BEE My Valentine

 BEE My Valentine

Greetings from beautiful Sointula B.C.! 

I'm up here again visiting my Mom and Dad. I made sure to take a few completed cards with me so I could do some Blog Posts! 

This is a super cute Valentine's Day card using the Bee My Valentine Bundle. Isn't that Bee so adorable!!

All the supplies I used to make todays card are listed below. 

Directions:

Die cut a 3 3/4" x 5" Lemon Lolly Card Stock rectangle using the Radiating Stitches Die.

Die cut out centre using a Deckled Rectangle Die. Add lots of Dimensionals to the back of the frame, close to the inside edge.

Emboss a 3 1/2" x 5" piece of Basic White C/S using the Softly Sophisticated Embossing Folder. Attach the frame over this piece. 

Cut a Thick Basic White Card Stock base, 4 1/4" x 11" scored at 5 1/2".

Attach a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" piece of Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper to the card base. Attach frame/embossed piece using a few more Dimensionals to the card front.

Using Lemon Lolly C/S, stamp Bee stripes and face in Memento Black, stamp body using Lemon Lolly Ink. Punch out Bee body.

Stamp antenna in Black onto Lemon Lolly C/S, punch out. *It's the heart shaped part of the punch.  Glue behind Bee body.

Using a Light Petal Pink Blends Marker, add Bee cheeks!

Stamp wings with Pool Party Ink onto Vellum C/S. Set aside to dry. Then glue behind Bee body.

Splatter Bee with some Wink Of Stella. Attach Bee to the card using Dimensionals.

Punch out some Sweet Sorbet C/S "hearts". Attach with Mini Dimensionals. Add a white dot to the hearts. 

Add some adhesive to the bottom right corner, then loop some Sweet Sorbet Ribbon back and forth, pressing into the adhesive.

Stamp sentiment using Sweet Sorbet Ink onto Basic White C/S. Fussy cut out. Attach with Mini Dimensionals overtop of ribbon.

I stamped the Bee inside the card as well using the same inks. 

When I'm visiting Sointula I always try to spend some time on the beach. I love all the treasures I find. 

Isn't this a fitting find, a heart rock with a perfect heart dry spot! Just in time for Valentine's day! 💜

Just chillin'

The Sointula/Alert Bay Ferry

I threw some leftovers onto the beach. Look who joined in on the feast!

This is a view of some of the mountains on my drive up. Just a bit of snow up there.

I hope you enjoyed todays card ands some of my photos from Sointula.

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Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List

Bee My Valentine Bundle (English) [162554] $53.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Radiating Stitches Dies [161595] $41.00	Sweet Sorbet 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Bordered Ribbon [162558] $11.00
Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449] $17.00	Softly Sophisticated Bundle (English) [162947] $33.00	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [159229] $12.25	Sweet Sorbet 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159268] $13.75
Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $12.25	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.00	Sweet Sorbet Classic Stampin' Pad [159216] $12.25
Lemon Lolly Classic Stampin' Pad [161666] $12.25	Petal Pink Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154893] $13.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Paper Snips [103579] $15.00
Paper Trimmer [152392] $36.00	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
White Stampin' Chalk Marker [132133] $4.75

(New Post) To Tear Or Not To Tear?

To Tear Or Not To Tear?

Sometimes a card just needs to have some tearing on it. I like how the tearing on todays card looks and it's an easy way to add some interest as well. The Basic White Card Stock always "pops" when it's paired with Night Of Navy Card Stock!

I wasn't a huge fan of the Lemon Lolly when I first saw it, but now I love it!! Especially with the Night Of Navy! It's very fresh and cheerful.

Directions for todays card:

Card Front:

Cut a piece of Night Of Navy Card Stock to 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" and score at 4 1/4".

Cut a piece of Basic White C/S to 4" x 5 1/4" and tear approximately 1/2" off of the bottom edge. 

Cut a piece of the Bright And Beautiful Designer Series Paper to 3" x 5".

Wrap some Lemon Lolly Sheer Ribbon around the bottom edge of the DSP. Attach the ribbon to the back of the DSP. I use scotch tape for this. Cut a shorter piece of the Lemon Lolly Sheer Ribbon and tie it to the front of this layer through the other ribbon. I call it a "faux Bow". Attach this to the Basic White C/S layer. Then attach it to the card base using Dimensionals. 

Punch out a piece of Vellum CS using the Decorative Circle Punch. Attach it to the card base. I use a very small amount of Stampin' Seal. 

Die cut a Night Of Navy C/S flower using the Darling Details Dies. Attach it to the Vellum using Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.

Stamp the sentiment using Night Of Navy Ink onto Basic White C/S. The size depends on which sentiment you use. I used a sentiment from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set. This set has lots of beautiful sentiments! Punch a small hole in the upper left corner of the sentiment strip and add some White Bakers Twine. Attach the sentiment using Dimensionals.

Finish the card front off by adding some Loose Silver Sequins. 

Card Inside:

Cut a piece of Basic White C/S to 5 1/4" x 4". 

Cut a piece of the same DSP as you used for the card front to 3/4" x 5 1/4" and attach it to the very bottom of the Basic White layer. 

Cut a 3/4" x 5 1/4" piece of Basic White C/S and die cut this strip using the decorative edge die from the Darling Details Dies. Attach this strip over top of the DSP using Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue.

Tie some White Bakers Twine around the layer, right up to the where the decorative edge is glued. This hides the seam.

Attach this layer to the inside of the card.

I also stamped my envelope using a leaf image from the Layering Leaves Stamp Set and Night Of Navy Ink.

I hope you have enjoyed todays card as much as I enjoyed making it!

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Arlene

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Product List

Layering Leaves Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161277] $33.00	Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449] $17.00	Darling Details Dies [161370] $49.00	Decorative Circle Punch [159174] $30.00
Night Of Navy 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100867] $13.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50	Vellum 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [101856] $13.75	Night Of Navy Classic Stampin' Pad [147110] $12.25
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $15.00	Loose Silver Sequins [161626] $9.00	3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack [161635] $17.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00
Mini Glue Dots [103683] $8.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50	Paper Trimmer [152392] $36.00	Paper Snips [103579] $15.00
Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Stampin' Seal [152813] $11.00	Clear Block D [118485] $13.00