This is Clarice the Reindeer. Isn’t she cute? I just noticed that she is missing an eyelash. She had a bit of a rough ride back from Virginia. This is another project I got to make while I was away. It was designed by Heather Summers as part of her Simply Holidays class.
On my return trip from Virginia, Stephanie dropped me off at the airport in what we though was plenty of time (at my Atlanta airport it would have been). But I got to the security line and it was a line with only 2 people checking so we stood, and stood and stood and more people kept coming. They finally added another couple of people but by this time I was really getting concerned that I would be late because I still had to take the little bus thing to the actual terminal. I haven’t been in this airport in a long time so I was a bit unsure of where I was going. Finally it is my turn at security – one bag through, my second bag with all my stamped creations, stamps, catalog – all the important stuff – gets stopped and studied – not a good sign. It comes out and the lady grabs it and says “who’s bag is this” – now this really isn’t good – what could be wrong – I don’t have anything in there. So I have to go with her to the table and she opens the bag – out pops my little Clarice – and the lady kind of looks at it, and then I have cards, and a box (with 4 brads in the lid – metal), and an empty little mini bottle (apparently that was one of the problems- but it was empty and didn’t even have a lid on it) with a pretty tag (I’ll be showing that later as it is a future class project) – and she keeps pulling stuff out and touching it all, and my GoGo Boots alphabet Sizzlet dies (I guess they do have metal in them too – but they are so thin – and I certainly can’t hurt anyone with them). So I pipe up real quick – “oh, I made that, and that too, and the tag, and that too, and they are stamps and its made out of paper, and, and,…..”) And I’m thinking please hurry I’m going to miss my flight. But now she wants to see everything I made and I think she no longer thinks there is a problem she just wants to see it and touch it. Finally she says – “Ok you can go, you are very talented, I’ll let you put it all back in, just go on now…” – I frantically try to get it all back in – I had it so nice so it wouldn’t get messed up – but not anymore. I rush through to find the bus thing and get to the right terminal. I got to the gate as they started boarding my flight. What a relief – got my seat, sat next to a nice lady that lived in SC and we talked for the entire flight! So anyway Clarice lost an eyelash and one ear was missing by the time we got home.
This is a triangle box – it is actually the same box that I made back at Valentine’s and filled with candy. It is a great box because you don’t need any adhesive to hold it shut – the ribbon hold it shut (the one by the nose). Heather had 2 other holiday designs that I have yet to make – but I will – I do a lot of things in three’s because I have three boys and that way each can have a different one. It is all Stampin’ Up! supplies and doesn’t even have any stamping on it. I did do some sponging though so I did use ink and punches of course.
It is almost time for stamp club so I’m going to go for now.
Have a great weekend!
