A Beautiful 3D Heart Embossed Birthday Card (or Valentine Card)

Hello Honey Bee friends!  Today I'm sharing my card that features the gorgeous Floral Heart Embossing Folder and Honey Cuts die.  This would certainly make a wonderful Valentine's Day card, but I may save it to give to our daughter for her birthday in February!  P.S.:  She loves pink!

I used the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder for the background and a brayer to make the two-color background.  For an easier read, I am putting the steps in a list for you.  

• Before I added the ink to the folder, I prepped the de-bossed side by pressing the Bee Creative Clear Embossing Ink pad over the surface.  Then I used a clean paper towel to lightly wipe away any excess.
• Next I rolled my brayer over the Spun Sugar Distress Ink pad repeatedly to ink it up, and then rolled the ink onto the embossed folder (de-bossed side).
• I repeated this step until the folder was fully inked.
• Next I placed a 5" x 7" piece of white cardstock into the embossing folder and ran it through my die cutting machine.
• Remove the panel from the embossing folder and place the Floral Heart die onto the embossed heart.  Use removable tape to hold it in place while die cutting.
• Die cut another heart from white cardstock, place it into the Floral Heart embossing folder.  Hold it in place with tape and then emboss it.
• Run through your die cutting machine to cut out the heart.
• This will flatten the embossing.  If you want, (and I did), I carefully fit the panel back into the Floral Heart embossing folder.  I used some tape to hold the panel in place while I ran it through my machine again.
• Now you have a beautiful two-color embossed panel and heart!

Next I cut the Lovely Layers: Bow and Bough dies from white cardstock.  I used ink blending brushes with Spun Sugar and Kitsch Flamingo Distress Oxide inks to color the pieces.  The leaves were die cut from green cardstock.  All of the bow layers are adhered with glue.

I die cut the Lovely Layers: Heart Vine twice from white cardstock.  I colored the bottom layer with Kitsch Flamingo Oxide ink and adhered the layers with glue.

The Floral Heart embossed panel is adhered to a 5" x 7" card base with foam tape with the white embossed heart glued to the card.

I arranged the Bow and Bough Pieces with the Heart Vine pieces near the top of the heart and adhered them in place with glue.  Note:  I snipped each Heart Vine into two pieces for the arrangement.

The sentiment is from the Great Greetings: Love Honey Cuts.  I die cut the base from white cardstock and colored them with Kitsch Flamingo.  The top layer is die cut three times each.  I adhered all of the layers together with glue.

What do you think?  Would you use this as a birthday card or a Valentine card?  I hope you are inspired by my card and have enjoyed reading about my process!

 Thank you very much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful and crafty day!

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Get Well Card With Adorable Kitties!

Hello Honey Bee friends! Today I have a card for all of the cat lovers out there! I'm a bit allergic to them, but still think they are so cute! I've used the so sweet and adorable Meow & Furever stamps and coordinating dies for my card today.

First I stamped the images I wanted to use from the Meow & Furever stamp set with Copic safe black ink. After I colored them with my Copic markers, I cut them out with the coordinating dies. (If you are interested in what marker colors I used, I have them listed at the end.)

I stamped the sentiment from the Meow & Furever stamp set with black pigment ink and cut it out with the coordinating die. The separate cat's die actually cuts slits below its paws so I used glue to adhere it to the sentiment.

I added foam tape dots and strips to the back of the images and the sentiment and set them aside while I made the card base and background.

The card base layer and the heart are both included with the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder. I love that this includes the heart die! I embossed a 5" x 7" piece of white cardstock with the Floral Heart embossing folder. I glued this to a 5" x 7" card base.

I die cut more white card stock with the heart die and used blender brushes to ink it with some green and blue inks. Then I placed the little grass stamp (Meow & Furever stamp set) onto a stamp block. I randomly stamped it over the inked grass using the same green ink as before.

Next I removed the backing from the foam tape on the images and adhered them to my card front.

The Meow & Furever stamp set has another focal image along with several more cats and sentiments too!  I thank you so much for stopping by!!

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Happy Birthday Card with A Fun Stamping Technique

Hello crafty friends! Today I'm sharing another card with the florals from the Blooming View stamp set, but with a twist! Did you see my card from last week's blog where I used this set? I love thinking of different ways to use the same set to get more use out of a favorite! Check out the details below.

First I cut a panel of 5" x 7" 80# Neenah. I placed it inside the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder, but did not emboss it just yet. I used the embossing folder to plan where to place the included heart die to cut out the center. I adjusted as needed, then use removable tape to hold the die in place. After I ran it through my die cutting machine, I taped the die cut heart by putting tape on the back to hold it in place.

Next I put the entire panel into my MISTI. Then I chose two of the florals from the Blooming View stamp set and arranged them so that part would stamp on the heart and part off. Then I removed the tape and placed the heart aside and ran the other piece through my die cutting machine after I placed it in the Floral Heart embossing folder.

I used some Copic markers to color the images on the heart die cut. Then I placed the Vintage Flora background stamp on my craft mat and inked up just one corner. TIP: Use a small ink blending brush to apply the ink to the stamp. This will avoid the lines you get when pressing the ink pad to the stamp and give a more subtle stamped image. I used my fingers to press the heart over the inked portion of the stamp and repeated once more. As you can see in the above photo it certainly adds detail, but does not overpower the colored flowers. I used the same ink and a blending brush to add ink to the edges of the heart.

I dyed some white ribbon with drops of Scattered Straw Distress Ink re-inker that I added water to. After drying the ribbon, I tied it around the main panel in a double bow. I used glue to adhere it to a 5" x 7" card base.

Next I added foam tape to the back of the heart and adhered it in the opening of the embossed piece. The sentiment is from the Love Is A Rose stamp set. After I stamped it with black ink, I cut it out with the coordinating die and popped it up with foam strips.

For a touch of bling, I added some sparkle from the Vintage Love Gem Sticker!

Such a super fun card to make and I hope you've found inspiration here today!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

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You're Simply The Best -- 3D Embossing Folder, Stencils & More

Hello friends!  Today I'm doing a quick post for my card that is part of the Honey Bee Stamps Vintage Love Instagram hop.  I can't even pick a favorite from this release but the Lovely Layers: Sweetheart Roses and the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder are surely amongst the top favorites!

The two new embossing folders in this release are different in that they will embossing a panel for a 5" x 7" card and both have a coordinating die!  Underneath the beautiful stenciled background is a heart that could be die cut with the die that coordinates with the Floral Heart 3D embossing folder.

I hated to cover that heart up, but the stenciled panel I made with the Climbing Rose stencil set makes up for that.  I used some beautiful Stencil Butter for the second layer after coloring the first layer using blender brushes and two green Distress Oxide inks.

You may think that the Lovely Layers: Sweetheart Roses are too fiddly, but I can tell you, the layers are SO worth the bit of extra time it may take to assemble them.  These are absolutely gorgeous!!!  Using the layering guide in the product description is so helpful too.

I cut the Sweetheart Roses layers from 80# Neenah and used small ink blending brushes to color them.  Just one shade of pink ink was used here!  I just blended some layers darker than others.  I added foam tape squares behind the top three roses to adhere them to the die cut heart.  This heart is part of the Lace Heart Layering Frames die set.  I love the details around the edges!

Honey Bee is giving away two $50 gift cards to be chosen from commenters on the hop!  I hope you'll join me on my Instagram and hop along with us for lots of amazing inspiration for the Vintage Love release!  

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