Honey Bee Day Blog Hop | Thanks a Bunch Shaker Card

Hello Friends! 

Did you know May 20th is World Bee Day?! And since I am part of the Honey Bee Stamps Design Team we are celebrating today with a Honey Bee Day Hop featuring our cute little bees. This hop has been organized to raise public awareness on the importance of bees! Honey Bee is a sponsor and many of the Design Team Members are participating. Be sure to visit the Honey Bee Blog and leave a comment to be eligible for a $30 Gift Certificate to the shop. 

CARD DETAILS

For my Bee themed card, I created a fun shaker. I began by stamping out the little Bees from the BUSY BEE stamp set which I then colored in with Copic markers and then die cut them with their coordinating dies. I had actually stamped a few more but only ended up using one Bees' in the end. The little hearts on the front also come from the BUSY BEE CUTS set that I die cut from red cardstock.



Next, I die cut a few of the large flowers using the STITCHED FLOWERS CUTS set from felt and then added a hand stitched detail to them. The shaker frame and window was created by first, die cutting a piece of pink cardstock out using the largest DECKLE EDGE CUT and then die cutting the window out using one of the DOUBLE STICHED OVAL frames. I also used some white thread to add a stitched detail around the window. To finish off the top window panel I added a piece of acetate and set it aside to work on the card base.

To the card base, I began by blending out the background with some tumbled glass distress oxide in and then stamped out the Thanks a Bunch from the THANKS A BUNCH stamp set. I used the window frame opening to help me align the sentiment before I stamped it out to ensure it would be in the correct position.

To finish the card, I added foam tape along the edge of the bottom of the window frame and then created a little pile of my sequin and shaker bits onto the center area of the card base, removed the backing from the foam tape and then popped on the window frame to the card base to close in the shaker bits.

For finishing details I added some liquid pixie dust to the wings on the bees and to the hearts and once the pixie dust was dry I added a layer of glossy accents.

Thank you for stopping by. Don't forget to stop by the Honey Bee Stamps Blog to see more inspiration from the Honey Bee Stamps Design Team plus comment along the way to be entered in all the giveaways.

Until next time... Happy Hopping 👋

SUPPLIES

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Knockout Birthday Spinner Card | Ink On 3

Ka-Pow! Ink On 3 just released a super cute stamp set Knockout Nibbles. Super fun, a perfect set for Dad or for masculine and/or even feminine cards if they are into the boxing scene.

CARD DETAILS

For my card today I thought it would be fun to create a spinner card that would spin the little hamster around the circle opening to make him look like he was super excited about knocking out his opponent.

I began by stamping out the images from Knockout Nibbles using Blackout Ink and then colored them in using Copic Markers. I did stamp two of the hamsters with boxing gloves in the air, as I wanted to finish the back side of the spinner with the same image. I then die cut the images out using the Coordinating Dies. Now even though the hamster isn't symmetrical, the die cut was close enough that I was able to use it rather than creating a mirrored image for the backside of the spinner.

To create the spinning hamsters, I attached a clear thread to the backside of one of the hamsters using a really strong tape adhesive then glued on the other hamster to sandwich in the clear thread. Just make sure you leave the thread long enough to attach to the top and bottom of the window opening.

To the front of the card base, I die cut an opening for the spinning element to spin using a circle die. I then stamped out the two starburst like stamps using Distress Oxide inks and then sprinkled Crystal Clear embossing powder on them to heat set the images.

Next, I die cut another circle (smaller than the previous one) from a piece of blue cardstock to fit behind the window. I then attached the threads of the spinning hamster to the blue piece of cardstock that was then sandwiched with white cardstock to finish off the inside of the card.

Once the spinner was in place I then glued the popped up elements to the front of the card. To embellish, I added white pen highlights, Liquid Pixie Dust to the black eye, and the "O" in pow, and then added glossy accents to the boxing gloves. I also added Prisma glitter sparkle to a few spots on the card front but they don't show up on well in these photos.

On the inside, I added the Happy Birthday Champ right behind the hamster so that you wouldn't see it if the card was flat. And then just below the opening, I added the rest of the greeting.

To see this card in action make sure you are following me on →Instagram as I will share a video clip of it in motion.

I had so much fun creating this Knockout Birthday Spinner Card. I hope you were inspired. Can't wait to give this card to the next little guy who celebrates a birthday in the family!

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Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Crafting 👋

SUPPLIES

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Memory Box Circle Dies Shop at: SSS	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	WHITE Gelly Roll Pens Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Sakura Quicky Glue Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SK	PRISMA GLITTER Shop at: SSS

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. By shopping through my links you help keep my blog running at no extra cost to you. So thank you in advance for supporting my creations!

Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello Everyone and Welcome the Altenew May 2019 Stamp/Die/Stencil/Ink/Enamel Pin Release Blog Hop. I'm so happy to be a part of this amazing release. Thank you Altenew for having me once again!

If you have already started hopping, you should have arrived from the super talented Virginia Lu's Blog, but if you didn't, don't worry you can find the complete list at the bottom of this post. You also may just want to start at the beginning at the Altenew Card Blog since I am towards the end of the Hop. So let's get started!

CARD DETAILS

For my first card, I began by stamping out the Everlasting Happiness florals onto a piece of Bristol Paper using watermark ink and heat setting the lined in white. I then used Zig Brushes to loosely watercolor the background panel. Once the panel was dry I trimmed it and attached it the card base.

The sentiment I added to the center comes from the new Best Things stamp set that I stamped and heat embossed in black and glued onto a background piece of paper that I colored in using the same background colors. I then just popped up in the center of the card. As for little embellishments, I added some green crystals to the centers of the flowers.

Since Mother's Day is just around the corner I thought I would use the same Everlasting Happiness florals to create a Mother's Day Card.

To do this I first I lined up the Everlasting Happiness floral image in my stamping tool to stamp on the top half of the card panel and then just flipped the paper to stamp again on the bottom half of the panel, creating a reverse image on the bottom. This time I used gold embossing powder to heat set the lines.

I then stamped out the letters for Mom using the Ombré Alpha Stamp Set in the middle of the card using Worn Lipstick Oxide Ink and then set it with clear embossing powder.

To add a touch of color I used worn lipstick to blend around the outer edges of the card panel and then added a few clear pink crystals to the fower centers. Trimmed the panel and added it to the card base.

For this last card, I drew on my Portuguese roots as Inspiration. If you have ever visited Portugal I am sure you would have seen similar hand-painted tiles because they are everywhere. They were used in many wall and flooring projects in the 16th and 17th centuries.

This card may look hard to make but it actually wasn't very difficult. I began by lining up the stamps 3 across and 2 down in my stamp positioner. I then stamped out 2 card panels using the Mustard Seed Oxide ink first and set the panels aside to dry. Once the panels were dry I placed one of them back in the stamping tool. I then moved the cleaned off stamps around and repositioned them to stamp directly over the previously stamped ones but using a different design. I used a powder tool over the panel first to ensure the ink was dry and then used Blueprint Sketch Oxide ink to stamp over the yellow layer. I then repeated the same process with the other piece of paper I had stamped in the previous step. Before the blue ink dried I added clear embossing powder to the ink and heat set it to give the blue ink a gloss/tile like effect.

 I then just used a paper trimmer and cut images into tile-like squares. I then arranged the pattern onto my card base and popped up the pieces using foam tape. For extra pops of blue, I added some crystals here and there onto some of the tiles.

The sentiment I used comes from the Fancy Greetings Stamp Set that I also stamped out in Blue and then just fussy cut around the edges.

I hope you were inspired by my cards today, I had fun playing with these new sets and making them! 

SUPPLIES

*Everlasting Happiness Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*The Best Thing Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Ombré Alpha  Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Dare to Dream Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW	*Fancy Greetings Stamp Set Shop at: ALTENEW
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Gold Rush Embossing Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Crystal Clear Ultra Powder Shop at: SSS | IO3	Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Zig CLEAN COLOR 60+ 80 SET Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Oxide Ink Pad WORN LIPSTICK Shop at: SSS | SB
Oxide Ink Pad MUSTARD SEED Shop at: SSS | HBS	Oxide Ink Pad BLUEPRINT Shop at: SSS	BLENDER BRUSH Set Shop at: SSS | AMZ | IO3	OCTOBER CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	MAY CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK
SEPTEMBER (SAPPHIRE) CRYSTALS Shop at: SSS | SK	TRIANGLE TRAY Shop at: SSS | SK	STUDIO KATIA GLUE Shop at: SSS | SK	Foam Mounting Tape Shop at: AMZ	GUILLOTINE PAPER TRIMMER Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB

BLOG HOP List

Altenew Card Blog
Altenew Scrapbook Blog
Laurie Willison
May Sukyong Park
Nathalie DeSousa
Agnieszka Malyszek
Ashlea Cornell
Lydia Evans
Maryam Perez
Zsoka Marko
Zinia Redo
Laura Volpes
Nicole Picadura
Jeanne Jachna
Therese Calvird
Kathleen Graumüller
Norine Borys
Kim Jeffress
Caly Person
Lilith Eeckels
Lisa Spangler
Enza Gudor
Mona Tóth
Sandra Dietrich
Isha Gupta
Erum Tasneem
TaeEun Yoo
Sveta Fotinia
Kristina Pokazanieva
Virginia Lu
Ilda Dias → You are HERE 👋

Marie Nicole
Svitlana Shayevich
Anna Komenda
Reiko Tsuchida
Vicky Papaioannou
Kymona Tracey

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GIVEAWAYS

Prizes:

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 5/15/2019 for a chance to win.

A winner from this blog will also receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left in the comment section below. So let me know what was your favorite card from my post and what you liked about it! All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 5/18/2019.

Thank you for stopping by 😊

Until next time... Happy Hopping👋

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