Busy Bee Stamper

Penny Black

2009-06-16T10:07:00.005-05:00

It's Penny Black's Birthday, they are a year old. The challenge is to make card or project for a celebration. I saw this tea pot when I was browsing on Splitcoaststampers site. The directions and template is at Card Carousel. I thought this tea pot would be perfect with Penny Black Mice in tea cup stamp. The paper is from Stampin' UP and K&Company. The card I punch out two scallop circles and used a brad to create a card. The tea pot opens to put a gift in off tea or anything you would like. So Happy Birthday Penny Black!

The Next Level

2009-06-16T06:40:00.003-05:00

Here is the card for The Nest Level Issue 3 and the first sketch challenge. The sketch features an arched pocket and inserted into this is a removable tag. There are two templates, one that shows the actual card size and the arch template. I linked it below. The image is from PC Crafter Peek-a- Boo colored with Copic and Marvey markers. The paper is from K&Company by Brenda Walton called Madeline. The flowers are from a punch, ribbon and eyelet are from my stash. I really like the challenges from The Next Level. If you have never been to there blog check it out here. There is a lot of information.

Sketch Template

Arch Template

Mojo Monday

2009-06-16T06:11:00.005-05:00

Close up of Metallic on the toaster.

A whole week went by without me making any cards. WOW! I have been busy with my son. He has Cerebral Palsy and we had to cast his legs to help stretch his muscles. He grew 3" in 4 months a lot. Cerebral Palsy effects the muscles so they have to be stretched and exercised every day to help with growth.

On to my first card challenge of the day MoJo Monday #91. I got out my Penny Black stamps out
and stamp this cute mice with toaster. The image is colored with copic, Marvey and metallic silver on the toaster. The paper is by K&Company, flower is punched out, and the eyelet from the stash I have. The metallic make the toaster look almost real.

Sketch and Stash

2009-06-09T20:08:00.004-05:00

I love it when challenges have sketches. Some days not all, it's hard to decide what you want to use in the challenges so it makes it easy on those days. I downloaded a new digi stamp from KLM Design Anna Banana Clown. It's she cute? She would brighten up any body. I colored her with Copic and Marvey markers. the paper is from the Wild Raspberry collection I have from K&Company. The tiles eyelets and the surprise sign is from my stash.

Crafts 4 Eternity

2009-06-08T17:44:00.003-05:00

This weeks challenge at Crafts 4 Eternity is a sketch and include something hiding. My ribbon is the hiding element. The cute little girl is Karah's Cupcake from KLM Designs. She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is from K&Company. Punched flowers and some bling from my stash.

The Next Level

2009-06-08T15:49:00.006-05:00

Hi!
I won this stamp set about a month ago from Cute Card Thursday Challenge and I am finally using them.The set is called "Belinda in Reflection" from the Crafty Pad. On to the challenge # 2 at Next Level you can create a card of any shape or size but your image must be enclosed by the Ribbon Border frame.There is a great tutorial at The Next Level that shows how to do the ribbon boarder.

The paper stat the stamp was stamped on is Canson Water color paper. The designer paper is by K&Company, flowers and leaves were punched from McGill punches.

Spoon Full of Sugar

2009-06-05T16:17:00.003-05:00

This weeks challenge at A Spoon Full of Sugar is a fab sketch designed by the talented Sonja. I love the Penny Black stamp that I have so I just had to use one. The Cherry pie and bowl full of cherries are digital stamps from Paper Popsicles. The paper is Wild Raspberry from K&Company and hiedi grace designs. The cute little whisk is a sticker by sandylion and the pink squares are tiles by sticko. Nest to the cherry pie are mice tracks that is part of the Penny Black set that I have. I think it adds to the card.

Friday Sketchers

2009-06-03T12:46:00.003-05:00

This card I made is for the Friday Sketcher challenge 54. make a shape card. Since I do not have any nestabilities I drew my own shape and printed it out on card stock. The paper is Wild Raspberry by K&Company and the solid color card stock is the Brazill. The image is from the digi stamp collection Gingersnap Celebration by C.C. Designs at All that Scraps. The olive green color card stock I hand drew the shape and cut out the middle oval so I would look like the girl is sitting on the ledge. I used Chocolate Chip Ink from Stampin' Up and sponged the edges of all the card stock. The pearls and flowers are from my stash and the sentiment is from Stampendous.

The Next Level

2009-06-02T07:40:00.003-05:00

The Next Level has lunched there blog yesterday June 1 it is a
magazine style read designed to be more than a weekly Challenge blog, but a meeting place for all of us to dip into and out of during the week to try out new ideas, tutorials, hints and tips and downloads in addition to the weekly Challenge.

The first challenge is make some sort of cut out any where on your card.Plus we are to add hand made faux Prima Lollipop flower, as I don't have a lot of the materials on the tutorial I only made it with paper, no glittery materials or nothing. The image is Jenna by My heart Stamps for you, I colored her with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is Wild Raspberry by K&Company. I hand cut out the window opening because I do not have a Big Shot or Cricut. I am still deciding wich cutting system I want.

Mojo Monday

2009-06-02T07:21:00.003-05:00

Mojo Mondays first challenge of the month with a chance to win the Verve Stamps set of their choice (up to a $24 value). Here is my card with hug Bug on flower the Lollie and Friends Set from Pc Crafter. I picked out colors from the paper and decided to color him to match. I think he turned out pretty cute. The designer paper is is from the collection of Wild Raspberry by K&Comany. Butterflies are from the dollar bin at Michael's. The sentiment is from Stampin'Up.

Today I downloaded Photoscape so I could jaz up my pictures.

Truly Scrumptious

2009-06-01T07:23:00.003-05:00

The Challenge is to make a card that has more than one fold. I choose tri-fold card with the first fold at 4" and the second at91/4". I borrowed this stamp from a friend of mine. The stamp is called Kelly Jo from My heart Stamps for You. She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The papers are from Stampin' Up and Brazill. The paper flowers are vellum and some are punched out of the papers.
I added pearls on the front and inside for the flower middles. The butterflies already had glitter on them so I didn't have to glitter them. I found them at Michael's $1.00 spot. Its amazing what you can find for a dollar.

Dare U 2 Digi Stamp

2009-06-01T07:12:00.003-05:00

Dare U 2 Digi Satmp has a sketch By there talented Donna. I used the Peek a Boo digi stamp from PC Crafter and color her with JoAnn Fabrics and Crafts markers and used my watercolor brush to high light. The solid color card stock is Brazill, the designers paper floral and the green strip are by Basic Grey. The pink polka Dot is by Hiedi Grace Designs. The accessories are from my stash. This card is perfect to cheer someone up during the summer months.

Our Creative Corner

2009-06-01T06:56:00.002-05:00

Good Morning! Today have three cards to post today. The first is sketch challenge with Our Creative Corner. I love the beach kids from All that Scraps, the girl here is Surfer Emma colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The solid color paper is from Stampin' Up, the designer paper is Beach Fun by American Traditional Designs. The accessories are orange eyelets, die cut flowers, and the center shapes are from a template I got from Mel Stampz blog.

Creative Card Crew

2009-05-28T20:09:00.004-05:00

Pretty flowers is the theme for Creative Card Crew #12. Here is three cute mice celebrating a birthday, by Penny Black. I colored them with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is Blush by Basic Grey, Hiedi Grace Design, the strip paper is Autumn Harvest Dotted strip by the Paper Company and the Solid brown is Brazill. Ink I used is Staz On from Stampin' Up. The flowers and pearls are from my stash. I love these Penny Black stamps I will have to break down and buy some more.

A Spoon Full of Sugar

2009-05-28T12:34:00.002-05:00

The challenge this week is to add lace to your card. I used a lace paper doily. Here is another of the Penny Black Micey Day. I perfect stamp for me because I love cherries. The cute mouse is colored with Copic And Marvy markers. I used a paper called fancy Blush by Basic Grey and the solid colored cardstock is from Archivers. Flower is from my stash and the pearls are by Hero Arts.

I have a friend and her husband just hates cherries I use gives to him as a joke. We teas him about not liking cherries that some day we all will give him a cherry meal. The funny things that this man eats everything but cherries.

Penny Black

2009-05-28T12:19:00.002-05:00

A hole week away and finally I have Friday Sketchers challenge done. I started last Friday but did not like the card so it got tossed. This is the first time in a long time that I could not make a card look right. Yesterday I went to Archivers and bought a set of Penny Blank acrylic stamps. The set I bought is called Micey Day. The image in this challenge is from the set. I colored the mice and cup with Copic and Marvy markers. The designer paper is busy burst from We are Memory Keepers, and the solid card stock is from various vender's.

Sketch and Stash

2009-05-26T19:24:00.003-05:00

Challenge 11 for Sketch and Stash and here is my card. I used the Hiedi Grace Design cardstock. Glitter butterflies from color box. Ribbon, roses and brads from my stash. The Hiedi Grace designer paper is very pretty and I haven't used all the styles yet.

Its a nice quiet night so I can post a few cards tonight.

Mojo Monday

2009-05-26T19:05:00.003-05:00

This weeks mojo sketch is doubling as one of the challenges in this week's Stampin' Out Alzheimer's (SOA) event. A small donation link in gets you access to this week-long virtual stamping event, which has all sorts of challenges and chances to win some fabulous prizes. All proceeds from this event will go directly to the Alzheimer's Association.

Here is my card for the challenge! I used free printable paper from Shabby Princess the Sunporch set. The sentiment is from a set called Oval All at Stampin' Up. Flower is chip board colored with marker with orange dots. Flower, ribbon, and eyelets are from my stash of stuff.

Simon says Challenge

2009-05-25T10:28:00.004-05:00

My second post is this cute Reading Fairy by Elizabeth Dulemba at Coloring Pages Tuesday. The cardstock is by hiedi grace designs and the vintage dictionary paper is a free download from Mel Stampz. She has a wonderful blog with tutorials on almost all of her cards and projects. Check it out Here. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up, paper flowers are from a stash of I do not remember were I got them.

Crafts 4 Eternity

2009-05-25T09:03:00.003-05:00

Happy Memorial Day! I have a few cards to post today. Here is the card for Crafts 4 Eternity sketch # 33 with the theme teen. This cute mermaid is a perfect teen for the project. The mermaid is an image by Elizabeth Dulemba at Coloring pages Tuesday. i colored her with Copic and Marvey markers. The papers are free digital downloads from Shabby Princess Spring Breeze and Solid colors from Stampin' Up. The flower is paper colored with Copic marker.

Basic Grey Challenge

2009-05-23T18:47:00.004-05:00

This Basic Greys Challenge #36 Doodling. I had so much fun with this challenge. At first I had no idea what I wanted to do. I looked through my digi stamp and rubber stamps and thought this girl in the pool would be cute to use. The image is from PC Crafter Peek-a-Boo colored with Marvy markers. For the doodling I colored the circles and the paper flower, put dots on the pool, did stitching and dots around each frame. The Basic Grey Item I used is Sultry the striped paper. This is one of my favorite cards that I have made.

Cute Card Thursday

2009-05-23T18:29:00.003-05:00

This card is for challenge Cute Card Thursday #61 a Sporting Chance. My nephews Birthday is soon so I will give him this card.

The image is from PC Crafter called Great to be a Kid, colored with Copic and Marvy markers. the back ground paper is Bouncing baby boy by Cloud9Design, the striped paper is Travel Stripe by Cloud9Design. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up the set Heard from the Heart. I have been stamping and printing Digi stamps on water color paper it is easier to use some markers on.

Sketch Saturday

2009-05-23T09:25:00.002-05:00

Hello!
It is sketch 52 for Sketch Saturday and sponsored by Victoria Case Art Designs. I was looking on Mel Stampz blog and She lists blogs that have Digi stamps, so I checked them out. I found the flower for free on Crafting in Croatia by Nina.

I colored the flower with Copic Markers. The paper is Paisley by Heidi Grace Designs, Ooh La La by Color Box, the brown cardstock is Expresso by The Paper Company. i punched out the small flowers with the punch from Marvy.

2 Challenges in One

2009-05-20T07:56:00.002-05:00

I am using the card for two challenges Papertake Weekly #15 and Spoon Full of Sugar #52.
Happy Birthday to you Spoon Full of Sugar they are one year old. Check out there blog here for the different blog candy they will be giving away. You are to create a card for a Celebration..... any celebration ... Birthday, Anniversary, Baby Announcement.... anything goes!
So what is better than Gingersnaps Celebrate by C.C. Designs at All That Scraps!
She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers the paper is from Basic Grey, hiedi grace designs and Brazzil from Archiver.

Shape It

2009-05-20T07:42:00.005-05:00

Isn't he cute! He is Sand Bucket Trevor from All That Scraps. My 4 year old name is Trevor so he really liked this card. He said I quote: let me see! Wow God Job. Pretty much what we say to him. It's funny how they pick up Fraze's that there parent's say. This card is for the challenge with Creative Card Crew. The star card is a template from The Cutting Cafe, ribbon is from stash and the circles are punched out of the paper Giggle Stripes by Kelly Panacci (Sandylion).

CPS card Sketch

2009-05-20T07:28:00.002-05:00

Good morning! It is going to be Hot to day here in Minnesota, 90. I just purchase Penelope from Polly Crafts and here is one of them. The paper is from Basic Grey Settle Down, heidi grace designs, and Stampin' Up. Penelope is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. the eyelet are from my stash.

2 sketches 4 You

2009-05-19T13:10:00.006-05:00

Here is my card for 2 Sketches 4 You Laura's sketch 26 and a big surprise. On June 1st 2 Sketches 4 You is going to launch the 1st Annual Ulitimate Card Showdown and it is going to be the biggest and most fantastic card challenge competition. Check out the blog here.
Here is my card:
A simple thank you card that anyone would like. The chip board flower is colored with Copic marker. The butterflies are die cuts from the Big Shot and the paper is from piece from my stash.

2 Challenges in One

2009-05-18T14:31:00.003-05:00

Two challenges in one! First is Basic Grey and the theme is ice cream. Choose a favorite flavor and be inspired! The second challenge is Mojo Monday with sketch 87. The designer paper is bittersweet vanilla fudge by Basic Grey. The stamps are from the Angle Company called ice creamI colored them with Copic and Marvy markers and the pearls are from my stash.

Sketch Saturday

2009-05-18T10:39:00.004-05:00

Here is the great sketch for Sketch Saturday. I am having fun with all the challenges this week they all have such wonderful sketches.
This weeks sketch is being sponsored by All That Scraps Check it out!

They have a great prize any CC design stamp set, or 4 individual CC design stamps of the winners choice!
On my card I used the owl from Owl Seasons at PC crafter again. I thought he would go great with the papers I choose to use for this sketch. The papers are Double Sided Cardstock from heide grace designs. Flowers, pearls and ribbon from my stash.

Friday Sketchers

2009-05-18T09:56:00.006-05:00

Hello!
Friday Sketchers present to you the new sketch for the week which was done by Claudia Rosa. Another great sketch to play with!!Last week they had there anniversary that I missed out on, Congratulations! Below is my take on the sketch.

I use some Christmas papers that I thought could be used for any card. The designer paper is FA LA LA by Making Memories. The rose is a stamp that I have that I cannot remember where it is from. Sorry! The sentiment is from Stampin' Up and the peals and colored card stock is from my stash.

Crafts 4 Eternity

2009-05-14T18:16:00.002-05:00

This card turned out pretty! The floral paper is from Basic Grey, Flower is by Tracey Lynn Miller from Fred, She Said Designs. The flower is three layers water colored and glued together with a pearl in the middle. The leaf and vine is also from Fred She Said Designs.

2 Challenges in One

2009-05-14T18:00:00.003-05:00

I decided to put two challenge together. The sketch from Inspirational Card Sketch #16 and the theme boy or man for Cupcake Craft challenge. I bought some new paper at Archiver Double sided by Heide Grace Designs. The train is from Angle Company called Train Collage. I water colored the edge of the image with a brown and colored the leafs and berry with Copic Markers. A simple card for the right man!

Sketch and Stash

2009-05-13T17:58:00.003-05:00

Hi!
It has been a couple of days since I have posted a challenge. Here is my card for sketch and stash challenge #10. I used a new stamp from The Angle Company called Flowers and Holly. I colored the sunflower with Copic markers and blended the center a little bit. The paper is from scraps that I have used in other cards or projects. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up. Pearls are used on the scallop edge. This was a fun challenge to do.

Friday Sketchers

2009-05-11T06:06:00.003-05:00

Sketch # 51 and the sponsor this week are Alota Rubber Stamps and Simon Says Stamp. it is Friday Sketchers One year anniversary and the members of the Design Team are giving away the cards that they have made for this week's challenge. Each DT member will also be including a small gift/RAK. Each designer will select a winner next week.

My card I used another image from PC Crafter Country Mice. He is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is from Close to My Heart, Chip board, flower and pearls are from my stash. A nice spring card to cheer someone up.

Sketch Saturday

2009-05-11T05:39:00.002-05:00

Good morning! I am Starting early before my son wakes up. It is # 50 for sketch Saturday with a fabulous sketch. I used one of the images from PC Crafter Peek-a-Boo and colored him with Marvy markers and water color brush. The child paper is from Basic Grey and solid colors are from my stash. be a perfect card for a little boy.

Basic Grey Challenge

2009-05-10T19:53:00.004-05:00

Happy Mothers Day!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mothers Day. On to Basic Grey Challenge! I remembered to include products from Basic Grey, I almost forgot in the last challenge. I used paper from Basic Grey Sultry, and i don't remember the name of the paper behind the chip board flower. The image is from PC Crafter and colored with Marvey markers so I could use my water color brush.

Mother's Day Present

2009-05-09T07:59:00.005-05:00

A mother's Day present from my 4 year old son to his grandma. The Directions are on Lauren Meaders blog. Her original is Cocoa to go. I thought I would put Jiffy-Pots with seed packet in the carrier for my mom and my son to plant. He will get a kick out of planting with grandma. On Thursday my son brought home from his preschool a Pansies to plant with a cute saying about finger prints. So we just had to plant it. I had bought him a watering can because he loves to water the plants.

The image from PC Crafter I thought was prefect for this gift. I colored it with Copic, Marvy and a little bit of water colors. The hand is the scallop circle punch from Stampi' Up. I think she will love it.

Cute Card Thursday

2009-05-08T12:21:00.003-05:00

Challenge 59

Happy Mail

You are to create a card to cheer someone up or make their day! So Cute Card Thursday got an email by a woman named Vikki who runs Post Pals a charity which send mail/cards to children to cheer them up, usually when they have a terminal illness, and Cute Card Thursday is asking us to send our 'Happy Cards' to the charity.

My cards image is from PC Crafter called Peek-a-Boo. i colored her with markers and watercolors. The card stock solid colors are the Bazzill Basics and the floral card stock is Harvest Flower by Heidi Grace Designs. The sentiment is a Stamp from Stampin' Up.

Pink Elephant

2009-05-05T15:02:00.002-05:00

Circles and Scallops is the challenge this week for Pink Elephant and my first time to take the challenge.I am in challenge mode all the way a nice way to stock up on cards for all occasion's. So on to the Materials: The owl image is PC Crafter decoupage and the flower is from the Fred, She Said Designs. The paper is scraps of various vender's.

Papertake Weekly

2009-05-05T14:46:00.003-05:00

This weeks challenge is of course one of Dawnys fab sketches. I again am using one of the PC Crafter Peek-a-Boo kids. She's a scrappin' Gal! She is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. i use scraps of some of my favorite paper. The butterfly is one of Basic Grey's chip board I don't remember the name. I will have to send this card to one of my Stampin' friends.

Crafts 4 Eternity

2009-05-05T11:46:00.004-05:00

This is my first time playing along with Crafts 4 Eternity and this weeks extra challenge is to make a child themed card, with there sketch. The image is from Dustin Pike a cut teddy bear colored with Copic and Marvy markers. The background paper is Bouncing Baby Girl by Cloud9Design and the diamonds shape paper is Fashion Pink Mini Marquis by Making Memories. the sentiment is Holidays and Wishes from Stampin' Up. this was fun I haven't made a baby card in a while.

2 Sketches 4 You

2009-05-05T10:56:00.004-05:00

The card is based off of Laura's sketch #25 at 2 Sketches 4 You. I didn't have but one mothers Day card so I decide to make this one. The flower is Digital down load Pointy Petals Pack from Fred, She Said Designs colored with water color crayons. I used my 3" scallop punch for the circle in the sketch.

MoJo Monday week 85 Challenge

2009-05-05T09:47:00.004-05:00

Hello,

This card is for Mojo Monday. I found some more exciting Digital Down loads, the flower in the middle of the Basic Grey Chip Board is called Dahlias from Fred, She Said Designs. There is three layers with a brad holding them together in the middle. The floral paper is Harvest flower by Hiedi Grace Designs and the sentiment is from Stampin' Up.

Dare u 2 digi Stamp

2009-05-04T07:59:00.002-05:00

This is challenge # 5 at Dare U! The image is from PC Crafter Owl Season. The floral paper is Basic Grey, choc. chip ribbon, and a punched out flower colored with Copic Marker. The sketch was fun to work with.

3 Challenges in One

2009-05-04T07:33:00.001-05:00

Wow! I was finally able to put three challenges in to one. The first challenge is Secret Crafter Saturday this week's challenge which has been set by our lovely CLAIRE which is: -
FLOWERS. The next challenge is Our Creative Corner you are to come up with a mothers day card. And the last challenge is Creative Card Crew a wonderful sketch check it out.

Again I used the image from PC Crafter Peek-a-Boo, the little girl is in the watering can. How cute! The floral paper in the back is called Harvest Flower designed by Heidi grace designs and the the paper under the scallop circle is from K&Company. The sentiment is from Stampin' Up. I think I covered all the challenges.

Sketch Saturday

2009-05-04T07:16:00.003-05:00

Sketch Saturday # 49 designed by Debbie.

I love these PC Crafter images Peek-a-Boo. I will probably use all of them So I hope no one gets tired of them, they are adorable. I colored the image with Copic and Marvy markers. the flowers in the left corner were punched out of water color paper and colored with markers. The papers are from Michael's Craft store. So they are variety of company's.

Dutch Dare #46 Challenge

2009-05-01T12:39:00.003-05:00

This week's challenge at Dutch Dare is a fantastic sketch by Tamara.

This card was put together with scrap pieces. The flower is metal and the flower is an acrylic stamp colored with Copic markers. The colors of the card are my favorite. this is my first time with Dutch Dare Challenge so I had fun. The sketch is a great one!

ABC Challenge

2009-04-30T14:27:00.002-05:00

This is the first time I have played along with the challenge from ABC Challenge. This week the theme is L is for list. The following list below is to be contained somewhere on your card or project.
1 ribbon
3 flowers
6 brads
I used yellow ribbon, 3 paper flowers, and more than 6 brads. The flowers on the image have brads in the middle of them. The image is from PC Crafter, Peek-a-Boo, colored with Copic and Marvy marker.

Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge

2009-04-30T10:44:00.004-05:00

Her is the Sketch from Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge.

I was excited to make another Boy card. It seems that We all do more girl cards than boys. The paper with the kids on is from Basic Grey called Mellow Settle Down I used i=the same paper on another card a few days ago. The Image is From PC Crafter, Peek-a-Boo You will probably see more o my cards with these images because there are 30 images on the file. When you purchase the images they come in color or you can change them to black and white so you can color them.

Spoon Full of Sugar

2009-04-30T10:33:00.006-05:00

For Spoon Full of Sugars 49 Challenge this week we have a blue and green colour scheme to follow. At first I didn't think I had any designer paper with those color combination but I did. The image again is from PC Crafter called Peek-a-Boo. I even found a button with green and blue.

Crafty Creations #13

2009-04-30T10:00:00.005-05:00

The theme of this week is 'Sweet and Yummy'!
...Sweet colours, yummy cupcakes, a recipe,.. Lots of possibilities!

I choose to use Lauren Meaders template Lolli-Pop Along. The image is from PC Crafter Hug a Bug called Peek-a-Boo. I thought this was perfect for this challenge. The image is colored with Copic and Marvy markers. I added a ribbon and bow and in the left hand corner are two gingerbread men buttons. Inside the carrier are Macadamian nuts white chocolate chip cookies. Yummy!! I have fun doing Projects I think I will show more on my blog.

2 Sketches 4 You

2009-04-28T16:47:00.003-05:00

When I saw this Sketch of Kazan i thought good I can do a card for a boy. The image is from PC Crafter Hug Bug called Great to be a Kid. the kid back ground paper is Basic Grey Mellow Settle Down paper. The star is a pattern from Cutting Cafe' that I printed and cut out of a dark brown paper. The green polka dot paper is from the designer series paper Bella Rose, Stampin' Up. The four corners I put an extra large eyelet to go along with the building them.

CupCake Challenge 37

2009-04-28T16:36:00.003-05:00

The Cupcake Craft Challenge your creation must include 5 DIFFERENT embellishments (not including your card, papers or images!). You can use more than one flower or brad for example, but it will only count once!!! So here is mine I have Chip board, heart button, Die cut flowers, silk flower, and yellow brads in the center of the die cut flowers. The chip board was colored with Copic Markers an the stamp is from Stampin' Up. This was an easy card to make except for trying to get all 5 different accessories.

Card Positioning System Challenge #113

2009-04-28T16:23:00.003-05:00

This card Is for my Niece her birthday is in July and she loves purple. The ballerina is a stamp from Close to your Heart. Paper again is paper I have had a while and the organza ribbon is what I had left from my wedding back in 2003.

Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge #14

2009-04-28T15:51:00.002-05:00

It's Tuesday and I am wishing it was Friday already. Busy Week! Here is my card for Inspirational Card Sketch Challenge. The image is a Digi stamp called Gingersnaps Celebrate designed by C.C. Designs at All That Scraps. I colored her with a combination of Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is scraps and do not remember were I got them. The red dots are from a 1/4" hole punch and 1" circle Punch behind the small cupcake.

Spoon Full of Sugar

2009-04-27T18:12:00.003-05:00

Spoon Full of Sugar Sketch challenge #48 is designed by Caryn she is a member of there design team.

Here is My card! I used a Stamp from Stampin' Up set called Spring Song, colored it with Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is from Archiver's and I do not remember the name of it. The flowers are a comb of silk and colored watercolor paper. Pink flower is silk and the dark pink is water color paper. I colored the scroll with Copic Grayish Olive.

Sketch and Stash Challenge #9

2009-04-27T17:42:00.003-05:00

Here is the card for Sketch and Stash challenge. The stash is the stamp I have never used. It is from Stampin' Up about 7 years ago. I stamped it and enlarge it a bit on the scanner and copied the stamp on water color paper. I used the Copic and Marvy markers. The paper is from the stash of paper I have laying around. i tend to see paper I like, buy it then never figure out what I want to use it for. This is one of those time I finally am using the floral paper I had for some time. Simple yet elegant.

MoJo Monday week 84 Challenge

2009-04-27T16:35:00.002-05:00

Wow! Mojo Monday has a great sketch this week check it out! The image is from a set called Fairies from Stampin' Up witch is retired now. The Pattern paper is the designer series from Stampin' Up. I used Copic and Marvy markers on the image.

Sketch Saturday

2009-04-27T16:22:00.004-05:00

Sketch Saturday Card with another old Stampin' Up Stamp. I had a good time deciding what to do with this sketch. This time I decided to use only one paper that had a design on it and let the image be the focal point. The image was stamped, then punched out with scallop circle punch. The purple and turquoise blue paper I used the Scallop straight punch and again I am loving using the Copic markers.

Basic Grey Challenge 32

2009-04-27T15:56:00.004-05:00

This week's Basic Grey Challenge has a fabulous sketch for you to follow, there fabulous design team member Chris has designed this sketch for us to play with :), we have to use at least one item from Basic Grey somewhere on your creation.

I almost forgot to use a Basic Grey product on my card. I usually use paper but this time I got carried away with the sketch design and forgot to use my paper. So the Basic Grey is the Chip board piece is the leaf at the lower right hand corner. The image is an old Stampin' Up stamp I dragged out, and a mixture of paper. The image is colored with Copic and Marvy markers.

Papertake Weekly

2009-04-24T11:20:00.002-05:00

This weeks Papertake weekly challenge is to follow Dawny's sketch #13. I thought these two were adorable and would be the perfect image for the challenge. The Image is Butterfly friends by PC Crafter Hug Bug. The floral paper is Ella Die Cut Flowers by Making Memories, Pumpkin and a texture blue. The chip board scroll I put Sugar Coating Glitter by Doodlebug Design. The sentiment is Spring Song from Stampin' Up.

Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge

2009-04-24T04:13:00.004-05:00

Here is the Sketch for Inspiratioal Card Sketch CHallenge #13. What a great sketch I had a lot of fun deciding what papers to use.

And here is my take on the sketch! I wanted to use papers and accessories to jazz up the card without stamping an image other than the sentiment. The

circle background paper is Bella Rose Designer Series, the Red is Pattern Design Series from Stampin' Up and the brown floral is from K&Company. The sentiment is also from Stampin' Up called Spring Song. I colored three chip board flowers with Copic markers, added silk flower and large eyelets to the center. i am having the greatest time with this challenge and any others I come across.

MoJo Monday week 83 Challenge

2009-04-22T18:54:00.003-05:00

Hi!
Yesterday my son had his Surgery (Tonsils, Adenoid, ears drained) He did great except for mom. I passed out the first time in years. How embarrassing and I couldn't help my son out. Nurses were helping and concerned for me. I ended up at Abbot next to Children's Minneapolis were my son was. Good thing my parents were there. My husband had to come with me as they wheeled my to the hospital. They did an EKG just to make sure it wasn't my heart. It was just the tress of my son going through his 8 total surgery on various thing since he was 6 month old. This time I had a hard time dealing with it. The funny thing is this was nothing compare to his other surgery's. We both are doing great today!

On to the challenge MoJo Monday I received this stamp set today from Stampin' Up Spring Song. I colored the bird and the chip board swirl with Copic markers. Punched the green and pink paper with the scalop punch. Cut out the notch note in mulberry paper and rounded the corners on watercolor paper used for the bird.

2 Sketches 4 You

2009-04-20T15:42:00.003-05:00

Laura's Sketch #24, I chose a cute turtle image from PC Hug Bug an colored him with markers. The paper is from K&Company and I used Stickles on the chip board swirl.

Taylored Expression

2009-04-20T13:42:00.005-05:00

I was making this card for Taylored Expression but didn't get it done in time so here it is on my blog. I used two different images the cupcake is from Grab-a-Doodle-Do and the Girl is from a set called Gingersnaps Celebrate by C.C. Designs at All that Scraps. The centiment is a stamp from Stampin' Up.

Sketch Saturday

2009-04-20T13:16:00.004-05:00

Sketch Saturday here is my take on the sketch. I used Paper from Basic Grey, Paper flowers and the image is from PC Hug a Bug, Great to be Kid. I colored her with Copic markers and put Stickles on the bubbles.

Basic Grey Challenge 31

2009-04-20T13:02:00.004-05:00

It's Monday start challenges all over. Today I am making about 6 cards because for the next week my son will be in pain. He has Surgery tomorrow and will have his tonsils, adenoids, and ears drained. We told him that the doctor was going to make his throat better. As I have mentioned before he is 4 and doesn't understand any more then that.

On to Basic Greys Challenge you are to paper piece on your card. I decided to make a flower with Basic Grey Euphoria Paper, the leaves are chip board flourish colored with Copic marker. The center is Mulberry paper and a flower in the center of that. I think I am going to have to right down the names of products because half the time I am throwing away the package and forget were the embellishments are from. The Sentiment is From the Heart a Stampin' Up Stamp. On to more cards!

Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge 123

2009-04-18T05:28:00.003-05:00

Here is another image from PC Hug a Bug. I love this image he's hanging on the sunflower for dear life. I colored him with copic markers and water colors. The designer paper is Light Green Decorative Bronzed by K & Company. I used chip board leafs and flower above the sentiment and some paper flowers to the left of the image. Again this is for a challenge with DCBD. I love to do challenges it lets me be creative.

Truly Scrumptious

2009-04-18T05:04:00.002-05:00

This weeks challenge for Truly Scrumptious which is sponsored by Whimsy Stamps. This weeks challenge is hosted by Design Team member Michele. You are to follow the sketch and have the image be a child of some sort.

I picked this cute little girl hiding in the pocket. The image is from PC Hug a Bug in black and white, coloring it with Copic markers. The floral and striped is Basic Grey's Euphoria collection. the pink paper is double sided Mulberry from the paper company.

2 Sketches 4 You

2009-04-17T21:17:00.003-05:00

Hi, the first card in a few days is a challenge for 2 Sketches 4 You. The image I used is from PC Hug a Bug they come in Black and white, or color. I colored this one on water color paper with water colors and Copic markers. The paper is Busy Bursts and Dippity Dot from We R Memory Keepers. The dots on the middle paper have glitter on some of them it's had to see it in this picture. It adds to the design of the card.

Basic Grey Challenge 30 - Chocolate Soft Centers

2009-04-14T18:25:00.004-05:00

This week on the BasicGrey Challenge Blog we are thinking about chocolate. What is your favourite chocolate ? A nice strawberry creme, an orange creme, mint chocolate.I choose strawberry or cherry filled center. We are to think of those color combinations and make a card from that plus using a BasicGrey product too.

I have two items that are from BasicGrey, the frame is Porcelain chip Sticker Shapes, and the light paper with pink and brown under the cupcake is Sultry- Classy paper. The cupcake image is from Grab-a-doodle-do. I color the image with Copic markers and had fun with the challenge.

Inspirational Card Sketches Challenge #12

2009-04-14T16:41:00.004-05:00

ICSketch #12

A baby card! The giraffe is a Digi stamp from Grafico the set comes with 11 images. The animal paper I had a while and when I was going through my paper I thought it would be great with the Giraffe. The blue and purple paper are precut die cuts from Close to My Heart. Check out the sketch http://icsketches.blogspot.com/ it's a nice one by Dawn B. a DT member.

MoJo Monday week 82 Challenge

2009-04-13T21:09:00.003-05:00

The last card for the day is MoJo Monday sketch #82 A cute little lamb from the Gingersnap Spring Thing.

CupCake Challenge 35 - One Layer

2009-04-13T20:41:00.002-05:00

Here is my card using 1 layer and the image is from C.C. Designs at All That Scraps called Gingersnap Spring Thing. I used the other girl in the previous card. I love the Copic Markers that are so smooth.

Sketch Saturday

2009-04-13T19:41:00.003-05:00

Here is the card for Sketch Saturday challenge 46. I have been having fun with digi stamps. This image is from C.C. Designs at All that Scraps and is called Gingersnap Spring Time. The light green paper is texture floral that I bought years ago because I liked it. I didn't know what to use it for. So i finally matched it up with some paper I bought a couple of days ago.

Sketch and Stash Challenge #8

2009-04-13T19:14:00.004-05:00

Hi I hope everyone had a nice Easter or weekend!
Today I work on a couple of challenges while both my husband and son recuperate from a cold.
The card above is for Sketch and Stash #8. I used a new Digi Stamp by C.C. Designs at All that Scraps. The set is called My Rubber Ducky. I used Stickles Icicle on the bubbles of the image. Colored the rest of the image with Copic Markers and used paper that I had. I really like this lay out to see the challenge details click the title above and it will link you to the sketch and instructions.

Tool Box

2009-04-11T12:56:00.004-05:00

Here is the Tool Box basket for the Guys in the family. This one is for my dad. He is working on a set up for a train that him and my 4 year old can play with. My dad had given my grandpa many years ago trains, track, mountain and so on, for birthdays and holidays for a hobby during retirement. After he past away my dad got it all back so now he plans to put it all together as a hobby with my son. So I decided to by some paints to put in the tool box for him and give from my son. I know he will love it.

Stamps: Totally Tool set
Paper: To the Nines Specialty Designer series
Chocolate Chip
Accessories: Extra large eyelets.
Post-it note pad

Take along Tote

2009-04-11T12:38:00.004-05:00

Hi! Here is a better picture of the Take along Tote. The picture below made it look like a card and not a 3D project.

CPS110 Chellange

2009-04-09T20:11:00.006-05:00

I got very ambitious and did a challenge for Card Positioning System. CPS designer cards are sponsored by Hero Arts this week. The stamp set I used is all oval from Stampin' Up and the flowers are acrylic set I had for a while and cannot remember the name of it. The flowers are colored with copic markers Lipstick Natural E04, Grayish Olive G94, Carmine R37, Iris B79.
On the flowers are small pearls for the middle.

Cupcake Craft Challenge

2009-04-09T18:15:00.006-05:00

Hi, Fellow stampers! Here is the 3-d project I made my mom for Easter. So I finally got an idea of what to do for her. She likes to quilt so I bought some thread and material to put in her little tote. The tote has two pockets one on each side. It is hard to tell buy the picture. In side I will put the thread and three of the fabrics. It is called Take along Tote from Luaren Meaders Timeless Templates. You can find her templates at Papertrey Ink

I am also submitting it to CupCake Craft Challenge too. The challenge is to make anything with more than two folds in it.

My Grafico Design

2009-04-07T16:50:00.011-05:00

Hi Stampers!

Above are some cards I did last night when I put my 4 year old boy to bed. The animals are digital stamps I got from My Grafico Design Store. The designer of these cute animals is from Cocoa Studio. Check out the website there are a lot of cute graphics. I showed my son this morning and he said "Oh you did a good job," this is usually what I say to him.

OK now on to the Easter gifts hopefully I can get them done in the next few days.I have decided to use one of Lauren Meaders Timeless Templates for the girls Easter basket. All for now Time to get busy.

mytimess 29 Sketch Challenge

2009-04-06T13:18:00.002-05:00

I had fun with the Saturday sketch challenge from Lauren Meader blog. I had this polka dot paper that I think is pretty, so I used it with this sketch and thought the owl I had would look nice. Check out the other cards on her blog. Super!

MoJo Monday week 81 Challenge

2009-04-06T13:10:00.006-05:00

Hi! here is my MoJo Monday Challenge sketch 81. It was quit a challenge my creative side wasn't working at first then it just came to me. I really wanted to do this challenge because they are so nice.

I wanted to use the stripe and circle back ground on the card. Deciding what stamp set to use took a while to decide but I choose the Gods Creations stamp set. I also wanted to do something different so I weaved some olive green ribbon. the flower with the saying joy, laughter is chip board with Stampin' Up markers. I think it turn out pretty good for not knowing what to do.

Stampin Up Regional Project

2009-04-06T06:32:00.005-05:00

Hi Ladies! Here is one of the Project that Stampin' Up Demonstrators made at regional. It is called Without You Gift Card Holder. Here are the Stampin' Supplies:

Stamps:
Best Wishes and More

Card stock and Paper:
Baja Breeze card stock: 4-1/4" x 3"
Very Vanilla card stock: 9-3/4" x 6" and 2 at 2-1/4" x 4"
Pink Pirouette textured card stock: 2-1/4" x 4"
Baja Breeze Pattern Designer Series paper:
4-1/4" x 1-1/8" and 3 at 4-1/4" x 3"
Scallop Notes Assortment II with envelopes:
1 Baja Breeze, 1 Chocolate Chip, 1 Pink Pirouette, 3 envelopes

Ink
Chocolate Chip Classic Stampin' Pad

Accessories
Chocolate Chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon: 23"
Flower Fusion
Silver Brads: 4
White circle Aluminum Metal Edge Tag: 1 2" tag
1-3/4" Circle Punch
3/16" Corner Rounder punch

21/2x3 Card holder

2009-04-05T19:57:00.008-05:00

One more week before Easter. I have a lot to do, buy Easter basket stuff for my 4 year old boy Trevor and I am making small baskets for the rest of the family that is coming over. A total of 4 people plus the 3 of us. during the week I will try and post the baskets that I am doing for the Guys, (a tool box) and I am not sure what I am doing for the Girls.

The photo above Is a 21/5x3 card holder and the cards and envelopes to go with them. This is an idea I got for Stampin' Up Regional. The post above is the actual one I did at regional.

Stamps: Best Wishes and More

Paper: Chocolate Chip, Ruby Red, pink, Olive Green, Bella Rose.

Accessories: 13/4" Circle punch, 1/4" Chocolate Chip Ribbon

Taylored Expression Cupcake Challenge 62

2009-04-04T19:35:00.002-05:00

I am getting the hang of doing challenges! This card I made for the Taylored Expression Cupcake Challenge. The photo of the card isn't as nice as I thought I could get but it gives you an idea of what I did. The floral paper his glitter as well as the olive green paper that is scalloped. The center flower and leaf are from a Stampin' Up set that I received at Regional Yesterday (Friday) it is called Best Wishes and More.

Three easy payment option continues through April 30

2009-04-04T07:36:00.006-05:00

We're excited that hundreds of recruits signed up using the Three Easy Payments option for the Starter Kit while this offer was available during March--but it's not over. Potential recruits can still take advantage of the Three Easy Payments option for the regular Starter Kit price of $199 through April 30, 2009.

In slower economical times, people often look for more affordable ways to spend time with each other and relieve stress. The Stampin' Up! opportunity can provide what they need, plus an enjoyable and flexible way to earn money. The Three Easy Payments option helps out even more by allowing potential recruits to spread out the up-front cost of starting their Stampin' Up! business across three affordable payments. If they earn enough during their first two months as a demonstrator, their Starter Kit cost can even pay for itself!

If you are interested go to http://busybeestamp.stampinup.net/ click on join Stampin' Up and it tells you how to join my phone number is also on my website if you have any questions.

MoJo Monday week 80 Challenge

2009-04-02T15:53:00.004-05:00

Here is the card for MoJo Monday Week 80 challenge. I saw this turtle on a card that Lauren Meaders did on her blog with her kids. The turtle is form a website called Squigglefly.com Digital Stamps. All you have to do is order the designs you want and download them size them and print. I used Copic markers to color him and make some grass for the turtle to stand in.

Diva Coffee Break Design Challenge 121

2009-04-02T08:24:00.006-05:00

Hi besides getting ready for Stampin' Up regional this Friday I decided to try some challenge. The card above is for the Diva Coffee Break challenge. You are given a card sketch to try and come up with a card that looks great. I am fairly new at this but I hope the more blogging I do the better I will get.

The card is made with a combination of different products. The stamp set is Gods Beauty, all the card stock but the floral, the scallop punch, Pixie Pink, Garden Green ink is from Stampin' Up. The eyelets are the WE R Memory Keepers brand from Achievers. I will be posting another challenge hopefully today. Bye for now.

Regional swap card

2009-03-31T15:06:00.006-05:00

Boy I must be ambitious here is another swap for the Stampin' Up regional on Friday.

What I did was stamped the beehive enlarged it on my printer and traced it on the Really Rust card stock. The stamp set is the same one I used for the card I posted a few days ago. The sentiment is from Oval All one of the set that I really like.

Tomorrow is the first day of Stampin' Up Occasion Mini Catalog. It has many great stamp sets.
Go to my website and check it out http://busybeestamp.stampinup.net/

Paper Garden Project Challenge

2009-03-30T07:28:00.005-05:00

I have decided to try a challenge from Paper Garden Project. The challenge I choose was from Birthday Blog Bash week 2. For this challenge, your entry has to have a flower on it somewhere ( card, scrapbook page ,or 3d item). This is my first time I have done a challenge so we will see what happens. The challenge is do today March 30 so here goes.

My card is a combination of Stampin' Up and K&Company products. I love flowers so this was a fun challenge for me.

Regionals and Card Talk

2009-03-29T07:44:00.003-05:00

If you are someone who has never used Stampin' Up products you should try them. The card stock is thicker and great for cards or projects. If you are making boxes or any kind of container the paper is able to hold what you put in them.

This card I used the stamp set God's Beauty from the level 1 Hostess sets. The set also has a pretty butterfly witch I will show the card I used it on in the next posting. I love using the Designer Series Papers and the one I used here is Bella Rose. The Punches are the 3" Scallop Circle, 2" Circle from Marvy. The two brads are corduroy. One idea to make brads that are with fabric is the build your own buttons that you can buy from Jo Ann Fabrics or any fabric shop that carries buttons and accessories.

2009-03-29T07:27:00.003-05:00

I am posting a couple of cards today here is one of my favorite stamps set from Stampin' Up it is so springy. The stamp set is called Just Buzzin By, it has three bees the honey pot and a cute bee hive. The Paper is from the Designer Series Tea Party a nice Springy feel to it. Yesterday I went to the art store Dick Blick and bought some Copic markers and I love them this the first time that I enjoy using markers. The go on smooth and do not show lines when you back over a spot. This card I did not use Copic with I just use some cheap markers that I had. I also just purchased some of the Stampin' Up markers too. Like I said I didn't like the effect I got with markers so most of the time I use the blender pens with the ink pads. Stampin' Up markers are nice too so I can't wait to use them too.

2009-03-28T15:42:00.003-05:00

I am getting excited for the Stampin' Up Regional in April. I have been a Stampin' Up demonstrator since Sept. 2008. The picture above is the swap that I decide to make. It is a 3x3 card holder, 2 3x3, and 2 mini cards to go with the holder. I use the Oval All stamp set and punch from the Occasions mini catalog that starts Wed. April, the Yummy set from Sale-a-Bration catalog. After stamping the pieces I punch them out with the scallop oval punch. The card stock I used is from the designer series Parisian Breeze and baja breeze. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do for the swap.

2009-03-16T20:55:00.002-05:00

In the recant post I have my Stampin'Up web site wrong. It is busybeestamp.stampinup.net sorry for the inconvenience

Stampin' Up Class

2009-03-16T20:03:00.019-05:00

Hi
This is my first time at blogging so I hope it goes well. Too the right is a picture of the Flip Book that I made for a class that I am doing in June. I will be posting classes and dates so if you are in the Twin Cities area and are interested check out my website www.busybeestamp@stampinup.net there you can sign up and get more information on the class. This Flip Book is made with Stampin' Ups Simply Scrappin' Sunshine Garden Kit. I used 1/2 of the kit.