Thursday, December 26, 2013

December 2013 Papertrey Ink Blog Hop


I love putting together pretty packages!  Next to making cards it is my favorite thing to do.
Today, I am sharing some bags I put together for Christmas gifts.

Gift Bag by Hollie Shepard: hobbiesbyhollie


I took a paper lunch bag, cut the end off, folded the bottom over, then did a little sewing and bam a new look!  It was perfect for fitting five cards and five envelopes in. 

Gift Bag by Hollie Shepard: hobbiesbyhollie

Gift Bag by Hollie Shepard: hobbiesbyhollie

Thanks for stopping in,
Hollie



Monday, December 16, 2013

Happy Birthday with Sassafras


I have seriously been needing to go through my paper scraps.  My storage bin is overflowing right now.  As I was digging through it the other day I came across some Ellie's Tale paper by Sassafras.  Such a cute set, that I have been sitting on way to long.  I added some ribbon from a Studio Calico kit  (Mays Art) and BAM! I was done! 

Simple Birthday Card with Sassafras Paper: Designed by Hollie Shepard

Thanks for stopping by, 
Hollie

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Blow it out!

I love getting the Studio Calico Card Kit in the mail!  Every month I am pretty excited about the stamp set, but this month I was crazy for the sentiments and the images. 

Hobbies by Hollie: Designed by Hollie Shepard

Here is the first card I made with the set! 

Thanks for stopping by,
Hollie

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Hello with Washi Tape

Hello there,

Today I'm stopping in to share a little ole' card I put together using a combination of Studio Calico kits. 

Hobbies By Hollie: Designed by Hollie Shepard

I did a little something different with the washi tape.  It is a little see through, so I decided to do some random coloring underneath before attaching the tape.  I started by marking out the width of the tape and then just scribbled away with my markers.

Hobbies By Hollie: Designed by Hollie Shepard

I really, really like how it turned out!  

Man, do I love that May Arts ribbon!    

Thanks for stopping in ,
Hollie

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Moxie Fab Thanks Blog Hop


Welcome to the Hop! If your here from Frances Byrne's Blog then you came the right way!

The Moxie Fab World has been my number one source for card making inspiration.  When I wanted to make a card, I would stop in and look around and always come away with inspiration.   

Cath did a great job keeping us up on the trends in the crafting world, so today I am sharing a card with my two of my favorites, watercolor and hexagons.


Hobbiesbyhollie: designed by Hollie Shepard

Thanks Cath for all the inspiration! Your next stop in the hop is Geri! Have fun! 



Hollie

Our Moxie Fab Thanks to You, Cath!

1. Moxie Fab World  96. Anieszka Malyszek  191. Jimmi Mayo  
2. Keren Baker  97. Kate from i {heart} papers  192. Julie Overby  
3. Jennifer Ingle  98. Cindy Lawrence  193. Eva Dobilas  
4. Debby Hughes  99. Lori Tecler  194. Ren-Yi Lo  
5. Virginia Lu  100. Penny Ward  195. Jessica Shelton-Buffa  
6. Nina Yang  101. Leigh Penner  196. DoBea Alberts  
7. Karolyn Loncon  102. Christina MacLaren  197. Nicole Rixon   
8. Lori Barnett  103. Heidi Van Laar  198. Debbie Corbari  
9. Kim Hughes / Paper Smooches  104. Giovana Smith  199. Lawn Fawn / Kelly Marie Alvarez  
10. Becky Oehlers  105. Katrina Hunt  200. Leigh Ann Baird  
11. Donna Mikasa  106. Kathi Rerek  201. Betsy Veldman  
12. JJ Bolton  107. Glenda J. Wyatt  202. Natasha Kara  
13. Jocelyn Olson  108. Heather Campbell  203. Wanda Cullen   
14. Daniela Dobson  109. Ardyth Percy-Robb  204. Shemaine Smith  
15. Amy Wanford  110. Erica Hettwer  205. Lydia Fiedler  
16. Sylvia Blum  111. Danielle Walls  206. Jenn Shurkus  
17. AJ Otto  112. Fresh Squeezed Stamps  207. Leslie Hanna  
18. Taheerah Atchia  113. Lynn Mangan  208. Lenny Sacr�as  
19. Laura Williams  114. Kim Kesti  209. Chunyuan Wu  
20. Kimberly Crawford  115. Kelly Booth  210. Berenice Rendon  
21. Vera Yates  116. Stephanie Severin  211. Brenda Weaver  
22. Jaclyn Miller  117. Michelle Lupton  212. Sabrina Alery  
23. Amber Kroening  118. Angelica Suarez  213. Debbie Marcinkiewicz  
24. Lindsay Amrhein  119. Sarah Martina Parker  214. Lyndal Higgins  
25. Miriam Prantner  120. Ashley Nguyen Newell  215. Pattie Goldman  
26. Irit Shalom  121. Jessica Witty  216. Jenny Martin  
27. Anabelle O'Malley  122. Jennifer Rzasa  217. Michelle Bala  
28. Michele Gross  123. Jennifer Priest  218. Julie Smith  
29. Teri Anderson  124. Angie Tieman  219. Linda Auclair  
30. Alice Wertz  125. Bev Gerard  220. Tyra Babington  
31. Pamela Ho  126. Asty Purbasari  221. Darnell J Knauss  
32. Elena Roussakis  127. Megan Hoeppner  222. Jennifer Jackson  
33. Lorena Canto  128. Pia Overgaard  223. Amy Sheffer  
34. Tara Cardwell  129. Nina Brackett  224. Piali Biswas  
35. Joscelyne Cutchens  130. Linda Lucas  225. Lori Hairston  
36. Ashley Harris  131. Judy Rozema  226. Charlene Bopp  
37. Annette Allen  132. Lynn Mercurio  227. Deanna Woodland  
38. Jessi Fogan  133. Erin Thiem  228. Ceal Pritchett  
39. Lindsey M-P  134.  Carolyn Gimpel King  229. Vanessa Menhorn  
40. Christine Dring  135. Smitha Katti  230. P. Kelly Smith  
41. Tasnim Ahmed  136. Susan Liles  231. Therese Calvird  
42. Alicia Thelin  137. Lisa Arana  232. Rachel Izakowicz  
43. Ashley Marcu  138. Kalyn Kepner  233. Frances Byrne  
44. Kryssi Ng / Mama Elephant  139. Rachel Kleinman  234. Holly Shepard  
45. Katie Gehring  140. Wendy Price  235. Geri Greening  
46. Angi Barrs  141. Kim Dellow  236. Gretchen Belknap (same as #186)  
47. Tracey McNeely  142. Melissa Elsner  237. Shirley Bampton  
48. Jen del Muro  143. Laura Pryor  238. Julia Stainton  
49. Sarah J. Moerman  144. Ivanka Lentle  239. Diana Slaughter  
50. Laurie Willison  145. Ashlee Townsend  240. Kim Heggins  
51. Cristina Kowalczyk  146. Michelle Liimatainen  241. Melissa Phillips  
52. Iwona Palamountain  147. Juliana Michaels  242. Jennifer McGuire  
53. Shanna Vineyard  148. Ilina Crouse  243. Beth Matson  
54. Tiffany Johnson  149. Suzanne Bier  244. Kanan Pandya  
55. Laura O'Donnell  150. Sherry Wright  245. Chrissy Larson  
56. Lisa Adametz  151. Barb Housner  246. Kristi Schurr  
57. Laura Bassen  152. Kim Makortoff  247. Tammy Hobbs  
58. Ryann Salamon  153. Stephanie Washburn  248. Windy Robinson  
59. Clare Buswell  154. Alyssa Scritchfield  249. Wida Miller  
60. Gayatri Murali  155. Niki G  250. Erum Tasneem  
61. Laurel Seabrook  156. Colleen Dietrich  251. Barb Murphy  
62. Christine Traversa  157. Sharyn Tormanen   252. SRM Stickers  
63. Melania Deasy  158. Karin �kesdotter  253. Judy Marino  
64. Michelle Williams  159. Erin Taylor  254. Noelle McAdams  
65. Jamie Gracz / Avery Elle  160. Jen Carter  255. Katie Brooks  
66. Lin Brandyberry  161. Cristina N��ez (Yainea)  256. Unity Stamp Company  
67. Michelle Woerner  162. Susie Wittwer  257. Cheryl Valadez  
68. Kim Howard  163. Becky Olsen  258. Jennie Harper  
69. Amanda Coleman  164. Lori Craig  259. Latisha Yoast  
70. Dana Warren  165. Tessa Wise  260. Ang Mansfield  
71. Kelly Griglione  166. Courtney Kelley  261. Danielle Flanders  
72. Taylor Usry  167. Maureen Merritt  262. Niki Meiners  
73. Emily Branch  168. Alice Golden  263. Shelly Kurth  
74. Amy Tsuruta  169. Chrissie Tobas  264. Els Brigé  
75. Rae Barthel  170. Stasia Sloma  265. Jane Beljo  
76. Erin Schreiner  171. Heather Hoffman  266. Stacy Croninger  
77. Stacey Schafer  172. Annette Witherspoon  267. Susie Moore  
78. Sarah Gough  173. Tarynne Wise  268. Gaby Creates  
79. Joni Andaya  174. Amy Kolling  269. Sylvia Nelson  
80. Lalo  175. Chari Moss  270. Lucy Abrams  
81. Maria Fischer  176. Carol Wilson  271. Lee Murphy  
82. Laurie Schmidlin  177. Shelly Greybeck  272. Britta Swiderski  
83. Yvonne Yam  178. Maureen Plut  273. Michele Kovack  
84. Tifany DeGough  179. Bree Tetz  274. Valerie Stangle  
85. Deirdre Horgan  180. Meredith MacRitchie  275. Nancy Krueger  
86. Cheiron Brandon  181. Dawn Turley  276. Heather Doran  
87. Beverley Brown  182. Marisa Gunn  277. Isha Gupta  
88. Tenia Nelson  183. Simone Naoum  278. N@ Ali  
89. Jamie Greene  184. Stephanie Muzzulin  279. Dawn Schuster  
90. Veronica Zalis  185. Richard Breaks  280. Ginny Henriquez  
91. Jennifer Scull  186. Gretchen Belknap  281. Joyce Mehrberg  
92. Lizzie Sanchez  187. Libby Hickson  282. Cathy Andronicou  
93. Glitz Design  188. Hannelie Bester  283. Rebecca Fellows  
94. Lea Lawson  189. Julie Campbell  284. Cornelia (fun stamping) Wenokor  
95. Heather Nichols  190. Lisa Henke  285. Anita Recksiedler  

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Paper Crafts Nov/Dec 2013 Published Card

Today I am sharing one of my all time favorite cards.  This little darling was published in the November/December 2013 digital issue of Paper Crafts Magazine.

Design by Hollie Shepard:Hobbies by Hollie

Funny thing about this card.  I remember the moment I thought of this sketch.  I was sitting in my big comfy leather chair holding my newborn, my older two boys were asleep.  I was just dying to get some crafting time in, but I knew it would be a while.  I had just got a whole bunch of sequins I was dying to use! Inspiration struck, and I just sketched away.

I have discovered I am a CAS girl at heart.  My whole life I have been trying to add details that just don't work for me.  I have to be honest with myself.  I am better at the simple look.  Turns out, I actually really like this discovery about myself. 

If you would like a better view of this card be sure to check out this months digital issue of Paper Crafts.

Thanks for stopping by,

Hollie

Friday, October 25, 2013

Papertrey Ink Blog Hop: Five Easy Christmas Tags







I have an addiction to jars and this addiction has pretty much caused me to become a hoarder of jars.  I just can't throw them away.  Baby food jars, spaghetti jars, fruit jars, you name it, I have to keep them.  So I'm thinking this Christmas all my gifts will be wrapped in, you guessed it JARS!  My children will only be getting matchbox cars and little army men, you know the kind of stuff that fits in jars. :)

So what better way to display my tags then with some bakers twine and a jar!


Designed by Hollie Shepard: Hobbies By Hollie

Anyway, on to the details of my tags I made for the Papertrey Blog Hop!

Designed by Hollie Shepard: Hobbies By Hollie

I had to keep it pretty simple and pretty quick (we are in the middle of some remodeling).  I grabbed the Framed Out #12 die and stamp set and used that as my starting point.  I am really drawn to the Scarlet Jewel, Aqua and Gold color combo for Christmas so, that is what I went with today. I decided to add dimension with some SEI Gold Dots.  I love the Gold, but you could easily add red dots if you were going for a more classic color combo.

Well, that's it for today,

Hollie

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Simple Fall Entry Table


 When I moved into my new home I took it as an opportunity to start with a blank slate and decorate my home how I had always wanted it to be.  I am easily overwhelmed when it comes to choices and since I didn't want this to happen I took to the good old internet and did some research.  I stumbled across this post on Style Words on the Fieldstone Hill Design blog. After doing her style exercises I became confident in making choices and never again will I have designer paralysis, as she calls it.   
The only question was where do I begin? 

In my opinion, the entrance to your home is very important.  After all, it is the first thing people see.  So this is the first place I started.  I had an entry table that I bought at a garage sale for $20 and from there I started building my perfect entry.


My favorite thing about the entry is this Wreath.
The first thing I made was this wreath.  I just love the homey feeling you get when you see a wreath.  It was really simple and cheap to put together.  I grabbed a green foam wreath from Hobby Lobby, wrapped it with fabric and added the diy flowers.

I put together my own printable in Picasa and printed it on colored cardstock
Don't you just love pumpkins?  I'm pretty sure they are the most versatile decor item for fall. I painted one of my pumpkins with chalkboard paint and drew a little heart on it.  I just love that you can paint anything with chalkboard paint and it insistently looks awesome!

Well, that's it for today.

Thanks for stopping by,
Hollie



Thursday, October 17, 2013

Birthday Cards

Today I am sharing some Birthday Cards I put together for a friend.  I really love putting gift sets together! Anyway,  I have a lot of new Studio Calico stamps that haven't been touched because I recently moved.  It was great to get out like five sets that haven't been touched and get to work.   These are my 2 favorite from the 20 I made.



Thanks for stopping in,

Hollie


Monday, May 6, 2013

Happy Birthday

I love spray mist, and gold . I just love the look of just a bit of gold popping of the card. That's what I was going for on today's card. I have been trying to fit in card making, but I am still in that busy newborn stage and combine that with my other busy boys and I have my hands full.



I used a gold marker to add color to the edges of red chevron patterned paper.

That's it for today,
Hollie






Thursday, February 14, 2013

Papertrey Ink Challenge


I tell you, I just can't resist one of Nicole's Challenges over on the Papertrey Ink Blog.  Today, she asked everyone to make a homemade accessory.   It was easy to find a lot of inspiration blog hopping to all the designers websites, but also looking at Pinterest you see a ton.  I found this site that has 25 DIY hair accessories.  They are all adorable and pretty easy.  

To make my little bobby pin I :

1. Die cut 2 flowers using the Beautiful Blooms Die and Melon Berry felt 

2. Free hand two leaves from Simply Chartreuse felt

3. Hot glue together, then add decorative stitching.  

4.Cut a circle from fabric and glue 

5. Add sequins

Pretty easy and not bad for a first go.   

Thanks for stopping in,

Hollie 



Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Published Cards

CARDS October 2012: Paint splatter 


Paper Crafts Holiday Cards and More Volume 7


The white card with aqua ribbon is mine (click on the picture for a better look).  There is a call out right now for Holiday Cards and More Volume 8.  Due to the upcoming arrival of my new little one, I have decide to sit this one out (I'm really itching to submit).  You should try out though! :)

Thanks for stopping in,
Hollie

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Papertrey Ink: Watercolor Challenge

Today I am sharing a little project I got to work on with my boys.  My boys love to watercolor, so this was a perfect time to get the stuff out and do a project together.  

Here is my inspiration found on pinterest


Here is my card: 


I grabbed my heart dies from Papertrey and die cut the medium sized heart on a strip of paper.  Then I made my color selections, Hawaiian Shores, Summer Sunrise (turned out a little dark), Raspberry Fizz, and Orange Zest.   Using watercolor on cards is soon becoming one of my favorite techniques.  My Great Grandma use to be a wonderful painter and this reminds me of her.  


Thanks for stopping in,

Hollie



Sunday, February 10, 2013

Papertrey Ink: Sketch Challenge



Here is my take on the sketch:


I got to play with some new PTI stamps and really can't get enough of these little squares!  They really have so many possibilities and how about the sentiments by Dawn.  


Thanks for stopping by,

Hollie

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Guess what?  Today I needed a gift card holder and it just so happens to fall on the day where it works with a PTI Anniversary Challenge

Here is my pinterest inspiration.

I really love all of these colors together and I plan on working with them some more when I have time.  
I quickly put together this gift card holder using a Timeless Template by Papertrey (I had completely forgotten about them until today).  I used the Cash or Charge Template and really love how the little gift card has a stand to sit in (Here are some great pictures from Nichole's Blog).  The picture doesn't really show it, but I stamped the tiny flowers from Happy Hydrangea in Versamark Dazzle (Man, I love that stamp set).



I wanted the holder to be a little more crisp, but my little guy woke up just as I was brainstorming, so I kind of rushed it.   

Thanks for stopping in,

Hollie

Friday, February 8, 2013

Enjoy Your Special Day



Popping in super quick to share a couple of quick cards.  I had the chance to make a few cards a week ago or so, while the kids were napping.  I felt really inspired by some of the new PTI products I recently purchased.   I love this new little frame and also I am loving the Limeade Ice Ink !
 I have been in a card making funk for a while, maybe it is my pregnancy brain.  This new little guy is due in 3 weeks so I am taking a break hoping my mojo will come back soon.




Thanks for stopping by,

Hollie

Friday, January 25, 2013

January 2013 PTI Blog Hop

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It's been so long since I have been able to sit down and make a card.  Both kids have been sick and with pregnancy it has been so draining.



I put together this card super fast last night.  It was really hard to work with black, not sure but I think I was over thinking it.  I do like a challenge, so I gave it a try! :)


Thanks for stopping in,

Hollie