Thank You Cathy

Here is a picture of a little school bus I made for Ali's bus driver Cathy as a thank you for the last day of school.  I got the tutorial for this cute bus from Lorri Heiling, she's so creative and has so many cute 3D items.  I'll be rooming with 3 of her downline at convention, can't wait to meet these talented ladies!  I filled the back of the bus with candies and a thank you note.  Now I have to make up another one just to have for inspiration, it's so stinkin' cute!

Supplies:
Stamps:  Curly Cute
Ink:  Basic black
Cardstock:  Daffodil Delight, Basic Black, Brushed Silver, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White
Accessories:  Owl punch (for the heart and colored lights), lattice embossing folder, corner rounder punch, 1 1/4" circle punch, 3/4" circle punch, 1/2" circle punch, 1 1/4" square punch

Convention

I'm so excited that I will be attending my very first Stampin' Up! Convention, woo hoo!!!  When it came right down to the last day to register I knew I had to do it!  Can't wait to see what it's all about and bring back tons of inspiration for my fantastic group of stampers:). 
Here is a picture of the easel gift card holder we made last Friday at our weekly make 'n take.

Supplies used:
Stamps:  Bordering on Romance and Made For You (sentiment)
Ink:  White craft ink and white embossing powder
Cardstock:  Wisteria Wonder, Whisper White, Vellum cardstock
Markers:  Regal Rose, Certainly Celery, Wisteria Wonder
Accessories:  Beautiful Wings embosslit, pearls, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, large oval punch, scallop oval punch, label collection framelits, big shot, finishing touches edgelits

We all had a great time making this card!  Inspiration came from Stampin' Connection.

Happy stamping,
Lea

Easter and Summer Smooches

 

Here is a little card featuring the Everybunny stamp set we made today at our make 'n take, so cute!  We made a treat packet to go with the card.  This was a fun little project.  Saving a set for my little one.

Next up is a card with a matching hairbow that clipped onto the front of the card.  This was done with the new Summer Smooches line that you can order beginning April 1st. 

 This is what the card looked like once the hairbow was removed.  A fun little gift for Ali's little friends at school.

Whooo Loves You?

Peek a boo!

Here's another little Valentine duo (card and treat holder).  This little owl is just too cute!  I have debated about getting this owl punch and after seeing so many cute projects with it I just had to get it.  The owl idea came from Lynn Put, so cute!  This little duo will be offered for a make 'n take on Friday, February 3rd at Roosters from 10-12.  I did put a valentine greeting on the card, but it could also be changed out to be a birthday or thinking of you gift.  I will be bringing extra sentiments in case you don't want to use it for Valentines.  Also thought it would be cute done up in blues for a boy theme (minus the bow on the owl).

  Well off to do some more sledding, gotta take advantage of a no school day!! I have to say I love the snow so long as we don't have to go out in it.  My poor hubby got called in to plow roads at midnight last night and they told him to expect to work all night and his entire shift today!! And since we are expecting 6-12" more snow tonight I'm sure he won't be home very long before he goes out again.  Sure hope everyone appreciates the plowed roads and the many hours these county workers put in to keep the roads safe!  Here is a peek from our living room window as the snow was falling. 

 Enjoy your day!

Hugs,
Lea

So Thankful

I wanted to thank each and every member of my surgery team, as they made my whole experience a very pleasant one.  It's nice to work in this department as we are like family and I knew I would be in the best hands during surgery.  I made each of them a thank you card and little goodie to show my appreciation.  They really made me feel like a queen, they had slippers, lotions, bath salts, gels, all kinds of feel good things all wrapped pretty for me sitting in my room when I got there, the best co workers a girl could ask for!  And they even played Elton John's Benny and the Jets as I drifted off to sleep (at my request!).  Here's the cards I made:

Wisteria Wonder

Bashful Blue

Melon Mambo

bad picture cause it's really a lot pinker in person

Daffodil Delight

These were a breeze to make with the new flower punch and matching stamp set in the new Occasions Mini Catalog. 

Other supplies used were the Perfectly Penned stamp set, First Edition DSP, Dotted Ribbon Scallop Border Punch, silver brads, 3/4" circle punch.

Hugs,

Lea

Just want to pop in and share a few things I was doing this morning around 5 am when I couldn't sleep any longer.  Dan had been working all night plowing snow and sanding the roads and just got home at 4am so I came down and played in my craft room a while. . . my favorite time of day, sipping coffee and stamping while everyone is still sleeping. 

I love these new Framelit Dies!  This notecard is made with the Labels Collection.  I die cut whisper white cs leaving just an edge along the top for the card to open, then die cut Attic Boutique DSP in the same size and adhered it to the white notecard.  Second layer was diecut then embossed with the Finial Press embossing folder and sponged with Pool Party ink.  Third layer done in Pirouette Pink and the music notes wheel in Crumb Cake ink.  Pool Party seam binding was used for the bow along with a new Twitterpated button, love the details in the buttons! 

  

 This little pocket card again uses the Framelit Dies and again I used the Attic Boutique DSP, the smaller label was die cut then stamped with Hello Doily in Melon Mambo on Very Vanilla cs.  I am totally in love with the Tea Shoppe stamp set and find myself using it nearly every day! 

I think this card will be Dan's valentine card, more on a masculine theme with the Indigo Blue and Houndstooth embossing folder.  Very simple and straight to the point!  I think he will love it, he's a no frills kind of guy! 

Enjoy your Sunday!

Hugs, Lea

On the mend

Finally beginning to feel human again.  It's really hard for my body to take it easy when my mind doesn't want to, but my body was winning this battle.  Just thinking of these empty days that I could/should be accomplishing something, anything besides just laying around has been really hard for me.  My mind doesn't take a rest, and it wonders why my body needs to lol!  I think I prefer being on the other end of surgery, where I get to take care of the patient instead of being one!  But it's over, done (as we would say at home: Bang, Wow, Done!) that stupid commercial drove us crazy, if you don't know what I'm talking about google Bang, Wow, Done and you will find this ridiculous xfinity commercial.  I know I'm rambling and no it's not the pain medication.  Just thought I would post a couple of projects I've been working on.  This was made for a dear friend's birthday and she puts on the best tea parties so I figured Stampin' Up!'s new Tea Shoppe stamp set was a fitting choice for her gift.  I forgot to take a picture of the inside of the box but it holds the large cards in the back pocket and has two small pockets to hold the 3x3 cards and envelopes!

This set uses the new paper that will be available as part of Sale-a-Bration beginning January 24!!  The stamp set is available now in the new Occasions Mini Catalog.  More to share tomorrow! 
Hugs,
Lea