You Make My Heart Buzz

Welcome to Monday Montage! Today we are hopping and sharing some of our latest hand stamped creations. I'm giving you a look at my gate fold pop up Bee My Valentine card. In the picture above the top card is the front and the bottom card gives you a look at the back of my "you make my heart buzz" Valentine.

I used a piece of Thick Basic White Cardstock to base my card. To make it all fancy and fun I added pieces of the Bee Mine DSP. I took a cue from the colors of the DSP for my stamped bits. My favorite part of the card is the bee. For the body I used Daffodil Delight. First, inked up the image and stamped off then I did the rock and roll around the edges technique to add the two tones. Before stamping I used a Small Blending Brush to soften the lines of the rock and rolled edges.  

Here's a look at the back side of the card.

It's been a pleasure to have you stopping by for a quick minute. Next in our hop today is Emily. Click on over to see what crafty things she has be creating lately.

#TGIF455 Bee My Valentine

Our latest challenge over at #TGIF455 is all about the sketch you can see in the graphic below. I got a tad bit carried away and kind of buried the sketch with hearts and flowers, but if you look close you can see how I was inspired by the layout.

I used a mix of Stampin' Up! products that include the Be My Valentine Bundle, the Sentimental Park Dies, and the Delightfully Eclectic DSP.  The card base is fully covered with the heart pattern paper. There are a few pink hearts scattered amongst all the white hearts in the paper. It's the pink hearts that steered me towards my color palette of Pretty Peacock, Lost Lagoon, Basic White, and Bubble Bath.

I cut down a long piece of Bubble Bath ribbon from the 3/8" Sheer Ribbon Combo Pack to tie a double loop bow. It's secured behind the bee to mimic the fluttering wings. I finished with Iridescent Gems and splatters of Wink of Stella.

Creation Station is Going Fuzzy and or Furry

Happy New Year and may your 2024 be filled with stamps, ink, paper, and love. Being that this is the first Sunday of the month, the Creation Station Design Team is designing to this month's creative fuzzy and/or fury challenge. It's a fun filled theme that is wide open for all kinds of ideas. 

 

I have made a couple cards with a mix of Stampin' Up! products, but mostly feature the cute critters from the Fluffiest Friends Stamp Set and matching Dies.

The big bear image from Fluffiest Friends is my favorite To set the scene for this card  I used pieces of paper from the Lighter Than Air DSP pack. I think the sentiment from the Bee My Valentine Stamp Set is a perfect pairing with the honey loving bear. 

I pulled a birthday greeting from the Hooray for Surprises Stamp Set for this second card. I love the little gifts that each of these furry and fuzzy friends bring to the party.

For both cards I used the Baker's Twine Three Color Pack and the Rainbow Adhesive Backed Dots which are both products from the Lighter Than Air Suite Collection. For the balloon strings I deconstructed the blue twine from the Three Color Pack.

Have you been inspired to create a hand stamped project featuring our theme for this month? Review your stamp stash and make something fuzzy or fury. For now, click on over to the adorable Rachel Traudt at Naptime is Stamptime. She stamps fabulous cards and always makes me want to ink up my stamps.

Artisan Post #18 - Secret Santas

The 2023 Artisan Design Team did some "Secret Santa stamping." To kick off the spirit of the season we each drew names and then cased a project made by the name of the person we drew. I drew the coolest name ever! I love her stampin' style, however it was hard to pick one project of hers because they are all so filled with fabulous details. Can you guess who I cased?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Berdien Weideveld! I tried to channel Berdien's impeccable style. I layered circles and squares to set the stage for layers of playful flowers and a cheerful bee.

Products Used

• Bee My Valentine Bundle
• Petal Park Bundle
• Sentimental Park Dies
• Stylish Shapes Dies
• Garden Walk DSP
• More Dazzling Specialty Paper
• Cardstocks: Wild Wheat, Petal Pink, Flirty Flamingo, Mossy Meadow, & Basic White
• Inks: Wild Wheat, Flirty Flamingo, & Mossy Meadow
• Dark Petal Pink Stampin' Blend (for the bee's cheeks)
• Blooming Pearls, gold color
• Wink of Stella