HoneyBee Showcase - Summertime, and the Living' is Easy

It's time to get ready for Memorial Day weekend, and the official opening of summertime... what did you do in the summer when you were a kid? Do you remember skate keys? banana bikes? hide and seek? the ice cream man? catching lightning bugs? camping under the stars?  cruising the strip? checking out the boys? going to the lake?  The HoneyBees have created some sweet summertime inspiration for you this week!  Let's buzz down memory lane!

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When I think of summer I remember lots of fun times with our family reunions at Great Falls Park in Virginia!  There was a lot of great food, the old merry-go-round with the brass ring, and the Potomac River with the amazing view of the rapids. 



Betty Brett



 I also think of the LAST DAY of SCHOOL which is quickly approaching!!  My daughter has the sweetest tradition of meeting all of the kids with lots of special treats and a big end of school party.  She is the "Cupcake Queen" and I know she will love to make these themed cupcake wrappers... but it's really fun to carry your theme to water bottles, treat cups, and other cool projects.  This is just a "sneak peek" of my entire party pack!  Check out my blog for the rest of the story!

Sun and Here Comes The Sun paper are from our friends at Digital Delights!

Cupcake wrapper for cupcake and treat cup are from Cricut Life's A Party cartridge.

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   Happy Wednesday!  Here in the hive we are thinking of summer.  In my mind, summer is about chintz or polka dot patterns, blueberries, and watermelon.  I tried to capture those ideas in my card.

June Houck

  I found this Hero Arts stamp at my LSS in the 50% off bin.  I immediately thought to stamp on kraft card stock and color with my prismacolor pencils.  When I was creating this card, I was on Skype with HoneyBee Court Lee.  It was Court's inspiration that inspired me to add the scallop border (MFT Die-namics) and the crinkled ribbon at the bottom.  I *heart* red and polka dots, so this fun paper by October Afternoon caught my eye.  I added some bling hot rocks with m i-Rock tool...done :)

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HI!! IT'S ME, ROSEMARY!!

I am not home, so I don't have access to all my photos. There is no photo of me to welcome you, but.....you will see me in a digital layout  I did with limited software on my laptop. 

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Honeybee Courtney Lee here to share a slice of watermelon. 

This week's theme is "It's summertime and the living is easy". My mom used to cut up watermelon for me every morning and I had it for breakfast, so when I think of summertime, I think of her and watermelon. 

Recipe:
Paper: Echo Park: Summer Days "Scallops"™ (from Artful Delight May Kit)
Cartridge: Designer's Calendar™
Embossing: D'vine Swirl Emboss Folder™
Buttons, ribbon, and twine: PTI

Next month's kit from Artful Delight will be revealed soon and I LOVE it! I know you all will too!

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 For my project this week I chose a card with summer colors and what says summer like flowers.

Beth Ullman

When my life slows down a little I may be on time again the next 2 weeks will be a little hectic and I can during the summer so busy busy busy.

Okay back to my card this weeks project uses a technique from Technique Junkies called Embossed Triple Cuts from the Emboss or Die CD my Digi image is one of Fred's from Fred She Said I did a little paper piecing on it and colored with Copic's  embossing folder  Cuttlebugs Kassie's Brocade all card stock Bazzill and used a couple different Nestabilities.

TWO PRIZES THIS WEEK!!!!!   One for being a follower and leaving a comment!!!  One for being a follower and entering a project!  YEP!  The HoneyBees would LOVE to hear what you remember most about summertime, and we will randomly choose a winner, and that winner will receive a SUMMERTIME PRIZE PACKAGE of FOUR SIZZLET FLOWER DIES, 10 yards of sheer Summery Ribbon from Offray, and an assortment of Summer Buttons!!!  We want to see what you create that reminds you of summer, and that randomly chosen winner will receive a SUMMERTIME PRIZE PACKAGE of FOUR SIZZLET FLOWER DIES, 20 Yards of sheer Summery Ribbon from Offray, an assortment of Summer Buttons, a package of Sizzix Pastel Papers, and a Summertime Stamp!!!! Pretty cool, huh? 

We're excited that you're here!  Thanks for buzzing by today!

and the HoneyBees