Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy

Happy Friday, and welcome to Buzz, Brag, and Bee Happy!  This is the place for sharing what's happening in our hive, what's the BUZZ in the BIZZ, and what we're buzzing with happiness about!  It's always something SWEET here at BettyBee's Buzz!
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Happy travels to all of our friends who are preparing to head off to CHA, and getting everything ready for the big Craft and Hobby Association showcase next week!!!  There are lots of great sneak peeks out there!
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Be sure to check out what Kathy at Paper Phenomenon has created now!  This paper engineering genius has done it again!  She has designed another fabulous project, and has more in the works.   Watch for very exciting things coming with WonderWorks Crops!!!
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Hello friends! HoneyBee Judy Ford checking in here for

this week's Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy!

Judy Ford

This has been a busy week for me. I've been joining in on all sorts of swaps over at the Cricut web site. The usual ones, card fronts and cards, but also paperdoll swap and paperclip swap! For the paperclip swap I was able to use some of those leftover inchies and twinchies that were so popular several years ago. My clip for October is too cute. I made blood shot eyeballs! and December's is a magnetic clothespin with a reindeer head that I made from My Community footprint and hand prints. The foot is the head, the hands the antlers, some red glitter for the nose, some wiggly eyes and a peppermint ribbon bow from Betty's Bow Maker completes the cutest little reindeer that can hold notes on my fridge or masterpieces from my grandson Jackson... The garden is also starting to produce!!! Can anyone say Zucchini explosion!!!!! Right now I'm baking zucchini bread and muffins made with Splenda. I have some to saute with yellow squash and onions for supper! Anyone have any other good recipes you'd like to share, or come grab some for yourself!!!! Anyway, how are things in your area of the blogosphere? What are you doing special? Link back and share with all us HoneyBees!!!

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Betty Brett

I hope you will forgive a bit of family news on my part of today's post.  It is what I am happy about.  As you know, we are traveling, and the picture below is the main reason for our trip. 

This is our granddaughter, Paisley, and she is wearing an heirloom outfit which is handed down to the girls in our family for their Blessings in our church.  Sunday was this special occasion. 

Part of our travels included a day at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, and this is the view from inside the magnificent chapel there.  Breath taking!

This is a scenic spot in the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, and the background looks like a painting... but it's real!  Such amazing country!

And, I have crafted a bit :)  This is a "textures" project I did this week, and there is a video on YouTube, and on my blog showcasing a LOT of different texturizing techniques.  I invite you to pop over and check it out.

We are off toward Utah in a couple of days, then more sightseeing after that... we feel quite blessed to be able to travel around our beautiful country, and not have a specific schedule to keep.  I'll check in again soon!

Happy crafting!

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Now it's your turn to link here anything you'd like to brag about!  Tell us what's happening in your hive!

What have you created that you'd like to share? 

and the HoneyBees

Honeybee Showcase Heavy Metal

Welcome to Honeybee Showcase Wednesday July 13, 2011.

Our Queen Bee took time away from her vacation to do Monday's Motivational Heavy Metal!!!

Here is my card version. I used aluminum foil adhered to cardstock and put thru my Cuttlebug embossing folder.

I call this card "Parts left over???"Seems to happen alot at the Ford house when we do a "project"! Judy Ford

This is my stab at foil tape from the local hardware store...
I used my SU embossing folder - great impressions but....I must have squished it too hard...
some of the gooo from the tape oozed out and stuck to my embossing folder...
a little Goo Be Gone cleared it up..... and don't use your MS punch on this heavy sticky tape either....
oh my what a mess... thank goodness for Goo Be Gone, ruler and Cricut pick...

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I made this beautiful butterfly at Stampfest.  It was so easy and fun.  We stamped the butterfly on cardstock with VersaMark then used the sticky embossing power.  After we used the heat gun we sprinkled it with glitter.  Next you glue it onto a soda can. ( I picked Pepsi of course. ) you cut out the butterfly and shape the wings to however you would like.  The last step is to glue a pin onto the back with Super Glue.  I love these and you can do them is so many colors.

 

Huggles, Wanda

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Now you give your heavy metal a try and link up back here to show us your hard work.
thanks for joining us at Betty Bee's Buzz!!!

and the HoneyBees

Monday Motivational ~ Heavy Metal!

Welcome to our Monday Motivational tutorial.  Sorry it is posting a bit late.  I am out of town, and posting from a remote location.  I am excited to bring you a fun project that is easy, versatile, and useful.  I want to thank Monica Weaver from Add A Little Dazzle for her inspiration.

My project is metal covered hand sanitizers!  These are embossed and specially colored. Imagine what themes you could fix these for!!  Watch for the one in the last photo :) Bwahahahah!!



Betty Brett



Start with small hand sanitizers.  I got mine from the dollar store, three in a box.  The metal tape I used is called Aluminum or Flashing Tape (and it's the same I used for my red, white and blue insulated cup video a couple of weeks ago).  It comes from your local home improvement store in a nice BIG roll for about $8.00.

Now, here's the part I learned the REALLY hard way!  The only coloring medium that works on this project is a paint!  Wanna know how I know???  I've tried everything else :)  How does a Copics instructor FORGET that hand sanitizer is a solvent for Copics?  They color this tape beautifully, BUT when you use hand sanitizer, it takes the color off, and onto your hands!  (Same with any alcohol based marker!)  The same would happen with any water based ink... therefore, after lots of experimentation, I have discovered that Elmer's paint markers work very well for this project! They come in lots of plain and pearlized colors.

After coloring the tape, place it in your favorite embossing folder, and run through the embossing machine.

Then use a sanding block to remove the color from the raised image!  The silver really pops!! This is fast and easy.

I remove the labels from the bottles, then peel the backing from the tape, revealing the very sticky adhesive.

 Carefully wrap around the bottle, and you have a great project!  This one would make a great gift for a guy,or "potion" at Halloween!! I hope you will be making something from metal tape, a soda can, metal sheets, or some other "Heavy Metal" with us this week! Happy creating ~ 

Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy Friday July 8, 2011

Welcome to this Friday's Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy!! Our Queen Bee is buzzing around the country with her favorite 'HONEY' enjoying the sites and visiting family.  Betty will be buzzing back to the hive on Monday when she has internet access.

Happy Friday to y'all!!!! Hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th of July!

What a great country we live in, we are truely blessed!Judy Ford

I was surfing over at Provocraft Cricut site and found these adorable explosion box pictures.

She said she made this for a little girl that's afraid to go to school! This is hard for me to imagine since my grandson Jackson is ssssssooooooo excited to go to kindergarten!!!

Her blog is lovemygranchild.blogspot.com.

She has lots and lots of explosion boxes to look at different themes.

Beautiful cards too... unfortunately it is not in English.... but pictures are universal!

So How are things in your neck of the blogosphere?
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Rosemary


I thought in keeping with this week being America's own special 4th of July, I am sharing with you a video from Epcot.  I was there last Saturday with my son Jeff and his family along with Nina and Ian's little cousin, Arianna.  Here they are in front of the American Adventure Pavilion.

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HoneyBee Showcase - Red, White and Blue

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Happy Wednesday, and welcome to the hive! On Monday, HoneyBee Judy shared her Red, White, & Blue card with us, and today the rest of the swarm will be sharing their versions. Above is my Card for the 4th of July! The paper is from K & Company Americana collection. The darling little bear is from my Digi files. So sorry I can't remember where I got him. He's colored with the Copic markers.. Add little gems and the USA chipboard cutout... We are ready for the 4th.

Betty Brett

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Rosemary

Here is Lanni waving the flag!!..She stands about 8 1/2 inch and made a visit to Joe's office pre-4th of July. She is a digital stamp by Toni Walters.

After coloring her in, I added some bling and Stickles to make her 'sparkle'!!

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Wanda

I'm flying my Red, White, & Blue. I made this fun banner with material and then cut the letters out with my Cricut, ran though the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dot folder. and hung in on twine.

Now lets see what you all have made!

Huggles

Wave the Flag!!! Monday Motivational July 4, 2011

Welcome to our Monday Motivational, and we hope you had a great weekend!  Many are still celebrating today, and are looking forward to a lot of fireworks tonight! 

Our feature today is by HoneyBee Judy, as she shares a very patriotic Red, White and Blue card, and layers on lots of textures.  Show us your COLORS!

Welcome to Betty Bee's Buzz! Happy Fourth of July!This week's Monday Motivational is about our Flag.
Judy Ford
Use a Flag, Banner or Bunting on your project and link it up with us!
it's also a color challenge so show off your best RED, WHITE AND BLUE!!!

For my card I started with my House Mouse Stamp that I colored with my

 Copic markers!!!

I took a great class on copic markers from Betty Brett!!! She showed me how to do shading and perspective and look around me at all the colors and how light plays off different items!!   She rocks!

               I used my SU Keynote Die and then my Cuttlebug Divine Swirls Embossing Folder.

I think it looks like the wind is really swirling by the flag.

Then I used a MS Edge Punch on 4 different patriotic papers for the background!!

This card uses lots of layers, but it goes together quickly and with a lot of pride!!!

Inside is the following computer generated phrase
"The American flag does not fly because the wind moves past it.  The American flag flies from the last breath of each military memberwho has died protecting it.American soldiers don't fight because they hate what is in front of them.  They fight because they love what's behind them!"

Support our Troops!
God Bless the USA!!!

Now it's your turn! Wave the Flag, and/or pick Red, White, and Blue, and show us your project by linking up at Betty Bee's Buzz on Wednesday!

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Buzz, Brag and Bee Happy Friday....

Good morning, and Happy Friday here in the hive!  My, how the time does fly... I was surprised that the week was gone, but really shocked to realize it is July already!  I hope you have great plans for the weekend...

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Betty Brett

It has been a bit of a busy week for me,  as I have completed a tutorial video for

this embossed metal insert for the insulated drinking cup, and

am in a blog hop on Digital Delights with this "Luvin' the USA Bongo" visor!  The rest of the DT has created some great projects, too...  The blog hop ends Friday night at midnight, so jump in and check it out.... there are LOTS of prizes to be won!!!

In other news...

one of your HoneyBees is a great chef!

One can give an awesome haircut!

And we KNOW how to have a terrific time! 

Definitely Summer Fun for our

bathing beauties.....

and Designing Women! 

Our crop was a wonderful event! 

Stay tuned for news about more crops coming to a venue new you!!! 

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Honeybee Judy Ford reporting in today.

I found a great tutorial to use those flower background stamps!

Darlenedesign.com very pretty card.

Judy Ford

and I got new Hair!!! Very light!

Don is still in shock as you can see by his facial expression! lol

I had the honor of creating this cake for my lovely niece's wedding! 

Hope your week has been great!!! Let us know here at Betty Bee's Buzz!!!
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Happy Friday! HoneyBee June here. I made some quick and easy cards using my DCWV glitter stacks:

June Houck

It's always nice when my scraps come together to create a card. (Details on my blog.)

What are you up to? Please share with us below (comment) or link up any current projects :)

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It's your turn to share what is exciting in your corner of the garden!  What you are all a-buzz about...
Tell us all about it!  Leave a comment, send an email, or post your link right here, and we'll be right over!

Have a blessed and safe Fourth of July to our visitors from the USA!!
Everyone have a wonderful weekend, and we'll be back on Monday with another
Motivational Monday tutorial!!

and the HoneyBees