Pumpkin Pete

Pumpkin Pete is a great seasonal wall hanging, layered on burlap,

with covered chipboard, topped with a festive raffia bow and sassy sunflowers.

I drew him from inspiration of an old party bag I was given, 

with a darling illustration by Beth Yarbrough. 

Pete is printed on glossy photo paper and the whole center section is 

layered together with Mod Podge.

After our amazing Fall=O=Ween crop, I have several complete kits and tutorial available.

If you are interested, contact me at

BrettStoryTeller@hotmail.com

As always,

Create Something Fun Every Day!

BOO! I see you!

I just love Halloween decorations and cards, and this one, inspired by a design on Pinterest, just caught my EYE!  HAHAHAHA!

It is a standard A2 black top fold card, with a white lining, (it is photographed against orange). 

The speech bubbles and text were done in Word, cut out and popped up on foam dots.

Here's a tip... regular quick dry glue doesn't hold these eyes very well, 

so I used MEGA TACK Stretchable Extreme Adhesion glue.  

Now the eyes are staying put!

Stamp your favorite sentiment inside and you're done!

Remember,

Create Something FUN Every Day!

Trick or Treat

Halloween is upon us, and I have a few treats to share... mostly cards that I have made for family and friends.  I hope you will enjoy, since we ghouls just want to have fun!

A new stamp I picked up at Michael's this year.

Colored with Copics.  Love this cat!

The Count is from a Close to My Heart set and you can get it here.

The sentiment about Candy Corn is a very old one from my stash.

The Spider and Drippy Goo punches are Martha Stewart.

This one is for my Grandson P who has decided to be something

"scary" this year... a bat!  The stamps are 

Studio G Soloz collection (sorry about the glare).

The bat punch is from K @ Co. and the 

paper is from DCWV Ghosts & Goblins stack. 

I used Copics Opaque White and Smooch for the cloud and moon.

More Studio G stamps, Copics, and DCWV paper on this one, 

along with a bit of Glaze from Sakura.  

Our Jack-O-Lanterns are super easy this year!

This is a 3 liter soda from the Dollar Tree,

 (about 2/3 of the soda was gone and I just filled it with water!)

Add a vinyl, paper or drawn-on face,

a nice green bow,

color the lid with markers 

and you have a "no muss, no fuss" punkin!

This fun fellow was cut from the 

"Pumpkin Carving" Cricut cartridge.

Make a whole family with different size bottles :)

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Bendy Card Crazy!

I have been inspired by several talented blogging friends, like Emma Fewkes and Cards by Bird, as well as a wonderful tutorial on Splitcoast Stampers... and now I am all over making Bendy Cards!

These great cards create a scene, yet fold flat to go into a regular envelope!

I have made my own adjustments to their designs, and I cut my paper to 4.25 x 11.

Score at 5.5.  Then cut the left side (facing the card) down to 2.5 inches, leaving a 2.5 inch tall "front" on the card.  The remaining piece that you have removed is 1.75 x 5.5.  This will become the "right arm". 

Score the "left arm end" at  .25 of an inch.  Then score the 1.75 x 5.5 inch piece .5 on the right end and .25 on the left end.  Use double sided tape to attach the .5 inch end to the back of the card, creating the two "arms".  The left arm is taller than the right, as shown in the photo below.

I have taken a pencil and free hand drawn the "hill".  Cut with scissors.  

Cut a tab into the .25 inch scored section on each arm.

Measure 2.25 inches from the left scored edge, and cut a slit for the right tab to fit into.  Measure the spot, and use the tab to mark the top and bottom of the slip.  Cut with craft knife.

The slit for the left arm tab is 1.25 inches from the right side, cut into the back wall of the card.  Again, use the tab of the left arm as the guide for exact fit of the slip.

Distress and add decorations as desired!

This birthday cake is an adaptation, because the "arms" wrap all the way from side to side.  

Cakes have straight layers, and I wanted to be sure it looked like a beautiful cake,

with frosting inside and out!

It will not fit into a regular A2 envelope, as the candles add a bit of height,

and the "arms" add length,

so a 5 x 7 envelope is needed...

but so worth it!

Here is a cheery, sunny, Get Well garden for a friend.

The sun image is a great one from my

Digital Delights by LoubyLoo files!

Here are the two arms outstretched, and you can see the .25 inch tabs.

One more!

Looking ahead to the holidays!  

The sign on the back "wall" says "Warmest Wishes!"

and that's what I wish for you!

Thanks for allowing me this few moments in your inbox today.

I hope you get a bit of inspiration,

and give these fun projects a try.

Let me know if you have any questions, 

and show me pictures of your efforts on

BettyBee Designs on Facebook!

Happy crafting ~

Mini Albums and Class

I know I introduced you to the Black and White Mighty-Mega-Mini last week, in photo form, and this week, I am showing you a couple of new faces to this very versatile little book.

Tonight's UStream class will be all about this Halloween version!

I hope you will be able to join in at 8:00 eastern time.  Just click on the blue icon above and it will take you right to my UStreamTV channel.  

The tutorial information is at the bottom of this post.

This version is one lovingly made for a very special little baby, and features

Graphic45 Little Darlings papers.  You can see all of it in a new

video coming up very soon!

I have a limited number of kits available for these albums!

Order yours today!!

(I will do another post showing kit contents).

Tutorial only $8.95

Black and White Kit and Tutorial
$18.95 plus S and H

Halloween Kit and Tutorial

$18.95 plus S and H

Thanks for checking out my project today, and I hope to see you tonight! 

Happy crafting, and as always,

Bee Creative~

Fall Fun Projects!

I feel like it has been forever since I have been here!  I hope you are getting settled into your fall routines and are ready for some new projects.

This past weekend I was privileged to participate in the LIFE CROP for the North River Pregnancy Center in Palmetto, FL, and had a wonderful time with a lot of great ladies, as they raised funds for a very worthwhile cause.  I made several fall projects with the new ARTISTE cartridge from Close to My Heart.  I will be sharing those with you on my UStream Class on Tuesday Evening at 8:00 pm Eastern Time.

I hope you will be able to join in :)

If you are interested in either of the Close to My Heart Cricut Cartridges, and you don't have a Close to My Heart consultant, I invite you to click here and order it from my website.  There are some awesome bonuses going on during the month of September!  #1 is the Cartridge itself.... they are the best I have ever used... hands down.  They have over 700 images on them!!!!!!!  Artiste is loaded with font, labels, images, and 3D projects galore.  Plus both cartridges come with three sets of coordinated stamps that fit the Cricut cuts, so you just cut out an shape, and stamp your image in any color you like.  Then they add three large packages of pre-cut chipboard shapes for layering or stamping matching designs.  Now, let's add the STAMP of the MONTH special, which is a $17.95 value for only $5.00, but since you have ordered the Cartridge, you would be eligible to get TWO of the Stamp of the Month specials ~ one for yourself, and one for a gift!

THEN MORE!!!  It is National Stamping Month, so there is ANOTHER double set of stamps, a $35. value, and you would also be qualified to get this set for only $5!!  AND I have a BIG contest going on.... if you order a cartridge from CTMH and ME during Sept. your name will go into a drawing for a MINI CRICUT!!!!!!  This comes with $20 to spend at Cricut.com, a $49.95 digital cartridge, and right now Provo Craft is offering a BIG special on SCADS of digital images, too....  SCORE!  Check it out!

I have lots on the calendar, too, if you are in my area.  Cards for Operation Write Home will be this week.  Thursday evening at 6:30.

Monday, October 1 is the BOO Book Class!!  Also available as the Little Black Book (same lay out, just in beautiful black/cream papers).   Must pre-register.  Class is $18.  Tutorial and Kit will be available after that date.  All materials supplied except adhesives.  Bring basic kit and scoring board.

"Making My Cricut Really Chirp" Class will be on Saturday, October 13th at 2:00 pm in Palmetto.  Must pre-register.  Class is $25 and includes all class materials.  Bring your basic kit.  Filling fast, so get your info in soon :)

There are lots of other things coming up, but I will add those next time.  Hope to see you in class tomorrow night.

Hug your loved ones, and
BEE creative ~

Designing Women II or BOO to YoU!!!

 What have I been thinking?  This spooky little album has been lurking around my studio for a while now, and I thought I had brought it to you before, but apparently it has been haunting my memories, and not my blog!

 It has great diagonal pages, full size insert tags, journaling spots, and cool hinges.

And the really fun part, is it is the exact same album as the Designing Women album I made back in the summer!  I now have the tutorial ready, and you can get it and make them for yourself ...  Just click the Buy Now button on the left side of my blog.  I will be having a UStream Class on this project on Tue., Oct. 25th, so you can create right along with me!  I will be doing a completely new look! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Halloween!

Happy crafting ~

Glam it Up with Glitter!

This week on Tuesday's Tutorial I am playing with lots of Glitter!  I have jam packed this video with tons of tips and tricks on different glitters, adhesives, and even how to clean them up...

There is so much goodness is this video, that I had to split it into two parts, but the GOOD NEWS is that YouTube has said I can now post longer videos!  WooHoo!!!
I hope you enjoy the videos!



The darling digital images of Ghilly the Ghost and Hugging Ghosts are available at Digital Delights. 

Happy crafting ~

Fabulously Fall Fun!

This little Treat Box lady, Scara-Crow, is the Fall counterpart to Frankie

for the Ghoul's Day Out Crop

being held on Sat. October 15th at the Bradenton Country Club.

Some had requested non-Halloween projects, so we are happy to show the same techniques and classes

in Fall papers and themes, as the Halloween projects already published.

This is going to be a great day!

If you haven't signed up yet, and can get there on

Sat. Oct. 15th, click on the link in the upper left of this blog, pick your luncheon choice, and get registered!

You can bring youth scrappers from age 9 up to this event, too. 
Let's make it a true Ghoul's Day Out!

Thanks to all of the gals who were at my UStream class tonight!   WoW!  We had so much fun :)

If you missed it, you can check out the recordings any time. 

Thanks, too, for all of your prayers and best wishes while Bob the Babe was sick.  He is home from the hospital now, and resting comfortably.  It was a rough few days, and we are grateful for the blessings we have received.  Let's pray the bleeding stays stopped, and he will continue to heal.  Hugs to you all!

If you are waiting on ATG tape, it arrived this afternoon!  I will get it packaged and sent just as soon as I can!  YAY!

Happy crafting ~

Surprise UStream Class Tonight!

How about some Tricks and Treats?!!  I have been out for the last 5 days, and have been thinking about some really fun projects I want to share with you!!!

Come by my UStream Channel tonight at 8:00 eastern time, and there will be plenty of TRICKS and TREATS to share!!!

 Also, A note to those interested in the GHOUL'S DAY OUT CROP on

October 15th in Bradenton, Florida!  If Halloween isn't your "thing"  we are offering

FABULOUSLY FALL alternatives for all of the classes!!!  Please join us anyway, and you can take every one of the classes, learn every one of the techniques, and have all of the fun with your GHOUL FRIENDS, only your creations will be FALL themed.... just let me know when I contact you that you prefer fall kits! 

 

OK, gotta run get ready for class!  See you at 8:00 :) 

BTW  if you can't make it, there will be a recording, but you miss the chat, and that's half the fun!!

 

Happy creating ~

Halloween version of the Bless You Box

October is here, and it's time for lots of fun decorating!  In my UStream class we created our first

BLESS YOU BOX, and I wanted to share the finished product! 

Here we have the city scape, complete with flying witches, and adorment of custom blended

"Haunted Chateau" gitter!

 Inside I've used the same theme throughout, with lots of textures, spider punches, and lots of fun embellishments.  I chose to print my journaling tags on matching orange cardstock.  I can hardly wait for pictures of the mini-monsters in their costumes, so I can put them in my fang-tastic album.

For the top I decided that a black sequined collar was just the ticket!  Elegance for every occasion!

If you want to create Bless You Boxes for yourself, you can check out the recorded class

on my UStream Channel (here) or click the big blue button on the upper right corner of my blog. 

You can order your

18 page photo filled BLESS YOU BOX tutorial here!

Happy creating ~

A busy day today!

It's Tutorial Tuesday at Digital Delights, and my pleasure to bring you a really fun and versatile ACETATE TREAT Box design... not original, as I took a class at Stampfest a couple of years ago that showed this project... but this has my twist on it... as well as a Digital Delights Halloween sentiment!!!

Supplies and Tools:

8.25 x 3.5 Acetate (This can be purchased in an office supply store.  They carry two different kinds.  Get the cheaper one for this kind of a project.)  Recycled packaging works just fine... it just might take more muscle to get the scoring done :)

Two 3 x x inch pieces of cardstock for the top and bottom of the box

Three pieces of 8.25 long trim,  They can be your choice of width, etc.  They are for trimming the top and bottom of the box, as well as one for the Belly Band.

One Downloaded Halloween Sentiment, mine was torn and inked.

8 - 10 inches of 1/4 inch wide ribbon for the handle.  Additional if desired for embellishments.

Double-sided Tape.  Needs to be strong, like Scor-Tape, Red Line, Tacky Tape, ATG, etc.

Liquid Glue (quick drying works best for adding embellishments)

Dimensionals for adding sentiment

Paper Trimmer

Stylus

Stazon Ink

Rubber Stamp

Paper Punch (1//8 inch is best)

Sharpie or other fine line marker that will write on the acetate

Scissors

Distressing Ink for the edges (your choice of colors to compliment the project)

CANDY!!!

I hope you enjoyed the show, and will give the project a try!!  Will you leave me a comment, and let me know?  Thanks!

Now, for my next big project!  You are INVITED TO JOIN ME for my very first U-STREAM.TV broadcast tonight!!  Yep, Tuesday, Sept. 20th at 8:00 Eastern time (If something comes up and you just CAN'T be there, don't worry... I will try to remember to push the RECORD button, so you can go back and see it anytime you want!)  I will be sharing a "work along with me" class on making a very cool SPOOKY TREE and Halloween Box full of goodies to go on it! (pictures in the post below this one).  It is a COUNTDOWN BOX, that has super cool potential for several other applications... sneak peeks tonight!! I also plan to share some of the other projects I have in the works for upcoming classes.  They will be every other week ... starting on Tuesdays, and going again on Wednesday, if we don't get finished the first night!!!  There is a chat screen, so we can all "play" together.  You will want to get registered (it's free, so don't worry about a thing, just come!!) so pop on over a little early, and get settled in! 

More goodies coming very soon!  

Happy crafting ~ 

Count Down To Halloween CLASS!!

Trick or Treat seems to be SOOOO far off when you are a little one!  Let's help them count the days with a Count Down Tree!

As many of you know, I LOVE Halloween, and I am SO ready to start decorating.... well, Bob, the Babe, says "Not Yet" ... unless it's new stuff I happen to be bringing in the house!!  Welllll...... I just can't seem to stop creating new goodies to place here and there ... like this SPOOKY TREE and the box with a cool surprises inside !!! 

Here's a SNEAK PEEK inside.... intrigued????  Want to make one yourself???? Got kids, or kids at heart, around your house that are excited about Halloween, Christmas, or would you love to begin a special tradition for Thanksgiving? 

I am inviting you to join me for a live USTREAM CLASS on TUESDAY EVENING

SEPTEMBER 20th at 8:00 EASTERN TIME 

(note Classes will be recorded, and you can go there any time and watch over and over again!)

Bring the supplies below, and let's make this Spooky Tree, the Mystery Box, and the other goodies inside, and have a LOT OF FUN together!!

If you have any questions, please leave me a comment, or send me an email at the address in my right sidebar.

Can't wait to "meet" you then!!!

Supplies I used in the Sample, but you can always adjust your design!

9 pcs. 12 x 12 black cardstock

3 pcs. cream cardstock

6 pcs. 12 x 12 Halloween paper or cardstock

black and brown distress ink

double sided tape

Liquid Glue

liquid glue

32 Jump Rings

Happy Hauntings Cartridge and Cricut

Scoring Board