Hello crafty friends, and happy July 1! Today I'm super excited to be sharing with you a sneak peek of Honey Bee Stamps' upcoming Perfect Picnic release! The Perfect Picnic products will be available on July 6, after the end of the release party on Honey Bee's YouTube channel. This release is filled with all things yummy for summer, plus a gorgeous floral stamp set and a summer fruit stamp set. Stayed tuned--I think you're going to love it!!
Note: As soon as possible after the release, I will update this post with links to the new products I've used today. Be sure to bookmark this post for quick reference back to it!
These are the soon-to-be-released products I've used on my card:
- Lovely Layers: Perfect Picnic Honey Cuts
- Picnic Blanket Builder stencil set
- Summer Picnic paper pad
- Stacked With Joy stamps and Honey Cuts
As you can see from my photo, I've used some paper from the new Summer Picnic paper pad to add a grass layer underneath my picnic scene. Trust me, you will love the gorgeous papers in this pad! I will certainly be ordering another paper pad for my stash!!
The Lovely Layers: Perfect Picnic Honey Cuts not only has a die for the blanket, but also dies for all of the yummy picnic food you see + more! I started out by die cutting my chosen pieces from white cardstock.
Next I used the Picnic Blanket Builder stencils and used blender brushes to ink on Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide inks.
I also used the flower section of the Picnic Blanket Builder stencils to add flowers to the napkin die cut layers.
For all of the other fun pieces I used my Copic markers to color them. It was fun choosing what colors to used for the breads and the basket! Of course, you could also die cut your pieces from colored cardstock and/or use your ink blending brushes too.
For the wine bottle label and the book pages, I really wanted to have a hint of words. I thought about handwriting on them, but, I truly didn't think I'd be pleased with that! Can you relate? I searched through all of my Honey Bee sets and found the perfect stamp! It's in the Postmarked: Holiday stamp set (retiring and at a great price!) to lightly stamp a hint of words with Hickory Smoke Distress ink. I really like how it turned out!
After I assembled the layers with Bee Creative glue (there's an awesome layering guide, of course) I adhered a few things to the basket and plate with foam adhesive and/or some glue.
Next I glued the Picnic Blanket to the card. Then I used my scissors to trim off the parts hanging beyond the edges of the card. Then I used ½" x ¼" Honeycomb Foam pieces to adhere the other items to the blanket.
The sentiments are from the Stacked With Joy stamp set. After I stamped them with black pigment ink, I cut them out with the coordinating Stacked With Joy Honey Cuts.
This was SUPER fun to make and it makes me want to go on a picnic. However, it is SO hot where I am and it's not so fun to be outdoors, haha! I'll just stay inside and make more fun picnic cards with the new Perfect Picnic release!
Keep your eye out for more sneak peeks this week! If you'd like to see some of the process of me making this card, please join me on my Instagram where, later today, I'll have a fun reel for you.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful and crafty day!
