Honey Bee Stamps

I guess I have not been paying attention, as I didn't realize the Honey Bee Stamps does card classes in their Facebook group. So, it made me happy to see there was a class yesterday and I decided to participate. I have suitable substitutions for the products used (see list below), and I liked Kelley's tropical design. Here is my take on her class! 

My tropical flowers are by Altenew, from the Totally Tropical set. The leaves and flowers Kelley used from Honey Bee Stamps can be found here. My leaves are by My Favorite Things, from a long retired set that I don't know the name of. The sentiment is from the Wish You Were Here stamp set by Honey Bee Stamps. 

I used the ink colors Kelley used, except that I don't have them all in the oxide version, so I used my distress ink cubes and the seemed to work just fine for how I needed them. I love the salvaged patina for the "water" background. For my sandy beach, I used a piece of cork paper by DCWV. It works so great for sand. 

Of course, because I am me and that's what I do, I added just a couple of small pieces of foam tape behind the flowers.

Product List:

Honey Bee Stamps, Wish You Were Here sentiment set
Distress Ink cubes in colors listed in the class supply list

My Favorite Things, leaf dies
Altenew, Totally Tropical stamps and dies

Die Cuts With a View, 6x6 cork paper pad

Papertrey Ink, White cardstock

Copic Xpress it blending card

Enamel dots, foam tape, clear drops

Simon Says Stamp, July card kit

Simon Says Stamp's July card kit includes Simple Stories Vintage Lemon Twist papers, which you know I LOVE. Combined with their new lemons stamp set, I couldn't not order it. What can I say, I caved almost immediately when I saw it. LOL Here's a card using the kit and a couple of other things. There will be more soon.

I used gold embossing powder around the edges of the card panel and for stamping the lemons elements. The sentiment with the bird on it is one of the papers in the Lemon Twist 6x8 paper pad. The lemon and flower stamps are from the Simon Says Stamps July card kit, You Shine. Coordinating dies also available but not part of the card kit I found out after I ordered. 

Hope you like. I'm a sucker for lemons (ha! PUN). 

Product List:
Simon Says Stamps July '22 card kit

Copic Xpress it blending cardstock
Copic Sketch Markers, Y11  Y15  Y18  YG01  YG25  YG63

Foam tape, gold embossing powder, heat gun

Just a Note, Pinkfresh Daisy Wreath

Today's card features the Pinkfresh Studio Daisy Wreath set. Hope you like! 

I used a plum colored mat behind my card panel to coordinate with the flower centers, and dipped the edges of the card panel in gold embossing powder. I added a few extra leaf sprigs from another stamp set to add a little more fullness, then popped the wreath and sentiment with foam tape. 

Before adding all the goodies, I lightly stenciled the card panel using TH077, Tim Holtz flower background stencil, and TH007, Tim Holtz burlap stencil. I foiled the sentiment using the Perfect Sentiments stamps and dies, also from Pinkfresh Studio. 

Yummy goodies from Pinkfresh Studio.

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath hot foil die

Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath stencils

Pinkfresh Studio, Daisy Wreath die

Pinkfresh Studio, Perfect Sentiments stamp and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Perfect Sentiments hot foil die

Pinkfresh Studio, Metallic Pearls, gold
Pinkfresh Studio, ink cubes:
Blue Jay, Evergreen, Grassy Knoll, Olive, Regal Kiss, Slumber, Summer Shower

My Favorite Things, Main Squeeze stamps and dies (extra leaf sprigs)
Papertrey Ink, white cardstock
Copic Xpress it blending card
Foam tape, gold embossing powder, purple cardstock (Bazzill canvas; I believe the color is Pansy), Studio Katia jewel picker

Huge Hugs shaker card

I'm sharing my shaker card, only because I made it, not because it turned out like I wanted it to. LOL In all seriousness, I'm not happy with it but I will send it anyway. I don't know if I just did everything the hard way, or what, but it took a lot longer than it should have, and it's not as "clean" as I wish it was. So there's my breakdown. View at your own risk. 🤷

I do love the large words dies, which make easy windows for a shaker. I used glossy accents to adhere the acetate to the back of the panel, and added two layers of foam tape all around as well as a strip between the words and the hex cut-outs to make a second shaker area. I wanted to keep the bees and honey pots at the top, and the gold hex pieces at the bottom. 

For the background piece, I cut all the strips in a couple of different sizes and held them together on the back with post it tape, then glued it to the card front. Before I glued it, I should have trimmed it a bit, because it shows outside the shaker panel and I didn't want that. I'll remember next time. You can't see it from the front so it's not horrible I guess. Lesson learned. 

Product List:

My Favorite Things, Honey Bees stamps

My Favorite Things, Honey Bees dies

My Favorite Things, Huge Hugs words die

My Favorite Things, Skinny Strips dies

My Favorite Things, Fishtail Flags STAX dies (retired)

Honey Bee Stamps, Hexagon Bunches dies

Essentials by Ellen, Bear Ware by Julie (honey pot stamp and die)

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Scraps of various pattern paper, gold cardstock, black cardstock 

Copic Xpress it blending card

Copic Sketch Markers, Y24, E99, Y19, C6

Foam tape, scor-tape, acetate, glossy accents

You're the Best

Who would've thought to make a card with poinsettias that isn't a Christmas card. I don't know who else, but I did. Coloring the flowers in completely unexpected colors can make them look very un-Christmassy and more every-day, I think. What do you think? Does it work? Here's my card.  

The Pinkfresh Studio poinsettia set is what I used for my card today. I think I like how it turned out. The larger leaf sprigs and berries are from a set by  Ellen Hutson called Holiday Sprigs. I needed just a little more space filler and these fit perfectly. 

The sentiment is hot foiled in gold using the negative piece from the Modern Script Sentiments solid foil plate and die. I hadn't intended to use the negative piece until I placed it on the card and love the look of it. So the positive piece goes in the box for another card.  A piece of small paper doily adds a little more interest and dimension. 

The background piece is the Geo Tiles cover plate die. Behind it, I used the ink that was left on my brushes to add a little touch of color.

Of course, one must add bling, which I did here with the Pinkfresh Studio Metallic Pearls in gold. Ahhh, just right! Plus, a few bits of foam tape to the sentiment pops it up to finish the card. 

Product List:
Pinkfresh Studio, Poinsettias stamp and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Modern Script Sentiments hot foil plate and die

Pinkfresh Studio, Solid Hot Foil Plate

Pinkfresh Studio, Geo Tiles cover plate die

Pinkfresh Studio, Metallic Pearls, gold
Pinkfresh Studio, Ink Cubes: Apricot, Emerald City, Fresh Pear, Gathered Twigs, Grassy Knoll, Marigold, Olive, Peach Fuzz, Stargazer

Copic Sketch Markers, colors that match the inks I used: Y17 YG11 YG63 B26 B37

Copic Xpress it blending card

Ellen Hutson, Holiday Sprigs, stamps and dies

Foam tape, blending brushes, glossy accents (my favorite adhesive for attaching bling)