Product Reviews

Masked Floral Thank You Card

on August 1, 2016

Happy Monday everyone!

I am sharing a card over on the Honey Bee Stamp Blog today, and I am happy that you stopped by!

We have been simply buzzing about the New Release! If you haven’t had a chance to see whats new, be sure to fly by the HoneyBeeStamps Shop to see some awesome new stamps and dies! You will love them!

For today’s card though, I am using one of my old favourites – the Country Wreath set, to make this fresh, floral card, where the beautiful stamped images frame the die cut greeting.

This card involved a lot of masking and fussy cutting, but I think the effort is very much worth the final result! First I masked a strip of the card using washi tape, then stamped on either side of the tape using the Country Wreath stamps in dye based ink. I built up the effect of layers by masking each flower that I stamped, before stamping other flowers and foliage around it.

To add dimension to the card, I raised up the inner panel ( cut using a Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle die) and added a layer of craft foam and pink cardstock underneath. It’s hard to see the pink layer when you look head on, but from the side I think it really makes the pink flowers pop!

I used a Paper Smooches die to cut out the word thanks from the same pink cardstock several times, and stuck them on top of each other to create the feel of a nice sturdy chipboard product. To give a lovely shine, I then embossed it with some clear embossing powder and finished the card with some teeny tiny adhesive pearls.

There’s a video tutorial here so you can see the whole process!

AND WAIT, there is more good news! Firstly, if you like the look of the card, but aren’t keen on fussy cutting, you could check out the Country Blooms stamp set. This set would give you a similar effect in a fraction of the time. And the other great news…. the Country Wreath set now comes with co-ordinating dies! SWOOON!! I have placed by order already, and cannot wait for them to get here!

Thanks for stopping by, and before I go, don’t forget that everyone that places an order on the Honey Bee Stamps shop will get an exclusive free gift in their package… – but the offer finishes today, so hurry, hurry over to shop and give your self a little sweet treat! 🙂

Have a great day!

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LED Light Up Fox Shaker Card {video}

on December 21, 2015

Everyone likes interactive cards, right? Well, this one was double the fun because not only is it a shaker card, but it also has a built in paper circuit with a LED light!

OMG I LOVE IT SO!

Our friend Jennifer (affectionately known as my Craft-Mule due to the fact that her visits to the UK usually include a suitcase full of US crafty products 🙂 heehee) brought me a special treat when she was last over to visit. A pack of LED lights from Chibitronics, along with some batteries and conductive tape! I had never heard of this company before, but my secondary school physics education quickly returned, and it wasn’t long before the whole family were playing with paper and LEDs.

There are blue, yellow and red lights in the set- and immediately i wanted to do a snowy scene with a blue light, a Christmas tree with a yellow star, and a Rudolph with a red nose. So far, i have only managed to do this card.

Here is the video as I walk you through how i have made the card – of course i had to use some Lawn Fawn stamps- they are my mostest, most favourite! I was definitely making it up as a went along, so in hindsight i know that there would be easier ways to reach the final goal, but it all worked out in the end anyway.

Just a little note, there are templates and lots of ideas over on the Chibitronics website- you should check it out if you are interested in playing with some paper circuits of your own.

Copper Tape Shop at: SSS \| CHI	Red, Yellow and Blue LED Stickers Pack Shop at: SSS \| CHI	Mini Round Blending Tool Shop at: SSS	Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Wilted Violet Distress Ink Pad Shop at: SSS
Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Water Mist Spray Bottle Shop at: SSS	Copic Markers Shop at: SSS	PINK ATG Shop at: SSS	Lawn Fawn Joy to the Woods Shop at: SSS
Lawn Fawn Stitched Hillside Border Shop at: SSS	SSS Stitched Circle Dies Shop at: SSS	SSS Mini Hearts dies Shop at: SSS	SSS vellum Shop at: SSS	Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Multi Glue Shop at: SSS
Acetate Shop at: SSS	White StazOn Ink Pad Shop at: SSS	Tim Holtz Distress Watercolor Card Shop at: SSS

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Using Fringe Scissors: You're the best, Owl Card

on July 28, 2012

I finally got myself a pair of fringe scissors. They kinda intrigued me and intimidated me all at the same time for a while, but as soon as I got them home i started playing and they are really easy to use.

They were comfortable and remarkably easy to line up the cut when you move your blades along. The one thing i noticed though was that when you close them completely, they can leave a tiny tear at the top where the thickness of the blade kinda twists the paper a little, but this can be avoided by only snipping partially, using the main section of the blade rather than the tips.

For this card i folded a piece of paper in half lengthways and snipped along the length of the folded edge. When you stick it to the card they all look nice and neat, but i fluffed the up a bit to get some more dimension and personality into the card.

See that little Owl? That is a rubber stamp that Craig brought me home from his trip to Seattle as a little surprise. He bought it from Impress Rubber stamps, and i have stamped him using chalk ink which gives a fabulous smooth finish.

To make his eyes i have used ranger enamel accents and his beak is a teeny tiny piece of yellow paper.

We’re off to the beach, so have fun you guys!
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