Honey Bee Sneak Peek Day Three: Feeling Sheepish
It’s Release Week at Honey Bee Stamps. This is Day Three of the 2018 Spring Release Sneak Peeks. This release is HUGE! Be sure to visit the Honey Bee Stamp Blog to see what the other DT members have created.
Today’s card uses several different products from the new release. The main image is the sweetest little lamb from the Lily The Lamb Stamp Set (7 images & 15 sentiments stamps) and the Coordinating Die Set (13 dies). I have paired that with the My Baaad Stamp Set (5 sentiment stamps) and Coordinating Die Set (7 dies). The card is cut using the new Stitched Scallop Square Die Set (6 dies). For a fun scene I also used the Grass Border Die (1 die) and the Farm Fence Die Set (2 dies).
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How often do you forget someone’s birthday. Never? Yeah, me too! I don’t usually forget so much as I don’t get the card in the mail soon enough for it to actually arrive on the exact day. This card will work beautifully for those of us who run a little late getting things mailed on time! 😉
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I started by cutting two pieces, using the largest die from the Stitched Scallop Square Die Set, out of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock. You will need to use the 8 1/2” x 11” paper size. I scored and folded the back piece at 1/2”.
I stamped the lamb, from the Lily The Lamb Stamp Set, onto a 5.5″ x 4.25″ piece of Tim Holtz Watercolor Cardstock, with Ranger’s Black Archival Ink. I watercolored it using Distress Inks and my DaVinci Cosmotop Spin Series paintbrushes in size 0 and size 4. The smaller brush was perfect for adding little curly Q’s to give the look of curly wool. I used the Coordinating Die Set to cut it out. Have you tried the new Therm O Web Purple Easy Removal Tape yet? I have been using it for a couple of weeks now and it works beautifully!!
I cut a piece of #80 Neenah Cardstock to the same dimensions as the inside stitching. Using a Tim Holtz Blending Tool, I added Distress Inks to create a grass piece. I cut the top off using the new Grass Border Die. I ended up using the top piece later.
The picket fence was die cut using the Farm Fence Die Set. One piece cuts a plain fence that you can link together to form a longer piece. The second die cuts individual pickets with embossed lines. I find it easier to color these small pieces with finger daubers and Distress Inks. I stamped and cut some flowers from the Lily The Lamb Stamp Set and Coordinating Die Set, again using Black Archival Ink on Watercolor paper, and painting with Distress Inks. Yes…I say it all the time, but it’s true…the Sizzix Sidekick is a fixture on my desktop. To assemble the fence I added Scotch Foam Tape behind each picket for added dimension.
To create the sky I taped off the top and both sides, along the stitch lines, with the purple tape. I am really loving this tape! Several months ago I created a variety of cloud borders using the Cloud Borders Die Set and #110 Neenah cardstock. I have used them multiple times and they still work beautifully. I started shading with the lighter blue and, very sparingly, added a touch of the darker shade. The grass panel was added to the card base using a Lawn Fawn Glue Pen. I tend to stamp things crooked, and the watercolor paper is textured, so I used my Misti tool to add the sentiment from the My Baaad Stamp Set. I am glad that I did. I needed to stamp it twice for solid, dark results.
To create the card base, I added 1/2” Scor-Tape to the top of the back card base, inside the scored fold line. A strong adhesive is needed and Scor-Tape works well. You could also use 1/4” tape. Whichever you have handy is fine. The sentiment on the inside of the card is from the Lily The Lamb Stamp Set.
To add the lamb to the card, I glued the feet with the glue pen and added Scotch Foam Tape further up for dimension. The fence, flowers, and leftover grass pieces were added with the glue pen. I felt that it needed more flowers so I cut and colored a few more from the set.
Thanks for joining me today. Be sure to check back each day for more sneak peeks of the new release. I will also be part of the Day One New Release Blog Hop May 1st, at 7:00 am CDT, where you will be able to find more inspiration.
Joyfully,
Jo Ann
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