Bee-u-tiful Friend

Hello 'bee-utiful' friends.  Today's card is a quick share but such a happy card - especially with that adorable Bee - reminds me of the beautiful Bumble Bees that they get in New Zealand.  We always loved to see them and my Mum could tell you every fact about them - she is a crusader for Bumble Bees wink:wink!

The Bee is actually a sticker I have recycled and popped onto a Spellbinders Labels Eighteen Etched Die.  This has been popped up onto a 3D Embossing Folder - discontinued (sorry)  The card front has been popped up onto a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L 3D Foam squares.

The sentiment is from Penny Black Inc and has been cut/embossed using Spellbinders Grommet Tags. The Die has been used as a stencil with the inside edges sponged using Imagine Memento Ink in Dandelion and a Sponge Dauber.  Want2Scrap Black Pearls have been added to each end of the tag.

This card is linked to the following challenges:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes with a Critter

Connie Can Crop - To Die For

Crafter's Cafe - Die Cuts and/or Punches

Crafty Animals - Always Anything Goes

Crafty Girls Creations Challenge - Always Anything Goes

Love to Craft - Anything Goes

Not Just Cards - Always Anything Goes

Pearly Sparkles Challenge - Anything Goes

Scribbles Designs Challenge - Embossing Wet or Dry

Make My Monday - ANIMAL ANTICS 

The Crazy Challenge - ADD AN ANIMAL

QKR Stampede – Cut It Up or Anything Goes

Take care friends - thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}} and happy crafting

Bed of Roses

Hello friends - this is one of my favourite floral images from Penny Black Inc illustrated by the very talented Laura Kirste Campbell.  The image is so pretty I did not want anything to detract from it, so kept it very simple.

 

The image has been stamped usind Imagine Delicata Ink in Silvery Shimmer and lightly coloured using Chameleon Pens.  Want2Scrap Swirls Finesse in Le-Creme has been trimmed and added to the right side - so easy.  

The image has been layered into a slightly larger piece of mauve card stock and popped up onto a pre-cut card base using Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L 3D Foam squares.

 *NOTE : The card front and card base have been cut/embossed using the Spellbinders  A-2 Matting Basics B Card Creator Etched Dies and the Platinum Die Cutting Machine. 

This card is linked to the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Use Your Dies

Stampaive and More - Lots of Flowers 

A Snowflakes Promise - Anything Goes

Lemon Shortbread - Always Anything Goes

Always Fun Challenges - ANYTHING GOES

The Paper Nest Dolls Challenge - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES 

Addicted to Stamps - Stamp a Background

Come and Get It - Anything Goes

The Corrosive Challenges - Always Anything Goes

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes  

Morgan's Art World Open Challenge - Anything Goes

Beccy's Place September Challenge - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations Challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day! God bless you!

{{{hugs}}} and happy crafting

Spellbinders Springtime Shipping Frenzy Day 2

Welcome to Day 2 of the Spellbinders Springtime Shipping Frenzy! The new Spellbinders Die Templates previewed in January are now shipping to your favorite Spellbinders Retailers.  I am excited to showcasing one of them for you.  You will have the chance to win the new die template I have used by entering the contest at the bottom of this post. Join me and Beck Beattie as we share our posts today.

I am showcasing Spellbinders newest die templates: Elegant Ovals Nestabilities - and believe me - it lives up to it's name!

 Spellbinders Supplies:

•  GC-001 Spellbinders Grand Calibur® Machine
• S4-425 Elegant Ovals Spellbinders® Nestabilities®
• S4-408 Rounded Squares Spellbinders® Nestabilities®
• S2-041  Laurel and Bee Spellbinders® Shapeabilities® Die D-Lites™
• F-012 Precious Metals Premium Craft Foils Assortment
• T-001 Tool 'n One

  Preferred Partner Companies:

• IMAGINE Crafts®/Tsukineko® Delicata™ Pigment Ink in Silvery Shimmer; Sponge Daubers™
• Want2Scrap© -Swirls Finesse - Silver Rhinestones; 72 Count - White Pearls - Self Adhesive;

Cross Promotional Partners:

• Bazzill Basics Paper® - White cardstock; Black Cardstock
• SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ - 3D Foam Squares; E-Z Runner - permanent strips

Other: Scissors, Printed image, Sanding Block

Method:

Fold black card in half and cut/emboss one (1) Rounded Squares #7, making sure the fold is inside the top cutting edge of the Die, to form the card base.
NOTE: Spellbinders numbers it's Dies from smallest to largest - the smallest being #1

Cut/emboss two (2) Elegant Ovals # 3 using white card.

NOTE: For the more filigree Dies wax paper can be added between the card and the Die - wax side up.

Use Spellbinders Tool 'n One for easy paper removal from the Die.

Adhere tape to the front of one of the Elegant Ovals.  Layer the second Die into the first Die diagonally, forming a square base (as shown in the photo below).  Adhere this to the front of the black card base, using SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES BY 3L™ E-Z Runner.

Cut/emboss one (1) Rounded Squares #3 in white card.  Before removing the card stock, use the Die as a Stencil and sponge inside the Die using Delicata™ Pigment Ink in Silvery Shimmer and a

Sponge Dauber™.

Cut/emboss one (1) Elegant Ovals # 1 using white card.  Before removing the card stock, use the Die as a Stencil and sponge inside the Die using Delicata™ Pigment Ink in Silvery Shimmer and a

Sponge Dauber™.  Adhere to the center of the layered card.

Cut/emboss one (1) Rounded Squares #4 in Black card and adhere to the layered base using 3D Foam Squares.  Next adhere the sponged Rounded Squares #3 using 3D Foam Squares.  You can see the dimension in the photo below.

Next stamp the sentiment onto the small Elegant Ovals Die and adhere to the small elegant Circles using 3D Foam Squares.  Attach a portion of the Swirls Finesse to the bottom left corner of the card and around edges as shown in the main photo.

I have created a second card to show how versatile these Dies are - I have layered the different size Dies and alternated the colours, adding a vintage image to the center - so easy and so elegant!

  For more chances to win, visit the amazingly talented and inspiring Beck Beatties's blog for another Spellbinders’ project!

This link is now CLOSED

• Official Contest Rules can be found HERE 
•  Questions?  ContestQuestions@Spellbinders.us.  No entries will be accepted at this email address.

Thank you for your comments and all of the support you give me - you make blogging such an amazing place to be!! Your encouragement is such a blessing for me - it makes my day!  God bless you!

{{{Hugs}}}