Kween Bee Kreations

Buzz, Buzz

Coming Soon:  Ring in the New Year (tomorrow) with some blog candy, right here!  Bee sure to Buzz, Buzz, Buzz back January 1st.

Here's another sneak peek from the upcoming Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog (released January 19).

This stamp set is called "Just Buzzing By".  I've been playing with these stamps and have been a little stumped on what to do with these cute little bees.  At the end of this post, you can see all of the images included in this set.

Any suggestions out there on how to use this set? 

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Tart-a-Licious

Check out this sneak peek! 

Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper (DSP) and "Sweet Stems" make for another pretty thank you card.

Over the weekend, I participated in the splitcoaststampers inspiration challenge (IC160).  MacKenzie - Childs was chosen for the challenge and I chose this chair as my inspiration for my Kreation.

When I saw this fabric, I instantly thought of the colors in the Raspberry Tart DSP.  Yum, yum... delicious!

The more I look at this chair, the more I wish I could afford it.  It looks so fun to sit in, don't you think?

Beginning January 19th, you can get your own pack of Raspberry Tart DSP, Sweet Stems stamp set, and many other BRAND NEW Stampin' Up! products!! 

The new Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog is coming soon.  Do  you want to pre-order your very own copy?  If so, Contact Me.  For $9.95 you can get a catalog with Free Shipping.

One last note:  Don't forget to check out the Love You Much Bundle.  As a customer, this is one "new" item you can get before the big catalog release!

Sweet Times Two

Sorry for the delay in posting... but Christmas is a very busy time for my family. 

I'm happy to say that I did get a small window of time to stamp yesterday.  So, I have something to share with all of you today.  Yeah!!

I received so many wonderful gifts from family, friends & co-workers.  And because of that some thank you cards are at the top of my "new creations" list. 

These two (simple) cards were stamped with the soon to be released (Jan 19) set "Sweet Stems".  I used two of the In Colors - Pacific Point & Tangerine Tango to create a bold and happy statement.  NOTE:  See photos of these cards individually in My Kreations Gallery.

The thank you sentiment is from the "Short & Sweet" stamp set (item 109369).  I love this set - it consists of 12 stamps for only $15.95 (see the end of this post for all images from this set).

Stay tuned:  More sneak peeks from the Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog will be posted on my blog this week.

If you are interested in pre-ordering a Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog, please Contact Me.  If you pre-order a copy through me, I will ship it to you priority mail for free.  Price for a catalog is $9.95 (save $4.80 using my free shipping promo).

This offer will end at Midnight January 2nd, 2009 (CST).

Top Note Tags

These custom tags were LOADS of fun to make!!  Especially because I was making them for special members of my family.  These were created for my brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and niece (who's due in January).

I used my Top Note die along with some Stampin' Up! punches and a few Cuttlebug embossing folders to create each tag.  I am very happy with the way these turned out - especially considering I made them all last night in less than 2 hours (along with 4 more that I haven't photographed yet). 

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What's in the Love You Much Bundle? (click to enlarge)

Here you can see a more detailed view of the Candy Lane Designer Series Paper that is part of the bundle.  It coordinates with Pink Pirouette, Close to Cocoa, Riding Hood Red, and Very Vanilla. 

So soft and pretty, don't you think?

If you want to order the bundle, simply visit my ONLINE STORE and enter item #115405.  Order today and you'll get your shipment shortly after Christmas so that you can get a jump start on Valentine's Day cards & gifts.

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Quick & Easy Gifts

To make a few quick & easy gifts, I altered a few inexpensive weekly planners (found at Target's dollar spot).  I used Basic Grey's designer paper as well as Stampin' Up! products.

Click to enlarge both photos

The first one uses paper from the Romani collection.  The print is also called Romani and you can see it here.

I used some Stampin' Up! ribbon and punched out a round tab in Baja Breeze to embellish the calendar. 

For the second calendar (see below), I used paper from the LilyKate collection.  The print is called Queen Anne and you can see it here.





I used Old Olive (Stampin' Up!) ribbon and again the round tab to embellish the calendar. 

SNEAK PEEK ALERT:  If you click to enlarge the second calendar, you'll see bits of a new Stampin' Up! stamp set called "Sweet Stems". 

On the round tab, I stamped one of the flowers in Whisper White craft ink. 

Below you can see all images from the soon-to-be-released "Sweet Stems" set.

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Re-Vamp and Sneak Peek!

Quick post to share two things today:  1)  This card that is re-vamped from a 3 x 3 card which I created earlier this week.  2)  A sneak peek into the Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog.  Yeah!! 

Check out this post to see the original 3 x 3 card along with the other 2 that I created.


Here's a sneak peek into the Spring/Summer Idea Book & Catalog.  You can start purchasing new Stampin' Up! product beginning January 19th.

I used the soon to be released "Just Buzzin' By" stamp set.  The paper is from a new collection called "Jack Pot".  NOTE:  The sentiment is not part of the set.  It is from Papertrey Ink's Honey Bee's Sentiments set.

TIP:  See all images from Just Buzzin' By and all prints from Jack Pot below.

My nickname given to me by my Mom is Buzz.  So, this is why Bee's are close to my heart.  I just HAD to pre-order this stamp set - and now you know why!

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I'm Dreaming of a Mod Christmas

Check out this merry mod card that I made last night.

My husband asked if I could create a card for someone he does business with.  His exact words were "can you please create one of your super awesome cards for me to send to XXX Company?"  (Sorry, can't share the details here)

I'm thinking ... um, ok ... what exactly IS super awesome in his eyes??? 

Well, this is what I came up with as my answer to "super awesome".  This card is going to a technical publishing and graphic illustration company.  So, I wanted something non-traditional, modern and most of all fun.

I used the stamp set "Snow Swirled" and randomly scattered the various sized snowflakes.  The color scheme I used is Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss (both In Colors) and More Mustard.  I got the idea for this combo in a recent Stampin' Up! publication. 

The sketch I used on this card was yesterday's SCS challenge (SC207), which you can see to the right.

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Who's Comin' to Town?

Santa!!

Today's Kreation is a quick one that uses Stampin' Up!'s rub-on's in a creative way.  I used the Word Flurries collection (item #111417) on some wide Real Red grosgrain ribbon.

There were only five reindeer in the sleigh rub-on, so I chose to cut the portion of the names off and use Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, and Comet.  I guess Cupid and Blitzen had the night off. 

I also created this paper bow, something I tried for the first time. 

Customize your gift packaging by creating your own bows!  For mine, I used some Ski Slope Designer Series Paper.

View the paper bow tutorial here.

Christmas is quickly approaching.  Are you ready for the holiday?

I'm almost there!  A few things to pick up, then of course wrap up and I can sit back and enjoy.

First time for everything!

I participated in the Kristen Werner Color Challenge for the first time!  I've always followed her blog and watched others participate, but I just never felt "good enough" to join in the fun.

So, I decided that it's just time to jump right in!  I LOVED the colors and just couldn't resist trying them out.   See the color inspiration to the right.  YUMMY, right??

For my Kreations, I decided to whip up some 3 x 3 gift cards/tags using the "Winter Post" stamp set.  I started by using the snowflake image to test the color combo out. 

I really liked the effect and decided to carry it through with the deer and skaters stamp.  Kind of reminds me of retro printed wrapping paper. 

Do you think these cards are worthy of the challenge?  I hope so ... because I'm off to submit my entry now.

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