The Paper Beehive

Update to Family Calendar

2011-04-30T22:17:00.003-06:00

I made this family birthday calendar in 2007 as a Christmas gift. I occasionally get someone asking where in the world I got the stars, so below the picture is an update to where I got them. If you would like a link to the original post... click HERE.

**UPDATE**

4.2011

I talked to the couple that sells the stars and they gave me permission to give out their info if you are interested in ordering the stars I used on this project. I got them from Heart & Soul Crafts. They don't have an actual store or website so you have to call Roger 801.726.0577 to order and send a check or money order to get your stars. They sell to a few local shops and go to craft fairs/boutiques. Check out their Facebook page HERE. If you have any other question, give me a shout!

Valentine's Dinner Decor

2011-02-14T18:53:00.002-07:00

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I hosted some friends over for dinner and had a little fun with the decorating. The tissue paper pom poms were a first and I had to show them off even though you can tell they are my first because they are ovals instead of round and kind of skiwampus but I love them all the same.

I used those cool Command Clips to hang all the pom poms to the ceiling. I was pleasantly surprised... they sure have an awesome hold. Click HERE to see the one's I used.

I bought the red tulle at Walmart for $0.97 a yard (3 yards) and just twisted it around with some fake white rose petals that I bought at the dollar store. I bought the 2 red candle holders at the DI (thrift store) for $0.75 each and the other tall tapered candle holders and red candles, I bought from the dollar store. Then sprinkled the rest of the rose petals over the whole thing. I love how it turned out. :) We had kids there too, so I set up a "kids" table but it wasn't near as cute, but it did have one of those fake candles and rose petals... hehe. We ate biscuit personal pizza's and yummy salad for dinner and drank a Sprite and cranberry juice drink in wine glasses. The kids even had mini wine goblets that I found at the DI. It was a fun night!

(How do you like all my mis-matched chairs...hehehe)

Tea Cup Pin Cushion

2011-02-11T12:40:00.002-07:00

I made this sweet tea cup pin cushion just for myself. I don't make too many things for myself, but i couldn't resist trying it. I think I first saw them on Etsy... I could seriously look at that website all day long!!

Anyways, I bought the tea cup set at the DI (thrift store) for under $1.50. I glued the cup to the saucer with Gorilla glue (which I really didn't like) so I could use the saucer as a catch all for little buttons and other sewing stuff.

I used 2 different colors of felt and rolled them up and stuffed them in the cup. I didn't glue because it was a snug fit but I might in the future.

I just love how it turned out, what about you?!!

Preschool Valentine's

2011-02-05T16:34:00.002-07:00

So Valentine's is coming up quick and I thought I'd share something I made last year, but never got around to posting. My daughter's preschool valentines!

I found these 3 Vday clear stamps at JoAnn's for $1 each and just had to have them. So I stamped my little heart out and colored away. I LOVE how they turned out.

I saw the bag idea on Pebbles In My Pocket's blog and just had to make one for her. It turned out so cute and fun... she loved it!

Wedding Guest Book

2011-02-05T14:39:00.009-07:00

So last July I started this wedding guest sign in book. I got the order I think a couple weeks before the wedding, so I just made all the guest sign in pages. Later I got the pictures from the wedding and created the rest of the album. I really think it turned out lovely.

I thought it was going to be hard to work with the gold but it turned out to really be fun. The gold thread was a pain to work with but so very elegant. I also used a lot of gold Stickles (glitter glue), gold brads, crystals and fun ribbon to accent throughout the whole album. All the flourishes were cut using my Pazzles Inspiration.

I forget what brand of flowers I used, but I used my iTop to make all the flower centers. I seriously LOVE that tool and use it ALL the time... even in my crafting.

I used my Pazzles Inspiration to cut out their names and date. And then added Diamond Glaze to make them pop.

They had a left over sign in page so I added a picture to it.

I couldn't find gold embellishments I liked so I ended up painting a few of my silver one's with gold paint.

I also made another wedding guest book
in 2006 for my sister...
to view those pictures, click HERE.

Magnet Board

2011-02-04T15:04:00.002-07:00

I made this magnet board over Christmas for an old friend for a belated wedding gift and for Christmas. Unfortunately, it is still sitting here... I've been trying to find a box to ship it in. I don't really want it to brake.

I found the frame at Robert's and it already had the black flourishes on it. I also got the letters there which I painted red, distressed with black ink, added red Stickles and magnets. The flowers I made used a technique that I learned from my sister Kendra where you cut out various sizes of circles out of satin, burn the edges and then sew together. I added the red Stickles around all the edges for fun. I used my i-Top to make red satin buttons for the centers. Then I added this My Mind's Eye "HOME" sticker and the ribbon and viola... it was done! It was easy and fun to put together.

Friend Frame

2011-02-03T15:56:00.003-07:00

This pretty frame was just a plain wood frame to begin with. But once I had a little fun altering it... it turned beautiful.

I altered this (and another) frame for my best friend, Jill Ashley for Christmas. It really was so fun. I started by Modge Podging some prettyMy Mind's Eye paper down, along with adding friend tag. with pop dots The flower was made using various circles of satin and burning the edges, then sewing them together. Add a few glittery flourishes and crystals and your done!! I LOVE how it turned out, I want one for myself.

Twilight Frame

2011-02-03T15:05:00.003-07:00

I made this fun Twilight frame for Jill Ashley too. I didn't take a picture of it with the picture I later added because you would be laughing your butt off. Let's just say, we like Twilight! :)

I used also used My Mind's Eye paper along with the same technique for the flower and over all vibe. I REALLY love how this one turned out and I hope I make one for myself someday soon. :)

My brother's album

2011-02-02T16:11:00.000-07:00

So last July, my older brother, James, turned the big 40. His wife, my sweet sister-law Robin, asked me to make him a guest sign-in book for his party. Robin was planning a BIG SURPRISE shindig to celebrate his 40th Birthday AND to say farewell to him because he was going to be shipping out for Iraq for his 2nd tour of duty. It was going to be a fun day but sad to see him off.

So I set off to work on this album... it was 8x8 and 20 pages big. I really had a lot of fun putting it together. I made sure to include lots of the number 40 through out the whole album just to remind him how old he is... I have to tease him anytime I can because I'm not near as good at teasing as he is. :) hehe

I didn't include all the pages because all the other pages are just the pages people signed and aren't very entertaining. This album had a simple and just fun layout throughout.

I used my Pazzles Inspiration for the title and numbers.
Gotta love that machine!

Life is Good

2010-12-02T17:42:00.002-07:00

I was still in the mood for Spring when I made this layout. Now that the snow is very much here and isn't going anywhere for awhile, I am now in the festive spirit and will start working on Holiday layouts. Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!

Click HERE to visit this eBay auction.

I just LOVE this bears dress...

Close up of the fun sewing and details...

Blooming BEAUTY

2010-11-23T20:48:00.002-07:00

I wasn't in the mood to do a Holiday layout so what do I do... yep, a very girlie, flowery pink layout! I used my own bear pattern (found HERE) and designed a cute title for the top. The flowers are from my daughters Cuttlekids dies. I really just love how it turned out even though it is very much one of my typical eBay layouts.

Click HERE to visit this eBay link.

Life is a Highway 2

2010-11-10T20:45:00.006-07:00

I know, you probably think you are seeing things...
this layout actually has pictures on it. Amazing right!?!
(Click pic to see the details)

While I was getting ready to make a layout for eBay, I found that I had plenty of this paper that my friend Ash gave me to make a whole other layout exactly that same which is kind of rare. So I decided to make the same layout for myself. It didn't come out exactly the same but it is very similar and I already found pictures to put on it. What do you think?? I LOVE it because I haven't made a layout for myself in ages... seriously, I don't remember the last!

If you like these Classic Vehicle paper piecings,
well you are in luck... you can get the files over at
The Paper Piecing Beehive!

Click HERE for a direct link to the car files.

The details:

I put some extra car pics on the hidden photo mat...

Gotta love this title... I can't quit singing it!

Life is a Highway

2010-11-09T20:42:00.002-07:00

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Natural Beauty

2010-11-08T17:12:00.003-07:00

As some of you know that I made this layout some time ago... over 2 years!! But I've never really thought of this layout as mine because I made it with eBay in mind. So I thought I would give it one last try on eBay to see how it does. Wish me luck with re-listing! -Kate

This layout is not my normal layout. What I really mean is that I don't do elegant and pretty very often. But the set up of the layout is the same old me! I LOVE how this one turned out. I'll be sad to see it go... this one I'll be selling on eBay. I look at it as Simple Vintage...

This is what I used:
IndieArt Cricut Cart - Butterflies
Storybook Font Cricut Cart -
corner flourish and marquee title box.
Cuttle Bug Embossing folder - Script Texture
Cuttle Bug Embossing folder - Divine Swirl

Thank you for taking the time to look!

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More details of the layout...

Something was missing when I cut this butterfly with my Cricut. I decided it needs something else so I decided to try punching some holes on both sides of the wings. That did the trick!! I put cream paper behind the holes to make it look a tad more like a Monarch butterfly. It was fun to alter this, already pretty, butterfly cut into something even more beautiful!

The "Natural Beauty" is a rub on.

I used the technique where you ink the embossing folder first and then emboss your paper. I looks so neat. I used a sand color ink so the cream paper would look old. The picture doesn't do it justice... it turned out so beautiful!

I made a hiding tag to go behind one of the big photo mats. It is made for 2 extra photos or journaling spots. I don't know about you but I take way too many pictures!

I fell in love with this neat flourish that I decided looks really neat as a photo corner embellishment. I also used it on my "My Hero" layout.

Here you can see the embossing. Also you can see how the pop dots have made the butterfly look like it is about to flitter away! Lovely...

Here is a picture with the layout tilted to see the Butterflies getting ready to lift right off the page.(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Freeky Fright Night

2010-10-27T18:27:00.009-06:00

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You can get these darling paper piecing patterns
over at my other blog
The Paper Piecing Beehive

The set is called... Evil Laboratory!

Trick or Treat....

2010-10-27T18:18:00.006-06:00

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Close up of the sewing and brads...

Halloween Advent Calendar...

2010-10-01T15:24:00.005-06:00

I thought it would be fun to make an advent calendar for Halloween for my two young kids. This is how I made it...

So I started off with a 9x13 cookie sheet from the $1 store. The metal is pretty light, so my hubby made too holes with a large nail and a hammer on the sides of the pan for the ribbon to attach to. Then I did some simple, light scrapbooking on the inside of the pan so it wouldn't be too thick with paper so the magnets would hold to the metal nicely. The paper line I used is BoBunny.
You can find this Curly Tree pattern for FREE HERE at The Paper Piecing Beehive where I sell paper piecing cut files.
Then I went and got the BoBunny "Whoo-ligans" chipboard set to make some of the days. I stamped days on 14 of the chipboard pieces and then for the rest of the days I used Diamond Glaze to put numbers on the bottoms of smooth flat marbles. Then I put magnets on the bottom all 31 pieces. I also put a little Stickles glitter on some of the chipboard pieces.

Here is some close ups & different angles...

Sliding Into Summer

2010-09-15T14:22:00.005-06:00

I know, I know... it has been WAY too long since I last listed a layout on eBay. Can you believe that the last time I listed was May. How the summer has flew by and I've enjoy ever minute of it! We didn't do real vacations, but we did go to Idaho a few times to visit family. We also did a bunch of parade's and fireworks, two fairs and lots of visiting with family and friends! I'm happy to be back to selling. I love creating layouts!

So here is my latest creation! I updating my playground set and I am really loving it. I'm working on getting it ready to sell as a file set too! I sure hope you all like it!

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Felt Cake

2010-08-09T09:13:00.002-06:00

So my daughter Shay comes to me the other day and says that it is her babies (dolls) birthday. They are "twins"! hehe Anyways, I told her I would help by making a cake for her. I have seen felt food patterns on Etsy.com and thought how hard can it be.

It really wasn't hard to make, but it was a little time consuming and my hubby, Julio, was great to give me time without the kids to make it. Shay LOVES it and it planning the babies birthday party today! I think I'll try some more in the future if I get some more time.

CLICK HERE for link to the pattern.

The roses were the most time consuming because they have 7 pieces and you have hand sew each one separately.

A little close up...

I added a few details to my cake, like the ric-rac to hide the seams and the ribbon and "metal" ring on the pipping bag.

The piping bag...

Pure Bliss

2010-05-27T21:56:00.005-06:00

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Lets Play

2010-05-18T19:55:00.005-06:00

Okay, so I got my layout listed tonight.
Here is the link...

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Double sided hidden photo mat...

Totally NUTS About U

2010-03-09T12:30:00.006-07:00

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New KNG kit... Nuts About You

2010-02-18T13:12:00.004-07:00

Along with using everything in the kit, I also added some flower with buttons and some Stickles and Diamond Glaze. These pictures are of my cute kids at Valentine's time.

Kits N Giggles
to get the latest kit called
Nuts About You

These adorable squirrels were so much fun to put together! I love their adorable tails and buck teeth!Pop dots are so great to make these

squirrels look even more alive!

Get these kits HERE!

LOVE is in the AIR

2010-02-03T22:40:00.005-07:00

I haven't made this detailed of a layout in a VERY long time! I had fun added new designs to this page and adding a bit of humor too!

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Title...

The bunny and cupid costume cut files are
available at The Paper Piecing Beehive!

As you can see...
cupid does always hit his target!

I've added a double sided hidden tag...The sweet girl bear is smitten!

This guy is ready to present his new love
with a bouquet of flowers!

Pop dots, texture, and dimension...

Snow Much Fun

2010-01-22T11:11:00.004-07:00

I love this layout so much that I went and got this same paper to make a layout for myself with pictures that we took this weekend while playing with our kids in the snow.

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Close up of the sewing and brads...

Custom Baby Girl Calendar

2010-01-16T21:35:00.005-07:00

Here is a custom baby calendar for one of my mom's work friends little girl. Since I had lent out my New Arrival Cricut Cartridge, I ended up having to design a couple new paper piecing and use my Pazzles Inspiration to cut them out. So it took what seemed like forever to make but so worth it... I think it turned out beautiful! I wanted to keep it!

You'll notice that is has both Spanish and English because the little girl, Lilia, was born in America but one or both of her parents are from Mexico. So they wanted her to remember her heritage by including some Latin style to the calendar. It was a fun challenge and thanks to my husband, Julio, for all the Spanish help!

The paper line I used was My Mind's Eye "Be Loved" I also used a couple Cricut cuts from Storybook cartridge.

I'm hoping to have these new paper piecings turned into new cut files for my Paper Piecing Beehive blog for purchase very soon! I hope you enjoy!

Cover...

January

This snowman is available now on
The Paper Piecing Beehive

February

March
(One of my favorite pages!)
April
I used Cricut Storybook cartridge for the butterflies.
May
This little bear is wearing a latin style dress

For Lilia's Birth month, June, her mom wanted there to be a Mexican flag to represent her Latin heritage.

July
August
The crown is from Cricut Storybook cartridge.
September
October
November
December

My Christmas cards 2009

2009-12-25T21:26:00.002-07:00

These are my Christmas cards this year for our immediate family and close friends. The picture was taken at Thanksgiving of our small little family! I think I cut out 24 of the adorable little penguin's using a WPC cut file that I got from my friend over at JillsPaperJems Cutting Corner. I cut them using my Pazzles Inspiration.

I also used Diamond Glaze, Stickles, and
DecoArt Snow Writer to detail the cute guys.

Glad Tidings

2009-12-18T13:57:00.003-07:00

Another layout for eBay and I priced it a little lower this time because I didn't piece the title like usual. But the reindeer are as cute as ever! I intended to have one a boy and one a girl (if you look at their eyes). The boy is trying to give the girl another present! hehe I thought it was sweet!

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I also have these Reindeer in file format so
you can cut them out yourself too!
Check them out over at the
The Paper Piecing Beehive

Here is a double sided hidden tag for journaling and
a photo on the other side...

THANKSgiving Turkey layout

2009-11-28T22:30:00.005-07:00

I think I'm on a roll... I have another layout ready for eBay! It is a very similar to last year's, but I changed up the cardstock colors, did different ribbon, & added cuter eyes to the turkey's. I still have these Turkey cut files for sale over at The Paper Piecing Beehive along with the darling Pilgrim & Indian Accessories.

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Shhhh, I cut this title & my turkey's last year...
I just changed their eyes! :)
I love my Cuttlebug Embossing Folders...
the Swirl is the best!
Sewing & brads...
I love popdots!

Family Traditions layout

2009-11-25T16:40:00.006-07:00

I am going to be posting this layout on eBay which I have done in a VERY long time! I designed these Pilgrim & Indian outfits to fit my bears and bunnies which you can get the files over at...

The Paper Piecing Beehive

If you don't want want the whole layout but want the Pilgrim and Indian paper piecings separately, I will be selling them on eBay as well but precut & unassembled. I will have a link soon or you can just email me if you are interested.

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I hope you enjoy my layout but most of all, I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

NEW KNG kit... Magic of Christmas

2009-11-25T16:15:00.004-07:00

I love, love, LOVE this kit... I know I always say that, but I really do love this one! If you would like to see what is included in the kit and another example visit...

Kits N Giggles
to get the latest kit called
Magic of Christmas

And FYI...
we still have a few more kits left from summer
& Halloween, so get them while you still can!

Here is what I made using the kit...
Shay was 2 in these pictures... she sure has grown!

The snowman (Frosty) and the gingerbread man (Gingy) are the included precut unassembled paper piecings. The tree is part of the template that you can trace.

Popdots are wonderful to make these squares... well, pop!!

These are the things I used to spruce up my paper piecings. Of course I inked the edges, but then I used a white Zig Writer Chalk Collection to trace Gingy and highlight the scarf & hat of Frosty. I also used red Diamond Glaze on Gingy's nose and pink on the star on the tree. But what was really cool was using Snow Writer (you can get at Michaels) on the white frosting of Gingy to make it look like real frosting... so fun! You could use puffy paint too!

Here are so more things I used:
Swirl Cuttlebug Embossing Folder for the tree
Imaginese Glitter Brads for the buttons on Gingy and the tree.
Little black brads for the cole on Frosty

Major Cutie Orange Tutu set...

2009-11-24T16:08:00.003-07:00

A couple years ago, I saw this onesie and thought of some friends of ours who didn't have kids yet (he is in the military), but I liked it so much I bought it and saved it. Those same friends are now expecting a baby girl. So I pulled it out expecting to give it to them but realized I needed to girlie it up a bit, so I made the orange tutu and the cute orange polka dot flower hair pretty. I LOVE it and think it is adorable... what do you think, do you think they'll like it??

NEW KNG kit... Monster Mash

2009-10-31T10:02:00.000-06:00

We ended up having some different papers of the same line to make another Halloween kit. And who doesn't have so many pictures of Halloween that you would need more layouts?!!

So head over to
Kits N Giggles
to get the latest kit called
Monster Mash

And FYI...
we still have a few more kits left from summer
so get them while you still can!

The whole layout...

I love the exclusive cutout sheets...
they are so easy to work with!

The skeleton and ghost are the exclusive

paper piecings that are included in the kit!

I made a hidden journaling tag with this bat cutout...

The bat, tombstone, & cat are on the bonus template!

A yard of each fiber and ribbon.
And the circle face is from the exclusive cutout sheet!

Head over to Kits N Giggles to get this monster kit!

NEW KNG kit... A Sweet Halloween

2009-09-30T13:20:00.005-06:00

So here is our 1st of 2 kits that we are making for Halloween, this one being more for the younger generation. It is more SWEET instead of spooky! Kids will love the cut paper piecing showing what they did on one of their favorite nights of the year, I know my little Shay couldn't stop looking at the layout after I was done! Enjoy!

So head over to
Kits N Giggles
to get the latest kit called
A Sweet Halloween

And FYI...
we still have a few more kits left from summer
so get them while you still can!

The whole layout...
I didn't add anything to this kit
except for some sewing and pop dots!

This kitty in a pumpkin is one of the exclusive
paper piecings that are included in the kit!
I used pop dots for dimension...
The title is from cutout sheet and
the moon and clouds from the bonus template...
That ghost is so cute... it woudn't harm a fly!
Here you can see I used pop dots for dimension...

The candy squares are from the exclusive cutout sheet
and don't you just love the
new black fuzzy fibers that are included too!?

Head over to Kits N Giggles to get this sweet kit!

NEW Kits N Giggles Kit... Popsical Paradise

2009-08-24T20:50:00.004-06:00

So this is our NEW kit for this month over at Kits N Giggles. Oh, I just LOVE it!! I had these perfect pics to put on it of a day out in the backyard with the kids playing in the pool and eating popsicles with the neighbors and their cousins. Ashley did such a wonderful job with the penguin paper piecing while I designed the cutout sheet that works so nicely with the patterned paper! I was so excited that I got a layout AND a page out of this kit and I think if I would have tried harder I could have gotten another page out of it!

So head over to

Kits N Giggles
and get this kit... you will LOVE it too!

Here is my example...

I used my Cuttlebug embossing folders & Stickles
on the swimsuits that the penguins are wearing...I added the buttons from my stash...I used pop-dots to add a bit of character...

Here is my extra page that I squeezed out of the same kit.
I love these pics of my sweet little Shay...

I LOVE Stickles... can you tell?!
Again... visit Kits N Giggles to get this kit!

BLOOM

2009-08-04T21:36:00.008-06:00

Here is my last layout for a while for eBay.
I'm going to be focusing on my cut files for

The Paper Piecing Beehive
and the layout kits for Kits N Giggles

from now on. You will still see my layouts, but I will be scrapbooking my kids and family instead of selling them! I will hopefully be coming up with new paper piecing cut files. I should have my Bear cut file that I used on this layout up for sale very soon. Thanks for all you wonderful support with my selling of layouts! I have some of the best customers and friends around!

Please email me (katiebeescrap@hotmail.com) if you would like to be added to my email list for when I have new cut files over at The Paper Piecing Beehive or I have any other news to share. I don't email often! :) Thanks - XO Kate

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Take a look at the hidden pocket...

The word "BLOOM" has glaze on it to make it stand out.

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

I finally updated!! YEAH!

2009-06-16T23:43:00.002-06:00

The title says it all! It feels so good to have my blog all current, at least I hope it is. I tried to back post so everything is on the right date or close to it. So even if the date says April 14th (which is as far back as I went), I really posted it tonight! hehe Sneaky, huh?!

Thanks for all your patience, i hope to keep it better updated from now on! :) I hope you enjoy everything I've been up to the past couple of months!

So Stink'n Much kit...

2009-06-16T21:59:00.005-06:00

So we finally have another kit up for sale over at

Kits N Giggles

This one is called "So Stink'n Much" and I absolutely LOVE it!! It was SO fun to put together and easy too! The reason I love it so much is because of the darling skunks that Ashley designed... they are supposed to represent an adult and a child. I used my adult skunk as Grandpa and the child as my son. They both come with bows that can be used to show that the skunk is either a boy or a girl... super smart of her! :) And Julio and I designed the cutout sheet this time around which was SO much fun... we've never did anything like it before, we think it turned out perfect... very versitile! Here is my take... I hope you enjoy!

Grandfather and Grandson...

The kit also comes with "bonus" templates

of a tree, a mushroom and clouds!
I used my CuttleBug to emboss the tree...

I made it looks like a scene in the middle of the layout...

To buy this kit please visit... Kits N Giggles

Next project...

2009-06-14T23:16:00.001-06:00

So this is my next project I just started for my daughter Shay.... plastic canvas Barbie furniture! She is so excited... actually I'm super excited too, though it is EXTREMELY time consuming!!

When I was little, my sister made me a bedroom set that I cherished, but unfortunately most of it was destroyed in a house fire that we had when I was just starting my Sophomore year of High School. Those were the only things I cried about losing in the fire because I wanted to someday give them to my daughter. So I'm going to try to make up for that damage and make some of this furniture for her now and hopefully someday she can give them to her daughter!! I love sentimental stuff like that! :)

Here is the Laundry Room...

and the Living room...

Here are the colors I'm using...
purples, greens with just a little yellow and white.

I'm hoping to find the pattern for the bedroom set too and maybe the kitchen but we'll see... let me get this done first! hehe Wish me lots of luck because I'm really going to need it... I have corpral tunnel that makes me work a bit on the slower side but I'm not going to let it stop me!!

Flower Hair Pretties

2009-06-13T22:24:00.001-06:00

So my friend Ash showed me how to make these darling flower hair pretties! I'm so excited to make them in ever color for my daughter Shay. Well actually I've wore them a couple of times too! :) I've only made like 3 pairs of them but I'm so loving them... I already have some fabric to make more! They are so fun but a bit time consuming but also so worth it... Shay loves them! I love being crafty for my kids! hehe ;)

We went to an Air Show a couple weeks ago,
Shay and I wore them...Thanks Ash!

latest layouts...

2009-05-31T22:38:00.002-06:00

I recently made these 2 layouts for gifts. I designed the bear and the tutu using my Pazzles and finally actually cut them out and made them... which is a miracle in it's self! lol I love how this layout turned out... simple and it shows off the pictures of my nieces nicely!

I hope to have the bear and the tutu on my Paper Piecing Beehive blog soon for purchase as a digital file or PDF.

I already have my bunny file up for sale over at The Paper Piecing Beehive and I used my CuttleBug to cut our the flowers. I LOVE how this one turned out too!! All the fun Stickles and colors... so yummy!

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal

use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Ben's Apron...

2009-05-30T22:50:00.001-06:00

Ok, so this ISN'T Ben but I had to use my son Kayde as the model and he wasn't too trilled about it! :) I made this boy apron for my cousin's son Ben. He LOVES to cook with this mom and even has his own toy kitchen. Oh I forgot to mention that Ben just turned 2 and I made it for his birthday. He also enjoys watching Rachel Ray! I think it is SO cute... maybe some day he'll become the next Chef Rocco! hehe I just purchased the material to makes my daughter, Shay, a new apron for her birthday but i also got enough to make a table cloth and all the accesories. It is green with cupcakes and red and pink cherries... I can't wait to start it!

My first hotpad... not too shabby!

Kayde is finally happy now that we whipped him up a bottle! lol I know it is a little big but Ben is a bit bigger and it has plenty of glowing room!

Bunny layout

2009-04-27T23:32:00.003-06:00

I found pictures of this layout that I made for eBay and couldn't believe that I had forgot to post them here on my scrapbook blog!! Btw... it sold. :) I let the customer choose what that title was!

I love how I did this photo mat... you can't see it but in person it looks really cool. The two side pieces are connected with the middle on on top of it.

I LOVE my bunnies with them holding the
big flowers... always a favorite of mine!

You can get the bunny cut files over at my other blog...
The Paper Piecing Beehive!

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

My "Crafty" Resume...

2009-04-16T23:04:00.002-06:00

So awhile back, I applied for a job at one of my local scrapbook stores for a part time position. I didn't end up getting the job because I couldn't work in the morning, just evening, but I wanted to show off my resume that I made for it. I used to work for a scrapbook store and we loved when people would bring in resumes that were scrapbooked... it showed that they would enjoy working there. So I decided to too. I think it turned out simple but it gets the point across that I love to scrapbook!!

I hope to have this bear and the bee costume up for sale as a digital file in my Paper Piecing Beehive blog here soon!

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!

Friends Forever

2009-04-14T23:27:00.001-06:00

Just a simple card I made a while back,
I think in February, using my scraps!!

Hop into Spring kit

2009-04-03T15:55:00.009-06:00

Our very 1st Kit N Giggles Kit...
Hop into Spring!

Here is my take on this kit put together
using my cute kids as inspiration!

I totally love Stickles (glitter glue)...

I put a bit on all the titles and flowers.

Girl bunny... I added the pink bow from my stash.

Here is a close up of how I detail my bunny and chick...

With an angled makeup sponge, I use a sand colored ink to shade around each piece of the bunny before I assemble her. I use a rose pink ink for the pink parts using the same technique. Then I assemble her sometimes using pop dots, sometimes not... it just depends on what look I'm going for! On this layout, I used pop dots on the nose, hands and feet and then again when I adhered her to my page. Then I take regular old colored pencils in sandy brown colors and doodle around the edges of my bunny. And for the pink cheeks, I use a little pink chalk with a q-tip, but sometimes I'll use the rose pink ink on a make up sponge too. For the white accents, I use a white gel pen and a black gel pen for the eye lashes.

After it is all assembles on the page, then I go back in a use a little Diamond Glaze on the nose, feet. As for the chick... pretty much the same thing went into detailing him just different colors of course.

Click on the picture for a better look!

I used my own buttons for the centers of the flowers!
I uses Cuttlebug Embossing dies on eggs and flowers...
Boy bunny... (no bow) hehe

To get this kit... visit Kits N Giggles

Kits N Giggles

2009-04-03T15:00:00.005-06:00

So my friend Jill (JillsPaperJems) and I are starting up a little business...

Kits N Giggles!

We are going to be making scrapbook layout kits that have our very own paper piecing in them and exclusive cut out sheets designed and created by my sister Kendra... her craft name is Daisy Doo, check her out!! We are starting off a little slow and just testing the waters to see how they do. Excited is an understatement on how we feel!! :)

How it works:

Our kits will include matching pattern paper, colored cardstock, ribbon, some of our darling paper piecing (disassembled, ready for you to put your creative touch to them), tracing templates for extras like flowers and eggs, and instructions and tips on how to get your creative juices flowin'. *Kits may vary to include more or less.

Our first kit ("Hop into Spring") is priced at $11.99 plus shipping. They are going to be priced a little differently mainly because they will include different things each time but we are going to try not to waiver too much. Hopefully in the future, we can have a set price!

Every kit, Jill and I will be putting one of them together with our own spin on them. We will then post them on our own personal blogs, so if you would like, once you purchase one of the kits, you can get a few ideas for your own. We also will be giving our tips on how we detail our paper piecing so if you need a little help in the beginning! :)

Oh and Kendra will not only be creating our exclusive cutout sheets, she has also agreed to become one of our designers!! So you will also get to see her spunky talent! ;)

If you have any questions feel free to email me...
katiebeescrap@hotmail.com

Wish us luck!! ;)

Abby's Baptism Envelope Book...

2009-03-26T11:29:00.005-06:00

I made this fun envelope book for my sweet niece Abby who just recently turned 8 and was baptism. This little book was created using envelopes so there would be pockets full of advice and congratulations for her big day! Ribbon always makes me happy so I added loads of it on the tags, the binding and throughout the whole thing! -TFL

What I used:
Pazzles Inspiration for all the words
Zutter Bind It All for the binding
Star Dust Stickles
Autumn Leaves flourish clear stamps
Making Memories flowers
Buttons, ribbon, staples and sewing
All My Memories patterned paper pad

I used the fonts BlackJack & Greer...
The tags ended up having white cardstock on top
of the colored cardstock with the written advice...
Tags poppin' out of the envelope pockets...
And you can NEVER have too much ribbon!! ;)

Some Bunny Loves U

2009-03-18T15:48:00.008-06:00

I know I've been got for awhile, I had to get a whole lot of things done around the house and with my family. I started this layout over a month ago but just barely finished it today. :) YEAH! It was actually supposed to be for Valentines day but I think the colors also go for Easter or even some cute "love" pictures.

What I used:
-Pazzles Inspiration to cut all my bunnies
(You can purchase my Bunny cut files at
The Paper Piecing Beehive).
-Pazzles also to cut the 2 titles and cute flowers, which I also designed.
-Cuttlebug Embossing folders - Swiss Dots and Divine Swirls
-Diamond Glaze
-Fruit Punch Stickles
-Bazzill cardstock (I forgot what the patterned paper was)
-Autumn Leaves Flourish stamps
-Ink and sewing

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NotHisAngel font for the "Some Bunny"

A journaling tag...

This is the hidden tag... it is double sided

so a picture can go on the back side.

Here you can see how I used the Diamond Glaze,
Stickles, and pop dots better...

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Made With Love

2009-03-18T15:34:00.004-06:00

I made this page a while back, but realized that I never posted it. It isn't my absolute favorite, mainly because I couldn't figure out what else it needed, so I set it aside thinking I would come back to it later. Now, I realize that it is okay to do some things simple. I did have a lot of fun designing and welding the title together... it actually took way too much time, but I really like how it turned out! With the journaling circle, I used my Pazzles Pen tool and a sepia gel pen... this little accessory for my Pazz is fantastic. Although I didn't do anything too exciting with it, you CAN really get creative with it!!

What I used:
-Pazzles for the title and the 2 wavy scalloped circles.
-Pazzles Pen Tool for the writing in the journaling circle.
(The Pen Tool is on sale over at HallmarkScrapbook.com right now!)
-American Craft ribbon.
-I think the paper was Cosmo Cricket (please correct me if I'm wrong).
-Bazzill cardstock.

another Twilight....

2009-02-03T09:47:00.003-07:00

I made another Twilight layout!! It is similar to my other ones just a bit different in colors and I got rid of the oval frame and added a cool title tag and also a Cullen Crest! I also did some fun overlaping with 2 colors of flourishes! Lots of fun Stickles and Diamond Glaze through out of course! ;) And I tried a different stitch this time to change things up a bit... the stitch is a bugger to work with though... I only broke one needle this time!! hehe But I think it turned out beautiful! TFL - Kate

What I used...
- Pazzles to cut out the Cullen Crest and Edward & Bella
paper piecing, oh and the title tag too!!
- I also used Twirls and Swirls Pazzles CD for the flourishes.
- Diamond Glaze and Stickles.

Check out HallmarkScrapbook.com for all these fun products!!

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I had so much fun with this Twilight title tag. I made it so it could flip open to reveal more room for pictures or journaling.... I think I will be doing this in the future a lot more!!

Diamond Glaze on the black of the Cullen Crest...
It looks really neat in person!

Here is another hidden tag with 2 more spots
for photos or journaling.
But I wanted to show a closer picture of the stitching...**As far as the paper piecing of Edward &Bella is concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the
support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Cupid Bunny...

2009-01-27T12:15:00.003-07:00

I made this "Cupid Bunny" to go along with my layout that I made for eBay but I decided to sell just one of these 'love' bunny's just in case someone wanted to create their own pages and use it for an embellishment!

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He is so darn cute, how could you not fall in love!?!

I left all the accessories disassembled just in case
you want to assemble him differently...

(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Love You Always...

2009-01-27T12:00:00.002-07:00

I made this layout because I'm ready for spring and Valentines is coming up fast and it is closer to spring then it is right now! :) I love the deep yummy colors of this paper which is I believe My Mind's Eye... I LOVE that brand! I had a fun time designing the Cupid accessories... the bunny is ready to go shoot some arrows of love!!

What I used:
(You can find these items at HallmarkScrapbook.com)

-Pazzles for the bunny, his accessories and the "Love You" marquee title.
-Cricut card Hello Kitty Font for the "ALWAYS" title.
-Cat Eye Ink to distress the edges of the photo mats.
-Diamond Glaze
-Stickles - Eucalyptus, Xmas Red, and Star Dust

Of course I use plenty of diamond glaze and Stickles...
You can never have enough, right!?! hehe ;)
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Hidden behind one of the photo mats is another
double sided photo mat for journaling or more pictures...
The title was fun to design... I love my Pazzles!!
I designed and created this darling little "cupid" bunny...
I used pop dots to add dimension...
Sewing and glitter detail...
(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

The NEW Paper PIECING Beehive...

2009-01-16T14:14:00.005-07:00

is finally up and running. Now Julio and I have a place where we can sell our design files so everyone is able to cut and ENJOY our paper piecings just like we do!! Please come check our new blog store out at...

The Paper Piecing Beehive...

We sell WPC files for Pazzles Inspiration owners, DXF files for the Wishblade owners. PDF files for people that don't own cutting machines, so they can print out a template and assemble that way... easy as pie! And all the files are ready for you to just stick the color you want in and cut (or print)!!

Thank you for your understanding while we are still under a bit of construction on both of my blogs. We hope to be finished up here pretty quick!!

THANKS - Kate

My new blog background...

2009-01-14T01:52:00.002-07:00

I know it's late, or should I say early! Man, it sure has been a bugger getting this background to load and work just right and it still doesn't show my whole background but for the most part it does. Julio (my hubby) designed and created this AMAZING background for me and we finally put the finishing touches on it and decided to premier it today!! YEAH!! :)

Later today I will have up an option to buy at least one of my Pazzles/PDF/DFX files starting with my Snow Couple!! I'm so excited to get going and so is Julio!! He is ready to start designing some new cut files for me and I'm excited to scrapbook using them!! :) hehe

Let me know what you think! Please tell me if I need to do any tweaking anywhere. Thanks for looking and I hope you like! :) Now I'm going to bed, I need to get my creativity sleep! ;) lol

A LOVELY Blog Award...

2009-01-12T09:45:00.002-07:00

Many thanks to Tammy over at ~Tammy's Place~ for giving me this LOVELY Blog award!! It was a very sweet gesture! :) You all have to go check out her blog... she make some of the most AMAZING cards, Oh and pages too!! :)

I'm going to give this a try and pass along a bit of this goodness to a couple very talented ladies whom are my friends...

Ashley ~ Jills Paper Jems
Carrie ~ Scraplynn's

Thanks again Tammy!! :)

Scarlett O'hara

2009-01-10T10:30:00.005-07:00

I am SO EXCITED to show everyone what Julio and I have been working on since just before Christmas.... a custom paper piecing of Scarlett O'hara! The sweetest woman, Miss SouthernBelle, contacted me to see if we could make her a paper piecing from Gone With the Wind. She picked out the picture and we, or should I say Julio, got to work! We thought we would have it done within days because we have done these types of paper piecing before with the Twilight ones. But that was far from the case! :) Luckily Miss SouthernBelle was the sweetest person to work with, she was so patient with us. Scarlett's face was the hard part. With being 9 inches tall, you'd think that she would be easy but her dress is so darn big, which made her face 1 inch tall! Not much room for detail. So we decided to go a bit larger and cut Scarlett out at 11 inches which made all the difference. Julio also had to tweak a few things on the face so that they would cut better! And that's it! My Pazzles sure went through a nice work out which I LOVE to see!! lol :)

I can't wait to see what our Miss SouthernBelle does with this paper piecing! I will keep you posted when she does something with it! She is an AMAZING talented scrapper, you should all check out her work... A Scraphappy Southernbelle.

Thanks Aymee for working with us so nicely...
it was such a pleasure and we look forward to the next one!

I used Diamond Glaze on the letter for a shiny look...

All ready to scrapbook... :)

**As far as the paper piecing of this Scarlett O'hara is concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the
support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Coming SOON...

2009-01-08T17:22:00.002-07:00

I'm excited to announce that I'm finally updating the look of my Blog!

I've waited a very long time for my talented hubby, Julio to design and create me a NEW layout to coordinate with my name AND style!

As soon as I complete a couple custom orders and we finish putting the finishing touches on the layout, I will premier it, which should be VERY soon! :)

The even more EXCITING news is that I'm going to start selling a few of our digital cutting files similar to one of my Ladybug friends, Regina at the Cutting Cafe'! It might take me a bit longer to get all the kinks out of this hopefully plan, but I'm really looking forward to this new adventure!

Thanks for all your encouragement and support!!

a Snow Couple...

2009-01-08T17:14:00.006-07:00

**You can purchase the cut file for this cute Snow Couple
by visiting my new blog called
The Paper Piecing Beehive!I LOVED my last layout so much, well the snow couple,
that I had to make a paper piecing set of the happy couple!

I used my Pazzles for the original snow couple and then used MANY different Cuttlebug embossing folders to enhance their clothing and features. I also used Diamond Glaze! :)

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Here you can see all the fun dimension...
In the set I've included embossing
snowflakes (6) and snowballs (10).
(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Winter Wonderland...

2009-01-07T17:00:00.004-07:00

**You can purchase the cut file for this cute Snow Couple
by visiting my new blog called
The Paper Piecing Beehive!After almost a month of not doing much except Christmas gifts and custom work, I made this Winter Wonderland scene with a snow couple enjoying the weather! I was pretty proud of how the snow couple turned out since I designed and created them all by myself which is saying a lot because Julio is the one that creates most of my characters! :)

I used my favorite tool in the whole wide world...
the Pazzles, for the snow couple! :)
Also the title, brackets, and snowballs.
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The snowflakes where from my Cricut using the
Accent Essentials cart.
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I used MANY different Cuttlebug embossing folders which I always use with my Sizzix BigKick! I LOVE this machine... it can use almost ANY die out there!! I even used my snowflake folder on parts of the photo mats for fun, you'll have to look real close to see the embossing. In person you can see it a lot better! :)

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I used lots of fun teal blue ink, ribbon, and sewing
which I think added greatly.
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And of course I used Diamond Glaze and Stickles!

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Here is the snowman juggling some snowballs...
Here is the title with some of my favorite fonts...
BlackJack and Greer
Here is the CUTE little snow girl holding a snowball...
I thought the brackets would be something
FUN and different...There are 2 hidden tags ready for photos AND journaling.This is a look at it tuned to show all the dimension...
(You're welcome to copy my designs for you own personal
use, but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Flower Centers & Magnets Tutorial...

2008-12-19T09:42:00.001-07:00

It was my turn last weekend to put up
a tutorial on the
Hallmark Ladybugs Blog.

I chose to do my tutorial on how to be a
little more inventive with the centers of flowers
ans also how to make your own
magnets using large clear rocks.
Check it out when you get a chance!

Reindeer Merry Christmas...

2008-12-18T12:04:00.006-07:00

**You can purchase the cut file for this sweet Reindeer
by visiting my new blog called
The Paper Piecing BeehiveI made these Reindeer for the candy sleeves that I made for the ALBTM blog giveaway and HAD to make a layout out using their sweet little faces!!

I used my trusty Pazz that I got over at HallmarkScrapbook.com to design AND make these darling Reindeer!

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There are 2 hidden journaling tags...

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

2nd Week Giveaway...

2008-12-12T22:21:00.002-07:00

Sorry for being so slow at this weeks

ALBTM giveaway.
but here it finally is...

So head over to ALBTM blog to see how
you too can win this
cute Reindeer wrapped candy
that I made!

Winners will be announced on this Tuesday.
Here is this weeks prize!

One more week to go...
Carrie (Scraplynn's) will be doing
the last giveaway next week,
so stay tuned!

NEW Edward & Bella paper piecing...

2008-12-02T20:49:00.008-07:00

So how did everybody like the Twilight movie?!? I tell you, I LOVED it! There was some things that disappointed me a little teeny tiny bit, but you could never recreated the book. well unless you had like a 20 hour movie. I don't think that will be happening anytime soon! I'm ready to go see it again! I tell you, I'm NOT obsessed at all!! lol ;)

I'm really excited to show you this NEW paper piecing of **Edward and Bella! Julio did a fantastic job with all the details... I tell you, this one was sure a bugger to fix and finish!

I hope you enjoy this layout
as much as I have making it!!

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Full Layout...

This NEW **Edward and Bella was inspired
by the original poster for Twilight...

The same font as the cover of the books...

There is alot of detail in the photo mats...

This is the quote from the last page of the book Twilight...
I thought "hope" was a good word for Jacob...

**Jacob...
Here are the hidden photo mats...

The backside of the photo mats...This is a quote from **Jacob...
**As far as the paper piecing of Edward, Bella, Jacob & the wolf are concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the
support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Christmas Giveaway from ALBTM...

2008-12-02T11:30:00.003-07:00

To get into the holiday spirit,
over at ALBTM blog, we are going to be giving away
some wonderful prizes
each week up until Christmas!

So head over to ALBTM blog to see how
you too can win!

Winners will be announced on Tuesdays.
Here is this weeks prize!

Ashely with JillsPaperJems put this darling
Christmas treat together!
Check her out here!

Mouse Candy Sleeve...

2008-11-23T16:53:00.001-07:00

Here is a cute little candy sleeve that fits 3 chocolate covered marshmallow candies. The mouse was designed by me by altering my bunny design. I love how she turned out. I had fun with the eyes.

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I used the Pazzles software to draw up the Holly because I couldn't find exactly the right Holly that I wanted on my Cricut carts. I also used my Pazz to cut the Mouse, Sleeve and Tag...(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

2nd Halloween 2008 Layout....

2008-11-22T16:40:00.001-07:00

I had so much fun making the first layout of my kids that I had to go back and finish what I started! I had a few more pictures that I wanted to scrapbook too. All the paper is the same as the last I just changed it up a bit! The empty photo mat is for another picture I've been meaning to print but just haven't gotten a chance to print.

What I used:
-The title was cut with my Pazzles which I got over at HallmarkScrapbook.com
-The tree and swirls are from the Pazzles CD Swirls & Twirls.
-The Bats and Spider are from a Cuttlebug Diecut and Embossing fold kit.
-The pumpkins are Ovals put together from my Cricut George.
(If you would like to see how to make the pumpkins, go over to the Hallmark Ladybugs Blog for the tutorial I made!)
-Swiss Dots Embossing folder from Cuttlebug
-Black Diamond Stickles

ThanksGiving

2008-11-17T20:08:00.002-07:00

With Thanksgiving not too far away, I had to make this layout. I designed these turkey's last year around this time and they turned out so darn cute, I had to do them again this year! I did add a little this time by embossing the feathers which made them look even cuter, in my opinion!

This is what I used:
-Pazzles for the turkeys, the title, and the flourishes (Pazzles CD Swirls & Twirls)
-Cricut for the pumpkins... George ovals
(If you would like to learn how to make the pumpkins just visit Hallmark Ladybugs Blog)
-Cuttlebug Embossing folders... Swiss Dots and Divine Swirl
-Diamond Glaze

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(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,

but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Halloween 2008

2008-11-11T11:33:00.001-07:00

I haven't made a layout for my kids in a really long time, but it was my turn to do a tutorial over at the Hallmark Ladybugs Blog this week and decided it was time. I had MORE fun designing and creating this layout then any other in a long time, but probably because my kids are in it!! :) I love scrapbooking!

If you would like to learn how to make these pumpkins,
please visit
Hallmark Ladybugs Blog.
I have created a little tutorial for you!

Twilight with ME!

2008-11-06T11:21:00.002-07:00

Okay, so I finally decided to make a layout with me on it, but unfortunately it isn't for myself. I am donating it to a website that will be giving a scrapbook to the writer of the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer. The scrapbook will be filled with fans letters, artwork, and scrapbook pages. The pages have details about my favorite things about the book series. It also has a couple of my favorite quotes that correspond with the characters.

What I used...
I used my Pazzles (Pazz for short) Inspiration for all the paper piecing including the title.
The flourishes are from the Pazz CD called Swirls and Twirls.
Oh the little blue flowers are from Cricut's Accent Essentials.
I also used Diamond Glaze on all the flourishes, of course!!

I hope you can finally enjoy a layout from me
that actually has a picture on it! :) LOL

This is the actually font from the cover of the books...

Here is a picture of me with my favorite hobbies...
Scrapbooking and Twilight...

Edward and Bella...

These fonts are the characters actually fonts from the books...

Jacob...Jacobs actually font from the books...

**As far as the paper piecing of Edward, Bella, Jacob & the wolf are concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the
support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Twilight... Jacob

2008-11-01T20:48:00.004-06:00

This layout was designed around a picture of the actor, Taylor Lautner, who is playing Jacob in the upcoming movie, Twilight. Julio made him have a bit longer hair because in the original picture, he didn't have long hair but in the books he is supposed to have long hair.

I absolutly love how this layout turned out. I think the colors go great with Jacob's background. I think of Jacob in the color realm of Browns, Rust, and Teal... colors found in nature. Edward, I think, has more cooler color hues.... like Black, Blues, Greys. He also where's White and tans in the book. And of course, Red and Black like the book covers.

I use my Pazzles Inspiration to cut out most of my paper piecing including Jacob and the wolf and also the title. I got my Pazz at my favorite online store... Hallmarkscrapbook! The flourishes were also cut from my Pazz using a CD called Swirls & Twirls. Check out this AMAZING machine!!

If this is your first time to my blog and you would like to know the story behind these paper piecing, you are welcome to go to the first Twilight layout of Edward and Bella at the Prom.

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This paper piecing of Jacob took 9 different colors of paper and around 12 different cuts!!
The font I used for this layout was the same font as Jacob's handwriting in the book. Kind of a fun fact!
It was hard to decide what quote to use because I didn't know if I should go more toward the romantic side or not. Since the layout was all about Jacob and no Bella, I went with this quote of Jacob as a wolf...
Here is Jacob as a wolf. We wanted to go for a wolf in the shadow kind of look...

**As far as the paper piecing of Jacob & the wolf are concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Twilight Shadow Box...

2008-10-27T17:51:00.001-06:00

I thought I would make a shadow box this time,
just showcasing Edward and Bella.
It is very similar to the layout I did
but on a smaller scale.

It page measures 8.5 x 13.
I got the shadow box from Roberts...
they come with three, this one is the biggest.
They come unfinished so I decided I would stain it.

What I used:
My Pazzles for Edward and Bella.
The flourishes are from the Swirls & Twirls Pazzles CD.
I also did the Oval Frame with my Pazz.
I used Cricut cart Accent Essentials for the little blue flowers.
As always I used Diamond Glaze and Stickles
I don't remember what the flowers are, sorry.

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I used Diamond Glaze on the title...
**As far as the paper piecing of Edward and Bella is concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the support, encouragement, and understanding!!

Princess Frame

2008-10-26T11:13:00.001-06:00

Our new neighbor girl just turned 6 and had a birthday party. Shay was so excited to go to her first "friend" party... she got to dress up like a princess. This frame is what I made for the little girl.

This is what I used:
I used my Pazz for the word Princess with BlackJack font.
Cricut cart Paper Dolls for the Princess and the castle.
The flowers on her dress were from Accent Essentials.
I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder from Cuttlebug on the dress.
The flower is from Heidi Swapp.
The paper is Pebbles in my Pocket.
As always... Diamond Glaze and Stickles!!

10,000 hits!!!

2008-10-21T09:33:00.000-06:00

YEAH!!! I finally hit 10,000 hits today!!!
Can you believe it!?!
It is so exciting seeing all the new
and fun traffic coming through all the time!!

I'm doing a very fun give away in celebration
for my 10,000 hits!!

Leave a comment anywhere on my blog
from today until Thursday the 30th
and I will pick, at random,
a few lucky winners!!

Thank you for all the support!! Good luck!

Twilight... Edward & Bella at Prom

2008-10-15T21:00:00.002-06:00

The Edward and Bella is an original paper piecing designed by me and my husband, Julio! The piecing was created from a picture of the actors Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, who star in the upcoming Twilight movie! The piecing were cut using my Pazzles Inspiration!! With this machine, the possibilities are endless...REALLY!!

Here is the story behind the paper art piecing...

So you all know that my eBay group is having a Twilighter's Give Blood charity event. Somehow I talked Julio is to making me some paper piecings to go with the theme. He has also read and enjoyed the whole Twilight book series and was happy to help! I found the picture that I liked and he got to work creating this amazing, what I would call art, paper piecing!! I had no idea that something like this could even be created. He acted like it was no big deal! While we were cutting all the pieces out, I was getting more and more excited for people to be able to see this incredible work that my incredible hubby made!! And it got my imagination thinking of what other people to make into a paper art piece! Julio has already started creating the charater Jacob and soon after there will be a werewolf!! Each of them are very time concuming and very detail oriented so I don't know how many of these piecings I'll be able to talk him into creating, but my imagination is going wild with ideas!!

What I used:
Pazzles Inspiration for the Edward and Bella Paper Piecing (of course)!
I also used my Pazzles for the big oval and title (blackjack font) AND
the florishes are from the Pazzles CD Swirls & Twists.
Cricut cart Accent Essentials for the little flowers.

Diamond and Black Diamond Stickles
Diamond Glaze

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Thank you for taking the time to take a look!! :)

Page 1

As you probably can see, I used lots of glitter and glaze...
I love the stuff and can't get enought!! lol!

Here is our one-of-a kind design of Edward and Bella,
dancing with each other at the Prom,
while expressing their love for one another.

Be sure to look at all the details... it took around 10,
yes I said TEN, different colors of paper to
make this paper piecing!!

Here is what the original picture that we used looks like!

Page 2
Here you can see the hidden tags ready for
more pictures or journaling!

This quote is from the last page of the book Twilight,
where Edward and Bella are at the prom.
(sorry, the light in these pics are a little dull,
I wil try and retake them)

Can you see the little love charm at the bottom?

**As far as the paper piecing of Edward and Bella is concerned, my husband and I have put a lot of time into designing and creating this one-of-a kind paper piecing, so please, please, PLEASE, don't replicate it for resale. We consider it a piece of art and should be treated as such.

Thank you so much for all the support, encouragement, and understanding!!

TWILIGHTers Give Blood

2008-10-14T21:01:00.000-06:00

In light of the latest addition to the Twilight book series
and to the upcoming premier of the Twilight movie,
my eBay group, ALBTM (A Little Birdie Told Me),
are excited to announce
starting Oct 13th going through to Halloween...

TWILIGHTers Give Blood

We are going to be producing and auctioning off layouts and other
paper piecing creations designed and centered around the Twilight
book series and movie! There will be creations from Vampires
and Werewolves to anything and everything Halloween. Some of
the proceeds from our each of our auctions will be donated to the
Red Cross, hence "Twilighters Give Blood"...LOL!

the Cullen Crest...

2008-10-13T19:00:00.002-06:00

So the Twilighter's Give Blood event has officially started!!

Here is my take on the Cullen Crest...

In the upcoming Twilight movie, all the vampires are wearing this crest as either a ring, necklace, or bracelet. Julio recreated this fantastic paper piecing to show case the wonderful crest!! I think it turned out spectacular!! I used my Pazzles to cut it out!!

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Click here to visit all of my eBay groups auctions, ALBTM.

Remember that part of the proceeds of this layout will be going to the Red Cross, so give all you can!! :)

I used pop dots for a 3D affect...

I used pop dots here for a 3D affect!

I love my Cuttlebug embossing folders...
I can make my own background paper with just
a little ink and my embossing folder... whala!!

Happy Birthday Party...

2008-10-07T11:13:00.001-06:00

Let's get this PARTY started!!!

I love Basic Grey paper and love this line called Cupcake!
I had so much fun putting this layout together,
I made it look kind of like a little party going on
with the banner and the presents! Oh what fun!

This is what I used:
Basic Grey Patterned Paper
Pazzles for the title and bunnies.
Cricut cart Storybook Font for the Marquee journaling spot.
CuttleKIDS dies for the cupcakes, presents & party hats.
Diamond Stickles
Diamond Glaze

To learn how to make the cool flower embellishments,
visit the Hallmark Ladybugs BLOG
to see DeeDee's tutorial.

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I used my Pazzles for the title...

If you would like to learn how to make this
fun paper embellishment,
go to Hallmark Ladybugs Blog

Here you can see that I used glitter, glaze, & pop dots...
(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Boo...

2008-10-01T14:00:00.001-06:00

I wanted something a little different for Halloween.
I was day dreaming when I came up with this cute ghost.
He just said, 'please make me' ...lol
You have really got to try those
Cuttlebug holiday Combos,
I love the R.I.P one the best!
I've been dieing to use the leaf one too.

What I used:
Pazzles for the title
Cuttlebug Holiday Collection 3x3 Combos for the
bats, spider, and tombstones.
Diamond and Black Diamond Stickles
Diamond Glaze

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I drew and cut this cute ghost out!!
There is chalk and glitter on his cheeks!

Used my Pazzles for this title...
love this true type font HollyWeird LET
Used Diamond Glaze to make it shiny...

This spider looks like he is ready to crawl right off the paper.
It's a Cuttlebug Holiday Collection 3x3 Combo CREEPY

I LOVE these tombstones...
Cuttlebug Holiday Collection 3x3 Combo R.I.P
I used the technique where you ink the
folder before you emboss it.
I used black ink on gray paper.
I use a wet wipe to clean the folder after word. :)

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,

but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Hello Friend

2008-10-01T00:07:00.001-06:00

You all know I don't make cards very often but I made this special card using the NEW Cuttlebug Card Making Combos "Friends Forever" that I got over at HallmarkScrapbook.com. They make my life so much easier because I can whip up a super cute card in no time!

Click here to see more of these fun NEW Cuttlebug Card Making Combos...

I used the technique where you ink the
embossing folder first and then emboss your paper.
I looks so neat. I used a sand color ink
so the cream paper would look old.

I don't know if you can see but I put Diamond Glaze on all
the flower dots and also on the "Hello Friend".

My Hero

2008-09-22T15:51:00.002-06:00

I had this layout started a few months ago, but never got around to finishing it until now. I doubled the paper piecings to make a matching layout for MY little Prince!! I love how it turned out, the corner flourishes turned out better then I imagined. For the shadowing on the Prince and Dragon, I used chalk, ink and colored pencils... I like the look! I wish I could do faces a bit better though. I don't know how to do a mouth either, but over all I like it!

This is what I used:
Cricut Carts...
Paper Dolls, Storybook, & Opposites Attract
Diamond Glaze
Diamond & Eucalyptus Stickles
Brads, Sewing, & Ribbon

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I made this little hidden tag
for an extra photo and journaling.

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Lovely...

2008-09-16T14:02:00.002-06:00

I know, I know... please stop with the bunnies!!
I can't, I'm addicted to their cute little faces.
They keep saying, "make me, make me",
and I give in.

What I used:

- Indie Art Cricut Cartridge for the butterflies
- Storybook Cricut Cart for the title "LOVELY"
- Wedding Cricut Cart for the swirls
- My bunnies also cut from Pazzles
(designed by my dear hubby, Julio)
- Prima flowers
- Diamond Glaze
- Diamond Stickles

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(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

My Sweet

2008-09-11T21:25:00.001-06:00

I just love the design of these cute little bunnies that my dear hubby, Julio designed for me! I could use them on ever layout if that were possible. He did a wonderful job on the lovable little design. I used my Pazzles Inspiration to cut them out easily along with the title. I topped all the Cricut butterflies and Prima flowers with Diamond Stickles. I used Diamond Glaze on the title and the bunnies noses for a shiny affect....love that look!

What I used:

- Indie Art Cricut Cartridge for the butterflies

- Pazzles for the title "My Sweet"
- My bunnies also cut from Pazzles
- Prima flowers
- Diamond Glaze
- Diamond Stickles

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(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Another Shadow Box...

2008-08-27T19:49:00.002-06:00

I sure hope you aren't totally sick of my shadow box frames
to look at one more. Yep, this is my last one.
I bought 4 or 5 of these frames at Robert's around Christmas
time last year when they were on clearance and
they no longer sell them...sniff, sniff!!
I should have known that I would want more but it
just didn't click at the time.

I really like how this one turned out.
I tried using Diamond Glaze on the flowers
for a neat little affect and it turned out way cool!

Like always, I used my Cricut to cut out all the flowers
and flourishes using the cartridges:

Accent Essentials and Graphically Speaking

This time I actually used some cute cuts out from the
new cart Graphically Speaking for the words.

If you would like to see how to make these
cool 3D flowers, I have an easy Tutorial
on the Hallmark Ladybugs Blog.

Thanks for taking the time to take a look!

Here are a few closeups of the Diamond Glaze on the flowers.

Diamond Glaze is also on the word from Graphically Speaking...

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Another 3D Floral Shadow Box...

2008-08-11T14:16:00.001-06:00

I made this fun 3D floral shadow box for one of my dear friends,
using my Cricut. These are so fun and easy to create,
you should give it a try...

If you would like to see a Tutorial on this particular

project, go to Hallmark Ladybugs Blog to learn how
to create these fun 3D flowers!

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Family 3D Floral Frame

2008-08-11T14:02:00.001-06:00

For some reason I thought I already had posted this one
but really hadn't. So here it is...the shadow box frame
that I took with me to the Cricut Project.
They took a few pictures of this one and
Kaydence's baby calendar. I kept it for myself...hehe!

If you would like to see a Tutorial on this particular
project, go to Hallmark Ladybugs Blog to learn how
to create these fun 3D flowers!

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,

but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

persoNAILity

2008-07-24T09:45:00.001-06:00

Jody over at Hallmarkscrapbook gave us a Challenge
to make a layout using this above sketch.
I tell you, I've never actually used a sketch before,
but it was well worth it...
it turned out better then I could of imagined!

I of course used my Pazzles Inspiration that I got over at
Hallmarkscrapbook
Along with My Mind's Eye paper,
Bazzill cardstock,
Pebbles In My Pocket ribbon,
and Black Diamond Stickles glitter glue.

Thanks for taking the time to look
and you too should give this sketch and others a try!

Oh and thanks Jody! :)

Ice Cream Sundae 2...

2008-07-21T14:31:00.002-06:00

Here is another one of my FUN Ice Cream Sundaes
I of course used my awesome Zutter Bind It All.
I don't know what I ever did without it before!

I got it over at Hallmarkscrapbook.com

I designed the whole album using my Pazzles Machine program. All I did was take various sizes of ovals and circles and welded them all together. Copy and pasted each layer to make the next page. I didn't use any chipboard but you could easy make it with chipboard to make it stronger but it ended up being pretty strong with just a piece of cardstock in the middle of two pieces of paper, one for the front and one for the back. I hope that makes sense! If you have questions just shoot me an email. It measured around 11.5 x 5.5. They are a fun and easy thing to make especially if you have the design saved to your computer to use in the future.

*Just a tip ...
you could also easily make a very similar one
using the Design Studio Software with your Cricut!

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(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Bridal Shower Evelope Book

2008-07-20T21:15:00.001-06:00

I made this super cute and easy Bridal Shower Book
for my new sister-in-law Angie.
It is made from plain old envelopes
and my Zutter Bind It All
that I got over at Hallmarkscrapbook

Look at the binding with all the cute ribbon!
I used to make these albums with 3 book rings
and tied ribbon to them and it would be cute,
but nothing compares to the whole side
covered in pretty ribbons!! :)

It the inside of the pages are tags that are tied
with ribbon. Everyone at the shower
wrote their advice to the bride on them.
Then at the shower I take picture of the
whole event and finish the book for her.
Extra pictures are in the pocket too
so everything is all in once place!

Take a look at this fun slide show that shows
all the pages and details!

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

FAMILY birthday calendar...

2008-07-19T10:58:00.005-06:00

I made this family birthday calendar
for my mom and step-dad for Christmas last year
and totally forgot to take pictures of it until now.

I used Cricut cartridge Opposites Attract
for the word "birthdays" and welded it using Design Studio.
I also used Cricut cartridge Plantin Schoolbook
for the word "FAMILY"
and for the welded abbreviated months.
I got my cartridges and Design Studio,
oh and Diamond Glaze from
Hallmarkscrapbook.com

I got the frame from Roberts Craft and
then added the hooks to the bottom.
I Diamond Glazed the words and Modge Podged
the whole thing. After it was dry, I added the ribbon.
The stars were sold from a lady that makes
the stars already hooked all together and painted.
Then you just write everyone's names
and the day they were born on each star...
simple as that!!

**UPDATE**
4.2011

I put all my parents grandchildren in the frame
which I first printed in wallet size
and then inked and ruffed up the edges
to add some character!

Thanks for taking the time to stop by and take a look!

(Your welcome to copy my designs for you own personal use,
but please don't recreate to sell...thanks a bunch!)

Today is the BIG day...

2008-06-30T16:24:00.001-06:00

It is weird that I have butterflies even now...writing this post. Today was the BIG day...I went to Provo to VIP Media to have the Cricut Video and Photo Shoot. When I got there, Lisa the Makeup Artist came out to greet me. She took me in to touch up my makeup and spray down any "fly aways". It might sound silly but I felt kind of like a movie star...LOL! I feel like such a dork for even telling you that! :)

Anyways, after that, we went in to a big studio. There was where we would be doing the interview. I meet Liz, who was to do the actually interview questions. There was Jed and Mark, whom I had already meet from the "in-home" shoot. I also meet Gerald, the other cameraman and Gerald (different pronunciation) the sound guy who put my microphone on. We sat down and Liz asked me all different kinds of questions like... "How does the Cricut help you to be your creative best?"; "How do people respond when you show them something you've made with the Cricut and what kinds of things do they say?"; and "How has the Cricut improved your quality of like?". It was hard to answer some of the questions because I didn't want to come across as cocky or prideful but they helped me feel comfortable about it. :) They actually made me feel really comfortable about the whole thing. No pressure! But I also think it was easier because I was talking about MY passion... nothing like giving a book report in school or saying the prayer in church...LOL!! :)

After the interview, I got a few snapshots of everyone because you can't go through an experience like this and not record the event...that is what scrapbookers just DO... LOL!

Jed then took me into another studio where Russ was there to take still pictures of me and the projects that I had brought. He took some fun pictures of me and my "Kateism's". I was supposed to pose like "Ya...I made that...what do you think about that?!", with a little attitude and fun! It WAS fun and both Jed and Russ thought they got some great pictures! Then Russ took my projects and photographed them. It was really cool to watch someone professional taking pictures of projects that I made and that came from my heart! What an AWESOME feeling!

Then it was time to go, right after I signed a paper giving my permission to use my image of course!! LOL! I bounced outside to my husband, Julio, who was waiting in the car and told him all about it!

How surreal the whole experience was being in there talking about my passion for scrapbooking and the Cricut. It was a very NEAT feeling...having all that excitement and attention...Silly, I know!! But all in all, it was an experience that I will never forget and hope that someday I can do it again!

Here are a few of the snapshots that I got of the day...

This is Lisa the Makeup Artist...

Liz is the one who did the interview...

(Front left to right)

Gerald - Cameraman, Jed - Coordinator, & Mark Cameraman

Russ is the one who did the Still Photography.
Here he is taking a picture of my shadow box...

He was sure a nice guy...they ALL were really NICE!!

Here Russ is taking a picture of Kaydence's Baby Calendar.
It was funny because
this is the same way I take my pictures of my projects...LOL!