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The Paper Beehive

Birthday Wishes

How about a clean and simple card today?

The card base is 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and made of white card stock.

The black background is 4 1/8"x2 7/8."  I used one of the Border Dies from Jaded Blossom to cut the scallop at the bottom.  I cut a white rectangle at 2"x4" and then used six different Distress Inks to create the ombre effect in the background.  I used: squeezed lemonade, mustard seed, dried marigold, carved pumpkin, candied apple, & fired brick.

The dog silhouette is a stamp from Paper Smooches.  It is from the Paws for a Cause stamp set.  I heat embossed it on the white rectangle before I created the ombre background.

The sentiment is also from Jaded Blossom.  It is from the Dog-Gone Awesome stamp set.

I made this for the following challenges:

Paper Play Sketches: sketch

Less Is More: three adjacent color wheel colors

Pile It On: fire or red/orange color scheme

Just Us Girls: dogs

Crazy 4 Challenges: use an animal

Addicted to CAS: pets

CASology: youth

Cardz TV: anything goes

Tons of Fun

This fun shaped card is for my godson's birthday, which is coming up at the end of the month.

The card was made by using an elephant from "ZooBalloo" to create the base.  I cut two of the shadows and adhered them together at the top.  

The balloons are from "Birthday Bash."  I used foam tape to adhere them at the top and regular glue to adhere them under the trunk.  The flag is from "Create a Critter."  I hid the face on the flag and then stamped my sentiment on the flag.  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the Mini Messages set.  I used foam tape to adhere the top part and regular glue to adhere the stick under the trunk.  I added a bow from "The First Few Years" to finish off the front.

I used two different stamps to create my sentiment on the inside.  The top part is from Jaded Blossom, the Party Animal stamp set.  The bottom part is from My Favorite Things, the Adorable Elephants set.

Sugar & Spice

I just had to play with this adorable little stamp from Jaded Blossom!

I used the new Sweeter Than Candy stamp set for the image and the sentiment.  I colored her with Chameleon markers.  The candies all have either Wink of Stella or Stickles to add some shimmer and glitter.  I covered all the candies and her eyes with glossy accents. 

I used metal dies to cut out the mats.  The red mat is from the Scallop Rectangle Dies 1 and the white mat is from Rectangle Dies 1.

I made this for the following challenges:

Cardz TV: sketch challenge (sketch #8)

Die Cuttin' Divas: anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenge: anything goes

Cute Card Thursday: something fun

Monochromatic Birds

Wow, I haven't been around in a while!  The holiday season was pretty busy, then my husband and I went to Washington to visit some friends for a week.  I came back from vacation with a nasty cold so that laid me out for a bit.  I also started school shortly after I got back, so I have been trying to get my schedule figured out with class, work, and homework.  I think I am finally a little settled and I had today off from work, so I decided to do a little crafting.

I got these new stamps by Tim Holtz and wanted to play with them a little, so I created four monochromatic cards in different colors.  The birds are all stamped on white card stock, then cut with my Brother Scan 'n' Cut.  I colored them with Tim Holtz Distress Markers.  The cards are 5 1/2"x4 1/4" and I used the Card Mat Dies from Jaded Blossom to cut each polka dot mat for the cards.  I also used the Stitched Hexagon Dies for the hexagon mats.  The sentiments are from Supersized Birthday Greetings.  I finished each card with some coordinating gems.

Christmas Tags (Part 1)

Here are a few of the Christmas tags I have made this year.  I'm sure there will be more to come as well.  :)

I used a tag shape from the Cricut cartridge "Phrases."  The white background panel was stamped with snowflakes in a pale grey ink.  The stamp is from Jaded Blossom, the Holiday Splatters stamp set.

The dog is a cut file from SVG Cutting Files, called Winter Puppy.  I used a Peachy Keen stamp for the face.  It is part of the Happy-Go-Lucky Dog Face Assortment.  The sentiment is also from Jaded Blossom, the Season's Tweetings stamp set.  I finished it off with a bow at the top, tied in some green baker's twine.

For the back I used the Sweet Treats stamp set for the "to" and "from."  The paw is from the Kitty Kitty stamp set and the sentiment is from Dog-Gone Awesome.

The cat is also from SVG Cutting Files, it is called Winter Kitty.  I also used a Peachy Keen stamp for the face.  It is from the Here Kitty Kitty Face Assortment.  I used the same sentiment as for the dog tag and also tied a bow at the top, this time in red baker's twine.

For the back I used the same Sweet Treats stamp set for the "to" and "from."  I used another size paw print from Kitty Kitty stamp set for the paws.  The sentiment is also from the same stamp set.

The snowflake tag shape is from the Cricut cartridge "Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More 2."  The snowman and all his accessories were cut with Jaded Blossom dies, the Snowman Dies set.  I used the Snowman Faces (add-on) from Jaded Blossom for the face.  I added a little bling to the snowflake and used two different shades of blue baker's twine for the tie.

I used stamps from the Christmas Kindness stamp set for the "to" and "from."

Darth Vader Christmas Tag

I am making my brother a quilt featuring some "Star Wars" Christmas fabric, so I thought I would coordinate the gift tag!

I used stamps and metal dies from Jaded Blossom for most of this tag.  The tag itself is from the Luggage Tag Dies set.

Darth Vader was an SVG that I found doing a Google search.  I also used some antlers from the "Frozen" Cricut cartridge.  I welded the white shadow layers of both Vader and the antlers.  The nose is just a circle from the add shapes feature in Design Space.  I covered the nose in glitter and glossy accents to make it nice and sparkly and shiny.

The sentiment is from the Mini Tag Dies 2 set.  The sentiment is from Bah Humbug.

I used the string of lights from the Christmas Panels stamp set to add a little something to the back of the tag.  I colored the lights with Distress Markers (festive berries, mustard seed, & mowed lawn).  The to and from are from the Sweet Treats stamp set.

I covered the lights with some Wink of Stella for a touch of sparkle.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Daring Cardmakers: gift tags

Die Cuttin' Divas: make it sparkle

Cardz TV: anything goes

Crafty Creations Challenges: Christmas