Dot & Whimsy

I just love banners.

I'm so glad that someone decided to

bring them into the forefront of crafting!  I have made

banners for myself and to sell...can't get enough of 'em!

When I received my box of goodies for designing with 

I quickly jotted down the idea for a sweet banner

for Sydnee's room!

After painting the Maya Road scalloped banners in a 

bright candy pink, I distressed the chipboard with a bit of 

walnut ink.  The triangle portion of the banner was covered in 

patterned papers by My Mind's Eye and then embellished with all sorts 

of yummy goodies!

I love these scalloped dies by Lifestyle Crafts...they work with 

all sorts of die-cutting machines...and who doesn't love doilies?!?

One of my very favorite aspects of crafting is digging waaay back in your

stash and coming up with some gems that you'd forgotten about...like the glitter

alphas by K & CO :)

Fun little 3-D Stickers by K&CO and puffy 

dimensional stickers by Martha Stewart, matched the papers perfectly.

Each panel was outlined in a shabby silver tinsel trim!

You must get some of these!  I'm in love with these 3-D Acrylic Flowers

from PRO 31...they have tons of colors and an 

assortment of shapes on hand.

And while you're at it, you must have some of the 

beautiful Wheat Sprays...and what's not to love about

a dear white dove?  They offer small and large sizes.  Did you know

that you can alter the color by adding alcohol inks?  That's a pretty cool fact :)

the other end to whatever you'd like to hang it from.To attach all of the banners together, I used a length of
blue Rose and Sequin Trim and Fabri-Tac. 

Let me know if you have any questions about this project.
I know that photos can be a little deceiving about dimension and those
little details...I'll be happy to share.
Glad to see you today...I appreciate you coming by!

Monday, already?

Yes, yes it is and time for the 

AND

You should be arriving here from Rose's Happy Place

It's very seldom that I make a card without a sentiment on the front, 

but this design fit my need perfectly!

I've used the sweet cupcake motif from the

and My Mind's Eye Lime Twist papers.  I applied

the Stickerz to a piece of kraft paper (to match my card base)

and trimmed out.  A little bit of machine stitching, ribbon and 

small flat pearls finish up my notecard :)

Time to head over to see what the talented Amy has for us today!

And now to announce the winner of the

Handmade Mini Album

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Congratulations, Michelle!  Just send me an email with 

your mailing address and I'll have this right out to you!!!

Thank you all for the sweet, sweet comments...I enjoy them 

more than you know!

Aren't you so glad that it's Friday?

Can I get a little

The craziest thing...we watched the weather before going

to bed last night.  We were hoping that we'd get some rain, but the

weatherman told us that it wouldn't happen. At 2 AM we awoke to 

the loudest thunder and the brightest lightening that I've ever seen.  A loud

pop struck at the front of the house and this morning we find out that one of 

our large oak trees was hit by lightening...about 20 yards from the boys' 

bedroom!  It rained all night; it's still raining :)

Sometimes you love it when the weatherman is wrong...this is one of 

those times.  We greatly needed the rain!

Wanted to share my last card for this month's 

at My Scrapbook Nook

The challenge is: Round-And-Round

I asked that everyone use at least FIVE circles on their card.

Here's mine:

I chose to use nothing but the red/pinkish tones from the 

My Mind's Eye Indie Chic Collection and coupled it with the bright green

and pale yellow from the Jillibean labels (also in July's Kit).

Also, we're having a 

These are challenges that have been posted and will be posted all

Summer long at the Nook.

My challenge is a PINSPO Challenge 

(Pinspo= Pinterest+ Inspiration)

I've asked everyone to use this subway art as inspiration for

their card

 Here's my card...using the JUNE Nook Kit

by Simple Stories

Have a greaaat weekend, friends!

I had a bit of spare time the other day, so I made up

some new colors of 

handmade crepe paper fringe for Dot & Whimsy at Etsy!

Combination of aqua, light pink and cream

Combination of lavender, grape and white

Combination of turquoise, hot pink and cream

Combination of light blue, light pink and white

Use ON THE FRINGE to decorate party hats, baskets,
cards, altered art, collage...just about anything your heart desires. 
I also take custom orders!

Happy Thursday to you!

Nothing lifts my mood quicker than

a little Christmas music and crafting...thank goodness for

I know, I know...some scoff that we're rushing the 

season, but I want to experience that Christmas Magic for 

more than just 25 days out of a month!  I guess that's why for years I've

always started preparing for Christmas in the month of July.
 It's the anticipation of that very special and exciting time of year
that I cherish the most :)

So with that, let's have a look at the brand new Christmas collection from

called 

There are so many fun paper crafting projects, as well as layouts

and cards, that can be done with a Christmas Collection, but honestly, I didn't know

where to start!  I wanted to do it all with CHRISTMAS CHEER!

I finally decided on a layout and altered frame to share this week.

I wanted to showcase several different patterns of paper on this layout, so 

I chose to use various lengths of strips as a mat for my photos.

behind the top photo.  After adding a couple of I Top Brads, the layout was complete!  

 I purchased this cute baroque frame at Kirklands, removed the glass and added my

own altered photo using CHRISTMAS CHEER!  I have a special place in my 

kitchen where I hang a little something for each holiday or season

 The large die-cuts from Imaginisce are wonderful for projects 

like this one; they're a piece of art-work in themselves!

I used the snowflake stamp from the collection

and just cut out each flake after stamping.  I added them to

the project with foam dots.

 With the I Rock Tool, I added a few red Glam Rocks...

perfect for holly berries!  I also added clear Glam Rocks to the

centers of the snowflakes.

Of course, one of my pieces wouldn't be complete without

a nice big, colorful bow on top!  The Imagi-Cut is just the right tool

for cutting AND sealing those ribbon ends.

And I have wonderful news: you can WIN your very own 

CHRISTMAS CHEER COLLECTION!

Just cruise on over to the Imaginisce Blog and comment

on each day's Christmas in July posts (we're on Day #3 today)

There will be several winners...best of luck to you!

As always, I thank you much for stopping by to see me today!

Welcome to the

You should be arriving here from the amazing Rose's Blog!

As usual, don't forget that EAD Designs will be giving away

some cool vinyl from today's blog hop :)

I picked up some Bella Blvd papers 

with an 8-page mini album in mind.  When planning the cover, I 

just had to add the adorable cauldron from the

I added the Stickerz to a scrap piece of cardstock

and carefully cut-out around the image. 

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Making this album over the weekend has made

me so ready for Fall weather and Halloween decorations!

But, I' guess I'll have to settle for crafting Halloween creations

right now...at least until mid-September LOL

Now it's off to see what Ms. Amy is sharing with us today.

Have a wonderful week!

Sharing the newest

I know so many people who love 

lighthouses...this set would be perfect for them (or you),

so be sure to let your lighthouse-lovin'-friends

know about this week's SOTW!

For $5.79 per week (includes shipping to US/Canada)

you will receive a high-quality and totally unique

red rubber stamp in the mail.  

Find out more about Unity's Stamp of the Week program

and this stamp at:

See you tomorrow!

Hello!

Hope you're having a nice Saturday.

I put the finishing touches on a new little mini album

today and got it loaded to Etsy before the hubs and I ran a 

few errands.  Although it sold while I was out, I  still wanted to share it :)

 Below are close-up photos of each page.
I used October Afternoon's sweet and whimsical CAKEWALK Collection.

 The colors are cotton-candy sweet...if I had a cottage, it would be all
decked out in these lovely vintage colors :)
I felt like a kid again while putting the album together...such fun!
Thanks for looking!

The temperature is supposed to reach 104 degrees

here in Northeast Texas today...I hope my snow-people don't melt!

(gosh that sounds silly, but I have no other introduction handy at this early hour)

I have another PRO 31 DESIGNS project to share

and yes, it has to do with a snowman and woman :)

Aren't they cute?

A few years back I bought several (well, a lot) of old tin Jell-O molds

from an antique store and my vision was to create little scenes on the tops or

insides of them. 

I first applied a coat of iridescent glitter over the tin.

(Martha Stewart's Glittering Glue works really well)

After allowing the glue to completely dry, I began adding my fun

trims from PRO 31 DESGINS:

To the top I added a silk flower, glittered snowflake ornaments,
 chipboard snowpeople and a banner from my stash.  Then I stuck in
these cool Crystal Wheat Sprays from Pro 31...I love these!
My daughter has a sweet collection of snow angles that sit out
year-around on a shelf in her room...I've added this to it!

Check out all of the beautiful products offered by Pro 31
www.pro31designs.com

Happy weekend!

Thursday afternoon greetings!

I'm up today with 

at Imaginisce Blog

This week's worth of ideas from the other Design Team 

members have been tremendous...isn't it amazing to realize

what we're inspired by in our day-to-day environment?

I created this 8.5x11 layout using the canvas print (below)

as my inspiration piece.  I love the look of collage art, so I took

that portion and adapted it to my layout.

 I used the reverse patterns from Imaginisce's HELLO CUPCAKE and 

MAKIN' WAVES papers.  To keep in proportion with the inspo piece,

I went with a 5x7 photo and various printed fonts from my computer for 

the journal strips.

And while we're at it, Imaginisce is previewing their newest 

Halloween line called

Isn't MONSTER MASH totally adorable?!? See it ALL right here!

We'll start sharing projects with you soon.

Up next week...CHRISTMAS in JULY with 

CHRISTMAS CHEER!

Thanks for droppin' by to see me!