Kween Bee Kreations

Pals Paper Arts (PPA10)

Pals Paper Arts presents you with our 10th challenge today. 

This week we challenge you to create with a "thankful" theme.  I encourage you to visit the Pals Paper Arts site, view the design team samples, and upload your very own artwork.

The rules are simple:

• Create using the theme of thanks
• Upload your card to Pals Paper Arts by Tuesday, October 6 (Noon CST)
• If you upload to an online gallery, enter PPA10 in the keyword section
• Most importantly ... create and share your thankful project.

My creation for today is very important to me.

You see - I created these two cards with someone very special in mind.

Someone that I will be forever grateful for, someone that I admire and love with my whole heart.

That someone is my Mom...

In August of 2006, she was diagnosed with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.  This rare type of cancer accounts for approximately 1% of all breast cancer cases.

Talk about scary.  But if that wasn't enough to test her strength ... the cancer spread to her bone.  Most recently, her tumor count has tripled and she is now on a path to permanent chemotherapy. 

My Mom is 54 years young and while I realize nature and science will take its course, I refuse to let that get me down.  I plan to keep hope in my heart and help her life a happy, healthy life for as long as possible.

She is surrounded by a loving family, great friends, and guardian angels.  I know she will appreciate having thank you cards ready to send.  I plan to make more, package them up, and get them in her hands ASAP.

I love you, Mom!

Back to the cards - I am so happy I bought this Gratuitous Graffiti background stamp.  These cards turned out beautifully and I have enjoyed using this image greatly.

It was really fun creating with all of the new In Colors as well.  Sitting atop my favorite card base, Kraft cardstock, I think this is a great start to a pretty set of cards.

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Gratuitous Graffiti (111636), Hello Again (113780) Paper:  Kraft (102125), Bermuda Bay Textured (115719 Asst'd Pack), Rich Razzleberry Textured (115719 Asst'd Pack)  Ink:  Crushed Curry (115659), Bermuda Bay (115655), Soft Suede (115657), Melon Mambo (115656), Rich Razzleberry (115658), Dusty Durango (115654)  Accessories:  Hemp Twine (100982), Metal Tags - Small (103374), Rich Razzleberry 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon (115613), Bermuda Bay 1/2" Grosgrain Ribbon (115610), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Thank You Beary Much

My first attempt using aqua painters went fairly well.  I still need a lot of practice creating watercolor creations, but overall I'm happy with my first try.

This card was stamped on watercolor paper using Staz On black ink.  I then used aqua painters to color my bear and flower image.

My son & I sat side by side in my stamping room, both of us coloring a Build a Bear image from Beary Best Friends.  Unfortunately, I didn't get to snap a photo of his artwork - as he packaged it up for Grandma very quickly.

The designer paper you see is from the new Pawsitively Prints collection found in the 2009-2010 Holiday Mini Catalog.

Just a quick post today - it's been a tiring weekend and I'm off to bed early.

But before I catch 40 winks ... I wanted to remind you about a few things.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Beary Best Friends (110852) Paper:  Crushed Curry (115319), Bermuda Bay Textured (115719 Asst'd Pack), Pawsitively Prints (118060), Watercolor (105019)  Ink:  Staz-On (101406), Bermuda Bay (115655), Crushed Curry (115659), Melon Mambo (115656), Soft Suede (115657), Creamy Caramel (103220)  Accessories:  Vanilla Hodgepodge Hardware Brads (112545), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)  Tools:  Mat Pack (105826), Paper Piercer (116631), Aqua Painters (103954)

Cool, Curry, Christmas

Confession:  When I made this card - I wasn't sure if I liked it or not. 

But, the more I look at it, the more I like it.  Receiving lots of encouraging comments on Splitcoaststampers helped too!  :)

The SCS color combo challenge this week was Crushed Curry, Rich Razzleberry & Basic Black.

Very interesting ... don't you think? 

Looking at the colors to the left now make me think Halloween.

But when I sat down to create, I had full intentions of making a Christmas card using these colors.  I love all things modern, as I'm sure you've read here before. 

This card screams modern from the use of white space, non-traditional holiday colors - right on down to the black Christmas trees.  Yes, I said black trees.  

The tree stamp set is called Patterned Pines and can be found in the Holiday Mini Catalog.  It is a Hostess Level I stamp set - which means, you cannot buy it ... BUT you can earn it.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Patterned Pines (Hostess Level I), Heard from the Heart (111644) Paper:  Whisper White Note Card (107311), Crushed Curry Textured (115719 Asst'd Pack), Rich Razzleberry Textured (115719 Asst'd Pack)  Ink:  Basic Black (101179), Crushed Curry (115659)  Accessories:  Silver Brad (104336), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Delightful Decorations

Quickly sharing a card I created using Delightful Decorations. 

This stamp set can be found in the 2009-2010 Holiday Mini Catalog.

I've been under the weather for over a week now and my son is sick too.  I need to get some rest, but wanted to show you this pretty card I made using Kraft card stock, the new In Colors and Hemp Twine.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Delightful Decorations (116517)  Paper:   Kraft (102125)  Ink:  Melon Mambo (115320), Bermuda Bay (115317), Rich Razzleberry (115316)  Accessories:  Silver Brads (104336), Hemp Twine (100982)   Tools: Ornament Punch (116794)

Happy Birthday, Jessica

Here's a birthday card and gift I put together for my Sister-in-Law, Jessica.

The 3 x 3 cards were one of the make & takes from Convention 2009.  I thought she'd enjoy these little note cards.

Below is a photo of wrapped Hershey nuggets in a hinged tin.  I stamped the "chocolate" image on Avery Mailing Labels (size 8160) and wrapped each one. 

This was a personalized, fun, easy, and inexpensive gift to make.  Sometimes, you make something and it's almost too hard to give away.  This was one of those gifts.  

Pals Paper Arts (PPA7)

Pals Paper Arts challenge number 7 is up and ready for you to play!

This weeks challenge is a sketch challenge.  Our sketches are all designed by Margaret Moody.  It's a good one, don't you think?

The rules are simple:

• Create using the sketch provided above
• Upload your card to Pals Paper Arts by Tuesday, September 15 (Noon CST)
• If you upload to an online gallery, enter PPA7 in the keyword section
• Most importantly ... play, play, play!

You'll notice that for my card today, I simply flipped the sketch on its side.  That is the whole intention of sketches - they are open for creative interpretation!

I used a bunch of new goodies on this card - including the Woodgrain background stamp and Extreme Elements stamp set.  I absolutely love the possibilities this set holds.

These graphic images allow for some stamping fun.  I used the same set, Extreme Elements (item #115181, set of 6, $26.95) on my Pretty in Pink card that I posted yesterday. 

While this set seemed very "masculine" to me at first, I quickly realized that it can be used for girlie or gender neutral creations too.  

Prepare to see many more creations using this funky stamp set.  I even used this set digitally using My Digital Studio on one of my digital scrapbook pages that you can see here (2nd page).

I hope you'll join the Pals Paper Arts design team and play along with our challenges.  We are very excited to see your artwork.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Extreme Elements (115181), Woodgrain (117100), Hope Happens (113722)  Paper:    Whisper White Note Card (107311), Dusty Durango (115321), Crushed Curry (115319), Bermuda Bay (115317)  Ink:  Dusty Durango (115654), Crushed Curry (115659), Bermuda Bay (115655) Accessories:  Bermuda Bay 1/2" polka dot grosgrain ribbon (115610), Natural Hemp Twine (100982), Summer Sun Corduroy Button (114343), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)  Tools: 1 1/4" Circle Punch (104403), 1" Circle Punch (109046)

Pretty in P{ink}

One thing I love about this card is that it uses two different pinks.  I don't get many opportunities to use pink given that I live in a house full of the male species. 

I used Pretty in Pink from the Soft Subtles color family and Melon Mambo from the new In Color collection.  Personally, I own all of the Stampin' Up! Classic stamp pads from each color family (including the new In Colors).

Having access to the different color families makes card making a breeze.  While it can be quite an expense to buy them all at once, you can start your collection slowly by purchasing one color family at a time.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Extreme Elements (115181), Ribbon of Hope (115552)  Paper:    Pretty in Pink (100459)  Ink:  Melon Mambo (115656), Pretty in Pink (101301) Accessories:  Melon Mambo polka dot grosgrain ribbon (115611), Dazzling Diamonds Glitter (102023)

Pals Paper Arts (PPA6)

 

Pals Paper Arts is waiting for you to come play!!

This weeks challenge is a color challenge. 

The rules are simple:

• Create using the color combination above ... Brocade Blue, Crushed Curry, & Ruby Red (if you don't own these exact colors - improvise!)
• Upload your card to Pals Paper Arts by Tuesday, September 8 (Noon CST)
• If you upload to an online gallery, enter PPA6 in the keyword section
• Most importantly ... play, play, play!

Using the Cool Kids Simply Scrappin' Kit I began my layout for this 8" x 8" page.

The paper in this kit comes sized 12" x 12" but can be easily trimmed to work for a 6" x 6" book. 

The Crushed Curry mat you see is the piece from the Cool Kids kit.  I simply mounted it on Brocade Blue and Ruby Red to adjust to fit an 8" x 8" scrapbook.

In case you can't read my writing - my page reads:

Things I love ...

• Your Daddy
• Sour Candy
• Dave Matthews Band
• Comfy Blankets
  
• Funny Movies
• Technology
• New Stamps

But most of all ... YOU! and then points to my now Kindergartner, Devlin.  He is the center of my universe - that kid!  Watch for more scrapbook pages to come, I'm really enjoying creating in this medium again.

Simply Scrappin' Kits are great for all levels of scrap-bookers.  You can even create cool cards and other projects using these kits.  

Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Things I Love (115229), Hello Again (113780)  Paper:   Ruby Red (102259), Brocade Blue (101102), Cool Kids Simply Scrappin' Kit (115699)  Ink:  Ruby Red (102030), Brocade Blue (101166) Accessories:  Metal edge tag (103374), Silver Brad (104336), Silver Elastic Cord (109866) Tools: Spiral Punch (108341), Crop-a-Dile (108362), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)

Hello Again (Make & Take's)

A few more make & take's from Stampin' Up!'s Convention, using the Hello Again stamp set  (item 113780, set of 5, $12.95) and Retro Remix Stampin' Wheel (item 115619, wheel, $6.50).

 

Please   If you'd like the supply list for these projects, including instructions for both the card and the box (template included).

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Pals Paper Arts (PPA5)

Challenge number 5 is up and ready at Pals Paper Arts. 

So, are YOU ready to join us and say "I Love to Play @ PPA"?

The rules are simple:

• Create with the Halloween theme in mind
• Upload your card to Pals Paper Arts by Tuesday, September 1 (Noon CST)
• If you upload to an online gallery, enter PPA5 in the keyword section
• Most importantly ... play, play, play!

I went non-traditional with my Halloween sample for this weeks challenge.  I am loving the color combination of Bermuda Bay, Pumpkin Pie and Basic Black. 

If you look closely enough you'll see that I used a fun polka dotted window sheet on top of my sentiment.  It is secured by four silver Stampin' Up! brads (one in each corner). 

These window sheets come from the soon-to-be-released Night & Day Specialty Paper.  You'll find this designer paper in the upcoming Holiday Mini Catalog.  It is one of my favorite Stampin' Up! paper collections to date.  Think black, white and oh so elegant ... and is not limited to use for Halloween.  You'll see what I mean when the catalog is released September 1, 2009!

My Bat is perched atop two white circle aluminum tags (2" and 1 1/2").  This image is  from Batty For You... a perfect set to use with your circle punches.  

Each spooky image fits perfectly in a 1 1/4" circle or punch out most images alone using your 1" circle punch.

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Stampin' Supplies

Stamps:  Holiday Best - Hostess Level 1 (115364), Batty For You (116576) Paper:   Bermuda Bay (115317),  Only Orange (102837), Basic Black (102851), Night & Day DSP (116768 - avail Sept 1, 2009)  Ink:  Bermuda Bay (115655), Only Orange (102696) Accessories:  Metal edge tag (103374), Silver Brads (104336) Tools: Paper Piercing Tool (116631), Mat Pack (105826), 1 3/4" Circle Punch (112004), 1 3/8" Circle Punch (104401), 1 1/4" Circle Punch (104403), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430)