Happy Halloween! Get a treat for yourself at 40% off.

Happy Halloween! Can you believe it is Halloween already..this year is just flyng by! Hurry into my store and get yourself some treats at 40% off. Click here to go shopping!

Do you need some ideas for treats.  I do have a few examples for you below.

Using my Halloween Wrapper file you can turn a plain candy bar into a festive Halloween treat.  Click here to purchase.

Another popular file of mine is this spider box.  It can be filled with candy or a battery operated tea light.  You could even fill it with small items like glitter glue for your favorite crafter or hair accessories for your special girl.  Click here to purchase.

Another cute yet fast treat I have for you is my tic tac holder collection.  They simple wrap around the tic tacs and are secured with a ribbon. Click here to purchase.

Tyler made witch hats this year for his Scout's party. Unfortunately the photos didn't turn out too good. I featured these on my blog before so you can see the instructions on how to make them here. Below is a photo from when he made them in Kindergarten. Awww he looks soo young there and he had hair too! LOL!

These witch hats would be great to put in my spider box.

The weather we have been having here has simply been crazy! Here is a picture I took on Friday.

Here is one I took on Sat.

Yeppers that is snow here in PA. Most of it has melted today although it is still pretty cold. I had to laugh....Adoree was all concerned that they had to cancel Halloween because it snowed! She'll be happy to know Trick or Treating is still on Monday. My kids don't eat candy all that often but Adoree sure does like getting it. We took her to the Halloween parade since Tyler was marching in for his Scout troop. She was quick to scoop up candy. She had a ton before we went home! I know she'll love going door to door on Monday. Tonight we are carving pumpkins. I just love the way the pumpkins look all lit up! Roasted pumpkin seeds are yummy too!

I don't know why but I forget to check facebook.  Lately I have been into Pintrest (a virtual pinning board where you can store anything and everything you see on the internet you want to remember).  However, I did figure it was about time to update my profile photo on both places.  

So that is the old photo..not sure when it was taken exactly but it must of been when Tyler was 4 because he got glasses when he was 5.

Here is the photo I took on Friday. I can't believe how much older they look. Tyler is almost 8 and Adoree is 4.  Sigh...before I know it they will be teenagers!  Adoree said to us today she is not sure what she wants to be when she grows up.  Daddy told her not to worry because she has many years to decide.  Looking at these photos though makes me think time will continue to fly by!

Have a wonderful holiday weekend!  I hope you get lots of treats and no tricks!

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No Tricks only Treats

Sorry I have been MIA lately.  Honestly, I didn't realize how much time has passed since I blogged last.  The cold weather has hit here and cold and flu season too.  The whole house is suffering from sniffles and coughing.   Poor Tyler is suffering the worst!  I feel soo bad for him!  I hate it when the kids get sick..I wish there was a magical wand I could wave and make them better!  I just came back from choir practice and everyone was coughing there too.  'tis the season!

Halloween is almost here...can you believe it!  This month sure has flown by!  How about giving yourself  a Halloween treat by stopping by my store! 

I have digital cutter files available in AI, GSD, KNK, SVG, WPC and MTC formats.  ( I am working on converting all my files to MTC..if you see a file you want simple purchase that file in any format and e-mail your invoice and I"ll get the MTC format to you ASAP).  I also have digital stamps and digital scrapbooking kits too...including commercial use items. 

Click on the ad above or HERE to be taken directly to my store.

Judging from the comments on my last blog post many of you are interested in see a tut on how I make my own baker's twine.  I think a video tut would be best.  I have two methods to show you.  I just need to practice a little first before I make my first video tut debut!  So be please patient...I will get a tut to you soon!

Okay I've gotta go catch some Zzzzs!  I'll be back sometime this weekend to share with you some Halloween projects!

Have a wonderful Friday!

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Happy World Card Making Day, Sale, and Freebie

Howdy,
So are you a card maker?  I soo enjoy making cards!  I love to scrapbook but sometimes it seems to take me forever to complete a page.  I love that I can use all the techniques I use on scrapbook pages but have a complete project quickly.  I also love sending handmade greetings to friends and family.  If you haven't tried making a card..you really should.  It is soo satisfying!  Your cutter makes cards soo quick and economical too.  All you need are a few good files and some paper to make a wonderful card.  To help you get started on your card making journey (don't worry a lot of my files work for scrapbooking too) I am giving you 50%  off all my designs valid now through Oct 3rd 2011.  Click here to go shopping. 

Have you been shopping for a new cutter or to upgrade your current cutter?  I do believe the new Zing is the machine for you.  It is light weight, portable yet still has enough cutting force to cut through a variety of materials.  Paperthreads is currently taking preorders for this wonderful machine.  Order now and you'll get your machine immediately after the release date.  Do you want 10 FREE files?  I am giving anyone who orders the Zing and inputs this coupon code ShellysArtFREEZingFiles when ordering the Zing from Paperthreads 10 free files.  Click here to order.  You will receive the 10 files listed below via e-mail when the Zing is completely paid for.  

Bracket Fun 

Build a Binder Clip 

Buttons Galore 

Gotta Have Arrows 

Notebook Edge:  Small Journal Blocks 

Tags Galore

Card Base 1 

Lovely Layout 

Collapsible Box With Ties 

Flourish Photo Corners 

The files you receive will be in MTC format which is fully compatible with the Make the Cut software packaged with the Zing machine.  I have packaged up a variety of general files that are perfect for scrapbooking and cardmaking of any theme.  I have also included a box file perfect for organizing and gift giving.  

 Next up I would like to share with you an adorable card made by CDT member Kelly Stone.  (Don't worry I haven't forgotten about the freebie..it's coming..promise!)  

I just love that Karate kid.  I was inspired by the way Kelly used the balloons from my Infinity Card file as you'll soon see in my card below.  The glitter is the perfect finishing touch.  Here is what Kelly had to say about her card.

"I made this card for my nephew, who recently turned 6. His favorite colors are blue and black and he really likes karate. The background paper is from my stash and I have no idea who makes it. I added some dots with my white gel pen to a few of the circles. The cute little karate boy is from Lisa at Quilling Patch - she has a bunch of free paper doll templates. I used a Peachy Keen face stamp from the Everyday Character set for his face. The piece of cake and the balloons are from Shelly's Art (Infinity Card: Birthday). I used Stickles on the letters of Conor's name to add just a little sparkle. The balloons are adhered with pop dots and I used embroidery floss for the balloon strings."

Now for my balloon card.  I loved Kelly's balloon technique so I decided to mimic it in my card.

I decided to use my homemade baker's twine for the balloon and pennant string.  If you would like to know how I made the baker's twine please leave a comment.  It was very hard for me to resist using glitter but....I figured I wanted to make this as a masculine card so I opted for using various embossing folders and sanding for some dimension.  Oops..I meant to add a brad or some puff paint to the ends of the pennants.  Hmm good thing I am actually early making this card for once.   If you would like to purchase my infinity card file and do your own spin on these balloons please click on the preview below.

I am in the process of converting all my files to MTC software but I still have many to go.  So feel free to purchase the files in any format and send me the invoice via e-mail at shellysart@verizon.net.  I will be happy to convert the files you purchased and send you the MTC format.  

Have you ever tried one of my card bases?  I currently have 6 in my store.  You can see them here.  How they work is the cutting file gives you the basic pieces of the card so you just cut and layer and everything fits perfectly no measuring!  I hate measuring!  Then you just need to add whatever focal point you want...a die cut, sticker, stamp..even a photo.  It would be great to make up a whole bunch of these and have them ready when you need to send a card quickly.  When I made my balloon card above...I cut out enough shapes for 2 cards so now I just need to assemble the other and send it off!

As a special treat to honor World Card Making Day...I am giving you my latest card base totally FREE.  Hurry though this file will go into my store on Monday.  So grab it now before it's too late.  Please leave a comment because that motivates me to give you more freebies.

Freebie expired.  You can find the file in my store here. 

Do you want another freebie...you can find a great one by Just Laury here.   Also, Michelle...Paperthreads owner has some awesome blog candy here. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Please come back as I'll have more lovely card to share all week!  Have a fabulous weekend!

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