Polkadot Door Designs

{These 2}

>> Thursday, February 16, 2012

I am a huge October Afternoon fan, and I think that their "Sidewalks" collection may just be my favorite one yet. I just love the gorgeous colors and patterns, and of course, with four little people in the house, the theme is perfect for about 90% of my pictures.

Here is the layout that I created last night. I was inspired by this beautiful layout and created my own flower embellishments for Lori's challenge.

Vintage Valentines

>> Wednesday, February 15, 2012

With the coming of Valentines Day I admit I was crafting maybe a little more than normal, but I wanted to make our first Valentines as a married couple extra special! Turns out it was a good thing I put a lot of effort into the day because even my attempts were very dwarfed by the enormous bouquets of flowers that my husband scattered throughout the house, amidst a myriad of other special things. I've decided I rather like being married, especially to this man!

There is another post coming up in a few days (courtesy of Scrappin Patch's newest design team kit) with a another Valentines project, but I wanted to share the card I made. I struggled a little with keeping it masculine, but in the end the butterflies still found a way onto the card. Hubby didn't seem to object though, I think secretly he likes butterflies almost as much as I do.

SUPPLIES

Recollections "Love Letters" Paper

Martha Stewart Punch

Vintage Ribbon

Misc Dewdrops

Making Memories "Sweetheart"

Bingo Card Entry #6

>> Sunday, February 12, 2012

Well, I actually did it - 6 layouts in 6 days!

For my final Bingo Card challenge I had to use bling on a layout. In theory I like bling, I mean, who doesn't like shiny stuff? But in practice it is not something that actually finds its way onto my layouts very often.

At first I intended to use the requirement of having bling on my layout to create something completely ridiculous and over-the-top blinged up, but I quickly realized that I don't really have any papers or embellishments in my stash that lend themselves to that type of style. So, instead I finally cut into some of my favorite papers that I've been hoarding (MME Fine & Dandy) and added a bit of subtle sparkle. What can I say, I guess I'm just not very adventurous.

Saturday - Bling

In addition to meeting my final bingo card requirement, it is also based on challenge #32 over on the MME blog.

Animal Parade

>> Saturday, February 11, 2012

There are lots of little kids in our families, which means that I have plenty of excuses to make cards every so often that are just plain fun! This little card was no excpetion. It was an idea I scraplifted from a card I saw years ago in one of my magazines with some of my own variations. As soon as I saw the button balloons, I knew that this card was going to be recreated for the Polkadot Door :)

I used very little paper on this card and instead raided my sticker stash for the adorable little Sassafrass Lass felties. I've been saving them because they've been to cute to use, but am beginning to realize, I can't save things forever!

SUPPLIES

Vintage Buttons

Sasasfrass Lass Felties

Misc Paper from my scrapbox

Bingo Card Entry #4 & 5

>> Friday, February 10, 2012

Well, I must say, I am kind of shocked. When Lori first posted the Bingo Card challenge over at Apron Strings I figured there was absolutely no way I would be able to complete 6 layouts in one week. It is day 5 of the challenge, and surprisingly I have managed to keep up so far. Five down, one more to go by Sunday.

And the really shocking part is this - not only have I completed five layouts this week, but, my house is not a mess, my kids are not neglected or hungry, my laundry is done and I've also completed a couple other crafty projects that have been on my to-do list for a long time! I don't know what is going on here....

Thursday - Transparency

Friday - 3 Tags

Bingo Card Entry #1, 2 & 3

>> Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Lori over at Apron Strings is hosting a week-long challenge to celebrate Apron Strings 7th Birthday and I decided to play along. My photos have been stacking up quickly because I haven't been scrapping very much lately, so the "one project" per day format is just what I needed to get me back in the groove.

I am playing along using the Bingo Card that Lori provided - hopefully I can keep up the pace and get an entire row of 6 squares completed (and photographed) by Sunday evening. I think that I am off to a pretty good start though as I completed three layouts yesterday.

Here are my first entries for the challenge:

Monday - Baker's Twine

Tuesday - Hand-Cut (the No. labels and pennants are hand-cut)

Wednesday - 5 Patterned Papers

A Card for a Birthday Party...

>> Thursday, February 2, 2012

It was Emma's birthday last month but we were not able to have a party due to a persistent flu bug so we are having a girl's tea party and craft afternoon on Saturday to make up for it. I am actually very impressed with Emma's patience - she hasn't even complained about waiting to receive her birthday gifts!

I saw a sweet card on the Apron String's Blog and thought that it would be a great inspiration point for cardmaking on Saturday. I quickly did up my own version and can't wait to see what creativity it inspires in our little artists.