For this card I've used a honeycomb stencil, masked the card to leave a strip to stencil on then used inks in shades of brown, orange and yellow to create an ombré honeycomb effect. I then stamped and heat embossed the bees, from a Craft Consortium set, using black Versafine and clear powder, then coloured in the bodies with a marker and the wings with Stickles. Finally I used Memento ink to stamp the sentiment, a magazine freebie stamp.
I'm sharing this with
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AAA Cards - One layer (I've not gone for the optional Black and White only twist, although I may play again later with that)
Addicted to Stamps and More - Clean and Simple
CAS Mix Up - Ombré (plus stamping, stencilling and heat embossing)
A Place to Start - use your favourite stencil
Shopping Our Stash - Stencil Me This
I love your card Jane and have to admit to being quite partial to bees myself.
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ha I thought I would only get one mermaid stampset...went well with the lawn fawn, then I preferred the MFT one so I sold the lawn fawn and then it all went pearshaped lol...great card lovely inkblending. Thank you for playing at AAA Cards
ReplyDeleteYes trends come and go.....Love the 'Bee' card and absolutely stunning Ombre effect with the stencil. Such pretty bee's and loving the sentiment too. Thank you for joining in the challenge at The CAS Mix Up with your fabulous card Jane x
ReplyDeleteBees are a perenial favourite of mine too, Jo x
ReplyDeleteYour honeycomb is perfect in ombre colors, Jane! And those bees are so adorable! Love the sparkle on the wings! Thanks so much for sharing with us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the stencil on your card, and the bees look like they could fly away, so realistic. Thank you for joining us at A Place to Start :)
ReplyDeleteI had to come and see your bee card after reading your comment, Jane! It's a wonderful bee happy design! I have to say I didn't know I was a year late for the bee trend!! Now that you mention it, I didn't even know there was a bee trend last year, lol! I remember the flamingos (didn't buy into it) and the llamas (not), but not the bees. These black-outs are getting out of control, I guess, lol!
ReplyDeleteWell, here's the thing with the Twofer challenge: we don't recommend it, but since you have posted this card on the same day the challenge opened (and not before), you can still play in Twofer by making another design using one or more of the same bees as this one. If you still have this one, you can take a photo of the two of them and post it when you post your second card, along with a link back to this post for more info on the first design.
If that made no sense, email me. You don't have to play, of course, but if you do, it's only fair that you use this one if you want. Hugs, Darnell
Fabulous! Love the ombre honeycomb. Thanks for playing at AAA Cards, hope you'll come back and play with future challenges too.
ReplyDeleteFab CAS design Jane, bees are certainly on trend and so they should! I keep finding them in the greenhouse and that is great but sadly some of them don't find their way out again. :(
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at ATSM. :)
Wow, I just ordered a bunch of "Bee" themed stamps and dies and now, thanks to you, I know exactly what to do with them! Your project is stunning! I love the CAS approach and your stencil work is just outstanding. Thanks for sharing how to color the honey cone stamps! We love your project here at A Place To Start. Thanks for playing!
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I love the bee themes as well!
ReplyDeleteYours are amazing sistah!
Thanks for stenciling with the crew from SHOPPING OUR STASH!!
The honeycomb ombre strip is truly well executed. Those bees are precious too with their cellophane wings thanks to the Stickles. Thanks so much for joining us at CAS Mix Up!
ReplyDeletesoooooooo amazingly lovely! that background is a showstopper; i love the way you've just used a little strip of stenciled pattern... so incredibly dramatic and CAS! thanks for SHOPPING YOUR (stencil!) STASH with us this fortnight! ♥
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful ombre effect with your inking of the honeycomb stencil. A gorgeous focal point for your card.. the bees in different poses add such a life-like look to your card. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at 'a place to start' Tina Chianna DT
ReplyDeleteCute bees! Lovely design. Thanks for joining AAA Cards! Hugs Åsa
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