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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Ocean Scene Shadow Box Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends! 

Hope you are enjoyng the beautiful warm weather, and hopefully you aren't in a place where the temperatures are extremely hot at the moment. Thankfully here in Edmonton, the weather has wonderful. Even still I wish we lived closer to the beach so I could go dive into the ocean just like todays card reminds me of.

CARD RECIPE

• Die cut all the ocean pieces you want to use from the Ocean Deep Scene Builder Dies. With Copic markers and gel pen add details to the die cuts. Set them aside.
• Die cut the pieces for the shadow box card. I used the A2 Scene Builder Card Base Dies to create the skeleton for this shadow box card. I die cut the front of this die set 3 times using progressively darker shades of blue card stock. This die cuts an opening for the card scene, but because I want to create the ocean wave layers I had to cut 3 pieces of the same colored cardstock to cover up the opening which measured 4.5 x 4.25 inches. I then die cut the ocean waves into each layer from largest to smallest, lightest to darkest color. 

• Glue the ocean layer onto the coordinating front card die-cut frame. 
• Cut the side panels to 1/4 inch on each side of the frames, you will use these tabs to glue later to form the layers of the card.
• To the back panel of the card base (black layer), I stamped out the sentiment from the Seas The Day stamp set. 

• Attach the 2 middle layers of the scene to the card base. I used red line tape and attached one side first and then the other side, ensuring they fold flat in both directions.
• For the top layer of the ocean frame, I used the Layered Waves Stencils to add more interest to the front of the card by blending out Salty Ocean Distress Oxide ink. 
• Start gluing the pieces to create the ocean scene. 
• Once you are happy glue one side of the card to the base and then fold and line up to glue the other side of the card. 
• Finish by adding gel pen details and gem stickers.

To the back, I glued a white card panel and left it blank. I think this card would make a great retirement, birthday, or Bon Voyage card. 

Fold flat into an A2-sized envelope and mail it to a friend. 

I hope this Ocean Scene Shadow Box Card inspired you today. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🐟🐠

SUPPLIES

Ocean Deep Scene Builder Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	A2 Scene Builder Card Base Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Seas The Day Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Layered Waves Stencils Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzz Cutter Shop at: HBS
Sticky Red Tape 1/4" Shop at: HBS	Detail Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS | HBS	Aurora Borealis Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Shark Tooth White Atelier Ink Shop at: SSS | IO3	Arctic White Emb.Pwd. Shop at: SSS | IO3	Bearly Art Precision Glue Shop at: SSS | AMZ	White Gelly Roller Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

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Birthday Bliss Release Day 4 Sneak Peeks | Honey Bee Stamps

Welcome to the final day of sneak peeks for the Birthday Bliss Release from Honey Bee Stamps. Make sure you stop by the Honey Bee Stamps Blog for more inspiration from the Design Team featuring more day 4 product reveals! 

CARD RECIPE

This pretty frameless/edge to edge shaker card features the new:

• Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate
• Happy Happy Happy Sentiment Stamps 
• Happy Happy Happy Dies
• Aurora Borealis Gem Stickers 

Other Supplies used:

• Team Tie-Dye Paper Pad
• A2 Shaker Creator Pocket (a system I helped develop 😏) If you are curious about how these are made, click HERE to see its origins.
• Unicorn Pigment Ink and white Emb. Pwd.
• Chunky Glitter - discontinued from Martha Stewart

Here's what this birthday card looks like all shaken up!

This simpler version retirement card features the negative cuts of the previous one that have been stacked onto 3 more white die-cut layers for added dimension.

CARD RECIPE

 This card features the new:

• Happy Happy Happy A2 Cover Plate
• Happy Happy Happy Sentiment Stamps 
• Happy Happy Happy Dies
• Aurora Borealis Gem Stickers 

Love when you can get 2 for 1 cards!

Well, the wait is almost over... the release will go live tonight after the lives with Honey Bee Stamps on Instagram and Facebook. Make sure to tune in as there is always a giveaway!

I hope my sneak peeks inspired you, can't wait to see what you all make with the new goodies! Tune back tomorrow as the DT will celebrate with an Instagram Hop.

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

Ilda👋

SHOP new release ➤ Birthday Bliss

For more Birthday Bliss Inspiration click the images below.

Day1👇

Day2👇

Day3👇

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

Ilda 🥳🎉