January 2, 2016
Wishes for a Fabulous New Year to All
2015 is in the taillights and 2016 lays ahead.
I love these old cards from years gone by. The senders voices echo the wishes that were sent to their friends and family 100 years ago.
I hope that all my family and friends have a happy, healthy and wonderful 2016 and many more New Years to come!!
April 20, 2015
Vintage Art Fabric Prints on Etsy
It’s taken me a while but I finally got my Etsy shop up and going again. Right now I have 10 of the prints used with the Neat and Nifty Notebook pattern as well as 6 of my Vintage Envelope Prints. They are all available in different layouts as well as with or without the patterns. All of the prints would be great in Crazy Quilting projects. Etsy is a fun and easy way to shop for gifts and supplies. I hope you can visit and have some fun. You can find my Etsy shop here:https://www.etsy.com/shop/ShelleysDesignWorks 
April 15, 2015
Vintage Postage Digital Art
These are six new digital designs using vintage postcards, postage and card art I put together using my collection of vintage images. I love to dig through Antique stores and Thrift shops looking for vintage postage, old letters, post cards and writing samples. I then scan the images into my computer and using Photoshop combine them into Digitally collaged designs.
Printed on 100% cotton, I’ve used them in the Neat and Nifty Notebooks. The prints are available as a set of one large and two small to fit regular and mini composition books and come with a pattern to make the Neat and Nifty Composition Books for $9.50.
To read more about the Composition books go here.
Fabric Prints are now or soon will be available in my Etsy shop Shelley’s Design Works.
The prints could also be used in Crazy quilting. I love combining digital art with fabric.
Contact me if you are interested in more information about purchasing the books or the prints and pattern.
January 1, 2013
New Years Wishes
A Happy New Year to Everyone, here’s wishing you all a fabulous 2013!
December 25, 2012
Christmas Bells
This post card from 100 years ago couldn’t say it better,
“Bells are ringing Merry Christmas, May all Joy and Peace be Yours”
Merry Christmas to everyone!
November 22, 2012
Happy Thanksgiving
I want to wish all my family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving!
1908 Vintage Post Card
Click on the image to see it on Flickr.
August 2, 2012
Old Papers
This collage isn’t perfect but I like what I came up with. I digitally layered vintage documents, a post card and some envelopes inside an old book cover. When I finished all that I added the embroidered piece and the key. The flowers on the linen Twiltlet are folded on an Octogon paper base and then gathered. My silk ribbon students learned how to do them a couple of weeks ago.
I also added the French Knot Roses I love so much. Click on either image to see the high resolution version.
July 16, 2012
A Note in the Garden
I could just picture a turn of the century lady sitting in her garden with a cup of tea and her postcard from a dear friend, as I put together this collage, “A Note in the Garden”. I combined a number of vintage elements, a turn of the century postcard, an old deed, a vintage flower image, the etching of a wreath and the etching of roses in PSE6.
I enjoy the digital collage work almost as much as collecting the vintage elements. Swap meets, used book stores and antique stores are my obsession these days and I have found some wonderful things. I was up in the local mountains for a friends birthday and visited a used book store. I found a copy of Ben Hur from 1881. Each page of the 845 page book set included at least one black and white etching. It was a fabulous find. The etching of the flower ring and the rose etching are just two of the images.
This turn of the century post card is the image I want to share with you today.
I think the card dates from around 1900 but it’s hard to read so I can’t be sure. The fact that it only allows for an address on the front and no additional writing dates it from the that period as well.
Snips and Bits from Shelley's Studio 
