Sunday, April 8, 2012

Stella Says Sketch with Bugaboo Stamps & Shelly's Images!


HOPPY EASTER from the Shelly's Images Design Team!!
We hope you have a terrific time sharing this holiday with your family & friends!
This week we're sponsoring the Bugaboo Stamps - Stella Says Sketch challenge and we'd love to have you join us.
Here's the sketch Stella's got goin' on this time around!

Ready to get Sketchy?
One of the things we really love about our Stella Says Sketch challenges is that our design teams get to swap images!
A few of the Bugaboo Team whipped up some gorgeous projects with Shelly's Images below - 
Scrappy featuring Shelly's Images Wedding Bells Digi

 
Sammibug featuring Shelly's Images Rose 
AND, our designers got to play with some of the Bugaboo Stamps too!

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,  by 4/22/12 at 6:00 AM EST to be entered a random drawing for FOUR digi prize packs - seven (7) (using a Bugaboo image only), four (4), or two (2) using any image AND one winner will also win a $9 gift certificate to the Shelly's Images Store!
Happy Craftin'!

Thursday, April 5, 2012

TERRIFICIALLY THRILLING THURSDAY AT SHELLY'S IMAGES

Hello friends!
We hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

Welcome to another Terrifically Thrilling Thursday!
We have a fun new challenge
For you, today!

Be sure to check back, later today, to see
If you were one of the winners from last week's
"Show us your Stripes" challenge.

 
Now for this week's challenge... Our challenge this week is ...


We'd like you to include plaids, checks or gingham!

Be sure you play along this week,
for your chance to win!

You could be our top hat winner, or even win one
of our gold, bronze or silver medals!

This week's featured image is
"SIGNS OF SPRING"
and it's available in the Shelly's Images store, today, only,
for a special sale price!


Here are the Design Team's samples, using  the featured image and checks:










JEN

 

PANDY


Please remember to follow our challenge rules:

- no backlinking to old projects
- each submission must be a new project
- link up your project, below, with the oh-so-wonderful inlinkz
- leave us some love by leaving a comment on this post
- don't forget to visit www.shellysimages.com and then click on store and then register.


Ready, set, link it




TTT Challenge Winners - Show us your stripes!


The Gold Medal Award winner is Nana Connie from Grammy's Attic!
Connie, this is a beautiful project using Shelly's Images Carrot Patch! The sentiment is fabulous and we loved the striped elements.

Our Silver Medal Award winner is Berit from Berit's Hobbykrok!
Berit, this project is just adorable.  The stripes are perfect for our challenge and the black really stands out and makes it perfect for a teenager.  

And, Our Bronze Medal Award winner is Joy from Crazy for Daisies. Joy, the DT and I thought your card was just simply adorable.  The image and the stripes are really the focal point.  Your card is the perfect example of "less is sometimes best".  Everything really makes a statement.  
And the Top Hat Award (first name out of the hat using random.org) is Hazel from My Crafty Outlook.
Hazel, this is an adorable Easter card!  The stripes work in perfectly and all of the elements are just beautiful!
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. To get your voucher just visit the store and register.  Once your registration is complete Shelly will add your voucher to your account.  Email Shelly once your registration is complete.


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.

Thanks for the beautiful entries this week everyone.  We can't wait to see what you create for our new challenge.

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

TUTORIAL TUESDAY : FAUX PAPER PIECING

Do you love the look of perfectly paper-piece projects but couldn't be bothered by all that extra printing and fussy cutting?

If you answered "YES, that's me!" this tutorial is for you ...

FAUX PAPER PIECING 

STEP ONE

Print your image onto patterned paper :
(TIP : an all over pattern in lighter colours achieves a better final product)


STEP TWO

Colour your image in your medium of choice:


STEP THREE

Create and embellish your card.



That's it ! You're done!

How easy is that?!

I hope you come back and show us what you've made using this technique.


Sunday, April 1, 2012

Spotlight On...

...Easter

I love making Easter projects.  And I LOVE this "sour cream" container that Jen made using our Easter Chick digi stamp.  This is perfect for some special treats at each place setting at the Easter table.  Or the perfect addition to a special Easter Basket.


Be sure to browse through our other labels in the right sidebar.  We have lots and lots of inspiration there for all of your projects.

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Terriffically Thrilling Thursday Challenge - Show Us Your Stripes!

Happy Thursday, Everyone!

Are You Ready For A New Terrifically Thrilling Thursday Challenge?!

We have a fun one for you this week! Our theme is

Show Us Your Stripes!


We want to see your fabulous striped projects!
Show us your creativity by linking up for your chance to win!

You Could Be Our Top Hat Winner, Or Even Win One
Of Our Gold, Bronze Or Silver Medals!

Let's Talk About Our Featured Images and Then We'll See
Projects From The Awesome DT!

This Week's Featured Image is


And Now, Creations From The Lovely Ladies at Shelly's Images:


Here is Amanda's Beautiful Floral Creation:




And, A very Special Guest This Week - It's Amanda's Daughter, Lisa, With This Little Cutie:




Jenn Showed Her Style With A Mix of Stripes and Spots:




Darlene Showed Off All Her Colored Eggs In Her Creation:




Pandy Is In A Pastel Kind of Mood:



Min Dazzles Us With Her Sparkly Creation:



Stephanie Does Some Fun Tricks With Her Punches:




And, Sammi (That's Me!) Mixes Up All Kinds Of Pastels And Patterns!




Now That We've Inspired You, It's Your Turn To

Show Us Your Stripes!

Are You Ready?

Get Set....

Link It Up!


TTT Challenge Winners - Color Challenge Kraft, Pink, and Orange

Whew...everyone must have had a crazy busy week like we have had here at my house.  The weather has been fantastic and it just seems like there have been so many things to do.  Not to mention beginning to work in the yard to get it back into shape after winter.  We have already mowed twice and it isn't even April yet!

Only 3 entries this week...but still so much creativity and inspiration!  So we will have a Gold and Silver Medal Award winner and a Top Hat Award winner. 

The Gold Medal Award winner is Ginger from Ginger's Stamping Spot.
Ginger, we loved this amazing project.  Not only did you use a SI digi stamp, but you used the one we featured this week.  Just adorable.  Thanks for making such an amazing project with 1 Bunny Trail Lane.

Our Silver Medal Award winner is Olga from Elephant Fairies.
Olga, this card is a beautiful use of this week's color challenge colors.  I love the little orange embellies.  Just goes to show that this combination of colors is amazing together.

And the Top Hat Award (first name out of the hat using random.org) is Pia from Pias Papir og Perler
Pia, this is an adorable little gift sack!  And wonderful to see a Kraft gift sack used for this challenge.  Anyone would feel so special to get a gift in this pretty sack.

Ladies...thanks so much for your entries this week!

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 Medal winner receives a "Buy One Get One Free" voucher to our store. To get your voucher just visit the store and register.  Once your registration is complete Shelly will add your voucher to your account.  Email Shelly once your registration is complete.


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.

 We can't wait to see what you create for our new challenge.