Just For You

Welcome to the first Tuesday of April.

Barbara here, and seems like it was just yesterday 

I was posting the March First Tuesday post. 

Time has flown for me.

I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy 

during these extremely trying times.

So, with that in mind, 

let's shut out the troubled world for a few minutes.

Since we are 3 weeks into spring 

and warmer weather has arrived here in my neck of the woods, 

I decided to use a flower stamp I just received from Rubbernecker.

Here is my card.

Click here  to go to my blog for more info about my card 

and what I used to make it.

My bow - I used Hug Snug Seam Binding (my fav) 

and of course, the Craft-Dee BowZ  bow making tool.

The bow for this card is a 3 loop bow .

Here is a closer view of the bow.

 Do you have your CDB tool yet?? No???

This tool is smaller, easy to use, travels well and it's easy to store.

It will make bows from 1" to 4 1/2"

You can order yours by clicking on the Buy Now button 

here on the left sidebar.

Just a reminder - 

The April Craft-Dee BowZ challenge has started and runs thru April 29.

The theme is always - Anything Goes

You could be the next winner,

We are looking forward to your submission.

That's it for now

Stop back next Tuesday to see what Kathy has come up with

for her Inspiration Tuesday project.

Have a great week and stay safe everybody!!

Thanks

Hello Everyone Barbara here, 

Today is December's first Tuesday 

and time for my Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration post 

I like to give/send thank you cards to those who have given me a gift.

For this card I decided that I wanted it

to have an underlying theme
 of the Christmas season.

I added some satin ribbon along the right side of the card,

 made my bow using my CDB bow maker,

and attached it to the satin ribbon. 

Here is a closer view of my fluffy bow. 

It's a triple loop made using very sheer ribbon (my fav)

The great thing about the Craft-Dee BowZ tool is,  

it's easy to use, it's small and portable and easy to store. 

Makes great bows, whether they are little or larger, say for a gift.

Order yours over on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog. 

Just click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar.

Please visit my blog for additional information 

and more pics about this card. 

Don't forget, the December challenge is going on all month 

The theme is always 

Anything Goes (no bow required)

We'd love to see your project and

you could be the next winner.

Hope you will stop back next Tuesday

Kathy will be posting her Tuesday inspiration project

Hope you can join  us.

Winter Wonderland

Hello everyone

Barbara here

Welcome back for another Tuesday inspiration. 

This is the last Tuesday of this month 

and I thought I'd pop in and show you my card real quick.

This month's sponsor has been Cute As A Button 

and I thought I'd finish out the month 

using another darling digi from her shop

I used the digi Sleigh Ride, 

and just thought she was adorable. 

Hope you like her.

I had some snowflake DP in my stash 

and thought it would look nice with the theme.

I added some glittery snowflakes around her and added my fluffy bow. 

That ribbon I used has a design embedded on it that looks like snowflakes, 

perfect for this card.

Click here and come over to my blog for additional info about my card.

Need a tool to assist you in your bow making??

Click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar 

You will be glad you did.

Easy to use and  it comes with written instructions. 

There are You Tube videos

as well to guide you on how to make your bow.

The November challenge starts Friday so stop back and check it out.

Well that's it for now.

Thanks for stopping in

You're Special

Hello..... Hello..... Hello

Welcome  to the first Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration Tuesday for July

Barbara here with some cool news.........................................

Before I get to my inspiration card, I'd like to give you some great news, Submissions for July, August and September, in the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge DO NOT need to have a bow. How cool is that. We know that mailing a card with a bow is almost impossible so we thought we'd give you all a break. No bows needed on your submissions from now til October 1. So get your cards submitted and don't worry about a bow for the time being.

Since its the first Tuesday it's my turn to share a creation with you.

I decided to use an old stamp or two and a new die set.

Here is the inside sentiment

Let's check out the bow.

I know so many people who say they couldn't make a bow

if their life depended on it.

Are you bow challenged?? 

We can change that for you.

The Craft-Dee BowZ bow maker tool will solve that problem.

This is a great little tool

Yep it's small and that makes it portable. 

Takes up little space for storing it.

There are instructions that come with the tool 

and for those of you that like visuals, 

there are plenty of videos to walk you thru the how-to's.

Order yours today, just click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar

You will love it!!!

Well that is my inspiration card for you this week.

I have more info about my card over on my site

Hope you will take a minute to check it out

Don't forget we have a challenge going on all month. 

No bow needed on your submission this month

 and the theme is Anything Goes

Stop back next Tuesday for another Inspiration Tuesday Project

Happy Birthday

Barbara here, 
Hi there! It's Tuesday and that means it's time for a designer to share an inspiration project with you.

Did you know, every Tuesday, Craft-Dee BowZ posts a new inspiration piece for your enjoyment. The inspiration projects will always contain a bow made using the CDB bow making tool. The projects may not always a card, so we invite you to stop back each Tuesday to view the next inspiration piece. If you want a reminder, follow CDB by email, you will receive an email alerting you to the new post. 
The follow by email spot is on the right sidebar.

Since it's the 1st Tuesday of the month it's my turn to share an inspiration project.  The Craft-Dee BowZ challenge has already started and will be running until October 30

Let me share my inspiration piece, 

and I hope it gives you some design ideas.

I made this card with the fall season in mind. 
I know I know I usually have big fluffy bows on my projects. 
Well,  this card just needed a smaller bow so I used colored bakers twine.

I thought the leaves and the squares made a statement on their own,
so they became the focal point. 

I decided to use this card for an upcoming fall birthday. 
Those little dots added a bit more interest and the card is ready to send. 

I hope you enjoyed my project. Please visit my blog for additional info about my project.
I also hope you will submit your project in the current challenge. 
The CDB challenge will close on October 30.  
I'd love to see what you've been working on. 
Your creative project could be our next monthly winner

Just a reminder

The sponsor for the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge this month is Bugaboo

The prize will be  4 digital images

Don't forget,
 the challenge theme is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Thanks for visiting the Craft-Dee BowZ blog today,
 Stop back next Tuesday to check out
 another fun and creative inspiration project presented by Kathy.

with love

Whoo Hoo
Barbara here. Since it's Tuesday, it's time for "Inspiration Tuesday" here at Craft-Dee BowZ. And since it's the 1st Tuesday of the month, it's my turn to inspire you.

I am using a new die, a heart shape and I just love it.
Also, I decided to color the panel behind the heart with alcohol inks

 Click here to go to my blog for more info about my project,

Here is a closer view of that easy to make bow.

The bow is easy to make if you use the Craft-Dee BowZ. 

Order yours today, click on the order button on the left sidebar.

The Craft-Dee BowZ Challenge

Just letting you know the July challenge has already started. 

Ours is a monthly challenge and theme is always “Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow." 

Click on the Monthly Challenge tab above the post, submit a project, make sure it contains a handmade bow. We hope you can join us. You could be the next winner.

Join us next Tuesday for the next "Inspiration Tuesday".

Kathy will be stopping in to share her project. See you then

Hello

Welcome to  Tuesday's Inspiration here at  Craft-Dee BowZ

Barbara here and I have a cute card to share with you today.

I loved making this card and those stacked cups.

You know I would love to have a planter that looks like a set of stacked cups. Wouldn't that be cool!!!

The cup is a Bugaboo image and its called Teacup Flowers 2. They have 2 other teacup images with flowers as well so you may want to check those out too.

My bow - well as you may or may not know, I always use my Craft-Dee BowZ tool to make all my bows. I just happened to find this sheer ribbon that was a great match for the DP paper I was using. It's kind of a butterscotch color. For me, that sheer ribbon is my go-to ribbon because it's so easy to work with and makes super fluffy bows. This bow happens to be a triple loop bow.

This tool is small, portable, easy to store, easy to transport, easy to use. Are you more of a visual learner?? Me too. There are videos on YouTube that will walk you through the steps to make bows.

You can order one on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog here.

(Look on the left sidebar to place your order)

Here is a close-up of the bow.

For more info please visit my blog here

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project. 

Hope you will link a project to the Craft-Dee BowZ monthly challenge. 

Don’t forget, the theme every month is always Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow. 

Thanks for stopping by and come back next Tuesday for a new Tuesday Inspiration project
Til then, have a crafty week

Having a Ducky Day

Welcome back everyone!!!
Today is the 1st Tuesday on the month. The Craft-Dee BowZ designers post on Tuesdays and I usually post on the 1st Tuesday of the month. the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge started yesterday and since the challenge lasts the whole month you have time to get your submission in. This month we will be awarding a prize of 3 digital stamps to the top winner.

This month the sponsor is Robyn's Fetish. They have a great selection of digital images to choose from so I think there is something for everyone. Click here to browse her store

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More is proud to sponsor this challenge.

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is

owned by Robyn Weinrib.  Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Robyn’s Fetish Digital Stamps And More is happy to award 3 digital stamps of the winner’s choice to the winner of this challenge.

I am into animals this month so I chose a darling duck to use on my project.

I decided to show a momma and her babies. I used the digital image Just Ducky. 

That's the great thing with digi stamps, you can enlarge or decrease the size to get the look you want. I had a cattails die in my stash and also a die to cut grass, so I was off to make this adorable card.

The bow on today's card is another layered stacked bow. but this one is just 2 layers (loops) but the tails from the band around the card and the tails from the two layers make the bow look bigger.

Lets take a closer look

See, just two loops, but lots of tails, that makes this bow look fluffy and bigger than it really is.

Don't forget, the CDB challenge goes for the whole month. 

We would like to see your submission, and you could be the next winner.

Stop back next Tuesday for another designer inspiration piece from Vicki..

Just Floating By

Hi There

Thanks for stopping in today

We have a sponsor for July and it's  Cute As A Button

The winner of the July Craft-Dee BowZ  challenge will receive 3 single images.

I hope that you will join in the fun and submit a project.

The theme for your submission is Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow. 

We would love to see what you have made.

You could be the next winner

I decided to use a mermaid image this month so let me share the card I made using

  

Seaweed Mermaid

She is a cutie isn't she!

Here is an up close view

I used colored pencils to color and gamsol to blend.

The bow on my card was so easy to make using the Craft-Dee BowZ tool

With this tool  you can make bows from 1" all the way up to 4 1/2"

Here is a close up of my bow.

Did you know that each Tuesday one of the designers posts a project here for you?? 

Next Tuesday, Vicki will be here with another beautiful project. 

Mark your calendar because you will want return to see what she has made. 

In the meantime, we'd like to see you submit a project to the challenge this month,

 you could be the July winner

Thanks for stopping by today and we hope to see you next Tuesday

 for more Craft-Dee BowZ inspiration.

Happy Birthday

Hello Everyone
Barbara here. Well it's a new month. It's the first Tuesday and it's my turn to post.  I can't believe we are in June already. 5 months down already!! I am already thinking and making Christmas cards.

Since we are approaching the start of summer, I decided to use some flowers on my card. The two larger ones are store bought and kind of look shabby but the smaller ones were handmade by me.

Donna sent the DT members some beautiful ribbons to use this month. Peach satin, peach sheer and a peach lacy ribbon. The ribbons are so yummy so I used all three on this card. 

For my bow, I decided on a layered triple loop bow.

And of course the Craft-Dee BowZ tool makes creating that type of bow so easy.

I have some additional info about my card here on my blog. 

The Craft-Dee BowZ tool is available for ordering right here on the Craft-Dee BowZ blog 

on the left sidebar.. 

Each Tuesday one of the designers post their project here at Craft-Dee BowZ. Stop back next Tuesday to see what Vicki has in store for you.

Thanks for stopping by

Thinking of You

Hi Everyone,
Barbara here. Ahh... the last full month of summer, August. Next month we will see the beginning of fall. And soon after we will all be thinking of the holidays that follow.

But for now, let me ask you, are you one of those that have lots of stencils, but hardly ever use them. Me too. Each month the designers at Craft-Dee BowZ are given a theme for our individual post. 

This month the theme for us designers is to use stencils.
So I got out some stencils, to use on my project, so let me share it with you.

First I wanted to add dimension to this card so I used Texture Paste from Ranger. At first I decided to color the paste a yellow color, so I applied it over the stencil on the panel and dried it, Then I found  I wanted a deeper color so I colored the images with my Memento markers and used the orange color you see.

After the paste was dried and colored, I decided the panel looked like it was lacking something.Too much white space. So I pulled another stencil out and just used a sponge dauber and inks and used it to add  different designs to the various areas, filling in those voids that were on the panel.

Next I made some of my handmade flowers in an orange tone and punched out a few sprigs of foliage. I added those.

Next I added my bow, and of course I used my Craft-Dee BowZ tool. This is a triple loop bow in a mint green. After that I added a sentiment on a tag and positioned that on the card and I am calling this one done.

Don't be afraid to add texture to your card, Apply some texture paste over a stencil, kind of glop it on. When you pull that stencil off  it will give the design on your card a really great, raised effect.  

Go for it!! LOL

Next week on Tuesday Vicki will be dropping by with her project, can't wait to see that one. Two days later, on Thursday, Aug, 13 at 10:00 p.m. EDT, Craft-Dee BowZ will be hosting their bi-monthly blog hop. The theme for the BH will be "Babies". (psst.... you are in for a treat)

OK that's it for now. Thanks for stopping by today,
See you next week

Just Flutterin By

Hi Everyone,

Barbara here with my July post. The theme this month for the designers  is "Out of Shape - No Square or Rectangle Card". Boy that really opens the gates up pretty wide. Well I took the easy way out I guess. I made a circular easel card.

A few things you will see on this card are items I  have had in my stash for a while but have never used, Time to get them out and use them.When I decided on a butterfly then a few things just came together.

Let me share with you this card:

Here is the card closed

And here is the card, opened

Here is a closer view of the inside sentiment.

A close-up of the bow.

I just made a double loop bow for this card..

I use my Craft-Dee BowZ tool on all my bows. Making bows using that tool gives me complete control and allows me to make multi-loop bows without any problems. To order yours today, just click here

For more information about my card, please visit my blog here.

Thanks for stopping by, see you soon.

Experience

Hi Everyone,

Barbara here with the first DT post of May. This month the designers will be presenting projects that contain dots and spots.

Let me show you what I designed with that in mind.

Here is a close-up  of my bow

My bow- it's a smaller bow stacked on top of a larger bow and tied together. And oh so so easy to make with the Craft-Dee BowZ tool. There are lots of You Tube videos to guide you thru making fluffy multi-loop bows.Instructions also come with the tool. To order yours today click on the Buy Now button on the left sidebar.

Next Tuesday Vicki will be presenting her May project. We hope to see you back here then.

Thinking of You

Hello

Thank you for stopping in today. Barbara here and since today is the 1st Tuesday of the month, it's my turn to post for Craft-Dee BowZ.
The theme for all of us designers for this month is "Thinking of You"

Recently I received a few new dies and thought I'd use them in this card.

On this card, I started out using a single loop bow, but it looked naked. LOL so I added smaller single loop over the top of the original bow and this bow turned out to be really fluffy. 

Can't make a bow, then the Craft-Dee BowZ tool is the best bow making tool you can own. It's easy to use and your bows will be the envy of all your friends.

Go to the sidebar and click on the Buy Now button to order yours today. 

I have a few more pic's over on my blog. Click here to join me over there.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Unknown Paper/Card Stock: White CS, Purple CS Ink: Grape Jelly Momento Dies/Punches Used:Memory Box - Gilded Bird, Florina Corner; Martha Stewart 3 N 1 Hydrangea Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam

Thanks for stopping in and have a wonderful week.

Everything Matters

Hello Everyone.

Well we are thru with Christmas and now the next big card giving day is Valentines Day. The Craft-Dee BowZ design team will be posting Valentine projects all this month. Since it's the first Tuesday of the month, it's my turn to post. So let me start off the month with my card.

In looking at the "stuff" I haven't used in a long time, I got a few ideas to incorporate in my card.I decided to use my ribbon punch that I haven't used in eons. Next, I added a scored diamond pattern on the white panel and on the heart. (Haven't done that in eons, either). In threading my ribbon thru the punched openings, I folded the ribbon in half, since the ribbon was wider than the openings.

Here is a closer view of my bow. It's a double loop bow and my Craft-Dee BowZ tool made it so easy to make the bow.

Have you submitted a project to the Craft-Dee BowZ challenge this month?? The theme is always "Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow". Easy-peasy.

Just a reminder - we will be having our bi-monthly blog hop, and it starts Feb. 5 @ 10:00 p.m. et. Please mark your calendars and join us for more inspiration.

SUPPLIES USED ON MY PROJECT

Stamps: Unity Stamp Co. (Layers of Life Aug'14) Everything Matters Paper/Card Stock: Red CS, White CS Ink: Memento Markers  Dies Used:   Scalloped Heart Die Accessories: Ribbon, Craft-Dee BowZ  tool, dimensional foam, circular brass paper clip, Fiskars - Ribbon Punch, Martha Stewart Score Tool

Well thats it for now, thanks so much for stopping by