Smart As Can Bee

The cupcake prompt at Cupcake Inspirations looked wicked yummy, so I had to play along.  

I pulled out an old kit that I remembered was bee themed.  I still had lots of product left to play with.  

I adore that little bee with his cute little glasses. I used some Nuvo Drops to put some lenses in those glasses.  I mean, he needs to see to be able to fly!

Bee Creative!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Smart as can Be

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  Black Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp), White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Morning Dew Crystal Drops (Nuvo); Gold and Black Sequins (Simon Says Stamp);

Just Bee-cause, Inspired by Freshly Made Sketches

Pulled out a stash of paper and stamps from a kit (a/k/a the kit nearest the top of the pile) and created this card inspired by Freshly Made Sketch.  

 

I used pattern paper that had some diagonals built in.  Pulled in some other supplies from my stash.  I also filled my letters in using some Nuvo Drops for added dimension.   

I hope you found some time to create today, and if not, tomorrow is another day!  

Debbie

Supplies Used - Just Bee-cause Diagonal

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella;  Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp);

Other: Teal Shimmer Trim (Close To My Heart); Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops (Nuvo);

 

 

Gnome Better Holiday

I clustered some embellishments on a card for the Christmas Throwdown challenge.  For this one I decided to cluster them on one single tree, leaving the other trees bare. 

I pulled a brand new kit (bought it a while ago, but had not cracked the seal) for this one.  I pulled the sequins in from my own stash.

Go create!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Gnome Better Holiday

Stamps and Dies:  Gnome for the Holidays Stamp Set and Little Gnome Wafer Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Ink); Copic Marker (Skin Tone);

Paper: Kringle & Co. Pattern Paper (Photoplay); White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp); Solar White (Neenah);

Other: Action Wobble Mini; Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (Stampin' Up); Celebration Confetti Mix (Pretty Pink Posh);

Handcrafted Hello Inspired by Freshly Made Sketches

The sketch at Freshly Made Sketches sparked my creativity.  I pulled down a box of supplies from a kit and went to work.  I started by creating a watercolor piece to represent one of those borders. 

Build my design on a colored cardstock base . . . steering away from my typical white base. 

Go find something to create! 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Handcrafted Hello

Stamps and Dies:  Crafty Friend Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp); Stitched Circle Die (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Versamark; Black Embossing Powder (Stampendous); Daniel Smith Watercolors; India Black Ink (Hero Arts);

Paper:  Banana and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp); Licorice Cardstock (The Stamps of Life); I'd Rather Be Crafting (Echo Park); Watercolor Paper (Close To My Heart);

Other: Sparkling Clear Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh)

Mommy-to-Bee for SOS

Created a card for my friend, a mommy-to-be, and I used an old kit in my stash!  Just had to enter it in this weeks Shopping Our Stash. 

 I colored my bees using a blender pend and some inks.  And I created my card on pattern paper.  Love that heart heart shaped stitched bee trail.  I love how the mommy bee is holding her belly anticipating what is to come. 

Creating in Covid helps to pass the time!  I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Black Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Mommy to Be - Inspired by TIME OUT

When I saw the challenge at TIME OUT Challenges, all that black and yellow, I had to play around.  Black and white and any color makes me smile. 

While I wanted to do stripes, I happened to be going thru some boxes of old kits and found a stash of black and yellow pattern paper.  And so I got busy as a bee . . .

So there are all sorts of shapes here . . . stripes in hexagons, and hexagons made of "stripes". 

I used a blender pen and some ink to color my bee. 

I had fun creating this one, inspired by TIME OUT Challenges and a box of old supplies from a Simon Says Stamp set. 

I hope you find some time to create. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Mommy to Bee Honeycomb Border

Stamps and Dies:  Bee Yourself Stamp Set and Hexagon Die (Simon Says Stamp)

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Tiara Ink (Catherine Pooler); Black Shimmer Pen (Close To My Heart); Wink of Stella; Blender Pen (Marvy);

Paper:  White Daisy (Close To My Heart); The Bees Knees Pattern Paper (Honey Bee Stamp); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Gold Sequins (Simon Says Stamp)

Two Patterns for Simon Says Stamp

The challenge at Simon Says Stamp was two pattern papers. 

I used a card kit for this one, but blended two pattern papers for my creation.

I adored these papers, which were part of a kit from last year.  

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Happy Blooming Birthday

Paper: Sea Glass, Ivory, and Dark Chocolate Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp*); Spring Farmhouse* (Simple Stories);

Other: Charcoal Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Spring Farmhouse Sticker* (Simple Stories)

*Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit

Two Cards for Two Challenges

Created two cards using a card kit that still had some supplies left.  The first one is for Use Your Stuff challenge, where the prompt was snow. 

I stamped and fussy cut my penguins and my igloo.  I let my pattern paper serve as that snowy background and used a "snow" sentiment.  And my igloo gets that sheen from me piping some Liquid Glass . . . ice block by ice block! 

And using the same kit of supplies and the inspiration from Always Fun Challenge, I created a second card and used up my kit!  For this one, the prompt was Snowman. 

For this one, I stamped and fussy cut my snowman, along with stamped and fussy cut mittens, hat and scarf.  

I hope you find some time to create today.  

Supplies Used - The World Changes When It Snows

Stamps and Dies:  Snow Much Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig);

Paper: Celebrate Winter (Echo Park); White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: Diamond Stickles (Ranger) and Ivory Seashell Nuvo Drops (Tonic)

Supplies Used - Snow One Like You

Stamps and Dies:  Snow Much Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig);  White Gelly Roll Pen (Sakura);

Paper: Celebrate Winter (Echo Park); Island Blue and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: Liquid Glass (Close To My Heart);

Punny Card for Shopping Our Stash

Created a punny card for the challenge at Shopping Our Stash.  I pulled from a Simon Says Stamp card kit, so this one doesn't match my current weather here. 

 Did a bit of doodling on the edge of the card base which is a bit out of my comfort zone. 

I hope you find some time to create today! 

Supplies Used - Snow One Like You

Stamps and Dies:  Snow Much Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight and Orange Twist (Catherine Pooler); Blender Pen (Zig);

Paper: Celebrate Winter (Echo Park); Island Blue and White Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp);

Other: Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Phew . . . I'm Back!

I am finally back to creating again.  Things have been wicked busy with family vacation, family visiting, and just overall chaos.  I'm so happy to have my fingers all inky again.

And what can get you creating . . . a good challenge. And so Use Your Stuff had a challenge for using stickers.  Not something I use often in card making, but I have this amazing card kit in my stash that had sticker . . . easy card making for sure.

 I used the sticker with the bicycle and the "thinking of you" sentiment.  So not a lot of stickers, but stickers! 

 I hope you have some time to create!

Debbie

Supplies Used - Bicycle Thinking of You

Stamps and Dies:  Hello Darling Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp*);

Ink & Embossing:  Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks);

Paper: Sea Glass Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp*); Spring Farmhouse* (Simple Stories); Black Cardstock (American Crafts);

Other: Charcoal Sequins (Pretty Pink Posh); Spring Farmhouse Sticker* (Simple Stories)

*Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit

Rainboot Craze!

I fell in love with this die from Simon Says Stamp.  Several weeks back I had cut pieces from pattern paper, and stashed them in an envelope.  I was inspired to create a card for another challenge which is in a previous post.  Last night I started cutting more pieces and completed two more cards piecing parts together for and Anything Goes theme at Happy Little Stampers. 

With the exception of the card base and those white postage stamp background pieces, this is all pattern paper.  Even the tulips in the boot were cut from a large gingham background piece in the paper pack, hence the variation in color.  

Similar look to this next one, but instead of cutting a different rim, I just used Glossy Accents to highlight them.  I love these yellow boots!  

And these patterns in this pack are amazing.  Love them.  

I killed the paper pack, but I haven't seen the end of that boot die.  Love it. 

I hope you find some time to create today. 

Debbie

Supplies Used - Thinking of You Boots

Stamps and Dies:  Rainboot Planter Die and Hello Darling Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp*)  and Postage Stamp Edge Die (Simon Says Stamp); 

Ink: Icing on the Cake (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper:  Ivory Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp*); Spring Farmhouse* (Simple Stories); White scraps (Bazzill);

Other:  Glossy Accents (Ranger);

*from Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit

Supplies Used - Thinking of You Yellow Boots

Stamps and Dies:  Rainboot Planter Die and Hello Darling Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp*)

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks); Clear Melting Powder (Wow);

Paper: Dark Chocolate Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp*); Spring Farmhouse* (Simple Stories); Vellum (Bazzill); 

Other:  Glossy Accents (Ranger); Heart Epoxy (Doodlebug);

*from Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit

Floral Frenzy Inspired by Little Red Wagon

I saw that Little Red Wagon had a theme of "flower frenzy".  I had to go dig up my die cut boot and flower pieces that were sitting on my craft table.  I created these boots using pattern paper, cutting from multiple patterns, and then cutting and piecing together.  I had cut many and stuffed them in an envelope to piece together . . .

Floral background paper.  Florals on the boot pattern!  And the flowers that are coming out of the boots.  That could be a floral frenzy indeed.  

One of my favorite parts about these boots . . . the Glossy Accents on the sole and rim. 

Supplies Used - Hello There Black Floral Boots

Stamps and Dies:  Rainboot Planter Die and Hello Darling Stamp Set (Simon Says Stamp*)  and Postage Stamp Edge Die (Simon Says Stamp); 

Ink: Midnight (Catherine Pooler Inks)

Paper: Cotton Candy Cardstock (Simon Says Stamp*); Spring Farmhouse* (Simple Stories); White scraps (Bazzill); Black Scraps (American Crafts);

Other:  Glossy Accents (Ranger);

*from Simon Says Stamp April Card Kit