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happywednesday! i hope you had the most marvelous christmas :) where did the year go though? geesh.
so.. over at CCC this week Deena chose a new years celebration theme using glitter and at least 2 blingy embellies. be sure to go check and see what the other dt ladies have for you to enjoy.
my mojo is just not right, but i did get inspired by a card by joyce over on the cricut mb..so i thank her for putting a bit of oomph back in me.
for my card i used my cuttlebug for the wording, swirls and 2 pudgy froggies. i added raindots and pearls (eyes) .
i also used my cricut and paperdolls cart for the other 2 frogs also added pearls for their eyes.
i cheated some an dused paper that already has glitter on it...it was in a pack my daughter gave me for christmas i know she'll be excited ive already used it.
i added stickles in black diamond to the wording then plopped a few rhinestones. thanks so much for looking have a safe fun new year! shelly
happy wednesday :) this week over at CCC we have digikitties as our sponsor.we were sent this waving owl and some text digies to play with ..be sure to play along with us you could be the lucky winner chosen this week.
for my card, along with the owl image and sentiment i used my cricut and accent essentials ( flourish and flower) and mini monograms ( scalloped square) cartridges. i added a rhinestone and added colorbox fluid chalk and acrylic paint dots.the patterned paper is.....uh oh i think cosmo cricket.. and stampin up ill have to ask my friend rose as she halved her paper pack with me..isnt she sweet :) ok gotta run my daycare boy is revved and ready to go outside and chase leaves on this blustery day have a very merry christmas!!! hugs shelly
happy friday! hope everyones having a fine day. this week over at PCC mary has chosen the theme of NewYears. be sure to go see the fun samples the rest of the DT ladies have created.
i hopped on over to regina easters Cutting Cafe and picked up this adorable wine bottle and circle sentiments printables ..be sure to check the cafe out.. lots of great printables. youre gonna want them all!
i added the 2110 plus some basic grey pearls on the circle sentiment and inked it with colorbox fluid chalk. tied a lavender polka dot ribbon onto it. the leaves are cuttlebug and the grapes are from my cricut and paperdolls cartridge. i inked the bottle with colorbox fluid chalk (chestnut roan) . so very easy! so go on over to the cafe pick yourself up this bottle and create away..what a great hostess gift to give with a nice bottle of wine :) thanks so much for looking and hope you have a safe happy new year! hugs shelly
ok so....ive been informed that i wrote the wrong year on my tag lol..oh dear i wish i could blame the contents of a nice bottle of wine but since this girl doesnt drink i gotta blame my own rusty noggin
so.. i fixed the tag, then i just havent been happy with the grapes, so i used george cartridge and made some ovals , colored them with colorbox fluid chalk and a touch of acrylic paint..and pop dotten them atop the original grape cut
ill show both sets of pics so you can see the huge difference a little tweak ot two makes.
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happy wednesday! are ya ready for christmas yet? :) of course im not :) this is our last challenge for the year over at CCC . ive had so much fun creating for mary and you
i cant wait to see what she and the rest of the DT has in store for us in 2010!
this weeks theme is to use any cartridge and color but in a new years theme.
my sweetieboy and i met and had our first date on new years eve 2004 ( see his pic on my side bar.. that smile was what i received when i opened my door to him ..now you know why i kept him ;)
so... i made him a new years themed anniversary card. yeah he'll think its as cheesey as im sure you do...and thats ok because i KNOW its cheesey :) sometimes its exactly what i strive for :)
so.. i used my cricut and george (hearts) and stretch your imagination (bell) and beyondbirthdays (happy anniversary) cartridges. i used a gold leafing pen on the ringy part of the bell. added white doodledots with acrylic paint.. oh and ive upgraded from ghetto to just white trash ;).. i quit using a toothpick to make my dots... and now am using my different sized micro and zig pens that have run out of ink ..woo hoo me the crafty recycler.. ok seriously im just a tad cheap.. and .. everytime i go to purchase something.. i see pretty paper that i MUST have then i think.. can i save money and just use or keep using something i already have and the answer is always yes, so to reward myself for saving that money.. i buy that gotta have paper :)
my new years resolution is to stop that silly game i play with my checkbook.. i can already tell you though...i will break that resolution within the first week of the year :) ive done this the past 4 years.. im on a roll :) i love consistency :) anyway.. on to my card hope you like it :) thanks for stopping by and reading my goofy ramblings :) hope you have a great rest of day :) shelly
Happy Wednesday! this week over at CCC the sweet jaime has set the challenge. we were to make a christmas card using traditional colors ..red , green, gold and white as main colors. we also got to use these cute digis by this weeks sponsor stretchnbubbles. is that a cute lil reindeer or what! be sure to stop on by CCC and check out the rest of the DT samples plus play along with us this week :)
also the marvelous saskia has mentioned another challenge site whos theme is rudolph.. be sure to head on over to rosiedeeschallenge what a great dt they have.
for my card i used my minds eye paper. to the deer cutie i added stickles to its nose and cut a tiny ornament to hang on his antlers. the make merry is from a $bin stamp. i added a little bit of acrylic paint dots, colorbox fluid chalk and a few gold "pearls".
i also used my cricut and george ( squares) and jasmine (corners) cartridges.
thanks bunches for stoppin by hope you have a fun weekend :) xx shelly
happy monday! this week is our last design for the month of december for BBTB.
this week it was heather's turn to choose our challenge. she chose the branch from winterwoodland cartridge. i love birds and nature so this was a fantastic choice to me :) i made an ornament of sorts this week. be sure to hop on over to bbtb and see what the rest of the dt has sampled up for ya :)
i took a piece of cardboard about 3 1/2 by 4 1/2 inches and tore the top layer off of it to expose the corrogated part. i ran some colorbox fluid chalk along the edges. then i cut a rectangle from this luscious memorybox paper (dewfrost) . i distressed the edge with my tim holtz edger thingy, and used colorbox fluid chalk along the edges. then adhered it to the cardboard piece.
along with the branch from the ww cart i also used the sweet birdies.
i computer generated the seasons tweetings onto a bitty tag ..yeah cheesy but it always works, right ;) thats it ..very very easy yet fun and i think it turned out really "tweet" ;) hope you think so too :)
thank you so very much for stopping by and leaving your wonderful comments they really make me feel good and inspire me greatly
have a super fine rest of day :) shelly
happy friday :) well one of my favorite places, ellen hutsons in the classroom is doing a fun feminine take off of tim holtzs awesome 12 tags of christmas...be sure to go check out both places i wish i had an ounce of each of their creativity and talent! although i love all the tags made, my favorite of the feminine twist happens to be this one from becky olsen (tag # 8) where she painted i utilized my cricut cutting machine instead.
i used tagsbagsboxesandmore tag cut at 6~1/4 inches, then one cut at 4 inches window feature on. i adhered that with popdots. i made a template from the window piece onto the larger tag and cut a window then added a piece of acetate. i cut the branches from winterwoodland cartridge large enough so theyd overhang on the back so i could adhere them without glue or tape being seen . i colored them with colorbox fluid chalk (chestnut roan and warm green) i also used stickles in frosted lace and let that dry before adhering them. i used that same cartridge for the bird.i then added another piece of acetate so the cuts are sandwiched. i added ribbon and buttons and a $bin noel stamp.
thank you so much for taking the time to check out what i did i wish i could get it photographed better as this is really much prettier in the real .. and be sure to go to in the classroom and tims 12 tags too simply amazing! hugs shelly
so you get the idea of the window feature
trying to avoid the glare i laid this down on a white cloth ( you cant see the glue on the top inner edge when its hanging )
happy friday! this week over at PCC mary set our challenge to be snowflakes or snowmen .. i opted for both as i thought the cuts i used were cute with the sentiment. be sure to stop on by PCC and see what the other DT ladies have come up with plus play along :)
for this i used my cricut and when it's cold outside cartridge for the snowflakes.. notice the snowmen shapes along the edges of the flakes..cute eh! if theyre hard to see just click on the pics they will enlarge for you.
i added some thick embossing glitter and a touch of irridescent glitter to them. then plopped a greenish rhinestone in the centers to keep with the green color already on the paper, which is my minds eye. i used foam dimensionals under them also . . i added a couple of StampinUp felt snowflakes too. the snowmen were just cut out from the pre patterned paper. i hand cut the hills and inked them with colorbox fluid chalk. computer genertated the text which reads snowmen fall from the sky unassembled.
i appreciate you stopping by hope you enjoyed this card :) have a great day and weekend! shelly
happy wednesday :) another fun challenge to get your mid week mojo flowing :) over at CCC
mary theme this week is to use the letter S on a christmas card...santa, sleigh snowflakes...
i chose to use a tag from the very merry tags cartridge .. S anta S leigh ( yeah i kind of cheated on that didnt i ;) for the S nowflakes i used accent essentials (accent 10) cartridge. i added memorybx pearls and stickles to them. not sure im liking the white and blue on this though ...what do you think?
i added some colorbox fluid chalk and paper is DCWV ( boy they have a great cardstock pack out this year! wow! )
thanks so much for taking the time on my blog. have a lovely day. shelly
happy wednesday:) this week over at CCC the lovely and so gifted saskia has chosen our theme which is to use a digi stamp from our sponsor for the week be sure to check out the blog to see what you can win if your card is chosen for card of the week . i chose to use this sweet little kitty.. it will be from our sweet furry girlie emilie to her daddy :) yep the kittys give cards as they usually are in the middle of my crafty mess helping :)
i also used my cricut and jasmine corners) and george (rectangles) cartridges
i ran the green rectangle thru my cuttlebug with a tree folder. added dark red rhinestones to that. paper is my minds eye. thank you so much for stopping by and your wonderful comments always leave me smiling.. have a great mid week day :) shelly
happy tuesday:) i saw this tutorial over at diecutsrus on gift card holders.. boy oh boy were these easy and fun to make :) thank you jessica :) so there theme this week is something with a christmas feel.. this was the perfect thing to make for the gift cards i give.
i also made one to fit the cuttlebugspot challenge which was to make something to give a gift in. a box etc...
then over at chirper challenge their theme was also chrristmas gifts
then lastly over at cupcakecrafts their theme is to use your fave christmas song on a card or project..
i used my cricut and christmas noel ( silhoutte santa and reindeer and happy christmas ( each gift card says this inside) , very merry tags ( the bell tag) jasmine (corners) and joys of the season ( holly)
i added a few memorybox rhinestones for berries, used colorbox fluid chalk button, pearls, stickles...and my cuttlebug and tree embossing folder. then to keep them closed i just punched an intsy bitsy hole through the holder.
be sure to go check out the tutorial at dcru and the rest of the challenge blogs loads of great ideas and gorgeous samples :) thank you so much for stopping by :) shelly
happy monday! another fun way to kick off your week.. another BBTB challenge woohoo!!!
this week our host is the wonderfully warm and talented enfys. she chose for us to use the ribbon frame in a christmas theme from the joys of the season cartridge . i just adore this cart! thanks for the fun challenge enfys!
be sure to stop on over at BBTB and check out the rest of the DTs fantastic work. and be sure to join in our challenge fun :) get those christmas cards or projects done :)
for my card along with the ribbon frame from JOTS i used the doves. the hearts are from plantin
my extras include krylon gold leafing pen , hero arts heart pearl ( top center of ribbon ) and kaiserkraft pearls for berries. i added stickles to the mistletoe. the branches under the birdies are martha stewart punch. i added some colorbox fuid chalk. the beautiful paper is DCWV. i hope you enjoyed your visit i know i did:)
have a fun filled day shelly
happy friday!! this week over at PCS mary set our challenge to use a digi or stamped image on our card or project. this cute lil snowman was gifted to me by one of my DT coordinators jaime from crafty creations challenges. thanx jaime i think hes just the sweetest! i just colored a tiny bit with SU watercolor pencils ( didnt use water) i added clous 9 raindots over the snowballs and kaiserkraft pearls for buttons.
i also used my cricut and jasmie(corners) and winterwoodland (frosty fun) cartridges. i added ice blue stickles.
paper is daidybucket designs or fancy pants..i forget :(
thank so much for stopping by love your comments :) have a fun weekend :) shelly
happy wednesday :) this week over at CCC mandy chose our theme, lace and distressing. 2 of my favorite things :) Be sure to go see what the rest of the DT has made, really lovely stuff i can assure you. also be sure to play along we love your inspiration too!
for my card i used my cricut and plantin (tag) and beyond birthdays ( my friend) cartridges
i added a crocheted flower which i added a su sentiment and pearl to.
the butterfly is a spellbinders. and the gorgeous paper is webster pages.
i added a few pearls and colorbox fluid chalk.
on the back side of the tag i printed a quote, "a true friend knows your weaknesses but shows you your strengths, feels your fears but fortifes your faith , sees your anxieties but frees your spirit recognizes your disabilities but emphasizes your possibilities."
thanks so much for stopping by and love your comments :) have a great day and wah hooey its almost the weekend:) hugs shelly
happy wednesday! this week over at CCC the challenge is to make a stairstep card. this is my first one. if you need an easy tutorial for this type of card ( or others) check out cardztv. be sure to head on over to ccc and check out the other DT step cards plus make and post yours! :)
for this i used my cricut and doodlecharms ( snowmen and trees border feature) and winterwoodland ( scarves,squirrels, bunnies and deer) cartridges. the star is actually a felt snowflake from stampin up i added stickles in yellow and gold to it. i used liquid applique and a bit of stickles to the trees. i also ran some of them thru the cuttlebug some i just colored in with colorbox fluid chalk. i handcut the snowhills and used colorbox fluid chalk on them also. thats it :) easy peasy.
thanks so much for stopping by :) xx shelly
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