Dot & Whimsy

There are certain things that I love to collect (hoard? maybe!)

These new Berry Baskets from Curtsey Boutique are my new obsession
and I can't wait to gather up even more colors and sizes!

While creating my latest project, I came up with several more ideas for them.

Today I have an interchangeable display using the wooden forks
(also new at Curtsey) as a way to clip on photos, recipes or notes!

To start, you will need a Pint Size Pulp Berry Basket and floral foam.
Cut the floral foam to fit into the basket.
For the shred, I used two of the Medium Kraft Bags.  I cut strips using 'fringe' scissors
by Martha Stewart, but you could also use regular scissors to cut the strips.
Crush the shreds with your hands.  Apply a thin coat of quick dry glue to the top
of the foam and then cover in the paper shreds.
 Other Curtsey Boutique Supplies:
Wooden Forks; 5" Paper Doily; and Shabby Chic Paper Bow

Patterned papers and die-cuts by My Minds' Eye

There are many other new items in the shop...check them out at:
www.curtseyboutique.etsy.com

Queen of the Witches!

For today's blog hop with 

I've concocted yet another Halloween goodie to 

hang in my scrap room :)

First, you should be arriving at my blog from Rose's Happy Place!

Next, please excuse the photo...it was rainy when I took the photo

(so glad for the rain though!) and hard to find adequate natural light.

I used two parts EAD for this little plaque: 

Queen of the Witches Rub-Ons and Holiday Owl Stickerz

I traced a design (using an album shape from Maya Road) onto chipboard

and then one a little larger for the backing.  I then traced mirror images onto

patterned papers by My Mind's Eye.  And you know me, I had to trim the edges

in baker's twine!  I then layered the two pieces together with foam dots, which

allowed enough room to be able to slide the ends of the pipe cleaner down into.

For the owl, I applied it to a piece of kraft paper and then trimmed out.

Now it's time to head over to Amy Tsurata's Blog!

Thanks for hopping with us!

What an exciting moment this is!

The contributors just received a sneak peek of the very first issue of 

I'm blown away.

It's beautiful.
So...here we go...I give you
The Paper Haus Inaugural

Wow, I tell ya it seems as though my blogging has gone

from feast to famine over the last couple of weeks!

I'm happy to report that I have finished the last of my CHA

projects for Authentique Paper and Simple Stories.  Just wait until you 

see all of the beautiful paper lines that these two companies are coming out with!

Halloween and Christmas and Fall and School and, and...

well, that's enough really!

I also received a fun assortment of new goodies from Imaginisce this

past week too.  Yep, more Christmas and Halloween!

Ahhh, I love the smell of ink and paper in the mornin' :)

 And to get into the spirit of things, I'm adding lots of songs to my

Christmas Oldies Playlist...life.is.good!

I posted my very last card for I Heart Ippity this week.

After a full year, I've decided to hand over the reigns to someone new!

Here's a peek at the card:

Once again, I've used one of the newest releases for Ippity

I paired it up with my go-to paper of the month, {Summer Fresh} by Simple Stories.

If you choose to shop Ippity, please make Heather Flaherty your Ippity Chick...
she would so appreciate it!

MY SCRAPBOOK NOOK
July is my month for CARDS Challenges at The Nook!
I'm really excited to be working with the newest kit featuring
My Mind's Eye {Indie Chic}

Here's a little samplin'
If you're interested in this kit, I wouldn't wait too long...I'm sure it will
sell out pretty fast.

PRO 31 DESIGNS
I've been invited to be a Guest Designer at a fairly new internet shopping site,
Pro 31 Designs, during the months of July and August.



If you love creating beautiful and romantic projects, then you will love
the supplies offered by Pro 31 Designs!  Teresa Collins, My Mind's Eye,
Graphic 45, Butterflies, Cameos, Lace, Crystals...you get the idea :)
I can't wait to get started!
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I'll be back tomorrow with the Unity Stamp of the Week
Happy Weekend!

Thursday Greetings 

and 

Welcome to the Unity Hip Hop!

You should be here from the blog of Renee Aslette

I'm using some brand spankin' NEW Unity stamps for 

today's hop....here's a little promo to share with ya

For this first card, I've used patterned papers from 

Simple Stories {Documented} Collection

and Bon Bon Twine by Doodlebug Designs.

 When I saw this stamp my first thought was

"the washi tape lovers will swoon over this one!"

I've paired up the stamps with some older My Mind's Eye

and a Jillibean Soup scalloped tag.

And I don't often think of it, but I love running

actual cards through my Big Shot for embossing :)

Thanks for hopping by to see my projects...now it's time to travel 

over to Stephanie Muzzulin's Blog, where I know you'll be inspired!

See y'all soon!
Shellye

If you are not familiar with {ippity} then you are missing out! 

 {ippity} is a line of rubber stamps manufactured by the Unity Stamp Co.  

The {ippity} line is separate from the Unity line but has the same wonderful quality,  

it is marketed though Unity Endorsed {ippity} Chicks, reps for {ippity}.  

If you are not familiar with {ippity} then you are missing out! 

 {ippity} is a line of rubber stamps manufactured by the Unity Stamp Co.  

The {ippity} line is separate from the Unity line but has the same wonderful quality,  

it is marketed though Unity Endorsed {ippity} Chicks, reps for {ippity}.  

Hello, it's time for a little

with I Heart Ippity!

Today I have a really fun and easy project:

Gift Card Holder

Using a premade pocket, makes this so quick

to put together.

I've used 

Using two different patterned papers really makes the heart pop!

I hand-cut a couple of flowers and embellished the centers with pearls.

The "love you a latte" was simply printed using my home computer.

Dress up with stamp with some masculine papers and you

have a great gift card holder for Father's Day!

Glad you dropped by today...thank you!

It's January 4th and my latest CARDS Challenge is up over at The Nook :)

Because the newest kit from My Scrapbook Nook exudes love and being in love, I've centered this recipe style challenge around...love...T-R-U-E Love!

1st- you must use the current or an older Nook Kit

Use the following:

T-Three different patterned papers

R-Ribbon

U- Unique Embellishment...this can be a hand-cut heart, an embellishment that you've altered...basically anything that is unique and one-of-a-kind (I hand-cut a paper heart and glittered it!)

E- Eight TOTAL embellishments (may include the ribbon and unique embellishment)

That's it!

I'm giving away a skein of my crepe paper fringe to a random winner...like to play along?

Just upload your completed card HERE by January 11th

Have fun!

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And speaking of love...I have a new listing at my Etsy shop...check it out:

 

 

 

 

 

I have full-photos and a description up at my Etsy shop.

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Off to pick up the kiddies, take Syd to dance and I'm thinking I'll cook up a meatloaf and cheesy-scalloped potatoes tonight yummmmm (yes, I started my diet, but Slim Fast only tides me over for so long!)

See ya'll later!
Shellye

Yes, it is November 15th and I have the majority of my Christmas buying done.  I'm in the midst of compiling photos for my mother's annual calendar.  When I mentioned that I might not have time to pull a calendar out of the hat this year, I swear that I saw a tear...well, and the whining pretty much gave away her dislike of that idea LOL.  You know, she's my dear mom and she doesn't ask much of me at all...so one way or the other, I will have her gift done by December 25th (in years past some of the pages are still wet with glue...nothing like a little procrastination).

Tyler will be 18 shortly after Christmas.  I think this is the first year that he's only asked for ONE video game.  *sniff* he actually requested 'grown up' gifts this year like a Fossil watch, Oakley sunglasses, cologne, a pair of blue jeans, lounge pants, socks and underwear :)

Zachry; not much on his list either.  The generic blanket term "clothes", two XBOX games, one PSP game, socks, underwear and a Kindle.  Oh and Axe...he's gotta smell good too!

Sydnee...well, she's nine and of course her list keeps growing.  Luckily everything she's asked for is fairly inexpensive and of course she won't get all of it anyway hehehe

I had a FIT when I saw this cute coverlet from JCPenney.

She's been begging for a hot pink and zebra room and yes, I've been warding her off. Anyway, she'll get her wish in a much more palatable tone than screamin' hot pink and big honkin' zebra strips @@

 For my project this week at I Heart Ippity, I decided to design a cute door hanger to go along with Syd's NEW bedroom color scheme :)

I dressed the Maya Road frame in My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy, used a computer font for the name plate and then stamped the cute girl image.

And YES, it will be wrapped and given with the coverlet and pillows!

It's up, it's up!  

My HELLO FALL project is up at LYB Blog today.
I will share a few photos here, but be sure to stop by their blog to see the full tutorial, more photos and leave a little much-appreciated L♥O♥V♥E ☺
My project is two-fold...a Fall Family Tree Display that partly doubles as a place setting name plate/accent

--the Fall Family Tree--

I will be posting my latest CARDS Challenge tomorrow...a little prize in store for one lucky winner.

Congratulations to Michelle Price for winning my challenge from last week, "GIVE THANKS"

The Message Board is back up and running, so stop by and check out the super challenges and wonderful inspiration.

There is a section that I'm quite excited about: December Daily.  Yep, I'm taking the plunge this year.  I've already started on the base pages and look to have them all sewn up by the weekend. If you're not familiar with December Daily, there is a great write-up of tried and true methods and ideas found at The Nook Forum!  I'll show off my album just as soon as I'm done.

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My oldest son, Tyler and his fellow De Kalb Bears Varsity football team will be playing for an Area win in our district this Friday night.  To say we're excited is truly an understatement.  Driving around our small town, you will see that most every business has their windows painted up and flying a DeKalb Bears sign outside their door.  We're hosting a city-wide Pep Rally Thursday night and selling car flags, pom poms, hamburgers and hoodies LOL! Community pride is something that I hold very dear.  Small towns have their moments, but it's times like these that I'm glad to say that I'm a small town-girl :)

GO BEARS!

Be back soon enough!  Be blessed!

Shellye

First off, I want to extend my deepest gratitude and thanks to our military men and women serving today and in days past.  Thank you for keeping us safe and God Bless you all!

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I went to pick the kids up today from school and was flipping through radio stations while waiting.  Our local 'light rock' station is now officially playing ♫Christmas Music♫ all.day.long.  So, I'm assuming that I'm not alone in being excited about this...after-all, they must do some sort of research before launching into Holly Jolly Christmas on 11-11-11 don't you think? One of my favorite new found Christmas songs (and it's an oldie) is Christmas Waltz...I've heard Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole both sing it and they're equally beautiful!  I also love the old Coventry songs like The Holly & The Ivy and Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring...I can honestly say that they've grown on me a lot over the years...maybe I can just appreciate them more now.

While enjoying my Christmas music, I set out to make a new album for Etsy.  Several years ago I purchased a huge lot of vintage cards from eBay, so I thought this guy would look so grand on the front cover

Ahhh, I LOVE him!  Reminds me of the very nostalgic Coca-Cola Santa♥

Here are a few more photos to share of the album;  these are close-ups so that my Etsy customers can get a better look as well. To see the pages entirely just visit Dot & Whimsy

AND, I was so busy last week and the week before that I forgot to show my other mini album

 that I created for Etsy.

The Little Boy Blue collection from My Mind's Eye was the perfect setting in creating this album.  Turquoise, olive green and brown...love this combo of my favorite colors.

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 My HELLO FALL project will go live on the LYB blog next Tuesday!  It looks so lovely sitting in my living room...I only hope that I can find an easy way to store it until next year though.  Once you see it, you'll understand my dilemma LOL

I will be giving a video tutorial at Miss Art's Papercrafting School in February!  If you haven't visited Miss Art's, please do...you'll be pleasantly surprised :)  I really like the selection of classes that they offer and the website is like stepping back in time; so much fun and very welcoming.

I'll keep you updated in the months to come with the class title and other pertinent information regarding my tutorial.

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That's all for this Friday night.  Sydnee, my mom and I will be having a girl's day tomorrow...a little shopping, lunch, and who-knows-what-else *wink* 
Hope you have a terrific weekend!
Shellye

...and here is the proof...

I love how the bright cottage colors dress up the distressed, but plain, chipboard album.  The papers by Echo Park/Bella Blvd are cheerful and celebrate the good things in life.  I used the last of my corrugated butterflies, so I must get more and soon!  Candy sweet...eye yummy-ness that makes my ♥ happy.

Wow, I really need to get my blog caught up with all of the card projects that I've created lately.  I will start listing some of them at my Etsy shop tonight...my card box is over-flowing!

I Heart Ippity Wednesday Wowsers October 12, 2011

Created for one of My Scrapbook Nook's October CARDS Challenges

Another card created for a challenge over at the Nook.  Part of the challenge was to use a hexagon shape, which is oh-so popular in design right now.

I'll be peddling again soon with Hello Fall by LYB.  I received a box full of goodies yesterday and I can't wait to dig in and come up with something super special for their blog readers :)  So many choices...I'm not sure what to do first!