Simply Sketched Sympathy Card

Hi! I am sitting here enjoying the sun shine through my windows! The weather has been beautiful the last few days it reassures me that Spring is definitely on the way.  Soon I will see all the pretty daffodils growing on the hillside.

Unfortunately I had to make a sympathy card this month for a friend.  I really need to keep a few of these on hand.

Cardstock - Coastal Cabana, Brown Sugar, Very Vanilla. Stamp set - Simply Sketched.  Supplies - Fancy Fan embossing folder, Chantilly crochet trim.

Have a beautiful day ~ Shelley

Happy Heart Day!

It's time to get ready for Valentine's Day! We will be seeing lots of hearts and signs of love this month.

I cased this card from one I saw on Pinterest from Laura's Creative Ideas.  I used the stamp sets Hearts a Flutter and Tags 4 You. Colors are Coastal Cabana, Regal Rose and Pistachio Pudding.

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Have a great day! Shelley

Sunburst Card

Hi! Hope everyone had a great weekend.   Our family welcomed a new addition this weekend, I have a new niece - Jilian Mae.  She is such a cutie, can't wait to meet her! After four boys, my brother-in-law and sister-in-law finally have a little girl!

 I love all the sunburst cards I have been seeing and finally gave it a try last week.  What a great way to display your favorite designer series paper all on one card!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Grandparent's Day Cards

Well I promised myself that I would not forget about Grandparent's Day this year. Guess what, I forgot about it until Sunday.  So I quickly made some cards, of course they didn't get mailed out until today but better late than never.  Right?!

I used Mosaic Madness stamp set and the new in colors to make four cards.   I really only needed three cards but I loved all these colors and didn't want to leave one out so I have an extra one to keep!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Baby girl on the way!!!

Wow I can't believe it has been over a month since I have blogged! We have had a busy summer so far, lots of family gatherings and visits!

Yesterday I had a great time at my sister in law's baby shower.  This is their fifth baby.  After four boys they are finally getting a little girl!!

We don't have many girls on either side of the family. We will double blessed this year with two girls, one from each side of the family!

Me, my Mother in law Margaret & Sister in law Jennifer at the baby shower

I made this mini album for the new baby, finally getting to use some pink paper!! It folds up into the tin.

And the card

Have a great day ~ Shelley

Mosaic Madness Card

Lots of new and awesome products will be available

 from Stampin Up on June 1st!

I made this card with a few of the new products. The stamp set is called Mosaic Madness and there is a punch that coordinates with it! Also available is a Mosaic folder for the Big Shot.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Paper Players

Here is another card I completed last weekend, using another sketch. This one from the Paper Players.

Love this stamp set, the sleeping kitty is just so cute. The scene is so relaxing and peaceful.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Mother's Day

I thought I would get at jump start on Mother's Day since I am so far behind for Easter. 

I used the sketch at Utah Divas for this card. My yellow paper is actually acrylic paint on Crumb Cake card stock. Run it through the Big Shot and filed off some the paint on the embossed section. I used Everyday Enchantment paper, it is free for a few more days in the Sale a Bration catalog with your $50 purchase.

Have a great day ~ Shelley

1st Easter card

I can't believe Easter is only a couple weeks away and this is the first Easter card I have made. I'm not sure where my mind has been. I just dawned on me the other day how soon it would be here! You think with the beautiful weather we have had and all the daffodils around I would have thought of it earlier.

I actually made several cards this weekend and even got a few extra things completed too. I used the sketch at Stamping 411 and dug out my Easter Blossoms stamp set from last year. I still love this set, so pretty.

Thanks for stopping by, Shelley

TAP DANCING

Happy Monday All!

Today I have a fun technique card to share. In Stampin Success (a wonderful magazine for Stampin Up demonstrators) they had an article on tap dancing. Not the Gregory Hines kind of tap dancing, but a fun way to use your stamps.

First stamp your image in a lighter ink, I used Wisteria Wonder. Then take a darker ink Stampin Write marker to add highlights to the stamp, I used Elegant Eggplant. You can do this by tapping the the side of the marker or coloring directly on the stamp. Breathe on stamp to remoisten the ink. An easy way to make your card look even better! 

Have a great weekend ~ Shelley

Another Birthday Card

This is a card I made for Mike's Dad. It is a Z fold card. I like trying the a new fold, after doing the same one all the time. 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Acrylic Distress

In the Stampin Success magazine this month, they showed a beautiful card using acrylic distress.  Paint a pieces of card stock with acrylic paint, let it dry and run it through the Big Shot. Sand off some of the paint to show the color underneath. You can use a dauber with ink to color in the sanded areas, I just left mine alone since I used Crumb Cake to paint on.

Have a great day ~ Shelley

Stampin on Black

I saw this beautiful card on Split Coast Stampers 

and wanted to give it a try. 

Once again my card didn't turn out like I was expecting it to,

 but I do like how it turned out.   It looks like fireworks to me. 

I embossed the "inside" of the flowers from Greenhouse Garden in pewter, then colored it in with watercolor pencils.

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

More Valentines

I still have a couple more Valentines to share.  

I saw a similar card by Sandy Mathis and did my own version of it.  I love love the In-Color colors. They are really my favorites.  The Everyday Enchantment paper is beautiful from the Sale-a-Bration catalog. You can get it free with a $50 purchase.

Have a great day! Shelley

Vintage Valentines

It's almost Valentine's Day!!

 I love all the beautiful cards I've been seeing.

Tonight I will be having a Vintage Valentine class at a local library. There are 15 people signed up!!

Here are a couple of the cards we will be making...

Hope everyone has a great day!

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Craft Your Passion Challenge #94

Happy Monday!! Hope everyone had a wonderfully

 creative weekend. I had a great one!

Today is a new challenge for Craft Your Passion!

This week's sponsor is Limited Run Digis.

I just love this butterfly I was given to use!

The challenge this week is Color Bingo, check out the bingo board at Craft Your Passion and choose your colors. I chose blue, green & brown. That is always one of my favorite combos. All my other products are from Stampin Up.


Challenges
Sketches by Carly
Stampin with the Dragon - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

Happy Birthday Anthony

I had several birthday cards to make this month. 

This is the one I made for my nephew Anthony

who turned 11 yesterday!

I really love how it turned out. It is so bright and fun.

All the products are Stampin Up.

Have a great weekend ~ Shelley

11 days til Christmas!!

Well, I hope you all have most of your shopping done.  I actually have more done now than I usually do.  I only have two more gifts to buy!! And I know what I am getting them! Yippee!

I took some time this weekend to make a few Christmas cards to give to my fiancé's Mom. 

I cased this card from someone else's blog, sorry I can't find the link now. I really like how it turned out. And I love that I used French Foliage to make a Christmas card.

Have a great day ~ Shelley

Christmas

Hi! I have a Christmas card to share today!

 I love making Christmas cards!

And I really love this stamp out of the

Pines & Poinsettias stamp set.

I used Wild Wasabi embossing powder for the Christmas stamp.

Challenge
Celebrate the Occasion - Christmas 

Thanks for stopping by ~ Shelley

December already??

I just don't know where November went. It still amazes me how fast time flies. There never seems to be enough hours in the day. But I did get a few things accomplished last night. That pesky day job seems to get in the way, especially this time of year. My future sister-in-law's baby shower is this weekend and she asked me to make a couple sets of Christmas cards to giveaway as prizes. I am more than happy to oblige. I finished them up last night.

Here is one of them. I used Rich Razzleberry and embossed the Delightful Decorations with pewter embossing powder. 

I'm excited for tomorrow evening to get here, I think I will get a few more projects crossed off my list!

Have a great day, Shelley