Happy Birthday Bouquet!

Last Saturday was Mom's birthday, and this is the card I made for her....and it's also one that is upcoming in a class at Studio Bee!

The image is stamped on Vellum, then painted with Smooch inks, and shaded with a water color brush, and highlighted with embossing. SO pretty, and delicate!

The flowers are Cherry Blossoms and Rose Buds from Wild Orchid in the UK... DO check them out! The papers are from a great 8x8 paper pack of Nana's Nursery (Baby Boy) by DCWV.

If you are in the Sarasota/Bradenton, FL area, and are interested in the class, please let me know! Class sizes are limited, and are on Thu. July 8 and Sat. July 10. (Send me an email at BettyBeeDesigns@hotmail.com for class information!)

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~

Cards for my Upcoming Studio Bee Class

Good morning! Many in my local area have been invited to attend classes in my newly rearranged craft room - Studio Bee! And here are two of the first cards that they will be doing on Teach Me Tuesday.
This folded tent card features luscious velvet dogwood blossoms and Core'dinations Gemstone papers. This new paper line is absolutely gorgeous and a dream to work with. The Stamp is from a great Mother's Day set I will be featuring from Sparkle N Sprinkle. Be sure to check out their glitters and embossing powders, too! They are the absolute best!!!

See, I told you those glitters were awesome!!! This card also features the butterfly from the new
GIVE A HOOT cartridge from Provo Craft. The glitter was adhered with Dimensional Glue from Sparkle N Sprinkle, and the glitter border was done with Red Tacky Tape and a brayer...No loose glitter pieces. The tag is from the STORYBOOK cartridge, and the sentiment from Hero Arts. You'll see a couple of MS punches, the Victoria Cuttlebug embossing folder, and some Offray Ribbon to complete the project.
There will be another acrylic surprise for my students....but you'll get to see it, too, so come back tomorrow!

In the meantime, I hope you have someone special in your life to make a special card for. Send some love their way....it means so much. XOXOXOXOX

Have a wonderful day yourself :)
and, as always,

Happy crafting ~

It's TIME to get going for a New Year!

Happy New Year from Studio Bee!!
I wanted to share an altered clock design with you. My friend, Claire, bought me this white clock, and I replaced the regular face with the new Bee-jeweled face, just for Studio Bee!! Isn't it cute?

Altering a clock face is an easy project. Just remove the plastic face plate with a screwdriver. Be careful to lift it without scratching it. Pull off the hands (they push back on when you are finished!) Then measure the size of the whole face. I cut my circle with my Cricut. I added the scalloped green circle, then used my Crop-A-dile to punch the hole in the center. I stamped the bees at 12, 3, 6 and 9; colored them with Copics and a Sakura glitter pen on the wings. Add green gems at the other hours, some doodled flight paths, rub on letters, and voila' ~ we have a custom made clock!

Now it's time for me to get back to work :-D

Happy crafting ~ and Happy New Year!!

Greetings! I am NOT lost!

Hi! I have not been abducted by aliens, or whisked away to a tropical island, or anything quite so exotic...I have been moving my craft space next door, and also prepared for a very special get together of a new group of ladies called the Sarasota Scissor Sisters!!! Such fun...but my space for creating has been under construction, so I haven't had anything to post for you....sorry ...but I hope it will be worth it in the long run... You know New York has their Studio 1A, well, get ready for the introduction of "Studio Bee" coming soon!!!

In the meantime, here is a wedding card (inspsired by Dawn at LimeScraparita) I made with the Scissor Sisters on Saturday with the new Sizzix wedding embossing folders. Aren't they just gorgeous?!?!?!? So elegant!! There are four small folders to go with the A2 size. They also have a new Baby set...so keep watching!







OK, I'd better get back to the construction zone, and keep bizzzzzzzy, or it'll be another week before I get anything posted, and that's not good....I have some fun things in store for you!

Take care, and happy crafting!

BettyBee