Papered Cottage by Shellye McDaniel: August 2012

30 August 2012

Tag It!

Welcome to the Thursday

UNITY STAMP HIP HOP

where we're celebrating everything {ippity} today!

You should be ->here<- from Robyn's Blog!

In case something goes awry, just head over to the Unity Blog

to get back on track :)

For today's hop I went with tags...I love making tags.

This {ippity} stamp set is loaded! You can achieve so many different

looks by mixing 'n matching and turning to-and-fro.

And what's not to love about a 'lil Halloween witch?

With dressed up tags you can decorate treat bags, tree branches,

packages, cards or hang from a hook or knob.

I first embossed the tag with a cool spiderweb embossing folder

that I found at Hobby Lobby...it's by Paper Studio. If you wanted to make

up inexpensive treat bags, think of embossing plain brown or white kraft sacks

before filling with treats!

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As you can see it's a great time to shop Unity!
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Now it's time to hop over to Shemaine's Blog...

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

27 August 2012

Dreaming of Snow in Summer

**If you are here for the Paper Haus Blog Hop, click here**

It's the last Monday of August

and I'm celebrating this

EAD BLOG HOP & GIVEAWAY

with a little bit of snow!

You should be arriving here from Rose's Blog, but don't miss

stopping by the EAD Blog to see what's up for grabs prize-wise today!

I just love this picture of Zach and Syd posing under the

Christmas tree on Christmas morning 2011.

There are no forced smiles, but true happiness

that only this special season can bring.

I've used various patterned papers by Jillibean Soup and loads of

these fun Snowflake Rub-ons by EAD. I chose white for my snowflakes,

but you can pick from a wide variety of colors...I think light blue and a pale

pink would look so pretty too!

**STICKERZ and RUB-ONS SHIP FREE WITH EAD**

Now it's time to hop on over to the EAD Guest Designer, Angela's Blog

for even more fun inspiration :)

Have a wonderful week!

26 August 2012

Doin' It With Style

**If you are here for the Paper Haus Hop, click here**

Calling all of you June Cleavers out there!

This week's Unity Stamp of the Week is just a doll.

All that's missing is the strand of pearls :)

The image was stamped onto white cardstock, as well as a beautiful

piece of patterned paper from October Afternoon's Woodland Park.

I used micro-tip scissors to carefully cut out the portions from the patterned paper

that I wanted to use on the main image. I also accented the little details

in the apron with Zig Markers.

Patterned Papers and Washi Tape by OA Woodland Park.

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Hope you're having a beautiful Sunday! Be back tomorrow!

23 August 2012

Love & Blessings

WELCOME

Unity Stamp Blog Hoppers

You should be arriving here from the blog of the talented and sweet Renee Aslette.

Should something go awry during the hop, just head back over to the

UNITY STAMP BLOG

For this hop I've broken out some brand new stamps

that I haven't had a chance to work with yet.

They've been eyeing me and I've been eyeing them right back ;)

I love any round stamp that can be punched out with one of my circle punches!

The "Count Your Blessings" image is from the

Country Pumpkin Chowder by Jillibean Soup

I coupled it with different papers and journal spots from Jillibean :)

I've loved this next stamp, "Sending My Love" for quite some time.

I made this next card with a very special friend in mind ♥

I used a combination of colored pencils, water-color pencils and Zig Markers.

After shading with the colored pencils I went back over with a coordinating

water-color pencil and then blended with water. I was also able to obtain

some shadows and shading with this method as well.

After stamping the main image, I went back and added some red ink

to the 'flag' on the stamp and then stamped the image and cut out. I love the

3-D effect that it gives along with the silver brad.

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That wraps it up for me on this hop...now it's time to have a

visit with the stamping sensation, Shilo Miles!

Thanks for dropping by!

20 August 2012

A Graveyard Smash...

...the MONSTER MASH...

creeeeek

(creepy door opening)

It's Monster Mash Release Week at Imaginisce

and I'm super excited to be sharing the projects that I

crafted with it. If you haven't seen the full collection of Monster Mash,

just stroll on over to Imaginsice! I love that they've stuck with the traditional

Halloween colors and added in a bit of dusty teal blue and green.

As with all Imaginisce collections, cuteness abounds :)

BOO WALL HANGING

For this I started with a plain 'ole inexpensive 3-paned wooden plaque.

After painting the wood black, I added a square of patterned paper in

place of a photograph and began embellishing.

Imaginisce Die Cuts are so generous in size and can easily be layered

with other matching elements such as pieces from the Sticker Stackers or

Canvas Stickers. Don't be afraid to remove (gently) the witch's shoes from the

sticker and try it out somewhere else...I just add a little dab of glue to the

foam dot and you're good to go!

And you know how much I love my leaf punch...I used it here along with

a few Brad Daddies and die-cuts.

I glittered BOO chipboard letters in a purple/silver mixture.

Wanting a soft touch, I tied on chevron ribbon bows to the eye-hooks between

each panel and also at the top for the hanger.

This HUGE bat die-cut is all you need at the top!

He's utter perfection...who couldn't LOVE a face like that?

FACE PAINTING LAYOUT

For my layout I followed the gallon-quart-ounce theory.

In design it it good to remember to keep things in proportion, whether it's color,

photos or embellishments. The dominate color is purple (gallon), followed by

the blue (quart) and then the green (ounce).

The main focus of embellishments is in the bottom 1/3 of the page,

as well as at the right vertical 1/3 of the page.

Proportion helps the flow of a layout, gives rest to the eye and

keeps things pleasing to the viewer :)

Aren't they the cutest parade of characters?

With the exception of the sticker letters and Thickers, everything that

I've used can be found at Imaginisce!

So glad you've stopped by to see my contribution to

MONSTER MASH...

I'm sure that there will be many other projects to follow as I

won't be getting enough of this collection any time soon :)

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

Spooky Spider Invasion

Glad you're here for the

MONDAY EAD BLOG HOP & GIVEAWAY

You should be here from Rose's Blog!

The EAD Blog will showcase the lovely loot up for grabs today,

so don't forget to stop by and say hello.

Autumn decorating is just around the corner at the

McDaniel house and I love nothing more than my

Harry Slatkin Fall candle scents wafting through the air.

I ordered these adorable (yes, I just called spiders adorable)

Rub-Ons with this in mind:

With EAD Rub-Ons, you can decorate plain candle jars for

any occasion or holiday!

Products used:

Halloween Rub-Ons

Halloween Spiders

You can order either item in just about any color imaginable.

Time now to visit the August Guest Designer, Angela's Blog.

Happy week to you all!

18 August 2012

A Halloween Mini

Greetings, weekend blog-goers!

I have a little Halloween mini to share with you today

that I created for

VINTAGE STREET MARKET

I must say that I absolutely cannot wait until September 1st:

yes, I will have my Halloween decorations out and about.

And since I decorate early for Christmas, I get a good 2 and a half months

out of my Fall decorations

I’m in love with all of the replicated vintage

wares such as black cats, owls and jack ‘o lanterns

…black cats are at the top of my list though!

Vintage Street Market has a new assortment of beautiful

Halloween-themed papers by Graphic 45, Echo Park and Making Memories.

These papers were the base for the pages of the album that I created:

I cut one of the little card motifs from the Happy Haunting paper

and attached it to the front with foam dots.

I then outlined it with Aqua Twirly Twine. For the embellishments

I used the Sky Blue Paper Flowers (glittered in aqua), vintage buttons

and a bit of yummy Black Crepe Paper Fringe.

Onto the rings (holding the pages together) I tied on a few different ribbons,

Trick or Treat Seam Binding and Aqua Tinsel (which I adore).

And don’t throw out those cute cupcake picks…save them for your paper projects

as I did with the handsome bat peeking from beyond the fringe :)

Below is a look at the inner pages of the album…

I will point out all of the lovely things that you can purchase

directly from Vintage Street Market!

I hand-cut the little trick-or-treaters from one of the vintage Treat Bags

offered by VSM and attached it to the paper with a glue pen.

I also embellished with Vintage Tickets, a bit of aqua crepe that I cut into fringe.

An old playing card and bingo piece seemed the

perfect match for this cute little black cat sticker from Martha Stewart.

Jenni Bowlin has always carried a great selection of

vintage inspired goods...these chipboard buttons are among some of

my all-time favorites!

Again, I cut one of the cards from the Happy Haunting paper

and used it as a journal spot. A bit of glittery orange Ric Rac

peeks out from under the aqua trim.

I love little alpha stickers…they come in so handy!

Here I’ve used them on both pages, along with another cut-out from the vintage treat sack.

And there’s another cupcake pick (the ghost...handily applied with a glue dot).

After completing the pages to my albums (most especially those with chipboard bases),

I like to trim the edges with twine, in this case Black Twirly Twine.

I have found that the best way to attach the twine to the often

thin chipboard edge is to use a Ballpoint-Tip Glue Pen.

With all of that, we have a sweet mini to display a few memories from

Halloween 2012 in...I can't wait!

Thanks for stopping by!

17 August 2012

One + Two= Three

Time for a little

BACK TO SCHOOL FUN

As you can see by the title of my post, I

easily passed the first grade by accomplishing that one LOL

They do so much more these days...now kids are learning

things we did in the 4th grade in the 1st grade!

It's astounding.

First up, is a treat pocket tutorial that I created for

IMAGINISCE BACK TO SCHOOL WEEK

This is very similar to the one that I created for Authentique just

a few days ago, but this one is smaller and of course shows a

different way to go about decorating. The same design

principal still applies though :)

For SIX Pockets: You will need a 12x12 sheet of paper; cut paper into 2x12" strips.

Next, cut 1.75" x 11.75" strips from a patterned paper (I used Chit Chat); center and attach

to the 2x12 strips of paper. Score the 12" strip at 4.5"; fold in half. Machine stitch

(or glue) the folded area to create a pocket.

Corner round the top edges if desired.

For the apple: punch a 1" circle from red dot paper. Cut a small stem

from any brown paper and attach to the center of the apple. I freehand-cut

the leaf, but a punch or all-ready-made leaf could be used. Tie a little ribbon to

the top and your done!

Supply List:

Sole Sisters Chit Chat 12x12 Paper and Scallop Frame Snag 'em Stamp;

Hello Cupcake Wish Big 12x12 Paper and Celebrate You 12x2 Paper.

Tools: CutBright LED Rotary Cutter, CutRight Acrylic Ruler and i-mat 14x14

Misc: Core'dinations Double-Sided Cardstock, Ribbon, computer generated

journal strips, 1" circle punch and corner rounder punch.

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Next up, I have a couple of layouts. One that I created for

PRO 31 DESIGNS

and another that my daughter, Sydnee made!

I promised her that I would share it with you all.

For 10 years old, she does a pretty good job at scrapbooking :)

As you can see, I used rows of beautiful trims, all from PRO 31 Designs!

The little turquoise flowers are also from their online shop :)

I took three die-cut mats from K&CO and layered them together

to form a nice background for my photo and embellishments.

And here it is...Miss Syd's Layout

She's heard me talk about having 'vertical and horizontal' elements

and she pointed out to me that her page included both LOL

That's all I have to share today!

We're having our first football scrimmage tomorrow.

I honestly can't believe that it's all ready that time of year...but I'm happy :)
See y'all soon!

16 August 2012

Curious About Basically Bare?

Two of the hottest places in the

papercrafting world are meeting up in a duo

AUTHENTIQUE PAPER

&
BASICALLY BARE

Now, you won't be hopping from my blog to another, instead

head on over to the Authentique Blog to see the line-up for the day :)

With back-to-school in mind, I wanted to create

a couple of special teacher gifts.

For the first project,

CURIOUS OWL NOTEBOOK,

I used portions of the Basically Bare Album.

On the front, clear cover I hand-stitched a few buttons

to the bottom, outlining the shape.

I also machine stitched around the perimeter

so that the edge would be defined.

For the inner cover, I layered the cardboard sheet and felt scalloped sheet

together and then embellished with an owl dressed in

Curiosity patterned papers and stickers.

Next, I took 8.5 x 11 copy paper and trimmed the

sheets down to a 5.5"W X 5.25"H; reserve the scraps.
Using the 'index-tabbed' chipboard page as a guide,

line up the papers with the top and punch holes.
Insert rings that come with the album and tie on colorful ribbons.

I had one remaining piece of the album left: a canvas sheet.

I just had to use it!

CURIOUS TEACHER NOTE HOLDER

Take the scrap pieces of copy paper and cut in half

so that they measure 3.25"H X 5.5"W.

Fold the canvas sheet around the paper to form a pocket;

machine stitch around the edges or glue in place.

Decorate the front as desired and then string

through a length of ribbon and tie at the top to create a useful hanger.

You may also attach a magnet to the back so that it may be hung in that fashion.

Supplies:
Authentique Paper's Curiosity Collection
Basically Bare's Assorted Album, Stack-A-Bellies "Owls" and Blossoms & Leaves
www.authentiquepaper.com
www.basicallybare.com

Enjoy the hop!

15 August 2012

Ribbon Carousel Hop

WELCOME

to my little part of the

UNITY & RIBBON CAROUSEL BLOG HOP

You should be arriving here from Shemaine's Blog.

All-righty...let's get started!

I love ribbon. I use ribbon on almost every single project that I make.

It adds that soft texture which, to me, completes a look.

My first card is pretty simplistic:

Unity: June 2012 Kit-of-the-Month

Ribbon Carousel: Blue Striped Grosgrain Ribbons

Patterned Papers: October Afternoon

Okay, so I'll admit...I was a little afraid to try this next trick, but in the

end I threw caution to the wind and said 'what the heck!"

You've guessed it: I stamped onto the actual ribbon and then carefully

trimmed out with a pair of super sharp fine-tipped scissors.

Be sure to use a solvent ink such as Staz-On so that the image

doesn't bleed.

Unity: Poised & Pretty SB-987A

Unity: July 2012 Kit-of-the-Month (sentiment)

Ribbon Carousel: 1.5" Blue/White Striped Grosgrain Ribbon

and Red/White Striped Poly Ribbon

Patterned Papers: Pink Paislee

Now, let's talk PRIZES:

Ribbon Carousel will be giving away ribbon to one lucky commenter

The winners will be announced on Saturday, 8/18 at 8:00 PM

Prize from Unity:

10 Itty Bitty Stamps.... winner's choice!!!

Thanks for stopping by...don't forget to leave a comment so you'll
be in the prize-drawing :)
Now it's off to visit Carisa's Blog!
Have fun!

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