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.

Don't forget it is still Stampin' Up's annual Sale-A-Bration event. Don't miss out on getting some free exclusive products. 

If you need any help just drop me an email here:

Arlene Ross

Here is the Sale-A-Bration Catalogue 2024.

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Stampin' Up! released even more free items to the Sale-A-Bration offerings!

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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

Traditions Of St. Nick Card

 Traditions Of St. Nick Card

I just love how this card came together. I added very little in the way of embellishments to it, I just wanted the Designer Series Paper to be the star of this card!

Isn't the Traditions Of St. Nick Designer Series Paper gorgeous! 

Directions: 

Cut a piece of Pebbled Path Card Stock to 4 1/4" x 11" and score at 5 1/2".

Cut a piece of Traditions Of St. Nick DSP to 4" x 5 1/4" and attach it to the card front.

Using the Deckled Rectangle Dies, cut 1 from Cherry Cobbler C/S and using the next size down, die cut 1 of the Traditions Of St. Nick images. *Tip: I used my Paper Snips to cut out the St. Nick images first then I die them. I wanted to get as many St. Nicks cut out of the sheet of DSP as possible. Attach these two together then attach to the card base.

Punch out 1 Basic White C/S oval and 1 Gold Foil scalloped oval using the Double Oval Punch. Stamp a sentiment onto the Basic White oval using Memento Black Ink then attach it to the Gold Foil oval.

Add some Stampin' Seal Adhesive or Tear And Tape to the corner of the card, loop some ribbon back and forth over the adhesive. (This helps to keep it in place) Add a few Dimensionals to the sentiment oval and attach it over top of the ribbon.

Card Inside:

I used a strip of the Traditions Of St. Nick DSP at the bottom  then I glued a  3 3/4" x 5" piece of Basic White C/S over top. I die cut a Gold Foil ribbon using the Country Wreaths Dies and attach it to the inside. (I used a retired Shimmer Gold Paper for the bow, but Gold Foil would be just as lovely!)

Don't forget to decorate your envelope to match too!  

Happy Stamping and Creating!

Arlene

Product List

Cottage Wreaths Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [159652] $26.00	Country Wreaths Dies [160238] $54.00	Deckled Rectangles Dies [159173] $41.00	Double Oval Punch [154242] $30.00
Traditions Of St. Nick 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [162355] $17.00	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $7.00	Cherry Cobbler 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119685] $13.75	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276] $14.50
Pebbled Path 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [161722] $13.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.00	Gold 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Shimmer Ribbon [152156] $9.75	Paper Trimmer [152392] $36.00
Paper Snips [103579] $15.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.00	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $175.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $7.50