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Here is a fantastic project by Stephanie using Shelly's Images "Nuts About You" digi stamp.

 

We hope this cute Tee-Pee 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.

Terrifically Thrilling Thursday at Shelly's Images-Out with the Old, In with the New!

Welcome to the first TERRIFICALLY THRILLING THURSDAY of 2012 here at Shelly's Images.

This week we have a new challenge for you!  Out with the Old, In with the New!  Since we are starting the new year we would love to see your creations using something less than a month old.

Remember, if you play along with us, you could be our Top Hat Winner for the week, OR you could even be one of our medal winners - Gold, Silver or Bronze!

This week's featured set is "Snow Man." This wonderful set is just in time for your winter creations.  Be sure to stop by Shelly's Images store to get your copy.

Now on to the creations of the Design Team.

Darlene - New Sizzix Snowflake Dies

Sammi

Karen

Close Up of Karen's Card

Pandy

Jen

Using New Bo Bunny DP, Blue and Brown Copics, Christmas sentiment

Stephanie-New Card Style - Tee Pee Card

Now that we have shown you our best creations, it's your turn to show us yours. And just by playing along, you could win a wonderful prize!

Please follow these simple challenge rules:

- No backlinking to old projects
- Each submission must be a new project
- Link up your project below, with our friendly Mr Linky
- Leave us some love by adding a comment below

-Please remeber to limit your entries to 5.

- Enter your projects by 12 p.m. CST on Wednesday January 11th

Ready, Set, Link It!

TTT Challenge - Out with the Old, In with the New!

TTT Challenge Winners - Color Challenge

Well, it finally feels like things are returning to normal a little after the Christmas and New Year's Celebrations.

Does anyone else get that urge to organize at around this time.  I have been cleaning closets out and organizing all week.  It is nice when it is done, but it always seems like cleaning out closets creates more of a mess than when you started.  

We had so many wonderful entries again this week.  Here are our winners.

The Gold Medal Award winner is

Craftygirl from Craftygirl Cards and Crafts

This is a beautiful project and perfect for ringing in 2012.  We love the dimension that you added by popping up layers and the wavy 2012 banner!  Just perfect!

Our Silver Medal Award winner is

Scrappy from It's a Scrappy World

Hey Scrappy!  So wonderful to see your project here.  :)  We loved your project.  The colors and bling are absolutely perfect for this challenge.

And, Our Bronze Medal Award winner is

Yogi from Art with Yogi

Yogi, I know I have said it before, but I am a HUGE fan of your work.  We loved this project and the wonderful sentiment.  This is one of those sentiments that goes beyond just words and is heartwarming and has such meaning.  

And the Top Hat Award (first name out of the hat using random.org) is

Marilyn from Marilyn's Cards and More

So perfect Marilyn....and perfect for our challenge.

Our Gold Medal and Top Hat winners both receive an image of their choice (up to $3 value) from www.shellysimages.com. Just email Shelly at shelly@shellysimages.com to let her know which image you would like. And our Silver and Bronze Medal winners both receive a "Buy One Get One Free" voucher to our store (buy one image and get a second image of equal or lesser value free). Just add the words "silver" or "bronze" and your free image choice to the comment section when placing your order.

All medal winners this week can find the medal badge to display at their blog *here*. We hope that all of our winners this week will proudly display their winning badge.

Congratulations!

Tutorial Tuesday - Tee Pee Card

If you are like me one of your resolutions for the New Year is to craft more often.  Well here is your chance to get started with that resolution.

It's time for Tutorial Tuesday!

Today I am going to show you how to make a Tee Pee card.  It will Wow all of your friends.  It sure did mine.  As my students would say it is "Easy Peasy, Lemon Squeezy!"

Supplies needed: 3 squares of card stock for base (your choice of color and size), 3 squares of designer paper 1/2 inch smaller in size, adhesive, bone folder, closure (such as ribbon or velcro), image of choice and embellishments as desired

Step 1: Cut three squares of same size and color of card stock for base of card.  I chose 5 x 5 for my square.  You many use any size square.  The bigger the square the bigger the card.  

Step 2:  Fold each square on the diagonal and crease with bone folder. 

Step 3:  Assemble 3 folded squares with adhesive.

Step 4:  Add a closure such as velcro or use ribbon.  I found that velcro is the easiest to work with for this card.

Step 5:  Cut your designer paper squares in half on the diagonal and adhere to 3 sides.  Do not adhere one to the side with the closure.  You may add as many layers of paper as you would like.

Step 6:  Use the three remaining pieces of designer paper to add to the 3 ends that were not covered. 

Step 7:  Add desired image and embellishments to complete your card.

I hope you enjoyed our tutorial today.  Make sure to stop by and show us your wonderful creations.  There is still time to enter our current challenge.

Happy New Year!

We'd like to begin by wishing you all a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

And, to kick off 20-12, we're happy to be sponsoring and PLAYING along with a BRAND NEW CHALLENGE at Bugaboo Stamps -
STELLA Says "SKETCH!"

And when Stella Says Something, Stella Means It!

Once monthly we will be playing along and adding to the prize pack for the Stella Says Sketch challenge at Bugaboo Stamps Challenge blog "Catch The Bug"

And the cool thing today??  Our Shelly's Images team gets to play with a few of the gals on the Bugaboo Stamps Design Team.

So, grab your slippers, a beverage and come join us to do some creating!

Here are a few creations from the Bugaboo Stamps Design Team using a few fabulous Shelly's Images digis

Tammy featuring Presents

Min featuring Shelly's Images - Mug Set

And below are the awesome creations from our design team using some fun Bugaboo Stamps digis - 

What an awesome way to kick off the New Year!! 

Darlene featuring Flower Water Cans - Flower Can

Min featuring Stella Calendar Month - January, Stella Tidbits - I Believe, Stella Mornings - Morning Person

Jen Leeflang featuring - Kid Pocket Topper - Girl with Ponytails, Sassy Gals - Swing, Stella - Red hat - Bling

Here are a few other projects from the talented Bugaboo Stamps Design Team!!

Lori Padberg featuring Marshmallow Snowman Corn Pipe, Marshmallow Snowman Open Hat & Marshmallow Snowman Snowflakes

Cheryl First featuring Coffee Bean - Coffee Spoon, Coffee Time - May Your Cup

Jackie Rakoski featuring AKV Baby Toilet Paper, AKV Baby Stroller, AKV Baby Blocks

Stephanie featuring Monkey Love Topper

Amy Ely featuring skates

Linda featuring Flower Name Rose

Paul featuring AKV Ninjas (various)

Scrappy featuring Chameleon

Melissa featuring Giraffe Blocks Two Love, Upside Down and Top Right

The rules are simple: Create a Project based on Stella's Sketch above and post a link to it on Bugaboo Stamps' challenge blog, Catch the Bug, using Mister Linky by 1/15/12 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for FOUR digi prize packs - seven (7) Bugaboo Stamps Images (using a Bugaboo image only), four (4) Bugaboo Stamps Images, or two (2) Bugaboo Stamps Images using any image AND one winner will also win a $9 gift certificate to the Shelly's Images Store!

How's that for some Happy New Year WINNING!

Hugs & HAPPY NEW YEAR!!