some great news!

hi friends i wanted to share some great news.. ive been asked to join another design team yahooie!  my friend cindy designs digi stamps and has decided to open shop and start a really fun challenge spot. our challenges will be every monday. and we start november 7th. but wait!!! this friday november 4th were starting things off a bit early with a blog hop! you have a chance at winning some of cindys digis  so be sure to make a note for yourself. that will kick off at  7 pm est and goes thru sunday the 6th 10 pm est. ill announce my giveaway that day. theres a link on my side bar to the blog hop at scraptastic mondays plus you can get a hold of cindys stamps from there too. im having a little blogger prob again tonight , its not letting me add a link directly to this post sorry about that. but the links on my sidebar are right on top so you dont have to search :)
have a super fun day! xxx shelly

bittenbythebug2 ghostie blog hop :)

happy monday :)  well its the last monday of the month and you know what that means.. time for our bbtb2 hop :)
if you just came from  the super sweet pennys place  then your headed in the right direction.
this week its my turn to choose our cut over at bbtb2. i decided on one of the ghosts from paper dolls cartridge. if you dont have that cart its ok just use a ghost from another :) be sure to come play along with us this week and share your BOO~tiful creations with us :)

                                                  i made a peeka~BOO candy holder
            i found the directions on splitcoaststampers. <~~~ that should take you right to it)

               all of the cuts are from p/dolls except the pumpkins which are from create a critter

i hand drew the spider.  added stickles for some fun :) computer generated text. 

this is made for a foiled type of candy but i dont have any here so i improvised with a tootsie roll. i just used a glue dot to keep it securely in place and  to keep the front flap to stay closed i again used a glue dot

                                            i used mini monograms cart for the scallop

thanks so much for stopping by today hope youre having fun on the hop.

now your next stop is our lovely julies  be sure to go show some luv :) have a super day!   xxxshelly

paper cutz challenge # 115 leaves

happy friday :)  this week our challenge at PCC is turning over a new leaf..making a card or project using leaves, LOTS of them . AND no green or blue
i love leaves. i grew up in the beautiful upper peninsula of michigan and oh this time of year is so awesome! lots of maple and oak trees, my favorites. when i close my eyes and breathe in i can smell those wonderful trees and leaves even after all these years have passed. every single day... for 27 years..  ive regretted moving away from there to crappy ass california. 
ok so ill get my mind off  all that...;) 
                                                         this week i made a wreath

 

 i took a grapevine wreath and then cut out a bunch of leaves with my cuttlebug. when i started this i used ivory colored c/stock and was gonna ink em all up like usual.. but dontcha know i grabbed for my greens every single time!  so.. i went ahead and recut them all in colored paper. there was less frustration in that .. i have 50 or so pretty inked up leaves waiting to be used now. :)

i added colorbox fluid chalk to the leaves and some distress stickles.  the cute scarecrow is a brass stencil embosser..well it used to be an embosser til i smooshed it putting it in the machine wrong.. now i just set it down and run a pen through the stencil lines . it comes out looking  like a stamped image that i sloppily color in. the pumpkins are some my daughter gifted to me

 i added some crinkle ribbon, prima flowers and pulled apart some of the vine sticks and added self adhesive pearls and a couple of rhinestones.  really simple project but i think it turned out nice ;) 
thanks so much for having a look and as always your comments make me smile. happy fall! 
and happy crafting :) xxxshelly

whimsical wednesdays fall cuties

happy wednesday :) this week over at WW cathryn has set our fun challenge to include an animal  on our project and of course we have our awesome sponsor for the month ,  patsy from prairiebirdboutique with my favorite crinkle ribbon  to add to our project. make sure to check out what the rest of the DT have created.

for todays challenge i made napkin rings by recycling a paper towel holder. my bestie bud rose made the cloth napkins for me arent they pretty! . she got cream cheese swirl  brownies and choc chip cookies and pie crust encased choc chip cookies in trade ;)   i love the rustic look this gives my holders. thank you so much rose i love these! 

                       i used my cricut and create a critter cartridge to make the turkeys.

                                     heres the other next to a regular sized dinner plate.  

  for this one i dolled her up in a lil pink hat and added a flower. i added white and orange           crinkle ribbon  from prairiebirdboutique

the leaves are from cuttlebug i colored them in with tim holtz distress stains and added  distress stickles.the white crinkle ribbon is from PBB i added paper wraphia which i purchased from the kraft outlet.

 some  crinkle ribbon  in orange 

 added a few other lil extras too.

i used white crinkle ribbon on this its hard to see in pics its by the handmade paper button i made

the pumpkin is cuttlebug cut and emboss die i just otherwise adhered on some raffia in cream and orange, glued a button to a craft pick, painted a  corrugated cardboard piece then applied distress stain and stickles to it.. just add on on whatever suits ya.

heres a back view  

 

 

again i want to thank prairie bird boutique for sponsoring us this entire month. ive enjoyed using your gorgeous ribbon :)  youll see more of it in different shades in later posts :)  be sure to go check out patsys shop 

i also want to share another card using stamps from another of our sponsors tanner from mrcricutcrazy. 

just like last weeks card i used stamps from the simply everything vol.1  set

the fish and the sentiment. 

i used my cricut and create a critter cartridge for the fishbowl and its contents.

i added distress stickles on the sand cut, added cloud9 raindots for the bubbles and robyns nest dewdrops in the corners.  i added colorbox fluid chalk and my singo pen to the mix :)

i put this on one of those action wobblys ( thank you so very much stephanie !!)  i love these! 

wish i could show it in action :) trust me tho these are a must have! 

arent tanners stamps just cute as ever. thanks so much for sponsoring us again this week! 

be sure to go check out his store and pick up a few of these awesome stamps :) 

and also check out the awesomness by the rest of the DT over at WW. youll be wowed again no doubt.

thanks for checking out my long long post today and thank you for your kind comments :) now go get your craft on :)  xxxshelly

cardztc/cricurcardz spooks and monsters...

ghouls and goblins..happy wednesday! this week over at CTV~CCC were to use any or all of these creatures for our cards. i chose to use a few of each. be sure to make your way over and see what frightful cards the rest of the dt has created.and play along too!

for my card i used paperdolls for the green monster. i attached one of those action wobbly thingys i wish i could photo for ya how he jiggles this is just way too cute! thank you so much stephanie for sending me these!!

 

the rest of the cuts came from some prepacked paper and the ghost is a $bin stamp set from target. i used pop dots and colorbox fluid chalk. easy peasy :) 

thanks for stopping by and extra thanks if youre leaving a sweet comment they always make me smile :) have a fun rest of day happy crafting! xxxshelly

bitten by the bug 2

happy monday :) this week over at bbtb2 its our sweet and awesomely talented susans turn to pick our challenge. she chose the witch from happy hauntings. i really want this cart.. but it'll have to stay on my wish list for now. i used a childs year instead. if you dont own the cart go ahead and used a different one too

i cased this card from one of my fave designers audrey pettit. you can view her awesome card ~~>here<~~. when i saw her card i knew it was one my daughter would just love so i just had to do it :)
                                                          so heres my take

 

i used a doily that i cut off the outer lacy part of, and adhered that part under the brown ribbon ( nifty idea audrey !)i also added a bit of cloth under that. i inked it using tim holtz distess ink.i also added viva decor pearl drops to the witch. the bat is an ead vinyl sticker. i used my brand spankin new singo white pen for some faux stitching.   

 heres an up close of the paper doily. happy halloween is another ead sticker. paper is recollections. pearls are viva decor pearl pen. i just noticed my faux stitching wasnt finished. it is now ;)
thanks so much for stopping by the blog and as always your comments make me smile :) thank you for that .be sure to check out the bbtb2 blog to see the rest of the witches...errr i mean design team ladies have whipped up in their cauldrons for ya :)  and be sure to play along with us :)  have a great day :) xxxshelly

papercutz in the pink

happy friday! as we all know this month is breast cancer awareness month. hope youve had your mammie or at least got one scheduled. if not.. please do it :)
 in celebrating pink month this week our theme at PCC is in the pink..be sure to go check out the pink goodness from the rest of the dt too. 

i created a simple but pretty little card for someone i know that recently had to have a breast removed due to cancer. keep her in your prayers please. 

 i used sei paper for this. all i did was cut out the flowers and butterfly from the paper and pop dotted them on. i added corners and colorbox fluid chalk. i know super simple but this paper is pretty so i didnt think anything else needed to be done.

thanks so much for stopping by youre comments make me smile :) have a super day :) xxxshelly

whimsical wednesdays hallowen is creeping through our homes

happy wednesday!  this week over at WW halloween is creeping through all our homes...were to create a spooktacular  home decor project :) 

i chose to spook up  a small  grapevine wreath with some fun embellishments.

for my witch i used my cricut and a childs year cartridge.(shes the shift key) i cut off her broom and cat and a bit of her arm. i kept the top piece of broom attached for her spoon to stir her bubbly brew with. i added stickles to her cape. the cauldron and potion bottles are from paperdolls. i embossed the bottels with utee . i added cloud9 raindots for bubbles. the rats are martha stewart punch.

 

the spider is cuttlebug. i made a cocoon out of cotton ball then added stickles. 

i made the broom from a craft pick and raffia.

                                                                  the bats are cuttlebug.

                                                the poisonous flower is from  accent essentials

i hand wrote the witchyshop sign and added a bit of  fabulous crinkle ribbon from prairiebirdboutique.

i also want to share another card i made using stamps from another one of our sponsors tanner from mrcricutcrazy.com he is offering to one random winner a choice of 1 stamp set. thank you so much tanner! ive really had fun with your stamps :) 

  i used  the flowers, bees and sentiment  from the set simply everything volume 1 .
i added pearl centers to the flowers using viva decor pearl  pen then adhered with  foam stickies. i stamped the bees then stamped their bodies again for just a little depth. i hand drew the vines and colored the leaves in with su watercolor pencil (no water just colored)

                                                    a little dimensional view

be sure to check out tanners stamps. he has some fun sets and they really are good quality and easy to use, hardly had to apply pressure for great clean images.

i hope i inspired you to share your creations with us over at WW . if i didnt im sure the rest of the dt has with their frightfully fun projects :) have a great rest of day or evening :) thanks so much for visiting me  your comments make me smile. now go get your craft on :) xxxshelly

bbtb2

happy monday :) this week over at bbtb2 our very talented and sweetheart theresa is our hostess :) she has chose for us to use the halloween kitty from hello kitty.  how fun cuz i dont care who ya are ya gotta just love kitty :) this is also my fave cut from the cart. thanks theresa :) be sure to go check out what the rest of the purrrrfectly awesome dt has done with this cut.

                                                     here's my card i used the card feature.

                   for kittys bag i used doodlecharms. i adhered a vinyl sticker from ead designs.

                                      i computer generated the text purrfectly spookable .

                                    the pumpkin is also hello kitty. i made a candy holder out of it .

i cut the pumpkin at 3 inches. then did a shadow cut at 3 inches for the back. i took a 2X3 piece of cardstock and scored it at 1/4 and 1/2 on 3 sides. i cut off the corners where the score lines run across each other. sorry i didnt take pics..youll understand when you see yours. i adhered this with tacky tape between the shadow and pumpkin cuts. heres a side view for you.  this should be big enough for one of those ghiradelli or square candies.hope this is helpful :)

           my extras : colorbox fluid chalk and viva decor glass effects gel ( pumpkin facial cutouts)

thank you so much for the lovely visit :) have a great day and hopefully you can get your craft on :)

xxxshelly

a great giveway

be sure to head on over to chris wootens blog turnedgypsy, for this weeks giveaway a xyron machine! just click the link on my sidebar to get ya right there! tell your friends too! good luck!

papercutz stars circles diamonds oh my!

happy friday! this week over at PC mary has us using stars,circles or diamonds..oh my! be sure to stop on by and see what the rest of the fab dt have shaped up for us. 

i used circles and stars..and diamond stickles :) 

 
 the images are just from $bin stamps. i hand drew the spidey. iused my cricut and george cart for the stars.

 the wording was cut out from the paperpack i used/recollections. 

 thanks so much for taking the time to have a look see :) youre comments always make me smile. have a great crafty day! xxxshelly

whimsical wednesdays no tricks just treats!

happy wednesday!  this week over at whimsical wednesday were to create a bag or box thats a fun way to wrap up treats. i couldnt make up my mind on just one thing so i made several. this is going to be a bit picture heavy so thanks in advance for sticking it out :)

before i show you what i came up with i wanted to  let ya know we have 2  sponsors this week. wow huh! each will be giving away some fun  to one random winner each

we have 

 regina from   the cutting cafe offering up 3 files of your choice  of her awesome digi goodness

 patsy from prairiebirdboutique sponsoring us with some amazing crinkle ribbon. one random winner will get to choose a ribbon bundle

ok now on to my projects... all the tags and ribbons are from the cuttin cafe and prairiebirdboutique. included colorbox fluid chalk too.

this is a gift for my daughter. this is one of those sweet test tube holders. i found the directions on splitcoaststampers. my bestest rose( <~~~ go check hers out) and i got together and made these. the soap bottle is from target already decorated.

 the cute as evuh sticker is from EAD designs , way cute vinyl  stickers! 

this creepy spider also from ead designs. 









                                             the next one

for this lil altered lunch bag i used my cuttlebug and cut a marquee image on the front of the bag then added some acetate. the bat is from my cricut and hello kitty cartridge.

  

i used a stamp from justritestampers (witch way to the treats set) all over the bag. 

 

next.....

i used a glassine bag for this. the cute lil ghostie is from my cricut and paperdolls cartridge.

 the candy corn are printables from the cutting cafe set too.

just a side view i just glued the ghost and candy onto the front of the bag. 

and last but not least........

here i used one of reginas fun lil milk carton printables from her halloween/fall milk carton set. i dont own the programs that you can cut these with so i did it by hand.very easy except this particular set has cut outs. i didnt want to mess up the sweet leaf that is on this so instead i used my cuttlebug and made a leaf then adhered it where the original leaf cut is. a duh moment after i had this assembled already was that i may have been able to run this thru my c/bug with my die cut therefore getting a cut image in the carton. the leaves are almost exactly alike. ill have to try that out later.

i think it turned out pretty using another tag that i distressed a tad

from reginas set behind the leaf tho.. i used colorbox fluid chalk and colored in the leaf then added distress stickles. i also added some rhinestones around it. did a little dot  doodling on the box and added a button.

just wanted to show that the tag can be prettied up too. this is the same tag used on the test tube project. i covered the circle sentiment with the crocheted flower.and  added a few little extras.

i added the beautiful crinkle ribbon ( it has a little glimmer to it that i cant capture with my cam )

i cut the heart from aida cloth with my c/bug. some tulle ( i think thats how thats spelled ;) ) twine, lil flower. raffia and a felt leaf.

well i sure hope ya stayed with me this long :) thanks so much for visiting and i hope ive inspired you to play along with us this week and share with us some of your treat wraps :) 
have a super day! xxxshelly