A Bee Happy Trio

Hello my friends, I've been having fun with the Simon Says Stamp September Be Happy Card Kit. This kit is jam packed with lots of products to make a variety of cards and at the time of writing is still available to buy or if you wish you can purchase the individual items from the kit HERE.

I made 3 cards using the Bee Happy stamp set, the Criss Cross Floral Embossing Folder and Paper Rose Be Happy 6" x 6" papers and die-cut elements, all included in the kit.

I embossed one of the Paper Rose patterned papers with the Criss Cross Floral Embossing Folder. trimmed to 4" x 5.1/4", fixed to a A2 Black card blank and lightly sanded the embossed detail with the Tim Holtz Sanding Disk included in the Kit. I inked the bee, crown and sentiment with Simon Says Embossing Ink, stamped on to a black tag, sprinkled Simon Says White Detail Embossing Powder on the bee and sentiment and Ranger Liquid Platinum on the crown and heat set. I fixed the tag to the card using the foam squares included in the kit. I fussy cut around the sunflower Paper Rose die-cut elements (not a big fan of white edging on die-cuts) and fixed in place with Distress Collage Medium. I decorated the card with Gold Mix Confetti, added a black twin bow to the tag and added a panel of white card inside for the message. 

I trimmed Paper Rose patterned paper to 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed to an A2 white card blank. I inked the honeycomb stamp with Hickory Smoke Distress Archival ink, stamped on to a strip of the Paper Rose patterned paper left over from the first card, tore to reveal the white core and fixed to the bottom of the card. I fussy cut the sunflowers as before from the die-cut elements and fixed to the card with Distress Collage Medium and foam squares under the larger sunflowers to create dimension. I stamped the small bee from the stamp set, inked with Simon Says Intense Black Ink, on to the seal die-cut element, fixed to a scrap of paper, fussy cut and fixed to the card with foam squares. To finish I added Trinity Stamps Creamy Vanilla Heart Sprinkles.

I trimmed the Paper Rose Black Hexagon paper to 4" x 5.1/4" and fixed to an A2 white card blank. I inked the daisy layering stamp with Simon Says White Pigment ink, Wild Honey Distress Oxide and Hickory Smoke Distress Archival and the sentiment with Hickory Smoke and stamped on to a scrap of Simon Says Stone Cardstock. I trimmed to leave a small border and applied Simon Says White Pigment Ink with a sponge applicator tool around the edges. I stamped the bee on to a die-cut circle, inked with Hickory Smoke Distress Archival and repeated the White Pigment ink on the edges.

To finish I applied shimmer to the bee wings and flower centres using a Wink Of Stella Clear Glitter Pen.

Have fun with whatever you're making

Hugs Kath xxx