Dot & Whimsy

Hey, y'all!

Now that the "Seasons Givings" Hop is over

and winners have been sent their packages, I wanted to

announce some exciting news that I've been holding off sharing...

Happy Saturday!

I have some happy news to share today:

I'm thrilled to be a part of one of my absolute FAVORITE adhesive companies,

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Welcome new Design Team members, starting on April 1st:
Linsey Rickett
Shannon Morgan
Shellye McDaniel
Teri Anderson
Valerie Ward

Joining our current members:
Christine Emberson
Christine Meyer
Dana Tatar
Judy Hayes
Terri Burson
Tracy McLennon
Yvonne van de Grijp

After a year's hiatus, I'm quite excited to be be joining these super talented ladies :)

Have a wonderful finish to your weekend!

Shellye

Happy news for this Happy Friday!

I'm extremely delighted to have been chosen for the 

and 

I really, really missed designing for Xyron (I was with them in 2014)

so I literally jumped at the chance to rejoin their fabulous team!

Projects by the team can often be seen on HSN, so stay tuned!

Echo Park Paper and its sister company, Carta Bella 

have combined teams for the new year! 

 It was an honor to be asked to stay on

and create projects for these two creative companies!

I hope you have a fun weekend!

Greetings!  I'm happy to have you here as I announce

that I've been invited to be a part of the 

I can't wait to start crafting with all of their fabulous tools and products!

As things start to roll in, I'm giving them a try...everything has been so easy

and so much fun to use: Alphabet Punch Board, Banner Punch Board, Template Studio, etc.

I know that I will be inspired by my fellow teammates and you will be too :)

Thanks for letting me share!

XOXOX

Happy middle-of-the-week, everyone!

I have a bit of fun news to share....

It has been quite some time since I have applied for a "DT Call", but I just

couldn't pass up this opportunity to try out for one of my very favorite

papercrafting companies!  

I look forward to creating cute things with their cute products and designing

alongside my newest team-mates!  I'll be sharing more with you soon :)

 

I'm beginning a new journey, while revisiting an old friend!

I was extremely excited at the offer to join the 

side of the Illustrated Faith Creative Team!

Having been with Bella Blvd as a card and altered designer

for a couple of years, I jumped at the chance to be a part of this new

endeavor that Stephanie and the Bella team was embarking upon.

While I do plan on sharing artwork in my own journaling bible, for

now I will be showing some other ideas for using the beautiful 

products: cards, altered books/journals, home decor, etc.

Here is a peek at what I'm working on:

 

I will be sharing my newest project at the Bella Blvd Blog next

Tuesday, so please come over and take a look :)

The Illustrated Faith team has been introduced on the blog

and they have some amazing peeks of their artwork!

Hi everyone and happy Tuesday!

I have some exciting news to share and a peek at

a card that I have up with Basic Grey today.

First, I'm very excited to have been invited to continue creating 

with Basic Grey and these amazing team-mates for 2015

And today I have a really fun, interactive card up using the J'Adore Collection:

The card idea comes with a step-out tutorial for putting it together, so

please come by and visit the Basic Grey Blog today :)

I hope you enjoy it...let me know if you have questions!

I've always been a huge, huge fan of 

so it is with sheer delight that I can announce this:

We'll be sharing some of our "about us" and projects over the next month :)
www.echoparkpaper.com

I'm off to the CHA Winter Show in Anaheim, California on Thursday morning

bright and early!  If you're going, I hope that I get to see you!

I love them and I'm so happy that they still love me enough to keep

me around for another year!

The products just keep getting better and better

and I'm honored to represent them with my cards, minis and other altered stuff :)

Thank you, SIMPLE STORIES and congrats to the rest of the team!

Today is day five of the "Meet the Design Team" at 

and there are three chances for you to win some ribbon!

Each new 2014-15 team member will be sharing some about themselves

as well as some of their favorite May Arts projects :)

And be sure to stop by each day this week to have your name entered

for the prize drawing www.mayarts.com/blog

GOOD LUCK!

I'm so, so, so excited about this new design team adventure!

The most cutest stamps ever.  I fell in love with the look and fell even more in love

with how they stamp....ahhhh...they're amazing.  Really.

The images are crisp and the fonts are charming and whimsical.

Newton's Nook Design is the brainchild of artist, Jennifer Jackson. 

The company's little mascot, the orange tabby cat, is actually Newton!

He also has a sidekick named, Winston, who is a bear.  

They're adorable. 

Newton's Nook will be celebrating their 1st Anniversary this month, so 

please make plans to stop by the blog and check things out.

And if you'd like to shop, you can find them at www.newtonsnookdesigns.com

Thanks for letting me share!

So excited to have been asked to join the 

Design Team for the remainder of 2014!

I love, love, love the adorable cut files that you can find at Miss Kate's...

AND if you love cutting files too, be sure to check out their blog each day

and grab their DAILY FREEBIE!

I have several projects coming up using Miss Kate Cuttables and I can't

wait to share the cuteness with you!  

Just click --here-- to grab this sweet 'lil guy :)

Thanks for letting me share the news with you!

I feel in love with Chickaniddy Crafts the first time that I saw it, so

I was beyond thrilled when I was asked to join as an "Altered Girl" artist for the 

Spring-Summer 2014!

If you're unfamiliar with this new company, then you must come over and check out

the adorable products and to meet the rest of the newest Design Team!

We will begin sharing projects very soon...stay tuned :)

I'm so excited to share that I've been asked to join the 

for the Winter/Spring of this year!

I will be sharing in creativity with the following ladies:

 
enthusiasm and often watch 'papercrafting' day just to see her live :)

I'll be sharing more soon...I can't wait to get started!

to my crafty friends!

2014 has started off with a couple of announcements:

First, I am really very happy to be representing

again for a third year!  

Just wait until you see the new product that will begin

revealing this next week...swoonnnn!

And another company that is near and dear to my heart:
PINK PAISLEE

You will see lots of new faces for the 2014 year;

myself, along with Jess Mutty and the Digital Team are the

only ones to carry over from last year.  

A talented lot of ladies and super sweet to boot!

Pink Paislee is taking on an entirely different look for the new year...

you will not believe your eyes...it's THAT good :)

Again, everyone will be starting the reveals of their newest

 Collections and Products next week!

has a quick little sneak of some of their newest things up today:

  Stop by the blog and see a little sampling:

I am so very excited and happy to announce the grand opening of 

and that I will be one of the designers who will be working with their dies over

the next couple of months!  I love some dies, so this is right up my alley!

As you can see, aside from their own exclusive dies, they also offer dies

from other companies, including Tattered Lace dies from the United Kingdom.

They also have a "Rewards" buying program in place so that you can earn coupons

and discounts!  Between now and October 20th, you can earn double reward's points!

(Look for point values at the bottom of each item)

And happy World Cardmaking Day!

Good Tuesday morning!

I'm happy to share that the announcement of the

is up...congratulations to the new team...I am very excited to be back for another year :)

Some familiar faces and some that I haven't had the pleasure of meeting yet...can't wait to meet them all!

Over the next couple of weeks, the new team will be formally introduced 

along with a few of their tryout projects.  In the meantime we will be saying

a fond farewell to the 2012-13 team.

Today we are welcoming and blog-hopping with the new 

I've done quite a bit of 'guesting'(or 'cycling' as it's called in LYBland) for 

Little Yellow Bicycle over the past couple of years, so I was thrilled to be invited to

be a part of the newest Biker Team (formerly known as Bikers Chicks).  

So many wonderful new things are in store for this company and I'm very excited to be along for the ride!

Mitchell Kraft - http://mitchellkraft.com/
Eva Pizarro - http://evascrap.blogspot.com/
Melinda Spinks - http://thescrapfarm.blogspot.com/
Mou Saha - http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
Tamara Tripodi - http://happylifecraftywife.com/
You are here --->Shellye McDaniel - http://www.shellyemcdaniel.com/
Audrey Pettit - http://audreypettit.wordpress.com/
Suzanne Sergi - http://scrappinthedetails.typepad.com/scrappin_the_details/
Jen Chesnick - http://www.mrschez.typepad.com/
Heather Leopard - http://thespottedleopard.blogspot.com/
Robbie Herring - http://robbiesphotoblog.blogspot.com/
Vicki Boutin - http://vickiboutin.typepad.com/
Liz Qualman - http://lizqualman.blogspot.com/

Naturals buttons with the green in them...I proceeded with stitching each in place with green
jute twine and adding a small bow to the center of the heart!  I think it worked out nicely :)
If you find adhering clear vellum or plastic pieces to your projects, try using
one of the various Xyron's sticker makers! 

*GIVEAWAY*GIVEAWAY*GIVEAWAY*
Comment through the entire hop and you'll be in the running for one of the
Little Yellow Bicycle Collections: Just Because, Fern & Forrest Boy or Girl

**Your next stop is the amazing, Audrey Pettit's Blog**

Enjoy the hop, meeting the new folks and the sleek new design of the LYB Blog!
www.mylyb.blogspot.com

I'm very excited to share that I have been 

invited to be a part of the 

for 

Blog: http://theserendipitousscrapper.blogspot.com/

CarrieAnn DeLoach is a long-time crafter and lover of handmade goodies!

Her shop is filled to the BRIM with deliciousness

and many of the items are made by her own hands ♥

I will have the pleasure of creating with fabulous finds such as these:

These are just a couple of the adorable things that you can find in 

the shop.  Curtsey Boutique also carries packaging pieces like

glassine bags, embossed sacks, gift boxes, as well as unique party

supplies, favors and so much more!

We'll begin sharing our Curtsey Boutique projects in January...

what a fun way to start the New Year!

Thanks for dropping by today :)

Honestly, this has been sooo hard to keep quiet!

I.love.Bella.Blvd

 ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Bright colors and whimsy and delightful fun...that's Bella Blvd.

I truly cannot wait to get started.

I actually submitted for Layout Lovers & Card Designers and

was asked to do Cards and a bit of Altered Projects here and there :)

These are a few of the projects that I submitted:

 (the other two will be shown on the Bella Blvd Blog later)

Thanks to all of you for the constant support and kind-words.
Each and every one (okay, except for the occasional spam...) warms my heart ♥