Framed Lovely Layers Floral Bouquet | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, my friends and Happy Monday!

Today I am super excited to share with you this beautiful Framed Lovely Layers Floral Bouquet featuring many of the lovely layers dies from Honey Bee Stamps. I've had this idea since the sunflower die was released and was dying to make it. I have made many similar frames in the past, which I will share with you at the end of this post, but this time was the first time I used dies to create the flowers. 

If you love die-cutting, this project is for you. I made this over a period of two days. The first day I spent die-cutting and ink blending all the pieces. The second day was pretty much assembling and embellishing it. 

Here is a breakdown of how and what I used to put it all together.

FRAME RECIPE 

Dies:

•  Lovely Layers: Sunflower Dies

• Lovely Layers: Coneflower Dies

• Lovely Layers: Hydrangea Dies

• Lovely Layers: Easter Lily Dies

Frame:

• Square 9 ¾ " Frame from IKEA 

(The frame I used has been discontinued, the one I linked is very similar) 

Paper: 

• Heavy Weight 110lbs Colored Cardstock

Ink for blending:

•  Atelier Inks from Inkon3 (see links below)

Die Cut Machine:

• Gemini Junior SSS | AMZ

Adhesives:

•  Bee Creative Glue

• Sakura Quickie Glue Pen

• Foam Squares

Embellishments:

•  Seed Beads - colored with a brown marker

• Apple Green Crystal Drops

• Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops

• Sparkle Glitter

• Liquid Pixie Dust

Other Tools:

• Embellishment Wand
• Detail Blender Brushes

Once all the pieces were die-cut and inked up, I then assembled each flower individually using foam in between each layer. I then played with the arrangement until I came up with one I liked and took a photo of the design to guide me when it came time to glue it all down.

To the centers of the sunflowers, I added a layer of glue and dropped seed beads into the puddle. Once the area was dry I used a brown Copic marker to color the beads. To the top layer of the center, I added tiny drops of glossy accents and then added sparkle glitter over it. This adds some raised dimension and shine. For the coneflower centers, I used a glue pen and added tiny dots of glue, and then used the same glitter. I also used crystal drops to add details to the hydrangea centers and the Easter Lily.

The flowers were then glued to a piece of white cardstock that I had cut to fit the frame. Use foam tape to build up height where you feel it may be needed. I used about 4 layers of foam to raise the center sunflower. To finish off the bouquet I added a couple pieces of twirled cardstock to create some vine-looking greenery.

For additional shine, I painted the edges of some of the hydrangea flowers using liquid pixie dust.

I am in love with this frame and I hope you are too. Maybe it will even inspire you to create something similar for yourself!

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

Ilda 😊

Here are a few other Floral frames Shadow boxes I have made in the past. Please note they were all created with SVGs and cut using a Silhouette Electronic Die Cutting Machine. Click on the image for more details.

SUPPLIES

Lovely Layers: Sunflower Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Coneflower Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Hydrangea Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Easter Lily Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	DETAIL BLENDER BRUSHES Shop at: SSS | HBS
BEE CREATIVE GLUE Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	GEMINI JR. DIE CUTTER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB	ATELIER MARILYN RED Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER MARIGOLD ORANGE Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER BEE STING YELLOW Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3
ATELIER GODDESS GREEN Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER PEACOCK BLUE Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER MY PURPLE JAM Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	ATELIER TWIGGY BROWN Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	Apple Green Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS | TS US | TS UK
Dandelion Yellow Crystal Drops Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | HBS	SILVER DUST | SEED BEADS Shop at: SSS | SK	TRIANGLE TRAY - BLACK Shop at: SSS | SK	EMBELLISHMENT WAND Shop at: SSS | SK
GLOSSY ACCENTS Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Sakura Quickie Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SK	SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	LIQUID PIXIE DUST Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	SMALL TIP WATER BRUSH PEN Shop at: SSS | IO3

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Studio Katia's Lovely Blooms - Framed No line Watercoloring with Watercolor Crayons

Hello Everyone!

I'm back today with a no line watercoloring project featuring the Lovely Blooms from the latest Studio Katia Release.

I loved how the coloring of these flowers turned out so I just had to frame it! Difficult to see from these photos, but the gentle shimmer is so pretty in real life. 

 I began by stamping the Lovely Blooms onto watercolor paper using fadeout ink. I then took the time to watercolor these blooms using some Shimmery Watercolor crayons that I had picked up from Michael's so long ago and hadn't used them, so it was about time. To turn the crayons into watercolors, I rubbed the crayon onto a watercolor dish, added a drop of water and mixed the pigment with the brush until I was happy with color and consistency of the watercolor.

I'm not going to lie, this watercoloring was a bit time consuming but I really did enjoy the process as I learn a little more each time and I find it very relaxing. Plus, I have been participating in Kathy Racoosins #thedailymarker30day challenge and this piece, of course, is one of my challenge pieces. I guess you only get better if you keep practicing and for me, I still trying to learn how to use all the different media I have 😉

Other than adding highlights with a white gelly roller pen and some glossy accents to a few of the flowers, that was it for this project. Sometimes less is more. Of course, this could easily still be turned into a card in the future.

Thank you all for joining me today, I hope this Framed No line Watercoloring of the Lovely Blooms with Watercolor Crayons was inspiring for you.

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

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Lovely Blooms Shop at: SSS | SK	Strathmore 400 Series Watercolor Pad Shop at: AMZ	Tonic Studios Tim Holtz Stamp Platform Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Fadeout No Line coloring Detail Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Recollections Shimmery Watercolor Crayons Shop at: AMZ
Majestic Royal and Langnickel Brush Set Shop at: AMZ	Tim Holtz Detailer Water Brush Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sakura 6 WHITE Gelly Roll Classic Medium Point Pens Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Ranger Inkssentials Glossy Accents, 2-Ounce Shop at: SSS | AMZ