A Fun Food Challenge.
30 May 2012 1 Comment
in Creativley Obsessed Designs, Freebie!, Polkadotplum Tags: Baby Cakes Scraps, Free Template, Mythos Restaurant, Scrapbook freebies
Wow, I did not realize it had been so long, since I posted to my blog. Needless to say, I have lots to share with you today. First I am hosting the May Theme Challenge at Polka Dot Plum. I had intended, to tell you about my challenge earlier in the month, but my back has been acting up. There is still time to join in the fun though, and I think most everyone has some kind of layout they can make about food, eating at a restaurant, baby’s firsts, birthday cakes, recipes, etc. I used Summer Treats by Sunny Day Scraps, to make this layout, of my mother, visiting my son at work.
I am also excited, to share with you, the layouts I made of our lunch at Mythos Restaurant, in Universal Studios, Orlando. If you are going to eat any where in the park, you should eat at Mythos. You can rest your feet while enjoying the air conditioning and amazingly beautiful cave like atmosphere. It would be easy to spend a lot of money here, but with the right selections, you can also do it for a reasonable price. Comparable to, or even less than, what you would spend elsewhere in the park. They bring rosemary bread and butter to start. My adult daughter and I don’t eat much, we decided to share the Roman Panini with fries, thinking we would have room left over for dessert. However the serving sizes are so large, neither of us was able to finish our half of the meal. She also had a virgin daiquiri and I had a coke. The total for the two of us, including a nice tip, was slightly less than $20. Our server was so-so. but the atmosphere and price more than made up for it.
All of the items used in my Mythos layouts are by Baby Cakes Scraps. The kits I used are Miranda, Sunset Dreams, And Shades of Autumn. Beautiful as my layouts are, they do not show how fantastic each one of these kits is. They are all full of fabulous elements, beautiful colors, and fantastic textures and I look forward to using them again soon.
As a special thank you for stopping by my blog, I made you a couple templates, based on my layouts above. Click here to download, and have a great rest of the day!
A great journaling challenge and some freebies!
30 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Creativley Obsessed Designs, Freebie!, Polkadotplum, Uncategorized Tags: Free Template, Friday Freebie, journaling
I used this week’s Plum Friday Freebie in a layout I made for the March Journey 12 challenge. If you are looking for a little journaling motivation, Polkadotplum has got you covered in 2012! Each month, you will find new layout and journaling inspiration, in the Journey 12 challenge.
For ”All About Me” layouts, check out the Journal Your Journey Challenges. I made the layout below, for the March Journal YOUR Journey challenge.
To further enhance your creative juices, a new kit will be created for each months challenge theme. You don’t have to use these kits to participate in the challenges. However, each kit will coordinate with the kit(s) from previous months. Meaning if you do decide to use the Journey 12 kits, at the end of the year, you will have a completely coordinated, cohesive album!, I used this month’s Journey 12 kit, March (Lucky Me!) by Just Call Me Betty and Queen Pamedalah, to make my layouts and this week’s Plum Friday Freebie,
Hope you will join in the fun at Polkadotplum!
Thanks for stopping by my blog,
click here to download this template inspired by one of today’s layouts.
Friday Freebie!
28 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Freebie!, Polkadotplum
I can’t believe I forgot to tell you about the Friday Freebie at Polkadotplum last week! I used Little Man by Queen Pamedalah, to create a frame and element cluster, for you, Click here to visit the polkadotplum Bolg and download.
I love the colors in this kit, and those car and truck elements are just too cute! I saw that Volkswagen Beetle, and just had to make a layout about one of our favorite car games, Punch Buggy.
For those of you that stuck around and read to the end of my post, I want to remind you, of this great coordinating Word Art for the Boys in your Life. FREE for a limited time! Click here to download
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
17 Mar 2012 1 Comment
in Creativley Obsessed Designs, Uncategorized Tags: Irish Potatoes, Irish recipe, Saint Patrick's recipe, St Pat recipe
In honor of Saint Patrick’s Day, I am reposting my recipe for Irish Potatoes. I originally made this layout as my ADSR 6.11 entry. Kit is Nick Nack Patty Wack Designed by Today’s Scrap. Template from Twofers Templates: Set 2 by Sweet Tomato Designs. Irish Potato Photo downloaded from net. Fonts are Celticmd and Erin Go Bragh Condensed.
I made a FREE word art of the title on this layout. If you happen to love Irish Potatoes, click here to download.
Irish Potato Candy is a traditional Philadelphia confection, that is not Irish and does not contain any potato. These no-bake, bite-sized candies are super simple to make and all too easy to eat a lot of.
Why are they called Irish Potatoes? They look like potatoes.
According to Philadelphia Irish tradition… they’re the perfect St. Patrick’s Day treat.
Many Families and bakeries have their own variation of this recipe. Our family recipe was first made by my mother. Now, I make them every year for my family.
¼ cup butter softened 4 ounces cream cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 cups confectioners sugar 2 ½ cups coconut flakes Cinnamon
Beat butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add vanilla and confectioners sugar, beat until smooth. Mix in coconut. Roll into balls. Roll balls in cinnamon. chill to set.
Camping In The Trees
16 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Polkadotplum Tags: free wordart, Friday Freebie, Leisure Resort
I used Earth Elements: The Collection by Simply Shayla to scrap a couple layouts of a recent trip to Leisure Resort with family and friends. Both of today’s layouts were inspired by the Polkadotplum March One Word Challenge and March Font Challenge. Font is An Accidental Kiss. The first layout was also made for the Digidesignresort March Scraplift Challenge.
Both layouts were made with slightly altered templates from Page Layout Template Collection 2 by BeeHaven Designz. This month, we at Polkadotplum, want to spark your creativity with Templates! They are awesome for quick pages and you can create so many different looks with just a few, simple steps, as you can see by my layouts, shown with the original template, below.
This month at Polka Dot Plum, templates are 20% off!
Last but not least, I used Earth Elements: Tags Set by Simply Shayla, to create a word art and element cluster, for the Friday Freebie at Polkadotplum. See the entire Earth Elements collection or individual kits here. Visit the Polkadotplum Blog to download today’s Friday Freebie.
I used this cluster on another layout I made, using another slightly altered template, from Glitz Templatz by Vicki Stegall
Friday Freebie at Polkadotplum!
09 Mar 2012 3 Comments
in Freebie!, Polkadotplum Tags: scrapbook templates
Happy Friday everyone! Michele here with this week’s Freebie, a frame and element cluster made with elements from Forest Fun designed by Leigh Penrod, a cute kit, full of frogs, and other outdoorsy elements. Click here to visit the Polkadotplum blog and download.
I used this cluster in a layout I made for the March White Space Challenge at Polkadotplum.
This month’s challenge participation prize is a great template pack from Queen Pamedalah! Click here to join in the fun!
We want to spark your creativity with Templates! Haven’t tried ‘em? You should! They are awesome for quick pages and you can use them over and over – just flip, turn, resize them. Try them out this month at Polka Dot Plum for 20% off!
I am Hosting a fun template challenge!
07 Mar 2012 Leave a Comment
in Creativley Obsessed Designs, Polkadotplum Tags: Free Template, scrabook challenges
I am hosting the March Humpty Dumpty challenge at Polkadotplum. Just like in the child’s nursery rhyme, my template fell and needs to be put back together again. Click here to get this template for free and join in the fun!
Here is the layout I made for this challenge, followed by a coordinating layout. Font is KG Luck of the Irish and was highlighted in the Mixed – FONT Challenge at Digidesignresort.
Both of today’s layouts were made using Awaken, a Plum Pickins – March kit by Queen Pamedalah.
Parkour
29 Feb 2012 2 Comments
in Creativley Obsessed Designs, Digital Compilations by Cinda, Freebie! Tags: Free Template, Parkour Scrapbook, template
I love Cinda’s This City | Mosaic Alpha and Suburban Grunge was the perfect kit to scrap my son’s Parkour photos!
Parkour is a training method that focuses on movement, through natural and urban environments. Parkour is about training the body and mind to react to obstacles with a effective technique. Often that technique cannot be classified. Parkour participants are known as Traceurs. Traceurs train to be able to identify and utilize, more efficient paths as rapidly and effectively as possible, by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing, and jumping with great efficiency.
Many Parkour techniques depend on absorption, the fast redistribution of body weight and use of momentum, to perform seemingly impossible maneuvers. The roll, used to limit impact after a drop and to carry one’s momentum onward, is often stressed as the most important technique to learn. Allowing a Traceur to jump from great heights.
All layouts made with Cinda’s This City | Mosaic Alpha and Suburban Grunge.
I also used today’s layouts to make you a couple templates. Click here to download.
My Candy Buffet!
24 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Freebie!, Polkadotplum, Uncategorized Tags: candy buffet, candy buffet on a budget, challenges, Friday Freebie, teen party ideas
Happy Friday everyone! Today, I made you a cute little photo mat and element cluster. Visit the Polkadotplum blog to download.
Today’s fun freebie was made using Fly Away With Me and Fly Away With Me Add-On, both by In The Small Things. These kits are full of magic with doodles and watercolors, and lots of fun elements! They are perfect for scrapping boys and girls alike, as well as summer photos, rainbows, hot air balloons, and more!
I used this freebie in a layout I made for the Polkadotplum February Adspiration Challenge.
I also made a layout for the Polkadotplum February Font Challenge. Font is MarchMadnessNF, themplate is Creative Juice No.14 by Biograffiti.
This month’s challenge sponsor is Sunny Day Scraps. Every challenge participant will receive this super cute kit, Summer Day, and one lucky winner will get full access to her store!!!!!!!
It is not to late to join in the fun! The challenges will contunue to run until Feb. 29th, and are worth one point for completing each challenge, and a second point if you use 90% or more PDP products. Don’t forget to post your creations in the challenge gallery, show them off in each challenge thread, and record it in your monthly challenge tracker, in order to receive points.
I Love Sushi!
17 Feb 2012 1 Comment
in Freebie!, Polkadotplum, Uncategorized Tags: Friday Freebie
Happy Friday everyone! Today, for the Friday Freebie at PolkaDotPlum, I made an extra special freebie for all my fellow Sushi lovers. A fun frame and element cluster, complete with freshly sliced ginger, and chopsticks. I even added the symbol for Happy, because we are always happy when we’re eating sushi! Visit the PolkaDotPlum blog to download.
If you are a fellow sushi lover, you just have to check out Yummy Sushi by Bean Bunny Designs. It is the most adorable kit, filled with all things sushi, and few things Japanese. even a bubble tea!! (I see another layout in my future.)
I used this freebie in a layout I made for the PolkaDotPlum February Journaling Challenge.
This month’s challenge sponsor is Sunny Day Scraps. Every challenge participant will receive this super cute kit, Summer Day, and one lucky winner will get full access to her store!!!!!!!
It is not to late to join in the fun! The challenges will contunue to run until Feb. 29th, and are worth one point for completing each challenge, and a second point if you use 90% or more PDP products. Don’t forget to post your creations in the challenge gallery, show them off in each challenge thread, and record it in your monthly challenge tracker, in order to receive points.
