That's a redo!

I'm surprising myself tonight by applying to a design team specified to scrap booking! The Pink Elephant is looking to recruit two more crafters so I thought ya never know! Here is my original that I always felt needed more Vavoom:

 

Here is my redo! 

Well I'd love to sit and chat but I have places to be! Beth

Mingle card...

Are you a fan of Inky Impressions Rubber Stamps? I am and I took the opportunity to join there awesome yahoo group! Last month I took part in the mingle and receive an amazing card from Anette in Australia plus some yummy goodies! I am finally getting around to posting her card I sent her:

I really liked how this card turned out, my excitement in this was embossing those large black and white sequins. I hoped she liked this card!!! If you want to share your enthusiasm hop on over to:

 
 we'd love to have you! Beth

Paper Cutz friday!

It's Friday and I just got done scoping out the awesome free digis for today and I must say there are some fantastic ones! My dear son is sitting next to me coaxing me to come outside so this will have to be a quick post!   The Paper Cutz Callenge this week is to use a tag! Here is my Wedding themed card using a cute couple from a  Heidi Grace set called Valentines day:

 If you are having trouble reading the tag, it says "All because two people fell in love"  all the supplies are from Close to my Heart this week minus the stamp and rickrack. This card hits on several other challenges  as well.

It's a loose interpretation of  2sketches4you turned on its side.
The Pink Elephant   1 image, 2 dies & 3 favorite embellishments
Little Red Wagon  Dry Embossing
Corrosive Challenges  Texture

Well there you have it, Oscar is about to burst he's going on about how I said it would only be a second then in a while "How long is it gonna take?!?" Ah 5 year olds.... Have a sunshiny day! Beth

***second posting today scroll down for Torendi Spotlight!

Hello I had this pedestal card base laying around so I decided to look up some challenges and see what I could come up with. Here is my card using a cute digi from Sassy Cheryls and the perfect sentiment from Create With TLC:

Didn't you love dressing up as a child I sure did and I am saddened that my nine year old has outgrown it...Cupcake Craft wants you to create something to evoke childhood memories. The rest of the challenges are as follows:
Creative Card Crew  Happy Birthday
PaperTake Weekly  Cute
Tuesday Taggers  Cakes and Balloons
Crazy 4 Challenges  1 ribbon 2 buttons 3 punches
ABC Challenge  S is for Sparkle

Well there you have it have a great rest of the night & see you tomorrow for our next Paper Cutz challenge! Beth

Torendi Showcase!

Rub-ons!  I will be working with I Heart Kawaii vinyl rub-ons by E.A.D Designs which are a Torendi Exclusive! These can be stuck to nearly anything; glass, plastic, wood, ceramics, pretty much any thing with a smooth surface (or not) as you will soon see! I created several projects for today, the first one screamed the used of these amazing rub-ons due to it's setting. We went to an awesome Japaneses Restaurant for my son's Birthday it was the best time!

Yatta means "You Did It" as a expression of joy in Japanese so I only felt it appropriate for this birthday celebration. Here is a detail of the cute monster included in the set. See how I was able to manipulate the vinyl? That just would not be possible with the other rub-ons out there!

My second layout is of my lovely daughter who came home a tad late from school. You know it's kind of hard to be mad when she brings you fist full of flowers even if they are Dandelions!

Here is a detail shot of the buttons I easily applied the rub-ons to:

Lastly I made this fun card mixing up some Bam Pop Volume 2 Collection and the Nerdy Bird paper line from Sassafras. This little storm cloud goes perfect with these papers!

Well I hope you feel inspired to rub on more than sun tan lotion! Have a fantastic day!!! Beth

Crafty Creations Wednesday...

Good Morning, are you ready for a new challenge up at Crafty Creations? It's Deena's LIMITED EDITION CHALLENGE !! You can only use 1 designer paper, 1 image and 1 embellishment!! We are daring you to try it!!! I semi panicked when I first read the challenge but I thought of this fabulous digi I received from Paula at Tales from Pollycraft and the rest is history! Here is my card:

Speaking of Tales from Pollycraft  , there  Monday challenge sight is now weekly! This week is to use pink + brown + either green or yellow I used pale jade as my additional color. Also Polycraft is sponsoring Kaboodle Doodles challenges Sweet...Girl digi is the challenge this fortnight.
Don't you love those pom poms? I had these in my sewing box from about 8 years ago when I made a bunch of decorative pillows. Where are those pillows? I know it will be hard for some of you not to reach for just one more embellishment...but I know you can do it! I can't wait to see the results! Beth aka BR-T

Unscripted Sketches # 50

Good Morning my fellow crafting extraordinaires, Happy Saturday to you all!  We have another fantastic sketch this week at Unscripted Sketches by our awesome SarahKaye:

 

Here is my card for the week using another fabulous Sweet Pea image from the ching-chou kuik's Fantasy Art Collection, Sheet #9, plate #33. Talk about layering the markers on this! :

 

 

 

Well I hope you stop by Unscripted Sketches for some awesome inspiration this week , the girls really outdid themselves! Have a fantastic day! Beth aka BR-T

Torendi's new Kit!!!

*****second post today for Paper Cutz Challenge scroll down

It's April & it's time to get fresh with this month's kit "Fresh Mix"! 

This Kit includes:

3 12 x 12 pieces of American Crafts Cardstock

2 12 x 12 pieces of Cosmo Cricket Strawberry Fields Patterned Paper

2 12 x 12 pieces of Cosmo Cricket Tossed Salad Patterned Paper

2 Shinzi Katoh Today Stamps (Bee and Mushroom)

3 handmade veggie felties. (1 corn and 2 tomatoes)

1 yard ribbon

4 wooden mini clips

5 kraft coin envelopes

1 ft Shinzi Katoh 12mm Strawberry Linen Tape

Close up of the papers.

Close up of the embellishements

Paper Cutz Friday!!!

 Fridays, ya gotta love em! This week at Paper Cutz Challenges we'd like to see 3 patterned papers and the rest is up to you! Here is my card: 

Isn't this Mo's Digital Pencil image great? I used an older paper pack from Close To My Heart called Serendipity, it came with die cuts which I added on  for a sketch I was following. Here is an added list of challenges for this card:

La La Land - Sketch
Simon Says - Make a card for a child
Paper Play - Use a person and add some sparkle
My Time To Craft - On the Spot
The Pink Elephant - Nature
Our Creative Corner - Bust out the Buttons

Well now it's your turn to risk a cut or two for the sake of creation! We can't wait to see what you come up with! Have a fabby day!! Beth aka BR-T

Blue eyed Cutie Pie...

I just had to share this lovely close up of my Epiphany...

Oh yeah and then the snakes, they are all over right now. I came across 6 or so in a mass I suspect copulation.

My daughter was so proud she found these in the pond and grabbed them all at once... I love Spring time! Beth

How Charming...

second posting today...

So can you guess what this weeks theme is over at Inky Impressions Challenges? You got it, Charms! Nicole has a huge variety of these delightful accents and you can check them out here! I couldn't wait to ink up my other new release Nicki's Birdie she is so sweet! Here is my card:

It's pretty different than my usual style, sometimes ya gotta shake things up! I used this weeks sketch over at Mojo Monday and the following challenges also apply thanks to my fellow Inkettes !:
Stamptacular Sunday - just for girls card
Simple Doodles - layers
AI Factory - anything goes
Just Add Ink - Anything Goes
One Stitch at A Time - Anything Goes
Twisted Thursdays - Have Fun Anything Goes
Stampin for the Weekend  - Ribbon and a Bow
KL Stampin N Scrapin - Recipe Challenge ( 1 image, 2 DP, 3 embellishments)
Practical Scrappers - Markers

To see the rest of the DT's lovely creations for today, please visit them HERE:

Inky Impressions Challenge blog

Angela's
Cheryl (Me)
Beth
Kim Y
Chris
Jackie
Kim Dellow
Domi
Crystal

Well I am sort of embarrassed that I have to apologize for my lack of correspondence with you all AGAIN, it's been really nice outside...I hope you understand! Beth

Guest Designer...

Thank you  Shelly for inviting me to be a guest designer for the month of April at Crafty Creations you are so kind! This weeks challenge is paper piecing and is sponsored by Sew Many Cards. 

I received this sweet image Ollivia Egg don't those eyes just tug at your heart strings? I'm not certain why I added the buttons, I just started with one and then kept going. I'm sure the most of you can  relate, it just happens at times. So are you excited to bust out your scissors? I sure hope so! Beth aka BR-T

TGF Royal Battle

So it's week 2 and  I volunteered,  we had create an Easel Card for The Greeting Farms Royal Battle.  ! I was totally blown away by the other creations wow! My team is called Show Stampers and our first creation created by Claudine was fantastic! Thanks for getting us to the next round now the pressure is on...gulp! I am going to show you this card with a spotted backdrop and a solid back drop so you can get the gist of the card and vote for our team!

Don't you love the cotton candy, It's just a colored cotton ball!
If you'd like to vote head on over to The Greeting Farm Gallery, you need to be registered but that's easy to do! Have a wonderful Easter with your families! Beth

A year gone by and the hunt is on...

Unscripted Sketches  is year old wow! This just happens to be the first ever design team I joined, I remember being quite nervous about applying... those were the days. Today we have another fantastic sketch:

 

Here is my card using Daydream Fiona, she is adorable! :

 

As always we can't wait to see what you come up with by putting a bit of you in US!

OK now onto the CELEBRATIONS!!!

As I mentioned it is our Blog-iversary, we’re doing a treasure hunt through the DT’s blogs! The instructions are located here- the first person to find the treasure wins a prize!
It’s a Happy Birthday in a round with her friends on the stairs and some on the ground.
Have fun! Beth

SPRING...

has definitely sprung, so let's celebrate Paper Cutz style! Think Spring while using Red Green Brown and White only, here is mine:

I'm sorry to cut this so short however my son is having a slumber party tonight and we have oodles of things to do to get ready!