Luck of the Irish at Shelly's Images!

It's the 1st Thursday of a new month and that means time for a new challenge at Shelly's Images.  Her challenge request is to use something that indicates Good Luck.  I have used her 'Beary Lucky' digi image for today's card and he's just over flowing with Good Luck features!  What do you think?

I've carried my green/gold plaid paper on through to the inside of my card and have used ribbon that has been on my ribbon rack for years!  I've had it for so long I don't even know where it came from originally but it sure worked perfectly on today's card!  

Beary was colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and popped up with pop dots.

A little touch of flair with the Cheery Lynn Designs 'Fanciful Flourish', Gold prima flower with green Stickles center was added to bring more Good Luck!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I'll be back in a bit with another card to share ...

Till then ...

Shelly's Images Challenge

MORNING!  

Are you snowed in??  We are LOL ... dang!  

Guess that means I'll just have to stay in my cave and create! 

There's a new monthly challenge posted over at Shelly's Images and the February theme is . . .

*Use TWO hearts and the colors
 Red and/or Pink*

(Optional Twist - make the hearts different from the ordinary plain heart shape)

MUG SET

Did you know that Shelly is now offering all of her images FREE in her store? 
(You MUST register before you can shop.)
This is VERY GENEROUS of Shelly and although they are FREE for your use, she would LOVE to see you create something using her images and share them on the Shelly's Images challenges.

AND, IF YOU DO ... your card will be FEATURED
all month within the challenge posting.
How awesome is that!!! 

I had fun creating my card today using Shelly's Mug set and doing a little paper piecing!

I had JUST ENOUGH of this Paper Studio design paper left in my scrap bin

to use it as a background and print out my mug image for the paper piecing.  

To give it a little 'switch up', I then colored the mug with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

For the TWIST element of this challenge, I used a couple fun heart dies I have in my collection.

Both dies are from Memory Box:

Sofia Heart #98253 and Twirled Hearts #98279.

I die cut the Sofia Heart with black card stock then added a scrap piece of pink card stock in behind. The Twirled Hearts were cut from red card stock then outlined with red Stickles

for a touch of sparkle.

I  hope you'll come join in Shelly's February Challenge fun!

See you there ...

AMAZING NEWS and a new Challenge at Shelly's Images

Hello my friends!!
I hope your new year is off to a FABULOUS start!!!

Before I tell you about the new challenge, have you seen the AMAZING NEWS posted at the Shelly's Images Blog?  NO?  Well here's a hint . . .

We have some very exciting news for our Shelly's Images friends for 2014.

Beginning January 1st (and earlier as we start to do work at the store) all of Shelly's Images Digi Stamps will be available FREE!!!

You heard right.  Every image at our store will be available free of charge to every registered user.  And registering is super easy!

BE SURE TO POP OVER FOR ALL THE DETAILS!!!!

NOW, for the 1st challenge of the new year over at Shelly's Images, our theme is ...

OUT with the OLD and IN with the NEW

Remember, our challenge is now on a MONTHLY basis so you'll have all month to come share your creations with us and I look forward to being inspired by you all!  I can certainly use some inspiration ... uuugh!  Kind of struggling at getting the 'ole engine going!  So please ... come join in the fun and help me out!!  LOL!

Today I've chosen a fun 'wintery' set from Shelly's Images to play with ... it's called Snow Lady Set.  There are several pieces to this set AND there's also a set called Snow Man Set which is also a lot of fun to create with!

The NEW item I've used on my creation is something I purchased for myself with some of my Christmas $$$  and that is the Cottage Cutz 'Winterland Village' die.  I just love the Snowy, Wintery feel of this die and I thought the Snow Lady worked perfectly with it.

A few additional challenges:

Emergency Crafters January Challenge - COLD (Blue or a Snowflake)

Artistic Inspirations #72 - Anything Goes
Crafting From The Heart #3 - Anything Goes
Crafty Boots - Snow & Sparkle
Digi Make Over Challenge #121 - Anything Goes
Ooh La La Challenge #146 - Winter Wonderland

I can't wait to see what goodies Santa has brought you this Christmas and what you create using some of your new goodies.  I promise will do my best to come to your blog and leave you some love!!  Happy Crafting!

As always . . .

 Recipe:

Papers:  white, medium blue, ocean blue cs

Stamps:  Inkadinkado snowflake

Inks:  JoAnn Craft Essentials White Pigment 

Accessories:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Stickles 'waterfall', Spellbinder 'Create a Flake 3' die set, Spellbinder ' Labels Fourteen' die set, Michael's holiday ribbon, Cottage Cutz 'Winterland Village' die

Shelly's Images December Challenge

There's a new monthly challenge over at Shelly's Images and it begins today!

We hope you'll come and join in our fun!

This month's theme is

WELCOME WINTER!

(a wintery creation including a snowflake)

Today I chose to use Shelly's SNOW MAN SET.

This is such a fun set to create with.  I only wish I could get a better photo to show you the added sparkle to this creation.

If you need inspiration, please pop over to Shelly's Images and check out what my team mates have created to share with you ... they are awesome!

A few additional challenges to share in:
Little Miss Muffet Challenge - You've Been Framed
 Add A Little Dazzle Challenge #3 - Embossing
Fab 'n' Funky - A Touch of Frost

Can't wait to see what you create!  Have fun!

As always . . .

Recipe:
Papers:  Red, Green, Black and White cs
Accessories:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Waterfall Stickles, Sizzix snowflake embossing folder, Cheery Lynn Designs 'laced pine snowflake' die,

Shelly's Images Challenge

Good Morning All!

It's time for a new monthly challenge over at Shelly's Images 

and our November Challenge is:

GIVING THANKS!

What are you thankful for today?

I think I am most thankful for my wonderful husband and amazing family!  

Without them my life would have no meaning!

Using Shelly's 'Thanks' image.

I just love the colors of Fall and this fun image by Shelly worked out perfectly for my very FALL THANK YOU card!  I've embossed the background with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and was actually using up some left over leaves/bow that were on my worktable.  Coloring was done with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and a little fussy cutting I felt was required to really make this sentiment POP!

With Thanksgiving only a few weeks away, I also wanted to make a card to send to dear friends of ours so

 I decided to use two more of Shelly's Images ... Pilgrim Girl and Thanks Sentiment 2.

This image was also colored with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.  I chose to mat my image on extra long black cardstock, the simply wrapped, twisted & tied in a bow two narrow satin ribbons for my embellishment.   Viola!  Card complete!

A few additional challenges:
Crafting for all Seasons Challenge - Autumn Colors
Crafty Creations Challenge #247 - Autumn Colors
Divas By Design - Use A Digi
Cuttin and Stampin Challenge #44 - Giving Thanks
 Scrap Creations - Giving Thanks
Victorine Stamps #71 - Fall/Thanksgiving
2 Creative Chicks #8 - Thanksgiving

I hope you'll come join in our GIVING THANKS challenge at Shelly's Images!  Remember, you have the ENTIRE MONTH OF NOVEMBER to play along with a chance of winning FREE Shelly's Images.

See you there!

As always ...

Shelly's Images October Challenge

Morning All!

WOW!  I still can't believe we are already into the month of October!!  That white stuff will be flying long before I'm ready!!  Eeeekkks!

With the start of a new month, that means it's time for the new monthly challenge over at Shelly's Images Blog.  This month we have a photo inspiration for you.

TTT Challenge Theme - Fall Inspiration Photo

Isn't this a beautiful, peaceful photo ... I'd like to just jump in and take a walk down this road!!

But, back to reality!  

Here's what I've created using not just one but two of Shelly's Images ... 

Fall Fence and Nuts About You.

We have several squirrels in our back woods and they are very busy right now collecting nuts (and burying them in my yard) for the winter so I thought it would be fun to add these guys to my card.

I used WORD to create this little scene.  That gave me the availability of sitting one squirrel on the fence and reversing the direction on the other one to sit on the ground at the corner.  Here in Ohio, we have not only gray squirrels but red squirrels and even black squirrels.

A few additional challenges I'd like to enter into:
Creative Moments - Autumn/Anything Goes
The House that Stamps Built - Happy Fall Ya'll
Little Red Wagon - Use a Fence
Papercraft Star - photo inspiration

Addicted to Stamps & More

 Tuesday Throwdown - Colors of Fall

 I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun this month!

Thanks SO MUCH for stopping by today!

As always . . .

Recipe:

Papers -  Scraps of  Green, Mustard, Orange, & Red cardstock for leaves, White cs, Savvi 'Peel & Stick' Autumn design sheet (background)

Stamp/Ink - Serendipity/Versafine Onyx

Accessories - Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Die-namics 'royal leaves' die, PunchBunch flower making kit (flat tweezers used to curl leaves), Art Glitter glue 

Shelly's Images September Challenge

Morning All!

Well here we are in another new month and that means the start of the new MONTHLY challenge at Shelly's Images.  

This month is a fun challenge called ROLL 'EM.

By using the 'True Random Number Generator' at the top of the challenge blog sidebar, roll at least three times to see what products/tools you will be using on your creation from the list below!

1 - 4 layers
2 - border
3 - Die or Punch
4 - Kraft Paper
5 - Dry Embossing
6 - Item of your choice
7 - Markers only to color
8 - Paper Piercing
9 - Three different patterned papers
0 - Brads, Buttons or Bling

This is a lot of fun and you'll be amazed at how quickly your creation will come together!!

My Roll 'Em Numbers were 5 (dry embossing), 0 (brads) and 3 (dies).

For my card today I chose this adorable Shelly's Images bird image called 'Feathered Friend'

The nice thing about this image is that you can use it for either a feminine or masculine creation! 

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun!!

Here's a few other challenges I'd like to enter into:
Everybody-Art Challenge - Happy Birthday
Addicted to Stamps & More - Anything Goes
Creative Moments - Birthdays/Anything Goes
City Crafter Challenge - Birds/Color Blue
Creative Card Crew - Things with Wings
Cuttlebug Mania - Back to Nature
4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes


Have a fabulous day!
As always . . .

Recipe:

Papers:  Garden Green cs, black cs, white cs,

Stamps/Ink:  Stampabilities/Versafine Onyx

Accessories:  Joy Crafts floral silhouette dies, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers for coloring, Fiskars swivel craft knife for fussy cutting, Sizzix embossing folder, Hero Arts metal brads

Shelly's Images AUGUST Challenge

WOW!  

It's AUGUST already?  

Where has the summer gone??  

The kids will be back in school before you know it!  

WOW!

With the start of a new month, that means a brand new challenge over at Shelly's Images.  

This month's challenge is all about using up those
SCRAPS!

Today the team is featuring an adorable new image by Shelly called "Sweet Baby"!  
Did you notice that this image comes in THREE different versions?  How cool is that!

This is SO APPROPRIATE to use for our August challenge BECAUSE . . . Shelly's daughter is expecting their first child this month and that means Shelly's going to be a GRANDMA!! 

Here's the card I created for today's challenge ... what do you think?

I loved being able to reach into my box of scraps and put this one together!  
(I should really do that more often ... my scrap box is overflowing!)

 (inside)

Jump right on over to Shelly's Images to check out the creation made with the other versions of this image by our 'very talented' design team!  And then I hope you'll join in our challenge fun.  Remember, you will have THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST to play along with a chance to win FREE images from Shelly's Images! 

A few qualifying challenges:
Craftin' Boutique Challenge #1 - Anything Goes 
Crafty Ribbons Challenge #55 - One or more Circles
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
MilkCoffee Challenge - Show Us Your Coloring Skills
Addicted to Stamps and More - Anything Goes 
Crafting By Design - Anything Goes
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  Hope you have a MARVELOUS day ... and a crafty one too!
As always ...

Recipe for my card:

Papers:  Various scraps

Accessories:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Martha Stewart doily lace border punch, Kaiser pearls, Prima flowers, Stampendous diamond dots, xPress It Foam Mounting Tape, Offray satin ribbon, Memory Box #98528 Baby Carriage die

Shelly's Images Challenge - Christmas In July!

Welcome back my friends ... 

Today marks the first MONTHLY challenge over at Shelly's Images!  Everyone's lives have become SO BUSY we thought at least through the rest of the year it might be helpful to make this change a monthly challenge vs twice a month.  You can find the entire monthly challenge line up for the remainder of the year over on Shelly's Images Challenge Blog sidebar.  We sure hope you'll come join in the fun ... and just think . . . you now have more time to play!!!

Today's challenge is:

Show Us What You Got . . .

CHRISTMAS IN JULY Edition!

Shelly has some FABULOUS holiday images ... be sure to check them out HERE.  One of my favorites is this Christmas Cardinal . . .

There's no time like the present to get started on those Christmas holiday cards, 

so it was fun to pull out all my Christmas stash and get busy.  

I must CONFESS ... when I printed my image, I had the wrong paper in my printer (actually had matte finish photo paper) and thought "Oh Crap!  I'm not going to be able to use my alcohol markers on this paper!"   But low & behold, it actually colored up quite nicely and I didn't have to reprint after all!  In fact, I was VERY HAPPY with how the fence colors blended!

Additional Challenges:
Addicted to Stamps and More #52 - Make Your Mark
Crafts and Me - Anything Goes 
Ruby's Rainbow - Things with Wings

I hope you'll come join in our ANYTHING GOES - CHRISTMAS challenge!  I could use some inspiration ... my mojo has really been lacking lately!!!

Thanks for stopping by and as always . . .

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  White cs, Garden Green cs, Bo-Bunny 'Father Christmas' design paper, Kodak Matte Photo paper

Sentiment:  Shelly's Images 

Accessories:  K&Co. Brenda Walton Adhesive Chipboard, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, TH black distress marker (doodling),

Shelly's Images Challenge

Hello my friends!

It's time for another Thrilling Thursday Challenge at Shelly's Images!  

Before I share this week's DT creation with you, I wanted to make you aware of a few changes going on at Shelly's Images.  Beginning in July, we will be switching to a MONTHLY challenge.  Challenges will begin on the first Thursday of the month and end on the last day of the month.  We will continue to have our Tutorial/Technique Tuesday (prior to the Thursday challenge) so you'll want to be sure to be watching for that! The team has some great ideas to share with you!

ALSO ... to make it even easier for you, we have posted all the upcoming challenge themes through the end of the year over on the sidebar of the challenge blog ... please take a peek!  And, remember for each challenge there will be a PRIZE WINNER!

Okay ... time for today's challenge and today's theme is:

STARS, STRIPES and SPARKLE

featuring  "Wish Upon A Star"

This will be the last time we will be using a special "featured" image for our DT creations.  From now on, the team will be using a variety of Shelly's Images (that fit the theme) to create inspiration samples for you!  

What fun! 

This young lady is doing what I wish I was doing right now ... walking the beach and Wishing Upon a  Star (fish that is)!  I can feel the ocean breezes already!

 I so hope you'll come join in our challenge fun this week and PLEASE, be sure to pop over and check out the beautiful creations the team has created ... they are fabulous!

Here are a few other challenges I like to enter:

Craft-room Challenge - Here Comes Summer

Crafty Sentiments Designs - Fun in the Sun

Deep Ocean Challenge - Welcome Summer

Loves Rubberstamps - Summer Theme

 Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a fabulous day and as always . . .

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  Paper Pizazz dp, Red cs, White cs, Gold metallic cs
Stamp/Ink:  Just For Fun, Versafine Onyx
Accessories:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Creative Memories star punch, Spellbinder tag dies, Michael's grosgrain ribbon, Gold Stickles

NEW IMAGE available at Shelly's Images ... SEAHORSE

Good Afternoon everyone!

I just wanted to quickly share with you a newly released image over at Shelly's Images Store and I was thrilled that she asked me to create a sample card using this adorable SEAHORSE ... check this out...

Isn't this image awesome!  

I actually have a friend who LOVES seahorses so guess where this card is headed!  LOL!   

Please be sure to pop on over to the Shelly's Images Challenge Blog where you could WIN THIS IMAGE just by leaving a comment on THIS POST at Shelly's Images.

You will be seeing some new changes coming up at Shelly's Images and I will tell you that THIS will be one of those new ideas.  As Shelly has new images created to share, she will be posting about them at the blog and periodically will be drawing the name of one lucky commenter to WIN THAT NEW IMAGE!
How cool is that!!  So please stop by often and join in the fun!

Thanks for poppin' in and AS ALWAYS . . .

Recipe for my card:

Papers:  Paper Pizazz dp, white cs, garden green cs

Accessories:  Cloud9 Design rub-on sentiment, Memory Box Valencia die, Cloud9 Design Rain Drops, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers

Image:  Shelly's Images SEAHORSE

Shelly's Images Challenge

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Time is sure flying ... can't believe it is June!!  Today it's time for another fun challenge over at Shelly's Images and our theme today is BEACH!  

I wanted to keep the focus on this adorable image so my design is pretty simple today.  I must admit, I was just learning how to use my alcohol markers (thanks Shelly!) when I colored this image and I was quite pleased with it's outcome ... what do you think?  Yep ... Shelly & I actually video Skyped so she could step me through the process of using alcohol markers.  She was using Copics and I was using Spectrum Noir so the numbers didn't match but the process was what I really needed her help on!  She is a GREAT teacher!

Today's featured digi is called 'BEACH SIGN'.  The design team has created some fabulous inspirational pieces for you today ... be sure to pop over and check 'em out!

 

Shelly also has other 'beach' related images available at the store ... perfect for all those summertime birthday cards and vacationing friends!

I hope you'll come join in our challenge fun this week and remember ... YOU could WIN free Shelly's Images!  So what are you waiting for?  I'll be watching for your BEACHY creations!

A few additional challenges to participate in:
Delightful Challenge - Here Comes the Sun
DL.ART - June Anything Goes
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Summer's Coming
Crafting By Designs - Anything Goes with a Summer Fun Twist

Thanks for stopping by and hope you're enjoying a sun shiny day!

As always . . .

Recipe for this creation:

Papers:  White cs, Recollections dp, Paper Pizazz dp
Accessories:  Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Prima flowers, Teal Stickles, Peach grosgrain ribbon, Martha Stewart 'branch' punch

Shelly's Images Challenge

WOW ... is it Thursday again already???
[If you are looking for my Sassy Studio Designs creation for 
today's challenge, please scroll down.]

This week at Shelly's Images we have one of your FAVORITE challenges ... yep it's

Show Us What You Got Time!!!

(ANYTHING GOES)

That means the design team will be creating with a variety of Shelly's Images and today I chose to use MAY FLOWERS for my creation.

Inside view ...

Although it may not look like it in the photos ... these papers are from the same paper pack and DO MATCH!  Don't you hate it when your camera kind of does it's own thing with colors!!!!

I hope you'll come join in the challenge fun at Shelly's Images!  You will have until June 5th to get your entry in for a chance to win FREE Shelly's Images of your very own!!

Here are a few other challenges I'd like to enter into:

DL.ART: Thankful Thursday - Flowers
Happy Campers Craft Collection - Use Lace

My Heart Pieces - Anything Goes

Paper Crafting Journey - Photo Inspiration

Crafts and Me - Use a Digi
Fresh Brewed Designs - Flowers
The Paper Shelter - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope to see you again soon!  

Until then ... and as always ...

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  Light & Dark Teal cs, Prima 'Madeline' design paper

Stamp: The Stamp Pad Co.

Ink:  Versafine Onyx

Accessories:   Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch, Spectrum Noir alcohol markers, Stickles Teal, Sizzix 'Susan's Garden' Hibiscus dies set (butterfly), Webster's Pages design trim brown lace, pop dots, Fiskars swivel craft knife

Shelly's Images Challenge

Good Day my friends!  It's time once again for a new, fun challenge at Shelly's Images.  

WOW!  Can you believe it is MAY already??  With that being said, our 'time appropriate' challenge theme this week is:

School's Out for SUMMER

(Kid Theme)

It won't be long before all the ball fields will be filled with cheering fans and participants of all ages.  Today the design team is featuring Shelly's image called 'PLAY BALL' and have come up with some fabulous samples to inspire you ... please be sure to pop over and check them out for yourself ... then join in the fun!

Inside view

Since my grandson is more into RACING vs BASEBALL, I will have to put this card in the box for sale.  And after viewing some Girl All-Star players on TV over the weekend ... maybe I should mention to Shelly about making a GIRL version of this image.  I was AMAZED at how fast those girls could pitch the ball ... WOW!  I'd hurt myself if I tried that!  LOL!

A few additional challenges this card fits are:

Crafty Sentiments Designs - The Letter B (boy, ball, bat, blue)
Cuttin and Stampin Challenge - Children's Birthday
Lexi's Challenge #89 - Birthday

Here Come The Boys - Little Boy Blue Monochromatic
Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Birthday Fun 4 Kids
4 Crafty Chicks - Stars
Dutch Dare Card Challenge - Sports
 Moving Along with the Times - One for the Guys

Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you'll come join in the fun at Shelly's Images.  Remember ... it's a KID THEMED CHALLENGE and the possibilities are endless!  Hope to see you there ... but until then . . .

Recipe for this card:

Papers:  Paper Pizazz dp, kraft cs, black cs, white cs

Accessories:  Stickers from my scrapbooking stash, Spectrum Noir Alcohol markers, chalk