Oh What A Night! Celebrate Independence Day!

Welcome to another Thursday challenge at Shelly's Images!  Are you ready to show your support?  I hope so, because that is our new challenge theme for this week! We want to see your projects showing your support - Any way you interpret it.  Come play along with us for your chance to win!

Today's featured image is, Oh What A Night, available today only for a special price in the Shelly's Images Store! Get yours, today, before the sale price is gone!

My project features the image, Oh What A Night, from Shelly's Images, colored with Promarkers. For the layout, I used the Sketch at Sketch N Stash.  The red white and white papers are from my stash.  I found these fun glittered star buttons and chipboard die cuts at walmart and knew they'd be perfect for this card.  The red dew drop pearls are from my stash. I added glitter and sparkle to my image, using a clearstar gelly roll pen.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenge #89 Sketch at Sketch N Stash
Bold And Bright at Stamp and Create
Royal Digi Challenge #9: Masculine at The Scrabooking Queen
Challenge #25 Time To Embellish at Crafter's Companion Monthly
Challenge #25 Girls, Girls, Girls, at Bunny Zoe's Crafts
TSG160 Circles at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Challenge #21 All That Glitters at Hooked On Craft Challenges
Summer/Vibrant Colors at house Of Gilli
TPE152 Masculine at The Pink Elephant
Challenge #114 Anything Goes at Craft Your Passion
Challenge #49 Seeing Spots at Paper Makeup Stamps
Linky Party #93 at Make It Monday
One For The Boys at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #8 For The Boys at Platypus Creek Digitals Challenge
3-2-1 (3 chipboard die cuts, 2 papers, 1 image) at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #78 Sparkles Galore at Top Tip Tuesday
For The Boys at Delightful Challenges
Challenge #47 Anything Goes at Let's Craft and Create
Celebrations at Inky Impressions
Challenge #153 Lots of Layers at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #87 Masculine Or Father's Day at My Sheri Crafts
Going In Circles at The Sisterhood of Crafters
Challenge #29 For Man at Crafting For All Seasons

Butterflies In Spring For Freebie Friday

Whoo Hooooooooo!!! It's Freeeeeeeebie Friiiiiiiiiday at Bugaboo Stamps! This week's freebie is just perfect for spring and for those oh so popular "Things With Wings" cards! Check out this beautiful butterfly that's free for you, this week, at Bugaboo Stamps. Isn't it just beautiful?! I admit, seeing this one gave me spring fever and motivated me to go out this week and enjoy the gorgeous weather we've been having!

Anyway, don't miss out on this one! Check out the freebies section at Bugaboo Stamps and get this beauty for your very own! Oh, and of course, we had to provide you with some fabulous inspiration using this beauty, so check out all the fabulous DT creations, at Catch The Bug!

My project uses the Sketch at Creative Craft Challenges and this week's Freebie Friday image - Butterfly, by Bugaboo Stamps. I've colored the image with Promarkers. All papers are scraps from my stash. I used a chipboard Spring Die cut and some other chipboard pieces, for embellishments. I admit, I don't use chipboard very often and I have to say - I'm not sure I like it nor am I overly impressed with it. LOL Oh well, live and learn, right?


I am entering this card in the following challenges:



Sketch at Creative Craft Challenges
Challenge #77 Anything Goes at Wags 'n Whiskers
Pastels at Stamp, Scrap And Doodle
Challenge #178 Three Circles at One Stop Craft Challenges
Challenge #33 Butterflies and Flowers at Creatalicous
Challenge #76 Spring Fling at Lollipop Crafts
Challenge #42 Digi Only at Incy Wincy
No Girls Allowed at Crafty Boots
Linky Party #85 at Make It Monday
On The Farm or In The Garden at Oldie But A Goodie Challenge
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Just Keep On Creating
PWC202 Card For A Girl at Paper Pretties
Challenge #25 Mother's Day or Flowers at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #117 Green and Gorgeous at The Pixie Cottage
Challenge #60 Things With Wings at The Paper Shelter
Challenge #17 Things With Wings at Crafty Ribbons
Challenge #16 Animal Antics at Paper Play Challenges
Challenge #77 Anything With Flowers at Prairie Fairy

Goblins Gobbling

Whoo Hoo! Another project for The 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. I'm on a roll!



This is for Day 6 - Six Goblins. The papers and ribbon are all from my stash. The image is colored with Promarkers. I used chipboard to frame the image and added some orange bling around the frame. The round sentiment is from Echo Park.

My card layout uses the Sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp.


I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Day 6 of 12 Days of Halloween (Goblins) at Simply Betty Stamps
Challenge #78 Sketch at Sunday Sketch and Stamp
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Polka Dots at Jen's Digi Stamps
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Black, Orange, Purple and Green at Paper Pretties
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
PWC177 Embellish It at Paper Pretties
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Challenge #43 Halloween/Witches at Paper Play
Challenge #22 Use A Digi at Paper Crafting Journey
Challenge #98 Spooky at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #122 No Girls Allowed at Moving Along With The Times
Challenge #27 Sparkle (gems around frame) at Crafty Purple Frog

Three Black Cats

Hello, again! I'm back with another project for the 12 Days of Halloween at Simply Betty Stamps. This is my project for Day 3. We were asked to make a project with the theme of 3 Black Cats.


I used a scrap of fun polka dotted paper in halloween colors and a scrap of paper with these spooky spooks. The image is Skellington Betty, by Simply Betty Stamps. She is colored with Promarkers in shades of purple. I used a piece of chipboard in black and orange to frame the image. I used a 3d Black cat embellishment but only had one, so I put a #3 sticker on the cat, to fit the Three Black Cats theme.

My card layout uses Sketch #241 At Card Positioning Systems.


I am entering this card in the following Challenges:


On The Third Day of Halloween (3 Black Cats) at Simply Betty Stamps
Sketch #241 at Card Positioning Systems
Something Spooky at Hooked on Crafts
Challenge #11 Halloween at Paper Creations Ink
Fall or Halloween at Crafty Boots
Royal Digi Challenge #1 (Halloween) at The Scrapbooking Queen
Fall Or Halloween at One Crazy Stamper
Challenge #42 Use Black at Paper Play Challenge
Challenge #95 Halloween at Sassy Studio Designs
Challenge #89 Layer Upon Layer at Totally Paper Crafts
FF#94 Spooky Fall at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #80 Orange and Black at Raise The Bar
Challenge #21 No Sentiment at Heartsong Inspirations
Challenge #133 Photo Inspiration (Halloween Colors-Black and Orange) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #144 Halloween at The Crafty Pad
Costume Challenge at Jellypark Friends
Challenge #36 Black and Orange at Mami Doodles
Challenge #152 Clean and Simple at Crafty Ann's
GL27 Halloween at Gingerloft
Challenge #117 Orange, Black and Purple at Incy Wincy
Challenge #116 Spooky Goings On at Pollycraft
Challenge #22 Animals (Black Cat) at Cards For Men
TSG127 Halloween or Autumn at There She Goes Clear Stamps
Fancy Edges at Creative Craft Challenges
Black, Orange, Purple and Green at Paper Pretties
Polka Dots at Jen's Digi Stamps
Challenge #18 Spooky Scary at The Stamping Boutique
Halloween at Stamp-n-Doodle
Challenge #80 Anything Goes at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Simon Says Stamp
Challenge #65 Halloween at Penny's Paper-Crafty
Purple, Orange, Green and Black at Delightful Sketches
IIC#30 Anything Goes at Inky Impressions

She's Been Framed!

Well, here we are, again. Challenge time at Craft Your Passion. This week,we are challenging you to use crumpled paper on your project. This was my first time trying this technique, and I have to admit--It was really fun! Of course, I won't admit how much ink I had all over me by the time I was done creating my project! We'd love for you to get out your paper, crumple it up, create something fabulous with it, and then join us in our Challenge. Come on over to Craft Your Passion and link up your new crumpled paper project! Just a reminder of the standard rules--No backlinking of projects, please. Your creation must be new, created on or after the challenge date, and before the challenge ends. Any backlinked projects will not be in the prize drawing. You don't want to miss out on your chance to win images of your choice from CocoDingo and Lauretta's Digital Stamps, so please please please don't backlink. We really don't like to have to exclude anyone from winning.

Now that the formalities are out of the way, here is my project for this week's crumpled paper challenge.

I've used an image by Lauretta's Digital Stamps, and created a frame with chipboard. I'm hanging this on the wall in my scraproom. (I plan to create another later, for use on another project!) The image is colored with Promarkers then cut out and mounted on crumpled paper that I distressed with ink. I used foam mounting tape to mount the image to the crumpled paper, to give it a 3D effect. The flower at the bottom is from Recollections. I used red stickles to highlight the flower and add sparkle and bling.

I am entering this frame in the following challenges:

What A Glamour Puss at Creative Craft Challenges
Bloomin Marvelous at Creative Card Crew
Challenge #14 Something For A Teenager at Crafts And Me
Challenge #42 Is It Black or Is It White at Fab N Funky
Challenge #24 Bling It On at The Creative Cottage
Week #71 Vintage at Passion For Promarkers
Challenge #70 Fancy Floral at C.R.A.F.T
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #069 Grid (DP) at Treehouse Stamps
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #24 Anything But A Card
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #62 Sparkly Glitter at Incy Wincy
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Anything But A Card at Whimsical Ink Sorority
Challenge #6 Get Ahead, Get A hat at Crafty Emma's
Vintage at Lots To Do
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #3 All That Glitters at Gingerloft

Let's Harvest Some Pumpkins at Shelly's Images

It's Marvelous Monday, again, at Images. This week, we are featuring Pumpkins as the featured image. Perfect for fall and harvest time. There are so many possibilities with this image. It would also make a nice Thanksgiving card. This image is available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images store. While you are there getting this one, pick up some of the other wonderful images Shelly has to offer.

Also, check out the Shelly's Images blog for some wonderful eye candy by the DT, using the Pumpkins image. You may want to stop back there, too, on Tuesdays for the wonderful tutorials and on Thursdays for the new challenges!

My card featuring the pumpkins image is simple, but I love the way it turned out. I love this image and thought it would be a fantastic to use as a big focal point for a card. I colored the image with Promarkers and framed it with a chipboard frame. (New purchase I made this week, at Michael's) Once I attached it to the card, I felt it was perfect and didn't want to add anything, for fear of taking away from the image. I rarely make a card that doesnt use patterned paper, and I generally don't like chipboard, but I'm glad I did, with this image. I think it is perfect just the way it is.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #20 Autumn at Cards For Men
Here Comes Autumn at Tuesday Taggers
It's Autumn at Simon Says Stamp
Fall at For Fun Challenges
Challenge #16 Hump Day Inspiration at Inktegrity DT Challenges
Challenge #42 Swirly Swirls (on Frame) at Pixie Dust Studio
Challenge #27 3D It at Digi Doodle Shop's Best
Anything Goes at Sew Many Challenges
Challenge #8 Go Digital at Karber Weekly Challenge
Anything Goes at Stamp N Doodle
Challenge #6 All Natural at Stamps R Us
Challenge #64 Anything Goes at Pollycraft
Challenge #9 Orange and Brown at Creative Stamp Friends
Challenge #36 The Great Outdoors at Totally Paper Crafts
Open theme at Stamp, Scrap & Doodle
Challenge #49 Orange at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #48 Autumn Inspiration
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #12 Autumn Colors at Timbroscrapmania
Anything Goes at Cowgirl Up
Challenge #79 Photo Inspiration at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #1 Halloween/Fall at Baby Bud Designs