Hats Off To You

Hats off to you! It's Marvelous Monday!

Today's featured image at Shelly's Images is this wonderful top hat. I love the elegant look of this image. It's perfect for wedding cards, or even invitations to fancy events.

Don't miss out on your chance to own your own top hat! It's available for a special price, today only, in the Shelly's Images Store.


My card today is done in one of my favorite color combos. Pink, white and black. This card was created strictly from items from my stash. Nothing was bought new, for creating this card. I'm going to be sad when this polka dotted paper is finally gone, since I absolutely love polka dots! (Well, on cards, anyway, but I hate wearing them! LOL!) The pink adhesive pearls in the corners seemed to be a perfect touch. The image is cut out and embossed using nestablities and colored with Promarkers. The pink flowers are by Martha Stewart. I've used a Martha Stewart punch to make leaves for accenting the flowers. This card had to have some sparkle, too, so that is where the glittered ribbon comes in!


I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #8 Photo Inspiration (Colors) at Jay Gee's Nook
Anything Goes at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #9 Punch It at My Mum's Craft Shop
Challenge #62 Pink and Pearls at Meljen's Designs
Something New (Flowers) at AI Factory
Sparkle at Crafty Sentiments
Flower Power at Totally Gorjuss
Challenge #43 3,2,1 Recipe (3 embellishments: ribbon, Flowers, Pearls) at 2 Sisters
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Deep Ocean
Challenge #125 Just Because You Can at The Crafty Pad
Challenge #97 Ribbon and Flowers at Pollycraft
Challenge #115 Flowers and Pearls at Stamp With Fun
Anything Goes at Totally Stampalicious
1,2,3 Recipe at Stamps R Us
Make It Free And Easy at Whoopsi Daisy
Challenge #42 No Sentiment at Lexi's Creations
Pick Two (Flowers, Pearls) at Paper Cupcakes
Challenge #67 Frame It at Karen's Doodles
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Hooked On Crafts
Day #105 Mega Movie Monday (Poster Inspiration - Colors - Lots of Black and white) at 365 Cards
Favorite Things (Flowers) at Crafty Purple Frog

Bling Is A Girl's Best Friend at Shelly's Images

Wow, Darn blogger had issues and wiped out my post! Grrr and I just noticed! Okay, let me start over! LOL

Today is Terrificially Thrilling Thursday at Shelly's Images! Do you know what that means?! That's right! Time for a new challenge! This week, we want to see you Bling it Up, because Bling Is A Girl's Best Friend! Whooo Hooo! We all love our bling, so this is the perfect time to show it off! Hurry over to Shelly's Images and link up your blingy projects for a chance to win!

My card today is for a friend who's going through some personal issues right now, and I wanted to remind her that I am thinking of her. I am using this gorgeous rose image from Shelly's Images, colored with Promarkers. The mint green panel is embossed with the Swiss Dots folder and the darker green panels are embossed with a leafy vine patter.The ovals around the image are cut and embossed with Nestabilities by Spellbinders. I've added pink rhinestones around the oval frame, to "bling it up." Both the white and black and white polka dotted ribbons are from my stash. I purchased this fabulous butterfly back in March at the scrapbook convention. My sentiment is from Sentiments 4 You and is punches with oval punches from Stampin Up, then mounted with foam mounting tape for dimension.


Card layout uses the sketch at Little Claire's Designs.



I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Challenge #6 Sketch at Little Claire's Designs
Anything Goes at Scrappy Frogs
Challenge #65 Flower Power at Raise The Bar
Week #118 Show Us your Style at Paper Play
Challenge #39 Butterflies/Things With Wings at Sarah Hurley
Let's Hear It For The Girls at Southern Girls
Challenge #1 Anything Goes at Divas By Design
Digi Day at Stamp Something
FF#78 May Goes Green at If The Shoe Fits
Challenge #52 For The Girls at Prairie Fairy
Challenge #54 Embossing at Phindy's Place
May Day at Stamping With The Dragon
Challenge #133 Dust Off Your Stash at Saturday Challenge
Anything Goes at Catch The Bug
Challenge #35 Favorite Color Combo at Crafty Emma's
Challenge #9 May Flowers at Send A Smile 4 Kids
Challenge #54 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Challenge #110 Photo Inspiration (Flowers) at Cupcake Inspirations
Challenge #23 Double Dutch (Use Two Ribbons - White and polka dots) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Flowers at Card Cupids
Challenge #59 Glitzy and Bling at Creative Inspirations
Challenge #54 Anything Goes at Sentimental Sundays
Let's Get Girly at Mami Doodles
Challenge #23 Double Dutch (use Two ribbons) at Really Reasonable Ribbon
Challenge #93 Mother's Day/Girlie at Incy Wincy
May Flowers at Creative Card Crew
Fancy A Punch at Papertake Weekly
Challenge #110 Thinking Of You at Digital Tuesday
Challenge #48 Die Cuts at Tuesday Throwdown
Challenge #141 Flowers at Everybody Art
Challenge #81 Butterflies at Claudia and Company
Challenge #33 Flower Frenzy at Top Tip Tuesday
Ribbon or Trim at Clear It Out
Challenge #53 Anything Goes at Penny's Paper-Crafty
TD12 Flower Power at Tiffany's Doodles
Challenge #34 Punches at Crafts And Me
Challenge #118 Anything Goes at Crafty Creations
PWC153 Add Texture (rhinestones, embossing, butterfly) at Paper Pretties
Challenge #117 The Letter S (Scallops, Sentiment) at Creative Belli Blog
Challenge #5 To Die For at My Mum's Craft Shop
Anything Goes at Mygrafico
Challenge #8 Something New and All Our Favorites (Rhinestones) at Craft Us Crazy
Challenge #52 Let's Feel It at Rainbow Lady's Challenges
Anything Goes at The Emerald Faerie Garden