Dot & Whimsy

Greetings!  I'm happy to be sharing one of my most recent crafts for

"Little Man" Stacked Blocks

using the new "Little Man" Collection featuring bright colors and sweet artwork!

Need a baby shower or first birthday centerpiece?  Try your hand at this oh-so-easy project!

 For the boxes, I started with a basic box cutting file from the Silhouette Design Store 

 and kraft cardstock from Carta Bella. The finished boxes measure 4”, 2.75” and 2” square.  The boxes were assembled and then five mats were cut from patterned paper for each box. 

 I used matching chalk inks to shade the edges, but you may try a walnut ink if you’re going for more of a distressed look!  Next, just adhere the mats to the four sides and tops of the boxes.

 Now, let’s embellish with goodies from the collection such as cardstock stickers, 

die-cuts and enamel dots. 

For the sides of the bottom box, I used left over kraft cardstock and the largest Scallop 

Nesting Die (measures 3.25”) to cut out four of the shapes.  Next, I die-cut four 3”circles

 from Side B of the “Plaid” Paper and attached them to the center of the scallops for

 foam adhesive.  For the front, center scallop, the “Boys Rule” Journal Card

  was cut into a 3” circle.

The middle box was embellished with various cardstock stickers and then layered with

 smaller star stickers.  To the top box, I die cut three of the medium-sized star from the

 “Dream Big” Die Set.  They were attached with foam adhesive and then embellished

 with a medium blue enamel dot. 

A hole punch was used to create a hole in the top of the box and a small piece of paper 

straw was glued into place.  A chenille pom pom was a added, along with a banner

 stick and some twine.

Buttons from my stash, larger die-cut stars layered with smaller star stickers were

 used in completing the fun look!  A grand keepsake for any “Little Man” in your life!

Are you ready to get started on your own "Little Man" project? 

 Echo Park Paper would  like to help you get started by offering one lucky

 blog reader a 6x6 "Little Man" Paper Pad!

(This is not a giveaway from www.shellyemcdaniel.com; comments here are not counted)

Thank you and good luck!

For the first card we are using the cone portion of the Ice Cream Cone Die Set 

 to make an interesting background.  The image was die-cut twice from two 

different pattern papers found in the Mini Theme.

A base paper was cut to 3 3/8”W X 4 5/8”H; this was the width and height of the 

four cones when they were placed edge to edge.  The cones were attached to the 

base paper and then machine stitched in place.

The T-Rex dinosaur was added with foam adhesive and finished off with a couple 

of stickers from the mini collection, as well as enamel dots.  The brown and green

 mats were cut from the Bundle of Joy Boy 6X6 Paper Pad.

 The second card also uses one of the dinosaur shapes from the Silhouette file, but 

I have cut it twice, from two different patterns.  I layered the two together by offsetting

 the top layer just up and to the right of the bottom piece.  I used foam adhesive to

 adhere them together.  The bottom layer adds a really cool 3-D effect.

 Using the larger of the Designer Label Dies, I die cut a small landing for the 

dinosaur shape and added it to the card-front.

The palm tree sticker was placed to the right side of the label with foam adhesive

 and the dinosaur layered on top.  From the “dinosaur” banner stickers,

 I used the “U” and “R” to create part of the card’s sentiment. 

PRODUCTS:
Dinosaur Adventure Mini ThemeIce Cream Cone Designer Die SetDesigner Label Dies Set #1Bundle of Joy A New Addition Boy 6X6 Paper Pad Dots & Stripes
Enamel Dots
Silhouette “Dinosaurs” Cut File

Have a SUPER weekend, friends!

Hello!  Let's have some fun today with the 

 I never seem to have enough masculine, little guy cards on hand,

so I came up with four cute and easy versions to share with you.

Each card also focuses on the Simply Put cards, which make card-making a breeze!

Let's start with this quick, 5 minute card first:

I cut down four different pixie straws to the same width as the 

Simply Put card and glued them in place with Zip Dry.

I embellished the side with one of my favorite monsters found in the 

Pixies pack...I just attached with some brads and then added a few 

Sprinkles for added cuteness.

And who can resist this trio?  I just had to use them on a card!

I trimmed the monsters away from the 4X6 card, corner rounded the edges and 

then layered it to the top of green Sprinkles Vellum.

A row of colorful buttons were stitched with Doodle Twine and attached with

an adhesive dot.  

And we can't forget about the sweet robot dudes throughout the collection!

Here I simply die cut a couple of different patterns from the 6X6 Paper Pad

and layered on one of the stickers.

 I used one of the Simply Put cards as the background paper and highlighted

a few of the dots with round Sprinkles.

With this last card, I just loved both sides of the Simply Put card, so

I cut it in half so that I could have a bit of both patterns!

To tie the two sides together, I added a strip of orange paper, bordered by

Doodle Twine and a border sticker.  One of the Ticket sentiments and 

dinosaur man stickers completes the look. Oh and don't forget the Sprinkles :)

Happy to see you...thanks for coming by!

  I have a handsome mini album to share that I've made using
Authentique Paper's
Suave Collection and a chipboard album by Leaky Shed Studios!
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The cover of the chipboard album comes with a die-cut overlay of numerals.
 To distress this, I used some Black Velvet Color Shine Spray and painted it on
 with a paintbrush. 

I love using the collection's 6X6 Paper Bundles for things such as die-cuts, photo mats, etc.
 For the cover, I added layers of die-cuts, punch-outs and stickers, along with some
 textured embellishments like cork arrows, ribbon and a button.

I like that the album size is 7"W X 6"H...this allows room at the side for the binding,
without taking away from the design area of the pages! 

Corrugated paper is also a nice accent for boys' pages!  

And on the bottom photo you can see how I added some dimension to the hinge
 stickers with some hand-stitching and a brad.

Plain chipboard, kraft and wooden veneers also go well with the Suave Collection.

Grunge the pieces up with ink if you'd like!

 In finishing the album, I glued on a lime green jute around the edge of the chipboard pages..
yet another great element for a boy's themed project!

Authentique Products: Suave Collection- Noble Paper; Robust Paper; Dashing Paper;
 Sharp Paper; Stately Paper; Suited Paper; Crisp Paper; Pleasant Paper; Sociable Paper;
Treasure Paper; Elements 12X8 Stickers; Details Stickers; Stamp Blocks Die-Cuts;
 Titles & Phrases Die-Cuts; Circles & Scallops Die-Cuts;

6X6 Bundle

Other Products: Leaky Shed Studio- Numbers Album; May Arts- Ribbon;  
Maya Road- Envelope; My Favorite Things- Buttons; Basically Bare- Chipboard Heart

We do a lot of off-the-page-paper-crafting at Authentique Paper...come on
over and have a look at blog.authentiquepaper.com

Thanks for the visit today!