Dot & Whimsy

Hello, friends!  I'm up at the Paper Bakery Kits today with 

a sweet (if I do say-so myself) layout that I put together using one of the photos from my 

daughter’s last dance recital; as the title implies, she was TOTO :)   Yes, Dorothy’s Toto

 I started out with a light aqua cardstock and went to fun-town with all of the bright colors and textures

 found in the February Paper Bakery Scrapbook Kit!  After drawing out my circle with a template, 

I attached strips of the yellow dot washi tape to mimic rays of sunshine.  

And what better paper to use for a rainbow than the multi-colored striped paper by My Mind’s Eye.

 I used some green letter stickers from my stash to complete the title and layered it with the paper doily, colorful die-cut and flair buttons.  I love the added texture AND hint of sparkle brought by the sequins

 (yep, they’re in the kit too!)  I just attached them to the die-cut with brads.

 The white alpha stickers by Jillibean Soup made the perfect little sub-title around the sun. 

 I used my brand new dies by My Favorite Things (mftstamps.com) to whip up some clouds from the patterned paper.  With the three pieces of flair, I created a visual triangle that helps to frame my photo and make it the focal point.  I was hooked on flair, as they’re all over my creations this month :)

The February Paper Bakery Kits are now shipping...grab yours today!
www.paperbakerykits.com

Back tomorrow with a little Unity {inspiration}

See you then!

That is the name for the

Wednesday CARDS Challenge 

at My Scrapbook Nook!

Because the September Nook kit, "For the Record 2" by Echo Park 

is brimming with numbers and numerals,

 I thought a digit-themed card would be fun.

Uno: Use at least ONE number on your card

Dos: Use at least TWO patterned papers on your card

TRES: Use at least THREE embellishments 

Here's my take:

 Also included in the September Kit are beautiful 

crocheted doilies by My Mind's Eye and sequined flowers

by Petaloo.

Be sure, be SURE to check back tomorrow...we're having a 

and I'll be having a little giveaway just because :)

See you then!

Time for a little bit of Unity today!

This post is dedicated to the last two Unity

Last week's SOTW

by the very talented Phyllis Harris

In deciding what colors to use on the stamped image, I first grabbed

the Howdy Doody Collection by My Mind's Eye.  I chose watercolor pencils

that matched the soft feel of the papers.  

Don't you just love this image?!?

You can see more examples using this stamp right here.

Okay, hang on to your seat.

I'm in total and complete L-O-V-E with this next stamp

by Joslyn Nelson

 eeeeehhhhh!

There's just something about minimalistic snowpeople :)

When I first started coloring in the image with bright Christmas-y colors

I immediately thought of the Merry & Bright Collection by My Mind's Eye.

It's the perfect match.

And I didn't think card...I thought mini-album!

Just makes you wanna S*M*I*L*E!

I have it listed at my Dot & Whimsy shop at Etsy.

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If you love stamps and would love getting a one-of-a-kind stamp in 

the mail each and every week, then I invite you to try the 

I'll be back tomorrow with the EAD Blog Hop :)

Thanks for stopping by

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!

Last week I received a huge package of fun

goodies from the new online shop

I'll be guesting with them for the next couple of months!

I couldn't wait to get started and immediately came

up with three fun projects right off the bat...I'll be sharing one of

them with you today!

As part of my design packet, I received a huge lot of these beautiful

BLUEBERRY TURQUOISE MULBERRY FLOWERS.

  After cutting out a generous sized heart (from My Mind's Eye Miss Caroline)

and lining the back with the same sized chipboard, I then outlined the perimeter

in these sweet blooms!  

Just pull from the wired stem and attach with a glue gun

or quick dry glue (I use Aleene's Quick Dry Tacky Glue)

 Gorgeous flowers approximately 3/4 inch in diameter!
Each pack of flowers will contain 96 of 1 color. You will recieve 12 picks with 8 flowers each. 

Price? $8.95

I added a small blue grosgrain bow to the front and also added a length of

it to the back of my heart for hanging.  

and check them out on Facebook...lots of pretties there

Thanks so much for visiting me today :)