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and you will see my imperfections up close and personal :)
happy monday! another weekly dose BBTB . this week our multi talented and super sweet carole beath has chosen our cut . the robin from story book. be sure to stop on by the bbtb blog and see what the other fab dt ladies have created.
also be sure to check out the cutting cafe for your much needed printable stamps :) regina easter has some awesome stuff that are MUST haves :)
for my card this week i used my cricut and storybook cart for the robin.pop dotted it on.
i also used martha stewarts pine branch and scroll punches
i added rhinestones colorbox fluid chalk (edges of paper and to color in bird) and liquid applique.. oh my goodness i lOVE this stufff! this was my first time using it.
the sentiment is from the cutting cafe
pper is DCWV rustic paper ( gorgeous paper!!)
thanks so much for stopping by i hope you enjoyed your visit :) have a marvelous day :) hugs shelly
happy friday! this week over at PCC the challenge is a color theme.. blue green white and black ONLY.
be sure to head on over and see what the rest of the DT gals have put together using these awesome colors!
i used my cricut and winterwoodland cartridge for the word peace.
cuttlbug cut and emboss duo die for the wreath which i sanded and added white pearls to. i pop dotted this .
i used my brand spankin new martha stewart eyelet lace around the page punch set.. that oh boy did i make a steal on this one! there was a 25% off sign by store error still hanging up that the checker didnt want to give me but the store manager said oh yes we HAVE to honor that..i like her! ( they still had their 40% off on cuttlebug too! i had fun fun fun spending..especially since the money was gifted to me for my birthday by my darling sweetieboy) and i had a 50% off coupon...that the register automatically applied to the punch since it was my largest priced purchase ..so for this michales priced punch of $24.99 i actually paid a grand total of $9.37 for this 2 piece set .. can you believe that!
so .. i used the border part on the bottom of my card base and the corner punch on the black paper.
i added a couple of blue hero arts pearls and colorbox fluid chalk. thanks so much for stoppin by and reading my ramblings:) xxxx shelly
happy wednesday! this week over at PaperBlooms leah has chosen a color challenge of blue orange and white for our theme . great colors together arent they! be sure to go see what the other DT ladies have sampled to inspire you . i used my cricut and paper dolls ( the cutest lil bunny evuh !) and doodlecharms ( hearts) cartridges. the pretty crocheted flowers are handmade by leah ( theres a link to her etsy shop on my side bar and on the pb blog) . i added a hero arts heart shaped pearl ( turned upside down) for bunny nose, stickles to glitz the hearts a tad i also used a foam dimensional under each of them , and added buttons to the flowers. paper is from. dcwv sweet shop i also used a smidge of colorbox fluid chalk. oh and the butterfliy is martha stewart punch. thanks for stoppin by love to read your comments :) i hope youve been having a great week so far have a super rest of day! shelly
happy wednesday! ready for your weekly CCC inspiration..be sure to head on over to the blog <~~~~ click that :) and check out the creations by the rest of fab dt. this week jennifer chose our challenge, a pull out type of card or project using a digi image by our sponsor freshlybrewed . come play along you could be our weekly winner :)
i made a gift card tag sort of thing..
for mine i chose an owl image too cute eh! i added rhinestones for eyes
i used my cricut and walk in my garden cartridge (daisies, which i adhered over the digi stamp daisies using pop dots ( this was easier then cutting out each digi flower seperate) i added a basic grey opaline pearl to each center.
the sentiment is from wild card cartridge.
the bees are cuttlebug.
paper is prima
glad you stopped in today have a fun day shelly
first i'd like to thank everyone so much for stopping by my blog and leaving such sweet comments they do my self esteem wonders :) and sharing your cute stories .
i wish i could let everyone be a winner..but random.org only picks one ;)
so..........my winner is crystal/akacaitlyns mommy.
congrats and yay you!!!! send me your email and ill get those right off to ya :) thanks so much everyone for playing along.. i hope you come back often , and remember next month we'll do this again:) hugs to all shelly
happy monday! time for BBTB. regina has added a different twist on BBTB.. we as the designers are going to be choosing our own themes each week. this week the super talented carla has chosen our theme. the penguin from joys of the season cartridge. such a cute lil guy :) i couldnt just make one :) be sure to head on over to the bbtb blog to see the awesome creations by the other dt gals, you will never be diappointed over there :)
i also used winterwoodland (trees) and paperdolls (deer) cartridges. handcut the snow~hills the presents are from a $bin stamp paper is daisy bucket i also added some colorbox fluid chalk. thank you so much for stopping by i very much appreciate your comments :) have a great day! shelly
happy friday! hope youre all having a fine day :) this week over at PCC the theme is stars. hop on over and see what darling starling projects the rest of the DT has sampled for you and
be sure play along with us this week :) we'd love to see your take on this
i used my cricut and doodlecharms cartridge for this super easy 10 minute card. i added a computer generated sentiment, colorbox fluid chalk ,acrylic paint and a star brad (on the sentiment) paper is by crate.
thanks so much for stopping by and commenting :) be sure to have a FUN and SAFE halloween :) xxxx shelly
happy wednesday! hope your week is going good so far!
this week over at CCC Ann set up our challenge.. a thanksgiving/gratitude theme. be sure to go see what the rest of the awesome dt has created to inspire you and play along with us
for my card i used my cricut and paperdolls (cornucopia/fruit) cartridge.
the leaf is from a target $bin stamp. cut out and inked then rolled the edges a tad.
the give thanks is from the paper pad, which is k&co. added rhinestones too.
hope you enjoyed this thanks so much for stopping by :) have a great rest of day :) and if i dont see ya again before halloween have a SAFE and glorious time! xx shelly
happy tuesday! time for another week at TMS be sure to hop on over to melissas fun blog and check out her DT's spooky dressed up creations that are there for you to feast your eyes on!
melissas chose me to be guest designer for this month, so this is my last DT project. thank you so very much melissa for inviting me
ill be playing every week as a regu;ar player again :)
this week melissa challenged us to use our imaginations and dress something up for halloween :) i made a couple of gifts for my daughter...one being this cute lil frankenstein ( we refer to him as frankensweet) goodie box...
i used my cricut and tagsbagsboxesandmore (box) and paperdolls (frankensweets hair) and george(nose) cartridges.
for the altered clipboard i used some awesome stamps from the cutting cafe , love these!
i used my basecamp cartridge for the numbers 31. the hand and bag are cut out from pre~patterned paper
a super easy but fun lil project :) thanks so much for stopping by to visit hope you enjoyed
shelly
happy monday! woo hoo!!!!! another blog hop over at BBTB..how'd you enjoy the awesome DEEDEE's blog!? is she just a bundle of talent or what! AND as sweet as talented :)
deedee was ( and still is) my inspiration. i have admired and adored her work since i began card making in 2006. she's a total enabler lol . always there to tell ya where she found a product :)
deedee was my first cricut message board friend...
she taught me the art and importance of inking.. i am forever grateful for that! anytime i had a question or needed guidance she was right there helping and encouraging me along . im sure i drove her totally bonkers :)
thank you sooooo much deedee :)
this months give away from me is yet another marvelous set from reginas cutting cafe. it has..are you ready.....49 printables! wowser huh! shes got some great stuff in her shop for sure. at the bottom of this post will be the details...
first...this week reginas challenge was to use the pointy tag from the stretch your imagination cartridge. can ya find mine? (*grins*) ...
ok ok it wasnt that hard was it :) yep turned my tag into a haunted house. on that i also used ek success scallop border punch, martha stewart rat punch and drippy goo punch. hand cut the windows, shutters and door. handscribbled spider webs. for the spiders i used cloud9 raindots.
i also used stretch your imagination for the tree connected to the house. paper dolls cartridge for the 2 spooky trees , the frogs moon ,stars and bats and doodle charms for the spiders and web in the tree
the flying witches and the witch and cauldron are also martha stewart punches. i used raindots for the cauldron bubbles.and added colorbox fluid chalk to the project. this was a gift for my daughter who adores halloween and all its fun spookiness :)
so...what do ya gotta do to try to win the goodies from here...hmmm......how about something easy..like.....what is one of your favorite halloween memories.
then you HAVE to make sure you head on over to sharons blog.. and leave a comment and follow her candy rules.. ill be checking over there to make sure everyones playing fair ;) even though i know you all really will.
sharon also was/is a huge inspiration for me. she also has always been there with advice, directions and help be it the crafty part or the witty sayings part. i tell ya she can come up with 50 funny sentiments in seconds! her sweetness and humor will always leave you smiling and her cards and projects..well you will simply be amazed by her work too.
so now onto what you may win..finally eh :)
heres the link to see what awesome printable you may be the winner of.. be sure to leave me an addy if you dont have a blog and be sure to come back as ill post in here again the winner .. on halloween night :) good luck to everyone! xx shelly
happy friday!!! this week over at PaperCutz the theme is to use at least 3 patterned papers on a card/project. fun fun ! be sure to pop on over and see what the rest of this great DT has come up with for your viewing pleasure :) plus play along with us!
for my super duper simple 5 minute card i used my new basic grey paper.. oh this is such an awesome pack of gorgeous paper!
i used the negative space from a cuttlbug leaf folder. i swiped some colorbox fluid chalk over it then just adhered it over the background paper. added tiny basicgrey opaline pearls computer generated the text thats it. in all its simplicity i think it turned out pretty. thanks so much for looking and have great day! hugs shelly
happy thursday :) this is for this weeks sketch over at LOTV be sure to go check that out plus the dt eye~candy .
for my take i used my cricut and george (shapes) and wild card (hello) cartridges. i also used my cuttlebug for the fabulous owl. which i embossed onto coordinations chocolate box paper, then sanded. added kaiserkraft pearls for her eyes.
the butterfly is a martha stewart punch the paper is basic grey. i added memorybox pearls to corners and used colorbox fluid chalk for edges. thank you so much for stopping by..happy crafting! shelly
happy thursday:)
this is for PTW.. great sketch again. be sure to pop on over and check out the dt samples...
for my take i used
my cricut and walk in my garden (ladybug and wording) george (circle, cut in half) and jasmine (corners) cartridges
the gorgeous paper is basic grey
i added some rhinestones and colorbox fluid chalk
your stopping by makes me smile and your comments warm my heart..so thank you:)
have a great rest of day! xxxx shelly
happy thursday :) this is for 2 challenges.
DCRU whos theme is making something "earthy" ..
and the awesome sketch is by debbie over at ASFOS
be sure to go check out both fun little blogs lots of inspiration :)
for my card i used
cosmo cricket earth love paper( a sweet lil pack!)
the tree is a memorybox stamp called bare oak
i also used my cricut and animal kingdom (owl/squirrel) doodlecharms (oak leaves) and george (shapes) cartridges. i added colorbox fluid chalk for distressing and coloring of the leaves.
stickles for owl eyes and rhinestones in corners. thanks so much for stopping by and extra thanks if you leave a comment i so love to read them :) have a great day! xx shelly
happy wednesday :) this week over at CCC jamie chose the theme of hallows eve. be sure to check out the nifty creations by the rest of the DT. and play along too!
for mine i used my cricut and wildcard(circlecard/moon) and the bats) PaperDolls(ghosts and cat) cartridges. i also used my cuttlebug and haunted house folder ( i cut it out) the skeleton is from a pre~patterned paper pack i just cut him out and pop dotted on. the saying is a $bin stamp i added a little bit of stickles to the windows . and colored the circle/moon with colorbox fluid chalk.
thanks so much for looking and commenting :) hope your having a super fine day! xx shelly
