Altered Treat/Gift Bags | Halloween Happy Mail Series

Hello loves!

Today I will be sharing episode #3 in my Halloween Happy Mail Youtube Series. 

This video is a special collab with MMedel Illustrations for these creepy cute digital stamps.. I used my October Nights and Spooky Pastel Paper Collections to altered these adorable scalloped gift bags. These are perfect for handing out treat to your students or classmates, for trick or treating or to fill up with goodies for your penpals!

Here are some close ups!

Thanks for stopping by! don't forget to check out Papercakes for all Halloween collections!

Serena Bee

Halloween Pocket Letter Ft. MMedelillustrations + Giveaway! | Halloween Craft Series 2015 Project #5

Hello Ghoulies! 

Welcome to my 5th video in my halloween craft series for 2015. Today I got to play with some new digital stamps by Maria from MMedelillustrations on Etsy. These cute monster digis melt my heart, they are adorable!! 

Maria kindly shared 8 monster digital stamps to giveaway AND some fun halloween critters like pumpkins, bats, eyeballs and more! To see what you will be winning watch til the end of the video for still pictures of your prize!

Here's a closer look at the adorable images!

I was able to use my very own Serena Bee Monster Bash Stamp set for the first time! I used the sentiments from my set for this pocket letter. You can pick up your very own set <<HERE>>

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Check out MMedelillustrations shop:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MMedelIllustrations

I hop you enjoyed this pocket letter tutorial and don't forget to join in the giveaway for you chance to win these cute digital images and more! Info on how to enter can be found in the video above.

Thanks for stoping by and Happy Haunting!!

HALLOWEEN CRAFT SERIES 2015 VIDEOS:

Project #1: Halloween Town Pocket Letter Tutorial

Project #2: October Daily Cover Page & Shaker Intro Page

Project #3: Halloween Room Decor Tour

Project #4: Witchy Cauldron Sign: Easy Halloween Home Decor

Project #5: Halloween Pocket Letter Ft. MMedelillustrations Digital Stamps + Giveaway!

Project #6: Easy DIY Halloween Party Supplies Ft. Diemond Dies + Giveaway!

Project #7: DIY Halloween Banner using Cupcake Liners! 

Project #8: Witchy Halloween Card!

In Honor of Lily Chilvers- Memorial Blog Hop

This is one of the hardest things I've had to do. While working on this layout, so many memories came flooding back to me and i had to fight back tears. The beautiful and talented Lily Chilvers has left such an impact in my life and my crafting that i don't think anyone would ever truly understand. She is more than just an artist to me, she is an inspiration and a friend. Lily's work has open my eyes to a world I never knew existed in the crafting community and one that i desperately longed for.
On July 13th 2015 Lily moved on to live another experience due to her fight with cancer. It is truly unfair that she was taken away from all of us but most importantly, from her family, at such a young age. Yet, Lily accomplished so much in her life that she should be proud of. Her artwork has crossed oceans and touched so many different people. We are all connect through The Octopode Factory and her quirky characters. She will live on in her images and artwork and I will never ever stop designing for her, I hope she is watching down and will like my future creations in her honor. She is my favorite crafting company and designer and will always remain in my heart. Thank you Lily for everything you have given me, thank you for my guest designer spot last July, thank you for the TOFF challenge wins, thank you for personally wanting me to be on this year's design team, thank you for creating all these amazing characters that I love so much and thank you for being my friend <3

I created this layout in her honor. She is such a beautiful soul and I wanted to represent that on this layout.

The Anchor represents the hope she will carry on with her on her new voyage as she ventures out into the next phase of her life. It also signifies my guest design projects for Octopode Factory last year when I created projects with her sailor collection. You can see these projects by clicking these links: Project #1  Project #2 Project #3

Please click on the links below to listen to others' stories about Lily and how much she means to them. And check out Lily's shop for these wonderful images The Octopode Factory

Thank you for stopping by my friends.
Serena Bee
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Today we are remembering Lily Chilvers a truly beautiful artist and soul taken from us too soon.

To honour Lily we are sharing projects we have made in her memory using the wonderful, whimsical and wacky art she shared with us all.

Blog Hop List

The Octopode Factory

Suzi McKenzie

Alison Heikkila

Hazel Thomson

Teresa Morgan

Susan Renshaw

Maureen Scott

Leadonna Fritts

Sharon Rogers

Erin Stewart

Susan Salyer

Black Dragon

Julia Vazquez

Kristina Deyette

Kelli Green

Kim Rippere

Gloria Palmer-Steiger

Donna Mundinger

Miranda Van Den Bosch

Fiona Randall

Elaine Hughes

Kezzy Art

Nan Bourdeu

Sue EisenHauer

Janet Klein

Deborah Johnson

Tit Belsoeur

Jenn Borjeson

Wendy Waldorf

Stephanie

Sandra Botham

Tabbatha Ljungberg

Trish Latimer

Arielle Gordon

Carol Plume

Anne Marie Healey

Serena Bee

Laura Holland

Mixed Media Art Book

Hello Lovelies,

Today i want to share with you a mini art book i created for a friend. It is a 6x6 mixed media art journal book. I won't get into too much detail and will let the pictures do the talking. I also have a video where i show and talk about how the book came together. Watch it below:

thanks for stopping by!

New Pocket Letter Tutorial Ft Octopode Factory & A Giveaway!

Hello lovelies!

i have a new pocket letter tutorial up and it is also a giveaway!! check it out and don't forget to enter for your chance to win this pocket letter! details are in the video! https://youtu.be/m_7I81e4kQ4 I wanted to celebrate my new run as part of the new Octopode Factory Design team! I am so thrilled to be on this new adventure with one of my favorite stamp companies, this means the world! I hope you join in on the celebration and enter my giveaway! Rules on how to enter are in the video but don't forget to be a subscriber of my youtube channel as well!

Check out The Octopode Factory Shop!
Check out The Octopode Factory Blog!!

thanks for stopping by!

Serena Bee

Mixed Media Pocket Letter Tutorial

Hello lovelies,

I'm back with another pocket letter tutorial, this time i made my first mixed media style pocket letter. 

I am also using Vera Lane Studio digital stamps again because i recieved such an amazing response on the pocket letter i made before check it out here. I also have a coupon code for my lovely viewers to Vera Lane Studio's Etsy shop provided by the amazingly talented designer behind these cute quirky images, thanks Janet!

Coupon code: TRYVERALANE for 10% off total purchase!

Here is the video for this mixed media pocket letter: 

And here are some close up pictures:

I just love these digis and the matching quotes. Love the skull dude!

And i'll have more Vera Lane projects to share in the near future so keep an eye out for that!

Thanks for stopping by,

Serena Bee

Pocket Letter Tutorial Featuring Vera Lane Studio Stamps

Hello lovelies

I still have some more pocket letters i'd like to share with the blogging world. This one is made using Vera lane digital stamps. 

***Watch the process below***

Thanks for stopping by,

Serena