Happy 2023 New Years Interactive Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends. To those of you that celebrated, I hope you had a wonderful Christmas!

Before you know it it will be 2023😮 So for today's card, I thought it would be fun to make a simple yet interactive card. Difficult to tell from these photos but the Balloons are suspended by a thread that allows them to wiggle around.

CARD RECIPE

• To begin I chose the background. This pattern paper panel came from the latest Free Bee from Honey Bee stamps if you made a purchase over $75.
• I then die cut, stacked, and glued the Happy die cuts from the Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate.
• Next, I die-cut the balloons from copper-colored glitter paper using the Balloon Number Dies.
• With a piercing tool, I poked a hole at the top of where the balloons would be on the pattern piece of paper.
• To the back of the balloons, I added a foiled thread. To hide the hole that the thread would be going through, I die-cut another layer of the balloons and snipped the top off so that the thread end would not be seen from the top.
• Thread the top of the string through the holes and secure them behind the panel using tape.
• Next, line up the happy and glue it in place. I used the cover plate die cut to help with the alignment. Behind the letters secure the other end of the thread, leaving enough slack for some movement.
• I thought the white letters looked a bit stark at this time so I added some glue dots to the bottoms of the letters using a glue pen, then sprinkled on some coordinating embossing powder and heat set it. I should have done this before I glued them down as I almost melted the strings!
• I then finished the front by adding some gems in a coordinating color from the Grain Grunge Gems sticker set.
• To finish I trimmed the panel and added it to another panel using the same glitter paper to create a border for the card.

Stop by my IG account to see this card in action. I hope this sparkly and fun Happy 2023 New Years' Interactive Card inspired you. 

Thank you for all your support this year and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💖

SUPPLIES

Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Balloon Number Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	Die Release Tool Shop at: SSS | HBS
Grain Grunge Gems Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SK
Strawberry Champagne Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3

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Merry Christmas Ornament Card | Hero Arts

Hello, my sweet crafty friends.

Today I am sharing this beautiful Merry Christmas Ornament Card featuring a few sets from the Hero Arts Awesome Add-Ons that are still available. If you love heat embossing and a simple design this one is perfect for you.

I began by preparing the Pitch Black Cardstock panel by using an anti-static powder duster. I then stamped out the top and bottom using the first layer of the Color Layering Merry Christmas stamp set with Unicorn Pigment Ink. I then used white embossing powder to heat set the first layer. I repeated the previous step twice to get a good white embossed layer for the next step. Next, line up the top detail layer of the stamps, this time inked the stamp with Versamark ink and then heat set it using gold embossing powder.

Cut out the ornament using the Nesting Circle Infinity Dies. Stamp, heat emboss the top of the ornament, and fussy cut it out. Glue it to the top of the die-cut circle "ornament". Pierce a hole through the top to add the gold thread through later.

Stamp out the background panel using Versamark ink, and heat set it using gold embossing powder. Trim the panel. Attach it to another black panel to create a shadow and to tie the colors together. Now pop the ornament in the center of the panels using foam tape. Secure the gold thread behind the panels. Use foam tape to adhere the embossed panel to a gold piece of Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle cardstock cut to A2 size and then attach it to the card base.

Finish off the card by adding a few gold pearls and a bow to the top of the ornament as a finishing touch. 

I hope you got some inspiration for your Holiday cards today. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 😊

SUPPLIES

Color Layering Merry Christmas Shop at: HA	Candy Canes Bold Prints Shop at: HA	Nesting Circle Infinity Dies Shop at: HA	Pitch Black Cardstock Shop at: HA	Glitter Paper Holiday Sparkle Shop at: HA
Unicorn Pigment Ink Shop at: SSS | HA	Precision Glue Shop at: HA	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: AMZ	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB
Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	GUILLOTINE PAPER TRIMMER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	GOLD RUSH EMB. PWD. Shop at: SSS | IO3	Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	GOLD FOIL PEARLS Shop at: SSS | SK

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Unicorn Rainbow Splatter Wobble Card | Heffy Doodle

Hey crafty friends, I am back again today with my second post for Heffy Doodle, once again featuring the Fluffy Puffy Unicorns, plus my favorites, rainbows, and sparkle!

CARD RECIPE

• Stamp out the Unicorn from the Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Stamp set.
• Color with Copic markers.
• Die-cut using the coordinating Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Dies. 
• Embellish with white and gold gel pen details.
• Add a light layer of glue to the mane and tail of the unicorn, sprinkle on some sparkle glitter.
• On black cardstock stamp and white heat emboss the sentiment. Use a circle die to cut it out. Set aside to work on the background.

• Blend out yellow ink in the middle of the Splash from the Messy Desk Stencil. Then blend out the other two colors, pink and blue to create a rainbow gradient by blending into the yellow ink. 
• Apply a layer of Glitz Glitter Gel to the rainbow splashed background.
• Remove the stencil. 
• Before the Glitz Glitter Gel dries sprinkle chunky glitter to the edges of the splatter. Allow the background to dry.
• Trim the panel and add it to the top of the largest Scalloped Imperial Frames Die, which has been glued onto the front of the card base.
• Add the Action Wobbles Spring behind the unicorn and glue it onto the splattered area.

• Pop up the sentiment in place with foam tape.
• Embellish with iridescent bubbles.

I hope this sparkly rainbow card inspired you today. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda👋

SUPPLIES

Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Stamps Shop at: SSS | SB | IO3	Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | IO3	Messy Desk Stencil Shop at: SSS | SB | IO3	Scalloped Imperial Frames Dies Shop at: SSS | IO3	NEENAH SOLAR WHITE 110 Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS
Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	COPIC SKETCH Shop at: SSS | AMZ	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	ATELIER SWEET PETUNIA Shop at: SSS | IO3
ATELIER BEE STING YELLOW Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER PEACOCK BLUE Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	INK BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | SK	MEDIA SPATULAS Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | TS US | TS UK	Glitz Glitter Gel Shop at: SSS | HBS
MAGIC POWDER BAG Shop at: SSS | AMZ	ATELIER SHARK TOOTH Shop at: SSS | IO3	ARCTIC WHITE POWDER Shop at: SSS | IO3	Black and Decker Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	Memory Box CIRCLE Dies Shop at: SSS
SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	CHUNKY SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	IRIDESCENT BUBBLES TINY Shop at: SSS | SK	IRIDESCENT BUBBLES Shop at: SSS | SK	BEARLY ART PRECISION GLUE Shop at: SSS | AMZ
Tim Holtz 8.5 Inch Trimmer Shop at: SSS | SB | TS UK	Gelly Roll Metallic Gel Ink Pen Set Shop at: AMZ	WHITE GELLY ROLLER PEN SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	MINI ACTION WOBBLES Shop at: SSS | AMZ	FOAM SQUARES Shop at: SSS | HBS

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!