Saturday, December 31, 2011

My Fave Cards from 2011 :)

Happy New Years EVE everyone!!!
I noticed that some bloggy friends where doing a Top-somethnig for 2011 and 
I couldn't resist joining in with my version too :) 

I have been so very blessed this year with so many wonderful opportunities, DTs , accomplishments and dreams come true this past year! I've been a very lucky girl and couldn't be happier! 
A huge thank you to all of you for your support! 

Now I get to 'toot my own horn' a bit {hee, hee!} with my own faves of 2011 :)  

January 

February 

March 

April 

May 

June 

July

August 

September 

October 

November 

December 


I hope that you liked them as much as I enjoyed creating them :) 

Wishing you all a wonderful and safe night!!!
See you next year ;)
xoxo 

Friday, December 30, 2011

Kraft-y Creeper Sunday on a Friday :)

Good evening!!! Wow, I cannot believe that it is the last Friday of 2011!!! 
I kinda took an unintended creative/blog break this week - 
I really didn't expect to, lol! but between the holiday mess and my boys, I just had to take some time off from blogging and concentrate on family time and prepare for some fun DT releases for next month :) 
I have also started my own book blog :) You all know how much I love to read and usually try to incorporate it into my crafty things, but it's time that I set out to do what I have been wanting to do for so long, I am so happy about it!
Here's my new blog: bumbles and fairy-tales
I hope you'll follow along with me over there too!!! xo 

I am a bit late with posting a few things... 
First, there is a new challenge up on the Pixie Dust Studio blog... 
just add a number to your card/project!!! 

Next! It's time for a new Spy Day Challenge at 
This week, we are 'case-ing' Shaela's card... 

I decided to stick with some red panels, a similar layout and go all boy ;) 


I used Creeper Sunday and my new pad of MME Funday Kraft 6x6 pad! 
Looooving me some Kraft-y fun-ness right now :) 
The button is from Studio Calico (Wood Veneer) 
and some twine yummness from The Twinery!!! 

Just a quick and simple card - felt so good to create something again!!! 

Be sure to take a peek at the DT's stuffs too!!! 


I will be back tomorrow :) 
Have a wonderful TGIF!!! 
xoxo 

Monday, December 26, 2011

"You've Got Mail"

Happy M-day everyone!!! How was your Christmas??? 
Ours was beautiful! I just love seeing my sweet boys faces light up with all the Christmas magic! It's so wonderful to be able to experience everything through their eyes :)  

I know that the majority of us are on our full-time Holiday mode :) 
I really thought that I would have a moment to create a card for today's 
So sorry! I have been too busy playing with my boys and their new Christmas toys ;) hee, hee!!! So please be sure to stop over and see the fun "Song Inspired" challenge is all about, thanks!!! 

I do have a quick little happy card that I created last Thursday to share with you today!!! 
I dusted off another one of my MFT Pure Innocence stamps called Happy Mail... 


She has to be one of the cutest ones ever!!! 
The last time I went food shopping, I saw a little girl in a shopping card and she looked and reminded me so much of a Pure Innocence girlie! She had this beautiful straight hair cut right up to her chin just like this, and it was a bit static-y too, lol! I just had to give my PI girl some wisps of static hair too :) 

AND, did you see my pearls!? 
I used my new Viva Decor Opal Paper Pen from Taylored Expressions - and I am truly in shock with the awesome results!!! Look at all those little pearls!!! Yes, I did go a bit over-board with it, lol! but I just love the way this stuff pearled up and added so much sweetness to my card :)  I must get more colors!!! 
ALSO, I neeeed to try to get myself another one of these My Mind's Eye Love Me 6x6 pad! I'm just about almost done with mine! and it usually takes me about a year to use up my 6x6 pads!!! 

Thanks for letting me share today :) 
Have a wonderful M-day!!! 
xoxo 

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Saturday, December 24, 2011

"Open Me!!!" AND MY BLOG CANDY WINNERS!!!

Merry Christmas Eve!!!
I hope that you all are settling down for a wonderful holiday with loved ones :)
We are just about ready for the festivities to begin!!! I still have some cleaning to do and some gifts to wrap - but all is good and we cannot wait to spend some wonderful quality time around the tree :)

I am very late posting my card for the latest Friday Spy Day at 
The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog yesterday! oops!
and I also want to share who my two blog candy winners are :)

First, my card :)
I decided to have a bit of fun with my new TE December Key Ingredients Kit
and pair it up with sweet Amelia from my 'new to me' TGF Surprise Stamp Set!

I also used the following challenges for my card:
- iCopic Weekly Challenge #61: Last minute Holiday projects
- Really Reasonable Ribbon Challenge #38: Anything Goes {with Twine}
- Wee Memories Challenge #80: Anything Goes
- The Sisterhood of Crafters: Celebrate the Holidays


I love her unruly hair! Kinda reminds me of my own hair - thick, wavy, messy! lol!
I tried to stick with the same layout as Beate's card, and a similar color combo - with different shades... and as you can see - I went a bit overboard with my Paper Pen again, hee hee! I am loving this stuff! More and more pearls everywhere!!!
It's not your typical Christmas card (hubs kept telling me to add green, lol!) but I love it! and I know that this little girly-girl will definitely love it too :)

Thanks for looking! and I hope you decide to play along with us this week!
Please be sure to check out the rest of the DTs creations too :)


PS - what do you think of my new blog makeover??? :) 
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And now it's time to announce my TWO birthday blog candy winners :) 

Prize 1 goes to #11 Ashley N Newell 
and Prize 2 goes to #13 April!!! 

Congrats to you both!!! 
Please email me at TheBumbleGirl at Rocketmail.com with your addresses 
and I will try to ship these out to you next week!!!

Lots and lots of fun new things are coming in the New Year!!!
My blog is going to be hopping with fun new projects and releases!!! 
Be on the lookout for more candies along the way too :)
So don't forget to follow and come back often, hee hee!!! 

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas everyone!!! 
xoxo 

Thursday, December 22, 2011

Warm Wishes

Good evening everyone :) 
I totally forgot to post my card for today, ooops! 

This week's Pixie Dust Studio Challenge is to 
use THREE pattern papers!!! 

That's suppose to be easy, right?! lol! 
The small piece of green paper on top is really part of the pattern paper, it really is! 
The scallop and border green is cardstock, okay :)  hee, hee! 


This cute little image is called "Smore Candle Treats"... 
I honestly don't know what he is, my boys keep going back and forth saying that the Smore-guy is either an Ant or a Cricket - possibly a Snowman of sorts, lol! Oh boy, Kathy is going to whip us ;) hee, hee!!! 

I hope everyone is all done with the Holiday stuffs and getting ready to relax and enjoy the Holiday this weekend :)  I have a few last minute things to take care of first thing Friday morning, but nothing to stress about which is always a bonus :) 

Have a wonderful night!
I'll be back in the morning with my Spy Day card for The Greeting Farm Challenge!!! 
xoxo 


Monday, December 19, 2011

TGF's 3rd Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!

Happy Holidays everyone :)
and welcome to The Greeting Farm's Third Annual Customer Blog Hop!!!
To start the hop from the beginning and for the whole blog/link list, please refer to
The Greeting Farm's Blog for all the details :)
Especially to find out how you can win one of THREE grand prizes!!!

So for today's hop, I created (hopefully) my last Holiday card for this year!
Here is Holiday Anya... 


This is the perfect paper to paper-piece her dress! 
She looks so fun and festive :)  


My next card is definitely my last holiday card of 2011, hee hee!!! 
This card is for this week's TGF Monday Fun-Day Recipe Challenge
you are to use Kraft Cardstock, Twine and a Button(s) on your card/project!!! 
My three favorite go-to things to create a card!!! 

I decided to use my "Keep Cozy" stamp set again 
and came up with this easel card :) 


This just happens to be the card that I taught to my Scrappy friends last Friday night :)
They loved the easel card concept!!! It was so much fun!!!


That's it for me today :)
Happy Hopping!!!
xoxo



Friday, December 16, 2011

Much Love, Just Because...

Just because... it's TGIF peeps!!! 
It's been a very long week! and I am very sure that many of us are looking forward to some relaxation and down-time this weekend :)  We are having big boy's official birthday party Saturday night, other than that, a ton of snuggling, reading and movie-watching will be going on around here :) 

There is another Friday Spy-Day Challenge going on at 
The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!! 
and this week, we are casing Eva's card that was spotted on SCS!!! 

I tried to keep as close to Eva's layout and color combo as possible, 
but my big bow threw off the layout a bit, lol! Here's what I came up with... 


It's been a while since I've inked up my girl, Bonnie, from the Blush Society Collection... 
I used Babette's sentiment and my new pad of My Mind's Eye Love Me that you can find right now on SALE at Claudia and Company :) 
This ribbon is from the Dollar Store! Can you believe it?! They had a ton of colors, I am definitely going to have to go back and stock up on all the colors! 

I hope you'll play along with us this week! 
Please be sure to see what the rest of the DT created :) 


Thanks for stopping by today!!!
Have a fabulous weekend :) xoxo 

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Dear Santa... and How I take my Card Pics!

All I want for Christmas is... {fill in the blank!} 
I don't know what I want for Christmas, lol! 
SO many things, I can't decide :)

*Please scroll down to see my card for 
Pixie Dust Studio's latest 'stitching' challenge, thanks!!! 

I wanted to share a quick little boy card that I created 
with one of Amy's latest Sweet November Stamps called "Max"!!! 


I was SO lucky to win this sweet boy and some goodies during Amy's preview days!
Yay!!! for more boy stamps!!! 
Isn't he the cutest little mischief you've ever seen?! hee, hee!!! 
Wonder if this little Max will be getting coal or toys for Christmas... 
I guess it depends were that snowball lands ;) 

***

I've had a few comments asking me how I take my card pics :)
I don't really do anything special - as a matter of fact, I really don't think they come out that good, lol! I always feel that they're a bit too dark... this is how I take my pics...


I just move my card and Ott-lite around until I get the right angle with no shadows.
I adjust my setting on my camera;
I have a simple Kodak Touch and I set it on Close-Up and then I zoom in...
I then upload my pics to Picasa - this is where I choose which pics I like best and crop them down.
and then lastly, I use PhotoScape to adjust the lighting/size and add my watermark!
All done!!!

I'm sure that there is probably an easier way to do all the 'photoshopping' stuffs, but this is what I've been doing for the last year, it's a quick and simple enough routine for me - it works :)

Please feel free to share your pic methods with me too!
Thanks!!! and thanks for stopping by today too!!! xo 

"This is not Rudolph..." {hee hee!}

'tis the season to be jolly... and have a red nose! ha! 
It seems that there are a lot of sickies out there right now, so sorry!!! 
I am happy to say that I am finally feeling so much better :) Yay!!! 
Here's to a healthy holiday and New Year to all!!! 

Today is Thursday!!! Which means another Pixie Dust Studio Challenge!!! 
and for this week's challenge, we need to use some sort of stitching on our cards/projects! 


This is "Socket the Reindeer", he is one of my fave holiday images from Pixie Dust Studio :) 
My little guy was a bit upset with me that I didn't make him a 'Rudolph' with a red glowing nose, lol! ooops! Didn't cross my mind, even with all the red I was using on the card, lol! 
and look! I embossed, again! Go me! Starting to put these folders into use ;) 
I also did some faux stitching! I have only done that twice before, and I am liking how it looks :)
It really adds something to the card, right?!

Please be sure to check out the Pixies stitched up creations too :) 

Happy Thursday :)
xoxo 

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Happy Snowman Tags :)

It's Wednesday!!!
It's also my big boys 8th birthday!!! and hubs day off!!!
So while our kiddos are in school, we're off to try to finish off our holiday to-do list!!!
And then after school, we will be taking them to go see Santa, and then big boy's choice of either the Disney Store or Build-a-Bear, and then his fave spot to eat :)  Fun!!!

And since it's the FIRST Wednesday of the month! It also means that it's time for another
Retro-Fresh Challenge at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog!!! 
Retro-Fresh is when we get to dust off our older Greeting Farm stamps (at least 6months old or older) and play along with a challenge; and this month's challenge is to create a TAG(s)!!! 
AND, you have ALL month long to complete the challenge! Yay!!! 

I pulled out my "Keep Cozy" stamp set and old Greeting Farm Christmas DP to create a few holiday tags... which have disappeared onto our Christmas tree! lol! I wonder who stuck them on there ;) 




I had so much fun with this girly color combo!
and yet, the snow man makes it not so girly if I need an extra tag for something boy-ish ;)

Thanks so much for passing by today!!!
Be sure to check out the rest of the DT and see their amazing creations too!!!
Jessica Diedrich 


Enjoy your day!!! xoxo

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Just a random post... Daily December :)

Hello :)  
I just wanted to post that I have been trying to keep up with my December Daily too!
Like I said before, my sister created a book for me to help me out ;) 
I have everything, but haven't had the time to actually sit and put everything in, eeek! 
SO, what I haaaave been doing is taking my pics, uploading them in order and keeping a small journal of all of our daily things to do and add in later! I'm hoping to be able to do it by Valentine's Day, lol! 
It's just so busy right now! Holiday stuffs and some behind the scene stuffs that I've been working on and will probably be able to reveal soon ;) I just know that a February deadline on this will work :) 

So here are a few pics from this month so far :) 

Our family (hubs and I, kiddos, my sister and her hubs and my parents) all climbed into a limo and headed into Manhattan on the 7th to see Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular, dinner at Mars 2112 and a peek at Rockefeller's Tree since it was raining too much to go walk around... 




We finally finished our decorating!!! 

My happy BOYS!!! :) 

My sister gave me the coolest birthday presents everrrrrrrrrr!!! 

And for yesterday, my big boy, who will be EIGHT tomorrow {sniff!} got his first basketball tee!!!
He's SO happy to be playing this season!!! 



That's it for now :) 
Thanks for looking and all your sweet comments! xo

Monday, December 12, 2011

"Percy as Max"

Happy Tuesday!!! 
... I don't like to whine, but I still have this cold, and it won't go away!
I have been SO frustrated and moody, lol! I'm sure that the stress of meeting deadlines, the holidays and birthdays too, are not helping right now, but it is what it is! Right?!

No sense in dwelling ;) Onto the fun stuffs!!! 

Joy is asking us to create a Holiday themed card/project... 
I have fallen head over heels over Riley's new best friend, Percy the Penguin!!! 
I just haaad to use "Percy as Max" for my holiday card today :) 

Ummm, so you all know who Max is, right??? It's okay if you don't... 
Max is The Grinch's little dog with the one antler... 
it's okay if you didn't, hubs didn't remember him and was completely confused thinking that Percy may have been making fun of Riley with an antler joke of some sort, lol!!!
Even funnier, that hubs is so knowledgeable of who Riley is ;) 

Here's Percy... 


Isn't he a cutie?!?! 

Please be sure to visit the rest of the Moosemates 
and see what Holiday wonderfulness they've been up to too!!! 


Thanks so much for stopping by :) 
Enjoy!!! xo

Anything is Possible...

Good morning!!!
and how was everyone's weekend???
I still have a bit of a cold, achoo-ing and stuffs :p
but I'm getting by ;)

I've been overwhelmed with holiday cards and projects for the last 2 weeks, so much so, that I haven't had the time to share a 1/4 of what I've been up to here or on facebook, lol!... and was it was such a relief to sit back this weekend and create a new bookmark for my very very very soon-to-be 8yo :)
... and it fit perfectly with this week's Monday Fun-Day Challenge at The Greeting Farm!!!
For this challenge, you are to create a BOY themed card/project!!!
I think I can do that ;)

My big boy, who keeps reminding everyone that he will be EIGHT on Wednesday :)
requested that I HAD to use this Ian for his new bookmark :)
It's more of a tag size, but it seems to be a better size for little hands and big books!!!

Space Ian is going to be doing a whole lot of traveling now!!! 


Just recently, Nicky and I had a conversation about "Anything is Possible"...
lately, I have noticed that he's been saying "I can't", "no way", "can't be done"...  we talked and in the end he realized, "Anything IS Possible" as long as you put your mind to it! and after watching The Polar Express, we've learned that "believing is seeing" :)

All you need is a little bit of determination and a dream, and then "Anything IS Possible"...
a man did walk on the moon once or twice ;)

Oh, sorry to say, Space Ian is a TGF retired stamp :(  but let me tell ya, there are plenty of other cute Ian's to get!!! hee hee!!! and all papers are from October Afternoon's Campfire and I used MFT's Star Trio and Notebook Edge Border Die-namics... ooo, and did you see??? I used a star BRAD!!! lol! I really had to dig to find it, lol!!!

Hope you all will play along with us this week!
Please be sure to visit the rest of the awesome DT today too!!!
Jessica Diedrich 

Thanks for looking today!!!
AND don't forget to enter my Birthday Blog Candy!!!
xoxo 

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Counting My Blessings!!!... Oh Bumble is Me's Birthday Blog Candy!!!

Happy December 10th to you :) 
Yes, it's my birthday!!! and I am counting ALL of my blessings today!!! 
I have a wonderful family, awesome friends of all kinds all around the world and a wonderful community of crafty and blogging friends!!! 
Thank you ALL for your love and support!!!
I most certainly wouldn't be were I am today without all of you :)


So, I'm celebrating with some blog candy!!! 
Make that TWO bundles of blog candy ;) 
Everything in these bundles have been accumulated in the last 3years or so... 
some have been won or gifted by DT, and all is either new or used just once!!! 
It's time for this stuffs to find a new home :) 

As long as your a follower, you'll be entered to win one of two prizes... 

- 5 Riley and Company Stamps: 
"Fire Breathing Riley", "Fortune Teller Riley", "Trapeze Riley and Sophie", 
"Boxing Riley" and "Mount Moosemore" 
- 2 Baby Bud Stamps
- 3 Sweet November Stamps: 
"Darby and Chenille", "Coriander" and "Clover Greenfield" 
- The Craft's Meow "It's a Banner Day" Stamp Set
- Verve Flower Clear Stamp 
- and 2 misc rubber stamps

- 4 Paper Pretties Stamp Sets: 
"Always in my heart Sophia", "Lady Sophia", "Make a Wish Sophia" and "Mermaid Sophia"
- 2 The Greeting Farm Stamp Sets: "Hello-Go-Round" and "Get Well" 
- misc scrappy goodies :) 

To enter: You must be a follower, that's it!!! 
Just leave your info with the Linky thingy before December 21st at 10am EST...
winner will be announced the same day at Noon!!! 

Thanks again everyone!!! and have a fab day!!! 
I'm crossing my fingers for some chocolate cake later ;) 
hee hee!!! xoxo 

PS, and there is MORE blog candy coming in very very very early in the New Year!!!
Woo hoo! I looove celebrating and especially, surprises!!! hee hee! Stay tuuuuned!!! 




Friday, December 09, 2011

Hey there, Cupcake!!! (and my TGF Blog Candy Winner!!!)

Hi again!!! 
If you're here to see my Sparkle Creations Karber Preview, please scroll down, 
thank you :) 

It's time for another Friday Spy Day at The Greeting Farm Challenge Blog today!!! 
This week, we are case-ing Danielle Daws' sweet Cupcake Anya card found HERE!!! 

I really need to catch up on my Birthday cards! So I thought why not go with a similar layout and use some cupcakes on my card and came up with this... 


Oh my! You wouldn't believe how much I still have of this TGF designer paper!!! Love it so much! and to think that I parted with half of my stack and still have so much more, lol! That's what true hording is all about, right?! ha!!! 
I also used Birthday Anya and colored her with my Copics; and I forgot where this transparent doily thingy came from - some sort of kit I received last year, ooops, don't remember, lol! Old age!!! eeek! 

On that note, hee hee!!!... 
It's time for me to announce who my TGF Clear Stamp Sets winner is... 
Congratulations to...  #27 Mimi 
Yay!!! Please email me (TheBumbleGirl at Rocketmail.com) 
your address so I can get these stamps out to you  :) 

Thank you to ALL who entered!!! 
I have another Blog Candy that will be posted tomorrow, 12/10 at Noon EST!!! 
See you then!!! XOXO 

PS, please be sure to visit the rest of the DT to see their beautiful creations today too!!! 

Thursday, December 08, 2011

Make a Wish! (A Karber Preview at Sparkle Creations!)

Good morning!!!
I'm feeling pretty icky today, so I'm just going to jump right into my post for today ;)

Welcome to Day 2 of 3 previews for Sparkle Creations December Release!!!
Today, we are previewing Karber's newest Clear Stamp Set called...
"Fairy"

This set comes with 3 different fairies, 2 matching stamps and 2 sentiments...
Here are one of the fairies with a matching star stamp and sentiment: 


It's the Tooth Fairy!!! 
Isn't she a cutie!? I've always wanted a tooth fairy stamp, and now I finally have one :) 

Don't forget Sparkle's featured character of the month is Josh!!! 



Be sure to visit the rest of the SCRS designers for more peeks of Karber
Fairy Clear Stamp Set!!! 
Sparkle will be giving away a Karber Fairy Clear Stamp Set to one lucky person! 
For a chance to win, you need to comment on all of the designer's blogs (listed below). 
Then head on over to the SCRS blog and comment on the Karber post. 
You have until midnight EST each day to comment.
The lucky winner will be announced tomorrow during preview day 3!!! 


PS!!!... Berenice of Karber is a GRAND CALIBUR on her blog!!! 
To be entered to win, you just have to purchase either a Karber digital image from her store OR a Karber Rubber single stamp/Karber Clear Stamp Set from Sparkle Creations!!!
You can find more details HERE!!!

Thanks for stopping by today :)
Enjoy the previews!!! 

Wednesday, December 07, 2011

Just spreading the word ;)

Just hopping on to let you know of an ah-maaazing blog candy giveaway going on at Melissa's Blog found HERE!!! You definitely won't want to miss your chance ;)

My family and I had a wonderful day in Manhattan today, even with all the traffic we were stuck in trying to get in and then out, lol! We saw the beautiful Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall and had dinner at Mars 2112! The perfect place for the kiddos! and due to the rain, we were only able to drive by the Rockefeller Christmas Tree! We didn't want to miss a live viewing of it no matter what ;) 

Pics to come soon! Going to go snuggle up and watch 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days' - one of my most fave girlie movies, and then heading off to bed! I'll be back tomorrow with a late post! 
Thanks for stopping by!!! xoxo 
G'nite :) 

Monday, December 05, 2011

Scootin' by for a Special Delivery!

Good morning!!! 
Well, I have to admit, trying to make a Monday into a Saturday yesterday was truly unsuccessful, lol! Both of my kiddos woke up sick, and starting at 430am, the day just kept on going downhill from there, sigh... but at last, it seems that they are already feeling a bit better! So for today, we will be hiding on the couch with our crackers, juice and ginger ale, and will probably watch the Polar Express and Cars 2 movies :) Perfect way to rest and hopefully, finally get rid of alllll these germs!!! We have HUUUGE plans for tomorrow and everyone needs to be at 100% or there is going to be a lot of sad faces around here, hee hee!!! 

Today is the second half to Sparkle Creations last challenge for the year!!! 
Can you believe it!? and no, I have not started my Christmas shopping yet, eeek!!! 
Anyways, lol, for this challenge you are to use a Sparkle or Karber stamp and this sketch : 


I just have to ask, have you ever had one of those card/projects that looks good in person but you just can't capture it in a picture? Yup, that's what's going on here! I just couldn't get the lighting to work on this one... sigh... 

Here's Scooter Chloe... 


I used my newest pad of My Mind's Eye called Love Me! 
This is truly my most fave pad EVERRRR!!! There is not one sheet or pattern that I don't like! Don't ya love when you know you finally purchased the right thing to play with?! lol! 


To play along in our challenge, please upload a photo of your project to the SCRS gallery. If you haven't registered yet, it just takes a few seconds to create a login and upload your photo. Deadline for this challenge is Sunday, December 11th @ 9 PM PST.

Additionally, if you want to upload to use an online gallery (e.g. Splitcoast), please use the Keyword SparkleCreations (no spaces) so that your card will be included in the SCRS gallery. If you have a Facebook account and are a fan of Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, you can also upload there. However, please note that contest entries will be pulled only from the SCRS Photo Gallery.


Please be sure to check out the rest of the DT's amazing cards for this week :) 

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Tuesday!!! 

 
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