Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dianthus Trellis Card

Kia ora Koutou

I have a very quick and easy card to share with you today that is a different take on Bibiana’s trellis cards. Rather than cutting strips to make the trellis I have made this card using the fabulous Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Barn Wood Fence Honey Cuts to make the trellis. I then make some dianthus using the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dianthus Honey Cuts and added the chickadee from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Winter Birds Honey Cuts. I finished off the card with a sentiment from Pink Fresh Studios – Wonderful Sentiments. This was so quick and easy to do and looked gorgeous.

My Project

For my project I cut a piece of white cardstock 11″ x 4 1/4 out of white cardstock and then scored at 5 1/2″ along the long side and folded the card in half. I then die cut the fence out of white cardstock and used this as a guide to trim the front of the card to fit the gate. The gate was then adhere at the top to the card front flap. I finished the gate by adding the crossbars to the gate.

The flowers were die cut from white cardstock and coloured with Pink Diamond ink and assembled according to the instructions that came with the die set. I die cut the leaves and base of the flowers out of green cardstock and added some Mowed Lawn ink for some more depth to the leaves. The flowers and extra leaves were then assembled.

I die cut the bird out of light grey, black and white cardstocks. I added some Lemon Whip and Sunshine inks to the main body of the bird before assembling it according to the instructions with the die set. I then played around with the placement of the flowers and bird before using some Press and Seal to then add to the front of the card.

To finish the card I stamped the sentiment from the Pink Fresh Studios – Wonderful Sentiments in Obsidian Pigment ink and die cut it with the coordinating die and adhered it to the front of the card as shown.

Products Used:

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Barn Wood Fence Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dianthus Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Winter Birds Honey Cuts

Pink Fresh Studios – Wonderful Sentiments

Neenah Classic Crest 80Ib Cardstock

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Rainforest

Concord & 9th Cardstock – White, Cobblestone, Black Onyx

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Sunshine,

Altenew ink – Pink Diamond. Obisidian Pigment ink

Distress Oxide ink – Mowed Lawn

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Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Wedding Bells

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I have just purchased the beautiful Honey Bee Stamps: Layering Holiday Bells Honey Cuts and started off making a white and gold Christmas card. But I ended up going in a totally different direction in the end and made a wedding card with a bouquet of Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers flowers and leaves. Even though it looks totally different from what I initially imagined I am very happy with the results and I hope you like it too.

My Project.

For my card I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ card base out of white cardstock. I cut a piece of gold card 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and added it to the front of the card. I die cut a Delicate Daisy Cover Plate Base and Top out of white cardstock and layered them together before adding them to the front of the card.

I die cut an oval using the Amaizng Paper Grace Elegant Twist Oval dies out of gold cardstock and then die cut one oval using the outer and inner decorative twist dies out of white cardstock and added it to the gold base. I then die cut two decorative twist oval frames out of white cardstock and added it to the base oval which was then added to the front of the card.

I die cut the bells from the Honey Bee Stamps: Layering Holiday Bells Honey Cuts out of white and gold cardstock. I assembled them and then added a gold bow out of the same set and added them to the the inside of the oval frame with foam tape.

I have die cut, coloured and assembled the flowers and leaves from the following dies: Lovely Layers – Dianthus (coloured yellow), rosebuds from the Roses dies – coloured blush and green, leaves and lavenders from the Spring Greenery dies and the gold leaves are from the Winter Greenery set. These were all layered around the top of the bells to ressemble a wedding bouquet. To add a little glamour and sparkle I have added some Wink of Stella to the flowers.

To finish my card I have stamped the sentiments from the Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages stamp set in Wow embossing ink and heat embossed with gold embossing powder. I die cut the sentiments out using the coordinating die set and added them to the card using foam strips.

I then added some gold pearls around the sentiment.

Products Used:

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dianthus

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Rose

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Winter Greenery

Honey Bee Stamps: Layering Holiday Bells Honey Cuts

Honey Bee stamps: Delicate Daisy – A2 Cover Plate Base Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Delicate Daisy – A2 Cover Plate Top Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Stamp Set

Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages Die Set

Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Dies

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift

Heartfelt Creations Luxe Gold Cardstock

Neenah Classic Crest 80Ib Cardstock

Altenew inks – Lemon Ice, Blueberry, Orange Sorbet, Pistachio, Firefly

Pink Fresh Studio ink blending brushes

Pink Fresh Studio Gold Pearls

Foam tape

Bearly Art Glue

Wow Embossing Ink

Ranger Gold Embossing Powder

Wink of Stella – clear

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Dogwood Birthday Wishes

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I am really enjoying branching out into different brands and one of the brands I keep coming back to is Honey Bee Stamps. I love their 3D Embossing Folders and their Lovely Layers including flowers and birds and today I have teamed these up with Amazing Paper Grace Frame dies and Heartfelt Creations Dogwood Flowers.

I really struggle to put sentiments on cards and this card was no exception. I spend a lot of time on flower making and putting a card together and sentiments are often the last thing on my mind and this card sat here for a couple of weeks before I finally sorted out the sentiments. I purchased the Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages 6″ x 6″ Stamps and coordinating Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages – Banners Honey Cuts and these were perfect to add to the card without detracting from the overall card.

Products Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Petite Picot Ovals Dies

Amazing Paper Grace Elegant Twist Ovals Dies

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dogwood

Honey Bee Stamp: Lovely Layers – Spring Birds

Honey Bee Stamps 3D Embossing Folder – Dogwood

Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages 6″ x 6″ Stamp

Honey Bee Stamps Mini Messages – Banners Honey Cuts

Heartfelt Creations Flowering Dogwood Dies

Rajni Chawla’s Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Portabello, Black Onyx, Dahlia, Alabaster

Ranger Archival inks – Vivid Chartreuse, Leaf Green, Olive, Jet Blac

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Lemon Whip, Sky Blue, Summer Shower

Foam Tape

Green wire pollens

Allenes Tacky Glue

Bearly Art Glue

Clear gloss gel medium

Art Glitter Ultrafine Crystal glitter

Small and medium ball stylus

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Let’s Celebrate Honey Bee Stamps

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I have another card featuring Honey Bee Stamps products and this time I have used the Spring Greenery and Birds dies. These are just fabulous and so easy to make cards with.

My project.

I have created a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ top folding base card. I then die cut a piece of light blue cardstock 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and adhere it to the front of the card. I have then cut a piece of white cardstock 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and die cut it using the Honey Bee Stamps Honey Bee Stamps – Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Base – Honey Cuts. I sponged around the edges with Sky Blue ink and then adhere it to the front of the card. I die cut two dies using the Honey Bee Stamps – Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Top – Honey Cuts, stacked them together and adhered it to the front of the card.

I have die cut the bird using blue, red, black, grey and cream cardstock. I have sponged blue ink on the winds and body of the bird before assembling it and adhering it to the top right of the card.

I have die cut a range of leaves from the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery and adhered them on the bottom left of the card. I die cut the flowers out of blue and purple cardstock and sponged the edges with Lavender Fields ink before assembling them and adding them over the leaves.

To finish I have stamped the sentiment from the Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments stamp set in Jet Black ink on white cardstock. I have die cut this with the coordinating die and also die cut another plain die. These were adhered together with the stamped image on top and adhere to the bottom right of the card.

Products Used:

Honey Bee Stamps – Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Base – Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps – Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Top – Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Birds

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery

Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments Stamp and coordinating die

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Essentials cardstock – Rainforest, Fern, Peridot, Dahlia, Raindrop, Lunar Grey, Black Onyx, Glacier, Alabaster, Lilac Blossom

Archival ink – Jet Black

Altenew inks – Lavender Fields

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Summer Shower, Seaside

Clear Wink of Stella

Bearly Art Glue

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It’s a Cat and Mouse Father’s Day Game Father’s Day Card

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Today I am sharing a Father’s Day card that I have made for my husband for Father’s Day. This was another quick and easy card to make as I already had all the foliage and flowers die cut and the cat and mouse were easy to die cut and add to the card. This cat die looks exactly like our cat from the back.

My Project

For my card I have made a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base card out of white cardstock. I ink blended yellow and blue inks to the centre of the card front to provide a backdrop to the leaves and animals. I cut another piece of white cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4″ and die cut the oval aperture out using the Amazing Paper Grace Oval Elegant Twist dies. I stamped the sentiment from the Gina K Designs Hole in One Stamp set to the bottom of the panel in black ink and then adhered this panel to the front of the card using foam tape.

I die cut a range of foliage from the Honey Bee Stamps Honey Cuts – Spring Greenery from a range of green cardstock and white cardstock which was coloured with inks. These have been trimmed and added to the centre of the oval frame.

The cat has been die cut out of black cardstock and added to the centre of the oval with foam tape for dimension. The mouse has been cut out of brown cardstock and I sponged the edges with Frayed Burlap ink before adding it to the front of the oval with foam tape for dimension.

Products Used:

Amazing Paper Grace Oval Elegant Twist Dies

Spellbinders Cat and Mouse dies

Honey Bee Stamps Honey Cuts – Spring Greenery

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Onyx, Rainforest, Fern, Peridot, Portabello

Neenah Solar Crest Cardstock 80Ib

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Fresh Pear, Key Lime, Grassy Knoll, Lemon Whip, Summer Shower, Sky Blue

Distress Oxide ink – Frayed Burlap

Altenew ink – Obsidian Pigment ink

Foam tape

Bearly Art Glue

Gina K Designs Hole in One Stamp Set

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Happy Birthday Golfer Z-Fold Card

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I was asked to make a birthday card for my husband’s colleague for her father-in-law who is a keen golfer and here is the card that I made for her. I have created a z-fold card to set a scene for a golf course with trees, foliage, golfing accessories and a bird that symbolises the scoring at golf. The golfing images have been coloured with copic markers and I have used a range of different Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers dies to make my backdrop. This is such a fun interactive card and I know that the recipient will cherish this.

For the instructions on how I have made this base card please visit my post here and scroll past the photos below to see the list of all the products I have used for this card.

Products used:

Heartfelt Creations – Hollyhock Garden Paper Collection

Heartfelt Creations Black Cardstock

Heartfelt Creations Ornamental Tags Dies

Heartfelt Creations Classic Border Basics Dies

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dogwood Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Trees Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Winter Birds Honey Cuts

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Spring Greenery Honey Cuts

Gina K Designs Hole in One Stamp and coordinating Die

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Graphite, Onyx, Portabello, Raniforest, Snowdrift, Peridot

X-Press It Card

Memento ink – Tuxedo Black ink

Copic Markers

Distress Oxide inks – Mowed Lawn, Wild Honey, Frayed Burlap

Just a Little Note from Honey Bee Stamps

Kia ora Koutou

I have been going through my considerable craft stash and found this Stitched Lattice Frames die from Creative Expressions. I do love the gorgeous stitched trellis background and thought it would be great to have this as a background for some pretty dogwoods and a sweet little birdie from Honey Bee Stamps. My inspiration again has come from Dawn at Wplus 9 Designs.

My project

I have created a side opening base card of 5″ x 6 1/8″. I die cut a piece of blue cardstock using the second smallest die from the Stitched Lattice Frames die and adhered it to the front of the card. I die cut two lattice frames using the lattice and smallest frame dies – one from blue and one from white cardstock. These were adhered together and adhered to the front of the blue card front. I die cut two white frames using the two smallest frame dies from the Stitched Lattice Frames dies and adhered the together and added it to the front of the card using foam strips.

I stamped the sentiment from the Beccy’s Place Magnolias stamp in Jet Black ink on white cardstock and die cut it out using the smaller Stitched Scallop circles die from Pink Fresh Studio. I die cut another two circles and adhered three outside circle frames and two inner circle frames together and added them to the front of the card. I finished by adding the stamped image to the centre of the frame.

I die cut the dogwood branches out of white cardstock and coloured the branches with brown copic markers before adding all the flowers to the branches. I added one branch coming from the top right and one branch coming from the bottom left triming the ends of the branches.

I die cut the birdie out of grey, black, white and brown cardstocks and assembled them according to the instructions on the Honey Bee Stamps website. I added the bird to the left of the circle frame with foam squares. I added some more spare flowers and leaves to the base of the bird and the branches.

To finish I have added some blue iridescent gems around the sentiment.

Products Used:

Creative Expressions Stitched Lattice Frames Die

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Dogwood

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Winter Birds

Beccy’s Place Stamp – Magnolia

Pink Fresh Studio – Scallop Stitched Circles Die

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Rainforest, Black Onyx, Portabello, Snowdrift, Lunar Gray

Pink Fresh Studio Jewels – Glacier

Bearly Art Glue

Ranger Archival ink – Jet Black

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Magnolias Just For You

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This year I decided it was time to get started learning how to use alcohol markers and started doing classes with Alyce Keegan at Kit and Clowder. I have rediscovered my love for colouring and love love colouring with Copic marker as they are easier to hold in my arthritic hands. I am still building up my stock of markers and also learning new colour blends so I have used one of the colour blends from the Birds in Bloom Marker class. I do love this sweet stamp set from Beccy’s Place that I recently purchased through Krafters Cart and I couldn’t wait to have a go with colouring this. And I was very happy with the result.

I struggle with cutting up images that I have spent time colouring in but in this case I did not lose much and I love how the branch of magnolias look like it is coming from the side of the card and looking out over the window to the sky behind. The card front has been inspired by Dawn at WPlus9Design on YouTube.

My project:

I have created a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ top folding card base. I cut a piece of white cardstock 5 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and scored at 1/4″, 1/5″, 4 3/4″ and 5″ along the 5 1/4″ side. I cut a piece of white cardstock 4″ x 5 1/4: and using the cloud stencil from Waffle Flower I stenciled some clouds using Tumbled Glass ink. This was then added to the front of the card.

I die cut the circle out of the centre of the card using a circle die from the Amazing Paper Grace Fluted Classics circle die. I then embossed using the Honey Bee Stamps Dogwood 3D embossing folder and then I then folded the edges using my bone folder. I die cut a circular fluted frame using the Amazing Paper Grace Circle Fluted Classics die and added it around the circle. I added a piece of acetate behind the circle window with some double sided tape. To complete the front of the card I adhere the edges to the edges of the card front.

I stamped the images from Beccy’s Place Magnolia stamp set on Neenah cardstock in Tuxedo Black ink. I coloured the images with Copic Markers and then die cut the images out using the coordinating dies. I die cut another set of blank dies and adhere the coloured images to these. I adhere the branches around the circle and trimmed the single branch to fit the card front. I added some Wink of Stella to the flowers for some subtle shine.

Finally I stamped the sentiment from Beccy’s Place Magnolia set on black cardstock with Wow embossing ink and heat embossed with white cardstock. I trimmed the sentiment and adhered it to the bottom right of the card with some foam tape. (I would stamp the sentiment before embossing the front next time). And then I added some clear iridescent gems around the flowers and sentiment.

Products Used:

Beccy’s Place Magnolia Stamp

Beccy’s Place Magnolia Die

Amazing Paper Grace Circle Fluted Classics

Honey Bee Stamps 3D Embossing Folder – Dogwood

Waffle Flower Cloudy Stencil

Heartfelt Creations White Cardstock

Heartfelt Creations Clear Cardstock

Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Bearly Art Glue

Neenah Classic Crest 80Ib White Cardstock

Copic Markers – RV25, RV23, RV21, E93E47, E44, E43, G99, G94, YG25, YG11

Taylored Expressions Iridescent gems

Foam Strips and squares

Clear Wink of Stella

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Celebrating Your Special Day with Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Rose

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I really am getting a little obsessed with the Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers dies. Today I have the Lovely Layers Rose to share with you. I have used the same shading technique I used for my peony and it came out lovely. Roses are my favourite flowers and I especially love the Double Delight Rose which is a beautiful full rose with yellow centres and dark pink edges and the most amazing scent. I have tried to replicate this rose with the colours I have used. And every rose deserves an elegant frame and for my card I have used one of my favourite frames from Heartfelt Creations – Fancy Classic Oval Frame. I have gone with my favourite style with a white on white background which allows the pretty rose to pop out and be the hero of the card.

My Project

I have created a side folding 5″ x 7″ card base out of white cardstock. I then cut a piece of white cardstock 4 3/4″ x 6 3/4″ and embossed it using the Spellbinders Tufted 3D Embossing Folder and adhered it to the front of the card. I die cut two frames out of white cardstock using the dies from the Heartfelt Creations – Fancy Classic Oval Frame. These were stacked together and added to the front of the card with foam strips. I then added a plain oval from the die to the centre of the frame.

I die cut all the flowers and leaves from white cardstock and coloured them with pink, yellow and green inks (listed below the photos). The rose, bud and leaves were assembled according to the instructions from the Honey Bee Stamps website using some foam tape for more dimension. I die cut a plain stem and leaves out of green cardstock and adhered the coloured stem and leaves to it to create more strength for the leaves and stem. The stem, full rose and bud were then added to the centre of the frame.

I stamped the sentiment from an old Heartfelt Creations stamp set – Heartfelt Sentiments in Jet Black ink on white cardstock and die cut this out using the long eyelet rectangle from the Heartfelt Creations Ticket and Tags die. I trimmed the edges and adhered the sentiment to the front of the card as shown.

To finish I have added some clear iridescent gems around the sentiment and the flower and added some Clear Wink of Stella to the rose, bud, stem and leaves for some subtle shine.

Products Used:

Heartfelt Creations Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper

Heartfelt Creations Heartfelt Sentiments Cling Stamp

Heartfelt Creations Ticket and Tags die.

Heartfelt Creations – Fancy Classic Oval Frame.

Honey Bee Stamps:Lovely Layers – Rose

Spellbinders 3D Tufted Embossing Folder

Ranger Archival ink – Jet Black

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Fresh Pear, Grassy Knoll, Key Lime, Lemon Whip, Sunshine, Sparkling Rose, Bubblegum, Raspberry Bliss

Bearly Art Glue

Neenah Classic Crest 80Ib White Cardstock

Taylored Expressions Iridescent gems

Foam Strips and squares

Clear Wink of Stella

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Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Peony Birthday Wishes

Kia ora Koutou

Welcome back and today I am featuring the stunning Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Peony die. I have been watching a video on YouTube by Dawn Woleslagle at Wplus9 Design on how to colour the layered flowers from Honey Bee Stamps using ink blending to create depth and dimension. So I purchased the Peony die and had a go and I was thrilled with the result. There is so much texture to the flowers and leaves even though they are actually flat. I will definitely be doing more of this colouring.

My Project

I have created a top folding 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ base card out of white cardstock. I then cut a piece of white glitter paper that has been in my stash for too many years 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and coloured the whole piece with Fresh Pear and Grassy Knoll inks and added it to the front of the card. I then die cut two dies from the Honey Bee Stamps Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Top out of white cardstock. I adhered the two dies together and placed them over the sparkly green card front.

I die cut all the pieces of the Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Peony die out of white cardstock and coloured them with Light and Medium Carnation inks for the flower and buds and Light and Medium Spruce for the leaves. I assembled the flowers and buds together using some foam tape for dimension. I added the leaves to the bottom right of the card and then adhered the buds around the leaves. The large peony was added using some foam squares.

I stamped the sentiment from the Beccy’s Place Stamp Set – Blue Wren in Obsidian ink on white cardstock and die cut the banner out using the Heartfelt Creations Arrows and Banners Die set. I then adhered the sentiment to the card front with foam squares.

To finish I added some sweet ladybirds from Susan’s Garden Forget-Me-Knots and Ladybugs that I had in my stash and added them around the flowers and leaves. I then added some clear iridescent gems to the centres of the daisies on the decorative daisy die

Products Used:

Honey Bee Stamps: Lovely Layers – Peony

Honey Bee Stamps Delicate Daisy A2 Cover Plate Top

Susan’s Garden Forget-Me-Knots and Ladybugs Dies

Heartfelt Creations Arrows and Banner Dies

Beccy’s Place Stamp Set – Blue Wren

Gina K inks – Light Spruce, Medium Spruce, Light Carnation, Medium Carnation

Pink Fresh Studio inks – Fresh Pear, Grassy Knoll

Altenew Obsidian Pigment Ink

Spellbinders Essentials Cardstock – Snowdrift, Phone Booth

Neenah Classic Crest 80Ib White Cardstock

Taylored Expressions Iridescent gems

Bearly Art Glue

Foam Strips and squares

Fine tip black marker pen

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