Hello there! I'm not sure where the last month went, but it flew by and now it's the first of a new month, which means that it's time again for another Senior Design Team challenge at Papertrey. This month, Nichole has challenged us to pull out our Honey Bees stamp sets and take them for a spin again!
I used lots of various stamps from the set to create my little scene for today's card.....grass, flowers, honey bees and even a pair of sentiments.
Along the top of the garden scene, I added a strip of In Bloom patterned paper that I die cut with the small scalloped border die. Just under the scallops, a skinny strip of dark chocolate card stock was added to not only add a bit more detail, but also to help reiterate the dark chocolate in my color scheme. You might also notice a strip of Dotty Biscotti patterned paper tucked behind everything and peeking out the sides of the card.
The label was die cut using an angled labels die and stamped with a coordinating image from the Label Basics stamp set. The "You're as sweet as honey" sentiment from Honey Bees was a perfect fit with room left over to not only stitch the label to the garden scene but also to add a hawaiian shores button!
Taking the sentiment one step further, I added the "Thank You" just under the label. I love how well the two sentiments work together to create a great "thank you" theme.
To the centers of some of the flowers, I stamped the tiny dot image from Honey Bees, and to the centers of a few others, I added some pink rhinestones for a bit more dimension and bling.
There are also a couple of fun details along the bottom of the card. I wanted a bit of pattern on the kraft card base, but didn't want to take away from or distract the eye from the grass along the bottom of the garden scene, so the solution was to stamp some more grass along the bottom of the kraft card base. By stamping this grass in versamark ink, it didn't distract from the colors in the garden scene, but added a bit more dimension.
To finish things off, I stitched two lines along the bottom of the grassy panel, just for some texture.
I hope you've been inspired today to pull out that Honey Bees stamp set and give it some love, or perhaps it's time to add Honey Bees to your wish list! ;)
Don't forget to head over to Nichole Heady's blog as well as visit each of the other girls on the Senior Design Team!
Lisa Johnson
Betsy Veldman
Mish Wooderson
Heather Nichols
Thanks so much for stopping by! Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
{You're As Sweet As Honey supplies}
Paper: vintage cream, rustic cream, kraft, dark chocolate, Dotty Biscotti, In Bloom
Stamps: Honey Bees, Label Basics
Ink: dark chocolate, orange zest, hawaiian shores, raspberry fizz, spring moss, versamark
Other: small scalloped border die, angled labels die, hawaiian shores button, rustic cream button twine, raspberry rhinestones, sewing machine/thread
