Sunday, April 23, 2023

Bee Happy and Thankful from Art Impressions!

 Hello Ai fans!

Happy Sunday!

Today I have two cards to share with you.
The first is an all occasion card. 
You could send this one to anyone for any reason. 
Bees just make me happy! 
Bee Happy!


The bees are from 5561 – Birds and Bugs Set.  Though I'm still hoping for a full set of Bees, sentiments and bee themed stamps from Bonnie,  this set has made me VERY happy.
I used the second to the smallest rectangle from 5724 – Nested Rectangle Dies to cut out the sentiment.
It's mounted on foam tap on a sweet die from 5543 – Journal Template Die Set.



The adorable bear (and his teeny little be friend) are from the last round of Freebie stamps.  Every time you spend $30 or more on the Art Impressions website, you can select a free stamp.  There are usually 6 to choose from.  Currently, there is an amazing set of birds.
I used the Bleed Proof White and WOSC Wink of Stella Glitter Clear Brush Pen – Clear to add interest to the dripping honey.  I'm not sure why the Stella looks so brown in the photo. Sorry about that.  It's really just a sparkly, shimmery color in real life.



My second card was a Thank You for a coworker friend who gave me a gift.



This BEE-U-T-FUL headband is the reason I needed this Thank You card.  How sweet!



Here's a little "behind the scenes" tip.  Although you don't see it,  I used the largest 5725 – Nested Square Dies.  My bee paper is precious to me and I don't want to waste any of it.  I used the square die to cut out the center of the yellow honeycomb paper so that I can use that on another card in the future.  It gives me more use out of a sheet of paper and it also cuts down on the weight of the card which can save postage.  Win/win.



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