This card could BEEE for anything ...

... and I think I'll use it as a thank you card for the Bee Lady who is coming to camp to talk about Bees to the girls. She is a professional Bee Keeper, and has a presentation and will be bringing honey in the comb for them to eat. The card is an embossed flower, then colored with watercolor pencils. The bees are "skittles" with black sharpie stripes and hand drawn wings and antennae.

Also, a reminder: Have you been over to Cuttlebug Challenge to check out the sneak peeks of the new cuttlebug folders that will be coming out this summer? The more people who come look, the more we can show, so go, go, go!! Also, sign up as a follower, and you could win the most popular cuttlebug folder of them all...SwissDots! Thanks for being an important part of the blog!

VERY IMPORTANT INVITATION!!!

OK, now that I've gotten your attention, let me tell you that Provo Craft is listening to YOU!! If you’ve already visited the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog earlier this week, then you’ve seen the interview with Erik from Provo Craft’s Product Development team and what’s in store for the “bug”!

I’m soooooo excited there’s so much going on!!! Provo Craft needs our help and YOUR help! They’re looking for your input on new and upcoming products with regards to the Cuttlebug. Now how cool is that?! Well I suggest you RUN and not walk over to the Blog, take the 2 minute survey, AND see what else is in store!!! You WON’T be sorry!!! I’m sure you’d like an exclusive sneak peek of what’s coming this summer, wouldn't you??!!!?!?!?!
And would it be a party without presents?!!! What are you waiting for? Click on over to the Cuttlebug Challenge blog, take the survey, and be sure to leave a comment there, because that's how you WIN, WIN, WIN!!!

Buzz on over there!!
BettyBee

I've Been Missing in (Hyper)-Action!

I know you've been wondering where I've been! As the old saying (well at least the Florida saying) goes ... I'm up to my armpits in Alligators around here! I am getting ready to take 100 girls to camp over spring break, and I just found out about it about 2 weeks ago! I usually have about 8 months to get ready for such an adventure!!! The other gal who was in charge can't go, and they've asked me to step in and take over. Whew! It thought I was too old for all of this. Goes to show you that you never retire from the Church!

Anyway...I am dropping in with a couple of cards that I have made, a VERY important announcement and invitation, and then I'll drop into the woods again for a couple of weeks. You might see my bunny ears pop out with a creation or two....you never know!!!

Here's my card for last Wednesday's Cuttlebug Challenge. Thanks so much to Regina Easter for the fantastic Cupcake dowloads from her Cutting Cafe'! What a fun way to do cards. Be sure to check out Bitten By The Bug in my side bar. She's got the cutest stuff. Also head over to Cuttlebug Challenge to do the challenge of cupcake or food related cards this week! Our design team made some super inspirations for you.




I'll be buzzing around soon!
Betty Bee!

Cuttlebug Rendezvous Monday Challenge

It is my pleasure to get to present the Monday Challenge for Cuttlebug Challenge Blogspot again! This time I was thinking about St. Patrick's Day being this week, and thinking green, but instead of giving you another color challenge, this time we're thinking Mother Nature's green.
I also thought of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and how all of us could use some extra money, so what better challenge than to make some "Cash from our Stash"!!! AND to Do someting green and recycle or reuse something from around the house.... Here we go!!

Okay, I know we've all got scraps, (She with the most scraps wins, right?) I hesitated to show you my scrap box, but we're all friends, here, right?!? Well, I dove in and found a piece of yellow paper with smudges on it. Then I embossed it with the Circles and Dots folder (can't remember it's real name), grabbed an OLD green crayon and colored in a bunch of them. Then I pounced ink over the top, which didn't stick to the crayon.

The next step involved cutting the fish and the grass from a paper cup, and layering on a piece of an onion bag in the corner. Adhere everything, add a computer generated message, and we have a "cash worthy" card!

Back to the scrap box, previously embossed items, and my feather duster....

And here is a card inspired by Dawn Griffin, of Dawn's Stampin' Thoughts. This doesn't open like the typical A2 type card. It is 4 1/4 X 5 1/2 but it pivots open, and the message is under the turquoise section. Cute, huh? I thought the feather went with the designer paper, and it was fun to work with...

One little brad, and the whole card is put together.

Okay, I know you have buttons on shirts that are waiting to be cut off, ribbons from packages that will be perfect, dryer sheets that will glisten like diamonds with glitter on them, aluminum foil and gift wrap to emboss, and oodles of other creative ideas out there. Hmmmm, I got a box of microscope slides today....

Be sure to create something wonderful and post it to CuttlebugChallenge.blogspot!

Happy Scrapping,

BettyBee

Be Inspired #22

Oh, What fun!! Today's Cuttlebug Challenge was sponsored by Sweet and Sassy Stamps, and we got darling digi-stamps to work with. Then our challenge is to use glitter - right up my alley! I chose the butterfly stamp, and as you can see, I had a blast with the bling!!!

The CuttlebugChallenge Blogspot has a GORGEOUS new face, and I hope you will pop over there and see what the rest of the Design Team has done, see the beautiful new website, and then create something fabulous with glitter!!!

Ingredients:

Stamp: Butterfly by Sweet and Sassy Stamps

Paper: CS: Sonburn

DP: Colorbok

Glitter: MarthaStewart

Cuttlebug: Bubbles Folder

Cuttlebug Challenge Be Inspired #21

Our challenge this week was to do something in watercolor, which is one of my very favorite mediums! My challenge was to get-it-done! LOL I saw this gorgeous Holly Berry House stamp at the Cricut Swarm, and knew that I wanted to color it, but I ran around so much, that it litereally took me the three days to sit still long enough to finish it ~ (and it's not that hard to do!!!) I do love how it turned out, though. These medallion stamps can be left as is, or can be stamped multiple times, and be layered, which is really awesome...

I love to do watercoloring with pencils and a watercolor brush, or baby oil gel. I find that it gives me a soft, blended look, but with lots of control. How do you like to do your watercolors?? Show us on Cuttlebug Challenge this week! Remember that you have until Tuesday night to post yours to Mr. Linky. Check out what the rest of the Design Team did to Inspire YOU!!! Go...Create...Be Joyful

BettyBee <@o<

Ingredients:

Paper: Close To My Heart DP

Sonburn Cardstock

Watercolors: Generals Kimberly

ZIG water brush

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots on acetate

Punch: Martha Stewart Border

Stampin' Up Flower

Ribbon: Michael's

Adhesive: Glue Dots

Dimensionals

Pen: Sakura Micron Green

South Florida Cricuteers in Paradise!

Greetings from Cricut-ritaville!!! Isn't this the greatest group of scrappers you've ever seen?!!! These ladies and two gentlemen spent three magnificent days together sharing, laughing, designing, eating and making friendships that will last a long, long time!! This was the first, but certainly not the last South Florida Cricut Swarm, and it was a tremendous success thanks to the awesome help I had from some great friends and family.... such fun was had by all!!!


Congratulations to Kristi Driscoll and Sandy Braithwood, two of our Card Challenge winners! Notice the fun tropical trophies they get to take home. Kristi won Best Overall and Sandy won Best Representation of the Theme! Congratulations to Claire Walz, Janet Kohr, Rosemary Zuba, and Bonnie Boyd who also won trophies for their winning entries. All of the cards were awesome, and I'm SO glad that I wasn't a judge :) I was there, and it was really hard, because they were all so good. Congrats to everyone!!!

The next Swarm in our area will be in Ocala in April, and a bunch of us can't wait to meet up again, because scrap buddies are the very best.