Shelley's Cards

MVI_0837.AVI ROCKY

2010-10-18T18:18:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know this isn't a card. This is my new dog Rocky. I just rescued him from the humane society on Friday Oct. 15, 2010. He was 1 of over 20 dogs brought in from a hoarders house. He's a 5 yr old chihuahua mix. A few didn't make it. Rocky is very skinny.. but I'll take care of that. I made him a flannel coat... and since I don't knit, bought him this sweater and little faux fur lined boots. My hubby walked him down to the neighbors house and she did this video of him. Isn't he the sweetest.

No new cards to post just yet.. just an update

2010-10-11T15:29:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone. Thank you for the comments on the other posts. They are greatly appreciated. I don't have any new cards to post just yet. I have been busy making and sending the cards out as soon as they're finished. I've also been working on a wedding order. I am almost finished with it. But, don't you know that just as I could see the light at the end of the tunnel, I ran out of adhesive and the only store around here open that late was all out. ha ha. I will need to make a run into town later today. As soon as that order is complete I will be starting on my Fall, Thanksgiving and Christmas cards. I'm very excited to get at them. I have a few ideas already and a few more brewing. I'm also getting ready to participate in a Holiday Bazaar that I've been invited to. How exciting is that? I will be busy, busy, busy for the next few months. That is not only a good thing but a great thing. Hopefully it will keep me out of trouble, if that's possible. lol. I will try to get some cards posted here sometime this week. Thanks for continuing to visit my blog.

Some New Cards as of Aug. 22nd 2010

2010-08-22T14:53:00.000-07:00

I had a spell where I wasn't making any cards, just tending to "life". But, I've started up again and here are some recent cards and things I've made. Hope you like them.

This is a card I made just today. It is using a technique I just learned.. faux designer paper tearing.. The "torn designer paper" in the center is not torn nor designer paper at all.. I inked the background then used some rooster stamps I have, then added the dots. I really like this technique. I learned it from one of Dawns youtube video's. She's the best.

This is a candy bar slider. I love it, the ghost and happy halloween are popped up, so the web is suspended in the middle. The eyes of the bat on top are orange. The colors didn't come out very well.. but this is really adorable.

The suspended spider is very creepy looking, it is flocked, so it is furry.. you can't really see the top of the card very well, but it is embossed with a spider web that is sparkled, and has 2 bats popped off of it with yellow and red eyes. Again, colors are much more vibrant in person.

A fun get well card

2010-06-06T09:46:00.000-07:00

I just loved this stamp as soon as I saw it. It's just the cutest with the little glass and tissue box, and his little legs with slippered feet hanging off the side. What's not to love. I know I'd smile if I recieved this. hmm is that sounding conceited? I hope not, I just love this stamp. I just had to make the picture bigger so that you could really see the stamp

Rainy Days and Late nights make for more cards.

2010-06-03T11:38:00.000-07:00

I really like that when I'm bored or can't sleep, I always have my cards to fall back on. Here's what I've come up with recently.

On this card I colored the stamp, then cut it out. The inside isn't quite finished yet. I need to think of the sentiment I want on the inside. A birthday one of course. It is matted the same as the front with a wine glass in the lower right hand corner.

With this card, I've been dreaming of summer and summer fun, which of course includes BBQ'ing. So this is an invitation to a BBQ. Sorry about the lighting, was the wee hours of the morning.

This card was super fun to make. Good 'ole snail mail, it's still good for some things, like mailing cards. ha ha.

This is just a real quick birthday card but I like them.

And one for the soldiers

New Card

2010-05-26T13:53:00.000-07:00

Well hi there everyone. I know it's been awhile, things have been hectic around here. I've made a few cards, but they've just been very simple, until now. A dear friend of mine (Jeannie Philips) made a card awhile ago, and I just loved it. So this is my version/take on it. I think this card is my new favorite. It was so much fun to make and has so much dimension. It just makes me smile. Ok enough chit chat, here it is:

New Techniques I've been trying out.. and a few regular cards I've made lately.

2010-03-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

Sometimes you've just got to try something new. I've been having a lot of fun trying these new techniques. I really like the stained glass and the spinner. After making the spinner card I played with it all night. ha ha. It really doesn't take very much to amuse me does it. Ok here they are not in any particular order..

This is a card I originally made for easter, but after making it I realized it would be great for so many different occasions, so I made the same front, with 2 different sentiments inside.

This is the stained glass card. It is so pretty in person. I LOVE this technique. The butterfly image is popped off the page. This card has alot of depth to it.

Ok, so on this card, I tried my hand at making my own embossing folder. It took me a few tries. I thought I finally had it, then realized I had to flip the words. ha ha. Oh well, the end result is nice. I'm going to have to try doing more of these, if I can find some blank folders that are reasonably priced.

This is the spinner card. How fun are these? You flip the card side to side and the little fishy flips back and forth across the page.

This card I tried "flocking" for the first time. For those of you that don't know, flocking gives it a felt like texture. I really like this card. I don't like the picture though because it doesn't really show very well. I flocked the girl in purple. It is not as dark as it appears in the photo.

This card I'm not real sure about. Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don't. I think I am going to flock the deer in the next ones.

This card was alot of fun to make. It is my first flower pot pocket card. Well my first pocket card of any kind. I like how it turned out. Other than the snail. I am working on that.

This is my first little girl card. No new techniques, just felt like making one.

Well, that's it for this post. Hope you enjoy the cards.

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #24

2010-03-12T00:56:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I've never entered one of these. But thought I'd give it a shot. I love their stamps. If you've never been to their site, you should go check it out. Here's the Link Peachy Keen Stamps They have the cutest stamps. For this card I used Peachy Keen Stamp PK-240 Say it with flowers. I like how it turned out.

I posted this card below too. I was going to use it as a Mothers Day card. But decided to leave it as a note card, because there could just be so many uses for it.

Ok, I loaded the other sunset card

2010-03-10T07:24:00.000-08:00

I made this one into a sympathy card. I really like how it turned out. I wasn't sure at first, being as dark as it is. But after staring at it for awhile, I like it. I like to make these when I don't need them. Not fun cards to make when you have to make them. I saw these stamps (sentiments) and just had to have this sympathy set. I love this sentiment.

Two posts in 3 days. I'm getting Better. Ha ha.

2010-03-09T23:39:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd share some more cards I've been working on. I tried the brayering.. just a tip, use glossy card stock. lol. On the first one I am showing, I used the 80 weight paper and you can see the lines. I think it still looks good, but would be much better with glossy paper. I was going to use the cb folder for the bird and reeds, but it would have put the bird at the top of the page. Wish I would have figured that out before hand. Ha ha. Soooo, I looked at the CB folder and free handed the bird and reeds. Not to shabby I think.

Ok, now on these next two, I really wanted a sunset to come out smooth, with no lines. I don't have any glossy card stock just yet, so I used photo paper. I didn't use the brayer, I used glimmer mist. I really like them. I then embossed the first one and colored in the leaves and branches. The 2nd one I used a stamp. I got the tree a bit to low. On the next one I make like this, I will raise the tree a tad. Ok, so I haven't loaded the 2nd one into the computer yet. I'll do that one another time.

This last one I am showing, I made for a challenge. While I was planning it out, I decided it might make a nice mothers day card. We'll see what it really ends up as.. but I'm thinking Mothers Day. I used my Heritage Cart. and the cb on this one. I used my trusty red marker to make all of the red dots and my white gel pen to doodle the white dots. The roses in center is a stamp that I colored with prisma pencils.

This is what I've been working on lately

2010-03-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

Ok, so I haven't done a very good job at keeping this updated. I've been so busy. I've opened my online store, still working on getting that stocked. There has been alot going on in my personal life, that is starting to slow down finally. So, now that I can take a breath I will share some of the cards I've been working on lately. I've been having alot of fun with them. I've tried a couple new folds, the double display and the waterfall are my favorite new ones. The waterfall card entertained me all night, I just played and played with it. Ha ha.. I'm easily amused. I also tried an iris fold that I really like, but the card I made I wasn't pleased with so I won't be sharing it. The folds were perfect, but the color combo was not. lol. I'll make another one when things really slow down. I know our Curtis makes the most beautiful ones.. I am aspiring to be like him when I grow up. ha ha. Ok, enough chit chat.. here are the cards. I am just going to put them in the order that I have them saved on my computer. Not newest to oldest.

This is the waterfall card. The last layer that says "happy birthday" is orange. Not the color it is showing. I just can't get this card to take a good picture. I guess it's like me.. cannot take a good picture for nothing. You get the idea though.

I know I've made more than this since the last update.. But I'm not sure which ones I already have up. So I will look at my blog again and update it again later.

Oh, I forgot the holiday cards. See how I am. Ok, here they are.

Ok, so I'm not so thrilled with these last two, but there they are just the same.

I'm way behind in updating this blog

2009-12-08T00:37:00.000-08:00

Ok, I know, I know. I haven't posted any new cards in a very long time. I've been busy with "life". I hate it when life gets in the way, don't you? ha ha. Anyways, I've lots of cards to add.. so here they come. I'll try not to get so far behind in the future.

2009-11-11T11:43:00.000-08:00

MY BLOG AWARDS

Thank you Curt, it's such an honor.

Thank you so much Raq for the awarsds!! How exciting.

For My Followers

2009-11-10T12:04:00.000-08:00

First of all, Thank You for following my blog. I thought I'd better explain the way I do my blog so you all don't think I am not adding anything new. I don't usually post "new" posts. What I do is edit the posts I already have up. I am adding new things every day. So although it appears to you that I am not doing anything new and exciting...... I am. I hope you find my blog helpful and inspirational.

My Favorite Card - At least at the moment

2009-11-02T17:09:00.000-08:00

I'm not trying to toot my own horn.. but beep beep. lol. I really like how this card turned out. There are slits in the sand where I put the seashell (left hand bottom corner) half in the sand then "popped" the top of it out so it looks like it's sticking out of the sand. Did the same thing with the far right sand dollar. The starfish in the lower right corner is "popped" in the center with the legs glued down, it actually looks like it's crawling out of the frame. I am still practicing using the prisma pencils and with shading.. but I think everything turned our real nice on this. I colored everthing except for the sky & sand. I did ink the sand and the waves for shadow & wet sand effects. The sentiment is a stamp, which I love. I used stickles on the waves and on the sand, looks like the water has just washed up.. and stickles for the "light bulb" in the lighthouse. In person these things really stand out. And I free handed the seagulls. Anyways, I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for looking.

GUEST BOOK

2009-11-01T21:23:00.001-08:00

NEW CARDS

2009-11-01T21:16:00.000-08:00

The most recent cards I've made will be displayed here. As newer cards are added, the older ones will be rotated into their proper catagory. Thanks for looking.

Lighthouse

This card, I don't know. I don't think I"m finished with it yet.

Geisha girls. Nope, don't know what the writing says.. if anyone knows please let me know. lol

Isn't every day a chocolate chip cookie day?

Of course I love my frogs!! The dragon fly has a couple layers.. both inside card and out. The wings lift up for dimension. Still getting the prisma pencils down.. but I think it is still cute.

This makes a great guy any occasion card..

I like this card also. The throw rug is actually material that I sewed.. yes sewed onto the card, well the first matting anyways, I sewed in little ovals to make it look like one of those old rope rugs.

This card looks so much better in person. It turned out quite lovely. The "dots" around the border and the butterfly really sparkle. I really like this card.

These last two cards I made out of scraps.. trying to use them up before they take over my house, they've already taken my craft room. ha ha.

ANNIVERSARY

2009-11-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

(more coming soon)

Happy Anniversary - Blue Gate Fold

ANNOUNCEMENTS

2009-11-01T20:16:00.001-08:00

BABY ARRIVAL

It's a Girl

It's a Boy

ENGAGEMENT

(coming soon)

REUNIONS

(coming soon)

WEDDING (SAVE THE DATE)

(coming soon)

ANY OCCASION

2009-11-01T20:16:00.000-08:00

Geisha Girls

Chocolate Chip Cookie Day

I love you Fish'n Frog. Gotta love the frogs.

Heritage Car.. Great Any Occasion card for the Men

Victorian Cat in Chair. The rug is made of material and sewn onto card.

This is a set of 6, "Angel" any occasion Card. A couple pictures are a bit blurred, and the Orange one needs it's ribbon, but you get the idea.

This is a Picture of the inside of the cards.. they all have their corresponding colors and background papers.

BIRTHDAY CARDS

2009-11-01T20:15:00.001-08:00

Floral & inked for old fashioned look

Yellow/Orange Dots With 'lil Purse Gift Bag

ADULT (MALE)

Front

Open

Pages 1 & 2

Pages 3 & 4

Masculine Birthday Card - Accordian Fold

CHILDRENS (BOY)

CHILDRENS (GIRL)

From One Princess to Another (not thrilled with veil, fixing it)

TEEN (GIRL)

TEEN (BOY)

CONGRATS & GRADUATION CARDS

2009-11-01T20:15:00.000-08:00

CONGRATULATIONS

(coming soon)

GRADUATION

(coming soon)

GET WELL CARDS

2009-11-01T20:14:00.001-08:00

Blue & Yellow Butterfly. This really sparkles in person. Beautiful Card

A Little Birdie Told Me - Get Well Card

Blue with Brown Butterfly

Paisley Pink

HELLO, JUST BECAUSE, THINKING OF YOU CARDS

2009-11-01T20:14:00.000-08:00

HELLO CARDS

Hello Friend - Pink/yellow

JUST BECAUSE

(coming soon)

THINKING OF YOU

Hand Colored & Inked

Thinking of You - Pink/Yellow

HOLIDAY CARDS

2009-11-01T20:13:00.001-08:00

NEW YEARS DAY

(coming soon)

VALENTINE'S DAY

(coming soon)

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

(coming soon)

EASTER

This card looks really nice. But I don't think I'm quite finished with it yet

MOTHER'S DAY

(coming soon)

MEMORIAL DAY

(coming soon)

FATHER'S DAY

(coming soon)

INDEPENDENCE DAY

(coming soon)

HALLOWEEN

(coming soon)

VETERANS DAY

(coming soon)

THANKSGIVING

(coming soon)

CHRISTMAS

Very nice Display Card. Picture does it no justice. Corners, leaves & dove sparkle. Below it says May the Love, Joy & Peace - That is the spirit of Christmas-Be with you throughout the new year - Merry Christmas

Wreath & Dove Pedestal Display Card

Gold Embossed Tree

This card really sparkles although the picture doesn't show it. On the left hand side of the card is the Origin of the song "12 days of Christmas"

Partridge in a Pear Tree

Gift Card Holder - Triangle Cut

Embossed & distress Tree

White embossed tree on green

Snow Scene, Silver embossed on blue

Snowman Snowball Fight - Side Step Card

Polar Bear Shaker Card

Interactive card-you can shake it like a snowglobe (minus the water of course).

Operation Tree Drop

I know you can't read the poem in this picture. If you'd like a copy, email me.

Hand Colored - Embossed Christmas Trees

(not a stamp)

Green

This picture looks a bit blurred, but you can really see the sparkle

Light green

Red

Blue

Pink

Tis The Season

Winter Scene - Mayflower fold

White on White Embossed Village

(picture a bit dark.. paper is white, ribbon silver)

White on White Embossed Village with Silver Lining

North Pole - Concertina

Christmas Tree & Gift Box

Poinsettia - Tri Fold Shutter

Nativity

Christmas Star

Penguins Get A Tree

Snowman - Tunnel Card

Santa - Peek a Boo card

Baby It's Cold Outside (Snowman)

Snow Scene - Heat Embossed- Blue

Snow Scene - Heat Embossed - Gold/Red

INVITATIONS

2009-11-01T20:13:00.000-08:00

(coming soon)

BABY SHOWER

BRIDAL SHOWER

CHILDS BIRTHDAY (BOY)

CHILDS BIRTHDAY (GIRL)

PARTY

Birthday Invitation - Cupcake

WEDDING

MISC.

LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP CARDS

2009-11-01T20:12:00.000-08:00

Best friends are like Angels

A Sister Is

I Love You - Rose

MISCELLANEOUS CARDS & OTHER ITEMS

2009-11-01T20:11:00.000-08:00

(House Warming, Welcome Home, Gift card holders Etc.)
Coming soon

Card Organizer - Christmas

SYMPATHY CARDS

2009-11-01T20:10:00.001-08:00

The inside of the card didn't photograph well.

Blue Floral

THANK YOU CARDS

2009-11-01T20:10:00.000-08:00

Red & Black Rose

Thank you - Rainbow

WEDDING CARDS

2009-11-01T20:09:00.000-08:00

(coming soon)

2009-10-26T08:57:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to have started this blog. I love to share my creations with everyone and get feeback. It helps me to better my crafts. So please do comment. Eventually, when the newness of the "card creations" wears off, I will set up a blog to show my quilts. But right now I am having way to much fun with the cards. I know they can only get better as I continue. I also write the sentiments/poems for my cards which also brings me great pleasure. (well a few have the typical cliche... can't take credit for those) I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoy making them.