HoneyBee Showcase 12/8

First I would like to thank EAD Designs for being our sponsor at Betty Bee's Buzz this week!!  For my challenge, I chose these cute and easy to use birthday sentiments.  I love that they are repositionable since I usually don't get it right the first time.  I also used one of my 'new' toys!..Sew Easy and guess what?  It is easy!  I am not a sewer, but this tool did two things for me.  First, it allowed me to stitch on my cardstock since I have no luck with my mini sewing machine. Second, because this is hand done and takes time, it made me sit down and relax!..I was surprised how relaxing it was and I was able to watch a Christmas movie on TV!  For my tag, I used a Cuttlebug cut and emboss plate.  Then, using my second 'new' toy, I made a brad with I-Top using a piece of the same paper that I stitched.  Don't you just love easy placement stickers and new toys to make a quick card?

Be sure to see what our HoneyBees have for you this week!!

 Make sure to leave a comment to be entered into December's giveaway and play along with us as EAD Designs has generously decided to give away a $20 gift certificate to their store!!! That's a lot of vinyl/stickers!

Cuttle Your Pages Friday 9-24

For today, our challenge was to emboss punch cuts.

Our sponsor this week at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot is Whoopsi Daisy who treated us with the cutest digital stamps.  While looking at the stamps to choose, I saw a stamp that look familiar.  I knew it wasn't the stamp itself, but something about it so I knew I had to have it.  When I looked at my photos of Nina, I found the photo that made the stamp I was looking at so special.

I knew I had to do a layout of the two side by side, so in my mind I started to format what I wanted my layout to look like. I kept it simple with a glitter border and some embossed flowers.  For my flowers I used French Manor and Lacy Labels.  The centers were cut using my EK Success and Marvey punches.  My title was cut using Cursive 101 and Base Camp. The one top flower is Prima.

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot to see what our design team has for you today.  Also, take the Be Inspired Wednedsay challenge for a chance to win some cute digital stamps from our sponsor Whoopsi Daisy!

Be Inspired Wednesday #102

Our sponsor this week at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot is Whoopsi Daisy who gave us the cutest digital stamps. 

For my card, I colored in this cute little girl with my Copic marker and added just a little dab of Stickles to her bow.  My flowerpot was cut using a Sizzix die and embossed with the Herringbone embossing folder, branches from my Martha Stewart punch and flowers from Wild Orchard.  The blue border was embossed with my Swiss Dot embossing folder and designed with my Marth Steward border punch. Cardstock used is from Prima

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challeng Blogspot to see what our Design Team has to share with you today!!

Don't forget to take our Be Inspired Wednesday challenge and you may win a prize from our sponsor, Whoopsi Daisy!!

Sponsor Challenge at HYWWP-Sketch Inspiration

Another awesome sketch from Trisha at Sketch Inspiration for our second week of sketch challenges.  On this layout, I used the kit that Trisha sent except for the cardstock used for the fan punch and the two pearl brads.  I wish you could see the cardstocks in person!! 

Be sure to stop by Sketch Inspiration to see the beautiful work Trisha and her design team does with sketches provided by Trisha.  Don't forget to stop by Have Your Way With Paper and look for me there under the name vellumx...!!!

Sponsor Challenge Have Your Way With Paper

This month we are so excited to have Sketch Inspirations as our sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper.  Not only is Trisha on our design team, but she has a site with a new sketch each week and a chance to win a beautiful kit.  You will be so inspired by her sketches and layouts.

This week is sketch #135 and was perfect for my three photos of Ian. 

CHA-Wall Decor

Rosemary Zuba

How exciting for me to present to you two new embossing folders from Provo Craft!!..These Cuttlebug folders are companion folders to the new cartridge, Wall Decor and since I knew of someone who just had a baby I was thrilled to received two folders that would work on a layout I wanted to do.

My background paper is My Minds Eye and the two baby folders were embossed using Core'dinations Gemstone cardstock. Stickles was added to the clothesline folder and ribbon and slider to the folder with all the embossed cute little baby clothing. Slider and paper flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts located in the UK. The pretty bling flower is from Prima. Butterflies (Fiskars and Marth Stewart punches) and title were cut using Core'dinations Whitewash cardstock. For the title, I used Cursive 101 and Design Studio to weld the letters together. The green mat is also Core'dinations. The pink stem was a gift from a friend; sorry don't know the company.

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot and see what's happening during CHA week!!

June Sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper-S.E.I.

I was so excited to get my papers that I couldn't wait to do something with them!!..Along with these cool "claire' papers, I received some matching brads. All papers are 'Claire' except the frame under the photo; for that I used Coredinations.

Stop by Have Your Way With Paper to see what our design team has done with the kits they received.  Products use: SEI, Prima, Coredinations, Martha Stewart, Cricut (Child's Year), countertop sample chip from Home Depot

           

Cards I've been working on....

Just thought I would take the time to post some cards I've been working on. 

The first one I did was done using stamps from this month's sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper. Crafters Creations once again sent us the cutest bear stamps to work with and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.  The design of the card was inspired by my sweet friend Betty Bee. 

This is what it looks like folded and will fit into an A2 size envelope

This card was done for a challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot

The idea was to make a 'kid' card so I thought how perfect to use my new digital stamps from Digital Delights.  Check out all the cute stamps Wendy has to offer!!

I needed a get well card for a neighbor friend so this is what I did. 

Cosmo Cricket Layout

Here is a layout I did using our great sponsor product from Cosmo Cricket.  This line is called Material Girl and worked out so well for my photos.

The background cardstock is DCWV and I used my Marth Stewart ribbon punch...I do think that is my favorite punch..!! Love the chipboard pieces that came with this kit!!

March Sponsor Challenge At HYWWP-Digital Lights by Louby Loo

First a big thank you to Wendy for sponsoring us this month at Have Your Way With Paper and for such a cute array of digital stamps.  I decided to do a wall/door hang using 'Larry' the leprechaun the 'pot of gold'. 

(jsut a note, the little flower centers are more green than what they appear)

Supplies used:

Coredinations cardstock

Copic markers

Stickles

Prima flowers

Spellbinders

Fiskars

DCWV

May Arts Sponsor Challenge

January's sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper is May Arts who sent the design team an awesome collection of ribbons.  All ribbons shown on this layout are from them.  Pretty cool, arent' they?

I did another layout, this time with Nina and...I made the flowers using May Art ribbons.

Again, all ribbons are from this great sponsor. 

 

The first thing I thought of when I saw this photo was 'attitude' so, that is what I went with.  I wanted something fun and funky to go with Nina's attitude.  The frame was cut using my Cricut Expressions and Accent Essentials cartridge.

November sponsor at Have Your Way With Paper

We received some awesome cardstock, buttons and tag spots from Jillibean Soup, our sponsor this month at Have Your Way With Paper.  Here are a few things I made and I have got to tell you, the weight of this cardstock is awesome! 

This is a card I made using the cardstock and tag spot.  The border was done with my new Martha Stewart border punch and the leaves are a die Provo Craft that cuts and embosses.

Here is a layout of Nina using several papers and tag spots.  The flowers were cut with my Cricut and then set on silk flowers. The title stickers are also from Jillibean Soup

Using more cardstock and tag spots received, I did an Ian layout. The stars were cut using our sponsor paper and my star die from Provo Craft.  Those awesome buttons were part of the sponsor kit!

Be Inspired Wednesday #55

Welcome back to another Be Inspired Wednesday at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot!!  This week we are using clear stamps from My Favorite Things and the stamp I used is from the series 'Whose That Girl?' called 'By The Seashore'. The sentiment is also part of the set. To color in the stamp, I used General's Chalk pencils and gamsol.  The blue background was done with chalk.

Provo Craft embossing folder 'Bird Call' was used on the Core'dinations cardstock.  Other cardstock used is DCWV.

Be sure to check out what the Design Team has for you this week!!

Just Rite Stampers

Just Rite Stampers is our sponsor for October at Have Your Way With Paper and I'm so excited to be showing their cool stamps!..The two sets I received are Christmas Something Sweet and Birthday Wishes. 

This was done for a tag swap I'm in at Paper. I made this using the Christmas border and Birthday center. Normally, I would be popping the layers, but kept it simple for easy envelope mailing..:)

Here is a card I made using both the border and inside stamp from Birthday Wishes.  The yellow paper is from a pack I have, DCWV and the printed paper is ColorBok