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Danielle Pandeline

 

All month long we're featuring layouts with 

new "Solstice" Collection

See close-up photos and tips on how I put it together on the Pink Paislee Blog!

Yesterday I shared one of my favorite bows at 

For this "Loopy Bow" you can use up those scraps

of ribbon from other projects!

They make cute bows for packages, as well as hair bows of course :)

This is a great take-along or craft-while-you-watch-a-movie project!

Visit the May Arts' Blog --here-- for more photos and instructions.

Have fun with it!

Good Friday Greetings!

I have a sweet card to share today that literally

took me 10 minutes to make.

I've used the "Wesley Border" die from

To create the flower, I die-cut the paper with the border and then

folded to form a circle.

Snipping the paper at the bottom center of each valley keeps the paper

from tearing when you get ready to fold.  Glue the two ends together once you have

formed the circle and then top with a small round piece for the center 

(I've used the small round tag from the Cherish Doilies & Tag Set)

The stamp is one that I found at the dollar bin at Michael's;  I colored in 

the petals of the image with a colored pencil and my card was finished!

You can find more creations and a variety of dies at www.topdogdies.com

Time to share to last two new releases from 

And one of my favorite papers from the collection...but I love all-things

Halloween, so this was a tough decision :)

I love all of the woodgrain prints, but I chose the Daily Details sheet as

one of my favorites from the collection...I love the cute owls at the bottom!

You have a chance to *Win-It-Before-You-Can-Buy-It* so 

check out the Bella Blvd Blog for more details :)

I had a lot of fun pairing up 

Pink Peonies, Fresh Mint and Onyx Sequins

with the "Classique: Pretty" Collection by
AUTHENTIQUE PAPER

For both of my cards I chose to use the Authentic Life Cards

as my starting points:

For this card, I drew a large S onto the card and then stitched on the 

Pink Peonies sequins with a needle and thread.  I love to hand-sew, so this little project
was very soothing for me.  You can also add the little seed beads to the
 centers of the sequins while stitching.

I layered two of the stickers together from the Details Sticker Sheet and added 'girl' using
 the letters from the same sticker sheet.  Two black flowers from Petaloo and this card is done!

When working with something like sequins, I look for an area that can easily be
 highlighted with them.  On this journal card, I followed the lacy border design.
 I adhered the Fresh Mint and Onyx Sequins with a micro adhesive dot and
then added a small adhesive pearl to the center of each.

Finally, I layered the three stickers together with foam adhesive and added
 a lace bow at the top.

A stick pin by Maya Road completes the card.

I love making pretty, feminine cards...they're even more fun to
dress up with sequins and pearls!

Authentique Products- Classique Pretty Collection: 6X6 Paper Bundle;
 Details Cardstock Stickers; Authentic Life Cards; Tartan 12X12 Paper

Pretty Pink Posh: Pink Peonies Sequins, Onyx Sequins, Fresh Mint Sequins

Visit the Authentique Blog this week and leave a comment each day for your
chance to win an Authentique Paper Prize Pack!
blog.authentiquepaper.com
 

We're revealing the upcoming new releases from 

Today's reveal is of the "Tiny Tots" Collection

Now isn't that sweet!?!  

I love the "Daily Details" Tiny Tots...that koala bear stole my heart!

And you may be lucky enough to win-it-before-you-can-buy-it!

Visit the Bella Blvd blog today for more details.

Two more adorable reveals this week, so stay tuned :)

I've been papercrafting for 17 years...

can you believe that this is the first Mickey Mouse themed 

project that I've ever made??

I created this for a little guy named Jackson, who 

had a Mickey themed 1st birthday party!

I had so much fun with it and used 

All of the papers are from the Simple Stories' "Say Cheese" Collection. 

I used a medium weight chipboard for the base of the pages, followed by 

different patterns of paper topped with a machine-stitched photo mat!

That big 'n bold polka dot ribbon is reversible and by May Arts Ribbon.

I hope that Jackson will cherish for years to come!

Have a beautiful weekend :)

I have this fun, funky and patriotic ball wreath up at May Arts Ribbon this week!

Plain styrofoam balls wrapped in twine...cute on a wreath or filling a glass bowl.

Come and see how I put it all together on the May Arts blog :)

Safe travels on this busy weekend to all of my US friends 

and a happy weekend to you all!

It's "Authentic Life Cards Inspiration Week" at

Authentique has really hit a homerun with these beautiful 

3X4 cards...perfect for pocket scrapbooking, mini albums,

cards, or as I have shared here: scrapbook pages!

I'm so, so, so excited about this new design team adventure!

The most cutest stamps ever.  I fell in love with the look and fell even more in love

with how they stamp....ahhhh...they're amazing.  Really.

The images are crisp and the fonts are charming and whimsical.

Newton's Nook Design is the brainchild of artist, Jennifer Jackson. 

The company's little mascot, the orange tabby cat, is actually Newton!

He also has a sidekick named, Winston, who is a bear.  

They're adorable. 

Newton's Nook will be celebrating their 1st Anniversary this month, so 

please make plans to stop by the blog and check things out.

And if you'd like to shop, you can find them at www.newtonsnookdesigns.com

Thanks for letting me share!

It's a busy, busy week for me but I wanted

to stop in and blog one of my cards that's up for 

We're sharing card, layouts and home decor all week in celebration of 

Canada Day and 4th of July!

Have safe travels this holiday, y'all!