Stampin' Up! Just Buzzin' By 12" x 12" Scrapbook Pages

Do you ever have an idea only to go in a completely different direction? My plan was to use the beehive from the Stampin' Up! Just Buzzin' stamp set for my scrapbook pages. I thought it would look great on the 12" x 12" pages. As you can see, no beehive.

After stamping, coloring and punching out several of the adorable bees (stamp images at the bottom of the post), after color so many striped bee bodies, I decided to try to make my pages resemble them. I tried even more stripes but preferred the three per page. My scrapbooking students liked them, how about you?

My pretty letters were made with my Sizzix Big Shot and the Timeless Type Junior Alphabet Medium Sizzlits (exclusive to Stampin' Up!). That machine gets used more than I ever dreamed. It easily is worth so much more than the investment I have made. It saves me so much time. It was so much quicker to die-cut the letters instead of stamping and cutting them out. Who wouldn't love to save time?

These pages are ready for some precious faces!

My card stock colors are Summer Sun (retiring June 30, 2010), Basic Black and Whisper White. The same for the ink with the addition of Blush Blossom for the faces, also retiring June 30, 2010. I just love the new Color Collections, but do not know yet what I will do for flesh tones. If you do not yet have Blush Blossom, I highly recommend you purchase it for faces, hands, arms and legs.

The supplies you will need to duplicate my scrapbook pages:

Have you put off ordering the Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine for too long? Order it online on www.stampinsmiles.stampinup.net by April 15, 2010 and I will pay your sales tax! The online ordering system does not allow for discounts. Once I receive notification of your order, I will mail a check to you for the amount of sales tax for your entire order in a hand-stamped card!

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