Monday, January 10, 2011

Spotlight On . . .

Wedding & Anniversary

Here is a fantastic project by Marion using Shelly's Images "Swan Love" digi stamp.
 
We hope this cute card will inspire your projects.  Be sure to click on our "Spotlight On" category in the side bar for more great projects.  Or click on the specific Holiday or project type that you are working on for more great ideas and inspiration.

IT'S TIME FOR MARVELOUS MONDAY!!

Happy Monday everyone!  Hope you have had a glorious weekend!  Here in Ohio, it is quite cold and there's snow on the ground with more expected in the next several days.  As long as the kids don't have any more snow days, I don't mind the snow LOL.

We have a BEAUTIFUL image to share with you this week for MARVELOUS MONDAY and the image is called "swan love."  Remember, you will be able to get this image at SHELLY'S IMAGES SHOP at a SPECIAL PRICE TODAY ONLY!!  So, what are you waiting for?!?  Head on over and pick it up.

As always, our extremely talented DT has come up with some amazing ways to showcase this image.

 Amanda has used a lovely combination of soft colors and a great frame around the image!


Marion has made an aperture card to showcase the image and added gorgeous flourishes and pearls.


Sammi chose gorgeous golds and lots of sparkle to really make her card really special.


Scrappy chose lovely pearl embellishments and soft colors to make her beautiful creation.


Stephanie went with a wonderful CAS card and her use of silver really makes her card shine.


I, Audrey, chose to go with pastels and actually use my twinkling H2Os paints.


If you get a chance, I hope you will visit all the DT members blogs and leave them some love for their glorious creations.  Links are in the sidebar.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Winner of Happy New Year Challenge

I am so happy to announce the winner of our Happy New Year Challenge!  Thank you all for the wonderful comments.  It is wonderful to know that people are enjoying the tutorials and projects.  It lets us know that our hard work is really paying off.

Our random winner is.....
Linda Dekker

Congratulations Linda!  Please go to www.shellysimages.com and choose your favorite image.  Email me at shelly@shellysimages.com and let me know which image you chose.  I will send your your free image as soon as possible.

And I hope everyone will participate in the new challenge for this week.  It is really a great way to win a free digi.


Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday!

Yes also in this New Year we will continue with this weekly challenge for you girls!

I sure hope that you liked the technique that we showed you at Tuesday because this challenge is going to be a bit about that!

We want you to make or use a tag on a card or project. And if you dare... show us that you used the Technique from Tuesday!
If you do that... your project will be entered twice in this challenge! This means twice the change to win a fabulous image by choice from Shelly's Images!

So please.... I hope to see how fantastic you all are!



Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Technique Tuesday

Tutorial Tuesday!

I have to say that it was a so great to read that you all so appreciate the tutorials that we have for you every Tuesday! 
That is so inspiring to keep on doing this for you all!
Thanks for the great feedback you all gave!

Today I'm going to show you a Resist Technique with Distress ink. This technique gives you a unique way to make your own backgrounds for anything you like!

Needs:

3 colors of distress ink (I used aged mahogany, Wild Honey, Broken China)
Ink blending tool,  Ink blending foam (Ranger Tim Holtz)
Versamark ink, Archival ink Coffee and Jet Black
Embossing powder Fine detail silver
Tag, Stamps (by tim Holtz)
Heattool,  Craftsheet



Stamp a swirl or decorative stamp on the tag with Versamark ink pad, emboss with Silver Detail embossing powder and heat with heat tool.






With ink blending tool apply the desired colors to the tag. Use circular motions with the blending tool. Start this circular motion on your craftsheet (or white paper) and during that circling motion you go on to the tag!  This will give you a better result with the inking, and you will not get any stripes on it.…
   






Take a piece of cloth and make it damp with a Mini mister.. and go lightly over the tag. This way you take off the color of the embossed part.
            



  

Stamp your image.  I used Archival Coffee and a little bird stamp from Tim Holtz.  Use the rag and mister again as we did in the last step to remove any ink from the silver embossed area.

Stamp Swirls.  I used Aged Mahogany on tag... and repeat cleaning part as above
               

Stamp the text.  I used Archival Jet Black on to the Tag and repeat the cleaning part as above.
              

Distress edges of tag. I used the distresser tool from Ranger.  Of course there are many ways to distress your projects. Color the edge of your tag with ink.  I used Vintage Photo.



Finished Tag.



The complete finished tag I will show later in the week!

Thanks for stopping by and please let me know if you like this tutorial! Because than I have more of this kind of artwork!
 xxx

Monday, January 3, 2011

First Marvelous Monday of 2011!

First Marvelous Monday of 2011!

Can you believe it... the new year is just beginning... and already we have some spectacular things for you in the plan...

Today we start with a brand new Marvelous Monday.
I made this huge mistake last week.... presenting you all the Bride and Groom.... well...
(Note from Shelly....not so huge.  Just shows that we all make mistakes.  :)    )



No worries... cause then we bring you the Boots today!
This way we can walk into the New Year on a Classy way!

Boots 
Don't forget the fact that they are available with a great discount today!

I played a bit with the image and made this with them... 
This image is also available with Shelly on request!


Sammi made these gorguous pink striped boots!


Audrey gave them the lovely traditional real leather look!

We hope that you all like them and find enough inspiration to want to buy them and play with them!
Have lots of fun!
xxxx



Saturday, January 1, 2011

January, 2011 Newsletter


Happy New Year!
Our January Newsletter has just been mailed.  I will admit that it is a little shorter than normal.  It is such a busy time of the year.

I hope you enjoyed the Newsletter.  If you haven't subscribed please stop by the store and sign up.  And don't forget to sign up for our monthly image giveaway.  Hilde Marsh is our December winner.

If you haven't signed up for the newsletter you can see the January Newsletter here.