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For the Splitcoast Inspiration Challenge (IC766), we are headed to Allen Designs Studio & after much browsing, I chose THIS for my inspiration.

My card features these cute little bees & sunflowers on a Slimline card. I’m really loving these new dies! After I die cut the white front & all the flowers & bees, I put them together. For the background, I found a leftover piece of mixed media I made, who knows how long ago, using metallic acrylic paints. I liked the colors so I die cut circles bigger than the openings (to show thru the little dots surrounding the circles), then cut them again w/ smaller circles. I used a honeycomb die on the smaller circles, then put them back inside, leaving out a few of the hexagons. 

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Supplies:

RN Kittie Says Phrases #1 3308	RN Slimline OPC Circle Dash die 5325-02D	RN Circle dies 5002D	RN Bee w Hive die 5324-01D	RN Bee w Honey Pot die 5324-02D
RN Honeycomb die 5304-03D	Memento Inks	Staples 110# White Card Stock	AC color card stock	Decoart Acrylic paint

The Mix Challenge (MIX165) is winged things & to have at least 2 different kinds of media. For my card, I used ink, Copic markers & embossing powder. 

To make my hexagons, I stamped & heat embossed using a pale yellow powder, onto black card stock. Some were embossed w/ dots, some w/ a honeycomb & some w/ stripes. They were then die cut using either the Spellbinders hexagons or the MFT honeycomb dies. The white front was die first w/ matting basic, then cut w/ a stitched rectangle & a black layer inserted between them.  The greeting stamped & the other two little bees were stamped on a scrap (the right facing bee is actually a mirror image) & fussy cut. The hexagons were attached, with some of them elevated.

Here’s a look at the inside.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Be sure to buzz on over & check out the DRS Thursday Challenge. This week B Words..have something that starts w/ the letter B. DRS images are not required & there’s a nice prize up for grabs.

Supplies:

Bitsy Bee 1020A	Honeycomb 019C	Polka Dot Bg 688P	Bee Happy Birthday 736F
Lg Orig Plaid 641P	Sunny Days 592G	Bumblebee Recognition 738C	Copic Sketch Markers
Memento Inks	VersaFine Small Inkpads	Colorbox Pigment Ink	Distress Inks
MISTI	Daffodil Embossing Powder	Staples 110# White Card Stock	Spellbinders A2 Matting Basics B
Spellbinders Hexagon dies S4-368	Stitched Rectangles Die Set	MFT Hexagons dies	Recollections Cardstock

Another congrats to Nancy, the newest Featured Stamper (FS387)! Such a wonderful gallery and I had my eye on THIS card of Nancy’s. I kept the cute bee theme and colors, but I used different images, a different layout and omitted the sequins and banners.

After stamping the hive, bees & two greetings, I colored them with Copics and die cut the right edge then edged the whole panel with a bright yellow Permapaque marker. I stamped the honeycomb a few times down the right side of a black panel using white ink then added some small punched yellow circles in the center. I stamped one extra honeycomb, cut it out and added a little yellow button in the center. These are the Copics I used to color everything.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Congrats again, Nancy! ! If you haven’t yet, please check out the DRS Thursday Challenge. This week…Pennants, Flags & Banners! DRS images are not required, so head on over!

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