Welcome back to the bi-weekly Cardz 4 Galz challenge #275. Our host for this edition of our bi-weekly challenge, Dawn, and chose Bees for the theme. When you finish here, please visit the challenge site to see what the rest of the design team members created. Then, don’t forget to upload your creations to our gallery. We look forward to seeing your creations there!
Here’s my bees card:
The layout was for a sketch challenge, which has passed and for the life of me I can’t remember which challenge it was.
Measurements:
- The Fresh Freesia base measures 8-1/2 by 5-1/2 inches, scored at 4-1/4 inches to create a tent card
- The DSP (designer series paper) I used is the front and back of a piece of the specialty DSP, Lovely & Beautiful
- The Old Olive DSP measures 4-1/8 by 5-3/8
- The floral DSP pieces each measure 4 by 1-1/2 inches
- There are mats using the Old Olive side of the DSP measuring 4-1/8 by 1-3/8 inches, which I outlined using a gold Wink of Stella pen
- Trim a piece of DSP to 6 by 2-1/2 inches for the envelope flap
- Punch a 1-inch circle using the reverse side and run it through the XYRON create-a-sticker for the envelope seal
- I used the Stylish Shapes dies for the three circles on the front of the card using white and Old Olive cardstock and a piece of Fresh Freesia 6 x 6 inch DSP
- I outline the Old Olive circle using the gold Wink of Stella pen
- I also cropped a thin Old Olive banner using the Stylish Shapes dies to go under the Fresh Freesia ribbon to help it stand out from the floral DSP
- The white cardstock for the inside of the card measures 4 by 5-1/4 inches
What I Did:
- Unless otherwise noted, I used multipurpose liquid glue to adhere pieces together
- Adhere the Old Olive DSP to the card base
- Next, adhere the floral and Old Olive DSP layers together, then adhere to the front of the card
- Adhere the Old Olive and Fresh Freesia DSP then adhere to the front of the card
- using the Bee My Valentine stamp set, stamp the bee and wings on white cardstock using Old Olive ink
- After wiping down the stamped bee and stamp the stripes and wing outlines using VersaMark ink
- Cover the ink using gold embossing powder and heat set using the heat tool
- Stamp the face on the bee using Tuxedo Black ink
- Stamp the antenna using black ink on a scrap of Soft Sea Foam cardstock
- Punch the bee pieces using the coordinating bee builder punch
- I have found it easier to punch each piece individually rather than trying to line up the pieces to stamp them all at once
- Stamp the front and inside sentiments using black ink
- Adhere the Old Olive banner and the ribbon to the back of the white cardstock sentiment circle
- Add dimensionals to the back of the white cardstock circle making sure to only add them to the left side of the circle
- Add liquid glue to the right side of the white circle and adhere to the front of the card
- After adhering the pieces of the bee together, add dimensionals to the back of it and adhere to the front of the card
- Stamp the hearts on the inside next to the sentiment using Old Olive ink
With that, I’d finished this coordinated card, envelope, and envelope seal set.
Thank you for stopping by today!
Have a Peachy Day!
Sue
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