Was going to be ribbon organiser then turned into pretty sample box

So I am really desperate for a ribbon organiser and I had this perfume box that I thought yeah I can use this but my crop-a-dile wouldnt go down far enough so it turned into a pretty sample box...

The before shot....

And after....

I used retired Holiday Harmony paper and Purely Pomergrante ribbon... LOVE that colour

As you can see I'm getting through my packing... NOT!

Some news

I might be a little quiet over the next couple of weeks... I'm moving house and I have a lot to do in a short time, but I will be back.... Good thing I'm only moving the next street over!

This week I sent out my first newsletter for the year listing classes that start next month... If there are any other lovely dunedin people who would like to come, email me and I'll flick you a copy... My email is shellbellz@windowslive.com

Classes start the 10th of Feb....

Details can be found in the previous post... having blogger dramas couldn't link it... my blogger is on the XT network... jokes...

February Classes... Sneak Peak

I have two classes running in Dunedin this Feb, one a technique class....

The technqiues are, 3d Stamping, Brick wall and Cracked Glass....

The other, is the Butterfly Prints Stamp Class where you will learn how to do a Joy Fold Card, Pocket Card and a 2, 5, 7, 10 Box...

They all use the Butterfly Prints stamp set from the mini and Bella Bleu paper, which I haven't gotten out of my stash in awhile but I love it!

So if you're in Dunedin email me on shellbellz@windowslive.com I'm doing a little deal if you come to both so don't forget to ask me about that!

Friends 24/7

I have had a busy weekend, but I can't share what I have been doing just yet.... So here's one of the cards I did a while back.... it's something I did awhile ago that I haven't shared...

Friends 24/7, Riding Hood Red ink and cardstock, Kraft and Very vanilla cardstock. I love Riding Hood Red, I'll be so sad when it retires. And I love kraft.... yum...

Party Hearty...

One of the perks of being a new Senior Supervisor is the FREE STUFF you get... In December I was able to get some new rubber that I had been waiting paitently to get!

So hear's the next card, this one is a case from last years Regionals in Dunedin, I just changed the size, used some different colour cardstock, added a stamp phrase and used a different embellishment... This is the second go as my first one went to the bin as I had mistakenly mounted "happy birthday" upside down, you cant give a birthday card with an upside down happy birthday!



This is a different card for me as I'm not a 'bright card' type of girl... notice I did say bright card, not just bright!!!! ...... Arrgh Shelley you aren't funny before 9am so just go to work!

Byyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

Lovely as a tree man card

Ok, so I have to admit I'm more then disappointed at how this photographs, it looks rather cool in person but really flat by photo! Oh well! I still had fun making it and yes yet again, I have layers thanks to my word of 2010... DIMENSIONALS!!!!

Have to keep it short and sweet as I'm about to leave for work! Last week was sooo slow because everyone was still away... But everyones back now and ringing us! I got hung up on 3 times yesterday morning!!!!

Fifth Avenue Floral.... yum yum

I have to admit I had so much fun making this card, using the floating Watercolour technique or whatever it is called, and using my craft ink on the Sanded Big stamp and then embossing it, oh and you can't really tell from this card but yes, DIMENSIONALS!!!!!! Oh and the Oval All from the Spring Mini, love love love it!

Us Dunedin people are pretty much onto our forth day of RAIN, RAIN, RAIN and I'm over it... Where is Summer I ask?

Anyway, as I'm not a Full time Stampin Up Demonstrator, hi ho hi ho it's off to work I go!!!!!

Boatloads of Love

I'm a lady of few words today.... Here's another one of the cool cards I did over the Christmas period, using my brand new set "Boatloads of Love" Hope you like it!
I'm getting used of this watercolouring business and I love my Jumbo Pewter Eyelits!!!!!!!!!
I'm thinking this week I may even try my hand at some card challenges.... Seen as I'm in the Cardmaking Zone and all...

Happy Sunday everyone!

A little blog candy..... and Friends 24/7

Don't all die of shock, I'm posting on my blog like 3 days in a row... I'm trying to make 2010 the year that Shelley finally gets organized. Who else is with me?

Now for a bit of fun.... Let's see how many blog posts I can do this month. Leave a comment with your guesses and at the end of the month who ever is closest wins a little something something from yours truly.

Now, the card in todays post is an almost case from the 2009-2010 except I have glammed it up by attempting the cracked glass technique...

And yes, I'm using Friends 24/7 again, but I love it and at least its not "A Rose is a Rose".... actually I haven't used it all year... hmmmmm....

Anyway BACK to Friends 24/7 I love it and I love the Friendly Words Wheel stamp with it and whilst blog surfing I came across this blog...

http://confessionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-turn-su-jumbo-wheel-into-set-of.html

I think I just might have to get another one and take to it with my crafty scissors...

Oh and PS: The kittens are girls!!!!!!!

Kristina Werner inspired....

Ok, so over the break I became totally obsessed with Kristina Werners website: http://www.kwernerdesign.com/blog/. The cards below are inspired by her.... I hope you like them.



Its amazing what you can do with a couple bits of DSP and the white gel pen.... which I am now totally addicted to using...



2010 is the year of the White Gel Pen and Dimensionals. There I have given you plenty of warning about what you will be seeing this year on my blog... and hey, 3 posts in not even two days... Are you proud?

It's not pics of...

the kittens or stamps or cards... but I just had to share this with you.... It cracks me up so much, this is a pic Brenton took today of my 7 year old Russian Blue Maxopotomus....

I (heart) Hearts

Good Morning, and welcome to 2010! My year got off to a rather rocky start but hopefully it's all settled down now... Brenton and I had a lovely Christmas and yesterday our household grew by two with the birth of Asha's kittens... Two Identical black kittens with white noses and white socks, they are really cute and I'll post some pics when they get a bit bigger, at the mo they just look like rat babies...

During my small break I did do MANY cards, like more then I can count on one hand!!! Like 29!!!! That's many hands worth! Anyway enough rambling here is the first design, using my new stamp set I (heart) hearts...


The colour combo is Regal Rose, Rose red and Sage Shadow,with So Saffron Ribbon and Button... LOVE IT! Anyway thanks for stopping by, and my New Years Resolution is to blog more! Lets see how long I can make that one last for!

Oh and I got a new addiction over the holidays.... Dimensionals... I like thats my new favourite word for 2010... Dimensionals...