Shelly's Stamping Stuff

Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary Continues

2012-02-14T21:30:00.000-08:00

This month PTI is celebrating its 5th anniversary, and the release this month looks to be pretty AWESOME! The challenge for today is to make a card using some sort of interactive feature, so I chose this card I made for my daughter who just got her driver's permit. I made the car and peace signs from Shrinky Dinks and strung them together with jump rings. The chain of items swings freely on the card and can be removed and put on a keychain.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Another Card for Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary

2012-02-05T22:00:00.000-08:00

Here I go with more PTI inspiration! I got some inspiration from Betsy Veldman back when she made the card noted below. My version is Valentine's Day themed, but I wanted to try mixing sentiments to see what I could come up with.

Betsy's Card

My Version

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Papertrey Ink's 5th Anniversary

2012-02-05T20:12:00.000-08:00

It seems like it's been so long since I've posted on here and I do apologize. Life just gets in the way sometimes and you have to make some sacrifices. Now, on to PTI's 5th Anniversary...I love this time of year when PTI celebrates their anniversary. There's always wonderful goodies that are given away and beautiful projects to inspire people with. Speaking of inspiration, today's celebration activities include making a project inspired by one of the members of the PTI design team. Design team members shared their top 5 products from PTI. I really liked this project that Maile Bells made, so I adapted the design slightly for Valentine's Day.

Maile's Card and Top 5 PTI Products

My "Maile Inspired" Card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Awesome Giveaway...Check it out!

2011-12-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

Hurry, quick...head on over to Melissa's site Creating from the Heart and check out the awesome end of the year giveaway she has. Here's the link to the giveaway: Annual End of the Year/ Christmas Giveaway!!! There's a Michael's gift card, Copic marker set, Copic airbrush set and a little Copic sketchpad. WOW!

Copic Marker Set

$150 Michaels Gift Card

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

November Blog Hop at PTI

2011-11-25T18:04:00.000-08:00

I decided at the last minute to take part in this month's blog hop over at Papertrey Ink. Here's the inspiration photo along with a photo of my card.

Inspiration Photo

My Card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Moxie Fab World: Tuesday Trigger

2011-10-02T21:21:00.000-07:00

Delightfully Random is the theme for this go around at Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger. The colors and patterns in the inspiration photo are the focus in my card.

Tuesday Trigger Photo

You are Fabulous Card

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Shelly

Card Play at Moxie Fab World

2011-10-02T21:07:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow crafters. Sorry I have been a bit busy lately and haven't posted anything new on my blog for a while. I decided to take part in the Moxie Fab World: Card Play Challenge and make a card using one of the pieces (the "3" card) I received in a box of goodies from PaperCrafts Connection a couple months ago. I added some diamond texture and a houndstooth frame to blend the black, red and cream colors.

...and here's my "card" card:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Girly and Gutsy at Moxie Fab World

2011-08-28T12:57:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World does it again with a Tuesday Trigger challenge. The Girly and Gutsy Tuesday Trigger is all about glam and glitz using a great color combo: pink, black, white and a hint of yellow. Although I did not use any yellow on my card, it is full of glam and glitz. The inspiration for my card came from the colors and glitziness of the trigger photo. Here's a picture of my card and of the inspiration photo.

Girly and Gutsy Inspiration Photo

My Princess Card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Another PageMaps Contest Card

2011-08-24T18:27:00.000-07:00

See post below for information about PageMaps current contest.

My Card

PageMaps Sketch

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Shelly

PageMaps Contest

2011-08-24T18:24:00.000-07:00

PageMaps is having a contest right now to win 5 BasicGrey paper pads and 5 Flourishes stamp sets. Here's one card I made for the contest along with the sketch the contest calls for.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Heartfelt Thanks and Tuesday Trigger

2011-08-14T17:29:00.000-07:00

This is another card I made for the Luminous Layers Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World. The inspiration from this card was *obviously* the layers. I layered several ovals that I punched from designer paper and glued down on cardstock. Then I die cut the label from the glued layered piece.

Luminous Layers Challenge

Heartfelt Thanks!

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Luminous Layers at Moxie Fab World

2011-08-14T17:23:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger this week is a fancy layered dress. Check out the Luminous Layers challenge for some layering inspiration. My 1st card was inspired by the dress and the lovely layers.

Luminous Layers Challenge

My Party Dress card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Another Botanical Card

2011-07-20T20:47:00.000-07:00

Here's another botanical card I made for the Fanatical about Botanical challenge at Moxie Fab World.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

My Favorite Botanical Card

2011-07-19T09:37:00.000-07:00

Here's a botanical card I made for the Moxie Fab World Fanatical about Botanical challenge that I really like. It blends a bit of vintage and shabby chic. This isn't my typical style, but I think it turned out nice.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

More Botanicals

2011-07-19T09:35:00.000-07:00

Here's another card I made using botanical stamps for the Fanatical about Botanical challenge at Moxie Fab World:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Some Pretty Botanicals

2011-07-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

If you're Fanatical About Botanical like many other people are, head on over to Moxie Fab World and check out the latest challenge. I made a few cards using either botanical papers or stamps, or both. I will be posting each card separately, so have a look and let me know what you like. Here's the first one:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Perty and Flirty

2011-07-15T17:28:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger this week is all about a "perty and flirty" little yellow jacket. For my card, I inked the dressform in yellow then "kissed" it onto a lace detail stamp inked in pink. The inspiration for my card was the color palette and the dressform the jacket is hanging on. I'd love to have a flirty little jacket like this!

Tuesday Trigger Inspiration

My Card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Beautiful Borders at Moxie Fab World

2011-06-25T21:17:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is hosting a challenge all about using borders in paper crafted projects. It's the Beautiful Borders Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. In light of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I decided to theme my card in the traditional red, white and blue.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Papertrey June Blog Hop Challenge

2011-06-25T18:18:00.000-07:00

Papertrey Ink is holding its June Blog Hop. This month's inspiration photo is shown below. The sun's been shining FINALLY so I was inspired to make this rainbow card. I started with just a plain white card then added some rainbow bright decorator paper I got for my birthday from a coworker. I die cut clouds from the rainbow paper to show the white from the background, then die cut a sun shape and added some yellow sheer ribbon for sun rays.

Papertrey's Inspiration Photo

You Are My Sunshine!

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

I'm PUBLISHED!

2011-06-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

I know not many people view this blog, but if you do, I have BIG news...I got my first card published in a magazine that just came out. That's right, you can find my first published card in the newest edition of Paper Crafts (July/Aug 2011) magazine. Just have a look at page 27 and you'll see what creation made it in!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

I'm Sew Excited at Moxie Fab World!

2011-06-19T13:37:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is hosting a challenge all about sewing called the I'm Sew Excited! Challenge. In this challenge, your project can include anything to do with sewing: thread, stitching, stamps about sewig, etc. So I made this card using a new sewing machine stamp from My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose collection. I embossed it in cream with the cute sentiment that I bought many moons ago.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Tuesday Trigger: The Pyrex Effect

2011-05-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is holding it's weekly Tuesday Trigger, and this week it is based on some lovely bright Pyrex bowls. These bowls remind me of when my grandmother would serve fresh California cantelope and strawberries on Sunday mornings with her homemade oatmeal. My interpretation of the trigger is based on the colors, the birds and the scalloped look the nesting bowls have.

Pyrex Bowls

A Good Life!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Komen Race for the Cure

2011-04-17T15:56:00.000-07:00

Today, my mother, granddaughter and I completed the 3 mile Susan Komen Race for the Cure. My mom and I try to do the race in spring in Spokane, WA (where we live) and in the fall in Coeur d' Alene, ID (about 1/2 hour away). It was VERY chilly this morning (32 degrees...BRRR!), but we got lucky because it didn't rain. My granddaughter had a lot of fun. I bundled her up tight and she just sat in her stroller taking in the 8,000+ people and eating her snacks. Here's a photo I snapped of her before we started the walk. Her baby brother was born about 3 weeks ago, so I figured she would like a little "Grandma Time" with me and my mother. About 5 minutes after we got in the car to leave when the race was over, she was fast asleep!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

More Porch Play

2011-04-17T15:50:00.000-07:00

Here's another card I made. This one was also inspired by the colors in the trigger photo.

I made the beaded pins myself

Close up of the card

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Porch Play at Moxie Fab World

2011-04-17T15:46:00.000-07:00

This week's Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World is called Porch Play. The photo the trigger is based on reminds of a hot summer day sitting on the front porch sipping some lemonade and chatting about the good old days! I can't WAIT to do this, but first we need some hot (or even warm) weather. Anyway, I based the card shown here off of the chair and the colors- red, turquoise, and yellow. My card is also a simple design with a simple sentiment...cute, quick and easy!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Moxie Fab's Home Decor Challenge

2011-04-08T20:50:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World does it again! They are hosting a home decor challenge in celebration of the release of 350 Cards & Gifts. I made 26 of these cutie little spring flower pots for a spring all-staff meeting at work for centerpieces...and I liked them so much, I made a couple more for my 2 1/2 year old granddaughter's owl/nature-inspired bedroom, AND, I had three staff BEG for one for themselves. The original 26 were distributed between my organization's 10 locations and a few at the district office. I bought the cute little pots at Target in those fun dollar bins (2 for $1...such a deal!..the metal pick bird and butterfly were also in those fun bins, but they were a steal at 3 for $1!) and I used some yummy K & Co. Life's Little Occasions designer paper. A few (okay, quite a few!) runs through the old Big Shot with my Sizzix originals flowers dies made up the beautiful bright flower shapes. For the stems, I found a colorful bamboo placemat at the dollar store and simply pulled out the threads...one placemat made them ALL! Top it off with some fun buttons and a ribbon tie for leaves...VOILA! Oh, for the tissue paper flowers, I simply die cut 2 sizes of scallop circles (several layers in each), punched a hole in the middle, put in a brad, then separated and crinkled the layers...cutie patootie!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Embellish Magazine Color Trends/Decorative Trim Challenge

2011-04-08T20:14:00.000-07:00

My last few days of being off for spring break are winding down, so I am trying to take part in some online challenges. Here's a challenge that Embellish Magazine is hosting: the Decorative Trim Color Trends Challenge. I purchased this Heidi Grace clear mount stamps set at Joann's a few weeks back and decided to use it for this challenge (notice the small amount of decorative velvet scallop trim under the greeting). So, whaddya think?

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Gift Card Holder Challenge

2011-04-06T16:39:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is holding another challenge from the release of their 350 Cards & Gifts magazine. This challenge is about making a gift card holder for the Gift Card Holder Challenge. I thought a movie night would be fun to give someone, so I made a popcorn-shaped gift card holder. You can also tuck a couple movie tickets in with the part that slides out. Here's a photo of the magazine, and here's a photo of my project...

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Card Set Challenge

2011-04-06T09:31:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is sponsoring several challenges this month in celebration of the release of 350 Cards & Gifts magazine. This challenge is all about making sets of cards to give away...The Card Sets Challenge. I made 5 pinwheel-themed cards in recognition of National Child Abuse Prevention Month (April). As part of the child abuse prevention campaign, the program I work for takes part in Our Kids: Our Business, which is is a call to action for a region that supports a successful childhood at every stage of development (http://ourkidsspokane.org/). "The pinwheel symbolizes the innocence of childhood and reminds us that the adults in the community bear responsibility for ensuring that each and every child is safe and healthy. Our kids are our business!" In my town (Spokane, WA) you can see waves of pinwheels "planted" on the grounds of schools, hospitals, childcare centers, etc. to bring acknowledgement to the prevention of child abuse and neglect. So, in response to this, my cards have pinwheels on them. I haven't quite decided yet about who to give these to, but it'll come to me soon!

350 Cards & Gifts magazine

My pinwheel-themed cards

Detail of one of the cards

Another view of my cards

All bundled up and ready to give away!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Last Citrus Celebration Card

2011-03-27T15:27:00.000-07:00

Here's my last one inspired by the colors and polka dots:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Citrus Celebration #2

2011-03-27T15:26:00.000-07:00

Here's my second card inspired by the orange, green and yellow colors:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World: A Citrus Celebration

2011-03-27T15:24:00.000-07:00

Hi there! I've got three cards I made for the Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World. I was inspired by the colors and the whole citrus idea...here's my first card along with the inspiration photo:

Here are links to the other two cards:

Card #2

Card #3

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab

2011-03-06T15:14:00.000-08:00

This week's Tuesday Trigger at Moxie Fab World reminds me of spring. The rubber boots, the yellow doors and the blooms in and outdoors gives me hope that someday spring will come to my area. Daffodils are my all-time favorite flower, not sure exactly why, I just like them. Here's my take on the Tuesday Trigger, also shown here.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Something a little different...

2011-03-03T19:26:00.000-08:00

Some of you may know that I am a manager for a federally funded preschool program. Well, at one of the sites I manage, we are celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday (it was March 2nd) by holding a Read-A-Thon all month long. So, I was given (okay, I offered) the task of decorating a window display in the elementary school where our site is located. I made a couple of Seuss cake boxes complete with red striped candles. I coaxed my hubby into drawing some Seuss-like artwork for me and here's almost the final look of the window. You can see a box-type shape covered on the right, well I am putting a real goldfish in a bowl there tomorrow...I'll retake pics and repost here.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Think BIG Contest at PTI!

2011-02-12T14:19:00.000-08:00

Papertrey Ink is hosting another contest for their 4th anniversary celebration. This time the contest is to use something BIG on your card. Here's my submission (isn't that little skunk just so "stinking" cute!):

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

The Party Continues...

2011-02-11T22:17:00.000-08:00

Papertrey Ink is continuing their big 4th anniversary celebration with another contest. This one is all about having a frame on a tag. Here's my submission:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Papertrey Ink Celebration Continues!

2011-02-10T21:28:00.000-08:00

Papertrey Ink is continuing its 4th anniversary celebration AND its monthly new release party. Here's a card I made for a new contest all about buttons!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Last PTI Card...

2011-02-06T22:09:00.001-08:00

Papertrey Ink is having a HUGE series of giveaways and events during their 4th anniversary. This particular contest involves free tag downloads. Here's another card I made.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Another PTI Card...

2011-02-06T22:08:00.000-08:00

Papertrey Ink is having a HUGE series of giveaways and events during their 4th anniversary. This particular contest involves free tag downloads. Here's another card I made.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Papertrey Ink 4th Anniversary Festivities Continue...

2011-02-06T22:03:00.000-08:00

Papertrey Ink is having a HUGE series of giveaways and events during their 4th anniversary. This particular contest involves free tag downloads. Check out the free download HERE and see some wonderful cards fellow crafters have made HERE. Here's a card I made...unfortunately I ran out of time to make 6 more.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Contest at Papertrey Ink

2011-02-04T21:40:00.000-08:00

It's PTI's 4th anniversary and there's one big contest going on. Go HERE and check it out along with some AMAZING artwork from some AMAZING gals on the PTI Design Team! Here's a couple projects using one of my favorite stamp sets Enoy the Ride with the coordinating die. I am a Beetle fan (I own a 2007 Triple White VW Beetle Convertible), so this set is right up my alley.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Cameo Challenge

2011-01-30T12:41:00.000-08:00

Moxie Fab World does it again! Another exciting challenge is taking place at MFW...and it's all about cameos. Cameos of all sorts, shapes and sizes are making headlines in the crafting world these days. Go over to the MFW Cameo Challenge and take a look at the beautiful cards fellow crafters have made. Here's mine along with a few other pretty cameos. I started out using just black, tan and white, but I decided a pop of color would be good...I really like it!

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Check this out...ever heard of The Farm Chicks?

2011-01-24T20:30:00.000-08:00

I heard The Farm Chicks lived right here in my town, but never looked into it. I stumbled upon their website this evening by mistake. Here's the link- The Farm Chicks -check it out!

Go HERE and you'll find a cool download for these sweet treat bags from The Farm Chicks.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Divine Twine...Oh My!

2011-01-17T12:40:00.000-08:00

I was doing a bit of surfing here and discovered Whisker Graphics and the Divine Twine sold on the site. There are some YUMMY colors and a roll of 240 yeards sells for only $15! Go have a look and see all the colors currently offered. Here's a photo of a clever way to store a roll of Divine Twine, and a deliciously cute little twine cupcake made from a styrofoam ball and wooden "cherry".

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Color Inspiration Challenge: Neutrals

2011-01-17T11:17:00.000-08:00

I had a lot of fun making this card for the Neutrals Color Inspiration Challenge over at Moxie Fab World. I enjoy mixing ribbons, buttons, punched borders and various paper types. I keep trying to "find" my style, but I have a style, it's just not defined by any particular style. Make sense? Likely not to you, but to me it's HUGE to know I have found that I belong right where I am, and this card depicts ME and who I am...a little bit of everything :)

This is the last of the Color Inspiration Challenges... so the next post will be something new! I hope you have enjoyed looking at how the various color schemes inspired me.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Color Inspiration Challenge: Monochromatics

2011-01-17T11:11:00.000-08:00

You may not believe it, but I sat down Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon and made all 6 Color Inspiration challenge cards to take part in the challenges over at Moxie Fab World. This challenge, Monochromatics, was one of the more difficult for me to do because I like to use a blend of colors. Here's my end result: (the sentiment is difficult to read in the photo, but really stands out in real life, I also think my camera batteries are dying because there's a wierd shadow down the middle of the card)

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Color Inspiration Challenge: Metallics

2011-01-17T11:06:00.000-08:00

I'm not much of a metallic paper user, so when Moxie Fab World posted the Metallics challenge during Color Inspiration Week, it was a difficult task for me to accomplish. But with some online inspiration and the color inspiration, I found myself playing with my metallic paper and actually having fun doing it!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Color Inspiration Challenge: Jewel Tones

2011-01-17T11:01:00.000-08:00

Here's yet another color inspiration challenge from Moxie Fab World. This go around, the challenge is Jewel Tones. So, I have to say that my husband actually inspired me along with the colors on this challenge. He had this idea about the faces and lining them up similar to Warhol's Marilyn Monroe art. Not quite the same effect, but you get the idea.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Color Inspiration Challenge: Pretty Pastels

2011-01-17T10:54:00.000-08:00

And so it continues with the Pretty Pastels challenge over at Moxie Fab World. I had this great sparkly "Laugh" 3D sticker and found it to be quite fitting for this color challenge.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Moxie Fab World's Color Inspiration Challenge: Bold and Bright

2011-01-17T10:40:00.000-08:00

Hey bloggers, how about some fun color inspiration challenges? Moxie Fab World is having 6...count 'em...6 color inspiration challenges. The first one is the Bright and Bold challenge. Hop on over and take a look. Here's my take on the color scheme:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Moxie Fab's "Gray is the New Black" Challenge

2011-01-08T19:23:00.000-08:00

Moxie Fab World is hosting another challenge that sparked my interest: Gray is the New Black. Hop on over there and see all the great creations people have made. I just got these new fashion doll paper doll dies and I absolutely love them! Moxie Fab's post has photos of some great gray-themed items, and when I saw the classy outfit on a gal in one of the photos, the paper doll dies immediately came to mind. I chose some luscious pearlized paper in a gray/blue swirl pattern and in silver for this little lady's outfit. I added some blue pearl buttons to top it all off. I thought this would be a great card to give to a special friend.

From Moxie Fab World's "Gray is the New Black" post

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Glitter is GLAM....again!

2010-12-30T18:26:00.000-08:00

I was looking through some cards I had submitted for magazines that were not chosen and came across this one. Since Moxie Fab World is hosting the Glitter is Glam challenge, I thought I'd throw this one in too. I used glitter on the Grungeboard swirl. I also used clear embossing for the chandeliers in the background and it gives them a bit of a shine, and some of the background paper is a bit glittery.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Happy New Year!

2010-12-30T18:08:00.000-08:00

Over at the CREATE: Blog you can find information of all kinds. Since the new year is just around the corner, click on over to CREATE: and see what they have to share. I try to enter as many of the CARDS challenges that I can, so take a look and see if I made it for this week's challenge of New Year's cards. Here are two cards I made for that challenge. I love the retro one with the guy and girl. I found an old set of clip-art disks I had laying around and decided to play around with them. Keep checking back here for more clip-art inspired cards.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Glitter is GLAM!

2010-12-30T17:59:00.000-08:00

Moxie Fab World is hosting another challenge called Glitter is Glam. I'm not much of a glitter-er, so this truly was a challenge for me. I ended up making this sparkly tree holiday card. I embossed the trees using Versamark pad and embossing glitter. I ripped the white "snow" paper and dipped the edge in Versamark and embossing glitter as well. The green paper is also a bit sparkly because it is pearlescent. I also used some sheer white ribbon and a glittery snowflake button to top it all off.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Waltzingmouse Tag Challenge

2010-11-06T11:16:00.000-07:00

So, I'm running a little behind on this one, and seeing that the tag challenge over at Waltzingmouse closes in about 10 minutes, I'm not writing much. I created MANY tags for a stamp camp I held last month, so decided to put some on here for the challenge.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Diggin' On Damask Challenge at Moxie Fab World

2010-11-06T11:06:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is hosting a damask challenge, but hurry if you want to enter because time is running out! I actually made this card last weekend, but haven't had much time to get it posted. I used a different color combination than you might often see for a Christmas card, but I thought it turned out really cool. I stamped the damask background in yellow, then added the hot pink mini snowflakes to the pattern.

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

It's a Boy!

2010-11-05T18:05:00.000-07:00

I am going to be a grandma again on or about March 30th and I found out on Monday that Katie will be having a boy! It's pretty exciting because we already have sweet Ashlin, and now there will be a new baby boy to add to our family. I helped pick Ashlin's name, so now I'm on the hunt for some good boy's names for Katie and Justin. So, in celebration of the news, here's some cards I made several months back:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

It's the most wonderful time of the year...well, almost!

2010-10-30T10:20:00.000-07:00

The days are getting shorter and the nights are definitely getting cooler around here in Washington state, but that doesn't keep me from crafting, in fact, it probably keeps me inside more. My granddaughter turned 2 a couple weeks ago and on Monday, I get to find out the sex of my newest grandbaby that's due March 30th...how exciting! (my guess is it's another girl, but it's purely a guess!)

In preparation for that most wonderful time of year that is soon approaching, I made this card for the Embellish Magazine Challenge. Here's also a photo of the color inspiration:

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Halloween Tag Treat Bag

2010-10-10T19:39:00.000-07:00

CARDS Create Blog is hosting another challenge. This week, the challenge is all about Halloween tags. I used one of my Sizzix dies to cut two tags from orange felt. Then I stamped the sentiment and images on the felt using StazOn black ink. I attached purple gems to the cute little spiders, then stitched around the two tags using black embroidery floss. I tucked a piece of candy inside and tied the treat bag closed using sheer ribbon and a spider embellishment.

Thanks for looking! Shelly

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: A Funky Fall

2010-10-10T18:26:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love the colors in Moxie's Tuesday Trigger this go around.

The bright oranges, greens and purples make for a great card crafting pallette. I used stamps and dies from Papertrey Ink (the Beetle Bug and ticket are two of my favorites!) along with the coordinating stamp sets to make my card. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and where I live, the trees are just starting to turn.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

The Colors of Fall

2010-10-03T17:55:00.000-07:00

Today was a fun day for the family. We went to one of our local parks where they have a glorious display of roses in their rose garden and there is a Japanese garden area with a koi pond. The fall colors were beautiful and the weather was on the mild side until the rain began to fall. Here are some of the photos we took on our adventure.

Me and my daughter

My husband and step-son

Mikey and Kristen

Me and my daughter

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Autumn is HERE!

2010-09-19T17:11:00.000-07:00

I don't know about the rest of you, but the weather here in Spokane went from warm, sunny days to rainy, cool weather. I think we'll have snow by Halloween again this year...bummer! Anyway, over at StampTV, Gina K. is hosting the Favorite Fall Memory Design Team Challenge.

One of my favorite fall memories is going to Greenbluff, which is an area where quite a bit of local farms are located. We go up as a family and get peaches, apples, pumpkins and other fruits and veggies, and enjoy the local festivities like corn mazes, arts & crafts vendors, live local music and yummy eats made by the farms. The kids like going through the pumpkin patches to get their very own pumpkin and my hubby and I enjoy the fresh pies and fruit samples. The hay ride is a family favorite as well. This year, we will be taking our 2 year old granddaughter to Greenbluff for the first time. I am excited to see what she does in the pumpkin patch!

Another memory that comes to mind for this time of year is the county fair. The fair here in Spokane actually ends today, and although we didn't make it as a family this year, we still have memories. My step-son is in 4-H and shows sheep at the county fair in his county and my hubby was able to go down to see him do the fitting and showing portion.

Here's the card I made to depict the fall memories I mentioned here. There's plenty of fruit and the red and white gingham ribbon on the side of the label reminds me of a ribbon like the ones that get awarded at the fair.

Shelly

Sweet Baby Elly!

2010-09-07T20:22:00.000-07:00

So, one of my staff became a grandma for the first time to a sweet baby girl. I became a grandma for the first time almost 2 years ago (and my daughter's got another due in March!) and I remember that feeling when I held my little sweetie Ashlin for the first time. She's a toddler now and she's quite the character (see photos below). Anyway, I made this elephant card for the gal at work for a little shower we held for her today.

It's all about ME!

Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger

2010-09-06T09:24:00.000-07:00

Time for another Tuesday Trigger over at Moxie Fab World. Things have been hectic around here lately, but I managed to steal enough time last night to make this card. The colors in the Tuesday Trigger photo were my inspiration. I used the new set Falling Leaves from Papertrey Ink as the tree's trunk and the sentiment is also from PTI from their Enjoy the Ride stamp set. The felt flowers are die cut from a nesting flower die set. The flower pot is from a bag-o-buttons I bought at our new Hobby Lobby store, then I inked it and heat embossed with clear powder.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Busy, Busy, Busy!

2010-08-22T18:23:00.000-07:00

That's right...I've been BUSY!!! I went back to work after my summer break and welcomed 2 new staff along with the other 11 full-time people I supervise. One of the sites I supervise was moved to another location in an elementary school this summer and this Thursday we FINALLY get to get into the classrooms to unpack. With only 2 weeks until school starts, it'll be a mad rush.

Next weekend, I am also holding my annual stamp/craft day for friends and family (and friends of family) to come and make some fall and winter projects. I've been really busy trying to figure out projects, order supplies and make samples. This week I'll be prepping everything AND making some goodies to share (banana bread, lemon muffins, etc), oh, and I can't forget the housework that needs to be done :)

Anywho, I actually have made a few things in the last few weeks and here are some of them (some were for magazine submissions that I'm waiting to hear back from, so you can't see those yet). I will be back later in the week (hopefully) to share some of the samples I made for this coming weekend.

Good Ole' Summertime!

2010-07-25T17:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday late afternoon and into the evening, my hubby and I attended a live outdoor concert in Liberty Lake Pavillion Park (3 miles down the road) featuring Big Head Todd & the Monsters (silly name but great band) and it was opened by Truth & Salvage Co. Both bands were GREAT and it was a lot of fun! The best part, is that it was totally free! Yep, you read it right...F-R-E-E! Big Head Todd has a new album out released last Tuesday and there's a top 40 song titled Beautiful that is just a fantastic melody. Anyway, it was about 95 degrees yesterday, so a touch warm in the open summer air, but as the sun set, it was a gorgeous evening and we both really enjoyed ourselves. I think here in a bit we are headed for a cruise to the lake in Coeur d' Alene...it's about 95 degrees today and getting hotter tomorrow!

Okay, on to a summery inspired card... I made this card in response to Cards Blog challenge to make a card with a kite on it.

Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Dancing Lanterns

2010-07-23T18:28:00.000-07:00

The gals at Moxie Fab World are headed to CHA next week, so this week's Tuesday Trigger: Dancing Lanterns will be running for two weeks. So, I got this new cute little lantern stamp today at Michael's and decided to give the challenge a second try. I got the sweet sentiment today too. I stamped the lanterns on pretty DPs then cut them out and mounted some black thin wire to the backs. Here's my card:

Okay, Last One Tonight!

2010-07-22T21:17:00.000-07:00

Here's yet another card I made last night, but this time for Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger: Dancing Lanterns. I took my inspiration from the colors, the globe shapes and the way the lanterns flow across the photo. The first photo is of the lantern inspiration and the second is my card.

More Cards and More Challenges...

2010-07-22T21:11:00.000-07:00

I made a couple of cards yesterday for some other challenges I found online. The card in this post was made for the sketch challenge (see below for the original sketch) over at Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog and for a challenge over at Embellish Magazine Blog where the challenge was to create using the colors turquoise, brown, craft and orange.

Signs of Peace

2010-07-22T21:00:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is having another challenge, and this time it's all about using peace signs on your projects...just go to Moxie Fab World Challenge: Signs of Peace to see the wonderful items Cath has posted along with some great cards all highlighting peace signs. For my project, I decided to make a card for my youngest daughter (15 1/2) who just yesterday got her driver's permit. Since the peace sign is retro of sorts, I decided to try my hand at another retro item...shrinky-dinks! I made the peace signs and Beetle charm all from stamping on shrinky-dink plastic with my Staz-On black ink, then heated with my embossing gun while it shriveled and curled into these cute little charms!

Here's what it looks like:

And here's my favorite item Cath has on the Moxie Fab World blog:

Another Challenge...Another Shot at Shabby

2010-07-16T21:19:00.000-07:00

PaperCrafts Connection is also helping people find their style this week, and part of it includes a challenge of Inspired Style. The inspiration for the challenge comes from an old typewriter. I don't have many vintage looking stamps, so instead I made a cute baby boy card using a typed background along with some other shabby-looking elements. Here's the finished product:

Last But Not Least...Classy & Elegant Style

2010-07-16T19:31:00.000-07:00

The Classy & Elegant style is probably my least favorite, although I have been known to use it for weddings, anniversaries or sympathy cards. The card I made is very simple, but the use of metallic silver ink, red sheer ribbon and shimmery red cardstock helps make it more elegant.

Moxie, Moxie and More Moxie...Shabby & Vintage Style

2010-07-16T19:26:00.000-07:00

I really like the Shabby & Vintage style, but often have difficulty doing it. The card I made was looking pretty good, but it was too clean, so I "dirtied" it up a bit by dabbing some ink around the edges and across the paper doily. I really like the finished product. I am going to try to practice the shabby & vintage style so I become more comfortable with it.

More Moxie Style...Clean & Graphic

2010-07-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

Finally I got the rest of the pics done of my Card Style Week cards. This post features the Clean & Graphic style. This style isn't typically where I find myself comfortable or happy, but I do use it sometimes for masculine birthday cards or other occasions where a more clean and simple look is needed. The card I made is very simple, clean lines, and the graphic zig zag to draw your eye across the card.

Fun & Cute Card Style at Moxie!

2010-07-12T18:03:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is doing a 4 day feature called Card Style Week where blog viewers are challenged to take part in daily challenges highlighting specific styles featured in the new Card Style magazine.

Today's challenges is to make a card using the fun and cute style. Here's the link to the Moxie Fab World blog giving all the details: Fun & Cute Challenge. And here's the card I made to represent the fun and cute style:

Stay tuned tomorrow and watch for the next Card Style featured challenge style.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Sunday Cards

2010-07-11T16:29:00.000-07:00

I made a few cards today and some last night...some are for submissions, so no looking at those yet :)
Here's one I did for BasicGrey Challenge blog...all about gingham, and for the Paper Sundaes Challenge- Lots of Layers . I made this cute little baby card with some baby gingham prints and colors.

Another card I made is for a challenge over at the Play Date Cafe . The challenge there is based on a photo inspiration (pictured below my bird card).

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Poppin' Off the Page at Moxie Fab World!

2010-07-08T22:17:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World is showcasing a funky piece of artwork for this week's Tuesday Trigger Challenge. When I saw the artwork, I immediately thought of the stamp set I have with this cute little swirly dotted cat. I added color with stamping fun circular shapes on colored cardstock, then punched them out using scallop and circle punches. I found the vine background paper in a stack of papers in my collection. The scallop strip near the bottom is black velvet ribbon I found at my local Big Lots store...if you haven't been there yet to check out their papercrafting supplies...check it out, there's lots of good finds at real good prices there! This was a quick, fun and easy card!

Marimekko Siirtolapuutarha Wall Hanging from CB2

My Cat Card

Thanks for looking,
Shelly

Moxie Fab Paradise!

2010-07-03T21:35:00.000-07:00

Today was a BEAUTIFUL day! The hubby and I went to a car show 2 hours away from home and enjoyed entering our car in the show and looking at all the other cars there. I was truly in paradise! So, I got some inspiration from that and from drooling over a gorgeous 1957 T-Bird at the show that was an awesome shade of robin's egg blue. I came home and made a card for the Finding Inspiration in a Layout Challenge in the Moxie Fab World. I used yummy summer colors (including that awesome blue from the T-Bird!) and somewhat followed the layout of the inspiration photo (shown below). The cute little fish brads have been sitting in a drawer ever since I bought them last year on clearance. They are actually bright yellow and bright turquoise. I tamed down the color by pouncing them in some white Staz-On ink.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Fairies and Roses for Tuesday Trigger!

2010-06-29T21:19:00.000-07:00

Moxie Fab World posted a great Tuesday Trigger challenge today. The challenge is all about pleasing the pallette. My take on the challenge brought about thoughts of fairies and roses. So I pulled out a stamp set I really have never used before and it's a couple of years old! So here's the result and a photo of the Tuesday Trigger inspiration for my creation.

PS- 9 days and counting until my 3 weeks off! I can't wait! My hubby already knows I'm going to be a card-making fool during that time :)

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Fourth of July and Some Challenges

2010-06-27T21:22:00.000-07:00

After a fun-filled and busy weekend, I decided to try my hand at a few 4th of July cards. I found a couple challenges to take part in, and thought I would post my creations for everyone to see. The first is a shabby country card, the second is a simple card made with a new liberty bell stamp I bought with some other stamps, and the last one is more of a modern day card with a touch of felt and some buttons. I will be sending emails of all three cards to the CARDS Blog. I am submitting the first (flag) card for the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge. The last card I made is for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge (I included a copy of the current sketch as well). The photos are compliments of my hubby. I put him to work while I grilled some wieners for dinner. Our family room has a patriotic theme, so he hiked on downstairs and posed the cards with some of our stuff in the background.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Happy Weekend...Hope it is CHAIRFUL!

2010-06-26T22:50:00.000-07:00

I made this card for a StampTV challenge a few weeks back and thought I'd share it here. We finally have nice weather in my neck of the woods and things have been quite CHAIRFUL around here. I spent Friday with my hubby running errands and today we did a bit more of that then he washed the cars and I cleaned the house. Tomorrow is car show day and I'll be taking some of my stamping magazines with me to scope out new ideas. I got pretty badly sunburned at the last car show we went to a few weekends back, so I'm ahead of the game and already packed the sunscreen! Today I actually got a bit pink on my neck and tops of legs as I waited in the car for my hubby to pick up some car parts at the auto parts store. The top was down on the car (my convertible New Beetle) and I guess he got busy chatting (happens all the time...I should've known!) and it just happened.

Anyway, I'm counting down the days until I'm on vacation, although it's gone from 4 weeks down to three as I've been asked to work another week...oh well, 3 is better than nothing!

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Two in One Day...WOW!

2010-06-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

I've just been a busy body since I got home today! I think I'm gearing up for my month-long vacation coming up in a couple weeks. Anyway, here's a card I made for the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger Challenge. The challenge was to use the photo of the striped pillow as an inspiration for a card or paper project. I put on my thinking cap and made this snazzy invitation I'm giving out for a summer party coming up at the end of the month. The striped pillow reminds me of a beach blanket I used to use when I would take my children to the lake (I think it was actually a horse blanket) or a cushion from outdoor furniture. I think I did a pretty good job! Leave a comment and tell me what you think.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

A Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge

2010-06-17T17:33:00.000-07:00

It's so much fun finding new challenges on the net, but my problem is that I'm getting so many cards, I don't know what to do with them! I've decided I will try to sell some, I will donate others to a womens homeless shelter, and I usually keep one or two from each season/holiday and put them in a nice box for a holiday gift exchange at work. We do a white elephant gift exchange/game and my box of cards typically gets rave reviews and passes through a few sets of hands before finding a final resting place. I had the gal that got them last year come to me a week or so ago and tell me how much fun she'd been having giving them out to friends and coworkers. Hmmm, I hope I never get one of my own back, I guess I never though of that :0)

Okay, now on to my Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge. Here's a photo of both my card and the inspiration sketch. I also used this card for a color challenge over at StampTV.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Another BasicGrey Challenge

2010-06-13T19:29:00.000-07:00

So, like I said earlier, I've been a busy little bee putting together some challenge cards today. I just went on a quick cruise with the hubby in his Mustang and now it's dinner-making time, but I thought I'd get this one out there before I forget. After dinner, it's homework (yep, taking some computer classes), then some TV and off to bed for an early day at work tomorrow.
Here's a card I did for the color challenge over at BasicGrey Challenge:

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Is This Summer?

2010-06-13T15:47:00.000-07:00

I question the weather because we've had so much rain and cool weather lately, so to have two 80 degree days in a row, I'm a bit surprised and suspicious of what tomorrow may bring. I'm down to 3 weeks and counting until I get a whole month off! In the meantime, tomorrow my staff and I will begin packing 2 classrooms to get ready for a big move over summer to another elementary school. It will be nice to have a Head Start presence in another school like my other site...I can't wait! I'm excited to start new collaborations with the school district and because I'm fairly new in my job (only 2 months into it!), next school year will be my chance to shine for my new staff.

As far as summer goes, I've never had that much time in the summer off, so I have big plans for the hubby and myself to get some much-needed chores done like hanging gutters and changing out 5 interior doors with new ones. We've had the materials for these projects for a couple years now and I'm tired of looking at them in the garage. I also plan on painting one of the bathroom's vanity from stained oak to cream with the installation of some beadboard inset on the cabinet doors...kinda shabby chic-ish. I'll have to post some pics when it's all done.

Okay, now for some fun...I was looking through all the blogs I visit and found some new challenges, so it being my birthday today, I decided to do absolutely nothing but "play" in my craft room (luckily the hubby was in agreement, otherwise it wouldn't have been as fun!). The card I did was for a challenge over at Cupcake Inspirations. There is also another challenge that inspired this card. It is the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge over at The Sweetest Thing.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Wanna Go On a Play Date?

2010-06-12T08:45:00.000-07:00

Just go to the Play Date Cafe and see the beautiful cards people have entered in the latest Play Date Cafe Challenge. The latest challenge is to use the colors raspberry, aqua, craft and white. For my card, I also incorporated a skecth challenge from over at Stamp TV. This was a fun challenge because I just love raspberry and aqua together! Here's a photo of my finished project along with a picture of the Play Date Cafe color swatch and the Stamp TV sketch.

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Bicycles and Fabric Tape...OH MY!

2010-06-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if I mentioned it on here yet, but a short time back, I won a random drawing at LoveMyTapes and received 2 rolls of fabric tape and 2 rolls of double-stick tape, which couldn't have come at a better time 'cause I was nearly out and this stuff works GREAT! So, I thought I would make a couple projects using my new fabric tape AND incorporate them maybe in another challenge or two.

For my first project, I did the Moxie Fab World: I Want to Ride My Bicycle challenge.

The colors got a bit washed out as sometimes they do with digital cameras. Anyway, the blue felt flower actually matches the background blue card quite nicely to the naked eye. I added some fun rick-rack to the edge of the fabric tape for added texture.

Watch for more projects coming soon and thanks for looking!
Shelly

Another Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger!

2010-06-09T21:30:00.000-07:00

It's almost time for me to "chillax" as my classrooms at work will be done for summer after tomorrow (of course I still work through this month, then off for the month of July...I can't wait!). Anyway, the Moxie Fab World Tuesday Trigger: Time to Chillax challenge is all about summer time and relaxing with some yummy popsicles, or really anything cool! For the challenge, I figured I would use the cute little "gifts" I made for my staff that I will distribute tomorrow after our end-of-year picnic with families. I made about 30 of these...all different, to give out to both my full-time and part-time staff!

So, without further ado, here's my creation followed by the Tuesday Trigger photo inspiration:

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Spring Flowers Challenge::: I HAVE A WINNER!

2010-06-04T19:30:00.000-07:00

THERESA-
PLEASE SEND ME YOUR MAILING INFORMATION AT ALNSHEL@MSN.COM SO I CAN GET THIS PRIZE PACKAGE OUT TO YOU!

Okay, so I only have a few followers, but I have decided to host my very first card challenge and even give away a little prize package that contains two new single stamps from Creative Clear Stamps, two small rolls of ribbon, a mini scrapbook kit with paper, stickers, embellishments and ribbon, and a mix of felt flowers.

Here's the challenge: I have included in this post a few photos of some beautiful Lupine flowers growing in my front yard. Your job is to make a card using the colors from the photos as your inspiration. You'll need to become a follower (if not one already) and post a comment to this post along with a link to your blog highlighting your project. If you mention my blog name in your post on your blog, you'll get an extra entry. Do all this before midnight PST on Friday June 11th. I will choose a winner on Saturday.

I will post MY card a bit later this evening. I'm hoping to start a weekly color challenge for fun and a monthly challenge with prizes.

Here's my card:

Thanks for looking and playing along!

Shelly

More Moxie!

2010-06-02T22:23:00.000-07:00

My new-found friend is Moxie Fab World. There's lots of great ideas AND lots of fun challenges to take part in. Here's one that pushed my creativity a bit, it's the Fun with Fabric challenge. I don't use a whole lot of fabric in my creations other than ribbon, so I really wanted to try something new and here's what I came up with. I used a lavendar tulle circle and bunched it up a bit. Then heated it with my heat gun and it began to melt before my eyes! I liked the flowery look of it, so found some green sheer ribbon and proceeded with the same heating process to make some leaves.
Here's the finished card:

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

Wedded Bliss!

2010-06-02T22:08:00.000-07:00

Every day I feel I'm in wedded bliss because of my loving husband. He treats me good and constantly shows his love and affection towards me. For Moxie Fab World's Tuesday Trigger Challenge: Bring on the Brides!, I made this card inspired by the theme and colors of the photo.

Here's the photo:

...and here's my card:

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

BasicGrey Challenge

2010-05-31T19:00:00.000-07:00

I've started taking part in the BasicGrey Challenge through their blog here. This challenge was all about a sketch, so here's the sketch and my rendition of it.

Happy Memorial Day!

2010-05-31T17:50:00.000-07:00

Well, if it's any clue, my husband just commented "...and it rained for 40 days and 40 nights!". Not really, but it sure seems like it these days. I heard the rain start last night about midnight and it hasn't stopped since and it's now after 5:30 PM! The hubby had to go out and make sure the outside drain by the lower level of our house was clear so the basement won't start flooding. Needless to say, I've enjoyed my day in my craft room sipping tea and making cards and other projects for Father's Day and a niece's graduation. Here's what I was involved in today:

Baby Bug!

2010-05-06T12:09:00.000-07:00

I'm a BIG VW fan and own a convertible Triple White bug, so when I saw this stamp set offered through Papertrey Ink called Enjoy the Ride, I just had to have it! I've already made a few cards with it and can't wait to make more. Here's a card I made for the Basic Grey Photo Inspiration Challenge:

Here's the photo that inspired me:

Thanks for looking!

Shelly

A Slice of Life!

2010-05-02T14:58:00.000-07:00

So, I was trying to come up with something to give my teaching staff for National Teacher's Day coming up this Tuesday, May 4th. I came across a cute little cake slice box, so I put forth my best efforts and made a nice, sweet little cake for my teachers. Each "slice" is filled with goodies like sweet magnets, small mechanical pencils, and of course some sweets...candy, that is! I just had to set it up like shown in the photo for the full effect. I may still add some embellishment in the form of rick-rack to the inside of the slices to resemble frosting between the layers, but considering it's already 3:00 pm on Sunday and I've spent most of the day working on this, it may wait until tomorrow! Anyway...enjoy!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Spring is HERE!

2010-03-29T15:14:00.000-07:00

We enjoyed some sunny weather the past few days, but now the rain and high winds are here. You'll have to excuse my lack of posting. I've had several things going on... mostly due to my new job with the same organization. I've experienced a wee bit of stress lately which knocked my immune system for a loop and I came down with a pretty nasty bug. I think it's been the worst school year for me so far for being sick, and it's not over yet! I am also signed up for school again this coming quarter, so I've been mentally preparing for that as well.

Anyway, my mojo went on vacation for a while and I think it's due back here any day...I guess it just couldn't take it any more. So watch for some new projects coming soon. Take care and enjoy the weather!

Thanks for looking,
Shelly

Chasing away the winter blues...

2010-02-05T21:30:00.000-08:00

Well, okay, so we don't have any snow this year. It's almost worse than having too much snow because everything is so gray and dead! To brighten things up a bit, here are some projects I've been working on between homework assignments, work and family obligations, and being a bit under the weather.

Did you think I forgot?

2010-01-18T21:34:00.000-08:00

Well, I didn't, life has just been extremely busy around here. I decided to go back to school and am currently taking 3 MS Office classes: Word, PowerPoint and Excel. One can never get too smart or too bored, so that's why I decided to start up again. Besides, I figure it can only help me in my job. I've been busy doing homework and haven't had much time to commit to cards or crafting, but I think this week will be a turning week for me (last week I had meetings three days after work and was priveledged to have my granddaughter over a bit one evening while her momma went to school... looks like that will happen again this week...I just love it!). Anyway, I will post on here after I get a card or two done later this week. I had hoped today would be the day to start up again, but homework was my focus and I played all weekend with my hubby driving around and enjoying the unusually warm weather we've been having...56 degrees today!
Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Final CCS DT2 Card (sniff sniff)!

2009-12-30T22:38:00.000-08:00

I made my final DT2 card using the Simply the Best stamp from the Friendship set from CCS. I chose this specific phrase because it sums up my experience working on the CCS Design Team 2. Laura (owner of CCS) is Simply the Best, the other DT2 gals (Jennie, Linda, Rebecca and Lisa) are Simply the Best, CCS stamps are Simply the Best, and the past three months have been Simply the Best!

Thanks for looking!
Shelly

Happy Holidays!

2009-12-28T20:03:00.000-08:00

I missed wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, but now I can say Happy New Year! It seemed like Christmas came and went with the normal business that we all experience this glorious time of year. In what spare time I had, I was able to make a few creations. Here are some of them: