Dot & Whimsy

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Welcome to the weekly 

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--You should be arriving here from Renee Aslette's Blog--

For the hop today, I've used the October Kit-of-the-Month!

As you can see, I've stamped the reindeer, holiday sentiment 

and holly leaves with berries and trimmed out in different ways.

I colored in the holly leaves and added a sheen of glitter to 

the little berries.  After cutting out the reindeer, I layered it

with a larger oval cut from Simple Stories Handmade Holiday!

Distressing the edges of the oval and banner lends to the homespun

feel of the papers used.  

I love any circle-style stamps where I can punch them out 

and then layer with a larger scalloped circle.  When I spotted

these adorable "Happy Halloween" circles in the kit, I knew they'd

be perfect for topping off these treat boxes for Sydnee's dance class party!

I've had these treat boxes for several years...so glad that we finally got to use them!

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That's all I have for today's hop...now time to head over to Shilo Miles' Blog!

Thank YOU

First, I would like to extend my thoughts and heartfelt prayers

to all of my friends on the East Coast...stay safe out there, y'all!

Okay, really.  

I don't know if this post was deleted from my blog or if I simply 

failed to post it in the first place...but I cannot believe that you all

have missed out (hehehe) on one of my 

Earth Friendly Friday Projects at Authentique Paper!

My husband gets tons of 'stuff' in the mail pertaining to his job: 

samples, displays, packaging, etc.

And because his 'office' is his vehicle, he doesn't have the room to haul around 

each and every thing that he's been sent.  

Take this acrylic display for example...it

was set to go in the trash and I quickly grabbed it up!

 I thought it would be a great  
Earth Friendly Friday project :)

Are you ready to
COUNTDOWN TO CHRISTMAS?
Gather up the papers & stickers from the
Festive Collection
and let's get started!

 You will also need an 8.5 X 11 acrylic frame and dry-erase marker
I also used: sewing machine, Rolled Daisy Die and
Dainty Doily Die by mftstamps.com, flat-backed adhesive
 pearls, Lollipop Font Die by Lifestyle Crafts, Cursif Font
 svg cut, buttons and hand-cut banner and holly leaves.

 

 I traced the banner from a negative space in a die-cut sheet.
Layer the round sticker onto your doily with foam dots.

 

 I love the look of the two different stitches on the papers.
 If you don't have a sewing machine handy, you could add a
pretty trim around the edges or hand-stitches.

 

 Ahhh, Authentique Papers were made for dies!
Not all paper cuts and rolls as beautifully.  These little blooms went together so quickly.  

I inserted a small foam dot into the center of each flower and then attached the pearl to it.
Although I hand-cut the holly leaves, you could use a punch, die-cut or leaf embellishments.

 

 And for the pièce de résistance:
use a dry-erase marker to creatively countdown each
day until Christmas day.  Have fun coming up with different
scripts and fonts...make each day's countdown unique :)
  
Authentique Paper Supplies:
Festive: Jolly, Merry and Believe Patterned papers; Details 12x12 Stickers

This is the final Monday for the

*sniff*

Very sad to be saying goodbye to Emily and EAD Designs.

I have thoroughly enjoyed crafting with vinyl and cool stickers!

And I will miss saying: you should be here from Rose's Happy Place :)

I layered clear Stickerz with punched shapes and patterned papers by Authentique.

 Punch by Imaginisce.

We will be having a "good-bye" hop on Wednesday, so we'll see you then!

Have a wonderful week!

It's Thursday CARDS Day with 

For both of my cards today, I've used the brand spanking new

KISS ME COLLECTION!

Every single thing (except crochet thread) is from Bella Blvd!

For the leaves I used a heart punch...I wanted something different

and whimsical...I think it did the trick :)

For this, I embossed the kraft card in a swiss dot pattern to match

the Designer Tape, papers and chipboard letters!

Come on over to bellablvd.typepad.com today and 

check out all of the inspiration!

I {heart} makin' stuff with Bella Blvd ♥
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I do believe it's "Show Me Your Craft Room" day over at the
AUTHENTIQUE BLOG
blog.authentiquepaper.com
I'll show off my room later on today :)
See y'all!

Wednesday Greetings!

First up let me mention the newest collection on tap for 

I.love.this.

They've changed things up for the new year!  

I just received my design team box of this new release and I was 

tickled PINK to see adorable sticker sheets, washi and BUTTONS...

you know I love some buttons!

Be on the look-out for this collection of LOVE coming to your

favorite scrap stores soon :)

Now, onto my latest layout for 

This page features products from the October Scrapbook Kit

by The Paper Bakery!  Sarah also offers Mixed Media and Altered Project Kits

Tomorrow is CARDS day at Bella Blvd, so I'll be seeing you then :)

 **If you are here for the Paper Issues/Unity Blog Hop click here**

I'll be sharing my newest layout for 

THE PAPER BAKERY 

tomorrow, but I didn't realize that I didn't blog

about the mini album that I posted last week...oops!

 I've used the October Paper Bakery Scrapbook Kit and these adorable

house-shaped cut-outs from Michaels.  Seems to be the perfect size for minis, which

 are my first love when it comes to papercrafting…if I’m given a chance to do one, I do it LOL.

I used a Unity Stamp and I Top punch by Imaginisce in creating the

sun and clouds :)

 First, I simply trace the house pattern onto desired paper, trim out

and begin embellishing.  I also cut out a smaller photo/mat for each page.

 I like to incorporate my favorite paper punches...they're great for

layering and adding a unique look to your album. 

 Mini albums are a terrific way to showcase a special event in your life!

See more inspiration using the October Kit at the

Paper Bakery Blog!

And if you're in search for a kit club, then check out the

amazing project, mixed media and scrapbook kits available each month

 Goodnight!  Be back tomorrow :)

If you are here for the Blog Hop of
Unity Stamp & Paper Issues, click here

Welcome to the Monday installment of the

Only one more Monday to share our EAD projects with you :(

As you probably know, EAD will no longer be taking orders and

will be closing their doors at the end of this month.

My daughter went to her very first Halloween party over

the weekend.  I can't remember ever buying my kids a costume.  

We've always used resources from around the house!  

Yes, call me a tight-wad I don't care LOL

Let me share what she came up with....she called herself a 'nerd ballerina'

I thought she looked like Junie B Jones :)

 Ahhh, thank goodness for Dance costumes, right!?!

She wanted a little 'hostess' gift for her friend, so

we came up with this:

Clear pillow boxes are just perfect for vinyl from EAD!

We literally finished this in 5 minutes...and her friend was 

absolutely ecstatic!  Win, Win!

Glad you stopped by!

Welcome to the

sponsored by 

Being a part of both Design/Creative Teams makes this hop

even more exciting and fun for me! 

 Cassie (owner of Paper Issues) created some very special kits for us

 to use in conjunction with Unity Stamps with the theme being:

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we were 

thinking pink, along with inspirational messages for all women, whether

they are a breast cancer survivor or not.  All women have been affected

in one way or another by this type of cancer.  

For my project I have created a layout of my Mamaw Bea at her

90th Birthday Party.  In her 90 years she has been through so much:

losing two sons, a husband, parents, a grandchild and having been

in a major car wreck and dealing with the recuperation associated with that.

  Through it all, she's been one to pull herself up by her boot-straps and 

carry on.  Since her 90th birthday Mamaw has suffered from dementia and

failing health all-together.  But she's still as feisty as ever!

One of her sisters in the photo is a breast cancer survivor...I thought these

photos would be a nice tribute to these women of strength.

Along with the Paper Issues Kit, I've used these beautiful stamps by Unity:

After layering my patterned papers, I stamped on the grid image (love that!)

and used one of the sentiments on a kraft tag provided by Cassie.  

I think that it all came together quite lovely ♥

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1. Like Unity Stamp Co. on Facebook

2. Like Paper Issues on Facebook

3. Leave a comment that you did both on Paper Issues blog

4. Link up a project on Paper Issues blog for a Bonus Entry

And don't forget to shop Paper Issues at Etsy:

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 Here is a complete list of the hop in order:

Paper Issues blog: http://paperissues.blogspot.com/

Corri Garza http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

Jen Albracht Erickson http://shut-up-its-true.blogspot.com/

Karen Maldonado http://www.reallifeinpictures.blogspot.com/

Mandy Kay Starner http://heyheymandykay.com/

Natalie Dever http://www.dougnat.blogspot.com/

Nina Yang http://waffleflower.com/

Renee Aslette http://reneeaslette.blogspot.com/

Shellye Procter McDaniel http://paperedcottage.blogspot.com/

Shilo Miles http://papermeetsglue.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Muzzulin http://handmade75.blogspot.com/

Thienly Azim http://modpaperie.blogspot.com/

Unity blog: http://www.theunitystampco.blogspot.com/

I'm so happy that you're hopping with us today...I hope you enjoy the inspiration :)

Thank You!

Happy Friday, Happy Friday!

I have a project up today over at the 

Mornin' Y'all!

Welcome to this week's 

**You should be arriving here from Renee Aslette's Blog**

I haven't had a chance to craft with one of 

Authentique's newest collections, Original,

 so I thought this hop the perfect venue to do so...

especially paired up with the gorgeous "Share Your Smile"

Itty Bitty Authentique/Unity co-branded stamp!

I stamped the wire dress form image in a vibrant blue
Kaleidacolor by Imagine Craft and colored in lightly with a blue watercolor.
All of the patterned papers and stickers are from the Original Collection.

I've had the pleasure of hosting this month's Unity Challenge: Pumpkins.
Here are two samples that I made for it!

 Both were created using a shape and background stamp from the
Unity August Kit-of-the-Month
I invite you to come on over and play along with us!
**Deadline is November 14th**
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Let's hop on to Shilo Miles' Blog and see what she's stamped up for us today :)
ENJOY!

It's here, it's finally here!

The newest, cutest, most adorable collection by

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I'm crafting up some fun stuff with this collection as we speak!

Visit the Bella Blog as the Design Team will begin bringing all sorts

of inspiration throughout the coming weeks ♥

 Now, is that some luscious eye-candy or what?!?

See you in a bit :)

Good Evening

I need to share my Bella Blvd cards for this week

before I forget!  Normally, it's Cards Thursday, but this week,

due to a BIG reveal tomorrow, we're having Cards Tuesday :)

Supplies:
Flirty: Bits A Bella, Label Additions Stickers, Heart Throb Paper; Sophisticates: Sprinklers & Lace Plum Paper; Ciao Chip Elements: Stars & Hearts; Designer Tape: Pickle Juice Chevron; Button Market: Hot Pink Flowers

Check back tomorrow for the newest
BELLA BLVD REVEAL!
Goodnight y'all