ICS Sketch 108 and Bloghop Giveaway

First things first :

If this is you, you've just won the prize pack for commenting on the Faith Bloghop, hurrah! Make sure you email us at polkadotdoordesigns@gmail.com with your address so we can ship it out to you as soon as possible!

I have to say one of my favourite things about blogger is the schedule post feature. Because as I am writing this it is later in the afternoon on the weekend when I was able to get a few things done, organizing and uploading for one! But as you read this, it could be anytime on Tuesday (or later) and I certainly did not have time to post on Tuesday, it will be a very busy day as we are going to be cleaning and scrubbing both house and children. Mom and Dad return from a 2 week trip to Europe, hurrah!

There are lots of people I can say "thanks" too with this card, but maybe a good place to start would be with the icsketches blog for providing a fun sketch to work with. The inspiration on the blog is worth checking out, seriously people, the ladies there keep getting better.You should go to the blog to see what fun prizes are being offered this week, just for participating.

I haven't worked much with stamps in the past, but I am having fun with the stamps from My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy line. Owls, clouds ... whats not to like? Also entered in the DYSU challenge : Shine On.

SUPPLIES:
My Minds Eye Paper, stamps, rhinestones

American Crafts Thickers

Recollections Stamp

Misc Ribbon

Have a wonderful and productive Tuesday!

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Little Miss Personality

I knew exactly what products in my stash to turn to as soon as I saw this week's sketch over at Get Your Sketchy On. I have been hoarding a set of adorable playing cards from My Mind's Eye's Alphabet Soup line for a while and I knew that this would be the perfect layout to break them out for.  Plus, the bright colors of the patterned papers went perfectly with the colors in the photo.

 

SUPPLIES

My Mind's Eye patterned papers, playing cards

American Crafts foam thickers

Bo Bunny journaling page

October Afternoon tag

Jenni Bowlin Studio embellished butterfly

Imaginisce exopy brad

Carolee's Creations tiny type alphabet

Studio G paper flowers

Unknown doilie, thread

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Our Vintage Affair

I found a new challenge site this weekend and I am pretty excited about this one.  It is called Our Vintage Affair.

 

One of the things I like best, aside from the great challenges & prizes, is the fact that they give you the whole month to complete your projects.  There are a lot of challenge sites I love playing along with, but sometimes a week just isn't enough time for me to get my act together and the challenge has ends before I complete my project.  

 I decided to play along with the March layout challenge which was to follow the sketch, plus incorporate butterflies into your layout.  Though to be honest, given the butterfly kick I have been on lately, it would probably have been more of a challenge for me to NOT include butterflies in my layout then to include them.  I did find creating a page in the "vintage" look to be a challenge though - as much as I love that style of scrapbooking (love Melissa Francis) I've never quite been able to pull it off to my satisfaction. 

Here is what I ended up with - 

SUPPLIES
K&Company patterned paper (I think)

Unknown patterned cardstock

Prima jewels & pearls

Vintage Label graphic from The Graphics Fairy

Unknown doilie, crepe paper, embellished pins, vintage button
American Crafts foam thickers

Chipboard die-cuts from AR Creations

Hand dyed seam binding from The French Market

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Really Reasonable Ribbon : For the Boys

{if you are looking for the Faith Blog Hop, its one post down}

Really Reasonable Ribbon (blog) has an interesting challenge this week that I thought I would try my hand at. Create a masculine card with ribbon. Usually I'd try to keep the ribbon off a card for my guys (its like putting pink on a guys card, right?) but have to say, once I got past the "this feels wrong" I was pleasantly surprised with how the card turned out. Hopefully the guy who gets this card doesn't feel its a little to girly some ribbon.

I had quite a few vintage things in my stash that I have been hoarding that I decided I must allow to see the light of day for once, they also managed to make their way onto the card. Because of how long I've had some of it, I can't remember where I got it (as in the "Fresh Oranges" vintage tag). Buttons I always know where they came from, the local thriftstore! They are always selling piles of buttons for pennies, so I'm fairly certian my stash of those isn't going to run out anytime soon ...



Its sort of a grey, dull, wintery afternoon. I can't help but wish spring was here. The bright colours on the card reflect my mood a little I think. I have always found it easier to imagine spring and summer and fall too, with orange! Can't forget to mention either, I added some 'bling' to the card so its eligible for the latest Do You Stack Up challenge. I'd like to think I didn't need the help of a sketch for this card, but Card Patterns #108 was just a little to good not to be useful ...

SUPPLIES: 

My Minds Eye Paper, rhinestones

Misc Ribbon, buttons, embellishments, sheet music

Wilton Doily

Making Memories Pins

I hope your day is a little less white!

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Heartache No One Sees Faith Blog Hop

The Paper Tree House is hosting yet another wonderful bloghop which I've been fortunate to be a part of. Unfortunately, with my parents being gone this week I didn't think ahead enough to have my post all ready to go when we were supposed to have it up, oops! But I don't want to break the hop so here's me apologizing for my forgetfulness and posting!

My Paper Tree House
Nana Campana 

Rebecca > you are here

Sueli Pinheiro

Kacee
Jessie
Selina
Arlene 

Natalie
Christel
Bonnie

Dolores

Monique
Kari
Tania

If you just randomly found this post, be sure to start from the very beginning, but if you came from Nana's site, then from here you continue on to Sueli Pinheiro.

Here's how the hop works:

Like last time we have some amazing prizes to share with you. In order to qualify for the grand prizes you need to leave a comment on every blog in the hop. Its that simple! For everyone who leaves a comment, and becomes a follower (if you aren't one already) on the Polkadot Door blog I will be giving away a package of goodies as well! So you have two chances to win some really fun stuff!

Now for the GRAND Prizes:
(be sure to leave a comment at the Paper Tree to qualify for this)
1 Year Subscription to SNR
$45 of Bella Blvd Product
Love Line from Echo Park
$25 gift certificate to The Paper Blossom Shop
and some extra goodies too!

Have fun hopping!

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April Showers...

... bring May flowers.  

Or so the saying goes. 

Given that we are still under a couple feet of snow up here in the Artic Edmonton, I am hoping we at least have flowers by July...

At any rate, at least I can make pretty projects with flowers and spring-like things such as umbrellas, because I sure haven't been able to make this weather (or the accompanying sense of "blah") go away.

SUPPLIES

AmberInk digital image, polka-dot paper

Cosmo Cricket patterned paper

Bazzil cardstock

American Crafts thickers

This week's Get Sketchy challenge is being sponsored by the lovely ladies over at AmberInk. 

They have a ton of great digital stamps and digi papers available for immediate download - because you are brilliant, not patient.

Plus, if you are digi challenged, they also offer some of their stamps sets as good old fashioned clear stamps.

So hop over to the Get Sketchy blog and link up your own creation based on this week's sketch.  The winner will receive a gift certificate to the AmberInk store!

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ICS Sketch 107

Its been a very productive few weeks in my craft room. Don`t you love it when things just come together. This might not be my most amazing card ever, but I still like (love) it lots. Some cards are just that way. There is not anything that makes it stand out from all the others but it still manages to be a favourite ...

Inspirational Card Sketches once again provided a fantastic and fun sketch to work with. The other cards from the DT are fantastic this week (as they are every week!). But really, if you need some inspiration in your crafting I suggest you hop over there for a peak. Of course, besides the inspiration there is an oppertunity for some great prizes from our sponsor, Some Odd Girl.

SUPPLIES:

Cosmo Cricket Material Girl Paper

Sassafras Flowers

Thickers

Chatterbox Rubons

See, not a life changing card, but it makes me HAPPY. How does it make you feel?

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