Happy New Year!!!

Just a short note from me today to let everyone know that the price changes at Shelly's Images Digi Shop are now complete.  

You will find a very simple tutorial in the top bar here at the blog and also on the main page at Shelly's Images.com explaining how to order and download your free digi stamps.

Once again please keep in mind that our Angel Policy and Terms of Use remain in effect.  Please do not share our digi stamps but do feel free to send your friends over to Shelly's Images to get their own digi stamps.  

As always we LOVE to hear from you!  It helps us know that you are excited about the digis and using this special artwork that means so much to me on your projects.  Let us know what you are making.  And enter those projects in our challenges.

Exciting news for 2014!

We have some very exciting news for our Shelly's Images friends for 2014.

Beginning January 1st (and earlier as we start to do work at the store) all of Shelly's Images Digi Stamps will be available FREE!!!

You heard right.  Every image at our store will be available free of charge to every registered user.  And registering is super easy!

We will continue to have our monthly challenges beginning on the first Thursday of each month.  These challenges will be "Just For Fun" since all of our digi stamps will be available at no charge.  We will choose a winner from each challenge and of course that winner gets a badge to display proudly at their blog.  Shelly's Images digi stamps won't be required to enter our challenges.  However, using a Shelly's Images digi stamp will give you the chance to be featured in our challenge post!!!  We will be choosing some very special projects entered each month using Shelly's Images digis so get those projects in!

And all new digi stamps will be added to the store and will also be FREE!  Any new digi stamps will be announced when our new challenges are posted.  So be sure to follow the blog by email so that you don't miss any new free digi stamps.

Checking out and downloading your free digi stamps is super easy.  We will have a special tutorial on the front page of our store at www.shellysimages.com just to be sure everyone can download images easily.  As always you can email Shelly at shelly@shellysimages.com if you have any trouble at all.  

Please remember that our Angel Policy is still in effect.  The fact that the digi stamps will soon be free doesn't change the rules regarding using or sharing the digi stamps.  Please read through our Angel Policy and Terms of Use.

TTT Winner and December Challenge

Happy Thursday!

Just a reminder that our challenges are now on a MONTHLY basis.  Each challenge here at Shelly's Images will begin on the first Thursday of the month and run through the end of the month.  That gives everyone a full month to play along!  Be sure to check out the sidebar for a complete list of upcoming challenges, tutorials, and special events.

AND, the DT will typically be working with a Shelly's Images digi stamp of their choice for each challenge.  That means you get to see lots of different digi stamps each month.  

So...let the fun begin!  To start off we want to announce the winner of our 

November ... Give Thanks Challenge.  

Our "Beary" Favorite project is #34 Judy Rozema from Joy in a Jar.    Judy, we just loved the beautiful simplicity of this card.  And we felt that the card perfectly captured our theme for this challenge. I will be emailing you very soon with your $6 gift voucher.  Please also be sure to grab your "Beary" Favorite badge here.

Ready for a new challenge?!!?!!  We sure hope so!

Our December 2013 Challenge is...
* WELCOME WINTER *
(Winter Theme + Snowflake)

Darlene

Using SNOW MAN SET

 Gerda
Using Snowbeary

Jackie
Snow Sign and Happy Holidays Sentiment

Amanda 
Using Snowbeary

Amanda's daughter, Lisa  
created this fabulous & fun box using Snowbeary

WOW!  What wonderful inspiration from the team!

Challenge Rules:

•  Link directly to your blog post entry, NOT your entire blog.
•  Shelly's Images are not required (but we'd LOVE to see them).
•  New projects only.  No back linking.
•  Your entry must follow the theme.  For this challenge the theme is WELCOME WINTER.
•  Only FIVE entries per challenge please. 
•  Challenge entry ends at midnight CST on December 31st.  Winners of this challenge will be announced January 2nd.
•  Please turn off word verification 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.
•  In your blog post be sure to provide a link to Shelly's Images Blog and list that you are entering our challenge. 
• Life is busy for all of us here at Shelly's Images. We do projects with SI digi stamps and run the challenges just for the love of the hobby. We don't promise to comment on every entry. But all of the designers will go through the entries and stop by their favorites. If you get a comment from us you will know that we loved it enough to drop in and leave a special note.

We look forward to seeing your creation and thanks so much for joining in our challenge fun!

Your turn ... please enter your creations at the Inlinkz below:

Tutorial - Creating and snowy or starry night sky

Happy Tuesday everyone!

Today I have a long lost video to share with you.  Somehow this one got buried in the video vault but thankfully it is found now and can be shared with you.

In this video I show you how to create a starry or snowy night sky on your colored digi stamps.

If you have any trouble viewing the video by clicking the above you can use this link. 

I hope you enjoyed our tutorial.  

TTT Winner and November Challenge

Happy Thursday!

Just a reminder that our challenges are now on a MONTHLY basis.  Each challenge here at Shelly's Images will begin on the first Thursday of the month and run through the end of the month.  That gives everyone a full month to play along!  Be sure to check out the sidebar for a complete list of upcoming challenges, tutorials, and special events.

AND, the DT will typically be working with a Shelly's Images digi stamp of their choice for each challenge.  That means you get to see lots of different digi stamps each month.  

So...let the fun begin!  To start off we want to announce the winner of our 

 October ... Fall Photo Inspiration Challenge.  

Our "Beary" Favorite project is Shell Klieber from 'Shell's Card Haven.    Shell, we loved this beautiful card.  It beautifully captures all the wonderful and beautiful colors of the season.     Shell, I will be emailing you very soon with your $6 gift voucher.  Please also be sure to grab your "Beary" Favorite badge here.

Ready for a new challenge?!!?!!  We sure hope so!

Our November 2013 Challenge is...

GIVE THANKS!

What are you thankful for today?
We are thankful for having you joining our fun challenges!

Now let's see what the design team has created to inspire you with today!

Darlene

Using Shelly's 'Thanks' image.
and

Using  Pilgrim Girl and Thanks Sentiment 2

Miranda
Using Shelly's Pansies image and Thanks sentiment.

Challenge Rules:

•  Link directly to your blog post entry, NOT your entire blog.
•  Shelly's Images are not required (but we'd LOVE to see them).
•  New projects only.  No back linking.
•  Your entry must follow the theme.  For this challenge the theme is GIVE THANKS.
•  Only FIVE entries per challenge please. 
•  Challenge entry ends at midnight CST on November 30th.  Winners of this challenge will be announced December 5th.
•  Please turn off word verification 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.
•  In your blog post be sure to provide a link to Shelly's Images Blog and list that you are entering our challenge. 

We look forward to seeing your creation and thanks so much for joining in our challenge fun!

Your turn ... please enter at the Inlinkz below:

Wipe Off Planner Tutorial

I hope you enjoy this tutorial showing how I made my Weekly Planner.

There are lots of fun techniques and tips in this video, so even if you don't plan to make a Wipe Off Planner I hope you will watch the video and maybe learn a few little tricks.

If you have trouble clicking the video above you can view the video at this link.

As I mentioned in my video I want to be sure to give special recognition to Vivian from Contadina K.  I can't thank her enough for her inspiration and amazing videos.  The masking tape technique I use in this video is inspired by some of her projects.

TTT Winner and October Challenge

Happy Thursday!

Just a reminder that our challenges are now on a MONTHLY basis.  Each challenge here at Shelly's Images will begin on the first Thursday of the month and run through the end of the month.  That gives everyone a full month to play along!  Be sure to check out the sidebar for a complete list of upcoming challenges, tutorials, and special events.

AND, the DT will typically be working with a Shelly's Images digi stamp of their choice for each challenge.  That means you get to see lots of different digi stamps each month.  

So...let the fun begin!  To start off we want to announce the winner of our 

 September ... ROLL 'EM Challenge.  

Our "Beary" Favorite project is #20 Jackie Wallace from Schoolin' and Scrappin'.   Jackie, we loved the vintage feel of your project.  All of the added embellishments carry out the theme perfectly.  Awesome work!   I will be emailing you very soon with your $6 gift voucher.  Please also be sure to grab your "Beary" Favorite badge here.

Ready for a new challenge?!!?!!  We sure hope so!

Our October 2013 Challenge is...

FALL PHOTO INSPIRATION

Wouldn't you just love to take a walk down this road right now!!
You can almost feel the coolness in the air and hear the leaves rustling in the wind!

We hope you'll come join in our challenge ... 
Now let's see what the design team has created to inspire you with today!

 DARLENE

Using Fall Fence and Nuts About You

 MIRANDA

Using Pumpkins

AMANDA

Using Pumpkins

Challenge Rules:

•  Link directly to your blog post entry, NOT your entire blog.
•  Shelly's Images are not required (but we'd LOVE to see them).
•  New projects only.  No back linking.
•  Your entry must follow the theme.  For this challenge the theme is FALL PHOTO INSPIRATION.
•  Only FIVE entries per challenge please. 
•  Challenge entry ends at midnight CST on October 31st.  Winners of this challenge will be announced November 7th.
•  Please turn off word verification 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.
•  In your blog post be sure to provide a link to Shelly's Images Blog and list that you are entering our challenge. 
• Life is busy for all of us here at Shelly's Images. We do projects with SI digi stamps and run the challenges just for the love of the hobby. We don't promise to comment on every entry. But all of the designers will go through the entries and stop by their favorites. If you get a comment from us you will know that we loved it enough to drop in and leave a special note. 

We look forward to seeing your creation and thanks so much for joining in our challenge fun!

Your turn ... please enter at the Inlinkz below: