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Monochrome Card

2012-01-01T17:57:00.002+11:00

woooooohooooo!!!! Happy New Year!!!!!! Ok....one of my NY's resolutions is going great....I've blogged for the first week of 2012!!! LOL

Ok...here is a monochrome card I made for a card swap I'm involved in. It's a little late as it's the November swap, but I'm on a mission to catch up by tomorrow and even be ahead by getting January's card done!

I absolutely love the way this card turned out. To me it looks so elegant and blingy. Can you believe all I used was some ribbon, 3 roses my foil master, a gold leaf pen, some glitter and white card stock?? The gold edging you can see is just the edges of some white card colored in with the gold leaf pen.

The framed "S" was simply printed on my mono laser and then I ran it through my foil master with gold spectre foil. A pretty gold bow and some gold glitter and it was done.

I love, love, love this card and think it will be recycled for birthdays by simply changing the colour scheme and the monogram.

Did I mention that I also LOVE my Foil Master!?!?!?!?!? LOL

Enjoy!

shell xoxo

2011-12-27T21:43:00.000+11:00

Here's a video of my new toy. LOVE IT!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THVtKt-Bh74&feature=player_embedded

Shell xoxo

Merry Christmas!!

2011-12-27T19:28:00.003+11:00

I know I'm a bit late with the festive greetings but I did want to share an awesome and very basic print and cut I did on my cougar. I used these as my Christmas name tags this year. They came up beautifully!! Easily mass produced and delightfully quick and easy to make.

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and that you enjoyed good food, good friends and lots of laughs!

Stay tuned for news of my new toy....it is AMAZING!!!!!!

Shell xoxo

2011-10-10T16:10:00.003+11:00

Hello everyone,

It seems like FOREVER since I've posted on my little piece of cyber real estate. I have so much to share it's hard to know where to begin!! I'll start with a card.

I made this butterfly card for our little card swap group. For the splatter coloured card stock I used a spritz tool and just some cheapo markers and spritzed away. I love this effect and will be doing it again very soon! My butterfly is a print and cut using my new toy. Keep an eye out for coming posts about him :) See how close I got to his outline, and all with no fudge line either!! Awesome and dead easy compared to a regular gazelle print and cut. The sentiment was cut from vinyl. It's a little hard to tell from the picture but it is almost hair thin in some places. AMAZING detail! My butterfly was coloured in with my Spica pens. All shiny and shimmery. A bead of crystal effects for his body and your done.

Stayed tuned over the next couple of days to see what new goodies I have to play with and to see some more card creations as well!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

white card stock challenge

2011-08-09T21:30:00.002+10:00

Hey everyone,

here's a card I did for a challenge where you were only allowed to used white card stock and 1 other medium only. My other medium was H2O's.

Everything you see here was cut out using my Gazelle difital die cutter. including the rose and the paper lace ribbon. Pretty cool huh?

The rose and leaves were coloured with H2O's.

The rose file is from My Time Made Easy and the lattice and ribbon are Monica Bjork files (she does some amazing work!!)

This card was so easy to make and only took about 30 minutes to make not including waiting for the H2O's to dry. Impressive hey?

Have a fabulous day!

shell xoxo

another card!

2011-07-18T14:07:00.002+10:00

Here's another card I made today using that same gorgeous cardstock I used for the flower below. Everything here was cut out on gazza including the sentiment that was a print and cut. Too easy!!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

a whole day of crafting!!!

2011-07-18T13:28:00.002+10:00

Well I have managed to get a whole lot of crafting done today, kid is back at school and I don't start back at work until tomorrow so I made the most of my time!

Here's a card I did for the monthly challenge I'm currently involved in. The theme was "spring" so I decided to do a spring card :) I am thrilled at how it turned it. I can just imagine this as a card for a granny, something about the colours. Anyways, everything was cut out on gazza, except the bling in the middle of the flower and the butterfly. The word bloom was cut from gold vinyl. The flower was cut using some paper I bought from Dean last year. You can't see it in the picture but it has a lovely lustre to it, almost metallic. It's gorgeous!!

Have a fab day!

shell xoxo

waterfall card

2011-06-19T16:19:00.002+10:00

Here's the zoo themed card I made for this months card challenge.

I got the pattern from splitcoaststampers and made up the file using funtime. The images are all print and cuts using gazza. I also learnt how to use the x y axis function to put in my score lines on the pull down part of the card. SOOOOO easy when you know how!

Looking at the card now I probably should have said Just for ZOO instead of you :)

I love waterfall cards. They are really easy to make and very effective with the right images.

Enjoy,

shell xoxo

All things Girlie!

2011-05-19T18:30:00.002+10:00

I'm currently involved in a card swap with some ladies from the gazelle/pazzles owners yahoo group and this months theme was "All things Girlie". This is the card I came up with. The stamp is a free digital stamp from Broken Box Stamps. I rearranged the sentiment and using the funtime software I made the word fabulous curve around the oval and then got gazza to cut the whole lot out. Pretty cool huh?!? I colored this g\fabulous lady with my water color pencils and crystal glazed her dress and shoes. The flower is a prisma flower.

I'm usually running late with these swaps but I've even managed to finish next months card!! Over the weekend I'm moving my craft room back to where it should be so everything will be all organized again and I can really get stuck into some card making. I can't wait!! I think I might even find some blog candy to give away! So keep an eye out:)

Cheers and thanks for looking,

Shell xoxo

Happy Mother's Day!

2011-05-08T10:12:00.002+10:00

Happy Mother's Day to all the fabulous Mum's out there!!

Here's my Mother's Day card for my MIL. I am really impressed at how this card turned out. It is one of the most basic cards I've ever made but I think it looks amazing (if I say so myself!)

Everything except the flower and bow was cut out using my gazelle, including the word MUM which was cut from gold vinyl. Inside the card is layered gold then white with gold vinyl saying Happy Mother's Day. I did take a pic of the inside of the card but my computer has go slow Sundays happening and won't let me publish it. I'll try again later.

I hope everyone has a fabulous day celebrating being a mum :)

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Exploding box

2011-04-11T14:47:00.002+10:00

Here's an exploding box I did at the request of a friend as a going away gift for a friend of hers. My apologies about the upside down pictures but I'm just learning about my new iPad and it's glitches, like upside down photo's!! Hopefully you'll get the idea!!!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Female Ingenuity at it's best?

2011-03-22T20:48:00.003+11:00

I was surfing the net the other night and visited one of my all time favorite blogs, Becca's Amazing Paper Grace (if you haven't checked out her site you just HAVE to, she is an amazing lady with an amazing talent), anyways, she had made her own peg board bow maker which makes tying professional looking bows a breeze!! Apparently I'm a little behind with this knowledge, but once I saw Becca use her bow maker I just had to have one NOW!!

Mind you this was at about 10 o'clock last night, and with Bunnings closed I had to use my female ingenuity, and I came up with this.

Very rudimentary but it works!! Ok, so the pencils wobble around a little bit and transfer tape isn't overly sticky to keep the pencils straight but it did the job :)

Hubby now has the measurements needed to make me my own peg board bow maker.

I'll post an update when he's finished it.

Cheers for now,

shell xoxo

One page wonder!

2011-03-21T16:17:00.004+11:00

Ok, I'm on a roll today!! Here's a file I made on Gazza and I'm calling the one page wonder. The pictures above are in back-to-front order but you get the idea:) I cut the circle and the score lines out on my Gazelle and then using a combination of mountain and valley folds created this little gift box. The best part is NO GLUE NEEDED!! Imagine the ways you could embellish this little beauty! Once again, if you'd like a WPC file of this then just leave a comment and then email me and I'll get it off to you ASAP.

Thanks for looking!!

shell xoxo

Butterfly treat box

2011-03-21T15:33:00.005+11:00

Here's a cute little treat box I've been working on today. It was my dad's wedding on Saturday and unfortunately I was too sick to attend because of a migraine, but hubby bought me home a little bonbonierrie (SP?) and I just knew I had to make it!! I'm going to be using these as little treat boxes for everyone who makes a purchase from De-Signs Made By Me! at the Paperific Expo that's on at the Melbourne Show Grounds April 1st-3rd. So make sure you drop on by and say hello, you might just end up walking away with a Gazelle!!! OHHHHHH!!!! for those of you interested the price of a Gazelle has come way down and Alisa now has them at the UNBELIEVABLE price of ONLY $650 (plus P&H if needed). I am so not happy Jan considering I paid $890 for my pink baby. You can check out Alisa's website for more info.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

P.S. if you'd like this file in WPC format just email me after leaving a comment and I'll shoot it off to you asap :)

Ladybug wishes

2011-03-15T12:16:00.002+11:00

Here's another card I did this week. My son has yet another 6th birthday party to go to this weekend (He has a better social life than me!!) and this little girl loves ladybugs. The card is a file I downloaded from a very talented lady called Monica. You can find her wonderful cutting files here. All her files are gorgeous and sooooo detailed and they cut beautifully on gazza.

The lady bugs were simply cut from cardstock and the red bits coated with a big dollop of crystal effects. Soooo cute! I loved the way they turned out.

I also have to thank Alex, another gazza addict, for her fabulous vine cutting file :) The flowers were just cut out and shaped with an embossing tool.

Have a great day!

shell xoxo

Wedding Card

2011-03-13T19:25:00.002+11:00

Here's the card I made for my dad's wedding next weekend. The colour scheme is gold and his wife to be loves butterflies.

Everything here was cut out on Gazza, including the printed and cut Mr & Mrs label. I used a cuttlebug swiss dots embossing folder as well.

Have a great day,

shell xoxo

My first real creation since Christmas!!

2011-03-12T16:54:00.003+11:00

Here's my first real card creation since before Christmas! A little girl from my sons year level was having a 6th birthday party and she loves butterflies, so I came up with this little creation. I really like cards that go off the edges like the wings and the scalloped edged. Everything you see here was cut on my trusty Gazelle, except for the prima flower.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

2011-01-01T23:24:00.002+11:00

OMG!!! Another year has gone past, and another lot of New Years' resolutions have been made :) I hope you all have had a fabulous Festive Season, whatever it is you celebrate, filled with love, laughter, friends and family. May 2011 bless you with good health, love and happiness.

I found these gorgeous little hydrangia flowers over on Penny Duncan's blo g and thought I'd give them a go. I'm not sure mine are as pretty as Penny's! They were really easy to make. I improvised with the 1/2 sphere by using dry florists foam scooped out melon baller style with a 1tsp sized measuring spoon. Everything was cut out on gazza and I used an embossing folder called cottage floral.

Once again you need to excuse my photography. I finished this card at 11pm and being the impatient person I am, I just HAD to put it on my blog tonight!

Have a wonderful day!

Shell xoxo

Birthday Party Invitations

2010-11-02T17:17:00.002+11:00

Hi all,

I'm in the middle of making these birthday invitations for my little man's 6th Birthday!!! OMG!!! where have 6 years gone??

Anyways, the girls are in pink/purple colours and the boys are in blues.

Everything has been cut out on Gazza except for the little stars that I bought from our local $2 shop.

Details on the party are on the back.

Hopefully I'll be getting a lot more crafting done soon. Christmas is only 8 and a bit weeks away and I have cards to make and place settings to create.......well that's the plan, more or less :)

Have a great day,

shell xoxo

An update

2010-07-22T08:09:00.002+10:00

Hello dear blog readers,

It's been a while between posts I know. But as always, every now and then life tends to lead you down a different path than the one you actually want to go down.

I've been really busy with my real job the past few weeks, so the few days I have had off in between have been devoted to my dear hubby and gorgeous little man with housework fitting in there somewheres. There hasn't been a lot of time for crafting at all.

I did make it out to Alisa's last Sunday for a beginners workshop on the Gazelle, so I got to sit all day and make a paper orchid that I found in a recent paper sculpting magazine. Actually, making it up didn't take very long at all and I just generally slouched around for most of the day! The orchid will be my next post so keep an eye out for it.

You know how things always happen in three's? Well this week has been my '3' week!! It all started when I went to Alisa's. She is an hours drive from my place. My hubby had arranged to help a friend out by taking some rubbish to the tip for her and needed my car with the tow bar on it to do so. All well and good, I take his car to Alisa's only to have him call me at 10am asking where my car keys were!!! Safe and sound in my handbag!! I was cracking the poos big time when Alisa's darling husband Ted came to the rescue and drove the keys home for me. A 2 hour round trip!! THANK YOU TED!!!!! Isn't he a darling?? And Alisa gives him such a hard time *grins*!!

The second thing was a very irate client whose appointment I hadn't transferred over from one diary to another properly, totally my fault and I admit that and apologised profusely for it, but she saw fit to abuse me for it in front of a fellow co-worker and 2 clients! Now I know I mucked up and tried to organise something for her that would suit her but that wasn't good enough for her. Her ranting really threw me. I know I have my blonde moments and I know her appointment being stuffed up my fault, but for goodness sake, it was a nail appointment!!! Get over it sunshine!! I didn't see fit to abuse her when she was 20 minutes late for one of her appointments which cost me money in rent!! **DEEP BREATHES**

The third thing wasn't really anything to do with me, but I was present so I'm claiming it as mine in the hopes of holding off anything else that might want to throw my week out of kilter. LOL

OK, I've bored you enough with my raving I'm sure, I hope to get a picture of the orchid up later on today. I'm off to Geelong shortly to see my dad and his fiancee for lunch.

Have a great day and thanks for dropping by.

shell xoxo

Exploding Box

2010-07-02T16:37:00.003+10:00

Hi everyone,

Here's an exploding box I've made for a dear friend of mine as a little thank you gift for organising a crafting weekend away for some fellow addicts.

The flowers on top are lillies which is perfect as the dogs name in the pictures is Lily!

The box is based on a folded 12 x 12 paper design but in this version I have cut 9 of 4 x 4 inch squares and joined them using ribbon.

Everything inside the box is of course cut out on my gazelle.

If you'd like the instructions for this box just send me off an email and I'll get it to you ASAP.

Thanks for looking!

shell xoxo

Magnolia Stamps

2010-06-06T20:13:00.002+10:00

There's something about the Magnolia stamp range that I just love. Don't ask me what it is but I am drawn to them for some reason that I can't put my finger on. Even Edwin has captivated me.

Here's a card I did for my nieces 19th birthday. Very plain and orangey, but I really like it. Her wings are painted in kindy glitz crystalina and look lovely and shimmery. Everything is of course cut out using my gazelle, except the paper flowers.

Have a great day,

shellxoxo

Engaged!!

2010-05-27T12:41:00.003+10:00

Well, here's some news sure to shock some of my followers, so please make sure you're sitting down before reading any further!!

My dad announced last Monday that he and Maree are now engaged!!! CONGRATULATIONS!!

So not only did he move out only 2 weeks ago but he has now gone and got himself almost hitched. Obviously this called for an engagement card and when I saw this stamp I thought it was perfect if a little cheeky!! I coloured the image using my copics. Of course everything except the ribbon was cut out using gazza!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Autumn card swap

2010-04-23T10:21:00.002+10:00

The Yahoo! Funtime group I belong to had a card swap amongst it's members and this is the autumn themed card I did for my swap partner, It's really clean and simple but I really like the way it turned out.

Enjoy,

shell xoxo

Rambling Paper Rose

2010-04-21T12:46:00.004+10:00

Hi everyone,

Long time no post!

The other day my dear friend Alisa pointed me to this most talented lady's blog for a WPC template to make a perfect Rambling Rose. The lady who was gracious enough to allow me to feature this rose is Lauren Meader. So THANK YOU LAUREN!! She has some truly gorgeous cut files, so hop on over and have a look. You can find Lauren's blog here. You will also find the instructions on how to make this gorgeous rose. I have tweeked the sculpting of the paper a little and I have also adjusted the size of the template to make a bigger rose. So easy to do if you own a pazzles, Gazelle or wishblade. Lauren also offers a PDF file of the template if you only own a good old fashioned pair of scissors or a trusty craft knife.

I'd love to see some of your rose creations!

Take care for now,

shell xoxo

Melbourne Paperific this week end!!

2010-03-04T10:55:00.002+11:00

Hi everyone,

Just a really quick post today.

Don't forget that th MelbournePaperific is on this weekend at the Melbourne showgrounds. It runs Friday through to Sunday.

I'll be on the De-signs Made By Me! stand showing off the fabulous Bosskut Gazelle. So drop on by and say hello!!

Click on this link for more information

http://www.dotcomdesign.com.au/paperific/

I look forward to you all introducing yourselves.

Have a wonderful long weekend!!

shell xoxo

Getting ready for Paperific!

2010-03-03T14:42:00.003+11:00

Well we are off to Paperific this weekend. I can't WAIT!! 3 whole days with Alisa and GO talking nothing but the Gazelle!! Feel free to drop by the De-signs Made By Me! stand and say G'day!

Here are a couple of vinyl stencil/silhouettes I cut out using Gazza (of course) I am thrilled at how they came out. You'd pay a fortune for something like this in the shops! It took all of 20 mins for all 4 canvases to be designed, cut and assembled. I'm going to try photocuts in the not too distane future so keep an eye out for them.

Have a great long weekend whatever it is you decide to do.

shell xoxo

3D picture frames

2010-02-24T18:50:00.003+11:00

I just love the way these 3D decorator frames came out!

Everything you see here was cut out using the Gazelle and the Funtime Software.

These designs are available for purchase in any colour scheme you want for $40 plus postage. I can also cut just about any 3D design you'd like. Just contact me to discuss your individual requirements and for a quote!

Cheers,

Shell xoxo

Paper Wedding Cakes

2010-02-22T10:41:00.003+11:00

I'm really on a roll right now!

Check out these cute little wedding cakes made entirely from paper! They'd make fantastic little bonboniere holders or table decorations. You could even make them into birthday cakes and give them out as part favours filled with yummy goodies!

They are dead easy to make. One complete cake out of just one 12 x 12 piece of paper. The patterns I've used here are copyrighted but the templates would be easy enough to make yourself. Any box type shape is perfect. Resize to suit the layers and viola!! Cake good enough to eat and NO calories!!

Let me know what you think!

shell xoxo

Sweet Bouquet

2010-02-21T12:01:00.003+11:00

Well I'm back from my Summer Sabbatical!! I kinda lost my mojo there after Christmas but I'm now back with a vengance!!

I'm busily trying to think of things to make to take to Paperific which is happening the weekend of 5th-7th of March. Please feel free to drop by the De-Signs Made By me! stand where Alisa and I will be showing off the AMAZING Gazelle and Pazzles.

Isn't this little Bouquet of chup'a'chups gorgeous!! I'm guessing most of you have seen the paper strawberries that are popular right now. Well I turned them upside down and made them roses instead and filled them with chup'a'chups. Half a polystyrene ball, a metal bucket from the $2 shop and some nice paper for filler and there you have the easiest, cutest and cheapest dozen roses bouquet you can make!

If anyone would like the strawberry/rose file just drop me an email. I've only got it WPC format.

I've also listed some of my SU! stamp sets on eBay. My user ID is shellsub70 if you'd like to check them out.

Have a wonderful day!

Shell xoxo

Another Tent topper cad

2009-12-29T20:05:00.003+11:00

Here's my 2nd tent topper for the day...Now to clean up the mess I've made!!!

This card is for a nail client of mine who is just gorgeous!!! She came to get her toes done with about a week before she was due. Now this young lady is normally toothpick size, so imagine her with a 9lb+ baby inside and with boobs!! She was just gorgeous pregnant, it suited her to waddle!!

Welcome to the world baby Sarah.

Shell xoxo

2009-12-29T10:29:00.003+11:00

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and have recovered enough to celebrate the New Year in style!!

I've just completed a card style called "tent topper". I did this for a friends wedding this coming Saturday. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. I've continued the black, white and gold them on the inside of the card as well, with a little border of black hearts along the bottom layered onto the gold heart vellum along with 2 little red glitter hearts in the bottom right hand corner.

I have to make a baby card as well today and am thinking a nice monogram "S" (the baby's name is Sarah) on the circle bit with some lovely soft pinks and lilacs :) I'll post a picture if I get it done before midnight!!

If you'd like a WPC file of the card pattern just let me know and I'll email it off to you.

Have a wonderful day,

shell xoxo

2009-12-19T19:52:00.002+11:00

Hi all,

Long time no chat!! Life has been hectic to say the least for the past couple of months. It's only 6

sleeps till the man in the red suit visits and I just can't believe how unprepared I am!! I'm on target for getting next years Christmas cards made so for those of you expecting a card from me this year, don't!!

I did however manage to make these gorgeous little night lights for some friends children. As an added bonus they double as money boxes complete with coin slot and rubber stopper in the base. They measure about 5'x5' so are really cute!

The glass brick/boxes I got from a local tile shop and then I just did a print and cut using my Gazelle with items from Letteringdelights.com.

I reckon they turned out pretty awesome and I hope Joel, Olivia and Brook like them as much as I do!

Have a wonderful Christmas everyone and I thank you for following my blog during 2009!

Loves, hugs & kisses,

shell xoxo

2009-11-11T20:04:00.002+11:00

Have a look at these gorgeous glass bricks Alisa from De-signsmadebyme made. Aren't they just beautiful!!! The vinyl labels on the front were cut out using her Pazzles (similar to a Gazelle) and then she just decorated the top with some beautiful Christmas decorations and ribbon. She also drilled a hole in the back of the bricks and threaded through some Christmas lights. How easy and stunning is that?? Great job Alisa!!

Have a wonderful day,

shell xoxo

Waterfall card

2009-11-08T09:41:00.003+11:00

Morning everyone!

Here's a gorgeous waterfall card I did for a friends sons birthday.

Everything you see here was cut our using the Gazelle. All the animals were done using the reverse print and cut method. Even the border on the inside of the card was cut on gazza which impressed me no end as it's a fairly fine star design.

I'm off to do housework...though while my son is at the birthday party with his dad I might take advantage of the peace and quiet and check out some of my fave websites. It's stinking hot here already today and I've just put the air con on.....surely it's too hot to vacuum!! LOL

shell xoxo

Gerbera Card

2009-10-18T21:36:00.002+11:00

I made this card for a member of a card club I belong to. I don't think she'll be checking out my blog any time soon so here it is!! If you are a member of my card club and see this please DON'T tell her it's here!!!

I'd love to see your comments on this card. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. You can't really tell in the photo but the paper I made the flowers from has a type of glimmer mist sprayed on it and it looks all glimmery...glimmer mists are my new addiction!!! Everything on the card has been designed and cut out on my Gazelle, even the word "Friends" is done in Jac Paper and then had the glitter treament! I sooooooo love my Gazza!!!

Have a wonderful week,

Shell xoxo

FREE

2009-10-05T20:53:00.003+11:00

Hi everyone,

I know I know, I've been a bad blogger!! But here I am back again. Don't get too excited, the next few weeks are busy for me but I promise I'll try to blog once a week from now till Christmas.

I just wanted to share a type of blog candy that Dustin Pike is giving away that everyone can win!! Yep, EVERYONE CAN WIN!!!

If you pop on to Dustin's blog and look at his post for Sunday October 4th you can read all about how you can win 30-40 FREE downloads of Dustins awesome work and also be in the draw to win an absolutley AMAZING hand-sculpted Dragon!!!!

Check out Dustin's Website here.

Well that's all from me for now. Keep your eyes peeled to this spot for an awesome Christmas project I'm doing!!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Boo Boo Dragon

2009-08-28T21:53:00.004+10:00

(Please excuse my night photography. Patience is NOT one of my strong points!!)

I have recently discovered an amazingly talented digital stamp designer by the name of Dustin Pike. You can check out some if his awesome work by visiting his website here and you can also purchase his images here for the extremely reasonable price of only $1USD. He also does some awesome stuff with modelling clay. On a recent post he made the cutest little dragon head while 'wasting a morning'!! Wish I could come up with some creations like he does will 'wasting' a morning!!

Once I saw this Boo Boo Dragon I just had to have him. Isn't he just gorgeous!! I did this card for an elderly client who comes to the salon regularly for a Flo wave. That's not a typo either!! Her name is Flo so she has a "flo" wave instead of a blow wave :) She had a fall recently and I thought this little guy might cheer her up.

Stay tuned for more of Dustins' images. I think I can feel another addiction coming on!!

Have a great week end,

shell xoxo

Look what I got!!!

2009-08-19T16:08:00.003+10:00

Hi All,

Look what I got today!! I am sooooooooo excited!!! When my friend Leesa rang

me last night to say my Tilda stamps that she had ordered for me from the UK over 2 weeks ago had arrived I nearly scared the woman standing next to me in the fruit and veg section half to death!! Mental note to self...do NOT squeal in the fruit and veg section of Safeway!

I got 8 Magnolia stamps and 1 Penny Black stamp set. I also got my consultant bonus set from SU! as well!! It feels like Christmas!! I can't wait to stamp tonight... which one will I use first??

Ok...I'm off to clean my house and get dinner ready so I don't feel guilty about shutting my office door tonight :)

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Tri-Fold Shutter Card

2009-08-17T15:50:00.003+10:00

Here's a card I made last night. I'm really pleased with how it turned out. It is cut entirely using my Gazelle. With the exception of the little butterflies. I figured out that by positioning what you want to cut where, you can make 4 cards using 4 sheets of card stock so it's a very economical and impressive card that needs very little in the way of embellishments. I think this would make a great going away card or a leaving card, lots of room for everyone to write their best wishes!

I used all SU! card stock and the Merci stamp is also SU! as is the little flower stamp you can just make out on the yellow card stock that I stamped with versamark.

If you'd like the file for this card complete with all layers of cut card stock, I've uploaded it over at the Yahoo group or you can email me directly for the file.

Enjoy,

shell xoxo

2009-08-16T10:48:00.004+10:00

Here's something a little different for me. I 'tried' to move away from my bright colors, but I just had to have something bright on my card so I went for one little tiny piece of purple bling :)

I'm not entirely happy with this card, not sure why even, maybe because it just seems drab to me. Maybe Tilda should have been stamped on the oval instead of layering her on top of it....maybe it's the purple bling!! LOL

I have to say a huge thank you to Kellie Winnell for the technique I used to make the paper embellishment around the oval. Cool huh?? And it works just as well with different border punch patterns. You can find a link to Kellies' gorgeous blog in my links section.

Let me know what you think!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

We have a winner!!

2009-08-15T07:14:00.002+10:00

Congratulations to KAREN!!

Karen was the 6th poster to my blog and her winning entry was drawn by random.org.

Karen, if you could please sends me your postal details (please send them to shellbelle70@gmail.com) I'll get you blog candy out to you asap.

Thanks to those who left a comment.

If there is anything in particular you would like to see on my blog please let me know!

Have a great day,

shell xoxo

My very first BLOG CANDY!!!

2009-08-11T09:55:00.007+10:00

Want to win some blog candy??? Included in the candy bag will be a mounted SU! Sprinkles stamp set, a pack of Fiskars Christmas eyelets, a small glass jar of holographic silver glitter, a vellum flower kit from Cloud9 Design, a packet of Fiskars Keepsake Pockets, a foam 'memory' stamp, and last but not least, a Fiskars Easy Press Stamp Kit 'Celebrate".

All you need to do to win this candy is post a comment to my blog by midnight Friday night (the 14th ) I will draw the winner using random.org on Saturday morning!

This Blog Candy can be sent to Australian addresses only :)

Have a great week!!

Shell xoxo

2009-08-11T09:11:00.003+10:00

Here's a really quick card I made using my cuttlebug and the embossing folder called Formal squares. I embossed one of the squares onto a note card from SU! I then chalked the raised design, added a punched butterfly from some scrap silver paper I had (I never throw scraps out, you just never know when you might need them!! LOL), added a pink grossgrain bow and there you have it. Really quick and easy, and I think an elegant looking gift card to add to a bunch of flowers or a present.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Spring Mini Catalogue is here!!!

2009-08-09T20:35:00.004+10:00

I know I'm a bit late with this announcement..BUT..the new Spring Mini Catalogue from SU! is here!!

Check out the gorgeous new stamp sets, DSP and some *new* individual stamps as well as a new scalloped oval punch.

Click this link for a PDF version.

If you'd like to purchase any thing from this catalogue please feel free to email me and I'll be in touch ASAP.

For the month of August ONLY, all orders, either from the New Spring mini or the 2009/10 Ideas Book and Catalogue will qualify for FREE P&H.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

2009-08-09T19:46:00.005+10:00

Here's a really quick and easy card I put together for a birthday card. I used the Garden Whimsy set from SU! I randomly stamped the big butterfly with pixie pink and lovely lilac. The centre butterfly I versamarked, heat and sticked and then dazzlin' diamondized. The border punch is fiskars, and the flowers are just some I had laying around. I'm not totally happy with it. I think I might tinker and embellish a bit more :)

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Yet another Tilda!

2009-07-26T21:27:00.004+10:00

Here's another Tilda card I did for a friends 18th birthday. I really like the black matting on the words. The glitter words really had me worried. The paper has a kind of slick backing on it and I was dreading it not sticking to the gazelle mat properly, so I helped it along by running some snail adhesive at intervals just to give it some extra staying power!!

The card base, the words and matting are all cut using gazza. Tilda is coloured in using the Stampin' Up! wonder watercolour crayons. The little glitter flowers are by Heidi Grace and I did some faux stitching using my Stabilo White Gel roller pen. On the inside of the card I cut out a border for the bottom edge in the same purple as the card mat using the fiskars "lazy summer" border punch.

Look out for more Tilda cards in the near future!! A friend (who shall henceforth be call "The Enabler") and I have ordered some Tilda and Edwin stamps from the UK. Check out http://www.sirstampalot.co.uk/ for some gorgeous stamps!!!

Till later,

Happy Stampin'!!

shell xoxo

A Tilda Thank You!

2009-07-26T21:27:00.002+10:00

Here's my most recent Tilda creation. I apologise in advance for the bad photography!! I really tried to get a pic of the shimmer/glitter of her wings, I think I need to learn patience and take pictures in natural daylight!!!

Everything except Tilda was cut using my Gazelle. I could have done the faux stitching as well but removed my card stock before I thought about it!!!

I'm really please with the colours and how she turned out. I'm also beginning to like the 'skewiff' look.

Have a wonderful day,

shell xoxo

Tilda and "The Bug"

2009-07-22T21:18:00.004+10:00

It's been an exciting week for me this week!! My new (to me) Cuttlebug arrived and I Tilda came home safe and sound to me after an extended visit to a friends place. Soooooooo...to celebrate their arrival I made this little Thinking of You card.

It's nothing special but I loved water colouring again!! Can you see I used the Paisley embossing folder with my bug?? Did I mention I LOVE my bug!! I'm eventually going to try my hand at making my own folders on my Gazelle...after I nail the print and cuts that is! I also used Gazza to cut out the scalloped oval and sentiment oval. It's so much easier if you put in your actual page measurements rather than the default 12x12 I always used. In this case the page was only 9x6cm and it made it so much easier to cut more accurately. I also used a Fiskars border punch, I think it's called "elegant".

I'm not sure you can see it here, but I also used a bit of dazzlin' diamonds on the embossed page and some pearls on the side border.

Did you notice everything is slightly off centre?? I am usually so anal about having everything centrally spaced I wanted to branch out and try something a tad different. I quite like the effect! It's not so 'ordered'. Oh...did you know that if you click on the picture it will open up larger ina new window so you can see the detail better?? I learnt that only today!!! LOL

Stay safe and happy crafting!!

shell xoxo

2009-07-08T11:00:00.003+10:00

Hi again!! I know it's been ages since I've blogged ANYTHING, but I'm back and hopefully will keep things a little more updated than I have been!!

Here's a card and matching shoe I made for a friends 40th birthday. The flowers were cut from designer paper from Kaszazz and the little flowers are from heidi grace designs. The glitter paper is what I picked up from the Paper show I went to with Alisa...it is just gorgeous. The photo doesn't do it justice!

Not sure if you can see it or not, but the black border on the card has been lined with diamontes as well. I've called this set "It's all about the bling" which suits my friend perfectly!!

Hope you like it!!

shell xoxo

My little Tilda has arrived!!!!

2009-04-29T14:22:00.003+10:00

Isn't she just gorgeous!?!?!

She arrived in the mail yesterday and I couldn't wait to stamp her and colour her in!! This is a very quick go because I just couldn't wait till I had a block of free time, so she was done in between getting lunch ready and vacuuming!!!

I promise my next effort will be coloured in better and I will do her justice!!

I got Tilda from a web shop called Scrappin' Kats. They are the cheapest I've found for Tilda and they even refunded my excess postage. You can't ask for better customer service than that!! Make sure you check them out here.

Have a wonderful day!!

shell xoxo

2009-04-26T20:36:00.003+10:00

Check out this gorgeous shoe!!!! My dear friend Alisa (AKA "The Enabler") made a file for the Gazelle to cut these babies out. Didn't she do a fantastic job?? I just had to share my creation.

Check out her blog to see what she's done with the file as well. You can now have as many pairs of shoes as you like in any style or design you like as well!! If you're interested in making your own shoes, and have a digital cutter as well, drop Alisa a line and she'll let you know how to purchase it. Of course, if you don't have a cutter you can cut these by hand, not sure if Alisa has a file with the dimensions for you to do this, but I'm sure she won't mind you asking!

Have a wonderful day!

shell xoxo

Stamp Sets for sale!!!

2009-04-16T22:23:00.001+10:00

Hi All,

Just a quick note before I head off to the land of nod!!

I've just listed a few stamp sets over on ebay if any one is interested!!

My user name is shellsub70.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Easter Bunny Basket

2009-04-01T16:59:00.005+11:00

How cute is this little dude?? I found this gorgeous little fella on Yvonne's blog. I did make one using the punches she suggested from Stampin' Up!, but then I decided to test my design skills out and do all the pieces on my Gazelle using the Funtime Software.

I managed the body shape no probs, I even did the paws, no idea how so don't ask, but when it came to making the simple box design, well, let's just say it wasn't as simple as I thought it would be!! Once again my dear friend Alisa came to my aid and did it in about 2 seconds flat!!

I tried to track down some flocked paper for bunny's body today, but there's nothing within my budget. I absolutely refuse to buy 1 piece of paper for $5 no matter how much I want it!!

After some chalking of the edges and some gluing together, plus I replaced the black eyes in the pattern with googly eyes, here he is....way too cute!!

If you want the WPC file for cutting this out on your cutter, just drop me a line and I'll forward it on to you.

I also wanted to share a picture of my little man fast asleep in mummy's bed. I went to check on him (he has a cold so is sleeping with mum right now) and I found him like this, sound asleep with his leg just hanging in space. I couldn't have been comfortable but he didn't seem to mind!

Cheers for now,

shell xoxo

2009-03-24T11:51:00.002+11:00

Hi everyone,

Here's a page I was asked to do as a leaving gift for someone.

It took me forever to do and I learnt a very valuable lesson from it...do NOT try and cut intricate letters or designs with Bazzill cardstock or use transfer tape on it!!!!

It is the WORST paper I have ever cut!!! LOL But the results I think were well worth the effort.

The ship in the middle is paper tole and has a 3D effect to it. I think it looks great.

Have a great day!

Shell xoxo

My little man..

2009-03-12T10:49:00.002+11:00

Sorry for the long delay in posting! I just wanted to share a scrap page I did of my little man. How cute is he?? His dad and he were playing on the Playstation and of course Cam had to have the steering wheel to help daddy drive properly!! It was so funny watching him steer!! I thought I was the only one who leaned into corners :)

I promise to do an update on Sunday...hopefully with one of the new stamp sets coming out on the 1st of April!!

Cheers,

Shell xoxo

Retired list is here!!!!

2009-03-03T00:20:00.003+11:00

Hi all,

Stampin' Up! have just announced the Retirement List from the 2008/2009 Ideas Book & Catalogue!! WWOOOHOOOO!!!!

There are some fantastic bargains to be had, with some items reduced by 25% and even 50%!!

Click on the following links for a list of all the items we're saying good bye to.

Click here for an alphabetical list of retiring products.

Click here for a list of retiring products by catalogue page number.

Make sure you check out the Designer Series Paper that is retiring, especially my personal favorite, the Christmas themed DASHING DSP. I am so sad to see this go and have ordered up big so I'll have enough at least for the coming Christmas season!!

If you'd like to order any of these items please contact me at shellbelle70@gmail.com or 0418 173 981. But BE QUICK!!! Stocks are selling fast and this is your last chance to get these retired items!!! Once they're gone, they're GONE FOR GOOD!!!

Have a great day,

shell xoxo

Two New Cards

2009-02-23T18:24:00.002+11:00

Hi All,
My apologies for the extended delay in posting here, it's been a verrrry long week!!
Anyways, my Kaszazz order arrived today and I just wanted to share the 2 cards I've made so far.
The first one is a Sympathy card for my sons Kinder teacher whose Grandma passed away last week and the second one is a Get Well card for my neice who has been in hospital this last week. GET WELL SOON EM!!!!
Even though these stamps are not Stampin' Up! I have used the Wonder Water Colour Crayons on these projects. I LOVE the crayons. They are soooo easy to use and can give an unlimited colour range and effects. I also used versamark inkpad and Stampin' Up! gold embossing powder. The stamped greetings are from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.
Today is also a very sad day as I said farewell to my Pink Wishblade. Let's hope Mel enjoys her as much as I did!!

Have a wonderful day,

shell xoxo

Gazza's Here!!!

2009-02-15T18:59:00.002+11:00

My new baby Gazza is here!! I am sooooooooo excited!!! A huge big hug and thank you to Alisa for 'popping over' and setting him up for me. THANK YOU!!!!
This is just a very basic sample of what he can do! I just cut all this out with some Bali Breeze DSP and a sheet of Barely Banana 12x12 textured cardstock. This picture doesn't do it justice....It looks AMAZING!!!
I'm off to cut a couple of butterflies from some glitter cardstock to add to it.
I am THRILLED!!
Don't forget, if you'd like more info on these fabulous machines, drop Alisa a line or visit her website listed in my links section.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Stampin' Up! Bushfire Appeal

2009-02-15T09:37:00.010+11:00

To help those victims of the bushfires that have ravaged Victoria, join with us in supporting the Bushfire Appeal.

Here are the details:

From 12 February through 31 March 2009, Stampin' Up! will donate 50 percent of the retail value of all sales from a select group of 10 stamp sets to the Australian Red Cross Victorian Bushfires 2009 Appeal.

**Please scroll down...I have NO idea why this huge space is here!!!

Stamp Set	Item Code	Page #	RRP	Discounted Price***
Priceless	112312	105	$48.95	$39.16
Seeing Spots	108909	89	$29.95	$23.96
Baroque Motifs	112380	98	$39.95	$31.96
Live Your Dream	114261	3**	$55.95	$44.76
Looks Like Spring*	108864	76	$58.95	$47.16
The Snowflake Spot*	108934	27	$39.95	$31.96
Bodacious Bouquet*	108756	80	$58.95	$47.16
Polka Dots & Paisley*	110247	46	$35.95	$28.76
G'Day Mate*	111973	115	$35.95	$28.76
Be Happy*	108744	51	$39.95	$31.96
* These sets will appear in the upcoming list of retiring products, so they will only be available for the Bushfire Appeal while supplies last In the Summer Mini catalogue * 5% shipping applies to RRP

By taking part in this Stampin’ Up! appeal, you can show your support for those affected by this terrible tragedy.

Don't forget that Sale-a-bration is still going strong so if you need an added incentive you can still earn Sale-a-bration sets when you spend $100 or more (based on the RRP).

Please also note the SNEAK PEAK of the items marked with an asterix (*) as these items are going to be retired and will not appear in the new catalogue due out on April 1st, so if you want these items this could be your last chance!!!

Until this appeal finishes I will also be forgoing my usual commision on these sets and passing this saving onto my customers in an effort to sell as many as we can. If you would prefer to pay full RRP and pass the 20% saving on to the Appeal please let me know.

My email address is shellbelle70@gmail.com or my mobile is 0418 173 981. Feel free to SMS me with your number and I'll call you back.

**Don't forget to include a 5% P&H charge on the RRP of the stamp sets....not the discounted price.

A special big thank you to Sarah Klass who sent me the code I needed to publish the info above!! Make sure you check out her site listed in my links section!

Have a great day!!

shell xoxo

Good Bye Wishblade....

2009-02-11T21:37:00.003+11:00

Those of you who know me know I LOVE my Wishblade!! It is with a slight tear in my eye that I announce she's moving on to a new home. I know Mel will take good care of her!!

I can hear the gasps of shock from here!!! Don't fret, I haven't had a complete breakdown...I'm upgrading to a Gazelle!!

My new baby "Gazza" is kinda like the grown up version of a Wishblade in that it can cut 12x12 papers and chipboard too, not to mention fabulous sugar coated papers and glitter card stock.

I hope to take ownership of Gazza this week so be ready to be dazzled by my craftiness in the near future!!

These little boxes were created in the Funtime Software to be cut out with the Gazelle, Wishblade or Pazzles Inspiration. It is AMAZING!!! The machine does ALL the cutting for you!!! You simply put them together and embellish any way you want. Too easy!!

There is sooooo much you can do with one of these nifty little machines.

A huge thank you to Alisa who gave permission for me to show off her handy work and design skills. If anyone would like more information about these fabulous, can not live without machines, then please check out Alisa's web site at http://www.de-signsmadebyme.com.au/ . Her customer service is second to none and her technical support is nothing short of brilliant!! I'm sure she won't mind answering any question you might have.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

2009-02-10T20:27:00.002+11:00

I've been really slack in my papercrafting this week...I've been glued to the TV and ninemsn waiting for news on the horrors unfolding here in Victoria and waiting with baited breath that Yackandandah will escape the inferno headed it's way. Anyways, I decided I had better post something and the only decent pic I could find is this one!

The stamp sets used are Eastern Bl oms from the Summer Mini, With Thanks and the butterfly is from the Time Well Spent Hostess set. I'm not 100% sure on the card stock colours though!! The scalloped edging was done with the long scallop punch also from the Summer Mini. The half pearls are kiesercraft and the ribbon was just a scrap piece that fit!!

Take care,

shell xoxo

Big Bird :D

2009-02-07T20:40:00.000+11:00

My apologies for the photo quality!!

Here's a quick idea perfect to attach to big paper clips, bamboo sticks, pencils or straws for birthday parties. For the face I've used the Stampin' Up! scallop punch, for the mouth I've used the large and small oval punches and for the eyes I used the circles that are made when you use a hole punch. For Big Birds feathers on his head I've used the large oval punch again and kinda offset the second punch to form a kind of nike tick. You can punch 2 heads out to cover the front and back of the item you're attaching him to. He's super cute and super easy. I've also made Elmo, Cookie Monster and The Grouch. If anyone knows of great sites for making punch art please let me know!!

Cheers,

shell xoxo

February Thank You Cards.

2009-02-06T15:00:00.000+11:00

Here's the little Thank You card all my customers will be receiving with their orders during the month of February. It's a simple 3x3 card and I've used the large butterfly and the little solid flower from the Bold Butterfly stamp set. The card is cut from a 12x12 piece of textured lovely lilac cardstock. The green is a 2.5x2.5 piece of Always Artichoke. You can't see it in the picture but I've also outlined the butterfly's wings and the centre of the flower with Dazzlin' Diamonds. I've added finishing touches with some copper wire for antennae and some faux stitching. This is a really simple little card that can be produced enmass if need be.

Have a great day,

Shell xoxo

Sale-a-bration is here!!!!

2009-02-05T21:58:00.000+11:00

Sale-a-bration is the biggest promotion of the Stampin' Up! year!
Until the end of February you can receive gorgeous limited edition stamp sets for FREE!!

Here's how....

Customers : Purchase $100 of Stampin' Up! products not including postage and receive one limited edition stamp set of your choice. And there's no limit on the number of stamp sets you can earn!! $100 = 1 stamp set, $200 = 2 stamp sets etc...

Hostesses : For every $600 in sales from your demonstration you can choose 1 limited edition stamp set. And there's no limit to the number of stamp sets you can earn!! $600 = 1 stamp set, $1200 = 2 stamp sets etc...

New recruits : Join the wonderful world of Stampin' Up! and you get to choose ANY stamp set from the current Catalogue up to $79.95 in value FREE!!!

As you can see, this is a fabulous time to stock up on your Stampin' Up! supplies, check out Stampin' Up! for the first time or join the Stampin' Up! team. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like to place an order or would like more information about the benefits of being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

For the Sale-a-bration catalogue click here.

To view the current Ideas Book & Catalogue click here.

And for the current Summer Mini Catalogue click here.

Cheers,

shell xoxo

Welcome :)

2009-02-05T16:40:00.000+11:00

Hi there, and welcome to my little place on the web!
Please be patient with me while I learn the art of building my blog!

I want the pages to be fun and inspirational. So if you would like to see something in particular just drop me a line and I'll do my best to accomodate you:)

I am an Independant Stampin' Up! demonstrator. I just LOVE making things with paper. Especially 3D items, and I hope to share many projects with you.

Please feel free to copy anything you see here. All I ask is that if you do use my ideas that you place a link back to my blog on your site.

Well that's it for now.

I look forward to getting to know you and hopefullyt creating beautiful crafts together.

Cheers,

shell xoxo