I wanted to use the Addicted to CAS Code Word Nature Challenge for a Sympathy Card.
I found a few postage stamps in my collection with some butterflies, one of my favorite things to experience in nature. I paired them with the layout at Sketch ~N~ Scrap adding some CAS spatter with Winterberry Distress Mica Stain,
Sympathy sentiment is from Honey Bee Stamps Inside Stamps: Comfort. I finished with a couple of gems (keeping embellishments to a minimum to qualify as CAS).
I needed to restock some sympathy cards, so I started with one of the brick stenciled backgrounds I believe I made last year during my Alabama crafty getaway using pigment powders and sprayed water my stencil.
I die cut it with the Dare 2B Artzy Rectangle Slimline Die Cut, so I could get two panels from my stenciled piece. I then cut them a second time to shorten the panels for an A2 card size.
For the first one I paired it with some 49 and Market Color Swatch Blossom Acetate Leaves and an acetate butterfly.
I die cut the sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps Inside Sentiments Comfort, so I could nestle it into the panel.
I'm linking-up at the Simon Says: Anything Goes Challenge and the Inkspirational Use Stencils Challenge.
For the second card, I die cut the Memory Box Pretty Blossom Stem from Sage Cardstock and then a second time from Light Pink Cardstock for the blooms.
I added some white pearls to the flower sentiments and finished with a sentiment from Memory Box Best Life Typewriter Sentiments using the same die cutting process to add it to the stenciled panel.
I'm linking-up at the Just Us Girls Anything Goes Stencil Challenge and the Creatalicious Anything Goes Challenge with an Optional theme of Pastels.
It's been a while since I joined the fine Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers, so after the week I've had, I decided today was the perfect day for a little Snark & Ice Cream with some D is for Die Cuts.
I also took my inspiration from the TGIF Challenges Sweet Treat theme and image.
I die cut three scoops of ice cream using the Honey Bee Lovely Layers Cupcakes & More Honey Cuts and three of the four flavors from the inspiration image. I added a bit of ink to each to bring out the dimension.
I also die cut the ice cream cone twice (a second time to punch the heart) and I used two of the birthday candle die cuts to create the rolled wafer stuck into one of the ice cream scoops as well as the chips of chocolate.
I finished with a snarky sentiment that also reflects how I feel like I ate today and positioned it on fun rainbow paper from Simple Stories Oh Happy Day.
With all of the layers on this card, I'm also linking-up at the Layer It Up! Challenge at Little Red Wagon.
I started today's card with inspiration from the TGIF Gratitude Inspiration Challenge.
I used kraft inspired by the woodgrain and Vintage Artistry Serenity Washi Tape from 49 and Market for the flowers.
I added a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps set for the Crop & Create Delivered Spring 2023 event.
I'm also joining the Simon Says Stamp Thanks/Thanksgiving Challenge.
The November Challenge at The Male Room is Feathers.
For some reason, I always associate feathers with sympathy. I used a feather sticker with a sentiment from Honey Bee Stamps Inside Sentiment: Comfort (that I chose to use on the outside) on a light yellow textured card base.
I always like to have a stash of sympathy cards on hand because i never feel like making one when I need it.
Today I had an request to make a masculine welcome card to give to a new employee. I searched through my stamps to find one that said "welcome" ... but found none (other than a few "welcome little one" stamps for baby cards).
So what's a person to do ... Honey Bee Stamps Bee Bold Alphabet Honey Cuts to the rescue.
I die cut the letters from black cardstock & combined them with some masculine designer paper for a slimline card.
I'm linking-up at the Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes with Dies Challenge.
I just returned from a long crafting weekend with friends (post to follow once I get the group photo), and I tried to plan better than I did last time (bringing fewer things I didn't use and focusing on things I can do while visiting).
I chose to use markers and watercolor paints to create some backgrounds. I also used my watercolors to paint some ATC sized prints from STAMPlorations. I paired them with the coordinating sentiments by Chris Dring for STAMPlorations.
For the first one, I'm linking-up at Make My Monday which is P is for ... in this case, P is for Paradise & Painting.
The second card is another painted ATC and sentiment pairing ... she needs to apply a bit more sunscreen I believe. I added a few PinkFresh Studio Ombre Glitter Drops.
The final one is the same painted card & sentiment combination. I added some Honeybee Dogwood Blooms Embossing to the card base for texture.
I was happy to get all of these done during my creative escape.
The November Honey Bee Buzzworthy Challenge is to use a stencil.
I used the smallest of Honey Bee Stamps Polka Dot Background Stencils with green glaze on a piece of Honey Bee Grain and Grunge Designer paper taking my inspiration from the white wood grain background in the current Fusion Card Challenge.
Next I colored one of the Gnomes from Honey Bee Stamps Gnome Place Like Home using colors from the inspiration image & my Graph'It Markers. I just got some new Pentel glitter pens and I love how the gold one looks.
I flipped the Fusion Card Challenge Sketch and used another piece of the wood grain paper from the paper pad inspired by the dark wooden shelves in the image.
I die cut the sentiment from the Honey Bee Stamps Gnome Place Like Home Dies using the white paper from the background to die cut the base. I finished with the tree from the Gnome Place Like Home set paper pieced with some polka dot paper to coordinate with the background and a punched star on the top.
I'm also joining The Holly and the Ivy Challenge where the theme is Anything Christmas.
There's a Valentine Challenge in the Honey Bee Stamps Facebook group. As I looked through my stamps, I thought it would be fun to feature the fabulous (and un-inked) Honey Bee Car Show Stamps.
I started by created a plaid background with the Honey Bee Watercolor Lines Stencils (affiliate link on sale for $5.00). I did Purple with the small lines a light blue with the wide lines going the other direction. It didn't feel quite Plaid enough, so I flipped the small lines and shifted them slightly to ink them in red.
I stamped the Honey Bee Car Show car in the same purple, stamping multiple times with my MISTI to get a slightly darker hue.
Next I used Honey Bee Bee Bold Alphabet to die cut my sentiment from black cardstock.
I finished by adding some red Honey Bee Gems to the tail lights on the car and adding some glitter heart sticker I found in the children's craft section at the craft store.
I'm also joining the Plaid Challenge at Just Us Girls.
And at the Make the Cards Challenge they are creating Valentines.
This afternoon I had some Sock Monkey Sticker fun with images from {a vintage girl} & her daughter (discount code GNOMIES2021 gets you 20% off your order - mention my name in the comments).
With those party hats, they seemed perfect for a birthday card. I realize it's a big of a stash, but I believe a sock monkey qualifies as a non-human companion, so I'm linking-up at Shopping Our Stash.
I started with some Honey Bee brown designer paper that reminded me of the stitched sock-monkey texture. Next, I used the layout from the TGIF Challenges and added lots of cute little Sock Monkeys to the squares (the middle one is one of my Gel Press Prints with Metallic Paints).
I added some of the flowers from the sticker set (with enamel dot centers) and the uber-cute Sock Monkey Balloons before finishing with a birthday sentiment from Simon Says Stamp Thoughtful Flowers.
