Crafty Design by Lee

Hi there, thank you for stopping by today to check out my project this week!!  Today I used the Flower Pot Shaped Card Set from The Cutting Cafe to create this gift bag holder.  I added a Happy Mother's Day sentiment but you can recreate this project for many different occasions!! The cutting file also comes with flowers that you can cut and add to this project but here I used some flowers from Kaiser Kraft, Recollections, Micheal's and one I crocheted myself with a Prima flower center....I really wanted to use it here like a proud momma! heehee Here is a side view.  Inside is a bottle of lotion so you can see the depth of the holder.  You can fill it with many different treats for any occasion or any person!  Thanks again for stopping by today!!

Hey crafty friends!!  Happy St. Patrick's day to YOU!!  I wanted to share this cute "Irish" inspired card I created for  The Cutting Cafe  this week.  The pretty little girl holding the "KISS ME I'M IRISH" balloon comes from the Elisha Jean and friends cutting file available at  The Cutting Cafe , check out the website. Here is a front view of the card; I used an embossing folder for the layered yellow sheet to give some texture; I added a lace dolly and a stardust shaped die cut with patterned paper to brake up the green in the background paper to her dress.  The words in the balloon were created with a stamp and black embossing powder.  I found this cute little Irish themed pen in my stash and added it to the bottom right corner to bring some balance. I also completed the interior of the card; I just layered some more of t...

Hey there crafty friends, coming on to share with you a birth announcement I created using a few files from The Cutting Cafe.  This was really quick and easy to create and I love the way it turned out, I honestly just started with the Shaker file and the All-Occassion-Frame Set and came up with this beauty!! I used some Tim Holtz spiced marmalade stain to give the rattle some color.  I also added some white seam binding twisted into a bow with a little sequins flower center.  You can lay it horizontally or vertically!! The sentiment comes from the Hero Arts, Special Delivery stamp set. The rattle opens up to display the sex of the new arrival!!  The back of the postcard is blank with plenty of space to add the name, birthdate, weight, height, etc. Thank you so very much for stopping by today and taking a look at my post created for The Cutting Cafe .  I hope you were inspired!!

Hey there crafty friends!!!  I created my this adorable little mini album using Starbucks coffee sleeves!!  I am in love with how it turned out.  It was created for a swap I am in and my partner likes the vintage theme, so I used the Prima Romance Novel paper pad to create this mini for her.  I really hope she likes it!!   Thanks for stopping by!!

Hey crafty friends, I gotta tell ya, I do LOVE my chocolate!!  Yummy!!  Here is a project I created just to hold my chocolate treats when I'm sitting at my craft table!! I'm finishing up some Hershey's kisses from Christmas time but they are just as delicious as the Easter or Valentine wrapped kisses! Heehee Here I'm using the Paper Flowers Set from The Cutting Cafe to accent my mini muffin pans I picked up at the Dollar Tree.  You could by three sets and make 6 of these to give out to your family and friends, teacher, etc. It's an awesome little way to say, "thank you"; "I love you", etc. The bottoms of the pans are glued together to make this hour-glass shape; I've added some teardrop trim and lace around the top and bottom areas.  A bit more trim with tiny little scallops accent the center!! Sometimes chocolate is the best therapy!!  Oh YES, I do believe it!!  This cute little sentiment comes from the Sweet Goodness stamp s...

I've been having so much fun learning to knit flowers!!  Its true that there is a tutorial for just about ANYTHING you need on YouTube!!  heehee  I tried my hand at this early 2013 but the inability to get it together caused me to sit it aside and focus my great energy elsewhere!  How ironic that one year later, in the same month, I have a go at it again AND I got it!!  I've only learned a few patterns so far but I am excited about them and continue to learn more!!  Knitting is actually fun and relaxing.  I doubt I'll ever get to a level where I can do tutorials and teach others but hey, you just never know!! Here's a few pictures of the flowers I've created: Thanks for stopping by today!!

Hey crafty friends!  Chauntelle here to share with you my first memory making craft project of 2014!!  My "little-big boy" will be graduating from high school this year!!  Oh my, where does the time go!??  I am super excited for him yet saddened at the same to for he is my last child and will soon become a young "independent" man! O well, guess its time to put that passport to good use, heehee.  Anywho, back to my project.  I used this awesome file from The Cutting Cafe to create this Fun with Blocks picture display to hold lots of pics of my son throughout his four years of high school!!  He's school colors are black and gold so that where the color come into play. Here's the front view displaying his graduation year. Here's a view from above!!  To support the weight on either side of the display stand I used tiny ribbon spools and glued them to the base.  For an added accent I cut 1/2 circles in yellow, added letters and num...