CropStop Challenge #77--Kid Birthday Card!

Happy Thursday y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Today is my little man's birthday!! He is officially 6 years old!!! We had his bday party last Saturday so he's a little confused that after the party he was still 5, LOL!

Here he is at his party blowing out his candles. I'm so proud to have this little boy as my son! He's the best thing ever and brings us so much laughter and joy! Love you my sweet baby!

Here's a pic of Isaiah with the next door neighbor. Cooper helped Isaiah open each and every present. You would have thought it was his birthday, LOL! Isaiah didn't mind though....I think he was happy to get to the present sooner, haha!

My awesome and talented niece, Kira, made him this Super Saiyan Birthday Card! She's so clever!!!

Today is also my sweet friend Jing's birthday!! Happy Birthday my friend!! She so amazing and talented!! You should stop by her blog HERE and leave her some love. :)

How appropriate that this week the CropStop Challenge is to create a Kid Birthday Card!

My little man is in Tae Kwon Do so this cute Karate Luka image worked perfectly on my card.
I stamped him on Copic X-Press It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored him with Copics.

Copics:

Skin: E000, E01, E02, E11
Hair: E49, E37, E33
Headband & Belt: YR09, YR07, YR04, YR02
Black: 100, C7, C5, C3

My dps are from Echo Park. I cut the white circle for my Sentiment using Spellbinders Standard Circles and inked the edges with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink. Then it was matted onto light blue cardstock cut with Spellbinders Ironwork Accents.

The glittery stars in the corners and under the sentiment are from The Paper Studio and the ribbon came from Michaels.

You can see in the side view that I raised the sentiment and Luka on pop-dots.

Now don't forget you can play along with us by linking your card up to the CropStop Challenge Blog! You have until next Wednesday to link up for a chance at winning a gift certificate to the CropStop Store.

Have a great week and see you back here soon!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday--Fun in the Sun!

Happy Monday ya'll! Well this past weekend was a busy one for me and the family! My little boy turns 6 on June 21st, so we celebrated his birthday on Saturday with a water slide party at the house. We had 2 inflatable water slides and about 17 kids. With parents we had about 30 people at our house!! It was a lot of work, but to see the smile and excitement on all those kids faces, including my little boy, was priceless!! He said it was the best birthday ever!!

What makes it a little bittersweet is that we just found out Paul's company wants to promote him and with that means a move from Oklahoma (the place we call home) to Texas. On top of all that, they want him to report to the new facility on August 16th!! I've got 2 months to put my house on the market and find a new house....CRAZY!! So if I forget some things over the next couple of months I hope you'll forgive me!

Then Sunday, we had Father's Day followed by a dinner birthday for my nephew who turned 16!! I remember the day he was born. I used to hold him and sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider" to him and rock him to sleep. Now he's 6'2" and he's still not finished growing, What in the World?!? I told the hubby that I felt kind of old remember 16 years has passed!! Time certainly doesn't stand still!!

Well, now that I've updated you on what's been going on, let's get on with the show! This week at La-La Land Crafts we challenge you to make a card/project that is based on.....

FUN IN THE SUN!!

For my card today, I picked Beach Marci....isn't she just perfect for this theme?!?! I love her flower hat and inner-tube....so CUTE!!

COPICS:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E49, E47, E43
Hat/Bathing Suit/Inner-tube: R81, R83, R85, BG15, BG18, BG32, Y11, Y02, Y18

I also used some new exclusive dies from LLLC...Filigree Corner Die and Wave Border Die.

The dps are from various MME (Bee Happy & Howdy Doody) and BoBunny (Serenity) paper pads. I distressed the edges with Walnut Stain. The ribbon came from my stash and the pearls are from Close To My Heart.

Now don't forget you can play along with us by uploading your cards to the LLLC Customer Gallery. If you want to purchase any LLLC stamps or dies, head on over to the LLLC Store. The dies are selling like hot cakes, so you definitely want to snag yours while you can!

Have a great week and see you back here soon!

Love and Hugs!
Rosie :)

CropStop Challenge #76-BANNERS!

Happy Thursday y'all! How's your week going? It's almost Friday and I've got my little boys birthday party to plan on Saturday. His actual birthday is June 21st, but we're having his party this Saturday. I've got a lot on my plate these next few months!! I'll fill you in on another post....as soon as I know more of the details. :)

After Isaiah's birthday is my SIL's birthday, so I worked that into this week's CropStop Challenge which is

BANNERS!

I used the super CUTE La-La Land Crafts Sweetheart Marci. I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then colored her with Copics. I also added lots of Stardust Stickles....my FAVE! I think I use it on everything!! You can't have enough bling, if ya know what I mean. :)

I found this AWESOME banner dp at Hobby Lobby. It's from The Paper Studio and I think I need to add lots of it to my stash....I LOVE IT!! In addition, it was the perfect find for this week's theme, don't ya think?! The edges got a coating of Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

I just hand-wrote "Happy Birthday Brooke" on the pre-printed banner. The blue crystals are from Studio G. I added lace from my stash. Then I layered the GORGEOUS Turquoise Ruffle Edge Trim on top of the lace.

Don't forget to link up your "BANNER" creations to the CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at winning a gift certificate to the CropStop Store! Hope to see your creations there!!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday--Something For Dad

Happy Monday y'all! Hope you had a great weekend! We were busy landscaping our yard. We spent hours raking and digging for the past two weekends and we are still not done. I realize too that I am not a yard person, LOL!

Hard to believe it's already June and this Sunday is Father's Day....WHAT?? I'm just floored at how fast this year is flying by! To get us going and motivated this week on those projects, we at La-La Land Crafts are challenging you to make:

SOMETHING FOR DAD!

I found the cutest ideas at Fiskars for Father's Day and decided to make my hubby a tie coupon book. You can get the Tie Template & Coupon Book HERE. For my project I used the super cute Formal Luka...perfect with the tie, huh?!

Copics & Chalk:

Skin: E000, E00, chalk
Hair: E29, E25, E33
Shirt: BG15, BG13
Tie: E55, BG13, White Pen
Suit Jacket/Pants: C3, Black Chalk
Belt/Shoes: E25, Chalk

The papers are from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist. I just punched a hole in the top corner and used a ring clip. Then I tied CTMH ribbons to it. I raised the sentiment and Luka on pop-dots.

I haven't written on the tags yet for what the hubby can redeem the ties for....gotta leave something as a surprise. :)

I hope you join us over at LLLC and link up your creations in the Gallery. Don't forget to stop by the LLLC Store and get your Stamps and DIES....they really are lots of fun to color!

Have a great week and see ya back here soon!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

La-La Land Crafts Aussie Release!

TGIFriday BABY!! Thank goodness.....because it's been a long week!! I'm ready for the weekend! Today, we have a special release showcase on the La-La Land Crafts Challenge Blog featuring both Team Monday and Team Friday. :)

For those of you who don't know, Irina and Eric, flew to Australia for the Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo in Brisbane. Then Irina will be doing a class in Sydney!

Where: St George Rowing Club, 1 Levey Street, Wolli Creek

When: Saturday, 16th June, 2012

11 am to 2 pm

So to celebrate this AWESOME trip to Australia, we have a special Showcase of 4 brand new Aussie images!! These stamps are only available in Australia for now. However, they will be released world-wide on July 17th at CHA!!

For my card today I used the awesome Cute Koala Marci! I love her entire outfit, and that hair is just amazing!! I wish I had waves like that!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E47, E57, E37, E13
Koala Hat: Black, C7, C5, R22, Liquid Applique, Gray chalk
Shirt: R24, R27, R29, R22, C7, Liquid Applique, Gray Chalk
Skirt: BG57, BG53, BG10, R29, Y18, N2
Boots: Black, C7, C5, C3, R29

I used some random dps I had, so I don't know the manufacturer....very colorful, though! The Filigree Corner die and Wave Border Die are both from La-La Land Crafts. You can see our Die Showcase post HERE.

The ribbon is from Michaels. The flowers are a combo from Wild Orchid Crafts, Recollections, and The Paper Studio. The black pearls are from Recollections.

In the side view, you can see I raised Marci on pop-dots.

Don't forget to head over the to LLLC Challenge Blog to see the rest of the makes from my fellow DT sistas!! I'm telling ya, you won't be disappointed!! These ladies totally blew me away with their SPECTACULAR creations!!

Have a great weekend and see ya back here on Monday!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

CropStop Challenge #75--Monochromatic!

Happy Thursday Morning to ya! It's the first CropStop Challenge for June and I'm back on the roll-call, haha! I'll be one of the DT members posting for June so you'll see me here every Thursday this month. :)

The CropStop Challenge for this week is:

MONOCHROMATIC!

I had a hard time with this one! It's just so hard to do monochromatic when you see so many beautifully colored designer papers out there!! I eventually settled on using the beautiful papers from the Glitz "Pretty in Pink" 6x6 Paper Pad....this pad is one of my FAVES! I even used the papers for Darling Marci's dress and shoes!

I stamped Marci on Xpress-It Blending Card with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and colored her hair and skin with Copics.

I used some Memory Box dies...Spring Border (along the bottom) and Quinn Flourish (not in the CropStop Store right now) behind Marci. I traced the metal die of the Quinn Flourish and cut it out to mat behind the flourish die-cut. The pink rose and pink fibers came from my stash. The pink lace behind Marci is from CTMH. The "Love" tag is from Tim Holtz.

The edges of the tag and papers are distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.

Now don't forget you can play along with us by linking up your creation to the CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at winning a CropStop Store gift certificate. You have until Wednesday evening to link up. Hope to see you there!!

Have a great week and see you back here soon!

Hugs,
Rosie

La-La Land Crafts New DIE Showcase!

Happy Monday to you all!! I'm so glad you joined me this morning because I have a special announcement for you! As many of you know, La-La Land Crafts now has steel dies and they are AWESOME!

Today there is a SPECIAL post at the La-La Land Crafts Blog! Our Design Team members (both Team Monday & Team Friday) are showcasing all of the wonderful, new LLLC DIES!! WOOT, WOOT! :)

To top off all the goodness, LLLC is having an Introductory DIE sale!!

Use discount code INTRO10 at checkout to receive 10% off your total die order (you may purchase other products along with dies, but the discount will be applied to dies only). You will need to hurry over to the LLLC Store because this sale is only good for two days! Today and tomorrow - JUNE 4th & JUNE 5th!!

*at this time LLLC is not shipping dies to Australia and New Zealand. If you are in Australia or New Zealand, please contact your local craft store to purchase these dies. If you need to find a store location, please email Copic X-Press at jacqui@xpressgraphx.com.au and they will be happy to assist you.

If you would like to play along with us this week, our challenge for you is:

USE A DIE!

For my project today, I used several of the new DIES:
Cloud, Sun & Island Die Set, Palm Tree Die and Wave Border Die

I cut out 6 Islands and layered them to create a larger island. I also cut 8 Wave Borders (4 in white and 4 in dps) and layered them over each other. For the sun, I traced the die and cut a little outside of my pencil line to create the mat for the sun die.

I also used the super-cute Mermaid Marci and colored her with the following Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Hair: E47, E57, E35
Starfish: YR21, YR23, Y02
Top: BG53, BG57, BG70
Tail: YG11, YG17, YG25, YG67

The Palm Tree, Sun, and Mermaid Marci are raised on pop-dots.

I hope you enjoyed my project! Don't forget to head on over to the LLLC Store and get your dies using the discount code INTRO10. Believe me, you'll love the versatility of these dies!

Have a great week and don't forget to check back here on Friday for another special release! :)

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday--Inspired by a FAIRYTALE!

Happy Monday morning to ya! If you are in the U.S., then you are probably celebrating Memorial Day like me! We took our little guy to Sea World for the weekend....to celebrate a great school year and Memorial Day....all in one!! :)

I'd like to say a special THANK YOU to all our servicemen & women...for protecting us, our country, and our many freedoms! My dad was a retired 1st Sargent in the Army so Memorial Day has always been a special day in our family. He passed away several years ago when my son was 6 months old. I wish my dad could have spent time with Isaiah now that he's 5....he would have loved it!

This week at La-La Land Crafts we have a challenge that I hope will have you thinking outside the box a little! This week our theme is:

INSPIRED BY A FAIRYTALE

I used to not be a cartoon kind of girl. Of course that all changed when Isaiah came around! Now it's nothing but cartoons and kid movies!! And, of course, one of my all-time favorite fairytale's is The Little Mermaid! I used the super-cute Mermaid Marci and handsome Prince Luka for my card today....they were so much fun to color up!

Mermaid Marci

Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Lips: R22
Hair: E09, R08, R05
Starfish: Y02, YR21, YR23, Stardust Stickles
Top: V12. V17, YR23, Y02, Stardust Stickles
Tail: YG11, YG17, YG25, YG67, BG53, BG57, BG70, Stardust Stickles

Prince Luka

Copics:
Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11

Hair: Black 100, C7, C5
Crown/Cape: BG53, BG57, BG70, C3
Shirt/Pants: YG67, YG17, YG25
Armor/Boots: C7, C5, C3

I also used some of La-La Land Crafts' AWESOME new DIES!! I tripled layered the Wave Border Die right below Mermaid Marci, and used the Island die from the Clouds, Sun & Island Set along the sides. These dies are sooooo versatile and they cut like butter! I run it through my Cuttlebug a couple times and all the little pieces just pop out.

The dps are Echo Park that were left over from another project. I embossed white cardstock with Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl and then rubbed Broken China Distress Ink over the top. The brown cardstock is embossed with Couture Creations Deep Sea Diver....perfect for that nautical theme!!

I also raised several elements on pop-dots for added dimension which you can see in this side view. :)

Now don't forget you can play along with our LLLC Challenges by linking up your cards/projects to the LLLC Gallery! These new dies are flying off the shelves so hurry to the LLLC Store and get yours before they sell out again!!

Have a great weekend and enjoy your family!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-All A Flutter! (use butterflies)

Happy Monday to ya! Did you have a good weekend? Our weekend was busy celebrating my nephew's 16th birthday!! I can't even believe that he's 16 now!! I was there when he was born and used to rock him to sleep. Now he's 6'2" and 16, what in the world?!?!

We have another great LLLC Inspiration Monday Challenge for you!! Before we get to the theme, I just wanted to let you know that some of your favorite stamps and dies are back in-stock at the LLLC Store....so run, don't walk before they sell out again! :)

This week our theme is:

All A Flutter!
(use butterflies)

I used several of my favorite things from the LLLC Store on this card. First, I used the super, duper cute, Watercan Marci....I just think she's the most adorable thing ever with her sun visor, rain boots, and watercan. She's a set and comes with an adorable Bee and a couple sentiments. I used one of the sentiments...."Hi, Friend!" on my card below.

I also used our new DIES, Butterflies Set 1 and Clouds, Sun & Island.....and they are AWESOME! I LOVE them!!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Lips: R22
Hair: E39, E37, E33
Flower: R89, R85, R83, R81, Y02, YR23
Boots: BG72, BG70, BG57, BG53, Y02, YR23
Watercan: G46, G28, G21
Hat & Dress: Paper-pieced & shaded with black chalk

Here's a closeup of the butterflies! I put the center heart back in with different dps so I could add CTMH pearls down the center. Both butterfly dies are shown (the middle one is the different one).

My dps are from MME Dolled Up 6x6 paper pad....so pretty! The mini roses are from WOC.

We would LOVE to see you link up your creations to the La-La Land Crafts Gallery. You can link up all your NEW LLLC cards and projects as many times as you like during the month. At the beginning of the next month, we'll choose one of the entries to be featured on the LLLC Blog and award a prize to....it could be YOU!

Have a great week! If you stopped by to visit, please leave me a comment so I know you were here. I love to read all your comments!!

Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-Spots & Stripes

Good Morning to you! It's Monday and you know what that means, right? Another La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday! Before I get to my card for this weeks challenge, I have a winner to announce for the $20 LLLC Store Credit for leaving a comment on the post HERE!

The winner is.........#1

Kwilt said...

WOW!!! Again...Inspired this morning. I just bought my first digi stamps from LLLC last night and decided to dust off the few Copics I have and give it a whirl!
Thanks for the opportunity to win...but mostly for the inspiration to start!
Hugs...Kathy

YIPPEE! Kathy, please send me an email and I'll let you know how to claim your store credit. Don't worry if you missed out! I'll be doing another blog candy soon! :)

Now on to this week's challenge:

SPOTS & STRIPES

For this challenge, I used one of my fave stamps from the newest release called Kimono Marci. I just love her! She is so much fun to color and paper-piece!

Copics:

Skin: E000, E00, E01, E11
Lips: R22, R24
Hair: Black 100, C7, C5
Hairbands: N4, G43, G82, Stickles
Clothes/Umbrella: Paper-pieced
Shoes: Black 100, C7, C5, N4, R59, Stickles

If you haven't heard the news, La-La Land Crafts is now designing exclusive dies....I'm so excited!! I'm a die fanatic/collector, haha! You can see all the dies in the LLLC Store HERE. I have used 3 different ones on my card below: Butterflies Set 1, Filigree Corner Die, & Wave Border Die.

The beautiful designer papers are from Bo Bunny Serenity 6x6 paper pad....love them! They go so perfectly with the Asian-inspired new release! The black pearls are from CTMH, along with the white pearls I used for Marci's earrings. The gold pearl swirls are from Recollections. I used my Spellbinders Labels 23 to cut the panel behind Marci and then added blue chalk around the edges. The black sheer sparkly ribbon is from Michael's Halloween Collection. The poppy is from Wild Orchid Crafts.

If you want to play along with us, please upload your creations to the LLLC Customer Gallery. You can link all your NEW LLLC cards & projects as many times as you like during the month. At the beginning of the next month, Irina will choose one of the entries to be featured on the LLLC Blog and award a prize to!!

How AWESOME is that!!!

Have a great week!
Hugs,
Rosie :)

Inspiration Monday-Hey Girlfriend!

Happy Monday to ya! I'm so glad you joined me for another La-La Land Crafts Inspiration Monday!

The theme this week is:

HEY GIRLFRIEND!

You can make anything for a special girlfriend or even Mom for Mother's Day, which is just around the corner!! Hard to believe that it's already May, huh?! This year seems to be flying by....quickly!! Pretty soon school will be out and the start of summer break....I am excited about that! Just FYI: You might want to read all the way to the bottom of this post for a chance at some blog candy. :)

For this week's inspiration, the La-La Land Crafts Design Team is using stamps from the "Girlfriends" Collection. Did you even know there was a "Girlfriends" Collection?? Well, there is, LOL! And, although there aren't very many yet (key word is YET, hint, hint), they are wonderful to color up. Plus, some occasions just require an image that's a little more sophisticated, don't ya think?!

For my card today, I used this awesome stamp called Shopping Ally. She sooooo reminds me of me. I love to go shopping!! My poor hubby can attest to that, LOL!

Copics & Chalk:

Skin: E000, E01, E11, chalk for cheeks
Eyes: YG41, G00
Eyeshadow: E13, stickles
Lips: R85, R81
Hair: E49, E29, E25, E13
Shirt: RV21, R83, R85, YG41, YG45, G00, Stickles
Belt: Black 100, Stickles
Pants: G00, YG41, N2, N4
Shoes: Black 100, C7, C5
Clutch: R81, R83, R85, Stickles
Shopping Bags: E53, E55, Black Sharpie, R85, R83, R81, Inkssentials White Pen

Did you also see that La-La Land Crafts is NOW carrying exclusive DIES!!! I can't tell you how excited I am about these AH-MAZING dies!! They are.....well.....to die for, LOL! You can see the entire Die Release in the LLLC Store HERE. On my card I used the Eiffel Tower Die and the Filigree Corner Die. I run my dies through my Cuttlebug frontwards and backwards, which I did when cutting these and all the little pieces cut perfectly!! I am using fairly new plates so that may be why it cut so easily. If your plates are older you may have to run it through a few times or use a shim. But for me, they worked FABULOUSLY!! :) :)

The gorgeous Dps came from Collage Press Studio London Market, and the edges were distressed with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. The black cardstock, black pearls, and crystal swirls are all from Recollections. The cream lace and cream poppy are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the light pink ribbon is from Martha Stewart.

I used Spellbinders Labels 10 to cut out Shopping Ally and raised the panel on pop-dots.

I hope you enjoy our challenge this week! Don't forget you can get Shopping Ally and the NEW Dies in the LLLC Store! If you'd like to play along with us, you can upload your creations to the LLLC Customer Gallery.

If you've read all the way to the end of this post, then I have a little surprise for you! Leave me a comment here letting me know your favorite "Girlfriends" stamp and your favorite LLLC DIE and I'll do a drawing for a $20 gift certificate to the LLLC Store! You have until this Saturday, May 12th, 11:59pm (CST) to leave your comment.

Have a great week!
Hugs,
Rosie :)

National Scrapbook Day Challenge at CropStop!

In honor of National Scrapbook Day, we challenge you to a SCRAPLIFT!

This is a two week special challenge.

Today, May 5, 2012, is National Scrapbook Day. National Scrapbook Day was started in 1994 by Creative Memories and is celebrated on the first Saturday every May. Since 1994 paper crafters everywhere celebrate their passion for scrapbooking and other paper projects on this day. Who knows, maybe this will be a national holiday some day!! :)

To celebrate this awesome day, the CropStop Creative Team challenges you to scraplift one of our posted projects on the CropStop Challenge Blog. Choose your project, create your own version of it, and link it using the link tool at the bottom of the CropStop Blog Post. The winner will be chosen by random draw on May 20th and posted in the blog on Monday, May 21, 2012. Prize is a $20 Gift Certificate to the CropStop Store.

Follow these simple guidelines to qualify:

1. Enter a newly created project that scraplifts one of the pictured projects on the CropStop Challenge Blog.

2. Label your project with your name and link it using the link tool at the bottom of the CropStop post.

3. Give the name of the person/project that you have scraplifted in your blog post.

Challenge deadline is Saturday, May 19, 2012 at midnight, U.S. East Coast Time.

For my featured project I picked this 12-drawer Easel Card Dresser that I made at the beginning of my CropStop journey back in February 2011. You can see the original post HERE with a link to the original tutorial and my corrections to some of the measurements.

This dresser has an easel card attached to the top. 12 drawers is a bit much, but you can always just make one big drawer instead. :) I hope you find the time to link up your "Scraplifted" project to the CropStop Challenge Blog for a chance at a $20 gift certificate to the CropStop Store.

Have a great, crafty weekend!

Hugs,

Rosie

La-La Land Crafts now has STEEL DIES!!

I have some very EXCITING NEWS to share with your today!

La-La Land Crafts has just expanded into EXCLUSIVE steel dies, in addition to rubber and digi stamps! YAY!!!

I can't tell you how happy we are to offer you these high quality dies that are designed to be used with the La-La Land Crafts Stamps! These dies are very detailed and will be a gorgeous addition to all your paper crafting projects!! I'm a die addict so these will definitely be added to my ever growing collection!!

Here are all of the DIES that were released TODAY!

Eiffel Tower Die

Dress Form Die

Street Lamp Die

Palm Tree Die

Butterflies Die Set of 2

Cloud, Sun and Island Die Set

Wave Border Die

Filigree Corner Die

These dies are now available in the LLLC online store!
Click HERE to shop!

Hugs!
Rosie :)
(yes, I'm drooling over here!!)