La-La Land's Birthday Bash Blog Hop!

La-La Land is celebrating its First Birthday and we invite you to stay with us throughout this whole week to play games and win some prizes.

The BEACH BALL GAME!

If you haven't done so, check back at the LLLC Blog to catch the past two days of this Beach Ball Game.  A winner will be drawn from the correct answers on Wednesday... and then a NEW GAME will begin! =)  Sound FUN?

Take a look what we have for you as the prize for the first Hop.

- BoBunny Chunky Charms, Swirls and Brackets

- Basic Grey 6" x 6" Kioshi paper pad

- Basic Grey Opaline Designer Half Pearls

- Prima Belle Arts Roselle flowers

Here's my card for the hop.  I used Beach Lala.  She's spent a lot of time in the sun and has a great tan!  Don't forget to find the beach balls!  :)

And now for the inside of the card.  Since it is La-La Land Crafts 1st Birthday, I made this into a Birthday Beach card.

Here is the order of the hop.  Let's get hopping!!

1LuvnMama - you are here :-)

Maureen

Eva

LLLC Blog - don't forget to total the # of beach balls you've counted on the DT/Guest DT's cards and leave a comment at the LLLC Blog.

La-La Land's Birthday Beach Bash!

Hey Bloggers!  This is my second post today!  Scoll down or click {HERE} to see my first post.

Happy 1st Birthday La-La Land Crafts!  Today is the official first day of a week full of fun, games, and prizes!  Every day this week, there will be a new post at La-La Land Crafts Blog to get you engaged in the birthday fun! We will be having 3 games over the course of the week, each with its own prize!! In addition, our DT/Guest DT and Alumnus will be giving away "Mystery Party Favors" as well so be sure to leave comments along the way! 

Along with La-La Land's birthday celebration, Irina, the proud owner, has created a new line of stamps.  It is her dream come to life as she introduces . . . MARCI.  Here is the first in a series that she's created.  Meet Birthday Marci! 

Isn't she just the cutest?  Birthday Marci is available for purchase as a digi for this week only (Aug 1-9) and she and other Marci images will be coming out in rubber soon!

Click {HERE} to go directly to the Birthday Bash & hop along with the DT/Guest DT & Alumnus!  You don't want to miss out!

June OCS . . . Did I say JUNE?

Yes, I did say JUNE!   I having been participating in a One Card Swap formally headed by Teri, but now headed up by Linda & Kyoko.  If you want to participate in the August OCS, visit Linda's blog for the deets. 

My partner for June was Kim Yu of Kimbee's Creations.  She sent me not one, but 2 cards.  One was a Thank You and the other was her OCS card.  I just luv them both!

Here's the Thank You card . . .

Now, here is Kim's OCS card.  It's an easel card with a pocket.  She is so creative and I luv, luv her use of colors & embellishments!  :)  Kim added some stamped Magnolia images for me in the pocket! 

Check this out . . . not only did Kim send me her wonderful handmade cards, she crocheted these gorgeous flowers!  How can I ever use them . . . so pretty!  :)

Oh boy . . . now for the slap on the hand!  There's no excuse for my tardiness and I apologized like crazy!  Thanks Kim for being so understanding after sending my June, yes, June OCS card so late.  I had to make this X-TRA special . . . Kim is such a sweetheart with a giving spirit!  Here is the card I made for her using Creepy Crew - Wednesday.  She can be purchased at my friend's online store, Tamiko's.  Go check it out!

It's a T-Slide card that has been popping up on the blog scene.  Here's a tutorial on Splitcoaststampers, just click {HERE}.   I have the tab pulled part way in this photo.  The sentiment is hidden behind the flap/image.

 

This is what the pull tab exposes . . . the hidden sentiment.

I know Kim will enjoy this because I had so much fun making it.  And I had to play with this card a few times to try it out.  I literally had to stop myself from pulling the tab in and out . . . there was a fear that I would ruin it! 

I've enjoyed playing in the OCS, but I do realize that my time is limited, especially since #3 is on his way in about 3 months.  I'm taking a break from the OCS for now since I have been battling major exhaustion with this pregnancy and crafting has somewhat taken a "backseat".  Thankfully, my Design Team responsibilities help me to stay "crafty" when I really don't feel like it.  A HUGE thanks to you for sticking with me in the past months.  I know I haven't posted nearly as much as I used to, but as Arnold Schwarzenegger says . . . I'LL BE BACK!!!  :)