Dot & Whimsy

Hello and Welcome to my contribution and Day #4 of the 

Scrapbook Adhesive by 3L and Paper House Productions Blog Hop!

For my project I am sharing one of my very favorite mini albums to make:

"The One Sheet Mini"

And aren't these "Marbleous" papers and stickers from Paper House just

absolutely gorgeous!?!  You can view the PHP products that I've used -here-

To get started, score your 12X12 sheet of paper at 3", 6" and 9".  Flip the paper 90 degrees
and simply score in the middle at 6".

Next, cut the paper along the second 6" score line that you made, making sure
that you stop cutting when you come to the initial 3" score line.

Fold the paper along the score lines in an accordion style fold:
\(the sample below is using another paper)


Using the EZ Runner Grand and Ultra Permanent Adhesive, adhere the (looking at
the above photo for reference) second panel to the third, the middle (top hinged) panels
together and then the following two panels together.  Your front and back
panels will not be adhered to anything.

To add even more glitz, I used the Large Adhesive Dot and added them in a
dotted pattern over the background paper (see below):

I used a very fine gold glitter and sprinkled it over all of the exposed adhesive dots.

Next, I attached one of the 3X4 Journal Cards from the collection to the cover
with strips of the Crafty Foam Tape.


Look how pretty the front turned out :)  I even added a small pearl to the gold dots.

Here is a look at the inner pages:




Again you will find all of these gorgeous papers, stickers, and washi tapes at
Paper House Productions

Here is a little bit of info about the hop before you go:

Each manufacturer will offer three prize packages each for a total of six prizes.

So I tend to be late to the party and recently stumbled upon an idea

that has been around for a couple of years now...

The Loaded Envelope or Bag

I must admit that I'm a wee bit addicted to making these!

This first one was created for an assignment at Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

For a complete tutorial on how it was made, just hop on over to the blog

and have a peek :) --LOADED BAG PROJECT--

Here are a few more that I've added to my Etsy Shoppe:

Take a look around the SAB3L Blog to see some really cute projects!

|Thanks for stopping by|

Happy Saturday!

I have some happy news to share today:

I'm thrilled to be a part of one of my absolute FAVORITE adhesive companies,

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Welcome new Design Team members, starting on April 1st:
Linsey Rickett
Shannon Morgan
Shellye McDaniel
Teri Anderson
Valerie Ward

Joining our current members:
Christine Emberson
Christine Meyer
Dana Tatar
Judy Hayes
Terri Burson
Tracy McLennon
Yvonne van de Grijp

After a year's hiatus, I'm quite excited to be be joining these super talented ladies :)

Have a wonderful finish to your weekend!

Shellye

Happy Hump Day!

I'm adding some precious planner goodies to my ETSY Shop 

and I'm looking for new and original designs to bring as well :)

Here are some of the latest cuteness:

And I have several more designs listed.  They are available in 3 sizes too!

I'm working on some pieces with scriptures and cute sayings on them next.

ALSO! I have some exciting news that I'll be sharing this weekend.  

Let's just say I'm joining the Design Team world again after a year long hiatus.

Hmmmmm, what could it be?

--------------------< STAY TUNED>-----------------------

Hello and a Happy Saturday!  

As promised, I have a quick video of my January Memory Dex System by Heidi Swapp

I purchased the dies and card holder at Amazon.com 

The papers, stickers and embellishments are all older collections from my stash. 

I mixed-and-matched pieces from Authentique Paper, Echo Park, Carta Bella & DCWV

and it turned out quite beautifully!

I will be sharing a video of the February and March cards soon!
I have also shared this on my YOU TUBE CHANNEL, where you can actually see
the video a bit better :)
Have a wonderful weekend!

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.

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.

www.whimsybyshellye.etsy.com

Okay, back to work on the video...see y'all soon!

Hey, y'all!  Hope you're having a great weekend!

I've tackled a few projects over the last couple of days and 

filling orders from my Etsy Shop :)  Today I've listed four brand new Pocket Letters.

What are Pocket Letters?  I'm not sure who coined the phrase or birthed the idea, but basically they are a baseball card sleeve (with 9 pockets) that are filled with all sorts of goodies for planners, cardmaking or other papercrafting projects! I LOVE curating them for folks and customers seem to really love them as well.  Take a look:

I find all of these really cute, vintage reproduction style ATC cards on Etsy and add them to the various pockets.  Then I tuck in the fun embellishments that can be used (primarily) to decorate pages of planners!  You can hole punch the ATC cards and add them to the rings of the binder or adhere them to a calendar page.  Sequins are fun for those who like to maker shaker pages.  And of course, paperclips, labels and stickers are a must for the planner girl!  

I tie them up in pretty ribbon so they're all ready to go for the gift-giver :)

Enjoy your day & thanks for stopping in!

XOXOX

Shellye

Happy Sunday!

It was a rainy afternoon and all of the chores were done, so I 

sat down to create this cute 'lil patriotic ornament/tag/sign just in 

time for Independence Day!  Would be perfect hanging on a lighted tree, 

a cabinet knob or door :)

In my stash are a bunchhhh of these scalloped acrylic pages that were designed

for mini albums. I cut a piece of chipboard to measure slightly smaller than the

acrylic piece and then dressed (both sides) with patterned papers from Echo Park Paper.

The edges were distressed with a walnut ink and then attached it to the back with

 Sookwang adhesive tape (I placed the tape strategically so it would be

hidden by the piece on front of the acrylic).

For the front, I used a die-cut chipboard piece covered in this cute patriotic plaid print.

The little retro girl (I found by searching "free patriotic clip art) was printed onto

heavy cardstock, trimmed out and added with foam tape, along with the blue

glitter die cuts.  

I made up a strand of crepe paper fringe  and adhered it to the bottom of 

the chipboard frame, along with a piece of paper straw.

Buttons were tied with jute and added to the top of the fringe.

A boutique style bow was added to the side with a craft tag boasting USA

attached to the center of it.  Ribbon was inserted through the top holes to

create the hanger for this little cutie!

That's all for tonight!  Thanks for coming by!

XOXOX

Shellye

Hello everyone! 

I wanted to take a minute to welcome you to my new blog

(not sure what happened to the other...I think that's one of the non-perks of 

having a customized web address).  

Anywho!  I was able to transfer all of the old posts to this one, so nothing will be missed :)

Now that Summer (as far as school terms go...) is here, I'm clearing out

crafty stuff and listing things in my Etsy Shop that I've been holding onto for a little too long

(I've always been a bit of a hoarder, even though my mother referred to it as a 'pack rat')

I've spent the week organizing my things; hopefully it will be easier to sit and craft

when I get the chance.

New Listings...New Projects

I've had this tri-fold frame in my stash for some time now.  I added some additional

pages to the back (from some Maya Road chipboard houses) and turned it into a mini album!

I've also been curating some cute Ephemera Kits....I so love curating!

They're mixed with flea market finds, vintage ephemera and current products.