Cupcakes, spiders, and pinwheels!

Hello!
Fall has officially started in my neck of the woods but we've had 80 degree weather with much humidity the past couple days. I'm eager to clean up the flower beds and plant some mums. They are calling for rain so we shall see. At least I should be able to get the inside house looking Fallish! We had a whole bunch of gourds pop up all over our garden and compost pile so I'm looking forward to using those!

Just wanted to share with you some amazing things people have made with my cupcake card file. You guys just amaze me with all your talent! I'm so glad you like my files and I love seeing them in action. I'm always on the look out for creative ways to use my files so please e-mail me (shellysart@verizon.net) anything you make and I'll publish it on my blog for all to see.

First up Sue seems to like to hog my blog at times. Today is no different! LOL! Just take a look at the great layout she used my cupcake card on. How brilliant it was to use the card base as a journaling spot. It's the perfect way to embellish the page and still have room for the important stories. I also like how she used brads for sprinkles.



She also used my folded photo corners file. Click on the previews below to purchase the files Sue used in this fab layout.





Sue also thought to use just the flowers of the cupcake card file for one of my card sketch challenges. Isn't it great! I just love the glitter center. I need to find some of the black color!




Sue wasn't the only one enjoying my cupcake. Deb took the card to a new creative level by cutting the cupcakes smaller and attaching 3 of them to this interative card. I love the cuttlebug embossing plates she used. Aren't those tiny confetti hearts just adorable. Look closely you'll see she added sentiments to each cupcake.Deb also used my I Love You Card file for the border. Click below to purchase.





I also have put a few new Halloween themed files in the store just in time for you to start getting ready for Halloween. Check them out below. I am especially tickled with the way the spider box turned out. Oh and I'd like to give credit to Elizabeth Charleton for cutting the marvelous pinwheel for me.






Here's a sneak peak of a file coming soon to my store. Update: This file is now in the store! Click on the link below to purchase it.



Gotta go meet hubby for lunch. 2 year old daughter wants Chinese! I like how she thinks! Yummy! Have a great weekend!

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A great deal..hurry before it's too late and homemade glimmer mist.

Hi everyone,
Have you guys seen the vacations and getaways quarterly membership at Paperthreads. All the designers have pitched in and made a wonderful bunch of files for you to enjoy for only $15.00. All proceeds from the membership go to a fellow designer and mother of 7 whose hubby has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. You get at least 60 files and possibly a few more. Hurry don't pass up this offer! It expires the 30th of this month (September) so purchase your membership and start collecting all these amazing files. Click here to purchase the membership. Still not convinced take a look of what I contributed below.



The title I used in my layout is cut with a file you can get only in the membership.



The wonderful file above was made by Gina using some more vacation membership files. The title, swim suit and sandals are all part of a file I donated for membership.



The beach tickets you see in Sue's wonderful layout are my creation and the sea shells are Sam and Hailey Designs creation so you get both if you purchase the membership.

Here are my other contributions.





So now that you have seen some of the file you get why not go purchase the membership today. I mean you really can't go wrong...60+ high quality files for $15.00...where else can you get a deal like that! You'll feel good too knowing you helped out someone in need. Click here to purchase the membership.

I have seen this video for making your own glimmer mist by Tim Holtz and the one on two peas thinking ink classes but never got around to trying it that is until Lady Dawn started talking to me. I got all excited and had a birthday card to make so I figured why not give it a try! I am so impressed with the results if I do say so myself. I only had 3 bottle of distress reinkers (frired brick, faded jeans, and mustard seed) and the Perfect (Pearls Bronze, Gold, Copper, and Pearl). OH MY GOSH! In an effort to get out the package so I could list for you the colors of PP I had I spilled the entire container of copper! I did manage to salvage quite a bit of it and it did clean up well with Lysol wipes on my laminate floor and furniture. Actually, the copper sheen looked kinda nice on my black cabinet! Oh the waste though...I could just cry! Anyway, I was able to mix the reinkers to achieve almost all the colors I wanted except for purple....supposedly red and blue make purple but I couldn't get purple...mostly brown came out! I use my newly made glimmer mist for the card below. I am so tickled with the way the background came out...the shimmer is amazing in person but very hard to photograph. I also used the gold perfect pearl to highlight the stamped "happy birthday" sentiment.



I also used the distress crackle paint for the flower as you can see in the closeup. This stuff is wonderful....thin layer of paint equals small cracks like the ones in my photo. Thicker layer equals larger cracks. Just one step paint and let dry. So easy. I also enhanced the cracks with some brown paint. BTW the flower is from one of my best selling files Playful flowers, leaves and branches. Click below to purchase if you are interested.



Thanks for looking and if you can give me any other hints on how to use the homemade glimmer mist or perfect pearls I'm all ears!

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SALE, Announcing Brett as a CDT member and Freebie

Howdy! I hope you are enjoying your Sat.I'm sorry I didn't get to post more yesterday but I will definitely make up for it in this post. I have so much to share so I'd better get busy!

Shirley Clark (a good friend of mine and fellow Paperthreads Designer) and I have teamed up to celebrate grandparents day. Aren't Grandparents the best! They are instant babysitters, wonderful huggers and kissers, and great story tellers. We feel they don't get enough credit so we are having a sale to honor them! All of our designs are 40% off! So grab a file (at a great deal) and send something special you created just for those beloved grandparents today. See my designs here and Shirley's designs here.

Note: SVG users if you see a file in either of our stores you'd like to purchase but it isn't available in SVG format then simply purchase the file in any format and e-mail us proof of purchase so we can get the SVG to you ASAP. My e-mail is in my advertisement above and check out Shirley's blog for hers.



I'd like to announce Brett Robinson as part of my Creative Design Team. She has actually been a part of my team for a long time now but with our busy schedules I am just now getting a chance to show you some of her wonderful projects using my files. Before I do that I'd like to give Brett a chance to say something!

"My name is Brett Robinson. I have been making cards and doing other paper crafts since 1994. After getting the Pazzles die cutter, I was so fortunate to find the Paperthreads site. I love taking part in Shelly's monthly card and scrapbook sketch challenges. I'm happy to be part of her Creative Design Team."

Thanks Brett! I am happy to have you aboard! And now enough gabbing...let's show you what fabulous items Brett has created!



Aren't those cards just gorgeous! I love how she used acetate for the card base in the top card and the little dots of glitter on the butterfly's antenna in the second card. If you'd like to make cards similiar to these check out the files she used below. Click on the previews to purchase them in my store.







The brackets and stick pins are also available in money saving collection called Just the Basics- 8 classic files you'll use over and over again. Click here to see it.



Above is another great card Brett created using my I Love You Card file. See that heart..it actually glows in the dark! How fun!

Not only does Brett make wonderful cards but she also makes grand scrapbooking layouts. Just check out this one! Got Wag...too fun!



She used my notebook edge small journaling block file. Click the preview to purchase just the journaling blocks.


This file along with the brackets and stick pin with fabric file pictured above are available in a money saving collection click below to purchase it.

I have even more inspiring projects from Brett but this post is getting tooooo long so I'll show them to you another day.

I have a few new files in the store so please take a look at them too. Click on the preview to see them in my store.



Now I know you wonder where you freebie is! I haven't forgotten! Click the format you need below the preview to download. Please leave a thank you if you download as that is what keeps me inspired to provide freebies.



Sorry...Link has been removed. Look for this in my store in the future.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

Shelly

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In honor of Granparents Day 40% off my designs!

Howdy! How is everyone doing! I'm just stopping by to tell you about a great saleabration! Shirley Clark (a good friend of mine and fellow Paperthreads Designer) and I have teamed up to celebrate grandparents day. Aren't Grandparents the best! They are instant babysitters, wonderful huggers and kissers, and great story tellers. We feel they don't get enough credit so we are having a sale to honor them! All of our designs are 40% off! So grab a file (at a great deal) and send something special you created just for those beloved grandparents today. See my designs here and Shirley's designs here.

Note: SVG users if you see a file in either of our stores you'd like to purchase but it isn't available in SVG format then simply purchase the file in any format and e-mail us proof of purchase so we can get the SVG to you ASAP. My e-mail is in my advertisement above and check out Shirley's blog for hers.

I hope to be back with an announcement and some inspiration later today. Also, I'll be back tomorrow with a freebie.

Now to finally eat breakfast! :)
Shelly

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