Bee Mine!

It's been waaaaay too long since I last crafted. Felt inspired today.....I think it was the sunshine. This is my version of this week's Jitterbuggin' challenge. Follow the sketch.....use stripes.....and something yellow! I used the little bee from Paisley....cut at 2 3/4" Wings are metallic blue and I added details with black/white pens and some dimensional paint. Scalloped circles (button from Paisley at 2 3/4" and 2 1/4") are embossed with polka dots......some doodling and pop dots. Background squares and the card are trimmed with my pinking edged shears......added plaid frame of purple ribbon. And just because it still didn't look quite right....and the sheet of rhinestone dots was in front of me.....I framed it out with them!

Sunny Days

Made this card for the Jitterbuggin' Challenge this week. Now I know I made the sketch...and I really like it.....but I had so much trouble making it in pastels. I kept thinking "brights"......finally found a scrap of pastel blue, tourquoise, lavendar paper with golden yellow accents. That was a start.....Added the paper....embossed some lavendar cardstock with the Checkerboard folder and added scraps of ribbon that were exactly the right size and color....BUT they said "Fun in the Sun." I still had no idea what image I was going to use....and now it had to coordinate with that. Hmmmm.....well, I knew the challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge was garden critters....so I could work that in too. I knew I wanted to add more embossing to the card so it would work for Practical Scrappers this week as well. Always loved the little bee on Pooh and Friends so decided to put him on some embossed flowers. Had a great little scrap of gunmetal metallic paper that was just right for the little fella's wings. Added a seed bead for the eye (I seem to be out of little itty bitty white gems....)

Now the little guy needed a home so out came Walk in My Garden. Cut 4 daisies on blackout, between 1 1/4" and 2"....embossed them with Swiss Dots...and inked them in lavendar. Added purple buttons for the centers. Now they needed stems....but that paper had the funny tourquoise stripe....and every piece of ribbon or floss I owned looked bad against it......SO I found the right color ink (thanks Anna Griffin) and inked some white raffia to match....added stems and a bow. The sentiment is from Create a Critter, cut at 1 1/2". And finally, the card is finished. And the one I almost gave up several times came out ok.

Bunches of Bees - Fantabulous Cricut #17

Yeah!!   I am now a member of the Fantabulous Cricut Design Team.   It's a fantastic site with lots of fun challenges, and I'm so excited about being a part of this talented group of ladies.

My first project for them is for this week's challenge #17 Creepy Crawlies.   You had to use a bug, the color orange, and as always at Fantabulous Cricut, your Cricut. 

I used the coneflowers from Walk in My Garden, layered and pop dotted....accent leaves from there as well.  Ran the centers and the orange flower throught the Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots.  Added some green floss for stems and bow.  The little bees are from Create a Critter, cut at 1" and 1 1/4", inked, and added just a little crystal glazing.  The sentiment is a Quickutz die, cut in my Cuttlebug.  Paper is Me and My Big Ideas and DCWV Flower Shower stack.  Ribbon trim was from my scrap bag.

Birthday Bee in Plaid and Polka Dots

The challenge at Frosted Designs this week is polka dots and plaids.....my 2 favorite things!   I so adore combining patterns.   I used some florals with my dots and plaids (all from the scrap pile too!!)...and made a little flower pot and bee with my Cricut (George, Walk in My Garden, and Pooh and Friends)   Added some blingy accents and a felt sentiment....trimmed it all out with polka dot ribbon.