Dot & Whimsy

We have a winner for the 

Melissa, I will send your email address to the Studio Calico team and they
will be contacting you for shipping information.

A few of us at Bella Blvd were invited to 

make a couple of cards with the "Copper Mountain" Scrapbook Kit by

The kit includes an exclusive wood veneer piece that I cut down to fit the card size.  

I backed the veneer with punched circles of paper from the 6X6 Paper Pad and then 

traced the shape onto the green diamond paper, cut out and adhered to the back.

Also found in the kit is the 12X12 "Snapshots" patterned paper by Bella Blvd.  

Using a few watercolor pencils by Faber Castell, I colored in the houses and clouds

found in the design of the paper and then trimmed out.  

You will also find the small heart print (which is Side "B" of the Snapshots paper)

in the 6X6 Paper Pad; here I die-cut it into an oval shape and then stamped the sentiment

(from the exclusive stamp set) over to the side.

One of the sweet puffy heart stickers, found in the kit,  was added to the door front.

The Copper Mountain Scrapbook Kit is still available, along with a couple of the

other monthly kits!  Check them out at Studio Calico!

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**Now for the Giveaway**
Just answer the question using Rafflecopter to enter:

I'll be back tomorrow with some sneaks of the new collections by Bella Blvd...

you'll have a chance to Win-It-Before-You-Can-Buy-It!

See you then!

Hello, Unity Friends!  

Welcome to this Thursday's Inspiration Hop

And don't forget to comment as you visit each blog...

THREE lucky people will receive a $20 Unity Gift Certificate!

I know that a lot of the ladies on the hop today are using the 

NEW! Stephanie Ackerman Sentiment Stamps...aren't they fabulous!?!

With so many CHA projects due I had to work ahead on my card for 

today, so I haven't had a chance to play with the newest red rubber goodies.

I did incorporate the July Inspiration Sketch & Color Challenges though:

 First I stamped the June KOTM image onto a light blue cardstock

and then colored in with Faber Castell Aquarelles.  

I also stamped back over the image and used a clear embossing powder.  

Keeping with the 'woodgrain' theme, I used a couple of veneer pieces from 

Studio Calico and printed clothespin by Little Yellow Bicycle!

Hope you enjoy all of the beautiful projects today...I can't wait to see them all myself :)

 Have fun!

Happy Wednesday!

Today I have the first layout that I made with the January Add-On Kit from

We experienced a 9" snowfall on Christmas night-into the day after Christmas this

past year. In all of my 40+ years I don't remember a white Christmas where we

live, so this was an extra special treat for us!  

Of course, I grabbed the camera and got a lot of cute pictures of the boys at play:

I love that the spirograph looking paper from Studio Calico in a way resembles snowflakes.

I cut out several different sizes and added some with and without foam dots over

the top of the layout...tell me that they do look somewhat like snow falling from the sky LOL

The kit also includes the adorable clouds paper, which is new from American Crafts.  

The clusters of clouds cut apart perfectly and I think they look perfect mixed in

amongst the snowflakes!

I cut the large title "Snowmen" with a personal cutting machine and then subtitled it with 

the neat wood-grain alphabet stickers by October Afternoon (I'm addicted to these babies!)

A few wooden snowflakes from my stash ties in nicely with the masculine look of 

the burlap paper by Simple Stories and the three handsome fellas in the photos ;)

The Paper Bakery offers Mixed Media, Scrapbook and Projects Kits!

January's kits are now available and won't last long...

Back in a little bit with an oh-so-sweetttt altered canvas that I made for Authentique

AND one of the very new collections that will debut today :)

Oh wow!

I just realized that I never shared my

layout that I made for The Paper Bakery!

 For my layout, I started with a dove grey cardstock from my stash and begin building from there.

  I really love layering and showcasing different patterns of papers/ephemera, 

but my layouts of late have not been focusing on that technique.

  SO, I began with the intention of using an assortment of various sized papers as a mat for my photo.

 Behind the photo I tucked in the stamped tag from the November Kit 

and adding a bit of journaling to it.  The washi tape created a whimsically fun

 splash of color as I used it as a border at the bottom, as well as flags for my banner title.

 Working around the photo, I added a few pieces from the Mixed Media ephemera pack, 

sticker letters and washi from the Scrapbook Kit and then a few odd and end pieces

 from my collection.  I also hand-stitched a few X’s to help fill in space and add color.

Doesn't my little baker look happy!?!

It's almost that time again to start baking up some Christmas goodies...I can't wait!

The debut of the December Paper Bakery Kits is coming soon so stay tuned :)

Wednesday Greetings!

I'm up again today at 

with a sweet and easy Christmas Card using the

from The Paper Bakery.

For the card, I started out by layering the Glad Tiding paper with the Ice Caps paper 

 (both by Studio Calico).  Before attaching the Ice Caps paper to the base paper,

 I edged both sides with some fun ric-rac trim from my stash.

 I hand-cut three of the snowflakes from the back of the Glad Tidings paper

  and adhered them to the adorable embellishment ephemera piece from the Mixed Media Kit.  

The centers of each flake were adorned with a cut-out peppermint and a pearl.

I took one of the label stickers by Jillibean Soup and topped it with

 the mini alpha stickers and some stitching!

Now we’re ready for stuffing into an envelope and sending to that 

someone special on the Christmas card list :)

 

All of the November Paper Bakery kits are still available at this time,

 but very limited…shop for yours today.

So glad you came by today!

It's the countdown to the weekend...happy Thursday!

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If you love designing cards or other paper/craft projects with stamps and
would love the opportunity to design with Ippity brand stamps,
then give Heather a holler! She's hosting a Guest Design Team Call and
will accept applications until the end of this month.
IHI was my very first Design Team and
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 So if you're thinking that you would like to give a Design Team
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And being that it's Thursday and all....

I have a Totally Terrific Thursday card to share today.

Again, I have pulled out the {Storyteller} Collection by Crate Paper
and the {How You Doin'} Ippity Stamp Set

I'm so in love with Mister Huey by Studio Calico...in my
 personal opinion, it's the best spray mist that I've used to color
 plain chipboard.  The {Real Red} is simply a perfect match
 to the Storyteller papers.For the butterfly centers?
I really wanted to bring out the green in the leaves of the paper,
 so I took three decorative stick pins from Maya Road and snipped
 off the pin part...voila!

That's all for today...I should have a brand new blog look within a day or two,
so don't be shocked if you don't recognize it the next time you stop by.
See you soon!
Shellye