Taking the Bee Line to Sweet

If you are looking at this blog entry, you may very well have buzzed over here from my mom's blog at http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com. Her name is Debbie, and frankly I'm surprised she hasn't had it legally changed to Deb-bee.

I found this sweet polka dot bee paper at a scrapbook store I found after taking a wrong turn near Mahopac, NY - http://www.lastingmemoriesscrapbook.com/. I bought a few sheets for mom - which I still need to send to her.

Green is my favorite color - something I should probably be careful about or everything I make will be green. The base of the card is this great pale green generic, textured card stock. The white paper is textured Bazzil rounded off and distressed in green ink. I had used a Coluzzle to cut out the center and ink the inside edge. But, I didn't like the color I had chosen. On Saturday, I cut out the part I did not like - using the Coluzzle again. But then the hole was too big!

My mom had sent me months and months ago some awesome fabric and fiber paper. The yellowish, flowered center piece is cut (again, Coluzzle) from one of those pages to tie in the yellow from the bee with the rest of the card.

The sweet polka dot bee paper I cut to frame the center of the card and distressed the outside edge in brown. The green, stitched ribbon I tied into a bow before using a glue dot to keep it down. The Prima flowers are centered with color-coordinating Stickles.

I used a Stampin Up brass stencil to dry emboss the "Hello!", but didn't like the effect - too subtle. So, I used the same stencil on the front to stencil watermark ink and winter white Stampin Up embossing powder (two passes) to really make it pop from the page.

The bee is a QK double-die 2x2 image where the yellow paper is textured Bazzil. You can just detect the faint striping effect.

Tomorrow's post will show a one-hour scrapbook page I started and finished this weekend. And, oh, it's green. Oh well!

Bug me anytime

I was creative this weekend - woo hoo. I had made some cards months ago while traveling for work, but wasn't thrilled with the results. I fixed them up yesterday.

This first one I had used a wonderful paperclip in the shape of a speech bubble. It was too bulky, though, so I dipped into Bill's toolbox for his needlenose pliers to clip off the inside part of the embellishment. The phrase piece I recreated onto a new piece oh-so-carefully cutting it out using the Coluzzle blade.

The base of the card is Bazzil paper with an awesome textured pattern. I have used the same Bazzil paper in beige to look like pages in a book from a Quickutz die. The second layer is rounded off using Creative Memories corner rounder. (I have a new Stampin Up corner rounder on order with my mom. Can't wait to get it.) For flair, I included one final gold, swirly, vellum layer to the card before embellishing - rounding the corners again.

The "Bug me anytime" stamp is one in the same with the ladybug. The Prima flowers are centered with Candy Cane stickles. I used the Stamp-a-ma-jig for proper placement. The ladybug I colored in with the Stampin Up watercolor pencils and blender pens.

This ribbon was just too sweet to let it go, even as a remnant. I've used it in other projects, including the balloon card you can see in my first blog entry and available on etsy.

Check back tomorrow for the other fixer upper.

Spring in Boston

Springtime has officially sprung in Boston. Bill and I were walking away from South Station last week and saw this half building facade. Just odd. You can see the outside through the building to the - er - outside.

Walking up Beacon Street and Commonwealth Avenue this week, we saw the first trees in bloom. The fragrance was intoxicating. Personally, I think these would make fabulous scrapbook page backgrounds!

We took a walk, too, along the river and stopped to sit on a bench on the way. The boats were too much in the spring mood NOT to take a picture.

I know this blog entry is not about scrapping, but I just wanted to share some of the Boston experience.

My first... and second convention

I really do love scrapbooking. But, for Bill and me, it's more than scrapbooking. It's about preserving - or even recreating - memories. One year ago, my mom and I planned to go to the CKC in Nashville, TN, just south of where she lives. Even though I made this page for myself, I thought of my mom when I picked the paper. She loves polka dots.


After having gone to the convention with Mom in Nashville, I just had to go to the convention north of Boston in Manchester, NH. When I was in TN, I bought a "scraplete" shirt for Bill as a souvenir. He wore it when he went with me to Manchester. Never has a fully clothed man ever gotten so many looks, I think, as Bill that day.

Anyhow, I didn't have room for the booklets from both conventions, so I cut out the Manchester label from that booklet and pasted it onto the Nashville booklet. Cool, huh?

This large sticker had been sitting in my stash for months. Had to go on the page. I also used the same scissor and ribbon motif on a card (posted on Etsy - wink wink) you can see on an earlier post.

The narrative I created in a text box in Word and printed it on sticker paper. (Notice my correction? I've lived in Boston 5 years now after a lifetime in Florida. Still figuring out where all the states are.) Used a brad to attach the wrist bands on the page. Used the same kind of brad to hold together the tickets then tied the same ribbon (above) through the brad.

Here you can see the photo corner holding the booklet. And, the envelope holding the tickets had the list of classes we took. Cut out that section, distressed it, framed it with a color-coordinating card stock, and pasted here.

Happy scrapping 'til next time.

Lost and Found - in Meriden

Someone left a comment on the ewe card (see blog entry below Have Travel Bag...) wanting to know where I found the ewe paper. I know I have several different animals, but this was what I found for this pic...

The company is The Paper Lady - and all the animals are just awesome!! I just looked at the site myself - never did before tonight. I am going to HAVE to buy some - shouldn't have any trouble meeting the minimum order requirement.

I put together a lobster-themed page together using this brand of paper (see company link below) for a Boston Globe cartoon caption contest Bill won awhile ago. Ooh! Another idea for a post!

Now, for the last card made in Meriden, CT...

This is a 6" x 6" card made from this great double-sided paper. The inside is green on slightly lighter green polka dots. I got lucky with my card stock scrap pieces that I had just the right colors to make the embellishments using the Quickutz squeeze - SO glad I did not sell or get rid of that tool - it's perfect for travelling! The letters I have from one small stamp set. The "I" is the only embossed letter - had to do it to get the white to pop from the paper.

Thank you for visiting my blog. I hope to see you around the blog-o-sphere soon. I look forward to visiting everyone's blog and getting to know your creative sides. If you visited from my mom's blog (http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com), good luck with the Blog Candy!

The answer my friend is blowing in the wind...

Well, according to this card, they are drifting. This is card #2 from my over night stay in Milford last month. My mom loves these little vellum sayings - I can understand why. They are great for me when I am on the road since I don't have access to my printer for making my own on the spot.

I went a little corner-rounder crazy on this one. It's just such a fun tool! Kind of difficult to work with tiny strips of paper, but I made it work somehow - after three tries!!

Sadly, though, the mouse and leaves is not from Stampin Up. Just something I found in a bargain bin somewhere in scrapbook store land. But it is cute, isn't it?! I stamped and embossed the leaves on a piece of brown cardstock - same paper used in the "ewe" card shown in the previous entry - and cut them out so they could float on pop dots for that drifting effect.

Thanks to everyone for leaving such wonderful comments on my blog. So very encouraging. Check back tomorrow for one more Milton, CT, card.

Have Travel Bag - Will Scrap!!

Well not exactly scrap... but make cards. I have not had an overnight stay in some weeks!! So what took me so long to get these posted? I am a major procrastinator - don't try this at home!!


Every year, ever since I started filing my own taxes, I have filed as soon as I have all my paperwork in the first week of February. This year - April 12. Fortunately, we don't owe any money! Phew!!


Wait a minute... what was I talking about... I was distracted by Bones on Fox - love that David Boreanaz. Plus, it's a great show!


Anyhow, back to the cards... I was in Meriden, CT, this time - mid March - after driving from Boston to the Palisades in NY halfway back to Boston to stay in Meriden two nights. The 1st night I stayed, I came across the HBO miniseries about John Adams. Now I wish we had cable so I could see the whole thing... I'll just have to wait until it comes out on DVD.


So, I will let you decide if the life of John Adams was inspiration or hindrance to the creative card making process.

I bought this paper with the sheep/ewe months and months ago! While I was sifting through the paper, I knew I would make this card one day. Used my Stampin Up scissors to get the close details. Love those things.

I brought this skinni mini Quickutz font along because - well - it's skinni mini! Wrapped the ribbon around the brown card stock. Glad I had it in my bag.

Finally, I added the prima flowers in the lower left corner. Unfortunately, I had brought only gold stickles in my bag o' scrappin goodies. I added the stickles after I got home.

I made two other cards this trip. Come back tomorrow to see them.

If you visited from my mom's blog - http://studiobeecreations.blogspot.com - Thank you!Remember, too, to visit my sister's blog - http://joy-full-ness.blogspot.com.

I will be posting this card and the others on Etsy throughout the week... http://kittykards6473.etsy.com.

See you soon!

Jenny

Music and Scrapbook Pages - Part 15 - Arlo Guthrie

Another of Bill's awesome creations... He could not find paper that he wanted to use, so he took a blank sheet and stamps and made his own. He found the album covers for 3 records online and created frames for them in Word - his specialty.


Another Bill touch... creating a marquis sign for the venue over an actual picture of the venue found online. Of course, we had to use the signed tickets - how cool!!

We still have so much to show - and it took almost a whole month for me to get this page posted. I have my fingers crossed for another post within the week.

Oh - and my sister Joy has a blog started and just opened her own etsy store... Check it out!

http://joy-full-ness.blogspot.com

http://www.joyfullness.etsy.com