Another Halloween Ornament or Two!

Hi Everyone,
I am clearly obsessed with the Stampin' Up holiday ornament. I rushed home from work each day this week so I could work on them. I have made a total of five so far and am hoping to make more. Many more! On Monday I ran to Joann's for some colored tulle.  All I had was black and I thought some orange would be cool to have around. It was cheap enough at $1.97 per yard so I got some lime green too.  I also picked up some white thinking I might be able to give it a dye job.  We will see how the nylon takes the dye.  I wanted some bright purple but it was not available so I thought my purple Stazon ink might just do the trick. Maybe even a Sharpie marker, that's the fun of crafting - just playing with all the supplies. I have decided on my three themes (bats, pumpkins and skulls) Here is a picture of the second skully:

Sadly, I only had one awesome metal skull for the first one.  If I get to the store I will look in the bead dept. for more because I really liked how the different center piece looks.
Here is a picture of the pumpkin themed one:

Oh I love the traditional black, green and orange. but again, here I want to change out the center piece.  The paper on these two are Stampin' Up digi files from their "Cast a Spell" line. I am so glad I purchased it because I use it over and over.  The bonus is that you can make coordinating embellishments as I did here.  I use DSA2 but any photo editing software will do.  I have had so much fun with this project that I just want to keep going and going and going . . .! I hope you all give these a try and if Halloween isn't your thing Christmas is on the way. Don't you think a Birthday themed one would be awesome? Have a great weekend and thanks for visiting,
Lysa

Halloween 2012, Finding My Crafty MOJO!

Hi Everyone,
Each and every August I go looking for my Halloween mojo. I always start in August because I just love Halloween!  I like to let the anticipation build for weeks.  I am not rushing the holiday, I am just enjoying every moment of the vibe that builds up to the big day.  It's silly I know, but I just love all things Halloween. Starting with the colors, moving through all the crafty goodness, picking a perfect costume, and ending with yummy candy! What's not to like? But true to form, with the pool open and a thermometer that is reading 85 degrees it is a bit hard to catch the "spirit"! So I go a look'n! It's kind of like a seek and you shall find thing.  I know for sure it is out there because the catalog from Costume Express arrived on Monday and I have been seeing little signs here and there around on the internet.  I reworked the craftspace for the fall/winter projects. I knew the mojo was upon me. I was struggling a bit but, once I got all my paper out and placed my fall Stampin' Up order I knew I was good to go.  I have to say I just love, love, love Stampin' Up! My favorite demonstrator to follow is Angie Juda Kennedy, click her to visit her awesome blog:  http://www.mychicnscratch.com
Today she posted a video on youtube that shows how to make an ornament for Christmas that is featured on the front of the Holiday 2012 catalog. Here is a picture:

Gee, it sure is pretty! I loved it the minute I saw it. As soon as Angie posted her video I got right to work using the supplies I had on hand to make one. Since all my Halloween paper was at hand I went that route.  Here is what I made:

LOVE IT!!! and now I am onto the next one! I really think this is the piece that helped me find my Halloween 2012 mojo, 'cause from today till the end of October, I am all about HALLOWEEN!
Have a great weekend everyone.  Thanks for visiting and I promise more Halloween mojo is on the way.
Lysa
Just a quick edit to add a pic of my second ornament.  I really enjoyed making these and I am looking forward to a Christmas themed piece.  They are fun to make though a bit long winded but, so worth the effort.  Here is a picture of the one I made for Sam. I think she will love it.

 Enjoy whats left of the weekend, Lysa

Halloween, Already!

Hi Everyone,
Its August 4th! Summer is winding down for us here at the homestead. I know school does not start for another 5 weeks.  Truth be told Rory's new lunch box and backpack are sitting in the kitchen ready to go.  How scary is that? So that scary leads me to . . .  Halloween! yeah my favorite crafty holiday! I have started to see a few things popping up here and there on the blogs and boards I follow.  I have been thinking on a few things for this years treats.  I try to come up with a treat for Rory to take to school and something for Sam and I to take to work. I also try for a little home decor piece to add to my vast collection.  So it seems simple enough when I get started but there is so much crafty goodness floating around that I keep re-focusing on something else.  So this year I am going to simplify! So the first thing is I am NOT going to buy more themed paper. Sitting on my work table is pad after pad, sheet after sheet of Halloween themed paper. True I love it all, and I even saw more that I loved via this years CHA summer previews.  But I am taking a stand.  I will NOT buy anymore Halloween paper no matter how much I love it!! One can clearly see I have issues with Halloween themed paper. Here is a picture of my Halloween stash.

And this does not even show my Halloween scraps!
The second stand I am taking is I will NOT buy any Halloween themed embellies! Nope I am done there too! No more brads, punches, scullys, stamps or stickers.  Here is a picture of my Halloween embellie draw. Which I must tell you does not include my Halloween fabric bin or my Halloween rubber stamps. Yup, this picture does not even show my magnet board that is filled with containers of plastic spiders and brads etc.

 People, you do realize I can duplicate these 2 pictures for Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter, 4th of July, Baby, Wedding, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Birthday . . . The list goes on and on. I think I need a crafting intervention!  Is there shelving in padded rooms?
OK, back on topic, So this year I thought to simplify I would use 1 color scheme to cross the 3 projects I want to make. So looking at the stash I notice I have a good supply of green (Stampin' up Lucky Limeaid) black and white.  I see a lot of black and white stripes again this year so I am thinking this will be my colors for Halloween 2012. For the work favors I will use Ghirardelli chocolates. Last year Rory and I did pencils for her class.  There were simple, cute and candy free.  I loved them and I am thinking of using them again this year because the kids just get so much candy when they "trick or treat".  So this week end I hope to clear the "cobwebs" and get started on design my work favors.  Last years theme was bats. The tag line was "It's Halloween, Let's all go a little batty" Here a picture from last years post:

I am working on this years.  I had seen the phase "You say wicked like it's a bad thing" I liked it so much I wrote it down in my Halloween Smash book. I think I am headed in that direction.
So off I go to get started and here is a .png of a digi paper I made using my DSA2.  My inspiration came from the new Carta Bella paper line.  I figured since I have committed to not buy any paper I might as well make my own. The image is a Stampin' Up spider from their dark and dreary stamp set. Hope you like it.

Have a great week end everyone!
Lysa

It's All JUNK! or Don't Be So Negative!

Hi Everyone,
So the other day I am rooting through the basement and I come across this plastic bin of junk (that is junk as in my folks stuff that I simply can't throw out) I have so many definitions of the junk. Like there is junk as in the ole stuff junk (other wise known as pre - marital junk) and I have kitchen junk (stuff I will never use and refuse to get rid of) the kids junk (are they every going to move out) The hubs junk (do I need to explain that one?) Other peoples junk (stuff they were getting rid of and I felt the need to rescue it) and of course there is my favorite, craft junk (I am taking that with me when I go, just in case they put me in the angel wing department and I need that obnoxious huge supply of white organza favor bags that I own) Now one would think that would be enough junk for one person, sadly I come from the mind set that a person just can't have enough junk so enter the new little piece of joy (my new photo and negative scanner) which will happily live in my electronic junk category.

The story goes like this:
What I found in the plastic bin o' folks junk was some slides and negatives. Which I then pulled out so that I could add them to my bin of old photos and negatives. Which by the way is just different plastic bin of junk. I opened my bin to throw their negatives in and I just could not believe how many negatives I had! yup, about 4 thousand or so. I got 35mm, 110mm, slides and even these odd disc wheel negatives.  WOW that doesn't even include the prints. I got boxes and bags filled with photos and negatives and slides.  I don't have to tell you, because I know you have them too! Here is just one shot of the mess:

Times that picture by 5 and we are getting close to what I have in negatives. Gee, I thought I should just throw them out, but wait I can't just throw them away without seeing whats on them, right? I mean who knows what is on them. I see things labeled 1960. Beside in the grand scheme of JUNK they take up so little space! So I thought a great project to start (a by the way, never finish) was to scan in all the negatives and prints.  I figure by the time I do this my grand daughter will have graduated college or maybe she will be married with children and taking pictures and giving them to me to scan.  See where I am headed.  It will never end! Did I mention that I am waiting for the UPS dude to deliver my new cropper hopper photo boxes. I got 2, each one holds 2000 photos with room for negatives of course. Yes, silly they are made of plastic.  They will fit right in with all the other junk. Thanks for reading my junky little story. Just a couple of quick notes about the scanner.  I have a lot of 110mm negatives and the scanner only comes with holders for slides and 35mm negatives.  I used my ZING to cut a holder out of black cardstock and it works like a charm.  Looks like the only thing I can't use it for is the disc wheel. Also to bump up the quality for printing you do need to make some adjustments in a photo editing software like photoshop. I hope you have a great weekend. I will leave you with this picture of my Dad.  It was one of the slides I found in their box and it was the first thing I scanned.  I peg it for the early '50s.

Sure do miss him! I love the picture and now you know why I couldn't just throw out the negatives!
Lysa

I'm Still Crafty but It's Summer!

So here we are almost the end of July! Oh no where is summer going.  I am lost in the little sunshine I get when I am not at work. I have been ignoring just about everything so that I can get some pool time in. The house, a mess! Laundry, oh so many loads ... so little time! Well I am surely tan and filled with sunshine! Yeah, I will take it while I can get it!! So not to bore you with yet another non crafty post I had to show you all my dragonfly picture.  I will tell you they are just getting started. Awesome little creatures, I just love them.  I have been seeing monarch butterflies as well but I just can't get the shot.  I still have time, I know I can get at least one. For now here is my dragonfly ... so cute with his little bubble eyes!  I can watch them for hours.  Thanks for staying with me I am sure I will be back in crafty mode very soon ... after all Halloween is on the way!!!!

He is just a baby, Some of the others look like birds!!
Have a great day! Lysa

I Just Want To BEE Friends

click on the pic ... it's pretty

Hi There Everyone,
Pardon my non crafty post and just look at my BEE picture.
Oh how I love the bees that populate my neighbors bushes. I took this shot while standing in the pool. That is my little bit of backyard heaven. I am in awe of how many bees there are and how hard they are working at gathering up all the pollen. This bush hangs over the far side of my pool and year after year I watch the bees as they coat themselves in all this yellow pollen. I can watch them for hours. You know I live in a somewhat urban area. Major highways are this towns claim to fame. Sometimes I get sad at how our town has changed ... but I can still find my bit of nature lurking around this wired city. I have big ole fat ground hog that is living under my shed (probably doing scads of damage) and rabbits like crazy who are eating everyone's tomato plants. Birds by day and I can even see bats at night. I Don't even want to talk about the squirrels that are all over my deck. But it is all good with me because if they are all willing to put up with this city than I will surely put up with them. Here is one more bee shot I took and just so you know in another week or two I should be able to grab some shots of dragonflies.
I am almost done with my little breather from crafting and hope to start my Halloween goodies soon. Thanks for stopping by and hope you check in soon to see what I come up with for my fall projects. Blessings and hope you all are enjoying the summer! Lysa

click on the pic ... I love this bee!

Fourth of July Favors 2012

Hi Everyone,
Just a quick little treat for the work peeps! I had something else in mind for these cute AVON hand creams, but you know the best laid plans . . . !  So I settled for a quick tag and a bit of ribbon. I think they look adorable and who wouldn't want to come into work and find this little baby next to their keyboard? AVON always has a little 99 cent something in almost every book and I like to try to dress them up just a bit. I used my favorite DSA2 for the tag and printed then out on photo paper, punched them out with a Stampin' up punch, tied the tags on and called it a day.  Easy peasy for sure!
Here they are happily on my sideboard until I take them to work.

  Have a great holiday and thanks for stopping by.
Lysa

This Year's Teacher Gifts

Hi Everyone,
School's out for summer! And boy, did it end with a heat wave! Even at a 1/2 day session I don't know how the Teachers or the kids got through.  I made a few gifts for Rory to bring for her Teachers and her bus driver.  I didn't get good pictures but I thought I would post them anyway.  We are big, big Starbucks fans in this house.  Well we are just coffee addicts, It does not have to be Starbucks.  So we did coffee gifts for the end of the year.  Each person got a permanent to-go cup with a domed and a flat lid. Along with that a gift card to Starbucks so that they could fill'um up.  I saw this great creative packaging idea on Pinterest and had to use it. I love how they came out.  I just could not stop talking about them at work.(Yes, I was annoying) I did this very last minute due to other things that were going on. As you can see this makes a great last minute gift as well as a well thought out one.  Here is a pic of the gift bag:

 The Teachers got apple tags and a cute school bus for our favorite bus driver.(both cricut files, shhhhh, I cut them with my ZING) more time would have allowed for a more elaborate tag.
Here is a cell phone pic of the cups:

The bottom is kraft crinkle basket filler and the dome lid is stuffed with white tissue.  The gift card is inside of the cup.  The recipient can choose to use the dome lid or the flat lid.  What you can't see is on the cups for the Teachers there is a second tag that says:
"Thanks for quenching my thirst for knowledge" (no I did not make that up, saw it on Pinterest)
Also you can't see that the gift card is Teacher specific. Really nice that Starbucks has a Teacher card. I just love these.  I would love to get this as a gift.  I have it in my mind that even if the person is not a coffee drinker, this cup can be used for any soft drink as well. I will keep this in mind for the holidays as well. Thanks for stopping by. And a big shout out to all the Teachers and school bus drivers out there. Thanks for all you have done this year!!!!!
Lysa

Kristen's Shower Favors! Done!!

Hi Everyone,
Wow, I haven't posted in weeks!  I have been busy, busy, busy! Work (busy), Household (busy), and my favorite of all CRAFTY BUSY!!  Yet, I am still behind on everything. So the shower favors for Kristen are done and that completes my contribution to this wedding.  I am honored that I was able to help a friend and be part of a young couple's wedding. I showed you all the buttons and the shower invitations, here are the favors that will be given out at the shower. First let me tell you the theme is Mickey's kitchen and cookies.  The couple both work for Disney at the Orlando resort.  They love their MOUSE. and cookies are a large part of this family.  My friend Donna is a baker extraordinaire.  Donna always has that yum, yum recipe that you need in a pinch. So this shower theme makes perfect sense if you know the family. The centerpieces are cookie jars of Mickey.  The table linen is all red, white and black.  I am sure the room will look awesome.  The favor box will hold 3 cookies that are made with the included recipe. The cookies are cut with a Mickey logo cookie cutter, one of which is tied to the top of the box.  They look fantastic! Here are some pics I took along the way.  I of course have to tell you some crafty info as well.  Here is a picture of the box blanks.  I cut them with my ZING. I made the file in my KnK studio software (still a fav of mine) and easily copied and pasted the file in to my MTC software for cutting.  Donna bought me awesome cardstock from LCI paper in Massachusetts.  It is the same paper used for the invitations. Here is the first picture:

 That is 40 boxes ready to go.  This cardstock was so thick. Cut beautifully, but scoring was a bit hard on the hand. No worry, it got done.
 Here is a picture with the added belly band.  I used my DSA2 to create the printed strip.  Just like I did with the invitations.  The key here for me is to create a bounding box that is 1/4 inch larger on the four sides. I line that line up with the 1/4 inch mark on the right side of the blade, that is the line I use to cut with my fiskars trimmer.  Makes easy work of cutting all those strips

 This picture shows the tag parts along with the clear plastic box tops.  My best tip here is if you need clear plastic for windows, boxes or box tops - go to staples and buy clear report covers.  They work great. They cut and score like butter.

I just had to throw in this picture of the tag fronts coming off of the xyron.  I mostly use tombow or sctoch glue but I ran out and wanted to finish the front of the tags. My tip here is if you are using your xyron anything make sure you give a good rub down to avoid the pesky glue balls (keep a glue eraser hand too)!

and here at last is the finished favor. I love the bakery string which I must tell you was donated by our favorite local bakery. The red tissue is food safe Wilton brand tissue. The finished box is 41/4 inch square. See the cookie cutter?  How cute are they?

Donna's friend KG will be baking up a storm to fill these boxes with her wonderful cookies just prior to the shower.  Everyone will be joining together the evening before to fill and tie the boxes.  A family celebrating a wedding is a blessing and I feel better than good that I was able to contribute.  I wish Adam and Kristen a long happy, love filled journey. I have been married for 28 years and to be honest another 28 wouldn't be enough! That is what I wish for this young couple. Love you Donna! Many blessings to your family!!!
A shout out of thanks to Donna, Kristen, Adam(for allowing me to share in your joy), KG (for your delicious cookie sample) my ZING, DS2, Tombow, Fiskars, Xyron, my HP Printer, Vodka (anyone who knows me, understands)(inside joke), my MICKEY martini glasses(a gift from Adam & Kristen) and the Hubs (for my awesome craftspace)
Thanks for stopping by,
Lysa

Red, White & Blue! A Friend So True!

 Hi Everyone,
So my friend Karen Allen ... No, not that Karen Allen ... the "real" Karen Allen ... The one I see everyday! was in need of some little flags. Little 2 inch flags. I knew the perfect way to make them. I just printed them on inkjet fabric using my DSA2.  Awesome, look at me I am a flag maker!

And then she took them and made us all this little somethi'n, somethi'n to brighten our day!

Look how cute this little flower arrangement is.  I don't know which I love more, my flowers or my friend Karen! Silly Rabbit, my friend KAREN of course!
Thanks Karen, Your awesome crafty goodness made my day!!

The Day After The Party

Hi Everyone,
 I simply can't believe it is May 28th!  This month just flew by.  I have been so busy with things that the last three weeks have been a blur.  We (the family) have done so much around the house, getting things in summer mode.  I have also been crafty but wasn't able to post any pics in the event Mom checked my blog.  We celebrated Mom's 80th birthday yesterday and it was a blast! Now I can post the pictures of her invitations.  I loved how they came out.  With all the compliments I received yesterday I think everyone loved them as well.  Here is a picture:

And here is the inside:

And we played a couple of games.  Regina created a candy counting game and even gave prizes to the winners. I can't believe I missed getting a picture of the candy filled jar.  It was so cool!  Then we played an "All about Fran" question game that was a lot of fun.  I made a little question book so all could play.  Here is a picture.

My SIL, Regina made awesome chocolate covered marshmallows on a stick and I made a stand for them. Here is a picture of the stand:

Once, Regina added her awesome marshmallows it looked amazing! Here is a picture of the finished display:

It came out beautiful! And a yummy shout out to Regina! The mallows were delish!!!!
And best yet was the Birthday girl!!! We would all be nothing without her love and support!  We love you Mommy!!!!!!

A shout out also to Maryann and Vin who worked so hard to ready their home, created a fantastic menu and put this whole party together.  It was a lovely day.

The Wedding Buttons - Out For Delivery!

The buttons have been done for weeks, but as always I hit a snag! DO NOT and by that I mean DO NOT!!!!spray paint a wicker basket with enamel paint.!.! I say this not because it is bad paint, I say this because it takes about 3 weeks for the smell of the paint to dissipate. Yes, it is true. No matter how much airing out or potpourri or even dryer sheets or baking soda is involved you will need 3 weeks for the smell of the enamel paint to go away. Lesson learned, from now on it is sponged on water based acrylic paint for me! I am now able to put the basket under cello wrap for delivery. Here are the pictures of how the basket came out. I am happy to deliver this basket of goodies to my friend Donna. I hope the Bride, Groom and guests are as happy as I am about how the buttons came out.

 I enjoyed making these buttons because it was such a large scale project.  I was able to print the 200 graphics with my HP 7500a printer, cut them with my KnK ZING using the PnC registration, followed by 200 bag toppers printed with the HP and cut with the ZING. Bagged in a standard Wilton candy cello bag and then tied off with ribbon.  It really made me happy to see 200 items all made by me!
Thanks for stopping by and remember I still have Kristen's shower favors on my crafty list of things to do.
Have a great week end!
Lysa

I'm Here! Just Lost In Spring Cleaning

Hi Everyone,
I am in awe that it is May 1st! I have not left my craftroom, I just have not had a minute to post. As a family we have been busy, busy, busy! Can you believe it is only 50 degrees or so and the pool is open! Paul, the awesome hubs dude, needed to fix the pool heater so that involved an official pool opening. WOW, we worked for two weekends to get the house in summer mode and we are still not done. We have a new screen house going up this year and with a bit of luck I will be power washing this weekend. Now for my crafty review (sorry no pics) I have started the shower favors for Donna, made the invites for my Mother In Laws 80th. Made 12 miniature American flags for Karen (co-worker pics to follow), A baby onesie template for a friend that is making an awesome baby shower gift (hi Ellie)(Can you believe I practically begged the woman to let me cut the onesies for her) Ellie, you go girl, don't let me be a crafty control freak!! My SIL, Regina are planning some awesome crafty goodness for Mom's 80th (had to tell her about my crafty control issues as well) but I am super excited about those as well(ummmm Marshmellows!). The craftroom is still a hopping and I hope to post some picture soon. Thanks for staying with me,
Lysa

The Last Invitation Post . . . I Promise

Yeah! Brought the Invites to Donna today.  I think she loved 'em. Wish I could have gotten a better picture but it was late last night and I knew I was facing  a bit of a day at work.  All I can say is I did my best and I really liked how they came out but .... I do now know that I will not be going into the invitation business anytime soon.  I did enjoy making them but I didn't get the same kick I usually get when I make a "little somethin' somethin' candy favor.  This project was a bit more mechanical than artsy to me.  It was all about the templates for the card and the layout.  Which was cool but ... I guess I just missed the candy.  I have always known it is all about the candy with me.  With that said I am moving on to the favors and I do love them.  They have cookies. Ummmmmmmm COOKIES!  Can't wait to give you a peek. Thanks for stopping by,
Lysa 

The Parts of the Whole .... lot of MICKEY!

Hi Everyone,
So to continue on with the Kristen & Adam wedding. . . I am up to the Shower invites.  Now you need to know it is really about quantity with me.  I have mentioned this before.  I love when I have to create and produce a large quantity of something.  I call it Henry Ford syndrome.  Yes it is true.  I like to think that I have the actual ability to manufacture something.  Now keep in mind I did produce 200 of the buttons (picture to follow once the basket is done). Now my quest is 40 shower invites.  Which I will agree is not really a lot since there are people out there that make like 200 Wedding invites.  I think it is not so much the quantity as how do you organize your project. So with that said here is a picture of my worksheet (one that I use for just about all the favors and such that I do).

Silly? Maybe, but I know what I have done and what I still need to do.  For me it makes a huge difference when I sit down to assemble the finished product because all the parts are together and organized.
Here are a few more pictures of the parts. Just look at all those Mickey ears! Thanks to my ZING because there is a total of 160 (80 red - 80 black) because there are 2 die cuts on each invite.

 The black card base was also cut on the ZING, it did an amaZING job cutting all 40 with not one problem along the way.
And then there are the inserts and invite information cards along with a red shadow card and the belly band that is 7 X 40 pieces, 6 of which were prints and then hand cut on my Fiskers cutter. So thats is 280 cards cutting all 4 side of each card equaling 1120 slides of the blade.  WOW! that's CUTTING!
And it all adds up to this:

Don't count the envelopes because they are purchased. All the cardstock and envies were purchased from LCI paper online. This is the thickest cardstock I have ever used.  It is just beautiful.  Here is a picture from a few posts back of the inside of the invite.  I really do like how they came out. The belly band and the matching envelope really finished it off.

 I will finish these this weekend and move onto the favor.  The theme of this shower is Mickey's kitchen and cookies.  So with that said you know cookies and cookie cutters are involved.
Thanks for stopping by and as always I would be happy to provide any specific info if needed. Just leave me a comment and I will respond.

Rory Makes A Crafty Video

Rory has been asking to make a Youtube Video.  Well, on the fly last night while dying Easter eggs we decided to have some fun.  Sam (Rory's Mom) came home from work with a horrible cold and after dinner we sent her up stairs where she could wallow in a sick bed and get some well needed rest.  Now of course that leaves the three of us to have some (also, well needed) fun.  I had my camera out to take some still shots and before we knew we were making our on the fly little video.  As you can tell we took no time to prep.  Paul and I had a great time watching Rory and we all had fun dying the eggs.  Wishing all a very Happy Easter and thanks for stopping by.
 Lysa

Not Really A Card Maker ...

...But I just love how these invites came out ....

I was surprised how easy it was to create the template for the base of the card.  I used my KnK studio software to make the file and cut the base with my MTC software.  For the inside I used my DSA2 to make all of the insert cards on the right side and the invitation on the left.  I also used DSA2 for the belly band and cut all the mouse ears with my MTC.  I am all over the place with projects right now, you should see my craftspace. Better yet just have a look at the inside of the invite.

The invite is a 5X5 inch square and the only thing not pictured is the red envelope.  I like the way this invitation came out and it makes me think I should make more cards!  Enjoy the rest of the weekend and let me know if you want any sizes or templates for this card.
Lysa
... And wait till you see the favors!  They are adorable!

My Favorite Sign Of Spring!

Hi Everyone,
For sure my favorite sign of spring is those little Lindt bunnies that appear for Easter.  I use them every year for my Easter treats.  They are the perfect size bunny for creating crafty yummy goodness.  This year is a tiny basket that I based on the Hot Off the Press basket template.  I saw the template online and it was easy to draw it out in my KnK studio software.  The bonus to creating the file is that now I can size it to suit the treat that will go inside.  I cut them with the ZING using MTC, which is so easy to do since I can copy and paste between the two software programs.  I love and use both programs.  I used Stamp'in crumb cake cardstock and punched the handle with my Stamp'in up ribbon punch.  I am still on a kraft color kick that hit me at Christmas, so no pastels this year.  I like natural tones here for the basket and I think the gold bunny looks cute along side the browns.  I only have a bit of brown bakery string so I not to much ribbon work on the basket.  I like the way they came out and I hope to get enough done so that I can take some to work as well as have some for our family's Easter dinner table.  Now I just have to get them made before I start eating the little guys.  Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.
Lysa

Saint Pat's 2012

Hi Everyone,
I finished these little goodies just in time to bring to work tomorrow.  I am off on Friday (yeah) and I have been so busy with other projects but I had to have a little something for work.  I took my pattern from the Stamp'in Up double pocket that is going around only I made it smaller.  Mine is a 4 1/2 inch square.  It holds a chocolate coin on each side.  So simple and just what I needed for this quick little treat! I hope everyone at work enjoys their little treat and I can't wait for my three day weekend to finish up the wedding buttons and catch up on a few things around the house.  Thanks for stopping by!
Lysa

200! WOW! I Can Do It!

Yes, Here is another post about the wedding buttons for Adam & Kristen.  I am getting excited as I see them slowly coming together.  I printed, cut and pressed all 200 buttons. So the next step was to package them. I made up a sample for Donna and she like it so we decided to go with it.  Now I love it too but all good things seem to have a bit of a catch.  Little things like we ordered the paper on line.  Sure it said the color was navy.  But when the paper came I didn't like the color.  It looked washed out. So of course, (with family shouting in the background "You're Nuts") I ran the paper through my printer to get the deep navy I needed. Here is picture, You can see the difference:

Now one might think this is an expensive waste of ink, but I buy my ink online and use an after market ink system so really the expense was worth the end result. Here is a picture of the final package.  I LIKE it!

The next time you see these buttons... will be all 200 in a white basket ready for handing out.  I owe this project to my ZING because I completed 200 PnC's  for the button graphic. I cut 200 of the blue button base holders and 200 of the Donald/Daisy toppers(PnC) with my ZING.  That darn machine is amaZING! I can't wait to finish the bow work on these.  I am having a blast just knowing that I can produce 200 of anything.  Thanks for visiting and I will post a picture of the basket as soon as it is done.  Have a great weekend,
Lysa