Hi there, I hope your day is going well!
Today I’m super excited to be part of day one of Honey Bee Stamps’ Season To Sparkle Release two-day blog hop. The hop is full of inspiration for the amazing new release, and there’s also a giveaway! If you arrived from Jana’s blog, you’re right on track. If you want to start from the beginning, head over to the Honey Bee blog!
For my first card I paired the new Layering Snowflakes dies with a sentiment from the Season To Sparkle stamp set.
I started on the background by using painters tape to tape down a piece of Canson XL watercolor paper to my work surface. I wet down the paper with a flat brush and clean clear water. Then I brushed on Peacock Blue Mission Mijello Gold watercolor, concentrating the color at the top of the panel. I used a heat gun to speed along the drying process and then added a second layer of color, again concentrating color at the top.
I set the panel aside to dry and started on the snowflakes. I die cut out all of the snowflakes in the set from Neenah Solar White 80# Classic Crest cardstock. I added shimmer to them all using a Zig Wink Of Stella brush. It’s difficult to see the shimmer in the photos, but in real life, there’s a beautiful sparkle to them.
When the panel was dry, I trimmed it to 4″ x 5.25″ and used a Misti to stamp the sentiment in Versafine Clair Nocturne ink. Then I splattered white gouache onto it the panel, as well as a little bit of light blue gouache that was still on my palette from a previous project.
To assemble the card, I adhered five snowflakes with a dab of glue at the center of each so that their “arms” would lift away from the panel. I used scissors to trim off parts of two snowflakes that were hanging over the edge of the panel and then backed the panel with foam tape to adhere it to an A2-sized card base.
For my second card I used the same dies, this time inking up the snowflakes with Cherry Kisses, Party Pink, and Melon Orange inks from The Stamp Market. I drew down each line of the snowflakes with a clear Sakura Stardust Glitter Pen to add sparkle and then adhered the snowflakes to an A2-sized piece of Neenah, trimming off anything hanging over the edges of the panel.
For the sentiment, I used another stamp from the Season to Sparkle stamp set. I placed it in my Misti and then carefully masked off all of the words except for “Sparkle.” I part of “Sparkle” with Cherry Kisses and stamped it onto a piece of Neenah. Then I inked up the center of “Sparkle” with Party Pink, stamped it, and then inked up the right part with Melon Orange and stamped. This created a pretty gradient across the word. Then I inked up the rest of the words with Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and stamped again. When using this technique, when part of the stamp is masked while inking up the stamp, remember to move the mask when stamping down on your cardstock.
I used the coordinating sentiment dies to cut out the sentiment which I adhered with foam tape before adhering it to the background. Then I adhered the card front to an A2-sized card base.
For my third project, I used the cute new Stocking Gift Card Holder dies. I cut all of the pieces of out Neenah and then white heat embossed some snowflakes (some from the Season To Sparkle stamp set, and some from the Jingle All The Way stamp set from last winter). Then I used Distress Oxide inks to ink them up. I used Candied Apple for the red stocking, and Abandoned Coral, Ripe Persimmon, and Picked Raspberry for the other.
To the red gift card holder, I adhered the toe and heel die cuts. To the other, I adhered Fa La La die cuts from last year’s Fa La La die set.
To create a back to each stocking, I added a bit of glue around the backside of each, and on their little fold over flaps, and then adhered each stocking to another stocking die cut.
Then I used temporary adhesive to hold the gift cards in place on each cuff die cut and then slid them into place inside each stocking.
Thank you so much for coming by! Your next stop, and the last stop for Day 1, is a YouTube video by Antonia. Be sure to comment on each post along the way, Honey Bee Stamps will be giving away a $30 gift certificate to one lucky commenter along all the stops!
I lovvve the super cool blue background on the first card!! It is awesome! 🙂
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Such a pretty blue background! I love the colors you used on the stocking gift card holder as well. great projects!
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such a fun fun card ! absolutely inspiring !!
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such fun winter cards! i love how creative they are, that stocking is fabulous!
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Cute cards and thanks for sharing.
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Love all the snowflakes!
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Cute cards. Love the first one with the bluey background!
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I Must have the Stocking Gift Card Die! That is just to to cute! I also want the Season to Sparkle Stamp and Die Set. I love the Sentiments and also love the size! Just perfect!
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Great cards. Love the snowflakes.
The stockings are fun.
thanks for sharing
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The stockings are adorable!!
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The colored snowflakes is such a different way of using snowflakes.
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I like your stocking gift card…I’ve been fighting with myself as to whether I should buy that one or not!
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Great cards. Really like the stockings. Thanks for sharing!
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Lovely cards! 🙂
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Adorable stockings
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Your cards and stocking gift card holder are so amazing! I especially love the first card and how the background resembles a snow blizzard!
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Wow, I thought the first card would be my favourite but then the colors of the second one blew me away! Such great inspiration!
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Very cute cards.
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Such fun cards. love the bright colors and sparkle!
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Beautiful job on the inning of the blue card. Really looks like a winter wonderland. I love the brightlycoloredsnowflakes and the ink blending on the stockings is fantastic
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Beautiful winter cards! The snowflakes are one of my favorites from the release.
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Stunning background in blue and I LOVE the warm colored snowflakes!
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Lovin those super cute stocking shaped gift card holders
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The “different” colors of snowflakes is cool. I really love different!!
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Dear Seeka
I just cant select a favourite as all your creations are mind blowing. Blessings
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Pretty cards and gift card holders! Love the new stamps and dies!
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Cheery, fun cards! All merry and bright!
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LOVE these!
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Great cards, I absolutely adore those stockings. Wonderful use of color, thanks for sharing your talent.
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The stocking gift card holders look great. I really like the look of the string of snowflakes for the one on the left
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Just gorgeous cardS!
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Fabulous projects with all the snowflakes.
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Beautiful holiday winter cards!
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Great cards!! Beautiful blended backgrounds. Thank you for inspiring..
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What you do with snowflakes is amazing. Great.
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