Honey Bee Stamps: BEE BOLD Release Blog Hop
Today I am part of the Honey Bee Stamp BEE BOLD Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from the talented Vera Yates.
The Honey Bee Stamps BEE BOLD Release is now available in the STORE. We are having a two day blog hop to celebrate the new release. Hop along with us both days for lots of inspiration and a chance to win prizes!
For today’s card I used three new sets from the release: the No Probllama Stamp Set, the No Probllama Die Set, and the A2 Scallop Die Set.
(Compensated affiliate links are used with NO cost to you. All the new release products, and the supplies used today, are also linked to multiple shops at the end of the post. Thank you for your support!)
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Let’s get started! I stamped the Llama and other images, from the No Probllama Stamp Set, onto #80 Neenah Solar Crest cardstock. I used SSS Black Intense ink because it is Copic friendly.
I started with the Llama. Isn’t it the cutest? I haven’t listed the copic markers that I used because I just kept plucking colors and playing around until I got the look that I was going for. I used shades of E’s on the head, neck, and legs and W’s on the body. I stippled…or dotted…colors to give the fur some texture.
To blend the colors a little bit more I used an old piece of washcloth and Copic Blending Solution. Just put a bit of solution on the rag and press it onto the cardstock for a couple of seconds. I learned this trick in my Copic classes and again from Kathy Racoosin!
I used the coordinating dies, from the No Probllama Die Set, to cut out everything. I am still in love with the low tack Purple Tape for die cutting.
I cut two pieces of SSS Black Cardstock, using the largest of the A2 Scallop Dies, to form the card base. I also cut a smaller panel for the front from #80 Neenah.
I taped the white panel down along the dotted edge and created a desert and mountain background. Again, I used a variety of greys, purples, greens, browns, and blue Copic markers. I stippled the ground to create a pebbly texture.
To create the card base I scored one panel 1/4 inch from the top. I typically use a scoring board, but I have been rearranging my studio and can’t find it, so I used my Fiskars cutter instead. It’s best to reinforce the fold with a bone folder. Another white piece of cardstock was cut and added to the inside for a place to write your message.
To finish the base I added 1/4 inch Scor Tape to the top of the fold. The colored panel was glued to the front using a Kokuyo Tape Runner.
I die cut the sentiment, from the No Probllama Die Set, four times and stacked and glued them together using a Lawn Fawn Glue Tube. When I need this card I will add an additional sentiment to the inside.
I enlarged the eyes with a Black 08 Sakura Gelly marker. When it dried I added the white highlight with a White 08 Sakura Gelly marker. Long luscious eyelashes were added with a Black Copic .3 Multiliner.
I didn’t want to cover the llama’s ears with the sombrero so, I CUT THEM OFF! Once I had the hat in place I glued them back on. I added Scotch Foam Tape to the back of the llama for some added dimension.
The panel was added to the card base using a tape runner. I love how this looks like a postcard!
To see more inspiration and tutorials from this new release you can click on each picture below!
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Prizes!!!
What’s a hop without some prizes? Honey Bee will be giving away (two) $50 gift cards to the Honey Bee Stamp store. You must a leave a comment on each blog in the hop to be entered to win. Winners will be announced on the Honey Bee Stamp Blog (here) on August 10th.
The next stop on the hop is the fabulous Galina Filippenko.
If you came directly here, and want to start at the beginning, here is the Blog Hop lineup for Day One:
Jo Ann Danchik (you are here)
Thank you for sharing your time with me here today. Don’t forget to leave a comment below, and on each blog, to be eligible for the prizes.
Also, be sure to visit the Honey Bee Stamp blog tomorrow for Day Two (August 4th) of the Blog Hop.
Joyfully, Jo Ann
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