FUN...FUN...FUN...Family FUN!!...day 3

OH MY Goodness, gracious......How much FUN..FUN....FUN!!!....I am so pleased with this layout..MOSTLY beeeeeecause...I am still being accountable...but ALSO.....the memories are fresh...and now renewed....and SCRAPPED!!!.....SO, altho, I am not truly happy with the flash on the picture...I LOVE the layout!...Again DCWV sparkley patterned paper ( like yesterday's layout)...I also USED UP STASH which included some SU chipboard I have been hoarding for a while....covered with more of the coordinating paper from that paper stack....AND...I stamped with SU DOODLE THIS on some transparency with my white STAYZON, flipped them over & colored in with my SHARPIES....a rub-on from my stash, completes the layout....BUT , not before....OH,LOOKEE....I actually JOURNALED where it can be seen!!!....GRACIOUS!!!....ANyhoo.....a BIG STEP for me!.....outside of MY BOX!...( ok...does anyone know why those spaces are on that one line???....I cannot get rid of them!)
Sooooo....here I am....AGAIN..with a very ACCOMPLISHED feeling.

Thanks for visiting.....Check out my ETSY shop tomorrow to see what card design I come up with!!
Creative blessings,
Debbie

Accountability...Day 2......Sweet Memories.....You're Still You

I am having an absolute BLAST!!...I LOVE scrapbooking!!....and altho, looking through my dozens and dozens of boxes of pictures...does bring back, at times bittersweet memories....there are moments like the layout today...that are just SWEET.Please listen to Josh Groban sing You're Still You....
which was the reason for this FUN set of pictures...from Christmastime 2002... of my daughter Joy and son Jarrod, as they performed a choreographed rendition of the song.....I had to have them do it a second time so I could take pictures....I was laughing sooooooo hard!!

Did I say how much FUN I am having????....and feeling PURPOSEFUL!!!( probably not a word...but an awesome...overwhelming feeling of accomplishment!)...Try it...you'll like it!..
The multi-pic layout is bizzzzzzzzy...especially on top of some fun DCWV Pocketful of Posies stack paper..layered with the LYRICS to the song printed onto vellum printed with musice symbols ( from my use it up stash!) The little Prima flower on the right is attached to yet another JOURNALING TAG..behind the page in a hidden envelope..MAYBE soon I will be journaling on the TOP!.but, dont hold your breath!!..I am going to try one of those SINGLE PICTURE layouts SOON!!...Creative blessings, Debbie

VALENTINE'S 3 x 3 Note Card set for Marlou's Challenge

Just a real quickie post at lunch.....These were cards I was working on for a Valentine CANDY challenge over at Marlou's blog Scrapping with Love....I hope these qualify for the YUMMY-licious candy...but, if not...they are DONE and will be in my Etsy shop (as soon as I get done with this post!)......SUper sweet & simple...I LOVE 3 x 3's!!!!....I have stitched by hand a VINTAGE quilt heart onto some scraps of layered pp and c/s....Used my NEW CADII to put the eyelets in ( super fast & easy....and NO BLEEDING!).....The ribbon has been in the old stash for well over a year!...so, that's it for now....I am working on DAY 2 of my Personal Accountability Challenge....and having a BLAST!!....check back later TODAY for the layout!!

Thanks for visiting!!!....
Creative blessings,
Debbie

365 Days of ACCOUNTABLITY...DAY ONE

Okeeeeeeeedokeeeeeeee!!!....I woke up this morning...feeling like I have no purpose....no, I am not whining...not really....its just that I have this MOST AWESOME scraproom that Mr. Lowes built for me...I am a SU demonstrator ( with LOTS to offer, I think!)...and cannot get anyone to come to classes, clubs, Open Houses.....whatever....what in the world!!???....So, here I sit with a PLETHERA of STUFF...loving to create...tons of pictures ( figuring I am 50+ years old...3 children...2 grand children....Heritage, etc)....so......I decided that I would CHALLENGE MYSELF!.....One scrapbook layout a day....PLUS card(S) from the leftovers.....plus maybe...perhaps ONE ALTERED ART piece EACH week ( hmmmm...that would be 52 of those).....Sooooooo...after talking it over with DD Jenny in Boston...she has agreed to "hold me accountable" for that challenge!!.....I can scrap whatever I want...however I wish or feel........but I maintain, I will be ACCOMPLISHED!!!....so, STAY TUNED!!!!......I am excited!!!!!

I tried to call Jenny to give me a kick start ( what should I start scrapping????....she does EVERYTHING chronological....kittykards6473)....BUT, to my dismay ( and probably HERS ,after seeing this post)....she was NOT available ( ok...she WAS working!!)...ANYHOO...so.....I opened JENNY'S box of photos......and made LAYOUT ONE....DAY ONE!!!!

Remember when you took your kids to OLAN MILLS for a photo shoot?.....the only place back in 1973 to get REAL pictures made.....well.....this layout is JENNY at 3 weeks old!! ...yes, she does look like POPEYE in a couple of them!!!..But, SUPER CUTE!..I kept the layout simple...used SU stamps to create my background.....and a vintage quilt pieced heart is sewn onto the paper by hand.. Since I AM NOT really comfortable with JOURNALLING ( albeit, I think I have come a LONG way by blogging) ...I just cut a circle with my coluzzle to mimic the other stamped images, and wrote Jenny...3 weeks old. HOWEVER.....after looking at it a while, I decided to "add" an envelope with a tag insert on the one side....& will probably copy & paste THIS blog entry on the tag......I do feel so very strongly that it is SOOOOOOOOO IMPORTANT to get your pictures...your moments of your life scrapped.....Those of you who are ALOT younger than I am...have such an awesome opportunity to Scrap your LIFE......PLEASE....PLEASE...do it!!!....dont wait as long as I have!!
Sorry the post is so long.....I promise the FUTURE days will not be as wordy!!!
SO....thats it for tonight....the "cards" are still on the scrap table waiting to be finished....but, there is a STORM a BREWING...and so I wanted to at least get this post up!

Thank you for visiting!!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

Wall Hanging for ARTZ de SCRAP CONTEST!!!

Here is my entry for the Artz de Scrap coaster wall-hanging contest...wish me luck!!!
I have taken a regular sized clip board and ALTERED it with SU stamps,Designer Scrapbook papers,LOTS of ribbons, CORK,metal embellies,HANDMADE stick pins( gonna make more of these sweeties!!),hand-dyed silk flowers, and VINTAGE mother-of-pearl button from my yummy stash!
Some of the papers used were from my "win" at Artz de Scrap for MY WORLD inspiration. Fun Basic Grey "Perhaps" and EK Success "Inspirables" matched perfectly with the color combo of natural cork and assorted ribbons, fibers & trims....This kind of ART is my most favorite of all....
Featured on this wall hanging are my children ( and grandguys)....The coasters are layered with coordinating SU cardstock...and featuring...from left to right:
Our daughter, Jenny and husband Bill....they live in Boston
Our daughter, Joy, husband Lee & grandguys Myles & Sammy...they live in SC
Our son, Jarrod & his wife Ericka....they live in Mississippi
And the sweet memories of life.....the story behind the CASTLE....which is "floating" inside a clear envelope attached to the clipboard...and can be exchanged with an updated pic of hubby and me(whenever!)....ANYHOO...the story is that when hubby & I were dating, he promised to always treat me like a queen...and he always has....so, the castle ( from Disney World) is a symbol of our love...and life together.
So....that's it for today....Thanks so much for visiting!!....Beeeeeee sure to check out my Etsy shop, StudioBeeCreations...and DD Jenny's at KittyKards6473.
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

LOOKEE what UPS Delivered!!!

OK,OK,OK....I Know I agreed to USE WHAT I HAVE...but,I didnt HAVE this....and, I got caught up in the HSN buyers frenzy a few weeks ago...I will tell you, that the video they showed definitely SOLD me on this new CAD II, BIG BITE from WeR Memory Keepers....Plus the FREE(???) grommets that came with it!!.....So....I took this picture yesterday, and as you can see..it is STILL in the package....HONESTLY I had some orders to get finished first beeeeeeeefore I would LET myself open it!......and now, this morning, I am doing a quickie post before church........But, when I get home, I will get out THE JAWS OF LIFE ( which is what is going to be needed to OPEN the package!) and start playing!!!....oooooh...BUT WAIT!...first, I WILL read the IMPORTANT INFO WARNING that is on the bottom of the package.....If I can get BIT by the little CAD....what injury do you think could be made with this monster????.....I shutter to think!
Anyhoo...thats it for right now....just a glimpse of my new tool!
Have a SUPERIOR Sunday!!!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

I am COMMITTED...ALTERED PLANNER

OK....for those of you out there who really think I SHOULD be TRULY COMMITTED, in a looney bin somewhere....thats not what I actually meant....BUT....ANyhoo, in my desire to USE WHAT I HAVE, and always altering STUFF...I have taken the OLD SU Planner, which was discontinued....and using my FAVE DSP ( ok....one of my faves!!),I covered scrap chipboard ( aka...the sheets that come with the dsp!...no, I RARELY throw anything away!)....and adhered to the front, back & spine of the old planner with red-liner tape....Also, co-ordinating the Chipboard "d" from simon-lower and the ON BOard Ginormous pieces( these have been in my stash...shamelessly UNUSED for months!)..oh..and I used my CAD ( yes, I was very careful...no more accidents!!) to punch the holes in the circle piece!...& added some gg ribbon SCRAPS!

Using up assorted scraps, I made the inside pages..( punched holes with CAD)...The "calendar" is from the $ Store...cut apart and adhered to dsp. I used some of the leftover inserts from the old planner for my addresses/contacts, etc....and have added a covered envy for receipts ( which WILL be CLEANED OUT and filed each day/week/month as necessary....depending on how much I go out and spend!!.......hmmmm...AFTER I USE UP what I have!...lol!)
Of course, I had to cover a pen with beads to bling it up!
Sooooooooo..thats it for today!...Thanks so much for looking....please beeeeeee sure to visit my Esty shop...I am always adding new creations to it!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

WARNING WILL ROBINSON!!!...beware of where you stick your paper!

Hello!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to all my blog buds out there..who ALREADY know about my "weirdness"...and to anyone who is NEW to my blog...WELCOME...WELCOME......The post for the weekend is like a SUNDAY FUNNY...but, a day early!....and I mean early BEEEEEEEEEcause this little SNAFOO happened this morning at 3:30am....HAD to get this order finished!...
ANyhoo....THE WARNING...take heed....when placing ( uh...glued down for sure!) PRINTED WITH WORDAGE paper onto a surface, MAKE SURE that the words do NOT say something you will forever regret!...Take the SPECIAL ORDER purse I made for a friend...featuring her son's basketball team....OK...the PRINTED paper from Paper Studio has some "basketball" terms, etc......well...when I glued & cut out the panel...what to my wondering eyes should appear...but the word PASS.....WITHOUT the "P"......!!!!!!What in the world!!???? So.....after the initial ARGH moment was over.....I went to my ribbon stash ( just got this ribbon on SALE at HL!!!)...and discretely covered the "wordage"....TADA!!!!

Sooooooo....anyhoo...here is the other side of the Purs-onality Purse.....Cage's MOM was estatic....I am hoping for more orders....also am offering a special for FUND RAISERS!!!!...we shall see!
Oh....and BTW ( sorry this is so long today!).....BUT...BEWARE ALSO of THE CROP-A-DILE!....it bites!!!....yeah, yeah, yeah...I know, you are supposed to keep your fingers outta the way....BUT...ooopppps!....AND OWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEE...NO PICTURE, for your sake....and from the recommendations for my DD in Boston and BFF Laura!
Thanks for visiting.....Creative Blessings,
Debbie

PINK CAT STUDIO!!...Check this out!!

OK....my blogger buds....you HAVE to check out this web-site PINK CAT STUDIO and their blog!!..and their CONTEST!!!!!...whoowhooooooooo.....These stamps are sooooooo FUN & full of WHIMSEY!!.....my FAVOURITE kind!!!...Beeeeeeeee sure to check them out.....and watch StudiBeeCreations for some cards coming soon with these TWEET stamps!!!

Creative blessings, Debbie

TAGGED>>Some Light-reading material

My buddy, gal-pal ALEX, CaLIFORNIA Stampin' has tagged me....gee thanks, my friend.....I am not very good at filling in the blanks...maybe, I'll just use her answers!LOL!!....Beeeeeeeeeee sure to check out her blog!....Oh my goodness, her scrapbook pages are MOST inspiring!!!
So....here's my answers......
1. Name your two favorite scrapbooking topics.
My family....Hubby, children & grandguys....one of these days I'll get into the HERITAGE photos too.
2. What are the two best places you’ve ever been to?
Hmmmmmmm...difficult for me to only do two.....#1.ANYPLACE with my husband...he is my soul mate...my right arm....and #2. Visiting my daughter in Boston ( very cool) and then we took a "side trip" to NYC....also COOL BEANS!
3. Name two things you do every day.
CREATE......and spend time ( sometimes too much) on the computer blogging & blurfing.
4. Name two things that pretty much everyone knows about you.
I LOVE making stuff outta junk.....I am thrifty and LOVE to reclaim, recycle & reuse.
5. What are your two favorite stores?
Good Will (duh)...and....HOBBYLOBBYJOANNSMICHAELS ( thats ONE store, right??)
6. What are your two favorite accessories to stamp/scrap with?
My Stamp-a-ma-jig (whooooooooowhoooooooo!!!) and ANY textile I can incorporate into my project
7. What are your two favorite occasions to make cards for?
You know that occasion called "ALL Occasion"...THATS my fave!!!
8. What time of day or night are you able to do the most stamping?
Hmmmmmmm........anytime!!!...My hubby is MOST understanding of the creative process!
9. What two things do a lot of people NOT know about me?
I would lOVELOVELOVE to be on a design team & be the first to PLAY with NEW releases!
...other than that...I think BLOGGING has pretty much NIXED any other SECRETS!!!

I TOLD you I was not good at this....OBVIOUSLY I have an issue with answering questions!
Ok....so, I will TAG TWO...................Laura, my BESTEST FRIEND....and HERO, The Stampin'Soldier....and SANDY, A Colourful World...who is the FIRST blog I read every day....not only is she a HOOT....but she is ALPHABETICAL on my blog roll!.....and this lady is sooooooo very inspirational and generous....beeeeeee sure to check them both out!

AND speaking of LAURA.....she has tagged me with the most coveted and honored YOU MAKE MY DAY AWARD!.....BACK AT YOU, my friend!!!....I know that 2 years ago ( has it really been ONLY two years???) that we met ( definitely a GOD thing...for sure!!)...my life and world CHANGED when I met you...and I am truely blessed!!
And...OH MY GOODNESS...I would mention & tag EVERYONE on my blogger roll for the award...WHY?...beeeeeeeecause, I visit your blogs because you are all so inspirational....and you brighten my world...each and every day!!.......
Ok...so, now I need to go create.......& POST some more things on ETSY......Please check out my SHOP....you never know what might be "in store" for you!!!

Creative blessings, Debbie

HOARDERS ANON...Use it up!...Mileage Book

OK...better late than never....Visit my friend SANDY, who is constantly bizzzzzzzzy doing Cards for Heros, SCS, blogging, saving the world (she must be doing this!!)...talk about MULTI-TASKING!....anyhoo...like I said...please go see Sandy's blog, A Colourful World, where she is doing a Hoarder's Anonymous challenge. Here's one I have come up with.....the PROJECT has been on my design table for way too many months now.
A simple $1.00 spot journal ....from a few YEARS ago( very cool find with all the texture!)....I have done a little layering with one of my most favorite SU dsp: Fall Flowers....took an On Board Simon lowercase "M".....uh, for mileage, and added a few rogue brads and TONS of FUN fibers & ribbons ( lots of these rogue pieces in The Bee Hive Studio!)....I cannot seem to throw anything away...EVER!....But, I have become very creative using what I have!
So, now I have no idea how to load this onto the HA @ SCS....so, I'll just let Sandy know.....she'll know what to do ( she is so TECH Savvy!!!)
Beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee sure to take a peak over at my Etsy store......I am USING what I have....and loading up LOTS of projects this week!....so, check back often!....you might just find something you HAVE to have!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

GRAND OPENING....FINALLY....MY ETSY SHOP!!

Without further A-do......it's about time....I have opened FINALLY...
MY ETSY SHOP....StudioBeeCreations
TADA!!!!!!...Seriously....what else would I call it?????....My FirstBorn DD turned me on to Etsy almost A YEAR AGO....I signed up....but never listed anything beeeeeeeeeeecause I was on that EBAY wagon!.....Well....I am sooooooooo about HANDMADE now....and thats really what Etsy is all about!!.....SO, I welcome you to shop.....also,PLEASE visit my DD at KITTYKARDS6473.....she is so very talented......and to think when she was little, didnt have any inkling to create ( she's my "brain-child")....but, now....since beeeeeeeeeeeeee-ing introduced to the world of CARD & Scrapbook making is MOST,MOST awesome.......Check her out!!!!
Check back to my shop often....I am now on a ROLL!!!!....What in the world???....Here I am...this tech-no-challenged, over 50, empty-nester,Mom to 3 grown awesome kids, Mama to 2 beeeeeautiful grandguys.....married to the man of my dreams.... my best friend....MR LOWES!
God is sooooooooo good!...I am truely BLESSED!!
creatively yours, Debbie

A CASE of a BIRTHDAY CARD with FUN Envie!

OK.....I was in a TOTAL creative slump....so, I went BLURFING to all my regular favorite stops, and found this wonderful creation from ANGIE JUDA ( Chic'nScratch) to CASE!..Thanks, girlfriend for the inspiration!...She does awesome work...I just LOVE her...and although she no longer lives in the Nashville area, she still has that GREAT accent....beeeeeeeeee sure to check out her TUTES!!!

............and so after the CASE....I was INSPIRED to create a matching envelope for the fun card!With just a minor bit of resizing, the card fits PERFECTLY into a CD envelope, which is 5 x 5....HOW MUCH FUN is THAT????......I took my stayzon and stamped the flower from the same A Birdie Told Me SU stamp set, over & over...making it like a field of flowers......& using my sharpies( for the transparency part) and SU markers, colored in the flowers & leaves...and adding some freeform grass.
SUPER DUPER fun & EASY!!!!....Thanks for looking....I am back in my Creative MOJO!!
Whoooooooooowhoooooooooooooooooo!!
Blessings, Debbie

Whoooooooooowhoooooooooo ...beeeeeeee sure to go visit SAMM and enter a card for her BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY!!!!!.....

VINTAGE HANKIE OOAK HANDMADE card Studio Bee Creations

Here is one of my latest creations from THE BEE HIVE STUDIO that I posted in my EBAY STORE StudioBeeCreations....made from a VINTAGE Ladies'Hankie....I LOVE re-inventing treasures from the past!!....and combining TEXTILES with PAPERCRAFTS....not to mention...using what I have from my stash!Vellum sentiment is from CM....vintage baby rick rack. I would LOVE to have you visit my Ebay STore, and see some of my other creations!
I have my OPEN HOUSE tomorrow for the new STampin'UP! catty....have to work on samples and prep for the Make 'n Take..thats me...down to the wire...bizz, bizz, bizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzy!
Have a FAB Friday!!
Creative Blessings
Debbie

HAPBEEEEEEEEEEEEE NEW YEAR!!!!

Hapbeeeeeeeee New Year to all of my friends out there in BLOG-LAND......I cherish and appreciate all the wonderful friendships I have made throughout the past several months....and look forward to 2008 being another MOST AWESOME Inspirational year!!!

Sooooooooooooo...CHECK OUT THIS BLOG:
Artz de Scrap
and LOOKEEEEEEEE what I won!!!!...whooooooooooooowhooooooooooooo
I am soooooooooooo excited!!!!....Make sure you CHECK OUT THESE most awesome CREATIVE Gals!!!!! ....altering STUFF is my PASSION!!!......and there is a NEW CHALLENGE going on NOW!!!!...... Please make sure you let them know I SENT YOU!!!

Ok......I have NO idea how to get this picture of my winnings to the middle of my post.....ARGH!..I have done it before....just not cooperating this morning....and I have sooooooooo much creating to do today!!....so....up top it stays!!

Creative Blessings, Debbie