Showing posts with label Beautiful Bees. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Beautiful Bees. Show all posts

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Instagram Discovery Hop - Beautiful Bees

Hello and Happy Sunday!  Wow, the last day of the month, where has the summer gone?  It will soon be time for school start ups, Autumn and then Holiday time!

Today, a group of talented crafters are hosting a Just for Fun Instagram Discovery Hop.  The theme of today's Hop is Honey / Bees and you can start the Hop HERE on my IG page.

The premise of this Hop is to dig through drawers, root through hidden piles, open those bins and find what has been forgotten about. I encourage you to try this; instead of buying new products, take a look at the treasures you already have.



For my project share, I remembered I had the lovely stamp and coordinating die set "Beautiful Bees" from Gina K. Designs; illustrated by the sweet and talented Melanie Muenchinger.  I love Honey Bee images and they are always in style.  I went with a black/white with 1 color theme.



To keep my scene sweet and simple, I stamped a few hexagon shapes using Catherine Pooler inks; die cutting 3 of them to pop on craft foam for dimension.  The bees were die cut and also popped on craft foam.


The sentiment has been stamped directly on the card panel using a stamp positioner because I don't trust myself to get it straight!  Lastly, a skinny gingham ribbon, bow and gold iridescent sequins were added for additional interest.

Please hop along with us for loads of inspiration using re-discovered items from our stashes.  This is a monthly Just for Fun Hop with a different theme each time.  If you have an Instagram Account and are interested in being a stop along the Hop next month, contact @craftwithme101 on Instagram for all the details.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

** Challenges Entered:






Friday, February 26, 2021

Bee-youtiful Day Shaker Card

Hello and Happy Fri-YAY!  It's the weekend and I'm looking forward to some crafting, outdoor and resting time.  Today I would like to share a shaker card created using the Beautiful Bees stamp set designed by Melanie Muenchinger for Gina K. Designs.


I created this Shaker Card for a Swap with a friend from the U.K.  Each month we swap and to make it interesting, we may pick a theme or fancy fold.  For March, we decided on Bees and to make it a little challenging, we added Shaker Card.  

This card measures 5.5" square, the Bees were stamped and die cut then colored with Fossilized Amber Distress Ink just by dabbing the ink on them.  The Flower in the center is also from the stamp set which I heat embossed and colored using the Ink Resist method and Rustic Wilderness Distress Ink.  I dry embossed the panel behind the flower using a brick wall embossing folder so this card has lots of texture and dimension going on. 

I wanted to include some green as I also had St. Patrick's Day in mind along with Spring.  I met the challenge we set forth and I cannot wait to get this in the Post to her on 01 March!  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Friday, October 16, 2020

Have a Bee-youtiful Day

 Good Morning and Happy Fri-YAY!  Today's make and share features Bees, Ribbon, a Flower and an Autumn Vibe.


The images are from the Beautiful Bees Stamp and Coordinating Die Set from Gina K. Designs.  To color the images, I used Dried Marigold, Carved Pumpkin, Fossilized Amber and Peeled Paint Distress Inks as Watercolors.  The designer paper is from the 12x12 Jen Hadfield Warm and Cozy paper stack and the center white panel has been embossed with the Cricut Cuttlebug Embossing Folder Mosiac.  For a final touch, added Nuvo Crystal Drops in Clear, loads of Wink of Stella and a pretty ribbon with bow.  

Until next time, Happy Crafting!
Donna

**Challenges Entered: