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happy memorial day :) going to keep this very short and simple. theres a blog hop going on at
BBTB2 so be sure to head there and follow instructions :) good luck!
this week jeri is our hostess and she chose one of my fave cuts from the sweethearts cartridge, bless this nest.
i just made a card with this cut the other day so this time i decided to make an altered frame. i picked this unfinished frame up from M's for 50 cents (using a coupon.)
i colored it with alcohol inks (lettuce and pearl) . then added robyns nest dewdrops and hearts (from the sweethearts cartridge) and the bless this nest saying. added lace and heart pins a few buttons and Martha Stewart punch butterflies. i used home decor cartridge for the added branches. on the birds nest i added some mossy bits. paper is memory box. i colored the birds in with colorbox fluid chalk. thanks so much for looking :) remember to honor our fallen soldiers and say a prayer for those we have with us :) be safe.
XXXshelly
happy friday! woohoo love the weekend! this week at PCC the challenge is make something for a teacher. so i made a card and altered a small gift bag. on the card i used my cricut and plantin school book cartridge for the apples and the A+ and teacher. paper is cosmo cricket ( thank you rose!) i also used an ek success punch. for the bag, (i filled up with apple chips, apple candy and apple tea bags) i used plantin for the apples and beyond birthdays cartridge for the thanks. thanks so much for stopping by today hope your weekend is sweet dont forget to stop on by the pcc blog t0 see the rest of the DTs samples and play along with us . XXXshelly
happy thursday. im on a card making frenzy here :)
for my card i used my cricut and walk in my garden cartridge ( star flowers , layered). i added a border using martha stewart butterfly punch, then added the center punched butterfly.
extras: ek success scallop border punch, colorbox fluid chalk and kaiser kraft pearls. paper is memorybox. . thank you so much for stopping by :) have a great rest of day.XXXshelly
happy wednesday:) i have been having fun fun fun back at the ol' challenge places i frequented again :) this is for melissas sketch over at
TMS. i had a guest design spot there a while back and had such a good time. melissa has some really great sketches and challenges so be sure to stop by there and show some support:) for my card i used my cricut and jasmine cartridge ( corners) k& company paper, lockheartstamp (spring flower, can be purchased at ellenhutson.com) . i also used martha stewart doily lace punch , miscellaneous buttons ( the bees are buttons too), a piece of lace ( under the bee) , colorbox fluid chalk and basic grey opaline pearls. have a fun rest of day :) and as always i appreciate you stopping by :) XXXshelly
happy wednesday :) well my gig with creative visions DT is over..but that gives me extra time to play along with laura at
sketch and play :) fun!! so i made a card using a sentiment from the hello hunny set. i also used my cricut and george (flowers,ovals) and zoobaloo (branch , i used it for the stem) i added a button, martha stewart punch butterflies and dotted with some acrylic paint. paper is making memories. on th eovals i used my cuttlebug and swiss dots folder. applied some colorbox fluid chalk. thats it :) so hope youre having a fab week so far i appreciate that you took the time to stop by my blog :) be sure to go play along with this sketch :)
happy wednesday! its my turn to host over at
CCC. i chose the challenge of "use your favorite stamp" either a handstamp or digi it doesnt matter. our sponsor this week is the awesome jodie from
bugaboostamps whos offering our winner 7 free digis of their choice so be sure to play along and stop by jodies shop you wont be leaving empty handed im guarantee ya. i love love love her digis.
jodie let the dt choose any stamp we wanted, thank you so very much jodie!!! i chose jessebear to play with
isnt he just adorable!
i put a little foam dimensiona under his hat brim and turned it up a bit same with jesses left ear. i paper pieced him for color. i also used my cricut and george cartridge for the baseballs( 2 of which i popped) and the rectangle behind jesse. corners are sizzex. i added robyns nest dew drops, colorbox fluid chalk . paper is by crate. thanks so much for having a look~see i so appreciate you taking your time here. have a great rest of day :) XXXshelly
happy wednesday! this week over at
CCC the challenge is to use brads or eyelets.i chose to use brads on my card. i used sweethearts cartridge for the flower and thank you. i added a brad to the center of the flower. i also used walk in my garden cartridge for the stem and flower pot. added a brad to the flower pot and in the upper right faux~folded down corner.. paper is memorybox, coordinations and and SU chocolate chip
happy monday :) this week over at BBTB2 our challenge is to use the dress form from the forever young cartridge. well heres yet another cart i dont own... so i instead used a cut from the sweethearts cartridge. now its nothing near the dress form cut but.. if you dont own the cart you CAN use another. arent you glad we can do that :) i hate being left out lol . i made this for one of my daughters friends who just got engaged..woo hoo!!!!! she definetly has the princess thing going on in her mind anyways lol ..its all good we love her to pieces! shes brought many smiles to us all :) so.... along with the sweetheart cartridge i also used jasmine for some corners. you know i luv them corner pieces :) i added some foam dimensionls under the dress for a bit of depth, kaiser kraft and basic gray pearls, martha stewart punch butterflies and colorbox fluid chalk. the sentiment is from creativevisionsclearstamps. truly good stamps! paper is memorybox. ( i should own some stock in this companys paper section .. my favorite patterned paper tops! thanks so much for stopping by and i love your comments theyre always appreciated :) have a super rest of day XXXshelly
happy sunday. i made another card using the memorybox bramble wreath stamp. probably my favorite stamp i own. this is for a couple of challenges:
cutecardthursday :sketch by kaz
aspoonfullofsugar:cute and girly
cardalicious: green,polkadots and flowers
be sure to head on over to these blogs and check out the beautiful creations by the DT ladies.
for this card along with the bramble wreath stamp i used a $bin stamp and added liquid pearls to the centers. i used my cricut and jasmine cartridge for the corners. martha stewart butterfly punch and basic grey opaline pearls. i added colorbox fluid chalk also. the paper is memorybox . the stamped sentiment is from creativevisionsclearstamps from the hiphiphooray birthday set.
hope you like this one :) thank you for stopping by my blog. have a great rest of day :) XXXshelly
the sketch by kaz:
well i finally have time to get back to doing something i enjoy again ,card challenges! of course im starting with a few of my favorite hangouts spots :) so this fits a couple of challenges
be sure to pop on by each of these , all the DT ladies on these challenges are so inspiring!
heres the sketch:
heres my card
for this i used memorybox bramble wreath stamp and a dollar bin flower stamp which i added liquid pearls to the centers of. the scallop border is an ek success punch . i cut it a bit long so i made corners out of the excess. extras are basic grey opaline pearls, martha stewart butterfly punch and part of a SU sentiment stampcolorbx fluid chalk.
paper is by memorybox.
thanks so much for stopping by and looking :) have a great rest of day :) XXXshelly
happy friday :) this week over at PCC our challenge is using buttons and ribbon,hemp or lace. be sure to check out how the rest of the DT used these goodies :) for my card i used buttons for flowers adding ribbon and hemp to the centers. i used my cricut and jasmine cartridge for the corners and walkinmygarden cartridge for the stems. i added martha stewart punch butterflies , dabbed a little stickles on the wings. paper is memorybox which i added colorbox fluid chalk to. insise says thank you for including me in your garden of friends. my insides say thank YOU for stopping by my blog :) i truly appreciate your comments :) have a super rest of day:) XXXshelly
happy wednesday! this week over at
CCC mary chose our theme to be a bird or butterfly..Ha think youre gonna see a b/fly from me huh.. HUGE SHOCK awaiting you on this one ;) i opted for the sweet birds from the sweethearts cartridge. i also used jasmine cartrdige for the corners. someone i know just moved into their new house and ive been anxious to use this cut. i added colorbox fluid chalk, a bit of flowersoft on the nest, pearls and used a MS punch . paper is memorybox.
happy wednesday! this week over at CCC our theme is sort of a lifes happenings things.. this is where you go with a celebration of accomplishment or overcoming anything including lifes hurdles.. our sponsor winkwink has given us the choice of a digi to use and i just think this little mouse image is so adorable and sweet. letting someone know youre there for them or knowing someone IS there for you is rewarding for both people this is another reason i chose this image. i printed the image twice, cutting the muffin , spoon and jar lid from the second printing and adhering them atop the main image for a little dimension. my extras are tiny buttons, colorbox fluid chalk and paper is basic grey. be sure to stop on by ccc and check out what the rest of the DT has created and be sure to play along too you could be our card of the week winner thank you so much for stopping by :) hope youre week has been good so far :) XXXshelly
i did not do the coloring of images on this winkwink offered this option.. great job they did eh!
happy friday!! hope you have some fabulous plans for the weekend :) this weeks theme over at
PCC is to use a dog or cat image. i chose to use this sweetest pup ever from cricut and sweethearts cartridge. puppy and love are also from the cart. i thought this would make a cute anniversary card from a guy to his wife :) my paper is basic grey i added a couple cloud9 raindots and applied some colorbox fluid chalk on everything. another simple yet cute one :) thanks so much for hanging out with me for a few back to the busy world of crafting :) be sure to pop on over to the pcc blog and see what the rest of the dt has made for us :) have a great rest of day :) XXXshelly
happy thursday! well for me bittersweet happy thursday.. as its my last project for creative visions. ive had so much fun playing with lauras stamps. and laura..what a sweetheart she is and the rest of the DT chelsea, jen and olga im tellin ya these are some talented creative ladies who have been an absolute joy to hang with these past 8 weeks. the time has just flown by! they are so inspiring and encouraging and supportive.. thank you all so much for making this such a wonderful experience! hope we all can do it again!
my last project is actually dedicated to laura chelsea jen and olga... id love to be able to invite them over for a warm cup of tea.. chat and creativity time!
for my little project i used my favorite set of lauras stamps ( altho i love them ALL ) hello hunny bear. the minute i saw this precious hunny i adored her. she exudes such a warmth and happiness. how can you not smile and feel good with this gal givin ya a grin and wave :)
so.. what i did was take 2 envelopes A2 size and put one flap inside the other. then covered with paper and an ek success scallop punch plus added two bee buttons. i paper pieced hunny.
heres the front of the "wallet" or in this case tea bag holder.
now here it is opened. i used my cricut and tagsbagsboxesandmore cartridge for the tags and joys of the season cartridge for the tea cups. all the text on the card is from the hello hunny set as well as the stamped scrolly images on the tags.
and here you can see i also finished off the back.
this was really simple to make and i really like having the pre~made pockets from the envelopes. this would make a neat wallet/coupon holder too. i hope you try one :) thanks so much for hanging out here with me. thank you again laura for asking me to be on your team! see ya on your sketch challenges!! XXX shelly
happy wednesday! AND A BIG HAPPY 28TH BIRTHDAY TO MY DAUGHTER. this week over at
CCC our challenge is to use 3 circles, any cartridges colors etc. be sure when youre done here you fly on over to see what the rest of the dt has circled for ya. and of ocurse play along. for my card i used george and made 3 circles into buttons ( just used a hole punch to the centers and added twine) , so of course i thought that was a bit of cheating.. so im going with 3 types of circles. 1) circle buttons 2( patterned background paper and 3 ) the circles in the centers of the flowers. i feel much better now :) the cute little bees are cuttlebug. i cut out a couple of the flowers from the prepatterned paper , which by the way is basic grey, and used a foam diminsional to give them some pop, did the same with the bees and the buttons. that it. way easy but a cute lil card i think :) thanks so much for buzzin by see ya tomorrow with another post. have a great rest of day ..gotta get to that lasagne my girl requested for dinner. ( made her an apple caramel cheesecake too..yummo!!! )XXXshelly
happy monday! hope you had a super mothers day :) i sure did. spent time with my daughter and my mom, plus my younger brother step dad and my sweetieboy :) my mom requested i make chinese food so i did. just a fun time :) sooo....
this week its my turn at creative visions a fairy creative place to offer a tutorial.
i found this neat technique that i am having sooooo much fun with over on SCS. its called crayon resist.
you just stamp an image onto a neutral cardstock, color the image if you want to. i just used a stamp marker on mine. the stamps are from a time for prayer (flowers/swirleys) and hello hunny ( sentiment) sets. they can be purchased here . take a white crayon and color in any parts you want to remain white AND over your ink if you colored in your image. next , you take a sponge and sponge on some background color. i used SU yoyo yellow ( very lightly) and bordering blue. now take a paper towel and buff over your image and then the entire piece of cardstock. thats it youre done . isnt that a neat effect! so i hope ive inspired you to try this as beate did me from scs :)
the extras on my card are basic grey opaline pearls, papers are su and prima . i also added a dab of stickkles to the centers of the flowers. my pictures arentt he best .sorry about that. not a good lighting day for photos here. hope the rest of your day goes good and let me know if you try this :) id love to see and get other ideas :) XXXshelly
happy monday! i sure hope you had a fabulous mothers day! this week over at
BBTB2 our theme is any tag from tagsbagsboxesandmore PLUS
peggylovesvintage is our awesome sponsor. she so graciously has given the DT a few images to work with. so be sure to go see what the rest of the dt has chosen and created for you. and be sure to head on over to peggys and pick up a few vintage images shes got some great stuff!
i need to get a few fathers day cards made so was really excited to see this image as one of our choices. i printed the seagull in the front 2 more times and layered them . hard to see in the pic but in the real it gives the card a little depth. i used beyond birthdays for the word dad. so ...where are those tags....well i wanted a weathered look to the card so i crumpled up some su cardstock in barely banana ( love this color!) then added some colorbox fluid chalk ( creamy brown) . in the real it looks alot like leather which was cool because i thought it gave this a book sort of look..so i cut 3 tags from page 87 of the manual at 1 at 2~3/4 and 2 at1~1/4 inches.. i added 2 to the left side and one to the right center
i though this helped look more like an old seafarers log book. i added some colorbox fluid chalk and then used a gold leaf pen on them. the larger one i added a brad . all cardstock is Stampin up.
thanks so much for stopping by to have a look and all comments are so appreciated :) have a great rest of day! XXXshelly
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