Fly Away Celebration

Tonight I went to a  farewell party for a very special young friend whom I have know since she was born.  She is leaving tomorrow morning to drive all the way across the country to begin attending BYU, and start a brand new chapter in her life... Times like this come to each of us, and it is a time to reflect and celebrate new beginnings, yet cherishing the relationships that will last a long, long time....

 And so it is with my beloved HoneyBees... The time has come for the HoneyBees to Fly Away from the Hive over at BettyBee's Buzz.  I am sad, yet happy at the same time.  They all have achieved such success, that I am very excited for each of them!   I have chosen a familiar theme for my party centerpiece to honor them.  

The tutorial on how to create the centerpiece is over on BettyBee's Buzz...

  

 

 

Inside the card.

I am so very honored to have had the opportunity to be the Queen Bee to these amazing designers, and mostly my friends.  Most of them have served on other design teams with me, and continue to work very hard throughout the industry.   You will see their work in lots of places!!

I have listed a "tribute" to each of these amazing ladies on the blog.  I do hope you will stop over and leave some "Honey" for these sweeties!!

What will I be doing?

Oh, I'll be staying busy, too.  I will contiue to host Cricuteers in Paradise crops, and be a Tutorial Artist for Digital Delights, but am also very excited to be partnering with Wanda, and Kathy from PaperPhenomenon. to start a brand new company called WonderWorks Crops!  This is something new to the industry, and we are so thrilled to bring it to you. 

Please pop over to check out our first project!  This is a CROP only deal... you have to come see us to get the aweome Haunted Chateau!  OR invite us to come to you!!  We travel :)

 I know I will always be close to these ladies, because they aren't just a Design Team... they are my friends, my sisters that I chose... and I love them...

Happy Creating~

(We'll have one last post on Wednesday to show what the HoneyBees made for the Party!!!  One last Showcase!!!  We hope you will come by and leave them some honey :) 

It's a Frame Up!!

Last week, my sweet friend, HoneyBee Rosemary, gave each of us a white frame, provided a nice selection of assorted embellishments, and our challenge was to create whatever we wanted with it!

DCWV Linen Closet paper, Prima and Martha Stewart flowers, and Sizzix punched leaves were a great start.  I had the perfect dotted sheer ribbon, and a package of frisky little bumble bees, which add a lot of life and dimension, in and out of the frame.  The daisies are punched with an EK Success punch, and are colored with Copics. 

Here are my HoneyBee Sisters!  Being together was the most wonderful time, and this framed photo will be a delightful reminder of so much fun.  It will have a very special place of honor in Studio Bee. 

Please pop over to BettyBee's Buzz, and see how the other girls did their frames, and HoneyBee Beth has created the most charming buttoned frame with her adorable grandkids!! 

Back soon!  Happy creating ~

More Bees!

                Surprise!  I forgot to share a special project with you for HoneyBee Retreat week!

Naturally, we couldn't have any other theme this past week than BEEs!!! 

So, I shared one of my favorite Bee embelishments.   The  project is a little mini album created with cereal boxes, covered with designer paper.

Aren't they cute?

                  Be sure to check out last week's Monday Motivational to see exactly how to make them!
I'll be back tomorrow with a new project for Whoopsi Daisy!

Happy creating!

"Bee" Inspired #45

This week's Cuttlebug Challenge is to make a shape card, and how could I resist making a bee? I folded the yellow base along the left edge, and paper pieced the black stripes, and the black on the face. The antennae and the stinger were attached with glue dots. The wings are embossed vellum. I drew her face with Copics and a white gel pen.

Check out the Cuttlebug Challenge Design Team and see their shaped creations, and give it a try yourself! You can use your Cricut, Design Studio, or even a coloring book for ideas. Come on...give it a try!! This is a great day to be creative....I Bee-lieve in you!!

Happy crafting ~