Buzz, Brag & Bee Happy Friday- December 3rd

Happy Friday, and welcome to Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy! This is the spot where the HoneyBees share what is happening, and invite you to do the same! What is your Good News?

Betty Brett

This week I have Good News to share.... and appreciation to the HoneyBees for caring so much for their Queen Bee. They have been caring for me, and the postings of the blog, during my recent illness, and making sure you have been getting some wonderful inspiration. I am feeling much better, and am looking forward to moving forward to the holidays! The top photo is of the vinyl project that I had hoped to share with you last week. The instructions are now on my personal blog, and if you click on the photo it will take you there! The SVG file for the pattern is available, if you can use it, as well. {More Good News!} The second photo is from Digital Delight's new releases that came out today, and this is a Pregnancy Journal that I did for my daughter-in-love who is having a baby girl! Cute, huh? {More Good News} Hubby had very successful cataract surgery today, and I am very grateful. What good news would you like to share in the hive?

June Houck

I love Buzz, Brag & Bee Happy Fridays! Friday is my favorite day of the week...I was born on a Friday as was my dh and both of our daughters. I suppose we each were ready for the weekend *wink*. I especially look forward to the first Friday of each month because that is the day I get together with 3 very special paper-crafty girlfriends. We call ourselves the "Design Divas." Sometimes we plan a theme/challenge to be completed for the next meeting. Today we are going to swap ATCs. Wanna see mine?
I cut the Eiffel Tower with my Cricut.

Rosemary

I love Buzz, Brag and Be Happy Fridays!!..It gives me a chance to Buzz and or Brag. As for being Happy, why not? Sure beats being down in the dumps. I would like to share with you a card I made using a digital stamp from our sponsor, Fred, She Said. This is the first time I'm using a pre-colored image and I must say, I found my new love!..The colors are so vivid when printed they just make my card come alive. Because I used matted cardstock, I used a light coating of Liquid Glass over the cardinal. I printed the stamp twice and cut out the holly and cardinal which was then popped for dimension. I love how this digital stamp also came with a colored background. I used Nestibilities for perfect framing of my digital stamp. I love coloring and have so many different mediums to accomplish the job. However, for the color and time this digital saved me, I will now be looking at more of those pre-colored stamps from Fred, She Said.

Hi everyone! Honey Bee Courtney Lee reporting for buzzing and bragging!







So, I was absolutely THRILLED to open up the Chirp! e-magazine and see my Thanksgiving Box inside of it! This is what was featured:

That happened last week, but I was cooking Thanksgiving for the family and didn't get it in for last week's buzzin' news! Here is a quick picture of my wonderful family! I am the girl furthest to the right. :)

I like to think that "my success" is all of our successes - for everyone who started out with their grandmother or husband as their first follower. :) So ladies, we rock! :) I'm doing my best to represent you and just want to thank you for your support! I'm in the stands cheerleading for you too!



Next I want to let everyone know that we are having a blog hop tomorrow on the 4th and there will be lots of candy! So hop on by to my blog here if you have the time and join in the fun! *************************************

Beth
Good morning Honey Bees love checking in with you gals on Friday, only problem is I am always late ;-).Today I am going to share a card I did with Fred She Said chickadee image yesterday.....Love this image.

On Wednesday my daughter and I decided to make Christmas Spiders for our trees, now neither of us are big fans of spiders but these are pretty and there is a story that goes with them.

The Legend of the Christmas Spider

Long ago in Germany, a mother prepared for Christmas Eve. She
cleaned and scrubbed her home, chasing the spiders from the living room
with her broom. The spiders fled to the attic and listened to the
excitement below as the Christmas tree was put up and decorated. When
all was quiet again, the little spiders crept back downstairs to see the
beautiful tree. They were filled with happiness as they crawled along
every branch, admiring the glittering beauty of each ornament. But
alas, by the time they had finished climbing through the tree, it was
completely draped with their dusty, gray cobwebs.

When the Christ child came, He smiled as He looked upon the happy
little spiders, however, He knew the mother would be heartbroken when
she saw the shrouded tree. So He reached out and touched the webs and,
blessing them, turned them into silver and gold. Now the Christmas tree
sparkled and shimmered and was even more beautiful than before.
Thus the custom to have tinsel of silver and gold and a spider
ornament amongst the other decorations on the Christmas tree was born.

Okay that is my share for this week hope everyone has a great week-end.

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It's your turn! Express your gratitude, Brag about yourself, or let us know what the buzz is! Share the Good News! Don't forget that we will be having a fun winter blog candy drawing {with photo to be posted with Monday's Monday Motivation!} and all comments and participation of projects from Nov. 15 - Dec. 15 are eligible! AND don't forget about the great FRED, SHE SAID $20 Gift Certificate for our Challenge on Wednesday!!!

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HoneyBee Showcase - Dec. 1!

Welcome to our Hive, and a great showcase! We are delighted to be sponsored this week by the very talented Fred from "Fred-She-Said" Digital Designs!

They have a wonderful array of pre-colored, or black and white images for holidays, animals, flowers, paper piercing and children. This week her collection of BIRDS are 30% OFF!!! This week we are challenging you to create a project of your choice, and you could be the winner of a $20 Gift Certificate to the Fred, She Said Store!!! There are even Freebies for you to choose from! Be sure to check out Wanda's gorgeous array of Fred, She Said examples in our Monday Motivational this week... You will get a ton of inspiration! The link is at the bottom of the post, and you will have until next Monday night to turn in your projects! Good luck :) Let's see what the HoneyBees did ..................................

Beth Ullman

I hope everyone checked out Wanda's awesome cards and projects from Monday, showcasing our sponsor for this week, Fred She Said. Tracey's (Fred) images are gorgeous and such fun to work with.

For my showcase project this week, I did 4 x 4 tiles to hang on the wall. I printed Fred's bird images out on decal paper, added some AI to the images, applied to the tiles, than wrapped the tiles with score tape, and next dipped the edges into gold and black micro beads. Gorgeous!

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Betty Brett

My choice from Fred She Said is the beautiful Christmas Ornament #1, which I cut out with Nestabilities Labels Four. In the background is also a fantastic piece from Fred's Paper Piercing collection. I chose to color the image myself, and used a Gold Leafing Pen by Elmers, as well as Copics and Smooch inks. The pearls were custom colored with Copic R27 to match the ornament :)

My second Fred She Said image is Emma the Caroler, with these darling little Birdies! This image comes with separate little birds that can be colored to suit the season, and Fred has put many wonderful examples on her website of different types of birds, so you can color them lots of different ways! I chose little redbirds to match her red winter coat and beret, as she sings happy Christmas carols! The green paper is Core'dinations, embossed with a Holly Cuttlebug folder, and sanded to let the design show through. The other goodies are from my stash :)
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Honey Bee Courtney Lee!

Good Wednesday mornin' to everyone! After that long weekend last week I am ready to get to the end of this week!

We have been SO blessed that Fred She Said has decided to sponsor us Honey Bees!!! We got to pick out a couple of our favorite Christmas digital stamps and I just love this Christmas Cardinal! A big thank you to Wanda who showed a great tutorial on how these beautiful images could be used during our Monday Motivation!

Alright... I admit it... I don't enjoy coloring very much. I really enjoyed it as a child. Maybe I just got colored out! So I was thrilled that Fred She Said makes pre-colored images of their digital stamps. This is one such image.

I just printed it out on my computer twice. I cut out the cardinal, stuck it to some white card stock, popped it on top of the other image, and added glossy accents.

The image really does all of the work on this card.

Products:
Digital Image: Fred She Said Christmas Cardinal™
Paper: My Mind's Eye: I Believe "Thin Stripes Glittered Paper"
Ribbon: Paper Trey Ink: Satin: Dark Chocolate™
Stickles in Christmas Red™
Sentiment: My Pink Stamper: Winter Punnies™
Ink: Momento in Cocoa™
Adhesive: Glue Arts Extreme adhesive squares™ (for the bow) and Glue Glider Pro with Perma Tac™
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A heartfelt thank you to Fred She Said for sponsoring us this week here at Betty Bee's Buzz. I had so much fun coloring this ornament. I knew immediately that I would pair this lovely Christmas ornament with my Vintage Ornament paper by BasicGrey and cut it out using a Tim Holtz die. I hand-stitched the border with floss and added organdy ribbon to coordinate.
Hi, I am HoneyBee June Houck. I love the Christmas season and I can't think of a better way to kick it off than using digi stamps by Fred She Said. I can use my card simply as a holiday card...
or combine it with a gift card:
I added foam tape only to the top and bottom of the shape die so that the gift card could easily slide out. I love to give (and receive) gift cards and I like to use different ways to "wrap" them. What is your favorite gift card holder?

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Rosemary

I was so thrilled to see Fred She Said was going to be our sponsor at Betty Bee's Buzz!..Always loved Tracy's digital designs and now I get to add Emma to my collection. My first project using Emma is a card. She was painted in with Yasuiomo Pearlescent Watercolor set which gives a real pretty glimmer look. For dimension on her dress and hat, I used Liquid Pearls by Ranger. Once I added Stickles, she was done! My flowers were cut with a Martha Stewart punch, Flower Soft in the center and Stickles to make them sparkle. The colors look of some, but the 'reds' really do match..lol

For this next project, I flipped Emma so she would be facing in the other direction. I decided to make a little 'note pad' for my granddaughter, Nina. She was colored in using my General's Pastel Chalk pencils. For the 'snow', I used Liquid Pearls by Ranger. As you can see, Stickles were used in various places.

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Kristi Driscoll

My choice of images was the pre-colored Cardinal, and it was a dream to work with! I printed it three times, and cut out portions of the bird, as well as the holly from each layer, so when they were stacked with dimensionals, it gave a beautiful 3D effect. The addition of Viva Decor Pearl accents gave the illusion of snow on the holly and the branch. This is a very elegant and easy design to work with. The background is Marco Paper, and the punch is from Martha Stewart. I would recommend this for mass producing - in a heartbeat!! Thanks, Fred!!!


Now that you have been inspired, buzz over to Fred, She Said, and pick out your favorite images, and create something just wonderful!!! Post your project here by next Monday night, and you could be the winner of a $20 Gift Certificate, generously provided by Fred!!!
PS... When I read her blog, I noticed another great contest that she has going where you could post your creation to a couple of other places, and possibly win another GC, too! Check it out;)

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Monday Motivation - Fred She Said

Emma the Caroler / Caroling Angel

Wanda

Good Morning! It's Motivational Monday. I'm so excited to be able to bring to you

Fred She Said

I have been a fan of hers forever! At Fred She Said there are a variety of Digi's at your fingertips,

from Darling Children to Beautiful Flowers and everything inbetween.

I'll give you a heads up... this week, on Wednesday, we are having a Challenge featuring Fred She Said images. Don't have any you say?... Don't fret! You can go to her website and pick something out. There is even a Freebie section. You will have a hard time deciding though:) Well at least I do. (I do believe I own almost everything she's ever put out.) There are only a couple I still need to get. LOL

Here are a few of her terrific Digi's that I've used over the last year.

Doodle Dallion

This dimensional decorator piece is layered, pierced and paper pieced.

Tea Cup Pansies

This beauty comes pre-colored, and is layered with dimensionals.

Emma & the Chickadee

Catching Snowflakes

Poinsettia

Coloured Decoupage Blossoms

Purple Pansies Set

Coloured Decoupage Blossoms

These beautiful blossoms are cut and layered, with the tips rolled to give such realistic shapes. Adding Stickles or Flower Soft to the centers adds to the true beauty of these pre-colored favorites.

Butterflies Doodle Dallion

Hope this motivates you all to get buzzing. I can't wait to see what you create!

Huggles, Wanda

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We are so very grateful to Fred, from Fred She Said, for sponsoring us this week, and hope that you will visit their website and blog. Come join us for the Challenge and HoneyBee Showcase on Wednesday, and you could win a wonderful Gift Certificate! Plus you will be in the running for our December Blog Candy, too! Every comment and post you leave from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15 goes in the drawing for the blog candy :) Good luck!

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