Honey Bee Birthday - Again!

 Hello and welcome back! Every year at this time, I pull out my Honey Bee stamp set and coordinating dies to make a birthday card for an old high school classmate who is a beekeeper. Here's this year's card.

I CASEd this card from Teri Pocock, a demonstrator in the UK. I just made a couple of changes. I didn't have any sequins or beads to make a shaker card so I used a layer of Be Dazzling Specialty Paper to substitute for the shaker. This also cut down on the thickness of the card. Just like Teri, I stamped the bees and sentiment with Memento Tuxedo Black and then Versamark so I could heat emboss with clear embossing powder. The Stamparatus makes it so easy to do this!

I used a different sentiment and punched it using the Double Oval Punch. I added a bit of Daffodil Delight ribbon from the old Gingham Gala combo.

The bees on the inside are also stamped and embossed. I just finished the card to get in the mail but her birthday is today, so I added the belated sentiment stamp.

Teri's card was a great inspiration to me. I don't know what I'd do without Pinterest!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy stamping!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp sets - Honey Bee, Itty Bitty Birthdays

Paper - Basic White Thick Cardstock; Basic Black and Daffodil Delight Cardstock; Be Dazzling Specialty Paper; Window Sheets

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Versamark; Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Dark and Light

Accessories - Gingham Gala Ribbon Combo, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Detailed Bee Dies, Double Oval Punch, Heat Tool, Stamparatus, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Stampin' Dimensionals, Mini Glue Dots, Tear 'n' Tape

Card of the Day - Honey Bee Birthday

Hello and welcome back! Today's card is for a high school friend who is a beekeeper. I used this set to make her card last year and searched Pinterest for a new idea this year. When I found Teri Pocock's gorgeous card (here's her post), I couldn't NOT make it! Here's my version:

This swing tent card was one I hadn't seen before. Teri's video tutorial explained everything so well that it wasn't too difficult. The only change I made was to cut an oval in the front instead of a rectangle. 

The one element I wasn't sure I'd be able to replicate was the coloring on the flowers. Teri used the Delicata Golden Glitz reinker and an Aqua Painter, but the reinker only lasted through one mini catalog and I didn't buy it at the time. So once again, I put in a call to my upline and she just happened to have it! It is so pretty - the photos don't do it justice!

I also had a nice long phone call with a friend this afternoon and told her about this card. She told me that she had just ordered bee earrings for herself and her daughters. The company she purchased them from is working to help the bee population, so I'll be sending her one of these cards as well.

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi

Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Stamp set - Honey Bee

Paper - Whisper White and Basic Black Cardstock, Gold Foil Paper, Golden Honey Specialty DSP, Window Sheet

Ink/Coloring Tools - Memento Tuxedo Black, Daffodil Delight, Versamark, Delicata Golden Glitz Inker; Stampin' Blends: Daffodil Delight Dark and Light

Accessories - Vintage Brads, Clear Embossing Powder

Tools - Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, Detailed Bee Dies, Ornate Frames Dies, 1/16" Handheld Punch, Heat Tool, Aqua Painters, Multipurpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots, Tear & Tape, Stampin' Dimensionals, Black Stampin' Dimensionals

Some Special Birthday Cards

Hello and welcome back! I've been doing a pretty good job of keeping up with cards so far in #imbringingbirthdaysback. In my last post I showed you the cards I'm sending for February, but there were a couple of birthdays that I wanted to do something special for, so here's what I made:

One of my high school friends is a beekeeper, so I CASEd this card from the current Sale-A-Bration brochure. I'm so thankful that Stampin' Up! provides us with "recipes" for the samples in the catalogs. I didn't change anything in this card, just copied it straight from the book. A handy tip: for the "honeycomb," I adhered the cardstock to a piece of a multi-purpose adhesive sheet before die cutting. It's much easier and neater than trying to use glue on such a finely detailed piece.

Another one of my friends is turning "eligible for Medicare" this month, so that called for a special card too. She and her husband have the most beautiful gardens in the spring and summer, so I thought this would be appropriate.

This card is CASEd from the January-June Mini Catalog, but I did make a couple of changes. I didn't have the embossing folder used in the sample, so I had to substitute another. Also, it's hard to see the white ink that was sponged onto the background, but it's there. I did a watercolor wash on the sentiment piece instead of sponging like the sample. I tried sponging on a piece of cardstock but it wasn't turning out the way I'd hoped.

I've got 5 more cards to get out this month; then I'll have to start on my cards for March. Hoping to be able to keep this up!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

--Cindi



Supplies used (all Stampin' Up!):

Bee card --
Stamp set - Honey Bee
Paper - Highland Heather and Whisper White cardstock, Golden Honey Bee Specialty DSP
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black
Coloring Tools - Highland Heather, Purple Posy, Calypso Coral, Poppy Parade, and Mango Melody Stampin' Blends
Accessories - Whisper White Bakers Twine
Tools - Big Shot, Detailed Bee Dies, Stitched Shapes Framelits, Multi-purpose Adhesive Sheets, Stampin' Dimensionals, Multi-purpose Liquid Glue, Mini Glue Dots

Garden Gate card --
Stamp set - Grace's Garden
Paper - Whisper White Thick Cardstock; Sahara Sand, Whisper White, Granny Apple Green, and Shimmery White Cardstock
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Whisper White Craft Ink, Gorgeous Grape, Highland Heather, and Sahara Sand Classic Ink
Coloring Tools - Rococo Rose, Granny Apple Green, Petal Pink, Highland Heather, Purple Posy, and So Saffron Stampin' Blends
Tools - Big Shot, Subtle Embossing Folder, Garden Gateway Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Fine-Tip Liquid Glue, Aqua Painters, SNAIL