"You Are Loved" Post Box Shaped Card

Hello, and happy February, crafty friends!  Today I'm sharing this card I made with Honey Bee Stamps awesome Post Box Card Base Honey Cuts!  My goal was to create a card with a more masculine feel to it.  Do you think I succeeded?

To create my Post Box Card Base card I placed the fold of an A2 card base just below the top edge of the Post Box die and ran it through my die cutting machine.

Next I unfolded the Post Box card base.  Then I placed the Spring Leaves A2 Pierced Cover Plate die over the front of the card and die cut it.  This give you a fun and subtle pattern for more interest on the card!

I die cut two of the dies for the Post Box from gray cardstock and used foam tape to adhere them to the card front.

The sentiment is from the Sealed With Love stamp set and fits perfectly on this die cut piece that's part of the Post Box set.  More foam tape adheres this to the card.

The little stamped envelopes are from the Love Is In The Air stamp set.  I die cut them with the coordinating die and glued them to the card.

I die cut two vines from the Lovely Layers: Greenery dies from green cardstock.  I used a few green Copic markers to add shading.

I trimmed one of the vines to fit near the top of the card and used glue and foam squares to adhere it.  I only needed to trim the overhanging bit of the vine on the bottom after I glued it to the card.

For a pop of color, I used a die from the Bold Backgrounds: Vines Of Love set and cut the hearts from red cardstock.  I glued them scattered along each vine.

Finally, I added a few pearl stickers from the Happy Hearts Pearl Stickers set.  I noticed that these pearls along with a lot of other pearl and gem stickers are now in the retiring category!  You can grab some at a reduced price!

The Post Box Card Base set is an oldie but goodie that is good for so many occasions!  I really like how this turned out and I hope you do too!  Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope it's a good day for you!

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I 🩷 U -- A Sweet Card For Someone You Love!

Hello Honey Bee friends!! I had lots of fun getting inky to create my card that features the beautiful Bold Background: Vines Of Love Honey Cuts!!  Read on for how to create these inky backgrounds for your die cuts!

I used two pieces of 80# Neenah for the backgrounds. I chose three shades of green ink pads (light, medium, and dark) and three of pink ink pads. Then I used Detail Blending Brushes and blended the green inks in spots all over one piece of the white cardstock, blending until the piece was covered in the shades of green. I repeated this for the pink inks.

Next I added some water splatters to each piece. I used my heat tool to dry them. Then I spritzed Fossilized Amber Distress Spritz onto the green piece. For the pink panel I spritzed on Picked Raspberry Distress Spritz. These Distress Spritzes add such a beautiful shimmer!

I die cut the panels with the dies in the Bold Background: Vines Of Love. Using the Layering Guide found in the product description, I used glue to adhere the layers. Then I glued the piece to a white A2 card base.

I die cut the sentiment with dies from the BEE Playful Lowercase Alphabet and the Stacking Hearts dies from the pink inked panel. Then I die cut two more each from white cardstock and used glue to adhere the layers together. Next I added glue to the bottom part of each die cut and sprinkled on some chunky glitter. When the glue dries, I die cut an oval from the Sweet Stacks: Ovals and glued the sentiment to it.

I had a bit more inky fun dying my white ribbon to coordinate with the Vines Of Love. It's easy to do! Just use a small container/dish and place your ribbon in it. Then add drops of alcohol ink to the ribbon. Add several drops of rubbing alcohol to dilute. I used my die pick tool to move the ribbon around to fully saturate it. Use your tweezers to pick up the ribbon and place it onto a clean paper towel to dry. (I don't have many alcohol inks, but do have Alcohol Pearl in the color called Intrigue, and this worked quite nicely.  All supplies are linked in the list below.)

After I tied the ribbon around the card front, I added foam tape strips to the back of the sentiment to adhere it to the card.

This photo really shows the beautiful shimmer of the Distress Spritzes! This was so fun to make and I hope you are inspired by my card. Thanks so very much for stopping by!

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