October Birthday Card

I made this birthday card for a friend at work. Inspiration for it came from Ginny Thueson.
















Close-up of the details on the front:














Nuts & Bolts:

• Assorted cardstocks: black, orange, dark orange, yellow orange, cream, white
  
• Black and white stripe paper, The Paper Studio
• Cricut cart: Doodlecharms
  
• Cuttlebug folders: Swiss dots, Spots and Dots
• Fiskars plates: Netting
• Computer generated sentiment
• Extras: ribbon, flower, polka dot brad, eyelets, and lots of doodling
  

Charmed Birthday Wish

My sister asked me to make this card for a co-worker's birthday. A personalized birthday message will be added in the space under the flower. A nice surprise on this card is the 88 cent charm I found on the clearance rack at Hobby Lobby!





Nuts & Bolts:

• Finished card size: 5 1/2 X 4 1/2
• Center card: daisy stamp, Stampendous!; colored pencils, Prismacolor; Gamsol finish
• Cardstock: In the Pink, Bazzill; Playful Pink Pad, Martha Stewart
• Punch: Doily Lace, Martha Stewart
• Sentiment: Computer generated using Dreams font, 2 Peas
  
• Scripture: Proverbs 27:9
  
• Bling: charms, ribbon, pop dots, doodling
  

New Apartment Card

My niece, Shea, has recently started a new job, bought a new car, and moved into her new apartment. I made this card to help celebrate the occasion!




















Nuts & Bolts:

• Solid and flowered cardstock: Bugs and Butterflies, TPC Studio
• Die cut: Bird & Birdhouse, Cottage Cutz
• Sentiment: Computer generated using Mister Giggles and Giggle fonts, 2Peas
• Clip Art: Inspirations, DJ Inkers
• Punch: Scallop Dot, Martha Stewart
• Extras: crystal glitter, doodling, pop dots for dimension

Bee of Good Cheer

I made this happy card to provide encouragement. It made me feel good while I was making it!



































Nuts & Bolts:

• Inspiration: Okieladybug's Sunflower Card and .cut file
• Bee cardstock: Bugs and Butterflies, TPC Studio
• Yellow dot cardstock: Playful Blue Paper Pad, Martha Stewart
• Yellow check paper: Back to Basics, The Paper Studio
• Bee Graphics: Computer generated using Bees font (free from www.fontspace.com)
• Sentiment: Computer generated using 2 Peas in a Bucket Giggle font
• Extras: assorted cardstock scraps, pop dots, doodling, and two glittery yellow mini brads

Father's Day 2009 Card

Recent eye surgery has had me out of commission for a few weeks. Now I'm ready to get back to cuttin' up!

Here is the card I made my dad for Father's Day:



















Nuts & Bolts:

• Joy Fold card
• Cardstock: Bazzill Bling
• Decorative Paper: Bohemia; The Paper Studio
• Cricut Carts: Doodletype, Wild Card
• Sentiment: "A Father is . . . " poem, computer generated
• Extras: EK Success corner punch; MS Checker Board punch; collected button

O Happy Day Card

I made this card for a co-worker's 50th birthday. All parts and pieces can be found on the Cricut Wild Cart cart.

Nuts & Bolts:

• Inspiration: Susan at Busy With The Cricky
• Paper: Black & White - The Paper Studio
  
• Cardstock: Textured Cardstock - Best Occasions
  
• Tools: Cricut, Martha Stewart Scallop Dot punch
  
• Extras: ribbons, gel pens, jewel dot
  

My Sister's Birthday Card

I made this card for the birthday of my one and only sister. Because it is three dimensional, I made the envelope more of a "pouch" to keep it from getting too smushed. I used eyelets and ribbon to tie the top of the pouch together.

Nuts & Bolts:

• Stand-up card: SusanBlueRobot, designer
• Clip Art: DJ Inkers Inspiration CD
• Paper: Urban Prairie: division b2 collection
• Cardstock: Colorbok Pastel Textured
• Tools: Cricut, Cuddlebug (Swiss Dots and Bloom Dots folders), Computer, Printer
• Odds 'n Ends to sweeten it up
  

Mother's Day Card 2009

This Mother's Day card is one of my first posted card creations. It has Cricut, SCAL, and Cuttlebug parts and pieces, plus extras such as ribbon, pop dots, edge inking and jewels. The sentiment is computer generated on vellum paper tricked out with a corner punch.

Hi Everyone!
Welcome to the newest blog on the block, Cuttin' Up with BeBee! I love creating cards for my family and friends, and hope to share some of them with you in this space. It is my wish to inspire you to get your creative juices flowing and do some cuttin' up of your own!