shellys craft blog

happy monday! over at BBTB2 our super sweet susan has chosen a patriotic theme for us this week. be sure to check out the fab projects by the rest of the dt and of course we love it when you play along with us.


for this card i used graphically speaking ( flag,stars and words of july) and base camp cartridges (4th)

i used my cuttlebug and stars embossing folder for the white panel which i used an ek success border punch on. i inked everything up a bit with colorbox fluid chalk
 i also attached some ribbon.

thanks so much for stopping by your comments always make me smile thank you for that :) have a great rest of day! xxxshelly

                                                                      happy friday!!!!

 i used tim holtz and colorbox fluid chalk
 background paper is provo craft. thanks so much for having a looksee hope your day is a fun crafty one :) xxxshelly

for this page i used a kraft bag purchased from thekraftoutlet  and the cutest worms are a stamp from creativevisionsclearstamps (fishing set) . the fish and pole are jolees.


thanks so much for sittin here with me a bit i appreciate it and your lovely comments :) have a super rest of day :) xxxshelly

for my card i used my cricut and george (stars),graphically speaking (freedom),basecamp ( dogtag) going places ( usa map) and wild card ( fireworks) cartridges. for the cardstock (Stampin Up) under the map i used my cuttlebug and stars folder. i added some stickles to the fireworks and inked up the rest with colorbox fluid chalk . thank you so much for stopping by have a fun weekend!XXXshelly  
im also entering this into this weeks challenge over at palspaperarts ...go check them out! 

added colorbox fluid chalk  and a chain and thats it. easy peasy :) thanks so much for sitting here with me a bit hope ive inspired you even if just a little. XXXshelly

happy thursday :) well i finally got my blogger issues fixed as far as a bazillion windows popping up ..so i can go join in at a really nifty challenge spot ive been checking out.  over at the PDC theyre having a color challenge . the dt whipped up some very awesome samples if you need more than color inspiration.
so heres my first attempt , hoping  they like it :) sorry  about the pics being dark its very dark and rainy out today so no good lighting.
 for this card i used my cricut and george (heart) and graphically speaking ( index card) cartridges. i also used my cuttlebug for the corners added a ms punch butterfly pearls, pearl hearts and buttons. paper is foofala  hope you enjoyed this one too :) thanks for stopping by and if youre leaving a comment thank you twice:) XXXshelly
                                                 
                                                             

happy monday and  2010!  well as always each year brings in new changes for us all and over at BittenByTheBug we have some new changes going on. the awesome regina easter  has decided to step down from BBTB. She will be greatly missed by as all . regina gave me my first opportunity at being on a design team a little over a year ago ( i still pinch myself daily!) and she just has made my confidence soar!  i will be forever grateful to her. she truly is one fine LADY.
Be sure to follow reginas cutting cafe where you will find the most awesome digi stamps/printables and she has a fabulous design team there as well.
fortunatly for us all  the uber talented heather  has taken over for regina..so arrives BBTB2..woo hoo!!!! i KNOW heather will do a fabulous job and am looking forward to what she has in store for us this year :)
so be sure to follow along our new journey with us :) you'll still be able to link back to the BBTB for inspiration too.
so  our first challenge for this year was to use the in style cut from the  graphically speaking cartridge.
i decided to make a little shopping purse . wouldnt this make the cutest bag to give someone with a couple gift cards tucked inside.  
 i cut the purse  from the plantin cartridge (tall ball feature) 
the stylin piggy is from my brand new from my kitchen cartridge added some pearls, flowers a button and ribbon.  and used  a little colorbox fluid chalk. paper is my minds eye.
so now pop on over to BBTB2 and see what the rest of the DT has designed for your eyes :) and i hope you join in.
 thanks so much for stopping by have a super rest of day  XXX shelly

happy thursday..well what started out as a card idea in my head turned into a scrapbook idea for my neice , but that turned into i'll give it to my daugher instead... i'll add it to her stocking this year for christmas  .. oh crap who am i kidding i'll end up giving it to her the next time i see her.. like tomorrow :)  so anyway your really caring huh ;)   
this week over at diecutsrus the theme is something girly. oh now isnt that a huuuuuuuuge stretch for me! i think this fits perfectly so i got a gift and and challenge out of the way in about an hours worth of time all sitting on my arse at home :) life is good isnt it :)
so be sure to head on over to dcru and see what the dt has to help inspire us along
for this i used my bind it all...and my cricut . from the front to end i used
 cover: butterfly spellbinders, home accents cartridge : flowers and flourish
page 1 jasmine :corners, home accents : beautiful
page 2 leaves: cuttlebug,  corners sizzex, wildcard: unique  and  ms border punch
page 3  george: circle and flowers, bees cuttlebug
page 4 jasmine corners hearts cuttlbug opposites attract  love (both of them)
page 5 graphically speaking index card
page 6 cuttlebug panel with embossed flowers, wildcard wish
page 7 spellbinders b/fly  caterpillar walk in my garden graphically speaking dream 
page 8 graphically speaking memories 
papers are  all coredinations and memorybox
extras include kaiser kraft and basic grey pearls, crocheted blooms, colorbox fluid chalk , autumn leaves journaling stamps  lace, buttons and i think thats it :) 
thanks so much for popping in to look , if ya leave a comment thanks even more and if ya actually read thru this muddling mess huge hugs and bless ya!  have a great rest of day or evening :) xx shelly

happy monday! woo hoo its time for more blog hoppin fun over at BBTB. read to the end and you'll see the awesome prize im handing out
first though....
for this weeks challenge regina had us use the priceless cut from our cricut and graphically speaking cartridge.   so.. i thought id share 2 of my favorite pictures  ( i have about a hundred favorites lol) of our 2 youngest furbabies. these were taken about 2 years ago they were just the cutest lil kittens! the kitty on top is roary  and he has not changed at all .. hes a bubbly sweet  bit o fun .. he definetly keeps the other 3 cats ( and us)  on their toes!  the "victim"  is his sister emilie  shes the princess of the house.
i added some felt flowers that i attached button centers to, a little colorbox fluid chalk pad and memorybox papers .

happy thursday :) this is for melissa's cute sketch over at TMS this week.
i saw a stamp set from close to my heart that i fell in love with.. had it in my cart and thought..waaaaiiiittttt! 24 bucks for a set of stamps ..when you already have stamps you can create this idea with..so i saved myself some money today wahhoo me! i used my cricut and jasmine (corners)and george (heart/wing) and graphically speaking ( fabulous) cartridge. the sweet lil bird.. first i used a flourish stamp for his tail, hand drew the legs, cut a triangle for its beak added a tiny basic grey pearl for its eye added a heart as a wing then glued the button onto the paper, how easy is that! i think he turned out pretty dang cute :) i used some colorbox fluid chalk on this and some buttons paper is basic grey/wisteria. thanks for looking
have a superb day :)shelly

happy monday!!!!! WooHoo it's Blog Hoppin time over at BBTB !! keep reading and eventually i'll give you all the info on my give~away :)
first , our challenge this week over at the bug was to use our going places cartridge, using the man and woman cut. actually there are 2 cuts i chose the seperate ones, i havent seen what the other DT ladies used i hope i did the right one! lol the lovely gracious regina probably wouldnt tell me any different im sure she just shakes her head at me sometimes ;) i so appreciate her tact with my dorkiness :)
so what i decided to do here was make his and hers page markers. do you and your sweetie sometimes read the same book and that knucklehead..errr, i mean honey of a guy fold the page corner down or fold the page in half! to mark his place (drives me bonkers!!) or forget whos bookmark is whos then you have to re~read to find where you were..... yeah right dear hubby the one with the hearts and ladybugs is yours.. well maybe now he'll have a clue right :)
what i did was use the card feature with this cut (you could just cut a rectangle, total size of this is 4X2 if your just using a regular cutter)
i cut this twice and also blackout feature for the background color so it would be sturdy plus i adhered magnets on the inside between the background color and the inside cardstock layer. that way it snaps shut and is secure. i hope that makes sense :)
for the mans marker i hand~stitched up one side and added the word journey from my graphically speaking cartridge.
for the girly one i used graphically speaking for the word imagine a flourish and a flower. i hand~stitched up the side of this one also i also added tiny butterflies from a martha stewart punch. i also used my colorbox fluid chalk pad (darkbrown)as you know i love my ink :)
ok so heres a couple of pics so you get the idea... AND for the blog hop what i want you to do is leave me a comment telling me who is your favorite author and your favorite book THEN head on over to the beautiful krista's blog ( just click on her name it ill bring you right to her) and oh my if you havent been to her place yet, you are in for some sweetness! her creations are just adorable, her love just shines right on through her work. oh and IF you link my bloghop to your blog let me know i'll enter you twice for the gals that have already commented since i am editing this after theyve already commented, out of fairness i'll be adding them twice also. ok ok enough of my chattering eh :)





now for the goodies! as many of you know regina makes these awesome down loadable stamps on her cuttin cafe shop so this month im offering up 2 of my favorites of hers.. social butterfly , there are 22 images in this set! PLUS to go along with that 4 butterfly background stamps. click here~~> butterfly <~~and then here ~~> background stamps <~~ and you will see exactly what your getting .
i'll use random generator to pick a winner this friday (july 31) good luck to everyone! dont forget to leave your comment and go to kristas blog!! have a super week!!!!!! shelly

this week over at 2sketches kazan drew up this fun sketch.. their DT is also showcasing a product called stampoard which i have so i also used on my card. for all the details on stampboard go to the 2sketches site where they have the info. you can do so many things with this product its a lot of fun to play with.
this is also for this weeks challenge over at ASOS whos theme for the week is swirls be sure to go see the oh so cute cards by the DT there .
and lastly this is also for 365cards day 144..raise me up..showing 2 different dimensions on a card..so i used popdots and the stampboard is also a little thick which adds dimension :)
for my card i handstitched some paper, colored the stampboard with alcohol inks then adhered a rhinestone holographic butterfly sticker.
the other 2 b/flies are 3D pop ups. i dont know who makes them or where to buy them as they were gifted to me and the package says nothing. the sentiment is SU stamp. i also used my cricut and home accents (flourishes) and graphically speaking (flowers) cartridges. i added pop dots for dimension under the flowers basic grey pearls and used colorbox fluid chalk. paper is prima.
thanks so much for looking hope you enjoyed this one :) shelly