Honey Bee Stamps: Spring Release Blog Hop

Today I am part of the Honey Bee Stamp Blog Hop. You should have arrived here from the incredibly talented Jennifer McGuire.

The Honey Bee Stamps 2018 Spring 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!

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For today’s card I used these new sets from the release: the Bee Hive Die Set, the Branches and Leaves Die Set, and several small images from the Bee Organized Stamp Set and the coordinating Bee Organized Die Set.

(Compensated affiliate links are used with NO cost to you. Products highlighted in teal are active links. 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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I started the card by die cutting the Bee Hive Die from #80 Neenah cardstock. I ran it back through using the round hive opening die. I taped the segmented die on top of the cut out. I wanted it to emboss, not cut, so I added a Spellbinder (tan) embossing mat under the paper and ran it through the machine on the Tab 1 setting. It embossed beautifully!

While I had the die cutting machine out I also cut the branch, from the Branches and Leaves Die Set, from Tim Holtz Distress Woodgrain Cardstock. I used sponge daubers to blend on Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, and Gathered Twig Distress Inks.

I colored the Bee Hive with Copic Markers. I used a scrap piece of paper to color what will be the inside of the hive. (Hive: YR 21, YR24, YR27) (Inside Hive: YR27, E39, E59)

Next, I cut a plethora of leaves from the Branches and Leaves Die Set. I stamped multiple flowers and bees, from the Bee Organized Stamp Set, using Simon Says Stamps Intense Black Ink. I cut them out using the coordinating Bee Organized Die Set. The Sizzix Sidekick makes this so much easier than running them through a large machine.

I find it easier to color little pieces while they are still intact with the paper. A small piece of Press ‘n Seal on the back works like a charm. They were colored with Copics. (Bees B000 V04 Y13, Y38, C6, C10) (Flowers RV21, RV23, RV25, Y38)

Also, while we are talking about tools that make your life easier, I got up to answer the phone and dropped all those little leaf dies on the floor! I remembered that I had just gotten the Spellbinder Magnet in the mail. I used it to pick them up…it is seriously strong! It doesn’t leave my desktop now. It really is nice for keeping all those small dies corralled. No more spills!

For the background I cut a piece of #80 Neenah to 4” x 5.25”. I used a Mini Ink Blending Tool to add Shabby Shutters, Twisted Citron, and Mowed Lawn Distress Inks for the grass. For the sky I cut some masks, using the Cloud Borders Die Set, and blended on Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I have been using these masks for a long time!

I used the Misti to temporarily arrange the pieces so that I could figure out the placement of my sentiment. The sentiment is from the Bee-You-Tiful Stamp Set. Another handy tool that I am using all the time is the Misti Creative Corner Set. It makes lining up the sentiment a breeze!

I added Scotch Foam Tape to the back of the hive body and attached the scrap piece to the foam. This gave the opening depth. The leaves were attached to the branch using Lawn Fawn Glue Pen. Foam Tape was also added behind the leaves.

The sentiment from the Honey Bee/Simon Says Stamp exclusive, Remarkable Stamp Set, was stamped on the inside. I know that you can’t get it anymore but many of you do already own it. I added a leftover flower and two leaves in the bottom corner.

To finish, everything was glued to the card front using the Lawn Fawn Glue Pen. The panel was then taped to a #110 Neenah Cardstock card base using Scotch Foam Tape.

To see more of my tutorials from this new release you can click on each picture below!

Prizes!!!
What’s a hop without some prizes? Be sure to visit each blog and leave a comment to be entered to win! Honey Bee will be giving away (two) $50 gift cards to the Honey Bee Stamp store. They will also be giving away (four) Bee Organized Prize Packs. Winners will be announced on the Honey Bee Stamp Blog (here) on May 5th.

The next stop on the hop is my friend, the insanely talented Kathy Racoosin.

If you have come directly here and want to start at the beginning here is the Blog Hop lineup for Day One:

Honey Bee Stamps
Carly Minner
Jennifer McGuire
Jo Ann Danchik (you are here)
Kathy Racoosin
Kristina Werner
Lisa Cisneros
Lydia Fielder
May Park
Vera Yates
Wanda Guess

Don’t forget to leave a comment below and on each blog to be eligible for the prizes.

Be sure to visit the Honey Bee Stamp blog tomorrow for Day Two (May 2nd) of the Blog Hop. Thanks for stopping by!

Joyfully, Jo Ann

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