I have made the arduous decision to retire digital art and downloads from Polka Dot Potato. I have loved being part of the digital scrapbooking community in this fashion but feel several things pulling me in other directions. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SALE

This was a deep and personal decision for me and my family. I love the PDP designers. I am convinced that there are none better – in character and talent. I thank them from the bottom of my heart for their commitment to making PDP such a great place to shop.

I also thank our amazing customers! Y’all have been wonderful and loyal and have encouraged us more than words can express.

This Fall will mark a new personal journey for our family. My son, Nolen, is going into the 8th grade. He is a wonderful boy and is incredibly talented. To best serve his gifting, we will be homeschooling him this next school year. His love is for art and technology and there is simply not a program in the public school system that adequately serves him. We are thrilled to be such an integral influence in his life in this way. But with this new responsibility, we have realized that we have to let go of other responsibilities and put our energy into those things that serve our family the best.

Thank you for these last 5 years. The ride was awesome!

Enjoy this fun idea and head over to Disney’s Family Fun to download and print your own crown!

This is from the Martha Stewart Show,  March 2007

Enjoy!

You can view see all the details and even view a how-to video HERE











Tools and Materials
Honey bunny bookmark template
Thick paper
Self-seal laminate sheets
Scissors or utility knife
White chenille pipe cleaners
Wire clippers
Hole punch
Photo of child

Honey Bunny Bookmark How-To
1. Print Honey bunny bookmark template onto thick paper.
2. Laminate both sides of paper using self-seal laminate sheets.
3. Cut out bookmark.
4. Wrap white chenille stems around arms, ears, and head of cutout.
5. Clip with wire clippers, and tuck in ends when finished.
6. To make the head, use an inch and a half hole punch to make a disk from the same sheet of paper used to cut out the template.
7. Use hole punch to make a hole in center of the disk.
8. Twist white chenille pipe cleaners through hole in disk.
9. Cut out picture of child using inch and a half hole punch.
10. Apply glue to back of photo and attach photo to disk.
11. Apply glue to edge of disk and attach to body.

Every year, I get really excited about Valentine’s.  This holiday gives me a great excuse to get knee deep in crafting and at the same time, spend wonderful quality time with my kids.  My son is 13 and is now way past Valentine’s so my efforts are concentrated with my 4 year old and 6 year old girls.  Now, Ella’s class is big and no candy or goodies are allowed at her school so I have yet to determine what I will be doing for her… but I have a feeling a card from the Costco Photo Center might be in order.

Gracie’s class, on the other hand, has just a handful of kids so I plan to get a little crazy.  I just found this fantastic idea in Better Homes and Gardens just this morning.  You make cute little love notes, like fortune cookie notes, and put them in ice cream cones toped with chocolate and meringue cookies.  Isn’t that fun?  I will be looking for cute little scriptures to put in each one…. Love is patient, love is kind… great stuff like that.  And, of course, I will deck the little pieces of paper out with some digital scrapbook flair.  I can just envision these cute cones wrapped in cellophane.  And Gracie and I are sure to have a blast making them!  I will likely make them for Ella’s teachers too or she might feel ultra left out.

Here’s a link to the full article.  Take note of slides 3-6 for the complete instructions.  Enjoy!

Here’s the supply list:

• Free Digital Download from Polka Dot Potato (8 x 8 front and back sheet)

• straws

• small, flat lollypops (not round like dum dums)

• good double sided tape like redliner taper (available at Walmart)

• An embellishment for the middle (I found a great pack of glittered foam hearts at Michael’s)

• scissors

• cellophane

• ribbon

Here’s the how-to:

Step 1

Download the Freebie from Polka Dot Potato.

Print the front and back of the Valentine’s.  There are 4 per sheet.

Step 2

Go ahead and fill out the to and from before cutting.

Step 3

Cut each of the Valentine’s out

Step 4

Place the real lollipop stem in the straw to decide proper placement of the digital lollipop print.  Then, tape the digital lollipop to either side of the straw. Replace the real lollipops in the straw if you removed it to tape the digital pieces on the straw. Decorate the center, if desired.

Step 5

Cut a 14″ x 14″ piece of cellophane and wrap the digital lollipop.

Step 6

Use a 14″ piece of ribbon to secure the cellophane.

Present your beautiful Valentine’s in a vase with clear mables in the bottom.

Happy Halloween!

This is the flyer that will be passed out to the ladies this week.

I used Farrah’s brand new kit, Pumpkin Patch for the design elements, BetinaScript for the title text and myriad pro bold for the body text.

You can view and print the article here.

I have to thank my sweet friends, Emily Adams and Kate Lynch, for giving me lots of inspiration and for their proofing skills.

This is such a easy home decor piece.  And the great thing is that you can change out your layouts as the seasons change so you always have some fresh and relevant hanging on your walls.

To create this, I used a curtain rod set and drapery hooks from Target.  I sliced off the side of some 12 x 12 page protectors using my Purple Cow Cutter.  I placed a piece of 12 x 12 thin chipboard that I bought from Uline to insure that the print didn’t start curling.

The final effect is quite stunning and always a conversation piece!