Ring in the New Year with 35% off all my designs!

I wish all of you the best of luck in 2010.  To start your New Year's off right I am featuring 35% off all my designs at Paperthreads.  Click on the Ad below to go shopping.  Remember the sale expires on Sunday at midnight CST. You can see what time it is in the Paperthreads Store by looking at the watch on the right.

I have also added a new file to my quarterly membership club.  It is a Valentine set ready to give you a head start on the holiday so you aren't rushed.

You can only get the file through my membership.  Check out the camera slideshow on the right of my blog to see what files have been offered so far.  I have a whole bunch more planned for the month of Jan.  It's not too late to join and get all of these high quality files for just $10.00.  Click on the Ad below to purchase.

I do apologize for not having a technique for you this week.  We have been celebrating Christmas all week.  We are so blessed to have so many friends that want to stop by and visit with us.  However, that has left little time for crafting.  I should be back on schedule next week..hopefully!

Okay, I'm off to load the dishwasher and change the laundry before the "ball" drops!  See ya in 2010!
Shelly

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$1.00 Santa Scroll and 50% off all my designs

I hope everyone had a very merry Christmas!  We are still celebrating at my house as my parents are here but I wanted to to share a few things with you.

 

Did you get some money for Christmas that is just burning a hole in your pocket.  Perhaps you have a few days off of work and can't wait to get crafting.  I have a special sale going on through Monday December 28th EST.  I have plenty of designs that will keep you busy!   Click on the Ad above to go shopping!

I also have one very special file on sale today only for $1.00.  This price will expire at midnight CST.  It is a santa scroll perfect for enhancing all those wonderful Christmas photos you just took.  Check out what  what two of my fabulous creative design team members did this with file.

Elizabeth created a great calendar page..the calendar is opposite this page (not shown).

Next up is a card by Brett

Both projects turned out great and I love how this file works for card and layouts.  You can use the holly/bow garland separate to top a photo or journaling  block.  It is 56% off for today only!  So hurry at get it before this great price disappears at midnight EST.  Click below to purchase the file for just $1.00.

 Okay I need to get back to my parents and celebrating Christmas!  I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday and are looking forward to the new year!

Shelly

 

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Technique Tuesdays??: ribbon wreath, tree, 50% off SALE, and freebie

Ho Ho Ho  Merry Christmas!  Well it will soon be time for Santa to arrive.  Are you ready?  If you need a few last minute gifts I do have a sale going on in my store.  You can save money and create an awesome handmade gift in minutes!  Just remember the glue does have to dry!  LOL!  Click on the preview to purchase files in AI, GSD, KNK, SVG, and WPC formats.  If there is a file not available in SVG in my store please purchase it in any format and e-mail me the proof of purchase.  I will then e-mail you the SVG file ASAP!   I also have a few digital scrapbooking kits and a few commercial use items in my store.  Thanks for stopping by!  Close the door on your way out! LOL!

I have been very busy getting ready for Santa.  Actually, I still have Christmas cards to make.  So when the Scal-hints yahoo group shared this video for making a woven ribbon wreath I just had to try it.  I absolutely love it!  Thanks guys and En-May!    It looks more complicated then it really is.  After you get the hang of it..it goes very quickly!

Below is the card I made with a wreath I made on my first try! I was in a hurry once again as this was a teacher's card. My son's last day was Tuesday and we were invited to the party so I was running out the door with this card. Thank goodness I didn't need any envy!

I used iridescent jewels on the wreath and bow but they don't show up very well in the photo.  The holly leaves is an actual metal charm.  However, I tried to mimic the look of the metal charm in the Peace charm.  I cut it out of paper then used my turning paper into metal tut from previous technique Tuesdays posts.  You can find it here if you missed it.  I used my Christmas Word Charms file.  Click on the preview below if you still have Christmas cards to make too!  LOL!    It's a steal at the special price of  $1.15!   Oh I almost forgot for the background paper  I also used my tut for making colored core cardstock found here.

As I mentioned I still have quite a few cards to make!  So I made another card using this technique. This card is based on a great sketch by Mojo Mondays....week 115.

Look closely.  Can you tell this ribbon was the same ivory ribbon I used in my first card example?  I bet you can't!  Want to know how I magically made this green ribbon.  See photo below.

You can use your Copic markers (and possibly Sharpies or Bic) to color white or ivory ribbon.  Use the broad tip of the marker and color slowly.  The ink will absorb into the ribbon and saturate completely even coloring the other side.  It may look a little splotchy at first but it will soak in and even out your color in a few minutes.  (Hmm I think I'll be stocking up on white or ivory ribbon the next time I go to the store!)  The Dew Drops started out clear too and I colored them to be ruby red jems with the Copics.  I just love these markers but I love them even more when I can find other uses for them!

I used the tag from my Tags Galore file.  You can click on the preview in case you need to add it to your stash!  It's a steal at 50% off!

The scallop circle came from my cookie time file.  Click preview below to purchase it at 50% off.

The bow on the green wreath was made using Michelle Hessler's wonderful bow templates.  You can see the video tut on how to make templates and how to use them here.  

Since we are taking about ribbon.  I wanted to share with you a wonderful card my fabulously creative design team member Lisa made for me!  I just love how the ribbon makes the tree!  You can add the trunk and star from my previous "ribbon tree freebie" to make your own ribbon tree. Add some brads for ornaments and you are done!  Super quick but looks great!

I have one more item to share with you then I'll get to your freebie.  Elizabeth a talented member of my creative design team made my airplane box for her son.  He loves anything military related!  She plans on giving this to him filled with some sweet treats at the airport.  What a wonderful tasty surprise!  If you'd like to make your own airplane box you can only get it through my membership club.  You can purchase it by clicking on the photo below.  If you'd like to see what files will have been entered into the membership so far see the pink camera slideshow to the right.

 

Whew!  I bet you thought I'd never stop jabbering!  Now on to the important stuff..your freebie!  This an old file I dug up and revamped a little.  I hope you enjoy it!  The zip file contains AI, GSD, KNK, SVG and WPC formats.  I will leave this file up at least until the 26th so if you are busy celebrating you can still get it.  I do ask that you please do not share this file but instead direct them to my blog to download it themselves.  Even though this file is free my TOU still applies.  Click on the preview to download the file.  You also get a plain mat without the ornament hook (not pictured). 

 

Merry Christmas to all and to all a Goodnight!

Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 bouquet, 50% off storewide sale, penguin ornament, and glass block

Happy Holidays!  Are you in the Christmas Spirit?  If not I am having a fabulous sale that might get you in the moood!  See the details in the Ad below and it to go shopping!

That's not all I have for you today.  For today only 12/18/09 I am offering my lollipop bouquet file for only $1.00.  This price will expire at midnight EST.  See the clock on the right hand side to see what time it is in the store right now.  This makes a great teacher's gift...you can even replace the lollipops with pencils and erasers tops.  It also makes the perfect hostess gift.  Click on the preview below to purchase.  Also, scroll down to check out what Sue Shaff did with this file...she made a million kisses bouquet...how sweet is that!  She used Hershey Kisses and wooden dowel rods.    Oh yeah with Valentine's Day coming up this file would be perfect for the sweetie in your life too.  Perfect for those of you who are early birds and whom I admire greatly!  I haven't even begun to think about V-day I have yet to mail my Xmas cards! 

I'd also like to share with you a wonderful project by Kelly Stone a member of my creative design team.  She used gallery glass to paint the background of this glass block then she added vinyl cutouts to it.  This one uses my build a snowman file, tree is from Ginny's Happy Cuts Christmas Wishes file, and the snowflakes are from Sam and Hailey's Design's Itty Bitty Snowflake file. These blocks are soo popular now a days and they make quick gifts.

Click on the preview below to purchase my file at 50% off today!

I'd also like to share this wonderful ornament Sue Shaff made with my penguin file.  She simply cut out the penguin's belly and place a photo behind it.  She did enlarge the file a bit so she could use a larger photo.  I just love her out of the box and onto the tree thinking!  LOL! 

The penguin file is only available through my quarterly membership.  It is not too late to join.  You get at least 20 high quality files for only $10.00.  You can buy gift memberships too...just place the person's forum name in the spot on the order form.  Click on the the cutey below if you'd like to purchase my membership.

Oh and I have added another file to membership that was designed for all the little boys and big boys too in your life.  It is an airplane on a cloud box.  I love this box style..it comes together quickly and requires no glue to put it together.   Again if you'd like to purchase my membership click on the preview below.

If you don't care for surprises and want to know for sure what you are getting for your $10.00.  You can checkout the camera slideshow marked Membership Club files to the right and see what has been offered so far.  You can also show this slideshow to a fellow crafter and ask her if she/he likes what they see so you know if they would like the membership as a gift or not.

Okay time for lunch so Bye for now! Thanks for stoppping by!   Merry Christmas!
Shelly

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Technique Tuesdays: Ribbon Tree, freebie and another teacher's gift

Howdy!
I hope you are all enjoying the holiday seasons. I am listening to Christmas music and it's cold outside. I was watching a movie about Chirstmas in LA. I can't imagine being in shorts and celebrating Christmas. Just doesn't seem like Christmas without having to bundle up!

Okay on to the technique. This is a quick simple one in which you can use up some of those ribbon scraps or ribbons you have too many of! I am demonstrating it being used as a tree but any die cut can be used. Remember you can click on the photo to see it larger.



A few examples for embellishing your tree. OH Psst...I have the tree freebie for you later.



Hints and Tips:
I used plain ivory cardstock for my tree because I knew the ribbons would cover the tree completely. If you are using sheer ribbons keep in mind your base tree will show through.

Scor-Tape or Terrifically Tacky Tape (Red-Line) hold very well just about anything you want to add to your tree. Seed beads look very pretty but know that your base will show through that is why I added them on top of the red ribbon instead of the actually paper tree. You can add glitter in the same way. Just lay down the tape and sprinkle glitter on top. Flower Soft would work too...how about trying candy sprinkles!

Dew drops, pearls, brads, or dots of glitter glue can be added to the tree to act as ornaments.

It is very important you get the glue evenly dispersed on your die cut. If you don't you'll get bumps or loose unattractive ribbons.

You WILL get some fraying. You can apply some fray stop to the ends if that bothers you. Personally, I think it adds to the handmade charm and I actually considered using my scissors to make the ribbon fray and doing a rustic looking tree!

You can use any shape you'd like to as your base die cut...but keep in mind you will have to trim the ribbons off later. More intricate shapes will be harder to trim around.

This method can be used to decorate a photo frame too. Ribbon comes in such a variety of colors and style..it would be very easy to make a frame to match your decor.

You can substitute the ribbon with paper strips. Please note things look better if you vary the widths of the paper strips. This is a fabulous use of paper scraps!

Below is my example of a rather non-traditional looking Christmas tree. I loved this paper and thought the ribbon strips went with it so well. My inking could have been done better though. Oh and sorry about the photo..I didn't have the best lighting when I took it and it was too dark to go outside.



I used my folded photo corners for this card. I love how they fold around the corner of the paper or photo so no glue touches the photos. These are also great for placing photos onto card fronts since the recipient can remove the photo easily when they receive the card. If you'd like to purchase the file click preview below.

I'd also like to share with you another teacher's gift I recently made. My son's teacher asked for hand sanitizer to be donated throughout the year so I decorated the bottle with a penguin. Penguins are their mascots so it is great for a Winter theme for the classroom. After taking the photo so you wouldn't see the glare I applied clear contact paper to my design to protect it from Kindergarten hands! If yours is all paper then decoupage is a great sealer. I just wasn't sure how it would react with the Flower Soft I used on the scarf and hat...or the rhinestones I used on the snowflakes.



If you love this penguin and have to have it NOW! LOL! You must purchase my membership. Click the preview below to purchase it. You will be getting at least 20 files for one low price of $10.00 a grand deal! You can also purchase gift memberships. All you need to do is provide the Paperthreads forum name of the person you are buying the membership for. If you aren't a member of Paperthreads forum it's is easy and free to register.



Thanks for stopping by and letting me share a ribbonriffic technique with you! LOL! As a parting gift I am giving you the tree I used in my demo. I designed this tree with very simple straight edges making it perfect for this technique. Please be sure to grab it now if you want it. It will be gone in 24 hours. The zip file contains the AI, GSD, KNK, SVG, and WPC formats. Even though this file is free right now my TOU still applies. I ask that you DO NOT share this file but direct them here to download it themselves. Sorry freebie has expired.

Thanks for stopping by! Happy Holidays!
Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 file today only and a great teacher's gift idea

HEllo everyone,
Merry Christmas! I hope you are enjoying the holidays festivities. Only 13 days before Christmas. R U ready? I certainly am not...hope to get some shopping done today and get a tree this weekend.

Today only I have my Christmas parade file on sale for only $1.00. This price will disappear today at midnight CST so hurry and get it before that magical price vanishes. Don't forget this file has many other uses too. You could use the mittens on a snowy day page or winter greetings card, the carrot nose would work for carrots for reindeer or the Easter Bunny. The cloud can be use for rainy day layouts, or greeting cards. You could cut the cloud in green and it magically becomes a bush. Click on the preview below to see it in my store.



I'd also like to share with you how Helen used my birds of a feather file. She has magical powers! LOL! She turned the plain bird into a cardinal...making it perfect for Xmas. You can see she used it on a gift box and Christmas card. I just love that little birdie!



If you'd like to purchase my birds of a feather file. Click on the preview below to purchase it at a wonderful sale price of $1.5o. This price will be in effect the whole month of December.


Okay now to show you the teacher's gift. My son's student teacher had her last day recently at school so they had a going away party for her. I needed a quick gift...I could have done a slightly better job on the coloring and with the sentiment but once again I was headed out the door right after finishing this. It does go quick..coloring is the hardest part especially when you don't know what you are doing and the color keeps bleeding! It uses my notepad with cover file, the scallop circle is from my hummingbird card, and the girl and apples are a stamp called Sugar Plum: Apple Emma from C. C. Designs. You can buy the stamp at the Paperthreads store here.



The gift bag is very simple to make..just take a brown lunch bag fold the top over and punch two holes in to insert your ribbon through. add the scallop circle with a pop dot below where you bow will be. The paper clip is simple too just two scallop circles adhered back to back with pop dots with the paper clip in between. For more durability you can use silicone to attach the paper clip...I just didn't have time to let the silicone dry. I added a pen holder to the front of my note pad by cutting a rectangle strip of paper and attaching it with brads. If you would like to purchase the note pad holder (it was a previous frugal friday special so you may already have it!) or the scallop circle click on the previews below to see the items in the store.




Okay my daughter is wanting lunch. So I've got to go. Thanks for stopping by and have a fabulous weekend!
Shelly

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Technique Tuesday: Turning paper into metal, new ornaments and a freebie

Howdy,
"Silver and gold, silver and gold. Ev'ryone wishes for silver and gold". Do you remember that song from the Rudolph movie? I can't get it out of my head so I decided to show you how to make your own silver and gold! Well sorta....I am going to show you how to turn your paper die cuts into silver and gold metal looking embellishments. I have mentioned this trick before and showed you the results of it on some items I've displayed on my blog in the past ...but....I never really gave you the directions on how exactly to do it...so now's the time! I wrote an article on this technique for a previous Paperthreads newsletter...so I figured sharing that article is the best way to show you that technique.

Download the turning paper into metal article PDF here.


Above are my most recent results upon trying this technique. I used yellow pigment ink on the die cut tree with about 4 layers of gold embossing powder. The ornament hook I used silver pigment ink and about 4 layers of silver embossing powder. The photo just doesn't look nearly as good as the real thing. Trust me you will just have to try this and be utterly amazed. When I hold this tree in my hand..it look exactly like a wire pin!

Oh and to give your metal a slightly aged look use some black or brown ink or rub in buff. One more tip..don't try to emboss the back side...you'll completely ruin the front....ask me how I know this..tee hee!



Above is a quick card I used the tree on. Psst..the gold dots on the word "JOY" are so simple to make...just squeeze out dots of glitter glue onto a non stick craft mat or the backing to stickers. Let dry then whenever you need to make a card and make it quick you are ready. Simply peel off the dried glitter glue dots and attach with a Quicky Glue Pen. No need to wait for the glitter glue to dry! Yeah! The card uses my newest file swirly ornaments...click the preview below if you'd like to purchase it.


Oh and the card base uses my monogram birthday card file. It is only available through my quarterly membership. Click the card preview below to purchase the membership.


Sue Shaff has been a busy bee again! She is ready to hog my blog..so away we go!



Just look at what an amazing job Sue did with my Year Round Flower Shaped Card file. I just love the wonderful shading on the pink one and the vibrant sparkles on the red one. I am always fascinated with how the change of paper and color can make one file look so different. If you don't have your Christmas cards mailed out yet then you may want to purchase this quick and easy file by clicking the preview below. (shhhhh my cards aren't ready either!)


Sue not only made Christmas cards with my files but she also made some home decor items. Check out the photo below to see what fabulous candle holders she made.



Take a look at the preview below to see what that little candle holder started out as. If you'd like to make your own...it is only available in my membership. So click below to purchase the membership. However, if you don't want to purchase the membership I have plenty of these type boxes in the store...snowflake box, flower box, a boxy collection.


Lastly, Sue found some time between card making and decorating to do a layout.


Sue used my Gotta have arrows file for this great layout. Click on the preview below if you'd like to purchase.


Okay now to what you really came to this blog for. The freebie! As promised as a parting gift for visiting my blog and sharing the technique with you I am giving you one swirly ornament. It will be gone in 24 hours so grab it before it disappears. Included in the zip is the AI, GSD, KNK, SVG, and WPC formats. Even though this file is free my TOU still applies. It is not to be shared please send them to my blog instead to download it themselves. Freebie expired..sorry!

I hope you are all enjoying the holidays! Come back again for my frugal Fridays $1.00 deal!
Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 buys you a birthday card file or a Christmas file

Hello,
TGIF! Yeppers it's time once again for my frugal Friday bargain. I have two files for you today since my sale was running last Friday. So for today only (Friday, Nov 4, 2009) ..these two files will be $1.00. At midnight CST "poof" just like Cinderellas carriage the $1.00 price will disappear. So hurry and get them while they are cheap. Click on the previews below to purchase.




Brett Robinson of my Creative Design Team has been busy creating some fabulous projects. I'd like to share them with you below.





The above cards look so great and yet they are so easy. Brett did a fab job using my Flourish Photo Corners file. She cut the flourishes out of the same paper as the background paper making the whole card coordinated and everything flows well together. Click preview below to purchase my file. These would work well for Christmas cards too. But..you all have those done already don't you! ;)

Next up Brett created a work of art from my simple little flower box file. She use a wonderful abstract pattern for the box and filled it with scented sticks. A very pretty decoration. This would make a wonderful gift that is useful all year!



If you'd like to purchase my flower box file click on the preview below.


Thanks for stopping by! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! Happy Holidays!
Shelly

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