Kween Bee Kreations

Frosty the Blingman

A Kwik & Kool card that looks SO much better in person.  

The Silver Glimmer Paper sings against the Basic Black cardstock.  I love my Frosty the Blingman.

 

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Hand-Penned Holidays

My husband asked me to make a Christmas card for the local barber.  

I haven't stamped in so long - at least not on a regular basis.  So, four other cards before this went into the trash bin.  It's hard to get back into the swing of things, but I always seem to find my way back to my "mojo". I think this card will do nicely with a little gift for the barber tucked inside.  

Hand-Penned Holidays has been calling my name for weeks now.  I love the exaggerated font!

Pines & Poinsettias created the perfect finishing touch - Stampin' Write Markers helped me create a multi-colored image.  So easy & fun!

 

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Playing Along with My Pals

I was able to make a card & play along with my fellow Pals at Pals Paper Arts in todays challenge (PPA123).

Using the fun red & silver glimmer paper and glimmer brads from the neutrals collection, I put on the ritz for this Christmas card.  It was fun to create again!

Don't miss out on the fun!  Pals Paper Arts is giving away a HUGE selection of BLOG CANDY to the winner of today's challenge.  You've gotta play with the PPA to win!   

 

Angry Birds for an 8 Year Old

My son, Devlin turned 8 years old yesterday, making it his golden birthday (8 on Nov. 8)

We had a fun party for his friends last Sunday at the YMCA - the kids went swimming, jumped in a bouncy house, and partied in the party room.  A good time was had by all.  Especially by my Angry Birds fan.  

I CASE'd the card by fellow Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, Maria Cameron.  My bird is slightly off scale (LOL)... but I kind of like how HUGE he is, it gives him character and he's sure to get some pigs at that size!

For my card, I used Stampin' Up!'s Recordable Stampin' Sound Cards.  I found a clip of "The Bird is the Word" sung by Peter on the Family Guy and recorded 10 seconds of the audio onto my card. Devlin LOVED it and pressed the play button for most of the afternoon.  The option to record was a great way to personalize my card.

Recordable Stampin' Sound Cards - Item #121009, $5.95

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• White
• Card measures 4-1/4” x 5-1/2”
• Fits into Sweet Treat Padded Envelopes (Add to Shopping Bag)
• Cover with Designer Series Paper or Card Stock and embellish
• Record a message up to 10 seconds
• Includes play, record, and lock features to ensure message is set

Inside of Card

I punched a hole in my Garden Green polka dotted DSP and popped up the Wish Big sentiment on Stampin' Dimensionals.  This way the audio comes through loud & clear.  The holes are beneath the round orange circle, with a bit of a gap provided by the Dimensionals. I also covered my record button to prevent the temptation to record over the current audio.

What do you think?  How could YOU use a Recordable Stampin' Sound Card?

 

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November 2011 Pals Blog Hop

Welcome to the November 2011 Pals Blog Hop!  

This month, we're featuring Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah inspired cards & projects!  Enjoy the hop and the amazing creations that the Pals have come up with.

You've likely hopped over from seeing great work by Angie Blake (Angie's Musings).  I'm stop #19 on the Pals Hop and I'm glad you hopped in!

I'll help you "hop along" from blog to blog where you'll find great ideas for Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah paper projects from the Stampin' Pretty Pals! Should you hop off course, simply click on any of the links in the Pals Hop Line-up at the end of this post and you'll be back on track!

For my contribution to the hop, I created a Christmas Countdown planner using My Digital Studio. I found this fantastic website called Organized Christmas, where I found some downloadable (and printable) pocket planner forms.  Please note:  December's calendar has two 29's on it, but I can easily overlook that.  :) 

Using the planner forms, I created jpeg images and uploaded them into My Digital Studio to create an 8 1/2" x 11" landscape planner.  I've always signed my Christmas cards from Kris Kringle during the holidays, so my planner gets the same treatment.  

• My cover page was created using the Letters to Santa Embellishments Kit, Item #125835, $3.95.  Add to Shopping Bag
• The last page of my planner uses one of the designer papers the Write Stuff II Digital Kit, Item #120881, $9.95.  Add to Shopping Bag
• It also uses an image from the Merry & Type brush set, item #123139, $3.95.  Add to Shopping Bag

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Hop along for more inspiring ideas from Leah O'Brien (Leah's Stampin' Corner), stop #20 on the November Pals Hop! Thanks for "hopping" by! 

               

  

PALS BLOG HOP FULL LINE-UP

1. Nina Dee at Deesigns by Nina Dee
2. Julie Trevett-Smith at The Stampin' Affair!
3. Maxine Conrad at Stamp to the MAX!
4. Jessica Ying at YoYoStamping Studio
5. Mike Funke at Stampin-Style
6. Jennifer Takacs at My Stampin Blog
7. Nancy Gleason at My Stampin' Space
8. Nicole Watt at Impressions By Nicole
9. Mikki Sarkisyan at Mikki's Creative Corner
10. Kylie Nicolosi at Kylie's Crafty Corner
11. Mary Fish at Stampin' Pretty
12. Barb Furlong at The Love of Stamping
13. Ann Schach at The Stampin' Schach
14. Linda Fisher at Linda's Stamin Loft
15. Sandie Conner at Pretty Provisions
16. Cindy Hall at Pretty Impact
17. Rae Harper at Wild West Paper Arts
18. Angie Blake at Angie's Musings
19. Kris Kilcoyne at Kween Bee Kreations
20. Leah O'Brien at Leah's Stampin' Corner 

 

 

Sk8 Birthday

A simple birthday card put together for my nephew. 

Using the stamp set, Extreme Elements, I created 3 skateboards that matched the gift bag we used to package his gift.  The sentiment is from the stamp set Curly Cute.

It was so cute - when he opened the card he said "How does Kris make these cards so good?"  It's always nice to have a fan!  No matter how old they are.  :)

Here's what the gift bag looked like.  It's always fun to make a hand-made card to match your gift bag or wrapping paper!

 

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Stamp Sets:  Extreme Elements Wood Mount, Curly Cute Wood Mount, Curly Cute Clear Mount

Paper:  Real Red 8 1/2" x 11" Cardstock, Tempting Turquoise 8 1/2" x 11 Cardstock, Whisper White 8 1/2" x 11" Cardstock

Ink:  Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad

Embellishments:  Dazzling Details

Tools:  3/16" Corner Rounder Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Spooky & Simple

These spooky & simple gift sets were so easy to put together.

Using the Big Shot & the Matchbox Bigz XL Die - I created these little Hershey's Nuggets holders (they each hold 4 nuggets by the way).  After the matchboxes were complete, I whipped up a simple matching card.

Spooky Bingo Bits really gives you the most bang for your buck.  I have used it on multiple Halloween projects so far this year - with many more ideas to come before October 31 rolls around.  See my other Spooky Bingo Bits projects by clicking here.

For $27.95 (clear mount), you get 24 different spooky stamp images.  That's only $1.16 per stamp!  Check out this card idea provided by Stampin' Up! using Spooky Bingo Bits.  So cute!!

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Stamp Sets:  Spooky Bingo Bits Wood Mount, Spooky Bingo Bits Clear Mount, Dot, Dot, Dot

Paper:  Crumb Cake 8 1/2" x 11", Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper, Whisper White Note Cards & Envelopes

Ink:  Basic Black Classic Stampin' Pad

Tools:  Big Shot Die-Cut Machine, Matchbox Bigz XL Die, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Stampin' Dimensionals

Boo Bunch

Boos for two little boys & one little girl.  

These cute cards & pencil (crayons for the little one) gifties will be on their way to my nephews & niece for Halloween.  I'm sure I'll throw in a treat too & something for the grown up's sweet tooths.  

I'm THRILLED with the way these simple Kwik & Kool cards turned out!  The Owl Punch makes an adorable ghost, don't you think?  

Here's how I created my Boo Bunch:

• Simply punch out Mr. Owl
• Snip off his wee legs (ouch!)
• Add googly eyes if you choose - or a bow (used two hearts from the owl punch) & some bling to create a girly ghoul
• Turn Mr. Owl upside down & you have a ghost

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I packaged up some crayons & created a simple topper for my niece using the Spooky Bingo Bits stamp set & Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper.

The boys will get 4 pencils - 2 fit in each cello bag perfectly & make for such a fun presentation!!  I am in love with Stampin' Up!'s 1" x 8" cellophane bags.  I can see so many possibilities for this product - SO glad I bought more than one package.

1" x 8" Cellophane Bags  Item# 124134, $2.50
50 Bags per package

 

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Stamp Sets:  Spooky Bingo Bits Wood Mount, Spooky Bingo Bits Clear Mount

Paper:  Crumb Cake 8 1/2" x 11", Frightful Sight Designer Series Paper  

Ink:  Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad, Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad, Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad

Embellishments:  Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents, Stampin' Dimensionals, 1" x 8" Cellophane Bags

Tools:  Simply Scored, Large Oval Punch, 1" Circle Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Owl Punch

Spooky Stocking

This spooky stocking idea came to me as I thought of Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas. 

My husband, son & I love this movie and enjoy watching Jack Skellington, The Pumpkin King, discover Christmas for the first time. 

This stocking is a Big Shot Bigz L Die.  The stocking measures 5-1/2" x 4-3/4".  The die measures 6" x 8-3/4".  Use it with paper, fabric, felt & more!  I have SO many ideas for this die - it makes the purchase very worthwhile to me. 

Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die, Item #124098, $32.95

The accessories inside the stocking are also a Die.  Candy cane piece measures 3" x 1-3/8". Entire die measures 4-3/4" x 5-1/2".

I thought it would be fun to add some Christmas goodies to the spider-web embossed stocking.  Fun!  Don't you think?

Stocking Accents Original Die, Item #124099, $17.95

 

 

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Paper:  Basic Black (121045), Silver Glimmer Paper (124005) 
Embellishments:  Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents (119246), Retired Raven Lace Ribbon
Tools:  Big Shot Die Cut Machine (113439), Holiday Stocking Bigz L Die (124098), Stocking Accents Originals Die (124099), Spider Web Textured Impressions Embossing Folder (120889), Matchbox Bigz XL Die (114890)

Pencil Toppers

Halloween is creeping closer.  Are you getting ready with tricks & treats?

I love sending my son to school with small gifts for the holidays.  For example, how about these cute pencil toppers?  This gift is easy, inexpensive & versatile.  Simply switch out the pencils & stamp set using another theme & you're good to go.  

• Pencils = 10 cents a piece (10 for $1.00)
• Cello bags = 5 cents a piece
• Stamps, Ink, Paper & Punches already on hand = FREE
• TOTAL COST OF GIFT = 15 cents each

These new 1" x 8" cellophane bags are available in the 2011 Holiday Mini Catalog.  They are perfect for filling with a row of treats, a pencil, or anything!  Add a tag or topper you've created using any punch or Big Shot die.  Adhesive on top keeps everything inside.  50 bags per package.

1" x 8" Cellophane Bags  Item# 124134, $2.50

 

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Stamp Sets:  Spooky Bingo Bits (MDS 127616, wood mount 123944, clear mount 123946)
Paper:  Crumb Cake (120953), Whisper White (100730)
Ink:  Pumpkin Pie (105216), Concord Crush (119785), Lucky Limeade (122935)
Tools:  1" Circle Punch (119868), Scallop Square Punch (119884), Cello Bags (124134)