Hanging with Grandbabies

I'm here in North Carolina and Virginia for the next 3 weeks.  Spending time with my 2 new granddaughters and 3 sweet grandsons. Victoria Kate was born the 2nd week in April and Annabelle was just a week old yesterday. My son Joel and his wife are expecting their 1st baby in about 5 weeks. They are expecting a girl also! This will be our 11th. grandchild and we are so excited and anxious to welcome her, and so thankful to the Lord for blessing us so abundantly.

I have been looking at all the wonderful card samples on different sites and hope to be back in full gear by the 2nd week in June.  I was planning on having projects made and posted automatically before I left, but lost my mojo. I'd walk into my Studio and just leave. Ugh! I hate when that happens. Not even the challenge sketch blogs motivated me. Sad, but true.

I hope you have a wonderful and blessed weekend. Go do something CRAFTY!

HUGS, Bernie Bee

Cheer Up/FM#206/ CTD#339

I don't usually get a chance to craft on Sunday or post, but today I could do both.

The card above is combining two challenges, Friday Mashup! and Color Throwdown. I fell in love with colors from CTD and the umbrella/polka dot theme over at Friday Mashup!

Used my Cricut Explore Air to die cut the Umbrella w/ shadow (The First Few Years cartridge). There are over 90 umbrella images to chose from with my subscription, but this is the one I really was drawn to.

SU products: Geometrical, Daffodil Delight CS, Basic Black CS, Polka Dot Parade, Whisper White CS, Perfect Polka Dots EF, Boho Blossoms & Petite Petals punches.

That's about it for today. I hope you have a wonderful Sunday and do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,
BernieBee

Love Grows Here / FMS #183

Boy, has this week flown by! I really had plans on getting several cards up, but that didn't happen. I was out and about, lost my mojo and have been learning the in's and out's of my new Explore and the Cricut Design Space. I'm still amazed at how much it can do. They just released another update yesterday which adds more awesomeness.

This is a Baby card that I created today using this weeks Freshly Made Sketch #183. I was tempted to add more "stuff" but refrained myself.  I'm really trying to produce more simple, uncomplicated cards.  I am succeeding a little and hope to become more comfortable with keeping it simple.

The stamp set I used was one I bought quite awhile ago from Taylored Exressions, Love Grows Here. It always makes me smile, but I have been challenged when it comes to coloring it. Unfortunately, today was not much better, but I pressed in. I think I stamped and colored the image 7 or 8 times. UGH! My final attempt was used, but I'm still not completely happy with the results, but used it anyway. I would love your opinion and suggestions.

The technique I settled on using: 

• Stamping the image with Black Memento Ink on SU Shimmer White paper
• Adding clear embossing powder which was then heat set  

• Colored the image with SU inks and the Aqua painter

Having the image outlined with the embossing powder helped me "stay within the lines". I still need practice. I'll be using the sweet images from the set again trying this technique and perhaps my Prisma Color Pencils. So stay tuned!

Other SU products used:  Sweet Dreams DSP with matching buttons, Bitty Banner Framelit dies, Chevron EF

Have a wonderful evening and I hope you can do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,

BernieBee

Boys will be Boys Birthday Card/ cQc#287

A quick and easy boys card today using ColourQ's color challenge. Loved this sketch, but I was not able to link this to retrosketch challenge#160 because it was due by yesterday. I still loved the sketch and used it create this card using it.

SU Boys Will Be Boys stamp set, Project Life Cards and Labels Die, Sweet Dreams DSP, Basic Black, Basic Grey, Tangelo Twist, Whisper White card stock, Stylish Stripes EF, Tangelo Twist buttons.

Well, I need to get going. My hubby and I are off to a church Western Party. It should be lot's of fun and I'll try to take some pictures and post them on Monday.

Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you get to do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,
BernieBee

Hello There! / FMS182

My card today is being linked to the challenge 

 Freshly Made Sketches.  

I needed a quick card to send to my daughter-in-law. She is 7 months pregnant and  just had a bout with kidney stones. OUCH! The sketch was perfect for a clean and simple card.

  

Stamp set, SU Timeless Talk, Starburst Framelits Dies,Back to Black DSP, Retired card green stock.

I have some outside work to do which I have been putting off for a while. Hopefully, I'll be able to work on another card when that's done.

Enjoy your Friday and go do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,

BernieBee

Hello Baby / MOJO#393

Today's card is one I'm sending along to my son and his wife, Lindsey. They blessed us with another beautiful granddaughter on Monday, Victoria Kate. She joins her brothers Jackson and Evan.

I used MOJO#393 sketch to jump start my creativity.

The papers are from and older echo park pack, Hello Summer, SU So Saffron, Whisper White,SU Primrose Petal ink, SU Something to Say and Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp sets , star punch, and SU Baby's First Framelits Dies, scallop circle die, banner die (non SU)

Well I'm off to do some errands and enjoy this beautiful day. Make your Wednesday a great one and go do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,

BernieBee

Cricut Explore / CASE card

Lace Floral Card - Cricut Design Space

My card today was CASEd from the example above and cut from my Explore Air.  This was a free make it now project that was included in my Cricut Explore Design Space subscription.

I changed the color of the flowers, the center panel, and used an SU Doily to replace the cut doily from Cricut, used a SU button from the Christmas selection, and added the sentiment from SU's Flower Patch. The papers are from unknown sources.

Although the doily was perfectly cut using the Explore, the   paper was a little too heavy. I just didn't like the look. It really is still amazing how this machine cuts these intricate cuts so perfectly. This is my 3rd. Cricut and the 2 others certainly don't hold a candle up to this new Explore.

Make it a wonderful Monday and go do something CRAFTY!

Hugs,
BernieBee