Springfield Trip [Part 1]

I am going to start off by saying this was the most amazing and memorable trips of my whole life. I got to meet the girls that inspire me everyday. I have never laughed so hard in my life! We had a blast and have so many quotes from this weekend that I will be sharing soon (some of them anyway hehe) I have many photos to share so I will be doing this in 3 different parts, it will be in order of how the trip went :)

Part 1 appearances:
Janel
Jamie
Meesh
Carol
Jenny
Amy

After Jamie picked us up from the airport, we went sight seeing. Besides getting lost in what seemed like a giant meth lab it was an awesome experience. First we headed over to the St. Louis Arch.


So beautiful


walking walking walking


Our first photo together. From left Meesh, Amy, Jamie and Me


Then we did some shopping and eating. Had a good photo op :)


First night at Janel's. We had a blast (as you can probably tell). SISKA!!!! lol...


Me and Meesh trying on our favorite hats EVER... that belong to Janel....lol


Meesh giving all of us eye make-up tips...
"If you don't look like a hooker at first, you aren't doing it right" -Meesh
LOLOL




Janel, Amy and Me :)


Meesh hard at work even though she is on vacation


Friday morning right before leaving to head to Springfield!


Carol arrived!!!!!!!


She made me the cutest boy/girl pandas... oh em geee I LOVE THEM!!!


Heading to the RVA store. Amy, Carol and Me


We then went to the RVA art walk party :)
This is me and Jenny's excited face


Janeley Belly (HAHAHA) and the cute cupcakes they decorated


Elsie's new paintings, we called it our BFF collection because we pretty much bought all of them. Can you guess the one I got?? Panda one maybe?


Carol and Amy at the RVA store


Me and Janel counting...our....things...hehe, of course she won!!


I know I didn't get to the tattoo part, so I will cheat and give you a sneak peek :)



Elsie sketched a large part of this tattoo for me :) I am so excited to be able to say I have her artwork on me :) Her name is Alli Bear, in honor of this weekend. Those of you that were there, know the secret meaning behind it ;P hehe

I did quite a bit of RVA shopping and got some cute stuff for my next Giveaway, so once I reach 200 followers I will announce it, YAY!!! You won't want to miss out on this one, trust!
xoxo,
Lindsay

P.S. Ashley did a little sprucing on my blog while I was gone!! Thanks so much, I love it!!! I got a new blog button too!!!!


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Finally Easter Class

Have you heard about the Finally Easter class??? I am so excited to be in this class!!! There are 7 projects and the class runs for 2 weeks. She is even having a giveaway to you can win a spot in the class!!!

Project list:

Bunny slippers - to keep you company as well as your toes cozy!

Hoppy Easter-banner - welcome the new season and holiday with a cute banner!

Placemat - make a festive table with a sewn placemat

Easter bunny - sew your own Easter bunny

A festive headband - spice up your holiday outfit with a fun headband

Something edible - a girl gotta eat, esp. yummy treats!

Napkin ring - add a special touch to your Easter table with sweet napkin rings


The class will begin March 20th and end the 1st of April. How can you not join??? It's ony $14 ($2 a project) and you get to make super cute projects for Easter!!! So hop hop hop on over to Stina's blog for more details!!!

Hope everyone has an awesome weekend!! I'll be back on Sunday with tons of pics from the Springfield trip!!!

xoxo,
Lindsay

Happy Mail Wednesday

Yay another installment of Happy Mail!! I have to admit, I was a tad bit spoiled this week!

I want to start Happy Mail off with this amazingly sweet letter Janel wrote me. I was in tears by the end of it. Thank you Janel for making my day!! I can't wait to see you..TOMORROW!!!!! Love you!!


I also got my Happy Mail package from one of my partners this month, Lehua. She completely spoiled me rotten. Tons of Panda amazingness. Journal she handmade, button photo album, button journal, panda biscuits, panda stickers, Hello Kitty pencils, headband, nail stickers, cute felt, panda deco tape, cute organizer, panda notepad.... wowzers!!! I LOVE LOVE it all!!!


Here is a close-up of the journal she made me, isn't it gorgeous???? I love the wood grain and the flower!!! Thanks so much Lehua!


I had to take a pic of the cute panda printed biscuits. They were so yummy, my favorite of course was the chocolate centered ones. MMMM!!


Gina sent me some surprise Happy Mail, we just so happen to be March happy Mail partners too!! She made me this super adorable Panda journal and this cutey panda pin. It was a very sweet surprise! She has been working on a project with me for a little while and it's coming out so super cute! There are some sneak peeks on her blog, it may or may not have to do with pandas!!!


I also received my Happy Mail package from Laura. She sent tons of stamps, this super cute Mom Journal (which I love to pieces) lots of scrap booking supplies, 10 Reasons Why I Love My Husband scrap booking kit, and some colored envelopes which I'm sure I will be using quite frequently.


I also custom ordered one of her 2010 planners in jumbo size. It turned out amazing! The owl on the front is too cute!!


Every page has some sort of cute embellishment and so much room to write all my stuff out. I love love love it!!! Thanks Laura!!


I also got this sweet cupcake plushie from Cat, I love it!! I have it sitting right next to my laptop on my desk!! I love the sprinkles on the top, such a cute touch! Thanks Cat!


And last, but by far least.. I got a Happy Mail package from of my very good friends Meg. We weren't Happy Mail partners, but we did a "little" swap on our own. When I opened her package, it put me in tears. She bought 2 of my most favorite paintings that I had posted a few posts back!!! OH EM GEEE!!!!! I already have them framed and on my wall. I definitely felt the panda love!!! I got tons of adorable panda notepads, panda paintings, panda scrabble necklace, panda charm (which just so happens I'm in the process of making a panda themed charm bracelet), Panda zipper pouch, panda scrapbooking stuff, panda stamp, panda buttons, tons of cute notebooks and to do pads, she crocheted me the cutest panda bow and Hello Kitty bow (which Kaylee wore last night) as well as the adorable panda necklace, she even bought one of Jamie's super cute embroidered Happy Mail envelopes!!!! Thank you so much Meg, you are amazing. You went above and beyond. Love you Girl and thank you times a million.


Here is the adorable cupcake/panda charm close-up, oh my gosh I LOVE it!!



And here is the cute panda scrabble tile necklace, which I can't get over how cute it is!!


I redid my craft room this week, took down 70% of the stuff that was up there and replaced it or moved things around. I will post pics of my new and improved craft room next week when I get back from the Springfield trip. Can't wait to see everyone!!!! Now to get finished packing and snuggle all my babies before I leave!!!! Wish me luck on the plane ride, I'm absolutely terrified to fly, with very good reason, (but that is for another post).

I'll be back on Sunday!!! I may have a scheduled blog going up too you can keep an eye out for ;D

xoxo,
Lindsay

P.S. I am so close to 200 followers so I will be giveaway shopping when I'm in Springfield. Maybe, just maybe I will be picking up some uber cute stuff from the RVA store for my 200 followers celebration!!! :D

Feature Me Monday

1. What is your name, tell us a little bit about yourself, and what you do.

My name is Jeannie Lutz. I am from Nashville, TN, and I am currently in Knoxville at school at the University of Tennessee. I am a full time student, a manager at Pump it up (an inflatable party place), and I'd like to think of myself as a full time crafter. ;-) I mainly scrapbook, but I love to pull out some paints and a sewing project every now and again. I am twenty years old, and I successfully pull of the 10 years younger look. I have a fabulous boyfriend, an amazing family, and a perfect kitten named Moo.


2. Where can we find you? (links)

My blog
My Portfolio at Scrap In Style TV


3. What’s your obsession right now?

Crafting wise - GOLDEN PAINTS. I freaking love them! They are so smooth to paint with, and there are so many products that Golden makes that can totally change the way they look and feel. I love the versatility! But just in general life talk - I have been drinking defense Vitamin Water like nobody's business! Yum!
　



4. Where do you get your inspiration and what keeps you motivated?

I read a ridiculous amount of blogs. I like to think that it helps with my reading skills. ;-) But I seriously do, and that is where I get a majority of my inspiration from. I also browse through the gallery at Scrap In Style TV (www.scrapinstyletv.com). One thing that I have found that really helps keep my mojo going is to have my scrapbooking stuff out at all times. So I have a section of my room that I like to think of as my studio. I have paper racks, shelves and clear drawers that hold all my crafting supplies. Being able to see it at all times really helps jump start my creativity every day.




5. What are your top 5 favorite blogs?

Oh man, this is so hard! In no particular order:

The One in Pink Sarah is a friend's fiance, who is a professional blogger in LA. Her blog is so freaking cute, and she touches on topics from cute technology and gadgets to daily life.


Inspiration Everywhere Michelle has an amazing art journaling style that I just love! I am a frequent over at her blog getting inspiration for my art journaling.


Hey! Jen Renee Jennifer Geigley is so amazing! She is a graphic designer with some major talent! She's also got the cutest three year old I've ever seen. :) Her scrapbooking is really graphic and a complete inspiration!


Glow in the Dark Soul Elaine's talent in sketch journaling is incredible. I absolutely love every single one of her pages!


Freckled Nest Of course, Leigh-Ann is fabulous! I really enjoy her variety of crafts and her fun style. Plus, what's better than LIVE vlogging? (Check out LA-TV)


But of course there are so many other inspirations. And I follow a ridiculous number of people. :)
　

6. If you could only eat 1 food the rest of your life, what would it be?

Chicken Mini's from Chick-fil-A. Mmm. That just made me hungry.

Make sure to stop by my blog and say hello! :)




Hope you guys enjoyed the feature!! Jeannie makes some very pretty and amazing scrap pages, she is incredibly talented!! Make sure to show her some love and leave her a few comments on here and on her blog!
xoxo,
Lindsay