Viva La Diva Swarm!

Tiaras, pajamas, massages, "diamond rings', strawberry Belgian waffles, trophies, midnight madness, and ice cream sundaes... Oh, we DO know how to have a Scrapbooking Crop!!!

Another wonderful Cricut Swarm has come and gone....but the memories will last a lifetime. This is the group photo of all of us with our Mini-Me's! Our challenge was to create an 11 1/2" paper doll of ourselves, and these ladies did an awesome job!

These are just a few! It was so much fun recognizing our friends by their characteristics, loves, and expressions of their personalities. There were some serious trophies given for this competition!! (The most coveted pieces of plastic in all of Florida!!!)



Our next surprise was the opportunity to try out the Cricut Cake!!! It was really fun, and we learned a lot about Gum Paste. It was a little bit of a learning curve, but easily handled. It will be a lot more fun to tackle at home.

It wasn't exactly an Ace of Cakes prize winner, but not shabby for a very first attempt! The great part is that there is no waste with the gum paste. I can keep working with it, and make bigger and better decorations every time! This is totally fun!!!

Last, but not least, here are some of us enjoying a wonderful hand wax treatment after having our hands massaged by our friend Pat! Oh, what a treat after a busy scrapping weekend ..... ahhhh! Viva la Divas, forever!!!!

We are already saddling up for our next Round Up....to be held June 25-27, so, if you want to swarm with us, you'd best be a' gettin' ahold of me pretty soon to reserve your spot! She'll be fillin' up, and you'll be out in the cold, pardner!!! Wouldn't want that, ya' hear!!

Happy crafting ~

Stamped Acrylic Fun

These are great cards for high impact! Start with 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 clear acetate or acrylic. I got mine from Sparkle N Sprinkle.
The flowers are stamped with white Staz-On and then colored with Opaque Ink Markers. The pink is a Galaxy Marker, and the white is from Elmers. The fun stuff is using Sparkle N Sprinkle's Dimensional Glue on top of the flower centers , and dusting with SPARKLE SOFT flock with glitter in it!! The darling daisies are part of the TEA PARTY stamp set from Sparkle N Sprinkle, too! Be sure to check them out, and tell Margaret that BettyBee sent you!!
This card is the same technique, only with different shapes, stamps and colors. FUN!
Don't you love that sentiment? It's from a StudioG stamp that I've had for a while!
If you haven't done an acetate card like this one, leave me a comment, and I'll do a tutorial showing how it's done....there is a secret to lining up the four inner and outer pieces perfectly!

My students at my Teach Me Tuesday class at StudioBee had a great time making this, and two other awesome cards! If you ever get a chance, I hope you take some classes with me!

Did you win a Cricut Cake??? You didn't? Want to??? Cuttlebug Challenge still has an amazing contest going on until April 30th. Not only is there a Cricut Cake, but there are 8 (yep, they've added Once Upon A Princess!!) Cartridges as prizes, too!!! Be sure to get over there and leave comments so you are eligible to win! Tell your friends, too... Leave me a comment that you are telling everyone, and I will put everyone's name into a contest here for some great blog candy! I will draw for my blog candy on May 5th (because I'll be out of town for a Cricut Swarm...) Go, sign up, and win!!!

Happy crafting~

Welcome Baby

This is a quick little card to accompany a gift for a very special young man! I used the Circle Card from the Wild Card cartridge on my Cricut, and the glittery papers are from Debbie Mumm's Nursery Rhyme papers. Everything is better with some **Sparkle**, so I added a dusting of Sparkle N Sprinkle's Sparkling Snow over the sentiment lettering with a Sakura glue pen. Oh, so easy, and oh, so effective! Sorry the lighting wasn't the greatest, but the effect really was!

I used one of my favorite sentiments inside ~ A baby boy is the only substance from which a man can be made. And this little fellow has two wonderful examples in his parents. Welcome, Brady Paul!!

Are you leaving comments every day, so you can win the CRICUT CAKE machine?? I watched the HSN launch, and that thing is phenomenal!!! Click here to increase your chance of winning the CAKE and also those great cartridges....there are FIVE great prizes!!! This contest runs until April 30th, so keep up the excitement!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,
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Happy crafting ~

CRICUT CAKE GIVE AWAY!!

Close your eyes....envision the most gorgeous confection you can imagine, and you made it yourself! Well, of course you did! Anyone could with a Cricut Cake!! That gorgeous, gleaming, Red and Silver wonder, just making a Designing Woman out of you!! This is the world's first food safe electronic cutting machine for gum paste, fondant, frosting sheets, and much more!

Want one??? Today starts the biggest, and most exciting GIVE AWAY on the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog! From today until April 30th the contest is open and several LUCKY LADIES (or Gents) will win!! The Grand Prize is the CRICUT CAKE plus Tie the Knot Cartridge! Check out the blog to see the whole list of prizes!

Make comments on the blog every day to increase your chances of winning! Post about it on your Blog, Facebook wall, and twitter about it to your friends! Good luck...May all your Sweetest Sugar Dreams Come True!!
Happy crafting ~
BettyBee