A few things to share today

I know you think I've been lost - not really so, but I'm down with bronchitis, and haven't been posting for a while. Thankfully, it's not the flu, and I'm on the mend. Thanks for your prayers and good wishes.

Here are a few goodies that I've done, but haven't gotten posted......

This features the new Cuttlebug Christmas tree folder on the red background, and the green section is punched with Fiskars corner and edge punch. The stamp was done in evergreen embossing powder and highlighted with red and gold Sakura pen.

This fun tree was done with a new Penny Black stamp that my hubby surprised me with. I stamped the background trees first, by stamping the ink off onto scrap paper first, then stamping the image onto the card. Then I did the central tree. I used a LaPlume pen for the berries on the tree. The birds were drawn free hand, and colored in with LaPlume pens. I highlighted the glisten on the tree with Stickles. The snowflakes are a Martha Stewart punch.

Happy anniversary to Emmanuel and Claudia :) He asked me to make this card. She loves stars and their favorite colors are purple and blue.

These little fellows are made from tags and punches! Aren't they cute!?

Happy Birthday to my daughter, Barbie! This card is created with one 8 .5 x 11 sheet of cardstock. You can see how it is folded, with the bottom turned up to create a pocket for holding a gift card or other goodies! The cut away section allows the top flap to fold down and hold the card shut. fun!

Be sure to follow the 12 Days of Christmas going on over at Cuttlebug Challenge between now and Christmas Eve! The design team has lots of beautiful ideas to inspire you for now and into the New Year. I hope you are enjoying your Christmas Season. Blessings to All and Happy Hanakkuh to my Jewish friends!!

Fab Friday TV! Shiny, shimmery paper!

Today's video is featuring one of my favorite money saving techniques. I love shiny, metallic paper, and often I can't find the color or size that I want. Now, I just make my own, and I save a TON of money doing it! Take a look at the video to see how!

Leave me a comment, and let me know what you think!

Thanks for watching, and

Happy crafting ~

Happy Birthday, Mom

It is such fun to celebrate a family birthday, and especially when it's someone as special as your Mom. Today is Mom's Diamond Jublilee Birthday, and she loves pastel colors, so this is the card I made for her. I used the Tri-Fold Design that you can find here...

I'm off to spend a couple of days with her.

I hope you have a great day, too!

Happy crafting!

Hugs,

BettyBee

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

Dryer Sheet Technique!

Thanks to my friend, Rosemary for sharing this fun technique with me! This image is softened with none other than the humble used dryer sheet!! I've used Close To My Heart Whimsey Garden for the flower and butterfly, and colored it with LePlume markers. Then the cardstock is run through the Xyron to make it sticky, add the dryer sheet, and then sprinkle on prisma extra fine glitter! WOW is this fun!!! I've added a few Stickles to the butterfly, and a few added finishing touches, and VOILA!! A "Thinking of You" card for today...what do you think???

Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #6

This card was definitely a work "in progress" today! The challenge was to use a Christmas folder, and a border punch. Okay....then I read SusieB's tutorial on using rubber stripping to emboss only around the edges. I didn't have the rubber, so I wondered if Fun Foam would work,,,,it does!!! Then I tried it with a stamped message in the center, and used MS new star border punch on the edges. After quite a while, the "AH, HA!!!" moment came, and I put scotch tape behind the holes, sprinkled on gold embossing powder, and VOILA!!! beautiful gold stars along the border! Add some sparkling jewels to the snowflakes, clear embossing powder to the lettering, a message inside, and it's finally finished. I certainly learned a lot today!! I hope you did, too.