A New Year - My Way!

I recently attended the Stampin' Up! Leadership Convention in San Antonio, Texas. I was inspired not only to grow my crafting business, but also to get back to the things I love like crafting! I haven't posted on this blog in ages (my bad!), and I kind of miss talking about all of the fun and creative things that I've been working on like the super-cool wall art that I made out of dollar store canvases and Stampin' Up! DSP from our Sale-A-Bration line. I mean, it's time to put my creative mark on this new house of ours!

While I'll continue to post pictures of my finished creations on my flickr account, I hope to speak about my crafting journey a bit more here than just simply listing what projects I've completed.

I've decided that 2012 is the year for change - along with a few major personal changes (keep watching for details!), I'm determined to work on my crafting business and really launch my favourite part of it. Truth be told, I love to teach; to share the things I love with people and watch them discover just how creative they can be. The best way for me to do that is through classes and clubs, so that's what I'm going to focus on building this year. Interested? Check out my event listings at www.lindsayh.stampinup.net

In the mean time, have a wonderful, creative 2012. Hope to see you around!

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 54-79: Oh Christmas Tree!

Wow. There are a lot of projects in this category to be posted! It is December after all, and I love Christmas!

These projects are mostly Christmas cards, but there are also a few other items such as homemade wrapping paper, gift tags, and of course my Christmas Tree!

Some of these cards were made at various stamping events, and so some of them are not my design. I have noted the items that I did not design (but totally assembled myself!) on each photo in Flickr.

So, ready for the holidays?

54 - Christmas Tree (Easy to Difficult - your choice!)
55 - Wrapping Paper (Easy)
56 - Martha's Holiday Card (Medium)
57 - Homemade Tags (Easy)
58 - Jacob's Ladder Gift Card Holder (Hard - this one takes practice!)
59 - Lacy Christmas Card (Medium)
60 - Dasher Card (Easy)
61 - Happy Holidays Card (Medium)
62 - Green Bow Christmas Card (Medium)
63 - Rudolph Card (Easy)
64 - Christmas Treats Holder (Easy)
65 - Christmas Tags (Easy)
66 - Sparkly Tags (Easy)
67 - Joyful Tags (Easy)
68 - Snowflake Napkins (Easy)
69 - Warm Winter Wishes (Easy)
70 - Fancy Tags (Medium)
71 - Tree Gift Tag Holder (Easy)
72 - Season of Sweetness (Easy)
73 - Layered Christmas Card (Medium)
74 - Wrapped in Joy Card (Easy) * See image in post
75 - Snowflake Card (Easy)
76 - Peek-A-Boo Holiday Card (Easy)
77 - We Three Trees Card (Easy)
78 - Joy Card (Easy)
79 - Layered Christmas Tags (Easy)

Whew!

I'll keep trying to post every couple of days with the other projects as I complete them.
Feel free to harass me if I don't update this page on a regular basis!

Happy Holiday Crafting!

Packages, plans, and girly drinks

My big delivery from the company I represent arrived today full of goodies and treasures and lots of crafting opportunities and ideas. It's almost like Christmas! I can't wait to go through everything and start making a list of projects to create. I'm now ready to start presenting workshops and classes for friends and family and anyone else that comes along!

There are only a few days left to the launch of my 365 day adventure into the crafting world - I'm excited and nervous - will I actually find the time to finish something each day? What on earth am I going to bring on vacation to Cuba in January to complete each day for a week? Am I nuts?

The good thing is, all of my friends, family and coworkers are totally on board and think this is a great idea. With that kind of support, how can I fail?

Tonight is girls crafting night - we're making more pendants like the two I have pictures of on my flickr account. Have a look at the pictures -it's an easy project, especially with Cuban rum!