So excited to be Guest Designer over at
Paper Smooches!!!
Delighted to bring my first two cards featuring the August
Paper Smooches release
Many Thanks stamps, these are the Thanks A Million stamps for August too - so any August order over $60 (before discounts & postage) receives this fabulous set for FREE!
This set will certainly never leave you short for a word of thanks! I couldn't decide which of the fabulous
Many Thanks sentiments to choose - so I (nearly) used them all! I created the background using Distress Inks in
Peacock Feathers, Picked Raspberry and
Squeezed Lemon, then spritzed with water and a touch of Dylusions
Lemon Zest (hungry yet anyone LOL!), and used a heat gun to ensure this was thoroughly dry before stamping. I aligned all my stamps using my Fiskars
Stamp Press before stamping in Momento
Black ink, and adding these cute wood veneer hearts and speech bubble from Studio Calico.
My next card features sentiments from
Many Thanks, combined with this funky little
Bee Mine bee and "Bee" sentiment, together with the August release
Artisan Blocks hexagon honeycomb. The honeycomb background was created by stamping
Artisan Blocks on yellow vellum using Versamark
Watermark then heat embossing with Whispers
Black Glitter - it's amazing how this looks in real life! The bee was also stamped in
Black Glitter on yellow vellum, with his body backed using white cardstock - and fussy cutting the holes out for his eyes.
Paper Smooches Hexalongs dies were used to create the negative space for the honeycomb, and to also cut a negative space in the dark grey cardstock base - so the yellow vellum honeycomb becomes a translucent window - perfect for playing along with this weeks
Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch - Sheer & Clear. The white cardstock layer and bee were pop dotted, and this cute little Studio Calico wooden heart was stained with Versa Color
Opera Pink ink.
So cute!!
ReplyDeleteLove your designs! The honeycomb on our bee card is awesome! Thanks for joining us at Little Red Wagon :)
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Lyndal congratulations! Your cards are both amazing!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on guest designing!!! BEAUTIFUL cards - LOVE the colorful background with all the lovely "thanks" sentiments - and your fun honeycomb for your bee is darling! Thanks so much for playing along with this weeks Paper Smooches SPARKS challenge!!!
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Congrats again! Looking forward to you PS creations! Love your background on the first card, the black really stands out!
ReplyDeleteThese are FAB! Love the bright and vivid colors of the first, and I bet the sparkle on the second card is just amazing! Thank you for joining us in the "Anything Goes" challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog. :)
ReplyDeleteBoth cards are special in their own way!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing along at Dynamic Duos!
These are both terrific, Lyndal! I especially love the bee card!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards but especially love the little honey bee! Thanks for joining in with our paper piecing challenge over at LRW this week.
ReplyDeleteThey are both so fun, yet so different! The hexie window on your bee card is sooo cute!
ReplyDeletegreat bee card, with all the lovely details
ReplyDeletecongrats on your GD gig! so well deserved :) these cards are so fun and happy. Love 'em both!
ReplyDeleteSuch an adorable bumblebee card and beautiful honeycomb window! Thanks for joining us at Paper Smooches Sparks!
ReplyDeleteHOOOOOOOOOORAY! I love that you are the GDT over at PS!!! LOVE these two cards-- fabulous rainbow color on the first one! I must pull out my distress inks ASAP!
ReplyDeleteAnd your second card is sooooo fab! I LOVE that little bee and honeycomb design!
THANKS so much for joining in the fun with the Trend Watch-- hope you play along with us this week at the Paper Smooches Sparks challenge <3