Beverly's Stamping Beehive

Hello stampers and crafters alike! Quick post today as I am off to a craft auction!  Yeah - wonder if I successfully bid on anything, well, we'll see! Meanwhile I am going to leave you with this - our HAPPY MOMENTS stamp set is one that I adored receiving as a prize from my upline Caroline! It so darn cute and I love the little bird in his cage - awww!  Also, another stamp set FAVORITE THOUGHTS has 4 fantastic sayings from a woman's perspective - and ones attributed to some famous gals like Eleanor Roosevelt (she has a lot of good sayings!) But I thought the idea of dangling my birdcage was too cute to pass up!  I sent this card yesterday off into the mail and I hope the person who receives it loves it! Have a nice day y'all!

Just a reminder.....my blog candy is up for grabs...still have to end of MON to leave a comment on ANY  of my posts, or JOIN as a follower. or make a MENTION ME ON YOUR BLOG.   So far, people commenting are not qualified - as no demos, international outside of N.America. So it remains up for grabs!  If no one qualifies - it goes back into my blog treasure box, lol! Cheers! bLOg CaNDy = (1 ) On Board  Mini Album Book  from Spring or Summer Mini Catalogue (may be a bird or suitcase) *** +  (1)  Ink Pad  ( your choice) +  (1)  Sanding Block  +  (1)  STAMP   (value up to $12) and an assortment of  die-cuts  from my personal collection. ***I may have to subsitute the On Board due to availability but it will be an On Board item!  I will ask the winner what colour INK PAD they would like. 

Hello to everyone out there on this nice Friday evening!  I am going outside for my evening walk with Pepper but not before I bring out my craft results from today!  I'm really happy about this one too! Here's why.... As Stampin' Up! Demonstrators, we're entitled to receive a monthly glossy magazine, Stampin Success - and I tell you - I look forward every month to receiving mine, lol. Last December's mag, showcased our Artisan Award winners who had been given a challenge and a new stamp set from SU! One of these lucky ladies was Demonstrator Shanna Jensen  with her pretty scrapbook page featuring a " Love You Much Frame "  - and the frame is made using 4 TOP NOTE die-cuts - and I loved it!!! I kept this idea in the back of my head until this morning, I just got inspired to create one for myself! Here's Shanna's inspiring project which if you notice features her putting her own 'stamp' on the Designer Paper - now isn't it just ...

WT272 Album Cover Yay - I finally finished my cover for my mini- album this morning! Here it is! Update - This is now my entry for SPLICOASTSTAMPERS May 27th's 'Ways to Use It' Challenge under "Paint " Technique! So I am required to post it as a 'WT272' project to help others find my entry! Hope they like it and you too! I will post the basic steps in my process on how to make a cover such as this, so read below! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week-end.   Beverly HOW I MADE MY COVER HEART PUNCH FLOWER 1) Make a flower with 2 sizes of  HEART PUNCHES.  Bottom layer is attached with glue to a back support (paper circle)  -  use 4 large punched Hearts for bottom layer .....next, attach 6 small punched Hearts to create top layer (attach by applying glue to the tip area only).  Embellish center as you please - I used a small pink flower brad (shown in finished project). Extra - I glossed over the large punched hearts with a thin layer of glos...

Geez - I actually was caught off guard the other day when it dawned on me that JUNE is coming - which means, the end is nearing for the current IDEA CATALOGUE  - - which means you-know-what! Yes, the NEW 2010-2011 IDEA BOOK & CATALOGUE from STAMPIN' UP! will be here in about 6 weeks!! AND for anyone new out there to the Stampin' Up! universe .....this also means the LAST CHANCE LIST WILL BE HERE TOO - JUNE 1RST!!!!   AND ' SNEAK PEEKS ' !!! So we will all be abuzz about the new things arriving - apparently our catalogue has grown by 16 pages!  16 pages - I'm wondering too - what will fill up 16 pages? ? ? You know, it hasn't been that long since I started, and the first IDEA catalogue I had was for the year 2007 as it was ending. And to look in there - well, for one thing, there was no Big Shot!  Yeah, can't believe that now! Also, there was no My Digital Studio ....and our assortment of punches was almost half of what it is today! Plus we hav...

I promised to show my fun with punch art flowers!  HERE THEY ARE!  well,so far:) It started not long ago with punch art roses, like this one using one of Stampin' Up!'s Ornament Punch . Rose Flower This fueled my curiousity!  So last few days, I have been punching away like crazy !   The amount of inspiration in punch art flowers is h u g e ! So many of lovely ideas!  HEART PUNCHE FLOWERS Here's my first one with the Full Heart Punch ....you can just do 4 to 5 larger hearts attached to a small circle center.  But I decided to add a layer behind them, using half-hearts (pictured in blue), which I ran through my crimper.    You do not have to stamp the heart but I have a co-ordinating heart stamp, so I did. Now here is another,however, this is using our Heart to Heart Punch ! This punch has 3 sizes of hearts in the one punch - so I used all three, let me show you... This is the 'tall, ...

So what's this? Welllllll........it starts like this... A little bag of chocolate peanuts...all dressed up and tagged....and then you add this.... And now you have THIS!  And now you have a lil somethin' to brighten up someone special's day! And it looks good, no matter where you set it for them to find.....see... ....they'll just be comin' along, and they'll see it...and when they're up close - it'll be "oooh what's this?"  And they'll be happy. The end. Stampin' Up! Supplies: XL Flower Punch Large Oval Punch Greeting stamps 'Voila' Stamp set Soft Suede Cardstock Bermuda Bay Cardstock and project idea, pg 57 current Idea Book and Catalogue