Beverly's Stamping Beehive

I nearly choked upon seeing the last time I posted here -- my goodness!  So I'd better get on with it! Today's card was born out of a whim to make an autumn card. And once it was made, I decided to handwrite a poem into it. Fall, I found is a season where many poems had a melancholy tone, so I was very delighted with this poem ' October's Party ' for its simple delightful touch - and here's my card [now on its way to a friend]! It's a simple card, but I was inspired towards it by a custom made envelope  I had hanging around for at least a year....this one,  spellbinder nesting dies, handcut tag, button I glittered the bird with coppery glitter which is hard to see here but it looks really pretty!  I encourage you to try to handwrite a poem inside your cards -- keep in mind that if you go slow and try to make consistent - looking letters,  it will all look just fine in the end because what else matters than the  fact you t...

  Remember Me Thursday shines a light on those precious, precious shelter animals plight of passing on before receiving their forever homes - and allows you a means to remember your own darling pets!   Visit the organization CLICK HERE Quote- Be a Part of the Remember Me Thursday ® Awareness Movement Unite with pet-lovers and animal welfare organizations around the globe on Thursday, September 24, 2015 (the fourth Thursday of September, annually) , with a worldwide pet candle-lighting ceremony.   The candles, lit on the exact same day across the world, honor the millions of pets who lose their lives without the benefit of a loving home and shine a light on the millions of healthy pets who are still awaiting adoption. The Remember Me Thursday® global awareness campaign encourages individuals to light a candle this day (literally or virtually) and to opt to adopt , reducing the millions of orphan pets euthanized each year. - end quote. I took a few minutes ...

Well hello again! Today I am sharing a card which has me wondering what labels to apply to it....because it evolved from rather 'nothing' to 'something'!  It was in my stash of cards from years ago darlings - like 2008?  And it was one I initially made at one of our old Canadian Inks get-togethers [ a group of SU Demonstrators under Caroline Lebel ] .....and there it sat. And sat. It was a rather bare-minimum card IMO, nothing too fancy. So I think you can guess where this is going, right? Now, I organize my cards according to their a) purpose or b) season.  This has been in my 'Fall' seasonal cards and recently I placed a few of them in a basket on my bookshelf.  And one morning I wanted to pass along a ' note of appreciation ' to a very nice lady and I looked this card over. It had a simple design: a container of sorts holding grass and a few flowers, sitting on a strip of torn cardstock and only adorned with a ribbon. Well, that wouldn't do...

Hello to everyone! Back to blogging today, yay! Its beautiful "summer-to-fall" days here in Canada and really trying to take advantage of every lovely day. But today I am sharing a birthday card made for someone's special Mom...and while I do not know the mom in question, I figured that a nice white card featuring a peacock with its beautiful shades of greens,blues and purples would appeal to most women. So I am glad to have in my collection, INKADINKACLING's rubber stamp: Papercut Peacock . Its a nice size stamp and works great with markers meant for stamping. Using markers allows for precise colouring especially for accenting the feathers. And it's very inexpensive!!  My link takes you to 123stitch.com which I have found to be very reliable source for stamps and other crafts with good shipping, even to Canada. Here is the card and a tag to go along with her birthday present: I embossed the background card base with a scroll-style embossing folder w...

Hey just a reminder folks, if you  see a pet at risk from car heat, please ACT to save that poor animal! It happens that a new pet owner, or even an irresponsible pet owner leave their pets in their cars while they go shopping, eating, or other activities and their pet suffers from over-heating which can be DEADLY. Here is what is being shared by CK Animal Rescue Thanks for caring.   To every animal rescued, it means the world to them.

  I'm sharing my favourite dessert - Ricotta Strawberry Bowl - its a little heaven in a bowl! My daughter showed it to me as she follows Fit Girl Guide and once I tried this, I was hooked!!! It's just the type of dessert that is filling and sweet, and yet not fattening - holy cow :) It's perfect for a Canada Day celebration isn't it? Here's what you do to make it, one delish bowl. Strawberries: sliced, {fresh is best, but frozen works} 1/2 cup of Ricotta, light a few pecans a drizzle of honey If you want a fancier version, check out Woman and Home's Strawberry and Ricotta Trifle Well, this does it for my participating in Paper Garden's Canada Day Card Challenge HAPPY CANADA DAY 

Welcome to Part B of my Paper Garden's Canada Day Card Challenge!  Yay! Please if you like this project, read and follow the links I posted at the end. CANADA DAY BANNER If you read my earlier post, then you will know I created a Canada Day BANNER to go along with my decor and then to take along on my picnic to dress up the picnic table....its a little thing, but a big thing too :) First, my creative process went a little like this:..."hmmm, what else can I do with my maple leaf die that would show off its simple form? "  Ponder, ponder.....pondering, then bingo!   When in doubt, I love to turn to banners!  There is sooooo much you can do with a banner - decorate it willy, nilly,  go quick and simple, elegant, cute....what-ever you like! So I made 3 sections rather quickly by using my Spellbinder's maple leaf die.  I used Paper Garden's Basic Red and Aura Solar White cardstock.  I cut the shapes from the white paper and layered them ov...