Beverly's Stamping Beehive

 Here's the reason why I purchased this card die set so that I could make a batch of cards without too much fuss! With the words Merry Christmas blazing across the front - what could be easier?  You could make all the same style or customize each one as I chose to. I think I will purchase those adhesive sheets to cut the detailed words because it takes a bit of effort to glue it in place using regular adhesives, but it is still a nice way to cut through your card list!  One morning I took time to create my embellishments using a variety of little accent pieces and with the aid of my glue gun. Using a glue gun makes quick work of attaching foil-to-foil, foil-to-fabric or other hard to glue materials.  Give it a try!  Die set:Merry Christmas Drop-Ins, 662255 a framelits set by Stephanie Barnard for Sizzix Embellishments from the Dollarama

Super cute shaker ornament card with an adorable penquin peeking out!  This card features a number of techniques of which none are difficult but as a group takes time. I definitely spent a couple of hours putting it together, but I love it so I would do it again!!    Here's some of the supplies I used:  Jillibean Soup Ornament Shaker Stamp Stampin' Up retired penquin stamp, scalloped border die,  Martha Stewart Branch punch,  Simon Says Stamp High Tide, Hot Mama and Black inks, various embossing powders, Versamark ink, confetti snowflake punch.  Thanks for taking a look, till next time!

F all G reetings! Our lovely fall is bestowing us with all its gracious gifts:  weather ranging from crisp to warm, wind whirls of leaves, colours spreading throughout nature and of course, the thanksgiving fare for us to share! So when I discovered Lindsey Serata's ' Pumpkin Spice ' collection of stamps and dies (c/o Sizzix), I was most intrigued by her shaker pocket sets. Now a week further, and I am the happy owner of the Multi-frame Shaker Pocket die set! And I present my first project... Click on picture  I really love how Sizzix Designer Lindsey Serata included so many die pieces in this set - even wee little confetti dies to make your own sequin/confetti shapes! As you can see I've layered my word dies and that gorgeous coppery metallic paper really pops with the black paper behind it.  I didn't use the pocket and frames for a shaker card but rather as a gift box to which I tucked in a couple of Nescafe's coffee pouches and I will presen...

I am very happy with this thank you card because it started out as a weak effort but finished with real zing! At first I used an older background rubber stamp and coloured it by smudging a trio of  inks in a random fashion. But wasn't thrilled with it, so I tried to pair it with a blue frame (cut with a sizzix die) and 'still' didn't feel it! Finally I needed a thank you card and quickly - and that got my creative juices flowing and now I am very pleased with it, just goes to show! I attached it to an orange cardstock card base and embellished it with some red satin ribbon and gems. I had to cover a blotch by squiggling on some Nuovo glitter on the blue top section but that is totally fine. (covered my personal message)  My inside became an integral part of the card as I used a border punch, stamping and more gems to frame my message. I hope the recipients feel the special attention I strived to give!  Did you notice no white? Great!  Thanks for st...

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I am enjoying the beautiful weather as I hope you all are. Important to me are sneaking in relaxing coffee moments (during busy preparations...) And speaking of cups, I turned out the most adorable project for the holiday as a Hostess gift! I will provide the YouTube link below so you can see how to make these "treat mini-cups" - they are fast and easy to make once you get a groove on!  I made a stack of the main piece and did all one stage at a time. This way you can watch more YouTube videos whilst churning out a bunch of these. To place a Fererro Roche in each cup, I found they needed a bit of a boost so I made some paper straw (recycled paper packing) but the great thing is you can display these SO many ways! The hexagon shape just lends to creating many arrangements!  Someone needs to make us a die of this template, Lawn Fawn you listening?  Thanks for checking in and count your blessings, cheers! 

Hello everyone, I wanted to post a project I did for a swap on Swap-Bot awhile ago as its a little unusual and therefore might interest someone. As you know, often us crafters will decorate anything that isn't nailed down so when I signed up for this swap, I thought "paint brush?....well, why not!"  Then as I got into it, it was fun for its challenge as it is an odd shape. There are plenty of others who feel the urge to decorate paint brushes as I found out searching for inspiration, so you just never know, right? I bought a narrow brush mainly because I liked the colour of the bristles, they were a sort of burgandy shade. But a wider brush would give one more space to decorate. So I thought I would add a large bow on the handle to add some pizzaz and balance the over-all look. With that, I went to town and created my own metal tags, embossed snowflakes onto the freshly painted handle, made my own glitter felt to wrap around the metal part, and then topped things off...

Boy, another NEW YEAR has arrived!  I paused to think where are the robots around the house, and my flying car?   Not yet I'm afraid, my awesome futuristic life is still around the bend.....but hey, I'll wait some more, lol.  And it looks as if I may have to still exercise....no fancy solution there either. Sigh.  [actually I love my stretching routines....and at this time of year, do you notice the shift in the morning light-- the most fantastic sun shiny mornings. really its lovely]. SO!  I am still going to post some of my christmas cards  - and do you know why?  Because I didn't finish posting some of them, but I promised myself that I would do more holiday cards in preparation for next year, and darn, I'm gonna do that!  How about you - any similar plans? Here is the most complicated card(s) I did this 2016.....following the Twist and Pop Card Technique   as I learned it watching Collette Mitrega's youtube demo. (click on link to vie...