Hello Friend Card with Succulent Garden Builder Dies

 Hello Honey Bee friends! Today I've fun with the Succulent Garden Builder Honey Cuts and have paired it up with a different way to use the On The Line: Succulents set. I love finding unique ways to use stamps other than what might first come to mind! Read on for the details of how I created my wall arrangement!

To create the card base and layers, trim a piece of patterned paper from the Marvelous Moments 6" x 8-½" paper pad to 2" x 5-½" and adhere it with Bee Creative glue at the bottom of and A2 card base. Next I trimmed some 80# Neenah white cardstock to 2-¼" x 5-½". Using my scoring board and tool, I added scored lines at every ¼". Then I adhered it to the top of the card. I added a ¼" strip of white cardstock to cover the line where the two pieces meet.

Next I die cut all of the pieces from the Succulent Garden Builder Honey Cuts I wanted from 80# white Neenah cardstock. You could definitely use colored cardstock scraps, but sometimes I'd just rather color the pieces rather than dig through my scraps! LOL! I used various Copic markers to color the pieces.  Then I used a white gel pen to add some details to the plants.

Then I stamped one of the main pieces from the On The Line: Succulents set in No Line Coloring ink. I also colored this with my Copic markers. And yes, I did color these as flowers, which makes even another way to use this beautiful set! I used all the same color of markers for all of the card elements so that it will all be cohesive in the color scheme. I used the coordinating Honey Cuts to die cut the piece. Then I used one of the longest Wood Frame Builder Honey Cuts to create my shelf. This time I did use a piece of scrap cardstock.  I trimmed the shelf to 4".  Then I glued the On The Line Succulents piece to the shelf and added foam tape strips to the back. I added a few foam strip pieces to the back of the hanging basket too. The sentiment is also from the On The Line: Succulents set and die cut with the coordinating Honey Cut.

Coloring die cut pieces is so relaxing for me, and I sure hope you've enjoyed another take on the On The Line Succulentsset! I think the Succulent Builder pairs so well with it! Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Thinking of You Card with No Line Coloring

 Happy Wednesday crafty friends! Today I'm sharing my card using the beautiful On The Line: Succulents stamps and Honey Cuts. I've done some no-line coloring too, and set the scene with some paper from the beautiful to 6" x 8-½" Marvelous Moments paper pad. Check out the details!

First I stamped both succulent images from On The Line: Succulents in Bee Creative No-Line Coloring ink onto 80# Neenah cardstock.  I used my MISTI to stamp them 2-3 times to darken the ink (hey! My eyes aren't so young anymore--LOL!)   It's been quite a while since I've done no-line coloring and it's a technique that I really enjoy! I used these Copic markers to color the images:

• Pink tipped succulents: V01, G24, G21, G20, RV13, RV10
• Bluish green succulents: G19, G16, G02, G000
• Dark green leaves: G29, G07, G05
• Succulent sprigs: YG17, YG25, YG21

Here's a really close-up photo of my coloring:

I used my Bitty Buzz Cutter and the coordinating Honey Cuts to cut them out. There is an actual line that stamps with the succulents, and there was no way I was going to try using a Copic marker for that. I looked through my Prismacolor Pencils and found that the 70% French Grey color was just right. I just used a ruler and then drew the line.

Then I stamped one of the several sentiments included in the On The Line: Succulents set with Intense Black ink. I absolutely love that there are coordinating dies for the sentiments, and used the coordinating one to cut it out.

Next I chose some paper from the Marvelous Moments paper pad. I absolutely love the new size of 6" x 8-½"!! This size is large enough for 5" x 7" cards, slimline cards; and as I've done here, I only needed one sheet of paper! I trimmed my chosen paper to a piece measuring 4" x 5-¼". I used the reverse side of the remaining piece of the paper and trimmed strip to 2" x 4". I adhered these to a top-folding A2 card base.

I used foam tape to adhere the succulent images and sentiment to my card. Then I used a few of the sparkly gems from the Marvelous Moments Gem Stickers to add some bling!

I love how this card turned out! Other than the coloring time, it came together in a snap! I have more ideas for this On The Line: Succulents set such as a gate-fold card, a step-fold card, and I'm sure there are other ideas too!

I sure hope I've inspired you to give this gorgeous set a try. If you check my Instagram later today, I plan on posting a reel to show some of the process for this card. Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!

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