Bee Creative with Debbie

07/06/2016

Christmas in July

Hello stampers,

Today is Christmas in July! It's never to early to start thinking about Christmas cards. The stamp I used today is retired but is one of my favorite Christmas stamps. I have done the dove in the traditional Christmas colors like below, but also in shades of blues, purples with accents of yellow or gold.

thanks for stopping by today,

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Jul 6, 2016 5:05:00 PM | Cards - Christmas & Winter

06/15/2016

Home Sweet Home Challenge

Hello fellow stampers,

Today we are here with a Home Sweet Home challenge with the DOstampers. Circles & Butterflies are the focus for today's card. I did use the "Happy Birthday" greeting from Guy Greetings. Butterflies are from the Watercolor Wings and the leafs in the circles are from Awesomely Artistic. Card base and first layer are in Crumb Cake, and the Hardwood stamp was stamped off once time, also in Crumb Cake to give it a softer look. Butterfly colors are Wisteria Wonder, Blushing Bride and So Saffron. Leaves are in Pear Pizzazz. I took a couple close up photo's of the card so you can see how pretty the butterfly wings are with some Wink of Stella on them. I decided to forgo the butterfly antenna and used some gold metallic thread.

Thanks for stopping by today,

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Jun 15, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - Birthday

06/08/2016

Color Challenge

Hello stampers,

It's been awhile since I posted...life sometimes gets in the way of stamping. It feels good to get back in the stamp room. This week is a color challenge with one of my favorite colors...Melon Mambo, along with Basic Black and Whisper White. being summer I decided to go with butterflies and Potpourri Papillion has a wonderful variety of butterflies. Before I stamped the butterflies I used the honeycomb from Butterfly Basics with Smoky Slate and stamped off once first to make it lighter, then I stamped the large butterfly with the Melon Mambo, then the smaller butterfly is still in Melon Mambo but I stamped off once first again to make it a lighter shade. I cut my butterfly collage into 3/4" strips and layered them on the Basic Black card-stock, tied Whisper White satin ribbon (retired) around it with a fork bow and then layered that onto Melon Mambo card-stock card base. Cute & quick card that can be used as a thank you, birthday, or any occasion.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy stamping,

Make sure to check out more inspiration with my fellow DOstampers:

Product List for today's card

Butterfly Basics Clear Stamp Set

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Butterfly Basics Wood Stamp Set

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Papillon Potpourri Clear Stamp Set

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Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

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Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115320]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

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Smoky Slate Classic Stampin' Pad

[131179]

Whisper White 5/8" Satin Ribbon"

[114616]

Stampin' Trimmer

[126889]

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

Jun 8, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - All Occasions

05/18/2016

Something for Baby - DOstampers Sketch Pad Challenge

Hello stampers,

I am back again this week for a sketch challenge. I am going to a baby shower and needed a card so that is the focus for this week. Stamp sets Something for Baby and Made with Love worked perfect. Don't forget the coordinating Baby First framelits. I also used Circle framelits and Circle punches this week, along with Crystal Effects to add a little more shine.

Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out more inspiration with the other DOstampers.

Until next week...happy stamping,

Product List for today's card:

Something For Baby Wood-Mount Stamp Set

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Something For Baby Clear-Mount Stamp Set

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Made With Love Photopolymer Stamp Set

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Baby's First Framelits Die

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Melon Mambo 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[115320]

Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad

[126948]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Softly Falling Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

[139672]

1-1/4" Circle Scallop Punch

[127811]

1" Circle Punch

[119868]

Circles Collection Framelits Die

[130911]

Rhinestone Basic Jewels Embellishments

[119246]

Crystal Effects

[101055]

Big Shot

[113439]

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

[130658]

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Glue Dots

[103683]

May 18, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - All Occasions

05/11/2016

Color My World challenge

Hello Stampers,

Today’s challenge is a “Color My World” with Early Espresso, Delightful Dijon, and Marina Mist. To me the colors are very masculine and I thought to combine it with upcoming Memorial Day and used the For My Country stamp set. I combined it with a sentiment from For All Things. This card is truly quick and easy and would be very good for a beginner.

I stamped my soldier with Early Espresso on Delightful Dijon card stock and then crumpled it up and used dimensionals on some Early Espresso card stock with the bottom hand torn. I stamped off one time before creating my own background paper on Marina Mist card stock with the tags and then used the paper snips to fussy cut an extra set out. Add a few candy dots from the neutral collection completes the card. I stamped my sentiment on the inside of the card.

Make sure to place your order soon for the For Your Country stamp set and candy dots, as they are both on the retiring list.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great stamping day,

Make sure to check out more inspiration from this week's challenge from other DOstampers:

Product List

May 11, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - All Occasions

05/04/2016

Grateful Bunch

Hello stampers,

The Grateful Bunch stamp set is quickly becoming one of my favorites! The inspiration for today's DOstamper challenge is "Home Sweet Home"

At first I was going to reach for the Rose Wonder bundle but ended up focusing more on the the colors that popped out to me...Calypso Coral, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight and Pear Pizzazz. To make the card I used emboss resist technique. I first masked off an area, then stamped my image with Whisper White Craft Ink, added clear embossing powder and set with the heat tool and before removing the mask sponged with color, then repeated the process for the other two sections. It really did not take long at all. I spent more time deciding how to embellish the card and ended up with pearl accents and simple white ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by today and happy stamping,

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Product List for today's card

May 4, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - All Occasions

04/27/2016

Sketch Pad Challenge

Hello stampers,

Today's challenge is a sketch pad challenge and I flipped one of the Delicate Ornament Thinlets over to use as a hot air balloon. I also used the Sunburst thinlet as a template and sponged the area in-between with So Saffron ink on So Saffron card-stock. I also used the negative image of the cloud from the Tree Builder punch to sponge some clouds in Marina Mist on Soft Sky card-stock. I used Cucumber Crush and Watermelon Wonder card-stock under to balloon and added a couple of candy dots.

have a great day,

Be sure to check out more Sketch Pad inspiration from the DOstamper team:

Product List used for today's card

Delicate Ornament Thinlits Dies

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Sunburst Thinlits Die

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Big Shot

[113439]

Big Shot Magnetic Platform

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[139684]

[140603]

[138295]

[119850]

[133519]

So Saffron 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[105118]

Marina Mist 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119682]

Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131203]

Cucumber Crush 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138335]

Watermelon Wonder 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[138334]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

So Saffron Classic Stampin' Pad

[126957]

Marina Mist Classic Stampin' Pad

[126962]

Subtles Candy Dots

[130933]

Fine-Tip Glue Pen

[138309]

SNAIL Permanent Adhesive

[104332]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Apr 27, 2016 5:00:00 PM | Cards - All Occasions

04/21/2016

Color Challenge

Hello stampers,

Today is a color challenge with some beautiful colors...Pear Pizazz, Wisteria Wonder & Marina Mist.

I used my square framelits to make the window and lots of dimensional's.

Be sure to check out more "Color My World" inspiration from my DOstamperSTARS Team (click on their names below):

Have a great stamping day,

Product List for today's card:

Apr 21, 2016 4:10:47 AM | Cards - All Occasions

04/20/2016

Paper Pumpkin

If you don't subscribe to Paper Pumpkin, you really should reconsider...this month's kit is super cute and fun to make.

Paper Pumpkin is like getting a surprise present every single month, a great gift to yourself!

Apr 20, 2016 7:48:08 AM | Paper Pumpkin

04/06/2016

Home Sweet Home DOstamper Challenge with By the Tide

Hello again,

This week is a Home Sweet Home challenge which pretty much was a no brainer for me...By the Tide. Absolutely love, love, love this stamp set and I'm sure hoping it does not make it to the retiring list. Only used two colors, Night of Navy and Whisper White. I didn't have any regal candy dots left so I attempted to use a stampin write marker and color a few perfect white accents and it didn't turn out so well, even smudged a bit on the card, but you live and learn and move on.

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I always look forward to Thursday and seeing what other DOstampers come up with for these weekly challenges, so be sure to check out more inspiration from other DOstamper Stars,