Hello Crafters!
I've got a different kind of card for you today. You know I love me some one layer cards but sometimes you gotta add some actual dimension! This time I thought it would be super cute to have a few friends peek out.
In fact you can see a whole lot of critter inspiration over on the Honey Bee Blog this entire week.
Why?
It's Party Animal Week!
All of the Honey Bee Stamps animals are celebrating being on sale!
This week all the animal stamps in the store are on sale for 15% including their dies. the discount is applied at checkout, no code needed.
The sale runs through Saturday March 9th.
I started by stamping and die cutting my sentiment and all of my critters. Usually I don't die cut my animals before I color them but I knew You wouldn't be able to see their entire bodies. In order to save ink and time I decided to lay out my card first to see where I needed to color.
Once I had everything laid out the way I wanted I started coloring up my critters. I kept the colors pretty neutral except for the pop of pink from Pinky (ha. see what I did there? ) and the pop of blue for the background.
Speaking of the background I created it by laying down a light layer of distress oxide. I used salty ocean but you can use whatever color strikes your fancy.
After I laid down the base layer I laid my stencil over top and added another layer to create a very subtle pattern. Since I don't love busy patterns I use this technique a ton.
You can see the entire card from start to finish in the video below
I think Pinky the Pig really stands out on this card which I kind of love. Even though I won't be able to use an A2 sized envelope for this card I think the little guys peeking out from behind that adorable sentiment is perfect.
If you'd like to take advantage of the sale you can see all the products here.
Thank you guys so much for stopping by!
Supplies:
 Honey Bee Stamps MAE THE MOUSE Shop at: SSS | HB |
 MAE THE MOUSE HONEY CUTS Shop at: SSS | HB |
 DECKLE EDGE A2 | HONEY CUTS Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee Stamps BILL THE BEAR Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee Stamps PINKY THE PIG Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee PINKY THE PIG Honey Cuts Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee Stamps SMALL GANG Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee Stamps GEOMETRIC BACKGROUND Stencil Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Honey Bee Stamps BILL THE BEAR Shop at: SSS | HB |
 Sizzix BIG SHOT PLUS MACHINE Gray And White Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB SMOOTH SOLAR WHITE Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Neenah Classic Crest 80 LB REAM Smooth Solar White Paper Pack 250 Sheets Shop at: SSS |
 Tombow MONO MULTI Liquid Glue Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for Mini Round Ink Blending Tools Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 3M Scotch DOUBLE-SIDED FOAM TAPE Permanent Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker C1 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C3 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C5 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER C7 COOL GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch COLORLESS BLENDER Marker Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Ranger Inkssentials Non Stick CRAFT SHEET Shop at: SSS | SB |
 Simon Says Stamp LARGE GRID PAPER Pack Pad Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV34 DARK PINK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV55 HOLLYHOCK Shop at: SSS | DB |
 ZIG Wink of Stella GLITTER CLEAR Brush Tip Marker Shop at: SSS | SB | HB |
 MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 MINI MISTI PRECISION STAMPER Stamping Tool Kit Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker W1 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch MARKER W3 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Copic Sketch Marker W5 WARM GRAY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 2 Round Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Tim Holtz Distress OXIDE INK PAD SET OF 12 Shop at: SSS |
 Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Ink Pad SALTY OCEAN Shop at: SSS |
 We R Memory Keepers TRIM AND SCORE Board Shop at: SSS |
 Copic Sketch Marker RV52 COTTON CANDY Shop at: SSS | DB |
 Hero Arts Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Hero Arts WHITE IRIDESCENT SHIMMER SPRAY Shop at: SSS | HA |
 Therm O Web PURPLE TAPE Shop at: SSS |
 Gina K Designs JET BLACK AMALGAM Ink Shop at: SSS |
 Fiskars PREMIUM CUT LINE Paper Trimmer 12 Inches Shop at: SSS | SB |
I love your awesome critter gang Kelly. Gorgeous card and thank you so much for showing how you use the Tombow Mon Multi Glue on to your stencil and telling how you store them.
ReplyDeleteIt's always great as a child want to spend time with there grandparents, let Peanut enjoy it as much as he can.
Thank you for todays gorgeous card and story.
I really enjoy your blog and videos. I love your stories and I always take away something that I have learned. Thank you! I just have one slight problem...I subscribed to your blog and your channel about 4 weeks ago and I do not get any email notification. Is there something else that I need to be doing in order to receive your blogs? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYou're not the only one. I reset the feed in hopes that works. If you're still not receiving them please let me know. Thanks!
DeleteOh my gosh Kelly these critters are cute. They are so nice and BIG! Love that. Another great card!
ReplyDeleteAdorable card. Love the design and the colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your adorable card!
ReplyDeleteAdorable lil creatures, great fun story. I used to adore spending time with my grandparents, any time was always much loved right up till I lost them all, even as an adult. I tell my children so many fun stories from my memories, I just hope that I'm that sort of grandma in the future. X
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