Honey Bee Stamps is joining together with Heffy Doodle Stamps for an INSTAGRAM Collaboration Hop. It is a two day hop, September 21st & 22nd. My participation in the Hop will be on the 22nd, but I am also part of the Honey Bee Blog post, which is today…the 21st. Clear?? LOL  There are prizes to be won so be sure to check it out!

These two companies go together well. It’s kind of like bread and butter, bacon and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, milk and cookies, chips and salsa…well you get the picture. And now you are most likely hungry and craving one of the above! 🙂

No matter how…or when…you arrived here, I am excited to share TWO cards with you so let’s get started.
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To keep from repeating myself in both cards:

–Images were stamped, using Copic friendly Simon Says Stamp Black Intense Ink, onto #80 Neenah Crest Cardstock, and colored using Copic markers.

-Sentiments were stamped, using Versamark Ink, and embossed with Hero Arts White Embossing Powder. Be sure to treat your dark paper with an embossing powder pouch to avoid stray embossing powder from sticking.

-Purple Tape is an essential for me to hold tiny dies in place when die cutting.

-Gina K Connect Glue was used to glue pieces together and onto panel fronts. Some images were given added dimension using Scotch Foam Tape.

-A Kokuyo Tape Runner is my tape of choice to adhere the panels to #110 Neenah Crest Cardstock folded cardbases.

I have linked all of these supplies and the Stamp and Die Sets at the end of the post for your convenience.

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The first card uses images from Honey Bee’s Tea Time Stamp Set and Heffy Doodle’s Hello Squeakheart Stamp Set. The apple is from the Bushel and A Peck Stamp Set. I colored the croissant with a variety of Copic E’s. To give it a more realistic pastry look, I soaked a piece of a nubby rag with Copic Colorless Blender and held it on the image for about 4 seconds. You can repeat if needed.

The images were cut out using the coordinating sets…Tea Time Die Set and Bushel and A Peck Die Set, from Honey Bee, and Hello Squeakheart Die Set from Heffy Doodle.

Using the Scallop A2 Card Frame Die Set from Honey Bee, I cut a frame from Neenah Desert Storm cardstock. The leftover inside piece was cut apart to use on the tablecloth. A tiny 1/8” hole punch is perfect to give it a look of lace. The pattern paper is from the Graphic 45 Twelve Days of Christmas 8 x 8 pack. The green is the back side. I couldn’t find it to share but any pattern paper will work.

The sentiment is also from the Hello Squeakheart Stamp Set. It is stamped on Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock, cut apart, and added with Scotch Foam Tape.

How cute are those mice?? I was impressed with how the dies cut a hole in the cheese and around all the mice arms so that they can hold items. And the mouse stirring the tea…it doesn’t get any cuter. As my daughter said, “It would make an adorable Christmas card. Not a creature was stirring…not even a mouse.”

And yes…I was eating the props as I was taking the final pictures!! 

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Card Two:

The second card features the fox from Honey Bee’s Warm Wishes Stamp Set and the mailbox, dog, and letters from Heffy Doodles’s Yappy Happy Mail Stamp Set. I drew some additional ribbing on the sweater, gave the fox some socks, and added a mouth. I used a Pigma Micron 03 black marker to match the stamp lines.

I totally messed up coloring the fox. I worked it to death trying to fix it. There was no fixing it but I DID NOT want to start over…so I stamped the image again and will paper piece it back together.

All the pieces were cut using the coordinating Warm Wishes Die Set and Happy Yappy Die Set. I did a little surgery with a pair of scissors and glue. It’s just like playing with paper dolls. I used a Black and White Gel pens on the eyes, mouth, and nose.

I die cut a piece of Simon Says Stamp Slate Gray cardstock, using the Scallop A2 Card Frame Die Set, from Honey Bee. I have been using this set a lot lately.

I lightly sketched and colored in a tree line, sky, ground, path, and some cast shadows for the images, using Prismacolor Color Pencils. I really only wanted to give a hint of a background and to be able ground the images.

The sentiment is from the Warm Wishes Stamp Set. The MISTI and the MISTI Creative Corners make lining up sentiments on small strips of paper so much easier!

The panel was attached to a 5″ x 3.75″ piece of Simon Says Stamp Schoolhouse Red cardstock and then to the cardbase. I felt like the white border was a bit too wide so I cut the cardbase down to 5.25” x 4”.

I love how this one turned out. It reminds me of a vintage German postcard scene. I will definitely try this type of background again. Also, the Heffy Doodle dies cut the opening in the mailbox. Love the little details to their sets.

Still with me…so what’s a hop without prizes? Both Honey Bee and Heffy Doodle are each giving a $30 gift certificate, so be sure to hop along and leave a quick message at each stop. The full details are on Instagram. You can find me there, on the 22nd, at jadanchik.

As always, thank you for sharing a bit of your time with me today.

Joyfully, Jo Ann

Supplies used:
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