{goin'} Dotty at The Twinery

It's a busy day indeed, here at The Open Window !

You know I LoVe being the Design Team Coordinator over at

and I LoVe a great challenge, so what could be better than

combining the two ! ! !

That's right !  

The Twinery is challenging YOU to get

your ' Polka...Dot ' on by creating with our baker's twine

using the theme POLKA DOTS.

Twice a month, there will be a new challenge for you.

All the details are over on the blog and the prize is pretty fab !

You have until the end of the month to play and our designers

will be there to inspire you along the way.

I knew immediately that I wanted to create banners stamped with

polka dots so I could hang them from braided twine.

For my card, I used die cuts & stamps from Sizzix & Stephanie Barnard.

The paper is the new ' Hope ' collection from Authentique

and the baker's twine I chose was

It was a perfect match for the colors in this beautiful paper.

Speaking of polka dots . . .

My grandson Alex jr was over this afternoon playing a little a
game with his dad.  All I heard was this sweet voice shouting
" HURRY UP DADDY "
and here is what I found  . . .

Apparently, daddy was spinning the wheel a little too slowly
so this was the result just moments later . . .

I hope you will consider playing along with us.

All the details along with designer inspiration and the

current entries are

over at The Twinery.

I hope to see you there !

Project Recipe:

Patterned Paper: Hope by Authentique
Stamps: Banners by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix

Ink: Slate from A Muse Studio

Embellishments: baker's twine in Shore, Stone & Flax

all from The Twinery

mini brads by Recollections