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Blog Blitz: BEE MINE
by Anne Thompson

Welcome to the second day of our Blog Blitz!  Members of the Design Team will be showcasing a wide variety of the new stamps and dies this week–just in time for Valentine’s Day and with the hope for an early spring.  Those of you who have been in the deep freeze for days on end will really appreciate the lovely spring images and the opportunity to think spring!  You can see the entire release here.

I have two similar valentines to show you today.

ONE:


The four dies I used on this card are


  • I chose a light pink notecard as my base.  
  • I die cut the 3.4X3.7 heart from a deep red cardstock and adhered it to the card.
  • I cut the Honeycomb Stitched Circle Frame from some sticky-backed gold glitter paper and added it to the heart.  I saved some of the punched-out honey cells to add later to the card front for more sparkle.
  • I die cut Be Mine twice from the same gold glitter paper.  I added an “e” from the second set to spell out “bee” for “bee mine”.  And I love the little heart that makes the dot for the “i”!  I added those to the card.
  • I die cut the bee from black cardstock and glued the body onto more of the gold glitter paper which I had already adhered to a scrap of black cardstock.  I then used detail scissors to trim around the wings and tail section, carefully lifting up the four legs to cut as close to the body as I could.  I used foam dots to pop the bee on top the card.

TWO:


  • This time I used a top-folded notecard in another shade of pink and a silvery-gold glitter paper.
  • I added “bee mine” along the left side of the heart and then placed the honeycomb on the right side, trimming off the piece that extended beyond the heart.  
  • I then adhered the finished heart to the notecard using double-sided tape.  
  • I made the bee the same way as before and popped it on, lining it up with the heart’s edge.
  • Again I added a few of the honey cells for more sparkle.  


Want a chance to win the INTRICATE BEE?  Leave a comment on this post by Sunday, January 14 by 11:59 PM EST.  One winner will be chosen at random from these posts to win the bee!  Be sure to stop by each day through Friday as the Design Team members share their ideas for using the newest Memory Box products.  A prize will be offered each day to a lucky commenter.  Will that be you?  Winners will be posted on the blog on Monday afternoon the 15th.  I can’t wait to read your comments!

Happy Crafting!


 

Supplies

30118 Have a Heart craft die
99923 Honeycomb Stitched Circle Frame craft die
99920 Intricate Bee craft die
99927 Sentimental Be Mine craft die

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62 Comments

  3. This is so pretty. Love that little honeycomb circle and the bee is so detailed and gorgeous. Love the sparkle. We all need a little sparkle. Hugz

  4. It’s a ‘honey’ of a card today! I am impressed with the detail of this bee die cut.

  5. Creative valentine’s day card and great honeycomb die! The honeycomb as an accent is the perfect finishing touch

  14. Beautiful Valentine cards! I love the Honeycomb Stitched Circle Frame and the Intricate Bee!

  16. The bee cuts are fabulous – love them and how you used them with red and gold – black – especially like the sentiment cut -TFS and for the hop of the New Releases

  18. Love the bee themed dies!! Great card!! I love snipping or adding letters here and there when they fit well to make my word dies do even more as you did here!!!

  19. Your card is un-BEE-lievably cute!! OMG!! That BEE is AWESOME!! I LOVE YOUR CARD!! More dies to add to my un-BEE-lievably long wish list!! 🙂

  22. I’ve been loving bees lately, on cards and of course in real life. They do so much good for the world. Your card is beautiful and I love these dies, especially that gorgeous bee!

  27. The bee die is so intricate and looks so pretty with the sparkly paper behind it. Love the added touch of the honeycomb cutout and the use of the hexagon cutouts to add some sparkle !

  33. Oh, what a beautiful and interesting die! I love all the detail on this die and the gorgeous card.

  34. Great card! So many ways to use the Intricate Bee die. Thanks for sharing your creative idea with us.

  35. What a wonderfully big bee and fabulous card!! And a honeycomb stitched circle, well I HAVE to have that. Yes in Michigan it has been brutal weather, going to try and escape today before the next mess sets in!!

  38. These two great cards ! I love the gold sparkles on the “wings” of the bee. Sorry for the bad English….
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  41. BEAUTIFUL JOB, Ann! LOOOVE the glitter paper on your card! It SO WORKS with this bee & your other elements! PERFECTLY DONE!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)(After-all, one’s heart does seem to sparkle when they’re in love, right? Yes, I am a “romantic!” LOL) 😉

  42. Your card is bee-autiful! I’m a sparkle person and your card fits the bill. The bee is a honey, too. Thanks for the inspiration!

  43. Such a fantastic card and so unique! I absolutely love it! Loving that bee die also! Love how super detailed it is!

  45. No words to describe the creativity it took to make this card. Hats off to you for using the BEE! The world is in trouble due to a shortage of Bees. Without them humans would literally starve. They are responsible for most of our vegetables, fruits and flowers and without them we would be in dire straits for sure. So we should dedicate a Valentine to them and love them for what they do for us. Just think, where would we be without “the birds and the bees” (just had to say it). . . . . . .

  47. Ann your cards are stunning and I so hope I find a UK stockist that has these dies. I love the itty bitty bees Dave created for Poppystamp and seem to have a soft spot for bees in general, I love seeing all the different ones that find their way to my garden in summer so yes I love these the bee , ant the circle honeycomb too and love the pun you created too who could say no. Thanks for sharing.

  48. Anything with gold and red is bound to be beautiful but your card is especially darling. The bee would be great all year but really fits the Valentine theme!

  50. Wow! What elegant Valentines. So reminiscent of romantic days past. The bee is amazing! You used it so very effectively with the sparkly gold paper. Love it!

  52. This is a great collection of dies! Your use of the glitter paper for the bee and the honeycomb circle is stunning!

  55. I have to say I am in love with thus die set. I can see it in my collection of Memory Box and Poppy dies.

  56. I love that bee! Too often, bees look cartoonish and unrealistic. This bee would be perfect for my nephew, whose nickname is Bee.

  58. What an awesome card! The glitter paper really makes it’s pop. I can hear the fight of the bumble bee now. Love this!!! Thank you for the inspiration! 🙂 🙂 🙂

  60. Love the intricateness of the bee die! Your card is fabulous – love the colors and design and all the glitter !

  62. Your card is amazing with all that wonderful gold! I think this die is the best bee one I have ever seen!! Fabulous.
    <3 J
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    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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