Kween Bee Kreations

Christmas Gift

Remember this card?

Well, I stamped a matching gable box to coordinate with it.

Fun Christmas colors, don't you think?

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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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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)

Pretty Papaya Paper

I am taking a little break from Christmas projects today to show you this Kreation.

Last week, I participated in the Ways to Use It Challenge (WT196).  In this challenge, we were to use half of a stamp image.  I chose the "Say it With Scallops" stamp set  (item  #111678) and inked the image up three times in Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss & Tangerine Tango. 

Then I used my paper trimmer to slice off the "hi" portion of the image.  Pulling out the Hawaii Papaya Designer Series Paper (item #112460), I color coordinated the rest of the card. 

The sentiment is from "Heard from the Heart" (item #111644) and is inked in Chocolate Chip then perched atop a punched out Kiwi Kiss large oval.

Simple card, no frills, but fun result focused on pretty paper - what do you think?

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Non-SU! Kind of Day

 

So, today felt like a non-Stampin' Up! kind of day for my blog.

As much as I love, love, love Stampin' Up! product, I also have other brands of paper and accessories to work with. 

It's a bit embarrassing to say, but I have an entire rolling Making Memories Runway Roller full of Basic Grey papers.  The only reason it's embarrassing is that I don't use it!!  I'm a paper hoarder and I admit it... Basic Grey has such beautiful collections, I just can't pass them up.

This particular creation uses the designer papers from the "Sultry" collection.  The flower print is called "Dressy" and the stripe is "Fashionable".  The base of the card uses Stampin' Up!'s Gable Green cardstock and is stamped with the sentiment from the "Heard From the Heart" stamp set.

My bee comes from Papertrey Ink, the Honey Bee's set.  A little Chocolate Chip taffeta ribbon (Stampin' Up!) finishes things off - can't stray from Stampin' Up! completely {smile}.

Oh what I wouldn't do to own each and every collection from Basic Grey.  At one time it was my goal to have them all, but then I discovered Stampin' Up! and went the route of becoming a demonstrator.  Which I LOVE!!!

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As always, thanks for Buzzing By!  I will be back over the weekend with more holiday Kreations to share.  Happy Friday and HAPPY STAMPING!

Blue Christmas... (or maybe Red?)

The summer is quickly coming to an end and I find myself thinking about Christmas already. 

Having a 4 year old - I am always thinking ahead when it comes to birthday's and Christmas.  I have started his wish list on Amazon.com for his big #5 birthday this November, and am pondering ideas  for Christmas. 

With Christmas on the brain, I decided to make a go at a few ideas for cards this year. 

I started with the "blues" and chose Pacific Point as my main color of cardstock (I also made the same card in "reds" - see below).  Using the three snowflakes from the "Snow Swirled" stamp set, I inked up the large one in Pacific Point, the middle sized one in Baja Breeze and the small one in Kiwi Kiss. 

Randomly, I stamped the snowflakes across a strip of Whisper White cardstock, then mounted that piece to a strip of Baja Breeze.  At the end of the strip, I punched out a slit using my horizontal punch and slipped a bit of striped Pacific Point ribbon through it. 

Securing the ribbon is a colored staple, however, you could easily adhere the ribbon to itself instead.  I also trimmed the ribbon using my Stampin' Up! craft & rubber scissors into a "flag" shape to add a bit of interest.

Finally, I inked the sentiment from the "Heard from the Heart" set in Versamark ink and then heat  set using clear embossing powder. 


Reds:  Colors used are Riding Hood Red, Pink Pirouette, and Tangerine Tango.  The technique was the same on the red card as the blue.

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Bella Breeze

 

I participated (for the first time) in the Mojo Monday sketch on the Poetic Artistry blog this week. 

Considering I had a sketch in front of me, this card was easy to create.  The Mojo Monday sketch helped me get some of my “mojo” back.  I am very happy with the color combination, layout and overall look of this Kreation.

 

I started my card with a Baja Breeze base, added a 4” x 5 ¼” card front using a piece of the “soon to be released” Bella Rose Designer Series Paper.  This print is done in Riding Hood Red & Pink Pirouette…LOVE this paper. 

 

I added some textured Riding Hood Red paper underneath the Baja Breeze top layer and I used Stampin’ Up!’s new scallop punch along the bottom of the red card stock. 

 

For my image, I first inked the butterfly from the “Dreams du Jour” set in Pink Pirouette and stamped an image.  Then I inked it again in Riding Hood Red and stamped off to the side – this way I got a staggered/layered effect.  Under the image, is a 1 3/8” punched circle in Riding Hood Red and a split scallop in Baja Breeze and Pink Pirouette textured cardstock.  (If you enlarge the image you can see the detail).

 

Instead of a ribbon running across the top, I chose to use textured Baja Breeze card stock and even used a sliver of the cardstock to secure my button in place.  The kindness sentiment is from the "Heard from the Heart" stamp set (also released August 11, 2008)

 

Isn’t this button the cutest thing?  These buttons will be released with the new Fall/Winter Idea Book & Catalog on August 11^th.  You WILL want to order yourself some of these for your  embellishment collection.  To see more button designs, please click here, then scroll down. 

 

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Diamonds are a Grizzly's Best Friend

I've been MIA for the past two days... why, you ask?  Well, my family went out to dinner Monday night to a "famous" burger shop who has a bird as their mascot.  Well, I think I got food poisoning from my favorite burger (which I may never eat again).  I've been spending the last few days in bed and out of work.   No stamping has taken place in my house since Monday evening. 

However, I do have a Kreation to share with you from that night.  I wanted to share with you a set that is retiring with the new Fall-Winter Idea Book & Catalog. 

I used my "Happy Camper" stamp set to show you that this set doesn't have to be masculine.  Even a set with a bear is very versatile. 

You'll notice my grizzly is donned in diamonds - there are even diamonds on her hiking boots.  What a lucky lady!

I used some of the "soon to be released" Bella Rose Designer Series Paper to complement this girly layout. 

The happiness sentiment also comes from a Fall-Winter release called "Heard from the Heart" and is inked in Chocolate Chip.

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I hope to fully recover by the weekend and get back into the stamping groove.  Please "bear" with me (pun intended) while I get my energy back. 

Red Velvet Wishes

Raise your hand if you love cupcakes!

For today’s Kreation, I participated in the Splitcoaststampers Inspiration Challenge (IC136)

If you visit Cupcakes of Vancouver, you’ll see the Red Velvet cupcake I chose as my inspiration.  It’s a red cocoa cake topped with a cream cheese frosting and dusted with white sugar. 

To translate that sugary goodness onto paper, I used my Chocolate Chip classic Stampin’ Ink Pad on Riding Hood Red card stock (new In Color available for purchase August 11).

I inked up the little cupcake from the new “Sock Monkey” stamp set and very carefully trimmed it out.  The frosting is stamped on Very Vanilla card stock, then covered in versamark and sparkly sprinkles (Hologram Highlight embossing powder), and finally set using my Stampin’ Up! heat tool.

To create the focal point, I punched out a piece of Pink Pirouette card stock using my tab punch, mounted a 1 ¼” punched circle, then popped up a 1” circle of Very Vanilla using Stampin’ Dimensionals.

The Designer Series Paper I used for the bottom portion of the card is from the Hostess Level III bundle, called Holiday Happenings.  It’s Chocolate Chip with little Pink Pirouette polka dots.  Finally, the top edge of the Kraft colored card base got the new scallop border punch treatment.  This new tool is definitely a “must have”... 

The sentiment is from the soon to be released "Heard from the Heart" stamp set and is also inked in Chocolate Chip.

I also wanted to quickly share with you the list below regarding the new product line called Décor Elements.  View the brochure here.  There are also FAQ’s and Instructions for applying Décor Elements listed on the right sidebar of my blog.

Décor Elements Coordinating Products

• Flourishes: Baroque Motifs (pg 120)
• Take a Number: Take a Number Stampin’ Around wheel (pg 112)
• Life is Good: Text & Texture (pg 124)
• Live Every Moment: Anchored Rub-Ons (pg 179)
• Baroque Medallions: Kind Thoughts (pg 122); Baroque Motifs (pg 120)
• Together Forever Circle Frame: Together Forever (pg 57)
• Flourish Frame: Frames with a Flourish (pg 127)
• Create Definition: Define Your Life (pg 156)

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