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 today only Lovely Layout cutter and digi version, butterflies and flowers.

Hi everyone,
     Gosh this week has flown by....between medical appointments, repair people, and school activities we have been super busy!  Whew!   I'll be glad when school is out and Summer official starts in our household! 

     Now on to the Frugal Friday special.  Are you like me and need more then 24 hours in each day?  Well I haven't found those hours hidden anywhere I've searched but I can help you make the most of time.  Today's special will help you complete a layout in a matter of minutes.  The hardest part will be deciding which paper and photos to use....after that the layout will go together quite quickly.  You can get my Lovely Layout file for $1.00 today only.  This layout is designed to be cut completely on your digital paper cutter..hearts, border, bracket box, buttons...all elements are included.  If you are a digital scrapbooker well I haven't forgotten about you!  My Digi Layout Template 1 will help you complete a layout in a matter of minutes.  Imagine waiting in a doctor's office for your appointment and having a layout done on your laptop before your name is called!  The Digi Layout Template 1 is on sale also for $1.00 today only.   Hurry though the price of both files will magically disappear at midnight EST today 6/4/2010.  Click words below to purchase.

Lovely Layout (cutter file)

Digi Layout Template 1

Below is a closer look at the wonderful digi layout Caz created with the above template and my Spring Splendor digi kit.  Isn't it gorgeous!   I love the glitter style she used!  The best thing about digi scrapping you can add as much glitter as you want and there is no mess left behind!

My Creative Design Team has been busy using my Playful Flower, leaves and branches file on various fab projects!  Check them out below.

First up is Brett's wonderful shabby chick card! Her card is based on Caz's great sketch for last month's sketch challenge I host on Paperthreads.   She used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the flower/letters and I just love the burlap mat under her sentiment.  The colors are just gorgeous!   Brett thought out of the box when she created the sentiment as she cut off the loops on my letter charms file.  A brilliant idea...great way to get more mileage out of a file!

 


Next up we have two beautiful cards from Sandra.   These cards have gorgeous colors in them as well.  Her inking really adds a nice touch to the die cuts.  Of course a card wouldn't be complete with out the charms Sandra is known for!  The card in the lower right is base on one of Caz's great card sketches.   Here is what Sandra had to say about her cards:

Top:

"I used Stampin Up paper from the "Sweet pea" stack - love this paper.  and of course there is a lady bug charm crawling up the stem to the flower (from www.acharmingplace.com).  "

Bottom;

"The birds are a stampin up punch (and I forgot to distress them like I did the flowers). And the mini dragon fly charms are from www.acharmingplace.com and the paper is from the stampin up "sweet pea" paper pack."

If you'd like to purchase the files used in these cards please click the words below.

Playful, flowers, leaves and branches

Letter charms

Many of you know my good friend Elizabeth well not too long ago she gave her sister a cutter and started an addiction!  She (Tammy) loves using it and I'm honored one of her first file purchases was my 3-D butterfly file!  I'd love to share with you a project Elizabeth shared with me that Tammy created.  I just love the colors she chose!  I hope she shares more creations with me!  Elizabeth is sooo lucky to be able to share her paper crafting passion with her sister!  I'm sooo jealous! LOL!

 Click on words below if you'd like to purchase the butterflies.  Thanks!

3-D butterflies

Wow!  This post is mega long!  Thanks for hanging in there if you are still reading!  I want to share one more thing with you as I promised a friend of mine I would.....so here goes!  Tyler made butterflies out of coffee filters and clothespins for Adoree's party.  He had a blast making these!  He made some in school and they were more colorful since they dipped squares in paint and used them to decorate the wings but I didn't have time to let paint dry.  So I let Tyler use my stamps....he loved picking stuff out and inking it up.  I have a Fiskars Stamp Press so it was easy for him to use it to stamp the coffee filters.   I hope to share Adoree's birthday photos some time next week!

Hmm it seems once again it's lunch time and my belly is rumbling and my daughter is hungry too!  One of these days I'll get this post done earlier..well it's good  to have dreams right!  LOL!   I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!  Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly

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Frugal Fridays: $1.00 alpha charm letters today only

Hi everyone,
     Well another week gone.  "Poof" just like that!  I can't believe Easter is over and we are embarking on Summer.  I know Summer is still quite a few weeks away but we had a sample of it this week.  We had glorious sunshiny weather with temps in the 80s.   I can't remember Easter ever being that warm...we even colored eggs on the picnic table.  I hope you all enjoyed your Easter as well!    It was great....and left us wanting the warmer weather to stay...but it is a little colder today.   That's okay...I'm definitely not ready to turn on the air conditioners!

    Before I tell you about my Frugal Friday special...I wanted to say thanks to everyone who left a comment and downloaded the card base.   It makes me smile big wide to know that you liked it!  With two young children running around my house...I'm all about making life easier.   So be on the look out for more of these card bases!

   Okay now for my Frugal Friday special I'll be featuring my Alphabet Charm Letters: Uppercase for $1.00 only.  The price will magically disappear at midnight EST today (April 9, 2010).   So grab it now if you are interested.   Click on the preview below to purchase but before you go I have some projects to share with you.  Oh and you can easily make these paper charms look like real metal charms using my faux metal technique.  Click here in case you missed it.  Also, Paperthreads has some thin metal sheets that cut great in your cutter for sale here.    It appears the aluminum in sold out so keep checking back but copper is also available here.  It is a real copper sheet and will patina over time..I love the patina look!

Below is a wonderful layout CDT member Sandra did using the charm letters.  I love how they hang great using the brads and go perfectly with her gold metal charms.

Shelly e-mailed me with a wonderful Spring project she did using my Year Round Floral Shaped Card.  I just love the what she did but I may be partial since her name is the same as mine!  LOL!

Here is a description she gave me of what she used.

"I cut all the flower parts out of the same yellow and then chalked them to get the color effects!  Even chalked the stamen part!  Then stamped and embossed a sentiment on each one!  Sentiments are.... different words and you create your own.  Paper with them says Clear Stamps the Paper Studio  (Hobby Lobby!)  Everyday expression.  Flower pot is metallic paper, leaves is glitter paper, and even the flower paper is kind of shiney (no idea where I got that at)"

It's amazing how much depth and shading she got just from chalking the pieces.   I think I need to find that sentiment set....sounds like an ideal way to add a quick personalized sentiment to a card.  I wish I had a HL near me or any crafting store for that matter!  Oh well at least I won't go broke!

Click preview below if you'd like to purchase this file.

Oh and in case you are wondering what the SH Designs stands for it's Shelly's store.

Click here to go to her store.  Shelly has such a variety of embroidered pieces.  I love the organizers she made!  She even has a holder to carry your Nintendo DS and all the accessories.  Amazing! 

I do apologize for not having any techniques or organizational tips as I promised I would.   It's not for a lack of trying...I do have many organizational projects ongoing  but I don't want to share with you any photos until it's complete.  So one day in the future....hopefully.  I also hope next week to share with you some paper flowers...

I'm going to a crop and am trying to prepare mini kits so I don't have to bring the kitchen sink!  LOL!  So I'd better get busy as the crop is tonight.  I'm very excited..it will be great to share face to face adult conversation with others who are as passionate as I am about paper crafts!  I can't wait to show you some layouts tooo as I'm sure you guys probably think all I make is cards!

Okay dishes are calling too!  Have a great weekend!
Shelly 

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