atyou Spica pens (Clear)
- Clear acrylic blocks and Black Tuxedo Memento ink pad
- Penny Black: Toadily, Dino Party

Hope you can join in on the fun!
Seats are limited. Call MLO to reserve yours today! (408) 446-9901

Lazy Days of Summer & a Limited Copics Challenge

The lazy days of summer has caught up with me! I have spent most of them at a local pool (Rancho Rinconada) with the boys. They recently took swim lessons there and we have fallen in love with the place. They even have Kids Night Out on Friday nights for $5 per child from 6p - 9p! I get to go hang out at the mall or go over to a friend's house while the boys get to play. So the big news is that I am going to be taking swim lessons with the boys starting Monday. Nope, I don't know how to swim. Scared of the water really... well up until this week. I managed to get in all the way up to my chin so that I don't freak out (hopefully) on Monday. Wish me luck! LOL! At least the teachers are all lifeguards so if I happen to get myself into trouble, I'm sure I will be okay in the end. :)

Here are some pictures that I can share... more to come later:

















Now for my "Limited Copics" Challenge over on the Crop Spot Blog...
This is a card I put together, using 5 Copic markers and the Blender.






How many of you have wanted to start using Copics but are a little intimidated by either the challenge of using them or the cost of the markers? How many of you have a whole bunch of markers but feel frustrated when trying to get them to coordinate together? How many have colors that you have received in a set that you don't ever use?

For more information, hop on over to:

The Crop Spot



Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

xx

Birthday Month Giveaway!

** This giveaway is now closed!! **

Thank you, everyone, for helping me celebrate my birthday all month long! Don't forget to come back again later this week for another giveaway!

I put everyone's names into a box as I received your comments and yes, I have been shaking and mixing your names up well all month long! :)

CONGRATULATIONS TO PATTY W! Hooray!!

Patty, email me your mailing address and I will get this out to you this week.

Terri and Joni, your packages are also on their way.

xx

Jane

** REMEMBER ** Every week, I will be adding something new to the pile! Check underneath the pictures to see! **

It's my birthday and I have some goodies to giveaway!
Some are compliments of Memories Live On (thank you Vivian and Mort!!) and some are from me. These are a few of my favorite things!

Here you go!


June 7th


June 15th



June 22nd


So... what do you think? Pretty awesome? See anything you would like to win?

Well, I love my readers. I have a new project coming up where I will be blogging for Memories Live On with the uber talented Irene Tan. I would love to get a head start blogging again and find my creative side... kinda lost it a little this month with the end of the school craze. Will you all help me?

All you have to do is be a follower (click on the left side). That gets you one entry to this giveaway! Leave me a comment here. That's another entry! Link me on your blog. That's another entry! If you don't have a blog, then just email a few of your crafty friends and send them this way (just have them refer you).

Then come back and visit me as I post more stuff!
Did I mention more goodies will be added every week? The more entries I get, the more goodies you get!

I will pick a winner randomly after 11pm, Sunday - June 28th.

Here's a sneak peek to what's coming up tomorrow!



Thanks to all of my friends who have encouraged me this far with this blog!
OH! I received a few emails worried about the music that used to be on the blog.
If you go to this post I explained why I took the music off and where it is now. Otherwise, just click on the "music" link that's on your upper left hand , under "Whoopsie Daisy Favorites". You will go straight to my Playlist!

Have a cupcake with me today!

hugs,