Honey Bee Spring Scene | Pop-Up Shadow Box Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends and Happy Monday!

Today I have a Spring-inspired Pop-Up Shadow Box Card mixing and matching a bunch of Honey Bee Stamp products that I am also sharing over on the Honey Bee Stamps Blog. If you are a Jennifer McGuire fan, you may have seen her share how to create these amazing pop-up cards on a recent tutorial of hers. So, of course, I was dying to try this card technique out!

CARD DETAILS

I began this card by cutting out the top and bottom panels at 6 1/4" x 5 1/2".  To create the pop-up mechanism you will need to score both panels, on each side at 1/2" and at the 1" mark. Then fold the pieces in to create a zig-zag fold on each side on the panels. 

To the top panel, I die cut a hexagon window. I also die cut the same window using the same hexagon die onto a piece of blue cardstock that I had previously die cut using the Scalloped Frame die.

To add another layer of dimension I used the next smaller Stacked Hexagon die to die cut another window to add beneath the card front. 

Now that all the pieces for the card were made I then set them aside to plan out the scene.

I began by creating a background for the card. On a piece of Bristol paper, I blended out some clouds using the Outdoor Scene Builder Stencils. 

Next, I stamped out all the images I was planning on using on to Neenah cardstock and colored them in using Copic Markers. I then die cut each image using their coordinating dies. 

Below is a list of the stamps and coordinating dies I used.

Bee and Hive - Bee Hive Stamp Set | Bee Hive Honey Cuts

Flowers and Hearts - Busy Bee Stamp Set | Busy Bee Honey Cuts

Shamrock - Mae the Mouse Stamp Set | Mae the Mouse Honey Cuts

To the back piece of the card that I had initially scored, I glued down the background cloud piece. Next, I glued the hive down by popping it up with foam tape. I also added the floating bees by gluing them to thin strips of acetate and attaching them to the side flaps on the bottom panel. 

To the top piece, I began by gluing the top blue scalloped piece to the card front. I then attached the smaller hexagon panel to the inside of the card using foam tape. Before gluing down the colored images, I die cut a grass border piece colored it with Copics and glued it along the bottom of the hexagon to build the scene from. Once I was happy with the arrangement of the flowers I glued them in place. To finish the card, I added glue to the side zigzag tabs and adhered them together. 

The card when finished will measure 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ when flattened and will fit nicely into an envelope.

Here is a top view of the card as it stands up without any problems. Check out all those layers of dimension!

For sparkle, I added some Liquid Pixie Dust and a layer of glossy accents. The sentiment was created by stamping out the just from the Hi Honey stamp set and then I pieced together the Beecause from the Hi Honey Cuts set.

SUPPLIES

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STANDARD CUTTING PADS Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Strathmore Bristol Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Oxide Ink Pad BROKEN CHINA Shop at: SSS | SB	Tumbled Glass Oxide Ink Shop at: SSS | SB	BLENDER BRUSH Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ | IO3
Grafix Acetate 9x12-Inch, 25 Sheets, 003 Clear Shop at: AMZ	SSS Card Stock 24 Colors Shop at: SSS	Mini Misti Tool Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | SK	Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Liquid Pixie Dust Shop at: SSS | IO3
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I hope you were inspired by this creation. I had so much fun making this Honey Bee Spring Scene Pop-Up Shadow Box Card. It may look and sound complicated to do but it is actually super easy to make and the dimension you get is pretty amazing! 

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

Stitched Quilt Inspired Card

Hello dear friends! 

My card today is dedicated to all of you that inspire me on a daily basis. I am so thankful for all the crafty friends I have made and met because of this crazy Card Making/Papercrafting Community! YOU are all so amazing! I am inspired daily by all that I see from you on Facebook, Instagram, everywhere I look, there is SO much talent and inspiration.

So with that said, today I am sharing with you this stitched quilt card. This was definitely a labor of love to create as it took me most of the Summer to complete. The card was hugely inspired by the one and only Jennifer McGuire, the cardmaking Goddess!!! I have always loved her stitched cards but have never found time to try them. I now know why she does these types of cards while on vacation. Well, this Summer I spent 4 weeks in Portugal visiting my family. So to keep from having any crafty withdrawals, I took along with me some card panels that I had die cut with various patterns, embroidery needles, and a variety of colorful thread. The kids and I were so busy that I was only able to complete a couple of the panels as the only downtime I had was when we were at the beach.

I just LOVE how this card turned out, and it was definitely worth all those beach hours!

To make this card:

• I ran the small square stitch die from the Stitch Border Die set through the die cut machine 20 times!!! 
• Four times along the top and five rows down.
• I used masking tape to hold the square in place while running it each time through the machine.
• I eyeballed the spacing, so my squares aren't perfect. If you want perfect, use a ruler to divide the card panel first.
• Next, find yourself a beach, LOL... or a somewhere where you have plenty of time. Start stitching away! 
• I worked on one square at a time. I began with one color along the outer square and then switched colors for the middle square. To the inside, I used a flower like a stitch by always stitching from the center. (Sorry, not sure what these stitches are actually called, haha!) I also had all my needles threaded with different colors to save on threading them each time.
• Once all my colorful squares were completed, I then used a white thread to connect the squares together. Looks like some fancy stitching but it was stitched the same way as the smaller squares I promise. The spacing just makes it look that way!
• Once the inside was all done I then stitched along the outside of the panel, finishing off the edges.
• To the bottom, I created a little fringed trimmed edge by looping doubled up thread and tying it in knots. To keep the knots from unraveling I added a small amount of multi-medium matt glue to each of them.
• On a scrap piece of black cardstock, I stamped out the "you inspire me" sentiment from Japanese Peony set and heat set it with a white embossing powder. 
• I then used the long stitched border strip to die cut the holes along the top and the bottom of the sentiment strip.
• Next, I attached the sentiment strip to the card, trying to line up the holes as best as possible as I stitched it into place.
• To attach the Satin Vinca flowers I used a clear thread and a sewing needle, I also used a Silver Dust Seed Bead in the center of each flower. Since I placed the flowers where no holes were pierced I made new holes with the needle as they would not be seen and covered up by the flowers.
• Now that the panel was complete, I added multi-medium glue to the entire threaded back and glued that to another piece of cardstock that I had trimmed a little smaller than the panel. I then placed it under a heavy book and set it aside to dry completely flat.
• Once it was dry I adhered the panel to a black card base.

• To the inside I finished it with the Thank You stamp from the Thank You So Much stamp set.

I hope this card has inspired you today just as Jennifer McGuire has inspired me with this creation.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

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Neenah 110 LB SOLAR WHITE Paper Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Sizzix Big Shot Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sizzix Big Shot Magnetic Platform Shop at: SSS | AMZ	STANDARD CUTTING PADS Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Embroidery Hand Needles, Size 1-5 Shop at: AMZ
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Black & Decker HG1300 Dual Temperature Heat Gun Shop at: AMZ	Blackout Hybrid Detail Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Ranger .5 Oz. MINI MULTI MEDIUM MATTE Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ