Mustaches and Vellum

It's Valentine Week, and I hope you are enjoying time with loved ones in your life.
This is a CAS card that I did for my 4 year old grandson, along with about 50 mustaches
for his friends!

The mustaches have a hole in the center for sliding up over a lollipop and Mommy can use my 

word program for making tags for all of his Valentines.  

He is one very excited little fellow!  His little sister looks adorable in her 'stache, too!

I was at StampFest this past weekend, and it seems that Vellum is making a big comeback... 

as if it ever really went anywhere!  But there were lots of vendors using vellum in their projects.

Join me Tuesday evening at 8:00 for my UStream class, and 

we'll take a look at several card projects, including this beauty above.  

Just click on the blue icon in the upper right corner and it will take you there.

Looking forward to streaming with you!

Note about ATG Tape!

I have a new shipment arriving any day now. 

Get your orders in right away.  

There is going to be a new price soon, and you 

want to stock up before it changes!!!

Get 'em while you can, and I haven't changed my postage prices, yet,

but I will very soon, so if you get there before I do, lucky you!

Happy crafting ~

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 ~

Happy Easter - Yummy!!

This weekend is a very special one for our family, as we have the privilege of hearing inspiring messages from the leaders of our Church, so we have been richly fed spiritually.... and today, after Church, we went to my Mom's for a wonderful dinner with family and friends where we were richly fed in the tummy, too!

I wanted to take something yummy and delicious for dessert, so this pineapple upside down cake was just right....and the pecans in the centers became beautiful butterflies with the addition of Vellum Wings cut from the Serenade Cricut Cartridge. (Vellum doesn't absorb the butter like paper would.) I removed the bodies, then ran the wings through the Cuttlebug with the "Corners" 2x2 folder to add that pretty texture. The heads are tiny m&m's and the antennae are sprinkles! This was really easy to do :)

To finish it off, I colored the coconut "grass" with a few drops of food coloring, and nestled in the blue bird peeps, and added my favorite eggs ~ m&m almonds!

I am so very grateful to know that my Savior Lives, and that He has provided a living gospel for us today, as well. It is an anchor for me, and for my family each and every day. I pray that you and your family also had a wonderful Easter, however you desire to celebrate.

Happy crafting ~

Be Inspired #34

Today's Cuttlebug Challenge is to use BasicGray Papers, and I have this pretty piece called Two Scoops that was just right for a light hearted message from a little Imaginesce Birdie.

I stamped the image on the designer paper first, then onto the yellow cardstock, which I colored with Copics, and finally onto soft pink vellum. I ran the vellum through the cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder, and then used Copics to highlight the beak and the flower. Thick glue dots gave it all just enough dimension to make it stand out. The flowers are primas. The border punch is Fiskars, and the lettering was hand written this time.

I hope you have some BasicGray papers to do something fun with, and post it to the Cuttlebug Challenge! There are always great things happening over there. Check out the other designers blogs, too!!!

Happy Scrapping!

I'll be buzzing back tomorrow with a look at my ribbons in Studio Bee....

BettyBee

What I learned from the Easter Bunny

I know this is late posting, but I hope you'll enjoy it anyway. I had fun doing this little clip art piece, and have been working on a new technique that I plan to share with you soon (** tease**)

Our Cuttlebug Challenge this week is to emboss on vellum. It is so easy to do, and creates such a pretty look. I hope you'll give it a try, and then link your masterpiece to the Cuttlebug Challenge Mr. Linky! They have some great gift certificates from Crop Stop this week. I know you love freebies, like I do!!!

In the second picture, you see the inside of the card. I did this on the computer, then added bits of color to the lettering with chalk. Isn't this the cutest saying? The carrots across the bottom were from wingdings in a computer font. The bunnies are a Studio G stamp, of bunnies in a row, and I just masked them, so that I got a single bunny.

I'll be back soon with new posts. I've missed you all!!

Have a honey of a day!

BettyBee