tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:39:39 +0000Sharing paper crafts and sewing projects and more!http://www.dotsnblooms.com/noreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)Blogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-580394807164684448Thu, 01 Apr 2010 23:39:00 +00002010-04-01T16:39:39.097-07:00http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2010/04/cute-christmas-card-birth-announcement.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-6896150622819625019Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:50:00 +00002009-12-22T23:50:55.722-08:00Here is a little box/bag I put together to wrap my husbands secret Santa gift. It was very quick and easy but made a much more dramatic display than just throwing it into a gift bag. I love how the tag came out. Hope she likes it!http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/12/special-christmas-wrapping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-5664285512473326287Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:35:00 +00002009-12-15T23:35:05.801-08:00Here are some stocking stuffers that I made for my brother-in-laws co-workers. They are stuffed with a starbucks gift card and some chocolates. I had to keep the design gender neutral, so I kept the colors very Christmas-y. Design cardstock was from a pack I got last year. The pattern for the stockings is from Papertrey Ink. By Lauren Meader. I like how they turned out so much I am going to http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/12/stuffed-stockings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-2681068666107874759Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:31:00 +00002009-11-15T15:31:52.437-08:00Here are some shower favors I made for my sister's baby shower. She loves sock monkeys and bright colors. The sock monkey is from the stamping up set. The paper is called " Monkeying Around" by Recollections. Perfect for this project. I also made her a scrapbook using other paper from this set that I will show you soon. http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/11/sock-monkey-baby-shower-favors.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-1703541090020257211Fri, 22 May 2009 04:09:00 +00002009-05-21T21:09:00.249-07:00CardsBabyHere is the card I made for my sister Melody who is anxiously awaiting the birth of her little boy. (The same one I did the baby shower favors for here.) She loved these colors, Bashful Blue, Certainly Celery and Close to Cocoa.I pulled out my "So Very" set from Stampin Up. I loved so many of the words and thought they fit so well for a new blessing, that I used the sweet, loved and blessed http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/05/new-baby-card-for-baby-anthony.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-8892425311649157352Tue, 19 May 2009 04:02:00 +00002009-05-18T21:02:00.431-07:00Thank YouCardsHere is the card I cased from the card swap. (The last one.) I loved the flower line background and created with this flower from Inkadinkado. I pulled the colors, So Saffron, Not Quite Navy and Chocolate Chip from the ribbon. The flower is a prima, and the brad in the middle came from Hodgepodge Hardware. I really like the color scheme and how it all came together.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/05/case-of-card-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-4675860888887831908Mon, 18 May 2009 02:26:00 +00002009-05-17T21:02:27.002-07:00Here are a few cards I did today at my friend Suzanne's card class. I love that most of them are very versatile (male or female.)The first card we made used the Branch out set to make this beautiful tree in Chocolate Chip and Red Riding Hood. The card base is Kraft paper. The Sentiment is from Sweet Little Sentiments (a Hostess gift). I love the striped ribbon on the side.The second card is ahttp://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/05/stampin-up-card-class.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-4286752601248812922Sat, 02 May 2009 21:37:00 +00002009-05-02T09:55:21.985-07:00ProjectsCardsBirthdayThis is a gift bag that I made for my good friend and co-worker. She is "Berry Sweet" so I thought I would make her a berry themed gift bag and card. (Not to mention I love these strawberry stamps from Papertrey Ink!)The Box in a Bag template from Splitcoaststampers.com and adapted the size to fit the book that I got her and a couple of these adorable strawberries filled with strawberry candies.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/05/berry-sweet-birthday-gift.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-3179795842242835720Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:04:00 +00002009-04-30T20:51:26.246-07:00BabyParty FavorsMy little sister is due to have a baby in the next couple weeks. We threw her a "Fishy" baby shower to match the nursery. Here are some pictures of the fun stuff we made for her.The First picture shows the adorable cupcake decorations we made. I used the fish from the Animal Kingdom Cricut Cartridge. We sandwiched a toothpick between the front of the fish and the shadow and stuck them in the http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/04/fishy-baby-shower.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-391818808431820868Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:46:00 +00002009-04-28T21:59:13.982-07:00Here is my entry for the K Werner Design weekly color challenge. I love this color combination (and Boy do I want that pincushion. How stickin' cute!!)I used Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, So Saffron and Whisper White. I used Stampin Up's Cause for Celebration and Papertrey Ink's Mixed Message for the sentiment. I don't normally do square cards, but I really like how this turnedhttp://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/04/k-werner-design-color-challenge-50.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-5158397222326555986Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:39:00 +00002009-04-28T21:58:25.047-07:00ProjectsI made this stationary box for my sister for her birthday. I used paper from the Fall Flowers Stampin up collection. Matching colors are Really Rust, Kraft, Soft Sky and Old Olive. I really like this collection of colors and could kick myself for not ordering another set of the papers. :-)I included 4 handmade cards in the back pocket, a decorated post-it note holder and 4 tags (you can see http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2009/04/stationary-box.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-1600127580076480232Thu, 27 Nov 2008 04:21:00 +00002008-11-26T20:21:00.525-08:00ChocolateProjectsChristmasI love how these turned out, but I couldn't seem to get a good picture of them. I used the treat box pattern to create these little boxes that have a pocket for the "Snowballs", "Snowman Kisses" and cocoa along with the tag that has the cute little poem.I used the cute snowman from Deer Friends with a snowflake that came in one of my Hero Arts sets. I used a couple different patterns of paper.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/snowman-soup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-5128555321219141590Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:06:00 +00002008-11-25T20:06:00.209-08:00CardsChristmasHere are the other three cards that I promised. To make 2 each of all five cards took less than 3 hours.I love this card. The colors are so classy and current. The blue panel is made from the Sizzix top note die. We stamped the snowflakes in versamark so they are very subtle. The snowflake is another Sizzix die. The "ornament" is popped up off the page and tied with the brown ribbon.The http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/more-christmas-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-1453890821442862717Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:14:00 +00002008-11-24T20:18:10.686-08:00CardsChristmasMy friend Suzanne is a Stampin Up Demo and invited my mom and I to her stamp-a-stack this last weekend. Here are a couple of cards that we made.This was the first card. The snowflake is a Sizzix die from Stampin Up. We stamped the background images and added the sentiment. It is hard to see in the picture, but the center of the snowflake is a silver brad.The second card is stamped on kraft http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/some-stamp-stack-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-3523096542823103956Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:32:00 +00002008-11-24T20:20:02.788-08:00CardsBirthdayMy brother's birthday is Thursday!!! He is feeling a little homesick, so I wanted to make sure and get a card in the mail to him even though he will be home for Thanksgiving next week.I have the hardest time coming up with neutral cards (What can I say? I love my ribbon, flowers and glitter.) So I tried to bring some bright colors. I had a really hard time with which stamp to use. I got this http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/neutral-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-3995711935866092849Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:00:00 +00002008-11-24T20:20:33.758-08:00ChocolateProjectsParty FavorsChristmasHere are a couple more nugget tags. The blue one was run through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder. I added silver ribbon and this cute snowflake. (The inside nugget is wrapped in snowflake designer paper.)The other one is done with the cutest Poinsettia paper. I wrapped the nuggets inside in red polka dot paper and tied it with green ribbon. Then added the Poinsettia to the front.As http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/another-batch-of-nugget-wraps.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-618431951624457527Sat, 15 Nov 2008 03:04:00 +00002008-11-14T19:04:01.001-08:00CardsChristmasAs soon as I saw this cute snowman, I knew I would have to use him in blues. I added the silver and snowflakes and love how it turned out. The snowflake backdrop is actually embossed on vellum. I used silver brads to attach it to the card. I also added the panel of silver to match the silver in the ribbon. The snowman looked so happy, I had to use "Be Merry" for the sentiment.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/merry-snowman.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-2868292260097248740Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:00:00 +00002008-11-24T20:18:38.257-08:00ChocolateProjectsChristmasI made these cuties for an upcoming craft fair. I really love how they came out and will be making some more in a different design soon. The dotted paper came from Making Memories. The other paper is Old Olive and Whisper White from Stampin Up. The stamp is from the Circle of Friendship set and the snowflakes are a Martha Stewart punch. I found the ribbon in my stash. Inside there is a http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/ghiradelli-cuties.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-900775892024983395Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:55:00 +00002008-11-13T18:55:00.243-08:00CardsChristmasThis is one of my favorite Christmas images, but I hardly ever use it because it takes up so much of the card front. It always makes me remember how blessed we are to have family and friends around us during the Holiday season. I decided to use maroon and moss green, but added the navy blue to change things up. The presents are all accented with gold.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/sleigh-full-of-holiday-wishes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-372727121544448566Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:39:00 +00002008-11-12T18:39:00.413-08:00CardsChristmasThe first card is very simple. I tried to keep it less Christmas-like and more seasonal. One of my customers has a wide variety of friends and wanted something she could sent to all of them. The green is a little lighter than you normally think of for Christmas, but it perfectly matched the ribbon, so I had to use it. The stars are colored in the middle with gold.The second card today is one http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/warmest-wishes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-762202636329050218Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:36:00 +00002008-11-11T18:36:00.592-08:00CardsChristmasHere is another unusual color combination for Christmas, but when I found this ribbon, I knew I had to use it some way. The snowflakes are stamped in white on the green and green on the white. They are embellished with gold.http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/elegant-snowflakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-3000945768971152000Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:27:00 +00002008-11-10T18:27:00.613-08:00CardsChristmasHere are a couple of Christmas cards I am making for a couple of orders. The first is done with very unconventional colors. I love these trees and love the purple. The purple panel is embossed and has a strip of ribbon wrapped around it. The person that I made these for is a purple fanatic too.The second card is more traditional in hunter green and maroon. The "Noel" is stamped in gold and thehttp://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/merry-christmas-trees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-4809045864971057992Mon, 10 Nov 2008 06:01:00 +00002008-11-09T22:01:00.665-08:00Craft FairProjectsAs soon as I saw this paper, I new I had to make a stationary box. This cute little box holds full size cards, 3x3 cards, tags, stamps, a pen and more. I wasn't able to get a good picture of the open box, but the top comes off and the front folds down to show all the cubbies. The cute little photo clips were decorated to match. Pink and brown are some of my favorite colors together. Hope youhttp://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/stationary-box-and-some-photo-clips.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-5145941423809267441Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:56:00 +00002008-11-24T20:21:04.923-08:00ChocolateProjectsParty FavorsChristmasI am working on some goodies for an upcoming craft faire, December 6th in Grover Beach, and made a bunch of these sweet Tag Nugget Wraps. Each one includes a Hershey nugget that is wrapped in paper and then put in these cute holders. They are a perfect stocking stuffer, or something cute to give to co-workers. I have also made these as baby and wedding shower favors. People love them!http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/11/some-christmas-goodies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-224542290877147333.post-7779168750172727650Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:16:00 +00002008-11-09T16:44:09.134-08:00CardsBirthdayI was looking at some of my older cards and realized I had never added these to my blog. So here they are.I love this Scooter from the Wheel Thing. It is so versatile. I love how you can put anything on the back and change the occasion.The first card I made for my Cousin. It's for his 18th birthday. It's a little on the kid's side, but I find it so hard to make manly birthday cards. I used the http://www.dotsnblooms.com/2008/10/i-was-looking-at-some-of-my-older-cards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Becca McKenzie)0