bittenbythebug2

happy monday :) this week over at BBTB2 our super uber talented jayne has chosen our theme christmas in july. heres a way to get a jump start on your christmas cards or projects. be sure to go see what the rest of the dt has created for this fun challenge. thanks jayne! and be sure to play along with us we love it much when you do! 

i decided to get a headstart on my cards. christmas cards are my favorite to make.

i used christmas noel for the trees and deer. i added liquid applique for the snow. the snowflakes are a marvy punch. i added rock cady distress stickles to them. i also inked the cuts with colorbox fluid chalk.

i also used rock candy on the star ( (shift cut from tree)  kinda hard to tell from the photo but its there.  the sentiment is from stephanies set ( link on my sidebar to whimsical wednesdays) called snow much fun. lots of cute sayings on this set so be sure to check them out. 
thanks so much for stopping by today hope your week is off to a fun start. thank you a million for your sweet words too they always leave me with a smile :) happy crafting! xxxshelly 

bittenbythebug2

happy monday :) this weeks challenge , window to my world, over at bbtb2 was chosen by one of our awesome newbies brenda. create a card or project using any window from any cart. at first i diidnt think i had a cart with one but of course after whining about it to carole and donna ;)  i found one. then also thought about other carts i own that have houses on them which of course have windows.duh me.
for my project i made a tag

i found this pretty window along with the tree cut on the christmas noel cartridge.

i inked it all up with colorbox fluid chalk then added liquid applique for snow. i have ti say once this dries it has a little brownish tinge to it which bothers me. do you have any other suggestions for snow? the snowflakes are a small marvy punch. i used my viva decor gel writer pen for a little sparkle.

i added some branches from a ms punch. the berries are viva decor pearl pen. i love viva decor products. these pearls pens are da' bomb! they do not run or flatten like other brands of  liquid pearls. the sentiment is a stamp from stephanie at whimsical designs ( link on my side bar) snow much fun set. really great stamps. 

thanks so much for stopping by hope your week is off to a super start :) and thank you for your sweet words they always leave me with a smile :) thank you for that :) xxxshelly  

a tag

hi all hope your having a good day today.  for this weeks challenge over at cricutcardschallenges your to make a tag.. be sure to hop on over to the CCC blog and see what the details are :) and to see what great tags the DT2 has made up for you. i decided to play along for a little fun :)
I also entered this over at  Fantabulous cricut whos challenge is to use ribbon. be sure to head on over there too, fun awesome stuff there too :) 

for my tag i used very merry tags (tag ) ,doodle charms (house and the shift key from the star ornament for the smoke from chimney)),christmas noel ( trees) and stretch your imagination(birdhouse) 

my extras;marvy punch(snowflakes) stickles, rhinestones, ribbon heart and star pins, liquid applique and colorbox fluid chalk. the lil birdie is a cut out from some paper. be sure to go play along this week at CCC, ill see ya next week with DT1 project :) thanks for stopping by and as always, love your comments :) xxxshelly 

CricutCardzChallenges

happy wednesday! this week over at CCC mary has chosen our theme to be christmas, any cart any color. i love making christmas cards :) this also helps me get motivated and get  a huge head start as i dont make 2 cards alike. 

for this card i used christmas noel for the santa, house and trees cuts and jasmine for the corners. 

the sentiment  stamp is from stampin up

i hand cut the hills and inked them with colorbox fluid chalk.

paper is cosmo cricket (jollybygolly)

so come play along with us.. id love to get some fresh new ideas!

thank you for taking a peek here and your comments are always appreciated. see ya on your blog! XXXshelly

gift card holders for a couple of challenges

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

Cricut Cardz Challenge

happy wednesday!!  Woo Hoo TOOT TOOT YAY ME!!!   i was chosen to be on a fabulous new challenge site called cricut cardz challenge ! 
this is where we use our cricut to the max! i love my cricut and have so much fun using it so im super super excited to be able to hopefully inspire YOU  to use yours to its max also :)  be sure to stop by and play along every wednesday i think you're really going to enjoy this. We can all learn something from each other :)
for my first card i used my brand new christmas noel cartridge.
for the shelf  i used the shelf /bracket (row 4) i used my design studio regular cut then flipped the image welding them together to make one long shelf. if you dont have ds dont worry just do the cut like i did  glue them together . to hide where the ends meet just add a ribbon or leafy branch.
i also i used the noel  blocks (row 3 and oh look i forgot to add some lines to distinguish between each block..  oh well i'll do that later :)
candles from  in row 4. i added liquid applique to them for dripping wax look. and used a gold leafing pen on the holders for an old tarnished look.
the ribbon is from row3  it cuts 2 i used 1 of them which i added to the branches  that is a  martha stewart punch. added kaiser kraft pearls for berries.
i also used jasmine  cartridge for the corners.
my other extras are colorbox fluid chalk and foam dimensionals..neither i could live without! :)
thanks so much for stopping by for a peek! make sure you stop on by check us out and play along! have a fun day!  shelly