Fun New Product to Use!

Soooo..there is the sweet lady (Shilo) who has an AWESOME product line

UNIQUE LASER DESIGNS

...and I have recently been using her items in a few of my art pieces.

Super duper sweet laser cut ladybugs!

...and birdie on a branch !

If you are a "creative soul"....enjoy card making...scrapbooking...altered art...mixed media... and want to try out an AWESOME product...be sure to visit Unique Laser Designs

...and tell Shilo I said HI!

{more coming soon!}

creative blessings,

debbie

Door closed...OPEN window!!!

sooooooo.....it happened again...

another rejection...

 

BUT...I am looking towards the Open Window...and pressing on!

 

I have some projects up my sleeve(that's a hint!)...that I am working on to submit for publication...with the ever present encouragement from family & friends!

 

Going Forward...with the example of sweet friend Alexa Lett  (well known author, and fantastic artsy-craftsy merchant)..leading me toward that said "open window"...I will continue my quest (cue music...any music..I love to sing).

Working on some canvases, art blocks and assorted mixed media yumminess!

Have a SUPERB day!!

 

creative blessings,

debbie

TEASER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AWESOME & EXCITING NEWS!!!!

 

But I cannot really say so YET....but, here is my teaser....

 

Just received THESE beauties in the mail......a whole lot of YUMMYNESS from

 

Buttons Galore & More

OH MY GOODness Gracious.....Mercy Me.......My mission....should I decide to accept it (BIG DUH)..is to be creative with these...however I wish...and do a linky-do post about it!...to the wonderful blog and store here....

So...stay tuned...check back....and see what I have created.....SOOOOOOOON!

 

creative blessings,

debbie





Tulip Tie-Dye and E-Book REVIEW

Okeeedokeeeee......so, this is my second attempt to get this post up and going........

I was asked to review a brand new Ebook put out by ilovetocreate.com

using a  Tulip Tie-Dye kit....its been MANYMANY years since  I tried my hand at tie dyeing.

I was sent the "kit"...and asked to make something...write supplies & instructions and post about it.

Soooooo.....I got together a couple of "blanks" from my stash...a Gerber Onesie and a bar cloth from Target....and went for it!

I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee the OMBRE look....so, following the AWESOME instructions ( seriously, I could not have explained it better!)..... I created these:

which turned into....this:

added together with a FUN embellishment you can find in my ETSY shop

StudioBeeCreations

birdies and bloomers

HOW MUCH UBER fun & cuteness??????........The instuctions are awesome!!!

The kit goes a LONGLONG way.....sooooo many options!

....EASY PEASY lemon squeezy!

Following all the inclosed instructions....along with the eBook...you will ULTIMATELY hooked!!

So....go check it out!....

The e-Book is awesome....The Tulip Tie-Dye opens the creative world to FUNFUNFUN!

creative blessings,

Debbie

AllThings Altered Summer Blog Hop!!!

Well.....hey there!!!...Are you ready to enjoy another FUNFUNFUN All Things Altered Blog Hop?

If you are here with me...you are about mid-way....so if you'd like to start at the very beginning, then head over to our "leader" Pammejo at Scrapbook Flair . Beeeeeee sure to follow along...and check out the wonderful prizes being offered...make sure to comment for a chance!

Sooooo...this is what I started with...a little wooden carry-all, that has been in my stash for several years....an original from GW..I painted it shabbychic white and it stayed like that...BORING!

 I actually think it was for utensils, maybe...it measures 10"x8"x5".....and I took it from this:

tooooooooooooooooooooooo:

THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Using techniques I have gleened from stalking Christy Tomlinson of ScarletLime and

JulieFei-Fan Balzer of Balzer Designs ...and pulling out stuff from my stash, I decorated the "tote" with paints, stamps, inks, ribbons, rub-ons....some vintage yo-yo's from my ETSY shop StudioBeeCreations, along with one of my NEW to the shop BLOOMERS!!!!

How much FUN!!!!...I also rescued a plain jane clipboard and made it feel the love of  Everything ALtered, with more papers from ScarletLime...

............and the "secret weapon".....

MOD PODGE

Ya gotta loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ModPodge, and go read the fun blog of Amy Anderson...she's a HOOT!

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So.....this is my fun, new Carry-All....it will sit on my work table...hold some fun pens and pencils....and the clipboard ready for noties......

From here...you will go to the WONDERFULLY talented

Jennifer Priest of Hydrangea Hippo

Leave all the talented ladies some LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.....me too!

UPDATE:......From here go to Jessica Baker at

http://thatzuneek.blogspot.com/

Going now to clean up the studio....note to self:....DO NOT try to sprinkle glitter with the FAN on!!!...I am glitterfied....and so is the cat!

Creative blessings,

Debbie

Jimminy Cricket!!...its been a month!

ALAS......another month has passed since my last post...WITW!!???

BUT!!....I have been uber bizzzy.....creating some new items for my sweet Canadian customer ( and friend for life) Connie....using bits and bobs from my stash...along with my awesome haul from Laura @ LillyBellesPaperie ......Yep...I should have taken a picture of all the awesome product, but, I was sooooo excited to jump in and create on my day off!....AND BOY HOWDY..did I ever have a blast!

FYI....for real...go visit her Esty shop....GREAT product...GREAT service!!

So...here is a card I created using LillyBelles  Color-Couture Cardstock,,,awesome quality....AND matching envies!!

I created my own paperdoll...cut from vintage book paper(aka recycled book from thrift store)...and then dressed her in October Afternoon Sidewalks paper pad....can you say yummy?!

I used a Martha punch, a vellum sticker from my stash...some trims and embellies and buttons all from.....yep!...LBP!!!

I used the same basic technique in paperpiecing with the gift tags:

I will be putting these all in my etsy shop StudioBeeCreations tonight....these cuties are OOAK...however...I can do similar designs!!

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST....(it has been a month of zero posts!)...here is a canvas I created using said paperdolls....LBP product....and techniques from ScarletLime Christy Thomlinson...AND Julie FeiFan Balzer Balzer designs....OMG...her stencils ROCK!!!!

This  saying is bittersweet....My Mother would always tell me this quote....when I was not behaving well....she passed away 10 years ago this month...and I miss her ......

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooo....you just never know...who shapes your creativity.....

But, I for one....am LOVEEEEEEEEEin what I have!

Creative blessings,

Debbie



BLOG CANDY on its WAY!!...DON'T LOOK FLOSSIE!!

FINALLY!!!!.....Flossie's BLOG CANDY is on its way!!( left The Bee Hive Studio on thursday!)...I LOVELOVELOVE the whole AMY BUTLER line....so much so....I just purchased a TON of fabric from this ETSY shop to make my APRONS, BAGS, Pincushions and assorted other sewing projects!....Awesome service!!!...Beeeee sure to check her out!

OK....so, if you've been reading my blog...you know already that I was offering a set of monogram cards made from the yummy-licious AB patterned papers....and after creating them for Flossie...I placed them in a box from Papertrey Ink...and added a bellyband to match.....BUT WAIT!!!....I could not STOP the creative flow.....so, I ALSO created an altered clipboard...minipost-it key fob (see tute on Angie's Stampin'Academy) AND a super sweet altered frame!.....I will be adding similar items to my ETSY shop withing the next few weeks....If you'd like your OWN personalized AB gift set ...please contact me!
I am having a BLAST working at Lowes....today I am teaching the Build & Grow workshop with the kids at the store.....my creative juices are flowing...so beeee sure to check back and see whats new at The Bee Hive Studio!!!!!!!
Creative Blessings,
Debbie

OHOHOH!!!!...I forgot to add that the FUN brooch/pin/embellishment on the clipboard is made by my very talented dd Joy ( Joy-Full-Ness)...who sells these JOXLETTES in her Etsy shop!...how uber cute are they?????

CRAFT CRITIQUE at CHA...check it out!!

Beeeeeeeeeeeeee sure to check out the postings on CRAFT CRITIQUE this week while they are attending CHA!!!...They have lots of goodies to share...and a CONTEST too!!!...whooooowhooooo!
So...go here: CRAFT CRITIQUE...and sign up for their auto email postings....so, you can KNOW whats going on...as soon as they do!!....its really COOL BEANS!!!!!!!!!!!

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!!!!!.....

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

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!...Lookee what MR.Lowes made for me!!

This is soooooooooo cool!!!!....My guy....Mr. Lowes.....in keeping with our HANDMADE Christmas theme , made this MOST AWESOME ...PUNCH Display Tree for all my hand punches,etc.....dont you just LOVELOVELOVE it???....He 'fashioned it" from an old display unit we used have in our craft booths years ago ( I knew there was a reason I needed to hold onto it!)
Anyhoo....as you can see, I need MORE PUNCHES!!...lol!...and my list from the brand new SU 2008 Spring catty is growing!!....
In my QUEST to be better organized for 2008...this is a GREAT New Beginning!....and, my friends....ya know what ???......You will absolutely LOVE the fact that I just happen to "mention"(winkwink) to him a few weeks ago that I "needed some way to store & display" my punches.....& he listened......He is soooooooooo great!....Hmmmmm...what OTHER organizational things do I need??????
So, here is my kick-off to 2008......Ive got a great head start!!

CHECK OUT THIS BLOG!!!!

Here's a gal who's got some AWESOME ideas for using what you have...and getting the "most BANG for your BUCK"(I say this ALL the time in my clubs & classes)!!!!!!!....Visit Crafty Al over at her blog: SHEETLOAD
AND she has a CONTEST going on too!!!.....yummy candy!!!
I am still doing my CRUNCH for cards & last minute gifts.....beeeee sure to check back to see what I have created...HANDMADE all the way!! ( ok...except for the Little Einstein stuff for my Grandguys!!)
Have a THOROUGHLY THRILLING THURSDAY!!!!!!
Creative blessings,
Debbie

NEW ADDICTION.....& no, its NOT CHOCOLATE!

I HAVE A NEW ADDICTION!!!!!.....& Obsession....Thanks sooooooooo much to
MS.DIVA Samantha Parisi

Oh MY GOODNESS GRACIOUS!!!....I KNEW I was hooked when, after filling up a stamp supply box with these FUN SPIRELLI's, using, of course, scraps from my stash (ya know, I NEVER throw anything away that can possibly be stamped or punched!)....that I actually reached for a WHOLE PIECE of c/s to PUNCH SOME MORE!..At least this addiction, unlike my one with chocolate, does not contain any FAT CALORIES!.....Honestly, these are wonderful...and now I have a ton of them to create more Christmas cards with!
Check out the 5-petal punch I used too...with a Spring Flower Bouquet flower center...spinning...spinning....my head is spinning!!!...Thanks, Samantha!!....Beeeeeeeee sure to check out her great TUTE on her blog!....I am on a QUEST today to use all of these on my cards BEEEEEEEEE-4 I punch any more!!!....hmmmmmmmmmmm...what do you want to bet.......??

Have a TERRIFIC TUESDAY!
Blessings, Debbie

Still CRUNCHING Cards.....

....but, I am making progress!!!...I decided to start off my card making by CASE-ing myself!...one of my designs ( which is close to the Holiday SU sample) from my Designer Christmas Card Buffet back in August.....What an easy way to go!....Copying what I had already done!...duh! Anyhoo....I made 20 of these...now, I am on to another design....You know by now, I am not the best with my recipes....but here are the "ingredients" to this card:
Purley Pomegranate, Blue Bayou and River Rock In-colors in C/S & ink....Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon ( confession: I did run out of this 1/2 way thru & had to substitute retired ribbons......USE WHAT YOU HAVE!!!!!!!)...Stamp set Star Studded Season....silver brads...Cut, stamp 'n stick....YUMMY!
So.....check out my Tower of Scraps!.......this is only one of literally DOZENS of these...Hubby brought home for me from Clearance at LOWES ( where he works)...he figured I could use for "something"...he knows me so well....As you can see, I always keep my punches close by, to save my scraps in the form of flowers, tags, scallops, photo corners...etc.....ya just NEVER know when you might need the PERFECT piece....and since all my SU c/s & dp co-ordinates, all I have to do is reach in the container and pull out a doo-dad punch to accessorize whatever project I am working on....ta da!!!
So...thats it for today....more crunching to do....the list keeps getting longer!.....Thank you so much to all of you who have requested my TUTE on the BRAG BOOKS....It will be forth coming this week....please check back!!!
Have a MARVELOUS MONDAY!!!.......Blessings, Debbie

LORD HAVE MERCY!....Fun TAG!!!

OK>>my creative juices are on OVERLOAD....and I am bizzzzzzzzzzy,bizzzzzzzy finishing up Christmas cards ( this weekend is the CRUNCH-time!) and gifts ( hand-made...of course). SO, for today...I have chosen...to be TAGGED by my kindred spirit friend MERCY....I know this is the easy way out for the post today...but....at least I am posting!!lol!!!...I promise the brag book TUTE will be forth-coming.....will be GREAT to use for last-minute gift...or how about a memory of the holiday season ??
Anyhoo.....here's the rules:

• Link the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
• Share 7 facts or weird things about yourself
• Tag 7 random people and list them ( including links to their blogs)
• Leave a comment on the blogs of the people that you tag letting them know they have been tagged!

Seven facts about me...some weird...some...just facts:

1. I LOVE CHOCOLATE!....anything chocolate.....any color chocolate...any form of chocolate!
2. I shop Goodwill...its my most favorite store for CLOTHES & junk...I am really into one-of-a-kind stuff!
3. My dog, Lazer...eats cat food.....he LOVES it...of course, he also loves ROAD KILL too!
4. Even tho I have a beeeeeeeautiful, huge studio,with lots of work-space I seem to be able to have SOMETHING GOING on every surface....and create on a 12" x 12" area (8"x8"..LOL!)...Have to have everything in sight...stamps, paper, ribbon, etc...etc!Anybody else?
   
5. I am sooooooo tech-NO-challenged...THIS IS A FACT!....so, the chance that you are reading this IS A MIRACLE!!!
6. I Love to re-create found objects....& make stuff outta junk!( which is another reason for fact #2!!!)
7. I am blessed to be married to my soul mate...who totally supports my creativity in every way.!

OK.....tagging....

1. Laura......of course...without her, I would not be blogging!!!
2. Alicia...I just found her blogspot!....AWESOME ideas!!
3. Flossie...I know everybody KNOWS her already, it is obvious from her HIT parade..but, she does so inspire me!
4. Sandy...tons of inspiration......check out her video for today!!!....its a hoot!
5. Samantha...I have been getting her updates for several weeks now....subscribe now!!..she is wonderful!
6. Kristina...yeah.....I know...you visit her too....but, isnt she AWESOME???...and her video's are ROCK-A-LICIOUS!!!
7. Shannon....who is always faithful reading my blog....and leaving a comment...Thanks so much!!

So........along with the DOZENS of others on my blogger roll...who I visit regularly for Creative Inspiration...these are my seven!
OK...TRULY....this entry today took me LONGER than if I had posted "normal".....duh!....remember my #5????
Have a FABULOUS FRIDAY!!!!...and a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!....I will be making my Christmas cards....listening to Christmas music.....and...............yeah....eating CHOCOLATE!

Cards for Soldiers

I woke up this morning...got my wonderful husband Gary off to work..and started going thru my blogger list doing my "morning read".....first on my list is A Colourful World ,
by Sandy.....I was in absolute tears after reading her latest entry. It sooooo got me thinking of how AWESOME Life is...that God in His Infinite wisdom has a plan for each & every one of us...and we all have a purpose. ALthough I am NOT savvy with expressing in words, I do recognize others who are most eloquent...and Sandy has expressed MY feelings in her blog today....she is such an inspiration!
All that being said....I HAD to show the box that came to my door a few days ago....from a sweet lady, Pat , who I met at a Stamp/Craft show I did with some other STampin'UP! demos a couple of weeks ago. For some reason ( now I KNOW is a GOD thing!), Pat & I were drawn together...and she made the statement that she had been stamping 24/7 for the past 10 months, while taking care of her husband due to illness....She said she had soooooooo many cards, and didnt know what to do with them! I told her about my CARDS FOR SOLDIERS program that I am trying to get going in my rural area.....and low & behold...she sent me a BOX FULL of wonderful creations...WAY over 100 ...PLUS ENVELOPES!!.....Pat is truely a blessing!
I am located close to Ft. Campbell, Ky where my bestest friend, Laura, The Stampin' Soldier is stationed...and these cards will be sent to her fellow soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division, who are now serving our country in Iraq.
If anyone would like to contribute cards to the next BOX 'o Goodies, please send to me at:
Debbie Harris
1910 Mosley Ferry Rd
Chapmansboro, TN 37035
Please pass along this info....these brave souls put their lives on the line for us each and every day....this is the least we can do for them...
Thank you....Blessings, Debbie