Bizzy Bec's June Challenge

Hi Everyone,

Hope you all are well & happy crafting!

Today starts a new challenge at Bizzy Bec's and this month it's all about 

Colour

This is a bowl of skittles for inspiration, but you can use any bright colour you like, this crazy theme was chosen by me! So lets see all those bedazzling creations.

This month I have used one of the adorable Whimsy Wee Stamps available at Bizzy Bec's online store, this is Peggy , and she is just one of the new collection available, and they are all 15% off .

I have coloured her with copic's and prisma pencils

Purples- BV0000, 00, 01 Violet

Skin - E0000,000, 00 R01 Henna

Hair - E55, 53,50 Ginger root

Yellows - YR 65, 31, Y17 Goldenrod

Reds - R27, 14, 12

Greens - G21, 40

Basket - E30, 25

Background - BG0000, 000

The DP is from Kaisercraft,  SB Circles for the die cutting, and the little flowers are punched out and I think it's called a retro flower. The pearls are from my stash.

If you are chosen as the lucky winner, you will receive this beautiful butterfly die from Cottage Cutz, so get out all those bright papers and show us your creations, we can't wait to see them.

 

Vintage Reminder

Hi Everyone!

Oh WOW it's been a long time since I have been able to make a card or post anything, as I have been moving and then I had to change my internet service and it took them a week and a half to do it, can you believe it !!!

Ok I will stop rambling because I would like to let you all know that you still have a little over a week to enter  

Bizzy Becs May Challenge

We would love to see your Vintage creations, and here is what I came up with,

For me it had to be Tilda, and I coloured her in sepia tones with copics and pencils

E47, E44, E42, E41, E40 Dark Brown

E31, E30 Burnt Ochre

The DP is from Becs Store and I used a background stamp to make it look like vintage wallpaper.

The lace , flowers , buttons are all from my stash.

A little peek at the inside

and a close up of Tilda.

So I hope you can join in the fun at Bizzy Becs May Challenge, there is a great Cheery Lynn Designs Die for the winner.

I am so glad to be getting back to normal, and hope to catch up with you all very soon.

April Challenge at Bizzy Becs , Texture!

Hi Everyone,

So sorry I didn't have this posted this morning for you , but the time just got away from me this week, it must be the last minute Easter rush lol.

But now on to the exciting part , we have a brand new challenge starting today at Bizzy Becs store blog, and the challenge is TEXTURE so we are asking you to use some type of material , eg fabric, hessian , felt , lace , ribbon, doily's etc, the theme this month was chosen by our very own DT girl Sally!

This card is for my Daughters birthday and of course she is turning Sweet 16 ! The beautiful lace behind the image is from my Mum's stash , it's so , so pretty irl, and I have edged it with more off white lace , very vintage I think, I used Unwrapped Tilda which is actually from a Christmas collection, but I thought she suits any day that presents come . lol. 

The gorgeous flowers are from Bizzy Becs and WOC. I have sponged the edges of the sweetheart blossoms with Memento desert sand ink to match my colour scheme, this pic also gives you a closer look at the SB Fleur De Lis square die I used behind the image , I thought I would give it a textured look too so I sponged it with three different colours of Kaisercraft paint, Violet , Egg Shell and Coastal Blue, I just used one of those cheap kitchen sponges , I cut a little square for each colour , wet them just a touch , then dab them in the paint and then off on scrap paper , and then on to the cut out die, it's an easy technique but very effective. Just make sure you only have a little of the paint on your sponge , otherwise it gets a bit blobby lol.

Here is a close up of Tilda, I sponged around the edge with more desert sand ink and added the scroll stamp for the corners .

Copic's and Prisma pencils used

Clothes , Socks and Present - B60, B63, B66 Violet

Skin - E0000, E000, E00 Henna

Hair - E57, E55, E53, E50

Present - E44, E42, E41, E40

The DP is Kaisercraft Tea at Elsie's paper pad , sponged with Walnut Stain Distress ink

Dies - SB Labels three, SB Fleur De Lis square, SB Small standard circles and scallops , Nellies Multi flower and Marianne Leaves.

So go and grab all your supplies at Bizzy Becs Online Store and jump into our April Challenge!

We have a stunning Cheery Lynn Designs Die for the lucky winner  Woo Hoo !!!

Thanks so much for visiting me today, 

I would like to wish all my lovely followers a very

Happy and Safe Easter break, I hope the Easter bunny brings you all lots of Chocolates!

 

Sketch Time at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Everyone,

Well the time is flying by and it's March already! So that means time for a brand new challenge at Bizzy Bec's.

This month the lovely Leonie has put together a fabulous sketch for us to follow.

Now you can turn it (as I did ) flip or rotate it , but we must be able to see the sketch in your project to be eligible for a prize, and you wouldn't want to miss that!

 I have used the adorable Cody Fishing from Bec's Online Store and is available for just $2.00 in digi format. I coloured Cody in Copic's and just a little pencil. The Gone Fishin Sign is from the Dollar Graphics Depot. I also used my template for the clouds  from Bev at All the things I love blog and you can find her blog HERE.

Here is a peek at the inside, following the same theme.

I usually don't do many boys cards, but this one just seemed to work for me, 

I have sponged around all the edges with Memento Summer Sky.

Card Recipe

Digital Images - Bizzy Bec's / Dollar Graphics Depot

Rubber Stamps - Happy Birthday , Gina K Designs

DP - Kaisercraft

Ric Rac is from my stash

Copic & Pencils

Water - B29, B24, B21

Boat - E42, E40 Warm Grey 50% , Beige

Hat & Shirt - YG93, YG 0000, YR21, YR12 Goldenrod

Fishing Rod - E23, N2 Dark Brown

Skin - E0000, E000, E00

Hair E50 Light Umber

So that's about it for me today , head over to Bizzy Bec's Store Blog  and check out all the gorgeous creations the rest of  the Design Team have come up with!

Also while you are there Bec has a Mini Blog Candy with a gorgeous Tilda up for grabs.

Isn't she adorable!!!! 

Just a note to my regular followers, Our dog is heaps better, thanks for all the well wishes, I really appreciated all your kind words.

Take care everyone, and Happy Crafting.

New Challenge at Bizzy Becs

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all ready for a brand new challenge?

Here at Bizzy Becs we are and we want you to join in the fun. Our lovely Debra has chosen the theme this month and Debra would like to see , All white except the image and you must have hearts somewhere on your card, of course it is the month of Love, being February.

For my card I have used an adorable stamp from Whimsy Stamps Jumbo Love which is available at Bizzy Becs Online Store.

This cute couple come with the sentiment and bows as a set, so it's an extra great value red rubber stamp set. I have used my grey copic's  to colour the image , He is in the cool and neutral greys and She is in the warm greys, I havn't coloured anything just grey before , but I was pleased how this cute couple turned out.

On the inside I have just wrote a little verse and added some more hearts to match the front. 

The hearts are part of a alphabet set from cuttlebug, and I have embossed them to with cuttlebug swiss dots and craft concepts budding vine embossing folders as per the front. I have distressed around everything with Pumice Stone Distress inks , just for a little more dimension.

Card Recipe

Stamps - Whimsy Jumbo Love

Dies - Magnolia Romantic Lace , Cuttlebug

Embossing Folders - CB Swiss Dots , Craft Concepts Budding vine

Copic Markers 

W3, W1, W00 , R0000

N5, N2, C00, R0000

Bow - R85 , R81

Bow - B95, B91

E50. E40

Pearl beading is from my stash.

So get out those crafting goodies, we love to see your creations at 

Bizzy Becs Store Blog

Christmas Challenge at Bizzy Bec's

Hi Everyone,

Well this Challenge couldn't be easier, cause I bet you all have been working flat out on your Chrissy cards., right! Yes the theme for our new challenge is Christmas at Bizzy Bec's store blog , I have created a Christmas scene to share with you.

I have used 2 Magnolia  stamps from the Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection Something for you Tilda and Welcome to a Sweet Xmas, I think she looks like she is just arriving to give her gift to someone special. 

I have used copic's and prisma pencils as I always do to colour, and I stamped Tilda first then masked her to put the background in, a little extra work but well worth it I think ! What do you think ?  The DP is also from Magnolia. The sentiment is computer generated and I cut it out with spellbinder die and used a fancy tag with foam dots. The flowers and corners are from WOC and the ribbon is from the bargin buy shop.

Bec will have more Magnolia stamps in when the new release comes out, so keep your eye's peeled for that because Bec always has them at fantastic prices, but while you are waiting for that release check out  

Bizzy Bec's for the huge range of other stamps, embellishments, cutting dies and lots more.

I have added another Tilda on the inside front of my card she is Unwrapped Tilda from the So Jolly / Under the Mistletoe Collection, the die under the ribbon is also from Magnolia and the other die is Fleur De Lis Pendants from spellbinders and labels three to cut out the image.

So I hope you can join us with our Christmas theme this time at Bizzy Bec's store blog Challenge jump over there now and check out the gorgeous creations the other DT girls have prepared for you, there is some fabulous inspiration !

Also don't forget to enter my Embellishment Candy HERE it's open to everyone, so enter now and you may be the lucky one!!!

Sorry I havn't got the colours used on this card, but another result from the great coffee spill the other day, if you follow my blog regularly you will know that I knocked over a cup of coffee on my craft desk and well you can guess the rest , bit of a disaster lol. But it has made me be a lot  more careful hehehe. 

Have a great week everyone.

Big Hugs Cheryl

Little Santa

Hi Everyone,

Well today I have my very first card as a  Bizzy Bec's DT member, and it's for our November Challenge which is Circles. I have used one of Bec's digital images Little Santa Painting Toys , I must say I am loving digi images at the moment they are so versatile, as in my case today I simply resized the image to fit my project perfectly.

Now as you can see I do have some squares in the background lol, but my circles are right up front. I also used Bec's digi sentiments that are freebie's at Bizzy Bec's Store Blog on the right hand side bar.

I have used spellbinder dies - standard small circles and scallops and Heart Circles, you can get them at Bec's Here.

I have coloured Santa with copic markers ( list will be at end of post ) and used Memento Bamboo leaves ink around the edges while it was still in the die. The Red & White DP is Basic Grey -Wassil and the Green & White is from Nitwit Collections. The ribbon & gold corner are from my stash.

Here's a pic of the inside, that I decorated to match the front. Sorry about the bad colour in the photo , I have no idea why it turned out like this , all the photo's were taken at the same time.

And lastly a close up of Santa!

I hope you can join us for the November Challenge , remember the theme is Circles, and don't forget to check out all the gorgeous creations from all the DT Girls , they are sure to give you some inspiration!

Enter Here

Copic's used

Red Suit R27, R24, E19

Belt & Boots N2,N5,C00

Skin E0000, E000, E00 R01 for cheeks

Doll Hair Y21 Dress YG93, G20 Belt R81

Paint Pots & Brushes E31, E34

Santa's Eye B0000

Santa's Beard W00, W1

Thanks for stopping by today for this very special post of mine, I am truly delighted to be a part of this wonderful Design Team and looking forward to be creating along side these extremely talented ladies.

Hugs 

Exciting News

Hi Everyone,

Wow !!! I am so excited to tell you that I have been selected to be on Bizzy Bec's Design Team. 

This is the first time I have applied for a DT position and to be accepted is such an honour. 

I am looking forward to working with Bec and all the girls on the team. I just had to post my news, I couldn't keep it to myself a minute longer lol.

Check out Bizzy Bec's Online Store with loads of great specials on now, also get some wonderful inspiration from Bizzy Bec's Store Blog , while your there don't forget to enter the Blog Candy for a gorgeous Magnolia stamp " Tilda with Snowheart" from the new Sweet Christmas Dreams Collection. and you have until the 14th November 2011. Good Luck to everyone!

Ok , I better get off this computer and start thinking about designing cards lol.

Hugs to all