Dot & Whimsy

 I was up this past Tuesday with a special Christmas card for 

 I created a 3-D window for Newton to peek through by stamping on a 

piece of recycled plastic packaging with Staz-On ink.

Next, I stamped the same image onto the blue snowflake paper and then the 

yellow paper for the moon.  I cut strips of paper for the window panes and adhered

them to the paper before adding the 'window' over it with foam adhesive 

(placed around the perimeter of the plastic in a thin strip).

Finally, Newton was stamped onto brown cardsock, cut out and added to the 

top of the plastic with Zip Dry Glue! 

You could get really creative and add some things inside of the window such

as sequins, beads, etc. but I chose to add dots of glitter to the background

paper...looks really cool!

Hope you had a terrific Thanksgiving!

Happy Saturday, everyone!

It has been a whirlwind around the McDaniel household, so

I'm trying my best to get caught up on all of the projects that I've

had up over the past couple of weeks :)

Today I'm sharing a fun little tutorial that I shared at 

It's easy to change the look of the Vivenne Collection speech bubble

with an embossing folder and alcohol marker...come by 

the BG Blog and see how I put it all together!

Yesterday I was up on the 

 with a little "Paper Play" fun incorporating various dies

 along with the new Bella Rouge Collection.

 If you have a princess in your life, then this collection of papers and embellishments

 will be perfect for creating room decor or a sweet sign/door hanger such as this:

  I started with a 4X6 scallop die, although you could use a rectangle shape 

of the same size. The dies that I've used are from Top Dog Dies with the exception

 of the oval shape. You may also find a pre-cut chipboard shape and just trace

 the design onto the patterned paper.

  I attached the top and bottom scalloped pieces by gluing a die-cut heart over the two.

 I used an oval shaped die to cut out the sentiment from the 4X4 journaling card.

  To make the butterflies: Fold a piece of paper in half; lay a heart die 

(or use a heart punch) along the crease of the paper as shown above. 

Be sure overhang the point of the heart off of the paper so that the entire 

shape doesn't cut through. When the hearts are opened you will have a butterfly shape! 

 

 Layer the centers with chipboard shapes, buttons, etc.  

 Two holes were punched through the top sides of the chipboard and a length of

 ribbon knotted through for the hanger. Next I tied a boutique-style bow and

 added one of the pretty Frayed Flowers to the center.  

Dies make projects such as these quick and easy. 

This would also make a fun project for a girl's party...just pre-cut the pieces

 and have them assemble and embellish with Bella Rouge!

Pink Paislee Product: Bella Rouge Collection

See more ideas on the Pink Paislee Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Thursday!  I was up this week at
DOODLEBUG DESIGNS

with this "Thankful For Nature" Board Book that I created with 
"Happy Camper" and "Friendly Forrest" Collections.

Both of the collections are filled with the cutest critters, so I wanted to showcase
 them in the form of a board book!  I started with a couple of 4.5"X5.5" dies by
Top Dog Dies and sheets of heavyweight chipboard.  

I used some assorted alphabet stickers for the cover.

I cut the base pages from 12X12 papers and the oval inset was cut from 6X6 papers...
I love the mix of larger prints with the smaller ones!  

Welcome to Day #2 of the November Releases from

Today we have the "Beautiful Blizzard" Stamp Set

I stamped the various snowflakes onto the greyish blue paper with Electric Purple
Neon Pigment Ink by Tsukineko.  Before the ink dried (it's very creamy, so it
takes a few minutes to dry without a heat gun) I sprinkled on some iridescent glitter.
I also went back with a glue pen and highlighted some of the areas of the
snowflakes and sprinkled on extra glitter.
The centers were adorned with glittery Sprinkles enamel dots by Doodlebug Design.

Would you like to win “Beautiful Blizzard”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!  

Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release posts.

 Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win.

 You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on 

the better your chances are of winning!  

You have until Tuesday, November 11th at 9pm CDT to comment 

  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Wednesday, November 12th. 

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Brooke
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Shellye McDaniel
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Tessa Wise
 Donna Mikasa (Guest Designer)

Enjoy the hop! 

Welcome to Day #1 of the November Releases from

Today we have the "Winter Tails" Stamp Set

I stamped Winston onto solid white cardstock, colored with watercolor pencils

 and glittered the snowball with iridescent glitter.  The 'hills' were cut from 

Authentique Paper's Cozy Collection with templates by Kiwi Lane.  

I also stamped the snowy hills with Tuxedo Black ink and highlighted 

just under the stamping with white marble glitter.

Would you like to win “Winter Tails”?
This set will be given away to TWO lucky winners! 

Here's how to win: 

Comment on the NND blog and Design Team and Guest blogs (see list below)!  

Two winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs release posts.

 Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win.

 You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on 

the better your chances are of winning!  

You have until Tuesday, November 11th at 9pm CDT to comment 

  -- winners will be announced on the blog post on Wednesday, November 12th. 

Newton's Nook Designs
Taheerah Atchia
Lydia Brooke
Larissa Heskett
Samantha Mann
Crafty Math-Chick
Shellye McDaniel
Jess Moyer
Stephanie Muzzulin
Danielle Pandeline
Tessa Wise
 Donna Mikasa (Guest Designer)

Enjoy the hop! 

Happy Sunday!  I was recently up at 

with a "Four or More" photo project that I was really excited to take on.

 I'm generally a three-photo-or-less type of scrapper, but I found a

 way to stick with three larger photos and then added a smaller photo as an embellishment! 

I started out by cutting the Shine Patterned Paper (diagonal stripe) apart along 

one of the lines and then layered it on top of the Beautiful Patterned Paper (yellow dot).

 Then I had a thought to create a intersection by adding the reverse side of the cut

 Shine paper...it was the perfect juncture for the beginning of the title.

 The photos were printed at wallet size and then trimmed down to leave just a

 small white border around each. I took the photo of Bear and used a 1.75" circle

 die to cut out his face. A 2" scalloped punch was used to create a black 

background for the photo; the two were layered together with foam adhesive. 

By embellishing and adding a bow, it made an eye-catching focal point.

 

I accented the photos with various chipboard hearts and washi tape stickers.

 I adhered the washi tape to cardstock and then trimmed out...this allowed me to

 add them to the layout with foam adhesive. 

 I typed out the journaling and then trimmed into strips. 

The Transparent Alphas were adhered with a micro adhesive dot, but you can 

also run through through a Xyron Sticker Maker, machine stitch or attach them with brads! 

Collection used: Bella Rouge

See more Bella Rouge projects on the Pink Paislee Blog!

Have a great week!

I have a sweet Christmas tree tutorial with

"Evergreen Collection" available!

The BG Blog is down, but you can still download this easy-to-make decoration:

Here is a link for the FREE PDF Download...enjoy!

Hi there!  I was up yesterday with
DOODLEBUG DESIGNS
and  a Frosty Friends Gift Set that includes a handmade card
and altered paper mache ornament!  Whether you're in need of a Christmas
 or New Year's gift, this idea will suit either to a tee!

Good Monday to you!  

It's been a few days since I've blogged so there will

be lots of catching up to do this week :)
First I wanted to share my "Pinterest Monday" card with

Here is a look at the amazing geometrical print that we used

as inspiration for our projects today:

 (credit for photo here)

I was initially drawn to the grid created by the small lines and immediately

 thought of using different swatches of paper in the four segments. 

 And of course I love, love, love circles so I went rummaging through the 

Free Fallin' Kit (and Add-On Kit) for round embellishments to cluster together!

 I made the card a 5X7 size instead of the standard A2;  I just wanted more

 space to showcase the cluster of fun as well as the mix of patterns. 

 I cut a mat to 5X7 and then proceeded to layer on the strips of paper.  

Next, I machine stitched the pieces together to give an even more homespun feel.

 I was excited to try out the wood veneer shapes with the Garden Grass ink dauber 

...works beautifully!

 I didn't really want an additional sentiment at the bottom right corner, but I did love the

 idea of recreating the bullet points with a couple of brown brads from my stash (there are

also enamel dots in the kit...I just missed them when making my card!)

And if you're interested, here are the November Scraptastic Club Kits!

This Life Noted Kit

Free Fallin' Main Kit

Free Fallin' Add-On Kit

 Free Fallin' Sentiment Stamps (Exclusive)

Shake It Off Main Kit

Shake It Off Add-On Kit

Shake It Off Sentiment Stamps (Exclusive)

Sentiment Series Stamps