Botanical Blessing/Sympathy Cards | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends!

It's been a little while since my last blog post. I can't believe the summer is almost over and the kids have gone back to school. Mine are now both in high school and I still can't believe that my babies are closer to being adults than children :( Anyways, let's get on with today's blog post. 

I seem to never have enough sympathy or encouragement cards on hand so I thought today's post would inspire you as well if you are in the same boat. These were cards are simple to make and are good for mass-producing.

CARD RECIPES

Here is a breakdown of the supplies I used for each card.

Stamps: 

• Bold Botanicals Stamp Set

• Praying Big Time Stamp Set

Dies:

•  Praying Big Time Dies

Stencils:

• Card #1 - Circle Spotlight Stencil
• Card #2 - Rectangle Spotlight Stencil
• Card #3 - Oval Spotlight Stencil
• Card #4 - Square Spotlight Stencil

Paper: 

• NEENAH Solar White 110lbs

• Black Heavy Weight Cardstock

Background Color Media:

Oxide Inks

•  Card #1 - Dusty Concord, Seedless Preserves & Fossilized Amber

• Card #2 - Blueprint Sketch, Stormy Sky, Worn Lipstick & Wild Honey

• Card #3 - Wilted Violet, Picked Raspberry & Mustard Seed

• Card #4 - Squeezed Lemonade, Carved Pumpkin & Candied Apple

Ink:

•  Intense Black Ink

Embossing Powder:

• Arctic White Powder

Die Cut Machine:

• Gemini Junior

Adhesives:

• Bee Creative Glue 

Embellishments:

•  Summer Stems Gem Stickers

Other Tools:

• Background Blender Brushes
• Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers

I really recommend these Spotlight stencils if love to ink blend. So many different sizes and options. For this first card, I used the Circle Spotlight. You want to stamp the image of the flowers on the inblended area while it is still masked, making this process super simple.

For extra details, I added gems to each of the cards.

I honestly don't think you can go too wrong with ink blending. At first, I didn't think these colors would look good together, and then I ended up really loving this combination. (See breakdown above for the inks used).

I think this may be my favorite background blend. Reminds me of a warm summer sunset sky.

Finally, this last one is perfect for the Fall weather coming soon. I love the sentiment here. 

I hope these Botanical Blessing/Sympathy Cards inspired you today. Hopefully, you don't need sympathy cards but if you do remember these. 

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

Ilda 💖

SUPPLIES

Bold Botanicals Dies Shop at: SSS | HBS	Praying Big Time Shop at: SSS | HBS	Praying Big Time Dies Shop at: SSS | HBS	CIRCLE SPOTLIGHT STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	OVAL SPOTLIGHT STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
RECTANGLE SPOTLIGHT STENCIL Shop at: HBS	SQAURE SPOLIGHT STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	BACKGROUND BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | HBS	DETAIL BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | HBS	Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Summer Stems Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	BEE CREATIVE GLUE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	NEENAH SOLAR WHITE 110 Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	CANDIED APPLE Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad PICKED RASPBERRY Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	WORN LIPSTICK DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	SQUEEZED LEMONADE DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	MUSTARD SEED DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad FOSSILIZED AMBER Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad CARVED PUMPKIN Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad WILD HONEY Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	BLUEPRINT SKETCH DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad STORMY SKY Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad WILTED VIOLET Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Oxide Ink Pad DUSTY CONCORD Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad SEEDLESS PRESERVES Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB	ATELIER SHARK TOOTH Shop at: SSS | IO3	ARCTIC WHITE POWDER Shop at: SSS | IO3
GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB

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!

Warm Autumn Vibes Mini Slimline Card | Honey Bee Stamps Day 3 Sneak Peek

Hello and Happy Sunday!

Today is Day 3 of Sneak Peaks for the Autumn Splendor release from Honey Bee Stamps. My card features a bunch of different dies coming soon and the new Bitty Buzzwords: Seasons Stamp Set. I love all the new Bitty Buzzwords coming out as they make adding a bold sentiment to the card front so cute, they really are a perfect size!

Make sure you stop by the Honey Bee Stamps Blog for more inspiration from the Design Team featuring more day 3 product reveals! Please note that some links will not be active until the Release goes live on August 16, 2021 @ 9pm CST.

CARD RECIPE

 

Stamps: 

•  Bitty Buzzwords: Seasons Stamp Set

Dies:

•  Bitty Buzzwords: Seasons Dies

• Itty Bitty Fall Flowers Dies

• Sweet Stacks Mini Slimline Dies (shhh, this is a sneak of a Day 4 Sneak Peek, lol)

Stancil:

• Basketweave Stencil

Paper: 

• Neenah Solar White 110lbs

• Brown Cardstock

Ink:

• Intense Black Ink

• RIPE PERSIMMON DISTRESS OXIDE

• MUSTARD SEED DISTRESS OXIDE

• WALNUT STAIN DISTRESS OXIDE

Die Cut Machine:

• Gemini Junior SSS | AMZ

Adhesives:

• Bee Creative Glue 

• Foam Tape

Other Tools:

• Detail Blending Brushes

• Reverse Tweezers

• New Mini Misti

I love the Mini Slimline size. As you can see all that is on the card front is the Autumn Buzzword Die along with some leaves from the Itty Bitty Flowers set. This would be a great size to mass produce as it is quite small and fairly quick to make especially if you used pattern paper rather than ink blend it.

I love this Basket Weave Stencil from the Spring Release. Doesn't it look like a sweater pattern? Well, I hope you thought so too as that is what I was going for with the warm sweater weather vibes.

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you back here tomorrow for day 4 and our final day of sneak peeks... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 👋

Star Shaped Unicorn Dreams Card | Heffy Doodle

Hello Crafty Friends! 

I am super excited to announce I will be guest designing this month for Heffy Doodle. I absolutely love their designs and was so excited when they reached out to me for a collaboration.

If you have been following me for a while, you may already know my favorite color is rainbow. I always try to sneak it in somehow in all my cards if possible and today's Star Shaped Unicorn Dreams Card featuring Fluffy Puffy Unicorns was no exception. So let me tell you how this card came together.

CARD RECIPE

• Die-cut two of the largest star-shaped die from the Stitched Stars Dies set.
• To one the star that will be the top layer, die-cut the smallest star-shaped die from the Stitched Stars Dies set.
• To the star that will be the back of the card, score a line across the top point to create the hinge of the card. Set this star aside until it is ready to be glued together to the top panel.
• Using Distress Oxide Inks, I started by blending Salty Ocean in the center of the star, followed by Blueprint Sketch and finishing the tips of the star with Chipped Sapphire ink. I then spritzed the surface with water and picked up the drops with a paper towel. To add to the galaxy background I also splattered drops of white pigment ink.
• Once the background was dry I then used the Star Swirl Stencil to add a layer of Glimmer Paste.
• Glue the top star panel to the back panel above the scoreline to create the hinge for the card base.
• Line up the sentiment in the star opening and using a stamp positioner stamp the "DREAM BIG!" through the window opening.

• Stamp out the images from the Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Stamps using Copic-friendly ink. 
• Color in images using Copic Makers or desired medium.
• Die-cut images using coordinating Fluffy Puffy Unicorns Dies.
• For additional sparkle and shine, I used a glue pen to add glitter details to the unicorn's mane and tails. To the clouds, I added liquid glue to the bottom and added chunky glitter.

• Use foam tape to pop up the unicorns and other images onto the Star Shaped Card front.
• Add white gel pen details to the unicorn's cheeks and mane, and add a gold gel pen to the unicorn's horn.

I had so much fun creating this card. I really hope you love it as much as I do and are inspired by it. Thank you for sharing your time with me and stopping by today. 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	Stitched Stars Dies Shop at: IO3	Star Swirl Stencil Shop at: SSS | SB | IO3 | TS UK	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	INK BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | SK
Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	BLUEPRINT SKETCH DISTRESS OXIDE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	CHIPPED SAPPHIRE Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Copic Opaque White Pigment Shop at: SSS | AMZ	MOONSTONE GLIMMER PASTE Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS | TS US | TS UK
MEDIA SPATULAS Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | TS US | TS UK	BEARLY ART PRECISION GLUE Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SK	SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	CHUNKY SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK
Gelly Roll Metallic Gel Pen Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ	WHITE GELLY ROLLER PEN SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	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!