TTT Stars, Stripes and Sparkle

Hello my friends, today it's time for a new challenge, Stars, Stripes and Sparkle. The team had the opportunity to work with this gorgeous digi, called Wish upon a Star. We had an easy job fitting in the challenge cause it already contains the Stars and Stripes we only had to add some Sparkle

The image is available in the shop. To get you started, the girls made some stunning samples how to use the digi and how diverse it can be used. And so special this time, we have a GUEST DESIGNER, Charlene, thank you so much for your contribution, it's so special, using several digi's......

Marianne

Darlene

Gerda

Miranda

Jackie

Shelly

Special Guest Designer

Charlene

Challenge rules:

1. Link directly to your bog, post your entry, not your entire blog.

2. Shelly's Images are NOT requiered (but we do love to see them).

3. New projects only, no backlinking.

4. Your entry must follow the theme, for this challenge it's Star, Stripes and Sparkle.

5. Only FIVE entries per challenge, any additional entries will be deleted in an effort to keep our challenges fair for all participants.

6. Please turn word verificaton off at your blog if you would enjoy  a comment from us, it's just too much time to type in word verification at each challenge entry.

7. In your blogpost, make sure to provide a link to Shelly's Images Blog and list that you're entering our Challenge.

TTT Challenge Winners - Beach/Summer Theme Challenge

Time again to announce the winners of our challenge here at Shelly's Images.  As many of you know, the beach is one of my favorite places to be so this challenge is one of my favorites.  I loved seeing all of the beach and summer projects that were entered!

Our "Beary" Favorite project is #24 CraftyGirl from CraftyGirl Cards and Crafts. First I have to thank CraftyGirl for being such a regular here at Shelly's Images.  I always enjoy seeing the projects that CraftyGirl enters.   We loved this fun project!  Absolutely perfect for our challenge and such a wonderful sentiment!  I will be emailing you very soon with your $6 gift voucher.  Please also be sure to grab your "Beary" Favorite badge here.

We also have two more awards to round out our Top 3 for this challenge.  These awards go to #5 Michelle from Lady of Leisure Ink and #21 ScrappyMo! from Scraps of Life by ScrappyMo!

Michelle, this is another PERFECT project for this challenge.  When we visit the beach we go to Anna Maria Island in Florida.  I truly consider it my "home away from home".  Aaaanyway...we always make at least one visit to Joe's Eats and Sweets.  I swear there is no other place on Earth like it.  This project reminds me of our visits to Anna Maria Island and Joe's Eats and Sweets.  Ok, I have to share a picture of our youngest daughter Taylor with her ice cream from Joe's.  How about a little Throw Back Thursday? (TBT as my daughter informs me it is called)  

Taylor's visit to Joe's Eats and Sweets in 2004

Faith (on the left) and my daughter Taylor with their Joe's
 Eats and Sweets cones in 2012

Crazy how fast they grow up!  Whew, thanks for the little trip down memory lane!  We should get back to talking about our winners.

ScrappyMo! We really enjoyed the wonderful textures and beach elements on your amazing project.  It truly is wonderfully beachy.
Michelle and ScrappyMo!, please be sure to grab your Top 3 badge here.

Thanks again to everyone who entered our challenge.  Your creativity always inspires us.  

Our new challenge is starting today.  I hope you will join us again.  We can't wait to see what you will create.   

Tutorial Tuesday......Twin Bags

Hello my friends, it's my turn again to do a tutorial and you all know by now, I love little projects and gift-things. You don't have tot have a lot of things to make something special, you need a dubble printed piece of design paper, 12 x 12 inch, a scoretool, a eyeletsetter, some eyelets and ribbon or twine.....

I use my scorepal, but feel free to do it otherwise, score at 1 and 11 inch.......and fold the piece inside and put on some tape......oohh I forgot, you do need tape or glue.......not much though.....

After putting inside the flaps rotate your paper 90 degrees and score at 3,5 and 8,5 inch, once again fold on the lines and tape the flaps it now should look like the photo beneath....

Now the most hard to explain like above put it on your scorepal and score at 4 1/8 and 5 inch then turn it around (rotate 180 degrees) and score at 4 1/8 again, you have three scorelines, fold them....

After folding it should look like this.........almost there....LOL

Standing up it looks like this, you can see the two bags already, before making twins out of them, put your eyelets in....

After the eyelets put some tape inside and make a twinbag (I made a little mistake and had to cut it loose and ad the eyelets first, you can see I forgot the eyelets in my first attempt......

Now put some ribbon or twin making handles and your twinbags are finished it has the side of 5 x 4 1/8 inche and you can now start decorating it  and filling it with some gifts, a present or something sweet....

I hope you like it and I've giving you some inspiration.........

Hugs Amanda

Now available at Shelly's Images - Seahorse

Today I am very happy to share our newest digi stamp with all of you.  I hope you like our 

Seahorse digi stamp!  Click here to visit the store link for this digi stamp.

This digi stamp is done in a "pencil" sketch format.  We have tested the digi on multiple printers but we understand that all printers are a little different.  Adjustments can easily be made by emailing Shelly at shelly@shellysimages.com if you find that the digi prints too lightly on your printer.

Darlene was nice enough to make a sample with our newest digi.  I absolutely love, love, love the sentiment she used!  Perfect for this digi stamp.  And aren't those bubbles cute?

We always love to hear from you when you drop in, so be sure to leave a little comment below.  You never know when Shelly might choose a random comment to receive this fun digi stamp.

TTT Challenge Theme - Beach Theme (Summer)

Hello ladies,.

It's thursday again and time for a new challenge.

This time the challenge is make a beach or summer themed project.
The ladies from the design team have used Shelly's Images "Beach Sign" digi stamp.

You can buy it here

They have made great examples for you.

And these are there cards:

Shelly

Miranda

Marianne

Darlene

Jackie

Amanda

Gerda

Challenge Rules:

1. Link directly to your blog post entry,NOT your entire blog.

2. Shelly's Images are NOT required (but we'd LOVE to see them).

3. New projects ONLY ... NO back linking.

4. Your entry must follow the theme.  For this challenge it is Beach or Summer Theme.

5. Only FIVE entries per challenge PLEASE. Any additional entries will be deleted in an effort to keep our challenge fair for all participants.

6. Challenge entry ends at 12:00 Noon (CST) on June 19th, 2013.

7. Please turn word verification off at your blog if you would enjoy a comment from us. It is just too time consuming to type in word verification at each challenge entry. Thank you for understanding.

8.  In your blog post be sure to provide a link to Shelly's Images Blog and list that you are entering our challenge.

Have fun with this challenge and we hope that you are inspired by our wonderful Design Team and will come and join us!

 Big hugs, Marianne.

TTT Challenge Winner's - Show us What you Got!

Happy Thursday everyone!  It is hard to believe that it is already June!  Although we have had a cooler than usual Spring so we haven't had any fun days in the pool yet.  I hope your June is off to a great start!  There were so many FABULOUS entries in our Show us what you got! Challenge that it is truly nearly impossible to choose our favorite 3 entries.  We sure tried our hardest and here are the 3 we chose.

Our "Beary" Favorite project is #44 Trisha from Sassy and Southern. We loved this amazing card.  All the elements come together perfectly for the "outdoorsy" campfire feel.  And I love how the paper buckle comes through the image mat.  It really is a fabulous touch.   Trisha, I will be emailing you very soon with your $6 gift voucher.  Please also be sure to grab your "Beary" Favorite badge here.

We also have two more awards to round out our Top 3 for this challenge.  These awards go to #92 Rebecca from Sydney's Sentiments and #136 Margreet from Margreet's Scrapcards!

Rebecca, this project is truly stunning.  The bright yellows that you chose give such a sunny feel and your coloring is absolutely amazing.  This project is a true work of art.

Margreet, we just loved everything about your project.  Everything on your project really tells the story of the theme.  And I love the soft feather in contrast to the texture on the shells and the doily and the lace.  Great work! 

Rebecca and Margreet, please be sure to grab your Top 3 badge here.

Thanks again to everyone who entered our challenge.  Your creativity always inspires us.  

Our new challenge is starting today.  I hope you will join us again.  We can't wait to see what you will create.   

How to make your nestabilitie longer for your picture

Hi ladies,

Today it's my turn to place a workshop on the blog.

And I am going to show you how you can make your nestabilitie longer.

Some pictures are small and your nestabilitie is sometimes small enough, but not long enough.

I use this digi to show it to you, and will

make this picture one sculp longer.

This is the nestabilitie I need.

Place the nestabilitie a little bit further above the flower then you see on my first picture.

And use some tape to hold it on the right place.

On the other end you have to place a piece of thick cardstock.

Then use your cuttlebug, go halfway (you can't go further, because the cardstock) and then back.

Then it looks like this.

Cut away the paper you don't need..

Place the nestabilitie a bit lower then the first time, I did one sculp, but it can also be three 

sculps as well.

Just what you need for your picture.

Use tape to hold it on his place.

And place your cardstock on the top of the flower.

Run it halfway through your cuttlebug and back.

You can't go further because of your cardstock between it.

As you can see one sculp longer.

This does not work for every nestabilitie.

But it is perfectly for rectangles, hearts in rectangles, sculps and many things more.

You just have to take a good look at your nestabilitie to see if it works.

This is my card with the digi.

I hope you like the workshop and have a nice day.

Hugs Marianne