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Friday, April 29, 2011

papercutz challenge #89

happy friday :) this week over at PCC mary has chosen our theme to be "ANYTHING GOES". be sure to pop on over and see what the rest of the fabulous DT has sampled up for ya and also play along with us we love to see and be inspired by you too .
for my card i used a $bin daisy stamp from michales. just stamped the image a few times. i colored the petals with  opal and lavender liquid pearls and added buttercut liquid pearls to the centers. used a marvy marker for the stems. the cute as ever little bees are a stampendous stamp. the sentiment is from a SU set. paper is also SU. the kraft paper is from thekraftoutlet. thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment theyre always so much appreciated. have a super weekend :) XXXshelly

Thursday, April 28, 2011

whimsical wednesdays challenge

happy thursday :) this is for WWC who's theme is spring home decor. be sure to spring on over and see the super DT samples. each week they have a new theme but you have 2 weeks to get your craft on with each challenge. cool eh :)  
so...my ingredients for this project:  my cricut of course, and plantin (grass and flowers), cindyloo ) flowerbox and birdhouse) pooh and friends (bees) zoobaloo (bird) walk in my garden (iris' and caterpillar)
my extras: dragonfly and lady bug buttons, colorbox fluid chalk, colorbox archival ink, liquid pearls. for the grassy stuff i just cut and crumpled green cardstock.
thanks so much for hanging out with me for a bit i love your company :) have a great rest of day hope the sun is shining :) xxxshelly

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

cricutcardzchallenges

                                                  happy wednesday! 

this week over at CCC  our theme is
              mothers day card, using the card feature from any cartridge AND  
                             add an image of a flower, from any cart.   
so..what i did was used a childs year heart for on the top of my card. (its the card feature on page 30. ) ill be honest i have no idea how to size these dang cuts to make an actual A2 card out of them.if you know..let me know please! ;)
for the flower i made carnations, my moms favorite flower.i used accent essentials accent 6. i cut 3 at 1 inch and 2 at 3/4 inches.crumple them up then unfold them. i used a piercer to make a hole through the centers, added a tiny brad to hold them together. then i took each layer starting from the top one, and twisted it, the second layer twisted around the first etc. then just played with them until i had the desired effect. it takes about a minute is all. i then added spun sugar distress stickles to them.
the vase and stems are from walk in my garden cart.mom is from beyond birthdays.
extras:colorbox fluid chalk,  liquid pearls,ms butterfly punch, SU cardstock and memorybox paper
thank you so much for visiting ,your sweet words always warm my heart. have a super fine rest of day :)xxxshelly

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

the kraft journal challenge

happy tuesday:) this week over at TKJ their theme is may day. be sure to go on over and see what the awesome dt has sampled for us. i adore kraft paper so this is a really fun challenge blog plus you learn a new technique each week. fun fun! 
for my entry i used kraftcarrdstock for the base of my card (purchased at the kraft outlet, theres a link on my sidebar for their great inexpensive products and fast shipping)
i also used my cricut and wild card ( birds and umbrella), george (flowers)and zoobaloo (grass) cartridges.
ms punches (butterflies and border) cloud9 raindots and hearts(birdie wings) and a little wooden ladybug (my daughter gifted me a bag of these cuties) theres a little bee stamp too, i cut him out then pop dotted him. paper is DCWV and border is SU in daffodil. added a smidge ofcolorbox fluid chalk. 
so..thank you much for stopping by my blog, your kind words make me smile big time. hope you have a nice may too :) xxxshelly


Friday, April 22, 2011

papercutzchallenges

                                                           happy friday :)

 this week our challenge at PCC is a color challenge.
         pink,green blue,purple and white only (can use a smidge of black)
be sure to check out what the rest of the dt have created with these lovely colors.
for my card i used prima stamps. i hand drew the vines and cut the grass. 
used martha stewart punch for the butterflies. added a little bit of acrylic paint for  center of flowers, then added stickles to that.
thanks so much for stopping by and as always your comments make me smile. have a fun weekend! xxxshelly

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

the kraft journal challenge

happy tuesday:) this weeks theme over at TKJ is easter. for my little entry i made little treat bags. i used kraft bags purchased from the kraft outlet ( link on my sidebar) and embellished them with prima and stampin up stamps. i stamped the bunnies and basket onto Kraft labels ( purchased from thekraftoutlet) .. these make great stickers ! i stamped the sentiment on the labels also. just stamp peel and stick , easy! i filled the bags with jelly beans. i also used liquid applique for bunny tail , marvy markers and colorbox fluid chalk.  im tucking these into a cute lil basket i made for my daughter similiar to the one i posted a few days ago. ( the one for my daughter i totally lifted from aphra at the kraft journal she has a very easy to follow tutorial on the blog.  not to mention the beautiful basket she created.(thanks again for that aphra!) be sure to go have a lil looksee at tkj and dont forget to stop by the kraftoutlet for a few supplies :) have a great rest of day or evening :) xxxshelly

a spoonfull of sugar challenge

happy tuesday :) this weeks theme over at ASOS is celebrate. be sure to go check out the cards by thier awesome dt. i  decided to go with a more masculine type of card this go around. i used my cricut and george cartridge for the balloons and circle which i ran thru my cuttlebug with swiss dots folder. cardstock is crate and SU. one of those 5 minute cards but gave me something to do while my daycare boy was having his snack today.  thanks so much for stoppin by as always your comments leave a smile on my face :) have a great rest of day or evening :) xxxshelly 

claudia and company challenge

happy tuesday :) this week over at C&C their challenge is clean and simple. be sure to go play along at claudias fun lil blog, she has a great shop too. for my entry i hand drew vines and leaves then cut out some flowers with my cricut and accent essentials (accent 33s) cartridge.i faux stitched around the flower panel.
extras:  martha stewart border punch,Kraft cardstock,SU cardstock( pear pizazz) ,basic grey cardstock, liquid pearls and colorbox fluid chalk.smile is a stamp from a set (frieda) from the cats meow. thanks so much for looking and your comments make me smile :) have a great rest of day or evening  xxxshelly

Saturday, April 16, 2011

the kraft journal challenge

happy saturday :) this weeks theme over at TKJ is babies baskets or bunnies.. of course i chose bunnies :) i used my cricut and zoobaloo cart for the bunnies.i added liquid applique for the tails. hand cut the grass. added buttons for flowers and used kraft cardstock  purchased at the kraft outlet  (theres a link on my sidebar) for the base of my card and the corners (which i ran thru my cuttlebug).   easy peasy but cute :) thanks fr havin a looksee :) hope your weekend is a fun one :) xxxshelly

Friday, April 15, 2011

papercutzchallenges

                                          happy friday :)

 this week over at PCC mary has chosen our theme to be
                                       Buttons and Bows
for my card i used a stamped image from the crafts meow  this is frieda what a cutie she is eh :)

i paper pieced her hat,dress ,shoes, socks and the daisy. i added a liquid pearl drop to the center of the daisy and on the ribbon of her hat. i then just made a bow and added that to the back of her dress.
for my corners i cut a 1 inch circle quartered it .
my extras include colorbox fluid chalk  and buttons. paper is pink paislee.
thanks so much for stoppin by have a great weekend :) xxxshelly

a little closer so yo can see the bow.  also flipped her dress and part of the daisy up a little too. 


Thursday, April 14, 2011

whimsical wednesday challenge

happy thursday :) this is for this weeks  challenge over at whimsical wednesday~ april showers brings may flowers. theyre a brand new challenge site lots of talent and inspiration so be sure to check them out. for my little project i made a basket. im sure youve seen this before. click HERE for an awesome tutorial from aphra from the kraft journal. (i downsized this one using an 8X8 piece of paper and scoring at 2 inches. my handle was cut 1~ 1/2 inch by10 inches. )
i used my cricut and create a critter (duck,umbrella) accent essentials (flowers) and paperdolls ( the cutest bunny evah! ) cartridges. for the grassy stuff i just cut strips of paper and crumpled them up then  uncrumpled and tossed them in :) i attached the flowers to craftpicks painted with t/holtz distress stain and added acrylic paint for the dots and liquid pearls for the centers. thanks so much for looking and your comments warm my heart :)
xxxshelly

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

cricutcardzchallenges #70

happy wednesday! :) this week over at PCC  jeri has chosen for us to use a cupcake holder or wrapper from any cart. be sure to check out the rest of the DTs yummy creations :)
i have veeeeeery severe food allergies and cannot eat cakes etc...so i wanted to use the cut on something useful for me :)  instead of using  my cupcake holder/wrapper on a cupcake , which by the way i got from the cindy loo cartridge, i used it as a border :) i just cut off the tabs on the end to fit the card i made. i also cut the birds from the regular bird cut from that cart and adhered them over the wrapper image.the pink heart was cut from c/loo cart and i believe the blue one was cut from lovestruck.
its a little..ok ok A LOT cheesy but i wanted to keep this fun too ;) 
the extras on my card include include t/holtz distress inks and cloud9 raindot hearts. paper is t/holtz. cardstock is SU (expresso.) 
thanks so much for stoppin by as always your comments make me smile :) have a great rest of day :) xxxshelly


the wrapper



the cloud9 hearts.

Monday, April 11, 2011

BittenByTheBug2

                                                       happy monday!

  this week over at BBTB2 our very special krista has chosen our cut to be an egg cut from  the easter solutions cartridge. if you dont own that cart it's all good just use another cartridge :) thats what i had to do. be sure to go check out the fun and beautiful projects from the rest of the amazing DT. and join in with us :)
for this weeks project i made a tag from the tagsbagsboxesandmore cart. i used doodlecharms for the eggs and paperdolls ( hes with the magician) for my fave lil cricut bunny. paper is basic grey sugar rush. i added acrylic paint dots and a hero arts pearl heart for bunnys nose. added a little bit of colorbox fluid chalk  foam dimensionals and rik rak  thats it. quick and easy :) thanks for hoppin by hope your weeks off to a great start :) as always your comments make me smile :) thanks!! xxxshelly

Friday, April 8, 2011

papercutzchallenges

happy friday!  hope the week was a good one for ya and your weekend is even a million times better :)
this week over at PCC mary has chosen our theme to use an image of a bunny, chick ,lamb or easter eggs. be sure to check out what the rest of the super talented dt has sampled for you.
for my card i chose a bunny and chicks and eggs using a SU stamp set bunny hugs.i stamped and cut bunnies and chicks a couple of times for a little dimension, plus used foam pops under a couple of the chickies.
i used colorbox fluid chalk for the inking. for the flowers on the b/g panel i used a teensy inkadinkadoo stamp. i added stickles to the centers and hand drew the stems.
for my corners i cut a 1 inch circle and quartered it. added a bit of cotton for the bunny tail. 
for the grass i used my cricut and zoobaloo cartridge. 
the fabulous paper is memorybox. 
thanks so much for hanging out with me as always your comments warm my heart.  have a great rest of day or night :) xxxshelly

                                 oh my!  arent these marshmellow peeps scary looking lol 


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

cricutcardzchallenges blog hop!!!!!!


happy wednesday!! and welcome to CCC bloghop..hope youre having as much fun as we are! theres lots of awesome  prizes to be won on the CCC blog and some of the dt are giving away prizes on their blogs too. for my blog candy give away  i will choose one random winner to win a $10.00 gift certificate to the online store or digi shop of your choice. i will pick my winner on friday :) good luck!
if youve come from our awesome michelles place then your headed in the right direction :) i'll let ya know where to go from here at the end of my post :) 
for my project i made candy holders..these are super quick and easy! 
just take an 8~1/2X11 inch piece of cardstock. on the long side cut at 2 ~3/4 inches.. youll get 4 with 1 piece of cardstock.
again the long way score at 1, 4~1/2 and 5 inches.  fold along the score lines. 
thats it, told ya it was easy! just add some candy to a little bag and tuck it inside. i used glue dots and adhered my bags and used velcro coins for the flaps.  but you can punch some holes and attach with ribbon or just staple them . make sure the top of your candy bag is at the top of the flap if you choose to keep them closed either of these ways.
just decorate the front any way you like, of course doing this before adding the goodie bag :) 

  i used SU cardstock (pretty in pink, certainly celery and daffodil delight) and SU stamp and papers  and colorbox fluid chalk and foam dimensionals on each of these. 

 
for this first one, 
cricut cartridges used : paperdolls (bunny) doodlecharms (eggs) and zoobaloo (grass)
extras include hero arts heart pearl (nose) ek success scallop punch, ribbon,glassine bag and acrylic paint

for this one i used doodle charms/ border feature
extras: liquid pearls (noses) tim holtz distress ink in spun sugar (bunny ears)

and for the last one 
cricut cartridges used: create a critter (chick and cracked egg) and doodle charms (extra eggs)
extras on this are grass i hand cut and inked, acrylic paint (on eggs) a button and paper raffia ribbon

 hope ive inspired you to make this super easy fun project!  :)
now head on over to the fabulous julies blog and see what she has created for us. 

Monday, April 4, 2011

BBTB2

happy monday :) this week over at BBTB2 our lovely lori  has chosen our cut to be from the mothers day cartridge, using any of the phrases. be sure to head on over to the blog and check out what the rest of the super DT has created for us. i dont own this one, so instead used storybook for the word mother and the flowers.. for the hearts i used sweethearts cartridge i used a prima stamp on them. extras include acrylic paint, distress stickles MS punch butterflies and colorbox fluid chalk. paper is pink paislee and SU cardstock. thanks so much for sittin here with me hope ya enjoyed your visit as much as i did ;) have a great rest of day! xxxshelly

Friday, April 1, 2011

papercutzchallenges

happy friday :) this week our challenge at PCC is anything easter. be sure to head on over to the blog and see what the rest of the fab dt has sampled for us and of course play along :) 
for my card i used
prima stamps . i colored the bunnies and chicks with colorbox fluid chalk. for jill, the girl, i colored in with tim holtz distress inks.i used utee over the entire image . ( except for the bunnies) the sentiment is studio g stamp. card base is su  rich razzleberry.a quick and easy one but oh i love this line of stamp..so precious :)
thanks so much for stopping by the ol blog..your comments make me smile,. thank you for that :) have a great rest of day and fun weekend :)xxxshelly