Dot & Whimsy

...and it's pretty obvious with these two projects that I recently created.

First, let me mention the February Color Challenge at EAD Designs Blog!



Classic Black and White

The Vintage Treasures Stickerz Set compliment this Color Challenge

 perfectly and is what I used on my card

Have you tried EAD Stickerz...they are unlike any other sticker that you've used before.  I liken them to the consistency of a clear contact paper, but unlike contact paper these are easy to reposition and there are no annoying bubbles!  Truly a fun product to use.

Come on over and link up your project...everyone who plays along is a winner!

One person will be chosen to be the next EAD Guest Designer in March

Next is a project that I whipped up for an upcoming show-n-tell at Imaginisce...but, I goofed and used the wrong product...oops!  I figured that I would show it here though as it's too fun not to share

Yay!

Today is my day to be featured at the

Imaginisce & 3L Scrapbook Adhesives Blog Hop

If you've followed me for long then you probably know that I L-O-V-E pop dots, foam dots and dimension.  I honestly don't think that there has been a project that I've created that doesn't have a foam dot on it somewhere.  So, when I heard that Imaginisce was hooking up with Scrapbook Adhesives for a Blog Hop, I was pretty excited.  Thin foam, thick foam, black foam, white foam...you name it, we got it! 

In my course I was thinking that these were just your average 'pop dots'...they are so NOT your average pop dots. If you love foam dots as I do, then I implore you to give Scrapbook Adhesives a try!  They are worth every single penny.  Before, I would dab a little glue onto a foam dot to make sure that what I popped up stayed secure....with 3L, I do not have to worry about something giving way...these babies STICK!

Here is a cute little treat box that I made up



I invite you to come by the Imaginisce and Scrapbook Adhesives Blog...be sure to leave a comment for each day this week...prizes are involved :)

I hope everyone had a lovely Valentine's Day!  I cooked up a 'brown sugar' dinner...not intentional, but everything we had had brown sugar in it or on it...Honey BBQ crock pot pork loin (we made pulled pork), baked sweet potatoes (and the kids put marshmallows, brown sugar and cinnamon on top!), baked beans (with brown sugar of course) and Sister Schubert rolls!  It was delish!  I shredded the remaining pork and the kids took pulled pork sandwiches to school...ahhh, I love it when left-overs get eaten :)  Makes momma happy!

Be back tomorrow with my Totally Terrific Thursday project with I Heart Ippity

Shellye



It's time for the Monday Giveaway and Blog Hop
with EAD Designs!

You should be here from the EAD Blog...if not, be sure to check in there

 and take a gander at this week's giveaway :)

When I spotted this BBQ Block Art

I knew that I needed it and exactly what I would do with it once I got it. We have a comfy backyard patio where we do a lot of grillin' and sittin' during the nice weather. I have red, blue and clear decorative lights strung up across the covered portion of the patio, so I chose the colors of red and blue for my Block Art!

And here

is

what

I

did

I removed a cover from a 3-ring binder (this was not your average cardboard covered in plastic binder, but a white acrylic type binder).  I trimmed it down to size, applied the Block Art and then punched holes in all four corners.  Threading a small gauge wire through each hole, I then attached it to the back side of a grapevine wreath.  Deciding that this would be the most perfect Memorial Weekend, Fourth of July and Labor Day decoration, I dressed up a chipboard star with red, white and blue ribbons, a  huge gingham bow and button.  I then twisted a few colored pipe cleaners around a pencil and then glued them into the wreath.

Now, how fun is that?!?  I couldn't wait to share it with ya'll :)

Thanks for visiting, now it's time to hop on over to Lauren's blog:

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IMAGINISCE
I'm very excited about the Imaginisce Blog Hop this week in conjunction with 3L Scrapbook Adhesives!
Oh.My.  These are the very, very best adhesives that I've ever layed my hands on. 

Part of the product description reads "will ensure strong permanence"...um yes, yes they will.
These babies are DA BOMB!
Come on over and check out what's in store for this week's hop...I'll be featured on Wednesday and will be showcasing my Imaginisce/3L Scrapbook Adhesives project here that day also.
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I'm so excited about my upcoming class with Miss Art's! 

I've been informed that the class is scheduled to be offered on March 1st.

Once I receive the final word, I'll share the details with you.

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Have you seen the February Nook kit?

It is a-dor-able!

This isn't my design month with The Nook, so my plans are to create a mini album with some of the sweet papers and embellishments from October Afternoon's Sasparilla.  I have quite a few photos of my daughter riding her horse, so I'll scrapbook at least one or two pages with it as well.

It's so cute, I almost hate to cut into it, know-what-I-mean?

Also, at last check, there is a fabulous grab bag that will be sent with first time subscribers!

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That's about all for today...thanks for stopping by!
Shellye

My sweet friend and fellow Nook DT member, Lilith, gave me an award today...A Liebster Award!

The idea of the Liebster award is to bring attention to blogs with fewer than 200 followers.

One of the conditions in accepting the award is to pass it along to five more blogs (or 6 if you can't narrow it down). So here are some of my favorite blogs that I would love to share some love with -

 For those interested, the Rules are:

1. Show your thanks to the blogger who gave you the award by linking back to them.

(http://www.lilithandscrap.blogspot.com/)

2. Reveal your five picks for the award and let them know.

3. Post the award on your blog.

4. Bask in the love from the most supportive people on the blogshare-other bloggers.

5. Finally and the best rule of all..........have fun and spread the love!

Amy http://www.curlyqmosaics.blogspot.com/

Wendy http://www.antenucci.blogspot.com/

Keri http://kensingtondesign.blogspot.com/

Guiseppa http://www.guiseppagubler.blogspot.com/

Jeannie http://polkacabana.wordpress.com/

 

Next on the agenda...

Join us next week as we're excited to be teaming up with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L all week long. Our Design Teams have been working hard creating wonderful projects and we can't wait to share them with you. So please stop by our blog next week for inspiration and giveaways!

http://www.imaginisceblog.com/

 

More stuff to share on Monday...have a terrific weekend!
Shellye

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it seems that LOVE projects are popping up all over the blogosphere and www in general...I *heart* this time of the year.  So many nostalgic memories like making mailboxes from shoeboxes, cutting hearts from construction paper and finding just the 'right' valentine card for that 'special' boy in your class...you surely didn't want to give one that was too suggestive to the boy that you didn't like...oh the stress of it all hehe!

I have a couple of new projects to share with you this Thursday, so let's get goin'

is my day over at the I Heart {Ippity} Blog

I stamped the image twice onto two different patterned papers (I used Suzy Ultman's Lion Sleeps by K&CO.) and then carefully cut out the wings and eyes, attaching them to the body with foam dots.

The cute crepe paper trim is from my Etsy shop...I added the stamped title to the top portion and then topped with buttons and twine. I wanted to dress up the eyes and give some texture, so I glued on two small black poms :) Many different avenues with this sweet stamp set! And my guy loves pink, so I thought it would make a cute Valentine card.

Lots and lots of new releases out this month!  Be sure to visit Heather and she can set you up with Ippity Stamps.

It's LOVE WEEK over at Imaginisce's Blog!

Cards, layouts, mini albums, altered projects...it's all been covered this week.

I was asked to create a mini album (I think everyone knows how much I LOVE makin' 'em)

so I started with my Cricut and the sweet papers and embellishments from the brand new

 SOLE SISTERS Collection

 

 

 

It's Monday and time for Monday Blog Hop & Give-A-Way with EAD Designs!

You should be here from Rose's Blog

(but be sure to start at the EAD Blog if you're coming here on your own)

As you may know, each Monday is Give-A-Way day over at EAD, so be sure that you check out the blog to see what's up for grabs today...something awesome, because everything is awesome at EAD (really!)

Here's a quick and easy card that I put together using the sweetest 

 I trimmed the party hat from the sticker before adhering to cardstock.  I then trimmed the hat and popped it up with a foam dot and embellished with a small pom pom.  These patterned papers from Kaiser Craft matched perfectly...uncanny how the colors are spot on!  

Okay, I'm the caboose this week, so no one to 'hop' to after visiting here :)

Hope you all enjoy the Blog Hop and GOOD LUCK on the prizzzze!

Shellye

It's LOVE WEEK over at Imaginisce Blog!

Some nice goodies will be given away to lucky commenters, so git on over there!

My project will be featured this Thursday

A little snippet of mine is shown at the bottom left corner.

It's also Vintage Valentine Design Team Challenge over at Vintage Street Market!
Love, love, love is in the air!  Here's to shoe boxes turned into mail boxes, conversation hearts (bleh) and a heart-shaped container of chocolates with atleast two thumbprints in them LOL

See you all a little later on...lots to share!

Shellye

Need something fun and free to do this weekend?  

If you answered YES, then head on over to Miss Art's Papercrafting School

for FREE CLASS WEEKEND...that's right...FREE!

A great time to check out the format of the classes offered there and get yourself geared up for my very own class, The Rule of Three's, coming up in March :)

I'll be back at the beginning of the week with information on the 

AND

my very first blog hop with E.A.D. Designs

Wow, I've had a lot of fun crafting this week...weeee!

Can't wait to share with you all.

Have a fabulous weekend

and 

GO-GIANTS!

Shellye

Good Morning!

I wanted to share the

 February Monthly Challenge

at Imaginisce Blog.

If you would like to play along, just be sure to use atleast

 75% Imaginisce products

3 different patterned papers

3 different embellishments

and use this sketch in some form or fashion



Here's my take using patterned papers and accents  from the Sole Sisters collection

You have until February 25th to link up your finished project on the blog!

**THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE**

This

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The brand-spanking-new I-Magicut Ribbon Cutter. 

It doesn't just cut ribbon, it seals it too....no more frayed ribbon ends...say what?!?

Yep, you heard me right. 

No more bottles and bottles of No-Fray for me!

I know there are times that frayed ribbon ends 'might' look cute, but I almost always treat my ribbon ends...this tool will be my newest BF :)

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Okay!  I finally have my class for Miss Arts taped and edited.  Alyssa says that my class,

"The Rule of Three's" will be available in March!

The class covers The Triangle, The Grid and The Odd...now doesn't that sound intriguing?

If you're a little stuck on how to better your scrapbook pages, then this series maybe just the thing to help nudge you in the right direction.

I'll keep you updated here with the exact time that it will be available.

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I officially begin my Design Team capacity there today. 

 OH. MY. OH. MY.

Just WAIT until you see what I've made for my back porch eeeekkkk!  I'm in so much love of EAD products.  From vinyl appliques for your walls and home decor, to fingernail embellies, the cutest rubons and stickers...so many possibilities with EAD :)

So, beginning Monday, February 6th, you will see the EAD Monday Give-A-Way Blog Hop right here at The Papered Cottage.  That's right...a give-a-way every single Monday! YES!

Along with weekly giveaways, you'll see 'inspiring ideas' brought to you by the Design Team through the blog hop.  Trust me, you will be inspired...these gals are super talented and find so many fun and unusual ways to use EAD products.

You will be in ♥....love, I tell ya!

As much as I hate to...these floors won't get mopped if I keep sittin' here.  Then it's onto some finishing touches on the Miss Arts' class, a birthday card and my next project for Imaginisce.

Much to do!

Hope you have a fantastic "hump-day"

Shellye

I had a couple hours of free time before going out to eat with my family last night...I didn't want to delve into a large project, so I thought it would be an opportune time to gather up a few kits.  I actually love doing this!

My inspiration came from the sweet kit that I compiled for my blog give-a-way. 

Here are just a few that I've listed at The Red Robin

And there are lots more where this came from :)

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No projects this week for I Heart Ippity or My Scrapbook Nook!  But I will be back to share my "Love Week" mini album for Imaginisce.  Design Team projects will begin in February for Vintage Street Market and EAD Designs...wait until you see the coolest wreath that I made with EAD art!

See you soon

Shellye

...oh, not really...I am actually the most non-braggart type that I know.  When people find out something about me, they always ask, "why didn't I know that about you?!?!"  Because...I do not like to talk about myself...there.  I don't like anyone looking at me either.  Yes, I have phobias LOL

But, man, do I like to digress!

As the title of this entry implies...it's about liking to brag...as grandmothers do.

So, here is a cute 'lil tag brag album that I whipped together today

I fell in L-O-V-E with the cute motifs by K&Co and I just had to have it!
I picked up the chipboard tag album at my LSS this week...I think it's my favorite material to create albums with.  This gem will be going up in my Etsy shop sometime this evenin'
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Congratulations again to Jessica...my Valentine Give-A-Way Winner!
I may get crafty tomorrow...I'm sort of in limbo on what projects I need to start for next month.  Lots of goodies just sitting here staring at me, but I hate to delve in only to find out that I was supposed to save X for Y, kwim? 
And can you believe this:  my oldest is at BASEBALL practice @@ Goodness, it's getting to be that time of the year all ready.  Soon prom and then graduation quickly follows...I don't think I'm ready for this...WAHHHHHHH

*sniff*
See ya'll in a day or two
Shellye

We have ourselves a

VALENTINE GIVE-A-WAY

Winn-ah!

(*winner*)

A huge thanks to each of you who was kind enough to stop by and leave some love :)

I truly appreciate it!



Well, I forced myself into going to 'town' today.  You know the trip.  Sam's Club, Wal Mart, local scrapbook store, Wally's party store, gas-up...oh yes...I got some new tires today too!  Ah, there's just something about the way a car drives with brand-spanking-new tread.  I pulled up at the school to get the kids and just knew everyone was staring at their beauty...well maybe not, but I surely do feel that they've brought sexy back to my SUV :)

Today was the last of the (almost) 48 hours of rain, drizzle, mist and downpours.  Thank goodness!  I have pictures that I need to take tomorrow.  I'm thinking that I need to spruce up The Red Robin over at Etsy...it is lacking in new things and I have so much to share...so I'll try to get some of that done tomorrow as well.

Okay, onto my latest project for

A really quick notecard using the HELLO stamp from the

The notecard is actually from a set that I purchased from Wal-Mart...all ready scalloped with a colored border.  I simply stitched on a swatch of patterned paper and embellished...literally minutes.  I think that handmade gifts make the best gifts.  Why not take a few assorted notecards, add some stamping, a few embellies and then tie them up in a satin ribbon for gift giving!
If you would like to see more Ippity Stamps by Unity, please give Heather a visit!
http://www.iheartippity.com/

You know what tomorrow is?!? That's right...time to draw a winner for the
VALENTINE GIVE-A-WAY
YAYAYAY
I can't wait to award someone special with this really sweet kit :)
I will be adding like kits to The Red Robin in the days and weeks to come...so be sure to bookmark or add it to your favorites if you would like to get in on some really great deals and unique stuffs!

Until we meet again, be blessed!
Shellye