August's FINAL Elementary Tuesday!!!

Welcome to the final Tuesday of August, and, as such, your final chance to qualify to win THIS fabby prize: This wonderful Basic Grey kit is being sponsored by Scrap-A-Doodle Doo, a boutique scrapbooking, card making and paper crafting store located in Ramsey, New Jersey and owned and operated by husband and wife team, Stephanie and Mark Mandato. We are fortunate to have a talented staff, as well as teachers and loyal customers who share their knowledge of the crafting world and enhance everyone’s experience at Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo. They help us to provide an atmosphere that inspires creativity, provides access to the latest and greatest product offerings and builds lasting friendships. The sign in our Crop Room appropriately reads: “Enter as strangers, leave as friends."


In addition to our online presence and retail location, we feel fortunate to have been invited to serve as one of the Preferred Vendors for Scrapper’s Dream Vacations (SDV) and have doing so for the past few years up and down the Eastern Coast. Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo also hosts all-day events and weekend themed retreats.And the store is currently chock full of brand new stock recently released from CHA... If you haven't stopped by, definitely check out our blog for new product information, and stop by online or in person so you can explore the thousands of items from 175+ manufacturers, most of which you will not see at your "big box retailers." If there is an item you cannot find or a custom kit that you would like us to help you create, please feel free to contact us or call (201) 818-7060 with any questions. We look forward to meeting you!


This week's challenge is to pay homage to the Back to School season... BUT the twist is that it must focus on YOU as the student! (So no scrapping first days of school for the kiddies!!! Scrap YOURSELF!!!)


And as always, our Dollies have played along to show us how it's done! :)

Karen took a trip down memory lane in this doozy:

And Nicole had an AWESOME Homecoming story for this gorgeous page:

And check out Penny's ode to the 80s here:

And there you have it folks! Play along by midnight on September 6 via Mr. Linky for your chance to win our August sponsored prize pack!

DOLCE SCRAPBOOK is sponsoring this color challenge!

Yeah, I know it's later than usual, but I was having some issues with one of our Dollies' photos, and now that I have it in my hot little hands, I'm ready to share!

So we've arrived at the last Monday of the month, and I think you folks are going to LOVE this color combo! I was in awe of the gorgeous submissions for last week's combo (though I must admit that I didn't actually SEE the colors in a project or two, so I was kinda shakin' my head). You rocked it! And I know you're going to knock my socks off with today's combo:

BLACK, WHITE, PINK and GREEN
(any shades of pink and green are fine and dandy, but these four need to be your PREDOMINANT colors, with minimal or no accents outside of the challenge colors)


Think you can hack it? Wanna win THIS gorgeous prize pack, from our fantastic sponsor,
Dolce Scrapbook?


It's the "Avignon" kit from 7 Gypsies, and isn't it just SCRUMMY?! I'd love to win it for myself! This is your last chance to play along for this awesome prize (Juliana, thank you SO VERY MUCH!), so create anything you like using the aforementioned colors, and rock it like our Dollies have rocked it!

TINA (who created this fabby holiday page with some wonderful non-traditional Christmas stash - SO CUTE!)... This is Tina's last assignment for her Guest Dollie spot, and girlie, it's been an absolute pleasure to have you! Thank you for your wonderful contributions!

ADINA (who made this funky little set for her sis, and maybe used a BIT too much blue, but the project called for it - you won't be doing that, riiiiiight?):

NICOLE (who made this POPPIN' gorgeous page - I love those K & Co. owlies!):

CHIQUI (more eye-poppy fab on this page - aren't those handmade flower embellies STUNNERS?):

Whatcha think? Show me whatcha got (I'm sure I'm going to be WOWED for this one!), and link up your NEWLY CREATED projects below by Sunday, September 5th at midnight EST and you could win that hot 7 Gypsies kit shown above! Be sure to link back to the Dollhouse in your blog post, and happy craftin'!

Sketchy Goodness

Who's up for a lil sketchy goodness for today? WELL if you're here then you are in the right place my friend because I've got a good one for ya! Remember, sketches are inspiration and while we want to be able to see the sketch in your creation feel free to flip it, turn it or whatever you want! Just be inspired! Here we go...

Here's how our fabby Dollies were inspired!

Momma Adina featuring her super cutey son!

next Nicole with another cutey :)

next Chiqui also has her cuties birthday goin on

and lastly Kristy (me) went back to nature with her (my) take

See what I mean by let the sketch inspire you? Run with it! Show us your inspired creation by August 29th @ midnight EST to get cozy with the Trifecta OR by September 1 (yes SEPTEMBER already) @ midnight EST to be sole sketchy inspired. Enjoy your stay at the Dollhouse!

It's RECIPE time!

Welcome to another Elements Tuesday at the Dollhouse! Your wavy designs were INSPIRATIONAL and we are loving all the submissions so far! Remember, all entries this month will be included in the drawing for this prize sponsored by Scrap-a-Doodle Doo:
Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo is a boutique scrapbooking, card making and paper crafting store located in Ramsey, New Jersey and owned and operated by husband and wife team, Stephanie and Mark Mandato. We are fortunate to have a talented staff, as well as teachers and loyal customers who share their knowledge of the crafting world and enhance everyone’s experience at Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo. They help us to provide an atmosphere that inspires creativity, provides access to the latest and greatest product offerings and builds lasting friendships. The sign in our Crop Room appropriately reads: “Enter as strangers, leave as friends."

In addition to our online presence and retail location, we feel fortunate to have been invited to serve as one of the Preferred Vendors for Scrapper’s Dream Vacations (SDV) and have doing so for the past few years up and down the Eastern Coast. Scrap-a-Doodle-Doo also hosts all-day events and weekend themed retreats.

And the store is currently chock full of brand new stock recently released from CHA... If you haven't stopped by, definitely check out our blog for new product information, and stop by online or in person so you can explore the thousands of items from 175+ manufacturers, most of which you will not see at your "big box retailers." If there is an item you cannot find or a custom kit that you would like us to help you create, please feel free to contact us or call (201) 818-7060 with any questions. We look forward to meeting you!

This week's challenge is to incorporate the following recipe into your project:

1. The color RED
2. Ovals, at least THREE
3. A flourish
4. Glitter
5. 2 Patterned Papers

And as always, we have some Dollilicious examples to get your mojo going:

Adina is LOVING the Dancing Magnolia for this little card:

While Dana totally rocked our socks with this tribute to her loves:

And Penny showed some Aussie pride with THIS doodled up doozie:

Okie dokie artichoky, it's your turn to play with this combo. Link up your entries via Mr. Linky by midnight on Monday, August 30th to be included with this week's players!

new COLORS with a hot prize from our sponsor, DOLCE SCRAPBOOK!

Well, we've made it through another week, and while some may be sad that the weekend is over, we Dollies are excited because it means the start of a whole new batch of challenges for the week!

You wanna win this?

Yeah, me too! Well we are thrilled to say that this gorgeous prize pack is up for grabs, kindly donated by Juliana Santana, from Dolce Scrapbook!

Dolce Scrapbook is a fabby little eBay shop with loads of scrappy kits and embellishments, not to mention FANTASTIC prices! Juliana has a ton of stuff on sale right now, so you should swing by and check it out! CLICK HERE to check out the store, or CLICK HERE to visit Juliana's personal blog...

What do you have to do to win this 7 Gypsies "Avignon" kit?

PLAY ALONG! Anybody entering my color challenges for the month of August will be entered to win, so you have two more chances before August comes to a close!

Here's today's palette:
NAVY BLUE, MINT GREEN and IVORY

Kind of a strange combination, but lemme tell ya, our Dolls have knocked it right outta the ballpark again with their gorgeous creations! Check 'em out...

ADINA brought us this gorgeous card full of distressy goodness:

Moi (Leah the Orange), with something to (hopefully) inspire!:

KAREN, with yet another spunky page from her cocktails mini-album:

and METAL_MINISH, with this cute DOLLIE page (how perfect, right?):

Are you inspired? Are you ready? Are you itchin' to get your hot little hands on that sweeeeeeet prize pack up there? WELL... get craftin'!

Create anything you like that features NAVY BLUE, MINT GREEN and IVORY predominantly in your project, link up below by midnight on Sunday, August 29th, and be sure to link back to the Dollhouse in your blog post and you'll be in the running! GOOD LUCK!

Sketch Time!

Can you believe it is this late in the summer? My kids go to school Sept 7 and while I can't wait its also a bummer that another season is on its way to an end. Well there is still plenty of time to have some fun with this weeks sketch!

Here is some Dollies inspiration!

Our GDT Tina

Dana

Karen

Metal

Kristy

THAT is alot of HAWT inspiration! Let's seee what ya got with this skewed sketch! You've got until August 22nd @ midnight EST to get it in with the Trifecta OR August 25th @ midnight EST to go sketch solo. This one has been a dollies fav so let's make it fabby!

Catch the Wave!

Can you believe how QUICKLY this summer has gone by? We have about a week and a half left until school reopens (I can't WAIT!) BUT we've been trying to squeeze in one more beach day before the season is officially over, and it's been RAINING! :)

WELL, as I've mentioned before, this month's Elements challenge prize is sponsored by my favorite scrap store, Scrap-A-Doodle Doo, and they are supplying this handy prize for August's randomly selected winner:

And all YOU'VE got to to is play along is create a WAVY project... Not just any old wave, but a project with a central focus of watery, delicious waves... Don't know what I mean? Well, I have some examples for ya! :)

Adina Dollie played with Kody from Some Odd Girl's collection:

But you have GOT to see how Karen ROCKED these waves:

And Penny made these waves TOTALLY shimmer! :)

And THEN Miss Nicole TOTALLY had fun with HER Wavy project:

And now it's YOUR turn to get wavy... So link up your projects via Mr. Linky by Midnight on Monday, August 23rd, and as always, happy scrapping!!!

Monday's COLOR CHALLENGE and a hot prize from our sponsor!

Morning, friends and visitors of the Dollhouse! Hope you're all geared up for a new week - of work, of vacation, of craftin', of challenges, and maybe even of TRIFECTA fun! ;)

We had lots of participants in last week's KRAFT, YELLOW and WHITE challenge - and WOW, what an amazing bunch of submissions! I love kraft, and I love seeing all the different ways people use it. You knocked my socks off! Thank you all for playing along, and good luck in the draw for this month's prize pack... brought to you by...

Dolce Scrapbook!

Juliana Santana is the owner of this fantastic eBay shop; she is originally from Portugal, but lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. Her shop has some WONDERFULLY priced and GORGEOUS kits, embellishment packs and handmade creations with tons of variety and lines from everyone's favorite manufacturers - Prima, Pink Paislee, My Mind's Eye, BasicGrey, BoBunny, Graphic 45, 7 Gypsies and more! Juliana ships worldwide, and she also has a ton of product ON SALE right now, so drop by and see what's up for grabs!

So today, I'm giving you ANOTHER chance to play along to win this yummy prize... Here's the challenge:

ROYAL BLUE, TEAL/AQUA and ORANGE

Basic Grey's "Marrakech" line, anyone? I think the projects our Dollies created for this one are particularly stunning, so I have no doubt you'll all be wowing me again this week. Check out these stunning samples!

ADINA (using a gorgeous image from Some Odd girl - our Kristy-Dollie's digi stamps!):


PENNY, with a two-page layout that just it just TOO cute for words:


and me, LEAH THE ORANGE, with a couple of commissioned cards:

See how easy it can be? Well you have been given your first TRIFECTA ingredient... go forth and CRAFT! :) I can't wait to see what you'll do with this combo (which I, for one, will definitely be revisiting in the future!)... You have until next Sunday, August 22nd at midnight EST to get in on this one! Upload your NEWLY-CREATED projects below, and be sure to link back to the Dollies blog in your post for your chance to win! ENJOY!

Join me for a sketch?

Has anyone besides me noticed the creeping total over there in the followers column? We, my dolls, are getting close to 300! WOOT! That seems like a big milestone as bloggies go to me... hmmm.... ;)

Well I hope you have tuned in Monday and Tuesday of this fair week for our Color and Elements challenges... Do you have that idea brewing in your head? WELL, for those waiting to take part in our Trifecta OR if you just love the sketch, then this is your ingredient for a fine layout souffle!

Are the ingredients mixin together yet? Well how about some seasoning
fromour Dollies to give you some flavor?!

Kristy

Chiqui

Penny

3 tasty recipes right here for ya! As Penny says, whip something together! Get fancy and make a run at our Trifecta OR keep the cookin' simple with just our Sketch. The Trifecta can stay in the oven until Sunday August 15th at midnight EST but then it's gotta come out of the oven to cool on your blog. Or you can put the sketch in the slow roaster until Wednesday August 18th at midnight EST before letting it cool. (Newly created projects only, please!) And no matter which recipe you choose, LINK UP, and LINK BACK TO US!