Dot & Whimsy

Happy Wednesday!

I've spent 1/4 of this day thinking that it was Tuesday...

that's what a Monday holiday will do to you :)

I'm sharing a couple of cards that I made for 

Monthly Challenge and this week's Card Corner.

For the Card Corner Challenge we were asked to use Roly Rosies

in some form or fashion...here's what I came up with:

 Harkening back to the Owl Card that I made a few months ago,

I decided to once again use Roly Rosies in an unconventional way and 

fashion them as the eyes for my jack 'o lantern!

I started with a 4" circle and hand-cut leaves 

(I free-handed these, but svg files or punches could be used instead).

For the "stem", I cut a small portion from one of the Neutral Roly Rosies.

After rolling and securing the medium-sized Roly Rosies (black), I punched a small

circle that I then embellished with an even smaller glittered circle for the eyes.

Adding adhesive from the POGO Dispenser is an easy way to adhere 

the circle to the center of each bloom.  Lastly, I cut a some-what shewed

rectangle to create the nose.

participants are asked to create a card or layout using:

2 photos, a chevron pattern/design, 2 patterned papers and 2 embellishments.

Here's my take on the challenge...a card for my dad's birthday!

 I downloaded a couple of golf-related photos from the internet and 

used the HELLO CUPCAKE Collection to complete the card.

If you'd like to participate in the challenge and have a chance at winning 

the newest MONSTER MASH Collection, just go -->here<--

 

And since we're on the topic of challenges!

 is up and ready!

I chose to represent the card sketch and came up with this 

Enchanted delight, which is also featured at the Product Performer's 

Facebook page today!

 Come on over and link up your take on the sketch or sketches!

I'd love to see  you there ♥

Bringing some 

on this, the first day of August 2012!

My birthday is in 18 days and is usually right around

the time that school starts...and so begins the busy-time-of-year!

Labor Day, football games, after-school practices, Halloween, 

Octoberfest, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Columbus Day...so many

in-between days while we wait for the Christmas Season to begin.  

I said all of that to say this:  Christmas will be here before we know it LOL

 Now, don't panic...you still have 145 days :)

But what better way to spend some of those in-between days

than crafting up some fun and cool Holiday crafts?

The Monthly Challenge is up at the
IMAGINISCE BLOG

and it's really pretty super easy (see below)

 Don't you love pilfering through the $1 bins?

I found this darling red splattered tin at Target a couple of years

ago and knew it would be even cuter dressed up!

The large Santa die-cut, the three patterned papers (for the flowers),

the canvas sticker and the chipboard sticker are all from the new

 I used three different sizes of the I-Top Punches to create the

layered flowers that I made to decorate the rim of the tin.

(16mm, 24mm and 32mm)

In attaching the flowers to the tin, I used the very handy-dandy

I-Bond Hot Glue Tool by Imaginisce...perfect for these types of crafts!

Now, if you would like to play along and submit a project

to the August Imaginisce Monthly Challenge, just do the following:

Create a layout, card or other project using the Inspiration below and .... 

We have another

upon us at Imaginisce!

I whipped up a very fun and easy bookmark that would also make a 

wonderful summer or anytime craft for kids!
 Here I've used a plain sheet of white cardstock, patterned papers
from the Imaginisce Makin' Waves Collection, fabric ric rac and embellishments.
I created the sun using a 22mm I Top Punch and 1.5" circle punch

To create the bookmark you will need a 6x6 piece of heavy paper
1- Score paper at 3" mark, turn and score again at the 3" mark
2-  Turn your paper and score from corner to corner (will look like scoring a triangle)

I have marked the scored lines in orange so that you can see them:

3- Fold the paper to create the triangle

4-Take one of the tips of the triangle, crease and  fold it down as shown

5- Next, bring the two side points up and fold; you will now have a square

6- Fold the sides in half to give a crease...it should now look like this:

7- Lastly, take those points and now fold them back over and into the
pocket of the bookmark

That's it!  No glue required, except for adding those fun embellishment with.
These would make sweet back-to-school gifts for teachers or kids.
Christmas will be here before we know it, so think stocking stuffer!

Hope you've enjoyed the tutorial...the photos aren't the best as I took them in
early morning.  If you have any questions, please leave a comment with your email
address (or email me from the side contact list) and I'll get back to you :)

Thanks much and a Happy 4th!

The June Monthly Challenge 

is up at Imaginisce!

Design Team member, Diana Fisher created a 

fun sketch for us to use this month

I turned the sketch 90 degrees to create my layout.
I've used Imaginisce's HELLO CUPCAKE...just goes to show that
it's not only for birthdays :)

If you'd like to play along with this month's sketch and
enter the challenge contest, be sure to do the following:

Come on along and play!
Happy Saturday!

Like a good challenge?  

Come and join our Monthly Challenge at Imaginisce.

For this month's challenge, you're only required to:

1- Use the color pink

2- Use flowers

3-Use bling

And use at least 75% Imaginisce products to be eligible for the prize.

The prize: the lucky winner will receive 2 paper packs of their choice!

For my project, I created this colorful card using the 

Makin' Waves papers & dimensional stickers, I Rock Bling and

Blossom Flowers.

Won't you join us?  Just link up your finished project by the end of the month!

-------------------------------------------------------------------
NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY
We're celebrating in a BIG way this weekend at
My Scrapbook Nook 
&
Imaginisce!
The gals over at The Nook have come up with some really amazing
challenges for you to play along with this weekend.  Our theme is:
MOVIE MADNESS
You guessed it...everything to do with the Big Screen!
Tons and tons of fun awaits you...come on over and join us :)
 At Imaginisce, we'll be having a Design Team Scavenger Hunt, so pull out
that magnifying glass and your thinking cap.
Prizes, prizes, prizes!
I'll also be awarding a prize pack right here from my blog.
I'll be sharing some NEW NEWS that I'm really, really stoked about ;)
--------------------------------------------------
 Be back tomorrow with my first Nook CARDS Challenge for the month...see you then!