Springtime in Paris

Ah, is there anything more romantic than thinking of Springtime in Paris?  I hope the flowers are blooming, and the fountains are flowing ..... well, at least they are here!

I started with an Inner Stair Step Card (4.25 x 5.5) ,

paper by Authentique, Seasons: Spring

and Hero Arts stamps

Two different Martha Stewart Punches added the layers in front.

The Deco Fan punch created the shimmery fountain

and the Tulip Garden punch added another layer of flowers 

The Boujour plates are cut from  Art Philosophy Close To My Heart Cricut Cartridge 

Add two flying butterflies on tiny strips of acetate

fly around the beautiful image of the Eiffel Tower

which has been accented with soft green and blue chalks.

Martha's branch punch is the perfect base for tiny star and circle punch flowers

along the front of the fountain and at the edges of the sentiment.

Add tiny spots of liquid pearls for flower centers.

Au revoir, mes amis!  Until we craft together again!

Happy Spring!

Are you ready to chase "Old Man Winter" out?  How about sending some cheerful, springy tulip cards with gingham or polka dot bunnies to usher in the warmth?  "Cards By The Yard" are ones that are such fun to make in multiples, and I bring you these today that will be perfect for welcoming Spring!

 I am using standard A2 size bases, Art Philosophy cartridge by Close to My Heart for the frame and tag, and Martha Stewart punches for the flowers and butterflies.  The bunny is my design from last year's Decor Bunny Project shrunk down to 1 1/2 inches.

Enjoy the video on making them!

Happy crafting, and I'll see you again soon!

Journaling Jigglers

How did you get your name?  Are you named for someone in the family, friend, etc.  Do/did you have a nickname?

Describe a childhood birthday.  Do you have pictures?

If you could meet one person in the world, who would it be?  Why?

Yesterday, it was my pleasure to present a program on Preserving Our Family Stories in Venice, Florida.   As part of this presentation we discussed journals, and their uses in telling our personal stories, starting family conversations, and as triggers for successful interviews with our ancestors.  I have prepared a list of 50 such thought provoking prompts.  If you would like to download them, the link for JOURNALING JIGGLERS is HERE.   I hope they will help you get started telling YOUR story!

PS  Many thanks to those who were there and helped me!  I fell ill, and they jumped right in and took over.  Off to the doctor again tomorrow.

Happy creating to all!

Roses and Lace

Nothing is as feminine as beautiful lace and gorgeous roses.  I am delighted to share both with you tonight.  This is a card I have made for a special friend, and it features a new die I have from Heartfelt Creations.

The roses are handmade from punches and Cricut cuts, with a delightful new twist.  Watch for a YouTube video coming soon!

I hope you will be joining me for my UStream class tonight.

Happy crafting,

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 ~

Monochromatic Cards with Embroidery

Monochromatic cards are done with all one color papers and trims.

This time I have added a beautiful piece of embroidered embellishment

(made for me by a special friend on her embroidery machine)

which adds a delightful pop of surprise color.

Here is the cream colored version!

I hope you have enjoyed today's projects!

I'll be back again soon.

Happy crafting ~

Live from CHA

Join me as I chat with Kathy Files and friends live from our hotel room at CHA!
We will be streaming at 10:00 eastern time... simulcast and ready to bring you all of the fun so far!

My Tablet Cover

Tonight's class was lots of fun, and I want to thank all of you who were there!  It was great to be with so many of you again, however there were some issues with the broadcast, and the very end of class was frozen.

Here is the completed Tablet Cover project!

                                                   This is the cover, with the elastic closure.

                                             Inside, with the elastic straps, and holding tray.

                                                                        The back cover.

I hope you enjoyed the project, and if you missed it, the class was recorded, and you can check it out on my UStream channel.  See you next Tuesday night at 8:00!

Happy creating ~

E-Reader and Table Covers

Happy New Year everyone!  I am excited to be back with you on UStream, and tonight's class will be making covers for E-Readers and tablets in your favorite papers.  I hope you will be able to join in.  Just click on the icon in the upper right corner at 8:00 eastern time, and join the fun.  If you can't be there in person, the class will be recorded for a few weeks.

Wishing you a very happy, crafty year.

Vinyl Tiles

One of my favorite mediums is vinyl.  I am having a VINYL PARTY on Tuesday, and we are making lots of tiles for gifts.  It is easy to create lots of customize-able goodies with vinyl and your die cutting machine. 

 Adjust the cutting depth so that you "Kiss Cut" the vinyl, cutting only the vinyl and not the backing paper, weed out the unwanted parts, then use transfer paper or masking tape to move your project from the backing paper to the project.  Easy! 

Here are samples of the designs we are making.  You have seen the Wise Men Still Seek Him tile before :)

LOL  Blogger and I must have wanted you to know that I really like the black and pink one about laughing - it's a girl thing!  I have a couple more that we will be doing.  If you are in the area and want to join in, just send me an email, and I'll send you the specifics!  If not, I hope you will get some vinyl, a few tiles, and have fun :)

Bee creative~

Let It Snow Crop!

I can hardly believe how long it has been since I've posted to my blog!  I truly have been busy crafting, teaching, and sharing new things, but there have been so many computer issues, that I have  been terribly remiss in sharing them with you.  I hope that I will be able to do a lot better now with a new computer.

I hosted a group of delightful ladies for a great crop this past weekend.  Our theme was "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let it Snow (up north!)" and we had a marvelous time!  Some accomplished a lot, some learned a lot, and some of us just had a LOT of fun.... the food was yummy, the crafting was superb, but most of all the friendships and memories are priceless.

We started with Pinterest inspired tealights at each table spot to welcome the scrappers. 

Here are most of the gals!

Margaret making place settings for her Church dinner!

Friday's Midnight Madness was a surprise Gingerbread House Party!

Here is the Sweetest Village!

Everyone brought a gift to exchange - either crafted or crafty, and here Janet is modeling 

the centerpiece she received :)

Some of our special gifts!

Our very talented challenge winners!

Saturday's Midnight Madness was a "Snowball Fight!

Just look at those snowballs fly!

And a great time was had by all.  We are looking forward to our next crop in January.

If you are in the southwest Florida area, I do hope you will be able to join us sometime :)

I will be back very soon with the samples of my class this weekend

at ART and FRAME of SARASOTA!

Come join me in doing

CARDS BY THE YARD (easily reproducible holiday cards)

featuring Copics as well as gorgeous handmade paper!

Until then....

 Bee Creative~

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~