What Clint Eastwood Said...

Remember that famous phrase in Dirty Harry? 

"You gotta ask yourself one question. 'Do I feel lucky?' Well? Do you, punk?"

And my answer would be a resounding YES because I have made this fun little lucky leprechaun centerpiece from the files at The Cutting Cafe, that is mounted to an old spindle.

If you'd like to build one too, here's how:

First off you will start with a Top Hat.  

The black strap and buckle were hand cut and the buckle was embossed with aged old embossing enamel. The additional baubles for decoration were made using the Christmas Ornament file.

Of course in order to be lucky, you're going to need the luck so you'll want to use the

Lucky Big Expression file.  I used my Silhouette machine to weld the letters together which is why mine would look different from the original file.

The Lucky Big Expression file also comes with clovers, so you'll use them too.

No top hat for a leprechaun is complete without a few flowers, so I enjoyed using one of my favorite flower files, Paper Flower.  I used this to make open petal flowers, but there is a wonderful video on this link that shows how to make folded roses also.

 

You won't catch a leprechaun running around without his dapper bow tie, so you'll want to use the one that comes with the Top Hat File.

And last but not least, your lucky little leprechaun needs some cute legs so to create them I used the Witch Legs Shaped Card Set.

And there you have yourself a lucky little centerpiece to ring in St.Patrick's Day with.

Hope you've enjoyed your visit with me. 

Big hugs,

Lisa xx

The Cutting Cafe

Keep Calm and Shamrock On...

Top of the mornin' to ya, ye lovely people!

It's a celebration of green over at The Cutting Cafe and so I thought it apropos to make a project that encompassed all my favorite St. Patrick's Day elements. 

My husband's birthday is on the 18th so we celebrate essentially 2 days in a row.

There is the traditional green shake from McDonald's; which is why I thought the fry box was perfect.  Secondly; there is the color green, and in our home, if you aren't wearing an article of clothing that contains green, you WILL have the crap pinched out of you.  Thirdly, there's the clovers which just bring good luck and lastly, there are gold nuggets (Reese's Pieces) and Peppermint Patties ('Cause well, it sounds fitting for the holiday) with sentiments of luck that will be eaten right after the yearly meal of Corned Beef and cabbage.....YUM!

Come over and visit for your holiday and every day needs at

The Cutting Cafe Store

Thanks so much for your visit and

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Lisa x

Finally...An Alarm Clock I Like

Time is ticking down to the day of adorning yourself in hues of green, taking the "kids" ['cause you know you REALLY want one] through the McDonald's drive thru for a green milkshake, kissing the ones you love and hopefully...finally finding that ever elusive pot o' gold!

In the meantime, the lovely and talented crew at The Cutting Cafe are gearing up for St. Patrick's Day and by golly do we have a lineup for you.  Here is my card for your inspiration. 

I've used the following sets:  

ALARM CLOCK SHAPED CARD...TEMPLATE - CUTTING FILE 

ST. PATRICK'S DAY HERSHEY KISS BOTTOMS PRINTABLE SET

Swing on by the Cutting Cafe 

and if you're in a 'pinch' for some great St. Patty's Day ideas, 

the cafe is the place to be. 

Hugs n' Happy Cutting,

Lisa xx

An Irish Toast...

"May the winds of fortune sail you,

May you sail a gentle sea.

May it always be the other guy

who says, 'This drinks on me.' "

Cheers to you my friends!

Here's little JJ March from Bugaboo making her grand appearance for the current open linky party happening over at 

Make It Monday!

I've simply placed a 2" wide strip of shamrock paper to the left of a cream cardstock card and layered a double ribbon to form a line of division.  A simple bow of ribbon and yarn was made to add a little flair behind the copic colored JJ.  The flourishes were stamped on with a very pale pink and then using Platinum and Lime Green stickles, I've alternated dots along the flourish.  These lettered beads were then edged with TH Vintage Photo DI and then hot glued on to the card.  DI applied to the edges of card as well.

I think a rather straight forward wish for good cheer if I say so myself.

It has always been tradition in our home to prepare cornbeef and cabbage with new potatoes.  The aroma that fills the house is amazing while it slow cooks all day and our pallets begin to salivate in anticipation. The aromas later; however, leave me to wonder why on earth do we insist on doing this every year?  

 Then there is the routine inspection to make sure everyone is wearing green. Without fail, the minute your feet hit the ground, you had better be prepared.  The first one up always gets the best dibs on pinching. 

 Except for the year that my husband was adamantly unyielding in his certainty that a green dot from a  Sharpie pen placed on his hand was sufficient enough to avoid any retaliation from his family.  Meanwhile, the kids and myself are standing there looking like a trio of those bright green exotic tree frogs! To this day he stands his ground that it "counted."  Nay, I say, NAY!!!  I think he just panicked and grabbed the first green thing he saw.  Honestly, that's like saying that if you have a piece of spinach stuck in your front teeth that THAT should count too.

I'm putting the vote out there, what say ye?

Anywho....

We all had such a fantastic time admiring the outstanding talent from last weeks linky party and we can't wait to see more!  So come on over for a visit and check out the work from the hilariously fun and creative DT ladies at 

Make It Monday!

And there will be prizes!

Check out who's sponsoring us this week!!

Before you go, I'd like to share my

PICK OF THE WEEK

How fun is this? I just love the layout, the image, the clouds and the fun feeling that this card brought out in me.

Thank you, Billie at Ink On My Fingers, for sharing this card and your talent with us at Make It Monday!

Hugs, Good Cheer, and Happy Stamping...

Lisa xx