Dot & Whimsy

Phew, that blog title is a mouth-full :)

Today I'm sharing a bit about how I've started my 

with the Switchboard Collection by

I have several tips on how to print photos from your

computer screen and how to add journaling to scrapbook paper...

without using a typewriter :)

Come on by and see how I put it all together!

Have a really GREATTTT week!

It's Mix & Match day at 

 and I have two cards to share combining the

 three new collections: Hello Sunshine, Pen Pals & Switchboard

For this card, I selected elements from the Switchboard and Pen Pals collections. 

  When making cards, I like to use the 6X6 Paper Pads since the designs are at a smaller scale. 

 The reddish tones in the two collections are different, so I chose to use only pieces from 

Switchboard that boasted the color. From there I picked the subtle pink and navy,

 which can be found in both lines. 

I used two nesting, scrolled dies from Spellbinders to create the layering pieces of patterned paper.
 I wanted to tie back in with the Chain Letter Paper (triangular grid) found on the base of the card,
so I die-cut a small oval on which the chipboard phone was attached to. I trimmed off the ‘hello’
 from the ‘hello friend’ puffy sticker before adhering. The Pen Pals’ Chipboard Alphabet
 letters in tiny banner shapes are a great size for cards!

This next card is a mixture of Pen Pals and Hello Sunshine. As with the first card, I selected

 the different papers that held some of the same colors in both collections. Here, I chose the

 yellow tones from Hello Sunshine and used only blues from the Pen Pals Collection. 

The reds and pinks from both lines match, so I was free to add any of those in from either collection. 

I love the diagonal pink/red striped paper from Pen Pals. The lines juxtapose about every inch, 

so I used that as my guide for cutting the banner strips of paper, which I attached with foam adhesive.

 Again, I focused only on the yellow hue from Hello Sunshine and tried to keep the Pen Pals

 colors focused on the red, pink and navy.

Pink Paislee has also shared a glimpse of their new Summer collection: Solstice

 Gold foam stickers....yummy!

That's all from me today!

You have the photo and the basic embellishments in place, now what? 

Let’s explore some different ways to add some extra oomph to our layouts today at
PINK PAISLEE

Here is a look at my completed layout using the adorable  

 and a photo taken at last Summer’s CHA show in Las Vegas…

that’s me sporting a Heidi Swapp apron and my Pink Paislee worker’s badge  

  The title of my layout is “Long Distance Connection”  which is the perfect description 

for my photo because I had only known these friends “online”

 – so meeting them in person was a real treat! 

 The cute vintage phone cutting file by Miss Kate Cuttables goes perfectly

with this collection...come on over to the Pink Paislee blog and see how I put it together!