Birthday Wishes

My Mom was over last week and she needed a birthday card for Jenny.  While we were going through my stash, I realized that I hardly have any birthday cards.  Since MY birthday is only 10 short days away, I thought I would make up some birthday cards.

It was a pretty simple card to make.  I love this paper from Crate Paper and I thought it would compliment this digital stamp from LORI designs, Lollipop Ella.  I made a simple square card and inked the edges with some brown ink.  The borders on the panels were all stitched with the sewing machine.  The sentiment is from the 2009 Papertrey Ink Anniversary Set.  A little ribbon and some pearls finished off this card.

Supplies:

Stamps:  LORI designs-Lollipop Ella (digital), Papertrey Ink-Round & Round 2009 Anniversary Set

Ink:  Versafine

Paper:  Crate Paper, Bazzill

Misc:  Copics, white gel pen, ribbon, Nestabilities, pop up dots, sewing machine

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Graduation Gifts

My niece, Kate, graduated from high school last week in Maine. She will be attending the University of Central Florida this fall and we are so psyched to have her down here with us! Here is a picture of the lovely Kate and her Dad, my brother, Richard.




To celebrate her special day, I made a card and nugget tin for my Mom to package her present. I found this great card to case. This beauty was found Julie B's Stamping Space. You can see her card here. I just made a few changes. Granny likes to give checks as presents, so I whipped up this nugget tin to hold the check. In the tin are six little mortar board nuggets!


The card front:

Mortar Board Nugget:
Close up of nugget tin:



For my gift, I chose to use the digital stamp, Graduating Audrey from Stamping Boutique. She is double stamped, colored with Copics, and popped up with pop up dots. She is mounted on a little frame made will Nestabilities, a corner rounder, and some rhinestones. The acrylic box is filled with two bags of Hershey Kisses and a special surprise to help her decorate her new dorm room. Wide blue ribbon was wrapped around and tied with a bow to hold the top and bottom together. Using the Justrite Favorite Occasions and Times Roman Alphabet, I made the little medallion for the top personalize with both of your names.



Close up of the medallion:



Supplies:
Stamps: Jusrite-Favorite Occasions & Times Roman Alphabet, Stamping Boutique-Graduating Audrey
Ink: Versafine, Memento
Paper: Bazzill, DCWV, Recollections
Misc: Martha Stewart doily, copics, nestabilties, ribbon, alphabet beads, rhinestones, pearls, pearly swirls, glitter pen, pop up dots, paper edger, corner rounder, brads, dmc floss, nugget tin, candy, sizzix sizzlet yarn alphabet, my favorite things die-namic lace border

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All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge-Buttons

This is my entry for the All That Scraps Wednesday Challenge. The requirements were to use a stamp that is sold in their store and use buttons.

For my card, I chose the Sweet November Bunny Babies Butterfly. My Bunny Baby is colored with copics and popped up with pop up dots. Using a Martha Stewart border punch, I made the center panel, and then added two strips of Bo Bunny Paper. I added a bow, the buttons and some punched butterflies using another Martha Stewart punch. Then, I added a few half pearls to the center panel and too the butterflies. Presto!, it's done!

Here is a side view:



Supplies:
Stamp-Sweet November Baby Bunnies Butterfly-Digital Stamp
Paper: Bo Bunny, Bazzill, American Crafts
Misc: Copics, half pearls, paper punch, border bunch, pop up dots, ribbon, buttons, dmc floss

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Flowers from Leah Revisited

First, I'm so totally psyched about my blog header and layout. For the past year, I have spent way too much time trying to find the perfect header to best illustrate who I am. If you have been following me, you will have certainly noticed it! Nothing ever seemed to look right. A friend at work suggested that I make one myself. So, I looked into it and with the help of my two nieces, we started playing around with avatars. But, while both of them are probably the smartest teenage girls in the universe, we couldn't figure it out. So, I began my quest for a blog designer that does custom work. Well, I found the perfect person. Diana Rambles of Custom Blog Designs. She is just awesome. Diana listened to what I wanted and made me feel like I was the most important client she had. She constantly kept me informed of the process, which by the way was really quick. A lot of the blog designers have 1-2 year waiting lists or they are not accepting clients at all. The whole process starting with me contacting her and the finished product installed was less than 3 weeks! Diana did a great job and I feel like she captured who I am exactly. If you need a blog make-over, run, don't walk to her site. You won't be disappointed.

Diana made me a Beth-A-Palooza button, too! So, if you want to add my button to your blog, just grab it. I would love to be a part of your blog or other social network site. If you decide to grab it, leave me a comment, so I can come over and check it out.

Onto my card, I was going through my digital stamps the other day and decided to use Flowers from Leah image from Whimsie Doodles. Using my Scor-pal and a Martha Stewart punch, I made a fence. I printed Leah out twice. She is colored with copics, popped up with pop up dots, and then layered the flowers with more pop up dots. Then I punched out some little flowers and some leaves to embellish with the fence.



Supplies:
Stamps: Flowers from Leah-Whimsie Doodles-Digital
Paper: Bo Bunny, Bazzill
Misc: Copics, pop up dots, half pearls, paper punches


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Lollipop Ella

This cute little girl is a digital stamp from by LORi Designs. Her name is Lollipop Ella. I printed her out, colored her in, and then popped her up with pop up dots on a nestabilities oval. The oval is mounted a mat stack die 1 from Papertrey Ink. Using Martha Stewart punches, I made some little flowers to accent the frame.

Please excuse the darkness of the picture. It's cloudy today and I'm still having computer issues. I decided to go buy my new computer yesterday after it took me 15 minutes to send an e-mail link to my sister. I figured I had enough cat food to last Big Oscar and Tedy for a few days until payday and I would just do it. Well, I went to Best Buy, and the one I could afford was out of stock! So, it will be a few more days until they get a shipment in.

Supplies:
Stamp: by LORi Designs-Lollipop Ella (digital)
Paper: DCWV, Bazzill
Misc: Copics, MS paper punches, half pearls, nestabilities, button, baker's twine, papertrey ink die mat stack 1,ribbon, white gel pen, pop up dots

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Beth

Season of Giving Card

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We had a nice day, I got to do two of my favorite things: stamping and watching the New England Patriots win. It was an awesome game, and Kid Rock played during half time. He is so hot! I don't think our Mom appreciated the language my sister and I were using, though!



Here is one of the cards I made. I used a digital stamp from Squigglefly. I tried to channel Michelle Wooderson, and decided to use a paper sack as an envelope/gift bag. I love to use pop up dots, so sometimes the card is too thick for an envelope. I am also a big giver of gift cards, so this is a perfect way to package a nice card, a gift card, and there was even room for a big Hershey bar!


Supplies:
Stamp: Squigglefly-Season of Giving
Paper: Bazzill, unknown designer paper
Misc: Paper sack, copics, flower soft, paper punches, ribbon, buttons, pop up dots, half pearls, baker's twine, tag maker, glitter pen, buttons, sizzix snowflake die


**Yes, Melanie, I will do a tutorial for the paper pouches made with the lunch sacks. I just got called into work early, so I'll post the tutorial tomorrow. Thanks!**

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Beth

Teachers Rock Card

(Edit**You can vote for my card at Card of the Week here.)


I found a this great digital stamp store called Kenny K Downloads. It is awesome! They have a ton of rocker images, which I love. I originally designed this card for the Card of the Week contest. I hope I can still enter it, I'm running late, again!

Here's a shout out to my cousin's wife, Becky, assistant principals rock, too!

Supplies:
Stamps: Kenny K-Rock Chick
Paper: DCWV, Recollections
Misc: Ribbon, brads, rhinestones, nestabilities, copics, alphabet beads, pop up dots

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Beth

Birthdays Are Like Pirates...

I did it again, I finished a card without running out to buy something! I'm definitely on a roll, I wonder how long it will last!? I love pirates, so when I saw this pirate, I knew I had to have her. The sentiment is computer generated.

Supplies:
Stamps: Sassy Studio Designs-Pirate (Digital)
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress
Paper: Graphic 45, The Paper Company
Misc: Glitter, copics, rhinestones, pop up dots

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Beth

Now Presenting...My Niece Jenny!

My niece and bff, Jenny Beth, came and stayed a few days with me earlier this week. She is a wonderful artist. She wanted to try some digital stamps, and we found these great Wonderland digital images from The Greeting Farm. Granny (my Mom) took us to Violette's Scrapbook Store and bought her some Graphic 45 Alice in Wonderland paper. Jenny made these two beautiful cards all on her own.




Jenny would like to be a guest blogger on my blog, so she is starting her own column, called "JB's Corner". Stay tuned for her installments, she recently tried flocking and will be presenting her cards here.

Supplies:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm-Digital, Sentiment-Unknown
Paper: Graphic 45, Recollections, DCWV
Misc: Pop up dots, buttons, bic pens

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Beth

Bite Me!

One of my favorite movies is Jaws! I think I can recite the entire movie! When I saw this digital stamp, Sharkie, from Cheeky DIG's, I knew I had to have it. The digital image comes with three great sentiments, but I decided to make my own using alphabet beads.

Supplies:
Stamp: Cheeky DIGs-Sharkie (digital)
Paper: Bazzill, Recollections, DCWV
Misc: Nestabilities, cuttlebug embossing folder, pop up dots, glitter, copics, rhinestones, alphabet beads

I hope everyone had a nice 4th of July. It has been raining here since Saturday night. I'm getting tired of rain, but the grass is really green. But, it's a perfect day to stay in and craft. I think I will watch all four Jaws movies! It was slow where I work last night, so I was able to leave early. I did get to watch the fireworks that where at the stadium from my window. I just love fireworks.

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Beth

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July everyone!

Supplies:
Stamp: Stamping Boutique-Patriotic Audrey (digital)
Paper: Bazzill, PTI, Recollections
Misc: Ribbon, button, pop up dots, copics, half pearls,DMC floss, stickles, nestabilities

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Beth

4th of July Candy Bar Wrappers

I had a few candy bars left over and I wanted to do something fun for the 4th of July for my friends at work. The stamped image is a digital stamp from Stamping Boutique, Patriotic Audrey. Audrey is popped up for added dimension. The sentiment is an old wood stamp from Darcie's Country Folk. I attached a little American Flag to the back.

Supplies:
Stamps: Stamping Boutique-Patriotic Audrey (digital), Darcie Country Folk
Paper: Bazzill, DCWV, Recollections
Misc: American Flag, sticky strip, pop up dots, copics, button, candy bar, DMC floss, ribbon

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Beth

Off We Go Into The Wild Blue Yonder...

(This is the second post for today, scroll down to the first post.)


My Dad and I are huge airplane buffs. Our favorites are the WWII War Birds. We have gone to several air museums and airshows over the years. He's is coming down this weekend for my sister's wedding. I am so excited to see him. We are planning to take a trip out to Kennedy Space Center, it is so awesome out there. We are also going to an air museum here in Lakeland, Fantasy of Flight. I am excited about that, they have a P-51 that was flown by the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII. I was fortunate and honored to meet the son of the pilot who flew that very plane a few months ago. You can read about these heros here. My great uncle, Fred Lindsay, was a tail gunner in a B-17 during WWII. These brave men protected his plane. I made this card for my Dad, but it would be great for any aviation buff or to honor the great men and women in the Armed Forces and our Veterans.

I cut the plane out with my Cricut using my Stand and Salute Cartridge. I used the metallic paper to make the plane shiny. The stamped image is a digital stamp, Pearl Harbor from Pixie Dust Studios.

Supplies:
Stamps: Pixie Dust Studios-Digital-Pearl Harbor
Paper: Recollections, Bazzill, American Crafts, Best Occasions
Misc: Cricut, Stand and Salute, buttons, silver half beads, copics, pop up dots

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Beth

Happy Graduation!

It's that time of year to celebrate all of the graduates. My nephew, David, just graduated from high school. Congrats to our little Davey!!

This card and altered candy bar would not only be perfect for the graduate in your life, but also as thank you cards and graduation party favors. The stamped image is a digital stamp from Stamping Boutique, Graduating Audrey. The sentiment is computer generated. The high school paper is from my local scrapbook store, Violette's. I put a link in the side bar on the right. If you are ever in the area, you should definitely check her store out. They are also going to be doing mail order as well, so check back to see when it is up and running. You won't be disappointed, it's a great store.



Supplies:
Digital Stamps: Stamping Boutique
Paper: DCWV, Recollections, Stamping Station
Misc: Copics, ribbon, nestabilities, pop up dots

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Beth

Pack A Picnic for your Teacher!

Say thanks to your favorite teacher with this great picnic basket. The basket template is from Papertrey Ink, Lauren Meader's, My Timeless Templates. I made the larger basket and filled it with some teacher goodies. There is a set of four cards, a note pad, some crayons (in case she gets bored this summer!), pens, candy and some popcorn. The sentiment is computer generated. For those of you that have male teachers for your children, this can easily be adapted. The stamp is a digital stamp from Sweet 'n' Sassy, and there is also a boy, School Boy Seth.

This would also be perfect for the first day of school, just in case you want to get an early start for next fall.

Supplies:
Stamps: Lizzie Anne Designs-School Days & Sweet 'n' Sassy Designs-School Girl Sally
Template: Pack A Picnic-My Timeless Templates at Papertrey Ink
Paper: DCWV, Recollections, Bazzill
Ink: CTMH
Misc: Nestabilities, ribbon, brads, crop-a-dile, copics, pop up dots, assorted school supplies

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Beth

Pour Some Sugar On Me

I can't believe how long it has been since my last post. I've been crafting, but not taking the pictures! It started off with the bridal shower favors I made, no, I didn't take pictures, then it was an explosion box gift card holder that I didn't take any pictures of, and we won't mention how I helped my niece make paper punch cats or the card that I helped my mom with that I didn't take any pictures of either.

In addition to being a sports fan, I am a rocker chick. I love classic rock music and absolutely love going to concerts. My ipod is one of my best friends! Before the invention of the music downloads, I was the person who bought cd's for just one song. Now, if I wake up in the middle of the night and I need more Skynyrd, I just go to itunes! It's totally wicked awesome.

I was watching VH-1 one night, and Bret Michaels was hosting the 100 Most Popular Rock songs, (or whatever it was called) and it started me thinking about rock-n-roll cards. By the way, I love Bret Michaels, I so want to be his rock of love! So, here is my first one. For Jennifer's birthday last August (my niece), we went to see Poison, Cheap Trick, and Def Leppard. While she is only 12, she loves rock music and was totally psyched for this concert. So, in honor of one of my favorite Def Lep songs...



I used a digital stamp from Victoria Case. I paper pieced the tablecloth. I printed the lyrics out using the computer.

Supplies:
Stamp: Digital Stamp, Sexy Chef-Victoria Case
Paper: Bazzill, Papertrey Ink, Moxie
Misc: Copics, paper punch, pop up dots, nestabilities, glitter, ribbon

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Beth

Flowers from Leah

This is another digital image from Whimsie Doodles. Her name is, Flowers from Leah. I paper pieced the flowers and used pop up dots to give them a little extra dimension. If you haven't checked their blog out yet, you should go right over. They are getting ready to celebrate their first anniversary and will have lots of fun stuff coming this weekend.

Supplies:
Stamps: Whimsie Doodles (Digital)
Paper: Making Memories
Misc: Ribbon, copics, half pearls, corner rounder, pop up dots

I have to get ready for work now, wish I could stay home and craft!

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Beth

It's All About The Swings

As a child, I used to love the swings. You could fly high and fast without a care in the world. Lately, I wish I could go back to those days, even for just a little while. I was so psyched when I found this digital stamp at Whimsie Doodles. She is called Swing Leah. If you check out their blog, you can see all of the great samples from their design team. There is also a little boy on a tire swing, his name is Swing Koale. I decided that she would look great if her swing was hanging off a tree branch, which I cut free hand. Leah is popped up so it looks like she gliding through the air. I used Martha Stewart punches to make the flowers and leaves. The clouds where sponged on with white ink using a dauber.

Supplies:
Stamp: Whimsie Doodles (Digital)
Paper: Core-dinations, Recollections, The Paper Company, Bazzill
Ink: Close to My Heart
Misc: Copics, half pearls, paper punches, ribbons, pop up dots

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Beth

Happy Birthday to My Teacher

Edit: Thanks to one of my sweet readers, it was brought to my attention that I had a "few mistakes" in my instructions. Sorry if this caused any problems for anyone. I have fixed the measurements.

My sister, Laura, is a teacher. I love to make teacher themed items for her and her friends. In my last post, I made a box to hold a Hostess or Little Debbie cupcake. I used teacher paper to adapt the cupcake box for your favorite teacher's birthday, teacher appreciation day, or just to say thank you for all they do!




Supplies:
Paper: DCWV, Reflections, Bazzill
Stamps: Dandelion Designs (sentiment), Sweet & Sassy Stamps (digital stamp, School Girl Sally)
Misc: Nestabilities, Scor-tape, clear acetate, cupcake, pop up dots, copics, scallop punch

These boxes are really easy to make. I searched all over the web for different patterns, and then sort of combined them to one!

1) For the box base, cut a piece of cardstock 10 1/2 in. X 10 1/2 in.
2) Score @ 3 1/4 in. all all 4 sides
3) Cut on the score line to where the lines intersect (2 on the top, 2 on the bottom)
4) Adhere flaps with scor-tape or sticky strip
5) This makes the box bottom.
6) For the lid, cut a piece of cardstock 6 1/8 in. X 6 1/8 in.
7) Score @ 1 on each side
8) Cut a 3 in. circle on the top
9) Adhere a piece of acetate to the under side of the lid.
10) Assemble the lid as same as the box bottom.
11) For the insert, cut a piece of cardstock 4 7/8 X 4 7/8
12) Score @ 1/2 in all 4 sides.
13) Cut a 2 1/2 circle on the top
14) Assemble the insert the same as the lid and bottom
15) Gently slide the cupcake in the hole, tucking the cardboard (under the cupcake) in the hole you cut
16) Using the scor-tape or sticky strip, adhere the insert in the box bottom
17) Embellish the top as desired.

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Beth

Miss Rosalie

When I get something in my head, I want it right now! That's why I love digital stamps. If you haven't tried digital stamps, you definitely should. Many of the websites have free images for you to try out. This is the second time I've used Miss Rosalie, she is very sweet, and you can change the color of her outfit for any occasion. I used diamond glaze on her shoes to give it the patten leather look. The layout was inspired from a card that Lauren Meader had made. I also made some "doodads" (thanks to Michelle Wooderson) with buttons and glitter cardstock.

Supplies:
Stamps: C.C. Designs Digital Stamps-Miss Rosalie
Paper: Reflections, Lasting Impressions, DCWV, Serendipity
Misc: Copics, Buttons, Ribbon, Paper Punch

Thanks for stopping by.

Beth