tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28589947639385148872024-03-18T23:48:53.919-04:00Arden's Garden of CraftsNance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-86245343453570029822013-12-29T13:30:00.000-05:002013-12-29T13:52:49.109-05:00My Paintings<div style="text-align: left;">
This Painting is of my American Girl dolls pet Praline.I worked on it for three years!!I used acrylics to paint this picture.Now that my moms craft room is nice and clean I finished it in there!!<br />
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My inspiration for this painting came from Mont Saint Victoire by Paul Cezanne.I used acrylics again!!!! I made this in second grade in art club,on March 12, 2012.A lot of people put it upside down.But I guess that's because if you turn upside down it looks like a high heel, and I like high heels!<br />
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This is a pig I made in Art Club. His name is Oinky!The inspiration for this painting came from my food/take apart erasers kids {like me}like to collect! This one is a pig that I named Oinky! I used arylics.<br />
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This the first ever painting with acrylics that I painted! Its of a fat little kitty cat laying in his bed with a toy mouse!The inspiration came from a book called All Animals to Draw! <br />
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Thank you for looking at my blog post!!!<br />
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Hugs,<br />
ArdenNance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-14534296190709157132013-12-28T20:16:00.002-05:002013-12-28T20:17:08.026-05:00Oma and Opa's thank you cardI made this card for my Grandparents Oma and Opa.The card I made was for the magnificent Tanzanian Trip they took the whole Leedy family on for their Golden Anniversary.This card is a thank you card. <br />
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What inspired me to make this card was the 2011-12 idea book and catalog.What I used:Kraft Card stock,Marina Mist Designer Paper, Retired Up,Up and Away,Perfect Plum Card stock,Old Olive 8th inch ribbon,Whisper White Card stock, Pumpkin Pie card stock ,Pearls,Hexagon Punch,and The flower from the Itty Bitty Punch Pack.Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-21913002044013083862012-08-28T19:54:00.000-04:002012-08-28T21:56:27.095-04:00Christmasy Wonderland (my first challenge!)<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hi everybody! It's been a long time since I posted to my blog but I have some projects saved up to show you. The first one is my first ever card for a challenge! I followed this sketch at <a href="http://www.thepaperplayers.blogspot.com/">The Paper Players</a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And, here is my Christmas card:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It took me two days to finish this card! I didn't know it could take that long! My favorite part is all the Dazzling Diamonds on the boot and snowflakes. I hope the ladies at The Paper Players like my card. I sure had fun making it! Bye for now!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Hugs,</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Arden </span><br />
<br />Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-33768561025650454162011-05-08T16:04:00.000-04:002011-05-08T16:04:06.488-04:00Hawaii Bags<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHFkkazKC2G9VqTibTL1ahdN-5huj3qEqciJV4Sk7_FcwRLv2xg_GA0FT-eYMy44QNlW0nTzU37FZS8Y3-bLLgS4ADfZcRu3lpD3mjV3AzGvdvYkalzM3fv0gSF3qwq4YtB9dX9FF8ZE/s1600/IMG_0913.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHFkkazKC2G9VqTibTL1ahdN-5huj3qEqciJV4Sk7_FcwRLv2xg_GA0FT-eYMy44QNlW0nTzU37FZS8Y3-bLLgS4ADfZcRu3lpD3mjV3AzGvdvYkalzM3fv0gSF3qwq4YtB9dX9FF8ZE/s320/IMG_0913.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>I made these bags at school. Aren't they pretty?<br />
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We used my sugar skull in our Dia de los Muertos display at home:<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b style="color: purple;">Happy Day of the Dead!</b></div>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-20430319137496705442010-08-07T19:36:00.009-04:002010-08-07T19:48:33.399-04:00Very Owl-ie!My mama and I made these owl-ie clip bookmarks with her two-step Owl Punch and some jumbo colored paper clips we bought at Target. These are presents for some special people. The first two sets are for my new first grade teachers! I can't wait for school to start! :-)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrny_wpGBSncg736syIinWXQ-phblBlrOieaigrI-ow3fMcKOZLsyOlXN2K6wC_xpUul0DR7HIZXaJac0_KTpsWXrosXVBvLfSD4pSH_udZtHGlnuKMAC2fGriWZVDbRwhozxYfasxUuQ/s1600/IMG_0587.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrny_wpGBSncg736syIinWXQ-phblBlrOieaigrI-ow3fMcKOZLsyOlXN2K6wC_xpUul0DR7HIZXaJac0_KTpsWXrosXVBvLfSD4pSH_udZtHGlnuKMAC2fGriWZVDbRwhozxYfasxUuQ/s400/IMG_0587.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502817562944785858" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaehloxlTETOMtEwfsP292VPNyrE0HYHPZR4DopmtdYqjCSWsMTvTZX3aDUvPdQxtj_wFMJ8a6PEnZtRby9wq829wDSQx3aQC3Zv9O8KzSQrvcnNULmXourkFBwDRogswfsnaCXmkUDg/s1600/IMG_0585-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaehloxlTETOMtEwfsP292VPNyrE0HYHPZR4DopmtdYqjCSWsMTvTZX3aDUvPdQxtj_wFMJ8a6PEnZtRby9wq829wDSQx3aQC3Zv9O8KzSQrvcnNULmXourkFBwDRogswfsnaCXmkUDg/s400/IMG_0585-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502817811429850194" border="0" /></a>And these are for a friend who is coming over for a playdate...she loves pink!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24d62s94BGRrFhR1Q6NJ28NRpeJHS_z3lpm994YB_ohVVWPj9Arfxf7sUn8neCgUGWA7ovXPgOI6Qzcgvef8OwCB5OFf8NAwrZJwDIzKCeZM-FJC0aKYlDxzANArRSZfFj6rWt5zmp64/s1600/IMG_0586.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 344px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj24d62s94BGRrFhR1Q6NJ28NRpeJHS_z3lpm994YB_ohVVWPj9Arfxf7sUn8neCgUGWA7ovXPgOI6Qzcgvef8OwCB5OFf8NAwrZJwDIzKCeZM-FJC0aKYlDxzANArRSZfFj6rWt5zmp64/s400/IMG_0586.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502818074437513570" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CpjkZ8C5d8pI_5tgSlRimtr2-2CpVKN_iBbJLU4L2ao3v6D1lg4YdaLlMKMnI24jMR25USlEpxX0EJABcxKyS92IUdeaxdDxSN3OW0-o52TIcjkQq8SRy76NqT3lMLSNccHchmaJOKE/s1600/IMG_0591.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CpjkZ8C5d8pI_5tgSlRimtr2-2CpVKN_iBbJLU4L2ao3v6D1lg4YdaLlMKMnI24jMR25USlEpxX0EJABcxKyS92IUdeaxdDxSN3OW0-o52TIcjkQq8SRy76NqT3lMLSNccHchmaJOKE/s400/IMG_0591.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502818299451958498" border="0" /></a>I can't wait to give these presents to my teachers and friends. Thanks for stopping by my blog...and please leave a comment!! :-)Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-38270198966597912432010-08-02T20:35:00.009-04:002010-08-02T20:47:53.128-04:00Simple Cupcake Thanks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfWeqp7PtzrCpPhkmBZqqAXx5hPOh3nZBzZbR2N4Kh5SJAl5F_BtRHdEq9HYbHTD-QhpcLkDHL4PPlCR_9IJE_NhFJermd8AU79YpkvAgp0hYnzbsPpkwdt7dls0iWJhceC2loOJI4zo/s1600/IMG_2424-1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfWeqp7PtzrCpPhkmBZqqAXx5hPOh3nZBzZbR2N4Kh5SJAl5F_BtRHdEq9HYbHTD-QhpcLkDHL4PPlCR_9IJE_NhFJermd8AU79YpkvAgp0hYnzbsPpkwdt7dls0iWJhceC2loOJI4zo/s400/IMG_2424-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500976214249070626" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Wow, it's been a long time since I posted to my blog! My Mama had to catch-up on pictures of all my creations. I've still been coloring and crafting!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Over the weekend Mama and I stamped away in our craft room. We had so much fun!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">When we visited my <a href="http://nancylempinen2.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Nana</a> in Michigan, I got some great presents from her friends! These are the thank you notes I will send to them.</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> I really like stamping and then coloring all the white space! And I really like using Mama's markers!</span> <span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This cupcake stamp <span style="font-style: italic;">(Simple Birthday Thanks) </span>is my favorite!</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6jpYPg_NYU_A0-dkQ7s2AWSbsycnsZtrNjFA4V4ZNhSIPSPQM8JPosXrdCzdX-fUmaiqKX4GTSR2lwSes82bJXpcXqzc4Od4fgDnA-_1vgCtVhZ0DUf2JczqkZ2ePAxlidzGQrqCcn0/s1600/IMG_2425-1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs6jpYPg_NYU_A0-dkQ7s2AWSbsycnsZtrNjFA4V4ZNhSIPSPQM8JPosXrdCzdX-fUmaiqKX4GTSR2lwSes82bJXpcXqzc4Od4fgDnA-_1vgCtVhZ0DUf2JczqkZ2ePAxlidzGQrqCcn0/s320/IMG_2425-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500976079124039826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Everybody got something at Archiver's! I got this cute little girl stamp when we went to Archiver's with Nana--only I call it Aardvarks instead! Mama says this stamp reminds her of me. I added some streaks of color to her hair...isn't it cool?!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Thanks for visiting me!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOkg1csi34qVfNzIk5RwnxUfq36H3PTrPHrM586O-FDH4BzqTRMsNe4v07OAj_foGcs7HHlW0PRs6gooW52CTjhb9H1KK1IzdEPjnR0e0uv_tpVe8l25IHJNufGf6-G27jDzu6C-lwTk/s1600/IMG_2426-1.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOkg1csi34qVfNzIk5RwnxUfq36H3PTrPHrM586O-FDH4BzqTRMsNe4v07OAj_foGcs7HHlW0PRs6gooW52CTjhb9H1KK1IzdEPjnR0e0uv_tpVe8l25IHJNufGf6-G27jDzu6C-lwTk/s320/IMG_2426-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500975942589209042" border="0" /></a>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-45972021259593513722010-05-01T22:13:00.009-04:002010-05-01T22:34:14.305-04:00Tea Party<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ngMdQjEcUcCSx4rluscup_aBFmaUmyUsQRZ2eLtXrpal29zSUx4wTNPtuMF-Pt-yt7trg7b4jYOoczeGqnd91GcTn9L0cIupbFK8PAfE0M9M7XNXR52TbRU3K06ywadVrB0EZ0-omHI/s1600/IMG_1745.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ngMdQjEcUcCSx4rluscup_aBFmaUmyUsQRZ2eLtXrpal29zSUx4wTNPtuMF-Pt-yt7trg7b4jYOoczeGqnd91GcTn9L0cIupbFK8PAfE0M9M7XNXR52TbRU3K06ywadVrB0EZ0-omHI/s400/IMG_1745.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466494758370774466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">While visiting my Nana, we stopped in for a bite to eat and some tea at a fun place called </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Palm-Beach-Gardens-FL/Teapots-Treasures/218624645452" target="_blank">Teapots & Treasures</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">. I had my very first real tea party with Nana and Mama!</span><br /><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9lpcv4ltWNytiwm2Z2Sn_84eR4Tzd87CVanoweLK74zC3SvTDcNxC0_-NmrGYERA6s0UATxR-Y72CDEdlphzb-34hvloLTKA9baHzNfQKpSwP2pWEriXgZvR5qynnn4GbB8zbqlVDLSY/s1600/IMG_1745.JPG"><br /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">It was so much fun. We had real teapots and teacups and our server was a little girl! I liked my teapot best!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLlqowawcc2cglQfvoRmWgzAXtoQQMWs8ZgiQ2NfatcbdQ9Mdiyq0lPcbD7EY8vPV6nzPc0496zPjBmAUm-KaCLv7SWByUxcSyM8OphOVled6sA1VP_YDCoMUKGlOF1c5Xb8tXZJcrtQ/s1600/IMG_1742.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLlqowawcc2cglQfvoRmWgzAXtoQQMWs8ZgiQ2NfatcbdQ9Mdiyq0lPcbD7EY8vPV6nzPc0496zPjBmAUm-KaCLv7SWByUxcSyM8OphOVled6sA1VP_YDCoMUKGlOF1c5Xb8tXZJcrtQ/s400/IMG_1742.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466492617166298978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">Mama and Nana liked their tea and scones too:</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXWGT-AnsqnNPftrt2st83udE23L2sKA76KLfoAISqgTGLH76MDw0AXc-bAVT4Om2QXQhb9OJnx4mnr7M9nJ5kklbWZ9xwAAJ7RDYu2VLFq-Xip0RzgcNWkCOkG7NH6IUbMM4OBVLa1Q/s1600/IMG_1741.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXWGT-AnsqnNPftrt2st83udE23L2sKA76KLfoAISqgTGLH76MDw0AXc-bAVT4Om2QXQhb9OJnx4mnr7M9nJ5kklbWZ9xwAAJ7RDYu2VLFq-Xip0RzgcNWkCOkG7NH6IUbMM4OBVLa1Q/s400/IMG_1741.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466492951275878146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">I can't wait to go there again!</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8GUsQJge0Uv-3ZgWI94L6t1EAFggBWqMG4oZWm49GwPz0wdK_aLh6yahy9X0kxbSG-hgAPMo5mjmp3RzkyZIekmp9CM3krXZop7N1K-nE2kZf0R7Ee8pT-8932x3Zz9k5t8JgkjTKNw/s1600/IMG_1743.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga8GUsQJge0Uv-3ZgWI94L6t1EAFggBWqMG4oZWm49GwPz0wdK_aLh6yahy9X0kxbSG-hgAPMo5mjmp3RzkyZIekmp9CM3krXZop7N1K-nE2kZf0R7Ee8pT-8932x3Zz9k5t8JgkjTKNw/s400/IMG_1743.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466494922458466402" border="0" /></a>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-21647758828796009232010-04-05T20:40:00.007-04:002010-04-05T20:55:20.904-04:00Easter wishes for school<span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We had an Easter egg hunt and spring celebration at my school last Friday. My Mama and I made these mini milk cartons for my class. Aren't they cute?</span> <span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We have lots of different colors: Certainly Celery, So Saffron, Pretty in Pink, Bashful Blue and Lovely Lilac. We had a great time making these. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ53s-0M3SGfLx_KvpgFpYFAwFa5wumUqflvduYc6A043I3x5FsQW81TIm_zdGWGUo8nnSa6j4mpb6jl7lx3h7p8hDrJDr0PmW0tyWbkN741W_ypyLaYfAy3ON5G5SQ85nebwKZQtWbbQ/s1600/IMG_1561-2.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ53s-0M3SGfLx_KvpgFpYFAwFa5wumUqflvduYc6A043I3x5FsQW81TIm_zdGWGUo8nnSa6j4mpb6jl7lx3h7p8hDrJDr0PmW0tyWbkN741W_ypyLaYfAy3ON5G5SQ85nebwKZQtWbbQ/s320/IMG_1561-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818279417731490" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l6zr7ese4aoriSsP2Zk8GC5-kPNC__IALzkEY-STHrtw8ejw0qPkhy-u1A8YFpwvVopR3JUDdcQokvEc6u5wHnu0GLASKneUyyAWUHsTBiLjyQcXoBcpqolcWcAUG6lXxknHxUNeuTk/s1600/IMG_1563.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7l6zr7ese4aoriSsP2Zk8GC5-kPNC__IALzkEY-STHrtw8ejw0qPkhy-u1A8YFpwvVopR3JUDdcQokvEc6u5wHnu0GLASKneUyyAWUHsTBiLjyQcXoBcpqolcWcAUG6lXxknHxUNeuTk/s320/IMG_1563.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818491399307442" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8-FAZl5_ESAW5q5oUqQY7eshi-qPYxusj-BKxQZ7so5CWd8ther0VLCja60huXVLG7oDEpk0Rv8JIm3bchFqtRKKsYUE3lahgnIxjg0j4aInUMSvnDLBEFXpiVv-GV41HAStjpDC4o/s1600/IMG_1562.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd8-FAZl5_ESAW5q5oUqQY7eshi-qPYxusj-BKxQZ7so5CWd8ther0VLCja60huXVLG7oDEpk0Rv8JIm3bchFqtRKKsYUE3lahgnIxjg0j4aInUMSvnDLBEFXpiVv-GV41HAStjpDC4o/s320/IMG_1562.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818380916471362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">We used lots of Mama's stamp sets such as Flight of the Butterfly, Forest Friends and Cheep Talk.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62KDMLaDMiIVLEtHZM5tjZ16oHukZATvsFAMySyimX-619gLhbRv5iahbjbTWyWmUr9U-ESIDz9yllxgNSki5zJ1mHN2e0g_A8frZBtlpbFTz4-llSR8TLvLgxag03bdhFp-84X-3y7c/s1600/IMG_1565.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62KDMLaDMiIVLEtHZM5tjZ16oHukZATvsFAMySyimX-619gLhbRv5iahbjbTWyWmUr9U-ESIDz9yllxgNSki5zJ1mHN2e0g_A8frZBtlpbFTz4-llSR8TLvLgxag03bdhFp-84X-3y7c/s320/IMG_1565.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818629202412274" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP_Po2ImLlhK7vv_XFc8emtQ_mU5djRHEBOueMU-W2Q9bOE0P8-oGJdmVEh3Irqb90K8Np8FRMH9qJWrEo7RTX0uWZz9fiAxzbSY913781gF7KA9NeIWaY2CjflgMxHFJceVmCuoZEcQ/s1600/IMG_1567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJP_Po2ImLlhK7vv_XFc8emtQ_mU5djRHEBOueMU-W2Q9bOE0P8-oGJdmVEh3Irqb90K8Np8FRMH9qJWrEo7RTX0uWZz9fiAxzbSY913781gF7KA9NeIWaY2CjflgMxHFJceVmCuoZEcQ/s320/IMG_1567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456818719758638578" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;">And finished it off with my own stamp! I almost forgot what we put in them...Hershey's cookies 'n' cream eggs...YUM! Thanks for looking!</span>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-32551886043793338262010-03-29T17:43:00.008-04:002010-03-29T17:58:24.068-04:00a pixie party!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBbLEe-ztwD5PwYXUA4aicBgOMzYJ_130LrZtQjMZIAGRB94hW90-0GdbhE4xPxfIwkdxv6z9vCN2Mfou_DSYNGIkNiZU4h2seoGeysnEpN3RWwt9lXEUPzwPdurK28xVshqHWMcBv7o/s1600/002.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBbLEe-ztwD5PwYXUA4aicBgOMzYJ_130LrZtQjMZIAGRB94hW90-0GdbhE4xPxfIwkdxv6z9vCN2Mfou_DSYNGIkNiZU4h2seoGeysnEpN3RWwt9lXEUPzwPdurK28xVshqHWMcBv7o/s320/002.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454177442629891538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This is a bracelet I made for my friend Sienna who celebrated her birthday last month. Her party was so much fun--we all dressed up as pixies & fairies. Here I am with my friend Delena:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGgC3Q7XLL9vlfuDERgRXnCRPfzQzdi2hkluWQFdZWM8IAAwp3tgWXyE_VxARPCht2Iru4rNpP2LRjKQFAsXRQ-cuFHa3-i6DLSgjHE585EbDV_cQN2Rwr9-wS-cKSstTmhIU2HM4usg/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibGgC3Q7XLL9vlfuDERgRXnCRPfzQzdi2hkluWQFdZWM8IAAwp3tgWXyE_VxARPCht2Iru4rNpP2LRjKQFAsXRQ-cuFHa3-i6DLSgjHE585EbDV_cQN2Rwr9-wS-cKSstTmhIU2HM4usg/s320/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454177640394865234" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">and here is the birthday girl:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMubKdgHlzU1yeHwvE2lBKLxf5qg-ysD29ZafARiIGBvB8ZDjL8lHxamzUiC7869A78gzERUGa4n6Ik15T82VZO8UZBNmB8U5uSc6cqcE1nBVfHAZk-HNaIGooLbXKc9DqI0dmjqTU8s/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMubKdgHlzU1yeHwvE2lBKLxf5qg-ysD29ZafARiIGBvB8ZDjL8lHxamzUiC7869A78gzERUGa4n6Ik15T82VZO8UZBNmB8U5uSc6cqcE1nBVfHAZk-HNaIGooLbXKc9DqI0dmjqTU8s/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454177769963128674" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1svf7FLOSCJ-pqL6qFGzTK9oJg_oqzXkJANNuP3VBpQbqWFP4BzwzmEvYurME5r1I_gb0Te9_XL1a6Rf0K0mKosAeR-56B1CV35DjaRWNp-Av27eGKm16qFcife7jZWBmyVcnyCK0zJg/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1svf7FLOSCJ-pqL6qFGzTK9oJg_oqzXkJANNuP3VBpQbqWFP4BzwzmEvYurME5r1I_gb0Te9_XL1a6Rf0K0mKosAeR-56B1CV35DjaRWNp-Av27eGKm16qFcife7jZWBmyVcnyCK0zJg/s320/003.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454178402563463122" border="0" /></a>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-76085950696632753272010-03-08T22:34:00.008-05:002010-03-08T22:43:41.606-05:00spring is springing all over!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQPzgHvfO44IWZJpYW2Iyq40NZKNxhhCr28YAQOcCNC8WqXuvHJkZ3qRzDK5EjZFbIB7EP4HXQtIc9_pMSBD8tz8c4dBK6XmeB0AKpwQw_fX5W8MweYMJOTmrqNRji44E0a5VAuUN2LM/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilQPzgHvfO44IWZJpYW2Iyq40NZKNxhhCr28YAQOcCNC8WqXuvHJkZ3qRzDK5EjZFbIB7EP4HXQtIc9_pMSBD8tz8c4dBK6XmeB0AKpwQw_fX5W8MweYMJOTmrqNRji44E0a5VAuUN2LM/s320/007.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446473140356258706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >My Mama made this flower pin for me--isn't it cute? Check out her blog, </span><a style="font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://nanceleedy.blogspot.com/2010/03/springtime-flower-folds-ppa32.html">Canopy Crafts</a><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >, </span><span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >for the details!!</span><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"> My Nana is visiting us this week and she made her own pin too! I can't wait to craft with them later...</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9eRgvj3z8TSR6Hdx0cL7Bo87Ii-FAbyztAPrvpEYiUoFRnhu1-fv6zHphHDJii_vcNwgUJceh_bEOQNSa8-0Ix6CFjP_euLDuj9C_EAGVQ9pze4o7ZgjB2dHAypVreBe1k2aFRSht2c/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9eRgvj3z8TSR6Hdx0cL7Bo87Ii-FAbyztAPrvpEYiUoFRnhu1-fv6zHphHDJii_vcNwgUJceh_bEOQNSa8-0Ix6CFjP_euLDuj9C_EAGVQ9pze4o7ZgjB2dHAypVreBe1k2aFRSht2c/s320/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446474452445639810" border="0" /></a>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-83315060707092646362010-02-25T22:49:00.000-05:002010-02-25T23:06:06.065-05:00Kraft day with "Aunt" Kate!My "Aunt" Kate invited me to her house for a craft day! She's a real artist and has all kinds of cool and magic stuff in her house. But first, I wanted to make little boxes for the presents I had for her. Here I am hard at work in my mama's craft room:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOozC0bEE3-NkmSPrwfOBoV-vmOkk3DjUz8MstXw0iMvxmiPB_0jqLHmazXXVE91KH7dP3sjPiDG9FpArt1d5csVTRDDmP7KCW6Tteq2FF13fzOEQ7NkHZzrBSdXTlyi8yXDZe6t8SQZM/s1600-h/008-1.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOozC0bEE3-NkmSPrwfOBoV-vmOkk3DjUz8MstXw0iMvxmiPB_0jqLHmazXXVE91KH7dP3sjPiDG9FpArt1d5csVTRDDmP7KCW6Tteq2FF13fzOEQ7NkHZzrBSdXTlyi8yXDZe6t8SQZM/s320/008-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442395045941829970" border="0" /></a>I made two matchbook boxes for a necklace and a pair of earrings. Here are my boxes--they match my polka dot jacket!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltlKcNAjJ4MKVV8O2ISeQis81X1AG-iOG0pIOycA3UQdG47alVGF6NwdX1JoFYZQeOP8aW1D3pOkr2iamxZ2w6T0aQMLgYnCHo22DOs4YHMKuRpsc3e3Cq2S0AnsrWee2I-whyT1ho9k/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltlKcNAjJ4MKVV8O2ISeQis81X1AG-iOG0pIOycA3UQdG47alVGF6NwdX1JoFYZQeOP8aW1D3pOkr2iamxZ2w6T0aQMLgYnCHo22DOs4YHMKuRpsc3e3Cq2S0AnsrWee2I-whyT1ho9k/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442395354886493570" border="0" /></a>Aunt Kate had the best project for me! A cute little birdie in a cage. I brought some of my own paper and she had everything we needed to cut the paper and put it together. Here is the one I made:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXEyGFkEId8WIkrIuYJEkTjuNexuyfbuj4Di2azpsKmtL-b7Th4LLMjKIlzM3lAh0KT_FyHy8_LEa-VpEtMOHnfec7JViguHj3NR7BQncij3LA4nXBx7UOzjlFN8xEwLj_gg9MJfWggY/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTXEyGFkEId8WIkrIuYJEkTjuNexuyfbuj4Di2azpsKmtL-b7Th4LLMjKIlzM3lAh0KT_FyHy8_LEa-VpEtMOHnfec7JViguHj3NR7BQncij3LA4nXBx7UOzjlFN8xEwLj_gg9MJfWggY/s320/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442396745362072674" border="0" /></a>And here I am with Aunt Kate and our projects. Doesn't she look like a fun person? She really loves kids and I had a great time with her. Thank you Aunt Kate!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3oOwT4hpMKrZdfgV_P8lp0_ZqvooapdvTB0fBjcbtF9RbXrhANrlfkQXi60dEnyrh6F8U76-wHk0hjdOGW5cDRyr-usUp5ZOmFhYgOrWu4KZJTJmv8hgA5zmWr50hgcS2ZPrkd2-zYw/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ3oOwT4hpMKrZdfgV_P8lp0_ZqvooapdvTB0fBjcbtF9RbXrhANrlfkQXi60dEnyrh6F8U76-wHk0hjdOGW5cDRyr-usUp5ZOmFhYgOrWu4KZJTJmv8hgA5zmWr50hgcS2ZPrkd2-zYw/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397499359920354" border="0" /></a>Oh, and you just have to see this pretty corner of her sunroom...Mama says it's just "lovely".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckJgNgCpshGP6lUonBbPLF-6hrvuDVJZGLNK34KMCwybGE6vzFYGu6qNqO47aYIKr-YCM_EeTSNt-JuKocx2r7i-Odb429-YOG3rPt3n-24oufRMHtcVxO_CFb6j6xrPdbKjkl3dLcxo/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckJgNgCpshGP6lUonBbPLF-6hrvuDVJZGLNK34KMCwybGE6vzFYGu6qNqO47aYIKr-YCM_EeTSNt-JuKocx2r7i-Odb429-YOG3rPt3n-24oufRMHtcVxO_CFb6j6xrPdbKjkl3dLcxo/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442397794190997954" border="0" /></a>Aaah, pretty! I can't wait for the next craft day!Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2858994763938514887.post-71864201509380337102010-02-20T09:29:00.001-05:002010-02-20T09:38:49.357-05:00My first post!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOlYOivT86og3BUGRQm9pc_kkGI2lxKQ4RA45WN0kxH-ipyWKJsyenPFWJWMoLNS5E_mu5RIfKdqlTs-WWULg1a0HDsoLtoRjrlcDf6LVADt_j_jUfKfNREyiod-hfXu4pRj62Q6tAgo/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOlYOivT86og3BUGRQm9pc_kkGI2lxKQ4RA45WN0kxH-ipyWKJsyenPFWJWMoLNS5E_mu5RIfKdqlTs-WWULg1a0HDsoLtoRjrlcDf6LVADt_j_jUfKfNREyiod-hfXu4pRj62Q6tAgo/s320/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440333969483041938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Hi everybody. I hope you like looking at all my crafts. Here is the necklace I made for my Great-Grandma Mabel's 100th birthday. That's right, she is 100 years old! WOW. The whole family went to Ohio to celebrate with her. I made this necklace for her using 100 beads! The week before we went to Ohio we celebrated our 100th day of school so I took in a picture of GG Mabel for show & tell--here she is at her party. She's sweet!</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HktuE1OCiEUdpBP4cHuyE5wFx7sa3mJBuesQmbxzJlHJ19WKhW3MObfa_I1C9-SBiiN2gDFvLL2ewuWuS7Ey0QPmDwUj-cx9KPfeJt7vZx1lQz92Wzl_AecjC6_v0UUbrzy-aSq78JY/s1600-h/015.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5HktuE1OCiEUdpBP4cHuyE5wFx7sa3mJBuesQmbxzJlHJ19WKhW3MObfa_I1C9-SBiiN2gDFvLL2ewuWuS7Ey0QPmDwUj-cx9KPfeJt7vZx1lQz92Wzl_AecjC6_v0UUbrzy-aSq78JY/s200/015.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440334520041989858" border="0" /></a>Nance Leedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15670177225141332460noreply@blogger.com3