Thank You Card With Boho Pumpkins -- Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, crafty friends!!  I'm super excited to share my first project with products from Honey Bee Stamps new Acorn & Ember release!  I'm in love with everything in this release and had a hard time choosing what to create with first!  I ended up choosing the beautiful Lovely Layers: Boho Pumpkins Honey Cuts for this card.

• Please check this out!  I'm featuring this card for Honey Bee's Instagram Hop today, which begins at 9 am CDT.  I strongly encourage you to come on over to my Instagram to get started as there will be prizes!  Honey Bee is giving away one $25 gift card to two winners!  Just leave "hearts" and comments on each stop in the hop for more chances to win!

Now on to the fun details of my card!

I started out by creating a side-folding A7 card base from white cardstock.  I chose this beautiful leafy green paper from the new Acorn & Ember paper pad for the first layer and glued it to the card base.

Next I used the largest die in the Design Deck: Base die set to cut a piece of brown cardstock.  It's so cool that there's an embossing folder to coordinate with this die cut!  I just lined up the brown cardstock die cut in the Autumn Keepsakes 3D embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.  I inked up the edges using blending brushes and Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress Inks.

Then I added gold splatters with a paint brush and gold metallic paint from Gansai Tambi Starry Colors watercolors!  (P.S.:  This set is my MOST favorite gold tones!). Then I swiped a gold metallic ink pad along the edges and glued it to my card base.

Next I chose three more papers from the Acorn & Ember paper pad and cut out the pumpkins with the dies in the Lovely Layers: Boho Pumpkins dies.  I die cut the lace from watercolor cardstock, the leaves from green cardstock, and the stems from brown cardstock.

I smooshed Antique Linen and Tea Dye Distress inks onto my silicone mat.  Then I spritzed the ink with just. bit of water.  Next I dipped each die cut layer into the ink, drying between colors and layers of ink with my heat tool.

I inked up the edges of each pumpkin using a blending brush and Tea Dye and Vintage Photo Distress inks along with some orange inks from my stash.  I used Rustic Wilderness for the leaves.  Before I glued the Boho Pumpkin layers together I inked the edges with gold metallic ink.

The sentiment is from the Keepsake Sentiments: Fall stamp set.  Before I stamped it, I die cut watercolor cardstock with the die in the Design Deck: Base dies.  Then I ink smooshed it as described above.  When the piece was dry, I patted an anti-static tool on the paper then stamped the sentiment with clear embossing ink.

I sprinkled copper embossing powder over the stamped sentiment, then heat set it with my heat tool.  I used a blending brush to ink the edges with Vintage Photo Distress ink then swiped the gold metallic ink pad along the edges.  (Of course, there is a coordinating Keepsake Sentiments: Fall die set, but I didn't need it this time.)

I adhered the Boho Pumpkins and the sentiment to the card using glue and some foam tape.

This was such a fun card to make.  I love these Acorn & Ember papers and the Boho Pumpkins too!  Be sure to check out the entire release on Honey Bee's website.

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I hope you have a wonderful and crafty day!

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It's time for the Simon Says Stamp STAMPtember® Blog Party

Happy 17th STAMPtember®!!!  I'm thrilled to be joining in the Simon Says Stamp Blog Party to help celebrate STAMPtember® and Simon's HUGE new release!!!!  There are many other blogs participating and sharing lots more awesome inspiration with the products in Simon's release, so be sure to head over to Simon's blog when you are finished here.

Click this graphic to check it all out!

Also, keep reading to the end of this post!  Simon Says Stamp has given me a very special promotional code for you to use.  You can check out the graphic at the end to see what this awesome special is!  Also, there are many other surprises on the other blogs!

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I have several cards to share with you today all featuring new crafty goodies from Simon Says Stamp!

First up is this sweet Halloween card that features the new Little Pumpkin House die set and the Fable Friendly Foxes embossing folder.

To begin, I die cut orange, green, and brown cardstocks with the dies in the adorable Little Pumpkin House die set.  I used ink blending brushes a coordinating inks to add shading to each piece.

Then I embossed white cardstock with the Fable Friendly Foxes embossing folder.  After trimming it to 4-¼" x 4" I glued it to an A2 card base.  I added two narrow strips of green and orange cardstock just below the embossed panel.  (I have all of the cardstock and other supplies linked in my list below.)

To finish up, I used thin foam adhesive to adhere the Little Pumpkin House to my card.

Then I stamped a simple sentiment from the Trick Or Treat stamp set with black pigment ink.

Next up is this card that features the new Layering Christmas Tree stamp set.

I stamped two of the Layering Christmas Trees onto panels of white cardstock that measure 1-¾" x 3-¾".  I used two shades of green inks.  I used gold metallic pigment ink to stamp the trees' stars.

Next I inked up the edges of two 2" x 4" panels with gold pigment ink by swiping the ink pad directly onto the paper.  I glued the stamped Christmas Trees panels to the layers.

There's a stamp in this set for the round ornaments.  I stamped it a few times with the gold metallic ink.  I don't have the coordinating Layering Christmas Trees dies so I used a hole punch to cut out the smallest.  Then I used my scissors to cut out the others.

I glued one of the Layering Christmas Trees panel to my card base that has an embossed layer I made with the Layered Vine embossing folder (previously released).  The other panel is popped up with foam adhesive.

I stamped the sentiment, also in the Layering Christmas Trees stamp set, in black pigment ink and trimmed each one into a strip.  These are also popped up with foam tape.

My final project features one die, the Peace Joy Love cover die, and easily made three cards!

All I needed to do was die cut white cardstock, and gold and silver glitter cardstock panels with the Peace Joy Love die.  I removed all of the letter pieces from the panels and glued the panels to A2 card bases. Then I paper pieced the various back into the openings.

I added a little embellishment to each card with die cuts from the Stitching Holly and Berries die set.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  Happy STAMPtember®!!!

Here is the very special promotion, just for YOU!  This amazing Jingle All the Way stamp set and coordinating dies is free with a $100+ purchase!  Be sure to follow the steps shown on this photo!  Click the photo to get started shopping!

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Summer Chill Birthday Card -- Two-stencil Technique!

Hello, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing a few details of this card I made that features a few of the Alex Syberia Designs August 2026 release products along with the Postage Stamp die and stencil.

First I die cut white cardstock with the Postage Stamp die.  I used two sandy-colored inks and blending brushes to add my beach to each rectangle.  Use removable tape to mask off where needed.

I placed it onto my grip mat and positioned the Postage Stamp stencil over it.  (Note: I just found that this is currently sold out.  Click the "notify me" button to be notified when it's back.  Masking tape could easily be used here.)  That's the first stencil.  I placed the second stencil, Clouds & Waves Builder, over the top rectangles with the waves portion of the stencil.

Then I used teal and blue inks with the cloud and waves edges of the Clouds & Waves Builder stencil.  I glued this panel to an A2 card base.

Next I stamped the cute images from the Summer Chill stamp set with Copic safe ink.  I colored the images with my Copic markers and then cut them out with the coordinating Summer Chill dies.

I trimmed the edges of the image with the palm tress to match the width of the stenciled rectangle.  Then I used foam adhesive to adhere it and the other images to my card.

The Summer Chill stamp set has seven sentiments to choose from.  I decided on a birthday sentiment and stamped it with black pigment ink.  I cut it out with the coordinating die and adhered it with foam strips.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you'd like to see some of how I made this, please watch my reel over on my Instagram!

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Country Fruit Basket Birthday Card -- Honey Bee Stamps

Hello crafty friends!  Today I'm here to share all of the fun details of this card I made with Honey Bee Stamps Lovely Layers: Berry Basket Honey Cuts.  Our team has made some awesome cards using this set, so I wanted to think of a way to make my card a bit different.  I had this great idea to use the Lovely Layers: Wrap It Up bow and some gingham paper and I love how this turned out!

I had a very busy day yesterday with every-day-life stuff and let me tell you, this card came together so easily!  I die cut red, blue, green, and Kraft cardstock with the dies in the Lovely Layers: Berry Basket set.

The lemon is from the Lovely Layers: Citrus set and one I had saved from a previous project!  I love having these random pieces ready to use!  After I added darker inks to the fruits and basket with blending brushes for dimension, I used Bee Creative glue to adhere the layers together.

Next I die cut the Lovely Layers: Wrap It Up bow from a piece of gingham paper in the Perfect Picnic paper pad.  So that the reverse pattern of the paper wouldn't show on the inside of the bow loops, I just flipped that paper over to die cut another layer of the bow loops.  Then I glued the two pieces together with the gingham pattern facing out.  I assemble the bow with glue and use my reverse tweezers to hold the bow in the center until the glue was dry.

I glued the ribbon portion of the Bow to the Berry Basket and used my scissors to trim off the excess on each side of the basket.  Then I glued the bow to the basket.

I just love this patterned paper I used from the Perfect Picnic paper pad.  It has just enough of the blurry look to appear as if it's in the background behind the Berry Basket!  I trimmed just 1/8" of an inch from the top and one side to create just a slim white border on the A2 card.

I stamped two of the sentiments from the Berry Sweet Summer stamp set with black pigment ink.  I cut them out with the coordinating Berry Sweet Summer Honey Cuts and use foam strips and glue to adhere them to my card.

I think this gingham bow makes this into the cutest little fruit basket that might be found on a roadside stand!  What do you think?

I always so appreciate your stopping by!  I hope your day is a good one with some good crafting time!

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Let's Eat Candy -- Big Mouth Jack-O-Lantern Interactive Halloween Card

Hello friends!  Today I am sharing this fun card I made that features Hero Arts Big Mouth Jack-O-Lantern die set!

The Big Mouth Jack-O-Lantern dies, when used with the Big Mouth Slider dies, creates such a fun and interactive slider card!  And, if you don't have these slider dies, the Big Mouth Jack-O-Lantern dies make a wonderful card without them!

Check out this next photo!

By pulling the slider tab it reveals your sentiment inside the big mouth!

I started with the Big Mouth Slider dies and cut white cardstock with the dies.  You can search YouTube and find several videos that show you how to easily assemble this.  The one I watched is by Mindy Egan, on Spellbinders channel.

I die cut several different colors of cardstock with the Big Mouth Jack-O-Lantern dies.  Before I glued the pieces together, I added shading with coordinating ink and a blending brush.  (All of my supplies are linked in the list below.)

The sentiment is another one in the August Clear Stamp+Die Club Kit.  (Yes, I have used this one a lot--it's a keeper!)  I added the Jack-O-Lantern to some dark indigo cardstock that I inked with Black Soot Distress ink and then added white splatters.

If you like this one, be sure to check out all of the other available Big Mouth die sets!

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope your day is a good one with lots of crafting time!

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Hello, Sweet Friend -- Honey Bee Stamps

Hello, crafty friends!   Today I'm sharing my card that features the Picked With Love stamps, Honey Cuts, and coordinating stencils.  I love strawberry lemonade drinks with crushed ice and that was my inspiration for my card.  It is incredibly hot here in Texas (106º today) and I wish I had a nice delicious and cold one right now!

First I started with the Picked With Love stencil set.  I chose a few red ink shades, and some greens and yellow inks.  This set is a seven-stencil set and is filled with awesome details to add to your images!

I used ink blending brushes to add my colors through each of the stencils.  I decided to also make a few of the small blueberry clusters.  I was very happy at how I achieved the bluish/purple color for the berries.  First I blended a fairly dark blue for the berries.  Before I removed that stencil, I also blended a dark reddish purple over it.  Perfect color!  I used the dark purple ink to finish the two other layers of the berries.

Before I die cut any of the images, I needed to stamp the Picked With Love stamp for each one.  Using my MISTI, I put the stamps over each stenciled image, carefully lining it up.  I almost always stencil first, then stamp the images.  You can double check your stamp alignment by placing acetate over the stenciled piece.  I inked up my stamps with Intense Black ink and stamped them onto the acetate.  If you are satisfied with the alignment, remove the acetate and stamp again onto the stenciled panel.

I cut the images out with the coordinating Picked With Love Honey Cuts.  I set these aside to create my card base and layers.

I started with a white cardstock A2 card base.  Then I chose paper from the Summer Picnic paper pad, trimmed it to 4" x 5-¼".  Before I used glue to adhere it to the card, I wrapped a piece of yellow gingham ribbon around the panel and tied it into a bow.

Next I die cut white cardstock with the largest Stacking Art Deco Labels die, and embossed it with the Wood Planks embossing folder.

The white-cardstock die-cut heart is from the Lace Heart Layering Frames.  I used Bee Creative Foam Tape to adhere it and the remaining images to the card.

I stamped a sentiment from the Picked With Love stamp set in black pigment ink. After I cut it out with the coordinating Picked With Love die, I glued it to the heart.

I love this fun summery and so very cheerful card!  Now I need to go get me some strawberry lemonade!!  LOL!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  If you are also in this awful heat wave, I hope you stay cool, stay inside, and craft your heart out!

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Buzzy Pup-Bee Halloween Card

Happy Saturday, friends!  Today I'm sharing this adorable Halloween card that features Spellbinders new Buzzy Pup-Bee die set!

This adorable little Buzzy Pup-Bee is so cute dressed up in his bee costume!  I die cut the dies from white, black, and yellow cardstock.  The wings are die cut from vellum.

I used Copic markers for the eyes and ears of the pup.  For his candy bucket, I colored green and pink Copic colors onto a scrap piece of white cardstock.  I trimmed it to fit behind the top layer of the bucket and used glue to adhere the two layers together.

The Buzzy Pup-Bee is easy to assemble, and if you need a bit of help, there's a guide you can see in the photos on the product page.

For the layers of the A2 card base, I first die cut black cardstock with the second largest die from the Playful Stitched Panels die set.  Then I placed the die cut panel into the Spooky Web 3D embossing folder.  This is from the August 3D embossing folder club kit, and is still available!  This folder has two different embossing patterns perfectly sized for your A2 card layers.

I glued the die cut and embossed piece to some yellow cardstock that I trimmed to 4" x 5-¼".

The sentiment is from the Birthday Bear die set.  After I die cut it from white cardstock, I glued a piece of black cardstock to the back and popped it up with foam squares.

Next I popped up the Buzzy Pup-Bee with foam squares for more fun dimension.

I think this turned out super cute!  I hope you do too!  Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you are having a great weekend with lots of crafty time!

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