Happy Mail!! | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello my friends!  Today I have a sweet card for Honey Bee Stamps using Honey Bunnies and Hugs Enclosed, products from their latest Love Letters release, along with the previously released Post Box Card Base die set.  I love how this can be used for so many different occasions--a just because, thinking about you, whatever you need!

Here are the steps for creating the card base:

• With the Post Box Card Base die, cut two bases and the hinge from 100# Neenah Solar White card stock.  Die cut one base with patterned paper from the Love Letters paper pad.
• Using an ink blending foam tool, add some gray ink just around the edges of the patterned paper piece for dimension.  I used a couple pink Copic markers to color in the hearts.
• Add ¼" double-sided tape to both sides of the hinge and adhere it to the two white card bases.  Adhere the patterned paper base to the card front.
• Die cut the extra Post Box pieces from pink card stock and add shading around the edges with Spun Sugar Distress Ink with an ink blending tool.  Adhere the pieces to the card front.

Next I created the cute elements to go on the card:

• From the Honey Bunnies stamp set, I stamped the hearts and bunny in Copic safe ink and colored them with my Copic markers.  Then I die cut them all out with the coordinating Honey Cuts.
• Next I used the Hugs Enclosed stamp set.  I stamped the sentiment in Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink and then with Versamark ink.  I sprinkled on some clear sparkle embossing powder and heat set it.  Then I die cut it with the coordinating Honey Cuts.  I added foam tape to the back and set it aside.
• I stamped the envelopes from the Hugs Enclosed set in Copic safe ink and colored them with my markers.  For the open envelope I stamped "Hi" from the Honey Bunnies set onto the letter.  I stamped a little heart (in the Honey Bunnies set) with Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink just below "Hi".  I used the clear sparkle embossing powder on it and heat set it.
• I added a bit of sparkle to the pink hearts with a clear Wink of Stella glitter pen.
• I adhered all of the elements onto the card with foam tape and Bee Creative glue, as shown in the photos.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing how I made this sweet card!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Supplies:

Honey Bunnies stamp set and Honey Cuts

Hugs Enclosed stamp set and Honey Cuts

Post Card Base

Love Letters paper pad

Spun Sugar Distress Ink

Worn Lipstick Distress Oxide ink

Spring Flowers Post Box Card | Honey Bee Stamps

Hello friends!  Is it cold and miserable where you are?  Well, I have a bright and cheerful card for you today!  I had so much fun using Honey Bee Stamps' awesome Post Box Card Base die to make this spring-time inspired card.

Steps for the card base:

1. Die cut the Post Box card base and the hinge from patterned paper from the Great Outdoors 6x6 paper pad.  Die cut another post box from white Neenah 80# card stock.
2. For the two additional pieces on the post box, I inked some white card stock with Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide using a foam ink blending tool.  I then die cut them out with dies in the set.
3. Next I used stamps from Love Enclosed and stamped the sentiment, hearts and decorative corners with Versamark.  I heat embossed it with WOW Opaque Bright White embossing powder.

Embellishing the Post Box card:

1. Next comes the fun part!  Die cut a bunch of flowers, stems and leaves from the Bunch of Bouquets Honey Cuts.  (Note: Before die cutting the yellow flowers, green stems and leaves, I used a few Copic markers to color the white card stock.)
2. Using an embossing stylus from the Flower Shaping Essentials Kit, shape the flowers and leaves.
3. Add yellow and white NUVO Crystal drops to the flower centers and set them aside to dry.
4. Stamp an envelope from the Love Enclosed set in black ink and cut it out.  Tuck it into the mail slot adding some glue to hold it in place.
5. Once the flower centers were dry, I used liquid glue to attach stems and leaves to some of them.  I adhered the stemmed flowers along the bottom and then used the Grass Border Honey Cut to cut out two strips of grass.  I colored the front and back of these strips with a Copic marker.  This will hide the Copic ink bleed through when the card is open.  Adhere one grass strip to the bottom front.
6. Open the card and color any of the backs of stems that show.  Adhere the second grass piece on the inside of the card front.
7. I totally forgot to stamp the inside sentiment before adding all the dimensional elements!  The Thanks A Bunch set is perfect for this as it also has coordinating dies for the sentiments.  I stamped it with black ink, die cut it, and adhered it with liquid glue.

To add a bit more cuteness, I stamped and Copic colored three birds from the Birds and the Bees set.  I used the coordinating Honey Cuts to die cut them.

I hope my card has brightened your day some.  Spring will be here before we know it!  Thank you very much for stopping by!  Stay crafty!

Supplies:

Honey Bee Stamps:

Post Box Card Base

Bunch of Bouquets

Love Enclosed

Grass Border
Birds and The Bees stamps & Honey Cuts

Thanks A Bunch stamps & Honey Cuts
Great Outdoors 6x6 paper pad

Other:

Heartfelt Creations Flower Shaping Essentials Kit
NUVO Crystal Drops:  White and Dandelion Yellow
Evergreen Bough Distress Oxide
WOW Opaque Bright White embossing powder