Lovely Layers Floral Card Set | Honey Bee Stamps

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Hello friends, I hope you all are doing well. I have been away this past week so I apologize if you noticed my absence. I went to the mountains for a little getaway ski trip with the family for Spring Break, and I am happy to report no injuries! Yay for small victories🙌

So let's get on with today's post, cause it is a long one. It is no surprise that I love the Lovely Layers Collection from Honey Bee Stamps. I have used them in many previous projects and even made art pieces with them.

Today I wanted to share with you a card set I made using most of the collection. I kept the cards fairly simple. For all of these cards, I used a 5x7 Ivory Card base.

CARD RECIPE

This first card features the Lovely Layers: Hydrangea. I added purple ink blending in the centers of the flowers and then finished the centers with some green gem stickers. To add dimension, I used a tone of foam tape!

The sentiment comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Fall stamp set. All the sentiments were stamped out using Intense Black Ink.

This next card features a couple of die sets from the latest release. The dragonfly from the Lovely Layers: Bugs | Honey Cuts set and the Lovely Layers: Greenery | Honey Cuts. 

The sentiment comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Bloom Stamps. For the dragonfly wings I used vellum, for the body I used a piece of foiled cardstock, and to add a little sparkle I added a few gem stickers to the eyes. 

This Lovely Layers: Coneflower is one of my favorites from the collection. To give it a stem, I just sliced a thin strip of green cardstock. To add depth to the flower I used two different shades of red for the flower petals and then added some ink blending as well for shading.

The sentiment comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Be Mine stamp set and to finish I added a few brown pearls from the Warm Pearls Stickers set.

Sunflowers are another favorite of mine. I've used this Lovely Layers: Sunflower Die many times! For this flower, I also created a stem by slicing a piece of green cardstock.

The thank-you sentiment comes from another Itty Bitty set, the Bitty Buzzwords stamp set. To the center, I added a few more warm sticker pearls.

This next card pairs the butterfly from the Lovely Layers: Bugs dies with Lovely Layers: Anemone Dies.

The Hello You comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Be Mine stamp set. To add some interest to the center of the Anemone, I drew some lines from the center and added some small Bubble Bath Mini Domes.

This Lovely Layers: Tulips die is another one of my favorites, perfect for so many Springtime occasions or just a birthday card as shown here.

The birthday stamp comes from the Bitty Buzzwords Stamp set.

This next card I made with Mother's Day in mind. But it definitely could be used for many other occasions. This card features the Lovely Layers: Roses die cuts. If you want to see this rose done in rainbow colors click 👉here.

The I love you comes from the Bitty Buzzwords: Be Mine stamp set.

And finally, this last card was made... you guessed it... for Easter. Lilies have always reminded me of Easter so I thought I would pair the Lovely Layers: Easter Lily Dies with a couple wood planks from the Wood Frame Builder die set to create a cross.

This beautifully scripted stamp comes from the Praying Big Time stamp set.

I love that these cards look like little pieces of art. How pretty would these cards look framed!? Who knows I may still end up doing that with them if I don't give them away first.

Anyways, I hope you were inspired by my Lovely Layers Floral Card Set. Sometimes the simpler the card is the better. 

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

Ilda 🌼🌺🌸

SUPPLIES

Lovely Layers: Hydrangea Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Greenery | Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Bugs | Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Coneflower Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Sunflower Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Lovely Layers: Anemone Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Tulips | Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Roses Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Lovely Layers: Easter Lily Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Wood Frame Builder Dies Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Bitty Buzzwords: Fall Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords: Be Mine Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bitty Buzzwords: Bloom Stamps Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Praying Big Time Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Warm Pearls Stickers Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Raw Honey Gem Stickers Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Bubble Bath Mini Domes Shop at: HBS	Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | HBS
White Foam Dots With Tab Shop at: HBS	Bee Creative Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Honey Bee Reverse Tweezers Shop at: SSS | HBS	Die Release Tool Shop at: SSS | HBS	Stamping Pressure Tool Shop at: HBS
Original Misti Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Gemini Jr. Die-Cutter Shop at: SSS | SB	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK

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Framed White Sunflower Shadow Box | Honey Bee Stamps

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Hello and happy Monday crafty friends!

First of all, I would like to thank all of you that left me the sweetest comments and messages over on my Instagram in regards to the last Framed Lovely Layers Floral Bouquet I made. This beauty is now in Jennifer McGuire's craft room and I could not be happier about that! 

Today's project was made for a friend and colleague of mine (hi Tomina👋) who asked me to make a White Sunflower shadow box for her after she saw the White Sunflower Slimline card I made. 

Here is how this beautiful frame came together.

FRAME RECIPE

Dies:

•  Lovely Layers: Sunflower Dies

Paper: 

• Cream, green and brown heavyweight Colored Cardstock

Frame:

• Square 9 ¾ " Shadow Frame from IKEA (The frame I used has been discontinued, the one I linked is very similar)

Ink:

•  Antique Linen Distress Oxide Ink

Die Cut Machine:

• Gemini Junior SSS | SBC

Adhesives:

•  Bee Creative Glue
• Foam Squares
• Glossy Accents

Embellishments:

•  Seed beads
• Sparkle Glitter

Other Tools:

• Embellishment Wand

Once you have put one of these flowers together, then the rest is simple. It is just a repetitive process.

1. The first thing I did was cut all the layers for the 8 sunflowers I needed to form the shape of a heart. 
2. I then ink blended up the centers of the flowers. 
3. Curled the flower petals.
4. Added foam to each layer of the flower to build up the petals and create dimension.
5. To the centers, add a layer of glue to the bottom layer. 
6. Drop the seed beads into the glue (I tried having the hole of the beads face up). Once the glue dried, I used a brown Copic Marker to color the center brown.
7. To the top of the center, add small drops of glossy accents. While still wet sprinkle with Sparkle Glitter and piece the centers together.
8. Glue centers to the flower petals.

Arrange the flowers how you like. Once you have that figured out, glue it to the paper background of the frame. Use foam to pop up some of the flowers in place. Finish by gluing the leaves in place.

I love how this White Sunflower Shadow Box frame turned out, and I hope you can see from this example that you do not need all the flowers to create something beautiful! 

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

Ilda 🌻

SUPPLIES

Lovely Layers: Sunflower 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	Oxide Ink Pad ANTIQUE LINEN Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS
SILVER DUST | SEED BEADS Shop at: SSS | SK	EMBELLISHMENT WAND Shop at: SSS | SK	GLOSSY ACCENTS Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	SPARKLE GLITTER Shop at: SSS | SK	Foam Squares Shop at: SSS | HBS

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