50% off ends soon and new files

My sale continues.   I am giving you 50% off all my designs.  No coupon code needed.  Simply click here and start filling your cart!  I have a wide variety of items including digital cutter files, digital stamps and digital scrapbooking goodies.  I currently have 250 files.  I am in the process of converting all my files to MTC and Studio format but haven't gotten them all done.  However, if you purchase any of my files and share with me the receipt I will be happy to convert the files for you and send them to your e-mail box ASAP.   I have been busy converting many files this week and  as I convert them I put them immediately in the store.

Wow!  I can't believe how many of you have downloaded my freebie!  I am thrilled you are liking my little gift!  It is still available for a few more days so check it out  if you missed it.  You can find it in my store here.  I'm not telling you what it is because if I do then it wouldn't be a surprise!  I don't want to spoil your fun!  I will tell you it's part of my build a...series!  I just love files that give you versatility and let's you customize the files to suit your needs.  If you have any ideas for more build a files I'm all ears!

I have put a few new files in my store also.  Kelly my talented design team member played around with one of them. Card Base 14.

Kelly played around with my stacked circle flowers technique.  I have it posted here on my blog but I'm not sure when I posted it.  Basically you cut various circles decreasing in size...crinkle them up a bit, stack largest to smallest then secure in the middle with brad to create a flower.  I need to go paint my porch but if I get some time I'll edit this post to include the link to the tut.  The Love word is a freebie I have featured in the past.  Kelly used papers from the DCWV Old World Stack for the "frame" and K and Company papers were used to make the flower.   I just love Kelly's shabby chic card!  I also love how she turned the card horizontally.  I often forget my card bases are versatile that way!  If you would like to purchase this file click on the preview below.

It is also available in digital template form.  Click on the preview below to purchase.

Did you know I have digital paper packs for sale that can be printed on your printer and used in your cutting machine?  Yep..I do.  Featured above are my Strawberry Delight and Zigity Zag digi papers. Click on the previews below if you wish to buy these.

If you are a frequent blog visitor you may remember this card...

I finally got the file I used to make it into the store.  One nice thing...the frame in this Card Base 15 matches the borders in my Card Base 14. I could definitely see using the border and frame on a scrapbook page together. I especially like the banner in this one. Banners seem soo popular right now. Click on the preview below if you'd like to purchase the file.

It is also available in a digital template version.  Click the preview below to purchase it.

 Okay I've got to get to painting that porch!  I am dreading it because it seems soo cold to me!  The paint can says it has to be above 50 degrees to apply the paint..which is just barely is so I guess I don't have any excuse not to go do it!  Thanks for stopping by and please come back again!

Have  a fabulous weekend!

Oh and sorry for all the photos..I got a little carried away!  Hope it didn't take too long for you to load but if it does please tell me so I know to limit my photos in the future!

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Sale Time!

My next couple of weeks are filled with events like birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and Mother's Day. I have a ton of projects to make! Just in case your April and May are filled with activities like mine I decided to have a sale. I have many files that are useful for not only cards and scrabooking but also teacher gifts and decorations. You can find my store by clicking on the Ad above or by clicking here. I do not have all my files converted to MTC and Studio but if you purchase a file in any format I will be glad to convert it for you and send it to you through e-mail.  Just e-mail me at shellysart@verizon.net with your invoice.  Oh before you leave I have some inspiration for you!

Isn't this card just stunning!  Kelly (member of my design team) created this lovely card.  Here is what Kelly had to say about her card:

"I needed a card for a bridal shower and using 3 of Shelly's files, here is what I came up with. I used Card Base 10 (SS00238) for the base of the card. It uses Bazzill cardstock for the base, DCWV Old World Stack for the patterned paper and Paper Temptress mica/metallic paper for the rest, including the flowers. I used the Flowering Foliage embossing folder on the small rectangle. The wedding rings charm is from Wedding Charms (SS00084). I cut 4 of them from plain cardstock and layered them to make it thicker, then I cut one from silver vinyl to layer on top and make it look more like a real charm. Finally, I used Fringe Flowers (SS00228) to make the 2 flowers and topped one of them with a silver embellishment (an end cap used in jewelry making). 

I love all the details Kelly put into this card.  Layering 4 cardstock rings and then a silver vinyl layer over the top is a great technique to make these charms look more realistic!  I 'll have to remember that for the future.

If you would like to purchase any of the files Kelly used then please click on the previews below or on the highlighted words in Kelly's description.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a glorious weekend!

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Happy Father's Day..40% off all my designs,freebie,Kindergarten Graduate

In honor of those the great guys in our lives I am having a 40% off sale on all my designs.  Click here to visit   my store.  Before you leave check out some of the amazing stuff my design team has done and there is a freebie too.   I have a few of Tyler's graduation photos at the end of this post.

As promised here is the amazing card CDT member Lisa created using my newest file Card Base 2.  Talent runs in the family as Lisa's Mom sent her this beautiful glittery butterfly.  Lisa added a flourish stamp, sentiment, a flower, and a few gems to create this stunning card in no time.  Click words below if you want to purchase this card base and make some quick cards of your own. 

Card Base 2

Next up we have some wonderful digi layouts by CDT Aussie Caz.  She created wonderful pages using my newest digital kit Wedding Bliss. 

I like how Caz flip the patterned paper to make an interesting patten in the middle.  Caz also used my silver charms on this fab layout. 

Caz did another layout of her great family using my kit.  The layered border she used at the bottom is one of my favorite elements from the kit.  I like how Caz titled the champagne glasses....I'm a linear kind of gal and sometimes forget that things look better angled. 

I have one more item to share with you using the Wedding Bliss Kit.   It's a card that uses the digital version of the card base coming soon to the store.

If you'd like to purchase any of the items used in the digital projects please click on the words below.  Keep checking back for the digi card template 2 as it should be in the store soon.  Oh and remember this kit can work for more than weddings too as there are many flowers and ribbons that would work great for non-wedding projects.

Wedding Bliss

Silver Charms

 

In today's busy life we are all about quickly doing scrapbooking pages.  Digital scrapbooking is definitely a quicker way to scrapbook.  Caz has made things even quicker for you though by providing you with a quick page you can just drop your photos into and have a splendid page in literally minutes.  Wasn't that nice of her to save you sooo much time. 

Click here to download the quick page and be sure to leave Caz some love either in my chat box to the right or in the comments to this post. 

Okay so now I promised to share with you some photos of Tyler's Kindergarten graduation.  I'm afraid I don't have many good ones as the lighting was poor and I was crying a lot!  Tyler's teacher is leaving the school district and Tyler loves her soo much so he is quite sad she is leaving.  We were sooo lucky to have a great teacher like her teach Tyler his very important first year.

Tyler wanted me to show you all the pot only so thus the picture above.  I tied my hands and let him do most of the work.  He used my Lollipop Boquet file so I had to cut that for him but everything else he did himself.  The tag says "I love you bunches". 

Okay it's getting super late!  I am watching another child today and they all want chocolate chip pancakes or waffles so I'd better go feed them!  Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 versatile box today only.

Hi everyone,
     It's Friday again!  That means it's time for my Frugal Friday special.   Today only you will get my collapsible box with ties file for  $1.00.   Hurry though this price is disappear at midnight EST today May 14, 2010.   Click on the words below to purchase. 

collapsible box with ties

I love that this box is secured with ribbon so when you are done it can be stored flat.   It can even be mailed in a card for a great surprise gift!  You can use it hold snacks like peanuts at a party if you line them with napkins.  It's also great to store little items like brads, eyelets, even to coral bottle of stickles.   You can cut it out of paper to match your decor too.  It's definitely a useful box and worth every penny!

I'd like to share with you a wonderful project Jane shared with  me.  Jane was the inspiration behind this airplane box.   She used it for the Delta Pioneers Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, filled with goodies and raffle tickets.  I think they decorated the table wonderfully!  Thanks for sharing your awesome project Jane!

I think these would make great party favor for a boys party too!  Click on the words below if you'd like to purchase a plane and take flight yourself!
airplane box

I also have a Prop plane box designed as another request which will be in the store soon..here is a sneak peek.

I am working on a digital wedding kit too and hope to have that in the store soon.  Here's a sneak peek at some of the elements and papers in that.

Sooo see I have been doing something other than spending time on Facebook!  LOL!  I do have many ideas swimming in my head and hopefully I can get them on paper soon!


I have been enjoying all the Spring flowers lately.  The previous post I showed you my daughter enjoying the tulips and now I'd like to share with you the lilacs.   They are done blooming now but boy did they smell heavenly and look beautiful when they are in full glory!  Looks like the peonies are next to bloom...I love them as well!  Before I had kids by scrapbooks were filled with flower photos....it will be great this summer now that my daughter is older I should be able to rekindle my passion for flowers again.

Have a glorious weekend!  Looks like the warmer weather is returning!  Yeah! Oh and to the right you'll see I installed a chat box so hopefully it will be easier for you to leave comments and ask me questions.  
Shelly

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Technique Tuesdays: Rainbow flowers and a Valentine Freebie.

Yes I know it is Wednesday.  Well what can I say...hmmm...I know I'll blame it on my 2 year old.  Sounds good to me!  Let's leave it at that and get on with the tut.

Actually you get two tuts today!  Yeah!  Games from the Paperthreads forum posted an image of a Pop up box she did using Whimsie Doodles Tut.  Click here to see it.  Also click here to see a you tube video with Dawn demonstrating the same technique.  I just new when I saw this I had to try it.  It's a great way to showcase those stamped/colored images.  I love how it fold flat for mailing too!

While I was embellishing my card....it occurred to me that I didn't have any flowers to decorate it with that matched.  I hate to admit this...I am a totally  a matchy type of girl.  I don't how how to do contrast without it looking totally bizarre.  So a lightbulb went on..if I could color ribbon with markers surely I could color flowers too.  So if you are a matchy type of person like me read on....

 

As you will see later I used brown, pink and orange in my Pop-up card.  So I wanted flowes with those colors in them.  These are ultra cheap fabric flowers..they are frayed around the edges and what not.  But with some Copics or any alcohol based markers these plain ol' flowers turn into a shabby chic MATCHY treasure! 

 

Not a very good photo because these aren't as splotchy in real life but you get the idea.  I put bands of colors on the white flowers using my copics.  I tried not to get to symmetrical with my rings because in nature flowers are far from perfect.  If you don't like my "rainbows"...you can easily just color them a solid color.  Okay so now you can see what I used these flowers on...

 

Now I'm kinda thinking these rainbow flowers look like turkey feathers.  Maybe I should have just stuck with solid pink!  Oh well it's done and I'm going to leave it be!  I do have a recipient in mind for this little cutie but her birthday isn't until the 20th.  Imagine that I'm early!  I had ulterior motives for making this card now though.  See the sentiment it is a freebie digital stamp by Paper Trey Ink designer Dawn McVey.  They are hosting a birthday bash on PTI and if I make something with this great stamp I get entered to win some free stamps so wish me luck!  I hate that you can't tell in the photo very well but each of the dots in the sentiment is covered in stickles and so are the hearts. If you click on the photo to enlarge you may be able to see it.  The cutie on the cupcake image is a wonderful freebie digital stamp by Digital Doodling. Isn't she adorable!

I showed my son the pop up card and he loved it.  He has a mind like an engineer so this was right up his alley.  So I had to make him one too.  

 

The adorable image on the card is from Dustin Pike.  It's a freebie too!   I loved coloring this little guy and I couldn't resist coloring the toe nails.  The sentiment is a stamp I designed myself...more about that later.   I figured my son would get a kick out of these glittery lips.  They are available in my digital cutter file entitled wedding charms.
Click preview below to purchase.

I was going to use the hearts but at 6 he's still giggly and I can imagine him busting out laughing at those lips!  I am really enjoying coloring with my Copics.  I still have much to learn but it's FUN!  I hope to have some digital stamps available in the store soon.  Any request please e-mail me at shellysart@verizon.net.

I have put a few file previously only available through membership.  So go check them out here.  Please hit the next button to see the Valentine set.

Okay now the perks of getting to the bottom of the post.  To thank you for visiting my blog  and sharing the technique with you I am giving you the digital stamp sentiment I featured on the elephant Valentine.  You get one with a heart but also a blank one to fill in with whatever embellishment you'd like.  I ask that you please do not share this file but rather send them here to download it instead.   This will be available for 24 hours so get it NOW if you want it. Click here or on the preview to download. 

Okay it's supper time and I need to get some grub for the kiddos!  I hope you'll join me back her on Friday for a Frugal Friday $1.00 file special!
Shelly

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New Easter and wedding files, layouts, and freebie.

Hello everyone!

I've got many new files in the store just in time for Easter. First up are my build an Easter egg files. These files are so versatile and easy to cut! The eggs cut as overlays that get layered on to a solid egg. Mix and match these files for endless combinations! Click on the previews to see the files in my store.





Check out this great card CDT Kelly did with my build an Easter egg file! I just love all the little details she added...the stitching, embossing, and gem!



Susan also had fun with this file...creating an adorable mobile for her cute grandson!



Check out the wonderful layout CDT member Lisa created using the build an Easter Egg two file. I love how she used the plain egg as a journaling box and the decorative eggs as titles. Scroll down to see more amazing projects from her.



Once again Susan stepped out of the box and created this splendid wall hanging. She used a copper gel pen to outline the eggs. My favorite part though is the liquid applique she used on the flower buds.





Isn't this candy bar wrapper the cutest! This file is perfect to cut and stick inside an Easter basket. It would also be a great treat to give to a teacher, hair dresser, and mail carrier. It is always nice to remember everyone that makes your life special at Easter. All pieces cut separately so you could easily use this on a scrapbook page too. This file could be made into magnets and attached to the front of a card. Attach these to paperclips, add a pen and my Notepad with cover file and you have a wonderful little gift. Click on preview to see the file in my store.





This file is perfect for all the upcoming weddings that happen when the weather starts to warm up. This file is also great for other occasions such as the hearts can be used for Valentine's projects. Click on preview to see the file in my store.



Check out the great project CDT member Laury did for her daughter's wedding favors using this charming file and modifying Sam and Hailey Designs round top box .



It's time to announce another very talented member of my Creative Design Team. Give a warm welcome to Lisa Lindesmith.


Lisa had the following to say about herself.
"My name is Lisa Lindesmith. I live in Apex, North Carolina with my husband and two daughters, ages 10 and 15. For work, I am a research scientist studying the viruses that cause the stomach flu. For fun, I am a paper lover! A couple of years ago, my husband gave me a Craft Robo for Mother's Day and my digal cutter career began. I had so much fun with my Robo, that I quickly upgraded to the 13 inch KNK. I enjoy combining paper piecing with rubberstamping to create cards, scrapbooks and other 3D home decor and packaging items. My style is relatively linear and simple with clean lines, lots of white space and a 3D embellishment. Shelly's files are a pleasure to design with and I enjoy using them in my projects."

I must say I feel the same about Lisa...I love seeing the fabulous projects she creates with my files. Check out some of her projects below.

This great card uses my Festive Twig Tree file. I love how Lisa changed my file a bit by adding the bow to the bottom.



These wonderful cards below use my playful flowers, leaves, and vines file. Hurry this file is on sale for March only. She created it for my Paperthreads card sketch challenge.





This beautiful card uses my year round floral shaped card. I just love the shading Lisa did on this card!



Hurry today is the last day to get my Be My Valentine digital kit on sale for 40% off. It really is a great kit that would work not only for Valentine's layout but any layout showcasing love. Click on the preview to purchase it in my store.



Below is a layout I did using my kit and the wonderful Alternative Heart Template by Mega-Doodle Inspired (click on her blinkie to the right for more info). It is aversatile layered PSD file. I even hid a few layers I didn't need so the possibilities are endless!



Here is an awesome layout by CDT member Elizabeth. Isn't that puppy the cutest! I love how this kit matches that pillow perfectly.



Okay I think you've waited long enough. Thank goodness for the scroll button huh! Tee hee! Here is your freebie. Click on the image to download. Please leave a little love if you download. Click on Bannerwoman's blinkie at the left for more info of the the products I used in this freebie.



That's it for now! Eventually I will get all my CDT announced! These ladies just keep making amazing projects and I'll keep sharing them with you!

Enjoy your day!
Shelly

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