I'm back today with a super cute bundle you will want to get, especially if you like cute insects and honey! Did that give you enough clues? Over the years, Stampin'Up! has given us bugs, dragonflies and oodles of butterflies, but this year, we get super cute honey bees! It's a great bundle that gives you so many options for creativity and coordinates beautifully with some of our other products - Yay for coordination!
I featured this set in my monthly class this month and it was a hit! It's fun to stamp, emboss, die cut and color. Here are some of my ideas:
I really had fun with this first card! I used gold embossing powder to heat emboss the hive. I used Black Momento ink for my bees and colored the stripes in with a So Saffron Stampin'Write marker. I also wanted to incorporate the "Golden Honey" Specialty Designer Series Paper, a Sale-A-Bration freebie (coordination for the win!). There's a great honeycomb die that's fun to use and after I cut the honeycomb piece, I actually glued it back into the space I cut it from on this card. There are great sentiments included with this bundle too.
This card features an inside that is almost as special as the outside! Did you realize how well the "All Wired Up" background stamp coordinates? It's amazing!
I wanted to feature some more examples of the Designer Series Paper and this card has two of them. The gold accent honeycomb paper I left alone but the bee and flower paper and sponged to a purple shade with my sponge brayer and Highland Heather ink. I also used the Dotted Lace embossing folder for some texture on one of the layers.
This card features some more DSP, with gold flower accents, a great black border to enhance the transition from each side of the card and perfect stamping with the help of the Stamparatus!
Finally, I played with some more paper by coloring just the flowers with some Flirty Flamingo Stampin' Blends! You can see the honeycomb die by itself on this card. I also added some texture with the Coastal Weave 3D embossing folder, new in the Mini Catalog.
I never get bored with making cards and when you have a constant infusion of new products from Stampin'Up! throughout the year, it's really easy to stay interested. I've listed all my supplies below if you want to purchase them or need more information. You can always contact me with questions or help with any order as well. Winter is the perfect stamping season! It's a great reason to stay inside, keep warm and be productive while giving you some creative therapy on the side.
Don't forget about Sale-A-Bration and all the opportunities you have to save even more! For every $50 you spend, you can choose a freebie from the SAB brochure (on the right) and it's a no brainer if you get the Honey Bee Bundle, you're going to want the coordinating paper too! Don't miss out! SAB products are available until March 31st, or while supplies last!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Stampin'!
Sarah
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