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Monday, August 20, 2012

Joy

Hello crafty peeps! Trell from Polka Dots, Paint, & Cake Batter here and I'm guesting on Everyday Cricut this week. I am super excited and I have a lot to share this week. Before I get into my project for today, I want to thank Joy and Melanie for having me, it’s an honor.
I think most people that read my blog, know that I am a cardmaker. That’s my passion, but would it surprise you all that I did something, “off the page,” to kick off the week?






Does this not put you in the Christmas mood? This was really simple and quick to make. I spent more time deciding on the pattern for the pennants than anything else!

I used the Black & White Pattern Cartridge by Teresa Collins for the sheet music, and I printed it on Kraft cardstock from Jo-Ann. I cut the pennants (3.75" x 5.5") from Birthday Bash. The patterned paper I used for the rosettes (3") is from Echo Park. I did some embellishing with doilies, glass glitter, pom-pom trim, and ribbon. 

For full details and instructions, visit my blog. I even have the Gypsy file for those that want it. Thanks for stopping by today. Be blessed!



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134 comments:

snappy scrappy said...

Super pretty...WOW! Lee-Ann :)

Crhiga said...

Never too early for Christmas projects!! Very Nice!!! TFS!!

Carol

Kimberli said...

Very prety!!

Beebeebabs said...

Beautiful!!!

jlsokolic said...

These are lovely. It's never early for Christmas.

Lisa said...

Very beautiful. And I love the sparkles!

craftymom205 said...

Great project.

craftymom205 at yahoo dot com

Kim T. said...

Ok, that does put me in the Christmas mood. So beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

wendy_liefde_is said...

I started singing already.... maybe that's a bit to early but not for making such beautiful ornaments....

scrapdiva said...

Beautiful! love Christmas projects

Holly Hudspeth said...

Love the sparkle on those rosettes. Great Banner.

Ann said...

very pretty and welcome. I love the rosettes and made 13 Rosette ribbons for 4th of July parade winners this year. No one expected it as I usually just do certificates so it came as a nice surprise.
Mstgane
Ann

Isabel Z said...

This is stunning.

Bella's mama said...

So pretty.

Crafting Katie said...

This is absolutely gorgeous, Trell! I love all of the sparkle!!!

Kathy:) said...

Beautiful !
Kathy:)

Debbie said...

Great project..way to bling out at Christmas! Love the sheet music background! Thanks for Trell - can't wait to see her cards! & the opp to win the cart!

Debbie said...

Love the bling! Can't wait to see Trell's cards! Thanks for the opp to win the cart! So season appropriate!

JoAnn from Ohio said...

very cute. I am so ready for Christmas. Thanks for sharing.

Scott & Ann said...

I just signed up to follow your blog & can't wait to have some time to check out all your designs. They are SO lovely! It's great to see that men like to make cards, too!
Anndiehl@centurytel.net

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Like the sparkle of your banner.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

margret said...

This has so many great ideas. I love the glitter letters. I can't wait to see some more of your work. I also love the fact that you are a man CRAFTING. I wish I could get my husband to join me.

Ami said...

Such a beautiful banner! I absolutely love it!

Rosie said...

love everything about this! love love the glitter and rosette flower

rosiemini@gmail.com
www.scraplovingminis.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

I love autumn the best, but I have had a wonderful summer and hate to see it end.
julie
juliew50@ymail.com

Peggywhiz said...

Great idea for christmas and soooo pretty. Thanks for another chance tow win a cartrdge. Halloween will soon be here.

cdm317 said...

Lovely! beautiful colors and design.

Sue S. said...

This does put me in the Christmas spirit!! Love this project - thanks for sharing :)

sueot33@yahoo.com

Megan H. said...

Love the colors and the design of the banner. It will be great to see all your talents this week.
Megan H.
mhcards at embarqmail dot com

Aunt Moe said...

Bling-tastic!! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us! And super stoked at the opportunity to win the fabulous SIMPLY SCARECROW cartridge! I love fall colors and scents :):)
Marisa AKA Aunt Moe

lmkindell1 said...

Beautiful!!
linda
lmkindell1@verizon.net

Beverly said...

Great project, Trell! So glad you are sharing your creativity with us this week!

Diane said...

Now is the time to start on Christmas projects! Thanks for sharing and inspiring, Trell!

Deanna said...

Wow, that is beautiful. I love it.

Brenda said...

Wow this is a beautiful banner Trell!! I think you can do anything well and it doesn't surprse me at all! lol

Josie0602 said...

What a fabulous project! I love the colors and the sparkle!

Tracy

Anonymous said...

I am sad that summer is almost over, but I do love autumn/fall. Pumpkin patch, Halloween, pumpkin everything!!!

Thanks for the giveaway!

JEM in IL

D- said...

Welcome Trell. I love it. The colors are beautiful.
dmcardmaker (at AOL)
(email follower)

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

This is Beautiful Trell. Love this a lot. Smooches...

Eileen said...

What a beautiful project! I can't wait to try something similar. Thanks for sharing.

Brenda Moore said...

Awesome work, no better word for the Christmas season than "JOY".

Kim H said...

Trell ~ GORGOEUS! I just LOVE this to pieces! You have my addy ~ right??? The paper choices, the cuts and choice of ribbon & twine are simply STUNNING! PERFECTLY done! Great start! Can't wait to see what else you have in store for us this week!

lindagk23 said...

Your Christmas banner is so pretty! And I love Christmas projects! Thanks for sharing! lindagk23

Diane said...

It does put you in the Christmas
Spirit. Thanks for sharing. Beautiful idea.
Diane from Valencia

Vicki said...

These pennants are absolutely beautiful. I do SO MUCH at Christmas with my card making and decorating that I HAVE to work on it through out the year. Never too early to work on Christmas. Very nice job!
VLL1974@gmail.com

hopefulcrafter said...

Great Christmas banner! I love rosettes! Thanks for sharing.

Momof4inArlington said...

Welcome, Trell! Gorgeous decor project! (Intended or not, I love the nod to Joy!) I'm so glad you're guesting. I love your blog, (I follow you through Ms. Emma), but I cannot leave comments. So, I'm happy to have the opportunity to tell you how talented you are!

Marcia said...

So festive! I love the glittery letters!

mb6464@hotmail.com
marciasmemories.blogspot.com

Linda T said...

Pretty neat design.

scootingranny said...

I look forward to fall every year. I love the cooler weather, football, the excitement of gran kiddos getting ready for school. Halloween, upcoming Thanksgiving holidays. AND most importantly... candy corn is back in season!!!! It's only ripe in the fall and ONLY on the Halloween aisle. All other candy corn is bogus!!

surfnfroggie said...

Lovely job Trell! Paper choices are awesome and I really like the way you used those paper doilies too! I want that file but didn't see it on your site

Marcia said...

This really does get me in the Christmas spirit. It is very pretty. I look forward to more.

Jamoria said...

Beautiful detail! I looove Christmas and can't wait to see my honey Myles, he's my handsome 2 yr old son, get excited about Christmas! Keep up the good work :-)

Rachel said...

I am so NOT ready for Christmas yet, but this banner is just beautiful! Love the sheet music for the pennants...and the glitter is perfect! :)

Anonymous said...

Very cute Trell I can't wait to see the rest of your work.
Judy From C;aremore

rhonda said...

Great inspiration for getting a head start on Christmas! Thank you!

Donna said...

Thanks for the reminder to started on Christmas projects, very joyful!

tndj said...

what an awesome project. Love it and the colors and makes you think of Christmas that is for sure. Love it.

Anonymous said...

I love Christmas, but I really love Halloween. This is a beautiful project. I'm looking forward to doing some Halloween projects soon. Thanks for the great ideas.

Kathleen in KY
DalLdy@yahoo.com

kim james said...

Very pretty!

Vanessa said...

What a beautiful project! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

OH, I love it. THanks,
Michelle
tanner9868@gmail.com

paperfun said...

This is gorgeous!! I can't wait to see what you make for the rest of the week.

Mari

gigi57 said...

Fun Christmas project.

sstw1 said...

Love the Christmas projects!!!

Beth Devitt said...

Thank Trell. Nice project. Can't beleive it's time to start thinking about Christmas.

littlen said...

beautiful, gorgeous, fantastic. i love it. tfs.

Barbara Riordan said...

I too am a card maker but like to do something different once in a while. I do think I will try this project out. Thanks for the idea.

d said...

Love summer. Hate to have it ever end. I do have a September cruise to look forward to so that helps.

Joan Smith said...

WOW Trell this is so beautiful you definitely are extremely talented and thanks for accepting Joy & Melainie's
invite....

Debbie said...

Congrats Claire on your cartridge win! Love the Christmas project, that's my favorite time of the year. Happy summer is finally getting over. I prefer cooler weather!!!

Melinda said...

It's beautiful, Joy is my middle name. Great job Trell...TFS.

Bonita said...

Beautiful Christmas project. Thanks

Melissa H. said...

I love the banner! Great job!

di said...

Great project. I love the rosettes on the doiles.

SaraBug said...

Great project, love how you printed on the kraft cardstock.

Carol D said...

It's time to start your holiday crafting, so you can enjoy the holidays without added stress of an unfinished project.

Maria H. said...

I'm a musician, so I love the sheet music pennants! Thanks for the inspiration. A sparkly banner like this would look great on our front-door wreath.

luvtosew said...

Love the banner and the color choices. Love the music paper. Thanks for sharing.

Jackie said...

Excited to have Trell on as guest and can't wait to see his cards. Also, Christmas is fabulous anytime of year (and Halloween too, hint). Love the change to win I almost bought that cart (saw it on sale today) but said I would wait. Maybe that was a sign...LOL. Looking forward to the week!

Jackie said...

Excited to have Trell on as guest and can't wait to see his cards. Also, Christmas is fabulous anytime of year (and Halloween too, hint). Love the change to win I almost bought that cart (saw it on sale today) but said I would wait. Maybe that was a sign...LOL. Looking forward to the week!

Anonymous said...

So pretty. Love the polka dots.
marilyn2222 @ hotmail.com
follower

Creating = Less Stress said...

I am in the middle...sad to see summer go but happy to see fall because of school starting back...christmas on the way....I know..either get off of the fence or stay on huh?? LOL
Love the design today!!!!

Nancy B. said...

Lovely!

Creative M said...

WOW!!Very Beautiful!!awesome!Gorgeous!
Migdalia

Mommy's Crafty Creations said...

So beautiful!!

Veronica (follower)
mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com
mommyscraftycreations at gmail dot com

TeresaK said...

Ohhh this is lovely! I am always ready for Christmas and need inspiration any way I can get it! GREAT job!
Teresa
www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

Phyllis Johnson said what a pretty Christmas banner. It is never to early to start thinking about Christmas. Love it. It has been a crazy summer so I don't know if I'm ready for fall or not.

ABCDEFGMelton said...

Very festive! Love the glittered letters.

Scrapbookingmomof5boys@netzero.net

cindy said...

Anything sparkly is my favorite!

Nette said...

Perfect... polka dots and bling.

Rose said...

I've been in the christmas mood all day.It's been raining today so at work they had me work on the christmas lights for the town christmas tree lighting in Nov.(checking them all out over 100 boxes of LED)Super cute banner love the glass glitter on the letters"THE JOY OF CHRISTMAS"

Susan said...

I am sad June and July were too hot to even enjoy my pool but I had my Halloween and Christmas supplies on hand to keep me occupied. thanks for sharing this great project with us, Trell!

3 Kid Crop Shop said...

Beautiful idea. Thanks for sharing.

Blessings,
Carol

3kidcropshop.blogspot.com

Marissa said...

Beautiful project!

Patty said...

Wow..super pretty & sparkly!!

Anonymous said...

Very pretty card. Great job!
Michelle
tanner9868@gmail.com

DonnaSue said...

Love the folded fans with sparkle!

LemonDropMemories said...

I especially love the distressed sheet music on these. It makes it feel like they were made from some old sheet music long ago (didn't they used to recycle that way back then?)

Anonymous said...

I love these. I want to start making Christmas cards Tina

Stephanie said...

Trell, love the gorgeous banner. I'm ready for some cooler weather and my grandson can't wait to go back to school. (1st grade)

dgroovy said...

very nice, the bling is great.

KimCreate said...

Fantasic banner. just love it!!!!
Kim

amesari88 said...

Welcome, Trell! What a super cute banner!This is my first time to see your creations and I am excited to see what you have in store for us this week.

Cynthia B. said...

Gorgeous project! And yes, this does put me in the mood for Christmas! (I am SO done with 90-100 degree heat.)
Love the glittery letters - thanks for sharing!

Netta said...

Absolutely beautiful Trell, just a huge fan of your all your creation

Cassandra said...

How incredibly BEAUTIFUL!!! Great job Mr. T!!! Love it :)

V Perkins said...

Very pretty. Love the sparkle. And I must agree, that it's never too early to start on Christmas projects.

Babette Erickson said...

Hi Trell, you do fantastic work. I loved your JOY design so much I checked out your blogspot. You mentioned you have the gypsy file and that you may put one in the craft room. I don't have a gypsy but I would love the see your file in the craft room. Your cards are amazing too! Great work!!!

catwomanofamerica

Babette Erickson said...

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maribella said...

LOVE rosette's...thanks for sharing! Sad summer is coming to an end but glad the kids are back in school so I can get some crafting done LOL!!!

Nanette said...

Very pretty...TFS!!!

Kristie Maynard said...

Great project! Never the wrong time to create for Christmsa!

Tami Barber said...

This is such a "pretty" project. It makes me in the mood for a little christmas music! I know my kids will LOVE that!

Sheri R said...

Definite Christmas mood! Very pretty.

Sherii at cfl dot rr dot com

Sandy B. said...

What an absolutely beautiful project! And thanks for the chance to win a cartridge!

Sandy

marymaci said...

Hi Trell, Welcome! Great project. Go check out your blog now!

Caroline said...

Thank you for brightening my morning! Great job.

Ladybug said...

Great way to "kick start" your week off, Trell. Verrrrrry sweet!
TFS! :-)

Beth Anne in PA said...

Beautiful project! Love the whole thing! The time you spent picking the patterns was worth it because you knocked it out of the park with this combo...great job!
Beth Anne in PA
woody42997 at aol dot com

Carol D said...

Another fabulous idea for us! Thank you for all the time you take to send these out to us.

melllisssa said...

Beautiful pennants! The rosettes are gorgeous with the doilies and the glitter letters! Your project definitely makes me excited for Christmas :)

It's so great to see you guest designing here!
misshoanggg (at) gmail.com

Becca Mosher said...

Nothing brings me more JOY than sheet music combined with rosettes! Awww!

julie said...

Fabulous I just love banners big or small I just love them, love all the glitter and the rosettes great job. Thanks for sharing, God bless.

Sew Sweet N Crafty said...

Very pretty. Looks so professional.

Sew Sweet N Crafty
SewSweetNCrafty.blogspot.com
SewSweetNCrafty@gmail.com

Rain Rose said...

I always love pennants and rosettes! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

WOW! AMAZING! Those are just a few of the words that come to mind. You are truly an Artist!!

Jessica said...

I LOVE the glittered letters on your banner :) Thanks for sharing.
Jessica
http://jessica-fortheloveofcrafting.blogspot.com/

Claire said...

Christmas can't come soon enough!

Baby Dufour said...

I'm seriously starting to consider making my xmas cards early...like this week! I love the music paper. I actually have a stack of it and wasn't too sure what I could do with it...and now I know! Thanks for the inspiration.

Newbie2crafting said...

WOW! I just love the rosettes and the glittered letters. Great work Trell!!!

Dana
Danascraftycorner.blogspot.com

mamawcindy said...

This diffidently gets me in the Christmas mood! It is Gorgeous! I Love It! :0)

Tracy said...

I Love Christmas and this is beautiful!

Norma said...

GORGEOUS banner Trell and love all the detail!! Fabulous
Hugs,
Norma

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