HoneyBee Showcase 12/01-Cute Emma

I was so thrilled to see Fred She Said was going to be our sponsor at Betty Bee's Buzz!..Always loved Tracy's digital designs and now I get to add Emma to my collection.  My first project using Emma is a card.  She was painted in with Yasuiomo Pearlescent Watercolor set which gives a real petty glimmer look.  For dimension on her dress and hat, I used Liquid Pearls by Ranger.  Once I added Stickles, she was done!  My flowers were cut with a Martha Stewart punch, Flower Soft in the center and Stickles to make them sparkle.  The colors look off some, but the 'reds' really do match..lol

For this next project, I flipped Emma so she would be facing in the other direction.  I decided to make a little 'note pad' for my granddaughter, Nina.   She was colored in using my General's Pastel Chalk pencils. For the 'snow', I used Liquid Pearls by Ranger.  As you can see, Stickles was used in various places.

Stop by Betty Bee's Buzz to see what our HoneyBees have for you today!  Be sure to take the challenge by stopping by Fred She Said and find the stamp(s) you would like to work with.  They also have freebies!!

Cuttle Your Pages Friday 10-8

This week is Breast Cancer Awareness at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot, so for my layout I decided to show what I do to get the word out. Our theme was to emboss vellum which is perfect for the soft look I was going for.


Showing is a business card that I make and leave it around town at those stops to the restrooms and/or the table I was sitting out while visiting a restaurant.

My husband took one to work so that it could be put on the Carousel Bulletin board for everyone to see.

Maggie, owner of Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot, has decided to make some changes on the blog.  This will be the last day for Cuttle Your Pages and Saturday will be the last day for Cuttin' Up Saturday.  Though I won't be highlighting this feature of embossing on layouts at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot, please be sure to stop by my blog and see what I have to share with you.

Be Inspired Wednesday #100

Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot!!!  Because it's our birthday, we are doing..what else, but...birthday!!

Here is a card I made for a sweet friend who is having a birthday this week.  I bought the dragonfly brooch a while back because I knew one day I would want to put it on a card.  My card was embossed with my Asian folder, Plum Blossoms.  The designed is from my Lacy Labels cartridge; flowers are from Wild Orchard.

Be sure to stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot and see our Happy Birthday celebration!!

Cuttle Your Pages Friday 9-3

Today we are embossing die cuts!

How exciting to have My Pink Stamper as our sponsor this week!!..If you had the opportunity to check out our Be Inspired Wednesday this week, you will find some awesome projects from our Design Team at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot using these cute little stamps. Today, we are using those stamps on our layout and embossing die cuts for fun and dimension.

For my layout, I cut decorative squares using my Accent Essentials cartridge and then embossed them with my Devine Swirl embossing folder. In each square, you will see one of those cute little stamps that I received. For my swirl, I used French Manor and welded the heart from Accent Essential using my Design Studio program. The swirl was also embossed with the Devine Swirl folder. My flowers were cut using Cuttlebug die cutting plates and embossed with Swiss Dots. My tag was cut using Lacy Labels and embossed with my Flourished Frame embossing folder. Orange and blue cardstock is Core'dinations.

Be sure to check out what our Design Team has for you this Friday and don't forget to take our Be Inspired Wednesday Challenge.  You may win a prize from My Pink Stamper!!

Cuttle Your Pages Friday August 20

Wecome back to Cuttle Your Pages Friday!!

This week our challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge was to emboss titles on a layout.  Yep, that simple, but how many times do we forget to emboss those letters?  I know I keep forgetting and then when I'm done, I remember there was something I wanted to do.  For my layout, the title was cut using my Base Camp cartridge and Core'dinations cardsock.  I love how the Swiss Dots embossing folder works with this cardstock and sanding it makes it pop more!  Papers used were Me and My Big Ideas.

Here is a sample of chipboard I embossed and then I used rub-ons by Craf-T Products for color and a great affect.

Be sure to checkout what our Design Team has to share with you this week!

Cuttle Your Pages Friday August 13

Today I would like to show you how you can emboss a mat for your layout page. For my layout, I used brown Core'dination cardstock and my snowflake embossing folder. Because this is such a great cardstock to distress, I used my sanding block to bring out the under color. This is a very simple design by cutting two pieces of cardstock and designing the placement under my photo. If you are using a larger photo or want more mat coverage, simply prepare more cardstock to work with. I just wanted to show you how a simple technique can make such a difference on a layout page. Because our Be Inspired Wednesday challenge was to use acetate or acrylic, I embossed an acrylic ATC card, by Clear Scraps, with my Swiss Dot embossing folder to give a clean fun addition for my page. Printed cardstock is from My Minds Eye, date from Basic Grey; ribbon unknown. More dimension was added by using my EK Success Snowflake punch.

Please stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot to see what our Design Team has to share with you for our Cuttle Your Pages Friday!!

Be Inspired Wednesday #96

Our challenge this week at Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot was to do a project with acetate or acrylic. I used a transparent folding envelope box that was a perfect size for my 5x7 Asian folder, Plum Blossoms.  Once I cut the piece I needed from the box, I then adhered it to black cardstock.  For my geisha I used my Kimiko embossing folder and Core'dinations cardstock. After cutting her out, I outlined her with American Crafts Metallic Marker and then brushed across the embossing with my Palette inkpad, vintage cream. Once that was done, I used pop dots to adhere her to an embossed black cardstock that was done using my Bamboo folder. That cardstock was also lined using my American Crafts marker. I pop dot that to gold cardstock by DWVW and finally to a black card.  The finishing touch was adding a charm Orient Express from Blue Moon and Mizuhiki paper cord from Yasutomo and gold glitter glue on the fan.

Stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot and see what our Design Team has to share with you this week!!

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. 

Cuttlebug Challenge #93-Christmas In July

Our challenge this week was to do a Christmas card based on a sketch from our design team member Diane Campell Payne. For my card, I gave it a different angle from the sketch posted, but that's the fun thing about sketches..you can play around with it to make it your own!!..

For the embossing I used my Snowflake Cuttlebug folder on plain white cardstock for the frame and then used Scotch mounting tape to pop it. The same embossing folder was used for the squares and they too were popped. The printed cardstock is Joann's Peppermint Forest. From silver thread I hung silver confetti snowflakes. The large snowflake was cut using my Joy of the Season Cricut cartridge and then 'Stickled' with silver.

Please stop by Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot to see what our design team has to share with you this week. And, we would love to see you Christmas in July card!!

Have Your Way With Paper Card Challenge

Not only am I on the Design Team at Have Your Way With Paper, but I'm also the moderator for the Card Forum.  Each month I have a card challenge with a different theme or style and love seeing our members' talent creating a card. This card challenge was for our Housewarming Online Scrap Weekend and was Christmas in July themed.  The card I made is an easel style card which is so easy to do!  I wanted a square card so the measurements are 10 X 5 with scoring at 3 inches and 5 inches. 

supplies used were: My Minds Eye cardstock, Cordinations, Just Rite Stamps, Spellbinders Nestabilities, Martha Steward and Stazon ink, computer Word printing. Gold and white cardstock unknown

Cuttlebug Challenge #91

Thought I would take the time today and do a challenge for Cuttlebug Challenge.  Today's challenge was doilies and lace, so I pulled out a paper heart doily and lace ribbon to see what I can do.  I brought my supplies to my friend Kristi's house and made use of her cuttlebug embossing folder.  Sorry, I forgot to write down the name of the one I used.  Simple card, but I love the colors and how well my lace matched the new flowers I just bought.

Cuttlebug Challenge-Wedding

Here is a card I made for this weeks challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge.  All week the fantastic design team has been awing viewers with their wedding projects, so I thought I'd jump right in and have some fun with a couple new embossing folders I bought today at Stampfest.  The card was stamped with my new folder, Poka Dots.  Swiss Dots is my favorite, so it's no wonder that this had to be in my stash.  Once I embossed the white vellum with Scrollwork (another new folder), I attached a solid white cardstock so that I could cut out the center for both; for that I used a Nestability. I was then able to pop dot this on top of the Poka Dots and achieved the looked I was trying to get. Using my printer, I typed Always and Forever and cut that with a Nestability.  Again, using pop dots, I centered it on top of the Poka Dots. After that, it was a matter of decorating.

Digital Delights Patriotic Challenge

This is a card I made for Digital Delights Patriotic challenge using Farmergirl Maggie by Digital Delights by Louby Loo.  The fence was made using my Pooh and Friends cartridge and the flag was taken from another digital stamp called Lanni by Toni Walters.

Other products used were Copics, Prima, Bic, Nestabilities, Stickles, Color Box Liquid Chalk, Fiskars Star punch, DCWV and chalk from the Stencil Collection

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. 

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

Another SWARM layout

This was another page done for a challenge at Have Your Way With Paper.  The challenge was to do black/white and a color photo.  What a better time to get my SWARM photos done!...

Sunflowers and Dragonflies Challenge #12

Pull out the ATC size and create!!..I love doing ATCs because they are small and I get a quick satisfaction from doing them.

It's been a while since I used my Asian wood stamps so I thought I would do something with them.  Using black cardstock, the lady and branches were embossed with gold embossing powder from Custer's Last Stamp, Inc. Corners were punched using my Marvy punch and then metallic gold thread was used. Just to give my lady a little color, I used my Sharpie red pen to color in some of the flowers.  Once I was done, I felt like it needed something, so I grabbed my Moon Glow's Glitz Spray (Medieval Gold) that I've had for about 4 years!! I gave it one good spray.  Still something was missing...I took a cream color satin ATC and bordered the edges with my gold American Crafts metallic marker.  Adhered the two together and I knew I was done!!

Thank you Beth, for having another great challenge at Sunflowers and Dragonflies

Be sure to check out Beth's blog and see what the design team has to show you!

Sunflowers and Dragonflies Challenge

I made this card for a challenge at Sunflowers and Dragonflies where we were asked to make a fairy tale card.  Now, perfect would be the cute set of stamps, Alice in Wonderland, that Beth has. However, if you didn't have those stamps any fairy tale stamp would do. The prize is the complete set of the Alice in Wonderland stamps and oh boy, would I love to win!!!..

Here is my 'Tinkerbell'.  You can't get any more 'fairy' tail then that..lol..

For my card, I used Prima flowers
Marth Steward border punch
K & Co pre-folder card and printed cardstock
Stickles
ColorBox chalk ink
Quick Quotes inkpad
Miss Elizabeth sticky lace paper ribbon

Be sure to check out Beth's site for some great inspiration from her design team!!