Projects 276-304: More Randomness

Well, we're into the last week of this crazy project, and I still have an additional 60 projects to complete... in 4 days. So not going to happen - I refuse to substitute quantity for quality!

So, I'm going to keep going and see how long it takes me to finish these projects (hopefully only an additional week or so!) and then on to a new and exciting challenge! More on that later...

For now, here's the bunch I've completed in the last two weeks. There's some real gems here made with new stamp sets, some Christmas gifts and cards, random cards and more Gnomes and Gnome tags! It's kind of been a make-what-you-need quickly kind of month!

Anyway, here's the roundup:

276 - Let it Snow Card
277 - Noel Card
278 - Happy Holidays with Tree Card
279 - Gnome "Doc" - Always quick with a bandage!
280 - Enjoy the Simple Things - mini blue card
281 - Gnome Tag - Robert
282 - Gnome Tag - Ivan
283 - Gnome Tag - Shmendrick
284 - Gnome Tag - Walt
285 - Gnome Tag - Friedrick
286 - Gnome Tag - Kitty
287 - Gnome Tag - Morgana
288 - Gnome Tag - Molly
289 - Gnome Tag - Clara
290 - Gnome Tag - Winnie
291 - Gnome Tag - Doc
292 - Shortbread Recipe Card
293 - Just a Sliver birthday card
294 - Hedgehog birthday card
295 - Mr. & Mrs. Anniversary Card
296 - In Colour Markers Case
297 - Lil' Peanut Baby Shower Card
298 - Love is like a Butterfly Card
299 - Peace on Earth Card
300 - November Perpetual Calendar Page (See above)
301 - August Perpetual Calendar Page
302 - July Perpetual Calendar Page
303 - May Perpetual Calendar Page
304 - February Perpetual Calendar Page

Happy Crafting!

Projects 261-275: Christmas in July!

Okay, first off, if you are family STOP READING NOW! Aunts, Mom and Grandma that means you!

Ahem. And now for the rest of you - Christmas in July!

I've started seriously working on gifts for my family. The lovely ladies are getting card sets plus their own personalized card cases... aren't I sweet?

The cases are actually made out of DVD cases (way too much fun) which also hold 10 markers perfectly, so I've started using them to hold markers as well - try to keep your stamping markers lying flat - this way the ink doesn't dry up on one side.

I also threw a quick birthday card in the mix as I have a friend with a special day coming up soon!

Still have to make those gnome tags and start a few other gifts...

261 - Tidings of Comfort and Joy Card
262 - Mini Thank You Card
263 - Christmas Flower Ball (So cool! See picture above - time consuming but not that hard)
264 - Birthday Flag Card
265 - With Love Harlequin Card
266 - Thinking of You Mini Card
267 - Little Bliss Card
268 - K's Card Case
269 - C's Card Case
270 - L's Card Case
271 - B's Card Case
272 - J's Card Case
273 - Blank Card Case
274 - Brights Marker Case
275 - Plum & Pink Birthday Card

90 more projects to go...

Projects 205-227: Reving up for the end...

Yep.. Still behind.

2011 has proven to be a ridiculously busy year - and it's already half over! (or only half over?!?)

I've attended a couple of workshops lately - one for cards and one for pottery.
The cards workshop had us complete 18 projects in one day (woo hoo!!! catching up!) and the majority of the items in today's list came from that date. I don't have the projects back from the pottery workshop yet (glazing, firing, ya know).

I do have a bunch of birthdays/anniversaries/baby showers and an art show coming up, plus it's really time to get cracking on those Christmas presents, so I do expect to finish my full 365 crafts by the end of July... which means I basically have to complete 4.6 crafts per day until July 31st.

This could get interesting....

Here's today's round up - pictures are on Flickr as always!

205 - With Love Card (made 18 of these for a swap... yikes! See photo above)
206 - Enjoy the Simple Things Card
207 - Mini Hello Card
208 - Orange Hello Card
209 - Bright Thank You Card
210 - Flower Hello Card
211 - Mini Open Sea Card
212 - Imagine the Possibilities Card
213 - You mean the World 2 me Card
214 - Open Sea blank Card
215 - Go Confidently Card
216 - Summer Splash Travel Box (made out of a DVD case - love this idea! You can stick crayons, activities, etc. in it for the kids to take in the car!)
217 - Octopus Mini Card (cutting out the octopus sucks... )
218 - Turtle Mini Card (much easier to cut out!)
219 - Summer Book Mark
220 - Just for Fun Pinwheel Card
221 - Pennant Card (Triangle punches are awesome!)
222 - Thank You triple layer card (these punches are way too much fun)
223 - Bird & Flower Friendship Card
224 - Grandma's Birthday Card 2011
225 - Merry Christmas Tree Punch Card (upside down triangle punches make great Christmas trees!)
226 - Baby Elephant Congrats Card (my excuse for this not-so-fabulous card is, um, well, you know... I'm 31...)
227 - Posy Hello Card (just finished eight of these for a swap on the weekend - new products/colours and totally cute!)

And that's all folks - keep smiling!
Lindsay

Projects 190-204: Family Fun

Crap. I'm running out of time. Gonna make it, but still running out of time! I started a new job last week, so between wrapping up stuff at the old job and figuring out what the heck I'm doing in the new one, there hasn't been a lot of time for crafting!

I'm going to a couple of crafting mayhem days in the next week, so hopefully that will get me back on track!

In the meanwhile, here are the newest additions. Most of them ended up being for family members, hence, "family fun":

190 - Flowered Thank You card - thankfully, there is a punch for those teensy little flowers...
191 - Hopeful Card - I love that butterfly!
192 - Thank you gift case - brilliant idea (not mine) to turn DVD cases into gift boxes!
193 - Mini Thank you card set - for inside the gift case
194 - Wonderful Woman Thank You card - love, love, love this colour combo! (See above)
195 - Thanks for the Little Things Card
196 - Mushroom Thank You Card - Why mushrooms? Why not!
197 - Costa Rica 2001 Scrapbook Page - great trip!
198 - Porthole Thank You Card (note: no picture available for this one, as I have entered it in a contest. It totally freaking rocks, however!)
199 - Beautiful blue Baby Blanket (note: no picture available for this one because I only finished it just before I gave it away! It's really simple and soooo soft! The baby is also cute!)
200 - Grandpa's Father's Day Card - I love my Grandpa!
201 - Wise old Owl Father's Day card
201 - Love Life Birthday Card - I love the colours on this one too - thought I would hate them, but boy was I wrong!
203 - Wish Big Birthday Card - another boy's card. The key is to keep it simple!
204 - Happy Birthday Flower Card - ohhh, stickers!

Unless otherwise noted, pictures are on Flickr. Which I now have to pay for because I have over 200 pictures there. Please go look at them so I feel better about spending the cash!

Lindsay

Projects 170-189: Spring Organization is Nigh!

So, I invoked Murphy in my last post. BIG mistake!!! He always listens... like a creepy stalker!
Since my last post, I've attend one conference, two dance classes, three Easter celebrations in three different cities, and worked full time as usual. We also had a very early (but healthy!) addition to the family, our nephew David was born on April 29th - I think he really wanted to see the Royal Wedding!

Needless to say, I haven't had much time for crafting over the last two weeks! I'm also in big trouble in regards to the new baby - not only haven't I finished his projects, I hadn't started them yet! (Give me a break, he was a month early!)

Today has been a bit better for crafting, and for the world in general (If you don't know what I'm talking about, you need to go look at the news right now!). I've managed to finish off a couple of projects, and get ready for my class that I'm teaching next week. If you're coming, you can preview the cards on my Flickr account (I've denoted class projects below).

170 - Spring Flowers Frame (I had no spring decorations, I do now!)
171 - Letter to Dad (You won't see a photo of this project, my partner wrote a letter to his dad for his 70th birthday, and I suped it up with My Digital Studio (C) and made it all pretty. But it's pretty personal.)
172 - Bulletin Board/Ribbon Holder (A labour of love - this project took me a while to get from planning to complete, but I love how it gets all of my ribbon off of my workspace!)
173 - Summer Pinwheel Card (Class Project)
174 - Made in Canada Card (Class Project with embossing)
175 - Flower Punch Card (Class Project)
176 - Wedding/Anniversary Card with 3D Flower (Class Project - see image above)
177 - Sail Boat Father's Day Card (Class Project)

Projects 178-189 are an organizational project to help me keep track of every one's birthday! Each month was it's own project, and all birthdays are in pencil so the lists can be added to over time.

178 - January Birthdays
179 - February Birthdays
180 - March Birthdays
181 - April Birthdays
182 - May Birthdays
183 - June Birthdays
184 - July Birthdays
185 - August Birthdays
186 - September Birthdays
187 - October Birthdays
188 - November Birthdays
189 - December Birthdays

Keep Crafting!
Lindsay

Projects 152-169 - Card and Gnome Tags

Yes, that's right - Gnome tags. Not to be mistaken with Name Tags. Because names are for humans and Gnomes are for Gnomes... yeah.. okay.

Ahem.

I'm really trying to get caught up as soon as possible because you never know when Murphy is going to throw you another curve ball! That said, there are a couple of projects that I have on the go that I really wanted to put some extra effort into. For example, the card I designed for my mom for Mother's Day took me over 2 hours to make today, as opposed to the regular 20-30 minutes I usually spend on a card. What can I say, she's my mom!

So here's the round up:

152- Cuba 2011 Scrapbook Page - finally got the pictures developed!
153 - Glorious and Free Card - this is for a contest - not sure if I have a shot or not!
154 - Bright Mother's Day Card - for my eventually to be mother-in-law
155 - Pink Butterfly Mother's Day card - for my grandma - she loves pink!
156 - Four-sided Mother's Day card - yup. This is the one that took 2+ hours! (Photo of page one is above)
157 - Butterfly Bliss Card
158 - Olive Elegance Birthday Card - for a special someone turning 70!
159 - Little Elephant Baby Card - for my next swap - I need to make 12 more of these!

And now for the Gnome Tags! I decided since each of my Gnome creations from last week have their own personality, they needed a Gnome Tag! Each creature has his name embossed on the card, and a phrase that he or she has been known to utter on occasion. You kind of have to say the phrases with a bit of a Russian accent - Gnomes don't speak English very well, you know!

So here is each Gnome and the phrase that appears on their tag:

160 - Gnome Tag - Edward - "My 'stache... is Legend!"
161 - Gnome Tag - Pierre - "Poke my tummy... Dare you!"
162 - Gnome Tag - Celeste - "I'm a sweet and innocent flower!"
163 - Gnome Tag - Jacques - "Have smile, will travel!"
164 - Gnome Tag - Sunshine - "I no get lost in dark!"
165 - Gnome Tag - Whitey - "I lead, you follow - yes?"
166 - Gnome Tag - Fred - "Name? Bah! Hat is better!"
167 - Gnome Tag - Doris - "Mess with me, I whap you with spoon!"
168 - Gnome Tag - George - "Trust me... I have square beard!"
169 - Gnome Tag - Mary - "You want hug? Come!"

Aww, ain't they cute?

All photos are on flickr (or will be when they finish uploading...)

Projects 44-47: The Sweet Stuff

These projects were designed as part of a romantic weekend away that I planned for my boyfriend for his 40th birthday this year, and for our 3rd Anniversary What can I say? I love him!

Here they are:

44 - Anniversary Card (Easy) * See image in post
45 - No One Like You (Easy)
46 - Please Bring... (Easy)
47 - Ten Things (Easy)

Be sweet to your sweetheart!

Projects 30-38: Happy Birthday!

Ah birthdays... in my family they tend to come in clumps. About half of my immediate family has a birthday in December as well as a couple of my friends. The others have managed to group themselves in March, May, and October. I refuse to have kids in any of those months, especially December!

Ahem.

So, birthdays are a big deal, and making birthday cards is a lot of fun! My difficulty seems to be making "boy" oriented cards (not little boys, they're easy, it's the grown up boys that are difficult!)

Here's the list of Birthday related items that I've finished over the last little while. I've put the relative difficulty of the projects in brackets beside the titles. Don't forget, all of these items have a picture on Flickr that you can see!

30 - Sue's Birthday Card (Medium) * See image on this page
31- Wine Bottle Birthday Card Holder (Medium)
32 - Aunt Liz's Birthday Card (Easy)
33 - Bold Birthday (Easy)
34 - Striped Birthday Card (Medium)
35 - Birthday Gift Card Holder (Medium)
36 - Birthday Wishes Card (Easy)
37 - Cake! (Easy)
38 - Teeny Tiny Birthday (Easy)

I still need to make one more birthday card for this month... sigh.

Day 12: Weekend Invite

Good news! I am now the proud owner of a digital camera, thanks to a big sale at a local store - sweet! Which means I will finally get to take some pictures and post them for all of you to see.. stay tuned!

Today's project was a simple invite card. I'm planning a romantic weekend away for my boyfriend, who's having a milestone birthday this year. I'm trying to make a big deal of it, so I made a invitation with basic instructions on when and where to show up! I'm going to try and sneak it into his backpack when he is visiting this weekend. If the opportunity doesn't arise, I'll just send it to him in the mail - snail mail is still fun to get, after all.

I'll post a picture of the front of the card once the batteries are charged on the camera. It's a very basic card that I tried to make masculine and romantic - not as easy as you would think!