Botanical Prints Friendship

I wasn't going to get the Botanical Prints Product Medley (pg. 61 Jan-Jun Mini) but the bees....the BEES just got me. Those little copper bee embellishments are the bee's knees! Bees are very trendy right now, but I've BEEn a big fan of the pollinators for a long time.

Sooo,I had to make a card for a friend who is a bee keeper, naturally. Since the bee embellishments are copper, I couldn't use the lovely black & gold Golden Honey Specialty DSP (which is sold out now, BTW).

I grabbed some of the black & white DSP that came in the product medley and added a strip of copper and a few copper leaves. Did you notice that BEEyoutiful ornate frame? Of course you did. That is a sneak peek at one of the Ornate Layers Dies coming in the new annual catalog in June. It's part of the Ornate Garden Suite and it will be available April 1st for an Early Release to Stampin' Up! customers. More on that later!

Product List

Botanical Prints Product Medley (English)

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

Copper Foil Sheets

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

So Saffron Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

Granny Apple Green Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack

Whisper White Solid Baker's Twine

Mini Stampin' Dimensionals

Mini Glue Dots

Bee Happy!

I wanted to use the hexagon embossed piece in the bits box, and as I was going through it, I found a piece of vellum that was also embossed. I think it helped tone down all that yellow, and added some visual interest, to boot! The flower, leaves, and Stitched Shapes circle were in the box, as well, so all I had to stamp was the bee and the greeting strip.

Unfortunately, I haven't made a dent in the box.....I guess it's going to take many more cards, and possibly adding some of the less useful bits to the round file. *gasp!*

I used a SOB (Some Other Brand) glitter brush on the bee's wings. I like the CTMH gold glitter brush much better than the Gold Wink of Stella. I know we don't sell it, but I'm just giving my honest opinion here. I will always be honest with you about products I use and recommend!

Product List

Special Reason Clear-Mount Stamp Set

[142902]

Special Reason Clear-Mount Bundle

[144720]

Dragonfly Dreams Photopolymer Stamp Set

[142924]

Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[100730]

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[121045]

Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[119683]

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock

[131201]

Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad

[140931]

Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad

[126944]

Peekaboo Peach Classic Stampin' Pad

[141398]

Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad

[126953]

Big Shot

[143263]

Stitched Shapes Framelits Dies

[145372]

Stylish Stems Framelits Dies

[142750]

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

Slider for Mom

We just had our monthly Fancy Folds class, and one of the cards we made was this double slider card. It's got an extra surprise when you pull the out slider on top - another slider comes out of the bottom! This card was the inspiration, but I wanted to keep it a standard A2 card size, and a little less "busy".

This one is going to Mom, who just had her third chemotherapy treatment (of eight). The shot they give her to boost her white blood cells makes her ache horribly, and the pain killer for that has undesirable side effects, too.  I hope the "surprise" she gets when she pulls the tab brings a smile to her face.

Don't forget to come back this Friday for the weekend-long Stampin' Addicts Holiday Mini Blog Hop! There will be lots of inspiration for using the new goodies coming in the Holiday Mini!!!

Stamps: Nature Walk, Pocket Silhouettes, Teeny Tiny Wishes
Cardstock: Whisper White, Basic Black, Soft Suede
Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Soft Suede, Riding Hood Red, and Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pads, plus Regal Rose, So Saffron, Rose Red, Basic Black, and Peach Parfait Stampin' Write Markers
Accessories: Soft Suede 3/8" Taffeta Ribbon, 1-3/8" Circle Punch, 1-1/4" Square Punch, Round Tab Punch, Sticky Strip, Blender Pens