Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Valentine's Day. Show all posts

Love Jar Duo

Who doesn't love cute, tiny jars? I found this duo at Target and fell in love with the sweet heart print on the lids!  Wanting to include the two jars together as a gift set, I even made a carrier box for them!


To get started, I used a large scallop and circle die to create the lid toppers.  I embellished with various die-cuts, doodle pop blue birds and enamel shaped hearts.


The jars measured 3.5" in diameter so to create the box I cut a piece of 12X12 paper down to 7" X 11" and scored (7") at 2" and 5"and the (11") at 2" and 9".  Next, I cut the square pieces along the four corners to make the flaps.  To the (inside) bottom of the box, I cut a piece of cardboard and covered with matching paper.  For the paper handle I doubled a strip of 1.5"X12" paper and attached with very strong adhesive tape.

The front of the box was simply decorated with a handcrafted bow with a large doodle button in the center.

Because the jars are fairly deep I was able to tuck in fairly substantial items inside!  
For the first jar I added a mini flip-album:



I used a mini jar die from my stash to cut the page pieces from the pistachio cardstock. Die cut scalloped mats were cut from various patterns from the 6X6 paper pad. I embellished the pages with hand-stitched X's, as well as little stickers and enamels.


To the second jar I added COPIC colored tags, layered embellishment bits, clips and doodle twine!

Lastly, I tucked some white crinkle shred around the jars and it's ready for my Valentine ♥

Thank you for joining me today!
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Doodlebug Products Used:
Love Notes Collection
Love Notes 6X6 Paper Pad
Doodle Pops
Pistachio Cardstock
Chunky Doodle Twine
Boutique Buttons
Sprinkles
Doodle Stamps

Other Products Used:
Target Valentine Jars (3.5") Set; white crinkle shred; 1" binder rings; Copic Markers; White Sakura Gel Pen; Mini Jar Die; Dollar Tree-Plaid Ribbon; Hobby Lobby- Aqua Ribbon
Friday, February 14, 2020 February 14, 2020
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French Kiss Mini Album

Hi friends!
I'm sharing today over at the Doodlebug Design Blog
This sweet "French Kiss" Mini Album will have you saying "oooo la la!" 


On a recent trip to the Dollar Tree, I found a cute wall hanger:


  This hanger included four heart-shaped chipboard pieces that were the perfect size
 for a mini album.  I cut it apart the strand of hearts and used them as the five base pages:


With one side of the chipboard heart already glittered, I simply added
 a few layers of stickers and die cuts.  To the plain back-side of the heart: 
I traced the shape onto patterned paper, trimmed out and then attached with craft glue.
 The chipboard is quite thick, so I was also able to adorn the edges with chunky twine!







After all of the pages were decorated, I assembled them by creating a hole in the top left corner of each page and then used a white shower hook to hold them together.  I love using these hooks for mini albums so that they can easily be hung from a hanger or knob!

I hope that you've enjoyed this little mini and will find some wonderful ways to re-purpose fun finds on your next outing!  

Doodlebug Design Products:
6247 french kiss odds & ends 
6248: french kiss chit chat 
6262: french kiss icons sticker 
6266: french kiss this & that sticker
6270: french kiss 6x6 paper pad
6276: french kiss 12x12 paper pack 
4944: love assortment matte sprinkles
6221: french kiss shape sprinkles
6220: heart throb shape sprinkles
6233: tower of love doodle-pops
4010: swimming pool sprinkles 
4539: swimming pool glitter sprinkles
4013: lily white sprinkles
4810: swimming pool chunky twine 
6098: swimming pool floral-graph petite prints CS 

Thursday, January 24, 2019 January 24, 2019
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Valentine Hoop Art

Happy Snow Day!
I've been making a lot of embroidery hoop art as of late
and today's snow day was the perfect day for it.

I looked through my huge collection of stamps for those with thin lines
for stitching over.  I found this sweet elephant stamp from an old 
Stampin' Up Valentine collection from several years ago.  I've always loved it!

I stamped the image onto a warm muslin fabric with Staz-On ink.
Next, I used various colors of DMC embroidery floss and started stitchin'!

I cut a felt heart from a roll of felt ribbon that I purchased in the Target Dollar Spot :)
I wanted more color for the background, so I used some chalks for the sky and grass and
also a dab of pink for his cheeks!

Once the front was finished, I glued the edges down around the back of the 4" hoop.
Next, I die-cut a 4" circle from white poster board and glued it to the back.  Perfect
for hiding the stitch work and also giving some protection to the piece.  

In finishing, I attached red pom pom trim from May Arts Ribbon and a red/white
piece of twine for the hanger.  I just -HEART- how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!
Shellye

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 January 16, 2018
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Valentining Into the New Year!

Happy New Year's Greetings!
So I've been pretty busy since school started in August and since then I've purged, reorganized and streamlined my craft room.  Things that I use often are within reach and collections collected from my Design Team days have been organized by holiday, theme, color, etc.  Crafting when I have a few spare minutes or an afternoon is much easier now!

I'm working on a little video of my new obsession: the memory dex.
Talk about the perfect thing to work on while binging on Netflix LOL
I'll have it up soon, so be sure to check back :)

Now onto a couple of things that I've crafted this week...



I let a lot of things expire in my Etsy shop, but I must, must, MUST clear some things out so I've restocked and have even added these two new mini albums.  
Does the black chipboard album look familiar?  It's a favorite of mine from the hey-day of 
Cosmo Cricket and the scrapbook club that I owned at the time.  
And how about that shabby little elephant?  Yep!  Old, old (OLD) Basic Grey :)
Using up supplies that I've been hoarding is absolutely one of the BEST feelings as a crafter! 

Both of these are up in my Whimsy by Shellye shop, as well as lots of other items at great prices.

Okay, back to work on the video...see y'all soon!
Thursday, January 4, 2018 January 04, 2018
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amour du jour

So my middle son had a cute idea for his girlfriend for
Valentine's Day, which got me to thinking about how to fill this
beautifully altered mason jar that I created for 

Instead of candy, write down your favorite things about the 
recipient on strips of paper and throw in a couple of handmade coupons to boot!

Now onto embellishing the jar:
I started with a clear, standard 7” jar, a 4” paper doily and the "Amour" Collection.
 The doily was dressed  up with a layering of scallops cut from the 6X6 Paper Pad. 
 I used the 3.25” and 2.75” dies from the “Scallop Nesting Set” and then inked around
 the edges of the papers with a walnut ink.  The two scallops were stacked together
 with foam adhesive and then adhered to the center of the doily.  The doily was
 attached to the center of the jar with foam adhesive tape.

The inner part of the lid was traced onto the blue damask 6X6 paper, cut out and
 then glued to the top.  A piece of white tulle was tied around the jar and then
 embellished with a boutique style bow from black dot grosgrain ribbon.

The Eiffel Tower sticker was attached to the center of the top scallop with foam
 adhesive.  It was further embellished with sequins and pearls at the bottom and
 a cluster of velvet flowers and leaves.  Three paper tails were added to the bottom.
  For the black tails, I die cut the banner shape from the “Blowing Kisses Heart Label Set”and cut it in half.  The tails, along with a banner piece from the Ephemera Pack
were attached.

I also made a sweetly embellished glassine bag with the same collection:
The glassine bag measured 4”X8”.  I machine-stitched around the perimeter 
of the bag to add interest and a bit of depth.

From the “Cherish Forever” 12X12 paper, a banner strip was cut to measure 2.5”X7”. 
 To create the banner shape, I cut a 2” slit up from the bottom center.  From each
 bottom point, the paper was cut at an angle until it met with the middle cut…easy!
  Next, I attached the banner to the bag with a high-tack adhesive tape.

The banner was embellished with layers of pieces from the Ephemera pack, 
as well as one of the journal cards that was fussy-cut; use adhesive foam squares 
or tape to give lots of dimension between the shapes!  I die-cut the sweet little heart
 using the Heart Label Die Set  and then inked around the edges with walnut ink. 
 Buttons were threaded to give a stitched look and then added with glue dots.


Two holes were punched at the top of the bag using a standard hole punch. 
 A seam-binding style ribbon was tied through and looped into a luscious bow.

Grab all sorts and sizes of bags and set out to create your own unique versions…
your Valentines will be in awe!
See more Carta Bella projects on the blog...so much inspiration!

Thursday, February 11, 2016 February 11, 2016
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Bee Mine in Cross Stitch!

This past weekend I drug out my cross stitching supplies
and found this adorable Valentine pattern that I just had to make!
I combined it all in this sweet ornament/wall art/collage piece that I have up at 

I embellished the cross-stitch piece with pom trim, twine and some larger die-cuts
from Doodlebug Design papers!  The banner dies are from the now closed 
Top Dog Dies, although similar shapes can be found.  
I used my fabulous Xyron 9" Creative Station
  to adhere all of the die-cut
papers to a matching chipboard shape to give the ornament extra sturdiness.




As you can guess, this was an absolute blast to put together...I'm so enjoying
making these one-of-a-kind little works of art :)
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And if you'd like to see one of the coolest Valentine projects that I have ever,
EVER crafted, then you must visit Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog this weekend!
It will make you grin from ear-to-ear, so be sure to drop by (Saturday I do believe)

I'll be back tomorrow to catch up on some other projects and news to share!

Thursday, February 4, 2016 February 04, 2016
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New to Etsy

Hello, hello!
I've enjoyed the last couple of days, just piddlin' around
in the craft room coming up with some cute creations for my 
shop on Etsy!

These are fun wall-hanging/ornament/altered art pieces:


Most of these feature some oldie, but goody papers from Authentique Paper and
dies from Echo Park Paper!  Loads of detail and sweet accents.
Come and take a look!

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 January 27, 2016
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Happy Heart DayTutorial

I've had a new package of goodies from
MY FAVORITE THINGS
sitting on my desk, so this past week I dove in and got crafty
with stamps, dies and Prismacolor pencils!
Here's a look at one of the cards that I made with the 
Pure Innocence Happy Banner Stamp & Die Set:

I started with a 3.25" circle of white cardstock that was sprayed with Citron Color Shine by Heidi Swapp.  The circle was trimmed with Bubblegum Twine by Doodlebug Design and trimmed around the back with white pom pom trim.


Next, I traced around the die with a pencil onto a piece of smooth white cardstock.
   The image was carefully stamped inside of the tracing with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  
I proceeded to color in the image with Prismacolor pencils and used gamsol and
blending stumps to create a watercolor effect.  

After completely coloring the image, the die was lined up with the tracing and then 
cut out with the WeR Memory Keepers' Evolution Advanced manual die-cutting system.

For the background papers I used a gingham swimming pool and swiss dot bubblegum
prints from Doodlebug Design.  

The bottom was embellished with a satin scallop ribbon by May Arts.

There is a fantastic video tutorial over at 
Inky Antics on how to use gamsol and blending stumps.
I hope you'll check it out and give it a try!

Thanks for stopping by!
Friday, January 22, 2016 January 22, 2016
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