Fun Friday Bees

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

It's time for fun on Friday.  No challenges, just fun.

I am on a committee to support staff at a local elementary school.

I thought it would be fun to send them a card with a bookmark, hoping they

will have a chance to read for fun during the summer.

The image was stamped on a piece of cardstock with a punched top.

I heat embossed the stamping to get an nice shine.

A yellow Sharpie was handy so I colored the bee with that and blended

a bit of blue around him.  My ink blending is always splotchy so I stamped 

some splatters to kind of cover that up.

Without the bookmark.

A little band holds the bookmark to the front of the card which had been

embossed with a new to me (on clearance) embossing folder.  I used my favorite 

trick of patting with a white inkpad to highlight the raised design.

The message inside.

Our team supports four of the support staff that counsels, teaching remedial reading,

STEM & Speech therapy.  Each card is a bit different.

I patted the natural embossing with a pale yellow inkpad and it was too dark

and splotchy.  So I patted with the white inkpad over top and that toned it 

down perfectly.

I hope you have some crafty fun today!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Peeking Bee (Unity)

Ink:   Nocturne (VC), Whisper White, Soft Sky

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Daffodil Delight

Other:  Clear EP, Yellow Sharpie, Bee-cause 3D EF (SB), Ornate Tag Topper Punch (ret SU)

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Fuchsia Note

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What a glorious spring day as I write this!

This is not a flower that I'm very familiar with, but when I saw this 

embossing folder, stencil combination, I was intrigued.

Then it was on sale and it caught me.

This was not my first try.  

My first try almost convinced me to say no to

any more stencils!  I seem to have an issue lining them up whether I emboss

first of after coloring.

So I stood up to line the stencil on the embossed image.  It's still hard for me to 

see, but it did line up better.

Will I be buying more embossing folder, stencil sets?  Maybe.

Will I be comfortable using stencils eventually?  Hopefully.

I used blending brushes and Distress inks for all the coloring.

I used the finer point of an Arteza Twi-marker for the stamens.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #825 - ATG using a stencil

NBUS #87 - Never Before Used Schtuff

Stencil Fun - ATG using a stencil

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wildflowers (W+9)

Ink:   Spun Sugar, Wilted Violet, Seedless Preserves, Shabby Shutters, Rustic Wilderness (DI), Soft Sky,  Blackberry Bliss

Paper:   BP Porcelain (SB), Neenah Solar White, Pink Pirouette

Other:  Layered Magical Fuchsia EF & Stencil (Alex Syberia/SB), Graceful Butterfly Die & EF (SSS), Ruffles & Dashes dies (CP), Arteza Twi-marker

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Pink & Turquoise for Color Hues

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It's time for another Color Hues challenge.

This month it was my turn to choose our colors.  I chose....

I was thinking flamingos when I chose these colors.

I die cut this flamingo from watercolor paper and colored with Distress Re-inkers.

For the background, I embossed a piece of Turquoise cardstock and patted

with a white pigment ink to bring out the raised feathers.

It was really fine with that, but I added die cut palm leaves for even more

dimension.  There's more layers than I usually have, but I'm happy with it.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends and our

fantastic Guest Designer Kim Miller have done to inspire you.

I hope you'll create a card using Pink & Turquoise and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues.

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on June 14th.

The winners will be posted an hour before our next challenge and the overall

 winner will have the opportunity to be a future Guest Designer.

Most importantly, just have fun!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  

Ink:  Whisper White, BP Black 

Paper:  Tempting Turquoise, Neenah Solar White, Watercolor (Canson)

Other: Distress Re-inkers (Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick), Feather Spiral EF (SSS), Feathered Friends 12 (PTI), Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers (MB), Palm Fancy die (HA), A little Message PP & die (SB)

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Turning the Page June 2026

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Time to turn the page on our calendars to a new month.

 

I make calendars each year for my desk and my family.

 

I thought I'd set up a regular post on the first day of each month to share them.

 

I hope you enjoy my “Turning the Page” posts.

 

Here's our June page.

 

By the way, the calendars 4 ½ x 7 inches and and can be displayed on an easel

or hung on a push pin or magnetic hook.  We all have a different way to display them.

 

If you would like a word document with the calendar, email me

and I will be glad to send it to you so you can design your own.

Email link is on the sidebar.

 Recipe

Stamps:  Floral Vines (PB)

Ink:   Memento Toffee Crunch

Other:  Copics (B21, BV20, G21, G24, Y18), Caran d’ache (Sky Blue, Bluish Gray, Spruce Green) Arteza (Hazlenut Brown)

Touch Up:  Prize Ribbon, Rustic Wilderness (THWCP), Smallest Stitched Butterfly cut from Blue Brusho

 

Enjoy!

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Falalalala

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This little elfette has been singing away in the box on the shelf.

She finally caught my undivided attention so she could perform for all of you.

This is probably my favorite Penny Black Christmas stamp.  Maybe because I love

Christmas carols and most of my friends do too.

When we make Christmas cards together in the fall, we sing along to my favorite

Time Life Christmas CDs.  It makes for even more fun to be together.

She was colored with Distress Inks or Distress re-inkers.  I don't remember

which, and cut with the companion die.

The background is a piece of re-inker & frost white paint smoosh 

from my stash of backgrounds.

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday - ATG with option to Use your favorite Penny Black Stamp

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Sing Joy, Holiday Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Morning Mist (VC)

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore)

Other:  Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Spun Sugar, Worn Lipstick, Tattered Rose, Tea Dye (Distress Re-inkers), Frost White for background, Double Frame die (PB), Sing Joy Die (PB)

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Flutters

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Another just for fun Friday with some new butterflies.

I seem to be obsessed with the die and embossing folder sets.  This one is one of my

all time favorites!

For the first card, I embossed a piece of Cantaloupe cardstock and patted over the

raised parts with a white ink pad.  (I use a large inkpad to do this.)

Then I cut some butterflies and embossed them to get the wonderful detail.

A little ink in the center of the butterflies tie them into the background and

I had a perfect sentiment stamp and die set in my NBUS box to add to the card.

This time I used an aqua cardstock and ink and a favorite saying.

I thought it needed something extra and added a daisy for the wildflower.

Since this is their first outing, I'll add them to Darnell's NBUS challenge #86.

Card Recipe

Stamps: Nature's Dance (SB) 

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White, Crisp Cantaloupe

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Crisp Cantaloupe, Gold Foil

Other:  Butterfly Escapades EF & Die (SSS), Nature's Dance dies (SB)

Card Recipe

Stamps: Butterfly Mornings (Crafty Individuals)

Ink:   Memento Tuxedo Black, Coastal Cabana

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Coastal Cabana, Gold Foil

Other:  Butterfly Escapades EF & Die (SSS), Label Die (Emily Moore Designs), Daisy Silhouette Die (MB), Copics (C00, YG82, YG15)

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Bird in the Hemlock

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I've been lax in doing Christmas cards and will be sorry when it's time to send

them if I don't start working on them.

I didn't use this die set nearly enough last year.

The chickadee and pine boughs were cut from mixed media paper and watercolored 

with a combination of inks.  I added some sparkly snow to the branches.

The embossing on the label was done with the nesting dies after it was cut.

Challenges:

Christmas Kickstart -  Season's Tweetings (Use a bird)

Krafty Chicks #821 - CAS

Simply Clean & Simple - Optional Theme: Things that Fly

   

Card Recipe

Stamps:  BP Fancy Sentiments (SB)

Ink:  Rustic Wilderness, Pine Needles, Vintage Photo, Smoky Gray, Basic Gray, Crisp Cantaloupe, Peach Parfait (SU), Black Marker (SU), Whisper White, BP Black (Spl)

Paper:   Neenah Solar White, Mixed Media (Strathmore), Kraft

Other:  Hemlock Cones & Chickadee dies, Scrolled Punch & Pierce Plate, Mirrored Arch Labels (all SB), Fancy Sentiments Die (SB), Sparkle Texture Effects (MS) 

 

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Memorial Day 2026

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In remembrance of those who died in service to our country.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Painted Poppy, Thinking of You (both Alt)

Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White 

Paper:  Neenah Solar White, Black

Other:  Stately EF (ret Craft Concepts), White EP, Copics 

The image was a past calendar page.

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Wildflowers

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We finally got some rain and after 5 days in a row in the 90s, it was

a welcome relief.

Jen B's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches #737 is an easy one.

I pulled out an old calendar page for my main image, cutting it using 

an oval die.  Since I didn't think you'd care to see the actual calendar, I cut

the bottom off the oval.

After matting it with a nice blue piece of cardstock, I put it on a piece cut

from Nance's cover plate.  She brought it for me to play with our last visit and

it was waiting patiently for just the right card to go with.

I may need to use this sketch again, and again.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Wild Flowers (W+9), Cheers to You Press Plate (SB)

Ink:   Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Blueprint Sketch, Festive Berries, Candied Apple (DM), 

Betterpress Black

Paper:  Neenah Solar White , Blueberry Bushel  

Other:  Charming Flora Cover Plate (Alex Siberia), Essential Modern Labels dies (SB), Into the Blooms: Wildwood (bee die)

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The Flowers and the Bees

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

Some of my sweet, sweet friends shared their Betterpress images with me.

I love coloring them and it's a good day when I can pull one out.

This time it's an Altenew image colored with Tombow Markers.

After I colored it and die cut it, I realized that the design had way too much on 

the top and not enough on the bottom.

I tried my hummingbird dies but they were either too big or facing the wrong direction.

Then I thought of bees.

After searching my stash, I landed on these bees from the Greetery.

Life IS beautiful with friends like you.

Challenges:

Just Us Girls #823 - Word Week

Inkspirational #367 - Visual Prompt (Flowers)

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Dainty Flower Garden Pressplate (Alt)

Ink:   Betterpress Black

Paper:   Betterpress Porcelain, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Tombow Markers (055, 985, 126, 245, 723, 817), Curved Cap Pinpoint Layers Dies (MB), Curio Summer Findings (Greetery)

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Butterfly Happy Birthday

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

We're back to summer heat so I'll be staying inside as much as possible for

a few days.  I'm glad to have an excuse to take a break on the yard work.

I've been playing with these butterflies a lot lately.  I'm not sure if any of them have

made it to my blog before, but I thought they would work well for the

Freshly Made Sketches #736 by Varina...

and I even used a piece of my hoard of patterned papers.

The butterflies are a die and embossing folder set from Simon Says.

It's my new favorite toy.

Challenges:

Freshly Made Sketches #736

Love those Pretty Papers - Use patterned paper

 

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Cheers to You Pressplate (SB)

Ink:   Marina Mist, Wilted Violet

Paper:  Dyeing Flowers PP (AZ), Neenah Solar White, Gold Foil  

Other:  Butterfly Escapade EF & Die (SSS), Large Words EF (Kwan), Gold Foil

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Lime Green and Violet for Color Hues

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It's time for a new challenge at Color Hues.

This month Tracey picked our colors.  She chose....

I've stamped the flower with Memento Toffee Crunch and colored with Arteza Twimarkers.

The watery background was done by scribbling the markers onto acetate, spritzing

and smooshing onto a piece of Betterpress paper.

Now let's go and see what my talented friends have done to inspire you.

I hope you'll create a card using Lime & Violet and add it to the gallery at

Color Hues

Challenge ends at 9:00 AM on May 29th.

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Garden Trio (PB), Banner Sentiments (PB), Scripted Background (W+9)

Ink:  Memento Toffee Crunch, Versafine Onyx Black, Whisper White 

Paper:  BP Porcelain, Neenah Solar White

Other:  Arteza Twimarkers (Violet, Lime Green, Apple Green), Essential Modern Labels die (SB), Garden Trio die (PB), Mistletoe Greetings die (SB), Micron Pen, White EP

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