Beverly's Stamping Beehive

Happy Easter! No, I'm kidding !  I'm just a teeny-weeny behind with my blogging, but I DID want to share this recipe I discovered this Easter: Lemon Meringue Cupcakes , fab-u-loso! Yum yum yum that's all I have to say. Now that I know the little secret for the recipe, I am going to try it with other flavours. Here is how I created these little gems....{scroll to bottom for recipe}....prep your cupcake tins. First, zest some lemons. Make your batter using a light coloured cake mix {yellow,white, etc.} and ADD the secret ingredient: reduced-fat SOUR CREAM  ! Yep- you read right (grin).  Believe it or not this recipe has been revised to a lightened version with 139 calories and 4 g fat per cupcake, out of a batch of 24.  Uh-huh...you can feel a little less quilty, lol.   Add your zest to the batter...divide into cupcake liners - pretty close to the top. I wasn't too sure about how high to pile the batter and I was using my first "foil-lined"...

A REASON TO CELEBRATE - MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY ! My leopard wishing my daughter would hurry up and wake up  so we can get on with celebrating her birthday! Here is my daughter's birthday card for her 26th year!  She is still an adorable, young, pretty and pleasant young lady!  I am SO VERY PROUD of - and she loves colour, bright colours in a bright world,  so I tried to give it to her with this card.  [plus a "few" - ahem - birthday gifts] FRONT - notice I forgot my 'h' in birthday?  I was so caught up trying to write  in a fun style that I misspelled the word, lol.  Supplies:  Heidi Swapp cardstock and circle punch, Sizzlits 'Cherish' alphabet dies,  markers, chalk, brad, and sewing machine. This is a pretty easy card to whip up - white base, cut out some colourful alphabets and randomly  punch a bunch of circles from pretty cardstock. Add a heart accent, brads, glitter...then...

Hello gals........raining today so perhaps its a perfect time to announce a spring class event! M O T H E R' S   D A Y  CARD CLASS Saturday  May 10th 10 AM RSVP:  bstampingbeehive@gmail.com $10 each  This is a one-hour class that is quick but sure to be your passport to a blissful moment when you present your b e a u t i f u l  hand-made card to Mom!!!  She'll LOVE IT - I promise! Beautiful pastels, great techniques and a signature style.....what more, yes? YES!   So come out, rain or shine and let's get started! Please - puh-leeze - pretty please reserve your spot so I can properly prep supplies - thanks!

Need some fun?   Sure you do! Well, I found a way to create some spark this morning by giving myself a challenge!  Just a private me-vs-me moment I guess, lol. Anyways, I imposed a challenge to create a card in 5 mins and using no scissors!   I whipped this together by folding and ripping my scraps, and I had a previously punched strip of pink cardstock {so maybe that's a wee cheat - I don't know???}....and before you know it, I was done! I liked it so much, tomorrow I'll probably think of a new way to challenge myself, give it a go yourself - sometimes we just need a bit of a push, right? Cheers! Stamp from Michaels Valentine Collection 2014

Here's a pretty project....I created this using a few different punches and one Spellbinder's border die.  The only hard part is choosing your papers....understandable if you have a billion (ahem) sheets of untouched designer series cardstock!  But I did it by narrowing down a few sheets that seemed to go together and I have a real fondness for kraft and pink combination, so maybe it wasn't that hard, lol. Multiple Borders created with punches, die. Handmade ribbon rosette.   Its pretty self-explanatory, and perhaps the only real note is that I created a ribbon rosette by threading a ' wave ' pattern onto a strip of ribbon and pulled the threads so it curled up on itself.  Attach the two ends and voila - you have a rosette!  I finally got to use a brad too that has been in my collection for- evah !!! I hated to finally delve into a red pleated ribbon roll .....maybe I should titled this post - " using up your supplies"!  handmade ribbon roset...

Recall my recurring theme this year is to try NEW THINGS? I love-love-LOVE this style.. white-on-white 'embossing' with washy colourful accents "peeking out"!  It's soooo pretty!   I am pleased to say the projects were fun to make :)   A COLOURFUL WASH OF HEARTS.... First create a wash by dropping various ink refill colours next to one another onto a plate along with a small amount of water - *** avoid mixing the colours too much .  Have white cardstock waiting. Next using some very simple heart foam stamps, I dipped a stamp partially into one colour and then turned the stamp and dipped another part into a second colour, and so on.  Be careful! Dipping too much may make a muddy result. Stamp your design onto white cardstock, I stamped  an arc of hearts, masking some in the process.  The results were very rainbow-coloured indeed! ....EMBOSS OVER-TOP IN WHITE While pretty enough,  I moved onto the next stage....Clean your stam...

Hi - Happy February!!! Yep, happy February - know why? Because its my birthday month (high-five), but mostly because once February is over then I know the warmer weather is-a-comin'!!!!  Super yay!!!  Honestly tho, if we survive Feb., then its clear sailing, right? OK - I decided to make a new style of cards....because I have a well-established "look" which I developed over time but now if I am to keep on bringing joy to this hobby, then I need to learn new things.  Keep it fresh!  While I have decided to embrace the new modern, I also want to try other styles such as a homespun and/or shabby look. While I am now in love with a few (new-to-me) designers and will draw inspiration from them, today I am talking about ALESA BAKER !  I found her stamps on Impression Obsessions website, and chose a few of her stamps to begin a new collection for Valentine projects. I bought some of her collection that were on sale - super bonus - and they will be a smart in...