Wagon Wheel Floral Arrangement Hello Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello again friends! 

Today the Honey Bee Stamps design team is celebrating the Heartfelt Harvest Release with an Instagram Hop. So if you like prizes, I would suggest you hop on over to 👉 Instagram and Hop along as 2 people will win $50 to the Honey Bee Stamps Shop!

Here is the card I am featuring on the Hop. Isn't she pretty!?

For this card, I die-cut all the pieces and assembled them together. For the wheel, I used colored cardstock and for the flowers, I used white cardstock and ink blended each stem. I then arranged them and snipped a couple of the flowers apart to balance the bouquet. Since the center is the messiest part, I covered that up with a burlap bow. Below is the breakdown of all the pieces.

CARD RECIPE

Wheel - Lovely Layers: Wagon Wheel Dies

Flowers - Lovely Layers: Autumn Bouquet Dies

Frames - Fancy Fall Layering Frames

Hello - Grateful Gatherings

Pattern Paper - Pinstripes and Polka Dots Harvest Paper Pad

Gems - Homestead Harvest Gems

Tool - Detail Blender Brushes

Ink - Intense Black Ink Pad

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Hope you love this Wagon Wheel Floral Arrangement Hello Card as much as I do! Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Hope to see you all over on Instagram. Happy Hopping!

Ilda 🍂

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Rainbow Inspired Pumpkin Harvest Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, my friends!

I am back again today to share some more fabulous Heartfelt Harvest Inspiration from the latest Honey Bee Stamps release. 

I am in love with this card and all the colors. Even Fall cards can have rainbow colors, right?! 

All the die cuts were cut from white cardstock, then ink blended using oxide inks, and then pieced together. 

CARD RECIPE

Background - Burlap 3D Embossing Folder

Pumpkins - Lovely Layers: Fall Bounty Dies

Flowers - Lovely Layers: Apple Barrel Dies

Fence - Lovely Layers: Barn Wood Fence Dies

Grass - Grass Border Die

Sentiment - August FREE BEE Stamps and Die

Embellishments - Harvest Pearl Stickers

Tool - Detail Blender Brushes

Ink - Intense Black Ink Pad

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Come back tomorrow for more Heartfelt Harvest Inspiration and for the Instagram Hop where you know there will be prizes to be won!

Hope you enjoyed this Colorful Pumpkin Harvest Card. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🍂

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Coffee Gift Card/Shaker Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Is it a shaker card or a gift card? Well, it's actually both!

Hello friends and happy Monday! I am back today with more inspiration for the Heartfelt Harvest Release from Honey Bee Stamps. The gift card holder part was actually an afterthought. I initially was just going to glue the coffee tag to the acetate but then I had the idea to pop it up using foam on each side, the width of a gift card. I then added a floating heart beneath it to act as a stopper for the gift card, and voila... a two-for-one card design was born!

On the inside of the shaker pocket, I used die-cut coffee beans and some gingerbread shaker bits that I had. 

CARD SUPPLIES

Vintage Gift Card Box Add-On - Fall Treats Stamps

Vintage Gift Card Box Add-On - Fall Treats Dies

Fancy Fall Layering Frames

Lovely Layers Fall Treats

Pinstripes and Polka Dots Harvest Paper Pad

Homestead Harvest Gems

Intense Black Ink Pad

White Foam Dots With Tab - 1/2" x 1/8"

I hope this Coffee Card Shaker inspired you for the next time you are looking for a creative way to include a gift card in your card. 

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda ⛾

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Enjoy the Little Things - Mushroom Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, my friends! I hope you are having a wonderful Sunday. 

Today I am sharing this darling card featuring a bunch of new products from Honey Bee Stamps Heartfelt Harvest Release that is available now!

I am in love with these cute little mushrooms! There are so many ways of coloring mushrooms as there are so many varieties out there but I wanted to make mine cute, and whimsical and keep it simple and I think this sentiment complimented them perfectly. 

Besides, die cutting and a little ink blending, this card was pretty simple to put together. 

CARD SUPPLIES

Lovely Layers Mushroom Dies

Fancy Fall Layering Frames

Heartfelt Hello Stamps

Sweet Stacks Ovals

Horizon Slimline Borders

Homestead Harvest Paper Pad

Detail Blender Brushes

White Foam Dots With Tab

Harvest Pearl Stickers

Intense Black Ink Pad

I hope you all take some time to enjoy the little things today! I'll be back again tomorrow to share more Heartfelt Harvest Inspiration.

Thanks for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🍄

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Sand Castle Retirement Shaker Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello Friends. If you have been following me on Instagram you would know that we have just returned from our 6-week long, summer vacation! And, as happy as I am to be home a little part of me wishes I was still on a beach building sandcastles instead of making them from paper. Oh well, it was amazing while it lasted and now it's time for reality. For those of you that want to see more about our travels, I have all the highlights saved in my Stories over on Instagram. 

So anyways, lately our hospital has witnessed a wave of retirements among people I've known for over 25 years. Although saying farewell fills me with a tinge of sadness, there's an undeniable thrill and perhaps even a twinge of envy, considering the long path that lies ahead before my own retirement years arrive.

Today's post is dedicated to my esteemed nursing colleagues. I am well aware that many of them are eagerly anticipating well-deserved travels and the pursuit of a leisurely life, perhaps lounging on a sun-kissed beach!

CARD RECIPE

 

Now, let's dive into the details of this card.

1. Begin by crafting the backdrop for the shaker pocket. For the background, I used a piece of paper from the Vitamin Sea Paper Pad. To give the card some dimension, I trimmed the sandy part of the paper and set it aside, and then just glued the top part of the paper to an A2 card panel. 

2. Next, I stamped out the sentiment onto the top part of the panel using stamps from the Mini Messages Stamp set. 

3. Wrap the panel to create the shaker pocket. For shaker bits, I used AURORA LIGHTS Confetti Mix, seal the top flap to close the pocket, and attach it to a card base.

4. To the front of the panel, glue the sand layer that was trimmed earlier using foam tape to add some dimension. This will hide the shaker bits until the card is shaken. 

5. Die-cut the Sand Castle using the Sand Castle Builder Dies. I first added some ink splatters then inked up the edges to give it a sand-like texture.

6. Add the castle to the card front using foam to create dimension.

7. For an extra touch of realism, I added some beach grasses from the Lovely Layers: Seashore Dies. For balance, I just cut the grass in half and added it to each side of the scene with a little glue.

8. Finally, for a touch of sparkle I added some red gems to the castle flags.

Here is a photo, of what it looks like when the shaker bits nestled beneath the inviting sand layer.

And here it is again, with the shaker bits in motion. Almost like it comes alive, dancing with the fervor of water bubbles frothing in the mighty ocean.

I hope this fun retirement shaker has inspired you today. Of course, this card could be used for any summer/beach purpose by simply changing the sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting and relaxing!

Ilda 🏖

SUPPLIES

Vitamin Sea Paper Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Sand Castle Builder Dies Shop at: HBS	Lovely Layers: Seashore Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Mini Messages Stamps Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Detail Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS | HBS	AURORA LIGHTS Confetti Mix Shop at: HBS	Tear Tape XL Roll | 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Black Foam Dots 1/2" Shop at: HBS	Make it Merry Gems Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS
Bee Creative Bitty Buzz Cutter Shop at: HBS	Stamping Pressure Tool Shop at: HBS	Copic Opaque White Pigment Shop at: SSS | AMZ	GATHERED TWIGS Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS

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Double Stencil Balloon Birthday Cards | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, my friends!

It probably feels like forever since my last post! Right now my family and I should be returning to Portugal after our Mediterranean Cruise and spending a little more time with our family before heading back home. I hope you are all enjoying your Summer and I will be back to regular posts soon. Make sure you are following me on Instagram as I will most likely be sharing photos of our vacation. Now back to the post!

Summertime is the busiest time of year for birthdays. As a majority of our family was born from June to August. So I thought it was the perfect time to share some of the birthday cards I will be sending out this year.

For both of my cards today, I created the backgrounds using a similar Double Stencil Technique. Basically starting off with one stencil and then adding detail to that stencil with another one. 

CARD RECIPE

1. For this hidden inlay card, I began by blending out the background using Layering Balloon Stencils by blending the yellow at the bottom up to the middle of the panel. I then repeated the process this time blending from the top toward the middle, resulting in the orange blend in the center.

2. Leaving the balloon stencil in place, I then laid the smallest dots stencil of the Polka Dot Background Stencils over top and repeated the blending in the same order. Once you remove the stencils you are left with a crisp white background and a fun design on the balloons.

3. Next, I die-cut the panel using the Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate. I then ran the same plate through the die-cut machine a couple more times to create the layers for staking the letters for the hidden inlay design. Once all glued and stacked, glue the letters back into the panel that was glued to the card front.

4. Stamp out the sentiments to the card front using Intense Black Ink with sentiments from the Mini Messages Stamp set. 

5. Foil the birthday greeting for the center using the Birthday Hot Foil Plate done in AURA Glimmer Foil, then die cut using the coordinating die. Die cut a few more layers to stack and then glue in the center of the card panel.

6. Finish the card by adding some sparkle. I used gems from the Rainbow Birthday sticker set. 

This next card panel was done the same way except for using the other balloon stencil with a larger dot stencil and using the blue ink pad instead of the pink ink pad for blending. 

For this traditional shaker, I first die-cut the opening using a frame from the Sweet Stacks: Rectangles set, then glued acetate to the outer balloon frame, used foam tape to build up the shaker space and then filled the shaker area with AURORA LIGHTS Confetti Mix. The center of the panel was glued to the card base first before attaching the shaker window.

To the front of the card, I stamped out the sentiment from the Big Time Kindness Stamp set using Bee Creative Gold Metallic Ink Pad and then heat set it with gold Emb. pwd. It then was die cut with the coordinating die and glued to the shaker front. 

I hope you will give this double stencil technique a try. It is a great way to add a new look to one-layer stencils.

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🎈

SUPPLIES

Layering Balloon Stencils Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Polka Dot Background Stencils Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Sweet Stacks: Rectangles Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Birthday Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Birthday Wishes Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Big Time Kindness Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Big Time Kindness Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Mini Messages Stamps Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Detail Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS | HBS	Background Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS | HBS	Bee Creative Acetate Sheets Shop at: HBS
Bee Creative Gold Metallic Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Intense Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	AURORA LIGHTS Confetti Mix Shop at: HBS	Rainbow Birthday Gems Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bee Creative Bitty Buzz Cutter Shop at: HBS	Stamping Pressure Tool Shop at: HBS
Atelier Ink Sweet Petunia Shop at: SSS | IO3	Atelier Ink Bee Sting Yellow Shop at: SSS | IO3	Atelier Ink Peacock Blue Shop at: SSS | IO3	Magic Powder Bag Shop at: SSS
Gold Rush Emb. Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	Glimmer Specialty Card Stock Shop at: SB | HBS	AURA Glimmer Foil Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | SB	Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | SB
Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Double-Sided Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | AMZ

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