Beverly's Stamping Beehive

Sharing coffee with friends is a regular activity for me and I wanted to show my gratitude to a pair of elderly women who make me laugh - they are a fiesty pair and good company.  I used my "Coffee Talk" stamp and die for both cards but gave each individual treatment. I found it very engaging and really enjoyed my crafty efforts.   I was rewarded with some tasty hand-baked cookies, lol!      

I'll claim this project as my first card of summer. I made a swap with my friend and the theme was to use the very last stamp and/or die we purchased! Mine was this cactus embossing folder and clear stamp: a great little bargain I found for $2!     That's my cute little straw pig holding up my two projects. As they have 3D qualities I will explain how I prepped them for mailing. I merely glued foam I cut from makeup sponges, works great!   Another thing was I used up some really old brads and an eyelet from my embellishments. I used alcohol markers to colour white brads!  The embossed mat featuring the cactus is cardstock from DCVW which was sanded. I thought that turned out great! I wanted bright colours and I love how it all turned out. To add a bit of interest, I tied some orange twine across the card top and created tiny banners that can swing about when you shake the card, they make a soft tap sound and it's kind of fun to do, lol! ....

*click on photos for close-up views Welcome everyone to my blog!   As part of the Paper-Garden's 2018 Mother's Day Cards Challenge I have created a card using Paper-Garden's beautiful cardstock  and a few of my favourite dies and techniques.  To see how you can help determine the winners for the challenge, see below.  close-up  Choosing beautiful colours to celebrate Mother's Day was fairly  easy as I always love the combo of pink, green and white!   To make it more fabulous, Paper-Garden's soft shimmering cardstock  really adds that lovely quality you'd want in a card for your Mom!  Look for their Curious Metallics cardstock. The white base of  my card is their sturdy cover weight in Ice Silver. I am a real fan now! I chose to use my Fantasy Floral 3D Die Set from Altenew , and my  Large Lace Faerie Queen (butterfly) die.  I wanted the title MOM to be simple and in s...

Hi crafters.   Today I want to show a trick I like to resort to when I craft up my cards. When I am under no pressure, I will have a craft session where I design 'parts' of a card. It could be making flowers or as I will share today - making card fronts.  As I have my craft supplies laid out, it's quick to make two duplicates.  Ok, I have pulled out a banner stamp and coordinating die set and have chosen my ink colours. I placed each banner stamp on a clear block and set the blocks directly onto the ink pads. These are small banners and it will take time to cover a 4x6 in. card front. The technique is to stamp one card front first and double stamp onto the other card front without re-inking first. Then repeat till you've covered your cardstock.  (Click on pictures for a closer look)     As you can see, I am getting a bright effect on the left card front and an almost pastel effect on the right! Neat! I am not at all wo...

Happy Valentine's d ay ! My entry for this year is a sweet treat box I presented to a nice lady who loves crafting like the rest of us. So inside was stuffed with an assortment of little embellishments to use on her projects and a wee bit of chocolate.  This is the  Mama Elephant's Favor Bag   decorated it with a heart die (retired)and a Martha Stewart tag. Using a different colour for each side of the box just for added kick! I also upcycled some ribbon, why not!   Hope y'all have a lovely day!  

Remembering to have a birthday card ready to go right after the festive holidays is always a bit of a challenge for me. Which is probably why I try to put a really good effort because it's a nice change and you want your first card of the year to go well, right? Here it is then, my first card of 2018!  Ta da! Here in Canada we are in the thick of our winter, and for anyone with a birthday in December, January or February - I thought pairing roses with snowflakes could be both beautiful and a nod to their being children of winter!   Now for some details. The snowflake background was created with Martha Steward Scalloped Snowflake punch. This is one in their class of punches called All Over the Page . These punches have two parts that align with magnets allowing you to punch anywhere over the surface of your paper.  They take a little getting used to and are not something I'd recommend for weak-wristed crafters. While it takes effort, you can really get...

 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